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HOMELESS PLIGHT Exclusive by Isha Sesay INSPIRED by the work carried out for the homeless in the UK and struck by the large number of rough sleepers in the capital, resident Stephen Morgan decided to act.

After speaking to a countless number of people sleeping on the streets in Palma, Stephen discovered that it was neither food or money that they wanted most at winter, but warmth.

Taken back by the recurring answer, Stephen has since dedicated himself to handing out woolly hats and blankets to rough sleepers.

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SHELTER: The sleep pods are designed to keep rough sleepers warm, dry and safe.

further after stumbling upon a British charity named ‘Sleep Pod’ who provide innovative shelters that are designed to protect rough sleepers, keeping them warm, dry and most importantly safe. Moved by their cause, Stephen has decided to raise money to purchase the pods and distribute them to those that need them the most.

Speaking to Stephen, an electrician by trade, he expressed his desire to raise awareness about the plight of the homeless as “there is absolutely no need for the situation to continue in Mallorca.”

His work often brings him to luxury yachts where he has seen first hand the amount of waste that is accumulated and

could be used to help those on the streets. Add vacant homes and boats at winter, and the huge amount of food leftover at restaurants, he believes a lot more can be done to help.

Stephen has so far raised over €1,000 which will be used to buy 37 pods that are already on their way to the island. Howev-

er, according to the Consell de Mallorca, this year there are an estimated 650 people living on the streets.

The sleep pods have proven to be a lifesaver for many people across Europe, being insulated, self warming, both wind and rain proof as well as being easy to use, providing an increased temperature of almost 20°C. Stephen also plans to spend a night on the streets once the sleep pods arrive where Euro Weekly News will keep you updated on his journey.

If you would like to volunteer or make a donation, you can do so by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/f/h elp-mallorcas-homeless.

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United we stand IN an act to mark World AIDS Day, a red ribbon has been hung outside of Palma Court.

Members of the council united in the capital on Sunday, December 1 to unveil the bow, standing in solidarity in the fight against HIV and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.

Mayor Jose Hila reaffirmed the city council’s commitment to the Paris Declaration, which was approved unanimously in September 2018, and guaranteed the introduction of measures to end this health epidemic.

Hila announced that they will continue to carry out initiatives for their ‘Pisa stigma’ campaign, where a space will be created within institutions to strengthen primary health care and to eliminate the stigma that is attached to people living with HIV. Joan Lluís Llull, President

BEAUTY: Pollensa has been considered as one of the most beautiful villages in Spain.

UNITED: Members of Palma City Council unveiling a ribbon to mark World AIDS Day. of the Association for the Fight against AIDS in the Balearic Islands (ALAS), joined the presentation, stating that by 2030, their aim is to “have 95 per cent of people diagnosed with zero per cent of stigma.”

The act was followed by an ALAS gala at Teatre Xesc Forteza, where members of the public were invited to watch performances on stage and view an exhibition by Idoia Fradejas, who collected photographs and testimonies of people living with the ill-

ness. Here, the ALAS prize was awarded to Sebastià Mascaró for his dedication to education through art which pays special attention to the most invisible groups.

Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day whose objective is to increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education across the globe. Statistics indicate that in 2018 in Spain, 30 per cent of people with HIV are unaware that they have the illness and 50 per cent of the di-

agnoses are delayed.

Today, thanks to research and a new generation of medicine, it has been possible to keep those infected with a good level of health, which has resulted in a marked improvement in their quality of life. However, the pandemic continues to grow, and in response, ALAS has launched pioneering projects throughout the Balearic Islands to provide clear information about the issue and to alleviate the prejudice that is held towards the HIV infection.

Most beautiful ALCUDIA and Pollensa have been named as two of ‘the most beautiful villages in Spain’ at an annual conference held in Zamora.

Organised by the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages in Spain, 94 municipalities across the country were recognised for their cultural interest as well as their commitment to the environment and historical heritage.

Established in 2011, the association aims to promote and preserve the natural and rural legacy of different geographical areas across Spain that have a lower level of industrialisation and population. The list seeks to give visibility to a selection of tourist destinations with initiatives that serve to boost the promotion of the municipalities.

The coveted conference once again included Alcudia and Pollensa, where the organisers hope to erect a sign in the two municipalities, signifying their inclusion into the list.

It is understood that the association are set to further promote all of those included in the list in order to attract visitors to Spain from other European countries.

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PALMA City Council has announced an immediate crack down on betting shops and casinos, where inspections will be carried out to make sure that bookies are complying with governmental regulations. New rules are being drawn up to restrict activity near schools, health centres and residential homes for the elderly.

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TOMORROW (Friday, December 6) and Sunday 8 are official holidays in Spain. The first, Constitution Day (Día de la Constitucion) marks the anniversary of a referendum held in Spain in 1978 - an important step in Spain’s transition to becoming a constitutional monarchy and democracy. The latter marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Traditional fair THIS Sunday (December 8), Sineu will host its longstanding Sant Tomas Fair to celebrate the island’s tradition of eating pork, a staple of the Mallorcan diet for centuries. Visitors can enjoy various proposals, including a parade, live music, demonstrations of sobrassada making in addition to fun activities for children.

Rubbish heap WASTE collectors in Marratxí have announced an indefinite strike from December 23 to protest against their pay and conditions. The CCOO workers’ union state staff haven’t been given a pay rise since 2012 and demand wages are increased by 7 per cent immediately and by another 4 per cent over the next three years.

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A PROPOSAL to offer public transport discounts for car users who deregister their vehicles has been approved by the government. Discounts will be calculated according to the type of vehicle and its environmental categorisation, and is set to be introduced once the new concessions for bus services are in place.

A NEW school is being created in Mallorca to teach the art of dry-stone wall building. The project will be launched next year and successful students who take part in the course will be awarded a professional qualification in the technique which dates back to prehistoric times.

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INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE: Magical illuminations.

LET THERE BE LIGHT Madrid’s Botanical Gardens will shine brightly with magical illuminations for the festive period.

FROM November 19 to January 6, the Royal Botanical Gardens open its gates to reveal a glittering wonderland.

The Christmas Garden project, which has been running in London for six years under the name C h r i s t m a s a t K e w, w i l l f i l l t h e botanical gardens with Christmas lights and figures which complement the beautiful and varied plant life. A 1.5km-long twinkling trail awaits children and adults of all ages and is the perfect way to kick

off the Christmas season.

The innovative initiative has already featured in other European cities for example in the Botanical Gardens of Berlin, Stuttgart and Dresden.

“Celebrate Christmas in a beautiful environment. Away from the burdens associated with other activities of these days of hustle and bustle,” explains Itxaso Barrios, general director of the production company Letsgo When winter twilight falls, the

Bogus homes THREE men who conned tenants in Sa Pobla have been taken to court in Inca.

An investigation found that the men rented out various properties to individuals on Calle Goleta, taking a deposit and a succession of rental payments from their new tenants.

However, a few months later, bailiffs showed up at their doors and explained that the homes had in fact been repossessed and were now owned by a bank. Although each of the tenants had paid their rent on time, none had signed a rental agreement, so they were forced to vacate from the premises immediately.

Recently, the Consell de Mallorca revealed that they have received a large number of complaints from residents about bogus rentals of properties on the island. Many of the scammers advertise homes that do not exist, taking money from prospective tenants before disappearing.

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Botanic’s lights will come on creating a fairytale landscape. A show that highlights an impressive flora and original figures in a magical place.

“Some trees and other species will be decorated with lights. In addition, we have decorated the promenade with some structures.

And all accompanied by music.” A soundtrack that moves away from the traditional Christmas carols but that will help to achieve that floral Christmas atmosphere.

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Butterfly effect THE very first sighting of a blue tiger butterfly in Europe was recorded in Mallorca this year.

A resident from Santa Eugènia spotted the striking specimen lying in her garden, taking it to specialists after it had reminded her of travels in India.

Samuel Pinya, Professor of Biology and Principal Investigator at the UIB, explained that it is difficult to determine how the butterfly arrived on the island, believing that it could have been transported with plants or even released at a celebratory event.

Pinya said the discovery was complete luck, as if it was not for the quick thinking resident, the butterfly may have been thrown into the trash.

The blue tiger butterfly is a distinctive species usually found in southern Asia. They feed mostly on toxic plants and spend long periods resting in sheltered areas during winter.

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Warm welcome A GROUP of aid workers who spent two weeks in the Saharawi re f u g e e camps in Tindouf, A l g e r i a , h a v e re turned safely to Mallorca.

After the Spanish government issued a warning of the serious possibility of a terror attack against Spanish citizens travelling to the camps last week, the 11 volunteers were forced to come back, receiving a warm welcome home at Palma’s Son Sant Joan airport.

The group were made up of residents from Son Espases, Son Llàtzer and Inca and included three urologists, two anaesthetists, four nurses and an electromedical engineer.

Speaking at the arrivals lounge last week, Joan Antoni Pascual, the coordinator of the medical project,

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STASH: Over €38,000 in cash was found buried on a rural farm in Muro.

Treasure trove ARRIVALS: Joan Antoni Pascual with his medical team at Son Sant Joan airport. said that the announcement of the impending attack came as a surprise to the group and was simply an “attempt by the Moroccan government to destabilise the area and create fear and confusion among the local and foreign population.”

Catalina Rosselló, the President of the Mallorca Association of Friends of the Saharawi People, reaffirmed Pascual’s beliefs, stating that the terror warn-

ing has only stopped “planes full of people who want to support those that need help.”

Dozens of Spaniards work in the camps situated in south-western Algeria, while many others travel each year to visit Saharawi families and friends. The camps house some 100,000 people who have been displaced, with Islamic State extremists operating in the region.

THE Guardia Civil have found over €38,000 in cash buried on a rural farm in Muro.

The discovery formed part of a major anti-drug operation in Spain which has so far arrested 33 people in Mallorca, Barcelona, Lleida and Huesca who belonged to a criminal gang.

These individuals were responsible for trafficking huge amounts of narcotics into the Balearic Islands through cars travelling on ferries.

The group supplied drugs to dealers throughout the island and had contacts in

Colombia who provided them high purity cocaine that was cut down at a home laboratory in Lloseta.

During the operation, which has so far seized over 14.5 kilos of cocaine, one kilo of MDMA and 3.5 kilos of hashish, officers also found over €60,000 in cash stashed in a car in Mallorca.

Once their method of transportation was revealed to authorities, the Guardia Civil carried out a search of a vehicle departing from the Port of Alcudia, finding seven kilos of cocaine hidden inside a secret compartment.

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PLAYA DE PALMA: Citizens will be able to enjoy a vehicle-free space.

A SECTION of the road which travels along the beach of Playa de Palma will prohibit cars from 10am to 2pm every Sunday from December 8 to February 23.

As reported by the Association of Hoteliers of Playa de Palma, the closure, which will run from Balneario 15 to the Torrent dels Jueus, has been introduced so that residents can move around in a vehicle-free space and enjoy the area in a peaceful and safe way.

With support of Palma City Council, the initiative aims to encourage people to walk and play sports, where activities will be organised for the community during the closure. This will include a Nordic Walking Day on December 15 which leaves from Palma Aquarium at 10.30am.

Isabel Vidal, the President of the association, has indicated their objective is for “families to walk in front of the sea, have breakfast on terraces and eat at the restaurants in the area.”

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ASSAULT: Several staff were assaulted at Son Espases Hospital.

Unwarranted attack A MAN has been arrested for assault after launching an attack on staff at the Emergency Unit of Son Espases Hospital.

As reported by the Union of Nursing Technicians (SAE), the incident took place on November 26, after a patient retrieved a razor from his pocket and began to cut himself.

When nurses tried to intervene, the patient assaulted and threatened to kill them, subsequently breaking the wrist of one of the hospital’s security guards.

The SAE have released a statement, stating that “it is alarming that verbal or physical aggressions against health professionals continue.” They ask that the hospital’s administration urgently develops measures to put an end to the abuse.

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Fugitives found THE National Police have arrested three fugitives who were wanted for crimes in Germany, Switzerland and Poland.

An investigation was launched after European arrest warrants were issued and evidence suggested that the three men were living in Mallorca. Officers from the National Police’s group specialised in tracing international fugitives were then sent to the island to investigate and execute the warrants.

In collaboration with police units in Germany, Switzerland and Poland, the officers focused their efforts on finding the men who were wanted for crimes that included robbery, drug trafficking, bribery, assault and fraud.

One of the three men was on Poland’s most wanted list, having an extensive criminal record that dated back to 2001.

As a member of a drugs gang in Warsaw, he had previously been arrested for carrying an automatic rifle, later committing highly violent robberies and was known to have paid thousands of euros in bribes to police to avoid being arrested.

In 2015, the man went off the radar until the beginning of this year, after Polish

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INVESTIGATION: The National Police collaborated with police units in Germany, Switzerland and Poland. authorities suspected that he was working at a construction company in Mallorca.

The specialist group of officers placed the man under surveillance at his home, and by luck, an accidental fire broke out at an adjacent building, causing the man to go out onto his balcony where he was then seen by police.

They blocked the exit, but he wouldn’t leave the apartment so the police then obtained a warrant to enter the premises and proceeded to detain him.

The fugitive sought by the Swiss authorities was wanted for drug trafficking

where he had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his crimes, but fled before he was jailed. When he realised that he was being followed by police in his car in Palma de Mallorca, he attempted to drive off with his wife and daughter but was detained after a chase.

The man sought by the German authorities was wanted for fraud and illegal immigration and was captured as he was leaving his home in Calvia.

The three men have been detained in prison by a court order, where it is expected that they will be extradited.

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SANTANYI, Campos and Ses Salines have joined forces to demand that a new desalination plant is built to guarantee a supply of drinking water in the municipalities.

Desalination is the removal of salt and impurities from seawater to produce a fresh supply suitable for drinking and irrigation. Through a reverse osmosis system, seawater is passed through a pre-treatment filter that removes large and small particles.

Maria Pons, the mayor of Santanyi, has presented her request for the new plant to Joana Maria Garau, the Director General of Water Resources of the Ministry of Environment. Pons asks that a plant is built to improve the quality of water in the municipality, which is currently poor, through a system that will “help raise the water levels of the wells to allow for a potable supply.”

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Potable water CLOSURE: Asinca in Inca has closed after 74 years in business.

SUPPLY: Santanyi requests that a desalination plant is built for the municipality.

Pons states that Ses Salines and Campos do not have poor quality water but that Mayors Juan Rodriguez and Xisca Porquer are concerned about the issue affecting their municipalities in the future and are aware that Santanyi’s water supply is inadequate.

The city council of Santanyialso asks that the government speeds up their project to connect the island’s water network to Sa Marineta so that a pipeline can also reach the municipality. Work has already been carried out to connect Maria de la Salut to Petra and

is expected to extend to Manacor during this term.

Whilst the work is being completed, the council has launched initiatives to provide residents with better quality water such as the construction of a pipeline from Santanyi to Es Llombards.

Shutting up shop

A LONGSTANDING business in Inca has closed its doors after 74 years in business.

Asinca is well-known on the island for manufacturing and selling leather goods, however over the years its sales have decreased dramatically. The closure of the store will mean the loss of six jobs, with the three-storey building on Calle Sineu now being put up for sale.

Jepi Corró, the store’s manager, expressed his regret over the closure, stating that “it is a historical firm and we are like a family, but the situation could no longer be supported with a business that had stopped being profitable for many years.”

Corró attributes the lack of sales to the absence of tourist excursions to the area, the rise of digital purchases and changes to consumer habits, where people “do not look at the quality of the item and only at its price.”

Councillor Miguel Ángel Cortés said that “the closure of the company is sad news, but that it signifies the challenge to adapt to new trends.”

In recent weeks, three local shops have closed in the town, highlighting the difficulties that small and medium sized businesses face. Antony’s restaurant in Inca will also close down at the end of the year after 24 years of trading.

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What to do in the Imminent eviction event of an emergency in Spain DESTITUTE: The council has come under fire for the condition of the Camp Redo district.

PA L M A C i t y C o u n c i l has filed complaints against seven people for squatting at public properties in the Camp Redo district.

The Municipal Board of Housing, which is responsible for managing the homes, initially asked that each of the individuals received a fine under

the agreement that they would vacate the council owned properties within three months. It is understood that this offer was refused by one of the illegal tenants, which has forced the case to go to trial on December 10. Both the council and the Balearic Institute of Housing are proprietors of many of the buildings in the district.

Some are rented and others have been left vacant, with many being boarded up as they are in such a poor condition that they require urgent reform.

On several occasions residents have denounced the council for their neglect of the properties which are considered to be an ‘eye-sore’ for the community.

LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.

In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws.

Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place.

National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc.

Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.

The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 - health emergencies 080 - firefighters.

By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian.

Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm

Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice.

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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BREXIT BRIEF

UK entry requirements after Brexit

by John Smith IN the event that the Conservative party wins the forthcoming General Election and Brexit does happen, current Home Secretary Priti Patel intends to introduce new legislation which will affect EU citizens wishing to visit the UK. In her opinion, the introduction of a visa waiver which will need to be completed online at least three days before travel (at a cost to be announced) will help to improve border security.

In fairness, UK travellers to Spain have been required to complete an online declaration before flying as A FORMER Prime Minister of Latvia and now European Commissioner with responsibility for financial stability has confirmed that Britain has the opportunity to have access to the EU through a special dispensation for banks and brokers.

This will be the same system of ‘equivalence’ as enjoyed by Singa-

PRITI PATEL: Visited London Bridge following the terror attack.

Britain is not part of the Schengen Group, but currently EU travellers simply need to show an ID card or passport when arriving in the UK.

It appears that a similar scheme to that proposed by the Home Secretary is to be introduced by the European Union for all non-EU visitors who

Warning to British financiers pore, the USA and some 40 other countries around the world, but Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has warned that the EU will be keeping an eye on the UK after Brexit as if there is any sign of

deregulation, then the option could be withdrawn.

Britain had hoped to have a permanent deal to allow financial access but this was rejected in the Brexit negotiations and therefore

are currently entitled to enter the Union without a visa and Britain post Brexit will fall under that category.

The Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott responded by saying that it would be much safer to remain within the EU security and justice system as this would mean continued access to such important data bases as Europol and also the ability to apply for European arrest warrants.

She went on to suggest that by leaving the safety of the EU system, police and border departments will find it more difficult to identify potential terrorists and Britain could become a safe haven for those evading the justice systems in the 27 European Union States. currently only this temporary measure appears to be likely to be available in the short term at least.

In the past year, a number of countries including Canada have lost their ‘equivalence’ option, so this is a genuine warning from the European Commissioner.

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BREXIT EXTRA No Trump BORIS JOHNSON has indicated that he wants Donald Trump to keep off the topic of the UK election when he visits London for a NATO conference. Experts believe that Trump is so unpopular with voters that he could hurt the Conservative Party.

Down under THE Brexit Party candidate for Tynemouth constituency in the election has only recently returned to the UK and his address as shown on voting papers is in Australia. He has tweeted that he is not taking electors votes for granted.

Pot shot ALTHOUGH Nigel Farage has withdrawn Brexit Party hopefuls from standing against sitting Conservative MPs, he does not appear to be 100 per cent behind Boris Johnson and has taken a pot shot about the number of children he has fathered.

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Sad farewell to David the Dogman Costa del Sol dog legend and much-loved member of the Euro Weekly team, David the Dogman, sadly passed away last Friday, after a lengthy illness.

David boasted an avid fan base as an EWN columnist, sharing a lifetime of experience in the dog training industry.

ORIGINALLY from Nottingham, he was an acknowledged leading behav­ iourist and people canine educator.

An Honorary Life Member of the British Police Services Canine Associa­ tion, he was the administrator for the Association’s Forum.

“Dogs have always been my life,” he once confessed.

David started his career in Israel in 1953, with the Israeli Border Police K9 Section. He was involved in all forms of dog training, including air­sea res­ cue, air scent work, and drug and ex­ plosives detection. When he returned to England, he joined the family busi­ ness.

The name ‘dogman’ comes from the police as they always say: “Get the dogman,” David revealed during an interview. “That’s how the name de­ veloped.”

At 48, he retired to Spain and with the support of his devoted wife, Susan, dedicat­ ed his full attention to the second love of his life, dogs.

The Dogman used all his experience and invented the silent dog training system that centres on what he called ‘silent socialisation.’

His unique style carried an effective, time­tested approach. “It takes 10 min­ utes to have any dog un­ der my complete control, and this includes showing its owner how to handle it.”

David emphasised that the biggest difference be­ tween his style and those used by others was his passive approach.

“Too many trainers use aggressive training methods that are out of date. I delve into the psy­ chological side of train­ ing.”

David was a guest on Spanish sport radio sta­ tion, Onda Cero Radio and Gibraltar GBC for many years, appeared on many TV shows, and wrote for publications around the world, as well as a weekly column for EWN. Ill health forced him to retire from giving lessons in 2008 after 50 years of pio­ neering work in the dog training industry ­ although he continued running his ra­ dio show on Talk Radio Eu­ rope and writing for news­

DAVID THE DOGMAN: “Dogs have always been my life,” he once said.

CANINE EDUCATOR: He was involved in all forms of dog training. papers and magazines world­ wide.

On his retirement, he gave a special mention to EWN Media publishers Michel and Steven Eu­ esden: “I wish to thank Michel and Steven for their support they, and others at Euro Weekly News, have given me over the years. I consider them as friends and it is rare to find friends like Michel and Steven. I have one word for Michel: Boss. She always called me ‘The Boss’.”

David’s interests also included playing the piano and organ. In the 1970s he appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records for non­stop playing on the organ to raise money for charity ­ an im­ pressive 51 hours.

He was given Civic Receptions in Nottingham and Mansfield in recognition of his charity work.

And in December 1973 he was presented with an illuminated Scroll by Commander Sir Philip Franklin Lord Lieutentant Of Nottinghamshire on behalf of the people of Nottingham and

Nottinghamshire.

Four years later, David founded The Nottinghamshire Hospice, after being approached by medical members of a Freemasons Masonic Lodge to head a group to establish a cancer hospice in Nottingham.

He later became founder of a Ma­ sonic Lodge in Spain having been in­ volved in Freemasonary in London and Nottingham for over 40 years.

He also helped form an action group to help retired people on the Costa del Sol who had been ripped off by con­men purporting to be licensed Financial Advisors.

“Sincere condolences.

Our thoughts and prayers are with David’s beloved wife Susan and his son Mark. Rest in peace David, you were a big part of people’s life on the Costas.”

*At the wishes of David and his family, a funeral service will be held in the UK.

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STABBING: Two people have been seriously injured after being stabbed in Palma.

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Knife attack THE National Police are investigating a knife attack in Palma which left two people seriously injured.

According to the police, the incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning (December 1) on Calle Manacor de Palma in

the Soledad district.

E m e rg e n c y services rushed to the scene after reports of a violent attack, with paramedics finding two young people suffering from multiple stab wounds.

The victims have since been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Son Espases University Hospi-

tal where it is reported by doctors that they are in a serious condition.

The Homicide Group of the National Police have taken over the investigation in an attempt to determine the circumstances of the event that they consider to be a case of attempted murder.

Charity food collection SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS Mallorca has today launched a campaign to collect nonperishable food for those in need.

It has joined the PreChristmas Campaign, which is organised by Spain’s Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL) and operates nationwide through a network of 55 food banks.

FESBAL distributes food via charities and associations to help the most vulnerable people in society and is currently supplying food to 1.5 million people.

Specsavers Ópticas will be collecting food for them until the end of the year.

Specsavers Ópticas in Santa Ponsa is collaborating with Mallorca’s Food Bank (Banco de Alimentos de Mallorca) to ensure the food donations get to those people who really need them.

They are particularly in need of the following nonperishable foods - flour, oil,

FOOD BANK: Members of the public are being urged to donate non-perishable food to those in need. tinned food and meals, beans and pulses and baby food. These products can be dropped into Specsavers in S a n ta P o n sa o n Av e n ida Rei Jaime 117, locales 14 and 15 until the end of the year.

Visit www.specsavers.es

to find your nearest store.

Store Directors Andres Roman and Martin Blake are asking for donations of food in return for their free eye test and encouraging anyone who recently had a free eye test to also join the collection and

bring in some food to donate between November 19 and the end of the year.

Find out more about the important work the Banco de Alimentos de Mallorca is doing on its website www.bancodealimentosde mallorca.org.

Vicious assault A MAN has been arrested after violently attacking a man during a night out in Magaluf.

As reported by the National Police, the horrifying assault took place at Manos Bar on Camí de sa Porrassa in the early hours of Sunday morning (December 2).

An employee, of Nigerian nationality, was busy working inside the bar’s bathroom, where his job was to offer clients colognes and towels. He was then approached by a man who asked if he sold drugs, responding politely that he was not a drug dealer and was simply at work.

It was then that the accused launched a viscous attack, throwing a barrage of racial insults at the employee before picking up a smashed piece of glass from the sink and stabbing it into his neck.

Security staff heard the commotion and quickly

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KNIFED: A man is in critical condition at Son Espases Hospital after being stabbed in the neck. came inside the bathroom, restraining the man as they called the police and an ambulance for the employee who was lying unconscious on the floor. The victim was rushed to Son Espases Hospital where it is reported he is in critical condition.

Officers from the National Police have charged the man, named as Juan Francisco FC, for attempted murder and it is understood that the investigation has been passed over to the Guardia Civil.

FINANCE

Green funding

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has offered what is known as a green loan of €50 million to a consortium made up of Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Navarra.

The money is intended to fi­ nance the building of four new windfarms in Navarra which will be built between Cadreita and Valtierra.

The work should see the employment of around 200 people and be completed in the first quarter of 2020 as part of an ongoing EU plan to increase renewable energy.

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is the amount earned by Spain’s STAT OF companies in the second half €6.215 billion telecommunications of the year but shows a drop of 2.2 per cent.

WEEK

Bags for life not working

IN an effort to reduce plastic waste, the concept of bags for life was in­ troduced and charges were made for normal plastic bags at supermarkets.

The idea was that people would be persuaded to purchase the bags for life and keep using them, but this hasn’t actually been the case in the UK. Latest research by Greenpeace and charity the Environmental Inves­ tigation Agency suggest that UK con­ sumers are buying more of these bags and treating them as if they were disposable and as they are

By John Smith made from stronger plastic the ef­ fect on the environment is getting worse.

To become effective and hurt the environment less, a bag for life needs to be used four times but with 1.5 billion sold last year, that’s clear­ ly not happening.

One alternative that many suggest is to bring back paper carrier bags but the reality is that they can be more harmful to the environment as large tracts of forest need to be cut

down, the process of manufacture produces a higher concentration of toxic chemicals and they take up more space for transport In actual fact, you need to use a paper bag three times to reduce the effect on the environment and this is far less likely as bags split or become wet.

Another factor is cost, as the su­ permarkets are encouraged to charge more for their bags, it is as­ sumed that profits will go to charity but this is not mandatory and they decide what the ‘profit’ amount is.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they buy derelict house?

We have had our property in Torrevieja for 30 years. The house next door has been emp­ ty for 20 years since the owner passed away and is now derelict. We have had squatters and oth­ er problems. When the last squatters left we paid to have it bricked up and put a new door on the roof.

The house was left to five grandchildren who are not interested and have never visited. We have tried for 20 years to buy the house, but we get no proper re­ sponse. There is about €10,000 debt on the property.

Have you any advice?

J E (Costa Blanca)

There are p r o c e ­ d u r e s i n S p a n i s h YOU AND THE l a w f o r a t h i r d LAW IN SPAIN party to obtain ti­ tle to an abandoned property, but these depend on the registered owners being deceased. If you have five living owners, you certainly face compli­ cations. The only suggestion I can offer is to in­ struct a lawyer to act for you and to make a seri­ ous offer to the five heirs.

DAVID SEARL

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

Netflix nasty AN apparently new scam has ap­ peared in the UK which could spread here into Spain concerning Netflix and hijacking of customer informa­ tion.

A number of former subscribers to that platform have complained that once they have cancelled their subscriptions hackers have stolen their information to renew their ac­ counts (often upgrading them) using their details but with brand new lo­ gins.

The scammers then sell the login details to others users at discounted prices and the old customers sud­ denly find themselves being charged on a monthly basis.

BUSINESS EXTRA

All that glitters ONE of the most luxurious superyachts to have been built in the past five years, the Khalilah which is made with gold coloured fibre has just been sold for a reported €28.5 million to an unnamed buyer.

Market review SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica has made a radical change to its company strategy and will be reducing its exposure in an unstable Latin America in order to concentrate on its major profit centres in Spain, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Xmas jobs IT is estimated that major retailers in Spain such as El Corte Inglés and Media Markt will create 25,000 new temporary jobs from the start of the gift buying season on Black Friday until Three Kings Day.

Electric shock UNLIKE its US parent, Tesla Spain is do­ ing well financially as turnover for 2018 was €32 million and profits doubled when compared to 2017.

It has high hopes for this year and 2020 as the new model Tesla 3 which was only released in February has be­

come the best­selling electric car in Spain.

Although there is still not a huge mar­ ket for electric here, it managed to sell 589 cars which was the equivalent of 89 per cent of the company’s total sales for the previous two years.

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C LOSING P RICES D ECEMBER 2

COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.070,50 Admiral Group 2.140,00 Anglo American 2.054,50 Antofagasta 877,60 Ashtead Group 2.363,00 Associated British Foods 2.567,00 AstraZeneca 7.485,00 Auto Trader Group Plc 572,20 Aviva 404,65 BAE Systems 573,60 Barclays 171,80 Barratt Developments 666,40 Berkeley 4.599,00 BHP Group 1.740,60 BP 485,90 British American Tobacco 3.123,16 British Land Company 577,20 BT Group 191,73 Bunzl 2.129,00 Burberry Group 2.106,00 Carnival 3.270,39 Centrica 80,40 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.581,0 Compass 1.901,89 CRH 2.971,00 Croda Intl 5.005,00 DCC 6.644,0 Diageo 3.177,00 Direct Line Insurance 307,20 DS Smith 386,30 EasyJet 1.352,01 Experian 2.560,00 Ferguson 6.714,00 Flutter Entertainment 8.846,00 Fresnillo 560,40 GlaxoSmithKline 1.755,2 Glencore 248,40 Halma 2.116,82 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.872,50 Hikma Pharma 1.927,00 Hiscox 1.327,00 HSBC 577,91 IAG 553,47 Imperial Brands 1.736,58 Informa 800,00 InterContinental 5.026,00 Intertek 5.536,00 ITV 146,85 J Sainsbury 214,50

CHANGE(P) -0,50 0,00 +28,00 +9,60 +13,00 -2,00 +27,00 +10,00 +0,45 +0,20 +0,11 -0,40 +13,00 +30,60 +5,70 +65,48 -1,60 +0,18 +6,00 +2,00 +13,90 +0,18 +2,0 -2,56 +21,00 +25,00 +6,0 +12,00 +1,80 +4,40 +8,51 -3,00 -8,00 +46,00 -17,20 +1,2 +4,50 +9,70 +17,50 +12,00 -36,00 +1,41 -2,73 +36,58 +8,60 +19,00 +6,00 +1,02 +0,20

% CHG. -0,05% 0,00% +1,38% +1,11% +0,55% -0,08% +0,36% +1,78% +0,11% +0,04% +0,06% -0,06% +0,28% +1,79% +1,19% +2,14% -0,28% +0,09% +0,28% +0,10% +0,43% +0,22% +0,08% -0,13% +0,71% +0,50% +0,09% +0,38% +0,59% +1,15% +0,63% -0,12% -0,12% +0,52% -2,98% +0,07% +1,84% +0,46% +0,94% +0,63% -2,64% +0,24% -0,49% +2,15% +1,09% +0,38% +0,11% +0,70% +0,09%

NET VOL 29,37K 4,80K 13,16K 174,03K 73,45K 24,13K 5,60K 90,64K 302,52K 121,93K 673,79K 169,15K 13,82K 348,79K 1,67M 49,29K 13,24K 576,26K 33,45K 36,11K 0,77K 1,65M 141,42K 42,99K 39,81K 10,16K 35,14K 164,30K 62,45K 20,72K 34,34K 59,95K 33,85K 59,81K 450,31K 201,16K 3,75M 4,95K 21,66K 27,14K 281,26K 63,73K 80,55K 77,47K 221,58K 9,10K 0,35K 67,40K 224,59K

COMPANY Johnson Matthey Just Eat Kingfisher Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Marks & Spencer Micro Focus Mondi Morrison Supermarkets National Grid Next NMC Health Ocado Pearson Persimmon Phoenix Prudential RBS PLC Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B RSA Insurance Sage Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Smurfit Kappa Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

PRICE(P) 2.904,79 766,20 211,10 951,20 282,10 61,18 6.876,00 195,00 1.129,00 1.690,00 199,25 885,90 6.752,00 2.518,60 1.258,00 651,80 2.571,00 748,60 1.379,00 226,20 6.132,00 1.871,50 447,20 625,40 4.302,50 719,00 2.235,25 2.216,50 553,60 753,60 3.294,00 532,50 883,73 2.236,00 1.740,00 1.673,00 2.758,00 8.970,00 1.297,00 1.079,50 700,00 316,60 175,00 229,36 1.053,50 4.599,52 857,20 153,04 4.577,00 1.006,66

CHANGE(P) +19,79 +1,60 +1,20 -7,20 -0,45 +0,03 +4,00 -4,80 -1,69 +14,50 +0,66 -3,80 -6,00 +9,60 -88,49 +5,20 +13,00 +3,10 +2,50 0,00 +66,00 -1,50 +0,30 +1,80 +101,00 +7,40 +24,25 +27,00 +2,20 -0,20 -5,00 +3,50 -10,27 -7,00 +9,00 +12,00 +28,00 +45,00 -3,00 -9,00 -0,69 -0,30 +0,75 -0,84 -10,00 +21,52 +3,80 -0,16 -24,00 -2,88

% CHG.

NET VOL

+0,69% +0,21% +0,57% -0,75% -0,16% +0,05% +0,06% -2,40% -0,15% +0,86% +0,33% -0,43% -0,09% +0,38% -6,57% +0,80% +0,51% +0,42% +0,18% 0,00% +1,09% -0,08% +0,07% +0,29% +2,40% +1,04% +1,10% +1,23% +0,40% -0,03% -0,15% +0,66% -1,15% -0,31% +0,52% +0,72% +1,03% +0,50% -0,23% -0,83% -0,10% -0,10% +0,43% -0,36% -0,94% +0,47% +0,45% -0,11% -0,52% -0,28%

1,94K 84,51K 193,04K 152,30K 70,02K 7,55M 16,73K 98,33K 1,52K 161,38K 43,69K 324,87K 20,11K 160,81K 48,11K 45,24K 81,91K 57,64K 300,62K 629,47K 81,64K 192,61K 11,77K 37,74K 13,08K 271,01K 10,08K 238,88K 94,32K 126,34K 6,91K 287,42K 5,10K 28,01K 88,21K 19,73K 12,37K 4,87K 96,11K 240,44K 6,06K 126,33K 525,88K 242,99K 60,08K 5,59K 75,09K 383,12K 18,14K 12,74K

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US dollar ................................................1.10173 Japan yen...............................................120.832 Switzerland franc ...................................1.10189 Denmark kroner .....................................7.47133 Norway kroner........................................10.1247

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COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Exxon Mobil Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Pfizer Procter&Gamble Tesla United Technologies UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney

PRICE 169,77 1.304,96 1.800,80 267,25 366,18 144,73 117,13 45,31 53,40 68,13 201,64 221,35 220,51 134,45 58,05 137,49 131,76 194,48 87,18 151,38 93,49 38,52 122,06 329,94 148,34 279,87 60,24 184,51 119,09 151,58

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) -0,84 -0,49% 942,52K -8,03 -0,61% 586,98K -17,71 -0,97% 1,92M -0,59 -0,22% 11,65M -1,82 -0,49% 1,39M -0,96 -0,66% 1,65M -0,94 -0,80% 3,27M +0,07 +0,15% 9,81M -0,15 -0,28% 7,22M -0,57 -0,83% 7,98M -0,36 -0,18% 7,99M -0,35 -0,16% 770,44K -2,49 -1,12% 2,95M +0,68 +0,51% 1,83M -0,46 -0,79% 9,48M -0,26 -0,19% 3,28M -0,30 -0,23% 5,71M -0,57 -0,29% 2,82M -0,43 -0,49% 4,66M -0,94 -0,62% 11,98M -0,41 -0,43% 2,54M -0,11 -0,28% 9,29M +0,30 +0,25% 2,93M -1,35 -0,41% 2,47M -0,48 -0,32% 991,51K -0,80 -0,29% 1,52M +0,14 +0,23% 6,79M +0,14 +0,08% 3,14M +0,33 +0,28% 3,16M +0,10 +0,07% 6,28M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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PRICE

CHANGE NET / %

Most Advanced Tech Data Corp.

NextCure Inc. Blueprint Medicines Corp.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Sage Therapeutics Inc. Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Galapagos N.V. ADR CRISPR Therapeutics AG Cancer Genetics Inc. Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp. ADR Peloton Interactive Inc.

144.89 47.81 82.04 73.01 154.77 46.56 195.81 71.65 8.81 11.61 35.23

+12.32% +16.78% +6.37% +5.78% +2.56% +8.99% +1.93% +5.20% +58.17% +36.55% +9.55%

1,801 1,157 580.58 1,304 1,305 430.46 128.14 150.86 270.16 360.53 612.86

-0.97% -1.00% -1.50% -0.61% -0.61% -1.26% -3.89% -3.10% -1.75% -1.21% -0.70%

Most Declined Amazon.com Inc. Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A MercadoLibre Inc. Alphabet Inc. Cl A Alphabet Inc. Cl C Credit Acceptance Corp.

Cimpress N.V. Coherent Inc. Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. LendingTree Inc. CoStar Group Inc.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday

Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.86 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.11 to $1.10 The euro closed October on a high as Brexit optimism and widespread USD weakness helped to buoy the single currency.

However the euro has struggled to hold its ground so far in Novem­ ber as the increasingly fragile out­ look for the Eurozone takes its toll on the single currency.

The bloc’s industrial sector contin­ ues to be a sore spot for EUR in­ vestors, with a slowdown in manu­ facturing starting to spread to other sectors.

It’s not all been doom and gloom however, with the news that Ger­ many unexpected avoided a reces­ sion in Q3 offering some consolida­ tion for the single currency.

Looking ahead, the euro will re­ main vulnerable to further losses

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Currency outlook: Brexit headlines and election speculation keeps GBP investors on their toes

TAKING ITS TOLL: The euro has struggled to hold its ground. this month if Eurozone data contin­ ues to underwhelm.

Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.15 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Up from $1.28 to $1.29 The pound fluctuated over the past month, amidst a flurry of Brexit and political developments.

In terms of Brexit there has been

plenty to keep GBP investors busy after Boris Johnson surprised every­ one by securing a new withdrawal deal, but subsequently failed to get this deal through parliament, result­ ing in the Brexit deadline being ex­ tended until January 31.

Domestic politics proved to be equally tumultuous, with Sterling

being infused with further volatility as a snap election was called.

So far in November we have also seen the pound face some head­ winds after two members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee shocked markets by vot­ ing for an immediate rate cut.

Looking ahead, the pound will grow increasingly sensitive to UK po­ litical headlines in the build up to the election on December 12.

GBP investors generally favour a Conservative victory on hopes that a majority will help Johnson break the Brexit deadlock in parliament, so ex­ pect to see Sterling remain support­ ed so long as the Tories continue to poll well.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from £0.78 to £0.77 USD/EUR: Steady at €0.90 The US dollar traded in a wide range over the past four weeks A persistent selling bias hung over

the ‘greenback’ through the last half of October as a risk­on mood and Federal Reserve rate speculation both limited the appeal of USD. However the US dollar’s fortunes improved in November, rallying hard through the first half of the month.

This has been partly due to risk sentiment souring again amidst re­ newed US­China trade uncertainty.

Some surprisingly resilient domes­ tic data and indications that interest rates are likely to remain on hold for some time also lent the US dollar support.

Looking forward, the US dollar is likely to maintain its upwards mo­ mentum as global risks continue to build.

On the other hand domestic poli­ tics could weigh on USD in the com­ ing weeks depending on how Don­ ald Trump’s impeachment inquiry plays out.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST scribing this in the aftermath of the latest London terror atrocity. At least this particular toe rag complied with the specific criteria required to be classed as a terrorist. These days the authorities are actually petrified to label acts of vio­ lence ‘terrorist attacks,’ in case of ‘back­ lash’ or causing ‘offence.’

Well they couldn’t wriggle out of this one. This individual had already been jailed for terrorist offences, wore a sui­ cide vest and screamed Allah Akbar as he slashed people to death. Yep, bit diffi­ cult to call that ‘a random non terrorist linked incident.’

Oddly I was going to write that it probably wouldn’t be long before the snowflakes began to crawl out bleating that he shouldn’t have been shot. Lo and behold the first to pop up was Cor­ byn. This man, who has no shame at all in his quest to appease just about any­ one whose votes may help his party, im­ mediately released a statement con­ demning the ‘shoot to kill’ policy.

Oh really? Perhaps they should have ‘shot to injure,’ thereby giving this ani­ mal time to set off his suicide vest (the

FEATURE

Shoot to kill?

LONDON TERRORIST ATTACK: Latest atrocity in the capital. fact that it was fake is irrelevant) to in­ jure and murder a few dozen more in­ nocent victims. Give us a break. Shoot­ ing to kill is actually too good for these sub humans.

What I found even more disturbing was the fact that the other members of the Al Qaeda cell incarcerated with this

individual have also been released! Have we totally lost our senses? Are the au­ thorities truly naïve enough to think these people have actually been deradi­ calised by what to them must appear to be a mere slap on the wrist? These are religious fanatics who are convinced they will reach Shangri­La by killing as

many ‘infidels’ as they can. These mon­ sters are not going to have their minds changed by a few years in a cushy lock up, being ‘interviewed’ by psychiatrists and do gooders while they dine on halal repasts. Their fellow Jihadists torture, behead and burn their prisoners alive.

They don’t understand decency or

‘fair play,’ they interpret this as weak­ ness. Watch my lips. They hate us. They want to wipe us all out. They are our en­ emy in a war that, if we don’t come to our senses, they have a very good chance of winning. All of them should be either deported along with their whole families, or locked up and have the key thrown away. As for our pathetic, utterly out of touch parole boards, although they claim to have had nothing to do with this fanatic’s release, they still have plenty to answer for. Most are made up of tin pot magistrates or tweedy local council members.

These prisoners eat them alive. They have hours and hours banged up in cells, rehearsing the lines they’re going to give these naïve egotists when their hearings come up. Relying on these overpaid in­ competents to decide whether to allow fanatical homicidal maniacs back onto the streets is bordering on pure insanity.

For heaven’s sake get a grip before we all go under.

Keep our faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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The Consular Business Networking CONSULAR MATTERS REGULAR readers of my column will know that in addition to be­ ing the owner and founder of Just Law Spanish Solicitors in Fuengirola I am also the Danish Consul for Andalucia and Ex­ tremadura. In this role I am re­ sponsible for encouraging and developing trade relationships between Danish and Spanish businesses. Denmark, despite having a relatively small popula­ tion, is an important trading partner for Spain, and both countries being members of the European Union facilitates this.

Recently I was invited to Gourmet Cazorla in Linares, a company which produces liver pate. It was interesting to see the process from the initial raw in­ gredients to the finished product.

FACTORY VISIT: The factory is state of the art and is a credit to its owners.

The factory is state of the art and is a credit to its owners. They

even had a swimming pool for the employees to use, something

that comes in handy during the scorching Jaén summers. This

particular company was interest­ ed in trading with Denmark and of course I was happy to assist in my role. In addition I met with the mayor of Linares and was de­ lighted to hear his plans for the development of the local area.

What made this visit particular­ ly interesting was that at the same premises they had an art gallery and I was asked to open the exhibition of Carline Crabbe, the daughter of Arne Hauge Sørensen, a leading Danish artist living in Malaga Province.

It was a great honour to view all the paintings and attend the event afterwards. There are cer­ tainly some talented artists in An­ dalucia. I have to say that every day is different and I really do en­ joy my work at the Danish Con­ sulate.

I would also recommend this area for a visit as the landscape is stunning, there are interesting villages and a huge number of old castles dating back many years.

Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Lawyer at www.justlaw.es • info@justlaw.es • Tel. 952 666 045 - 336 373 535

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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm Yorkshire Walks 9:00pm Wonders of the Solar System 10:00pm Wild Weather with Richard Hammond 11:00pm Horizon 12:00am Wild West: America's Great Frontier 1:00am Letters From Baghdad 2:30am Handmade in the Pacific 3:00am Handmade in the Pacific 3:30am Wonders of the Solar System

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:30am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmEndeavour 12:00am Safe House 1:05am Inspector Morse

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FRIDAY - 6 DECEMBER

7:30am King of Queens 7:55am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Buy It Now for Christmas 10:00pmWhat Makes a Murderer?

11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

12:00am Rick and Morty

8:25am Peppa Pig 8:40am Top Wing 9:00am Paw Patrol 9:10am Floogals 9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmHow Sarah Got Her Wings 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pmChristmas Next Door 4:00pmChristmas at Pemberley Manor 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 9:00pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 10:15pmWhat's Your Pension Really Worth?

11:15pmRestaurant Rescue 12:15am Missing or Murdered?

1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Mallorca Files 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Election 2019 10:30pmHave I Got News for You 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:35pmWeather 11:40pmThe Graham Norton Show 12:30am Fleabag

7:30am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am Love in the Countryside 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 9:00pm Mountain Vets 10:00pm The Name of the Rose 10:50pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Snooker: UK Championship 1:05am St. Stephen's Night Calvary 2:40am Panorama 3:10am Seven Worlds, One Planet

8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 Bruno Brookes and Mike Read present the edition first aired on December 1, featuring performances by Rick Astley, Michael Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Angry Anderson, Cliff Richard, Phil Collins, Bros, Robin Beck and Humanoid.

9:00pm Sound of Song 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1988 10:30pm Country Music

by Ken Burns 11:20pm Country Music

by Ken Burns 12:15am Country Kings at the BBC 1:15am Sings Stevie Wonder 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:45am Sound of Song

11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Flirty Dancing 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:35am Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2:40am Come Dine with Me 3:10am Come Dine with Me 3:35am Come Dine with Me

8:40am 9:00am 9:10am 9:25am 9:45am 10:00am

7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Yorkshire Airport 9:30pm Yorkshire Airport 10:00pmJunk and Disorderly 11:00pmLethal Weapon 12:05am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

12:10amLethal Weapon 1:15amWanted 2:20am FYI Daily

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Live Golf 9:30am Live European Tour Golf 2:30pm Live Ladies European Tour Golf 3:30pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 10:00pmThe Gloves are Off 11:00pmThe Debate Discussion on the latest football news.

12:00am The Gloves are Off Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua come face-toface ahead of their rematch.

12:30am Joshua v Ruiz A Heavyweight Upset 1:00am Aj's Greatest Hits 1:30am Live NFL

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm The Switch 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tonight 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pmITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am ITV News London

10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

12:50pm You've Been Framed!

1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:30pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:30am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Endeavour

7:00am 7:25am 8:15am 9:10am 10:15am 11:20am 12:25pm 1:30pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

The Protectors The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase River Monsters On a remote lake in Malaysia, two men mysteriously vanish - just hours apart.

10:00pm Assassins 11:10pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

11:15pm Assassins

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Live Golf 9:30am Live European Tour Golf 2:00pm Football Centre 3:00pm Fight Night International 4:00pm The Gloves are Off 5:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pm Joshua v Ruiz A Heavyweight Upset 11:30pm The Gloves are Off 12:00am The Gloves are Off 1:00am Sky Sports Boxing Gold 1:30am Aj's Greatest Hits 2:00am Live NBA: Denver @ Boston 4:30am Sporting Records 5:00am Sky Sports News

10:15am 12:15pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 4:00pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Jeremy Vine A Family for Christmas Neighbours A Majestic Christmas A Fairytale Christmas 5 News at 5 Friends Friends Neighbours 5 News Tonight Party Election Broadcast The Gadget Show Funniest Ever Pets at Christmas for Help the Animals Cruising with Jane McDonald How the Other Half Lives Fatal Attraction

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I am still ‘in the system’ MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS 70 this year so my English driving licence ran out. I decided I’d kill two birds with one stone and get a Spanish one which I applied for. Firstly I had to take a test.

Well it’s not really a test as such ­ it’s a bit weird. I had to go to a clinic and play some kind of 1980’s video game which somehow I passed. I then had to go and have my eyes tested. I don’t wear glasses even for reading.

The optician, I’m guessing they were an optician, put me in a room, turned the lights off and told me to put my hand over one eye and read the board which was about two miles away. It wasn’t re­ ally but it might as well have been be­ cause I couldn’t read it that well. I point­ ed out I don’t usually drive with one hand over my eye in the dark. I was in­ formed I had passed, but would need to wear glasses and it would be put on my licence and if I didn’t have them in the

car I’d get fined. So I went to another op­ tician and got two pairs of glasses ­ one for day and one for night. Simple eh?

Of course not! These glasses were for distance so when I looked in my rear view mirror or at the dashboard it was blurred.

So, I then had to have them made into bi­ focals. I’m now the proud owner of two pairs of glasses that don’t seem to make any difference.

By the way, this was back in May. My birthday was in July so I reckoned I had given myself plenty of time to get my new licence. I went to a company that sends all the paperwork off to Trafico for you and that’s it ­ job done.

They take your UK licence and give you a piece of paper which allows you to dri­ ve in Spain, but not anywhere else. So here’s the problem. It’s now December and I still don’t have my licence. I am ‘in the system’ and we all know that means I’m stuffed ‘til someone decides that my application gets attended to. I called the gestor that sent it for me and told them that I had friends that had applied after me who had got theirs back already.

They said it was all to do with Brexit of course! Anyone got any idea how I can speed things up?

mikesenker@gmail.com

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SATURDAY - 7 DECEMBER

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmFlour Power 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

6:20pm BBC London News; 6:25pm Weather The latest weather information.

6:30pm Pointless 7:20pm The Hit List 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:20pm Michael McIntyre's Big Show 10:20pmCasualty 11:10pmBBC News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 12:45am The NFL Show

10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pmJohn and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:40pm ITV News and Weather 1:49pm ITV London Weather 1:50pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:55pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 3:25pm Midsomer Murders 5:20pm Countrywise 6:05pm Tipping Point 7:05pm Catchphrase 7:40pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News London 8:00pm Take Me Out 9:20pm The Chase Celebrity Special 10:20pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:25pmThe Jonathan Ross Show 12:30am ITV News and Weather

7:30am 7:45am 8:10am 8:40am

9:20am

10:30am

11:00am 12:00pm

1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:35pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 11:45pm 12:30am

Wild & Weird Top Class Blue Peter The Amelia Gething Complex Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole Robot Wars Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals MasterChef: The Professionals Talking Pictures Fire Down Below Live Snooker: UK Championship Richard Osman's House of Games Saving Lives at Sea Wales: Land of the Wild Live Snooker: UK Championship QI XL Live at the Apollo Trumbo

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:35am Emmerdale 10:30am Coronation Street 1:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

3:00pm Take Me Out 4:15pm You've Been Framed!

4:40pmBeethoven's Christmas Adventure 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pmBeethoven's Christmas Adventure 6:25pmThe Santa Clause 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pmThe Santa Clause 8:30pmCaptain America: Civil War 9:35pm FYI Daily 9:40pmCaptain America: Civil War 11:25pmI'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am Family Guy 1:25am American Dad!

8:00pm All Aboard: The Great Reindeer Migration 10:00pmThe Sinner 11:25pmFrom Elton John to Gary Barlow: Celebrating 100 Concerts Live at Eden 12:25am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:25am Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth 2:30am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 3:30am Nigel Kennedy at the BBC A compilation of the musician's performances from the BBC archive, documenting the British violinist and violist's development and career, from a seven-year old child on Town and Around

7:00am On the Buses 7:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:35am Inspector Morse 11:55am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 4:00pm Endeavour 6:05pm Endeavour 8:00pm Endeavour 10:00pmMidsomer Murders 12:00am Endeavour 2:00am The Loch 2:55am On the Buses

SUNDAY - 8 DECEMBER

7:05am King of Queens 7:30am Frasier 8:15am The Big Bang Theory 8:35am The Big Bang Theory 9:05am Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle 10:05am The Simpsons 10:35am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 4:15pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 6:35pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Christmas 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Titanic: The New Evidence 9:00pm The Royal House of Windsor 10:00pmRed 2 12:15am American Assassin

10:45am Digby Dragon 10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Access 11:30am Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 12:20pmFriends 3:20pmSanta Who? 4:20pm Access 4:25pmSanta Who? 5:10pm Four Christmases and a Wedding 6:10pm Access 6:15pm Four Christmases and a Wedding 7:05pm 5 News Weekend 7:10pmMingle All the Way 8:10pm Access 8:15pmMingle All the Way 8:50pm Harrogate: A Yorkshire Christmas 10:20pmCraziest Christmas Lights 11:15pmThe Story of 12:40am That's So

11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am Fern Britton Meets 12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC New 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Escape to the Perfect Town 3:35pm Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 4:55pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 5:55pm BBC News 6:10pm BBC London News; Weather 6:15pm Weather 6:20pm Countryfile 7:20pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm His Dark Materials 10:00pmElizabeth is Missing 11:30pmBBC News 11:50pmBBC London News; Weather 11:55pmWeather 12:00am Match of the Day 2

7:45am The Instant Gardener 8:30am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pmMasterChef: The Professionals 1:00pm Rick Stein's Secret France 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 6:15pm Athletics 7:00pm Inside the Factory 8:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 12:00am Defiance 2:05am Question Time 3:05am Best House in Town 3:50am Holby City 4:50am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

7:00am 7:05am 7:30am 8:25am 9:20am 10:30am

9:00am Live European Tour Golf 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm The Gloves are Off Previewing Andy Ruiz v Anthony Joshua.

5:00pm Joshua v Ruiz A Heavyweight Upset 5:30pm The Gloves are Off Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua come face-to-face ahead of their rematch.

6:00pm Live Premier League Manchester City v Manchester United ( Kick-off 5.30pm).

9:30pm Goal Zone Updates on all of the goals from the latest football matches.

12:00am Sky Sports News

12:30pmNadia's Family Feasts 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm Midsomer Murders 3:35pm Tenable 4:35pm Tipping Point 5:35pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 6:35pm ITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 7:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:00pm Catchphrase 9:00pm Not the Robbie Williams Christmas Show 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:35pmITV News and Weather 11:54pmITV London Weather 11:55pmHatton Garden: The Inside Story

3:45am 6:45am 7:00am 9:55am

Snooker v Darts The Protectors The Professionals The Big Fish Off Monster Carp ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Car Chasers 12:00pm Minder 1:10pm Made in Britain 2:15pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Junk and Disorderly 6:00pm The Train Robbers 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm The Train Robbers 8:00pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 9:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

9:05pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 10:10pmThe Dirty Dozen 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pmThe Dirty Dozen 1:15am The Professionals

TV LISTING

Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen Emmerdale Coronation Street 12:55pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

1:55pm Catchphrase 2:55pm Snow Dogs 3:55pm FYI Daily 4:00pm Snow Dogs 5:00pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7:05pm Disney's a Christmas Carol 8:10pm FYI Daily 8:15pm Disney's a Christmas Carol 9:00pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 10:00pmFYI Daily 10:05pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 11:35pmI'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:40am Family Guy

8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 9:00pm James Galway at the BBC The flautist, who turned 80 today, reflects on a career spanning more than 40 years.

10:00pm Ireland with Simon Reeve 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Horizon 12:30am Revolutions: The Ideas that Changed the World 1:30am Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice 3:00am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 4:00am James Galway at the BBC The flautist, who turned 80 today, reflects on a career spanning more than 40 years.

8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:55pm The Simpsons 3:25pm We're Going on a Bear Hunt 3:55pm Father Christmas 4:30pm The Snowman 5:00pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 5:30pm Arthur Christmas 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Live: Britain Decides - The Everything But Brexit Debate 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm Guy Martin's Great Escape 12:05am Caught on Camera 1:05am Alex

11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Access 11:35am Friends 1:30pm Becoming Santa 2:30pm Access 2:35pm Becoming Santa 3:20pm A Shoe Addict's Christmas 4:20pm Access 4:25pm A Shoe Addict's Christmas 5:10pm A Christmas Movie Christmas 6:10pm Access 7:00pm 5 News Weekend 7:05pm Christmas with the Kranks 8:10pm Access 8:15pm Christmas with the Kranks 9:00pm Inside...

10:00pm Inside Sandringham: Holidaying with the Queen

3:30am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot A well-known eccentric contacts the Belgian sleuth when he is haunted by suicidal nightmares.

8:30am Heartbeat 9:30am Heartbeat 10:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:35pmAgatha Christie's Marple 2:35pm Inspector Morse 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Endeavour 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pmAgatha Christie's Marple 12:00am Agatha Christie's Marple

7:00am Football's Greatest: Diego Maradona 7:10am Motorsport UK 8:00am Minder 8:50am The Professionals 9:55am Fishing Allstars 10:25am The Big Fish Off 11:30am Monster Carp 12:35pm Lonely are the Brave 1:40pm FYI Daily 1:45pm Lonely are the Brave 2:45pm Bend of the River 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Bend of the River 4:35pm The Searchers 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm The Searchers 6:55pm The Train Robbers 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The Train Robbers 9:00pm Cannonball Run II 10:05pmFYI Daily 10:10pm Cannonball Run II 11:10pm National Lampoon's Vacation 12:10am FYI Daily

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Live Golf The Emirates Australian Open.

Coverage of day four from The Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

9:00am Live European Tour Golf 12:30pm Live EFL 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Aston Villa v Leicester City (Kick-off 2.00pm).

Coverage of the top-flight clash from Villa Park.

5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live NFL Coverage of an NFL match.

10:25pm Live NFL Coverage of an NFL match.

1:30am Live NBC's FNIA

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TUESDAY - 10 DECEMBER

MONDAY - 9 DECEMBER 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Our Lives 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Question Time 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather

4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmThe Case of Sally Challen 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream 10:00pmLucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey 11:00pmRome Unpacked 12:00am The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge 1:00am The Art of Japanese Life 2:00am Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm My Money Secret 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmGogglebox 12:05am First Dates

1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pmA Joyous Christmas 4:00pmReunited at Christmas 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chris Packham: Plant a Tree to Save the World 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pmChris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pmPolice Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 12:00amRobin Hood

4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast By the Conservative Party.

8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pmGold Digger 11:00pmBBC News at Ten

4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pmRick Stein's Secret France 11:00pmLive at the Apollo 11:30pmNewsnight

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Secret Life of Farm Animals The documentary follows a litter of piglets from birth as they grow up in the Brecon Beacons.

10:00pmWild Weather with Richard Hammond 11:00pmRome Unpacked 12:00am Looking for Rembrandt 1:00am Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox

1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm The People's Vet 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 10:00pmGeorge Clarke's Amazing Spaces 11:00pmFirst Dates

2:20pm A Dream of Christmas 4:00pm Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard 9:00pm Great British Ships 10:00pmHoarders: Landfill In My Living Room 11:00pmGreatest Christmas TV Moments

4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm The X Factor: The Band 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather

1:45pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pmDress to Impress 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:30pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pmFamily Guy

2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmHatton Garden 12:05am In Plain Sight

12:30pmThe Professionals 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pmThe Krays 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pmThe Krays 12:35amFull Metal Jacket

11:00am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 12:30pmRef Watch The Sky Sports team look back over some of the big refereeing decisions.

1:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live MNF 12:00am Sky Sports News

6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Royal Variety Performance 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show

3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Love Actually 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Love Actually 12:45amFamily Guy

11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmHatton Garden

11:20am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Fishing Allstars 10:00pm Beverly Hills Cop II 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pm Beverly Hills Cop II 12:10am The Dirty Dozen

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Sky Sports News 12:30pmSportswomen 1:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Soccer Special Pre-Match 8:30pm Live EFL 11:15pmThe Debate 12:15am Sky Sports News

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am George and Mildred 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Vera 11:00pmHatton Garden 12:05am In Plain Sight 1:05am A Touch of Frost

7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak A mysterious criminal plants bombs around the city which cannot be disarmed.

3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Made in Britain 10:00pmGordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip 11:00pmLethal Weapon 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Lethal Weapon 1:20amWanted 2:20am FYI Daily

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Drive Time USA 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Soccer Special Pre-Match 8:30pm Live EFL 11:15pmThe Debate 12:15am Live PGA Tour Golf The Presidents Cup.

WEDNESDAY - 11 DECEMBER 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Island Medics 12:45pm The Customer is Always Right 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm DIY SOS 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Plastic Surgery Undressed

1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:30pm The Best Christmas Food Ever 3:15pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pmThe Baby Has Landed 11:00pmThe Apprentice: You're Fired!

11:30pmNewsnight

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Hidden Killers 10:00pmDigging for Britain 11:00pmVic & Bob's Big Night Out Vic presents Bob with a striking new wig, before revealing his secret beat boxing skills.

11:30pmGone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 12:00am Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 12:30am Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise 1:30am Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox 2:30am The High Art of the Low Countries 3:30am Digging for Britain

7:30am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm The People's Vet 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pmMy Grandparents' War 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

8:25am Peppa Pig 8:45am Top Wing 9:00am Paw Patrol 9:10am Floogals 9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmChristmas Coincidence 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pm Access 2:30pmA Holiday Wish Come True 4:15pm A Christmas Comeback 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard 9:00pm Secrets of Your Supermarket Food 10:00pmAldi at Christmas 11:00pmIt's Your Fault I'm Fat

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm The Switch 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm The X Factor: The Band 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmPeston 12:45am Monster Carp 1:35am Ideal World

7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:45am You've Been Framed!

8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am You've Been Framed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pmDress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed!

2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pmThrough the Keyhole 11:00pmFamily Guy

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Views expressed and opinions given are not necessarily those of the EWN publishers. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements.

VIP UPGRADE DEAR Euro Weekly, I am so happy to see you are manag­ ing to get away from mentioning the dreaded reality stars of Love Island and TOWIE in your Celebrities section. I mean after all can you really call them celebrities?

You even went so classy as to feature Queen Letizia of Spain! It’s great to see some coverage of relevant pop stars from here and the UK like those who at­ tended the MTV awards in Madrid and Charli XCX last week. Antonio Banderas is back in Malaga and switching on the Christmas lights, will he grant an exclu­ sive Euro Weekly interview?

That would be fantastic. I understand why you feature the UK ‘celebrities’ but it’s good to read about Spain’s own stars who have managed to accomplish Inter­ national fame. I am sure Arg will pop up somewhere singing Sinatra at Christmas, let’s hope there are a lot of celebrities in Spain that week!

By James Kent

Parrot lover DEAR Letters, I was horrified and saddened to hear about the shooting of the Argen­ tinian parrots to decrease their popu­ lation. Surely something else can be done. I am sure we would be up in arms if they started shooting people in overcrowded countries just to keep the numbers down.

Has nobody considered a bird sanc­ tuary or something less drastic? I mean who are they harming? They look beautiful and I suppose are a bit of a tourist attraction. I am glad that they are looking at more humane ways to limit numbers. It would be great to see an update on the progress of the experiment to remove the eggs to see if it works better.

They should hold off on the murdering until they have explored all other op­ tions and have some answers.

QUEEN LETIZIA: Featured in EWN.

OUR VIEW

Break the silence #ME TOO might seem like a new movement in the way that it has been brought to the forefront of the media’s attention. With high profile alleged culprits like Weinstein, Polanski, R Kelly and most recently Prince Andrew, it became ‘fresh’ news when actress Alyssa Milano helped kick off the current phase of the movement two years ago, she wanted to ‘give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.’

However, activist Tarana Burke started the #MeToo campaign more than 10 years ago, her goal was ‘to spread a message for survivors: You’re heard, you’re understood.’

As they both made clear, #MeToo has always been about raising awareness of the impact of sexual violence. It’s also about creating change by empowering women through empathy and strength in numbers and visibly demonstrating how many women have survived sexual assault and harassment, particularly in the workplace.

Milano states that a priority for the movement is changing laws surrounding sexual harassment and assault, for example creating protocols that give victims in all industries the ability to file complaints without fear of reprisal.

It has been suggested that barriers to employment must be removed, such as the job requirement by some employers to sign non-disclosure agreements or other agreements that prevent an employee from talking about their employment publicly and legislation should be passed that bans these types of mandatory pre-employment terms.

The movement has done a great job in highlighting this cause but by drawing it into the public eye has it also allowed once respected figures to be tried by the media?

Now we want to hear your views.

By Jenna Lewis

YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION www.euroweeklynews.com

Gender violence HELLO EWN, I find it very admirable that your paper in print and online has had such good coverage of stories sur­ rounding gender violence. It does shock me that there are SO many cases here, dare I ask if it is part of the culture? I hope not.

However, I do notice that most re­ ported on are male against female violence and as a male victim of fe­ male violence in the past, I won­ dered if there are fewer cases of that in Spain or if it is something that is not talked about due to male pride.

I also attended the Solidarity Race in Fuengirola and was blown away by the number of children in atten­ dance. Let’s hope that it is a good sign and we are teaching our chil­ dren from a young age that violence is unacceptable whether it is against men or women.

Keep up the good work.

HAVE YOUR SAY

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Close the stable door after the horse has bolted!!! A Cobra meeting, and how long is that going to take?

And will it be effective? In the meantime people have to be afraid.

Lilian Benzies

All for a selfie?- poor thing!

Some humans need to learn how to respect animals in general but wildlife really need it even more. This is beyond selfish and tragic.

Teresa Tracy Ramsey

Get your money back millions available!

Santander is a terrible bank. I have been waiting over three months for my new credit cards and when I

COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK asked where they were, I was verbally abused by a member of their staff in Torrevieja, and despite con­ tacting their help line twice still no cards!

Rita Taylor Young

Bless her may she rest in peace x The judicial system in this country is totally broken. So sad for this lady’s family and friends... Look at Hillsbor­ ough result... More proof that our judicial system, is it fit for purpose!!

Amanda Jelley

LAST WEEK’S POLL: Do you think that November is too early to put your Christmas tree up?

• No

24% 76%

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CORRECTIONS

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Emergency Cobra Committee Meeting

Alex Cox

• Yes

OPINION & COMMENT

Hypocrisy?

That flight she took to help Greta would have flown anyway whether or not she was on that plane. Greta’s action is symbolic, highlighting the need for change.

Why don’t you address the real issue at hand and of­ fer solutions??

John Petersen

Andalucia to invest €1m to keep British tourists happy.

Tourism is the lifeblood of the region. Targeting Asia is a sound move ­ China is a premier source of tourists in the West now. Some places are actually making their town Chinese­friendly in the same way a lot of the Costa has signs in English.

Brian Photastic

POLL OF THE WEEK Due to recent allegations, Prince Andrew was forced to step down from his royal duties. Should he be stripped of his title, too?

• Yes

• No

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YOUR STARS

TIME OUT

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) During at least one part of your week the glamorous Sun comes out to shine, and together with the new Moon in realistic Capricorn, sweeps across your working, home and social life. Go-getters will definitely benefit from whatever moves are afoot.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Trust your instincts about those who chop and change. Chill out on Tuesday, and start planning next year's ideas - with the Sun making friendly aspects with determined Saturn, you should be concentrating on promoting all you have to offer.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Be ready for a refreshing cycle of possibilities, as the Sun is in charge of your short and longterm aspirations. Regardless of what is happening in the background, or whatever thankless tasks niggle you on Wednesday and Friday, your efforts will reward you at work, or wherever you need to improve your situation.

Meanwhile, watch your diet.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You, of all the signs, best know the value of taking each day as it happens. It's the old story of making time to catch up with life's little routines. Spread your efforts, and you'll reach your goals much faster. The tempo is picking up, and what you encounter will confirm that you're getting somewhere.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Both kind-hearted Venus and butterfly Mercury flutter with luck. This week's planetary sound-bites suggest that you widen your social circle and conquer new horizons. Also, the lively Sun is ready to dawn on a positive outlook for any long-term changes. Forget the hassles, and dig deep. Take Thursday and the weekend in your stride.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you cannot avoid conflicting opinions or certain odds and ends, accept them and show just how tactful you can be. You might not hold a winning hand, but at one point you'll be able to teach as well as learn. In your head-to-head discussions, leave things as they are until the signs are right.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Even if you've been feeling out of sorts or confused about a certain person or your future, it won't be long before you get a clearer picture. All things change eventually, so don't apply any unnecessary pressure to yourself or others. You'll be surprised at how much better you feel, especially if you're expecting a gleam of hope.

‘Greetings cards featuring artwork by AudreyQ are available at P.C. Highway, Javea with profits going to Aspadis, a Valencian charity for severely handicapped children.’

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Considering some of the things that are about to happen, you'll be wise to follow your feelings.

Your ability to analyse and understand other people is one of your supreme assets. The links between your job, personal and family lives suggest that you need to be a jot more flexible.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Regardless of the weather or other mixed blessings, you should try and get off the grindstone.

Although the emphasis seems to be on home, family and practical property tasks, you'll be running true to Libran form, trying to help everyone around you. Don't forget that the planets are positively geared towards fresh steps and new projects.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Your workaday, family and financial trends offer little respite from ironing out a variety of comings and goings. This is partly because not everyone is being co-operative, but it would be a big mistake to rock any boats close to you.

Cartoon by Audrey Quinton www.audreyq.co.uk

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday November 30

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24

36

40

57

51

IRISH LOTTO Saturday November 30

6

7

19

22

24

46

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your ambitious streak will be in full flow. Stay glued to what you do best, and it will be much easier to get others on your side.

The new Moon in Capricorn will heighten your chances of making the right contacts or receiving some useful advice. If you're tempted to buy home-related items or useful gadgets, budget with care.

BONUS BALL

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BONUS BALL

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Friday November 29

BONUS BALL

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you're single, get out and about, and if you're job hunting or working towards a particular result, stay on course. This is definitely a phase to follow your instincts. With the spotlight on your social, home and selfmotivated activities, you could be in for some unexpected surprises.

BONUS BALL

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12

6 8

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42

EL MILLON: ZQF60714 LA PRIMITIVA Thursday November 28

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46

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JOKER: 2 781 963 Saturday November 30

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JOKER: 8 944 023 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday December 1

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Famous quote

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.”

Charles Dickens Source: Wikipedia

Women’s wit

‘

A woman is like a tea bag: you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 Look for fallen arches (6) 4 Worsen new proprietors (6) 9 Jump over arched roof (5) 10 Olga won, unfortunately, through wrong score (3,4) 11 Eve's late, perhaps, but gives a lift (8) 12 Tie up in the rubbish container and finish (4) 14 Shaken spearhead and raced off (6) 16 Five lodged in shocking holes, positive slums (6) 19 Fuel is nothing in California (4) 20 All too human a story in which evil is overthrown (8) 23 Associate with a regal spouse (7) 24 Hammer costing a quid? (5) 25 Taking food, for example, out of a can? (6) 26 He takes a chance on being restored to health (6) Down 1 So six aliens are elected by the Russians? (7) 2 A quaintly pleasing French accent?

(5) 3 Get a Scot to build homes (8) 5 Pale old penny that’s used by a magician (4) 6 Eastern cause arousing intense feeling (7) 7 South African boy's food mixture (5)

8 Pigeon poet? (5) 13 In a wood everyone must rise and fall (8) 15 Opposed to a giant’s organisation (7) 17 Slim person loaning shilling first (7)

Code Breaker

18 Celebration for political group (5) 19 Money, we hear, in hidden store (5) 21 Straight to the point, though it's dull (5) 22 Some editor needlessly in two minds (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 9 represents Z and 26 represents B, so fill in Z every time the figure 9 appears and B every time the figure 26 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Secured (8) 8 Once more (5) 9 Bellows (5) 10 Cipher (4) 11 Round, red fruit (6) 13 Traditional story (6) 15 Footwear (4) 18 Impart skills or knowledge to (5) 19 Be in accord (5) 20 Catch off guard (8)

English - Spanish

Across 1 Candado (7) 5 Prawn (5) 8 Cadete (5) 9 Calf (animal) (7) 10 Parade (procession) (7) 11 Mouse (5) 12 Bug (insect) (5) 14 To hunt (5) 19 Yemas (de huevos) (5) 21 Tracks (not asphalted) (7) 23 Often (1,6) 24 Leather (5) 25 Sabroso (5) 26 Symptom (7)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Down 2 Accolade (5) 3 Very small (4) 4 Not wide (6) 5 Play (5) 6 Found out (10) 7 Carefully thought out in advance (10) 12 Fix firmly and stably (6) 14 Seizes suddenly (5) 16 Damages (5) 17 Two items of the same kind (4)

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Down 1 Choppy (sea) (6) 2 Fingers (of hand, glove) (5) 3 Avestruz (7) 4 Gatito (6) 5 To spin (5) 6 Sample (7) 7 Alrededor de (6) 13 Enfermedad (7) 15 Warehouse (7) 16 Tirano (6) 17 A través de (6) 18 Broom (brush) (6) 20 Estudio (5) 22 Grandson (5)

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Hexagram

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (HURTLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

BEYOND CLUMSY COMEDY CRINGE FUNGAL GAIETY GUNMEN HURTLE (10) LIABLE MANAGE MOTLEY NAUSEA OMELET ORANGE PAYOUT SHIMMY SYLVAN TENNIS VENOUS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Clergy 2 Burden 3 Jumble 4 Anther 5 Debtor 6 Bounce 7 Heater 8 Moment 9 Ethane 10 Honest 11 Nimbus 12 Netted 13 Teeing 14 Redden 15 Strict 16 Fennel 17 Decree 18 Emerge 19 Series.

Nonagram

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

Kakuro

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case L) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 21 • Good: 29

• Very good: 42 • Excellent: 55

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

Average: 11 Good: 16 Very good: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 29

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION adit ante anti atom date dent diet dint dote edit emit etna into iota item mate meat mint mite moat mont mote neat note omit tame team tend tide tied time tine toad toed tome tone admit ament anted atone dated demit doted mated matin meant monte noted oaten tamed tided timed tinea tined toned atoned detain diatom donate inmate iodate mantid minted moated tandem amniote donated mediant oddment toadied dominate DOMINATED

SOURCE: Pocketcoach

QUICK Across: 1 Stable, 4 Duet, 8 Buttercup, 9 Even, 10 Unless, 13 Scarab, 15 Boar, 18 Overdraft, 19 Fate, 20 Tennis.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Success, 2 Amble, 3 Late, 5 Uncle, 6/18 Tip off, 7 Jeans, 11 Surplus, 12 Handy, 14 Alert, 16 Often, 17 Bare.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Infanta, 5 Storm, 8 Cease, 9 Roister, 10 Turnips, 11 Glide, 12 Cadge, 14 Ashen, 19 Acres, 21 Agitate, 23 Tangent, 24 Prose, 25 Relay, 26 Ratings.

1 Anger, 4 Multa, 8 Amistad, 9 Voice, 10 Creer, 11 Cerca de, 12 Rosado, 14 Escape, 18 Cerilla, 20 Shout, 22 Paper, 23 Presión, 24 Dance, 25 Trono.

Down: 1 Incite, 2 Flair, 3 Needing, 4 Afresh, 5 Sling, 6 Outline, 7 Marvel, 13 Adrenal, 15 Snippet, 16 Batter, 17 Banter, 18 Deters, 20 Seedy, 22 Acorn.

Down:

1 Atascar, 2 Gripe, 3 Retired, 4 Médico, 5 Lover, 6 Ahijada, 7 Piece, 13 Striped, 15 Suspect, 16 Estanco, 17 Magpie, 18 Capaz, 19 Lirón, 21 Olivo.

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3. In a game of water polo, how many players are allowed in the water from each team at one time?

4. Set in Baltimore in 1962, which award-winning 2017 American romantic dark fantasy film tells the story of a mute cleaner at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature?

5. The Watergate scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice led to the resignation of which US president in 1974?

6. What name is given to a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air?

7. What was the name of the British female comedy duo, particularly remembered for their contribution to film and radio entertainment during World War II, created by sisters Elsie and Doris Waters?

8. Which alcoholic beverage is created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops?

9. Which American country singer topped the UK singles chart in May 1958 with Whole Lotta Woman?

10. Which famous actor starred as the dockworker Terry Malloy in the !954 US crime drama film ‘On The Waterfront’?

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Euro Weekly News strives for accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for any errors in published forecasts • Little Richard, Musician, December 5, 87 that is intoxicating, gravelly and mellow. Along His flamboyant style, sexy lyrics, and dynamic with singing and acting, he also composes music music defined the rock and roll music in 50’s and writes songs.

America. He revolutionised the music world by • Mary, Queen of Scots, December 8 Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. She was introducing a certain kind of freedom characterised by the open expression of sexuality and rebellion. the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Little Richard.

• Andrew Flintoff MBE, Cricketer, December 6, his second wife, Mary of Guise, and was the 42 only surviving legitimate child of the king. Mary was AKA Freddie Flintoff, an English television presenter and beheaded in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, on February 8, 1587. She was 44 years old. former international cricketer. He played all forms of the game and was one of the sport’s leading all rounders, a fast • Judi Dench, British actress, December 9, 85 bowler, middle order batsman and slip fielder.

Best known for her role as ‘M’ in the 007 James Bond • Tom Waits, Singer, December 7, 70 movies. She made her professional theatre debut at the Royal Court Theatre as Ophelia in ‘Hamlet.’ In the course American singer and actor blessed with a distinctive voice

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of her career she has won over 50 awards with more than 200 nominations which include a Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award, for her role in ‘Shakespeare in Love.’

• Sir Kenneth Branagh, British thespian, December 10, 59 Actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, he is well known for his film and TV adaptations of a number of Shakespeare’s plays. In 2015, he became the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. • Marco Pierre White, Chef, December 11, 58 Influential British chef and restaurateur dubbed the first celebrity chef of the UK restaurant scene. Popularly known as the Godfather of modern-day cooking, White became the youngest chef to win three Michelin stars.

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1921 - Eire The Irish Free State is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from Britain.

It later severed ties with Britain and was renamed Eire, and is now called the Republic of Ireland.

1941 - Pearl Harbour A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes descended on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the US Pacific fleet and drew the United States into the Second World War. 1978 - Lufthansa Heist Half a dozen masked robbers raided the Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at JFK Airport in New York, making off with more than five million dollars in cash and almost one million in jewellery.

1980 - The Beatles John Lennon is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.

The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range.

1992 - Royal split British Prime Minister John Major announces the formal separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Diana.

2009 - Science-fiction epic Avatar makes its world debut in London and goes on to become the highest-grossing movie in history. The box-office megahit was praised for its state-ofthe-art technology and earned nine Academy Award nominations.

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Fr om tours in Co l d War Germany and Franco’s S pain, to meetin g and befriending George Harrison and touring Europe with AC/DC. It’s a story of hard graft, life on the road, writing iconic rock songs and being in one o f the bigges t rock bands of all time.

Packed with anecdotes and encounters with the likes of Ringo Starr, Elton John, Ozzy Osborne and B B King. Where ’s My Guitar?: An Ins id e Story of British Rock and Roll is a remarkable look into the highs and lows of being a true mus ic leg end.

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ONE of the most anticipated films of the year, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles. The movie industry is changing for fading TV Western star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt) as they struggle to land major parts in a business they once ruled. The comedy-drama is a love letter to Hollywood’s bygone era with beautiful scenery, a fantastic musical score and a shocking twist. Be prepared for the usual Tarantino gore.

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Holding out hope S C I E N T I S T S at UConn Health in Connecticut have made an impres­ sive step that could lead to a break­ through in the most dreaded form of breast cancer. Researchers at Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine were able to stop triple negative breast cancer from spreading in animals.

A new drug being developed at UConn Health consists of a blocking protein that edits DNA and stops the cancer from spreading. It stopped the spreading process, called metas­ tasis, in animals and petri dish tu­ mours.

Triple negative breast cancer is the most aggressive form of the dis­ ease and has the highest risks for spreading and proving fatal within a time frame of five years.

A drug that targets defects in genes is already used to treat mus­ cular atrophy in children. The FDA approved the treatment in 2016 and

scientists at UConn say that their findings could mean the expensive drug could be repurposed to treat cancer.

Around 10 to 20 per cent of women with breast cancer are diag­ nosed with the triple negative form.

This subtype doesn’t respond to standard treatments due to a mole­ cular difference in the tu­ mour. Chemotherapy is effective, but on most oc­ casions the cancer comes back.

The uncontrollable growth of tumours involves splicing factors, that are able to edit specific genes in the cells. They ‘cut’ some of the information out and replace it with faulty DNA. The team in Connecticut focused on the splicing factors, tar­ geting the bad editor that causes tu­ morous cells to grow.

They found one, TRA2B, that was especially dense and practised

blocking the defective splicing fac­ tor.

Blocking TRA2B prevented the breast cancer from spreading in both animals and petri dishes with this tu­ mour. Currently, there isn’t a drug that can be used on humans, but doctors can use the model as a base for developing a treatment faster.

The drug used to treat childhood muscle wasting disease fixes defects in splic­ ing factors and

now, doctors hope the same can be done for cancer. How­ ever, doctors highlight that the process of developing a new drug can take any­ where from five to 15 years.

PROGRESS: Doctors hope to develop a drug that blocks the cancer.

The power of kindness A NEW study by Penn Med­ icine at the University of Pennsylvania has resulted in some curious results.

They found that kind ges­ tures from strangers could

boost well­being even more than a romantic relation­ ship. Small gestures from strangers, work colleagues and friends have been found to have a powerful

effect on people.

Researchers at the presti­ gious academic medical centre followed the lives of 212 people with question­ naires at various times a

day. The study found that people who feel loved every day are healthier and happi­ er, whilst also being better at expressing their feelings.

Love that is not romantic

was seen to have just as much positive influence on people’s lives.

Simple acts such as help­ ing someone with their bags, smiling and greeting a stranger or sending some­ one a supportive text, trig­ gers deep emotions of feel­ ing loved and valued.

Because these gestures come from different people and they are unexpected, it seems they have a stronger overall impact on happiness versus love from just one person.

One researcher from Penn Medicine explained that feeling every day love is actually a much broader spectrum than what we tend to believe. Short, quick moments when you feel a connection and resonance with someone creates emo­ tions of well­being.

The study was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences and consisted in daily sur­ veys to find out how peo­

ple’s emotions fluctuated throughout their day. At first, a group of 52 people of varying ages were stud­ ied for one month, then an­ other group of 160 under­ graduate students for two months.

Participants would re­ ceive questions via text six times a day at different in­ tervals.

They were asked about their mood, any notable moments and their daily ac­ complishments. Generally, it was seen that feelings of love rose for participants as their day went on, and peo­ ple reported feeling happier after experiencing what they considered to be kind­ hearted gestures.

Most surprising, was that these feelings of love didn’t depend at all on the partici­ pants’ romantic relationship status, with single people feeling just as happy. The findings could mean new techniques for mental health care and support.

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Katie’s woes FREQUENT Marbella visitor Katie Price has the weight of the world on her shoul­ ders at the moment after being dealt several devas­ tating blows in a short pe­ riod of time.

Businesswoman and for­ mer glamour model Katie, 41, was declared bankrupt at a court after facing fur­ ther legal action over her spiralling debts and discov­ ered that not only is her toyboy ex Charles Drury, 22, considering suing her, but she has received court orders prompting her to pay her ex­husband Alex Reid £140,000 in legal fees As if that wasn’t enough Ka t i e ’ s o n / o f f b e a u Kr i s Boyson split from her again following concerns about ‘all the pressure she’s under.’

MADRID BORN MODEL: Elsa Pataky, the star of Fast and Furious 6.

Flying visit KATIE PRICE: The businesswoman and former glamour model has concerns about pressure.

Rubbing salt in the wound, it looked like her other ex­husband and fa­ ther of two of her children Peter Andre was in very good spirits as he enjoyed a free trip to Spain.

Forty­one­year­old Pete bagged a lucrative gig play­ ing to VIP guests at Jet.2’s travel conference in Calpe

on the Costa Blanca and managed to keep his social media updated with photos from the fun­packed event.

After wowing fans with a performance of his greatest hits the first night, Peter was back on form the fol­ lowing night as he attend­ ed a fancy­dress party dressed as a Pharaoh.

MODEL and actress Elsa Pataky spent a whirlwind 24 hours in her native Spain to promote the lingerie brand Women’s Secret, of which she is the face of, and their Kissmass Collection.

The beauty, who is married to Thor star Chris Hemsworth, revealed that their daughter India Rose has been bitten by the acting bug. “She has her first lines in the end of year school show,” said Elsa.

Her daughter’s debut was the reason the trip to her homeland was such a brief one as she wanted to be back in Australia in time for seven-year-old India’s big moment. “I can’t miss it. I don’t want to create a bad memory for her - these are the things that stick with you for life.”

Elsa said her daughter was desperate to come on the trip to Spain. “She told me: ‘take me, I want to go to Spain - without boys - just you and me.’ It broke my heart,” and added “She loves Spain. She speaks Spanish very well and she went to a summer camp and made Spanish friends and she’s desperate to see them.”

The same cannot be said for her hunky hubby, “At home, I talk (to the kids) all the time in Spanish, and when I do, Chris doesn’t understand a thing,” she explained.

Tournedos Rossini The most decadent, luxurious, voluptuous, steak you can get.

THIS dish is really both simple, and crushingly luxurious at the same time.

Take a good quality piece of fillet steak. It should be cut thick and flash fried both sides and come out pink if not rare, but you can tell your restaurant how you want it done.

Meanwhile, some toasted Brioche is prepared and the steak is placed upon it and topped off with a slice of Foie Gras pate. It is then put under a grill and grilled until the pate starts to melt.

Finally, a rich Madeira sauce is usually added with truffles and mushrooms, and cascaded over the top.

All of this varies with every restaurant so while they agree in basics there may be chef’s al­ terations, there is no ‘official’ way to make this dish. Cheaper versions might not be so well made either.

It is generally accepted that Tournedos Rossini is a French steak dish, though the Swiss and Alsace Germans might ar­ gue this point. It was named af­ ter 19th century composer Gioachino Rossini.

Its invention has several chefs vying for the accolade, French chef Marie­Antione Careme, Adelphe Duglere, or Auguste Escoffier from the Savoy Hotel.

Tournedos Rossini became very fashionable in the 70’s, be­ fore fading away, but as it is so mouth­wateringly delightful, it is making a gentle comeback in first class restaurants.

In Javea, you can try it at Le Gourmand on the Carreteria Je­ sus Pobre, 966 289 686. Ask for Benjamin and do tell him you saw this in Euro Weekly News.

Benjamin speaks English French and Spanish.

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Profiled: the Spanish Buyer S T AT I S T I C S on the housing sector are out and the results have shed a light on the property ladder in Spain. In the last year, the purchase of a house as an investment represents 10 per cent of the total sales transactions in the country.

A nother 10 per cent of transactions correspond to houses bought as a second residence. And far from these percentages is the purchase of houses meant to serve as the main domicile for a family, which in 2019 is a 78 per cent of all sales.

T his is how the analysis carried out

by Fotocasa real estate portal describes the housing market in Spain. The aim of the study is to examine the profile of the S paniard that buys property as an investment and figure the reasons behind them acquiring this type of asset.

The data shows that 70 per cent of Spaniards who bought as an investment in the last year, do so with the intention of renting the space on a longterm basis. The main reason is the high profitability that renting offers at the moment, with a lot of money to be

made by putting a house or apartment on the renting market. Property owners admit that renting gives fantastic returns that no other financial product is currently able to offer.

I n addition to long-term renting, 15 per cent of people have bought with the intention of renting for short holiday stays and another 15 per cent do not intend to rent at all. A lot of Spanish people are very concerned for the risk of non-payment or squatters that can sometimes happen with renting.

Of these investment properties, 82

per cent of them were second-hand houses and only 18 per cent were new builds. In addition, buyers would generally purchase close to where they lived, either in the same neighbourhood or in a different area.

A s for the profile of people buying a second investment home, 59 per cent were men who are active in the real estate market. The men averaged at 45 years of age with a very high average income of €5,000 to €8,000 per month and in 50 per cent of cases they lived with their partners and children.

Modernising construction BUILDING in Spain has just stepped its game up. Compa­ nies in the real estate sector are taking a new direction and committing to the mod­ ernisation of housing con­ struction. Industrialised mod­ ules are already very extended in the UK and now, they’re gaining popularity among Spanish developers.

Modules such as luxury bathrooms are being de­ signed and produced in large quantities by innova­ tive Spanish businesses. The client, specifies the style, finish and measurements of the bathroom, that is then replicated in mass. Once the build is ready, all that is left is the insertion of the com­

INNOVATION: Industrialised bathrooms are very popular in the UK. pletely finished rooms.

Companies like Hydrodis­ eño, based in Almeria, offer

this service to both large­ and small­scale projects. A fully personalised kitchen or bath­ room module is designed, manufactured and produced in the time frame of 20 weeks.

Clients are able to see the first mock­up module of their con­ cept just five weeks into the process.

The fabrication process in­ cludes making a concrete mould to exact measurement specifications, installing the kitchen or bathroom, complet­ ing with accessories and finally a clean before the packaging of the module.

Installation of these fully finished rooms is done with a crane that inserts the module into the building and the mod­ ules are placed on top of neo­ prene that protects the base.

Developer AEDAS Home has just completed an order for 5,000 luxury bathrooms for all new builds until 2021. This will

mean the large­scale incorpo­ ration of industrialised bath­ rooms in Spanish homes. Their Operations Director has an­ nounced the decision is mod­ ernising the construction of houses, a sector he says has barely evolved in the last 100 years.

The use of modules in place of builders individually in­ stalling bathrooms will mean multiple advantages for the sector and customers. The in­ novating idea will coexist with the traditional bathroom but will signify more polished re­ sults and a likely reduction of building deadlines.

AEDAS Homes believe the new system will safeguard fixed costs until the end of the building work, at a time when the market is exposed to infla­ tion of construction costs. The company expect the system will help reduce any increase in the price of homes.

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So it was inevitable I’d be targeted by school bullies. After my uncle Char­ lie saw the results of a beating I took from a gang of young hoodlums he began giving me self­defence lessons.

He also created a make­shift gym for me in the family garage, and I tough­ ened up quicker than I thought hu­ manly possible.

The first test of my new­found abili­ ty to resist bullies came when a vi­ cious ruffian, who once broke my nose, called me ‘Mary, Queen of Spots.’ I hit him so hard that he pin­ wheeled backwards into a cactus bush, then spent hours in A&E having hundreds of thorns tweezered from his butt.

The bullying immediately stopped. I can’t say I was happy that people be­

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BIG SOFTIE: I was dragged to every tearjerker movie ever made when on my first dates. gan regarding me as a fearsome little thug, but I took great satisfaction knowing I could go about my business without being picked on for being short, skinny, ginger ­ and gay.

Now the gay bit should have en­ dowed me with the sort of mawkish sentimentality I’d later detected among many of my LGBT chums, but it didn’t, even though the first guy I

dated seemed determined to bring out the big softie in me by dragging me to every tearjerker movie ever made.

While Mike kept reaching for tis­ sues to wipe away his tears, I would sit totally unmoved and shove fistfuls of popcorn into my gob.

The relationship was doomed to failure. I threw him over for someone

with whom I could enjoy movies about aliens, giant spiders, serial killers, vampires and the like.

That relationship ended when Gra­ ham howled with laughter when Re­ gan, the possessed girl in ‘The Exor­ cist,’ threw up gallons of pea soup. He laughed even louder when her head began rotating on her shoulders.

My farewell words to Mike were

‘you’re plain weird. You’ve just ruined that movie for me ­ and the entire cin­ ema audience!’

Many years later, to my utter amazement, my stoney­heartedness crumbled when a guy I met in my lo­ cal ­ Company Bar in Benidorm ­ intro­ duced me to a country singer called Tom T Hall. He asked the bartender to access YouTube and play Hall’s song ‘Old Dogs and Children and Water­ melon Wine’ which contains the line ‘Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes; God bless little children while they’re still too young to hate.’

The reason it moved me to tears is that we have an old dog, a terrier called Bijou, who recently begun suf­ fering horribly from rheumatism. He could no longer jump onto my bed and cuddle up to me at night, and I re­ ally missed his presence.

Tears welled up again when Bijou began bounding about like a pup after a marvellous local vet called Natalia Diaz Tejon put him on medication that appears to have completely cured him.

It’s astonishing that it’s taken this long for me to discover that, deep down, I’m just a sentimental old queen.

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MOTORING PORSCHE has launched its first ever all­electric emissions­free, su­ per­fast sports model offering typ­ ical Porsche performance with everyday usability.

The new flagship battery­pow­ ered Porsche Taycan Turbo S four­ door sports saloon is the first of a family of electric vehicles from the German car­maker and marks a ‘new era’ for the brand.

The first models in the new se­ ries, the Taycan Turbo S and Tay­ can Turbo are at the cutting edge of Porsche E­Performance and are among the most powerful produc­ tion models currently in its product range.

The flagship Turbo S version of the Taycan can generate up to 560 kW (761 PS; Taycan Turbo S: com­ bined power consumption 26.9 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emis­ sions 0 g/km) overboost power in combination with Launch Control, and the Taycan Turbo up to 500 kW (680 PS; Taycan Turbo: com­ bined power consumption 26.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emis­ sions 0 g/km). The Taycan Turbo S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, while the Taycan Turbo completes this sprint in 3.2

ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher FIAT’S cute 500 model has been a style icon since first created back in the 1950s and the current version still has plenty of charm which gives it a distinct advantage in the city car sector.

While you can pay around €23,000 (£20,000) for the top­specification versions of the 500 with lots of kit and more sporty engines, the entry­level Pop version starts at a more accessible €14,695 (£12,615) and while at that price you don’t get too much standard equip­ ment, you still get the cute cachet of the car and its cool retro­image.

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Taycan control ONE STEP BEYOND: Leatherfree interior option. seconds. The Turbo S has a range of up to 412 kilometres, and the Turbo a range of up to 450 kilome­ tres. The top speed of both all­ wheel­drive models is 260 km/h.

With its clean, puristic design, the Taycan signals the beginning of a new era, but retains the unmis­

takable Porsche design DNA. Fea­ turing innovative elements such as the glass­effect logo integrated in­ to the light bar at the rear.

The cockpit is of a completely new architecture with a freestand­ ing, curved instrument cluster forming the highest point on the

dashboard. A central,10.9­inch in­ fotainment display and an optional passenger display are combined to form an integrated glass band.

The number of classic hardware controls such as switches and but­ tons has been greatly reduced. In­ stead, control is intelligent and in­

tuitive, using touch operation or the voice control function. With the Taycan, Porsche offers an en­ tirely leather­free interior for the first time. Interiors made from in­ novative recycled materials under­ score the sustainable concept of the electric sports car.

Fiat 500 Pop CITY CAR: A style icon with plenty of charm.

The featured model is the entry version with a 68 hp 1.2­litre petrol engine and five­speed gearbox.

Standard kit is limited to remote locking, electric win­ dows and door mirrors, a ra­ dio/CD player and a USB socket, though there are a variety of options which can be added at extra cost. It al­

Facts at a glance Model: Fiat 500 Pop Engine: 1.2 litre petrol Transmission: 5-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 12.9 seconds, top speed 186 kph (116 mph) Economy: 18.9 kpl (53.3 mpg) Emissions: 116/gkm

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

so has seven air­bags as standard.

The 500 can seat four adults in reasonable com­ fort and while the boot­ space of just 185 litres is tiny, it is adequate for local shopping and can be ex­ panded to take larger items by folding down the rear seats. The retro­style cabin

is simple, unfussy and func­ tional.

The car has good all­ round visibility and its small stature and light steering make it an ideal city car, ag­ ile in narrow streets and tight parking spaces. Out on the open road it can cruise at motorway speeds without too much engine noise in­ trusion and although the seats may look basic, they are comfortable on longer journeys.

Top speed of 1.2­litre petrol model is 186 kph (116 mph) and the 0­ 100 kph time 12.9 sec­ onds which in such a small and nimble car doesn’t actually feel as slow as the time may suggest. Average fuel economy is 18.9 kpl (53.3 mpg) and emissions 116 g/km.

There are many rivals in the city car sector, including the Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10 and SEAT Mii and while some may offer a little more in terms of standard equip­ ment or better fuel econo­ my, when it comes to sheer visual charisma the Fiat 500 still leads the way.

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A LAST­MINUTE Charlie Austin penalty helped West Bromwich Albion return to the top of the Sky Bet Cham­ pionship with a fifth­succes­ sive victory on Monday night.

Despite a dominant perfor­ mance Slaven Bilic’s side found themselves heading in­ to the final minute level at 0­ 0, with Leeds having taken top spot over the weekend but when Kyle Edwards rushed through on goal he was unfairly tackled by Declan Rudd, and referee Oliver Langford had no hesitation and pointed to the spot.

Charlie Austin scored, send­ ing Rudd the wrong way be­ fore side­footing his penalty into the bottom­right corner ­ creating scenes of jubilation in the away end amongst Bag­ gies fans!

Bilic named an unchanged side after a 4­1 victory against Bristol City last Wednesday.

The early stages of the game saw Albion dominate possession, but it took until close to the 45th minute mark to create the first shooting opportunity of the evening to excite their vocal away follow­ ing.

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LEADERS: West Bromwich Albion. the ball up in his own half and beat his man. The young full­ back powered forward and Preston’s backline parted, al­ lowing him to rifle a shot at goal, which Rudd managed to tip over the bar.

Preston went close next.

Sean Maguire found himself unmarked in the Albion penal­ ty box following a throw­in and hit a shot which Sam Johnstone had to turn around at his near post.

Bilic’s side bounced straight back, though. Matt Phillips found a yard on the edge of the Preston box and hit a curl­ ing left­footed effort just wide before whipping in a superb free­kick to the back post

which Kyle Bartley couldn’t quite turn in.

Phillips continued to be at the centre of the Baggies’ at­ tacking intent, hitting a shot onto the turn straight at Rudd.

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Albion continued to control the ball as they searched for a way past the hosts’ resolute defence, and once again Phillips found space on the edge of the box and hit a low effort, which Rudd again got his hands to and tipped wide.

Plenty of possession even­ tually paid dividends though when Baggies’ Kyle Edwards burst through on goal and went around Rudd, who tripped the Albion winger, with referee Langford point­ ing straight to the spot.

Austin stepped up to tuck the penalty into the corner, adding the perfect ending to a convincing away performance from the Baggies.

West Brom went back to the top of the table leav­ ing their many travelling fans with a cheery trip home.

We the Euro Weekly News spoke to Julian Dicks (West Brom Coach) after the game Dicksie said “Tough game, very tough game but we knew we had to win it to get back on top of the table ­ Preston are a very good side and it was tough to break them down but we got there in the end to take away the three points.”

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Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi IT was never in doubt. Brit Lewis led every lap. Hamilton had done it ­ his 11th race win of 2019, with the drivers’ title already wrapped up. It was a phenome­ nal performance. Some py­ rotechnics fired up on the final straight as the celebrations of the season came to an end in Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton finished first, Ver­ stappen second, Leclerc third, Bottas a brilliant fourth having started last on the grid.

Someone on the radio from the Mercedes pit lane summed it all up “Get in there Lewis, what a drive … you didn’t even break in­ to a sweat with that one.”

Hamilton replied: “I can assure you I am sweating. What a race, what a weekend. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone here, and back home. I gotta say … this one’s for the fans.”

This was the first December held Grand Prix since 1963 and after a long season Mercedes and

VICTORIOUS: Lewis Hamilton put on a phenomenal performance.

Lewis Hamilton celebrated in style spinning doughnuts on the track in front of race fans.

When he eventually got to the podium he threw the trophy aloft

in pure celebration spirit.

It’s been an amazing achieve­ ment by Hamilton and his Mer­ cedes team. Can the Briton win another one next year, and draw

THE Balearic Sailing Federa­ tion (FBV) hosted their annu­ al Sports Gala at the Royal Yacht Club of Palma (RCNP), presenting athletes with 77 awards won at world, Euro­ pean and Spanish champi­ onships. This is the largest accumulation of awards in the history of sailing in the Balearic Islands.

Chimo González Devesa, President of the FBV, con­ gratulated the athletes for their hard work and dedica­ tion at the ceremony which took place over the weekend (December 1). Devesa also thanked the commitment of their families and the nauti­ cal training clubs, who with­ out, the success would not be possible.

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SAILING TRIUMPH

VICTORY: Athletes with their awards at the Balearic Federation of Sailing Sports Gala.

He added that the federa­ tion leads the national medal rankings for another year and that this year’s figures are historical for both the re­ gion and to everyone who is part of the sailing family.

Some of the recognised athletes included María Perelló, three­time Optimist World Champion, Jordi Lladó, European U17 Cham­ pion of Laser Radial; Silvia Mas, Champion of the 470 Sailing World Cup; Neus Ballester and Andrea Perello, Women’s World U17 Cham­ pions; Conrad Konitzer and Fernando Rodríguez, U19

420 Junior World Champi­ ons, and Violeta del Reino, Hansa 303 World Champion, whose photograph will also appear on the 2020 federal licence.

The FBV Gala was attend­ ed by Francisco Gil, Director of the FBV and Viviane Mainemare, Sports Coordi­ nator of the RCNP. A tribute was made to Emilio Feliu, a long­standing race judge who had a strong connection with sailing in the Balearic Islands. Devesa praised “his wisdom and his continued willingness to help.”

level with Michael Schumacher on seven drivers titles is now the big question?

Meanwhile Vettel was in sar­ castic mood when asked: “How

do you feel about the season?” he replied “I feel like I want to go and get changed now, but instead I have to stand here and answer your questions. I’m only being honest.”

Whilst Bottas was pleasantly pleased with himself after start­ ing at the back of the grid in the other Mercedes. He said “It was a pretty tough race, I was giving everything I could, but I have to say it was pretty good fun, com­ ing from the back. It wasn’t the easiest, without any DRS in the first 20 laps … but I feel I couldn’t have done anything more, I gave it everything and that’s what matters.”

Speculation was rife all week­ end though that Lewis Hamilton was off to join Ferrari after he ad­ mitted he wants to join the Ital­ ian giants before he ends his ca­ reer ­ Totto Wolf admitting at this stage there was a 25 per cent chance it could take place before next season.

Messi wins his sixth Ballon d’Or IT’S official, Lionel Messi is the winner of the 2019 Bal­ lon d’Or and makes history by becoming the first player ever to have won the trophy six times.

Messi was level with Cris­ tiano Ronaldo, with five Bal­ lon d’Ors, and now he has moved onto his unique level.

At a star­studded cere­ mony in Paris on Monday evening, the FC Barcelona star was crowned the world’s best player for the first time since 2015, seeing off strong competition from the likes of Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk.

Cristiano Ronaldo finished third in the voting.

At the ceremony, Luka Modric presented the Barcelona captain with the trophy, after the Croatian’s year of holding it in 2018 came to an end.

Messi was accompanied

TROPHY RECORD: Messi is first player to win the Ballon d’Or six times. by his wife and two children, in addition to some of the club’s senior staff as he col­ lected the trophy at the France Football gala.

Messi later posted on Facebook: ‘Thanks to France Football and the journalists who vot­ ed for me. I couldn’t have

won this award without the help of my teammates, both those at FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team, and that’s why this prize is theirs too. Of course, it also belongs to my family, who I dedicate it to, and who give me such great support every day.’