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100th BIRTHDAY BASH CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Almuñecar

ALMUÑECAR’S first Third Age centenary, Emilia Fernández Jerónimo, has celebrated her 100th birthday in style.

The town hall organised a special birthday party, inviting her family from across Spain, and presented the ‘illustrious neighbour’ with a plaque and a bouquet of flowers.

The Third Age complex resident was born in the neighbouring town of Jete on July 7, 1920, and married Almuñecar resident Antonio Rivas Alba before they emigrated to Argentina.

M a n y y e a r s l a t e r, they returned with their four children, and went on to enjoy six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Deputy mayor and

CELEBRATIONS: Emilia, 100, with town hall representatives.

TOP QUALITY SPAIN’S Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, stressed this Monday, July 6, at the Q de Calidad awards ceremony, that the delivery of such awards that recognise the quality of 248 beaches and 24 marinas is a ‘positive’ sign of a return to the new normal.

The event was attended by the deputy mayor of Torre del Mar, Jesús Pérez Atencia, and the mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Antonio Moreno, who received the badges that prove compliance with the requirements that give the right to wave the Q flag on

head of Citizen Participation, Employment and Maintenance, Beatriz González Orce, said it was a very emotional and joyful day, particularly when everybody joined in to sing happy birthday.

Councillor for Third Age, María del Carmen Reinoso, said: “I have been thinking for some time about this moment as she was the first resident neighbour in the municipal complex to reach the centenary and, more importantly, in full possession of her faculties.”

Emilia said of her big day: “It was very good.”

beaches and ports, a Spanish seal with international recognition.

Maroto pointed out that this summer season is going to be very different, but the giving of the awards shows “a positive sign of the path towards the new normality” that will allow “to regain confidence in the quality and safety of Spain.”

The Q flag signals a great achievement, rewarding the hard work performed to follow the highest standards, bringing prestige and respect in the field of tourism promotion, according to Maroto. The minister also congrat-

ulated the collaboration between different public administrations and the private sector “in the face of the challenge of guaranteeing a safe experience.”

She added, that tourists who come to Spain “do not run any risk, but neither do they bring it.”

The minister pointed out that in 11 years the Q de Calidad awards have gone from recognising 70 beaches to the current 248 and added that the objectives of this distinction coincide with those of the plan to promote the tourism sector presented by the government.

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Boat Half a million rescue euros on sport

THE Maritime Service rescued four immigrants from near the coast of Granada and took them to the port of Motril where they were attended by Red Cross.

The males of Maghreb origin were travelling in a boat 3.5 metres long, which was intercepted the Guardia Civil’s external surveillance system about 5.5 miles from Cape Sacratif, in Torrenueva Costa, at 9.30am on Tuesday, July 7.

According to Efe sources, all are in good physical condition and none of those rescued required ‘specific attention.’

All four men have now been placed in the care of the National Police, who have transferred them to police facilities in Motril.

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Cash free car parks CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Velez-Malaga

INVESTMENT: Councillor J Hipólito Gómez announces the council’s initiatives.

VELEZ-MALAGA has invested half a million euros in the last year improving sports facilities in the town.

Councillor for Sports and Youth, J Hipólito Gómez, explained that “in the commitment to continuously improve services, pools and sports facilities in

the municipality, over €530,000 has been spent in the last 12 months.”

In addition, 1,143 places on training courses aimed at young people to help improve access to the labour market will also be offered.

Gómez added: “In the last year have reached

23,000 municipal users of our facilities, 3,000 more than the previous season.

The number of people participating in various activities has also increased considerably, with more than 800 users per month in room activities and 2,300 users per month in the pool.”

The council has opened new facilities, built next to the indoor pool in VelezMalaga, which offers Indoor Cycle activities and the number of Functional Training sessions have also been increased.

Summer camps and other seasonal activities have been upped and new turf will be installed at the Vivar Tellez stadium.

NEW machines for credit card payments have been installed in Almuñecar car parks San Cristóbal and Velilla.

Since the car parks opened nine years ago, payment could only be made in cash, with the maximum denomination being €20, which led to complaints from users.

Councillor for Security and Traffic, Francisco Robles Rivas, said: “The new ATMs have been installed in these underground car parks in order to meet the demand that users have been making for some time.

“The new ATMs, which represent an investment of almost €30,000, are equipped with a credit card payment system so that users can pay comfortably and in line with conditions brought about by the pandemic.”

He added: “In both car parks, whose current rates are very low, a proposal has been made to amend the ordinance regulating summer season tickets where demand exceeds supply. In winter, the opposite occurs, and therefore, to encourage residents to use the car park, season tickets of €32 per month will be proposed.”

Beach access AN assisted bathing service for people with mobility problems will be activated in Motril’s beaches next week.

The service, provided by the Red Cross, has been adapted to the regulations, and so it

must be booked in advance and users must be accompanied.

Two monitors will be on hand at the access point next to Villa Astrida to access Playa Granada on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week, between 12 noon and 8pm, until August 31.

The service is aimed at people with functional diversity, the elderly, young people or children with reduced mobility, people with disabilities, people with pathologies, etc.

José Lemos, of Coastal Development, Tourism and Beaches, said: “We want to promote assisted bathing on the beach for people and contribute to their well-being and improve their quality of life, accessing the enjoyment of outdoor activities and bathing in the sea.”

To book the service, visit the Motril Town Hall Tourist Office or call 958 825 481.

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NERJA Town Hall will receive €295,870 from the Andalucian Government to undertake around 30 contracts, framed in the Plan for Activation, Promotion and Recovery of Employment, AIR, for unemployed people affected by the coronavirus crisis.

This was stated by Carmen Sánchez Sierra, Territorial Delegate for Employment in Malaga, at a press conference last week with the mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo.

The selection of personnel will be made by the town hall itself from among the candidates sent by the Andalucian Employment Service.

The subsidised amount is distributed by age brackets, €126,131 for young people between 18 and 29 years old, €90,570 for people between 30 and 44 years old, and €79,178 for over 45 years old.

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Almuñecar

ström, all residents of Almuñécar and of Swedish nationality, launched various initiatives to raise funds to

help address different social and economic needs due to the pandemic. Reinoso said: "Their initiatives man-

aged to raise a total of €4,370, involving the participation of 236 Nordic residents of Almuñécar-La Herradu-

Special showers THE Department of Environment and Beaches of Rincón de la Victoria has reported the ins t a l l a t i o n o f t h re e p o i n t s o f adapted showers on the coast, specifically on the beach of La Cala del Moral. The adapted showers are located in the Arroyo de Totalán area and foll o w i n g i n t h e d i re c t i o n o f Rincón de la Victoria.

The mayor of Rincón de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, explained that “these actions come to facilitate bathing and the conditions of use and services for users. Our objective is to improve the beach facilities to make our coastline more accessible, to enjoy bathing and sunbathing in the best possiTHE Almuñecar Aquarium is now open and coincides with the repopulation of 200 specimens of 20 different species belonging to the Mediterranean fauna.

Among the new specimens, visitors will be able to see the sea eagle (Myliobatis eagle) and the croaker (Sciae-

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Opportunity for jobless

ra, both residents and non-residents of our municipality, and whose money was used to pay for food, school materials and children's clothing."

More than 30 families benefited with 54 children aged between 0 months and 12 years benefited from the aid.

Reinoso said the team had collaborated with the town's social services since the beginning of State of Alarm.

"After several years in Almuñécar, the three of them have progressively participated in the life of our town and in other actions such as cleaning up beaches and rivers in our municipality."

SOLIDARITY: Felicia Sánchez Hermansson, Bosse Essén and Ann-Marie Bönström are extremely active in their community.

MORE ACCESS: To facilitate bathing and the conditions of use and services for users. ble conditions.”

The new adapted showers are characterised by having a metallic structure with an adapted seat

that allows functional bathing for people with reduced mobility, as well as a base with a wider perimeter radius.

Fishy business na umbra), including lobster, palometa, blacksmiths, crab, castanet (Chromis chromis), snapper (Pagrus pagrus), bream… as well as anemones (Anemonia sulcata), sea tomato (Actinia

equina) or trumpet fish (Macroramphosus scolopax).

With the new specimens, several fish tanks have been repopulated, which are distributed throughout the different levels.

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UNITED COMMUNITY T H E e ff o r t s o f t h e Nordic community of Almuñecar during the c o ro n a v i r u s h e a l t h crisis have been highlighted and publicly acknowledged.

Hundreds of residents joined forces to raise more than €4,000 to help meet the social and economic needs of their community duriing the pandemic.

Councillor for Social Services of the Almuñécar Town Hall, María del Car men Reinoso, this week recognised the work that the collaborators of the website www.almunecar.se over the last few months.

Felicia Sánchez Hermansson, Bosse Essén and Ann-Marie Bön-

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The visit to the Aquarium involves a journey through the ecosystem and marine fauna of the Mediterranean and, especially, the area’s coastline. In addition, it has 18 Aquariums and the impressive millionlitre oceanarium, located on a 17-metre long panoramic tunnel.

THE President of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Axarquia, José Juan Jiménez has signed the service contract with the manager of the AcciónMK company, Manuela Aránega, who will be in charge of the promotion campaign ‘Axarquía Costa del Sol, ganas de verte’ through social networks. This will last until December 31 with the aim of attracting new visitors to the region.

The social media management project is based on the creation of a ‘turismo axarquiacostadelsol’ profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. In addition to publications, weekly content will be generated and a bi-monthly contest will be organised to boost social networks with the aim of reaching a wider audience.

The objective is to relaunch the Axarquia destination with half a dozen actions that affect the excellence of the region, the quality of its services and the safety of this holiday destination in the face of the pandemic.

Big budget A NEW film by the Malaga director Macarena Astorga, named ‘La Casa del Caracol,’ has begun filming and includes many settings and landscapes from the Axarquia region. Since the director has chosen natural ‘sets,’ locations as different as the cliffs of MaroCerro Gordo and the Pyrenees of Axarquia, in Alfarnatejo, appear in the film. They have even stopped at the Mondron district. The director wanted to show the different variety of landscapes, and avoid the typical beach movies filmed on the Costa del Sol. The budget for this film, which marks the debut in the direction of Macarena Astorga, the psychological horror-thriller ‘La Casa del Caracol,’ amounts to €2.4 million.

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Dog fun RESERVED SPACE: Owners are also obliged to carry the documentation of their dog. posit them in the bins. Potentially dangerous dogs must wear an approved muzzle and nervous dogs must be on a leash.

Similarly, all animals must be permanently controlled by their owners, who will also be responsible for damage caused by the animal.

SPANISH flamenco singer Miguel Poveda will perform, in concert, on August 8, starting at 10 pm, at the third Festival ‘Noches en el Castillo de La Herradura,’ which will be held from August 6 to 9 in Jardines del Castillo.

Deputy Mayor Juan Jose Ruiz Joya announced tickets for the concert have been put on sale at www.con siguetuentrada.com, www.miguelpoveda. com and the Paramo Book Store (La Herradura) as well as at the box office two hours before the start of the concert.

This is the first concert already confirmed that will host this third edition of the Festival

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MOTRIL Town Hall will allow the access of dogs from the limited area of Playa El Cable to the canine beach, after a month in w h i c h t h e a re a h a s b e e n t e m porarily reserved exclusively for bathers to increase the capacity.

The municipal services have prepared the space known as Playa Can and installed the corresponding separation elements, with the a i m o f d e l i m i t i n g t h e a re a re served for pet owners.

At the same time, the town hall reminds users of the obligation to abide by the rules for the use of Can Beach, included in the Municipal Ordinance that regulates the correct use of the beaches of the Motril coast. The owners are also obliged to carry the documentation of the animal in order and to collect the excrement of the animals and de-

SINGING SENSATION: Appears as part of third Festival Noches en el Castillo de La Herradura.

‘Noches en el Castillo de La Herradura,’ whose event is organised by Libreto and sponsored by the Mayor’s Office and the Almuñecar Town Hall.

Toot toot returns THE tourist train ‘Trópico Express’ of Almuñecar has now started running again after several months of being stopped by the State of Alarm.

The Trópico Express, led by Fernando Matías, starts at 7pm from Chinasol to tour the promenades of San Cristóbal, Calle Guadix, Avenida Costa del Sol, Carrera de la Concepción and onto Avenida Rey Juan Carlos I then down to Paseo

Puerta del Mar and along Paseo Reina Sofía and Velilla, to resume the tour.

The tourist train is an element of fun in the landscape of the town that has run along its promenades and central avenues, transporting dozens of people every afternoon-night for several decades; In fact, the town of Almuñecar was a pioneer with articulated vehicles.

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TOWN TOURS: The train is an element of fun in the town.

Beaches blocked TWO of the five coastal towns in Axarquia suffered an avalanche of bathers on their beaches on Sunday, July 5.

Another 20 beaches throughout the province also exceeded the numbers recommended for social distancing to fight the coronavirus.

Specifically, throughout Nerja, five beaches reached 100 per cent of their capacity: Calahonda, Caletilla, Carabeo, Carabeillo and Maro (in the latter, the barrier that allowed vehicle access was closed; this was also done at the start of the de-escalation, June

21). It so happens that they are beaches with a reduced capacity as they are not large areas.

In addition, throughout the day there was also high occupancy in Nerja and Rincón de la Victoria. The town halls are the ones that have the competence in their contingency plans to establish the limits of capacity and to ensure these are complied with through the Local Police or the Proteccion Civil.

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ON Monday July 6 the Spanish Government launched a new residency document for UK nationals who are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement - the Tarjeta de identidad de extranjero or TIE. This means some changes to the appointments process and that anyone registering from now on will be issued with the biometric TIE card, rather than the current green paper document.

Spain is one of the first EU countries to bring in a new residency system for British nationals and HMA Hugh Elliott welcomed its introduction. He also clarified what it means for UK nationals in a short video saying: “ We ’ v e s e e n l o t s o f q u e s t i o n s and concerns on social media, so I want to underline two key points.

First, I want to assure you that all British nationals, who are legally resident in Spain by the end of this year, will have their rights protected, including the right to live and

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Spanish Government launches new residency document for UK nationals

HUGH ELLIOTT: Underlines two key points with regards to the new residency document. work here, and lifelong access to healthcare for UK state pensioners, including those who claim a pension in the future.

“And second, whether you already have the green residency

certificate - A4 or credit card-sized version - or in the future the TIE, they are equally valid in demonstrating your residence status and your rights as a beneficiary of the Withdrawal Agreement. Almost 360,000

British people are already registered here in Spain. And whilst you may choose to exchange your current certificate for a TIE at some point in the future, there is no requirement to do so. The green residency document gives you the same rights as the new TIE card. So please be assured on that point.

“There is one group of people who must take action. If you live here, but don’t already have a green residency certificate, you must apply for the new TIE as soon a s p o s s i b l e . A l i n k t o t h e S p a n i s h administration website is below.”

The British Embassy held a Facebook Live Q&A at 20.00 yesterday, Wednesday July 8. You can access this via www.facebook.com/britsinspain. It is still available to watch afterwards.

Information for UK nationals is available at gov.uk/livinginspain sign up for email alerts to be kept updated. This is in the process of being updated to reflect the new process.

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THE use of sensors in farming can allow farmers to know if a crop is being over irrigated or, on the contrary, is suffering from water stress, and even if is enduring excess heat.

However, the University of Malaga and the agrarian transformation society Trops, which is the largest marketer of avocado and mango of national origin, are working to advance the

use of data and artificial intelligence to monitor tropical crops, which in the province have become a key pillar of agriculture.

The project, which lasts until December 2021, will have special importance for tropical crops in Axarquia and the Granada coast, as it will be a tool available to Trops technicians for advanced monitoring of these crops, according to Aldana.

The project carried out

by UMA and Trops, called TROPICAL-IA, seeks to create an advanced artificial intelligence microservice software platform that supports the monitoring of tropical crops and enables rapid decisionmaking. Among other things is the early detection of pests and diseases or to determine the optimal harvest time of a plantation.

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Artificial intelligence City of culture

SPECIAL TRIBUTE: It brings together 14 different artists linked to the Axarquia region.

VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall reaffirms its commitment to consolidate itself as ‘Ciudad de la Cultura y el Pensamiento’ and resumes the new normality by hosting a group exhibition at the Francisco Hernandez Centre for Contemporary Art (CAC), under the title ‘Territorio Axarco,’ It b r i n g s t o g e t h e r 1 4 d i ff e re n t artists linked to the Axarquia region, and pays special tribute to Francisco Hernández and Eugenio Chicano.

The exhibition is made up of 87 works, 46 paintings and 41 sculptures of different formats, from a to-

tal of 10 painters and four sculptors, all of them connected to the region, either by origin or because they have decided to live and seek inspiration in it, and who have united their art to recognise two important figures of the culture of VelezMalaga and value the rich local heritage through different points of view of the Axarquia.

The exhibition can be visited until October 30, from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm; On Sundays and holidays only in the morning, from 10am to 2pm. On Mondays, the space is closed.

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New autobiography LOCAL restaurateur and long-time Spanish resident, Garry Waite, has just had his second book published.

The first, a novel based in Spain, The Warm War was reprinted in 2018, but this tome is an autobiographical look at his life in two halves: Starting from his early years in the UK until his present day on the Costa del Sol. The story of an ordinary chap, from an ordinary background who made some not so ordinary choices in life: As someone who decided to move to Spain in the early 80’s and was determined to stay for the duration, put him in the almost pioneering sphere.

A time when there were less than maybe 5,000 expats living in Spain it was a sort of fledgling ‘club.’ It was never easy and when

bringing to travelling, meeting interesting people and devoting his life to his passions of food, wine, writing and acting and loving.

Almost in chronological order, this book follows his highs and lows.

You will be amazed how quickly you will identify with him and hopefully enjoy reading his exploits.

Both books available on Amazon worldwide but probably more popular in Spain and the UK.

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Flamenco star

HALF MY LIFE: The story of an ordinary chap who made some not so ordinary choices. things were great, they were phenomenal, but when they were bad they were bad!

Later years have not treated our protagonist well, so what was the solution? Pack up and go back to a country for which he had no particular longing and to an uncertain life to which he did not any longer belong.

After all he had now lived in Spain more than Half His Life. BUT he had had a full life.

From a good up-

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DISTINGUISHED ARTIST: Well-known and beloved singer.

THE flamenco singer, Juan Pinilla, presented his latest album ‘Humana Raíz,’ which is his fifth album, on Saturday, July 4, at the El Majuelo Park auditorium.

Pinilla was in charge of opening the great musical concert at the open-air auditorium, conditioned with the pertinent sanitary measures to fight Coronavirus.

The record work ‘Humana Raíz’ is composed by lyrics by Juan Pinilla himself and he was accompanied on stage by guitars, David Caro and Antonio de Luz, guitars, Javier Rabadán, percussion and the special collaboration of bailaora Anabel Brown.

Juan Pinilla, a well-known and beloved singer in Almuñecar and La Herradura where he has coordinated the Manuel ‘El Ruso’ Memorial, has been distinguished, among others, with the Mining Lamp of the La Unión Mine Festival, considered one of the awards most important in flamenco and dedicated to workers who are victims of workplace accidents.

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Long stretch THE Malaga Prosecut o r ’s O f f i c e h a s r e quested 22 years in prison for a man accused of allegedly stabbing his mother t o d e a t h i n Ve l e z Malaga. The events occurred in July 2017 in the house that both shared in t h e C a l e t a d e Ve l e z area of that town.

The prosecutor maintains that, at dawn, the man saw that his mother was sleeping and took advantage of those circumstances by taking a kitchen knife and, allegedly, ‘plunged it into her neck,’ using great force; which caused the death of the woman, whose body was discovered by her partner the next day.

After the facts, the defendant left the house and the follow-

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WOMAN STABBED: Caleta de Velez area of the town. ing morning he went early to the police to say “I have come to declare that I have killed my mother.” He was arrested and is now charged with murder.

In addition to the 22year prison sentence,

the Prosecutor’s Office requests that the victim’s partner pay €100,000 of compensation and €10,000 to each of the six brothers of the deceased.

The trial is scheduled to be held from Monday July 13.

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WILL THEY VOTE?: Region closed after an outbreak of 100 infected by Covid-19.

Political Viewpoint from Spain

by DAMON MITCHELL ISN’T it strange that the Xunta de Galicia has decided to close t h e re g i o n o f A M a r i ñ a ( L u g o ) due to an outbreak of 100 infected by Covid-19, a move that w i l l a ff e c t t h e 8 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e who reside in the region, at a time that will overlap the autonomous elections?

There are only six days left for the elections in Galicia and the Galicians with the right to vote who have tested positive in A Mariña do not know if they will be able to vote on Sunday, July 12.

It will be the Xunta themselves that must clarify this issue, while the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) calls for the suspension of the elections in this area to give every resident a chance to vote.

The closure of this region limits the movements of its inhabitants, who are prohibited from entering and leaving the health district except for work and other just cause. Of course, residents are not restricted in their movements and the closure of A Mariña does not imply house confinement.

According to the Health Councillor of the Xunta, Jesús Vázquez Almuiña, all those who have a

PCR that confirms that they are infected with coronavirus will not be able to vote. Their close contacts, already numbered 1,200, and who have a negative PCR, will be able to exercise their right to vote. They must come, like any other person, with a mask. Once they vote, they must return to their homes, where they must remain confined for the time estimated by the health authorities.

H o w e v e r, a n d i n a c c o rd a n c e with the order of the Official Gazette of Galicia, which regulates the closure of A Mariña, the movement restrictions cannot affect "the exercise of a fundamental right such as suffrage," so it will be allowed to enter and exit of the region to vote.

The BNG met urgently on Monday, July 6, and asked for the elections in the region to be suspended and the mayor of Burela (Lugo), Alfredo Llano, also proposes to postpone the elections in the region.

Llano has been openly critical of the five days of confinement and rightly so. Has this new tool (Covid) not only made the government look stronger by leading us through the crisis, but also given them the strength to direct a situation towards their own benefit?

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Government stake THE UK government is investing €420 million to take a percentage in failed satellite firm OneWeb (which went bankrupt in March) as part of its plan to replace the loss of the EU’s Galileo sat-nav system.

Loan guarantees A NEW law has been approved in Spain which will allow the government to commit €50 billion to guarantee bank loans to approved Spanish companies and to help to resurrect other companies which have already declared themselves bankrupt.

Discount properties BANKIA and Haya Real Estate are offering a mix of 4,400 Spanish commercial and domestic properties for sale with discounts of up to 40 per cent from market price provided the transaction is started by the end of this month.

Monkey labour IT is said that monkeys have been trained to pick coconuts for thousands of years in Thailand, but animal rights group PETA has revealed that this still happens and supermarkets around the world have been selling coconut water and oil from such sources.

Many have switched from traditional milk products in order to help prevent cruelty to animals, but those people would be horrified to discover that some monkeys are kidnapped when young, kept in horrific conditions and made to pick up to 1,000 coconuts a day according to PETA. According to the group, Boots, Morrisons, Waitrose, Ocado and the Co-op in the UK have either suspended sales or undertaken not to sell any of these products sourced from monkey labour again.

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STAT OF WEEK

€2 BILLION

is the amount that a consortium of investors has secured in loans to allow it to make a bid for Spanish telecoms company MasMovil.

Bank of Spain report

by John Smith THE Bank of Spain has published its overview of the effects of the Covid­ 19 pandemic on the Spanish econo­ my and what it expects for the future.

It recognises that the figures ex­ pected of GDP growth in 2020 will not be reached but highlights the fact that even before the lockdown, growth was sluggish.

On the plus side however, it does expect to see a decent bounce back in 2021 and believes that the economy is much stronger than it was in 2008

and should therefore be ready to weather the economic storm quicker and with more resilience than previ­ ously.

It sees a need to recognise the im­ portance of remote working as prior to the State of Alarm less than 10 per cent of the working population worked from external sites but it be­ lieves that up to 80 per cent of those not on ERTE worked online during the lockdown.

This is a potential future strength for the economy especially if more technology savvy youngsters are able

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to find work without having to worry about travel expenses.

In the report, the Bank recom­ mends that the government should encourage employers to move away from short term contracts and to do a great deal to support small business­ es as a high percentage of all employ­ ers in Spain have five staff or less.

Although not mentioned in the re­ port, it is clear that the government intends to increase taxes for wealthy individuals and companies to try to recover some of the billions spent in the first half of 2020.

Mortgage Holiday UK

Registering property In his book You and the Law in Spain for 2011 David Searl notes that both lifetime and fixed­term annuities have tax reductions. They must be declared in the investment part of the tax form. I have a Swedish an­ nuity with a fixed time of 20 years. I am 80 years old and I have been declaring the annuity as lifetime at 8 per cent.

But I think this is wrong. What percentage of the yearly amount should be declared?

D T S (Costa Blanca) In 2006 we bought a s e m i ­ d e t a c h e d YOU AND THE LAW house in Albox in IN SPAIN Almeria. Our solici­ tor informed us that the property was fully legal and the Escritura was good. Then we found that the house had never been registered for IBI, the real estate tax. We employed a lawyer to request registration for IBI. We spent thousands of euros on measurements and satel­ lite fixing. Then we were told that there is a Horizontal Divide on the property, which has to be legally removed.

We now need a minor building licence to do some small repairs using a builder. I find that I cannot do this as I am still not paying IBI and because I cannot obtain an AFO. Could you possibly shed some light on a way forward?

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.

THE Government of Gibraltar has a record of issuing regular press releases on numerous matters, some of which are often considered by many as trivial.

Remarkably however, they intro­ duced a 10 per cent personal import du­ ty on all goods (except food) with effect from July 1 which was only revealed via press release and GBC News the day be­ fore it happened following a meeting

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Mortgage holiday might mean problem with new loan.

WHEN the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK announced that those suf­ fering from financial difficul­ ties during lockdown could apply for a three­month mortgage holiday (which has since been extended by a further three months) they inferred that this would not affect individuals credit rat­ ings.

Whilst this is technically true, the reality is somewhat different as a number of British borrowers are now finding out as it appears that if they want to apply for a separate loan, they may well be declined because

banks have the option to check their bank statement and see that the mortgage holidays had been taken.

According to the BBC, Vir­ gin Money has said that it will not let use of the mort­ gage holiday affect its lend­ ing decisions but other banks and lenders are prov­ ing to be less amenable.

A spokesman for Halifax (part of Lloyds Bank Group) has advised customers to restart mortgage payments for at least three months be­ fore applying for a loan, so it looks as if what appeared a lifeline at the time might end up as a mixed blessing.

New Gibraltar duty between the government and the local Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Small Businesses. With certain excep­ tions the commercial import duty waiv­ er will continue for the next three months which means that local business will hope to pick up sales from residents

who would be charged 10 per cent duty for imports (even those via mail order).

The GSD opposition party believed that this is a retrograde step especially as initially some items such as books are not easily available on the Rock and feel that this new tax will hit all residents, es­

Money laundering IN 2016 six officials from the Spanish branch of the Industri­ al and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) were arrested and in July of 2020, four for­ mer employees were fined a total of €22.7 million and giv­ en prison sentences.

According to the findings of the Court in Spain, the officials from the Madrid based bank which is partly owned by the Chinese government were guilty of allowing money laun­ dering and tax fraud by crimi­ nal gangs operating out of Asia.

Back at work AT the height of the Covid­19 pandemic in Spain, some 3.4 million workers were subject to ERTE (work furlough) but according to a statement by Social Security Minister Jose Luis Escriva by July 1 the fig­ ures had almost halved.

On that date, the number had reduced to 1.75 million workers and the numbers appeared to be dropping by around 5 per cent each week, helped by the fact that the Spanish government was effectively paying compensa­ tion to companies to take workers back.

Hamburger without Ham THE Spanish meat brand Cam­ pofrío Frescos has for some time had a range of vegetarian ‘meat’ but now it has launched its first fully vegan burger and mince to capture part of this growing market. The Magic Burger and its Magic Mix mince are made from soy and pea pro­ tein, boosted by mushrooms and unlike its other vegetarian options is produced without the addition of egg so that it is an ideal option for not just vegetar­ ians but vegans as well.

pecially the poorest in their pockets. The government has now ‘clarified’ the situ­ ation by confirming that medicines, chil­ dren’s clothing, books, imports of less than £25 in value, items to assist those with disabilities and sanitary products are exempt.

For visitors to Gibraltar, expect tobac­ co prices to increase shortly to get closer to Spanish prices.

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UK needs new economic strategies A S B r i t a i n e m e r g e s f ro m the lockdown and more businesses are allowed to open, the next six months will be crucial to the economy in the run up to the final divorce from the European Union.

The British government hopes that it will have struck a number of beneficial trade deals by then but these can take some consid­ erable time to finalise and it rather looks as if there will be no good news from the Brexit nego­ tiations with the EU. Spending in the UK therefore is an absolute priority and both the government and the Bank of Eng­

THE leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union will meet on July 17 and 18 to try to come to an understanding concerning the proposed economic recovery plan which needs €750 billion funding.

The so called ‘Frugal Four’ (Aus-

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The PM and Chancellor of the Exchequer consider the future.

land are looking at ways of stimu­ lating consumer spending with

two possible strategies that may help.

European recovery plan tria, Denmark, Holland and Sweden) believe that the amount suggested is simply too much but the President of the European Council, Charles

Michel has been visiting each country and is hinting at a reduction in the European Union budget as a concession.

According to the Sunday Times, the Governor of the Bank of England has written to major lenders about the possibility of introducing negative interest rates.

If introduced, this would be the first time that such an economic strategy has ever been tried in the UK, meaning that those with bank deposits or savings would actually be charged for keeping the money with their bank.

The concept is then that people will be inclined to withdraw mon­ ey and purchase goods or ser­ vices but naturally lenders are highly unlikely to reduce their loan charges as that would hurt their profits, even though that could also generate consumer spend.

Another possibility, being ex­ pounded by the think tank Reso­ lution Foundation is that the Treasury should give adults and children free vouchers to spend in the areas most badly affected by the Covid­19 pandemic at a possible cost of £30 billion (€32 billion).

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BUSINESS EXTRA Mobile bank GERMAN mobile phone bank N26 wants to increase the number of self-employed customers in Spain by 50 per cent and is launching a new special account N26 Business Metal which offers insurance and worldwide currency exchange without commission.

On your bike BICYCLE sales in Spain which has been fairly stagnant for several years rose sharply in 2019 with total value of sales exceeding €1 billion. Following the lockdown, sales have increased even more and Spaniards rediscover the excitement of twowheeled activities.

Price drop A REPORT in the Grocer magazine suggests that UK supermarket giant Tesco is flexing its muscles and demanding immediate price cuts so that it can compete with budget supermarkets by offering ongoing lower prices rather than short term special offers.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

FEATURE

Can’t have everything...

I NOTICE the drug fuelled gangs around the UK’s cities are observing the social distancing laws in their own unique fashion. Not wanting to be arrested for breaking the rules, they are now maintaining their distance by shooting people instead of stabbing them!

Three recent murders have been implemented by the gun. Pretty soon we will have an incident where an ‘innocent’ hooded looter (an undoubted pillar of society, who was such a lovely son!) gets shot by the police, when all he was actually brandishing at them was a biro pen. The fact that it was pointed from a distance at the police, who had to react in a split second, will have no bearing on the incident whatsoever and some unfortunate police officer will be hauled over the coals, experience severe trauma and probably lose his job, because he didn’t wait to get shot before defending himself!

Out will come the omnipotent victim/ racist card and BLM sympathisers will use the incident to demonstrate their grudges across the land. Others will utilise it as an excuse to riot, loot and pillage.

BREAKING RULES: Gangs are observing the social distancing laws in their own fashion.

An utterly disproportionate amount of non-white ‘guests’ will appear on the media, which will include multi-millionaire show biz and sports personalities, all lamenting to a suitably sad and extremely sympathetic presenter, how badly they’ve all been treated. Thousands more naïve individuals will ‘take the knee’ and the UK will have taken another step toward the total disintegration of a culture and society that millions of our

ancestors fought and died to create.

Sad innit!? One bright occurrence in all of this has actually emanated from the BBC, who last week, somewhat surprisingly, ordered announcers and their guests not to show support or display BLM badges while on air. Apparently they, and a number of other high profile companies, consider the movement has been hijacked for political reasons after members criticised Israel and supported

defunding the police. Well I’ve got news for the BBC; it’s ALWAYS been a political movement. It simply uses the racist card to drum up support and encourage mayhem.

I also have news for its supporters. The movement was originally formed by three black lesbian women, who not only insist on LGPT power, but also want to ban all black heterosexual men from ever attaining a position in the BLM leadership. So put that in your macho knee pad and kneel on it! I also notice that SKY has deemed not to implement this ban. Well, with ilk of Alan Bolton and Kay Burley involved, they wouldn’t would they?

Thank you all so much for a positive deluge of birthday wishes. To be quite honest, actually managing to hit 40 took me by surprise; 81 is nothing short of ludicrous! Anyway I had a lovely day, apart from arriving home from my daughter’s party to find the dog had eaten my top of the range, sparkling new birthday present electric shaver. Ah well, can’t have everything. Canine pie anyone?

Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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

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10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Rip Off Britain 11:45am Homes Under the Hammer 12:45pmCaught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm The Heights 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home is Where the Art is 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 9:30pm Alan Bennett's Talking Heads 10:00pm Ambulance Liverpool 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pmMatch of the Day

3:30am This is BBC Two 7:45am The Repair Shop 8:30am Greatest Escapes to the Country 9:00am Springwatch 10:00am Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 11:00am BBC News 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 3:15pm Wimbledon Rewind 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Greatest Escapes to the Country 8:00pm Test Cricket Highlights 9:00pm Wimbledon 2020 10:00pm QI 10:30pm There She Goes 11:00pm What We Do in the Shadows 11:20pm What We Do in the Shadows 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather 12:30am Horizon 1:30am Dragons' Den: Best Ever Pitches 2:30am Inside the Factory 3:30am This is BBC Two

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 Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Britain's Brightest Celebrity Family?

9:30pm The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live 10:00pm Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am Emmerdale 9:35am Coronation Street 10:05am You've Been Framed!

10:30am Supermarket Sweep 11:30am Ellen's Game of Games 12:30pm Dress to Impress 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4:00pm Dress to Impress 5:00pm Supermarket Sweep 6:00pm Ellen's Game of Games 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm Supermarket Sweep 9:00pm Roswell, New Mexico 10:00pm Love Island Australia 11:15pm Joel Dommett: Finding Emo

8:00pm Yorkshire Walks 8:30pm The Joy of Painting American artist Bob Ross paints a serene lakeside setting accented with an abundance of his trademark trees.

9:00pm Tess of the D'Urbervilles 10:00pm Borg vs McEnroe 11:40pm The History Boys 1:30am Rebel Women: The Great Art Fightback The story of the revolutionary feminist artists inspired by the cultural revolution of the 1960s, paying tribute to those that paved the way and examining their legacies.

2:30am The Joy of Painting 3:00am Yorkshire Walks

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:30am Classic Coronation Street 8:00am Classic Emmerdale 8:35am Classic Emmerdale 9:05am Heartbeat 10:05am Bless This House 10:35am Bless This House 11:10am That's My Boy 11:40am Midsomer Murders 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 Downton Abbey 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmAgatha Christie's Poirot 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:10am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:20am ITV3 Nightscreen

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9:05am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pmCome Dine with Me 12:30pmCome Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pmNational Treasure 11:00pmThe Man with the 10-Stone Testicles 12:05am First Dates

9:10am Floogals 9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:40am Little Princess 9:55am Top Wing 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmCan't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Golden Girls 1:45pm The Golden Girls 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Life of Deception 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 A Year in the Wild 9:00pm Red Arrows: Kings of the Sky 10:00pm The Battle of Britain: Three Days that Saved the Nation

2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm The Heights 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home is Where the Art is 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 9:30pm Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation 10:00pm The Other One 10:30pmPeter Kay's Car Share 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pm Rush 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:40am BBC News

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina Short sports film about this compelling sporting rivalry.

7:20am Quincy, M.E. 8:10am Quincy, M.E. 9:05am The Saint 10:10am Minder 11:20am The Professionals 12:20pmThe Sweeney 1:20pm The Saint 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Minder 6:35pm The Professionals 7:40pm World Cup Rivalries 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm The Motorbike Show 10:00pm U.S. Marshals 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pm U.S. Marshals 12:40am American Sniper 1:40am FYI Daily 1:45am American Sniper 3:20am The Protectors 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen

6:00am 7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am

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 Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 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 Vera 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmEuropean Cup Winners: Nottingham Forest 12:45am Play to the Whistle 1:35am Ideal World 4:00am 1000 Heartbeats 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Total Goals Total Goals Fighting Fit 2020 9:30am Fit In 5 9:40am Fit In 5 Marvin Ambrosius takes us through a five minute intermediate workout focusing on abs and core.

9:50am Fit In 5 10:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action.

10:30am Total Goals 11:00am My Icon 11:15am My Icon 11:30am Live Test Cricket 6:30pm Live Premier League 9:00pm Live Premier League 11:45pmPremier League Greatest Games 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News

7:45am The Repair Shop 8:30am Greatest Escapes to the Country 9:00am Great American Railroad Journeys 10:00am Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 11:00am BBC News 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 3:15pm Wimbledon Rewind 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Wimbledon 2020 8:00pm Test Cricket Highlights 9:00pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm A Wild Year 11:00pm I Love 11:45pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather 12:20am Dragons' Den: Best Ever Pitches 1:20am Anita and Me 2:50am Panorama 3:20am What We Do in the Shadows 3:45am What We Do in the Shadows 4:05am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Royal Opera House: The Re-Opening 9:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Huey Morgan's Latin Music Adventure After the Communist revolution of 1959, Cuba effectively closed its doors to the sights and sounds of the rest of the world.

11:30pm Latin Music: A Session With 12:00am Classic Albums 1:00am Better than the Original 2:00am Country Music

by Ken Burns 2:55am Huey Morgan's Latin Music Adventure 3:55am Latin Music: A Session With

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am You've Been Framed!

10:05am You've Been Framed!

10:30am Supermarket Sweep 11:30am Ellen's Game of Games 12:30pm Dress to Impress 1:30pm You've Been Framed!

2:00pm Catchphrase 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4:00pm Dress to Impress 5:00pm Supermarket Sweep 6:00pm Ellen's Game of Games 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Roswell, New Mexico 10:00pm Love Island Australia 11:25pm Family Guy 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:30am Classic Coronation Street 8:00am Classic Emmerdale 8:35am Classic Emmerdale 9:05am Heartbeat 10:05am Bless This House 10:35am Bless This House 11:05am That's My Boy 11:40am Midsomer Murders 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Downton Abbey 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Lewis 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:20am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

9:05am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie's Quick & Easy Food 9:30pm Snoop Dogs 10:00pm Celebrity Gogglebox 11:00pm First Dates Hotel

7:00am Only When I Laugh 7:25am Quincy, M.E. 8:15am Quincy, M.E. 9:05am The Saint 10:10am Minder 11:20am The Professionals 12:20pm The Sweeney 1:20pm The Saint 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Minder 6:35pm The Professionals 7:40pm World Cup Top Goalscorers 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pm Cobra 11:05pm FYI Daily Latest news from the world of entertainment.

11:10pm Cobra 11:50pm All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2:05am The Sweeney 3:10am The Protectors 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

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9:00am Live Anz Premiership Netball Pulse v Steel (Centre-pass 88.00am).

Coverage of the match from the fifth round of fixtures, taking place at Auckland Netball Centre.

10:30am My Icon The tennis star talks about her idol.

10:45am My Icon The rugby union referee talks about his idol.

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CoronaMoaners GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY A S w i t h t h e b e s t i ro n y, I ’ l l b e ironic, moaning, about those who moan. Or, the Corona-Moaners, as I call them. For the last 16 weeks, we’ve witnessed all levels of moaning; from those, who felt being ‘trapped at home’ was too much to handle. Those who felt, being unable to go to their favourite restaurants was a ‘liberty.’ To those, who found wearing a simple face mask, was the ‘end of the world.’ And of course, those who felt their lives may end, when they couldn’t get a b l o w d r y. O h y e s , t h e y ’ v e moaned.

No matter how many lost their lives to Covid-19, the CoronaMoaners, just couldn’t help themselves. As the daily death toll, spiralled inter nationally, they kept Facebook busy with their rants. Late night chat forums were filled with bonkers conspiracy theories. If one dared disagree, they moaned.

Agree, they found something else to moan about. Block them, they moaned, but luckily, we could no longer hear them.

Those who moan, love any excuse to do so. It rains they complain, the sun shines, and it’s too hot. For this select few, the dreaded virus was the icing on the cake of negativity. They’re the same type, who spend every waking minute caught up in yawn-full, and certainly questionable, ‘debates’ in the comment sections.

No matter the country, it seems the Corona-Moaners, found serious fault with every politician, medical expert, or person, who didn’t share their dreary outlook. Going as far as blaming prime ministers for the ‘handling’ of the outbreak.

Of course, in hindsight, yes certain things, could have been handled differently, in certain countries.

However, faced with a ravaging, and raging mystery virus, we, the non-moaners, did what we could,

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Paying in cash is a nightmare MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man ANYONE tried to pay cash into a bank lately? If so you’ll know that it’s a nightmare. It’s almost impossible to get them to take your money personally. They want you to stand in the street and pay it in a note at a time. At the moment you can’t even get in the bank without queuing in the street to be let in one at a time.

Of course, there is still only one teller working. Mrs S tried a few times and has found that every branch and bank has different rules.

One won’t let you pay in after 11am.

Another branch of the same bank will let you pay in anytime. One will only let you pay via the machine. But there is a way round this if you just want to give your money to the teller and done with. Let’s say you want to pay in €1,200 . They will say put it in machine.

But if you pay in €1,201 they have to take the cash off you as the machine will not take coins. Job done. You don’t

have to stand on display outside where everyone knows what you are doing.

Ryanair is at it again. My pal had several trips booked and had to cancel them all. He asked Ryanair for his money back. They said it could be done or they would give him vouchers which could be used at any time. He agreed to vouchers. Once they started taking bookings again he booked his son a flight to come over and tried to use one of the vouchers only to be told that he couldn’t because the voucher was not transferable. He tried to point out that he had the option to get his money back but took the option for vouchers at their request.

They, of course, sprouted on about terms and conditions. So folks there is a lesson for you. If you get an option of a refund take it because then you can buy a ticket from any airline and not get tied up in gawd knows how many phone calls, emails and online chats trying to sort out a name change which, by the way, was only the first name as the surname is the same! I’ll let you know what happens.

Thanks for all the emails. It’s nice to know you enjoy my weekly grumps.

mikesenker@gmail.com and even though, we may not have liked it, we get on with it, with tight lips and a brave face.

So now, as we emerge into what we call the ‘new normal,’ life feels almost as before.

Surely it’s time for the moaning to stop? One would hope. But of course, those who are finally able to have their hair tended to, now moan that they have to wear a face mask while doing so. Those who longed for pasta alla vongole, can’t stand the fact, that hand sanitiser must be used upon entering restaurants. And finally, to those who’ve whinged, moaned and cried, about the fact they may not be able to have their annual twoweek sojourn to the sun.

Now that air travel has returned, albeit with restrictions, to the Corona-Moaners, it’s just not the same.

And it’s simply not good enough. I look to the sky, and I plead to be spared from these dreadful people, for all eternity. However, as sure as night becomes day, I know my hopes are in vain.

Instead, I continue to smile and be grateful, for all we have. And moreover, for the fact that my loved ones are healthy and safe.

Keep smiling, keep going, and stay positive. As for the Corona-Moaners, I say, leave them to it. I for one, have far bigger fish to fry.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm The Great Food Guys 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Athletics 3:15pm Wimbledon: The Greatest Championships 6:15pm Monsters University 7:50pm BBC News 8:00pm BBC London News; Weather 8:05pm Weather 8:10pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:40pm Pointless Celebrities 9:25pm Casualty 10:15pmPeter Crouch Save Our Summer 11:00pmBBC News 11:15pmWeather 11:20pmMatch of the Day 12:25am Hot Property House-hunting series.

8:30am All Over the Place 9:00am Blue Peter 9:30am Deadly 60 10:00am Steve Backshall's Extreme Mountain Challenge 11:00am Big Cats 12:00pm Wild West: America's Great Frontier 1:00pm Nadiya's British Food Adventure 1:30pm My Life on a Plate 2:15pm The 39 Steps 3:40pm Talking Pictures 4:10pm Coast 4:45pm Greatest Escapes to the Country 5:15pm A Wild Year 6:15pm Off the Tracks: Inside Central Station 7:15pm A House Through Time 8:15pm Test Cricket Highlights 9:15pm British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley 10:15pm When Harvey Met Bob 11:45pm I Love 12:15am Top of the Pops

8:00pm This Farming Life Documentary following life on farms around Scotland, from Argyll to the Outer Hebrides.

9:00pm Earth's Natural Wonders 10:00pmThe Young Montalbano 11:55pmSicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean 12:55am Great Continental Railway Journeys 1:25am This Farming Life 2:25am Top of the Pops: 1989 3:00am Top of the Pops: 1989 3:30am Earth's Natural Wonders Documentary in which cameras explore some of the most inhospitable places on the planet and the people who live there.

7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:20am The Big Bang Theory 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:05am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Simpsons 10:25am The Simpsons 10:55am The Simpsons 11:25am The Simpsons 11:55am The Simpsons 12:25pmThe Simpsons 12:50pmCouples Come Dine with Me 1:50pm Four in a Bed 2:25pm Four in a Bed 2:55pm Four in a Bed 3:25pm Four in a Bed 3:55pm Four in a Bed 4:25pm Snoop Dogs 4:55pm A Place in the Sun 5:55pm Grand Designs 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm How to Build...

10:00pm Mechanic: Resurrection 11:50pm Commando 1:30am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:20am Hollyoaks

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8:55am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:15am Sunday Politics 11:45am Sunday Morning Live 12:45pmCountryfile Spring Diaries 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 3:05pm Wimbledon: The Greatest Championships 6:05pm Billie Jean King: Born to Lead 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News; Weather 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Imagine 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pmThe Luminaries 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:40am Looking for Alaska

8:40am Buck & Buddy 8:45am Mr. Bean 9:00am Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 9:15am Ben 10 9:30am Drop Dead Weird 9:54am Drop Dead Weird 10:25am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:35pmJohn and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:40pm James Martin's American Adventure 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:25pm ITV Racing Live 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:00pm ITV News and Weather 6:20pm ITV News London 6:30pm The Masked Singer US 7:25pm Ninja Warrior UK 8:25pm The Voice Kids 10:00pm From Russia with Love 12:15am ITV News and Weather

4:30am Teleshopping 8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:55am Dress to Impress 11:55am Dress to Impress 12:55pmTake Me Out 2:15pm Catchphrase 3:15pm You've Been Framed!

3:45pm Daddy Day Care 4:45pm FYI Daily 4:50pm Daddy Day Care 5:35pm Casper 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Casper 7:35pm Green Lantern 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Green Lantern 10:00pmLove Island Australia 11:20pmCelebrity Juice 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad!

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am That's My Boy 7:30am Agatha Christie's Marple An unusual message appears in Chipping Cleghorn's local newspaper.

9:30am Coronation Street 9:55am Coronation Street 10:25am Coronation Street 10:55am Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:00pm A Touch of Frost 2:05pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:10pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:15pm Midsomer Murders 8:05pm Midsomer Murders The residents of Milton Cross, a feudal estate with a church, farms, houses and acres of land.

10:00pm Midsomer Murders

7:10am Only When I Laugh 7:35am The Saint 8:30am The Big Fish Off 9:25am Monster Carp 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Big Match Revisited 12:35pm River Monsters 1:05pm World of Sport 1:20pm The Professionals 2:30pm Shalako 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm Shalako 4:45pm Battle of the Bulge 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm Battle of the Bulge 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 11:10pm National Lampoon's European Vacation 12:10am FYI Daily

6:00am Sky Sports New A round-up of the day's talking points and a look ahead to the events that are likely to make the news tomorrow, featuring previews and interviews.

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Sky Sports News 8:30am Live Super Rugby 11:30am Live Test Cricket 3:45pm Info Not Available 6:00pm Live Premier League 8:45pm Live Premier League 11:30pm Sky Sports News 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News

9:15am Ben 10 9:30am Martin & Roman's Sunday Best!

10:25am James Martin's Islands to Highlands 11:25am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:30pmBeautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:40pm The Voice Kids 3:15pm Chicken Run 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:00pm Coronation Street: Stories That Gripped the Nation 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News London 8:00pm The Durrells 9:00pm Maigret 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:19pmITV London Weather 11:20pmThe Comedy Years

2:15am This is BBC Two 7:20am The Edible Garden 7:50am The Instant Gardener 8:35am Countryfile 9:30am Gardeners' World 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pmRick Stein's Spain 1:30pm The Good Cook 2:00pm Natural World 2:55pm The Choir: Singing for Britain 3:55pm Talking Pictures 4:45pm The Ipcress File 6:30pm Saving Lives at Sea 7:30pm This World 8:30pm Test Cricket Highlights 9:30pm One Day: Sport's Super Sunday 10:00pmRomesh Ranganathan: Misadventures from My Sofa 11:00pmLouis Theroux: Extreme Love 12:00am Mum's List 1:40am Ambulance Liverpool 2:40am Holby City 3:35am This is BBC Two

8:00am You've Been Framed!

8:40am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:10am Dress to Impress 11:15am Dress to Impress 12:15pm The Masked Singer US 1:20pm Take Me Out 2:20pm You've Been Framed!

3:20pm The Perfect Man 4:20pm FYI Daily 4:25pm The Perfect Man 5:25pm Annie 6:40pm FYI Daily 6:45pm Annie 7:50pm Back to the Future Part II 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Back to the Future Part II 10:00pm Love Island Australia 11:20pm Celebrity Juice 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am The Cleveland Show

8:00pm All Aboard! The Canal Trip 10:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the hidden secrets of the universe.

10:30pm Othello: Royal Shakespeare Company 1:30am Shakespeare in Italy Part one of two.

Francesco da Mosto reveals how the Mediterranean country influenced the Bard.

2:30am Classic EastEnders Set in a small community in London's East End, this is the beginning of Britain's favourite soap; intertwining relationships, social issues, triumphs, tragedies, loves and losses.

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6:00am Grand Designs Australia 7:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:15am The Big Bang Theory 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am Bake Off: The Professionals 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:55pm Stuart Little 2 4:25pm A Place in the Sun 4:55pm Best of Crufts 6:00pm Jimmy's Forest 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 10:00pmThe Festival 11:50pm Now You See Me 2 2:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:00am Couples Come Dine with Me

11:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 11:15am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:25am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:35am Access 11:40am WWE Raw Highlights 12:40pm Friends 1:10pm Friends 1:40pm Friends 2:10pm Friends 2:40pm The Time of Their Lives 3:40pm Access 3:45pm The Time of Their Lives 4:45pm Shirley Valentine 5:45pm 5 News Update 5:50pm Shirley Valentine 7:00pm My New Greek Life 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm Rich Kids, Skint Holiday 9:00pm Dirty Britain 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Bargain-Loving Brits in Blackpool

7:00am That's My Boy 7:30am That's My Boy 8:00am Coronation Street 8:30am Coronation Street 8:55am Coronation Street 9:25am Emmerdale 9:55am Emmerdale 10:25am Emmerdale 10:55am A Touch of Frost 1:05pm Agatha Christie's Marple 3:10pm The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery 5:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm Long Lost Family 10:00pm Charles: 50 Years a Prince 11:00pm Lewis 1:00am The Loch 2:00am A Touch of Frost 4:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:05am Emmerdale 5:30am Emmerdale 5:55am Emmerdale

8:40am Junk and Disorderly 9:40am The Motorbike Show 10:45am The Big Match Revisited 11:50am Giant Lobster Hunters 12:45pm River Monsters 1:15pm The Sweeney 2:25pm Police Academy 3: Back in Training 3:25pm FYI Daily 3:30pm Police Academy 3: Back in Training 4:10pm The Great Outdoors 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm The Great Outdoors 5:55pm Brewster's Millions 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Brewster's Millions 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm Twins 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Twins 11:05pm National Lampoon's Vacation

5:00am Live Super Rugby 8:00am Total Goals 8:30am Total Goals 9:00am Live Anz Premiership Netball 10:30am My Icon The photographer talks about her idols.

10:45am My Icon 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live Renault Super Sunday 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:15pm Live Renault Super Sunday 7:30pm Live Renault Super Sunday 11:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News

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TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY years ago, one of the greatest and most celebrated humans in history was born in Bonn. His genius is frequently compared with that of Shakespeare as well as Michelangelo, Leonardo and Einstein because, through his art, he reaches beyond earthly matters and personal emotions.

Like Shakespeare and Einstein, he recognised that all humans are connected to each other and with the universe.

His triumph over tragedy and his journey from adversity to eternal glory is one of the most inspiring in history.

Throughout his life he was determined to overcome all the many setbacks that confronted him - and he succeeded.

As a child, while he adored and admired his grandfather,

BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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N E W S t h a t T h e re s a May has made more than a million pounds on the lecture circuit since quitting as Prime M i n i s t e r m a y s u rprise some. They may be equally surprised by rumours she may publish the ultimate strategic leadership book this summer. Provisional title: ‘MAY I lead you to the (Br)exit - Ten Tips for Purpose-Driven and Collegial Leadership’ (I made this bit up but you get the idea). Probably leadership book of the year, haha!

But then some would say, if her predecessors have done this sort of thing, why shouldn’t she? What’s

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ONE OF THE GREATEST: Genius is relative.

he was bullied by his drunken father, who was his first musical tutor and who beat him and locked him in the cellar every time he made a mistake. His beloved mother died a lingering death while several siblings did not survive infancy.

From early childhood he suffered intestinal problems

and was dyslexic - unable to read or write properly. At 24 he developed a lung infection and then started hearing a buzzing noise in his ears. At 34 he had a fever for several months, abscesses in jaw and finger and a septic foot.

For the rest of his life, his hearing suffered a gradual deterioration until he be-

came completely deaf by the time he was 46.

If the onset of deafness to anybody is a terrible affliction, imagine the repercussions for a musician and composer.

And in Beethoven’s case music went way beyond a means to earn a living or to make a name for himself. It was the very reason for his existence and he had so much he wanted to understand about humanity, the spirit and the universe. He wanted to share this with mankind and he sensed that he could communicate his discoveries in a way that transcended speech through his music.

He became lonely and his love affairs were unhappy; he never married nor had children. But, despite this, he could transmit love and joy through music. Such was his refusal to be defeated that, in his last 10 years, totally deaf, he produced much of

the greatest music ever conceived. By this time, he had become deeply spiritual and produced the mass, Missa Solemnis.

There followed two more of the greatest of their genres; the Opus 131 String Quartet and of course, the monumental Ninth symphony. At its premiere Beethoven, in the front row, was unable to hear the thunderous applause behind him. He was motioned to turn round to face the rapturous audience.

His only opera, Fidelio, is believed, in many respects, to be the greatest of all operas, because the emotional depth of its story of triumph over adversity could only have been conceived and expressed by somebody who has faced and overcome so much suffering.

The courage, resilience and ultimate glory of the man, Beethoven, is hugely uplifting.

Strong and stable on the lucrative lecture circuit worse, Blair managing to buy a multi-million pound property soon after leaving office?

Clegg getting millions at Facebook?

Or a Chancellor who became a newspaper editor (with no journalistic experience) in addition to numerous other jobs?

Some leaders (a certain US president comes to mind) seem to think that their occupying the top job is akin to winning some sort of TV talent show, with the ‘winner’ cashing in on leaving.

We’ve seen a number of unedifying examples of this, with the result that the integrity of the office is further diminished.

I was never a huge fan of Theresa May as PM, nor during her time as Home Secretary.

However everything is relative. If asked, who would you rather be in charge of managing the current pandemic, I don’t doubt there are some who might even choose May over Johnson ...

So, all things considered, I don’t have a problem with

THERESA MAY: May publish the ultimate strategic leadership book.

this. She got the job, did the time and is entitled to capitalise on the experience. Howe v e r, I ’ d a l s o l i k e t o make the following recommendations.

Firstly, you shouldn’t become an MP before the age of 30 so you build up some life experience. Secondly, whilst you are an MP, you shouldn’t have another job, consultancy, directorship or whatever to keep things open and transparent. After all, you’re paid

to be an MP, to work in the Commons and on behalf of your constituents, NOT yourselves.

End of rant. Next, umm, ‘scandal,’ please!

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3:00pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 3:20pm Talking Pictures 3:55pm Joan of Arc 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Australian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Back in Time for...

9:00pm Our Friend Victoria 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Once Upon a Time in Iraq 11:00pm Comedians: Home Alone 11:15pmMock the Week 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather

8:00pm River Walks 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Rise of the Nazis 10:00pm Being Beethoven 11:00pmGreat Continental Railway Journeys Part one of two.

11:30pmSeven Ages of Britain 12:30am Storyville 2:00am A History of Art in Three Colours 3:00am The Joy of Painting 3:30am River Walks 4:00am Being Beethoven

1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Devon and Cornwall 10:00pm Paramedics: Britain's Lifesavers 11:00pmCatching a Killer

1:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Beach Murders: Garage Sale Mystery 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Great Coastal Railway Journeys 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Shoplifters: At War with the Law 11:00pmGrand Theft Auto: UK

4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home is Where the Art is 5:30pm The Repair Shop 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 Secrets She Keeps 10:45pmStaged 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Birds of a Feather 9:30pm Coronation Street: Stories That Gripped the Nation 10:00pm Long Lost Family: What Happened Next

1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Dress to Impress 5:00pm Supermarket Sweep 6:00pm Ellen's Game of Games 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Roswell, New Mexico 10:00pmLove Island Australia 11:10pmCelebrity Juice

11:40am Midsomer Murders 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 Downton Abbey 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK

11:20am The Professionals 12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Robin of Sherwood 3:45pm Dempsey and Makepeace 5:50pm Minder 6:55pm The Professionals 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Giant Lobster Hunters 11:00pm American Sniper 12:05am FYI Daily

1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News 7:00pm Sky Sports News 8:00pm Sky Sports News 8:30pm Live MNF 11:30pmSky Sports News 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

10:00pm The Secret 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

11:00am BBC News 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm Best Bakes Ever 3:30pm Wild China 4:30pm Sporting Legends 4:35pm Olympics Rewind 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Australian Railway Journeys 8:00pm Back in Time for...

9:00pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 10:00pmThe Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty 11:00pmLive at the Apollo 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather

8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Rise of the Nazis Documentary examining how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party seized power in Germany during the 1930s and ushered in the death of democracy.

10:00pmAncient Invisible Cities 11:00pm Storyville 12:25am Being Beethoven 1:25am Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British

11:30am Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Bake Off: The Professionals 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E

2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm My Daughter is Innocent 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 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 9:00pm This Week on the Farm 10:00pm Our Yorkshire Farm 11:00pmPrince Harry: A Troubled Prince 12:05am The Best of Bad TV

3:55pm Dress to Impress 5:00pm Supermarket Sweep 6:00pm Ellen's Game of Games 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Roswell, New Mexico 10:00pm Love Island Australia 11:15pm Celebrity Juice 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy

1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm That's My Boy 5:30pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:30pm Heartbeat 7:30pm Downton Abbey 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK

2:35pm The Saint 3:40pm Robin of Sherwood 4:45pm Dempsey and Makepeace 5:50pm Minder 6:55pm The Professionals 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm Giant Lobster Hunters 10:00pmGordon, Gino and Fred: American Road Trip 11:00pm Coogan's Bluff 12:00am FYI Daily

6:00am Sky Sports News 9:00am Fighting Fit 2020 9:30am Fit In 5 9:40am Fit In 5 9:50am Fit In 5 10:00am Sky Sports News 11:00am Info not available 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News 6:30pm Info not available 11:45pmPremier League Greatest Games 12:00am Sky Sports News

10:25am Supermarket Sweep 11:25am Ellen's Game of Games 12:20pmDress to Impress 1:25pm You've Been Framed!

1:55pm Catchphrase 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Dress to Impress 5:00pm Supermarket Sweep 6:00pm Ellen's Game of Games 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Roswell, New Mexico 10:00pm Love Island Australia 11:05pm Maura Higgins: You're Joking Me!

9:05am Heartbeat 10:05am Bless This House 10:35am Bless This House 11:05am That's My Boy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Poirot 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 Downton Abbey 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Scott & Bailey 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:10am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:25am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

7:00am Only When I Laugh 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Robin of Sherwood 9:10am Dempsey and Makepeace 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Professionals 12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Robin of Sherwood 3:40pm Dempsey and Makepeace 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm Golf: PGA Tour Highlights 8:00pm Tour de France ReCycled: Geraint's Tour 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pm Crimson Tide 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pm Crimson Tide 12:10am Blue Streak 1:10am FYI Daily

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WEDNESDAY - 15 JULY 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Rip Off Britain 11:45am Homes Under the Hammer 12:45pmCaught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm The Heights 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Home is Where the Art is 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Match of the Day Live 9:00pm The Repair Shop 10:00pmCelebrity MasterChef 11:00pmBBC News at Ten

4:00am This is BBC Two 7:30am Home is Where the Art is 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am Great Asian Railway Journeys 10:00am Jungle Atlantis 11:00am BBC News 12:15pmPolitics Live 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation 3:45pm Wild China 4:45pm Sporting Legends 4:55pm Olympics Rewind 6:30pm Match of the Day Live 8:00pm Back in Time for...

9:00pm Bears About the House 10:00pmMrs America 10:45pmMrs America 11:35pmGrand Tours of Scotland 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather 12:30am Once Upon a Time in Iraq

8:00pm River Walks 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Rise of the Nazis 10:00pmIan Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip: An Emotional History of Britain 11:00pmTop of the Pops Music show featuring studio performances, videos, celebrity interviews and archive footage of classic hits.

11:30pmGermaine Bloody Greer 12:30am Virago: Changing the World One Page at a Time 1:30am Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation 2:30am The Joy of Painting 3:00am River Walks

11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pmCome Dine with Me 12:30pmCome Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pmGrand Designs 11:00pmNaked Attraction

9:00am Paw Patrol 9:15am Floogals 9:30am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 9:55am Top Wing 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:20pmCan't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Killer Trainer 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 Britain by Bike with Larry & George Lamb 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm The Railway 24/7 11:00pmShoplifters: At War with the Law

7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 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 Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street.

9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 10:00pmBenidorm 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pmITV News London

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Total Goals Fighting Fit 2020 9:30am Fit In 5 9:40am Fit In 5 9:50am Fit In 5 10:00am Total Goals 11:00am Info not available 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News 6:30pm Info not available 11:45pmPremier League Greatest Games Newcastle United v Arsenal v from the 2010/11 season.

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An exciting project is bubbling away in your mind but may need financial backing. Take advice from a professional or someone with successful experience in these matters. Remember that any idea has to grow, so consider what you need to see happen in five years’ time. There is little time for romance and you may decide to put that on hold because of complications.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) During your social encounters this week you meet someone who offers to help. That is great, but do ask yourself if you would be prepared to give anything in return.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Some exciting suggestions make you think twice about a current business matter. However, it may not be necessary to change anything but to consider the new suggestion as a sort of ‘add on’ to a current project.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The moment that you have been waiting for has arrived. A colleague has made a decision that is long overdue. Perhaps you are a little shocked and speechless because there has been such a time lag, but this will pass. It may not be overconvenient but the phrase 'striking while the iron is hot' springs to mind.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) You work hard for your money.

Make it worthwhile by trying to hold on to as much of it as possible. Someone who is charming and plausible may try to get you involved in a fast-track money making scheme.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) By showing confidence in your own way of doing things, you inspire others. This is chiefly because you are at last finding a balance between work and home life. In the past you may have felt stressed and equated that with working - not so now.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be

used. You may be feeling that a business idea does not stand a chance and, in any case, you don’t want to risk any money.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A juicy bit of gossip comes your way this week and it is hard to keep it quiet. You must do so, however, because there is a lot riding on it. When people trust you, they are saying much about the relationship. In this particular case, the person may well be able to progress you socially at some time in the future.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The rather more serious side of your nature needs to take over this week. Someone in a higher position is keeping an eye on you. This maybe because they are considering you for promotion, so be on your best behaviour. It is important at the moment to stick to any rules and regulations or your reputation (and pocket) could be hit.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Letting life get too tame will eventually irritate you no end.

Your social life needs a boost which, in turn, helps romance blossom. It is easy to be a bit lazy when things are going smoothly but we all need constant stretching. With an active mind such as yours, the important thing is to keep making progress.

This may be in a physical way or in some kind of business. A brisk attitude to your whole life is needed.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A chance remark alluding to your past brings a flashback. This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old patterns, but this time you are being forewarned. It is in your experience and power to make a different choice of action this time. In doing so, much confusion and upset can be avoided.

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 4 July

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48

52

57

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15

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39

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6 28

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16 37

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone will most certainly come to the rescue when your situation changes. Well, they will, won't they? Have Plan B ready just in case. In continuing to think in the short term you do yourself no favours. Think now of a ‘10year plan’ and be determined to reach your goal. Bit by bit and day by day you will progress. You don’t have to rush ahead and get stressed.

BONUS BALL

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Quick

Cryptic Across 1 Composer crossing street to see lexicographer (7) 5 That's a nerve - a drinks dispenser (5) 8 Fools from the north are insane, crazy (7) 9 A society role model is buried in Austria (5) 10 Look very displeased as boat left (5) 11 Siren played role with garland (7) 12 Encourages office staff to keep time (6) 14 German emperor in King Arthur's capital is seen by Her Majesty (6) 17 It's a container, however, for an old instrument (7) 19 Worth me having a right to it (5) 22 Parts of Delaware are well informed (5) 23 Bag a pigeon (7) 24 Surrender return on investment (5) 25 Well, well, they could be seasons (7) Down 1 Where audience can't see what pilot wears? (5) 2 Old groaner has nothing but lotto (5) 3 One of three allowed on journey (7) 4 Outcome is big change for Ulster (6) 5 Extreme part of a devout era (5) 6 The endless brooks provide excitement (7) 7 Mine worker taking sheepdog by river (7) 12 In case you can meet us, can you call us in Italy (7) 13 Grand camera used for coarse lace (7)

Code Breaker

15 Lover who may be married? (7) 16 What Pooh might throw in underworld river, say (6) 18 Money supplied by baker (5)

20 Rule for wet weather, we hear (5) 21 Vehicle parts moulded in polystyrene (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 13 represents B and 16 represents Q, so fill in B every time the figure 13 appears and Q every time the figure 16 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Industrial plant (5) 4 Roman god of love (5) 7 Mistake resulting from inattention (9) 8 Abominable snowman (4) 9 Terpsichorean (6) 12 Floor covering (6) 13 Arm or leg (4) 16 Study of the physical properties of sound (9) 18 Tastelessly showy (5) 19 Golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore (5)

Down 1 Physically and mentally fatigued (5) 2 Adult male chicken (7) 3 Appear to be (4) 4 Relaxed and unconcerned (6) 5/17 Overeat or eat immodestly (3,3) 6 Try to prevent (5) 10 Deep red, tinged with blue (7) 11 Showing courage (6) 12 Recite in a singing manner (5) 14 Fraudulent (5) 15 Written account of money owed (4) 17 See 5

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 To stop (5) 4 Manners (7) 8 Casado (7) 9 Siete (5) 10 Arenas (5) 11 To bore (7) 12 Sleeps (6) 14 Ladrón (6) 17 Canal (7) 19 Octopus (5) 21 Shower (5) 22 Carteras (7) 23 To smile (7) 24 Mirar fijamente (5)

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

Down 1 Beds (5) 2 Jeringuilla (7) 3 Barandillas (5) 4 Mediodía (6) 5 Naked (7) 6 Palanca (5) 7 To bleed (7) 12 Décadas (7) 13 Message (7) 15 Beauty (7) 16 Flor (6) 18 Hard shoulder (5) 19 Batteries (for a radio) (5) 20 Western (side, part) (5)

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Hexagram

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

CANNOT DAINTY DEEPEN FORMER INTERN KILLED LATTER METTLE ONWARD PLASMA RECALL RELICT RETAIN RETINA SERVER STATED STRUCK TICKET (10) TREATY

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Mantic 2 Mantel 3 Amoeba 4 Lambda 5 Enable 6 Balled 7 Feeble 8 Nibble 9 Ardent 10 Flight 11 Shield 12 Cornet 13 Ignite 14 Trophy 15 Chisel 16 Worthy 17 School 18 Server 19 Desert.

Nonagram

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

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

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

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

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

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

Kakuro

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

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 21 • Very good: 42 • Good: 29 • Excellent: 55 SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

Average: 7 Good: 10 Very good: 14

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 18 limo lino lion mini made moil moas mods mode mobe mock mocked mocks amino admin adobe sauce sauced suck sucked sucks sued noil oyer obey domino docent docents dock docks duce duck ducks deco decoy deck decks dens dent dents ogre boil boas bods bode boyo bock bocks berg beth bets coil coin coma comas coda codas cods code coyer cuds cued cent cents goyim goer gybe gets grey ergo kens neck necks they sneck

deem demo dime dome emit idem item meed meet mend mete mien mind mine mint mite mode mont mote neem omen omit teem time tome demit demon denim emend emote meted mined monte timed dement demote emoted minted monied omened eminent mention nominee onetime MENTIONED

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Snacks, 4 Ship, 8 Evict, 9 Still, 10 Substitute, 13 Absolutely, 17 Evade, 18 Bombs, 19 Shed, 20 Agenda.

Down: 1 Sped, 2 Adieu, 3/18 Kit bag, 5 Haiku, 6 Pilfer, 7 Assist, 11 Sullen, 12 Cadets, 14 Share, 15 Lemon, 16 Asia.

CODE BREAKER

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1/27 Bank note, 3 Asbestos, 9 Retsina, 10 Adios, 11 Annul, 12 Titter, 14 In situ, 16 Saddle, 19 Nausea, 21 Uncle, 24 Onion, 25 Special, 26 Suspense.

1/23 Wild boar, 3 Chemists, 9 Nadador, 10 Dense, 11 Mirar, 12 Eleven, 14 Labios, 16 Sparse, 19 Prefer, 21 Wages, 24 Older, 25 Cremoso, 26 Remolcar, 27 Town.

Down: 1 Barbaric, 2 Not on, 4 Shanty, 5 Exalt, 6 Tail end, 7 Sash, 8 Gimlet, 13 Reveille, 15 Scabies, 17 Acumen, 18 Tarsus, 20 Singe, 22 Cairo, 23 Lots.

Down:

1 Windmill, 2 Líder, 4 Hornet, 5 Madre, 6 Sonreír, 7 Shed, 8 Adorno, 13 Teaspoon, 15 Boredom, 17 Powder, 18 Trucha, 20 Farol, 22 Globo.

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QUIZ: ELEVENSES - E All the answers contain 11 letters 1. First published in 1857, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature, was the only novel by which English novelist and poet?

2. First staged in 1962, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is the most famous work by which American playwright?

3. What was the name of the British nurse who is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested and executed by firing squad?

4. What was the real name of the English pirate Blackbeard, who operated

in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America?

5. What is the (full) name of the boys’ public school in southern England, on the River Thames opposite Windsor, which was founded in 1440 by Henry VI to prepare scholars for King's College, Cambridge?

6. Which British Conservative statesman, prime minister negotiated Britain’s entry into the European Economic Community?

7. Which German Field Marshal, known as the Desert Fox, was the commander of the Afrika Korps during World War II? 8. Which Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist’s famous works include the Piano Concerto in A minor (1869) and the incidental music to Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (1876)?

9. Which Norwegian painter’s best known work, The Scream has become one of the most iconic images of world art?

10. With a height of 300 metres (984 ft), which wrought-iron structure erected for the World Exhibition of 1889, was the tallest man-made structure for many years?

Not a lot of people know that… while Ellis Island was the official entry point for immigrants to the US, it wasn’t the first piece of American soil they encountered. The waters surrounding the island were too shallow for transatlantic ships to navigate, so most docked and unloaded their passengers in Manhattan.

Answers: 1. EMILY BRONTE, 2. EDWARD ALBEE, 3.

EDITH CAVELL, 4. EDWARD TEACH, 5.

ETON COLLEGE, 6. EDWARD HEATH, 7.

ERWIN ROMMEL, 8. EDVARD GRIEG, 9.

EDVARD MUNCH, 10. EIFFEL TOWER

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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BOOKS

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Axarquía

ARCHIDONA

ARCHIDONA

TODAY

TOMORROW

CASABERMEJA

CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA

VELEZ-MALAGA

NERJA

NERJA

SATURDAY

Malaga

Almeria

Bilbao

Madrid

TODAY: MAX 30 MIN 20-S

TODAY: MAX 27, MIN 22-S

TODAY: MAX 27, MIN 17-S

TODAY: MAX 35, MIN 20 -CL

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Benidorm

Mallorca

Barcelona

TODAY: MAX 31, MIN 23-CL

TODAY: MAX 33, MIN 22-S

TODAY: MAX 30, MIN 22-CL

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

30 31 31 31 30 31

23 - Cl 22 - S 22 - S 22 - S 22 - S 22 - S

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

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23 - Cl 22 - S 22 - S 22 - S 23 - S 23 - S

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CASABERMEJA VELEZ-MALAGA

Alicante TODAY: MAX 31, MIN 23-CL

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

ARCHIDONA

20 - S 20 - S 20 - S 20 - S 19 - S 19 - S

NERJA

22 - S 22 - S 22 - S 22 - S 22 - S 21 - S

RINCON MALAGA DE LA VICTORIA

• Stephen Coppell, English football He plays as a midfielder for King’s Lynn manager and former player, July 9, 1955, Town. Jarvis has represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.

65 • Anna Friel, English actress, July 12, 1976, He last managed ATK in Indian Super League.

44) As a player, he was a highly regarded right She has been acting professionally since age winger known for his speed and work rate.

Harrison Ford.

13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of • John Simm, English actor, director and musician, July 10, 1970, 50 Beth Jordache on the British soap opera Brookside (1993-95), and came to international He has been nominated twice for the BAFTA Award prominence when she played Charlotte ‘Chuck’ for Best Actor, and is a Laurence Olivier Award Charles on ABC’s Pushing Daisies (2007-09). nominee for Best Actor. He is best known for playing • Harrison Ford, American actor, July 13, 1942, 78 Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, and The Master in Doctor Who. Also an aviator, and environmental activist. He gained • Ryan Jarvis, English semi-professional footballer, worldwide fame for his starring role as Han Solo in the 11 July 11, 1986, 34 original Star Wars trilogy that began in 1977, and he

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

would reprise the role decades later in the sequel trilogy.

• Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Duchess of Västergötland 14 July 14, 1977, 43 She is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she would be Sweden’s fourth queen regnant and the first since 1720.

• Vincent Lindon, French actor and filmmaker, July 15, 1959, 61) He has been active for more than 30 years. At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in the film The Measure of a Man. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 46th International Film Festival of India.

Word Ladder SOLD

LAST BACK

DVD

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927 - Peace in the North King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.

1776 - While preparing for battle George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.

1789 - Alexander Mackenzie He finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.

1882 - War of the Pacific Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.

1934 - No assisted take off Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka HumanPower Aircraft, about 20 metres at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.

1977 - New York City Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.

AS a little girl, Michelle Payne (Theresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup - horse racing’s toughest twomile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by a single father (Sam Neill). She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and brother, Stevie, Michelle will not give up.

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Try a colour-safe shampoo and conditioner that don't contain sulphates leaving a salon-fresh look and vibrant colour.

Coloured hair thrives on moisture, so deep conditioning can help it stay bright and manageable. Mix equal parts avocado, almond oil, and vitamin E oil and apply to damp hair. Let it soak in for 10 minutes then rinse and style as usual so save splurging on expensive serums and other deep conditioners.

Now that the sun is out remember it’s not so good for your hair. Strong sunlight can make colour dull and lifeless. Try spritzing on a hair oil mist that contains UVA and UVB filters to protect your hair.

Salons also offer processes that can make hair shiny again. A gloss treatment helps restore colour and make your hair shinier. A detox hair treatPERFECT SHADE: Fail safe guide for ment removes product build-up, leavluscious locks. ing your hair brighter and bouncier.

The window to your soul BEST kept secrets for beautiful eyes.

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Bright eyes mean health and beauty, but sometimes they could do with a little boost.

Red eyes? Soothing drops will offer an instant pick-me-up and put that sparkle back in your eyes.

Line your inner rims with a white pencil to make your eyes look brighter, or use black liner at night for the same

SPARKLE AND SHINE: Make the most of your important features. effect. A yellow-based foundation or eye primer can really help with red skin around your eyes. If you have deep-set eyes, stick with medium tones on the eyelids, go lighter in the contour, and stress the lash line. Skip colours that are too dark. For close-set eyes, highlight the outer corners and avoid dark shadow on the inner corners. Pull

wide-set eyes together with dark shadow in the inner corners.

Layering makes eye shadow and eyeliner last. For maximum staying power, use eye primer over your whole eyelid. Then, dust your lids with loose or pressed translucent powder. Apply eye shadow, blend, and apply powder again.

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A Bipolar Diagnosis:

It’s not a death sentence!

MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED FIRSTLY, I would like to thank all of the Euro Weekly readers for taking the time to read my column week after week – also for the letters you send in and encouraging comments on Facebook.

A big shout out to Michel, Steven and red army at EWN head office for their support and hard work in helping and enabling me to get my story across and help others.

I tend to write my columns replacing ‘me’ for ‘we’ - however this week I’m going to write about ME - give an honest insight to Ms Bipolar.

These last two weeks I have struggled - yes, really struggled! I have used every bit of my energy and strength to carry on fighting this uphill battle.

I have had my doctor on speed dial making tweaks here and there and giving me the professional support I very much needed.

But I

have also looked after ME… I have laughed with family and friends, I have sunbathed, I have done silly T ikTok dance routines with my daughter, I have gone to bed early, made my bed every single mor ning and … ‘drum roll… please...’ not had any alcoholic beverages in three weeks!!

These little achievements may seem unimportant to most people but to me, they are a reminder that I am still in control and I’m not losing myself to my illness.

Just because one day, one week, or more of your life is rough, doesn’t mean things will be that way forever.

I know the next couple of weeks will be tough but I also know that I am strong enough to come out of this the other side. I finally understand the gravity of my illness and when I need to ask for help. This disorder can be fatal if not managed properly I’m both a survivor and an advocate. I want to give hope to the millions of people whose lives have been affected by bipolar disorder.

I’m living proof that a bipolar disorder diagnosis is not a death sentence.

I haven’t just survived, I’ve thrived. And while I’ve had many professional and personal achievements, I’m most proud of my constant recovery.

I am unapologetically ME! Don’t forget you can write to me on the email below or follow me on Facebook @mswillow bipolar.

Love Ms Bipolar x

msbipolar@euroweeklynews.com

EW YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION Letters should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments on our website: www.euroweeklynews.com Views expressed and opinions given are not necessarily those of the EWN publishers. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements.

POSITIVE REALITY DEAR Euro Weekly News, Ok, I am ready for these tourists, bring them on.

We can handle it. It will just be a little bit of a shock to the system as our streets and beaches have been quiet for so long. Hopefully, all it can bring is good news. As a business owner, my family are struggling.

If we cannot bring any money in over the summer we will be out of here come winter. This will be a great shame as the kids are at school here and their friends are here, this is really our home now. However, I am realistic, I know it could all go down the sink.

All we must do is keep pushing on, stay safe and we can all get through this. We are strong enough.

Let’s have a successful summer!!!

Gavin Hornsey Benalmadena

Say a prayer Dear Euro Weekly News, Should I be worried? I see mentions in the Spanish papers and whispers of infections growing again, are we on our way into another lockdown?

I don’t think I could handle it. Actually, I don’t think Spain could handle it. People would have to just work on through any virus now or there would be

OUR VIEW Habit forming ARE we now becoming a world controlled by fear.

With every ending conversation, email or text punctuated by a STAY SAFE, are we perpetuating our own worries and also projecting them on others whilst creating a constant circle of being scared.

Stay indoors, wear a mask, don’t pay in cash, work from home. The demands are growing and we are ensured that if we do what we are told we will have nothing to worry about.

Why should it take the threat of a virus to kill rebellion? Why should laws be created on the spot by people who have never had the experience of solving these problems.

With our fear and obedience an obsession has grown, the world is magnified, your every thought and action is magnified. If you breathe outside will you die? Does that person in the street have that KILLER virus?

We are desperately painting ourselves into a corner with an endless pot of paint, it’s time to crack a window and breathe.

So have we been brainwashed, figures don’t lie, do they? The government would never lie, would it?

We are now waiting with baited breath (behind a sweaty mask) for our next order from on high. Let’s hope that it is a habit we can break. It takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change. We are now living a new lifestyle.

Maybe our next order will be to take back our freedom, to think for ourselves... as long as we stay safe whilst doing it.

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COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK ‘Chaos’ at Palma airport on Spain’s holiday island Mallorca on first day of return of British tourists This is so, so sad after all we’ve all been through since March...

How can it be Mr Pedro Sanchez that potentially all the hard work can be undone??? Either way Viva España.

PB

Nicola Sturgeon expertly demolishes Boris Johnson’s ‘absurd’ claim that there’s ‘no border between Scotland and England’ Oh blimey. Little Jimmy Cranky is at it again. Seems there is a border when it suits her, but not when she wants freebies or handouts for Scotland.

PB

Brexit talks between UK and EU break up early amid ‘significant differences Have a successful summer.

I’m very enthusiastic about leaving.

I’d prefer no deal as our political class have lied to us for generations. No deal leaves no room for weasel words!

economic ruin.

I am not a negative person, but I just hope the people who do read this realise that they need to do everything they can to keep this at bay. Am glad I have seen loads of people still wearing masks and staying apart from each other. Can we please, please keep doing that so that soon or next year it will be a distant memory.

For all our sakes.

Fingers crossed.

Melanie Wharton Torrevieja

Masks mayhem Dear Euro Weekly News, I split my time between the coast where I have an apartment and an inland town where I work. In the hilltop town, absolutely everyone is respecting the restrictions, keeping their distance and using a mask pretty much all the time. Since the start of the pandemic, the town registered not one case of infection.

I came down to the coast this morning and went for a coffee in San Pedro Alcántara. I was appalled at the number of people who were acting as if nothing had changed. Many, many people (mainly expats and/or tourists) were not wearing masks in a crowded street where it was impossible to keep any sort of safe distance. In the coffee house, people were entering and queuing without masks and were jostling together. The tables were not being cleared between customers never mind cleaned and disinfected.

We did not endure three months of strict lockdown to have it all ruined by a casual disregard for others’ health. A complete lack of consideration and respect means there WILL be a second wave and those of us who have abided by the regulations and whose businesses face enormous problems will be the ones to suffer yet again while the uncaring tourists get to fly home.

Kevin Park

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BREAKING NEWS: FBI arrest Ghislaine Maxwell on Jeffrey Epstein-related charges Former what?.. She was his madam... finding and grooming young girls... needs a long, long stay in prison. I wonder still why it’s taken so long to arrest her.

MS

BBC Decides Staff Should Not Wear Black Lives Matter Badges on Air After CAA Exposes Antisemitism in the Movement and Other Extremist Views Emerge So true about time you woke up BBC there is no place for racism anywhere, but the fools at the FA should have dealt with racists long ago in football, but waited for someone else to.

Sort it out, but jumping on the FLOYD band wagon was not the answer and now finding out BLM are not what they say.

Well done TOTTENHAM FOR SEEING THIS.

RC

Spain’s PM Sanchez Admits His Mistakes: “We Should Have Decreed the State of Alarm Much Earlier” I think he did very well, yes we lost a lot of people but he also saved a lot more.

KP

Outrage as British Hospital in Bolton Charges Spaniard £600 After He’s Worked in the UK for 40 Years If I moved back to the UK, I will no longer be covered by the Spanish healthcare system. If I decided to come back for a holiday in five years’ time, I would not be covered by the Spanish healthcare system.

I would be receiving a small Spanish pension, but I would not be covered by the Spanish health system. That would be because I no longer lived here. Same situation. I don’t see why anyone would think that he should be covered by the NHS. He was on holiday.

VW

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Making the best of a bad situation BARRY DUKE IN the 1975 song Making the Best of a Bad Situation Ray Stevens sings about a w o m a n w h o ’s h u s b a n d ‘came unwrapped’ and imagined he was a chicken.

The wife considered sending for a shrink, but: ‘He don’t eat much, just chicken-feed.

And all that peckin’ in the ground don’t hurt nothin’.

Heaven knows, we can use the eggs.’

As we ease out of Covid-19 lockdowns I’ve been keeping a watchful eye on how folk are dealing with situations no-one imagined they would ever have to contend with before the pandemic - and it’s been a fascinating exercise, especially with regard to the wearing of face

MASKED UP: Either bearing Madonna or Swarovski crystals. masks.

For example my long-time friend Marco Pimental, who runs the popular Sensations bar in Benidor m, wears a mask bearing the image of his favourite pop goddess,

Madonna. He told me that it was a one-off, made by a friend who sure knows his way around sewing machines.

As I sipped a large whisky, I showed Marco a mask I’d

added to my collection: a little black number with a white skull that cost just €3.

‘Nice,’ he said, ‘but do you know that Swarovski are now making blingy masks?’

I didn’t doubt him because I’ve seen a number of reports of how fashion houses have reacted to the pandemic, but I wanted to see for myself what Swarovski was offering on the Internet.

I liked what I saw, but not so much that I’d spend big bucks on one. On an online American medical supplies store I saw Swarovski masks being sold for $80.

But you can pay way more than that. New York City streetwear giant, Supreme, is reportedly flogging some of the most sought-after face masks on the planet.

Supreme originally began selling neoprene creations for just over $120, but demand has seen its designs fetching more than $500 on resale

sites.

Casting my eyes around the empty streets of Benidorm, sadly depleted of holidaymakers, I noticed numerous stores - Chinese ones in particular - displaying eyecatching arrays of colour ful masks.

But I take no comfort from the fact because, no matter how fabulous one’s mask may look, I feel suffocated when I’m in environments where they are mandatory and I begin suffering panic attacks. So, bus rides and visits to food outlets have kept to a minimum.

And then there’s the issue of choosing the WRONG mask. In my case one featuring cannabis leaves.

I dispensed with it immediately after I was approached on three occasions on a single after noon by separate groups of youngsters asking whether I had any dope to sell.

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Atletico Madrid held to a draw at Celta Vigo ATLETICO MADRID are now forced to wait to secure a place in next season’s Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Tuesday July 7.

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Ibrahimovic May Retire after AC Milan Victory THE 38-year-old striker hinted at retirement after AC Milan’s comeback win against Juventus on Tuesday July 7.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has suggested he could retire at the end of the season, the Swedish forward spoke after Milan’s comeback win over Serie A leaders Juventus on Tuesday night and hinted that he would make an announcement soon.

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IBRAHIMOVIC: May now retire.