Mallorca 13 - 19 August 2020 Issue 1832

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THE Mallorca President has thanked the Spanish King for bolstering the image of the island as a safe holiday destination.

“The best promotion there can be for Mallorca is that the Royal Family maintains its holidays in this Covid situation,” Catalina Cladera said she told King Felipe VI at an audience with the monarch on Monday morning at the La Almudaina Palace in Palma.

Commenting to press following the meeting, Cladera said the presence of King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia at the Marivent Palace in the Mallorca capital represented a message of “peace of mind and of safety.”

CREDIT: Consell de Mallorca Noticias

ROYAL BOOST POSITIVE IMAGE: The Mallorca President told the King the presence of the Royal Family on the island was “the best promotion.”

She added, “If the King is in Mallorca it is because you can keep coming here in a safe and calm way.”

The head of the Mallorca government explained

her talks with the monarch had centred on the social and economic impact of the pandemic and the fact the crisis has been tougher on the island than elsewhere in Spain due to its dependence on tourism.

The King began his official agenda while in the Balearics with meetings with members of the islands’ authorities, beginning with an audience with regional president Francina Armengol.

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ARMENGOL, like Cladera, the President of the Balearic Parl i a m e n t Vi c e n ç T h o m a s I Mulet, made it clear the conversations with the King had focused on the complicated situation in the archipelago as a result of the health crisis, and had not touched on the controversy surrounding his father King Juan Carlos.

Palma mayor Jose Hila, who had his meeting with the King via videoconference due to having been in contact with someone testing positive for Covid-19, also said the only topic discussed was the fallout from the pandemic.

The Royal Family arrived in Mallorca on Friday night in the midst of the hoo-ha about where the King’s father has gone after he announced he was leaving Spain to protect the image of the country in the face of damaging allegations about financial misdeeds.

The Royal Family are due to remain in the Balearics until August 18.

CREDIT: Casa de S.M. el Rey Twitter @CasaReal

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MAKING IT CLEAR: Vicenc

ARMENGOL: Talks with the King.

Unlike previous years when they have spent the whole of their traditional Mallorca sum-

BEST PROMOTION: Catalina Cladera. mer break on the island, this time they are also visiting Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera.

Police swoop on pickpockets POLICE in Palma have made 34 arrests in a major swoop on an international network of pickpockets described as one of the biggest gangs of its kind in Europe.

Around 50 officers took part in 20 or so Tuesday morning raids in various districts of the city, including El Arenal, Coll d’en Rabassa, Aragon, Sa Vileta, Son Ferriol and the Joan Miro area, according to reports.

Spanish press said the operation was the result of a joint investigation involving the National Police Centre Station and the Organised Crime Group under the orders of the Organised Crime Drug Unit, with the collaboration of Palma Local Police and police forces from other countries.

Investigators believe the

CREDIT: Policia Nacional Twitter @policia

OPERATION: Police carried out some 20 raids in Palma and made 34 arrests. criminal network travelled to different cities in Spain and elsewhere in Europe to prey on tourists and rob them of personal items of value and cash. The gang is also accused of money laundering.

It was further reported that all the individuals detained in the Mallorca capital are Romanians, at least some of whom had based themselves on the island for the summer months to take advantage of the peak visitor season.

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Water reserve

CREDIT: Consell de Mallorca Twitter @ConselldeMcao

LOCAL HERITAGE: The museum features all kinds of pieces, images and documents related to Soller and Mallorca’s maritime history.

WATER reserves in the Balearics in July were at the highest level for a decade despite there being less rainfall than normal, the regional Environment ministry reported.

The islands’ reservoirs stood at 67 per cent of capacity last month, compared with 51 per cent in July last year, and around 20 per cent above the level in the driest summers over the last 10 years.

The AEMET State Meteorological Agency reported that there was an average of less than three litres of rain per square metre last month in the Balearics, representing just 45 per cent of the average for July.

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Coastal gems

MEMORY OF THE PAST: Featuring old naval pieces and objects related to fishing and trade. focuses on 10 locals born in the 1920s and 1930s and two younger fishermen, who link the memory of the past with the present. It features videos which can be watched with English subtitles.

The maritime museum is at the moment open just Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2pm, with all the necessary Covid-

19 protection measures, including the obligation of wearing a face mask and social distancing inside the museum complex.

Visits to The Murmur of Memory and guided tours must be booked in advance by emailing museumaritim mallorca18@gmail.com

Turtle in a tangle CREDIT: eviita93 Instagram

CREDIT: Ajuntament de Felanitx Facebook @aju

PROMOTIONAL TOOL: The video is aimed at supporting Felanitx’s tourism sector.

FELANITX Council has launched a new promotional video focusing on the locality’s coastal gems.

Under the title ‘Felanitx is waiting for you,’ the video mixes up images of colourful fishing harbours, striking rocky inlets and crystal clear waters lapping the shores of unspoilt coves in locations including Porto Colom, Cala Ferrera and Cala Serena.

The local authority explained its Tourism department produced the short film in collaboration with the Mallorca Tourism Foundation to use as a promotional tool on social media in support of the Felanitx tourism sector.

The council also revealed it is working on a longer video to be shown at tourism fairs, as and when the Covid-19 pandemic allows.

FREEDOM: The couple snipped the turtle out of its trap.

THERE was a lucky encounter for a turtle tangled up in a fishing net off the coast of Mallorca’s Cap Blanc.

A young couple were sailing in the area when they noticed a great mass of plastic and rubbish floating in the sea. They decided to go and pick it up, but when they got closer they realised to their horror there was a turtle totally trapped in the netting.

Getting right up close to the creature, one of them snipped away the net with scissors, releasing it from its torment

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ITV backlog solution

Museum reopens doors THE Soller Maritime Museum has reopened its doors following months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to allow reform works to be carried out.

The museum located in the old Santa Catalina de Alejandria chapel in Soller Port welcomed its first visitors on Friday.

The renovated exhibition area features old naval pieces and objects related to fishing and trade, models of boats, photographs and historic images and documents, with other exhibits related to the sea distributed around the building exterior, entrance and exhibition hall.

The main themes are fishing, trade and emigration.

One of the big attractions is ‘The Murmur of Memory’ project for the recovery and preservation of oral memories related to the port, which Mallorca President Catalina Cladera and Balearic government Vice President and regional minister for Culture, Heritage and Language Policy, Bel Busquetas, officially inaugurated earlier in the week.

The project is based on research by Dr Catalina Gaya and

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and allowing it to swim free.

They then scooped up the netting to safely dispose of it.

“We continued on our way with the net taking up half of our boat, but satisfied on having been able to help that defenceless animal,” one of them posted on Instagram alongside a video of the turtle rescue.

“How sad, how ugly everything is, how difficult to find words for what just happened,” the post continues.

“A little bit of awareness please…”

THE Mallorca government hopes a new mobile ITV station will clear a major backlog of appointments which has built up as a result of the Covid-19 crisis lockdown.

The administration has approved the modification of the contract with the company which operates the service to get the new station up and running. It has also signed an agreement with Calvia Council on the cession of land in Peguera on which to locate the station.

Mallorca President Catalina Cladera thanked Calvia mayor Alfonso Rodriguez for making the land available and making it possible to “get the project going and improve Mallorca’s ITV service.”

“With this provisional solution we hope to be able to normalise the waiting times for getting an appointment for an ITV.” Rodriguez said it was about “offering a public service and looking out for the general interest.”

Works on preparing the 5,000sqm plot on the Ma1A highway connecting Peguera and Andratx are set to start this week.

The plan is for the mobile station to have four inspection lines for cars and motorbikes, allowing for a 30 per cent increase in Mallorca’s inspection capacity.

It is expected to function from 6am to 9pm and to operate for a period of 10 months.

The Consell said the temporary closure of the island’s four ITV stations in Son Castello, Son Oms, Inca and Manacor during the State of Alarm affected some 63,000 inspections.

As it stands the waiting time for an appointment is around four months.

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Police stop parties CALVIA Local Police have beefed up night patrols of Magaluf and Palma Nova beaches to stop boozy gatherings of youngsters.

The council reported officers have come across large numbers of young people partying on beaches near to Calvia’s nightspots and have had to break up groups making a racket or failing to practise social distancing.

The local authority said police are keeping a particular eye on the beaches from about 2pm onwards to stop revellers from getting together to party.

The administration highlighted the fines of between €100 and €3,000 for drinking in public places under legislation aimed at addressing the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.

PREVENTION: Officers are keeping an eye on the beaches from 2pm onwards in particular to stop boozy gatherings of youngsters.

Local Police are also checking venues follow the rules on closing times established under a Balearic government decree.

At the weekend officers reported establishments in Palma Nova and Peguera for still being open after 2am.

Also over the last week, Calvia police reported a premises in the Ramon de Montcada area of Santa

Ponsa for allowing dancing and another due to noise, as it had the music turned up and its doors open.

Officers continue to monitor Punta Ballena and adjacent streets to make sure businesses remain shut.

The Balearic government ordered the shutdown of the notorious strip mid-July following scenes of throngs of rev-

ellers not wearing face masks or keeping a safe distance apart and reports of drunken incidents and brawls on the street.

The council made it clear most businesses in the locality are complying with the regulations to prevent Covid-19 infections and to stop drunken excess tourism, as well as with the regular municipal by-laws.

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Bars and restaurants worried NEARLY one in three bars, cafes and restaurants in Mallorca could end up shutting for good due to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 crisis, a Balearic hospitality sector association has told the regional government.

On Monday representatives of the hospitality arm of the CAEB Balearic Business Association Confederation discussed what the entity described as the “worrying” situation with the Govern’s Employment and Labour Health director general Virginia Abraham and the Balearic Health and Safety Institute director Ruben Castro.

The CAEB representatives called for the extension of the ERTE temporary suspensions of job contracts until the end of the year, “thinking about the survival of the small businessperson, so they can maintain all their workers’ jobs,” a demand the Balearic government agrees with.

They also raised concerns about contracts for employees taken on for specific periods of time and discontinuous fixed contracts, saying the matter was keeping many of its members awake at night.

They said maintaining jobs and guaranteeing employment for six months is unsustainable for many of Mallorca’s small and medium-sized businesses at this time, and could end up meaning enterprises have to shut down.

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Wildfire risk reminder CREDIT: Govern de les Illes Balears Noticias

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CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY: Citizens need to be “active on prevention and exercise maximum caution,” the Balearic Environment regional minister stressed.

THE Balearic Island government has reminded the public to be on the alert for sparking off wildfires.

“Be active on prevention and exercise maximum caution,” regional Environment and Territory minister Miquel Mir urged citizens.

He reminded people that “we are currently in the month of the year with the highest risk,” and cautioned against “letting down your guard,” especially given the particularly high temperatures in

recent weeks.

So far this year wildfires have affected a significantly smaller area of the Balearics than in 2019: 33.3 hectares by August 6 compared with just over 100 hectares by the same date last year.

But Mir made the point the difference was to a great extent down to the fact the archipelago has not suffered any one big major fire this year, like the 2019 blaze in Cala Tuent.

“The statistics can change from

one day to the next,” he stressed.

He underlined the importance of residents doing their bit and “being proactive in implementing self-protection measures,” notably fire breaks, and especially for properties located between forest and urban areas.

The regional minister made the comments during a visit to the Son Bonet air base in Marratxi, one of four with the aerial resources of the department which he heads.

Youths blamed for break-ins GUARDIA CIVIL have blamed delinquent youths for a wave of break-ins in Inca.

They have arrested two and are investigating another five who are underage on suspicion of forcing their way into a number of homes and businesses in the locality.

The couple of detentions and investigations into two of the minors came after an Inca resident came across one trying to get inside a property while the others kept a lookout, and then a few days later found them trying the same thing.

When the owner went outside he discovered the gang had forced the padlock on his bike to nick it.

The same group of delinquents are reportedly believed responsible for hits on a home and a bar in the same street just hours earlier. Also that they had taken advantage of the lockdown to get into the establishment on various occasions to steal different stuff.

In the case of the other three minors under investigation, the Guardia have again linked them to break-ins of residential properties and businesses.

In one of the robberies the thieves got away with items with a combined value of more than €1,800.

The Guardia said the young robbers generally covered their faces to avoid being identified and went equipped with tools like levers and wrenches to force open doors.

The Guardia also said the investigation remained open and further arrests had not been ruled out.

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Pro and anti Royals BOTH pro and antimonarchists turned out for the Royal Family’s visit to Petra on Monday evening.

As the Royal party visited the house where the 18th century friar credited with taking Catholicism to the US West Coast, Junipero Serra, was born, there were cheers and calls of “Long live the King” and “Long live Queen Letizia” from the gathering organised by Foro Baleares in defence of the Crown.

Meanwhile the pro-republican group Arruix Borbons was whistling and shouting out demands to free Catalan prisoners and slogans like “the monarchy is rubbish.”

King Felipe and the Queen were joined on their tour of the Juniper Serra museum by their daughters Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, who was walking with a crutch after falling a day earlier.

Accompanying the royals were the heads of the

OFFICIAL DUTIES: The Royal four visited the house where the 18th century friar credited with taking Catholicism to the US West Coast was born.

Balearic Island and Mallorca governments, Francina Armengol and Catalina Cladera, and Government Subdelegate Aina Calvo, among other dignitaries.

The visit was seen as an act of support for the memory of the friar, who was made a saint by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

Native Americans however say the Mallorca missionary oversaw the brutalisation and forced labour of native peoples, and statues of Serra in several US cities have been targets of attacks in recent months.

In June the word ‘racist’

was daubed on the pedestal of the statue of the friar in Palma.

The morning after the Petra visit the Royal four were back on official duty, this time dropping into the Naüm socio-educational centre in Son Roca on the outskirts of Palma.

During their visit they learned about the centre’s work with children, adolescents and their families over the last two decades in one of the most disadvantaged districts of Mallorca.

The also chatted to some of the youngsters the project assists.

FUNDS from the Balearic eco-tax are set to finance the creation of jobs for the needy.

The regional government has authorised contracting a service to improve the quality of environmentally important areas of the islands’ coastlines, the work to be carried out by people at risk of social exclusion.

The initiative will cover cleaning, conservation and maintenance actions.

These will include clearing waste from beaches, bays and other areas located in protected natural spaces and separating and classifying the waste collected and transporting it to authorised points to be recycled or treated.

Also removing invasive species, reporting on environmental incidents, gathering data and producing reports.

CREDIT: Govern Illes Balear Noticias

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TASKS: The initiative will cover cleaning, conservation and maintenance actions.

The budget for the contract will be for a maximum of just short of €1.3 million, including VAT, and it will last for 22 and half months from the date it is awarded.

The regional Environment Ministry’s Environmental Quality Service will programme and coordinate the work.

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Easing crisis impact THE Mallorca government has approved a €2.5 million plan to help local councils with their efforts to ease the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on their localities’ economies.

The collaboration agreement, which comes under the island administration’s ‘Mallorca Activa’ programme, is aimed at municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants for measures to boost economic activity and the business structure.

The Mallorca Activa project will be managed by the Consell’s Presidency department, and will include measures like professional training based on infor mation technology and communication, the promotion of employment based on moder nisation, and digital transition towards a more sustainable socio-economic model.

It will also include a training programme for the unemployed in sectors which generate jobs adaptable to the reality of each municipality, among them caring and logistics.

In addition there is a network of

CREDIT: Consell de Mallorca Facebook ConselldMca

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FOCUS: The assistance is for measures to boost economic activity and the business structure. agents to provide support and consultation on economic reactivation.

The measures are supported by a Mallorca Active website featuring information on local economic activity and orders approved by administrations on the health

Bike lane network grows PALMA Council has added another two kilometres of bike lane to the city’s network.

The city administration reported that works on a new €50,000 lane running between Andreu Torrens and Andrea Doria streets are finished.

The island capital now has 94 kilometres of cycle lane in all.

This is just six kilometres short of what the Sustainable Movement councillor Francesc Dalmau said is the council’s goal of having a network extending for more than 100 kilometres during the current legislature.

The councillor pointed out

that bike and scooter use has increased since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and maintained the city administration is working to combat climate change and to promote health, “hence why we have done this work.

“We will continue creating more spaces for bikes in Palma,” he pledged.

Dalmau also mentioned the council is working on a bylaw to impose a 30kph speed limit.

He said the measure would reduce the number of accidents and put vehicle speeds on a level with that of bikes and vehicles on 90 per cent of the city’s streets.

and hygiene measures and protocols for each sector in the ‘new normality.’

The Mallorca Activa programme is part of the Consell’s ‘Mallorca Reacciona’ plan for the islands economic and social reactivation.

Cat torture arrests POLICE arrested two youngsters for the horrific torture of a cat in Manacor in the early hours of Saturday morning.

According to reports the creatures’ desperate cries woke up residents.

They saw a cat tied up and four young people doing unspeakably cruel things to the animal until it died from its injuries.

The youngsters left the cat’s body in the street, although a resident placed it in a rubbish container.

When a Local Police patrol arrived at the scene they set about searching the area for those responsible, leading to the detention of the pair on animal cruelty charges.

The investigation remains open and National Police have not ruled out further arrests.

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CREDIT: Govern de les Illes Balears Noticias

Child poverty risk

COVID-19 IMPACT: The Balearic Infancy and Adolescence Office director warned the pandemic could further increase the child poverty rate.

AS many as one in four children in the Balearic Islands were at risk of poverty even before the Covid-19 crisis, according to a newly released report.

The OBIA Balearic Infancy and Adolescence Office director Serafin Carbello revealed last week that the figures from 2019 put the archipelago as having a child poverty rate of between 22 and 25 per cent.

He warned it is “the most serious problem” for infancy and adolescence, and expressed concerns that the impact of the

pandemic on Balearic families could push the child poverty rate up even higher.

Carbello also reported that extreme poverty on the islands had increased last year. He linked the rise to the Balearics social structure and to job insecurity.

The OBIA report concludes that the instruments created for dealing with child poverty “appear to be insufficient,” despite administrations’ “commendable efforts.”

He particularly highlighted the issue of housing and municipal services.

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Hotels less full CREDIT: FEHM Twitter @fehmmallorca

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UNKNOWN: The FEHM president said how the next two months go depends on whether the UK keeps the quarantine requirement in place.

THE UK’s decision to include the Balearic Islands on its red travel list had a notable impact on July hotel occupation levels in Mallorca, according to an organisation representing the sector.

The average number of beds taken in the islands’ hotels which were open for business last month was 37 per cent, reported FEHM Mallorca Hotel Business Federation president Maria Frontera.

She said the figure was about 5 per cent below what had initially been

predicted for July.

The FEHM president blamed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to impose a quarantine on all travellers arriving in the UK from anywhere in Spain, including the Canary Islands and the Balearics.

Frontera revealed that 57 per cent of Mallorca’s hotels are currently open.

In her view, how occupation levels turn out in August and September depends on whether the UK government keeps the quarantine measure in place or not.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA

EIB Fights Pollution SPAIN is receiving a great deal of funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the latest announcement shows that it will provide €95 million for a number of urban regeneration projects in Barcelona. A significant percentage of this investment will be to create a new concept of housing where the majority of vehicle traffic is only allowed around the perimeter of the neighbourhood with priority given to pedestrians and where cars are allowed, speeds will be carefully controlled.

Nissan deal WORKERS at three Nissan plants in Catalonia can continue to operate until the end of 2021 with work restarting at the end of August and there will be very attractive retirement offers for those who wish to leave earlier.

More jobs AS more businesses open in Spain, so fewer workers are unemployed and in July the number of registered jobless dropped by just under 90,000 and according to the Spanish government this is the largest July drop this century.

Better news THE Bank of England has confirmed that it now believes that the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be less severe than expected but the resultant increase in unemployment will delay recovery for some considerable time.

Trader support IN a bid to help Northern Ireland’s economy, the British government plans to spend £200 million (€220 million) to create a new free service to absorb the costs of moving goods from Great Britain to Ulster from 2021.

Vatican funds A SPANISH economist currently living in the US is to become the most influential layman in the Vatican after accepting the number two role as Secretary General in the Secretariat for the Economy reporting to an old friend who is a priest.

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STAT OF €4.572 billion WEEK

is the value of treasury bonds that Spain expects to sell during August, the first transaction since the launch of the European reconstruction fund.

UK job loss potential continues

by John Smith WH SMITH, the newsagents which has grown over the decades since its founding in 1792 is considering shedding 1,500 jobs, more than 10 per cent of its work force due to the lockdown.

The main area for concern is its UK stores at airports and railway stations as with a hugely reduced footfall, sales have literally plum­ meted and airport sites in particu­ lar are expensive to maintain.

Things are slightly happier with its US airport operations as the bulk of flights are internal and are

relatively well populated meaning that sales are still at acceptable levels.

In a statement on its finances, the company revealed that it ex­ pected to make a loss of at least £70 million (€77 million) for its fi­ nancial year ending August com­ pared to a profit of £155 million (€170 million) in 2019.

Despite this, reserves are rela­ tively good and the company has strong lines of credit so with the potential reduction in staff it be­ lieves that it can return to profit.

There are so many High Street

LEGALLY SPEAKING

names suffering at the moment and in the last few days there have been threats of redundancies from such big names as bookmakers William Hill, Pizza Express, Self­ ridges, DW Sports (now in Adminis­ tration), Hays Travel (which took over the Thomas Cook travel agen­ cies in 2019) and many more.

The well­known groups are the ones that hit the headlines but across the country there are many much smaller businesses that are having to close and as the furlough scheme winds down, so many more jobs are likely to disappear.

Feeling the Pinch

Can he raise his payment?

Is it legal for the president of a large community to award himself an increase in his gratuity, with­ out this matter appearing in the agenda for the AGM or previous discussion with the Committee? Neither does this appear in the minutes of said AGM. F T (by email) Credit: Hammerson

No, it is not legal. Com­ YOU AND THE LAW munity expendi­ IN SPAIN tures must be dis­ cussed and approved by the AGM. The only way this increase can have the appearance of legality is if it is included in the proposed community budget for the following year. I am supposing that you received a copy of the budget before the AGM. And we suppose the committee discussed it pre­ viously. If one of the budget items is the president’s gratu­ ity and the budget is approved without dissent, this seems to cover the issue. If nobody noticed that the president’s payment had been increased, it has been passed as part of the budget. This covers the legal side of it. The trans­ parency leaves something to be desired because the mem­ bers really had no opportunity to object to the higher gra­ tuity.

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.

ONE of the greatest problems that governments around the world encounter is that of money laundering and it is a major task to try to identify attempts to legitimise money that has been obtained ille­ gally.

One new start­up technol­ ogy company in Madrid, Pibisi believes that it can

NEW PLANS: Interior of the Bullring Birmingham.

OWNERS of shopping centres throughout Europe have suf­ fered considerably from the lockdown and one of the UK based operators, Hammer­ son has seen profits fall by £90 million (€99 million).

The problem has been that with shopping centres closed, tenants have not wanted to pay any rents which has then made the sit­ uation very difficult for the centre owners.

In June, Intu which had 16 major centres including Lake­ side in the UK and one in Spain called in Administra­ tors and pulled out of a pro­ posed huge development in Torremolinos, but continues

to trade whilst a decision is made about its future.

Hammerson is restructur­ ing, has taken advantage of UK Government financial support, is selling its stake in VIA Outlets to its Dutch trad­ ing partner for £274 million (€301 million) and is to issue a £550 million (€605 million) rights issue all in a bid to re­ duce its indebtedness of £2.2 billion (€2.42 billion).

There will be a restructur­ ing of the board of the com­ pany and it plans to try to at­ tract a number of new businesses to its centres such as the Bullring in Birmingham by offering flexible and ini­ tially discounted leases.

Madrid Tech start up analyse potential money laundering risks not just by criminals but also by terrorist organisations looking to move money around the world.

It has just raised €140,000

and has found ready support from a number of large in­ vestment companies and al­ so Angels which is owned by Juan Roig, President of Mer­ cadona who can see the im­ portance of the ‘Cloud’ to

track down bad money.

Nowadays, companies have an obligation to try to ensure that they are not, even unknowingly, accepting investment from criminals or selling goods or properties

Fine dining delivery TWO Spanish chefs who be­ tween them own four Michelin stars have finally managed to launch their quality home delivery busi­ ness Cuatromanos in con­ junction with Uber Eats.

The concept is relatively simple as they want to give customers the chance to en­ joy exceptional food at home and although they created the menu, every­ thing is prepared at a single location in Madrid.

The plan was to launch in March but was trialled in May and is now in full ser­ vice with dishes ranging from a hamburger to fine dining.

Spanish Firm Wins Tender A RAILWAY to link Clark In­ ternational Airport in the Philippines with other cities is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan Inter­ national Cooperation Agency A joint venture between Acciona of Spain and Mani­ la­based EEI Corporation has been awarded a con­ tract to build 6.3km of track, 1.6km of depot ac­ cess rail, and an under­ ground railway station at Clark International Airport.

This is all part of a €6 bil­ lion project to cut green­ house gases and reduce congestion in the Manilla area. where the source of the funds is not known.

This is an ideal option for banks, estate agents, auction houses, car dealers and other sellers of expensive items to take positive action to ensure that they are in compliance with the law and to advise the authorities of any suspi­ cions they may have.

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CHANGE(P) 939,20 2.539,0 1.926,2 1.096,00 2.667,0 1.915,0 8.482,1 559,40 298,80 516,40 107,48 519,97 4.559,0 1.808,40 298,20 2.535,0 376,50 107,85 2.340,0 1.346,5 935,6 46,87 2.127,0 1.192,50 3.000,0 5.848,0 7.030,0 2.581,0 272,10 597,80 2.791,0 7.122,0 12.070,0 1.312,00 1.565,00 178,74 2.249,0 1.901,50 2.385,00 329,50 194,10 1.261,73 404,40 4.016,0 1.398,00 5.784,0 64,49 191,25 2.367,2 27,95

% CHG. 925,60 2.517,0 1.893,9 1.075,00 2.620,2 1.887,0 8.393,0 553,80 293,95 508,18 105,42 510,00 4.516,0 1.780,00 290,77 2.517,3 365,70 105,50 2.317,0 1.326,0 896,4 46,04 2.106,0 1.179,60 2.981,0 5.800,0 6.982,0 2.559,0 269,43 577,00 2.769,0 7.056,0 11.870,0 1.281,94 1.551,40 175,76 2.223,0 1.829,50 2.347,00 325,40 185,86 1.246,50 395,70 3.919,0 1.356,00 5.722,4 62,88 189,02 2.341,0 27,27

NET VOL 84,29K 23,72K 5,60K 47,22K 13,10K 9,73K 6,68K 120,82K 338,97K 36,01K 1,29M 44,95K 9,28K 311,76K 628,62K 26,69K 159,01K 1,37M 18,79K 51,69K 125,52K 198,90K 40,48K 5,60K 1,46K 0,81K 5,11K 258,81K 49,57K 111,77K 40,85K 8,76K 53,93K 18,83K 321,09K 703,58K 19,36K 19,90K 49,82K 290,29K 1,16M 19,57K 97,59K 54,64K 168,85K 0,58K 325,96K 21,26K 1,40K 122,57K

COMPANY

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JSC VTB Bank DRC Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Meggitt Melrose Industries Mondi National Grid NatWest Group Next Ocado Persimmon Phoenix Prudential Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Rosneft Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B RSA Insurance Sage Samsung Electronics DRC Sberbank Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Surgutneftegaz ADR Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

0,952 583,00 230,70 28,36 8.596,0 297,70 104,30 1.497,00 907,60 113,55 5.774,0 2.206,00 2.441,0 732,72 1.233,00 7.586,0 1.697,00 550,00 632,00 4.715,5 255,70 4,99 1.188,4 1.187,11 1.145,2 447,80 761,80 1.225,00 12,33 2.980,0 897,00 984,60 2.495,0 1.596,50 1.474,50 10.520,0 1.330,00 1.006,50 405,10 268,20 5,04 120,03 225,00 331,00 4.572,0 908,00 116,98 2.437,0 628,00

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% CHG.

NET VOL

0,956 588,80 232,70 28,56 8.632,0 299,90 104,75 1.503,50 910,60 114,30 5.808,0 2.258,00 2.448,4 732,90 1.239,00 7.596,0 1.708,00 558,61 638,40 4.725,0 261,20 5,00 1.188,8 1.188,70 1.145,6 451,50 769,80 1.225,00 12,36 3.023,0 900,50 990,00 2.503,0 1.597,50 1.478,00 10.625,0 1.335,50 1.014,00 408,70 271,80 5,05 121,30 226,10 335,10 4.575,0 913,60 118,10 2.465,0 630,00

0,948 578,11 228,00 27,98 8.516,0 285,50 101,67 1.482,00 905,40 111,75 5.742,1 2.180,00 2.399,0 720,68 1.210,00 7.486,0 1.692,00 546,80 629,56 4.663,5 253,32 4,95 1.163,4 1.164,00 1.116,8 445,10 758,40 1.221,00 12,29 2.962,0 894,50 979,20 2.478,0 1.579,50 1.461,50 10.465,0 1.328,50 1.001,00 400,30 264,50 5,00 118,76 223,03 321,90 4.528,0 905,20 116,78 2.395,0 617,20

43,52K 11,41K 665,02K 11,90M 15,08K 356,58K 550,85K 37,63K 301,30K 734,26K 5,47K 84,28K 4,64K 19,96K 259,17K 56,89K 266,13K 20,02K 15,25K 118,48K 190,00K 154,09K 235,41K 235,10K 76,72K 56,93K 78,26K 2,91K 45,23K 22,44K 431,79K 74,04K 22,90K 99,58K 25,97K 4,46K 105,29K 33,14K 35,29K 547,91K 5,77K 253,64K 269,75K 257,95K 42,02K 41,08K 4,26M 86,51K 187,38K

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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.17735 Japan yen (JPY)......................................124.763 Switzerland franc (CHF) .........................1.07599 Denmark kroner (DKK) ...........................7.44874 Norway kroner (NOK) .............................10.6403

currenciesdirect.com/mallorca • Tel: +34 687 906 226 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER

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

PRICE 158,33 1.494,49 3.167,46 444,45 170,02 134,92 86,80 47,43 47,80 43,44 268,44 208,27 271,64 124,96 48,03 148,60 99,38 204,60 81,02 212,48 101,86 38,45 133,55 61,23 1.452,71 317,03 58,53 196,36 129,97 129,93

CHANGE 158,42 1.516,85 3.240,81 454,70 171,86 135,11 87,11 47,60 48,08 43,52 278,89 208,80 274,92 125,07 48,65 148,65 99,49 205,16 81,02 215,70 101,91 38,62 133,64 61,29 1.499,75 319,00 58,55 197,98 130,46 131,94

CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 155,07 2,18M 1.481,64 1,58M 3.140,67 3,94M 441,17 49,51M 168,70 19,32M 132,52 2,22M 85,74 7,19M 47,03 17,05M 47,21 11,67M 42,81 18,76M 263,43 72,77M 202,45 3,07M 269,81 2,85M 123,21 3,65M 47,70 36,77M 147,15 3,64M 96,56 14,74M 203,29 2,98M 80,03 6,66M 210,93 27,82M 99,89 5,55M 38,16 21,91M 132,45 4,93M 59,35 6,26M 1.415,01 8,90M 313,34 2,60M 57,65 12,78M 195,30 5,65M 129,11 5,52M 128,66 16,09M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced Stamps.com Inc. Biogen Inc. National Western Life Group Inc. Cl A iRhythm Technologies Inc. First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Cl A Trade Desk Inc. Cl A Mesa Laboratories Inc. Overstock.com Inc. Addex Therapeutics Ltd. ADR Groupon Inc. First Solar Inc.

Most Declined Amazon.com Inc. Illumina Inc. Tesla Inc. MercadoLibre Inc. Coupa Software Inc. GW Pharmaceuticals PLC ADR Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A Wix.com Ltd. NetEase Inc. ADR Datadog Inc. Cl A Adobe Inc.

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13 - 19 August 2020

Brexit negotiations on track

by John Smith AFTER months of posturing between Britain and European Union Brexit negotiat o r M i c h e l B a r n i e r, i t a p pears that the two parties m a y b e n e a r t o a n a g re e ment.

Speaking to the press in Portad­ own, Northern Ireland, Cabinet Of­ fice Minister Michael Gove said “I’m confident that there will be a deal, I think there has been a welcome change in tone over the last few weeks.

“The omens are good for a deal.

Now of course there is some tough

THREE Spanish companies have been selected to submit bids for contracts to extend the Toronto Subway in what is an €18 billion venture.

This, the largest project launch in Ontario Province history has attracted interest from Acciona, ACS and FCC and sees them bidding

GOOD OMENS: Michel Barnier and UK Negotiator David Frost.

Toronto Subway

in two tenders to extend one line (and build stations) by eight kilometres and the other by nine.

Tender results will be revealed during 2021 with completion required no later than 2030 and all three groups have undertaken similar work in Canada before.

talking to do. I believe that there will be a successful negotiated out­ come.”

It appears that both sides will be meeting for a number of extended discussions between now and Octo­ ber at which time the 27 EU member states are expected to confirm their final position with regards to the terms of trade in the future.

According to the Reuters News Agency it is possible that Britain will have access to a form of free trade with Europe and rather than have to sign up for the EU’s rules on state aid so that Britain doesn’t undercut competitors, some form of method of settling of disputes should be agreed.

There are still plenty of pitfalls before the parties will be able to reach complete agreement as there is the matter of Northern Ireland as well as fishing rights to be settled, but free trade is probably the most important agreement of all for the UK economy.

There are still very few actual agreements signed with other coun­ tries, although it appears that nego­ tiations are almost complete with Japan.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Spanish bonds THE European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed that it has spent just under €65 billion towards the purchase of Spanish debt in the form of bonds up to now and still plans to purchase additional debt in the future.

Management cuts IN a bid to cut costs, the NatWest Bank in the UK is believed to be about to reduce its senior management team by at least three as it looks to save around £250 million (€275 million) during 2020.

ERTE statistics ALMOST 60 per cent of those still on ERTE (furlough) in Spain are based in coastal holiday areas which rely on tourism. These comprise Andalucia, the Balearics, Canary Islands, Catalonia and Valencia according to the Department of Social Security.

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11:00amMurder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed?

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7:50am Garden Rescue: Top of the Plots 8:35am Meerkat Manor 9:00am Horizon 10:00am Yellowstone 11:00am Snooker: The World Championship 1:00pm BBC News 2:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 7:55pm Snooker: The World Championship 9:00pm Glow Up 10:00pmQI 10:30pmMandy 10:45pmMandy 11:00pmSemi-Detached 11:30pmSqueamish About 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather 12:30am Cricket: Today at the Test 1:30am Snooker: The World Championship 2:20am The Repair Shop 3:05am Stories of Us

8:00pm Cricket: Today at the Test 9:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 10:00pm The Damned United 11:30pm The Trials of Oppenheimer 1:00am Einstein's Quantum Riddle The story of perhaps the strangest idea in science, quantum entanglement, the concept that a pair of group of particles that had interacted in the past will continue to act in unison - even if they are separated by millions of miles.

2:00am Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream 3:30am Museums in Quarantine 4:00am Museums in Quarantine

9:40am Frasier 10:10am Frasier 10:40am The Big Bang Theory 11:05am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30pmCome Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 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 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau: Make Do and Mend 10:00pmCrime and Punishment

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7:50am Garden Rescue: Top of the Plots 8:35am Meerkat Manor 9:00am A Wild Year 10:00am Yellowstone 11:00am Snooker: The World Championship 1:00pm BBC News 2:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 7:55pm Snooker: The World Championship 10:00pm Gardeners' World 11:00pm I Love 11:30pm State of the Union 11:45pm Newsnight 12:15am Weather 12:20am Cricket: Today at the Test 1:20am The Edge 2:50am Panorama 3:20am The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty 4:20am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Cricket: Today at the Test 9:00pm TOTP2 10:00pm Snooker: The World Championship 11:00pm Joan Armatrading: Me, Myself, I Known for her reclusiveness and barriers, the singer has for the first time granted access to her life and music. In this film she recounts her story from Caribbean emigre to being one of the most revered songwriters of her generation.

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10:40am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 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 Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 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 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Travel Man's Greatest Trips 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Inbetweeners Movie

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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 Eat, Shop, Save 9:00pm Wonders of the Coast Path 9:30pm Inside Britain's Food Factories 10:00pm Unsaid Stories 10:15pm The Life & Times of Captain Sir Tom 11:15pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pmITV News London 12:00am Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am Supermarket Sweep 11:25am Ellen's Game of Games 12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Supermarket Sweep 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

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Further coverage of the first day of the tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.

12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Live NBA: Milwaukee @ Memphis Memphis Grizzlies v Milwaukee Bucks (Tip-off TBA).

Coverage of the match from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida.

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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 A thorough round-up of this lunchtime's main national and international news.

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10:00am You've Been Framed!

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

1:55pm Catchphrase 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Supermarket Sweep 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:30am Classic Emmerdale 9:00am Heartbeat 10:05am Bless This House 10:35am Bless This House 11:10am That's My Boy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm That's My Boy 5:30pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:35pm Heartbeat 7:30pm Downton Abbey 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Law & Order: UK 12:00am Scott & Bailey 1:00am Inspector Morse

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Teleshopping Tommy Cooper The Saint Robin of Sherwood 9:10am Dempsey and Makepeace 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Professionals 12:25pmThe Sweeney 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Robin of Sherwood 3:45pm Dempsey and Makepeace 4:50pm Minder 5:55pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 9:00pm The Motorbike Show 10:00pmHeartbreak Ridge 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pmHeartbreak Ridge 12:35am Ali 1:35am FYI Daily 1:40am Ali 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

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Still denying its existence

MILLIONS still dying, hospitals and governments unable to cope, countries that have allowed tourism to resume becoming once again rampant with it - and still numbskulls are denying the existence of this devastating Covid virus.

Why do human beings choose to turn a blind eye to events and situations that are blatantly staring them in the face? Do these ostriches not understand that by ignoring the existence of a problem, they will never stand a chance of solving it? Like their overblown feathered counterparts, do they think that when they withdraw their heads all the troubles will have miraculously gone away? Well I have news, they won’t.

To my mind, unless something drastic or miraculous occurs, I think this evil malady will be with us for well into next year and possibly beyond. It makes my blood boil to see so many totally ignoring the directives of the health leaders and authorities. I also feel that by advising the over 50’s to stay at home is aiming at the wrong end of the age groups. These are the citizens who have in the main been conforming to the government’s directives and now are being penalised for it. It’s the self-centered youngsters that should be firmly locked

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IGNORING PROBLEM: Uncaring members of the present day generation with no masks.

down. But that won’t happen will it? The privileged and uncaring members of present day generations simply won’t comply.

We are now experiencing the direct result of the namby pamby’ing leftie luvvies who, over the past 30 years or so, have somehow eased themselves into positions of control and frankly got it all wrong. It has resulted in millions of our youngsters firmly

believing that the world owes them a living and utterly destroyed all their respect for others, particularly their elders.

The social media has allowed them to air and spread doctrines based on little, or no knowledge of history or tradition whatsoever, and subsequently instilled in them values so out of touch with reality that they consider the colouring of their pubic hair a deci-

sion of major importance. Sometimes I really am thankful to have reached the age of 81. At least with my future longevity growing shorter and more precarious by the day, I won’t have to experience the total chaos our planet will find itself in when serious decisions need to be made by this bunch of, oh so often ‘offended’ and utterly naïve bunch of selfish wasters.

I just hope and pray, that those among them who have received a decent upbringing and retain a true empathy and respect for their fellow human beings, can lift their peers out of the mire they have sunk into. Unfortunately, as these are in a sad minority, I fear most of their efforts will be lost in such a morass of entitled under-achievers and violent criminals that most of their efforts will be completely in vain.

Many happy returns to the ‘Capitan’ of our papyrus publication. Hope you had a great one Michel. Much love and peace as ever.

Don’t forget my programme is now on expatradioscotland. All details on the station website.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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SATURDAY - 15 AUGUST

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SUNDAY - 16 AUGUST

7:00am Breakfast 10:30am VJ Day 75 12:30pmBargain Hunt 1:00pm Athletics 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Snooker: The World Championship 5:30pm Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 6:50pm BBC News 7:00pm BBC London News; Weather 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Pointless Celebrities 8:00pm Total Wipeout 8:40pm Casualty 9:30pm VJ Day 75 11:00pmBBC News 11:18pmWeather 11:20pm Guardians of the Galaxy 1:15am Young Frankenstein 3:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:05am BBC News

7:45am Marrying Mum and Dad 8:15am Wild & Weird 8:30am All Over the Place 9:00am The Dengineers 9:30am Deadly 60 10:00am Deadly 60 10:30am Saturday Kitchen 12:00pm The Great Food Guys 12:30pm The Good Cook 1:00pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 1:30pm Wanted Down Under 2:15pm Money for Nothing 3:00pm Big Cats 4:00pm Love & Friendship 5:30pm Snooker: The World Championship 6:30pm Flog It! 7:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 8:30pm Snooker: The World Championship 12:00am Cricket: Today at the Test 1:00am The King's Choice 3:05am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Cricket: Today at the Test 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pmThe Bridge 11:00pmThe Bridge 12:00am The Bridge 1:00am The Bridge 2:00am TOTP2 3:00am London Songs at the BBC A collection of performances from the BBC archives celebrating the sights and sounds of London.

3:55am Natural World With their cute faces and extraordinary head-turning ability, owls are one of the nation's bestloved birds, but it's rare to catch more than a glimpse of one in the wild.

6:20am Fifteen to One 7:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05am Frasier 8:30am Frasier 9:00am At Home Superheroes 9:55am The Big Bang Theory 10:25am The Big Bang Theory 10:55am The Big Bang Theory 11:20am The Simpsons 11:45am The Simpsons 12:15pm Puppy School 1:15pm Four in a Bed 1:50pm Four in a Bed 2:20pm Four in a Bed 2:50pm Four in a Bed 3:20pm Four in a Bed 3:55pm The Supervet 4:55pm A Place in the Sun 5:55pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm How to Build...

10:00pm Taken 11:45pm World War Z 1:55am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

10:30am Shimmer and Shine 10:40am Floogals 10:50am Peppa Pig 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Access 11:20am Friends 1:45pm Police Interceptors 2:45pm Live Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union 5:10pm Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson 5:40pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6:40pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 7:30pm 5 News Weekend 7:35pm The Queen's Jewels: Heirlooms & Legacy 8:30pm Cruising with Jane McDonald 10:00pm We Love Gavin & Stacey 11:30pm Utterly Outrageous X-Rated Comedy

11:00amSunday Morning Live 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Jane Eyre 4:40pm Escape to the Country 5:35pm Money for Nothing 6:35pm Spy in the Wild 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm A Suitable Boy 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm BBC London News 11:28pm Weather 11:30pmQuartet 1:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:35am The A to Z of TV Cooking 8:20am Countryfile 9:15am Gardeners' World 10:15am The Beechgrove Garden 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm My Life on a Plate 1:00pm Stories of Us 2:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation 2:30pm Snooker: The World Championship 7:00pm Sir Chris Hoy's Secret World of Japanese Bicycle Racing 7:30pm Top Gear 8:30pm Snooker: The World Championship 12:00am Cricket: Today at the Test England v Pakistan.

1:00am Heroes 1:40am Heroes 2:25am Once Upon a Time in Iraq 3:25am Holby City 4:25am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

9:00pm BBC Proms Classics 11:10pm Albion 2:00am The Gardeners of Kabul 2:25am Classic EastEnders Sean goes to great lengths to convince Roxy he'd be a good father.

2:55am Classic EastEnders 3:25am Classic EastEnders Jack struggles with his feelings when he hears Ronnie is leaving Walford.

3:55am Classic EastEnders Sean can't convince Roxy to stay when he catches up with her just as she's leaving the Square, Tanya begins to regret the choice she made over Jack, and Bradley sets out to impress.

7:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:50am Frasier 8:15am Frasier 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:05am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Big Bang Theory 10:30amSunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:50pm Four in a Bed 3:50pm 27 Dresses 6:00pm A Place in the Sun 7:00pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather.

7:30pm Formula 1 10:00pmLive: Derren Brown - 20 Years of Mind Control 12:10amDerren Brown's Greatest Stunt 1:15am David Blaine: Beyond Magic 2:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

9:25am Little Princess 9:40am Nella the Princess Knight 9:55am Wissper 10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Shimmer and Shine 10:35am Floogals 10:50am Peppa Pig 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:30am Access 11:35amWWE Raw Highlights 12:35pm Friends 2:05pm Police Interceptors 4:05pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 7:00pm Our Yorkshire Farm 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm Toddlers Behaving (Very) Badly 9:00pm Inside Legoland 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun

7:35am Thunderbirds are Go 8:00am Mission Employable 8:05am Mr Magoo 8:20am Mr Magoo 8:30am Mighty Mike 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 12:35pm The Queen 2:25pm ITV News and Weather 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm The Masked Singer US 6:00pm ITV News and Weather 6:15pm ITV News London 6:20pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:25pm Rolling in It 8:25pm The Voice Kids 10:05pm For Your Eyes Only 12:30am ITV News and Weather

8:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:40am Dress to Impress 11:40am Dress to Impress 12:40pm Take Me Out 1:55pm Catchphrase 2:35pm Nancy Drew 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm Nancy Drew 4:40pm You've Been Framed!

5:10pm Hotel Transylvania 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm Hotel Transylvania 6:55pm The LEGO Batman Movie 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The LEGO Batman Movie 9:00pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 11:40pm Family Guy 12:10am Family Guya

4:30am 7:00am 7:25am 7:55am

7:10am Dempsey and Makepeace 8:05am Dempsey and Makepeace 8:55am British Superbike Championship Highlights 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Big Match Revisited 12:30pm British Touring Car Championship Highlights 2:00pm The Sweeney 3:05pm Columbo 4:55pm Lawman 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Lawman 7:00pm Junk and Disorderly 8:00pm Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 9:00pm Rocky IV 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Rocky IV 10:50pm Rocky V 11:55pm FYI Daily 12:00am Rocky V

7:00am Live Anz Premiership Netball Mystics v Magic (Centrepass 6.00am).

Coverage of the match from the 10th round of fixtures, taking place at The Trusts Arena in Auckland.

8:30am Live Super Rugby Highlanders v Hurricanes (Kick-off 8.05am).

Coverage of the match from the 10th round of fixtures, taking place at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

11:10am My Icon 11:20am My Icon 11:30am Live Test Cricket 7:30pm Live Betfred Super League 9:45pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Klitschko

9:00am Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 9:15am Ben 10 9:30am Martin & Roman's Sunday Best!

10:25am James Martin's Islands to Highlands 11:20am Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 12:20pm Inside Britain's Food Factories 12:50pm Wonders of the Coast Path 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:25pm The Voice Kids 3:00pm The Masked Singer US 3:55pm Octopussy 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 6:50pm Jurassic World 9:00pm Downton Abbey 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:19pm ITV London Weather 11:20pm Bafta Celebrates Downton Abbey 12:20am Unsaid Stories

7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:40am Dress to Impress 10:45am Dress to Impress 11:45am Dress to Impress 12:50pm The Masked Singer US 1:45pm Catchphrase 2:50pm You've Been Framed!

3:15pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 4:20pm FYI Daily 4:25pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 5:05pm Storks 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Storks 6:50pm Step Up 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Step Up 9:00pm Kong: Skull Island 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Kong: Skull Island 11:20pm Family Guy 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy

4:30am 7:00am 7:25am 7:55am

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am British Touring Cars 7:10am The Professionals 7:55am The Professionals 8:50am The Car Chasers 9:15am Auto Mundial 9:45am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 11:15am The Big Match Revisited 12:25pm The Far Country 1:25pm FYI Daily 1:30pm The Far Country 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Kelly's Heroes 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Kelly's Heroes 8:00pm Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 9:00pm Apollo 13 10:15pm FYI Daily 10:20pm Apollo 13 11:50pm Bullitt 12:50am FYI Daily 12:55am Bullitt 2:05am Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera 3:05am Tommy Cooper 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen

8:00am Sky Sports News 9:00am Live Anz Premiership Netball Pulse v Stars (Centre-pass 8.00am).

10:30am Sky Sports News 11:00am My Icon 11:15am My Icon The England netball international talks about her idol.

11:30am Live Test Cricket England v Pakistan.

1:30pm Live Formula 1 All the build-up to the season's sixth grand prix.

3:05pm Live Formula 1 The Spanish Grand Prix (Start-time 2.10pm).

5:00pm Live Test Cricket 8:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News

9:55am 10:25am 10:55am 11:30am 1:40pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 12:00am 1:00am

Teleshopping That's My Boy That's My Boy Agatha Christie's Marple The glamorous Ruth Van Rydock contacts her old friend Jane Marple with a mystery - her sister Carrie Louise's study has been devastated by a suspicious fire.

Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Poirot Lewis Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Law & Order: UK Law & Order: UK

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

Teleshopping That's My Boy That's My Boy Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street Emmerdale Emmerdale Emmerdale Inspector Morse Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders Long Lost Family Joanna Lumley's Japan Sanditon Vanity Fair Law & Order: UK Law & Order: UK Heartbeat Agatha Christie's Poirot That's My Boy Emmerdale

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TUESDAY - 18 AUGUST

MONDAY - 17 AUGUST 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Call That Hard Work 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama 9:00pmEastEnders: Secrets from the Square 9:30pm Ghosts 10:00pmLine of Duty 11:00pmBBC News at Ten

4:10pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 4:15pm Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook 5:15pm World's Weirdest Events 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 8:00pm Cricket: Today at the Test 9:00pm Our Friend Victoria 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmThe Trial of Alex Salmond 11:00pmMock the Week

8:30pmThe Joy of Painting 9:00pm Africa with Ade Adepitan 10:00pmAfrican Renaissance: When Art Meets Power 11:00pmAfrica's Great Civilisations 11:55pmAfrica's Great Civilisations 12:50am Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death 2:20am Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture

4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pmA Place in the Sun 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 8:55pmThe Political Slot 9:00pmSupershoppers 9:30pm Jamie: Keep Cooking Family Favourites 10:00pmThe Yorkshire Job Centre 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

12:05am Crime and Punishment

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmBest Friend's Betrayal 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Gallagher 9:00pmUltimate Police Interceptors 10:00pmShoplifters: At War with the Law 11:00pmPolice Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 12:05amUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

3:15pm Celebrity Eggheads 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Call That Hard Work 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:30pm Babs 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather

4:10pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 4:15pm Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook 5:15pm World's Weirdest Events 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm This Farming Life 10:00pmManctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom 11:00pmLive at the Apollo

8:00pm Johnny Kingdom A Year on Exmoor 8:30pmThe Joy of Painting Bob Ross paints a stream trickling through the depths of the forest.

9:00pm A303: Highway to the Sun 10:00pmThe Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story Documentary 11:00pmBlackadder 11:30pmBlackadder 12:00am Storyville 1:20am How to Get Ahead

1:10pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:05pm River Cottage 3:10pmCountdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pmA Place in the Sun 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 8:55pmThe Political Slot 9:00pmHow to Beat Ageing 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmShameless 12:05am Caught on Camera

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Traffic Cops 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmReap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden 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 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 9:00pmThe Yorkshire Vet 10:00pmOur Yorkshire Farm

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 10:00pmThe Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmFamily Guy 10:30pmFamily Guy 11:00pmFamily Guy 11:30pmFamily Guy 11:55pmFamily Guy

11:05am That's My Boy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK

9:10am Dempsey and Makepeace 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Professionals 12:20pmThe Sweeney 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3:40pm Dempsey and Makepeace 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Tenable 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Heartbreak Ridge 11:00pmFYI Daily

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

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 Doc Martin 9:00pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm 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 Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK

1:35pm The Saint 2:35pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3:40pm Dempsey and Makepeace 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Tenable 9:00pm Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer 9:30pm Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer 10:00pmCaught on Camera

7:00am Sky Sports News 1:00pm Nbc's Profootballtalk 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 9:00pm Sky Sports News 10:00pmI Am Bolt 12:00am Whyte Hot A look at British boxer Dillian Whyte's rise in boxing and his career so far.

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:30am Classic Emmerdale 9:00am Heartbeat 10:05am Bless This House 10:35am Bless This House 11:05am That's My Boy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmLaw & Order: UK 12:00am Scott & Bailey

7:00am World of Sport 7:15am The Saint 8:05am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:00am Dempsey and Makepeace 10:05am Minder 11:10am The Professionals 12:10pmThe Sweeney 1:20pm The Saint 2:30pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3:35pm Dempsey and Makepeace 4:35pm Minder 5:45pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 7:50pm Golf: PGA Tour Highlights 9:00pm Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer 9:30pm Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer 10:00pm Apollo 13 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pm Apollo 13 12:40am Ali

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live Anz Premiership Netball 10:30am Sky Sports News 11:00am Sky Sports News 11:30am Live Test Cricket 8:00pm Test Cricket Bitesize 8:15pm Cricket Debate 9:00pm Sky Sports News 10:00pmFight Night Katie Taylor v Christina Linardatou.

WEDNESDAY - 19 AUGUST 11:45am Homes Under the Hammer 12:45pmDom Does America 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pmThe Heights 3:15pm Celebrity Eggheads 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Call That Hard Work 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Our Lives 9:00pm The Repair Shop 10:00pmReported Missing 11:00pmBBC News at Ten

11:00am BBC News 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm A Matter of Life and Debt 3:15pm A Place to Call Home 4:05pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 4:15pm Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook 5:15pm World's Weirdest Events 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Meerkat Manor 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00pmHarlots 10:45pmHarlots 11:35pmGrand Tours of Scotland 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather

8:00pm Johnny Kingdom A Year on Exmoor 8:30pmThe Joy of Painting American artist 9:00pm Monty Don's Japanese Gardens 10:00pmJapan: Earth's Enchanted Islands 11:00pmThe Art of Japanese Life 12:00am The Old Grey Whistle Test `Whispering" Bob Harris hosts a three-hour special, originally broadcast in 2018 to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark BBC music show's last broadcast.

3:05am The Joy of Painting 3:30am Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

12:10pmUndercover Boss USA 1:05pm Channel 4 News 1:10pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:05pm River Cottage 3:10pmCountdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pmA Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pmThe Political Slot 9:00pm Phil Spencer's Stately Homes 10:00pmLose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley 11:00pmInside Missguided: Made in Manchester 12:05am First Dates

9:45am Wonderful World of Animal Babies 9:50am Pets 9:55am Floogals 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmCan't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Traffic Cops 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pmDriven Off the Rails 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Walking Britain's Lost Railways 9:00pmTraffic Cops 10:00pmPolice Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 11:00pmTrucking Hell 12:05am The Sex Business

7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:25pm ITV News London 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 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 Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 9:30pm Coronation Street Icons 10:00pmTina & Bobby 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pmITV News London 11:45pmPiers Morgan's Life Stories 12:50am British Touring Car Championship Highlights

9:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am Superstore 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 Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm We're the Millers 11:10pmFYI Daily 11:15pm We're the Millers 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy

3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm

12:00am 1:00am 2:00am

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News NBC's Profootballtalk Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Katie Taylor: All Action Whyte Hot Whyte v Chisora: Bad Blood Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

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Cryptic Across 1 Leo, for example, or a lady abroad (7) 5 The way to play a guitar with spirit (5) 8 Bifocals for tumblers perhaps (7) 9 Shock Papal management (5) 10 Summer snake (5) 11 Wrongly presume it's the greatest (7) 12 Feel sorry for the river bird (6) 14 Defoe's hero changed course (6) 17 Dachau certainly held a famous poet (7) 19 Second team leader and get up (5) 22 The way to defeat egghead (5) 23 Refuse to leave book in service station (7) 24 Some useless information for a tennis champion (5) 25 Send Lee free pins (7) Down 1 Greek letter begins, 'Sir, I give my assurance' (5) 2 Watch over train crew member (5) 3 Fashion robs Eve of the ability to watch (7) 4 A beast of burden is the first to help (6) 5 Neither flat nor blunt (5) 6 Repairs broken swords (7) 7 Man admitting setback for islanders (7) 12 Registers the best performance (7) 13 King George has a double but not all at once (7)

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15 Book a stand-in (7) 16 Grand orchestra leader destroyed monster (6) 18 Sweets to go for, we hear (5)

20 Benefit that makes a small number suffer (5) 21 Reduced fare when tide turns (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents V and 13 represents S, so fill in V every time the figure 2 appears and S every time the figure 13 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 Deeply religious (5) 3 Unsuitable (5) 6 See 18 8 Let go free (7) 9 Short in duration (5) 10 Make a dull sound (4) 13 Wife of your uncle (4) 14 Not clearly understood or expressed (5) 17 Loud and unruly (7) 18/6 Retire gracefully (3,3) 19 Not longer fresh (5) 20 Unpleasant (5)

Down 1 Small piece of ground (4) 2 Look over carefully or inspect (6) 3 Unattractive (4) 4 Lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph (9) 5 Very fashionable or up to date (6) 7 Large, venomous, hairy spider (9) 11 Large marine mammal (6) 12 Clergyman (6) 15 Deal with successfully (4) 16 At a specified distance (4)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Estante (5 3 Proteger (7) 6 Más enojado (7) 8 View (5) 10 Irlandés (5) 11 Lawyer (7) 14 Currency (6) 15 Ninth (6) 17 Inch (7) 20 Tomillo (5) 21 Pista (5) 22 Tray (7) 23 To loot (plunder) (7) 24 Grande (5)

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

Down 1 Estadio (7) 2 Fe (5) 3 Pearl (5) 4 Obvious (5) 5 Cloth (for cleaning) (5) 7 Garland (9) 9 Neumático de repuesto (5,4) 12/13 Tarjeta bancaria (4,4) 16 Manejar (máquina) (7) 17 Ducks (birds) (5) 18 Tobillo (5) 19 Ámbar (5) 20 Barrel (5)

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There are moments of boundless energy which really urge you to 'get up and go'. Make use of this at work, where most progress is to be made this week. Be you a politician, pensioner or anyone in between, the opportunities are there to be had. Slow progress on the love front should not see you fretting. At the moment, the priorities are elsewhere. Putting down roots and establishing your position are paramount.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Bring more zip to your life by putting the spotlight on your health. Getting out and about lifts the spirits, while perking up the diet with new foods brightens the system. As energy levels come up this week, be aware of what is happening around you. A chance remark in conversation may bring to light a really great idea for improving your finances. Romance is not exactly sparkling but you have your eye on this area.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The chance to travel seems exciting but can be made even more so by including a few people who are on your wavelength. So busy have you been on the more mundane aspects of life that the 'big picture' may have faded into the background. A holiday or weekend break opens the mind and gives impetus to any personal plans. Don't be shy when with members of the opposite sex because they have much to offer you spiritually.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) An authority figure may also be seen as a possible romantic attachment. Your talents and charm serve you well when approaching this person. Opportunities need approaching with eyes wide open, however, because they could be time-consuming and disruptive.

Nothing is for nothing, though, and maybe you feel that it will all be worth the effort in the longer term.

Financially, keep the ball rolling and contacts current.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keeping up the activity level physically is really in your best interests this week. It is a pivotal point where your resolutions in this area could fail. With life very busy, it is still important to retain your priorities. A promise broken may still be restarted without trauma, just determination is needed.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Does someone in the family need your attention?

Don't begrudge time spent with them, even if you are busy. Consider what you would want others to do if you were in the same position. After all, you love a challenge so see this as a bit of a juggling act. Bringing humour into the equation makes such a difference mid-week when you wonder where it is all going.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) With your enthusiasm socially at a peak, now is the time to get involved with anything that takes your fancy.

A project involving music or painting will give you the chance to make new friends. Children and young people fill your time for a lot of this week and certainly give you a reason to smile.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This week will see more progress on a health issue.

Maybe you have recently given up something or taken to the gym.

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

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Avoid like the plague people who would dampen your spirit. It may not be deliberate but, if you are near repressed or depressed people, it may rub off.

Find positive, active people to be near. If you have not started a form of exercise, then now is as good a time as any.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Don't chance your plans being disrupted by ill health. Get any problems sorted out now even if you think they are 'nothing'. When you are feeling good it is easy to take that for granted. Fresh foods and air mean more at the moment than making an extra few pounds. Allow others to become involved and give a hand when energy is low because you can easily repay the favour later when your own energy levels are high.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your mind is positively buzzing with ideas. There has been so much progress in your personal life during the past year that it is hard to believe.

However, you are capable of being very dynamic and single-minded.

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

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

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Romance will find you this week if only you are in the right frame of mind. You may be inclined to refuse social gatherings that hold no prospects for you, but don't close the door on anything. The right kind of companions are sometimes found in the strangest places. It is cosy to stay at home but life is all about progress, not stagnation.

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

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

ALL over Europe and beyond we’re seeing Covid-19 restrictions lifted, then replaced as infections spike.

However, when this is all over, I’d be very interested to see an in-depth survey and analysis of those people who 1) won’t do as they are advised/ requested/required; 2) take it as a personal affront and infringement of their civil liberties to be asked to wear a mask for a very short time; 3) regard it as absolutely essential to go to a pub/ beach/hotel abroad without further delay; 4) have no concept whatsoever of community responsibility.

Whenever lockdown is eased a very short period out of a healthy person’s lifetime - why are so many anti-maskers prepared to break the law and gamble with their own and other people’s safety for basically trivial reasons?

And presumably there is a

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ANTI-MASKERS ARE THE NEW ANTI-VAXXERS: WHAT ABOUT YOU? cross-over with the conspiracy theorists/influencers who think the metal strip in a mask is a conductor for 5G and anti-vaxxers - a quarter of Brits - say they might refuse a coronavirus vaccine.

Does this matter, you ask? You bet, because their selfishness and stupidity put others at risk, particularly those who can’t have vaccinations for medical reasons.

Punishment (denial of NHS services or schooling, for instance) for non-vaccination is a nonstarter, it’d be hard to enforce without added bureaucracy and likely costly court cases. So why not try, as a one-off against this virus (deadly to both health and the economy), the ‘carrot’ instead?

Offer, say, some hard cash for each person vaccinated. It would cost a few hundred million pounds, but would likely soon pay for itself. Money talks, possibly louder than influencers, igno-

rance or superstition.

Alternatively, if a vaccine becomes widely available, surely all countries will require a certificate of vaccination for entry, as used to be the case for smallpox in many countries before it was eliminated due to a worldwide vaccination programme.

Once these anti-vaxxers find they’re unable to travel anywhere other than in their own country, I suspect the problem could disappear...

So, where do you stand?

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ANTI-MASKERS: Their selfishness and stupidity put others at risk.

Lost in a Masquerade GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY IN the ‘new normal’, we’re becoming quite divided. While we show something of a united front, we stand strong against the dreaded virus, or more likely, the dreaded aftermath.

We clapped for frontline workers, continue to sanitise our hands, until the skin is almost non-existent, and of course we try to remain as socially distant as possible, even in impossible situations. However, there’s a major division between those who believe in Covid-19 and those who call it the Scamdemic.

On Monday, I was in Marbella and found a fantastic little bar, selling Lavazza coffee. This may seem mundane, but as someone who’s lived in Italy for many years, and also one who drinks way too much coffee, this find is like winning the lottery.

Spain is fantastic for many things, sadly, coffee isn’t one. I love strong coffee, but the flavour of café solo is way too bitter. When I ask for frothed milk, I receive warm milk.

I start my day with one cappuccino, followed by uncountable espressi. I’m pretty wired most of the time, but why change the habit of a lifetime? Anyhow, I bought a take out espresso and found a spot where I could stand, socially distant, remove my mask, and down my fix.

It’s a long time since I’ve been ‘papped’, as they say, so when a guy with a camera arrived and took my photo, I was shocked. At first I assumed he was photographing the buildings. But no, he continued snapping and told me it’s illegal to remove my mask. I laughed, and explained I was trying to drink my coffee. “I’ll make a police report!” he steamed, ironically wearing a filthy mask, with his nose uncovered.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been wearing a mask since March, will continue to. But at what point does removing it becoming such an issue

We try to remain socially distant.

for someone else? My friend felt it would be funny to take photos with his phone, much to the annoyance of Mr Busybody. It all got heated, so I finished my coffee, replaced my mask and moved on. Clearly the guy had bigger issues to address.

Later, I was standing in-line at the ATM, when the lady next to me asked why I was wearing a mask.

“It’s a fake virus?” she infor med. I didn’t respond, but that didn’t stop her. She went on, “I must register with the chat forum, Truth, and learn the reality. The leaders are taking over, soon we’ll be microchipped”. I prayed the guy in front of me would hurry, so I could escape.

In one day, I learned a lot: there are the believers and the suspicious.

Those wearing masks, not because we’re forced to, but because we care for others. Then there are those who feel it’s time to become a law enforcer. Let me put it on record; the next person to stick a camera in my face without asking can expect to have it smashed. Unless of course, it’s Patrick Demarchelier.

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Dreaded ‘maskne’ AS protective face masks have become an essential part of everyone’s life thanks to Covid, many have discovered that regularly wearing one can have uncomfortable side-effects, mainly the dreaded ‘maskne’.

But what exactly causes maskne?

According to dermatologists, the “constant rubbing of the masks against our skin causes micro-tears, allowing easier entry for bacteria and dirt to clog up our pores.”

Also, there is the damp, hot environment underneath your mask.

Breathing into a mask creates a warm, moist environment that leads to the buildup of oil, sweat and bacteria. Add the fact that face masks are designed to block things and it’s a recipe for skin disaster.

One way to combat it is to avoid thick skincare creams

FACE MASKS: Many have discovered they bring uncomfortable side-effects. and swap them for more lightweight water-based products. A lightweight moisturiser can also act as an additional protective barrier and prevent chafing.

Ideally, you should use a mild and gentle exfoliator to support the absorption of your moisturiser.

Unsurprisingly, skincare brands have been quick to recognise the rise of maskne problems and items like facial barrier masks and antiblemish patches have become more available.

Skincare companies have seen a strong rise in deepcleansing products in the

past few months.

This rise may be attributed to mask-related issues, including oilier skin and acne, as well as an increase in hygiene habits due to Covid19.

However, while skincare is booming, the make-up industry has taken a bashing as more people are working from home and avoid going out.

Luckily, the demand for make-up is expected to rise again as life returns to normal, businesses begin to reopen their doors, and more people return to the workplace.

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THE SEA A poem by Barbra Dean We are so lucky to live by the sea And we go every day if we can To sit on the beach, catch up on a read

OUR VIEW Your choice WE’RE all going on a summer holiday!.. No? Maybe not yet?

I do think we all deserve a holiday after the year we have had so far.

But is that a possibility?

There seems to be many strong opinions on this terrible virus and whether it is getting worse, better or just something we should try to live with. Should travelling be a priority?

Can people be trusted to go to a different country and abide by the rules and regulations?

We should remember that a holiday is a luxury and also that cheap beer and sunshine aren’t the answers to all our prayers. However, some of us need to break from the old routine, to literally distance ourselves from our everyday life.

When will we be able to do that?

Nobody has an answer. This uncertainty seems to be perpetuating fear, and constant news updates on figures really stick the boot in.

Whilst we are getting riled up and upset about not getting to burn in the sand for a week there are other people who have been parted from their families, missed funerals, lost their jobs and lost their lives. Deep down do we really feel that we deserve a break more than them?

The governments have our choices in the palm of their hand. There are some who think that they are crushing us and others who think they are saving us. The majority may feel that we should put our trust in them and let them take control, it would certainly free us of some worries. Others believe it is a well-planned conspiracy to control the world, are they getting a bit carried away?

Before you think of flying off into the sun please think, are you ready for any eventuality? Is it really worth it? If so, go right ahead.

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DEAR Euro Weekly News, On Friday, July 24, my wife and I had come out of Mercadona and into the outside parking area near the entrance. When she suddenly collapsed and her head hit the floor. A young Spanish couple in a car stopped and jumped out and called an ambulance as she was unable to move. They stayed with us and used a hand fan to keep Stella (my wife) cool in the fierce heat.

I would like to say a mighty big thanks to this couple for the quick reaction and help they gave us and it just shows that there are people in this world that care and have feelings for others. Never got their names but they know who they are and I just hope that they manage to read your paper or somebody who knows them passes on this message.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

Coronavirus Cases in the US Top Five Million Wow some statistic, considering Obama’s Administracion funded the Wuhan lab and Fauci was heavily involved, it really does make you think why would they do that and release the virus in the US election year?

RS

Grim weekend Covid-19 figures on Spain’s Costa Almeria Easy solution. Stop testing thousands and then no cases reported. The more testing the higher the figure it’s not rocket science.

The important figures are hospitalisation and actual deaths.

TA THANK YOU: There are people in this world who care.

And sometimes get a good tan We see ships far away in the distance And imagine that we are on board Going to faraway places As the wine's being poured Sometimes the sea is bright turquoise With patches of white and bright blue The waves flowing to the seashore Waiting in turn for their cue Down below in the depths, there is magic With creatures and plants to surprise Scurrying, swimming, or crawling And living their own special lives Some people have been down to see them But me, I can't even swim Although I would love to go down there The chances are really quite slim But I know of their colours and beauty From little fish to great whales Dolphins, and turtles, lobsters and crabs And some little things without tails There are so many wonderful creatures And corals, sea urchins and reef So the sea is not just the water It's what's going on underneath

Spanish Police Launch Late Night Inspections on Night Clubs in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol Looking for COVID Flouters If only they cracked down on the scam artists, the pick pockets, the paedophiles etc as much as they crack down on non mask wearers, it’s about fines I guess.

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UK is ‘Heading Back into Lockdown Next Month,’ says Former Chief Scientist to the Government Everywhere you go and everywhere you look there are people ignoring the instructions about masks and distancing, There are sure to be further lockdowns and a spike in cases unless the government really cracks down in the same way Spain did.

IM

Only Half of the Expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol would definitely have the COVID-19 Vaccine No it needs a lot of testing to see what side effects are, we could end up even worse off because of reactions, that would put more pressure on the health system.

CM

Your wish Hi Euro Weekly News, Please, please, bring back the Hexagram puzzle, for myself and most of my friends, this is our favourite puzzle of the week, as it is sometimes really hard and other times quite easy, it seems to always be the one that is left out in favour of the Funeral Plan advertisement.

We really enjoy the rest of the paper, especially Leapy Lee, always controversial, but spot on with his comments, Mike Senker is also very entertaining. The Authoress, doesn’t seem to be in this week but her comments are also good, the Letters page is always up to the minute.

In all, it’s our favourite weekly paper, but please us all even more by reinstating the Hexagram puzzle, once and for all.

Heartbreaking Story of a British Expat who Flew to the UK from Spain’s Costa del Sol to Visit his Sick Brother then was Refused Access by the Care Home!

We were not allowed see my mum-in-law. Her husband only twice a week, very strict due to Covid. Just the way it is now. They don’t want guests or staff bringing virus in. It is heartbreaking.

TA

Brits on Spain’s Costa del Sol prefer to be homeless than return home as economic crash kicks in We are having a better life in Spain than we would do in the UK, no chance of returning there, been here for over 17 years, best move ever.

CM

Rant over now, P.A. Gilligan Playa Flamenca

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Cancellations to Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca sees Brits Head for Turkey Turkey is lovely, had an amazing holiday there last year.

PC

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Expats, the Mother Country needs you!

BARRY DUKE I ANTICIPATED a robust reaction to a question I posed on Facebook last week, but I hadn’t bargained for the outpouring of derision and fury it provoked.

This is what I posted on the Brexpats in Spain page: ‘How many of you are prepared to return to the UK to help it out in its hour of need?

‘I ask because I received a message on FB that got me thinking about writing a column for Euro Weekly News.

The message reads, in part, “it is time for expats to return home and rally to the mother country at its time of need. We have an economy to rebuild and we face huge challenges from the virus, from the shortterm impact of Brexit, and the ‘woke’ fifth columnists undermining us from within”.’

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ting completely out of hand.

Many excellent points were made, but to my mind the best was posted by Iain Henderson who pounced on the term ‘fifth columnists,’ meaning the enemy within.

HELPING OUT: I won’t be one of them.

He pointed out that the UK ‘isn't at war with the EU ... We are not dealing with spies, saboteurs, or irregular forces.

This is a story of a small island

nation which has taken its ball and bat home. It’s now having a childish tantrum as it’s facing a long period out in the cold with no agreement with its biggest trading power.

‘And no. I won’t be going home to help Blighty in its hour of need. This is an act of sabotage of epic proportions and the tragedy is that we have done it to ourselves.

John Perry added: ‘I am one of those ‘woke fifth columnists’… We are disenfranchised exiled patriots. We love our country and want the best for it. We came to Spain as Euro Brits.

‘England is presently in the hands of the very worst third rate leadership, governed by Johnson, a pound shop Donald Trump. There is no place for me at the moment there.

‘I expect the union to break up and Brexit to utterly destroy the economy. Covid will simply intensify the disaster already inflicted on it by a half-witted, post-imperialist deluded electorate.’

My own view? Let the thousands of expats who voted to leave the EU return to sort out the current mess and the far bigger one looming on the horizon.

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SPORT Man U sail through

13 - 19 August 2020

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MANCHESTER UNITED are into the semi-finals of the Europa League after beating Copenhagen in Cologne on Monday, August 10.

United needed extra time to get the score needed, with Bruno Fernandes scoring a penalty in the 94th-minute putting the reds ahead.

United will face either Wolves or Sevilla on Sunday August 16.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer picked a strong team for the game, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial all coming back into the team having started last week’s win over LASK on the bench.

Greenwood thought he had opened the scored for United just before half-time, but his perfect strike was ruled offside.

Inter Milan

GOAL SCORER: Lukaku taking Inter to the semi-finals.

ANTHONY MARTIAL: Manchester United’s man of the match in Cologne against Copenhagen.

Copenhagen goalkeeper Karl-Johan Johnsson kept his team in the game with an impressive performance, but Fernandes penalty after Anthony

Martial was fouled in the area was enough to see United take the win, with Anthony Martial also taking man of the match.

INTER MILAN go forward to the semi-finals of the Europa League after beating Bayer Leverkusen in Dusseldorf on Monday, August 10.

Romelu Lukaku was the driving force from the start of the game, disrupting the Leverkusen defence and keeping Inter in the running for their first trophy in nine years.

When Nicolo Barella put Inter ahead in just 15 minutes, it was off a rebound from a shot of Lukaku’s which had been blocked. Six minutes later, Lukaku scored after a link up with Ashley Young.

The German team kept themselves in the game with Kai Havertz playing a one-two with Kevin Volland, firing the ball past goalkeeper Samir Handanovic to minimise the gap to a single goal.