Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 23 - 29 January 2020 Issue 1803

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ALMERIA took a battering as Storm Gloria swept across the province at the beginning of the week, bringing torrential rain, snow, strong winds and fierce seas.

Many people in inland areas woke up on Monday to wintery landscapes, icy temperatures and impassable roads.

The AEMET State Meteorology Office issued an orange alert for the Los Velez and Almanzora Valley regions due to heavy snowfall.

The provincial administration and the Sub- delegation of the Government in Almeria reported that sections of nine roads were closed in Benizalon, Purchena, Collado Ramal, Velefique, Las Menas, Seron, Calar Alto, Tahal and Alcudia de Monteagud.

The Guardia Civil were called out to several people on the A-349 between

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STORM GLORIA BATTERS ALMERIA

STUCK: The Guardia Civil had to rescue a couple after their vehicle became trapped in snow on the road between Macael and Tabernas.

Tabernas and Macael and the AL-5101 in Benizalon on Sunday night after their vehicles got stuck in snow.

Tyre chains were essential on a number of other roads, among them the AL-8100 in Oria, the AL7100 running between Albox and Chirivel and the AL-8102 going from VelezRubio to Taberno.

Despite the communi-

cation problems, none of the province’s towns or villages were left completely isolated, according to the Diputacion de Almeria.

British expat residents posting on local Facebook forums did report intermittent power cuts in the Albox area though.

Down along the coast the main story was the huge waves which pounded the beaches

CLOSED: Snowfall forced the closure of sections of a series of roads. and a yellow AEMET alert for high winds.

In Vera Playa the sea got all the way up to the

back of the sand, encircling beach bars and doing no good at all to beach facilities.

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Press Release

A message for UK nationals from HMA Hugh Elliott Happy New Year, and please make sure you are registered!

CITIZENS’ rights have always been an important part of the negotiations on our exit from the EU. Indeed the citizens’ rights parts of the Withdrawal Agreement (the agreement about how we leave the EU) were one of the first areas to be agreed between the UK and the EU back in autumn 2018. The final text of the Withdrawal Agreement was agreed between the UK and the EU in October 2019 and there were no substantive changes to the citizens’ rights elements.

In the UK, the process for approving the Withdrawal Agreement - or what many of us call ‘the Deal’ - is already well underway in parliament. The House of Commons approved the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - which is the domestic legislation that needs to be passed by parliament - by a majority of 99 on Thursday January 9.

It is now being discussed in the House of Lords. If there are any amendments as a result of this, these will be considered by the House of Commons.

The Bill will then be given ‘Royal Assent’ which means that it becomes law in the UK (to follow this in depth, see the UK Parliament website https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/201920/europea nunionwithdrawalagreement.html). In parallel, the European Parliament will also vote on the Withdrawal Agreement on January 29; approval by a simple majority would mean that the EP has also ratified ‘the Deal.’

These processes are a bit intricate, but the key point for you is that we are firmly on track to leave with a Deal on MEMBERS of the Carrie’s Dusty Boots line dance group treated their leader and trainer Carrie Ann Earl to a fantastic surprise with afternoon tea and a trip down memory lane featuring their shows and exhibitions over the last 12 years.

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As you know, the UK will be leaving the EU on January 31 and we are on course to leave with a Deal, so I wanted to explain some of the jargon around the parliamentary process and, crucially, what all of this means for British nationals living in Spain.

HMA HUGH ELLIOTT: Explaining the facts.

January 31. It is also important to note that your rights under the Withdrawal Agreement are completely independent of the negotiations about our future trade and security relationship with the EU. For British Nationals in Spain, the Withdrawal Agreement contains really important guarantees for you on citizens’ rights, such as the right to continue to live and work in Spain, continuation of healthcare and uprating of pensions. Those rights will be protected for as long as you remain

resident in Spain, provided that you are registered as a resident by December 31, 2020. That’s why it is so important to ensure that you, your family, your friends and indeed your neighbours are all correctly registered as resident here. If you are not sure whether you are or don’t know what to do next, have a look at this video from our consular advisor which takes you through the process, and explains the differences between the padron, NIE and residencia: https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/ 2503168039961576/.

You have time and there are plenty of appointments in most provinces, but do make it a New Year’s Resolution to get it done as soon as you can! I should also clarify that UK Nationals cannot apply for a TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero or foreigner’s identity card) until after Brexit - something I know some people have been asking about.

If there is any change to the residency system after Brexit we will update our Living in Guide at gov.uk/livinginspain, so do sign up for alerts and follow us on Facebook at face book.com/britsin spain. We are also holding outreach events in a number of locations in January, including Benidorm, Lanzarote and Murcia, and further details of all our outreach events are on the Living in Guide and on Facebook, so do come along if you have any questions or doubts, and encourage others to join us too. If you can’t attend a face-to-face event, we will be doing another Facebook live session on January 31 where we can also answer your questions directly.

Surprise trip down memory lane moments were shown on the big screen at the Total Entertainment Albox mini cinema, prompting Carrie to remark she hadn’t realised just how much the group achieved in that time.

She made it clear that without the group’s commitment and dedication it would not have been possible to perform their many fabulous routines.

Carrie also paid tribute to

group members past and present for the laughter and fun over the years, and thanked all the ‘long-suffering’ partners, husbands and wives.

Carrie Ann really is top of

her game. Just recently she was nominated for a Crystal Boot award, the line dancing world’s equivalent of an Oscar, for her ‘Pass Me A Beer’ routine.

The event will be held at the Norbrek Castle Hotel in Blackpool on Saturday February 1.

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Low income NIJAR has the lowest average per capita income in Spain for municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants at €6,253, according to National Institute of Statistics figures. Two other localities in Almeria are also ranked in the bottom 10 for income: Vicar (€6,634), and Adra (€7,112).

Museum figures ALMERIA City’s network of museums attracted some 16,000 more visits in 2019 than in the previous year. More than 128,000 people in all visited the eight museums, which include the Museo de Arte’s two venues, the Civil War shelters, the guitar museum and the Arab baths.

Visitor record THE El Ejido municipal tourist office registered a record 8,800 visitors last year, 16 per cent up on 2018. Tourism councillor Luisa Barranco said the municipality was increasingly attracting visitors year-round, especially at weekends and bank holidays.

The British account for one in three foreign visitors.

Roman return POLICE recovered a piece of a Roman olive mill stolen from a property in Berja last June and have opened an investigation into the suspected thief. Police believe the robber used heavy machinery and a lorry to move the piece, which weighs between 400 and 500 kilos.

Migrant rescue A SALVAMENTO Maritimo-coordinated operation led to the rescue of 17 Moroccan immigrants from a small boat located 39.5 miles south-east of Cabo de Gata on Saturday morning. The rescued men were transferred to Almeria City port where they received assistance from a humanitarian help team.

Pensioner stats ALMERIA has the greatest concentration of municipalities in Andalucia in which pensioners make up high proportions of the population. National Institute of Statistics figures reveal retired people represent more than 40 per cent of inhabitants in 11 Almeria localities, including Zurgena, Partaloa, Lubrin, Bedar and Arboleas.

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OVERSEAS APPEAL INDEX THE provincial tourist board has got the 2020 Costa Almeria overseas promotion off to a start at travel fairs in the Netherlands and Northern Ireland.

There were tourist delegations at the Vakantiebeurs fair in Utrecht and at Holiday World in Belfast in a bid to build on the Costa Almeria’s appeal as a holiday destination for northern European markets.

Diputacion de Almeria Tourism Deputy Fernando Gimenez Tourism maintained the provincial presence at travel fairs is important for consolidating and growing foreign markets “as interesting and as with as much potential as the Dutch, which what’s more has a lot in common with and connections to the Belgian market.”

The deputy said there has been important growth in the number of Dutch and Belgian tourists coming to the province in recent years thanks to a direct flight between Almeria and Rotterdam.

“We believe that the presence of Costa de Almeria at Vakantiebeurs will help us gain loyalty among these markets,” the deputy commented.

Gimenez also underlined the importance of having a presence at Holiday World given there is a direct flight connection between the northern Irish capital in the province from May to September.

The deputy said that as well as highlighting the Costa Almeria’s beaches and sunshine the delegation promoted the “segments and experiences which complement our tourism offer.”

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OBJECTIVE: The provincial tourist board wants to build on the Costa Almeria’s appeal as a holiday destination for northern European markets.

High-speed rail

THE Andalucia regional administration is urging the new national government not to delay the Almeria AVE highspeed rail connection.

Junta de Andalucia Public Works regional minister Marifran Carazo revealed during a visit to Almeria City last week that a letter has been sent to the newly appointed Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda Minister Jose Luis Abalos requesting a meeting as soon as possible.

Carazo said she wants to directly convey her concerns about the arrival of the high-speed rail link to the provincial capital, but also about the future of the conventional Almeria-Granada-Sevilla line.

Speaking following the signing of an agreement to make Almeria City part of the Metropolitan Transport Consortium, the regional minister also revealed that the works contract for the final section of the Almanzora highway is due to be put out to tender in the first three months of this year.

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Numbers drop

ALMERIA airport passenger numbers dropped last year.

The number of people going through El Alquian in 2019 totalled 978,997, figures from the AENA public company managing Spain’s airports show. This represented a 1.3 dip on the previous year’s total of 991,992.

Total operations at the provincial airport between the beginning of January and the end of December was 11,777, a decrease of 1.4 per cent. The collapse of British tour operation Thomas Cook in September was one of the factors behind the drop, although this was offset to a degree by growth in domestic flight traveller numbers in the summer months.

Almeria was the only airport in Andalucia to register a decrease in both passenger and air traffic operation numbers in 2019.

El Alquian is ranked fifth in the region for quantity of travellers and operations, behind Malaga, Sevilla, Granada and Jerez de la Frontera.

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Sorting out street sellers ROQUETAS de Mar Council is introducing greater controls on street traders in the municipality.

The local authority has approved an Urban Development department instruction aimed at producing better checks on the temporary stalls which pop up, particularly in the summer months.

The administration also wants more controls on the use of cycle tracks and the occupation of public spaces, both of which it says are ‘very problematic’ in high season.

The idea, Urban Development councillor Francisco Gutierrez explained, is to “introduce order” on stalls selling handicrafts, offering hair braiding, or renting out bikes or other personal mobility vehicles in areas where there are large numbers of pedestrians, and especially on the seafront promenades.

The council said the move was something which local tradespeople had been demanding given that until now licence requests have not been linked to a specific location.

This has made it difficult for Local Police to control illegal streets sales as vendors without authorisations have been mixed up with those who have authorised stalls.

There have also been problems for people using the cycle tracks due to numerous stalls being set up right next to them.

Gutierrez, along with Environment councillor Jose Luis Llamas, announced that it will be the local administration who establishes the

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CONTROLS: The council said it will establish which locations are available to street vendors and will limit the number of licences issued. available locations for these kinds of authorised activities “in accordance with criteria of suitability and logic.”

They also made it clear there will be a limit on the number of licences issued “which will allow for greater and better controls and which will guarantee the full legality and safety of the services offered.”

According to the council the measures will prevent throngs of people gathering in one place and the mix up of illegal with authorised stalls. A further benefit, the administration says, is that it will help to stop vendors who do have handicraft licences and all the necessary permits from offering illegal products and services, “something which up until now has been happening in some cases.”

The Urban Development depart-

ment will supply anyone interested in acquiring a licence to set up a stall on a public street with a specific form, which will include the locations available for each activity, ‘in order that it will be possible to limit, group together and prioritise those of higher quality.’

The local authority made it clear preference will be given to traders with a premises in the vicinity of the spaces on offer.

The instruction also addresses the proliferation of bike rental and personal mobility vehicle stalls in areas which get packed with tourists. Gutierrez revealed that the traffic by-law will include new wording on prohibiting the use of electric bikes and scooters on cycle tracks and related to the Directorate General of Traffic instruction on the obligation of having insurance, a licence, a helmet and number plate.

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Aiming to finish top

SCHOOLchildren in Adra are aiming to finish top of this year’s regional recycling league.

Youngsters in seven municipal schools are competing against children from educational centres in Balanegra, Berja, Dalias, La Mojonera and Vicar in the ‘Liga del Reciclaje del Poniente Almeriense.’ The Consorcio de Residuos Solidos del Poniente Almeriense rubbish disposal service launched the initiative, now into its third year, as a way of getting children involved in raising awareness from an early age about the correct separation of waste materials for recycling. The children have until the end of May to deposit the largest amount of waste packaging in the yellow containers located in their schools. The winners will be rewarded with an excursion to the Aula de la Naturaleza Paredes, an environmental education centre in Abrucena in the Sierra Nevada, with a workshop and teaching activities. The second best recyclers will get a trip to the Castala park in the Gador mountains, which offers games and activities. Third in the league will get a recycling-related storytelling prize, which will allow them to put into practice everything they have learned from taking part in the campaign.

All participating schools will receive a set of sports equipment.

Contraband cigarettes GUARDIA CIVIL seized contraband cigarettes with a combined market value of some €15,000 in just one day during routine checks on passengers and vehicles disembarking at Almeria port.

Officers found nearly 3,000 packs of smokes hidden in the false bottom of a car trailer and behind double covers on the roof, doors and floor of a van.

Both vehicles came off the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ferry.

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MOJACAR Council has demanded one of the Costa Almeria’s most popular beachside venues for partying youngsters keeps its doors shut.

The local authority announced it had issued a resolution imposing not only a €20,000 fine on the company behind Maui in Mojacar Playa, but also stating the establishment should not open for a period of 24 months.

A council statement said the business was responsible for a “serious violation” of the law on Public Spaces and Leisure Activities in Andalucia.

It claims a municipal architect report in 2018 showed the establishment was staging the kind of ‘recreational activity’ for which it ‘lacks the authorisation.’

It further says the report considered adopting ‘urgent security measures to maintain conditions of security and to not disturb the normal peace of people and residents, in view of the har m and acoustic nuisance which the use of music in the establish-

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Council demands Maui shutdown

NUISANCE: The council claims it has received numerous complaints from local people about the venue due to noise and mess. ment causes outside the premises.’

The statement goes on to say the council has received ‘an infinite number of complaints from residents and communities due to the noise, the nuisance caused by being unable to sleep or rest, as well as for the rubbish which the zone wakes up to and the arguments and shouts from some customers in the early hours of the morning.’

What’s more, the local authority asserts, a legal report

dating back to October 2018 revealed that in accordance with municipal records relating to the premises and police reports, the venue was putting on activities which did not fit with its authorisations.

Hence in November that year the administration launched sanctions proceedings ‘on having been proven’ that the establishment was operating as a music bar without the right kind of licences.

What Maui does have, according to Mojacar Council, is

a licence dating back to 1981 to open a ‘caseta merendero,’ which translates more or less as an open-air cafe, and which in any case was not granted to the current owners.

Posts on the Maui Twitter feed meanwhile announce the venue is due to open at the beginning of February.

There were also Spanish press reports that the Maui management maintain there are ‘irregularities’ in the Mojacar Council resolution.

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Spending plans move forward ANTAS Council’s 2020 spending plans are set to move forward.

The governing PSOE Socialist party team voted in favour of the more than €3.7 million budget. The opposition Partido Popular and Ciudadanos voted against, labelling the plans ‘confused and not very transparent.’

The governing council team went through the points one-by-one at the plenary meeting in response to opposition criticism that there lacked clarity on what each amount listed will be spent.

The opposition also complained the budget included a grant from the provincial government for rural roads.

Among the specific spends lined up for this year are €90,000 on improving accessibility in the multi-uses centre, €10,000 for smartening up the old town and €7,000 for a new petanca court.

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Desperate for donations THE PAWS-PATAS animal charity has put out a desperate call for donations for its fundraising outlets in Mojacar, Turre and at Las Buganvillas in Vera.

“We would not survive without our fundraising outlets, but our stocks are almost depleted,” the charity’s Chrissie Cremore told the Euro Weekly News.

“We are desperate for your kind donations, be it clothes, bric-a-brac, crockery, bedding, toys, etc.

Please have an early spring clean because we really are in dire need!”

PAWS-PATAS is also keen to attract new members, and invites anyone interested in doing their bit for the animal charity to go along to its AGM on Saturday February 1 at the Hostal Rural in Turre. Registration is at 10.30am for an 11am start.

Chrissie stressed PAWSPATAS welcomes members and non-members alike “as we value all your questions and concerns.”

Says Chrissie, “Why not

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DIRE NEED: Stock at the PAWS-PATAS fundraising outlets is running low. come and join us and support our work saving abandoned cats and dogs and finding them ‘forever homes’.”

Last year PAWS-PATAS rehomed 91 cats and 256 dogs. The aims for 2020 are, according to Chrissie, even “bigger and bolder” especially concerning the charity’s major TNR (trapping, neutering, returning) campaign for local feral cat colonies.

Chrissie put out “a massive thank you to all those brave people who swam on New Year’s Day and raised more funds towards the building plot for our much needed quar-

antine unit.

“Ann and Brad Swift very kindly organised several events last year, and these have helped us tremendously.”

Explained Chrissie, “We currently have €30,000 and now require a further €10,000 to reach our €40,000 target to get the project underway and completed before summer when the deadly parvovirus is at its most prevalent.

“The quarantine unit will avoid having to shut the shelter, which causes much disruption and distress.”

For more information see www.paws-patas.org or email: info@paws-patas.org.

House of fun Madness will be ‘Catching the Ghost Train’ to perform a few dates in Spain this summer with the first show in Murcia, Friday 26 June. The show starts at 10pm.

A FEW days later and Suggs and the boys will ‘Rocking the Casbah’ in Jardins del Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona on Sunday, June 28 at 9.30pm.

The Madness story began in Camden Town in 1979 with a group of young boys making music. They are now one of the top 20 selling UK groups of all time and celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2019.

Madness have a huge number of hit singles under their belt including My Girl, House Of Fun, The Prince, and over six million album sales to their name.

Band members include Graham ‘Suggs’ McPherson, Lee ‘Kix’ Thompson, Mike ‘Barzo’ Barson, Chrissy ‘Boy’ Foreman, Daniel ‘Woody’ Woodate, Mark ‘Bedders’ Bedford and they con-

MADNESS: Welcome to the House of Fun. tinue to entertain fans with their tours of great British institutions, from Buckingham Palace to Glastonbury, to the 02 to closing Television Centre and beyond!

Everyone is invited to the ‘House of Fun’ - Enjoy.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Gibraltar won’t negotiate with EU THERE seems to be some confusion between Gibraltar and the UK after Chief Minister Fabian Picardo gave an interview in which it appeared that he was looking for Gibraltar to join Schengen following Brexit.

There was a response from a UK government spokesman (according to the BBC) saying that this was not possible and that any arrangement would have to be part of the UK-EU talks on future relations with the European Union.

Since then, Mr Picardo has explained that he wasn’t looking for FORMER Secretary of State for International Trade under Theresa May and a staunch Brexiteer has taken the opportunity to give public advice to Boris Johnson with regards to trade deals with the USA. He considers that it is more than likely that there will be a considerable delay in setting in place a deal with the American federal government due to the British decision to support the EU ban on

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FABIAN PICARDO: Wants easy cross border movement.

Individual US trade deals chlorinated chicken, a method of removing parasites from the meat.

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has already confirmed that the ban will stay in place following Brexit and with other dis-

agreements on agricultural matters any deal could be long and torturous.

Dr Fox has suggested therefore that the Conservative government should look to enter into individual deals with the most affluent of the US States such as California, Florida, New York and Texas which have huge economies and are allowed to enter into trade deals under US law.

Gibraltar to join Schengen but hoped that there would be a chance for it to be treated as a special case like Liechtenstein which is in Schengen but not in the EU. Of the current 28 States in the EU, just six, including the UK are not part of Schengen which is an agreement which allows free movement between Schengen members without the need to show passports or obtain visas (except in times of emergency). As Gibraltar employs so many Spaniards and expatriates who live in Spain, any delay at the border could be harmful not only to the economy of Gibraltar (which also sees large numbers of tourists entering across the land border) but also to the local Spanish towns such as La Linea de la Concepcion, Alcaidesa and San Roque who rely on workers’ income.

It would appear that Northern Ireland will receive special treatment as far as cross border movement with its neighbour the Republic and Gibraltar is anxious to see as little disruption with movement into Spain as possible.

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BREXIT EXTRA Bank moves US banking giant JP Morgan Chase has reportedly purchased an office building in Paris in order to move a large number of its UK-based staff to France now that Brexit is to go ahead. This is in accordance with warnings issued in 2019.

50p coin WHEN Britain joined the EU, the Royal Mint issued a 50p coin depicting the holding of hands, now that it is leaving a new 50p piece bearing the words ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’ will be released on January 31.

More equal THE Prime Minister has told a UK-Africa investment summit that he will put “people before passports” following Brexit and that the UK’s immigration policy will become more equal in order to attract some of the world’s best talent to Britain.

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Council meetings going live CUEVAS de Almanzora Council meetings are set to be streamed live.

“One of the challenges for this government team is to boost the transparency of the local entity and bring the municipal administration closer to residents, improving on the existing channels of com-

munication,” commented Cuevas mayor Antonio Fernandez Liria.

The local authority is getting provincial government assistance to install new equipment in the town hall with a direct streaming system for plenary meetings and other public acts.

INCONSIDERATE: Piles of rubbish were just left on the road.

Rubbish dumping VERA Local Police have reported three local residents for dumping piles of rubbish on the street next to skips and outside regulation waste disposal hours.

Documentation found among trash on Avenida Brasil led to the identification of the responsible individuals. The three face fines of up to €600 for serious infringements of the regulations established by the Consorcio de Basuras Almanzora - Levante rubbish collection service.

“Our commitment to the

public is to promote greater civic responsibility in relation to looking after the town, and if to achieve this we have to penalise behaviour which fails to comply with that set out in the by-laws we are not going to shy away from doing so,” said Vera Deputy Mayor and Public Safety councillor Alfonso Garcia.

“The cleanliness of Vera is one of the government team’s priorities,” Garcia added, “but we cannot make Vera the municipality everyone wants alone; we need the collaboration

of the public so our town shines in the way it deserves.

“Having a cleaner town is everyone’s business.”

Vera Council reported that a new by-law on the protection of urban areas is due to come into force soon.

It will set out basic regulations on the care and protection of public spaces and urban furniture “with the objective of contributing to improving the quality of life of all residents,” the local authority said.

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Hats off to AEEPP!

The Spanish Periodical Association (AEEPP) is celebrating turning 20. The largest association of press editors in Spain was founded on January 20, 2000 and has been producing excellent work ever since. Under the guiding hand of Miguel de Haro, a small group of publishing businessmen created an upstanding institution that represented them while also looking after the interests of the press.

TODAY, AEEPP is the largest association of press editors by number of associates in Spain. The institution is currently partnered with over 160 companies and 1,000 publications.

AEEPP is the only press association that is part of the large national business confederations (CEOE and Cepyme) and is one of the most active international players. Among the associations associates are not only some of the most widespread media but also many of the most innovative publications in the sector.

A strong passion unites EWN Media Group and the AEEPP, who have awarded the Euro Weekly Newspaper for its work in the Spanish press. In 2017, Spain’s leading English language newspaper was named Best Free Publication and in 2018, the Euro Weekly News was once again awarded for the Professional Trajectory gong. As Spain’s leading

newspaper for expatriates, Euro Weekly News was honoured to be recognised by a major Spanish Press association as the best free newspaper in Spain.

Throughout 2020, AEEPP will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a series of activities and events that started in June 2019 with an audience with HM Queen Dña. Letizia.

The EWN Media Group would like to applaud the AEEPP and president of the institution, Arsenio Escolar, for 20 years of outstanding work in press. EWN recognises the challenges of the sector and the importance of an established institution and would like to offer a sincere congratulations to everyone at AEEPP. As EWN has proved over 20 years of newspaper publications, strong businesses and organisations just keep growing and getting stronger!

AEEPP: The organisation is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020.

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New Year walking progamme underway ADRA Council’s 2019 walking programme got off to a start with the nine-kilometre La Molata route in the Cabo de Gata natural park.

More than 70 walkers went along for the four-hour, low difficulty hike through stunning locations, including Rodalquilar, el Playazo, Cerro Molata, the Cuervo cove and Las Negras.

The council explained the hikes are organised by its Youth department and are particularly aimed at encouraging young people to take up healthy leisure time and sport activities.

The programme features walks in Almeria Province and elsewhere in Andalucia of different levels of difficulty, including routes which are suitable for children aged from six years’ old and upwards.

The walking programme runs until June and will also include bungee jumping in March. The next walk will be the Mamut route in Padul in Granada on January 26. Registrations can be done in person at the Youth Office at Adra Town Hall in Edificio Plaza from 9am to 2pm from Monday to Friday. Information can also be requested by email at juventud@adra.es by calling 677 942 005.

TARGET: The hiking routes are especially aimed at encouraging young people to take up healthy leisure time activities.

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SOLUTION: The council members said the works would bring water cuts in the San Francisco and Saltador districts to an end.

HUERCAL-OVERA Council has explained details of plans for the water supply network in the San Francisco and part of the Saltador area of the municipality to local residents.

Mayor Francisca Lourdes Fernandez, Public Works councillor Jose Diego Lopez, Urban Planning and Environment councillor Monica Ruiz and Districts councillor Isabel Ruiz were all present for Tuesday’s meeting.

They told residents this will be an important pro-

ject with works which will run parallel to the ALP9104, also known as the Los Pozos road, and specifically the ditch.

This was, the council team said, badly damaged by torrential rains between the La Morena river course and Montacar back in 2012, leading to water supply problems for residents of the zone.

The project will provide a “solution,” the mayor affirmed, “bringing to an end the cuts to supply.”

Fernandez underlined the importance of the

planned works for San Francisco and Saltador residents in guaranteeing a basic service and insisted the project is “an example of the work we are carrying out to provide public services to the entire municipality in equal conditions.

“Hence the council prioritised in the budget a section of €88,000 to carry out said works, to which we will add others in Overa.”

The Public Works councillor detailed that the damage to the water supply

network had been due to a pipe being washed away leading to numerous breakages.

He said the works will consist of excavating and shoring up ditches in order to lay a new pipe.

The project has a total budget of €148,000, for which there is €60,000 of Diputacion de Almeria funding.

The next step the councillors told residents is to contract out the project, with a view to the works being finished by next summer.

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Take time to check your tax planning, investments, pensions and estate planning are all on track to protect your family’s long-term wealth.

While we can expect the Brexit transition period to run until the end of 2020 - during which things should generally be unchanged for expatriates in Spain - there is no certainty beyond this. With the clock ticking, financial planning reviews are particularly important to keep ahead of any developments that may affect you, for better or worse. You should also consider if any recent changes in your personal and family circumstances mean you should adjust your arrangements this year.

By Gerard Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks

With today’s global tax transparency, it is more important than ever to get this right.

Remember, in extreme cases tax evasion can result in prosecution, even if it is unintentional. Crossborder tax planning is complex, so take specialist advice to achieve peace of mind and potentially secure significant tax savings.

Savings and investments If you do not have a financial plan in place for Spain, take a fresh look at your savings and investments.

Successful investing is about having a strategy specifically based around your personal circumstances, time horizon, needs, aims and risk tolerance. You should ensure you have adequate diversification to avoid over-exposure to any given country (including the UK), asset type, sector or company. Explore investment structures that allow multi-currency flexibility to help minimise exchange rate risk.

Pensions Today’s pension landscape offers more choice than ever, but this may change with Brexit. For example, tax-free transfers to Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) in the EU/EEA may be targeted once the UK sheds its EU obligations. Carefully weigh up your options, alongside the tax CREDIT: Subdelegacion del Gobierno en Almeria Twitter @subdegobalmeria

Tax planning You need to make sure you know where you are resident for tax purposes, especially if you are new to Spain or still spend time in the UK. You then want to structure your investments and wealth in the most suitable way to minimise taxation - here, the UK and wherever you have financial interests - while meeting your obligations.

Are they actually better suited to a UK resident? Do they meet your risk/reward appetite? Have you taken advantage of suitable taxefficient opportunities in Spain?

SOLUTIONS: A study setting out strategies for protecting the Almeria coastline is currently underway.

Coastal protection COAST protection solutions will be under discussion at a meeting at the end of this month between the Sub-delegate of the Government in Almeria and the mayors of the province’s coastal municipalities.

Manuel de la Fuente revealed during a visit to Adra last week there will be a presentation of the

preliminary results of an Ecological Transition Ministry study being carried out with Europeavn funds, which aims to set out strategies for protecting the entire Almeria coastline. The council leaders will have the opportunity to explain the main erosion problems in their localities.

The Sub-delegate was

in Adra to take a firsthand look at the regression and erosion in the La Habana beach area.

De la Fuente said provisional measures like transferring sand will have to be taken “which do not put at risk the solutions which will have to be taken to solve the erosion problems on this stretch of coast in the long-term.”

implications in Spain and the UK, to establish the best course of action for you.

Make sure you take regulated advice to protect against pension scams and do what is right for your personal circumstances and aims.

Estate planning It is vital to review your estate planning when living in Spain, as both succession law and tax work very differently to the UK. Are you aware, for example, that Spain’s ‘forced heirship’ rules could automatically pass a significant proportion of your worldwide estate to your direct family, whatever your intentions? You can specify in your will for the EU regulation ‘Brussels IV’ to apply relevant British law to your estate instead, but take care to understand your options and any tax implications.

Your estate plan should be set up to

achieve your wishes in the most taxefficient way possible. If you remain UK domiciled - as many expatriates do - you continue to be liable for UK inheritance tax, so you should plan to reduce this liability for your heirs.

To bring all these complex elements together and avoid missing out on suitable opportunities, take expert, cross-border advice. Spending time on a financial health-check now can secure peace of mind that you and your family are in the best position to enjoy a prosperous 2020 and beyond.

Summarised tax information is based upon our understanding of current laws and practices which may change.

Individuals should seek personalised advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com

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Held at gunpoint in drug house mix up A VERA resident found himself threatened at gunpoint when a group of thugs looking for d r u g s g o t t h e w ro n g house.

He told Guardia Civil he stepped out of his home to investigate after hearing a vehicle sounding its horn right in front. He came across a man in his 40’s who asked for directions to a junk yard and farmhouse. When he turned to indicate the location the stranger pointed a gun at his head.

At this point two others got out of the van which had been making the noise. One of the individuals was also armed.

They forced the man into his house. Four of his family members were inside at the time.

The group demanded to know where he had stashed bags of marihuana and went to the prop-

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ARRESTS: The Guardia Civil charged two men in their 20’s for illegal detention and threats. erty looking for non-existent drugs until they realised they had got the wrong house and made off.

Guardia Civil found the van used by the attackers. Although it looked as though it had been stolen it had not been reported missing, and turned out to belong to a company which has closed down, the Guardia reported.

Further investigations

led to the identification, location and arrest of two of the suspects, both of whom have police records. LFM, 28, and JFT, 25, face charges of illegal detention, injuries and threats.

The Guardia said that a Malaga court has issued a search and arrest warrant for the third suspect, identified as 27-year old JMFH, who is now in France.

Officer talks down suicidal woman AN El Ejido police officer managed to talk down a young woman who was threatening to throw herself off a balcony.

The female officer was with one of the patrols

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called out to the property in response to a report a 29-year-old woman was planning to hurl herself down onto the street below following a family argument.

After talking with the woman for half an hour or so the officer managed to gain her confidence.

She persuaded the 29year-old to come down from the railing and got her safely inside where a health team was waiting to sedate her.

The incident occurred just before the start of the municipality’s San Isidro race, causing a half hour delay to the start of the annual sporting event.

Donating blood in Spain 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, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es.

Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible.

If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org.

A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname.

The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person).

Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe.

After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate.

After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months.

The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross.

CREDIT: Policia Nacional Almeria

GOOD JOB: The officer managed to persuade the young woman to come down from the balcony railing.

Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery.

Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million.

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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ADRA’S switch to more energy efficient public lighting is moving forward.

The council reported that low power consumption LED technology was installed on more than 750 street lights and on light points inside municipal buildings during 2019.

“With the use of LED technology we are not only trying to reduce energy costs, but also to help conserve the planet, and at the same time promote energy efficiency and saving measures among residents by setting an example,” commented Adra mayor Manuel Cortes.

Speaking following a meeting with Municipal Services councillor Francisco Lopez and Energy Efficiency councillor Antonio Sanchez to evaluate the energy situation in the town and the best way forward, the mayor stressed the swap to LED cut power consumption,

PLEDGE: Mayor Manuel Cortes said the council is committed to reducing energy costs and contributing to protecting the environment.

but did not reduce illumination levels from the necessary minimum for each kind of street.

He also pledged the local authority will carry on “contributing to the mitigation of climate change,” while making progress on a “vibrant, attractive and competitive urban area.”

Among the buildings which have benefited from the switch to LED are the Pedro Mena and Nueva Andalucia schools, the Curva health centre and

the town hall.

The next step, Cortes said, “is that every light is changed, both interior and exterior, to LED technology.”

A further council measure aimed at making the municipality greener was a €15,000 investment in energy efficiency revisions of 17 municipal buildings, including the cultural centre, Local Police station, Miramar stadium, the sports pavillion, the municipal swimming pool and the fishing museum.

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THE Government Subdelegation in Almeria reported there were 1,444 fewer people re g i s t e re d a s o u t o f work at the end of December than at the beginning, representing a 2.57 drop in the jobless rate.

The decrease put the number of people without work at 54,772, the first time the total has fallen below 55,000 since February 2009.

The inter-annual drop was 2.66 per cent, or 1,497 less people out of work than in December 2018.

The Sub-delegation highlighted the decrease in unemployment among women, with 1,314 less than in November; women currently

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Vera

Stand out moments in Almeria history

SUBJECTS: The works illustrate key chapters in the province’s past, from the earliest civilisations all the way up to modern times.

represent 57 per cent of the province’s jobless total.

By sector, services regis-

tered the greatest decrease in the number out of work, with 1,304 less, followed by agriculture

on 174. In the ‘without previous employment’ group there was a drop of 226.

Costa Almeria expats go full steam with association to promote old La Alfoquia station BRITISH expats are going full steam ahead with an association to support and help develop the area around the old La Alfoquia station.

Launched last month, the Cultural Association of the Friends of Zurgena Railway is focused on the idea of creating an open-air museum in the area around the station plus a small indoor museum as a fitting way of recognising and commemorating the importance of the railway line to the region.

Given the strong histor-

ical connections between the provincial line and British companies, many members of the local resident expat community have taken a keen interest in the association.

Some 50 people have already joined, among which there are also a good number of Spaniards.

Association President and Zurgena local councillor Jim Simpson told the Euro Weekly News there were plans to hold events and trips throughout the year with a view

to encouraging interest in the project.

Jim also revealed that the association has done video interviews with some of the local men who worked on the railway in its heyday. The idea is to feature their fascinating memories as one of the exhibits in a future museum.

Jim also explained that the more members the association gets, the more likely it is to secure

funds or grants from regional authorities.

Membership is €10 per annum and is open to anyone.

For more information contact Friends of Zurgena Railway on 610 194 260 or email jimszurge na@gmail.com.

There is also an association Facebook page: Assoc Friends of Zurgena Railway/de Amigos de Ferrocarril de Zurgena.

CREDIT: Jim Simpson

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MEMORIES: Association President Jim Simpson meets with four locals who worked on the Zurgena railway in its heyday.

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DENMARK

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THE Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen is known around the world and is so popular in China that in 2010 it was sent to the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. It has now been daubed with graffiti stating ‘Free Hong Kong.’

Green heat WHEN residents move into a new apartment complex on the island of Aarhus, they will be the first in the area to live in properties heated by sea water whose temperature is increased by running through five­metre pressure tanks.

VANDALISED: The Little Mermaid.

GERMANY

Organ donation

No Arabs

WITH more than 9,000 people currently on the organ donor waiting list and only 932 people last year agreeing to donate, Ger­ many has just 11.5 donors per million peo­ ple. Parliament is now considering an opt out rather than in system.

AN Egyptian man was furious when he re­ ceived a letter of rejection stating ‘No Arabs please’ after applying for a job with an architects firm, so he shared the email on his Facebook page which has now gone viral.

BELGIUM

FRANCE

Flour prank

Paris camps

SCIENTISTS have confirmed that more than 12 en­ velopes sent to Walloon government offices in Na­ mur and elsewhere were inert. Each contained a white powder which led to closed buildings as they could have contained Anthrax, but was just flour.

DESPITE the fact that there are now 108,000 beds available in hostels for asylum seekers in Paris, there are still several thousand people living in squalor in makeshift camps scattered around the capital’s ring roads.

Fewer births

Pivot age

BELGIUM currently has 104 maternity units, many of which are small or were created several years ago and are not handling sufficient numbers of births to be economic. Politicians are now consid­ ering closing 17 in order to divert money else­ where.

AFTER more than one month of strikes against the French government’s new pension proposals, the Prime Minister has indicated that he might be able to remove the controversial pivot age clause which sees loss of pension for those who retire at 62.

NETHERLANDS

Cycle lanes

Shroom boom

A DUTCH politician is lobbying the makers of Lego to introduce cycle lanes on the roads of their play world product arguing that as Hol­ land has such a large number of cyclists, it would be realistic and reinforce guidelines to children.

FOLLOWING a fire in a national park in 2018, Dutch scientists have discovered a burst in growth of a number of rare fungi in the area.

Of the 6,000 different species in Holland, 50 will only grow in areas that have experienced fires.

SWEDEN

NORWAY

Midnight flyer

Daesh arrest

FOR the first time, the Swedish railway service is considering introducing overnight trains to take passengers to several European cities. Although plans are currently tentative, it appears that the inaugural service could run from Malmö to Cologne.

A WOMAN of Norwegian­Pakistani descent who is said to be associated with Daesh is being repatri­ ated from Syria by the Norwegian government as one of her two children, a five­year­old son needs medical treatment. She however will be arrested on arrival.

Murder hunt

Phishing con

AFTER selling their farm property for 14 million krona (€1.32 million) a 60­year­old man and his partner were murdered in a remote part of Vallen­ tuna. Police assume robbery was involved and are searching for a vehicle spotted in the vicinity.

ONLINE payment service VIPPS, the largest in Nor­ way, has issued a warning to customers about a scam whereby criminals send out text messages claiming to be from VIPPS and asking for informa­ tion which will then allow them to steal funds.

FINANCE

Ready to eat

FOLLOWING a trend set by oth­ er supermarkets, Lidl which employs 15,000 people and has nearly 600 stores in Spain is about to launch ready­to­eat food after running tests in four stores.

The meals themselves will cost between €1.19 and €2.99 and are being introduced as Spanish consumers change their way of eating and are now more open to enjoy pre­ prepared fresh food.

There will be six cold and eight hot dishes introduced as new stores are opened and will eventually be on sale across the nation.

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€1 billion

is the amount that Spanish bank Sabadell has agreed to pay IBM for computer and programme upgrades over the next 10 years.

Easier car charging

EU has trade surplus A REPORT compiled by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) and the ifo Institute Munich has concluded that the European Union has a trade surplus with itself of €307 billion rather than the zero it should be.

They contend that simple calcula­ tion errors could not possibly account for such a huge amount which grows annually, but is likely to be the result of massive tax fraud which affects every member state.

According to their estimates, such practices could have cost the EU

By John Smith member states’ treasuries some €30 billion in 2018 alone and it is easy for companies to perform the sleight of hand which results in the tax evasion.

“When companies declare sales as exports, they are exempt from VAT. However, if, in reality, these transac­ tions were not cross­border but do­ mestic, they are not recorded in the supposed trading partner’s import statistics and go untaxed,” explained those responsible for undertaking the study.

Last year, the entire world ran a

trade surplus with itself of €357 bil­ lion, so this new analysis suggests that 86 per cent of the global devia­ tion is solely due to the EU and points a finger at the UK due in part to the way in which it prepares its trade data using small random sam­ ples only.

Britain however battled for many years with the Carousel Fraud prob­ lem which saw goods imported from the EU without paying VAT and then companies selling those goods and charging VAT , finally closing down prior to paying the UK Customs and absconding with the money.

AFTER an initial test, Spain’s largest energy company Iberdrola has signed an agreement with the Avia service station network to in­ stall fast charging points for elec­ tric cars in 100 of Avia’s sites.

Initially, they were tested in just seven provinces, but now it is ex­ pected that they will roll out into the majority of Spanish provinces and there will be a total of 500 fast chargers in the 100 service sta­ tions to ensure customer satisfac­ tion.

Long term, Iberdrola aims to have 25,000 recharging points across the nation.

LEGALLY SPEAKING How to get 3/5 majority?

Our community is considering a vote to limit short­term holiday rentals, but how can we ob­ tain the votes of ‘three­fifths of the members’ when fewer than half that number ever attend the AGM? I raised the question with our administrator who kindly explained in detail about ‘members present or by proxy’ and the first and second calling of the meeting.

Can you confirm her explanation?

S D (Costa Blanca) Yes, we can. We tend to use the YOU AND THE term ‘members’ LAW IN SPAIN too loosely. Here is the detailed picture. The announcement of the AGM should specify ‘first calling’ and then ‘second calling’ usu­ ally half an hour later. If 51 per cent of members and proxies are not present, the AGM cannot be held on first calling. At the second calling, valid decisions can be voted by the members and proxies present. So a three­fifths vote of those present will suffice to pass resolutions. The members who did not attend can protest the vote within 30 days after being informed. Note that the law also spec­ ifies that this majority must include the ‘cuotas’ or partici­ pation shares as well as the number of owners.

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.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Staff cuts ONE of Spain’s leading banks, Caixa has been reducing staff over the country and now wants to lose 376 from Barcelona and Teruel. It has explained to the unions involved that it hopes to give early retirement to many.

Fewer closures HMV, one of the UK music scene’s best known stores, was saved from financial ruin by Canadian firm Sunrise Records but with a cost of closures. However thanks to renegotiated rent deals with landlords a further six shops have been saved.

Reduce risk WITH a number of major catastrophes over the best three years, insurance giant MAPFRE has been responsible for a number of large pay outs due to its reinsurance division. It is now reviewing this practice in order to reduce risks.

Pension threshold THE UK Treasury is prepar­ ing to give tax relief to those earning more than £110,000 (€120,000) in or­ der to try to stem the early retirement of senior doc­ tors and consultants in the

NHS. It is suspected that the threshold will be in­ creased to £150,000 (€165,000), as this would help the majority of senior doctors.

It will also benefit other

high income earners, but the main problem that the Treasury is trying to fix is the decision by many doc­ tors to either retire early or work part­time to reduce taxation.

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802,87K 1,26M 8,14M 1,63M 13,81M 134,99M 458,35K 7,83M 669,93K 1,54M 9,65M 6,96M 269,19K 2,42M 795,34K 5,25M 1,09M 1,16M 5,63M 9,51M 1,05M 3,65M 3,99M 2,30M 3,18M 2,90M 4,52M 5,49M 2,68M 3,91M 167,03K 2,41M 2,86M 668,06K 1,17M 991,41K 344,09K 98,45K 3,24M 2,11M 4,16M 3,93M 10,64M 15,25M 1,52M 2,39M 1,88M 49,57M 546,97K 3,75M

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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 181,35 1.480,39 1.864,72 318,73 324,15 147,78 115,58 49,02 56,94 68,56 222,14 249,46 231,91 138,31 59,60 149,17 138,20 211,98 90,97 167,10 104,53 40,51 126,41 510,50 154,40 298,47 60,13 204,70 114,96 144,33

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) +0,34 +0,19% 3,69M +28,69 +1,98% 2,40M -13,22 -0,70% 4,00M +3,49 +1,11% 34,45M -7,85 -2,36% 11,06M +0,94 +0,64% 3,33M -1,31 -1,12% 7,89M -0,03 -0,06% 27,18M +0,12 +0,21% 14,26M -0,26 -0,38% 18,14M +0,37 +0,17% 15,91M -0,26 -0,10% 3,11M +3,09 +1,35% 7,98M +0,33 +0,24% 5,62M -0,06 -0,10% 21,80M +0,97 +0,65% 9,08M +0,95 +0,69% 14,70M +1,13 +0,54% 3,54M -0,21 -0,23% 9,67M +0,93 +0,56% 34,37M +1,16 +1,12% 6,27M -0,10 -0,25% 21,90M +0,34 +0,27% 11,32M -2,99 -0,58% 13,63M +0,85 +0,55% 4,64M -2,27 -0,75% 4,63M +0,46 +0,77% 15,62M +3,75 +1,87% 12,52M -0,94 -0,81% 10,05M -0,79 -0,54% 10,36M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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+2.02% +1.98% +18.92% +9.17% +0.98% +2.42% +2.16% +10.16% +6.47% +12.68% +11.15%

2.62M 2.40M 205 1.10M 359,200 398,407 2.17M 692,268 833,359 5.20M 1.84M

MGP Ingredients Inc. -27.66% Amazon.com Inc. -0.70% CDW Corp.

-5.10% Equinix Inc. -1.20% Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. -2.46% Viela Bio Inc. -14.57% Charter Communications Inc. Cl A -1.19% J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. -4.24% Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cl A -2.24% Expeditors International of Washington Inc. -5.56% Align Technology Inc. -1.52%

2.44M 4.00M 2.36M 794,241 43,814 87,835 2.25M 3.95M 225,971 3.31M 793,447

Most Advanced Alphabet Inc. Cl A Alphabet Inc. Cl C Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. ADR Karuna Therapeutics Inc. MercadoLibre Inc. SVB Financial Group Intuit Inc. Principia Biopharma Inc. Wingstop Inc. Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. Forty Seven Inc. Cl A

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Sareb takeover proposed It was set up in 2009 by a consor­ tium of investment banks (54 per cent) and the FROB (46 per cent) rep­ resenting the Spanish government to take over and manage the huge number of properties which were the subject of bad debts.

Since then it has disposed of a number of the properties and also

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ISMAEL CLEMENTE, the CEO of Socimi Merlin Properties has suggested that it would be appropriate and in keeping with their principles for the new Spanish government to purchase 100 per cent of Sareb, the ‘bad bank.’

ISMAEL CLEMENTE (centre): Suggested government should buy Sareb.

Thousands take exams IN order to work in the public sector in Spain, it is necessary to undertake and pass examinations known as ‘las oposiciones’ and last Sunday J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 6 6 ,4 0 0 p e o p l e

sat the examination competing for just 4,055 jobs in the post office (Correos).

With a ratio of 41 people for each job, the chances of succeeding are low but having re-

duced the work force by 1 5 ,0 0 0 o v e r t h e p a s t s e v e r a l years and with 30 per cent of its staff on temporary contracts, Correos is now attempting to fill the gap.

arranged for some incomplete new builds to be finished, but still holds a very large portfolio of properties, some commercial, but many unin­ habited apartments and houses as well as land.

As the cost of renting property across the country has become more expensive, with a greater demand due to the number of people who ei­ ther lost their existing properties or are unable to obtain mortgages, the Clemente proposal does resonate with many.

His argument is that because of the shortage of affordable property and in keeping with its socialist ideals, if the government takes over the organisation, it will be able to not only rent out some of the properties directly but could also transfer public land released to developers in order for them to build affordable new housing.

The developers would be able to recover their costs over a period of years (with a reasonable profit mar­ gin) and once this has been done, the properties would then be handed over to the State as assets to man­ age.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Exceedingly good PREMIER FOODS, makers of the Mr Kipling range of cakes have announced that sales were up overall by 2.6 per cent in the UK during the Christmas period thanks to Mr Kipling and Paxo stuffing which both performed well.

Public debt SLIGHTLY worse than forecast, the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs has revealed that the debt to GDP ratio for November stood at 96.01 per cent, compared to 97.76 per cent a year earlier and only just missed target.

EU confusion THE Spanish Banking Association (AEB) has asked regulators to clarify certain requirements for regulatory compliance of services when the bodies involved (European Securities and Markets Authority and European Banking Authority) appear to have different rules.

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FEATURE

So boring...

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I REALLY could not have agreed more with actor Lawrence Fox, when he stated on last week’s Question Time that this whole racism question is becoming decidedly boring. I also loved his description of racist accusers being a bunch of ‘sanctimonious, humorless, preachy victimhood-peddling mediocrities that fill our public spaces.’ Brilliant, and so true.

These people that find racism under every stone are the biggest racists of all.

The United Kingdom is not America. Back in the 50’s and 60’s, when I was a lad, we had not even heard the word racism.

When groups like the wonderful Platters, The Drifters, and performers with the talents of Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole came along, we truly never saw colour. All we saw were great artists.

The problems began to arise in the UK when the early black immigrants shied away from integration and began to create their own ‘tribal’ neighbourhoods, thereby setting themselves apart and consequently remaining an unknown and somewhat suspicious entity among the indigenous population. However, over the years with better education and with later

generations becoming more integrated, the British populace has tried its utmost to accept all as equal, and even introduced strict laws of the land to make sure that racial discrimination is in no way tolerated in the country.

But that simply wasn’t good enough was it. The wingers, who either out of pure hatred or simply looking for excuses, still endeavour to put the blame for a whole multitude of their misfortunes on racism.

Because many of their accusations are completely unfounded or frivolous, it’s made people angry, actually creating racism where it never before existed. This latest episode concerning the Duchess of Sussex is a typical example.

The British people welcomed this young lady with open arms. Disregarding the despicable trolls, the fact that she was of mixed race was not an issue.

Even the evangelistic wedding service, which was utterly unfamiliar and unorthodox to most of the British public, was accepted and celebrated as a part of their new royal family member’s heritage. Even when it became apparent that her main circle of friends - Oprah, Serena Williams, and the Obamas were all black, and she

was at loggerheads with her white father, the British public still never harped on about what could easily have be interpreted as her own racist leanings. But when it all started to go wrong, instead of blaming the fact this selfish and ambitious young lady’s dream of being a princess was not quite the ‘leading role’ she had in mind, the ‘usual suspects’ all began screaming that she was being forced to make her decisions because of racism!

One accuser actually stated on TV that because she was depicted as the instigator of the Sussex decision to withdraw from the Royal family, it was inferring that all black women were aggressive and manipulating and therefore the insinuations were racist! No, I’m afraid those who stir up racism at every opportunity are themselves the true problem. The sooner we lay the blame where it truly belongs, the better.

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MORE SUN-SEEKERS IN SOUTHERN SPAIN! NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

RECENT research showing that Neanderthals came to spend the summer on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula puts a new gloss on package holidays in the sun.

Thirty thousand years ago, when Europe was going through an icy period and snow covered practically everything north of the River Ebro, hominoids searched for somewhere warmer to give them a greater chance of survival.

We now know that Neanderthals ‘holidayed’ in what is today the south of Portugal and Spain after their most recent footprints were found in a quarry in Gibraltar.

So, first Neanderthals, then the Romans. And with all the Roman ruins - villas, roads, marketplaces now being unearthed here in Spain, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Romans were the earliest tourists! After all, you can just imag-

IBERIAN PENINSULA: Neanderthals came to spend summer on the south coast.

ine them, can’t you?

Hurtling along the carreteras to the nearest encampment in their horse-drawn chariots. Holding up traffic at the roundabouts. Counting out their silver denarii coins in the markets. Overseeing another luxury villa reforma.

And before heading over the Alps into Italy, Hannibal started out in Spain when he arrived from Carthage with his lines of nose-totail elephants. So is all the TAIL-gating you occasionally observe among local drivers, yet one more vestige of those bygone days?

Give a final thought, though, to Strabo, an extremely unlucky general who not only suffered miser-

able defeats, but died of the plague during one disastrous campaign. Just as he was about to expire, lightning struck his tent and burned it to the ground. So, not a happy camper either.

‘The Romans gave us aqueducts, sanitation, roads, public baths and wine. Yeah, but what else did they do for us?2 I hear you ask.

Well, Italians invented coffee culture. No, they weren’t the first to harvest or brew the beans. But they were the first in Europe to open a coffee house (in 1629), to invent the espresso machine (1884) and develop the macchinetta (the stovetop percolator first produced by Bialetti, still the leading creator of the moka, in 1933).

‘OK. But what about Neanderthals, what did they do for us?’

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10:15am Rip Off Britain: Holidays 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pmCaught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm I Escaped to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Britain's Best Home Cook 10:00pmDeath in Paradise 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather

7:30am Wanted Down Under 8:15am The Farmers' Country Showdown 9:00am Baby Chimp Rescue 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: The Masters 5:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Live Snooker: The Masters 9:00pm Baby Chimp Rescue 10:00pm Addicted to Painkillers?: Britain's Opioid Crisis 11:00pmMum 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Snooker: The Masters 1:05am Snooker: The Masters - Extra

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

8:30pm The Sky at Night 9:00pm The Great British Year Documentary following British wildlife through the seasons.

10:00pm Einstein's Quantum Riddle 11:00pm Wonders of the Universe 12:00am Michael Mosley vs the Superbugs 1:00am Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture 2:00am Bought with Love: The Secret History of British Art Collections 3:00am A History of Art in Three Colours 4:00am Einstein's Quantum Riddle

7:30am Cheers 8:20am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am Naked Beach 1:00am 24 Hours in A&E 2:00am The Supervet

8:45am 8:55am 9:10am 9:30am 9:40am 9:55am

Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Wrong Neighbour 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chimp Island 9:00pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 10:00pmAll Inclusive 11:00pm The World's Most Luxurious Superyacht 12:05am Busted in Bangkok

12:45pmCaught Red Handed 1:15pmBargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pmDoctors 3:15pmFather Brown 4:00pmI Escaped to the Country 4:45pmThe Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pmThe Goes Wrong Show 10:00pmWould I Lie to You? 10:30pmKing Gary 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pmThe Graham Norton Show

7:30am Wanted Down Under 8:15am The Farmers' Country Showdown 9:00am MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: The Masters 5:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Live Snooker: The Masters 9:30pm Monty Don's American Gardens 10:30pmQI 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05amFront Row Late 12:45am Snooker: The Masters

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories.

8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 9:00pm Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music 11:30pm Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know 12:30am Smashing Hits!

The 80's Pop Map of Britain and Ireland 1:30amI Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock 2:30am Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music 3:30am Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand

9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier Part two of two.

11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm Deadwater Fell 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am Naked Attraction 1:10am Transporter 3 2:55am Come Dine with Me

Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm Hidden Intentions 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Humpback Whale: Birth of a Giant 9:00pm Secret Scotland 10:00pm Holidaying with Jane McDonald 11:00pm Inside the World's Greatest Hotels 12:00amNotting Hill 1:00am Access

7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 10:00pmWelcome to HMP Belmarsh with Ross Kemp 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmThe Late Debate 12:10am Grantchester 1:10am Tenable

8:00am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:55am Superstore 12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm  The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:55pm Take Me Out 8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm  Superstore 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Celebability 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:20am American Dad! 1:45am The Cleveland Show

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 10:00am George and Mildred 11:05am Man About the House 11:35am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm The Durrells 5:55pm Heartbeat 7:00pm Foyle's War 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmThe Bay 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:10am A Touch of Frost

7:00am World of Sport: TV Firsts 7:15am Quincy, M.E. 8:05am Kojak 8:55am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:05am Minder 11:10am The Professionals 12:20pmThe Sweeney 1:25pm Quincy, M.E. 2:30pm Kojak 3:35pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 10:00pm Rocky Balboa 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pmRocky Balboa 12:10am The Last Boy Scout 1:15am FYI Daily 1:20am The Last Boy Scout

6:00am Live European Tour Golf The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

7:00am Live European Tour Golf The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

8:30am Live Test Cricket South Africa v England.

5:00pm Test Cricket Bitesize South Africa v England.

5:15pm Cricket Debate South Africa v England.

6:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The American Express.

9:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The American Express.

1:00am 2020 Latin American Amateur Championship D1 Highlights

7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pmDickinson's Real Deal 4:00pmTenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pmTipping Point 6:00pmThe Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pmThe Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmGrantchester 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmThe Brits Are Coming

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

10:30am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 12:20pm Dress to Impress 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 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:55pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 8:00am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 10:00am Rising Damp 10:30am Rising Damp 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm The Durrells 5:55pm Heartbeat 6:55pm Foyle's War 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm The Bay A confession to Lisa shines a possible new light on Dylan's killer.

7:00am Football's Greatest: Bobby Charlton 7:15am Quincy, M.E. 8:05am Kojak 8:55am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:05am Minder 11:10am The Professionals 12:20pm The Sweeney 1:25pm Quincy, M.E. 2:30pm Kojak 3:35pm The Adventures of 4:40pmMinder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm River Monsters 9:30pm River Monsters 10:00pm The Untouchables 11:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

11:05pm The Untouchables

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Live Test Cricket South Africa v England.

5:00pm Football Centre 5:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf The American Express.

9:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The American Express.

1:00am 2020 Latin American Amateur Championship D2 Highlights Highlights from day two of the Latin American Amateur Championship.

2:00am Sky Sports News

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmLose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge 1:00pm BBC News 1:10pm Weather 1:15pm Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 3:50pm Tennis: Australian Open 5:00pm Final Score 6:25pm The Mallorca Files 7:10pm BBC News 7:20pm BBC London News; Weather 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm The Greatest Dancer 8:45pm Pointless 9:30pm First & Last 10:15pmCasualty 11:10pmBBC News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 12:50am The NFL Show 1:20am Z for Zachariah 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:55am BBC News

8:30amScrambled!

8:35amMr Magoo 8:50amMr. Bean 9:10amThe Rubbish World of Dave Spud 9:30amThunderbirds are Go 10:05am Craig of the Creek 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pmLiving on the Veg 1:40pmCountrywise 2:15pmITV News and Weather 2:29pm ITV London Weather 2:30pmITV Racing Live 5:00pmTipping 5:30pmThe Chase 6:30pmITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 7:00pmCatchphrasey 8:00pmThe Masked Singer 9:30pmThe Voice UK 11:00pmShopping with Keith Lemon 11:30pmITV News and Weather

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This is BBC Two Wild & Weird Top Class The Dog Ate My Homework Blue Peter Deadly 60 Baby Chimp Rescue Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Diary of Anne Frank Live International Bowls Flog It! Equator From the Air Earth's Tropical Islands Dad's Army Great American Railroad Journeys QI XL Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein The Commune International Bowls This is BBC Two

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:45am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:30amDress to Impress 11:30amDress to Impress 12:30pmSupermarket 1:30pm Supermarket 2:35pmStep Up 3:40pm FYI Daily 3:45pm Step Up 4:45pmNanny McPhee 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pmNanny Mc 6:50pmPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pmPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 10:00pmLove Island 11:05pmFamily Guy 11:35pmFamily Guy 12:05amFamily Guy 12:30amAmerican Dad!

8:00pm Natural World After being colonised by humans, Puerto Rico's rich natural resources were rapidly exploited for agriculture, industry and urban development.

9:00pm Coast 10:00pm Wisting 10:45pm Wisting 11:35pmClive James: Postcard from Los Angeles 12:25am Top of the Pops: 1989 12:55am Top of the Pops: 1989 1:25am Robert Burns The People's Poet 2:55am Coast 3:55am Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain

7:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot A philandering husband is found dying by the swimming pool after being shot during a house party at the home of Lady Lucy Angkatell.

8:50am Lewis Hathaway and Lewis investigate the murder of a businesswoman connected with an organisation that supports gifted children, who had apparently been blackmailing the father of one particularly promising youngster.

10:50amCoronation Street 1:50pm Foyle's War 3:50pm Foyle's War 5:55pm Foyle's War 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pmMidsomer Murders

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8:20am Frasier 9:10am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 9:55am The Simpsons 10:25am The Simpsons 10:55am The Simpsons 11:25am The Simpsons 11:55am The Simpsons 12:25pm The Simpsons 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:25pm The Simpsons 1:55pm Beat the Chef 2:25pm Beat the Chef 2:55pm Four in a Bed 3:25pm Four in a Bed 3:55pm Four in a Bed 4:30pm Four in a Bed 5:00pm Four in a Bed 5:30pm A Place in the Sun 6:30pm Location, Location, Location 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Royal House of Windsor 9:00pm Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets 10:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 12:05am X2 2:30am The Last Leg

10:10am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Floogals 10:35am Shimmer and Shine 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am The Loud House 11:20am Access 11:30am Friends 1:30pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 2:30pm All Inclusive 3:30pm Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 5:15pm Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt 7:00pm 5 News Weekend 7:05pm Drain the Oceans 8:00pm Digging Up Britain's Past 9:00pm Tony Robinson's History of Britain 10:00pm How the Victorians Built Britain 11:00pm Henry VIII and His Six Wives 12:50am The Wonderful World of Chocolate

10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am Spy in the Wild 12:30pmBargain Hunt 1:30pm BBC News 1:40pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1:45pm Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 4:05pm Songs of Praise 4:40pm Escape to the Country 5:05pm BBC News 5:20pm BBC London News; Weather 5:30pm Weather 5:35pm Match of the Day Live 8:10pm Doctor Who 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The Trial of Christine Keeler 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 12:15am A Question of Sport

7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 8:20am The Big Fish Off 9:20am Fishing Allstars 10:30amITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30amThe Return of Sherlock Holmes 12:40pmThe Return of Sherlock Holmes 2:55pmRio Bravo 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pmRio Bravo 5:45pmFlash Gordon 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pmFlash Gordon 7:55pmSmokey and the Bandit II 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pmSmokey and the Bandit II 10:00pmWaterworld 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pmWaterworld

1:00am Live Rugby 7s The New Zealand Sevens.

7:00am Live Rugby 7s The New Zealand Sevens.

9:00am Live Test Cricket South Africa v England.

5:00pm Test Cricket Bitesize South Africa v England.

5:15pm Cricket Debate South Africa v England.

6:00pm Live International Netball England v Jamaica (Centre-pass 5.00pm).

7:45pm I'm Game 8:00pm Live Jd Nxtgen Boxing Boxing action featuring potential stars of the future.

12:00am Live Rugby 7s The New Zealand Sevens.

10:30am Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 11:30am Living on the Veg 12:30pmSave Money: Lose Weight 1:00pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm The Voice UK 3:05pm The Masked Singer 4:35pm Tipping Point 5:30pm ITV News and Weather 5:45pm ITV News London 6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Vera 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:14pmITV London Weather 11:15pmBradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad 11:40pmThe Metro: A Rail Life Story 12:10am Liar

7:20am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 8:20am The Instant Gardener 9:05am Countryfile 10:00am Monty Don's American Gardens 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry's Country House Secrets 1:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 2:00pm Tennis: Australian Open 3:30pm Live International Bowls 6:15pm Talking Pictures 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Ski Sunday 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Win the Wilderness: Alaska 11:00pm Keeler, Profumo, Ward and Me 12:00am The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 1:30am The Fits 2:40am Question Time 3:40am Best House in Town 4:25am Holby City 5:25am This is BBC Two

10:00pm Fake or Fortune?

11:00pm Clive James: Postcard from New York 11:50pm Imagine Alan Yentob presents another documentary from the worlds of art and culture.

1:15am Bunkers, Brutalism and

9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:30pm 1:55pm 2:20pm

3:20pm 5:25pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

Bloodymindedness:

Concrete Poetry with Jonathan Meades 2:15am Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age 3:15am Addicted to Sheep A year in the life of a family of North Pennines tenant hill farmers.

9:00pm

10:00pm 11:00pm

12:00am 1:00am 3:05am

3:55am 4:50am 5:45am

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:45am Dress to Impress 10:45am The Masked Singer 12:15pm Supermarket Sweep 1:15pm Supermarket Sweep 2:20pm You've Been Framed!

3:20pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 5:35pm Shrek 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Shrek 7:20pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Ibiza Weekender 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad!

7:00am Rising Damp 7:25am Rising Damp 7:55am Coronation Street 10:50am Emmerdale 1:45pm Foyle's War 3:50pm Foyle's War 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Lewis 9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 9:30pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 10:00pm Prince Charles: Inside the Duchy Of Cornwall 11:00pm The Good Karma Hospital 12:00am The Good Karma Hospital 1:05am Endeavour 2:50am Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 3:15am Judge Judy 3:35am Emmerdale

7:00am 7:10am 7:30am 7:55am 8:55am 9:50am 11:00am 12:00pm 2:20pm 4:30pm 5:35pm 5:40pm 7:10pm 8:15pm 8:20pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:15am 1:20am 1:25am 3:05am 4:00am

Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast Never Been Kissed Wonder Channel 4 News The Great Pottery Throw Down George Clarke's Old House, New Home SAS: Who Dares Wins 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Stockholm Requiem Now You See Me Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Come Dine with Me Phil Spencer's Stately Homes The Great Hotel Escape

9:05am Butterbean's Cafe 9:25am Paw Patrol 9:40am Nella the Princess Knight 9:50am Wissper 10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Floogals 10:35am Digby Dragon 10:50am Shimmer and Shine 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am The Loud House 11:30am Friends 2:00pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 2:55pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 4:35pm Sweet Home Alabama 6:40pm Ocean's Thirteen 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm Inside Iceland 10:00pm The Wonderful World of Chocolate 11:00pm An Officer and a Gentleman

Sporting Funnies Auto Mundial The Car Chasers Minder Minder The Sweeney The Sweeney The Return of Sherlock Holmes Hornblower Red River FYI Daily Red River Rio Bravo FYI Daily Rio Bravo Cliffhanger FYI Daily Cliffhanger Straight Outta Compton FYI Daily Straight Outta Compton Fishing Impossible Teleshopping

12:00am Live Rugby 7s 7:00am Live Rugby 7s 8:30am Live Test Cricket 5:00pm Live Scottish Premiership 6:30pm Live International Netball Coverage of the Nations Cup final (Centre-pass 5.00pm), as the top two from the round-robin stage meet at Copper Box Arena in London.

7:45pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:30am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

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MONDAY - 27 JANUARY 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pmEscape to the Country 4:45pmThe Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pmPointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out London 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pmSilent Witness 11:00pmBBC News at Ten

3:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 4:15pm Tennis: Australian Open 5:15pm Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Holocaust Memorial Day 9:00pmOnly Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmThe Windermere Children 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage Italian architect Francesco da Mosto embarks on the biggest adventure of his life.

9:00pm A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley 10:00pmStoryville Documentary series.

11:30pmThe Windermere Children: In Their Own Words 12:30am Natural World

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm How to Lose Weight Well 10:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

11:00pmBring Back the Bush: Where Did Our Pubic Hair Go? 12:00am Meet the Drug Lords: Inside the Real Narcos Cockney Geezers

3:15pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

Nightmare Tenant Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights fixtures.

9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pmM1: Keeping Britain Moving 11:00pmBusted in Bangkok 12:05am Circus Kids: Our Secret World

3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pmEscape to the Country 4:45pmThe Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pmSilent Witness 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather

3:15pm Put Your Money 4:15pm Tennis: Australian Open 5:15pm Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Winterwatch 2019 10:00pmBelsen: Our Story 11:00pmBetter Things 11:25pmThe Archiveologists 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain 9:00pm London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank 10:00pmEurope: Them or Us 11:00pmEurope: Them or Us 12:00am Border Country 1:00am Britain and the Sea 2:00am How to Get Ahead 3:00am Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Crazy Delicious 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmLosing It: Our Mental Health Emergency 12:00am Caught on Camera

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmHer Boyfriend's Secret 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm DHL: Delivering the World to You 9:00pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 10:00pmBen Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:00pmBad Girls Behind Bars 12:05am The Sex Business

7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmCold Feet 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London

3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmLove Island 11:00pmLove Island: Aftersun 12:05am Family Guy

11:25am Inspector Morse 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm The Durrells 5:55pm Heartbeat 6:55pm Foyle's War 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Inspector Morse

3:35pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Rescue: River Deep, Mountain High 9:30pm Rescue: River Deep, Mountain High 10:00pmFighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun 11:00pm T2: Judgement Day

7:00am Transfer Centre 8:30am Live Test Cricket 5:00pm Test Cricket Bitesize 5:15pm Cricket Debate 6:00pm Transfer Centre 7:00pm Transfer Centre 8:00pm The Transfer Show 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight This evening's leading sports stories.

10:00pmSky Sports Tonight 11:00pmThe Debate 12:00am The Transfer Show

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The National Television Awards 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pmITV News London 11:45pmWhite House Farm 12:45am Tenable

3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Don't Hate the Playaz 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy

11:25am Inspector Morse 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm The Durrells 5:55pm Heartbeat 6:55pm Foyle's War 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Inspector Morse

12:20pmThe Sweeney 1:25pm Quincy, M.E. 2:30pm Kojak 3:35pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:40pm Minder 5:45pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm World Rally Championship Highlights 10:00pm Van Helsing 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pm Van Helsing 12:40am Blade

7:00am Transfer Centre 8:00am Transfer Centre 8:30am Live Test Cricket South Africa v England.

4:00pm Test Cricket Bitesize South Africa v England.

4:15pm Cricket Debate 5:00pm Transfer Centre 6:00pm Transfer Centre 7:00pm Transfer Centre 8:00pm The Transfer Show 8:30pm Live Carabao Cup 11:00pmThe Debate 12:00am The Transfer Show

7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Rising Damp 10:25am Rising Damp 10:55am Man About the House 11:25am Inspector Morse 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm The Durrells 5:55pm Heartbeat 7:00pm Foyle's War 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Inspector Morse 2:15am Inspector Morse 4:15am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

7:00am 7:10am 8:00am 8:55am

7:00am Transfer Centre 8:00am Live International T20 Cricket 11:30am Live ICC Under19s World Cup Cricket Coverage of the tournament.

4:45pm Test Cricket Bitesize South Africa v England.

5:00pm Transfer Centre 6:00pm Transfer Centre 7:00pm Transfer Centre 8:00pm Live Carabao Cup Manchester City v Manchester United (Kick-off 7.45pm).

11:15pm Transfer Centre The latest football transfer developments.

12:00am Transfer Centre

WEDNESDAY - 29 JANUARY 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pmDoctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pmThe Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pmPointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Easy Ways to Live Well 10:00pmSpy in the Wild 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pmEating with My Ex 12:10am My Mate's A Bad Date

10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 12:15pmPolitics Live 2:00pm Get Away for Winter 2:45pm The Best Dishes Ever 3:15pm Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 4:15pm Tennis: Australian Open 5:15pm Who Do You Think You Are? 6:15pmFlog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 8:30pm Yorkshire Walks 9:00pm Winterwatch 2019 10:00pmGood Omens 11:00pmLive at the Apollo 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Belsen: Our Story

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Handmade 9:00pm The World's Busiest Railway 2015 10:00pmThe Brexit Storm: Laura Kuenssberg's Inside Story 11:00pmThe Brexit Storm Continues: Laura Kuenssberg's Inside Story Documentary exploring the tumultuous events of Boris Johnson's Conservative government.

12:00am Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection 1:00am Britain and the Sea 2:00am How to Get Ahead 3:00am The World's Busiest Railway 2015

12:05pmRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 10:00pmInfo not available 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

12:35am 24 Hours in A&E

12:15pmThe Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmMy Ex is Watching 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm DHL: Delivering the World to You 9:00pmBritain's Parking Hell 10:00pmRed Arrows Take America 11:00pmRich Kids Go Homeless

6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmWhite House Farm 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmPeston 12:40am Tenable 1:30am Ideal World

10:20am Superstore 10:45am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 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 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmLove Island 11:05pmCelebrity Juice 11:50pmFamily Guy 12:20am Family Guy

Goals of the '90s Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Return of Sherlock Holmes 10:05am Minder 11:10am The Professionals 12:20pmThe Sweeney 1:25pm Quincy, M.E. 2:30pm Kojak 3:35pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pmBilly Connolly's Great American Trail 11:00pm Waterworld 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Waterworld 1:40am Minder 2:45am The Protectors 3:10am Fishing Impossible 4:00am Teleshopping

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The Splash - Expected to make Waves

NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England LONDON in the 1950s and 1960s was a dull and dark place , the rest of the UK even more so. To visualise the towns and cities is to imagine cleared bomb sites and piles of rubble that were still being cleared. To go from Yorkshire to Los Angeles in 1964 is to leap from dark shadows into the light. Of course the Swinging Sixties were just getting going and by 1968 the Summer of Love had happened, it was all over.

London, February 11, 2020 ‘The Splash,’ a painting created by the artist David Hockney will be offered at auction. ‘The Splash’ has come to symbolise for some that sudden 1960s’ transition from the past to the future when the world seemed suddenly young and filled with possibility. Between now and February 11 ‘The Splash’ will go on a world tour visiting Hong Kong, Taipei, New York and then to London where it will be the star of auctioneer Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale.

The work on offer is the second of three versions of ‘The Splash.’ One, the ‘Bigger Splash’ is in the Tate Collection.

Another, the ‘Little Splash’ is in a private

DAVID HOCKNEY: The Splash, 1966, estimate range £20-30 million at auction Sotheby’s London on February 11, 2020. collection and has never been offered publicly. ‘The Splash’ is a slight variation in composition to the version in the Tate. How significant is this painting?

“Not only is this a landmark work within David Hockney’s oeuvre, it’s an icon of Pop that defined an era and also gave a visual identity to LA. Even looking beyond the 20th century, few artworks have attained as mythic a status as this painting.

It’s ok I have enough friends MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DON’T like Facebook, but do use it just because I have to so I can follow a couple of groups that are to do with my Orthostatic Tremor. It’s the only way I can speak to the few hundred people that also have the disorder. I post a few videos because I’m trying an experiment and it’s going OK. Anyway, because I answer a few folk’s questions, I also have accepted a few friend requests. They’re from people I have known for a few years and maybe lost touch with. But what’s also happened is I’ve started to get requests from people that I don’t really know. They live all over the world, but most are from the USA and Australia and we have spoken online about our disability. I accepted a few but after a few weeks I realised I had made a terrible mistake because of the stuff they post. I don’t need people to presume I am interested in how great they think Donald Trump is. I also don’t have to be told that Jesus will save me on a

regular basis. (Don’t be offended - I would say the same about any other religion’s gov’ners as well). So what do I do now? Easy I unfriend them and decide to go with my original quote I put on FB which said, ‘Please do not ask to be my friend. I have enough friends. In fact I have friends I haven’t even used yet! But should a vacancy occur I will let you know.’ Anyone ‘phoned Vodafone ES customer service lately? Service is fine but the music they play whilst you are on hold is absolutely crazy. It is the loudest rock music I’ve ever heard. I told the operator and they laughed and said ‘I know, everyone says that.’ If everyone agrees, change it! If you have a Vodafone account ring them and tell me what you think. The same goes for shops and restaurants. I find the music in shops is chosen by the staff and most of them are youngsters so, of course, it’s going to be thumping dance music. Restaurants are a little more difficult because a lot of people go for the food and entertainment.

The problem is when you go for dinner with a couple of friends and the background music is so loud you can’t hold a conversation.

Anyway, just sort it out please.

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“Equally as recognisable as Munch’s series of screams, Monet’s water lilies or Van Gogh’s flowers, Hockney’s splash is ingrained within our cultural imagination,” so says Emma Baker, Head of Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale.

David Hockney first visited Los Angles in 1964, on his return to England that year he began work on his first pool painting: ‘Picture of a Hollywood Swim-

ming Pool’ which sold at Sotheby’s New York in November 2019 for US$7.2 million. Hockney relocated from London to Los Angeles in 1966 and between the summers of 1966 and 1967 ‘The Splash’ and many of the other instantly recognisable works of David Hockney were created.

‘The Splash’ embodies much that David Hockney found so appealing and attractive of California.

The painting also confirmed his reputation as an international artist whose virtuosity had combined three disparate artistic movements Pop Art, Modernist Abstraction and Minimalism and made the style his own.

‘The Splash’ fixes a moment in time, a fleeting moment, a second after a diver has broken the calm surface of a swimming pool. The painting’s central character is present, yet not present, masked by a splash of water. The work is one of the most celebrated and instantly recognisable works of art of the 20th century. It is also expected to make a splash at auction with an estimate six times what it achieved at auction at Sotheby’s London in 2006. Current estimates lie between £20 million and £30 million.

Nick Horne, London, England

Pause to adapt IT seems no time ago that I was questioning the wisdom of my parents’ decision to retire from their North London home, south, to Worthing, which, in my mind, appeared at the time to be largely populated with elderly residents. And, as expected, their time became increasingly taken up with visiting the sick or infirm at home or hospital and running errands for the housebound, until of course it was their turn to be visited and have others tending their needs.

So why, I sometimes ask myself, didn’t I heed my own advice? For here am I, 55 years on, just like them, having retired to a warmer clime, where the English-speaking population are, for the most part of similar age to myself, requiring much time in visiting the sick or infirm and running errands for the housebound, as well as attending/taking funerals!

But the Bible teaches that God understands our needs and aspirations, equipping us to adapt to changing circumstances and often relocating us to where our abilities, of which we often

are completely unaware, may best be used in His service. So my parents discovered many new skills in their retirement as they faced the challenges of their new surroundings, which kept them busy and extremely happy, working with the local Churches in serving the community to which they had moved, right up to their own eventual death.

And for myself? Well, I’d never written anything other than technical manuals and committee reports before retiring to Spain, and certainly never had anything published. Yet within weeks of arriving I was asked to write this item and discovered to my surprise that I actually could. Similarly, I’d never taken a funeral and actually disliked funerals to the extent of looking for excuses to avoid attending whenever possible. Yet here, that appears to be my prime role in life, and I find it gives immense satisfaction to serve in this way.

Just chance? I don’t think so; for with God, nothing is random, but experience suggests that He brought me here and then equipped me for just these and other similar duties.

Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Calida (further detail available at www.mojacarchurch.org) and may be contacted at d.burr@albox-online.net

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Across 1 Ruined shoe and stockings (4) 3 Finger tool that would fail to dissolve in the river? (4,4) 9 Was dosh not right for Cliff's backers? (7) 10 Part of stair is erect (5) 11 “Arduous journeys take real energy” King said, initially (5) 12 Climbs up and cleans fish (6) 14 Want to take a run, and got close (6) 16 Try to sell part of a bike, one hears (6) 19 Fancy a beret? Dress down (6) 21 Groat? That's some sort of slang isn't it? (5) 24 Not bound to be promiscuous (5) 25 Fury abroad about holding silver (7) 26 Final net value worked out (8) 27 Drops behind when left before gas explosion (4) Down 1 Uncertain about The Saint (8) 2 Post bet (5) 4 Support donkey and sit awkwardly (6) 5 Grub of a popular variety (5) 6 Alternatively, some of Britain’s tea drinkers (7) 7 Make money from The Bear Necessities (4) 8 Order us some cold dessert (6)

13 The others get a smaller amount, being fidgety (8) 15 Absolutely breathtaking - that's wee Amos doing cartwheels (7) 17 Praises an old salt shaker (6)

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18 Hat in fashion, not scuffed or aged (6) 20 A chap who is a negotiator (5) 22 Hang around at a place in Africa (5) 23 Dirty and depressed (4)

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Across 1 Farm buildings (5) 4 Cleaning lady (4) 7/18 Request (3,3) 8 Mythical creature (7) 9 Excessively curious (4) 10 Looked for (6) 12 Cacophony (6) 14 Fair (4) 17 One more (7) 18 See 7 19 Necessity (4) 20 Come or go into (5)

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Down 2 Gardening implements (5) 3 Religious faction (4) 4 Be in agreement (6) 5 Adjust to circumstances (5) 6 Animal that preys on others (8) 7 Not typical (8) 11 Orderly system (6) 13 Nearby (5) 15 Not suitable (5) 16 Be insistent (4)

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

Across Down 1 Albahaca (5) 1 Latón (metal) (5) 4 Doors (7) 2 Solomillo (7) 8 To shelter (7) 3 Luz (5) 9 Cadena (de eslabones, de joyería) (5) 4 Monederos (para monedas) (6) 10 Disparar (5) 5 Scotland (7) 11 Pregnant (7) 6 Tren (5) 12 To sing (6) 7 Sandalias (7) 14 Skirts (6) 12 Ciclismo (7) 17 Bud (of a flower) (7) 13 Athletes (7) 15 During (7) 19 Cansado (5) 16 Casas (viviendas) (6) 21 Inepto (5) 22 Extraño (7) 18 Prey (hunted animal) (5) 23 Gafas (para ver) (7) 19 Neumáticos (de ruedas) (5) 24 Dream (while asleep) (5) 20 Owner (5)

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When you are feeling good it is easy to take that for granted. Fresh foods and air mean more at the moment than making an extra few pounds.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your mind is positively buzzing with ideas.

There has been so much progress in your personal life during the past year that it is hard to believe. However, you are capable of being very dynamic and single-minded.

This is why, now, you may be patting yourself on the back. Keep colleagues on your side by taking a particular interest in them.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There are moments of boundless energy which really urge you to 'get up and go'.

Make use of this at work, where most progress is to be made this week. Be you a politician, pensioner or anyone in between, the opportunities are there to be had. Slow progress on the love front should not see you fretting. At the moment, your priorities are paramount.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Bring more zip to your life by putting the spotlight on your health. Getting out and about lifts the spirits, while perking up the diet with new foods brightens the system.

As energy levels come up this week, be aware of what is happening around you.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The chance to travel seems exciting but can be made even more so by including a few people who are on your wavelength.

So busy have you been on the more mundane aspects of life that the 'big picture' may have faded into the background.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) An authority figure may also be seen as a possible romantic attachment. Your talents and charm serve you well when approaching this person.

Opportunities need approaching with eyes wide open, however, because they could be time-consuming and disruptive.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keeping up the activity level physically is really in your best interests this week.

It is a pivotal point where your resolutions in this area could fail. With life very busy, it is still important to retain your priorities. A promise broken may still be restarted without trauma, just determination is needed.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Does someone in the family need your attention? Don't begrudge time spent with them, even if you are busy.

Consider what you would want others to do if you were in the same position.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) With your enthusiasm socially at a peak, now is the time to get involved with anything that takes your fancy. A project involving music or painting will give you the chance to make new friends.

Children and young people fill your time for a lot of this week and certainly give you a reason to smile.

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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 N) 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.

TARGET: Average: 5 Good: 7 Very good: 10 Excellent: 13

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION dele duel duly eely leer lure lute lyre peel pelt pled pule purl reel rely rule yelp duple elder elude elute leery leper letup lured plyer puled redly repel reply ruled truly deeply dueler pelted pelter peltry pertly petrel purely purled rudely yelped yelper prelude drupelet REPUTEDLY

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QUICK Across: 1 Chips, 4 Legal, 7 Fantastic, 8 Swap, 9 Heated, 12 Shekel, 13 Cats, 16 Apologise, 18 Defer, 19 Kayak.

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Avoid like the plague people who would dampen your spirit. It may not be deliberate but, if you are near repressed or depressed people, it may rub off. Find positive, active people to be near. If you have not started a form of exercise, then now is as good a time as any. Make it group activity if you want more social contacts.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This week will see more progress on a health issue. Maybe you have recently given up something or taken to the gym.

Recent weeks may have conspired to upset your best efforts. It is never too late to make a fresh start, though, especially right now. Someone who gives your confidence a boost also leads you to believe that anything is possible.

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1 Chaos, 2 Inflate, 3 Sane, 4 Leaves, 5/17 Get off, 6 Lucid, 10 Tragedy, 11 Detour, 12 Scald, 14 Shark, 15 Link.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Trainer, 5 Sodom, 8 Reaps, 9 Servant, 10 Duel, 11 Generous, 13 Sashay, 15 Leased, 18 Collated, 19 Nabs, 22 Earring, 23 Areas, 24 Stove, 25 Resided.

Down: 1 Tirades, 2 Abase, 3 Nest, 4 Rasher, 5 Shrieked, 6 Dragons, 7 Mates, 12 Lay aside, 14 Salerno, 16 Disused, 17 Beggar, 18 Chess, 20 Ahead, 21 Paws.

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Across: 1 Hips, 3 Natación, 9 Granero, 10 Below, 11 Eat in, 12 Easier, 14 Asunto, 16 Fresco, 19 Gritar, 21 Sides, 24 Exito, 25 Seagull, 26 Treasure, 27 Pato.

1 Hogueras, 2 Plant, 4 Acoger, 5 Ambos, 6 Illness, 7 Newt, 8 Peanut, 13 Bolsillo, 15 Ukraine, 17 Rascar, 18 Eraser, 20 Tools, 22 Deuda, 23 Left.

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DEAR Euro Weekly, It is such a shame for the royal couple, Harry and Meghan.

Am I the only person that feels sorry for them? I think what they are doing is very admirable, surely they should be allowed to chose how to live their life or how much time they put into ‘royal’ duties. Maybe Harry knows something we don’t.

There seem to be many questions left unanswered about the family. What really happened to Diana? What on earth is going on with Andrew? I mean is Prince Charles even Harry’s real Dad? I am sure it is James Hewitt.

Poor Meghan, fairytales tell us that it’s every little girl’s dream to marry a handsome prince and she has done this and now faces all this backlash.

Surely she can reappear in the cast of Suits if she wants to make her own money and Harry can stay at home with baby Archie.

Anyway, leave the young couple alone and give them some space.

Yours gratefully Margaret Joyce

What’s all the fuss?

DEAR Euro Weekly What is all the fuss in Spain with their new government? From what I have understood, albeit with my limited knowledge of Spanish politics, is that the left parties are in government. However, it seems the Spanish aren’t missing much with the other parties.

VOX is a radical party that defends animal abuse and hunting.

They also have no respect for other cultures and on top of everything they are misogynistic.

I say thank gosh that they didn’t get the top spot. Although they are very prominent in town halls and provincial governments. Hopefully, people come to their senses and boot them out. I heard that before VOX, Spain was the only country in

Hurt his own pride

ROYAL COUPLE: Surely they should be allowed to chose how they live their life.

Europe that didn’t have a racist, farright party in government. What a shame….

Concerned reader Mijas Costa

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DEAR Euro Weekly News, Is it sad to see another high profile person falling prey to the evil of social media or is it just their own stupid fault? Yes, I totally agree that the person blackmailing Malaga coach Victor Sánchez is a complete scumbag, but there is no reason to sack the man for having a bit of fun. He wasn’t hurting anybody apart from his own pride.

Really the video is not that shocking and not anything that most people haven’t seen on TV or film. I am glad they managed to get to the source and arrest him. They should have a look at his phone and post some of his private photos online as part of his punishment.

I strongly think that they should have a giggle, brush it under the carpet and let the man go back to his work, albeit with his tail between his legs.

Kind regards Mark Evans

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Be prepared WITH Storm Gloria already in full swing and having given the east of Spain such a powerful battering, more than 30 provinces in Spain were placed on high alert.

As most of the sunny coast rarely have to suffer such extreme weather we have to ask that with such a specific infrastructure can they ever be prepared?

Cataluña’s regional government went as far as banning outdoor activities in Girona and Barcelona, while Alicante Airport was forced to temporarily close, disrupting more than 200 flights.

In southern Alicante, scenes of flooding and street debris reminded residents of the massive storm that hit them in September, when rivers burst their banks and caused widespread damage to property and crops.

With the financial infrastructure of these coastal areas dependent on their beautiful beachfronts and import and export of seafood, the installation of storm surge barriers could provide protection from flooding during extreme weather events.

By using a movable barrier it can still allow a flow of either maritime traffic or even natural movements of water to and fro. Many of the local governments already have beach regeneration projects to hinder erosion or regenerate the coastline.

Future housing construction projects may need to take into consideration the ability to withstand stronger winds and the use of stronger or different materials.

At any rate, Spanish cities will have to be built in a way that goes against what appears to be their nature, using the fullness of human ingenuity not to trample the earth and replace natural with the artificial, but to engineer both nature and the land in a way that emphasises their codependence.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Therapy dogs stationed at UK airport to help nervous flyers COMMENTS Chef with Down Syndrome steals FROM FACEBOOK the show on Spanish television Think I’ve all of a sudden become a nervous flyer.

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They are such intelligent people and can do anything any­ one can do. Well done to this young man. Keep up the good work. :D xx Anne Day

Pioneering campaign in Costa Blanca to curb bad habits of dog owners I have three dogs and always pick up after they do their business. Unfortunately my only real memory of Torrevieja was dog excrement on every street and I mean every street. You could never look up or admire anything as you

were too busy watching your step. I bring poo bags and a Zoflora/water mix when they do a pee. I always walk them on the roads to keep their nails short and to try and avoid the processionals caterpillars.

Mondo Patrick

David Attenborough: Climate Change ‘is an urgent crisis’ - calls for him to be next PM Temperatures have been rising globally by 0 .20 per cent since 1975, how much of that is down to humans is debat­ able. Overpopulation, plastic and chemical wastes are the

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major problems that also need to be addressed and are as important if not more important than climate change being it is something we can directly control.

The automatic response to the cause is always global warming rather than looking at all the evidence.

Some say that the ban on controlled burning and clearing of land is a major factor to the wide spread of these bush fires.

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JAILED: SICK PAEDO PAIR WHO FILMED THEMSELVES WHILE MOLESTING FIVE YOUNG GIRLS God, how many of these sickos are out there, way too many, these two can’t think of evil enough name for them.

Bring back the death penalty. It is just soo terribly sad for these girls.

Lilian Benzies

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AT present, 77 per cent of Spaniards have at least one meal away from home every day. Breakfast is the main culprit, as nine out of 10 people who eat it outside do so in a restaurant or bar.

The latest lifestyle survey conducted by the Spanish Society of Obesity, throws a light on the country’s eating habits. According to the study, people who eat breakfast away from home increase their risk of obesity by 18.8 per cent.

People who suffer with obesity are those who eat out for breakfast the most and generally have dinner at home. People are also more prone to weight problems if they shun vegetables as a main course or a side dish and opt for a sweet dessert instead of fruit.

Eating sweet for pudding increases the risk of obesity by 20 per cent. In this regard, it is surprising that 40 per cent of obese people explained that they don’t have fruit because it’s never on restaurant menus.

Restaurateurs argue that people go to restaurants to treat themselves, stating this as the reason for not putting an apple or

WORRYING: Eating out for breakfast increases the risk of obesity.

an orange on their menu. However, experts highlight that eating out has stopped being something occasional. They believe that the catering sector is jointly responsible in the fight against obesity.

Offering free water and informing of the calories in each dish are some of the steps that restaurants can take. Half portions are another measure that health experts hope restaurants will implement in the near future. Obesity is a disease that has doubled in Spain in the last 20 years. Doctors explain that this will be a big problem for public health services in the coming years. Social environments are very influential and, in fact, having a family member or friend with obesity increases the risk by 13 per cent.

The study also determines that 54.6 per cent of people who are obese do not accept it and refuse to perceive it as a disease. Doctors explain that the misconception translates into one of the most common phrases: ‘I’m not obese, I’m fat.’ Health professionals insist that overweight people who don’t recognise this problem make the medical intervention a lot harder.

Invaluable discovery RESEARCHERS at the University of Alabama have uncovered what could be key information to fully understand Alzheimer’s. According to their investigations

the disease is activated by the defective signalling of norepinephrine.

It is widely accepted in the scientific community that the disease is trig-

gered by the accumulation of amyloid proteins in the brain. These proteins alter another protein known as tau, which in its altered state is toxic to neurons. However, it was unknown what connected the two processes.

The new study has revealed that amyloid proteins stop norepinephrine from signalling in brain neurons, and instead redirect the signal to tau proteins. This signal alters the proteins which in turn begin attacking and killing neurons, subsequently causing Alzheimer’s.

The research provides valuable information on the mechanisms underlying the toxicity of amyloid proteins, which also explains the failure of previous clinical trials.

Scientists can now use the discovery to design future medications and find a way to block the damaging redirected brain signals.

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Baby, it’s cold outside AS temperatures plummet in Spain and with the month of February incoming, the cold is truly upon us. While there are many old wives’ tales surrounding the cold, a lot of popular beliefs can be scientifically proven.

People like to say that the body loses heat through the head. In reality, heat can be lost through any part of the body that is exposed to cold, the head usually being one of them. And, although it may not seem like it, the head represents around 10 per cent of the body’s surface and weight. This is the reason why it is important to wear hats on very cold days, especially for people with little hair.

Hands and feet can get cold very quickly as they are the most peripheral areas of the body. In low temperatures, our body prioritises pumping blood to the vital organs, leaving our extremities the last to receive warm blood. However, unless a person is exposed to extreme temperatures, this coldness does not negatively affect health or the immune system.

A big number of people frequently question if the cold is slimming. In fact, the cold does actually cause the body to burn more calories. When the temperature drops, the body has to generate heat by burning the so called ‘brown fat.’ If we do not replenish that fat, it will result in weight loss.

Nonetheless, nature is wise and it reacts to the change by increasing the

CHILLY: Women are more sensitive to the cold than men. feeling of hunger in the cold winter months.

If you ever wondered if a thin person is more sensitive to the cold, the answer is yes. Subcutaneous fat acts as an insulator, meaning a person with low body fat will be more exposed to the chill.

Women are also more sensitive to low temperatures due to factors such as lower muscle mass than men, a faster metabolism and female hormones.

When the temperature

drops, women’s blood vessels close faster while in men the mechanism is much slower. This causes women’s skin to feel colder much before men suffer the same feeling.

Luckily, our body is very adaptive. Just like other living beings, we can easily get accustomed to our environment in order to survive. The same happens throughout winter and, as winter progresses, we become less sensitive to the cold.

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A Slow Cooked Classic Slow Roasted Shoulder of Lamb THE cooking of a leg of lamb can be tricky. Overcook it and it loses a lot of its tenderness and flavour, too pink and some of your guests might be squeamish. A shoulder is much more forgiving. Cooked long and slow you shouldn’t even need a knife to carve it, just gently tear the tender meat away with a fork and spoon.

Set the oven to quite high (about 220ºC). Rub a shoulder of lamb with olive oil and plenty of salt and black pepper. Make a trivet of carrots, onion and celery in the bottom of a roasting tin. Scatter in some fresh mint, rosemary and garlic cloves and sit the lamb on top. Put in the hot oven. After 20 minutes turn the oven

down low to about 140ºC. Leave to roast for about two hours.

Could be more, could be less, just check by trying to tear a piece of meat away with a fork. As soon it yields its tender flesh, easily remove to a carving board and cover with foil.

Place the oven tin on the hob on a medium heat and sprinkle with a tablespoon of flour. Deglaze the pan with a glass of red wine or port, add beef stock, simmer for 10 minutes then strain into a saucepan. Stir in some red currant, mint or even cranberry jelly left over from Xmas.

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GOBBY Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt, 30, whisked her police constable boyfriend Scott Dobinson off for a break to B a rc e l o n a f o r t h e i r one-year anniversary this week and the couple looked very much in love in social m e d i a p i c t u re s s h e shared.

Scarlett’s social media diary started when she shared a picture of herself wearing shades indoors and eating a Spanish tortilla in a café tagged on the famous promenade La Rambla.

The caption read: ‘New Year’s Resolution: self love! be more spontaneous! travel more!! If you’re wanting to spontaneously travel more.’

She then shared more snaps on her stories including a snap taken at Gaudi’s Casa Batlló and a picture of her kissing

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Reality bites Scotty at nearby Park Güell captioned ‘Barcelona, you beautiful place.’

The couple then went to a bar where they downed shots, before continuing to enjoy the traditional Spanish food by tucking into a giant plate of paella, padron peppers and patatas bravas, but choosing to skip dessert in favour of a bottle of bubbly and

a show by a Flamenco guitarist.

To end their trip she signed off with another snap of the loved up couple in front of some of Barcelona’s beautiful architecture, Scarlett wrote: ‘One official year of being @scottdobby girlfriend. I can safely say the best year of my life. Lovely little trip to Barcelona (one to tell the kids one day ha!).’

Glowing in Madrid DENISE RICHARDS got away from it all and carried on with her day job as she attended the Glow and Darkness screening in Madrid last week The star made her first public appearance since it was claimed she stormed

off the reality TV show Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after being confronted by castmates amid speculation that she had an affair with her co-star Brandi Glanville.

Denise has been backed up by her co-star Camille Grammer, who hit back on Instagram. Commenting underneath a post about the Beverly Hills report, she quipped: ‘It’s not true. Someone is desperate for a diamond.’

Reports suggest that Denise and Brandi were seeing each other for around six months at the start of 2019. The moment is said to be caught on tape when the cast filmed scenes in Rome.

Glow and Darkness is a period drama that has put Spanish TV institution, Jose Luis Moreno, back behind the camera. With a starstudded English-language cast, the series is set in the Middle Ages and revolves around the life of San Francisco de Asís. Writer and poet Alejandro Guillermo Roemmers created the series and co-wrote the first season with Moreno, whose Madrid-based company Dreamlight International Productions co-produces.

Unfortunately for Denise, her trip was cut short as she rushed back to Malibu, California to mourn the death of her beloved pet Shih Tzu mix, Louie, who she rescued 10 years ago.

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ACTION: “It is not enough to say that we have to do something,” stressed Mayor Puri Sanchez.

CANTORIA Council has launched an education initiative aimed at promoting equality.

The Equality School programme features activities like workshops, games, storytelling, theatre, music and video forums for children aged from three onwards with the goal of installing values of an equal society without discrimination based on gender, race or religion.

It is also about putting into practice education models which undermine macho behaviour and gender-based violence. “It is not enough to say that we

have to do something, you have to act,” commented Cantoria mayor Puri Sanchez.

The council head underlined the importance of education, and from a young age.

“Cantoria Equality School is about: teaching, from the very youngest, that we are, of course, all equal. That not only is society improved by learning to respect, but also by learning to defend that respect before anyone who is not capable of understanding it,” the mayor said.

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Job creation and upgrades NEARLY 2,000 working days are being created in Maria municipality under a provincial government-managed employment and infrastructure improvement programme.

The Diputacion de Almeria is investing more than €200,000 in works like paving, land clearing and gardening in public spaces as part of the PFEA Rural Employment Development Plan.

“The PFEA is one of the most efficient tools which provincial councils have at their disposal to fight depopulation,” commented PFEA deputy Matilde Diaz on a recent visit to Maria.

“It contributes to creating equal opportunities among Almerians as it corrects the financial and social inequalities in rural areas and updates and improves public services and municipal infrastructure,” Diaz claimed.

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Dedication really shines through THERE are many reasons for the ongoing success of the Five Bone Hotel kennels, cattery and pet grooming parlour in Turre, but not least is the absolute love owners Mark and Anita Naylor have for what they do.

The Five Bone Hotel has now been in Mark and Anita’s dedicated and highly professional hands for four years, and in that time the business has gone from strength-to-strength with the support of long established and new customers. Clients have the confidence of knowing that at the Five Bone Hotel their pets receive the very best treatment.

Between them Mark and Anita have 43 years’ professional animal care experience. Anita, a British-trained veterinary nurse, has been a dog and cat groomer for 24 years and Mark has run kennels for 19 years.

They say they look on their business not just as work, but as a real vocation, and this really shines through at the Five Bone Hotel.

Set within extensive gardens, the Five Bone Hotel offers pets a secure, clean, individual space (no sharing), where they can have their own comforts from home. It is a fantastic environment for pets, providing ample

stimulation, fresh air, freedom and companionship.

Crucially hygiene, comfort and security are top priorities.

The facilities include a huge field with a small agility course where dogs can run freely. The cattery has a completely fenced-in garden to allow each cat to explore safely under supervision.

The Five Bone is one of a few government registered and licensed animal boarding establishments in Almeria, meaning the facilities meet or exceed all legal requirements. Unsurprisingly the business’s complaint book has never been used and it has never failed an inspection.

FIVE BONE HOTEL: Where pets receive the very best of treatment.

The grooming parlour boasts the only canine ozone Jacuzzi spa in Almeria. This is not just a pampering treat, but has many other benefits. There are the aromatherapy treatments.

You might expect so much dedication and experience to add up to high costs, but the Five Bone has kept its prices competitive. The charge for

small dogs is just €6.75 per day, for medium dogs €7.50 and €8.25 per day for big dogs. For cats prices start from €6 per day.

It is not necessary to book an appointment to view the facilities. Just drop in during opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 9.30am-12.30pm and 6-7pm, and 9.30-10.30am on Sundays.

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For the best professional care for pets, including grooming, call 630 234 556 or 662 344 734 or contact Mark and Anita via the website www.the5bonehotelturre.com PATCH’S owners came to us looking for a trustworthy house-sitter who would love their puppy and care for him while they were away.

Patch loves his house-sitter They hadn’t planned on taking a four-week holiday

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Shortly after their return from holiday, they contact-

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SUZANNE MANNERS AFTER a hiatus of several years I am back (cue evil laugh)... expounding and eulogising on subjects of which I profess to be an expert while cunningly placing my ignorance, like decades old spice jars (Cardamom...really!!!), at the back of the kitchen cupboard that is my mind.

Writers have permission to hold their readers hostage, they bind us hand and foot with words instead of duct tape, while regaling us with anecdotes and inane soundbites. It is a most glorious vanity and one I am overjoyed to be engaged in again.

So... greetings Dear Reader, wonderful to be here again. Did you miss me?

Vanity is one of the seven deadly sins. Is that label entirely fair? Is he not just misunderstood?

Vanity reared his pretty little head during my year 10 Art class this week. This term’s topic is self portraiture and I asked my

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The Simmering Pit of the Vanities

VANITY: One of the seven deadly sins. students to draw their own faces in extreme close up... a uniquely perplexing activity at any age

(you try staring at your own face for more than 10 seconds, especially in my case when a

ropey looking stranger glares back)... I also insist that they create the most absurd, silly, or ugly expressions possible.

For image conscious teenagers this has always been surprisingly liberating and it is often the ‘cool’ kids who pull the silliest faces and enjoy the activity the most. Of course this only happens after several minutes of hiding, cringing and full on adolescent whining.

There is, however, freedom in this release from vanity and the pressure to look good and with this release the focus on skill and technique begins to override all else. The finished drawings are hilarious, but touching in their vulnerability, creating a wonderful and irreverent display along our corridors of learning.

Most importantly they make people laugh.

The creation of all forms of art is a vanity. As much as the artist may profess to an altruistic desire to send a message or to create a better world, ultimately, in truth, the act of creation is a vain one that benefits the creator first

and foremost.

The pleasure from seeing my words in print is immense, a frisson of pride laced with smug satisfaction. “Look at me. How special I am.”

Art historians have written about El Greco’s angst , Van Gogh’s expendable appendages or Munch’s screams, but in reality they painted because it afforded them pleasure, because they chose to.

Michaelangelo may have believed that God told him to go forth and chip away but it was his vanity that released David from his marble tomb... and thank goodness for that vanity because without it our world would be an uglier place.

So in conclusion let us celebrate the sin of vanity, but not too much, we wouldn’t want to let him get above himself now would we.

Next time join me for an exploration of Sloth... if I can be bothered.

Toodle pip!

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MOTORBIKE and moped sales revved up in Spain in 2019 to levels not seen for a decade, a trend industry experts say is partly due to a change in public thinking on the best ways to get around.

Industry association ANESDOR said the sector registered sales of nearly 195,000 motorcyles and mopeds, more than 2,500 trikes and almost 5,000 light and heavy quads last year, 12 per cent up on 2018.

“We touched bottom in 2013, when we hardly sold 100,000, and since then we have grown at a good pace,” commented ANESDOR Secretary General Jose Maria Riaño.

“Increasingly more Spaniards get around on motorbikes and mopeds, and this has translated into very positive figures for the industry in 2019.”

He attributed growth in the sector in part to the recovery of the Spanish economy in recent

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Changing mobility thinking

TRANSFORMATION: Mobility patterns are not the same as they used to be, according to industry association ANESDOR.

years and to increasing consumer purchasing power, but underlined the impact of “the

transformation of mobility,” especially in cities.

“People don’t now go from

home to work and from work to home. During the day they go to the gym, go shopping, go out

for something to eat,” Riaño explained.

“They need a comfortable and flexible vehicle, and the motorbike or moped responds to these needs.”

He particularly pointed to the fact that half of last year’s industry sales were small scooters, ideal for zipping round town.

The ANESDOR head maintained last year’s results are a “clear indication of where the mobility market is heading.”

Despite the good news for the motorcycle and moped market, sales last year were still some way below the 300,000 reached in 2008 before the economic crash and the more than 400,000 seen in the boom years.

ANESDOR said growing competition from vehicles like electric scooters and ordinary bicycles could make it difficult for the industry to reach pre-economic downturn totals once more.

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THE Nissan Micra received a facelift in 2019 and sleeker and more sporty styling widens its appeal, especially to younger buyers. There is also a revised engine line-up delivering improved performance and economy and helping the Micra take on rivals such as the Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta.

Priced from €16,566 (£14,100), the Micra comes as a five-door hatchback but with coupe look thanks to neatly disguised rear door handles. There are petrol and turbo-petrol engines with various power outputs and most models come with a standard five-speed manual gearbox, though CVT auto transmission is available on some models.

The test model is a midrange Acenta version priced from €18,011 (£15,330) with a 1.0-litre 99 hp turbo-petrol engine and manual gearbox.

The top speed is 183 kph (114 mph), the 0-100 kph time 10.9 seconds and average fuel economy 17.8 kpl (50.4 mpg). Emissions are low at 103 g/km.

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THE annual Albox Night Race will once again raise funds for the fight against cancer.

This will be the eighth edition of the event and the third year when the money collected will go towards the AECC Spanish Cancer Association.

Albox Council’s Youth and Sport department is organising the race in collaboration with the local branch of the AECC, which this year will take place at 6pm on Saturday Febuary 22.

The full circuit will be five kilometres on a route going through the town to the La Loma area and which will be closed to traffic. There will be shorter distances for the younger runners.

“Following the success of previous editions, Albox will host a race which is becoming a reference point in the Almanzora region and at provincial level, even having the participation of runners from

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Albox

Fundraising race for fight against cancer

WORTHY CAUSE: This will be the third year the money raised from the event goes to the AECC Spanish Cancer Association.

neighbouring provinces,” commented Youth and Sports councillor Juna Luis

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CREDIT: Les Raufer

A DIFFERENT mindset was needed for the Aguilon Golf Members’ Club monthly medal competition, on a course with hazards around every corner.

Playing in the fair weather with cold mornings developing into warm days which has been the norm since the TOP PLAYER: Monthly medal start of the New Year, the winner Matt Mattacola. monthly medal held on Wednesday January 8 was 4= 69 proof someone will always 3rd Roy Lewis 80-10= 70 come to the fore and excel Two’s: Phil Burnham, Matt by returning a good score.

Mattacola 14th, Sue Hull, 1st Matt Mattacola 78Les Raufer 17th 11= 67 2nd Phil Burnham 73Wednesday January 15 Campbell Lamont Qualifier Halfway through the club’s qualifying rounds and there is still much to play for as the leaderboard shows a host of players in contention for the final.

1st Norman Whibley 38 points 2nd George Holland 37

Montoya at the event presentation this week.

At the same time, the councillor stressed that this year “it is taking part which is most important,” given that the money the event raises is going to such a worthy cause.

Race registration is via the website www.lineadesalida.net and is open until February 20.

The first 150 people to sign up will receive a race bag containing a commemorative t-shirt and backpack and discounts in Albox businesses which are collaborating on the race.

Albox mayor Francisco Torrecillas described the event as “an ideal proposal for all sports people starting out, for those who already have the running habit, for those who compete, for the youngest members of the family and for teenagers, as well as for the more elderly and everyone who wants to collaborate on the fight against cancer.”

VICTORY: Scotland dominated the match to beat Spain 36-12.

Campbell Lamont Qualifier winner Norman Whibley.

points 3rd Phil Miles 36 points on a card play-off Two’s: Wendy Greaves 3rd, Phil Miles x3 3rd, 8th, 14th, Dave Simpson 8th, Rich Hull, Dave Sharp, Rabbe Thun, Norman Whibley 12th, Roy Lewis, Mark Newall, Eddie Vaughan 14th, Phil Burnham, Peter Death 17th.

For further information information about the Aguilon Golf Members’ Club see the website aguilonmembersclub.

Scotland triumphs over Spain’ s rugby lionesses THE Scottish national women’s rugby team triumphed over Spain’s ‘Las Leonas’ in an exciting international staged at Almeria City’s Juan Rojas stadium on Sunday.

A huge, good natured crowd watched as the Scottish side dominated almost from the start to gain a well-deserved 36-12 victory, although the Spanish side made a great effort.

Scottish centre Hannah Smith stood out as the game’s top player, Spanish press describing her as like a “knife who knew how to find the holes.”

Spain’s defeat means the national team loses points in the World Rugby ranking, although the team remains in a good position to quality for the next women’s rugby World Cup next year.