Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 13 - 19 February 2020 Issue 1806

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13 - 19 February 2020

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STORMING

SUCCESS DELIGHTED: “It’s been an amazing turnout; we couldn’t ask for more,” said MACS Vice-President Shannon Edwards

YET again the annual Big Mac fundraiser for the MACS Mojacar Area Cancer Support association was a storming success.

Hundreds flocked to the Turre venue on Sunday afternoon to enjoy a brilliant line-up of live music and to raise money for the charity, which provides invaluable assistance for cancer patients, survivors and car-

ers across the region.

A line-up of the some of the best bands and singers from the local music scene kept the crowds entertained from midday until well into the evening. Main stage acts ran from Abba tributes and crooners belting out classic tunes to the beats of The All Skas.

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MISSING

WHEREABOUTS UKNOWN: Gareth was last seen on February 8.

Plea to locate missing man A EURO WEEKLY NEWS reader has asked for the public’s help in locating a man who has not been seen since he walked out of the Torrecardenas hospital in Almeria City without being discharged last Saturday, February 8.

The UK Consulate in Malaga informed Sarah Lamble that Gareth Richard Brayley was in a minor car accident on February 5 on the way between Almeria airport and Mojacar, and was taken to the Torrecardenas because he seemed disoriented.

Gareth appears to have the onset of dementia and so is vulnerable, Sarah told EWN. The UK Consulate is involved in the case, as is the Guardia Civil.

Gareth was born in Twickenham in 1946. He is described as just over six foot, with blue eyes.

Sarah has not spoken to him since January 28 and there has been no response to numerous phone calls. Anyone with information as to Gareth’s whereabouts can call Sarah or Robin Lamble on UK phone (44) 7949 702691 or Spanish mobile 602 469 425, or email them at srplans4u@aol.com.

Property regularisation obstruction complaint THE AUAN homeowners’ association has accused some Almeria councils of dragging their feet on property regularisation.

AUAN President Maura Hillen made the comments following meetings with the Junta de Andalucia last week.

Hillen and AUAN lawyer and spokesperson Gerardo Vazquez joined other groups from across Andalucia campaigning for a solution to the some 300,000 irregular houses in the region for twohour talks with regional Development and Territorial Planning minister Marifran Carazo and the Director General of Planning, Maria del Carmen Campagni. The following day the pair met with the Junta’s Development and Territorial Planning Almeria delegate Eloisa Cabrera to focus on the problems with certain municipalities in the province.

They said they were pleased at the level of support from the minister and the delegate and the willingness they expressed on resolving the issue.

“We are rowing in the same direction,” Vazquez commented.

The AUAN president said both Carazo and Cabrera had reiterated that the Regularisation Decree is totally in force and applicable, despite the possibility the central government could chal-

lenge the regulations in the Constitutional Court; something Hillen maintained “would be disastrous for everybody.”

AUAN is not however happy with what the association president described as “the negativity, if not downright obstruction, shown by some local authorities when it comes to applying the law to grant AFOs, that is to say a municipal permission that allows irregular houses to access basic services and obtain paperwork for humanitarian reasons, and which allows measures to protect the environment to be applied to a house.

“Those affected are very annoyed and frustrated,” she said, “I wouldn’t like to think they are doing this on purpose, or for reasons they cannot admit to, or that they really do wish to stand on the hose of regularisation.”

Referring to the Almanzora Valley, where AUAN originated, Hillen claimed Arboleas Council “has rather unusually and rather surprisingly asked for an opinion from the Consejo Consultivo Andaluz advisory body regarding AFO applications, thus suspending and delaying the processing of such applications.”

It appears Zurgena has now started to process AFOs she said, calling it “good news.”

But Hillen was less positive about Albanchez, a municipality

the AUAN representatives discussed with the Junta delegate “to clarify some questions and concerns.”

“We specifically spoke about the fee this council proposes to charge for processing AFOs, a fee that AUAN considers not only to be excessive, but also illegal and a deterrent to applicants as it asks for thousands of euros to issue an AFO for an ordinary house. We have complained to the town hall about this, but they are ignoring us,” Hillen affirmed.

She also maintained that “certain voices in this municipality have argued that now is not the time to apply for an AFO given that everything is up in the air, something which is not true, as confirmed by the minister and the delegate.

“We do not want to waste time squabbling with these town halls. We want solutions,” Vazquez stressed.

“But our councils must understand that the decree represents a paradigm shift and the old models no longer fit. Times have changed. They have changed in town planning, just as the regional government changed, and our local authorities must change also, towards models with greater respect for the basic rights of citizens. This is the moment to provide solutions, not to create obstacles,” he argued.

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ROCKING!: Bands and singers entertained.

Storming success From Front page » DOWN on the acoustic stage there were sets from bands like the Filabres Mountain Devils and The Happy Pluckers.

The blue skies and warm weather helped ensure brisk trade on the stalls selling hand-made crafts, vintage clothes, jewellery, and more, and there were plenty of people tucking into the festival-style grub and enjoying the sunshine and the great atmosphere.

“It’s been an absolutely amazing turnout once again. In fact we underestimated how many people would turn up and there are more people here than last year. We couldn’t ask for more,” MACS VicePresident Shannon Edwards told the Euro Weekly News on the day.

“Obviously we are so grateful for the continued support,” Shannon added.

“And now it’s been six years, so it’s great to know that this event has continued to be so successful and has grown.”

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Hugger muggers SO-CALLED ‘hugger muggers’ arrested on the Costa Blanca are suspected of robbing victims in Mojacar between 2018 and 2019.

The Romanian man and the Irish woman are accused of acting in Almeria, Alicante and Castellon, specialising in pocketing luxury watches and targeting mainly elderly foreigners.

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Assaults up

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THE number of assaults directed at medical staff in Andalucia Health Service hospitals and health centres in Almeria increased 24 per cent last year to 87 from 70 in 2018, according to the SATSE nursing union. There were 33 verbal aggressions in 2019 and 54 verbal.

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Safety first A FIRE which broke out on Thursday evening in the area where the electricity meters are located in a block on the Paseo del Palmeral in Aguadulce forced the evacuation of the building as a safety precaution.

The Poniente fire service managed to swiftly extinguish the blaze.

Cruel deaths GUARDIA CIVIL are investigating the suspicious deaths of four cats and a dog in an area of Garrucha, according to Spanish press. The animals reportedly died in socalled ‘glue traps,’ in some cases from eating food mixed with adhesive or from becoming stuck.

Baby rescue FIREFIGHTERS rescued a baby from a car in Roquetas de Mar after the mother locked the keys inside. The woman left the child in his seat while she went to collect his brother from school, but forgot to pick up the keys and the doors locked automatically.

Suspect fire POLICE are investigating a fire which broke out in the early hours of Friday morning in the Almeria City home of one of the three individuals arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the Pescadaria district earlier in the week.

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COSTA ALMERIA produce and cuisine will be in the spotlight in what will be the third edition of the Feria Almanzora Gourmet in Cuevas del Almanzora.

This year’s fair will be held over the final weekend of March, but the local council’s Trade department, the Cuevas Business and Traders’ Association and the Levante Almeriense Friends of Wine Association are already immersed in the preparations for an event which has attracted increasingly

more exhibitors and members of the public. Cuevas Council said the essence of the fair will remain the agro-food sector and gastronomy, but there will also be several interesting new features this time, details of which it will announce in the coming weeks.

Thousands of people visited last year’s show staged at the municipal multi-purpose warehouse, where they could try cold meats, sweet dishes, beers, wines, tapas prepared by top provincial chefs

BEAUTY and artisan products of all kinds.

There were also junior cooking workshops, cooking demonstrations, and a whole bunch of activities orientated around the province’s products and food producers. The council said it expected this year’s fair to be even more successful than the last, and would once again be offering the “best of our land” and an opportunity for “our artisans and businesspeople to show the great quality of the products they produce and market.”

Burglar tracked down

Off-duty officer steps in

GUARDIA CIVIL have tracked down a suspected burglar targeting properties in Vicar and Roquetas de Mar. Officers caught up with 30-year-old AM hiding out in a rural property in the San Agustin zone of El Ejido.

Guardia launched a hunt for the thief following reports of a series of home break-ins within a fairly small area. In each case the thief had got in by climbing up and breaking an unprotected window.

There were also similarities in the kinds of belongings stolen, which were mainly phones and electronic apparatus and jewellery. The evidence gathered at the crime scenes allowed for the identification of an individual who did not live in any of the properties and placed him there at the time of the break-ins.

The Guardia Civil have charged the 30-year-old with three burglaries.

AN off-duty Guardia Civil officer stepped in to stop a customer attacking a waiter in an El Alquian establishment.

When the aggressor began hurling insults at other customers the waiter asked him several times to stop or to leave. The man’s reaction was to headbutt the poor employee, injuring his face.

He then carried on hitting and punching the waiter on other parts of his body.

Seeing what was going down, the officer moved in to stop the assault. He identified himself as Guardia Civil, only for the aggressor to turn on him.

In the end he managed to stop the violence and detain the man, informing him verbally of the reasons for his arrest and of his rights, and requesting his transfer to a Guardia station and the formal filing of charges.

The Guardia identified him as 57-year-old FAGA from Almeria City.

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SECOND TIME UNLUCKY IT was a case of unlucky s e c o n d t i m e a ro u n d w h e n p o l i c e c a u g h t a t h i e f re d handed robbing the Almeria Municipal Music School just weeks after he broke into the building a first time.

Police said the 49-year- old first did over the school mid-January.

He forced open the door leading into the reception area with a screwdriver and got his hands on €300 in cash, a microphone and a guitar worth €600.

Investigators circulated a description of the suspect and police patrols in the area were stepped up. Then the robber

DETAINED: Police found the suspect huddled inside the music school.

had another go at the school.

A call to the 091 police line reported someone had forced open the reception’s outside shutters. Two patrols which were nearby came across the suspect huddled inside the building.

Officers found he was carrying two stolen mobile phones. A subsequent search of his home led to the discovery of the screwdriver used to break into the school the first time and the gloves and clothes he had worn to carry out the initial robbery.

The 49-year-old, who has a police record, has been put in the hands of the courts.

Road funding request MOJACAR Council has approved the mayor’s proposal to apply for Andalucia regional government funding for upgrades to the Faz and Nava country lanes.

Council members agreed at the last plenary meeting to ask the Junta de Andalucia’s Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Sustainable Development regional ministry for a subsidy under the Plan Itinere for rural road improvements.

The Junta plan is designed to improve access infrastructure to agricultural holdings in order to improve potential productivity and competitiveness.

In the technical and financial report Mojacar local authority has prepared for the Junta the cost of the Camino de la Nava project is €262,000 and €120,000 for the Camino del Faz. In both cases, the quotes include measures like resurfacing, and works on drains, ditches, walls and road markers.

As it stands, the surface of the 1.3-kilometre long Camino del Faz is in a pretty deteriorated state with numerous potholes. It also tends to flood in heavy rains due to a lack of drainage. Depending on the agricultural cycle, it is during some periods of the year used by heavy vehicles.

The nearly two-kilometre long Camino de la Nava is also in a poor state of repair.

Lost walker rescued A 64-YEAR-OLD woman who got lost in the Gador mountains on Saturday is safe after she was located and evacuated by helicopter.

Guardia Civil working with Local Police and the Rural Guard were mobilised after a call to the 062 emergency number reported the Dalias resident had gone out walking in the afternoon, but had failed to return home.

She was last seen in the Cerro de la Garita zone, but her exact location was unknown.

The rescue team combed the area and at about nine on Sunday morning they heard her cries for help coming from the difficult to access Pastran hill. A Guardia Civil air service helicopter supported by the GREIM mountain special rescue group based in Granada went to her assistance, taking her for an immediate medical check-up.

It turned out she had got caught out by the sun going down while still on the mountain. She lost her bearings in the murky conditions and decided to stay where she was rather than risk suffering an injury trying to get down the mountain.

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Drugs and alcohol

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE: Youngsters tried out glasses which simulated the effects of consuming drugs and booze.

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Vera have been learning about the risks from drug and alcohol consumption.

Youngsters from the El Palmeral Institute took part in a Drug Dependency Regional Centre workshop to make adolescents aware of what can happen if they consume drugs or booze.

The workshop was run by the drug dependency centre doctor Isabel Alaminos. She explained activities included the youngsters trying out glasses which simulate the effects of alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines, like reduced peripher-

al or double vision, increased reaction times and lack of coordination.

A further session entitled ‘Alcohol, myths and realities’ focused on issues like the glamourisation of drinking and attitudes it equates with characteristics like success, social prestige, maturity and control.

The workshop was part of the third edition of the fortnight-long Vera Science and Health Days initiative for 800 pupils in the municipal schools. Among the other topics being covered are sex education, first-aid, miracle diets and emotional well-being.

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HUERCAL-OVERA Council is promising a colourful party atmosphere for this year’s carnival celebrations.

It will be the turn of the municipality’s youngsters to put on a show on Friday February 21.

Children from local schools will strut their stuff in a street procession starting at 4.30pm in Avenida Guillermo Reyna at the Plaza de La Paz and winding its way through the town’s streets until they end up at the municipal marquee in the Plaza de Mayor.

There will also be the Grand Junior Carnival Fiesta with entertainment and fun activities and a performance by Grupo Gelatina.

The following day the grownups will take to the streets in all their finery. The local authority said it expected a high level of participation of troupes from Huercal-Overa and neighbouring localities.

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Party time!

EXPECTATION: The council said it anticipated a high level of participation in the carnival processions.

The procession will go from the Plaza Reina Sofia down part of Avenida Doctor Jimenez Diaz, then on to Calle Doctor Severo Ochoa, Avenida Guillermo Reyna, Calles Mercado, Ancha, Granada, Mayor, Posadas, the

Plaza de la Constitucion and finally Avenida Guillermo Reyna, again coming to an end at the Plaza Mayor.

The expectation is there will be “an intense night” of carnival partying in the municipal mar-

quee, the council commented, with live music from the band No me Pises que llevo Chanclas.

There will be prizes on the night too for the best troupes, the winners getting €550.

The top three will also be up for taking part in the municipal 2021 Three King’s procession.

Registration for the processions at the Teatro Villa remains open until Febuary 20.

Culture councillor Diego Ortega invited residents of HuercalOvera and the surrounding area to go along and watch the processions and join the party, telling people to expect “an unbeatable atmosphere to enjoy with friends and family.”

Coming up the following week will be the distinctly unique Overa carnival.

The event’s ‘Mascaras de Camisa’ is included in the Andalucia Intangible Heritage Atlas.

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Jobless increase THE Almeria unemployment rate went up by 2.72 per cent in January.

Figures from the Employment Public Services showed an additional 1,491 people joined the dole queues during the month, putting the provincial jobless total at 56,263. In interannual terms however, the number of people registered at Employment Public Services offices in Almeria as searching for work was down by 1,263, representing a 2.2 per cent decrease. Unemployment among men in Almeria was 655 higher by the end of January than a month earlier, while the number of women out of work rose by 836. By sector, the most notable increase in unemployment in January was in services (1,154).

The total amount of under-25 jobseekers in Almeria edged up by 60 to 4,219.

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IMPORTANT: The mayor underlined the fact Civil Protection responds to emergencies every day of the year.

New wheels for Civil Protection ADRA Council is going to acquire a new, advanced vehicle for the municipal Civil Protection service.

The new €26,000 set of wheels which will replace the existing vehicle will be fully equipped, putting the total investment at more than £50,000. It will, Adra mayor Manuel

Cortes said, allow for improved Civil Protection response times and greater ability to assist.

Specialist features will include a siren, foldable seat, rescue tripod and a towing hitch ball.

Cortes said the acquisition of the new vehicle was “very important” given the Civil Protection service operates every day of the year in response to emergencies.

The mayor also commented on his pride in being able to “boast about having one of the best Civil Protection services, not only in Almeria, but in all Andalucia.” The council reported the Junta de Andalucia has meanwhile approved a grant of

nearly €4,000 for Adra’s Civil Protection service to acquire equipment for their changing room.

Last year, the local authority supplied the local Civil Protection with new equipment, including individual breathing equipment and fire-resistant materials for their work as first responders in the event of fires.

As Adra Civil Protection chief Jose Espinosa commented, “thanks to this it guarantees a better response on being able to deal with a fire with high temperatures more easily, adopting the necessary safety measures for the Civil Protection team members who act on fire prevention.”

POLICE seized nearly 500 items considered of archaeological interest with no documentation to show their legal origin which were dug up by a Roquetas de Mar metal detector enthusiast.

Officers from the Environment and Heritage Protection Group of the Police Unit Assigned to the Andalucia Autonomous Community in Almeria were made aware of the possible infringement of the law by the regional government’s territorial delegation with responsibility for heritage and culture.

An interview with the individual, along with inspections and an analysis by personnel from the Provincial Archaeological Museum, revealed he had pieces including an Arabian ‘hamsa’ amulet found in Tabernas castle area.

Also among his finds were more than 250 Roman and Arab coins, medieval and Roman nails, pieces of metal with inscriptions, a Roman fish hook and a ceramic bowl.

The Andalucia Historic Heritage Law only allows controlled use of metal detectors: they can only be used on the region’s beaches with prior authorisation.

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THE PAWS-PATAS animal shelter volunteers have one major mission, to find ‘forever homes’ for the many cats and dogs they bring back to health or keep safe after being abandoned. Homing animals overseas plays a crucial part in this mission, and now the animal charity is seeking extra assistance.

Speaking at the recent PAWSPATAS AGM, executive committee member responsible for the animal charity’s overseas homing efforts, Renee Fortuin, explained she has found a new shelter in Germany. The German shelter is able to provide transport from Cartagena or Ali-

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PAWS-PATAS seeks help

VOLUNTEER: The animal charity needs long and short-haul drivers. cante, but PAWS-PATAS is in need of short-haul drivers to take animals to connect up with the German transport.

The charity has for some time

been homing dogs in the Netherlands. Renee told the meeting that part of her role in relation to Holland is public relations, and that by attending ani-

Giant geode pulls in visitors PULPI’S giant geode has attracted nearly 40,000 visitors since the mine housing the geological phenomenon was opened up to the public at the beginning of last August. The interest in seeing one of the biggest gypsum crystals in the world up close has attracted an average of some 6,000

people a month to don hard hats and join a guided tour of the Mina Rica in the Pilar de Jaravia area. The mine is set to be temporarily closed later this month, reportedly until the beginning of April, while a lift is installed to improve accessibility to the site.

mal-related events four times a year she has been able to promote awareness of the issues encountered in Spain. It has also given her the opportunity to recruit new volunteers and receive donations, as well as to network with others to keep abreast of what is taking place in other parts of Spain.

“Although the impact of Brexit and homing in the UK is still unknown, it is anticipated that we will also need to arrange more transport to Holland; ideally we

need a further four or five drivers to do the trip once a year,” the charity’s Chrissie Cremore told the Euro Weekly News.

Further volunteer help is needed with ‘foster homes’ for animals which will be going overseas, Chrissie reported, as fostering them for one month helps socialise them and keeps them safe from any possible disease. Anyone interested in fostering a cat or a dog short-term before a transport or longerterm should email vanessa@ paws-patas.org for dogs and sam@paws-patas.org for cats.

Anyone who can help with long or short-haul driving and who is able to help prepare the van with the relevant cages should email matthew@pawspatas.org. For all other volunteer information see the PAWS-PATAS website www.paws-patas.org or email info@paws-patas.org.

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POLICE have arrested two men suspected of holding up 24-hour convenience stores in Almeria City and getting away with more than €2,000.

Police believe the pair are the two robbers who with their faces partially covered entered an establishment in Avenida Cabo de Gata in the provincial capital at around midnight. The thieves grabbed the female shop manager around the neck, one of them threatening her with a large screwdriver and the other with a knife.

They got their hands on the cash register and made off with nearly €1,500 in cash.

Two days later, and this time in the early hours of the morning, the thieves were in action again. On this occasion they got their hands on €550 from a business in Calle Instincion, but not before the shop employee put up quite a fight.

He whacked one of the robbers on the head with a metal tray and

CREDIT: Policia Nacional Almeria

Convenience store thieves detained

THREATENING: The robbers used a large screwdriver and a knife to intimidate shop employees.

caused injuries to his nose and forehead. These were details which proved crucial to the subsequent identification and detention

of the duo.

A patrol recognised the pair from the precise description given out by the investigating team and they were identified and arrested by uniformed officers in the street, one of the suspects still bearing the marks where the employee hit him with a tray.

Police named the two detainees as 24-year-old AAM and 37-year-old ACV. They are being held in prison awaiting trial.

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People smugglers intercepted POLICE have arrested two Algerian nationals after Maritime Rescue intercepted a rubber dinghy heading for the Almeria shore with 16 immigrants on board, one of them a woman.

The pair are accused of skippering the craft and face charges of crimes against the rights of foreign citizens.

Police investigations carried out with the support of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) established that the five-metre long boat has set out from the Aint Turk beach in Algeria in the early hours of the morning.

About a month earlier a criminal organisation had started to make contact with people in the North African country to offer them a place on the boat for 100,000 dinars, the equivalent of some €750.

They were told to show up without luggage or food and that the crossing to Spain would take about eight hours. The boat skippers also told the immigrants that if the boat were to be intercepted they were all to say they had taken it in turns on the boat’s navigation and orientation systems. According to police however, it was either 25-year-old MEF or 21-year-old MA who had been in charge of managing the motor and bailing out water from the dinghy, while the other one told him in which direction to go, guided by a compass.

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DEPOPULATION: The provincial government said investments of this kind are aimed at encouraging people to remain living in small villages.

Village investment INFRASTRUCTURE and services in Lucar have undergone upgrades and improvements as a result of a more than €200,000 injection of provincial government funding.

Modernisation works included all the municipality’s street lighting, illumination at sports grounds and reforms to the Rural Alto Almanzora school playground. The Diputacion

de Almeria investment also went towards works on the hermitage and on the Santa Maria church.

There was €10,000 for reforms to the hermitage roof under the provincial administration’s Presidency department financial assistance for municipalities with less than 1,000 inhabitants.

The church project was carried out thanks to several agreements with the

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Diocese of Almeria on the repair, preservation and adapting of municipalities’ parish churches in order to guarantee the conservation of historic, cultural and artistic heritage.

On a recent visit to Lucar Diputacion de Almeria President Javier A Garcia said the investment had been “to provide more opportunities and services to its residents and to keep its population here.”

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BREXIT BRIEF

No Deal may hurt football AT the moment it is estimated that 41 per cent of all of those players signed to Premier League football clubs either come from the 27 member States of the European Union or from countries in Africa and South America who have dual citizenship.

A further 18 per cent are from non EU countries meaning that a total of 59 per cent are not British or Irish and to lesser extent, any problems caused by the need for work perAFTER Brexit, many British citizens will still be using the UK European Union style passport for several years to come until they need to exchange it for the UK passports without the words European Union and which are currently still red.

Although it may not be of importance to the majority of people, there is one interesting difference in the general notes which

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PROBLEMS MAY ARISE: Teams like Liverpool rely on overseas players.

Passport information appear in the old style and new style passports.

In the old style passports there is a section which advises passport holders that if they are in trouble and need consular help in a country where the UK does

not have diplomatic representation (Cape Verde for instance) then they can contact any Embassy or Consulate of any EU State in that country.

This information is missing from the new passports but the British Embassy in Madrid confirmed to Euro Weekly News that this access to EU representation will continue until the end of 2020 or withdrawal if earlier.

mits with a No Deal Withdrawal would also ricochet into the Football League and the Scottish League.

There is also the question of managers with just nine out of 20 being British.

Generally those who are considered foreigners need to be able to prove that they have played a certain number of competitive matches for the team transferring them in the previous two years, depending upon the country and its FIFA ranking.

Youngsters who will have to be at 18 (as opposed to the current 16) would be unlikely to be granted work permits as only a select number will have played for their local teams for the requisite number of years.

At the moment, any EU player may enter the UK even if they have a conviction, but this could mean that players of the calibre of Lionel Messi could be ineligible to be transferred to a UK club, or in fact even be allowed to travel to the UK to take part in Champions League matches.

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BREXIT EXTRA Duty free THE mayor of Calais is lobbying the French government to create a duty free zone in the area should there be an imposition of tariffs after Brexit. She hopes that this will encourage British consumers to hop over and stock up.

Flying the flag IN the Brexit Referendum, nearly 75 per cent of those who cast a vote wanted to remain. Now despite the withdrawal, the Edinburgh Council has decided to continue to fly the EU flag over its chambers to show a continued wish to remain.

Euro clearing NOW that Britain no longer takes part in European Union meetings, the French government is attempting to obtain support for France to become the centre of euro clearing business which is currently undertaken by a branch of the London Stock Exchange

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com GREAT EFFORT: Mark with the new Asprodalba school director, Nina Alonso.

Dry month fundraiser

COSTA ALMERIA British expat Mark Beckitt stayed off the booze for a whole month, not so much for an alcohol detox but to raise money for an extremely worthy local cause.

Mark collected the amazing amount of €900 for the Vera-based Asprodalba association for the intellectually disabled from his sponsored boozefree November.

On top of that, Dave and Anna Ryder added €131 to the Asprodalba fund from a monthly charity quiz they hold every month at Badger’s restaurant in Mojacar Playa.

Also going into the Asprodalba pot was a further €134 from a raffle held at Badger’s in December.

Last week Mark, wife Mandy and Dave and Anna visited the Asprodal-

ba school to present the donation in person.

The school is for children and adults with learning difficulties. Many of the children produce lovely ceramic items, which are sold in an Asprodalba shop in Vera town.

Mark, Mandy, Dave, Anna and Jenna from Badgers Restaurant all put out a massive thanks to all the people who had supported their fundraising efforts.

Road safety in pictures A NEW initiative in Huercal-Overa is aimed at assisting people with autism on road safety matters.

Pictograms are being painted on pedestrian crossings to facilitate understanding for people on the autism spectrum and to promote the self-sufficiency and safety of this section of society.

The pictograms are being put principally on pedestrian crossings giving access to schools, and to sports and municipal facilities.

The initiative comes under a collaboration agreement between the council and the TEAVIAL autism and road safety non-profit association and TEAVIAL collaborator ASTEA-Autismo.

Huercal-Overa is the first local authority in the province to sign the agreement.

Huercal-Overa mayor Francisca Lourdes Fernandez Ortega underlined the value of the work carried out by ASTEA-Autismo in the municipality ‘to improve the quality of the lives of peo-

ple on the autism spectrum and their families.’

Commenting after the signing of the agreement, where she was accompanied by ASTEA-Autismo president Monica Lopez and Social Well-being councillor Maria del Mar Meca, the mayor said the project will “facilitate road safety knowledge” among people with autism.

As well as the pictograms there will also be resources like educational guides, which will be available to schools; the association will also be able to hold workshops in the municipal schools related to the guides, which are aimed at facilitating inclusion in the school community.

The local authority explained that the pictograms follow three years’ work on the part of TEAVIAL in collaboration with the University of Sevilla, “which reflects that the use of pictograms is very useful for the day-to-day lives of people suffering from cognitive deficit.”

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

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

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

Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible.

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

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

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

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

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

After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention.

After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months.

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

Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery. is for guidance only, and should notneeds be takencloser as legal Spain This has information around two million donors in total, but toadvice. four million.

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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USES: Items deposited in the bins are either donated to non-profit organisations or converted into products like building insulation.

Recycling record ADRA recycled more than 24 tonnes of textiles in the special green bins located around the municipality in 2019. “Adra residents continue demonstrating their commitment and involvement in the care of the planet, with gestures as simple and everyday as recycling,� commented Development and Public Works councillor Ignacion Gines.

There are 15 green textile recycling bins dotted around Adra town and outlying districts, including La Caracola, Puente del Rio and La Curva. The bins are for depositing unwanted clothing, shoes, sheets, blankets, towels, quilts and similar items.

The company which provides the service free of charge to the municipality collects the items deposit-

ed in the bins and sorts them. Anything in good condition is donated to non-profit organisations and items in poor condition are turned into products like building insulation or stuffing for vehicle seating.

Adra Council also reported nearly 500 kilos of alkaline batteries were recycled in the municipality last year.

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NETHERLANDS

Birds and Bees

Credit: Project Noah

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EVERY two years the WWF publishes a report on the state of Dutch wildlife and according to the charity, in the last 30 years, the wildlife popula­ tion including birds and butterflies has halved mainly due to nitrogen pollution.

Organ donations DESPITE the fact that a number of people have signed up to allow their organs to be used after their death, the families of one in five have re­ fused for this to proceed during 2019 according to the Dutch Transplant Foundation.

WILDLIFE: The European Peacock butterfly.

BELGIUM

Healthy cost

Gambling cops

THE Flemish government has been criticised after spending €550,000 on developing a website and smartphone app which sup­ posedly advises people on healthy eating but is only available in the Dutch language.

One MP said “it’s too crazy for words.”

UNDER Belgian law it is illegal for police of­ ficers to gamble or even enter a gaming area unless on official duty. For the first time in 20 years, three officers who gam­ bled online using police computers and false names have been fined.

DENMARK

FRANCE

Wildcat strike

Paid leave

PASSENGERS who were hoping to fly out of Copenhagen airport lost out when an unautho­ rised and unannounced strike of security checkers took place. Many missed their flights but may be unable to claim compensation as the strike was unofficial.

WHILST countries throughout Europe have been passing laws to allow paid leave for parents who lose a child, the French parliament voted the con­ cept down. Now with red faces, they are respond­ ing to public anger and reconsidering their vote.

New dialect RESEARCHERS at a Danish University believe that there is a 33rd dialect in the country which they have named Aarhus West after a district in the city mainly populated by immigrants. It is considered more expressive than traditional Danish.

Fishy tale ONE unexpected result of Brexit was the termina­ tion of the Convention of London which allowed French vessels to fish off the coast of Guernsey.

Now fishing rights have been temporarily with­ drawn until a new agreement is reached.

GERMANY

Car sales

Far right

IN advance of new EU pollution laws coming in­ to effect in January 2020, German car dealers had a bumper sales period offering the more polluting vehicles for sale at special discounts.

In January however sales have dropped by some 7 per cent.

CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel said that it was “unforgivable” that a state premier in Thuringia had been elected thanks to the support of the far­right Alternative for Germany (AfD). She added, “it’s a bad day for democracy and should be reversed.”

SWEDEN

NORWAY

Flower power

High price

WHEN police officers visited a school in Ösmo to give a talk, they were surprised to find that when they left to get into their car, students had been to a local shop and purchased two bouquets of flow­ ers by way of thanks.

THE annual report by CEO World shows that Nor­ way for 2019 was the second most expensive country in the world to live, with Switzerland tak­ ing first place. The review is based on cost of liv­ ing, rent, groceries, eating out and purchasing power.

Bum deal A WOMAN paid 92,000 krona (€8,700) for two courses of injections to enlarge her buttocks but since then she has had nothing but medical prob­ lems, with bruising, indentations and splits and fi­ nally was taken into hospital in Stockholm to try to repair the damage.

Power usage ONE negative effect of the move to electric pow­ ered vehicles is that the Norwegian Water Re­ sources and Energy Directorate (NVE) wants to in­ crease the price of electricity at certain times which it believes will coincide with charging of vehicles.

FINANCE

Alcobears upset Haribo

ONE of the first sweet lines creat­ ed by German firm Haribo was Gummy Bears and they have con­ quered the world since then.

An enterprising start­up compa­ ny in the Basque Country has how­ ever upset them by producing a similar product full of booze!

Ositos & Co offers a selection of different flavoured alcoholic sweets using gin, rum, tequila, whisky and vodka and 15 bears equate to a measure of sprit.

Haribo are taking action to have the bears banned due to the risk of confusion.

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STAT OF $8.4 billion WEEK

(€7.65 billion) was the amount that Dr Mike Lynch sold his UK company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard in 2011, but is now accused of inflating the value and faces extradition.

ING cuts mortgage rates

Thrifters and Swishers A RECENT survey by Mintel the world’s leading market intelligence agency has revealed an interesting fact which shows that Britain’s young people are either very poor or anxious to help the environ­ ment.

In today’s easy come, easy go cheap fashion world, 52 per cent of those aged between 25 and 34 said that they regularly purchased sec­ ond­hand clothes and just slightly less said they also sold their clothes which means that they belong to a new group called ‘Thrifters.’

Not only does this group buy and

By John Smith sell on the second­hand market, they are also quite happy to repair damaged or worn out clothes rather than simply throw them away.

Younger people (16 to 24­year­ olds) are ‘Swishers’ as some 75 per cent say that they are quite happy to regularly swap clothes with friends in order to have an inexpen­ sive way of varying their wardrobes.

Also known as Generation Z, this age group are also happy to rent clothes for special occasions rather than purchase them with 54 per

cent saying that they have or would be interested in renting.

The survey found that the majori­ ty feel that buying too many fash­ ion items is bad for the environ­ ment and they would prefer to purchase from a retailer that sold sustainable fashion ranges, but had difficulty in knowing which sellers are acting ethically.

It’s almost a return to the con­ cept of ‘reusing, reducing and recy­ cling’ which their grandparents had to follow during the Second World War, so fashion outlets need to take note.

DESPITE being fined €5.4 million by the Bank of Spain for incor­ rectly calculating the APR of its mortgages, ING has decided to continue with its aggressive ac­ tivities aimed at increasing mort­ gage market share in Spain.

Whilst the reductions are small in real terms (0.1 to 0.2 per cent), it has to be remembered that the actual mortgage rates them­ selves are in low single figures.

Because it doesn’t pay com­ mission, unlike other banks, it has not been adversely affected by the new laws removing many costs from the mortgagee.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can they ban dog walking?

We have agreed at previous AGMs to ban dogs from being exercised through our garden paths.

Now we have an owner who insists, on a daily basis, on doing just that. We have placed signs at every entrance to our community garden. What legal action can we take?

R B (Costa del Sol) No there is not any le­ gal action you can YOU AND THE take. The offending LAW IN SPAIN owner has not bro­ ken any law. He simply ignores the rules set by the community of his neigh­ bours. I am supposing that he picks up the dog’s droppings and does not otherwise cause nuisance. His behaviour is annoying and shows a lack of respect for the feeling of his neighbours, but the gardens are not public land and the community has no legal power to enforce their agreed rules in this case. In fact, a Community of Property Owners cannot legally charge fines or add a surcharge to the fees of owners who ignore the mutually agreed rules.

DAVID SEARL

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

BUSINESS EXTRA

BOGOF IN the spirit of St Valentine’s Day, rail company RENFE is offering couples the chance to buy two rail tickets for the price of one for journeys between February 13 and 17. Tickets are available now and can be purchased at www.renfe.com.

ASA rules RYANAIR has been told by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that it may not continue to make statements in its advertising that it is either the ‘lowest emissions’ or ‘low CO2 emissions’ airline, as it is unable to substantiate the claims.

Company search THE Spanish Tax Agency has signed an agreement with the General Council of Notaries that allows them direct access to the information on genuine ownership of up to 2.5 million companies, some of which may acting fraudulently.

London gambling show AS gambling has taken off thanks in no small part to the internet, gaming com­ panies from all over the world have just converged on London for the ICE Exhi­ bition which is now a major

meeting place for those in­ volved in the business.

Due to adverse publicity in 2018 following the ap­ pearance of pole dancers, the organisers were told by the Gambling Commission

to tone down the appear­ ance of young models in swimsuits, but even in 2020 the practice still continues with many exhibitors creat­ ing eye catching displays for mainly male visitors.

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Wind power challenges ALTHOUGH windmills have existed in some form or other for thousands of years, the concept of wind turbines to generate electricity is relatively new and is about to cause some environmental problems.

Whilst far more efficient and green than burning coal in a power station, the wind turbines use blades which have a finite life and the older ones were pro­ duced in glass fibre which is hard to recycle.

One option is to cut them down and simply add to landfill which is possibly acceptable if

A SOLUTION: One of the children’s playgrounds in Holland.

Correos to be investigated THE Spanish National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) in its review of the pricing discounts offered to large customers including public administrations believes that the

post office (Correos) may be in breach of its own regulations.

It would appear that the discounts mean that the cost of handling the business is greater than the amount charged which may

be against its obligations as a public company and the matter is now under investigation.

Also questioned are the high costs of posting a letter to Europe.

you have thousands of acres of unused land in the mid­west of America, but not so good for the UK or anywhere with large popu­ lations in small areas.

There are companies that have found solutions, but many of those require the use of large amounts of energy in order to re­ duce the old blades to pellets, gas or fertiliser and such energy use tends to reduce the value of the electricity produced in the first place.

An architect firm in Holland, Superuse Studios has produced a number of playgrounds and street furniture and is currently awaiting planning permission to convert two blades into a bridge in Denmark.

One of the largest producers of wind turbines is Siemens Gamesa with its headquarters in Spain and they are tackling two pro­ jects, firstly to make the blades even larger and secondly to en­ sure that they are produced from carbon fibre and then try to find an efficient and easily recyclable alternative.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Sudden exit THE Chief Executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, has resigned following an internal power struggle with the Bank’s Chairman following investigations undertaken by the Swiss financial watchdog who found that the company had spied on two former employees.

Cuban ban SPANISH hotel chain Melia has announced that its CEO has been advised that he is banned from entering the USA as his company operates a number of hotels in Cuba.

This is part of the Trump crackdown on the Cuban economy.

Virus victim SOUTH KOREAN firm LG Electronics which normally takes one of the biggest spaces at the annual Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona at the end of February has for reasons of safety pulled out due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I REALLY do wish people would stop asking me why, as a resident of Spain, I should be writing and giving my opinions on events and situations that arise in the UK? Well, the simple answer to that is, it’s what I do.

I am still a very patriotic and staunch supporter of my birth country and, although I don’t actually reside there, I do visit on a fairly regular basis.

Because of my profession, I also often find myself travelling there quite extensively. Another more important advantage of being on the outside, looking in as it were, is that you can get a far broader and often more unbiased perspective of a situation - one that can often elude those who live in the confines of the same environment day in and day out. This brings me neatly into this week’s gripe.

Yet another atrocity committed by a ‘home grown’ terrorist has brought mayhem to a

FEATURE

I’m still very patriotic

TRACKING DEVICE: Should be obligatory.

peaceful British shopping centre.

Yet another prisoner on early release has been allowed to walk freely among innocent citizens and maim and injure before being shot dead. No doubt there was plenty of high fiving and ‘Al-

lah Akbars’ in a number of the British prisons holding a seething cauldron of fanatics who also can’t wait to get out and carve their own bloody path to Shangri la. And what ideas do the authorities come up with to

combat the problem? Well, quite frankly not a lot.

Adding 25 per cent to a sentence already cut in half, in the forlorn hope that it will give the luvvies more time to de-radicalise these people, simply doesn’t hack it. In the first place, it merely postpones the release of fanatics who will have become even more disgruntled and secondly; de-radicalisation is simply not an option. This twisted ideology is the very reason for their existence. It is all powerful. They actually want to die for it.

Dogma of this nature cannot be somehow conveniently exorcised. Even the peace loving Christians went to the lions rather than surrender their religion.

What the authorities need to do is get tough. First of all they must relieve these monsters of all their human rights. The introduction of a mandatory full 10-year sentence for any terrorist related offence, including the accessing or passing of terrorist propa-

ganda or its ideology in any form. Whole life sentences for all violent terrorist actions. Stopping all benefits and, as a deterrent, possible deportations of all the perpetrator’s close family members. (‘He was such a lovely boy’!)

The constructions of high security prisons, preferably on some uninhabited island, with solitary confinement, a minimum of association and communication and access to only limited privileges that have to be earned.

And most important of all, chipping. The obligatory insertion of a device that can not only track, but record all conversations between inmates. This should also remain for life should they ever be released. Inhumane? Tell that to the families of all the innocent loved ones who have been slaughtered by these scourges on our society.

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ALIENS ALREADY LIVE AMONGST US! NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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

THE first British cosmonaut Helen Sharman has said she believes aliens do exist, claiming extra terrestrials ‘could be living amongst us here on Earth,’ but have simply gone undetected thus far.

“Aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it,” she stated, adding that: “there must be all sorts of different forms of life” among the billions of stars. Although aliens may not be made up of carbon and nitrogen like humans “it’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them.”

Presumably, though, those who do make it manage to pass through Heathrow when passport control is having one of its relaxed days. The rest will just have to join the queue and wait - Border Control has no ‘guidelines’ concerning those not from a country on earth.

In many low-budget, science-fic-

tion classics of the past like ‘The Invaders,’ ‘Invasion Of The Body Snatchers,’ ‘Quatermass 2,’ the alien invaders had the power to assume human form. Maybe some among the migrants amongst us aren’t just from other lands, but other planets? After all, according to the 2011 census, the UK alone underwent its biggest population surge after a decade of mass immigration.

Some even believe many ‘alien migrants,’ collectively, are known as Members of Parliament since they often sound like they’re on another planet. Well, perhaps that’s because they are.

Good grief! Next we’ll read northern Europe’s bad weather is the fault of aliens. Their UFOs moved the jet stream south.

Anyway, let’s hope they’ve brought their wellies and brollies with them if they’re visiting the UK at the moment.

Really!

Stories like these - head in bucket of sand comes to mind - do bring the crazies out. Is it a very early April Fool’s Day story - the usual time when such daft stories are regularly trotted out? What real news are we being distracted from? Elvis has been sighted on the moon - again? Slebs really do write their own novels? And Donald Trump isn’t planning to run for reelection this November? No, hang on, that is true!

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ALIENS: There are no current guidelines.

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TV LISTING

FRIDAY - 14 FEBRUARY

2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Shakespeare and 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; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Party Political Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Britain's Best Home Cook 10:00pm Death in Paradise 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pmQuestion Time 12:35am Newscast

7:30am Wanted Down Under 8:15am Flog It! 9:00am Great British Railway Journeys 9:30am Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Walks of Life 3:00pm Greece with Simon Reeve 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm Wild Brazil 5:45pm Wild UK 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Secrets of the Museum 10:00pm Hospital 11:00pmMum 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Win the Wilderness: Alaska

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 Pennine Way 9:00pm Walt Disney 10:00pm Life Cinematic 11:00pm Inside Cinema: Meet the Family 12:00am Wonders of the Universe Professor Brian Cox reveals how the unique properties of light provide an insight into the origins and evolution of both mankind and the universe.

1:00am How We Built Britain 2:00am The Silk Road 3:00am Life Cinematic 4:00am Inside Cinema: Meet the Family Part one of two.

8:20am King of Queens 8:45am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pmRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 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 The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pm Hunted 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Naked Attraction 1:10am Sex Tape 2:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

9:10am 9:25am 9:40am 9:55am

Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 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 Killer Obsession 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm 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 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 10:00pm Council House Millionaires 11:00pm When... Goes Horribly Wrong 12:05am In Therapy

2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Shakespeare and 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; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Garden Rescue 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Would I Lie to You? 10:30pm King Gary 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am RuPaul's Drag Race UK

8:15am Escape to the Country 9:00am Winterwatch 2019 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Carefree 2:40pm Puttin' on the Ritz: The Genius of Fred Astaire 3:00pm Walks of Life 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm Wild Brazil 5:45pm Wild UK 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 8:30pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:30pm Our Coast 10:30pm QI 11:00pm Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05am Front Row Late

8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 9:00pm Love Songs at the BBC: A Valentine's Day Special 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Classic Albums 11:30pm Roy Orbison: Love Hurts 12:30am Sounds of the 70s 1:00am Radio 2 in Concert 2:00am Sings Bacharach and David!

Archive performances of songs penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, featuring artists including Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, the Carpenters, Sandie Shaw and the Stranglers.

3:00am Classic Albums 4:00am Love Songs at the BBC: A Valentine's Day Special

9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 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 Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am The Big Narstie Show

9:30am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Paddington 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 Eve of Abduction 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm 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 Building the Ultimate 10:00pm Britain by Barge 11:15pm My Secret Sex Fantasy 12:15am The Dark Tower

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 Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Save Money: Lose Weight 10:00pm Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmGrantchester 12:45am Tenable 1:35am Ideal World

8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Coronation Street 9:50am Coronation Street 10:20am Superstore 10:45am Superstore 11:15am Dinner Date 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Classic Emmerdale 8:20am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am The Darling Buds of May 11:00am That's My Boy 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Heartbeat 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Liar 1:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:10am Inspector Morse 4:15am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

7:00am 7:25am 8:15am 9:10am

4:00am Live NBA: LA Lakers @ Denver 6:30am Sky Sports News 7:00am Live Golf 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Match Centre 12:00pmMatch Centre 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 3:30pm PGA Tour Profiles 3:45pm Live PGA Tour Golf 8:00pm Live Premier League Darts 11:30pmSky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live NBA: LA Clippers @ Boston 4:30am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Grantchester 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmCold Feet

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am Emmerdale 9:50am You've Been Framed!

10:20am Superstore 10:45am 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!

7:25pm Valentine's Day 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Valentine's Day 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Classic Emmerdale 8:15am 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 Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Liar 12:00am Liar

7:00am 7:25am 8:15am 9:10am

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Live Super Rugby 9:00am Live NRL Nines 1:00pm Football Centre 2:00pm Football Centre 3:00pm Football Centre 4:00pm Football Centre 4:30pm Live International T20 Cricket 9:00pm Live EFL 11:30pm Sky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up A look ahead to tonight's fixtures.

1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Live NBA: AllStar Rising Stars 5:30am Sky Sports News

The Protectors Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Professionals 12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:35pm Quincy, M.E. 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 4:50pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 9:30pm Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 10:00pm Jaws 11:30pmFYI Daily 11:35pm Jaws 12:35am Collateral Damage 1:35am FYI Daily 1:40am Collateral Damage 2:50am Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers

10:20am 11:20am 12:25pm 1:30pm 2:35pm 3:35pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:55pm

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:05pm

10:10pm

The Protectors Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Regan and Carter stake out a dodgy garage, believed to be the base of a criminal gang.

The Chase Celebrity Special Dr. No FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

Dr. No

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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 Athletics 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm BBC London News; Weather 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:00pm Pointless Celebrities 7:45pm The Greatest Dancer 9:25pm First & Last 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pmBBC News 11:15pmWeather 11:20pmMatch of the Day 12:05am Eagle Eye 1:55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:00am BBC News

8:30am 8:35am 8:50am 9:10am 9:30am

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Mighty Mike Mr. Bean Ben 10 Thunderbirds are Go 10:05am Craig of the Creek 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Gary Rhodes: The First Rock Star Chef 1:40pm Save Money: Lose Weight 2:15pm ITV News and Weather 2:29pm ITV London Weather 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Tipping Point 5:30pm ITV News and Weather 5:45pm ITV News London 6:00pm Sing 8:00pm The Masked Singer 9:30pm The Voice UK 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:19pmITV London Weather

TV LISTING

SUNDAY - 16 FEBRUARY

6:30am This is BBC Two 7:45am Wild & Weird 8:00am The Dog Ate My Homework 8:30am The Dengineers 9:00am Blue Peter 9:30am Deadly 60 10:00am Tomorrow's Food 11:00am Natural World 12:00pmOur Coast 1:00pm Britain's Best Home Cook 2:00pm The World's Most Extraordinary Homes 3:00pm Flatpack Empire 4:00pm Move Over, Darling 5:40pm Talking Pictures 6:30pm 10 Puppies and Us 7:30pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Great American Railroad Journeys 10:00pmQI XL 10:45pmLive at the Apollo 11:30pmSnowfall 12:15am Snowfall 1:00am Captain Fantastic 2:50am First Snow 4:25am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 9:00pm South Pacific Documentary exploring the region's islands, home to both an array of peculiar wildlife and human inhabitants who often have to deal with extreme weather conditions.

10:00pm Hidden 11:00pmClive James: Postcard from Paris 11:45pm Salesman 1:45am Top of the Pops: 1989 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1989 2:45am A Very British History 3:45am Rick Stein's Long Weekends

6:10am Come Dine with Me 6:40am Come Dine with Me 7:05am Mike & Molly 7:25am Mike & Molly 7:50am Cheers 8:15am Cheers 8:40am Frasier 9:05am Frasier 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Dog House 3:00pm Four in a Bed 5:05pm Four in a Bed 5:35pm 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 Jason Bourne 12:35am Warcraft 2:40am The Last Leg

10:45am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:00am The Loud House 11:10am Access 11:15am WWE SmackDown Highlights 12:15pm UK's Strongest Man 2019 1:10pm Friends 3:10pm Friends 3:40pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4:40pm Access 4:50pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 7:05pm 5 News Update 7:10pm History Secrets: Elizabeth I 8:00pm Digging Up Britain's Past 9:00pm Egypt's Apocalypse Volcano 10:00pm Pompeii: The New Revelations 11:25pm Basic Instinct 1:40am Make You Laugh Out Loud

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 3:35pm Garden Rescue 4:05pm Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad 4:20pm Shrek the Third 5:40pm Spy in the Wild 6:40pm BBC News 7:00pm BBC London News; Weather 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Countryfile 8:10pm Doctor Who 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Agatha Christie Marple: The Pale Horse 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:15am Can You Beat The Bookies?

1:15am A Question of Sport

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:45am Dress to Impress 11:50am Dress to Impress 12:50pm Supermarket Sweep 1:50pm Supermarket Sweep 2:55pm You've Been Framed!

3:55pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 4:55pm FYI Daily 5:00pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 5:40pm A Cinderella Story 6:40pm FYI Daily 6:45pm A Cinderella Story 7:45pm San Andreas 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm San Andreas 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy

7:00am Lewis 8:45am Agatha Christie's Marple 10:50am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street.

1:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:00pm Midsomer Murders The annual harvest fair and the daredevil riders of the Wall of Death arrive in the Midsomer village of Whitcombe Mallet.

10:00pm Midsomer Murders Christmas special of the detective drama from 2016.

12:00am Law & Order: UK

7:00am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8:05am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 9:20am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Riding a Dream 12:00pm World Cup Rivalries 12:20pm The Protectors 12:55pm The Sweeney 2:00pm Minder 3:00pm The Searchers 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pm The Searchers 5:35pm Tobruk 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Tobruk 7:45pm Dr. No 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Dr. No 10:00pm Black Hawk Down 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Black Hawk Down

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Live Super Rugby 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:30am Saturday Social 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday Jeff Stelling is joined by a panel of former players to preside over the day's football action, including previews of the top games and up-to-theminute scores from around the country.

6:00pm Live Premier League 9:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News

11:30am Living on the Veg 12:30pmThe Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 1:00pm The Metro: A Rail Life Story 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm The Voice UK 3:05pm The Masked Singer 4:35pm Tipping Point 5:35pm ITV News and Weather 5:45pm ITV News London 6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:14pmITV London Weather 11:15pmBradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad 11:40pmPiers Morgan's Life Stories 12:35am Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 1:00am Ideal World

9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Beechgrove Repotted 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pmRick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 1:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 2:00pm Natural World 2:50pm Painting the Holy Land 3:50pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 4:35pm I Was Monty's Double 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall 8:00pm Ski Sunday 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pmWin the Wilderness: Alaska 11:00pmThe Ranganation 11:45pmFrankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland 12:15am Murder Trial: The Disappearance Of Margaret Fleming

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am You've Been Framed!

8:30am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:00am Dress to Impress 11:00am Dress to Impress 12:00pm The Masked Singer 1:30pm Supermarket Sweep 2:30pm Supermarket Sweep 3:30pm You've Been Framed!

4:30pm Space Jam 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Space Jam 6:15pm Liar Liar 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm Liar Liar 8:00pm Coyote Ugly 9:00pm FYI Daily 9:05pm Coyote Ugly 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Ibiza Weekender 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad! 1:55am American Dad! 2:25am The Cleveland Show

8:00pm Dangerous Earth 8:30pm Iolo's Snowdonia 9:00pm Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild 10:00pm Art on the BBC Michelangelo was not merely a giant of the Renaissance.

11:00pm Britain's Lost Masterpieces 12:00am Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens 1:00am Time Shift 2:00am A Brief History of Graffiti 3:00am Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 4:00am Art on the BBC Michelangelo was not merely a giant of the Renaissance.

8:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:25am Beat the Chef 9:55am Beat the Chef 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:50pm The Simpsons 3:20pm The Simpsons 3:50pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 5:30pm Night at the Museum 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 9:00pm My Family and the Galapagos 10:00pm Homeland 11:15pm The Battle for Hong Kong 12:15am Men in Black 3 2:05am Love is Strange 3:40am Come Dine with Me 4:30am Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency 5:25am Building the Dream

10:40am SpongeBob Squarepants 10:50am The Loud House 11:00am Access 11:05am WWE Raw Highlights 12:05pm UK's Strongest Man 2019 1:05pm Friends 3:00pm Friends 3:30pm Dances with Wolves 4:30pm 5 News Update 4:35pm Dances with Wolves 7:00pm 5 News Update 7:05pm The Hairy Bikers' Chocolate Challenge 8:00pm The Queen's Jewels: Heirlooms & Legacy 9:00pm Walking Britain's Lost Railways 10:00pm Extinction Rebellion: The Inside Story 11:00pm The Proposal 12:05am Access

7:00am That's My Boy 7:30am That's My Boy 7:55am Coronation Street 10:50am Emmerdale 1:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:45pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Midsomer Murders 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 Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:10am The Halcyon 4:00am Emmerdale

7:00am Auto Mundial 7:25am The Car Chasers 8:10am The Motorbike Show 9:15am The Sweeney 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Professionals 12:25pm The Professionals 1:30pm Hornblower 3:35pm Tobruk 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Tobruk 5:50pm Aces High 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Aces High 8:10pm Kelly's Heroes 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Kelly's Heroes 11:00pm American Sniper 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am American Sniper 1:40am Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera 2:40am The Professionals 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

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4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm Full Steam Ahead 5:45pm Blue Planet UK 6:15pmFlog It! 7:00pmRichard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Twinstitute 8:30pmMastermind 9:00pmOnly Connect 9:30pmUniversity Challenge 10:00pmConfronting Holocaust Denial with David Baddiel 11:00pmInside No 9 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

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

8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage 9:00pm New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands 10:00pmThe 80s with Dominic Sandbrook 11:00pmStoryville 12:30am Art of Germany

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pmA New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pmLive: The Labour Leadership Debate 10:00pmPrison 11:00pmBaghdad Central 12:00am Emergency Helicopter Medics

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmSinister Surrogate 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights 9:00pmTraffic 10:00pmWarship: Life at Sea 11:00pmGreat British Ships

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

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Natural World Red Rock Full Steam Ahead Blue Planet UK Flog It! 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 11:25pmThe Archiveologists 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The Beauty of Anatomy 9:00pm King Alfred and the Anglo-Saxons 10:00pm Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley 11:00pmThe Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story 12:00am Time Shift 1:00am Inside the Medieval Mind 2:00am Jigs & Wigs 2:30am Jigs & Wigs 3:00am Me, My Selfie and I with Ryan Gander

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5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather

1:45pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:55pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

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1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Maigret 11:00pmWild Bill 12:00am Inspector Morse

12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:35pm Quincy, M.E. 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 4:50pm Minder 5:55pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm The Mountain 9:30pm The Mountain 10:00pm Apollo 13 11:15pmFYI Daily 11:20pm Apollo 13 12:50am Senna

8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 12:30pmRef Watch 1:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live MNF 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up 1:00am Sky Sports News

3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Australia with Julia Bradbury 9:00pm The BRIT Awards 2020 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather

11:15amDinner Date 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:45pm Dress to Impress 5:45pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm The BRIT Awards 2020: Red Carpet 9:00pm Coyote Ugly 11:00pm Love Island 12:05amFamily Guy

1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmWild Bill

1:30pm Quincy, M.E. 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm World Rally Championship Highlights 10:00pm Collateral Damage 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pm Collateral Damage

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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 Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmWild Bill 12:00am Inspector Morse 2:20am Inspector Morse 4:20am ITV3 Nightscreen

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7:30am Wanted Down Under Revisited 8:15am Flog It! 9:00am Great British Railway Journeys 9:30am Yorkshire Walks 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Walks of Life 3:00pm World's Sneakiest Animals 4:00pm Red Rock 4:45pm Full Steam Ahead 5:45pm Blue Planet UK 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great Asian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge 9:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 10:00pmGood Omens

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The Beauty of Anatomy 9:00pm The World's Busiest Railway 2015 10:00pm A Very British History 11:00pmThe Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story 12:00am EastEnders: Back to Ours 12:15am Classic EastEnders 1:15am Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection Andrew GrahamDixon explores how royal collecting has changed since the days of Queen Victoria.

2:15am Victorian Sensations 3:20am What Do Artists Do All Day?

9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss Canada 12:05pmRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 2:05pm Posh Pawn 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 10:00pm Kevin McCloud's Big Tech Adventure 11:00pm Home

9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:40am Little Princess 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am 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 3:20pm Deviant Love 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast 9:00pm Winter Road Rescue 10:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Chocolate Challenge 11:00pmInside...

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 Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cilla: The Lost Tapes 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather

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!

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of the first of the team who had completed his first report. (I was completing my second report). The first page was full of errors which I corrected and returned to him. He got very angry at me and said I did not understand English at all.

I told him to put his report where the sun never shines! We were all paid the same btw. After three months my final report was accepted and none of the others had had their first report accepted... I picked up my airline tickets and left the next day!

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SAFE FLIGHT: Is it such an easy way to travel?

way on the server).

Each person was well aware of their performance in regard to their colleagues. Even so, firing the worst performers when they were from these ethnic groups always resulted in me being called racist among other things and then they followed up by the same comments on the internet etc.

It was a complete no-win situation and after some years like this, I stopped hiring from these groups.

On one occasion I was hired as part of a team of Auditors in an Arabic country, I was the only Brit.

The language for the Audit was English, I was asked to correct the English

OUR VIEW GLOBAL warming has been happening on Earth since Adam was alive but in those days there were no Greta Thunbergs or DiCaprios to tell us about why we should worry about how many times we fly back to our home countries, the fuel we use in our car, the eco-efficiency of our homes.

All these things contribute to our global footprint - that is the impact we as individuals, through our lifestyle, have on the planet.

But should we be made to feel guilty that living our lives is killing the planet and leading to the extinction of the human race?

According to Dr Guy Midgley, head of the climate change research group of the National Biodiversity Institute South Africa, we live on an unusually stable planet, but periods of cooling and warming naturally happen in cycles.

These periods of rising and falling temperatures over the last 500,000 years have been down to levels of methane and CO2 in the atmosphere which are not man-made. Also, levels of solar radiation vary over time and this has a significant impact on global temperatures, most notably in the Earth’s northern hemisphere.

Climate change experts believe we are currently between ice ages and that the development of modern industry has had a relatively minor impact on temperatures.

Over several thousand years in the earth’s history, temperatures have been higher than they currently are indicating that doing too many school runs or turning on the air con isn’t what’s going to wipe us out.

So, it’s not just our fault, but does that mean we should throw caution to the wind? Not at all. Reducing greenhouse gases will slow down global warming and, while we’re the planet’s dominant species, we should do all we can to save the planet.

After all, we’re only passing through.

PLANE SAILING DEAR Euro Weekly, With the majority of your readers taking flights backwards and forwards between their home country and Spain it has freaked me out a bit with all the recent news regarding aircraft.

Helicopter crashes, malfunctioning landing gear, diverted flights, planes that can’t handle the weather... is it now just a case of say your prayers and hope for the best if we want an easy way to travel? Surely there are enough people working in the aeronautics industry now we can fly more safely. Plane engineers making sure they are suitable to fly. Designers discovering ways to build making fail-safe planes.

Weren’t we all supposed to have our own rockets or jet boots by this point?

All joking aside, getting on a Ryanair flight is bad enough as it is, before worrying if the flight is going to crash. Maybe they could upgrade their cabins to give some comfort should you be on the last flight you ever take or will they just go the whole hog and replace your one bag allowance with space for a parachute?

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Work woes HI Leapy, About right, I have worked in many countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, but have only been discriminated against in Europe. I still have a letter from a major car manufacturer saying that I cannot be considered until their own citizens have all been employed. Basically their labour exchanges etc say the same thing.

I have been a manager in the telecoms industry and when I have been told to cut my workforce, there inevitably have been Asian and African engineers among those that had to be cut. For me, the worst part of the job was firing people. The Asians and Africans were almost always among the least productive.

Prior to the interviews, productivity figures for the project were compiled (they were available any-

Coronavirus Prankster Forced A Plane To Return To Airport COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK

What a senseless thing to do! Pay every penny you have caused folks to lose... then go to prison!

Mel Sayle

Islamic State bride Shamima Begum loses appeal over UK citizenship Good, be responsible for your actions , we all have choices, you openly chose yours.

Gillian Sales

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield announces he is GAY on Instagram this morning!

I’m curious as to why now. At his age, time of life etc. I suspect a subtext. Maybe some­ one else was going to ‘out’ him. Can’t have been nice for his wife to know that for 27 years he was at the very least uncomfortable being with her. Still, as long as HE feels lighter and HE finds peace, I suppose throwing her under a bus is acceptable. I won’t be joining in the fawning adulation, however.

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Prince Harry Picks Up A Reported 400k For His First Speech In Public At Miami Summit He is not the only young man in the world to lose his mother and he was fortunate in that he had lots of people to look after him, ordinary children do not always have others to care for them and end up in care, he should count his blessings and stop feeling sorry for himself.

Rita Taylor

Highest number of migrants intercepted in the English Channel in one day Brexit won’t make any difference to the numbers trying to get to the UK, and remember folks the Conservatives have been in government for years and did absolutely nothing to stop this, they cut back on border services, customs officers and coastguard and inshore navy boats.

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Across 1 Beams at starting rice pudding (7) 5 Target female officer commanding us (5) 8 Unwell in the French city (5) 9 Uneasy about a student with guns (7) 10 Metal goods swimming in water (7) 11 Somewhere to live? Bingo! (5) 12 Pigment buried in Cumberland (5) 14 Escapes leaping insects reportedly (5) 19 Revive Frenchman and wife (5) 21 A crown gets an ice cream with nothing in it (7) 23 Nicola, awfully cold and saying little (7) 24 Bird of prey is a pastime (5) 25 Sounds like soft leather is influenced (5) 26 Mean to have a drink at last (7) Down 1 Tell, we're later somewhat (6) 2 No elf could be a criminal (5) 3 Leave scribbled note offering lift (7) 4 Severely criticised, as the roof may be (6) 5 Vulgar fellow hit with a whip (5) 6 Group living together, once Mum could arrange it (7) 7 Turf next to study is very wet (6) 13 Handcuff a fellow with torn lace

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) This being a family oriented week, much of it may be spent getting together with relatives and going over old times. Perhaps you are compiling a photo album for older members of the family or vice versa.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) An exciting invitation may set tongues wagging and make a loved one jealous.

You, meanwhile, are quite bemused by the whole thing. What comes out of this week is that you are of considerable value to others.

The mere thought of you not being around sends ripples through your social circle.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Being asked to take on a new and demanding task this week may see you wishing that you had been less visible.

However, don't think of the hard work involved but rather the brilliant outcome.

You will be popular.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) An interest in technology is not something new to you. What is great, though, is that the penny has suddenly dropped. This week sees you understanding more and wanting to know more.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) An urge to get moving must mean that spring is round the corner. Certainly, you are questioning where you want to be in the months ahead. A house move or work placement may be on your mind.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Be aware that not everyone is willing to work as hard as you. When approached by someone wanting you to trust them, be sure of their motives.

Do what you feel is right but remain firmly in control, especially financially. It may not be the time to make a particular move, although others think that it is.

There's no problem with discussing things and talking them through. Keep up your healthy habits because you need lots of energy, especially at the weekend.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Social demands are made, but try to shuffle

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them to the weekend. Be diplomatic or someone close could become irritated.

Keep an eye on the small print because something fundamental may have changed in a long-standing arrangement.

Suddenly, at the weekend, you are thrust into the limelight.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be aware that leopards do not change their spots, they merely hide them.

Those who demand your trust need a cool checking out and don't be afraid to say 'no' as and when necessary.

Finances are well aspected this week with a new idea proving both worthwhile in terms of your time and profitable.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Career and home are in disharmony but a bit of compromise soon sorts things out. You don't like playing the 'bad guy', but honesty is also important to you.

Speaking your mind can be liberating although, initially, you may see it as a nuisance and embarrassing. A meeting at the weekend is both confusing and disarming.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Sometimes, you find it hard to do things just for the pure enjoyment of it. Realise that not everything has to have a purpose or a profit. Look round this week and seek out something that will please your senses and bring a smile to your lips.

Make this a week when you live for the moment and give full rein to your imagination.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Contact with a less than ideal situation makes you realise just how lucky you are.

It has been clear that the weeks are changeable and your situation at the moment far from settled. Pity those whose day-to-day life is completely predictable.

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Perhaps it is time to consider taking on a pet or giving a current pet more attention.

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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: 7 Good: 10 Very good: 14 Excellent: 18

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION arco atop capo chop chow coat cork corp crop crow hoar hock oath okra opah orca pock pork port prow rock rota taco taro torc trow whoa whop work wort actor aport copra croak orach poach porch roach thorp throw torch wacko worth wroth captor carhop cowpat whacko wotcha PATCHWORK

QUICK Across: 1 Bemoan, 4 Eats, 8 Atlas, 9 Again, 10 Proprietor, 13 Insatiable, 17 Image, 18 Handy, 19 Gull, 20 Ignore.

Down: LA PRIMITIVA

Kakuro

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1/18 Bear hug, 2 Molar, 3 Ass, 5 Adapt, 6 Sundry, 7 Marina, 11 Putter, 12 Ailing, 14 Shawl, 15 Lingo, 16 Lyre.

CRYPTIC Across: 7 Nylons, 8 Saline, 10 Realise, 11 Snipe, 12 Deep, 13 Fines, 17 Wales, 18 Sole, 22 Thugs, 23 Chapter, 24 Caesar, 25 Nicest.

Down: 1 Intrude, 2 Bloated, 3 Unlit, 4 Parsley, 5 Vivid, 6 Melee, 9 Residency, 14 Capstan, 15 Footmen, 16 Secrete, 19 Stick, 20 Muted, 21 Panic.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:

Across: 1 Stand-up, 5 Sabio, 8 Palas, 9 Painter, 10 Whale, 11 Films, 12 Seller, 14 Raisin, 18 Ancho, 20 Packs, 22 Country, 23 Error, 24 Nieta, 25 Respeto.

1 Suppers, 2 Allow, 3 Disease, 4 Puppet, 5 Stiff, 6 Battles, 7 Otras, 13 Lecture, 15 Archers, 16 Notario, 17 Apoyar, 18 Arcén, 19 Ostra, 21 Serve.

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Lathering in lavender Healthy quinoa

LAVENDER oil is extracted from the flowers of the lavender plant, usually using steam, and is often used in beauty and health products such as aromatherapy oil, lotions and soaps.

The essential oil also works well when blended with other essential oils such as pine, cedar wood, geranium and nutmeg.

The health benefits of lavender oil have been raved about for centuries. It has the ability to relieve pain, enhance blood circulation, get rid of nervous tension, disinfect the skin, enhance blood circulation, and treat respiratory problems among others.

It also works as an effective bug repellent and has anti-inflammatory qualities that help to reduce the irritation if you do get bitten.

Lavender oil has been used for centuries to induce sleep and can be used to treat insomnia. Studies on elderly people have revealed their sleep regularity increas-

es when they place some lavender essential oil on their pillows due to its relaxing impact.

For this reason it also helps to calm the nerves and ease anxiety.

The stimulating aroma has been proven to get rid of nervous exhaustion and restlessness while increasing mental activity at the same time.

This, therefore, makes it effective in treating depres-

sion, headaches, emotional stress and nervous tension.

One study revealed that people taking exams suffered from less anxiety if they inhaled lavender and rosemary oil before taking the test.

PURPLE GAIN: Lavender has been proven to reduce emotional stress and nervous tension.

QUINOA hit the foodie headlines several years ago as being the super grain you should add to your diet. It’s possible to find quinoa products in most health stores but its recent popularity means many supermarkets now stock them too.

It is believed humans first started consuming the thousands of years ago when the Incas discovered the quinoa seed was suitable for consumption. This super food is packed with lots of good stuff that make it good for you.

Quinoa is packed with protein, which is essential for repairing muscle tissue and keeping the body in ship shape.

It also contains around twice as much fibre as other grains, which is essential in aiding digestion and could also help to prevent heart disease as it keeps blood pressure at healthy levels and prevents the risk of developing diabetes.

The super grain also has a good level of iron which is needed to keep our red blood cells healthy.

It increases brain function because the brain absorbs around 20 per cent of the oxygen from our blood. It is rich in magnesium and manganese, essential nutrients needed to relax blood vessels, preventing migraines, promote healthy blood sugar control and protect cells from free radicals.

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How to cope with post-workout soreness IT’S normal to feel a bit sore after an intense workout, but what should you do when the pain is worse than usual and is interfering with your daily life?

The scientific term for post-workout aches and pains is DOMS - ‘delayed-onset muscle soreness.’ It usually peaks around two to three days following exercise as your body starts to go to town on repairing any muscle fibres that may have been torn during the workout.

Occasionally, you may experience ‘extreme soreness,’ which is more likely to happen after you’ve done an intense activity that your muscles aren’t accustomed to.

Just because you’re more sore, it doesn’t always mean you’re getting better workout results and can cause you more damage in the long ter m so don’t make a habit of exercising regularly on a high level of soreness.

However, there are several simple things you can do to ease the pain.

First of all, make sure you stay hydrated as research has shown a correlation between dehydration and DOMS. Water helps to purge waste products and toxins that are associated with muscle soreness.

Also make sure you eat lots of protein which is vital for rebuilding muscle tissue.

You could also try switching between heat and cold therapy as ice helps to reduce the swelling that is sometimes the result of extreme soreness while heat can minimise pain and tension.

PAIN NO GAIN: Take care not to overdo it when exercising.

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Advertising Feature WHILE no one is immune to the hands of time, we do get to make a choice as to how we navigate the way our bodies change as the years go past.

Some of us embrace the signs of ageing - a few grey hairs and our smile-lines can be seen as the marks of a life welllived. Others prefer to minimise the impact of time, using all of the options at our disposal to maintain an image that seems to defy the sands in the hourglass.

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Clean eating is defined

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STAY CLEAN simply as: ‘Relating to a diet consisting of unprocessed, unrefined, and nutrient-rich food, typically eaten as small meals throughout the day.’

Eating a diet of fresh, unprocessed food is undoubt-

edly important, and is the basis for the entire clean eating movement. However, the term has now been used to describe many recent diet trends such as organic, vegan or alkaline diets.

Some believe you have to cut out all gluten products to be eating ‘clean,’ others think the same for dairy.

While many of these diets have their benefits, it’s important to make sure your diet is rich with all the essential nutrients your body needs, and eliminating entire food groups

sometimes defeats the purpose of healthy eating.

Although society as a whole is undoubtedly eating more processed food than a hundred years ago, simply because there were less processed ingredients back then and it was more common place to eat from scratch, the clean eating movement has had a positive impact in that it’s encouraging more people to get back to basics and consider what they actually put in their bodies.

You shouldn’t cut out every indulgence in the name of healthy eating, but eating a range of unprocessed, fresh food is always important.

GOOD STUFF: How clean is your plate?

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CELEBRITIES

AIDS Foundation support Gisela who put the AFTER an Oscar Awards Spanish note into the ceremony, there are algala, we were surways several parties held prised with the presin the city, and the guest ence of actress/model lists of many usually have Mar Flores at Elton several of the winners of John’s party. the golden statuette.

The designer and forOne of the most immer model has been in portant is the AIDS Founthe North American city dation Academy for a few days and has Awards Viewing Party been sharing her experiorganised by Elton ence through her InstaJohn. The British singer gram Stories: from how also held a double celPARTY TIME: The two she continued with her ebration, since he won women wore brightly exercise routines to how the award for ‘Best finished dresses. she did her make-up and Song,’ and ‘Best Origiher hair for the party. nal Song’ for I’m Actress Paz Vega was also present Gonna Love Me Again from the movie at the party, but it is no surprise beabout his life ‘Rocketman.’ cause she has been living in Los AngeThis charity party is always close to les for several years. many of the stars who have previously The two women agreed to wear paraded along the red carpet. On this brightly finished dresses, although occasion, we have seen Sharon Stone, Mar’s was silver and Paz’s pink and Heidi Klum, Donatella Versace and black with long sleeves, closed neckCaitlyn Jenner among other familiar line and bareback, by designer faces. But if it was Penelope Cruz, AntoGeorges Hobeika. nio Banderas, Pedro Almodóvar or

Spanish Stars at the Oscars THIS year’s Academy Awards (the 92nd edition of the Oscars), held last Sunday, February 9, 2020, was celebrated at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

For the second year in a row, the Oscars went hostfree. Luckily, former show emcees Steve Martin and Chris Rock essentially filled the part with a series of jokes at the top of the show.

Highlights included Joaquín Phoenix winning ‘Best Actor’ for ‘Joker,’ Renée Zellweger taking home ‘Best Actress’ for ‘Judy,’ and ‘Parasite’ winning ‘Best Picture.’

We were amused by ‘Once Upon a Time’ child actress Julia Butters, who brought a turkey sandwich in her purse, as she said, “I don’t like some of

the food here!”

The red carpet was also host to some of our wonderful Spanish stars, including Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and singer Gisela.

Penelope Cruz appeared wearing something out of the norm from her usual style; a black, custommade, vintage-inspired Chanel gown, detailed with a pearl belt and a Camellia (a flower usually linked to the French house).

‘Pain and Glory’ was nominated for ‘Best International Film,’ a film which Antonio Banderas worked on together with Pedro Almodovar. Antonio said that he was very proud that this film was made in the PENELOPE CRUZ: Wore something Spanish lanout of the norm from her usual style. guage.

THE ‘Star Wars from Almeria’ exhibition at the provincial capital’s Museo Arqueologico has been extended until the beginning of March.

The exhibition dedicated to the Star Wars world features more than 100 pieces owned by three Almeria residents, including figures, vehicles and replicas, mainly from the first three movies: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Most of the space ships in the collection are handmade by well-known model makers based in Barcelona and the US, and took between three months and a year to construct.

Adding to the collection are three highly detailed diaromas depicting three famous scenes from the films: the entrance of Darth Vader on the Tantive spaceship in search of stolen plans of the Death Star, Yoda’s cabin in Dagobah and the interior of the Jabba palace.

The organisers are also running a programme of guided tours, which must be booked in advance.

Star Wars exhibition extended

COLLECTION: The exhibition features more than 100 pieces.

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An Italian Touch utes… Soften a whole large fennel cut into strips in some olive oil for five minutes. Do not let it colour, just soften. Add two crushed garlic cloves. Then add some chard leaves that have been chopped into thin strips (you could use spinach). Let it wilt then add salt and pepper. Beat four eggs in a bowl and grate in a good handful of parmesan. Mix well.

When the spaghetti is ready, add to the pan with a tablespoon of the pasta cooking water. Mix together and leave for 30 seconds. Then mix in the egg and cheese mixture. Feel free to add some more parmesan and black pepper. If you want to spice it up a little, a few chilli flakes will work.

SOME years ago I was working with a company whose offices were round the corner from the famous Italian restaurant Locanda Locatelli, owned by the charismatic Giorgio Locatelli.

I was taken for lunch there quite a few times and Giorgio would often come out of the kitchen and have a chat with us.

It was Giorgio who would do wonderful things with seasonal vegetables (and truffles if you had the funds!).

He told me that a carbonara should never have cream, only beaten eggs. This is a delicate and creamy dish that shows off the wonderful flavour of fennel.

Put a 500g pack of spaghetti into boiling salted water (enough for four people). You now have 10 min-

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Homage to Beethoven THE OCAL Almeria City Orchestra’s homage to Beethoven continues this month.

The orchestra directed by the British-born Michael Thomas will be presenting the second concert in its Beethoven Plus Cycle on Saturday February 29 at 7.30pm at the Auditorio Maestro Padilla in Almeria City.

‘Beethoven Plus: The Genius of Bonn 2’ will feature Beethoven’s Symphony no. 2. The orchestra will also per form Haydn’s Concerto no 11 for piano, Schubert’s Incidental Music to Rosamunde and Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture.

The winner of Canal Sur TV’s ‘Tierra de Talentos’ Carla Roman Vazquez will be the piano soloist.

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CYCLE: The orchestra will this year perform Beethoven’s nine symphonies.

OCAL will over this year be per forming Beethoven’s nine sym-

phonies to mark the 250th anniversary of the great German composer’s birth.

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ALBOX & SURROUNDING AREAS

Church diary THE Costa Almeria and Costa Calida Anglican Church Eucharists at the Alhambra chapel in Albox on February 13 and 27

priced â‚Ź5 are available from the Mojacar, Llanos and Aljambra churches.

There is also now coffee and a chat open to all every Tuesday from 11am to 1pm.

The church reported that at the Synod conference held in La Zenia at the end of January Alwyn Carter was licenSed to be walls at banks and service stations in a Reader following two locations including Alcontar and years of study and Canon Seron.

Alan Bennett was re-liOnce they had managed to pull out censed, both by Bishop the cashpoints they would make off David. with them to open them up someThe Church said it is dewhere where they wouldn’t be seen, lighted to have Alwyn leaving a trail of destruction in their and the Canon officiate. wake.

will be at 11am.

On Tuesday February 25 there will pancakes and a beetle drive from 35pm at the Albox chapel. Tickets

Cashpoint gang busted A GUARDIA CIVIL investigation into a criminal gang targeting cashpoints in the Almanzora region and Granada has resulted in the arrest of 15 Romanian nationals based in Baza.

The Guardia said they believe the gang was responsible for at least 16 robberies involving stolen diggers or tractors to yank cashpoints out of the

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Family life and work balance MACAEL Council is launching what it said is a pioneering project in Almeria Province aimed at helping local residents balance family life and work.

Teachers and monitors will look after children from 3.30 to 8.30pm.

Macael mayor Raul Martinez explained children on the programme will use the time for homework, plus there will be English and French practice, sports activities, workshops and play activities.

Martinez said that as well as helping people to reconcile their family and work commitments, the initiative also creates employment, improves children’s education and helps ensure residents choose to remain living in the municipality.

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FEATURE

Have I missed something?

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I USE a couple of online forums to ask about things that I’m not sure of. I’m careful what I put on there.

I try to be concise and to the point and, of course, look forward to any answers that may be given or comments on the posts. But what really gets on my nerves is the people that hijack the conversation by taking over my thread and sending it in a completely different direction. It happens all the time.

There has to be forum etiquette and it’s simple. If I ask about the correct air pressure to put in my tyres for a long journey to Portugal with a car full of people I have no desire to read about how your Aunt Fanny got her suitcase nicked at Faro airport OK? The annoying thing is that sometimes by the time I get back to read the answers to my question it’s now gone off in loads of different directions. I will, of course, just try and take it back with the one word reply to that person which is HIJACKER!

OK I may be taking a chance with this next grump but it has to be said. As I’ve mentioned before I was in the video business for over 20 years and in that time I watched thousands of movies as a buyer. Not once did I ever consider the race, religion or sexual persuasion of any actor, director, or come to that anything except was it a good movie. There is a lot of carrying on at the moment with the Baftas, Oscars and whatever other award is being given out, that there should be more women, people of colour and gay, plus any others I’ve missed nominated. My question is could it actually be a case that the movies, directors or stars that are being nominated are actually producing the best work? I’ve listened and read all the stuff people like Joaquin Phoenix has said and I’d hate it to go the other way and movies and the stars and directors were nominated because of all of the above reasons of colour, gender etc.

I don’t see Joaquin refusing any awards by the way or saying you know I think I’ll give this to so and so because their performance was far superior to mine. Oh and what’s with Joaquin curtseying when introduced to the Royals?

Have I missed another equality thing?

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Rougher roads VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled the Taigun, a small SUV designed specifically for the Indian market and due to go into production in 2021, at the New Delhi Auto Expo. The production version of the Taigun will be the first Volkswagen launched under the VW Group’s ‘India 2.0’ project.

The new model, similar in size to the European-market T-Cross, is closely related to the Skoda Vision IN concept that has also been unveiled at the event. Both vehicles are built on a new local market version of Volkswagen’s MQB A0 modular platform and will be built alongside each other.

The Taigun is marginally longer than the T-Cross, with a wheelbase of 2,651mm. It also offers an increased 205mm of ground clearance, in order to better cope with India’s rougher roads. The exterior design is bespoke to the Taigun, with a more upright design than the T-Cross and greater use of chrome to reflect local tastes.

Inside, the concept features a digital instrument cluster and an 8.0-inch central touchscreen.

According to Autocar India, the Taigun will be powered by a 130hp, 1.5litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, with a CNG-powered version also being considered.

The Taigun and Vision IN will both gain ‘notchback’ variants - similar to the Brazilian VW Ventos - in the future. While the initial focus for both machines will be India, the VW Group could export them to similar markets including Brazil and South America - in the future.

THE TAIGUN: Will cope with rougher Indian roads.

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THE 2021 MercedesBenz AMG GLE 63 S is a sensible five-passenger SUV with added touches from the high-performance division of the German global automobile marque.

With just over 600 horsepower on tap, the AMG GLE 63 S may look similar to the standard GLS, but there are many noticeable exterior changes, not to mention what’s under the hood. Mercedes-AMG, as always, has done an excellent job of engineering a family SUV that can, if so desired, handle some hot laps around the track.

Like all other MercedesAMG models, the new GLE 63 S features several exterior modifications to set it apart from its non-AMG counterpart. An AMG-specific radiator grille with vertical louvres, front bumper with a dynamic A-wing design, a power dome hood, and a front splitter in silver.

Also, notice the flared wheel arches for a truly muscular appearance.

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all-wheel-drive system through a nine-speed automatic transmission.

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Due to the sheer amount of power, Mercedes-AMG engineers have included systems such as AMG Active Ride Control for roll stabilisation,

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an electronically controlled locking differential at the rear, and an advanced braking system.

Up front are six-piston fixed brake callipers and 16-inch brake discs, while singlepiston floating brake callipers with 14.6-inch discs are at the rear.

Mercedes-AMG has not released official pricing.

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ENGLAND TOOK THE CALCUTTA CUP 6 -13 WITH A GREAT DISPLAY

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Sought after titles CABRERA Lawn Bowling Club held its two most prestigious competitions, the Ladies’ a n d G e n t ’s S i n g l e s Club Championship, simultaneously between January 23 and the February 2.

These are very sought after titles as the champions’ names go on the club’s board of honour.

In this competition it is the first player to score 21 shots. As always there were some very good rounds. In the end the two

finals were contested between Colin (Deano)

Jones and Malcolm Smallwood, and Sylvia Byrnes

FINALISTS: Gents’ winner Malcolm Smallwood with opponent Colin Jones.

and Penny Craig.

Malcolm started off the better in the Gent’s final, and after six ends was 9-1 up. Colin found some form and pulled back slightly, but on the day Malcolm proved to be the stronger bowler and won quite comfortably 21-9.

It was a similar story in the Ladies’ final. Penny got off to a flying start, with Sylvia trying her best to get into the game. Penny won 21-11. As she was last year’s beaten finalist and has been on fantastic form for the last 12 months it was well deserved.

LBC issues many congratulations to both Malcolm and Penny, and commiserations to Colin and Sylvia.

There were thanks also for the umpires, markers and spectators.

RECOGNITION: The mayor praised the club for its “great work” in the municipality.

Football support CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA Council is continuing its support for local football team Cuevas CF. The local authority has for another year renewed the collaboration agreement with the side, which plays in the Andalucia Senior first division.

Cuevas mayor Antonio Fernandez Liria and Sports councillor Miriam Quintana held a recent meeting with the club directors to get first-hand updates on what’s new for this season.

The mayor said the collaboration represented the council’s recognition of the “great work and efforts the club makes in the municipality.”

He also underlined the local authority’s support in general for sport in the area.