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RINCON DE LA VICTORIA is implementing the European initiative’`Smart Costa del Sol,’ to become a smart town by developing 15 different actions. The councillor for New Technologies of Rincon de la Victoria, Josefa Carneo, explained that “it is a pioneer project in the municipality that aims to efficiently and sustainably manage resources and improve services offered to the public through the use of Information Technology and Communications.” The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado highlighted “the commitment of this town council with the ‘Smart Costa del Sol,’ project, where all areas have been involved in this project and an effort will be made to make sure that all the components of this initiative are
THE Regional Hospital of the Axarquia has announced the expansion of the Oncology Department with the creation of a service that will work from Monday to Friday. Currently, this hospital only serves cancer patients in the maternity area and mammography only on Thursdays. However, the action plan for 2020 contemplates an extension of the Day Clinic that will allow a greater diagnostic and therapeutic activity for patients who are currently referred to other hospitals in the capital.
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SMART COSTA DEL SOL: Participation of 13 municipalities from Malaga Province. working in the coming months to offer more and better services to the citizens.” To date, two actions have
been implemented that have consisted of the use of Big Data Turístico in the Sala Mare Nostrum, Tourism Office and Casa
Fuerte Bezmilian: To analyse the behaviours, profile and trends of visitors according to age, sex, nationali-
ty; and the installation of a flagship space to bring technology closer to the citizen through two 46-inch touch screens that offer tourist information services. Currently, further projects are being implemented, such as smart parking, located in Calle Adelfa which offers an area of 190 spaces, “optimising the management of parking spaces, facilitating mobility, fuel savings and emission reductions of C02,” says Carnero. In the coming months, other actions will be carried out, such as the open data portal, the creation of environmental spaces, intelligent public lighting, the energy efficiency system in public buildings, and a Smart Costa del Sol project app. The overall investment of the project amounts to €371,065.39.
Creating care The manager of the Este-Axarquia Health Area, Miguel Moreno, explained that the expansion of the Oncology ser-
vice will mean that either directly or through the Regional Hospital, “an oncologist comes from Monday to Friday to treat a
greater number of patients with a more advanced pathology.” Moreno also discussed the creation of a Continu-
ity Assistance Unit that allows chronic patients to be treated during the day and return home at night, considering it is best for
these patients to have a stay that is as short as possible in the hospital. “Our idea is that chronic patients, when they destabilise or undergo a process, do not have to go through the hospital or primary care emergency and through their family doctor or nurse, can be referred to this service.”
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IN view of Brexit having finally come into action, last Friday January 31, BBC News Europe reporter Gavin Lee spoke to Euro Weekly News’ very own Michel Euesden. Euro Weekly News is the leading free British newspaper published in Spain, and has SIX regional editions and a circulation of over 580,600 copies every month. Michel Euesden is the CEO and founder of Euro Weekly News, and works hand-in-hand with her husband Steven Euesden who is joint publisher and sales director. Gavin met up with Michel in Mijas Pueblo and said that the general feeling he got from the local British, as quoted by a local bar owner, was that “Nothing is different, but everything has changed.” Michel agreed that she had a similar feeling, as we are yet to see what Brexit really holds for us. Euro Weekly readers are mostly ‘remainers.’ People who are proud to be
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BBC NEWS INTERVIEW: Gavin Lee spoke with Michel Euesden of the Euro Weekly News in Mijas Pueblo.
British, but happen to have chosen to reside in a different country. For now, the British in Spain have been told that they can continue as they have been, but by December 31 they will need to make sure that
NERJA is to have a monthly craft market. Trade councillor Javier Lopez revealed the ‘We Love Nerja Market’ will be staged in the Plaza de España, starting this weekend from 11am to 9pm. There will be 40 stalls in all. Eight of these will be for local artisans. The market will be year-round on the second weekend of every month, Lopez explained.
all their paperwork including residency must be in order should they want to live and work here. Despite Brexit not having been everyone’s first choice, many are happy to now at least be out of ‘limbo,’ after three years
Monthly market
There will be illustrators, jewellerymakers, sculptors, ceramists and more. “With this activity we want to dynamise and highlight the importance of the Plaza de España as a tourist at-
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traction, aiming for it to become a leading craft market on the Costa del Sol.” David Naranjo from Colectivo de Creativos commented that the Nerja market is the third the platform has launched. It has also organised markets in Ronda and Granada. “Our platform has more than 500 artists, of course always also supporting local talent from the area,” he stressed.
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of uncertainty. Gavin stated that having spoken to local estate agents, there appears to have been a recent decline in British buyers. This is most likely due to people not knowing what the future would hold. Euro Weekly News has also spoken to other channels, and one of them will be doing a postBrexit documentary which will follow the Euesdens, as well as some of their clients along the coasts of Spain. This documentary will be all about ‘Life as an Expat after Brexit.’ They will be following up to see what changes have been made or felt one, six and 12 months after the initial Brexit date of January 31, 2020. Only time will tell what Brexit truly holds for the British, but as Michel said, Boris stated that this would be “The best for Britain.” Only she would have rather he had said that this change will be “The best for the British people.”
AIM: The council hopes the We Love Nerja Market will become one of the most important on the Costa del Sol.
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Works contract NERJA Council has selected a company to carry out major works on the municipality’s Calle Maria de Waard, reporting it was financially and technically the best of the seven offers presented. The nearly €450,000 project is set to start in mid-October after the end of the peak holiday season.
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ALMUÑECAR’S Casa de la Cultura is hosting an exhibition offering a fascinating insight into the world of water, from its chemical properties through to the element’s important role in history and human civilisation. The ‘La esfera del agua’ exhibition opens this Friday and runs until February 25.
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PLUS POINTS: The council pointed out the works represented better infrastructure and services as well as creating jobs.
300th events NERJA Council has announced a series of events to mark the 300th anniversary of the opening and blessing of the Nuestra Señora de las Angustias hermitage. They will include a photography exhibition charting the history of the hermitage at the Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja.
Kids theatre MOTRIL Council’s Culture department has organised a programme of educational theatre in three different languages for local schoolchildren of all ages. The La Luna theatre company will be presenting performances in English and French as well as Spanish between now and April at the Teatro Calderon.
Culture week A WEEK of culture in Almuñecar continues today, Thursday February 6 with the show ‘Noches de Tango’ at the Casa de la Cultura featuring six dancers and the spectacular sound of Argentina. On Friday there will be jazz and funk from the band ‘One for my Baby.’
Film lecture FORMER Fleet Street journalist Dr Geri Parlby will be in Nerja on Tuesday February 11 at 6pm, at the Centro Cultural to give a fully illustrated lecture with the intriguing title ‘From magic lanterns to Metro Goldwyn Meyer - the birth of the silver screen and the artists it inspired’ and will be hosted by The Art Society Nerja.
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I M P R O V E M E N T S t o Ve l e z M a l a g a i n f r a s t r u c t u re a n d services continue to progress, the local council says. Works are currently being carried out on a number of streets in the municipality with the aim of increasing road safety thanks to the 2019-2020 Rural Employment Development Programme. Mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer and Infrastructure councillor Juan Garcia paid a recent visit to one set of works on the Calle Manzanil-
la pavement. Moreno Ferrer took the opportunity to comment on “the importance of different administrations working together to make such important necessary improvements possible, and which meet the municipal government’s priority of guaranteeing the quality of municipal infrastructure and services to benefit the safety and well-being of our residents, also favouring the creation of employment.” Commenting specifically
World Cancer Day ALMUÑECAR turned green on Tuesday as the municipality marked World Cancer Day. The town hall façade and the Puerta de Almuñecar were illuminated in green light and AECC Spanish cancer association volunteers released green balloons. The local AECC branch head Conchi Garcia and Almuñecar mayor Trinidad Herrera unfurled a banner from the town hall balcony featuring the messages ‘Call it cancer,’ ‘When you break the taboo the confidence begins’ and ‘When the taboo disappears, hope appears.’ The mayor said the council wanted to show its “support and solidarity with people suffering from this disease and its support for the great work done by the local AECC volunteers in our municipality. “At the same time we call for more resources for investigation, prevention and early detention.” The town hall and the Puerta de Almuñecar will keep their green glows throughout this week.
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on the Calle Manzanilla project, Juan Garcia explained the pavement had been too narrow and had had obstacles for people with limited mobility, plus the paving stones had been in a pretty poor state of repair. The pavement is being widened and elements which hindered pedestrians removed. In addition cabling is being run underground. The project has a €75,000 budget and is expected to take two and a half months to complete.
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Travel fair presence NERJA’S presence at last month’s FITUR international travel show in Madrid reaped positive results, the local council reported. Nerja mayor Jose Alberto Armijo commented that he was pleased Nerja had had its own stand once again, and said it had attracted considerable interest throughout the event. Armijo explained that this year the Nerja delegation had been particularly promoting the municipality’s attractions for environmental and active tourism and for foodies, all under the slogan ‘between the sea and the sky.’ Tourism councillor Gema Garcia explained visitors to the stand were able to experience what Nerja is like ‘first-hand’ thanks to the demonstrations of shared virtual reality experiences every day of the fair. The councillor made the point that many people had been surprised to discover some of the lesser known landscapes of Nerja, among them the Pico del Cielo, which at 1,500 metres is the highest coastal mountain peak on the Spanish mainland. Gastronomy was another particularly strong point on the stand. Nerja-based chef Sergio Paloma gave several cooking demonstrations, preparing dishes using locally-grown produce like sweet potato, avocado and mango.
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Handsome sum for charity CREDIT: Ayunamiento de Almuñecar
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GRATEFUL: The parish priest said the money raised would help local people in need.
DONATION: Local resident Eladio Carbonell gave the dog suit to the police.
Fun face to police mascot
ALMUÑECAR’S Local Police have a fun new ‘mascot’ which will be the image of the force’s activities in local schools. Almuñecar mayor Trinidad Herrera and Safety councillor Francisco Robles did the honours of officially presenting the doggy suit, which was donated by local resident Eladio Carbonell. The mascot will be used when officers go into education centres for initiatives related to matters like road safety, gender-based violence, cyberbullying and first-aid.
ALMUÑECAR Local Police officers and members of the fire service have donated a very handsome €9,250 to the Caritas charity. Officers and firefighters raised the money from a series of sports and other events they have staged over the last few months with the support of Almuñecar Council and local businesses. In a ceremony staged last week at Almuñecar Town Hall, Local Police chief Manuel Ledesma, accompanied by Mayor Trinidad Herrera and the Sports, Maintenance and Public Safety councillors, presented parish priest Vicente Guerrero with the money raised for the charity in his capacity as Caritas parish president. Jose Manuel Medina, who coordi-
nated the fundraising programme, explained a group of his friends and work colleagues serving in the Local Police and fire service first agreed to get involved and do their bit to help the needy back in 2015. They have since organised funsporting solidarity days, using the municipal sports pavillion and swimming pool as venues. There has also been a firefighters and police fashion parade in the Casa de la Cultura. Vicente Guerrero gave a heartfelt thanks to the officers and firefighters, as well as to all the local residents and businesses which had taken part in the activities. “We are sure this will alleviate the needs of many residents,” the parish priest commented.
Packed carnival programme NERJA’S Popular Traditions councillor Elena Galvez has unveiled the programme of events and poster for this year’s carnival celebrations, which this year will run from February 20 to 23. The striking poster is the work of Ascension Martin Antequera, who has already created several designs for municipal events. The councillor announced the most important novelty at this year’s carnival will be the return of the marquee for staging activities at the Balcon de Europa promenade. There will also be some changes to the fancy dress competitions and an increase in the amount of the prizes. Events get underway in the Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja on Thursday
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PACKED AGENDA: Events will run over four days.
February 20 with the official proclamation of the start to the celebrations, which this year will be made by Macarena Arrabal, along with the carnival groups party. There will be the junior fancy dress competitions on Friday February 21 and the naming of the children and adult ‘Buffoon’ and ‘Nymph.’
The grand carnival procession will be on Saturday, along with the prize giving and end of the party at the Balcon de Europa. On Sunday there will be the traditional competitions for pets. Events will draw to a close with the so-called ‘burial of the Chanquete.’
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BREXIT BRIEF
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‘No Deal’ Elephant is back by John Smith IN a speech which was widely leaked before he gave it, Boris Johnson made it clear to the European Union that if necessary, he is prepared to walk away from the negotiating table without a deal if he doesn’t get his way. The actual talks don’t start until March, but the Prime Minister is preparing Britain and the EU for a potentially tough battle over the matter of European Union restrictions on Britain in the future. It has been made clear by the THE former European Union President, Donald Tusk has irritated the British government just days after Brexit by saying that an independent Scotland would receive an “enthusiastic” reception if it wanted to rejoin the EU. Whilst accepting that Scotland could not automatically be accepted into the Union, he told Andrew Marr of the BBC that he believed that there might be a case
BORIS JOHNSON: Going, Going, Gong.
Scotland welcome to give the newly independent State a special new process to speed up the application. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab immediately responded to Mr Tusk’s comments and said “I think it was frankly un-European
and irresponsible given the secessionist, separatist tendencies in Spain, France and Italy.” He suggested that Scotland had a great opportunity to take advantage of the UK’s new found freedom and warned the SNP that they should accept the results of both the Brexit referendum and that of Scottish Independence by recognising that a divided UK would be unworkable.
new European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, reinforced on many occasions by Irish leader Leo Varadkar, that Britain must sign up to a ‘level playing field’ with the EU in order to secure tariff and quota-free access to European markets. The reason for this is to ensure that there is no undercutting of pricing by Britain to the detriment of EUbased companies who have to subscribe to tough work policies. Whilst not specifically saying that his target is a ‘no deal’ exit at the end of 2020, Mr Johnson is clear that he wants an agreement based either on the Canadian model which does allow free trade but without EU imposed restrictions or the Australian model which is based more on World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules without allowing complete free trade. Some experts suggest that the WTO option could be as damaging to Britain’s economy as a ‘no deal’ option although at the moment the Prime Minister says that Britain will prosper regardless.
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BREXIT EXTRA Nissan news IN the event that there is a hard or no deal over Brexit, resulting in import tariffs, Japanese car giant Nissan may consider pulling out of manufacture in Spain and concentrate production and advertising within the UK market.
Watching brief ALTHOUGH he had previously indicated that he intended to mothball the Brexit party, keeping it handy in case it was needed, Nigel Farage has now reportedly contacted supporters asking for additional donations so that he can keep an eye on the Brexit negotiations.
Victory parade AT least six people from the Swindon Yellow vests group took part in a victory parade through the streets of Swindon thanking local residents for their help in voting Britain out of EU, before sharing a celebratory bottle of Champagne.
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ANYONE fancying a twirl round the dance floor to celebrate Valentine’s Day should head to Motril. The first of what the council said is set to be a repeat event will debut at the Fabrica del Pilar Nave del Azucar on February 14. Motril mayor Luisa Maria Chamarro said the decision to organise the ‘Ven a Bailar’ initiative was a response to requests from many older local residents for an opportunity to get together and socialise with friends and enjoy dancing to tunes from their era. The mayor also clarified that the event is open to everyone, whether from Motril or elsewhere on the coast. “Our aim is to encourage and provide leisure space for the elderly,” stressed Citizen Participation councillor Inmacula-
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DEMAND: The mayor said many older local residents have requested opportunities to get together with friends and enjoy dancing to tunes from their era. da Torres Alaminos. She explained future dances will in many cases be organised to coincide with celebrations and specific anniversaries. The Valentine’s night dance will be from 8pm
until midnight, with live music from the duo Voltaje. Torres Alaminos promised there will also be a few surprises on the night for anyone who comes dressed in red.
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ALMUÑECAR Council has come up with an initiative to get local residents taking part in the local authorit y ’s c u l t u r a l p r o gramme. Culture and Fiestas councillor Alberto Garcia Gilabert has presented the new ‘Tarjeta Cultural’ (cultural card), which he said is designed to facilitate access to culture, make it easier to get information on what is coming up and promote participation in organised activities. Cardholders will benefit from discounts on tickets for council-organised shows and on registration for artistic or cultural workshops and courses. They will also be eligible to participate in raffles and will get a reduced rate on entrance tickets to Almuñecar museums. A further advantage is that cardholders will
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What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain BENEFITS: Cardholder will get discounts on show tickets and on workshop and course registration. be able to receive cultural programme information by email or WhatsApp. The councillor explained anyone aged over 18 and registered
as an Almuñecar resident can acquire the card free of charge from the Culture and Fiestas department offices located in the Casa de la Cultura.
Living in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.
IN Spain there are two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police a re e m p l o y e d b y t o w n h a l l s ; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws. Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where t h e c r i m e t o o k place. National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc. Throughout Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be
called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112. The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 - health emergencies 080 - firefighters. By calling 902 102 112, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 for police attendance, or go to the police station to make a report. Other useful number are - 016, to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted on 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.
091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm
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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Diesel sales dropping
AT one time, the Spanish govern ment was in favour of the use of diesel fuel and taxes were (and still are at the moment) lower than that of leaded petrol which encouraged the sale of diesel vehi cles. Now however, as worldwide opinion is that diesel is more pol luting than lead free fuel, sales of diesel fuel in Spain have dropped by 0.4 per cent in 2019 for the first time in five years according to the Corporation for Strategic Reserves of Petroleum Products (Cores).
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billion is the profit that La Caixa bank made in 2019, 14 per cent down on 2018 due to the amount paid for redundancies.
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Spanish economy is ok THERE is some good news and bad news for the Spanish economy following a report published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) which shows that it grew by 2 per cent in 2019. The bad news is that government forecasts called for a 2.1 per cent increase but the good news is that the Bank of Spain and the Interna tional Monetary Fund got it spot on and the European Commission ex pected it to be as low as 1.9 per cent. The figures are provisional and
By John Smith may vary slightly before being con firmed by the end of March but one thing is sure, that this is the slowest rate of growth for the economy since 2014. For six years now the GDP has shown an increase, but there is no doubt that the increase is slowing down and for 2020 and 2021, fore casts are suggesting that it will be static at 1.6 per cent each year. Whilst exports continue to rise and help the figures dramatically, the home market is not just stag nant but is actually losing ground
even though unemployment con tinues to reduce. Construction seems to be the weakest link with a significant downturn even though skylines across the country are still dotted with high rise cranes so there is some fear that what appeared to be a thriving area in new builds could see over supply and subse quent excess housing stock. Despite everything, most banks seem to be coining in the profits both at home and abroad and their activities have helped to keep the economy rising.
FOLLOWING ongoing losses, UK clothing store French Connection put itself up for sale over a year ago but had no buyers lined up. Having reviewed strategy which will see cost cutting, dis posal of some stores and an in crease in investment on its on line business, it has now announced that it is no longer for sale. It believes that losses to the end of 2019 will be between £1 (€1.15) million and £2 (€2.3) mil lion which compares favourably against 2018 losses of £9.3 (€10.7) million.
LEGALLY SPEAKING
Must electricity company pay? Last November there was a surge in the electric power and many of my home appliances were damaged beyond repair. I have notified my insurance company but they are not willing to replace the items. I am over 80 years old and live alone. Should I have com plained directly to the electric company as the insur ance company are not willing to pay? K B (Costa Blanca) Yes, you should have claimed direct YOU AND THE ly from the electric LAW IN SPAIN company. The big electric companies are legally responsible for damages caused by power surges or by outages that last long enough so that food spoils in the freezer. The companies pay out millions of euros every year to customers who have suffered. You will need complete documentation on the time of the surge, and on the items that were ruined. Un less you feel confident that you can present your claim in proper form, I suggest you consult a Spanish ‘gestoria’ or other professional to handle it for you.
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BUSINESS EXTRA
Helping out IN order to allow car maker Aston Martin to continue in business, a consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll who is part owner of the Racing Point Formula 1 team will put in £182 (€209) million of the £500 (€575) million it needs.
FCA investigates THE UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it will be launching an investigation into advertising agency M&C Saatchi following a £11.6 (€13.5) million discrepancy in its accounting figures. The FCA is one of its clients.
Drone control VODAFONE in Spain is the only telecoms company offering 5G at the moment and has demonstrated in Benidorm that the network has more uses than just phones, by showing how it can control and manage drones ensuring safety and security.
Toll road repossessed THE Minister of Transporta tion, Mobility and Urban Agenda José Luis Ábalos has announced his intention of removing the first of the toll roads from private hands.
This is the M12 which connects Madrid centre with terminal 4 at Barajas airport and although there is in theory a financial obligation (RPA) of €54.37 million, the minister has
confirmed that he intends to make no payment. He believes that there is an outstanding sum of €194.72 million to be ac counted for which negates any need to pay the RPA.
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GBP/EUR tumbles from three-year high ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday
Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com
STAYING up-to-date with the latest currency news can help you time your transfers effectively, so find out what you should be looking out for over the next couple of weeks… Latest currency news The GBP/EUR exchange rate soared to a threeyear high last De cember as UK PM Boris Johnson se cured a comfortable majority in the UK General Election. However, the pound didn’t have a great end to the year, with GBP/EUR hitting lows of €1.14 be fore stabilising around €1.17. EUR/GBP, meanwhile, fluctuated between €0.84 and €0.87 while GBP/USD drifted to $1.30.
CURRENCY NEWS: The pound didn’t have a great end to the year. What’s been happening? Sterling’s fall from grace came swiftly after the Conservative’s election victory, as Boris Johnson amended his EU withdrawal bill to legally block any extension to the Brexit transition period past De cember 2020. This effectively leaves Johnson with just 11 months in which to ne gotiate a new trade deal with the
EU or leave the UK to face a nodeal Brexit at the end of the year. This sparked significant concern amongst GBP investors who had hoped the passing of Johnson’s withdrawal bill would help to bring more clarity to Brexit. While the spectre of Brexit con tinues to hang over Sterling, the currency has also been feeling the heat thanks to the rising odds of
the BoE cutting interest rates in the near future. Several BoE policymakers have hinted in recent weeks about a pos sible rate, including Governor Mark Carney who said the bank would re spond ‘promptly’ if economic weak ness persisted. This speculation has been fuelled by a run of underwhelming UK da ta, including a surprise contraction of growth in November and the lowest inflation reading in over threeyears. The euro, meanwhile has been fluctuating in response to mixed domestic data, with manufacturing remaining in contraction territory but inflation edging towards the Eu ropean Central Bank’s (ECB) target. What do you need to look out for? Looking ahead, Brexit develop ments and Bank of England (BoE) interest rate speculation are likely to remain the main catalysts of movement in the pound over the
next four weeks. The UK is all set to leave the EU on January 31 and this will no doubt thrust Brexit back into the spotlight and limit upside in GBP exchange rates. German data will remain one of the biggest causes of euro move ment in the weeks ahead. If fears for the country’s growth outlook grow, the common currency could be pressured lower. As it stands, the outlook for the GBP/EUR exchange rate is neutral negative at the start of 2020. At Currencies Direct we’re here to talk currency whenever you need us, so get in touch if you want to know more about the latest news or how it could impact your curren cy transfers. Since 1996 we’ve helped more than 210,000 customers with their currency transfers, just pop into your local Currencies Direct branch or give us a call to find out more.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ONE extremely enlightening, and somewhat disquieting fact to emerge from this Coronavirus outbreak, is how incredibly easy it was for the Chinese authorities to shut down 10 cities. This actually involved some 33 million inhabitants. That is almost half of the whole United Kingdom - and the communist hierarchy managed to lock them all down almost overnight. Can you imagine trying to close down half the UK at that speed? It would take a fortnight’s debate in parliament before you could even begin. The Chinese then proceeded to build two new hospitals in a week. The UK could take up to 10 years to even get planning permission! Mind you, that of course is how a dictatorship works; heaven forbid the democratic countries of the world being taken over by despots of this nature. And frankly, that’s
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Diet needs changing
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: Ten cities have been shut down.
why the Chinese leaders worry me. If they have this sort of hold over so many people and decided to galvanise them onto a war footing, we could have half a billion on the doorstep before you could say Chicken
Chow Mein. Bearing all this in mind, I think that allowing China, with its utterly alien and therefore completely unpredictable society to install a cyber system throughout the whole of the United Kingdom is
utter madness. If their inscrutable leaders don’t take the opportunity to insert some form of ‘bug’ into the Huawei project, I’ll eat my bat soup. Talking of which, have you seen the recent videos on social media showing what these people actually do eat!? Basically they scoff on just about anything. Dogs, cats, monkeys, live mice, living fish, rats, fried excretion and human fetuses - to name but a few. Some of the stuff they serve up in their restaurants makes the ‘I’m A Celebrity’ trials look like a Jamie Oliver gourmet night! Is it any wonder this virus has jumped from animals to humans? If they continue gorging on this type of menu, I should think there are plenty, even more deadly diseases just waiting to cross over. It wouldn’t surprise me if AIDS didn’t originate from somewhere in this inscrutable Far
Eastern direction either. No, I think we should be very wary of the Chinese. Have you ever had an argument with a waiter in a Chinese restaurant? It doesn’t take much for the whole staff to join in and the chef to appear with a meat cleaver. Don’t take my word for it. This is a quote from prophesies of old Mother Shipton in the 15th century. ‘And Christian one fights Christian two. And nations sigh, yet nothing do. And yellow men great power gain, from mighty bear (Russia?) with whom they’ve lain.’ Unquote. I also think the numbers of fatalities that have resulted from this virus are far higher than they are actually divulging. Let’s just hope the whole horror trip is over soon and the Chinese authorities decree a change in their nation’s diet habits. Ah So. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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40th Anniversary of Danish church CONSULAR MATTERS vI AM always proud to manage the huge community of expat Danish people in Andalucia and Extremadura. The Danish colony on the Costa del Sol is of approximately 30,000 people who come from a country with a population of 5.5. million. As Consul and lawyer, I am used to attending many cultural, institutional and social events; but for this particular one, I was very proud to attend, together with the Ambassador for Denmark in Spain Mr Jens Kisling, last Saturday January 26, the 40th anniversary of the Danish Church of Málaga West Coast. The Danske Kirke øst for Málaga has been on the Costa Del Sol since the year 1980, and is, obviously, an important part of
Mr Jens Kisling, Danish Ambassador for Spain, and Ms Marisa Moreno Castillo, Danish Consul for Andalucía and Extremadura. the Danish community. As Danish Consul, I am keen to support all the needs of the expat group, including their religious ones, of course. The Consulate has regular activities such as issuing passports, helping Danish businesses in Spain and net-
working relations with Spanish and Danish businesses; however religion is an important part in the lives of a great number of people, so we are more than happy to support them as much as possible. As part of the events organ-
ised by the Danish Church (Den Danske Kirke øst for Málaga) to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Ambassador and I were invited to attend a mass followed by a dinner at the fabulous Cuevas de Nerja restaurant. We had a chance to meet and talk with more than 100 attendees who told us about their experiences, concerns and general life in Spain. As part of the celebrations, we were also treated to a flamenco dancing exhibition which the Ambassador and I greatly enjoyed. The Danish Church mass is currently being officiated at the Catholic Church, who has allowed their place of worship to be used by the Danish priest and expats to celebrate their service and also have the use of their facilities. This is a very true indicator of the close relationship that exists between the Danish expats and Spanish society in general.
The Danske Kirke ost for Málaga is not only a place of religious worships, but also strives to promote social, cultural and charitable activities such as organising cinema film forums (Danish and Spanish films). At some point in the past the Church decided to separate their religious activities from the social ones, and a few years ago created the Danish Club of Torre Del Mar (Velez-Málaga). They also host musical events and organise visits to other cities in Andalucia. In addition, they hold a traditional Danish Christmas market, a real home from home experience in Spain. So, in my capacity as Danish Consul, I want to congratulate the Danish Church in its 40th anniversary, I hope they continue their service to the local community and support the close relationship with the Spanish community on the Costa Del Sol.
Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Lawyer at www.justlaw.es • info@justlaw.es • Tel. 952 666 045 - 336 373 535
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TIME-WASTING HOAX CALLS NORA JOHNSON
HOAX CALLS: Block other members of the public from calling 999.
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
THIS week, I’m writing about the NHS, charities and timewasting 999 phone calls. What’s the connection, I hear you say. Well, bear with me, but if you can’t stomach any further mention of the NHS or charities, go and have a cup of tea or flick ahead to the crossword page... According to press reports, A&E waiting times in UK hospitals are at their worst on record as the NHS is coming under increasingly intense pressure. The grim statistics are likely to add to growing fears that services could really struggle to cope this winter with the annual spike in demand all the more since the coronavirus outbreak has been getting worse. As for charities, according to the think tank, New Philanthropy Capital, they’re becoming more and more numerous in affluent areas of the UK instead of where they’re really needed. The north-south charity deficit is
highlighted by figures showing that, per 1,000 population, the affluent Cotswolds has nine times as many charities as Blackpool England’s most deprived local authority - which has just 0.6. Some things don’t change, though - for the UK emergency services. And that’s the number of bizarre/ hoax 999 calls made to it. How about a woman complaining that she’d been sent three saveloy and chips from the chip shop instead of one? Or a man asking for the time, and another complaining about a packet of biscuits being out of date? The Met has released audio of some of these bizarre calls with a plea for people to use 999 for genuine emergencies only. Chief Supt David Jackson said nuisance calls
were a “huge waste” of resources, adding: “These hoax calls block the number from other members of the public who could be calling 999 in a real emergency, keeping people in danger waiting for longer and putting lives at risk.” The Met’s call handlers identified 22,491 hoax 999 calls in the first 11 months of 2019. In 1937, in just the first week of the 999 service, there were 91 hoax calls! As I said, little change there, then. Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available online. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Emmerdale 9:50am You've Been Framed! 10:20am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm 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 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 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 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am 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 6:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Law & Order: UK
7:00am World of Sport: TV Firsts 7:15am The Chase 8:20am Quincy, M.E. 9:20am Kojak 10:25am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 11:35am Minder 12:40pm The Professionals 1:45pm Snooker: World Grand Prix 5:45pm The Professionals 6:45pm River Monsters 7:10pm River Monsters 7:45pm Snooker: World Grand Prix 11:45pm All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 1:55am Fishing Impossible 2:55am Minder 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:00am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.
7:00am Live European Tour Golf The ISPS Handa Vic Open. 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Live ICC Under19s World Cup Cricket Coverage of the fifth/sixth place play-off. 11:30am Live One-Day International Cricket South Africa v England. Coverage of the second ODI in the threematch series from Kingsmead, Durban. 8:30pm Live EFL Bristol City v Birmingham City (Kick-off 7.45pm). 11:30pm Sky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up
8:40am 8:55am 9:10am 9:30am 9:45am 9:55am
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SATURDAY - 8 FEBRUARY
7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmLose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge 1:00pm Football Focus 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Britain's Best Home Cook 3:10pm Maleficent 4:40pm BBC News 4:50pm BBC London News; Weather 4:55pm Weather 5:00pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 8:10pm The Greatest Dancer 9:55pm Casualty 10:45pmMrs. Brown's Boys 11:15pmBBC News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 12:05am Free State of Jones 2:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:25am BBC News
8:30am 8:35am 8:50am 9:10am 9:30am 10:05am 10:25am 10:30am
12:40pm 1:40pm 2:10pm 2:24pm 2:25pm 5:35pm 6:30pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:30pm 11:00pm 11:19pm 11:20pm
Scrambled! Mr Magoo Mr. Bean Ben 10 Thunderbirds are Go Craig of the Creek ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Living on the Veg Save Money: Lose Weight ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather Six Nations Live Tipping Point ITV News and Weather ITV News London Catchphrase The Masked Singer The Voice UK ITV News and Weather ITV London Weather The Nutty Professor
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SUNDAY - 9 FEBRUARY
7:45am Wild & Weird 8:00am Top Class 8:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 9:00am Blue Peter 9:30am Deadly 60 10:00am How Earth Made Us 11:00am Robot Wars 12:00pm Our Coast 1:00pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 2:00pm Natural World 2:40pm Talking Pictures 3:20pm Three Coins in the Fountain 5:00pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm Flog It! 6:30pm 10 Puppies and Us 7:30pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Great American Railroad Journeys 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Snowfall 12:15am Snowfall 12:55am While We're Young
8:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends The chef heads north towards the Arctic Circle to explore the culinary delights of Reykjavik, coastal capital of Iceland. 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pmInspector Montalbano 11:55pmClive James: Postcard from Rome 12:40am The Other Side of Hope 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1989 2:45am Top of the Pops: 1989 3:15am Score: Cinema's Greatest Soundtracks
8:40am Frasier 9:05am Frasier 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 2:50pm Four in a Bed 3:20pm Four in a Bed 3:55pm Four in a Bed 4:25pm Four in a Bed 5:00pm Four in a Bed 5:30pm A Place in the Sun 6:35pm Location, Location, Location 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm A Royal Tour of the 20th Century 9:00pm The Queen's Lost Family 10:00pm Whitney 12:20am Hitman: Agent 47 2:10am The Last Leg 3:05am The Big Narstie Show 4:00am Hollyoaks
11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am The Loud House 11:25am Access 11:30am WWE SmackDown Highlights 12:25pmAccess 12:40pmFriends 1:10pm Friends 1:40pm Friends 2:10pm Our Yorkshire Farm 3:05pm Our Yorkshire Farm 4:05pm Our Yorkshire Farm 5:05pm Our Yorkshire Farm 6:05pm 5 News Update 6:10pm Anne Boleyn: Queen for a Thousand Days 7:55pm 5 News Update 8:00pm Digging Up Britain's Past 9:00pm Ancient Mysteries 10:00pm The Dark Tower 11:05pm5 News Update 11:10pm The Dark Tower 12:05am Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am The Big Questions 12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Escape to the Country 3:30pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 6:15pm Garden Rescue 6:45pm BBC News 7:00pm BBC London News 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Countryfile 8:10pmDoctor Who 9:00pmCall the Midwife 10:00pmAgatha Christie Marple: The Pale Horse 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:15am The Women's Football Show
7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:50am Dress to Impress 11:50am Dress to Impress 12:50pm Supermarket Sweep 1:50pm Supermarket Sweep 2:55pm You've Been Framed! 3:30pm Richie Rich 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Richie Rich 5:20pm Valentine's Day 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Valentine's Day 7:45pm Pan 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Pan 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad!
7:00am Lewis 8:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 10:40am Coronation Street 1:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Law & Order: UK 1:00am Law & Order: UK Return of the detective drama starring Bradley Walsh. 2:05am Law & Order: UK 3:00am Long Lost Family 3:55am Rising Damp 4:20am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:30am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.
7:00am World of Sport: Kings of the Canvas 7:10am Cycling 8:20am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 9:25am Fishing Allstars 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 1:45pm River Monsters 2:15pm Goals of the 80s 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm The Searchers 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm The Searchers 7:25pm World of Sport: Petrol Heads 7:45pm Snooker: World Grand Prix 11:45pm Full Metal Jacket 12:45am FYI Daily 12:50am Full Metal Jacket 2:05am Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers 3:10am Auto Mundial 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping
7:00am Live One-Day International Cricket New Zealand v India. Coverage of the second ODI in the three-match series from Eden Park in Auckland. 11:00am Sky Sports News 11:30am Soccer A.M. John Fendley and Jimmy Bullard present the weekly collection of footballthemed competitions, comedy, phone-ins and guests. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Live EFL 9:00pm Live Fight Night 12:00am Live PGA Tour Golf 12:45am My Icon 1:00am Sky Sports News
10:30am Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 11:30am Living on the Veg 12:30pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 1:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:04pm ITV London Weather 1:05pm The Voice UK 2:35pm The Masked Singer 4:05pm The Secret Life of Pets 5:40pm ITV News and Weather 5:55pm ITV News London 6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:14pm ITV London Weather 11:15pm The Food and Drink Awards in Association with Staysure and thefoodawards.com
12:10am Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad
7:45am The Instant Gardener 8:30am The Edible Garden 9:00am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 10:00am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 1:15pm Natural World 2:00pm Back in Time for the Factory 3:00pm The World's Most Extraordinary Homes 4:00pm Talking Pictures 4:30pm To Catch a Thief 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall 8:00pm Ski Sunday All the news, gossip and action from the piste. 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Win the Wilderness: Alaska 11:00pm The Ranganation 11:45pm Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland 12:15amNightcrawler
8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm Iolo's Snowdonia Wildlife expert Iolo Williams explores Snowdonia through the seasons. 9:00pm Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild 10:00pm Art on the BBC Documentary using clips from the BBC archives to explore how six decades of TV has influenced the understanding of the arts. 11:00pm Picasso's Last Stand 12:00am It's True It's True It's True 1:00am Behind Closed Doors 2:00am Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 3:00am Rick Stein's Long Weekends
7:00am King of Queens 7:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:25am Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 3:20pm Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Men in Black II 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 9:00pm My Family and the Galapagos 10:00pm SAS: Who Dares Wins 11:00pmSpy 1:20am Southpaw A boxing champion's successful life is brought to an abrupt end when tragedy strikes.
9:50am Wissper 10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Digby Dragon 10:35am Shimmer and Shine 10:50am SpongeBob S quarepants 11:15am The Loud House 11:25am Access 11:30am WWE Raw Highlights 12:25pm Friends 3:20pm Evan Almighty 4:20pm Access 4:25pm Evan Almighty 5:15pm Wonderful World of Animal Babies 6:10pm Wonderful World of Animal Babies 7:10pm Inside... 7:55pm 5 News Update 8:00pm Secrets of the Royal Palaces 9:00pm Walking Britain's Lost Railways 10:00pm The Wonderful World of Chocolate 11:00pmIndecent Proposal 12:05am Access
8:15am You've Been Framed! 8:45am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:35am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:25am Dress to Impress 11:25am The Masked Singer 12:55pm Supermarket Sweep 2:00pm Supermarket Sweep 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:30pm You've Been Framed! 4:05pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 5:55pm Hotel Transylvania 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Hotel Transylvania 7:40pm San Andreas 8:40pm FYI Daily 8:45pm San Andreas 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Ibiza Weekender 12:10am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy
7:00am Rising Damp 7:25am Rising Damp 7:50am Coronation Street 10:45am Emmerdale 1:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Lewis 9:00pm The Cruise 9:30pm The Cruise 10:00pm Joanna Lumley's India 11:00pm The Good Karma Hospital 12:00am The Good Karma Hospital 1:05am Law & Order: UK 2:05am Law & Order: UK 3:05am The Halcyon 3:55am Emmerdale
7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 8:30am
7:00am Live European Tour Golf The ISPS Handa Vic Open. 8:00am Total Goals 8:30am Live One-Day International Cricket South Africa v England. Coverage of the third and final ODI in the series from New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Manchester City v West Ham United (Kick-off 4.30pm). Coverage of the top-flight clash from Etihad Stadium. 8:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:30am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News
9:35am 10:35am 11:40am 1:45pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:05pm 7:35pm
7:50pm 12:15am 1:15am
1:20am 2:50am 3:50am 4:00am
The Protectors Auto Mundial The Car Chasers The Motorbike Show The Professionals The Professionals Hornblower Snooker: World Grand Prix River Monsters River Monsters Mr. Bean Mr. Bean World of Sport: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Snooker: World Grand Prix Oblivion FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Oblivion Fishing Impossible ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Nightmare receptionists MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man WHAT is it with doctor’s receptionists? I remember when I was living in the UK how, on the rare occasion I had to go to the doctor, it was a nightmare. They never wanted to let you have an appointment. They’d ask all sorts of very personal questions in front of the whole waiting room. They’d be generally rude and very possessive over ‘their’ boss. Apparently, I should know when I am going to need help so I can make an appointment two weeks in advance. And trying to make an appointment by ‘phone required constant redial just to be able to get through. So I love the fact that here you can go online and make your appointment yourself and bypass the dreaded receptionist. That was until I had an appointment with a specialist and unfortunately missed it because I was in
hospital at the time. I thought nothing of it. I let the doctor know because Mrs S turned up and told her I couldn’t make it and she said she wanted to see me when I came out of hospital. So we went to make an appointment a few days later and the receptionist said that on my notes the doctor wanted to see me every six months. Therefore I couldn’t have an appointment before even after explaining what had happened. She would have absolutely none of it and finally said if it was an emergency go to A & E. She wouldn’t even ask the doctor if she wanted to see me. So some things never change. I’m still trying, but it’s not easy. Any ideas? I might have mentioned this before but someone has to explain to me why it is OK for a woman to say to another woman that she looks fabulous in her outfit but as a bloke I can’t? Why can’t men compliment women the same as other women do. Where’s the equality? Why can’t I say your hair looks great today, have you had it cut? Is that creepy? But if her female friend says it it’s OK. So ladies if I do see you I’m sorry I have to pretend that I haven’t noticed how lovely you look, but I have really.
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TV LISTING
TUESDAY - 11 FEBRUARY
MONDAY - 10 FEBRUARY 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 Inside Out London 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Rio and Kate: Becoming a Stepfamily 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pmLadhood
5:45pm Wild UK 6:15pmFlog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Twinstitute 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pmOnly Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmMary Beard's Shock of the Nude 11:00pmInside No 9 11:30pmNewsnight Weather 12:15am The Bank That Almost Broke Britain
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's 9:00pm A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley 10:00pmThe 80s with Dominic Sandbrook 11:00pmStoryville Documentary series. 12:35am Art of Germany 1:35am Treasures of the Indus 2:35am Sylvia Plath: Life Inside the Bell Jar 3:35am A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley
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 Food Unwrapped 10:00pm999: What's Your Emergency? 11:00pmBaghdad Central 12:00am Emergency Helicopter Medics
2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm
Access Home and Away Neighbours Home Is Where the Killer Is 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Premiership Rugby Cup Highlights 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pmWarship: Life at Sea 11:00pmBusted in Bangkok 12:00am Busted in Bangkok
4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pmThe Split 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather
3:15pm The TV That Made Me 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise 5:45pm Wild UK 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Cornwall: This Fishing Life 10:00pmUniversal Credit: Inside the Welfare State 11:00pm Better Things 11:30pmNewsnight
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The Beauty of Anatomy 9:00pm London: A Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank 10:00pmThe Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China 11:00pmContagion! The BBC Pandemic 12:15am Reporting History: Mandela 1:15am Sold! Inside the World's Biggest Auction House 2:15am Jigs & Wigs
1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 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 The Truth Will Out
Access Home and Away Neighbours Your Family or Your Life 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson 9:00pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 10:00pm Starting Up, Starting Over 11:00pmMy New Greek Life
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 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London
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! 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
10:55am That's My Boy 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 Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Maigret 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK
3:30pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 4:40pm Minder 5:45pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 7:55pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm The Mountain 9:30pm The Mountain 10:00pm Sudden Death 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pm Sudden Death 12:15am Jaws
12:30pmRef Watch 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pmSky Sports Tonight 11:00pmThe Debate 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up
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 The Metro: A Rail Life Story 9:00pm The BRITs at 40 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 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Don't Hate the Playaz 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20amFamily Guy
3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Heartbeat 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Liar
12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:30pm Quincy, M.E. 2:35pm Kojak 3:35pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Apollo 13 10:15pmFYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 10:20pm Apollo 13
7:00am Live One-Day International Cricket 11:00am Sky Sports News 12:30pmSportswomen 1:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Soccer Special Pre-Match 8:30pm Live EFL 11:15pmThe Debate 12:15am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News
7:50am Classic Emmerdale 8:20am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am The Darling Buds of May 10:55am That's My Boy 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 Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Heartbeat 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Liar
8:15am Kojak 9:10am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Professionals 12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:30pm Quincy, M.E. 2:35pm Kojak 3:35pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pm Black Hawk Down 11:00pmFYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 11:05pm Black Hawk Down 12:55am Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera
7:00am Live Golf 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Football Centre 12:00pm Football Centre 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Drive Time USA 4:00pm Sky Sports News 4:30pm Live International T20 Cricket South Africa v England. 9:00pm Live EFL Millwall v Fulham (Kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the Championship clash from The Den. 11:15pm The Debate Discussion on the latest football news. 12:15am Sky Sports News
2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm
WEDNESDAY - 12 FEBRUARY 12:45pmDefenders UK 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pmDoctors 3:15pm Shakespeare & Hathaway Private Investigators 4:00pm Escape 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 7:55pm Party Political Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Easy Ways to Live Well 10:00pmSpy in the Wild 11:00pmBBC News at Ten
2:00pm Walks of Life 3:00pm Greece with Simon Reeve 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise 5:45pm Wild UK 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pmGreat Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 8:30pm Yorkshire Walks 9:00pm Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge 9:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 10:00pmGood Omens 10:55pmRomesh: Talking to Comedians 11:00pmLive at the Apollo 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State
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 Beauty of Anatomy 9:00pm The World's Busiest Railway 2015 10:00pmA Very British History 11:00pmIreland's Treasures Uncovered 12:00am Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection 1:00am Sold! Inside the World's Biggest Auction House 2:00am Victorian Sensations 3:00am Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story
10:10am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pmRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines, sport and weather. 1:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 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 10:00pmKevin McCloud's Big Tech Adventure 11:00pmHome
10:05am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmPaddington Station 24/7 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Evil Intent 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson 9:00pm Britain's Parking Hell 10:00pmThe Hairy Bikers' Chocolate Challenge 11:00pmSecrets of CocaCola: Top of the Pops
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 7:25pm Party Political Broadcast 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
8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am You've Been Framed! 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! 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
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BRAVE CHOICE WHY on earth do some people get so worked up about migrants, don’t they realise they are migrants themselves? I was unfortunately witness to a group of lads verbally abusing some ‘Lookie Lookie’ men, it was pretty shameful. It made me embarrassed to be British. Those people rescued in boats are putting their lives at risk because their life is so unbearable that they choose to come here for a better life, just like expats. In some ways, it could be seen as very brave. It’s time to stop using such narrow-minded and racist language on such a sensitive issue, especially when people are risking their lives and dying just for the chance for opportunities that the rest of us take for granted. Being lucky in which part of the world you were born in doesn’t give you the right to demean those less fortunate. Many expats come to Spain and make no effort at all to adapt to the culture and way of life. Whatever their opinion of the migrant situation, they should get off their ignorant high horses and have a bit of humanity. A disappointed Carol Evans
Meat less CORONAVIRUS, swine flu, mad cow disease… live animals are the largest source of infection. The more you are going to move animals, the more you run the risk that diseases will be spread through these animals. Animal trade is an effective way of introducing, maintaining and spreading animal diseases, as observed with the spread of different strains of foot and mouth disease in Africa and Asia. The real issue is in many of the low-income countries there are new opportunities for money to be made which then includes increased meat demand. If the human race were to change its diet to meat free this situation would fade. Each person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals every year from daily suffering and a terrifying death: Filthy factory farms, abattoirs, and meat markets threaten the health of every human being on the planet.
MIGRANTS: People are putting their lives at risk.
How many times does history have to repeat itself before we get the message? Yours truly, Meat free and healthy
Scared to go home I AM an avid reader of the Euro Weekly News and have been since I moved to Spain. With thoughts on moving back to my home town of London after a few years of unsuccessfully jumping between underpaid jobs, I find myself pretty scared as to what is happening there. I’m not naive enough to believe there has never been any crime, of course, there was always a little dependent on area. However, on reading the news and
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your Facebook page it seems like it has become an all-out warzone. Is it a sign of the times that every week there is a fatal shooting or stabbing mostly gangrelated? While everything should be done to put a stop to these type of offences, it makes me wonder how did a situation that used to be a minority of people involved in drug-related and gang activity become a majority? I fear for my wife and my kids that I must now take them from somewhere we had considered would have been a paradise and our dream back to something that might put their lives in danger. Concerned, Mark Wallis
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No early release WITH news this weekend of another Islamist terrorist attack in London, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under attack and being pushed for answers as to why an Islamist terrorist was freed from prison early allowing him to commit a bloody atrocity within days, despite his own pleas to be kept behind bars for longer. When the London Bridge terror attack happened in November Johnson promised he would end automatic early release for terrorists. However, he is again facing anger about the ‘lack of progress’ with the changes leaving the capital open to another attack just months later. Sudesh Amman walked free last week, halfway through a three year and four-month sentence for 13 terror offences. On Sunday he rampaged through Streatham high street, stabbing two before he was shot dead. The Queen’s Speech in December committed to bringing forward legislation to remove the possibility of early release for the most dangerous offenders. However, the Counter-Terrorism Bill that would bring the measures into force has yet to be published and there is no timetable for it to start going through Parliament. Johnson’s recent comments echoed those made after London’s last terror attack when two people were killed by convicted terrorist Usman Khan in December. Khan, 28, had been attending a prisoner rehabilitation event after being released on licence in December 2018. Last month details of The Counter-Terrorism Bill were released. They included forcing dangerous terrorists who receive extended sentences to serve the whole time behind bars and stopping early release from jail for those classed as dangerous.
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A VIRUS KILLING DOGS!: UK Vets warn of Impending Epidemic COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK
My mum’s dog had this last week here in Spain. Exactly the same symptoms, lethargy, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea, not eating, he was seen and had antibiotic injection and after four days is almost himself again. Just to warn people here in Spain too. Emily Johnson
“It’s the dawn of a new era” Boris Johnson to address the nation tonight as the UK leaves the European Union Sorry Boris I won’t be able to listen to you because I will be taking my lovely wife out to dinner living in Spain and after being in Europe for 47 years I find myself in a very com fortable position and can afford to do things like this, what was so bad about Europe, never done me any harm, allowed me to bring my whole family to Spain, we are all living a lovely life, good luck UK, I think you’re going to need it. Danny Allen
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Hang Their Heads In Shame Bless them that cannot have prior insight. No matter, the expats will have their lives pro tected whilst living in the enviable position where they are. However, there is no shame to be had for the leave voters, we wanted to put the ‘Great’ back into Great Britain, it can only be acheived if we have control of our Great Britain. Debbie Harrison
Perverted father in Spain’s Andalucia repeatedly raped daughter from the age of five That can’t be called a father, a father, loving or estranged wouldn’t do that to their child. I hope he suffers for what he has done and the poor little girl recovers mentally and physically to lead a full happy life. Rebecca Angel Kitchen
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Across 1 Regret strongly (6) 4 Takes in solid food (4) 8 Collection of maps in book form (5) 9 Another time (5) 10 Business owner (10) 13 Impossible to satisfy (10) 17 Iconic mental representation (5) 18 Useful (5) 19 Seabird (4) 20 Refuse to acknowledge (6)
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Across 1 Levantarse (5-2) 5 Wise (5) 8 Spades (tools) (5) 9 Pintor (7) 10 Ballena (5) 11 Películas (5) 12 Vendedor (6) 14 Pasa (6) 18 Wide (street, river, trousers) (5) 20 Paquetes (de cigarrillos) (5) 22 País (7) 23 Mistake (5) 24 Granddaughter (5) 25 Respect (7)
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Down 1/18 Rough, tight embrace (4,3) 2 Grinding tooth (5) 3 Donkey (3) 5 Make fit or suitable (5) 6 Of various kinds (6) 7 Fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers (6) 11 Golf club (6) 12 Somewhat ill or prone to illness (6) 14 Shoulder wrap (5) 15 Foreign language or local dialect (5) 16 Ancient Greek harp (4) 18 See 1
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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) It is difficult to avoid repeating mistakes made in the past. Your approach to certain situations has not changed and therein lies the problem. Someone who blames you for a mistake shows ignorance but that does not make it less upsetting.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Who is trying to push you into a corner? Maybe it is being done so subtly that you have not even noticed. Who wants a decision from you? Appear to take pressure lightly and not give in to an irritation. There is some jealousy this week but refuse to be drawn into petty matters..
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull. A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After the 22nd it is much easier to see the path ahead. This is particularly true of a financial situation, so there's no sense in fussing until you understand what needs to be done. Someone who has in the past been unco-operative is more flexible. You wonder at this and try to see an ulterior motive, but it is most likely that they have seen the error of their past actions. Is it possible for you to take them on trust?
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one
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front, and some decisions are at odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that 'business is business' does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the truth, which may affect your longerterm finances but do you really have any choice?
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before? Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance. What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived. To avoid such a situation in the future, look at how you should have dealt with it. There is always something to know that guides us to a better position. It will make you smile that someone has taken you for a fool because you have the last laugh.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Travel arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute. Do not fret, however, because success is more likely later in the month. During a dream, or when reading a book, an idea comes to you. Can this really make a difference to your future? You may need to act quickly to start a new project but progress will require patience.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The need to plan ahead is frustrating when you know exactly what ought to be going on. Patience is something that you need to cultivate, or you risk upsetting someone close. Spending time with a colleague makes you realise how good things could be, but a lot of effort is involved. Pushing ahead does not guarantee results.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
IRISH LOTTO Saturday February 1
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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday January 28
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JOKER: 9 596 183 Saturday February 1
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JOKER: 8 305 439 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday February 2
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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: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 15 Excellent: 20
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aeon amen gean gene gone hang hone hong mane mean moan name nape neap neem neep nope omen open pane pang pean peen peon phon pone pong agone among enema gnome hogan mange mango phone genome hempen peahen pongee peonage phoneme MEGAPHONE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Across: 1 Elves, 4 Midge, 7 Lifestyle, 8 Ajar, 9 Defect, 12 Annual, 13 Cabs, 16 Hoi polloi, 18 Reefs, 19 Sleet.
Down: LA PRIMITIVA
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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 O) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A great feeling of joy comes over you more than once in the week ahead. Your inner child has been set free, and this is likely to be because of recent restrictions, which are now lifted. Do not feel guilty about this because it is a choice that will serve you well in the future. Right now, things may seem like a bit of an effort for small reward.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1 Extra, 2 Villain, 3 Safe, 4 Master, 5/17 Dry ice, 6 Eject, 10 Examine, 11 Famous, 12 Abhor, 14 Start, 15 Plus.
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Valerie, 5 Peter, 8 Crowd, 9 Maidens, 10 Instant, 11 Title, 12 Usher, 14 Comet, 19 Aping, 21 Brescia, 23 Linkage, 24 Axiom, 25 Serve, 26 Torrent.
Down: 1 Victim, 2 Lions, 3 Red tape, 4 Enmity, 5 Point, 6 Theatre, 7 Rosier, 13 Spinner, 15 Open air, 16 Faults, 17 Absent, 18 Marmot, 20 Grace, 22 Chile.
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Across: 1 Peaches, 5 Duvet, 8 Cadet, 9 Unlucky, 10 Narices, 12 Talon, 13 Enlace, 15 Lenses, 18 Alone, 19 Ofrecer, 21 Stories, 22 Droga, 23 Trozo, 24 Algunos.
1 Picante, 2 Arder, 3/22 Hot dog, 4 Squash, 5 Deletrear, 6 Vocales, 7 Try on, 11 Cochecito, 14 Lloroso, 16 Streams, 17 Poesia, 18 Asset, 20 Crown.
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DAVID WORBOYS SO what now? Will we be subsumed into the USA as the 52nd state (after Alaska, Hawaii and Israel) or simply be abandoned? In 2016, David Cameron, sensing party division over immigration control and the challenge of the Brexit party, called for a referendum to demonstrate support for Europe. I looked forward to a national endorsement of our relationship with our European partners, despite misgivings about the encroachment of Brussels on some of our independent laws and rights. The gamble was rushed and it failed. Cameron had overlooked our endemic sense of unfounded superiority and optimism. He could not have anticipated the political lies, intransigence and ineptitude that preceded and followed the referendum. Three years later it was claimed that a People’s Vote would have
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been a betrayal of the electorate and of democracy, despite the fact those who voted to leave would now be aware of the implications. Don’t the voters have every right to change their minds once they have a clear idea of what they are voting for? Many Brexiteers that I speak to do not consider us as Europeans and have never been interested in our neighbours. People who watch the pantomimes of Gilbert and Sullivan can’t name
a single opera of Verdi or Wagner. Fans of rock music have no idea of any continental pop groups that have not topped the charts in the UK. They have never heard of Helmut Kohl, Cezanne, Umberto Eco or Antonio Banderas, although they know FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi. They are more familiar with Budweiser, American football and the Boston Tea Party than mozzarella, the Oktoberfest or the Cortes. This contrasts with
BREXITEERS: Many do not consider us as Europeans and have never been interested in our neighbours.
many Europeans’ familiarity with British history and culture. So we are now potentially at the beck and call of Donald Trump. The ‘Special Relationship’ is rather like that between a nononsense father and a teenage son. With Trump at the helm, any trade, political or defence agreement could be torn up if he feels upset about a trivial criticism. And the inviolable creed of all American administrations is
‘America first.’ Fortunately, however, we still have Australia, Canada and, I hope, India and Japan. In the face of any military threat to the UK, we should be able to invoke NATO membership but, since we have abandoned our partners, they may apply penal political and economic measures as a deterrent to other potential leavers. This is not the generation of 1940’s Britain. When six-year-olds in primary school sexually molest little girls and 10-year- olds run about with guns in the streets and take knives into the classroom, we have plenty of other issues to address. Many children leave school innumerate and illiterate and with no social graces, no sense of personal responsibility. I sincerely hope to be proved wrong, but what hope do future generations have of competing with the EU, and going it alone when we can’t even handle our own Brexit?
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Shock to the system IT may have been advice given to you on many occasions and for different reasons, but taking an ice-cold shower can actually offer you surprising health benefits. A burst of cold water in the morning can increase alertness. Even though the thought of this may horrify you, the shock of the cold water forces you to breathe more deeply which, in turn, increases your overall oxygen intake. It also causes your heart rate to increase which pumps blood more efficiently through your entire body. This improved blood circulation can help to combat some skin problems and boost your overall heart health. It can also lower blood pressure, clear blocked arteries and improves immunity. A study in England showed that regular cold showers trig-
BEEN doubling down on the espressos? Lots of rich food over the holiday period? Or just trying to show a perfect smile in your selfies? All good reasons to make you stop and think about why your teeth may be taking a trip to the dark(er) side. It’s important to maintain a good level of oral hygiene. Cleaning your teeth removes debris from food which can cause stains. Brushing will also reduce tartar and the buildup of plaque. Nicotine and tar in cigarettes are a major cause for discolouring your teeth as well as other serious health issues. So, if you want to stay white for longer, stub out those stinky cigarettes. Visit your dentist regularly, where they will check for decay and can give you a quick scale and polish to remove tartar. They can also advise if it’s suitable for you to have a further teeth whitening
ger an increase in the metabolic speed rate and the number of white blood cells in the body, which then help fight diseases. The whole experience can give you a natural dose of energy for the day. They have also been found to relieve symptoms of depression by stimulating ‘the blue spot’ on the brain that releases noradrenaline, a chemical which plays a role in alleviating depression. In addition, one of the most natural ways to maintain your appearance is with cold showers. Hot water has the tendency to dry your skin out whilst cold water will tighten your cuticles and pores, which will prevent them from getting clogged. Cold water can also seal the pores in the skin and scalp too, preventing dirt from getting in.
HEALTH BENEFITS: Cold showers increases alertness.
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PEARLY WHITES: Maintain a good level of oral hygiene.
Selfie smile procedure. You may be accustomed to using a straw with your cocktails but using a straw for all drinks will prevent stain-causing beverages from coming into contact with your teeth. This is particularly true of highly acidic drinks
such as orange juice, which can affect the quality of the enamel and make you more prone to tooth discolouration. In general, try to reduce the amount of wine, tea, coffee and fizzy drinks you consume as these all cause discolouration.
Taking these little steps and cutting down on these items as much as possible will prolong the life of your newly whitened teeth. If you do eat or drink any of them, be sure to thoroughly clean your teeth afterwards.
AT the Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Malaga 88 per cent of newborns have been able to leave the Maternity and Fetal Welfare care unit feeding exclusively through breastfeeding. This has been achieved thanks to the progressive implementation and several years of a programme that promotes the benefits of the natural feeding method. The hospital and its reference primary care centres meet regularly through the Lactation Commission, in which representatives of associations related to this field of health also give advice. The Nursing Supervisor of the Maternity and Fetal Welfare Area, María Victoria del Moral, has added that the project to promote breastfeeding brings more and more professionals and participants both inside and outside the hospital, “thus helping to recover a healthy habit both for mothers and their newborns, whose positive effects are backed by scientific evidence.”
NATURAL FEEDING: Positive effects for mother and baby.
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Endless talent ÚRSULA CORBERÓ has dazzled half the world on Netflix with her Tokyo character in the hugely successful ‘La Casa de Papel.’ As the Catalan actress is about to make the leap to Hollywood with her expected villain role in the GI Joe saga she is keen to display her
many talents and at the weekend she surprised her fans by showing her artistic gifts in the world of music. Ursula has shared a fun video to her Instagram stories in which she begins to sing and dances to rap music whilst in the middle of a photoshoot. The beautiful actress will soon appear in one of the most coveted action sagas: GI Joe when it returns with ‘Snake Eyes’ which will tell the origins of the ninja trained military character. Who will be the villain? Úrsula Corberó, of course. She will slip into the shoes of La Baroness, one of the most powerful and fearsome enemies of GI Joe, a role that is sure to catapult her career to superstardom. The film is expected to be released on October 16, 2020.
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Latinas smash Super Bowl BARCELONA resident Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, who last year performed in Fuengirola, took to the stage to perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday in Miami. From pole-dancing moves pulled straight out of Lopez’s new film Hustlers to Shakira’s crowd-surfing and meme-worthy tonguewagging, the Latina singers brought mountains of energy to their historic performance. Shakira, 43, whose longterm boyfriend Gerard Pique plays for FC Barcelona, opened the performance with her hit ‘She Wolf’ as part of a set that included chart-topping tracks Whenever, Wherever and Hips Don’t Lie. In between, she
CROWD SURFING: Overflowing with energy.
played the electric guitar, crowdsur fed and of course, belly-danced. J.Lo, 50, joined the performance midway bringing a surge of extra energy. She rocked and poledanced through a medley of classics including Jenny from the Block and Waiting for Tonight. Lopez’s daughter, Emme Muñiz, joined in to lead an all-girls’ choir in a sloweddown version of Let’s Get Loud before her mother returned to the stage draped in a feathered
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cape, picking up the pace for Muñiz to belt out Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA. Colombian-born Shakira cheered on the girls as she played the drums. With mother and daughter side-by-side, it was a picture-perfect moment of women’s empowerment as well as a celebration of what opportunity can create: the American dream.
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Little things that bring me joy
BARRY DUKE A WHILE back I wrote a piece entitled ‘Little things that annoy a lot.’ In it I listed several issues that had the effect of sending me into fits of fury. Soon after, a friend said how well the column had resonated with her. But she added, ‘surely there must be many things that bring you joy.’ ‘Certainly,’ I replied and gave as an example my discovery that, of all the food outlets in the Benidorm area, there appears to be only one offering crunchy peanut butter at a reasonable price. Lidl’s Mr Choc brand comes in just under €3.00 for 454 grams. Being a crunchy peanut butter addict this was like striking gold, and I bought four jars just in case the product vanished from its shelves. I then sat down and listed a number of other things that delight me. Topping the list are magnificent sunsets which I never tire of gazing at. Periodically I post pictures of
SHEER JOY: Sunsets and crunchy peanut butter. them on my Facebook page. This pleases my friends no end, but are sometimes used by my enemies to attack me. One in particular, Bob Hutton, a deranged Kent-based evangelist who’s been trolling me for years, responded to my latest post by writing ‘God made the sunset. You must repent of your filth or face Hellfire!’
Sigh! And people wonder why I have been treading the path of godlessness since I was a kid. The rediscovery of recipes for dishes I haven’t cooked in years is something else that brings me joy. Back in the day my favourite was chilli con carne. I’d completely forgotten about this dish until I saw that Carrefour was selling its key ingredient - red
kidney beans - for just over €1 a can. So I rushed home and made a huge pot of the stuff, only to discover that the hubby HATES beans. So now there’s enough in our freezer to feed half of Benidorm. Also on my ‘joy’ list are vintage comedians such as Victor Borge, a Dane who combined comedy routines with music in the mid-20th century. When I found that many
of his performances can be found on YouTube, I let out a whoop of delight. My list also includes songs with clever and meaningful lyrics. A while back I discovered Tom T Hall, an American country singer and lyricist, now aged 83, but it was only this week that I found that he’d lampooned racists in a pre-Trump era song called ‘The Man Who Hated Freckles.’ Using freckled people as a metaphor for folk of colour, he sang: Oh, he hated every freckle that he saw / He said they should be shot down by the law / They oughta send them all back where they’re from / And he said would you let your daughter marry one? / And them freckled folks are running down the neighbourhood we’re in / We wouldn’t have the trouble we have seen if it wasn’t for that Martin Luther Queen. ‘The Man Who Hated Freckles’ should be adopted as an anthem by all who deplore the rise in intolerance unleashed in the UK by Brexit and in the US by its infantile orange President.
Barry Duke’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
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VAUXHALL is continuing its journey towards electrification with the new
Grandland X Hybrid4 allwheel drive plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
This is Vauxhall’s first-ever plug-in hybrid and features state-of-the-art plug-in hy-
brid technology. The car’s powertrain comprises a 200hp, 1.6-litre turbocharged direct injection four-cylinder petrol engine and an electric drive system with two electric motors, all-wheel drive and a 13.2kWh lithium-ion battery. Together, the Euro 6dTEMP-compliant petrol engine and electric motors produce up to 300hp, and offer a combined fuel consumption of 204mpg, emitting just 34g/km CO2. The Grandland achieves 0-60 mph in just 5.9 seconds. The front electric motor is coupled to an electrified eight-speed automatic transmission, while the second motor and differential are integrated into the electrically-powered rear axle, providing all-wheel traction on demand. Four driving modes are available, electric, hybrid, AWD and Sport. In pure electric mode, the car has a range of 35 miles. In hybrid mode, the car automatically selects the most efficient method of propulsion. When travelling at low speeds, for example, the system switches to electric mode for zero-emission driving.
The Grandland X Hybrid4 comes with a 3.7kW onboard charger, with an optional 7.4kW version also available. The ‘e-Save’ section of the infotainment system allows the driver to determine how much battery energy needs to be reserved to ensure that the vehicle reaches its destination when in a zero-emissions zone. The driver can choose to save six or 12 miles of range, or reserve all of the battery energy. Drivers can access ‘eSave’ via the infotainment system. In addition, regenerative braking captures kinetic energy during deceleration that would otherwise be dissipated as heat. The customer can choose from two recuperation modes that turn the electric motors into generators, allowing electrical energy to be returned to the battery and stored. To further improve efficiency, the Grandland X Hybrid4 features a regenerative braking system, which can
increase the electric range by up to 10 per cent. Continuing Vauxhall’s reputation for class-leading on-board technology, the Grandland features the new Vauxhall Connect telematics service. This includes Live Navigation as well as the ability to check key vehicle data via an app. Direct connection with roadside assistance provides the driver and passengers with additional peace-of-mind. Help can be reached within seconds by pressing the red button on the centre console. If the seatbelt tensioners or the airbags are deployed, the emergency call is activated automatically. The Grandland X Hybrid4 is a key part of Vauxhall’s commitment to electrifying its entire product portfolio by 2024.
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FA Cup Round Up WAYNE ROONEY will face his former side Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup after Derby beat Northampton in their fourthround replay. Holders Manchester City will travel to Sheffield Wednesday. Chelsea will host Liverpool after they overcame Shrewsbury in a replay, while Arsenal travel to League One Portsmouth. All eight ties will be played across three midweek nights from March 3 to 5. Rooney, who is United and England’s all-time record goal scorer, joined Championship club Derby County as a player-coach in January from MLS side DC United. Now 34, he played 559 times for United, scoring 253 goals. He won five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup once after joining
from Everton for £27m in 2004. Since leaving Old Trafford he has faced his former employers twice, losing both games during the 2017-18 season, while in a second spell at Everton.
Tottenham play Southampton in the remaining fourthround replay, with the winners at home to Norwich. In a change to the usual format, all eight ties will be
In addition, the Premier League is having a mid-season break in February, with each team getting a weekend off. Four Premier League matches will take place on the opening weekend of the inaugural winter break, with six more the following weekend. All 10 matches have different kick-off times, meaning none of the games will be played at the same time.
The schedule was agreed in June 2018 between the Football Association, the Premier League and EFL. FA Cup fifth-round draw
WAYNE ROONEY: England’s all-time record goal scorer.
READING: Won on a penalty shoot-out.
Reading Triumphant A TIE that went every inch of the distance for Reading ended triumphantly at the Cardiff City Stadium, as they defeated their hosts by virtue of a penalty shootout. It was Josh Murphy who had opened the scoring for Cardiff in the first period, and Robert Glatzel’s sec-
played across three midweek nights from March 3-5, with no replays. If any of the ties are level after 90 minutes there will be 30 minutes of extra time and, if necessary, penalties to determine a winner on the night. It is the second season running that fifth-round replays have been removed from the competition in an attempt to alleviate fixture congestion.
ond-half strike looked to have the Bluebirds well on their way to Round Five. But two fine team goals by Omar Richards and Andy Rinomhota took the game to an added 30. Murphy capitalised on a bit of a mix-up early in extra-time, but Reading again showed their resilience to got back level in
the late stages through Yakou Méïté - meaning that the tie would need penalties to decide the winner after the 120 minutes ended at 3-3. From the spot, Cardiff were wasteful and Reading were flawless. Sub Sone Aluko was the one to finish the job; 4-1 the score from the shoot-out.
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‘WALKING FOOTBALL SPAIN CUP DOUBLE’ WALKING FOOTBALL S PA I N ( W F S ) c a m e face to face with the ‘Walking Dead’ making their long awaited debut in The Blue Sky Marbella Wa l k i n g Football League League Cup competit i o n w i t h b o t h ‘ A’ teams facing each other and the ‘B’ teams following. Unfortunately these matches were not classics with the ‘Walking Dead’ adopting similar stifling tac-
tics to those used by ‘Smiles’ the previous week in an effort to stop the WFS ‘A’ free flowing style. They succeeded to an extent but went in at half time 1-0 down thanks to a goal from WFS Shaun Smith in 10 minutes. The big first half talking points were the constant complaints to the referee by the ‘Walking Dead’ players who were of the opinion the WFS players were running, a free kick in walking football. In the 25th minute of the second half Jim Maguire read an excellent back pass from team mate Steve Hughes to slam the ball past the ‘Walking Dead’ keeper who was having a superb game. The ‘Walking Dead’ support were continaully vo-
ciferous in telling the referee which of the WFS team were running and who wasn’t. WFS ‘A’ did have two players blue carded and sent off for two minutes each although ‘Walking Dead’ failed to take advantage of the fiveman WFS team. ‘Walking Dead’ had two players blue carded and later yellow carded (five minutes off the pitch) for back chatting the referee. Steve Hughes was the hero for a slightly lack lustre WFS who didn’t find their usual rhythm, by scoring two goals late in the second half to send his team into the semi finals. FINAL SCORE - WFS ‘A’ 4, WALKING DEAD 0 (Half time 1-0) (Smith, Maguire, Hughes 2) Next it was the ‘B’ teams
WFS ‘A’ Team.
who unfortunately had a ‘short’ game due to the first game over running with frequent hold ups for bookings and sending off players and discussing of incidents. This was an end to end battle with both keepers being kept busy. It was a tremendous shot from Lee who put WFS ‘B’ in front after some clever play from the back. Their lead was short lived however as an excellent goal from the ‘Walking
Dead’s’ Darren levelled the scores. But it was Shaun Smith again, substituting for the WFS ‘B’ team who broke the deadlock with minutes to go scoring from 15 yards to give the WFS ‘B’ team a semi final match against their ‘A’ team. Two WFS ‘B’ players were blue carded and sent off for two minutes in this match. FINAL SCORE - WFS ‘B’ 2, WALKING DEAD ‘B’ 1 (Half time 1-1) (Lee, Smith) (Darren)
Not the greatest night for walking football with a constant outcry of running, a problem in the game wherever it is played, and constant complaints to the referee who later said it was the worst walking football game he had ever refereed. SEMI FINALS - ASTON VIÑUELA v SMILES 50’s (Benalmadena) WFS ‘A’ v WFS ‘B’ (Finca Naundrup) Both ties to be played Saturday March 7.