Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 17 - 23 September 2020 Issue 1837

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THE PAWS-PATAS animal shelter says its ‘applause’ to the Euro Weekly News for running a front page story in the Almeria edition and online which has helped prompt offers to foster abandoned dogs.

The charity’s PR and fundraising coordinator Chrissie Cremore said the EWN article highlighting PAWS-PATAS’s desperate need for foster homes for the record numbers of cats, kittens, dogs and puppies left at the shelter’s gates since the start of the pandemic produced results.

She reported that the shelter received emails from many people offering their assistance and to date a total of nine puppies and three dogs have been taken into care.

“This has been amazing, because the shelter

CREDIT: PAWS-PATAS

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ADORABLE: One of the abandoned puppies in foster care and looking for a forever home.

could not deal with the volume of animals being abandoned, and because of the coronavirus situation, volunteers have not been able to travel from Holland and at times there have been

only three people cleaning, feeding and exercising 38 dogs,” Chrissie explained.

The situation became so dramatic she said that she and her other half Stuart Drury and fellow

committee member Babs Willams had to “jump to the rescue.”

Babs, who assists in homing dogs in the UK, has been living at the shelter for the past two months, while Chrissie

and Stuart have worked shifts with the dogs every day for the past five weeks.

PAWS-PATAS’ President Vicky Hall has meanwhile taken on extra responsibility at the cattery.

Apart from the welcoming news about fosterers, local adoptions have also increased, Chrissie revealed.

It has been a case of “heartwarming, happy tears” she said to see four of the dogs leave the shelter for good and move to their “forever home” after many years.

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BARS, restaurants, hotels and hostels in Almeria have backed strike action to demand a rescue plan for the hospitality sector.

Staff at establishments in Almeria city and elsewhere in the province downed tools for 15 minutes on the morning of September 9 in an act of protest organised by the ASHAL Almeria Provincial Asso-

Taking a stand ciation of Hospitality Companies.

The initiative was to support the national sector association action in Madrid under the slogan #SalvemosLaHostelería (Save hospitality).

“We are all now aware that we

are at the limit and we need measures which help companies to refloat their businesses and also a strategic plan to drive activity again”, declared ASHAL president Diego Garcia.

“We are not the guilty ones for

the spread of Covid-19, although they try to criminalise us, but we are the most affected”, Garcia insisted.

He claimed that “without a clear strategy which boosts the sector, the loss of companies and

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employment will be inescapable.”

Among the measures ASHAL is calling for are an extension of the ERTE work furloughs while the pandemic lasts, fiscal bonuses for rentals and resources for sunk costs for companies which have suffered a major loss of income.

The association is also calling for a strategic plan for the sector to deal with the new reality.

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Help is still needed The cattery has had three adoptions, and with over 50 cats and kittens still in their care the volunteers are busy following up on emails.

According to Chrissie the EWN article also generated offers from four more people to volunteer and help with the dogs and a further two with the cats.

“But please don’t think we can now relax,” Chrissie warned.

“PAWS-PATAS is a constant merrygo-round, and due to other commitments, volunteers cannot always stay or give as much time as they wish. So please never think the animal charity has enough people to help.

“We constantly need assistance keeping the shelter grounds tidy, for DIY, volunteering in one of our four outlets situated in Mojacar, Turre and Las Buganvillas, fundraisers, drivers to collect volunteers from the airport or Vera bus station, and long-haul drivers for overseas homing in Holland and the UK. As a specific example of what

PAWS-PATAS is constantly up against, Chrissie told EWN that just last week three boxes were left outside the shelter gates, one with an adult cat, one with two large kittens and one with two tiny kittens.

One of the smaller ones, now named Rascal, is partially sighted, possibly blind, but loves being with his best mate who was abandoned with him, and who is now named Sid. It may take time to find the right home for both of them, Chrissie admits, but if 100 people would like to sponsor them and donated just €2 per week that would be a huge help, she pointed out, promising that PAWS-PATAS would keep everyone updated with their progress, situation and would also email photographs.

For more information or donations, visit the PAWS-PATAS website: www.paws-patas.org.

Anyone wishing to help with the cats and dogs should start by emailing either cats@pawspatas.org or dogs@paws-patas.org.

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PLANNING a joint strategy to secure EU funding for Almeria was the main subject on the agenda during talks bet w e e n p ro v i n c i a l c o u n c i l P re s i d e n t J a v i e r A G a rc i a and Junta de Andalucia Finance and European Financing regional minister Juan Bravo.

The Diputacion president is particularly looking for regional government collaboration on ensuring Almeria’s request for Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) programme funds for promoting advances in three key areas for the province’s economic structure: water sources, renewable energy and agrifood.

The project backed by the Almeria Province Business Confederation (ASEMPAL) and the Almeria Provincial Council could mean a “before and after” for the province, according to Garcia.

He said support from the Junta to gain ITI funds and see this important project move forward is essential, and described the

CREDIT: Diputacion de Almeria

Joint STRATEGY

COMMON OBJECTIVE: The central aim is “generating wealth and employment in the province and improving the lives of all Almeria residents,” the Diputacion president said. meeting with Bravo on August 9 at the Diptuacion de Almeria’s Provincial Palace as “very productive.”

The head of the regional administration reported that the talks had also covered other European projects and joint initiatives and actions between the Diputacion and the Junta in different areas, but all with the

Museum project underway CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA Council has got going on a ‘Fishing in Antiquity’ museum project.

The local authority is turning one of the halls in the town’s Marques de Los Velez into the new municipal museum.

The initiative has a budget of more than €82,000, which the Andalucia regional government’s Agriculture, Fishing and Sustainable Development department is subsidising.

Cuevas Culture and Tourism councillor Maria Isabel Ponce explained works have started on the installation of elements and equipment in the exhibition hall.

She said the job is expected to take three months to complete.

Cuevas already has an exhibition area dedicated to Bronze Age archaeology. The council said the aim of the new project is to “enrich this exhibition, introducing a display in the im-

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Cuevas del Almanzora

CENTRAL THEME: The project will centre on the importance of fishing and the associated industries in the Roman and Phoenician eras. portance of the old town of Baria, centering on the importance which fishing and the industries associated with it had in the Phoenician and Roman periods.”

The museum will therefore offer visitors a tour round everything related to fishing in Phoenician and Roman Baria.

Another principal theme of the museum will be the Argaric culture, represented in Cuevas by the Fuente Alamo archaeological site.

The exhibition will also include elements explaining fishing on the Villaricos coast.

common objective of “generating wealth and employment in the province and improving the lives of all Almeria residents.”

At a press briefing after the meeting Bravo spoke of his “excitement and optimism” about what the Andalucia government and Europe could bring to Almeria.

“Europe has put more than

€140,000 for Spain on the table to be able to carry out actions along this line,” he pointed out.

“Almeria Province has our commitment on starting to work with the management of European Funds to see how we can capture them for specific projects which we defend in Europe, and which we make a reality.”

Demand for solutions THE Aguadulce en Marcha political grouping is demanding a lasting solution to the rockslide problem which forced the closure of a stretch of the N-340 coast road.

The group has called on the Government Sub-delegation and Roquetas de Mar Council to “agree definitive works and a better public transport offer.”

The demand comes the week after rocks, some of them huge, came down in the middle of the afternoon on September 8 on top of the ‘El Cañarete,’ which runs between Aguadulce and Almeria. The road had to be blocked off to traffic in both directions.

This was just over eight months on from when a nearly fourtonne rock came crashing down on top of the road in the early hours on New Year’s Eve. Since then the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda has carried out €640,000 worth of repair works to the highway, reopening it to

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CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Roquetas de Mar Facebook @AytoRoquetas

ROCKSLIDE: Forced the closure of a stretch of the N-340 coast road.

traffic on June 19.

Aguadulce en Marcha claims the situation is “playing with the lives of many people.”

A statement from the group points out that many of Aguadulce’s residents have jobs in Almeria and El Ejido and drive to work.

“The lack of alternative, effective public transport does not help traffic fluidity in our locality,” the group states.

It also argues that Aguadulce should have direct communications with the Poniente hospital and better public transport.”

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Carnival one way or another PLANS are in the pipeline for next year’s Almeria City carnival celebrations, one way or another depending on the Covid-19 situation.

Almeria Municipal Carnival Federation president Nicolas Castillo has written to the city’s carnival groups to tell them that the event will be happening in 2021, but pointing out “it will not be the same as ever” due to the pandemic.

The need for safety measures as set out by the authorities “obliges us to reinvent ourselves and think about a different format from the traditional carnival,” he said.

The Federation president made it clear there could be major modifications, or even some cancellations, according to health authority requirements.

Almeria City Council has already given the federation its support for next year’s events. The formal agreement between the two entities is due to be signed shortly, but the actual proposals for what will go ahead have yet to be set out.

The provincial capital’s Culture councillor Diego Cruz underlined the council’s ongoing commitment to carnival, but like Castillo left no doubt that “health will be the priority at all times,” and the events which do go ahead will be with the health authorities’ authorisation.

Cruz nevertheless expressed his confidence in the carnival federation’s creativity.

“We will make Carnival 2021 safe and fun at the same time,” he commented.

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THERE was a good turnout for an event to clear rubbish from the Salar de los Canos wetlands in Vera on Saturday.

The local council reported that more than 100 volunteers took part in what was the first ‘Jornada de Limpieza de Entornos Naturales de Vera: no mas basuraleza’ (Vera natural environments cleaning day: no more litter).

Between them they collected an industrial skip’s worth of trash and waste which they found lying around in the area.

The Sureste athletics club and the Save the

Clean-up initiative Salar de Los Canos and territory association were behind the initiative, on which Vera Council collaborated.

The administration provided the skip and essential materials like gloves and bags.

The athletics club had called on local residents and associations to join in and do their bit with the aim of ‘uniting the values and spirit of sport with those of caring for and respecting the environment.’

Earlier this year the club,

THE municipal budget for Huercal-Overa is now official following its publication in the provincial Official Bulletin.

It comes after the resolution of arguments presented in the last plenary session.

The €16.6 million budget includes more than half a million euros in help for the self-employed and to promote the development of employment, the construction of two school canteens, social assistance and sections for Covid-19 disinfections, Finance councillor Adrian Ramos explained.

“The government team is very happy on being able to have a budget which is useful for Huercal-Overa,” Ramos commented.

The councillor said it represented “a combination of measures for dealing with the health and economic crisis coming from Covid.”

He also highlighted a budget section for the completion of the municipal music school project.

Ramos pointed out that the current administration had drawn up the budget plans since it took over the council in June, and maintained the measures were aimed at “increasing Huercal-Overa residents’ quality of life.”

Further important investments in the pipeline for the

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GOOD JOB: Between them volunteers collected an industrial skip’s worth of trash and waste. which is made up of more than 100 runners, demonstrated its social solidarity side when it raised more

than €2,000 for the fight against Covid-19 with its ‘#YoCorroEnCasa’ (I run

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at home) challenge.

The Salar de Los Canos association was set up in 2018 by a group of nature lovers with the aim of promoting respect for and the protection of the environment through environmental education and creating real ecological awareness in the community.

The association’s top objective is to see El Salar de los Canos established as a ‘point of special ecological and environmental interest’ through protection measures and actions, and to see Vera become a model for the management of natural resources.

Budget official Hate crime arrest BUDGET AIMS: The budget is designed to increase residents’ quality of life, the Treasury councillor municipality which the councillor mentioned are the launch of the process for the San Isidro bridge project, which the council wants included in the provincial plans, the Sustainable Mobility Plan and a section for school maintenance.

POSTING jibes on social media about the injuries a policeman suffered when a drug trafficker rammed his vehicle has landed a 21-year-old from El Ejido in trouble with the law.

Police have arrested the young man for slander and inciting hate against law enforcement and security forces and State institutions for his online comments.

The post praised the drug dealer and cruelly mocked the police inspector, who was seriously hurt when the criminal drove a 4x4 loaded with bundles of hashish into his car in Algeciras earlier this month.

Police launched an investigation into the author of the post the day it was published, and within 48 hours they had identified and detained him.

According to police the 21-year-old is a sympathiser of radical, extreme right groups located in Almeria.

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THE UK Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has been talking about British tourism on the Costa Almeria with the provincial council.

The UK’s top diplomat met with Diputacion de Almeria president Javier A Garcia and Tourism deputy Fer nando Gimenez by videoconference on Monday mor ning to analyse the UK tourism situation in the region and to discuss alternatives to ease the impact of the drop in the market for the destination since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Boris Johnson government’s decision at the end of July to impose a compulsory 14day quarantine on travellers returning to the country from Spain has been a particularly tough blow in terms of British visitor numbers to the region this summer.

“We have put ourselves at the disposition of the Embassy and of the UK Government to coordinate initiatives which translate into the revitialisation of the tourism sector in Almeria Province,” Garcia said.

“The British represent the main

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TOURISM TALKS CREDIT: Diputacion de Almeria

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GOOD FEEDBACK: The provincial president described the talks with Hugh Elliott as “very positive.” tourist market for the Costa Almeria destination, and we are going to do everything possible so that we remain a reference point so as to be well positioned when the situation improves and to not waste a second.”

The provincial president described the talks with Hugh Elliott as “very positive.”

Garcia made a point of saying the Diputacion has been “working elbow to elbow with the Almeria tourism sector from the first second of the State of Alarm,” and against this background had “reached out to the ambassador, who has expressed his concern and interest in order that the situation is resolved as soon as possible, as

well as different measures which are being studied so that there is tourism despite the quarantine.”

He expressed his gratitude to the UK Embassy for its rapid response to the request for meetings to promote a direct relationship between UK tourists and the Costa Almeria.

The provincial administration

also revealed that Monday’s talks covered Brexit as well, and specifically the legal security of British citizens or are Almeria residents or who have a second home in the region.

Gardia told Hugh Elliott the provincial administration gives its every support “to collaborate in order that these citizens enjoy legal security and access to all the services Almeria’s councils and the Diputacion make available to residents “For us it is a matter of pride that these people have decided to live in our land,” he commented.

“They are great ambassadors for the Costa Almeria destination, and have our full support.”

A further topic the Diputacion representatives talked about with the ambassador was the province’s agri-food companies with export to the UK. According to the council he indicated a willingness to help with any queries and contribute to Almeria’s produce continuing to reach UK consumers.

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Smoothing the way

CREDIT: Diputacion de Almeria

INVESTMENT: The provincial council spent €150,000 on improvements to the surface of a stretch of the road.

THERE is a smoother ride for motorists travelling on the AL-8101 between Oria and San Roque in Albox now the provincial council has completed works on a 1.5-kilometre stretch of the road.

The Diputacion invested €150,000 on widening and improving the surface of the road which connects the two Almanzora municipalities.

Provincial Development

deputy Oscar Liria explained the works project had been necessary due to the poor state of repair of the road and the fact it follows a very winding route due to the lay of the land.

He said there had been points where the narrowness of the road represented a risk to traffic safety and maintained the works project had made it safer.

The deputy pointed out

the Diputacion is aiming to invest €17.2 million in the conservation and maintenance of the provincial highway network between this year and 2023.

There are plans for 58 different road projects throughout Almeria in total, which according to the Diputacion will represent a substantial improvement in road safety and in communication between localities.

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Drinkers fined POLICE in Almeria issued sanctions against a group of 12 people after finding them boozing in a bar in the provincial capital at three in the morning.

None of the drinkers in the establishment on Calle Poeta Luis Cernuda were wearing face masks. Nor were they bothering about social distancing.

CREDIT: Policia Nacional

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Police are on the case.

They all now face fines for breaking the health and safety measures estab-

lished in a Royal Decree of June 9 aimed at preventing and containing the spread of Covid-19.

Police also sanctioned the bar for being open to the public outside the permitted hours.

All establishments now have to close by 1am, and new customers cannot be admitted after midnight.

Hemp heist arrests THREE people are under arrest for stealing hemp from a greenhouse in Berja.

Guardia Civil said the owner of the plantation dedicated to producing industrial hemp surprised three individuals inside the greenhouse robbing part of the crop and loading it into a van.

Both the owner and an employee had to make a getaway when the thieves threatened them with an object, which in the poor light looked as though it could have been a gun.

Guardia investigators managed to identify the suspected robbers and the

vehicle they believe was used in the robbery.

Extensive surveillance of the area led to officers catching the two 35-year-old men and a 40-year-old woman the following day in the act of thieving from the same greenhouse a second time.

The Guardia also reported they are investigating a minor in connection with the crime.

The detainees face charges for robbery with violence and intimidation.

A Berja court ordered that one of the suspects be held in prison without bail.

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NATIONAL charity Age in Spain has helped over 8,000 Brits with online and one-to-one information and support in the first three months of its Residen-

cy Helpline Project.

Thousands have used the Residency Helpline website for its accessible and accurate information on residency issues and resources.

The Residency Helpline

volunteers and staff have provided some 280 individuals with direct one-to-one support tailored to their specific circumstances by phone or email.

They have also directly

supported the applications of nearly 180 Brits applying for residency for the first time or exchanging their residency document for the new TIE, the foreigners’ identity card for UK citizens in Spain.

Hazel, a British woman in her 50’s who lives in Catalonia, was one person who successfully applied for the TIE. “I found the guidance and support I received from Age in Spain to be invaluable when I was applying for Spanish residency,” she said.

“I had been struggling on my own for a few months, and needed help to navigate through the confusing regulations.”

Hazel has a disability and has been finding it difficult to find work. She also had issues with registering for the ‘padron,’ a council’s list of local residents, and with her old residency certificate.

“After talking with Age in Spain I was able to present the right information and go through the process quickly and easily, with a positive result at the end,” she reported.

Sarah, who retired to Spain some years ago, also needed help as she doesn’t have an email address and couldn’t access the appropriate forms and book an appointment.

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Residency help

DIRECT HELP: Residency Helpline volunteers and staff provide one-to-one support via phone or email.

“I’ve been living in Spain for years and never had to worry about any of this stuff.

Age in Spain helped me to understand the process and they sent me the forms,” said Sarah.

The Residency Helpline was set up with financial support from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office through the UK National Support Fund.“This service is helping to reach the most vulnerable people, who through no fault of their own, need help to sort out their residency,” commented Project Director Helen Weir.

“Our service is free, confidential and makes a real difference, so that when the transition period of the UK leaving the EU finishes, all British nationals in Spain can take advantage of the Withdrawal agreement to

protect their rights as residents of Spain.”

The Helpline covers all of Spain, with an outreach service for people who need extra support in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.

The charity is currently recruiting volunteers to do home visits to assist those who need extra support with booking appointments online, filling out forms and getting paperwork ready for their appointments.

Anyone interested in becoming a part of the Residency Helpline by becoming a volunteer, can check out the Age in Spain website for more information and apply at www.agein spain.org/volunteer.

For assistance with completing a residency application call (+34) 932 209 741 or visit the Age in Spain website: www.ageinspain. org.

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FEATURE

Press Release

Double nominations Golden Leaves has been shortlisted for ‘Business of the Year’ in the prestigious SME National Business of the Year Awards 2020.

This nomination has now been followed with another shortlisting, for the finals of the UK Customer Experience 2020!

ONE of the first firms to operate within the UK Funeral Planning sector, Golden Leaves has been shortlisted for the Business of the Year category, for the SME Awards, having impressed judges with its innovative approach to product development and ability to drive consistent growth, despite recent pressures placed on the pre-need market.

These shortlisting announcements come just one year after Golden Leaves became the first independent funeral planning company to have been awarded BSI ISO:9001 for Business Excellence, and its Founder, Tony Rowland, was awarded an MBE for ‘services to Undertaking and the commu-

nity’ after supporting bereaved families through grief for 65 years.

Now entering its fourth year, the SME National Business Awards provides the opportunity to support and help raise the profile of industrious, hardworking and enterprising SMEs across the UK, via 16 individual award categories.

Following a comprehensive judging process, Golden Leaves will join the other finalists for the glittering black-tie SME National Business Awards Final, taking place at Wembley Stadium on December 4, 2020, whilst the panel and finalist judging process for the finalists of the UK Customer Experience Awards will

SHORTLISTED: For two business awards.

take place on October 15.

Barry Floyd, Managing Director of Golden Leaves, confirmed: “We are thrilled to have been shortlisted as national finalists for both the SME National Business Awards and the UK Customer Experience Awards.

“We feel very flattered to be nationally recog-

nised for the pers o n a l g r o w t h that Golden Leaves has achieved and for the quality and innovative development of our industry leading product proposition.

Both the COVID-19 pandemic and pending FCA regulation have

proved challenging for the pre-need sector.

“However, Golden Leaves have worked hard to continue to compete with public limited companies, national charities and supermarket brands to showcase our ability to deliver innovative produ c t s a n d uphold s t a n dards of excellence for our customers and partners alike. Being shortlisted for not one, but for two of these prestigious national awards validates the strength of our business development and

customer service strategies and we now look forward to the final ceremonies at the end of the year.”

Since its formation in 1984, Golden Leaves has been at the forefront of the funeral planning sector and is a founding member of the NAPFP (The National Association for Pre-paid Funeral Plans) and has played a major role in the development of FPA (The Funeral Planning Authority).

Focused on driving innovation, Golden Leaves is the first provider to have launched a Guaranteed Cremation Funeral Plan model in response to the challenges surrounding rising funeral costs.

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TWO Welsh comedians have collaborated to publish a new collection of jokes, raising money for the NHS in Wales and Torrevieja Hospital

in Spain.

Gags for the NHS, a book by Phil Evans and Dilwyn Phillips, has been published by Y Lolfa and is already proving that

laughter is the best medicine.

“Having been an inpatient in Torrevieja hospital on several occasions since moving to Spain I realised how tough it can be working in the hospitals, especially with the current pandemic and how much public support is needed to boost morale.

“This is my way of saying thank you,” explained Dilwyn.

The author, brought up in Pontarddulais, Wales, now living in Los Montesinos, said, “All proceeds of the sales of this book in Spain will be donated to the hospital.

“As well as donating to the coffers of the hospital, buying this book will provide some much-needed escapism and hopefully will bring smiles to people’s faces.”

EWN had the pleasure of speaking to Dilwyn after the book’s release.

The softly spoken Welshman started life as a civil engineer, or “the graveyard of all ambition” as Dilwyn describes it, before moving onto life as a teacher.

Following early retirement, Dilwyn ended up taking a part-time job in a local Welsh publisher and it was working there that

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Gags for the NHS

DOCTORS’ ORDERS: Dilwyn Phillips with a copy of Gags for the NHS.

gave him his first foray into the world of joke books. At the time, the publishers were concentrating on more conventional subjects such as Welsh railways and castles, but Dilwyn suggested an entirely different path.

And his Welsh joke books were born.

The success of his books drew the attention of fellow comic, and Gags for the NHS collaborator, Phil Evans.

The two, who have yet to meet in person, con-

nected on the internet around six years ago via an appreciation of each other’s work and last April the idea for this book was born.

It was actually Dilwyn’s wife that planted the seed for this project.

One day she commented that, “you spend so much time in Torrevieja Hospital, you should raise some money for it!” explained Dilwyn.

And that’s what he and Phil are doing now.

Phillips is now an author

of several popular joke collections. As well as gags and puns, this collection contains several funny stories with a medical twist.

Gags for the NHS, which is priced at €5, is available in selected shops including Farmacia Fos, Los Montesinos, Citreon Garage, Benijofar, A Fancy That Torreta, Torrevieja or directly from Dilwyn Phillips.

When EWN asked Dilwyn to sum up the book in four words, the wonderfully witty Welshman said it will “have you in stitches!”

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Cody Fundraiser a Success CREDIT: Facebook

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CAMPOVERDE has been the stage of a wonderful story as a community has come together to support a small boy who is suffering from a life-threatening condition.

SUCCESS: Money raising quiz for Cody.

Fundraising for Cody and his family has been ongoing but a Quiz for Cody saw even more generosity from the loving community.

The quiz raised a whopping â‚Ź1,303 which will go towards the care and support of Cody and his family.

Cody was born with a condition called Esophageal Atresia, which is a birth defect of the swallowing tube (esophagus) that connects the mouth to the stomach.

The event held at the Portobello Bar Restaurant saw an amazing turnout and the organisers thanked: Quiz Master Paul Butterworth, the happy band of Church in the Community helpers, the Campoverde Walking Football team, everyone who so generously donated raffle prizes and everyone who couldn’t be there but donated anyway.

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No to elbows

TOO CLOSE: Greetings should be avoided.

THE ‘elbow bump’ is a gesture that has become one of the images of the pandemic. Due to the danger posed by shaking someone’s hand in case of transmitting the virus. However, the WHO has now said they feel it should be avoided as it can also be unsafe.

The moment we meet someone we know and haven’t seen for a long time, the tendency is natural, the body almost leans towards the other person. According to experts, a smile - even if disguised by a mask - should be enough to say ‘hello’ to someone.

It’s not just kisses, hugs or even a friendly nudge - the new greeting created during the pandemic, the widely adopted ‘elbow bump’ is now to be avoided.

We see it everywhere, on the street, on television, but, according to the director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it is not advisable.

So, how should we greet each other?

The WHO director suggests holding your hand on your heart, always keeping a distance of at least 1.5 metres in relation to another person.

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Project Costa IN a matter of weeks, an ambitious project to create a halfway house and soup kitchen for the homeless on the Costa Blanca has received

incredible support.

Euro Weekly News highlighted Project Costa’s aim to support the less fortunate in the area, and the response has been phenomenal.

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receives incredible community support

In addition to a fully equipped industrial kitchen, donated by local business, Yorkshire Linen, the team of volunteers has been inundated with much-needed clothes, food and other items.

“Thanks to our community’s unwavering support, the official Project Costa ‘Tweety’ support vehicle is fully booked until October and cannot be used to collect any more food/clothing donations,” said project founder, Arne Soeten.

“We are looking for volunteers with a car who would be willing to offer any extra time they may have - whether it is one hour a week or two hours a day - to help us make collections throughout our surrounding communities. Any time would be greatly appreciated!”

Ever since Project Costa was conceived, Soeten and chef Steven Barnes,

who both have experience of living on the street, have not stopped.

“It IS paying off, with dedication and all the help received from our local citizens as well as our corporate donors. We WILL make it happen!,” said Arne.

Meanwhile, chef Steven is cooking up a storm in the kitchen, creating eye catching and mouth-watering dishes, in preparation for the first food distribution in Albir yesterday evening (Wednesday, September 16).

The former restaurateur will be responsible for running the soup kitchen at the halfway house in Benitachell.

“We here at Project Costa enjoy the same food as those living on the streets.

We believe in serving only the freshest, most zestful food to the homeless,” said Steven.

“We don’t use past ‘sell-

by date’ foods from supermarkets because we believe the homeless have suffered enough and should have proper diet and nutrition.”

As EWN went to press, Steven was preparing 40 dishes of pasta salad to give to the homeless from a designated distribution point.

“This will be the first distribution so we don’t really know how many people will come, but we are getting the word out there,” said Arne.

Project Costa’s Facebook page already has 293 followers and is approaching 300 likes.

“This means we’re clearly not the only ones who want to change the world,” posted Soeten.

“Project Costa seeks to inspire people, wherever they are, by showing how much small acts of love, kindness and compassion mean to a per-

son in need.

“It may be by hugging someone who rarely receives affection, or inviting an elderly or lonely neighbour for dinner, or giving a homeless man a pair of new socks, helping lift a pram off the bus, or carrying the shopping for a stranger who is struggling.

“It doesn’t matter what we do, how we do it or where we do it, as long as we do it. Let’s just do it. Let’s bring kindness and compassion back into the world and change the society we live in.”

You can donate and check Project Costa’s website to find out other ways to help. https://project-costa.org/ contact-us https://www.facebook. com/projectcosta2020/ You can find Project Costa in Calle de la Mar, 31, Bentiachell. Tel: 00 34 643 737 584.

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Spain’s Podcast Increase CREDIT: ConvertKit/ Unsplash

NEWS

POPULAR: Rise in Spanish podcast listeners cure lockdown lows.

FIRST TRIALS: 190 volunteers expected to take part.

SPAIN’S first trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed

by US firm Johnson & Johnson began this week.

Three hospitals are carrying out the clinical trials - the Marques de Valdecilla Hospital in Santander and La Paz and La Princesa university hospitals in Madrid.

The first phase of the tests took place in the US and Belgium, with Spain joining Belgium and Germany for the second phase.

Some 190 volunteers are expected to take part, with 75 adults from La Paz, the hospital’s head of the clinical trials, Alberto Borobia told Spanish news agency, Servimedia.

Fifty of these participants will be aged 18 to 55 with 25 aged over 65.

He explained they will each receive either one shot of the vaccine or two shots a month apart.

Some volunteers will be given a placebo, and doctors will monitor all of those taking part throughout the trials.

It is hoped the first round of vaccination will be completed by

the end of September.

According to Borobia, though the final results are expected no sooner than in 16 months, the move to phase three was given the go ahead upon ‘satisfactory preliminary results.’

World Health Organisation (WHO) stipulates that a potential vaccine must complete three phases of clinical trials to be approved for mass production.

The first phase is is on a smaller scale with around 100 volunteers to deter mine salety and clinical tolerance.

Phase two is on a larger scale, with up to 1,000 participants of different ages, ethnicity and other factors.

Dose levels and intervals are also determined during this stage.

As the trials move to phase three, up to 10,000 volunteers can be involved, with the maximum representation of target population categories.

Definitive evidence of safety and the capacity to produce the desired result or effect is necessary before a candidate vaccine can move into industrial production.

LOCKDOWN increased listeners of podcasts in Spain by 25 per cent as many had more time to catch up with their favourite audio shows, and cure their lockdown lows.

During strict lockdown protocols, both Spain and Italy experienced an increase in podcast enthusiasts, with an increase of 25 per cent and 29 per cent respectively, according to data.

The podcast industry is big business and the increase in listeners, not just in Spain, is testament to how big the industry has gotten.

Major investments from the likes of Spotify has meant there has never been a better time to listen to, or cre-

ate, a podcast.

The news of Joe Rogan exclusively joining the Spotify platform, in a deal worth around £82 million (€90 million), meant a huge change in the podcast landscape as his show, The Joe Rogan Experience, is one of the biggest in the world.

Spotify has made a significant push to become leaders in the podcast industry after buying major production companies such as Parcast and Gilmet Media.

The diversity of podcasts has led to its rise in popularity, especially among young audiences, with Spaniards most enjoying podcasts on; science, health, politics, society, culture and comedy.

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NETHERLANDS

Firework fun AFTER months of deliberation, the Amsterdam Coun­ cil has decided not to issue a ban on residents letting off their own fireworks during this year’s New Year celebrations (due to fears about coronavirus contami­ nation) as it would be too difficult to police.

It’s a miracle WINE­MAKING nuns were left with 20,000 bottles of white wine when a Dutch airline cancelled its order due to the coronavirus, but someone up there was looking after them as they managed to sell the entire stock online.

DEBRIS: The whole city is covered in dead fireworks.

BELGIUM

Untaken leave

Going home

IT would appear that due to the lockdown and the Covid­19 pandemic that many workers in Belgium have not taken as much leave as usual and have built up a backlog so hope that employers will allow a carry over.

THE first President of the former Belgium Congo, Patrice Lumumba was overthrown by Belgian backed terrorists and his body was cut up and dissolved in acid, but two teeth re­ mained and now one is to be returned to his daughter in the Congo.

FRANCE

DENMARK

Fewer bubbles

Migration Ambassador

SALES of Champagne have collapsed this year thanks to the Covid­19 pandemic, with industry rep­ resentatives estimating that some 100 million bot­ tles will be left unsold, even though there was a smaller than usual harvest. Prices however are un­ likely to drop.

THE Danish Foreign Ministry has announced that long­serving diplomat, Anders Tang Friborg has been appointed as the newly­established Migra­ tion Ambassador whose duties will include trying to reduce the number of migrants by creating re­ ceiving centres outside of the EU.

Strike call

Surprising report

A NUMBER of French unions are calling for a series of strikes to take place around the country on Sep­ tember 17, but this will not be considered a General Strike due to the legal connotations that surround such a declaration.

DENMARK could be submerged if sea levels rise, but a new report suggests that those interviewed were more worried about cyber attacks than they were about global climate change. Women howev­ er were more worried than men about the climate.

GERMANY

Swine fever

White lion cub

THE first case of African Swine Fever has been detected in a wild boar near to the city of Brandenburg, but this is not another virus that humans have to worry about, although it can infect domesticated pigs whilst the meat remains untainted.

POLICE in German were amazed when they attended the scene of an accident near Heidelberg to discover a seven-week-old female white lion cub in a trailer and she was taken to a local zoo for examination and quarantine.

SWEDEN

NORWAY

‘Herd immunity’

Norway Club

ALTHOUGH it was heavily criticised for following a policy of ‘herd immunity’ it appears that the long­ term results suggest that this decision was justified as the Swedish public health agency say that now just 1.3 per cent of those tested have coronavirus.

THE Norske Selskab in Oslo, situated next door to the Norwegian Parliament was founded in 1772 and according to a number of influential women, it hasn’t changed much since then as it is run by men exclusively for men.

40 gangs

Cruise control

GANG crime has plagued Sweden in recent years and according to a senior police officer this is because migrant groups have travelled to the country with the sole aim of organising crime dynasties, making money and taking power.

THE Norwegian Film Institute has hit back at critics by denying that Tom Cruise is receiving special treatment of all kinds as he films the seventh Mission Impossible movie in Norway’s mountains with plenty of high­octane thrills and spills.

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Political Viewpoint from Spain

THE pandemic is on the rise both in Spain and the UK. Both countries have reported over the last few days the highest number of positive cases since March, which in turn inflicts more restrictions on our lives.

Both Boris Johnson and Pedro Sanchez, even though from opposite sides of the political spectrum, have a very similar route, trying to shape our ideas, mainly through propaganda.

Generally, both societies are scared but the difference between March and now can be seen in how the public is reacting in a very similar way.It seems that they have been divided into two major groups; the sceptics and the government mainstream followers.

The first are scared because their fundamental rights are being cut by a wave of regulations which they consider scientifically questionable and

Who’s Right or Wrong?

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FEATURE

SWEDEN: Has taken a very different route when facing the virus. the second are scared by the virus and believe that the trusted institutions know best how to protect our lives.

An end to the pandemic doesn’t seem to be in sight

and the only options at the moment seem to be the vaccine or zero cases reported.

Although there are claims that we will have the vaccine by 2021, it took many years to

develop other types of jabs and the flu vaccine is only 40 to 60 per cent successful. On the other hand, PCR tests are also not reliable as they detect a protein in blood which gives

many false positives and negatives. Therefore, the question arises, should tests to detect new infections be stopped?

The main national media and broadcasting organisations in both countries have also contributed to the argument by the manner in which they are sensationalising the daily Covid figures. The facts seem to be made scary, to make the news more interesting and economical, which in turn makes it even harder to reach an unbiased judgement.

The outcome leaves many questions to be answered, such as, what will happen next month if the number of infections is still the same? Will more businesses have to close? How will people be able to survive?

Over the last few weeks, both groups have orchestrated strong arguments on social media platforms, but no one is really in the right or wrong. Or are they?

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA

Buying debt WORRIED at the financial position of some members of the eurozone, especially Italy and Spain, the European Central Bank has confirmed following its latest meeting that it will continue to purchase government debt, although critics suggest this is just buying time.

Car exports AS the German economy sees definite signs of recovery and Spanish automobile companies start producing again, there is every hope that exports to Germany in particular will be significant in the last quarter of the year and boost the economy.

Job losses FIGURES released by the Centre for Retail Research in the UK show that so far this year, 13,868 stores have closed with job losses breaking 125,000, although their forecast for the year sees shop worker unemployment almost doubling to 235,000.

Ukraine and Spain THE governments of Ukraine and Spain held a formal meeting to discuss areas of economic cooperation and how to expand their relationship.

In the first six months of the year, total trade between the two countries amounted to just under €1 billion with the Ukraine taking the lion’s share at €700 million.

Although it does have reasonable reserves of natural gas, the Ukraine lost a huge amount when Russia annexed the Crimea and is now looking to increase energy efficiency at which Spain has developed significant expertise.

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STAT OF €115 million WEEK

is the amount that Swedish investment fund EQT has spent on shares in Spanish security company Securitas just one day after purchasing idealista.

French taxes warning FRANCE has accused the United States of seeking to undermine inter­ national talks to update cross­border taxation for the digital age (Google tax) and urged Europe to prepare an EU tax if the negotiations fail.

It is understood that almost 140 countries are discussing and negotiat­ ing the first major rewrite of interna­ tional tax rules in a generation to ac­ count for the rise of huge digital companies such as Amazon, Facebook and Google, all of which are American.

They were expecting the Organisa­ tion for Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD) to come to a de­ cision within a few weeks so that new rules will apply in 2021, but the likeli­ hood of achieving this appears to be slight.

European confidence was dented when Washington asked for a pause in the talks earlier this year as it be­ lieves there is room for a voluntary role for American companies.

“It’s very clear, the United States don’t want a digital tax (deal) at the OECD. So, they are making obstacles which prevent us from reaching an agreement even though the technical

LEGALLY SPEAKING

work is done,” French Finance Minis­ ter Bruno Le Maire told journalists.

Even the EU isn’t completely uni­ fied on this matter as some countries including Holland and Ireland have benefited from the giants switching profits by setting up accounting of­ fices in these countries where tax is lower than in other member states.

France decided to go ahead and tax American Corporate giants before a final agreement was reached, but America has retaliated with some swingeing tariff charges for French ex­ ports.

No Tiffany takeover

Is a resident taxed in Spain?

My wife and I were in the process of applying for official Spanish residence as we spend ap­ proximately 160 days a year in Spain. It is our in­ tention not to go over this. We understand that if you stay over 90 days continuously you must apply for ‘residencia.’ At a meeting with our gestor we were advised that when residencia is granted we would become tax residents in Spain. Is this correct?

We will spend at least 190 days a year in the UK. Credit: LEGO

G H H (by email)

Cryptocurrency ALTHOUGH cryptocurrency is not huge in Spain, its use is expected to grow and recently inaugurated company EuroCoinPay, has asked the Spanish government to introduce regulations to this sector so that it can compete with Paypal and similar companies.

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Yes, it is correct. An official resident of YOU AND THE LAW Spain is subject to IN SPAIN Spanish tax on his worldwide income. We suppose that you would apply for the new TIE, the Tarjeta de Identificaciòn de Extran­ jero. Then you apply to go off the UK tax books and on to the Spanish tax system. If you do not wish to do this, you will then have to abide by the European Union rule of 90 days visit in a period of 180 days, leaving for 90 days after that. It is true that Spain may choose to deem you a tax resident if you spend more than 183 days here.

DAVID SEARL

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

THE Democrat Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has made it clear that should the UK override the contents of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement then there would be “absolutely no chance” of a trade deal.

She stated that the Good Friday Agreement which allowed a return to peace in Northern Ireland must be considered sacrosanct so that any

LUXURY GOODS: Tiffany & Co resort to court action.

A GREAT deal has happened since last autumn when French luxury brand LVMH which has interests in Luis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy and much more announced that it would take over Tiffany & Co for an eye watering $16 billion (€13.5 billion).

It was to be the largest ever acquisition in the world of lux­ ury goods, but it started to stutter from the very begin­ ning as the French govern­ ment asked LMVH to post­ pone the deal due to the threat of the US government to heavily tax French products.

In addition, Tiffany itself al­ so requested a delay until Jan­

uary 2020 but was ready to go ahead and recommended the takeover to shareholders.

Then along came Covid­19 as due diligence was being un­ dertaken and sales of all sorts of goods suffered and global sales of luxury goods are re­ ported to have dropped by around 50 per cent following the global lockdown, so LMVH wants to pull out.

Tiffany are not happy how­ ever as their board believes that it has complied with all of the requirements of the agreement so is taking action in the US courts asking for an order to instruct LVMH to ho­ nour the contract.

Culture and society MOST of those involved directly or indirectly in performing arts of all types have suffered directly from both the lockdown and the aftermath of the Covid­19 pan­ demic with work literally drying up overnight.

Those who have record con­ tracts can at least expect that royalties will continue to flow but for the average artist and crew, things have been very tough and the Union of Business Associa­ tions of the Spanish Cultural In­ dustry is now pushing for in­ creased support.

Under a new campaign, #La­ CulturaDebeContinuar (Culture Must Continue), a group of indus­ try professionals have expressed their “deepest concern” about the current situation.

Record online purchase SWEDISH investment group EQT IX fund is spending €1.3 billion to take over Spanish real estate portal idealista which is said to be the largest ever transaction in Spain involving the purchase of an online company.

EQT will hold 85 per cent of the equity with the balance re­ maining in the hands of ideal­ ista’s management team, includ­ ing founder and CEO Jesús Encinar, who will continue to lead the company.

Founded in 2000 and head­ quartered in Madrid, idealista supports approximately 40,000 real estate agents and has 38 million unique monthly visitors across southern Europe.

US Trade Deal doubts Brexit amendment should not hurt the stability between the north and south.

In a statement she said “The UK must respect the Northern Ireland Protocol as signed with the EU to ensure the free flow of goods

across the border.

“If the UK violates that interna­ tional treaty and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a US­UK trade agreement passing the Con­ gress.”

This is not necessarily an idle threat as although the Republicans have a small majority in the House of Congress, the Democrats have a larg­ er majority in the House of Repre­ sentatives, but this could all change in this November’s elections.

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Unity call for budget

WORKING TOGETHER: Carmen Calvo wants all parties to agree budget.

IT is time for the minority Spanish government to present the 2021 budget to the Cortes in the hope that all parties will work together to allow for a measure of certainty unlike previous budgets where there was considerable difficulty in obtaining approval.

Deputy Prime Minister Car­ men Calvo made it clear that she expects to ensure that pen­ sions and salaries of govern­ ment employees are not re­ duced or frozen as that would only make the economic situa­ tion worse.

She insists that the govern­ ment is prepared to do what it can to satisfy the needs and ex­ pectations of the main opposi­ tion parties on the understand­

ing that they accept the overall ‘blueprint’ of the budget and give it their support.

Already, Ciudadanos has in­ dicated that it is unlikely to block the budget, but it is the PP which needs to come on board for the good of the coun­ try and not oppose the plans as up until now she says that they have basically followed a policy of “vetoing and not helping.”

Much will depend on the po­ sition of the ERC (Catalan left­ wing pro­independence party) which needs to consider whether there is any advantage to Catalonia in blocking the overall budget as that will not forward any of its plans.

Although the other right­ wing party Vox has 52 seats and is certainly unlikely to approve any budget put forward, the minority government if sup­

Running out of sweets SEVERAL months ago, Tesco in the UK wrote to suppliers asking for significant discounts on wholesale prices as it intended to match hundreds of prices with German discount supermarket Aldi.

Although many companies bowed to this pressure, it would appear that the world’s largest producer of ‘gummy’ sweets Haribo has not agreed to any discount.

Whilst both companies are coy about the situation, reports in The Grocer suggest that Tesco is running out of some of the most popular sweets.

ported by the 23 seats of Ciu­ dadanos and ERC should have an overall majority.

BUSINESS EXTRA Japan trade WHILST it was always expected that a trade deal with Japan would be secured quite early, the British government is delighted that it has now been signed and that 99 per cent of exports will be tariff free.

Investment arm SANTANDER’S investment business Mouro Capital which will concentrate on start up companies in Spain and America has received further funding of €168 million to add to the existing pot of €169 million and is understood to be a favourite of bank president Ana Botin.

WhatsUp? THE Spanish government is considering a new law which would classify messaging Apps such as WhatsApp as operators and if they invoice more than €1 million in Spain annually, they will have to pay tax at a special rate.

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FEATURE

You’re being ‘gaslighted’

THIS week’s blurb has been partially drawn from the input provided by a member of my small band of faithful contributors to whom I shall be eternally grateful. It is for those of us consistently bamboozled by the pure guff put out by some of our main media outlets; those large numbers of reports that we know have almost no resemblance to actual events.

Have no fear, you are not going crazy - you are being ‘Gaslighted’! Gaslighting is a form of brainwashing, aimed at controlling people by altering reality to a point where those targeted begin to doubt their own sanity. The term comes from a 1930’s play, where the main character drives his wife insane by slowly dimming the gas powered lights.

When she notices the lights are dimming, he not only denies it, but convinces her it is her imagination to a point where she questions her own sanity. We are constantly being told by the media of situations which are at complete odds with what we are seeing with our own eyes. We see disruption and rioting and are told it is peaceful protesting.

We see murderers running amok and

GOING CRAZY?: Trust your own observations and believe what you perceive as the truth. killing people while screaming Allah Akbar and are told they are not terrorist related. Particularly over the last 12 months, we have seen a positive tsunami of non-white actors and mixed marriages utterly disproportionately featured on almost 90 per cent of our TV advertising, and are informed that black actors and artists are still being discriminated against.

We are told that integration and di-

versity is working, yet we witness whole towns being taken over by foreign cultures. We observe areas of our cities being terrorised by non-white gangs and are told it is the fault of the police.

You spend your life trying to treat all individuals as equals and abhor racism, but are told you are a privileged racist purely because of the colour of your skin. You know you are not and that the accusation in itself is racist, but when

you try to defend yourself, you are told that your defence is proof of your racism. You are told you live in an environment of true freedom of speech, yet when you speak out you are accused of bigotry and discrimination. Worry not.

You are not losing your minds.

Crazy people don’t question their sanity. These media perpetrators deal in lies and psychological coercion. What their ultimate aims are is utterly beyond my comprehension. What I do know however is that we have to believe the evidence of our own eyes. Trust your own observations; believe what you perceive as the truth. You’re not crazy. You’re being Gaslighted. Good luck everyone!

Many thanks to the gentleman who wrote in to inform me that as SKY had been taken over by Comcast, Kay Burley can no longer be a shareholder in the company. I categorically withdraw my historic observation and can only assume she has friends in some very high places.

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

Expatradioscotland Mon. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 3

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FEATURE

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FEATURE

Food, Glorious Food GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY ON Tuesday morning, I had something of a shock. Rearrranging my wardrobe, clearing summer, to make way for autumn, suddenly it hit me months of long lunches have made my clothes shrink. I find it amazing, how they physically transform, whilst hibernating in the closet.

Standing in my dressing room, I struggled to close my tuxedo pants with ease. NothTHE MAN FOR YOU: ‘Me, with super-chef, Raf.’ ing serious, especially as formal events are thin on the ground As much as I’m loving the never endof late, but still. I purchased them at Tom ing culinary delights, it’s time for some Ford just before lockdown and they lucky Marbella restaurant, or perhaps, were perfect. That’s it - something’s got neighbouring villa to take Raf off my to give. hands. He’s not only a great chef, he’s I run the beach each morning and polite and stylish. work out too, but clearly there’s a probHe’s trained at the best catering lem. Enter stage left, my housemate, schools in Europe and is also a certified and best friend Raf. You see, Raf is a food nutritionist. chef, in fact he’s an extremely good He’s worked at some fantastic restauone. However, things have come to a rants. Catered parties for well-known sopretty pass, when lunch begins at 2pm cialites, hosted grand dinners for governand rolls on beyond Martini time. ment leaders, and all in between.

In fact, by that hour, usually canapés Tired of fine dining, and fancy a burgare served. Raf, like so many others er at 3am? Floral arrangements and otharound the world, is currently not worker amazing decor in every room? Need ing. The restaurant industry has taken advice on wine pairings? Then, Raf is the something of a blow, following lockman for you. As much as I’ll miss the arodown. Bottom line, no tourists equals no mas wafting from the kitchen, my customers. No customers, equals no wardrobe can’t afford this to continue. I work. Not ideal, and a sad reality. take my wardrobe very seriously. And Lately, I’ve stepped back from dining while I plan on expanding it each seaout for lunch each day (I’ve cut it down son, I most certainly can’t be part of the to three days a week), instead I’m being expansion plan. spoiled beyond belief at home on my Of course, he suggests healthier opterrace, overlooking the sea. tions, but I’ve never been one to waste Lunch, always an occasion, has bemy time with super foods, and strict calocome a serious deal at my casa. Menus ries. So, if you would like to speak with are devised, wines selected, cocktails him about work possibilities, contact him created. A simple pasta, has become a directly at the email address below. If I’m second course, of a possible five. to fit into skiwear by winter, you will be Cheese plates, arrive with home-made doing three great favours - one for me, fig jam. Divine cakes, accompany one for Raf, and most importantly, one espresso. All amazing, but as Tom Ford for you! rafstheman@gmail.com will testify, a lifestyle that requires a tailor.

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THURSDAY - 17 SEPTEMBER

7:00am Breakfast 10:15amCrimewatch Roadshow 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pmIll Gotten Gains 12:45pmBritain's Housing Scandal 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Land Girls 3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pmGarden Rescue 5:30pmThe Repair Shop 6:15pmPointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:35pm EastEnders 9:00pm DIY SOS 10:00pmDeath in Paradise 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pmQuestion Time 12:45am Newscast

7:30am Garden Rescue 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am BBC News 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm Make Me a Dealer 3:30pm A Place to Call Home 4:15pm Natural World 5:15pm Oceans 6:15pm Flog It! 6:45pm Athletics 9:00pmSaving Lives at Sea 10:00pmLive at the Apollo 10:30pmMotherland 11:00pmFrankie Boyle's New World Order 11:30pmComedy Shorts 11:45pmNewsnight 12:25am Weather 12:30am Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 1:00am Harry Hill's World of TV 1:30am Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom 2:15am Stories of Us

10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Supermarket Sweep 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pmTonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live 10:00pmThe Real `Des": The Dennis Nilsen Story 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmUnbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 12:40am The Singapore Grip

8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:25am Superstore 10:55am Superstore 11:25am Roswell, New Mexico 12:25pm Dinner Date 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm The Masked Singer US 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmLove Island USA 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:20am American Dad!

8:00pm The Sky at Night The team investigates some exciting new developments in astronomy.

8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Casablanca 10:40pm Parkinson: The Interviews 11:10pm Hunting the Nazi Gold Train In August 2015 two amateur researchers declared they had found a lost Nazi train buried in a railway cutting near Walbrzych in Silesia, southern Poland.

12:10am Tornado: The 100mph Steam Engine 12:40am Plague Fiction 1:40am Life Cinematic 2:40am The Joy of Painting

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Bless This House 10:30am Bless This House 11:00am George and Mildred 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm A Touch of Frost 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pmDCI Banks 12:00am Liar 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:10am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:00am Bless This House 4:25am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

FRIDAY - 18 SEPTEMBER

Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Cheers Everybody Loves Raymond 10:35am Frasier 11:35am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pmChannel 4 News 12:35pmRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:30pm Steph's Packed Lunch 3:10pmCountdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Devon and Cornwall 10:00pmCouncil House Britain 11:00pmWhen Cruises Go Wrong 12:00am Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back 1:50am Couples Come Dine with Me 2:45am Lodgers for Codgers

9:15am Paw Patrol 9:30am Floogals 9:45am Daisy & Ollie 9:50am Shane the Chef 10:00am Peppa Pig 10:05am 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 3:20pm My Stepfather's Secret 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Wild Britain 9:00pmGPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm10 Ways to Add 20k to Your Home 11:00pmExtreme Nightmare Tenants 12:05amBill and Ted's Bogus Journey

1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Land Girls 3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Garden Rescue 9:00pm A Question of Sport 9:30pm EastEnders 10:00pmPeter Kay's Stand-Up Comedy Shuffle 10:30pmMrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pmThe Lone Ranger 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:00am Tenable 7:50am The Sweeney 8:40am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9:40am The Avengers 10:45am Minder Arthur acquires an old police coach and launches a sightseeing business.

11:50am The Professionals 1:00pm Tour de France Highlights 2:00pm Tour De France Live 2020 5:45pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Tour de France Highlights 9:00pmMonster Carp 10:00pmThe Living Daylights James Bond crosses the continents to help a KGB agent to defect to the West.

11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pmThe Living Daylights 12:40amScarface 1:45am FYI Daily

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Sky Sports News 8:30am Sky Sports News 9:00am Sky Sports News 9:30am Sky Sports News 10:00am Sky Sports News 10:30am Sky Sports News 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pmThe Football Show A look at the all the major stories making the football headlines during this unprecedented period, with discussion of all the big talking points from within the game.

1:00pm The Football Show 1:30pm Live US Open Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live NFL

10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Supermarket Sweep 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 9:35pm Vera 11:25pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:55pmITV News London 12:10am Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club 12:45am Tour de France Highlights Action from stage 19, featuring a flat 166.5km course from Bourg-enBresse to Champagnole.

7:30am 7:55am 8:15am 9:05am

TV LISTING

7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 2:00pm 2:45pm

The Repair Shop Garden Rescue The Repair Shop BBC News at 9 BBC News The Boss Make Me a Dealer A Place to Call Home The Best Dishes Ever Oceans Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games The Farmers' Country Showdown Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Gardeners' World The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience State of the Union Newsnight Weather Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica

8:00pm Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC 9:00pm Top of the Pops: 1978 10:00pm Soul America 11:00pm Classic Soul at the BBC 12:00am Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock 1:00am Gregory Porter's Popular Voices 2:00am Soul America How, in the '70s and '80s, a second coming of soul men appealed to black women.

3:00am Classic Soul at the BBC Performances from the BBC archive by acclaimed soul singers, including Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.

4:00am Ultimate Cover Versions at the BBC

8:15am Cheers 8:40am Cheers 9:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Frasier 11:35am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pm Channel 4 News 12:35pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:30pm Steph's Packed Lunch 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Lodgers for Codgers 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Five Guys a Week 12:05am First Dates

9:00am Pirata & Captano 9:15am Paw Patrol 9:30am Floogals 9:45am Daisy & Ollie 9:50am Shane the Chef 10:00am Peppa Pig 10:05am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Can'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 3:15pm Mean Queen 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Fall of M&S: Food to the Rescue?

9:00pm Secret Scotland 10:00pm Atlantic: A Year in the Wild 11:00pm When... Goes Horribly Wrong 2:00am The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

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

10:25am Superstore 10:55am Superstore 11:25am Roswell, New Mexico 12:25pm Dinner Date 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Emmerdale 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm The Masked Singer US 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Bless This House 10:30am Bless This House 11:00am George and Mildred 11:35am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm A Touch of Frost 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:05pm DCI Banks 12:05am Liar Laura's resolve to bring Andrew to justice deepens and she enlists Tom's help in her plan.

7:00am World Cup Top Goalscorers 7:10am The Protectors 7:35am The Sweeney 8:25am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9:30am The Avengers 10:35am Minder 11:40am The Professionals 12:50pm The Sweeney 2:00pm Tour de France Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France Live 2020 6:00pm The Professionals 7:10pm ITV Sport Stories Highlights from the ITV Sport archive.

7:40pm World Cup Top Goalscorers Some of the best strikers in the history of the football World Cup. 8:00pm Tour de France Highlights 9:00pm World Series of Darts Finals

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Sky Sports News 8:30am Sky Sports News 9:00am Rugby Greatest Games 9:05am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 10:50am Rugby Greatest Games 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pm The Football Show 1:00pm The Football Show 1:30pm Live US Open Golf 8:00pm Live EFL 11:30pm Live US Open Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Rugby Greatest Games England v New Zealand 2nd Test from December 1997.

3:30pm 4:25pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

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SATURDAY - 19 SEPTEMBER

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmNadiya Bakes 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Rugby League Challenge Cup 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm BBC News 6:25pm BBC London News; Weather 6:30pm Weather 6:35pm Info not available 8:35pm Strictly: The Best of Movies 9:40pm Pointless Celebrities 10:30pmWould I Lie to You? 11:00pmBBC News 11:15pmWeather 11:20pmMatch of the Day 12:05am The NFL Show 12:55am Papadopoulos & Sons 2:40am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:45am BBC News

10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Ainsley's Food We Love 1:40pm James Martin's French Adventure 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:25pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Harbour Cops 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 6:50pm ITV News London 7:00pm Catchphrase 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm Britain's Got Talent 11:00pm Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:44pm ITV London Weather 11:45pm Play to the Whistle 12:45am Tour de France Highlights

7:45am The Dengineers 8:15am Wild & Weird 8:30am All Over the Place 9:00am Blue Peter 9:30am Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall 10:00am Wonders of the Universe 11:00am This Farming Life 12:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 2:00pm Hairy Bikers Short 2:15pm My Life on a Plate 3:00pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 3:45pm Wanted Down Under 4:30pm Ingenious Animals 5:30pm Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 8:00pm HS2: The Biggest Dig - The People's Story 9:00pm Earth's Tropical Islands 10:00pm I, Tonya 11:55pm Jimi: All is by My Side

8:00pm How We Tamed the Cat and Dog Part two of two.

9:00pm Pole to Pole Another chance to see Michael Palin's epic expedition from the North to the South Pole.

10:00pmMystery Road 10:55pmMystery Road 11:45pmClive James: Postcard from Sydney 12:45am Clive James: Postcard from Rome 1:30am Top of the Pops: 1978 A vintage episode of the pop show.

2:30am Pole to Pole Another chance to see Michael Palin's epic expedition from the North to the South Pole.

3:20am How We Tamed the Cat and Dog Part two of two.

8:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am 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 1:45pm Richie Rich 2:55pm FYI Daily 3:00pm Richie Rich 3:40pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 6:00pm Shrek 2 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm Shrek 2 7:45pm Back to the Future Part II 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm Back to the Future Part II 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy

7:00am Bless This House Sid revolts against the chairman of the local residents association.

7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:20am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street.

12:15pm Lewis 2:05pm Midsomer Murders 4:05pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Grantchester Keen to unwind, Geordie and Will head to a charity boxing match at Vic's gym.

11:00pm Grantchester 12:00am DCI Banks Part two of two.

9:20am 9:50am 10:20am 10:50am 11:20am 11:50am 12:20pm 12:50pm 1:25pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:30pm

TV LISTING

SUNDAY - 20 SEPTEMBER

The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Animal Airport Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed The Supervet A Place in the Sun The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it Channel 4 News Egypt's Lost Pyramid Lost Kingdoms of the Black Pharoahs Pacific Rim Uprising Behind Enemy Lines Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Hollyoaks Work on the Wild Side

9:30am Little Princess 9:50am Nella the Princess Knight 10:00am Wissper 10:10am Pirata & Capitano 10:25am Shimmer and Shine 10:50am Peppa Pig 10:55am Peppa Pig 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:25am Access 11:30am Friends 2:00pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 6:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 7:00pm Our Yorkshire Farm 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm Our Yorkshire Farm 9:00pm Weekends Away with Jane McDonald 10:00pm The Queen and Her PMs 11:30pm 13 Moments...

10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30amSunday Morning Live 12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Points of View 3:05pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:05pm Escape to the Country 5:05pm Money for Nothing 6:35pm Planet Earth II 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pmCountryfile 9:00pmAntiques Roadshow 10:00pmUs 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:30am Squad Goals

7:20am The A to Z of TV Cooking 8:05am Countryfile 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am Landward 10:30amThe Beechgrove Garden 11:00amSaturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry's Home Comforts 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 2:00pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:45pm Royal Recipes 3:00pm Stories of Us 4:00pm Doctor Zhivago 7:05pm Flog It! 7:30pm Richard Osman's House of Games 8:00pm Dragons' Den 9:00pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 9:30pm Harry Hill's World of TV 10:00pm Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 11:00pm Better Things 11:30pm Better Things 12:05am Heroes

8:00pm James May's Cars of the People The presenter examines the history of cars that were socially significant in the 20th century.

9:00pm Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies 10:00pm Battlefield Britain 2:00am Classic EastEnders Set in a small community in London's East End, this is the beginning of Britain's favourite soap; intertwining relationships, social issues, triumphs, tragedies, loves and losses.

2:30am Classic EastEnders 3:00am Classic EastEnders 3:30am Classic EastEnders

7:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:20am The Big Bang Theory 8:45am The Big Bang Theory 9:05am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am The Simpsons 10:00am The Simpsons 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:15pm Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 3:35pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 4:35pm Four in a Bed 5:35pm Coast vs Country 6:35pm A Place in the Sun 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Escape to the Chateau 9:00pm Scotland's Scenic Railways 10:00pm George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:55pm The Gambler 2:05am Blue is the Warmest Colour

9:40am Little Princess 9:50am Nella the Princess Knight 10:05am Wissper 10:15am Pirata & Capitano 10:25am Shimmer and Shine 10:40am Floogals 10:50am Peppa Pig 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:25am Access 11:30amWWE Raw Highlights 12:30pm NFL Highlights Show 1:00pm Friends 2:30pm The Yorkshire Vet 6:30pm All Creatures Great and Small 7:25pm 5 News Weekend 7:30pm PG Tips Vs Yorkshire Tea 9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pmDale Farm: The Great Gypsy Eviction

7:00am British Touring Cars 7:10am The Protectors 7:35am The Professionals 8:25am The Sweeney 9:20am Minder 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Big Match Revisited 12:30pm River Monsters 1:00pm Fishing Allstars 2:00pm Tour de France Highlights Action from stage 19, featuring a flat 166.5km course from Bourg-enBresse to Champagnole.

3:00pm Tour De France Live 2020 6:30pm Monster Carp 7:30pm River Monsters 8:00pm Tour de France Highlights 9:00pm World Series of Darts Finals 1:00am Oblivion

6:00am Sky Sports News 6:30am Rugby Greatest Games 6:35am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 8:20am My Icon 8:30am Sky Sports News 9:00am Sky Sports News 9:30am Sky Sports News 10:00am Sky Sports News 10:30am Saturday Social 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL Nottingham 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League 6:00pm Live Premier League Manchester United v Crystal Palace (Kick-off 5.30pm).

9:30pm Live US Open Golf 1:30am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News

10:25am ITV News 10:30am Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh 12:20pm All Around Britain 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:35pm Britain's Got Talent 3:30pm Catchphrase 4:30pm The Chase 5:30pm Supermarket Sweep 6:30pm James Nesbitt: A Game of Two Halves 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News London 8:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 9:00pm Family Fortunes 10:00pm The Singapore Grip 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:19pm ITV London Weather 11:20pm The Real `Des": The Dennis Nilsen Story 12:15am Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow

8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:00am Britain's Got Talent 12:00pm Live British Touring Car Championship 7:45pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 1:00am American Dad! 1:25am The Cleveland Show 1:55am The Cleveland Show 2:20am Don't Hate the Playaz 3:25am Release the Hounds

7:00am Bless This House 7:25am Bless This House 8:05am Coronation Street 11:00am Emmerdale 2:00pm Lewis 3:55pm Carry on Cruising 5:55pm Midsomer Murders 7:55pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:05am DCI Banks Part one of two.

1:05am DCI Banks Part two of two.

2:10am Davina Mccall: Life at the Extreme 3:10am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:00am Bless This House Sid is not feeling his usual self, so he goes to see the doctor.

4:25am Emmerdale

7:00am The Protectors 7:25am Auto Mundial The latest news and reviews from the world of cars.

7:50am Motorsport UK 8:50am DTM Highlights 2020 10:00am Tour de France Highlights 11:00am The Professionals CI5 is assigned to protect an Middle Eastern diplomat who is being pursued by assassins.

12:05pm The Protectors 12:45pm World Series of Darts Finals 4:45pm Tour De France Live 2020 7:45pm River Monsters 8:15pm World Series of Darts Finals 12:15am The Big Fish Off 1:20am The Professionals 2:25am Minder

6:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Live NRL 9:55am Super League Gold 10:00am The Women's Football Show 11:00am Sky Sports News 12:00pm Scottish Premiership Live 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Arsenal v West Ham United (Kick-off 2.00pm).

Coverage of the topflight clash from Emirates Stadium.

5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Chelsea v Liverpool (Kick-off 4.30pm).

8:30pm Live US Open Golf 12:00am Live NFL Coverage of an NFL match.

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TUESDAY - 22 SEPTEMBER

MONDAY - 21 SEPTEMBER 3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Panorama 9:05pm EastEnders 9:30pm Ghosts 10:00pm The 7.39 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pmFamalam

7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm The Yorkshire Dales 8:30pm Tom Kerridge: Lose Weight for Good 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm The Diagnosis Detectives 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 11:45pm Newsnight

8:00pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies Documentary 11:30pm The Sky at Night 12:00am Horizon Series examining topical scientific issues.

1:00am Art on the BBC Documentary 2:00am Storyville 3:30am Jigs & Wigs 4:00am The Joy of

8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Inside Animal A&E 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Rose West & Myra Hindley: Their Untold Story with Trevor McDonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Flying for Britain

1:55pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm The Masked Singer US 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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

11:30am 1:40pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 3:50pm 4:20pm 4:55pm 6:55pm 9:00pm 11:10pm 12:10am

A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders A Touch of Frost Agatha Christie's Poirot DCI Banks Agatha Christie's Marple

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Inside the Bomb Squad 9:30pm Jamie: Keep Cooking Family Favourites 10:00pm Info not available 11:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency?

12:00am 24 Hours in A&E 1:00am Cop Control

1:10pm 1:15pm 2:10pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

11:00am 12:05pm 1:10pm 2:20pm

8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am

3:25pm 4:35pm 5:45pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 12:05am 12:10am

The Professionals The Sweeney The Saint The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Avengers Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Tour de France Highlights River Monsters Monster Carp Predators FYI Daily Predators

9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am

12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 8:00pm 12:00am

5 News Lunchtime Police Interceptors Access Home and Away Neighbours Darrow & Darrow Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight 10 Ways to Add 20k to Your Home Ultimate Police Interceptors Trauma: Code Red Crimes That Shook Britain Born to Kill?

4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:35pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 10:00pm The 7.39 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Just One Night 12:05am Just One Night

4:20pm A to Z of TV Gardening 4:30pm Natural World 5:15pm Oceans 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm This Farming Life 10:00pm HS2: The Biggest Dig - The People's Story 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:45pm Newsnight 12:25am Weather

9:00pm Earth's Great Rivers 10:00pm Australia with Simon Reeve 11:00pm Chateau Chunder: When Australian Wine Changed the World 12:00am Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore 12:30am Mystery Road 1:25am Mystery Road 2:25am The Joy of Painting 2:50am Blackadder 3:20am Blackadder 3:50am Australia with Simon Reeve

12:30pm Channel 4 News 12:35pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:30pm Steph's Packed Lunch 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:30pm The Write Offs 11:35pm Gogglebox 12:40am Shameless

2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Secret Lies and Family Ties 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm All Creatures Great and Small 11:00pm Princess Margaret: Rebel Without a Crown 12:35am In Therapy

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Transfers The Football Show The Football Show Transfer Talk Sky Sports News Live Indian Premier League Live MNF Sky Sports News

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Harbour Cops 9:00pm Love Your Garden Themed Specials 10:00pm Appropriate Adult 11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am ITV News London

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm The Masked Singer US 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Family Guy 12:25am American Dad!

9:55am Bless This House 11:00am George and Mildred 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm A Touch of Frost 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm DCI Banks 12:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot

2:15pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 3:25pm The Avengers 4:30pm Minder 5:40pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Tenable 9:00pm World Superbike Highlights 10:00pm World Rally Championship Highlights 11:05pm Planet of the Apes 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Planet of the Apes

6:00am Sky Sports News 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pm The Football Show 2:00pm Transfer Talk 3:00pm Sky Sports News 3:30pm Live Indian Premier League 8:00pm The Transfer Show 8:30pm Live Carabao Cup 11:00pm Transfer Centre 11:30pm Sky Sports News 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Live: Total Access 2:00am Sky Sports News

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Bless This House 10:25am Bless This House 11:00am George and Mildred 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm A Touch of Frost 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm DCI Banks 12:00am Agatha Christie's Marple 2:00am A Touch of Frost 3:55am Bless This House 4:20am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:30am Teleshopping

7:00am World Cup Top Goalscorers 7:10am The Sweeney 7:55am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8:50am The Avengers 9:55am Minder 11:05am The Professionals 12:10pm The Sweeney 1:20pm The Saint 2:30pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 3:35pm The Avengers 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm River Monsters 8:30pm British Superbike Championship Highlights 10:00pm King of the Roads 11:00pm Scarface 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10am Scarface 2:25am Minder 3:25am The Protectors 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

7:00am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am

WEDNESDAY 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Land Girls 3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 7:55pm Party Political Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm The Repair Shop 10:00pm Ambulance 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Fort Salem 12:25am Fort Salem 1:10am The Truth About...

7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:15pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:30pm 4:15pm 5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:50pm 11:45pm 12:25am 12:30am

The Repair Shop Garden Rescue This Farming Life BBC News at 9 BBC News Politics Live The Boss Make Me a Dealer A Place to Call Home Natural World Oceans Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games The Farmers' Country Showdown Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Mary Berry's Home Comforts Nadiya Bakes Harlots Harlots Newsnight Weather ODI Cricket Highlights

8:00pm Elephant Diaries 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Digging for Britain 10:00pm A Cook Abroad 11:00pm Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020: Album of the Year 12:00am Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore 12:30am The Secret History of Writing 1:30am Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork 2:30am The Joy of Painting 3:00am Elephant Diaries 3:30am The Beach: Isolation in Paradise 4:00am The Beach: Isolation in Paradise

TV LISTING

12:30pm Channel 4 News 12:35pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:30pm Steph's Packed Lunch 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm Grayson Perry's Big American Roadtrip 12:00am Trump: An American Dream 1:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:55am Inside the Bomb Squad

9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 9:50am 10:00am 10:10am 10:15am 12:15pm

Paw Patrol Floogals Daisy & Ollie Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Sunny Bunnies Jeremy Vine Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Killer Secrets in the Sisterhood 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Atlantic: A Year in the Wild 9:00pm Britain's Lost Roman Roads 10:00pmBrunel: The Man Who Built Britain 11:55pmRobin Hood 1:05am Access

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11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Supermarket Sweep 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Political Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Appropriate Adult 11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am ITV News London 12:15am Peston 1:10am British Touring Car Championship Highlights

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

10:25am Superstore 11:25am Roswell, New Mexico 12:25pm Dinner Date 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm The Masked Singer US 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Celebrity Karaoke Club 12:00am Family Guy

12:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 6:30pm 9:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am 2:30am

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Transfers The Football Show Transfer Talk Sky Sports News Live Indian Premier League Live Carabao Cup Live Carabao Cup Sky Sports News NBC's Profootballtalk Live: Total Access Sky Sports News NBA Live PlayOffs 39: TBC @ TBC 23.09 0130

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Dear Euro Weekly News, It is such a shame to hear about all these businesses having to bow out of the summer season early due to low customer numbers. It has been really brave of them to try and push forward for so long as I understand it must have been so hard counting customers each day and hoping that they would make enough to pay the staff. The thing is, for all those who will still dare to come on holiday where are they going to go for entertainment? It’s just another nail in the coffin for the expats out there. So sorry to hear about El Oceano and over the weekend I also heard about The Boardwalk in Marbella. Such popular places. Let’s hope they have a fantastic next season to make up for it.

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Big thanks Dear Euro Weekly News, Rather belatedly I know, but I would just like to say thank you for the ‘Scouts’ insert you put on page two of last we-

OUR VIEW Rule of six

AS of Monday, September 14, the UK has been under some new regulations with regard to the Covid virus.

The most controversial being the dreaded ‘rule of six,’ which means that any social gatherings of more than six people will be against the law, apart from certain exemptions like work and education. Authorities will be able to dish out fines ranging from £100 to a whopping £3,200.

But where on earth did they get this number from, six, why six people?

Is it because they worked out the size of a normal place people would congregate and calculated that if they were all to be two metres apart they could only fit six people in there or was it just plucked from the sky?

Another random number that dropped into headlines recently was eight, a reduction to eight days quarantine. That sounded a bit better and am sure would have made some people think that the UK government were moving forward.

However, it seems to have been erased from their minds as quickly as it was suggested.

It seems that there are also different rules throughout the UK just to make it even harder to understand.

In Scotland, up to eight people from three households can meet indoors, up to six from two households in Northern Ireland and in Wales, up to four households can form an ‘extended household.’

Do that many households actually spend time with each other? Also, it is said six cannot go to the supermarket together, is that something that happens? That’s a lot of people going shopping.

Anyway, some kind of activity is better than no activity and we can only hope they know what they are doing. It’s not going to be a very good family Christmas for some people.

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Should life mean life? And at what age?

“Definitely if you are old enough to commit the crime, you are old enough to get life and not 15 years.”

JC

Hope to see you next year. ek’s Euro Weekly News (Issue 1834).

You might be interested to know that the story has generated some further interest in the Scouts. Eleanor has been contacted by someone (I’m sorry I do not know who) and they are interested in making further donations to the Scouts.

So, thank you once again.

Richard B Tolman

No faith Dear Leapy, Although I’m not British, I am your fan. I have been following/reading your articles in Euro Weekly News in Spain for some two years, ever since we bought an apartment on the Costa del Sol. In fact, that paper would be totally worthless if it weren’t for your articles in which there used to be some reflection of reality and not just the official narrative ******** like in the rest.

However, I’ve noticed that you have become uncritical, especially with this new medical tyranny that is present in a severe form in Spain. But you must have seen clips on social media involving police abuse of those not wearing a mask.

I had a similar ‘experience’ where I was sitting with my husband on the bench in the main square and I was talking on the phone. While seated and talking I removed the mask. And then two bullies of the police approached us, treating me like a criminal. The worse one of the two grabbed my phone from me even though by then I duly put my mask on. To cut the story short, this is just disgraceful what’s happening in Spain and how people are treated.

If only some of these events would be reported.

Regards from me who has lost faith!

V Koblar

Money talks Dear Euro Weekly News, Reading all the latest news about Mr Trump really points to the fact that being rich in America can lead to anyone holding the position of presidency in America. The question now is how on earth did the American public vote this individual into such a position? Perhaps the election was rigged.

It has become doubtful that this almost insane man was elected to such a position in the world’s biggest and leading democracy. His latest outburst is about having a woman as the president of America. He seems to have a very dim view of the opposite sex.

All I got to say is god help America in getting rid of this racially biased and insane man as quickly as possible before he starts World War Three.

Yours faithfully, G A Marques

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WHO says greeting such as an ‘elbow bump’ should be avoided.

“Maybe dogs have it sussed. No touching hands or kissing. They sniff each other’s backside. Plus it certainly helps social distancing.”

TM

Thousands march in Madrid protests.

“If the people from Madrid had stayed at home when told to then the virus would not be so bad in Costas, they all came in August and made it worse again. One rule for them and one for the rest of us.”

PM

Immigrants - It is not their fault!

“I have to ask why don’t the young men stay in their country and fight for their rights.”

GL

Police fine teenager a whopping £10,000 for throwing 50 guest party.

“Good, everybody should be living there lives, NEVER has the world been put on hold for a virus and this one is no different so why aren’t people questioning what the hell is going on... government’s lies and indecision speaks volumes.”

AK

Youngsters targeted in Spain as illegal parties blamed for Covid spike.

“You’re only young once, I say go have fun! If the youth of today don’t have the common sense of being responsible to not spread a contagious virus to a vulnerable family member... blame the parents... simple!”

AP

Charlie Hebdo suffers new threats by Al Qaeda as they republished cartoons.

“Why should they be afraid to publish anything! Normal people who don’t want to read something they don’t want to just flip the page not go out to threaten to murder!”

SC

Two police officers critically injured in ambush “Considering the utter contempt and disregard for the lives of the police, this sadly is an event which no doubt will be copied elsewhere. May the two officers make a full, if not speedy, recovery and the perpetrator receive the maximum sentence possible.”

CD

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Across 1 Initially took a chance on spicy Mexican food (5) 4 Plainer, refined confectionery (7) 8 Call after the meal, in a great hurry (7) 9 Time to relax, kid (5) 10 A good man holding small Scottish dessert (5) 11 It may be a strain for a Russian empress (7) 12 Play a joint lead upsetting actors (2-4) 14 Television presenters move from one vessel to another (6) 17 Arouse furious feelings when men fail miserably (7) 19 A hundred take it easy on the ridge (5) 21 Bird comes to sticky end in channel (5) 22 Secure draw for Irish county (3,4) 23 Vehicle is only the second Ford Escort to crash (7) 24 Begins to run eager kids somewhere on long walks (5) Down 1 Emperor initially tickled by new suit (5) 2 Fixes latches on Swiss holiday cabins (7) 3 Quick to get the bird (5) 4 Pity about the General Staff being in such a dirty, untidy place (6) 5 Cut a tea break and get things moving (7) 6 I run to meet a queen, one from Baghdad (5) 7 Graceful neat leg crossed (7) 12 Shrinks call in church at start of service (7)

13 Any last motion from investigator? (7) 15 Flower for one with false name (7) 16 Saint carrying tungsten alloy (6) 18 Papers from government department backing fuel (5) 19 Moved quietly, caught first salesman with model (5) 20 Units deployed in an African capital (5)

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Across 1 Footgear (5) 4 Counterfeit (4) 7/18 High-flying socialites (3,3) 8 Become rusty (7) 9 Not any (4) 10 Joined into one (6) 12 Attach firmly (6) 14 At liberty (4) 17 Opening (7) 18 See 7 19 One hundredth of a dollar (4) 20 More timid (5) Down 2 Frequently (5) 3 Religious order (4) 4 Decrease in size (6) 5 Concerning (5) 6 Race that finishes in a tie (4,4) 7 Meals of little nutritional value (4,4) 11 Stop doing something (6) 13 Pie serving (5) 15 Dangerous (5) 16 Charges for services (4)

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way and avoid boring or moaning folk.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation, but the facts may be less alarming than you suspect.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you. Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change.

It is possible, however, that a change is not required so much as a different approach. It is not essential to put all your eggs in one basket.

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A strong and exciting romantic feeling flows through the week.

Someone returning from a trip makes you smile and boosts your spirit. People who have been a little bossy of late finally realise that you will not rise to the bait.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It's a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings.

Consider raising some money and having fun at the same time by indulging in a garage or car boot sale. Doing something entirely different can boost your mind and activity levels, which can't be bad.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Eager Mars meets affluent Jupiter and enriches your financial forecast. It might show a foretaste of money to come, or on-stream benefits. If you intend to make alterations to your personal and home interests, you'll undoubtedly cope with both offbeat and upbeat activities.

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Friendships are particularly important this week. You have been dashing around and maybe not enough thought has gone into how you spend your leisure time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet. Perhaps you would like to write a book: memoirs, for instance, take up a craft or paint. Learning a new language would also be satisfying. Certainly, food for the brain and soul are what you should be seeking now.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is a week when progress is fast and plans run ahead. Try new ideas and seek information to hone your knowledge. An organisation that is new to you offers insight and social involvement. An offer that thrusts you into the limelight might be avoided at first but would be to your advantage.

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I’ve given up trying to find out MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man A QUESTION - how many people out of the thousands and thousands that were forced into quarantine after returning from abroad have been diagnosed with Covid-19? And if you can find that number maybe you can find out how many died? I can’t find this information anywhere. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong place. I want the confirmed official figures please. If they are not available I want to know why. I think people should be told the number. To be honest I’ve pretty much given up trying to find out.

My friends continually ask how things are here and I have to tell them it’s not that bad. The Spanish government seem to be handling it so much better than the UK government who just seem to keep making the most ridiculous rules.

New rules for England came into force on September 14 banning people from gathering in groups of more than six. But there are exceptions to the rule - such as people being allowed to meet in bigger groups at work, in school and for wed-

dings and funerals. The problem with all this is how do you police it? I read over the weekend that some bloke got fined 10 grand for throwing a big party. They might as well have fined him a million pounds because I bet there is absolutely no chance of him paying it.

The dairy section of your favourite supermarket carries an array of ‘milk’ options: whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, fatfree, lactose-free, almond, soya, coconut and more. If you are looking for a liquid to pour on top of your cereal you have plenty of options. But are they all milk? No absolutely not! Because there is no such thing as soya milk. It’s soya juice.

The same goes for almond, coconut, hemp, rice, cashew, hazelnut, and oat.

Milk comes from mammals and there are no lactating almonds. I looked and have not seen any way to ‘milk’ any of these items.

How did we ever cope? When we were much younger we went to a cafe or, if you were posh, a Lyons corner house. Remember them? You would order your tea or coffee and it came with either milk in it or maybe in a small jug.

Lactose intolerance wasn’t invented yet.

What happened? When did it all start?

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Mindset Is Everything DIONE LOCKYER YOUR mindset determines everything that happens in your life. If you are negative, opinionated, frustrated or anxious, this is what your everyday life will become.

If you are positive, passionate, supportive and energetic, this too is what your life will become.

Every human will go through certain challenges in their lives, however, it’s how you deal with those challenges that determine your life’s path. A simple

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So many people do not realise how valuable a mindset is. As Henry Ford famously stated, “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right!”

Every physical aspect of our life is created from our mindset. If you do not learn how to control your mindset, your mindset will control you. If you want a better life, a life that brings you joy, happiness and peace, then you need to start with your thoughts.

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For example; It’s Monday morning, your alarm starts to ring, you feel the sense of dread. Another day in the office. You begrudgingly get out of bed, with the initial thought of anxiety, not knowing what today will bring, You have created a negative thought and associated Monday morning with negative thoughts and feelings, therefore, your behaviour will mirror that and your day will be a drag!

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

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WITH the beginning of the new parliamentary term, a continuing public health crisis, fraught trade negotiations and a c l a s s ro o m f u l l o f re b e l lious MPs, Boris must s u re l y t h i n k S e p t e m b e r is the real start of the New Year - not January.

But given how dreadful 2020 has been so far, does it matter when the new year begins - to make that new start and set goals? Whether it’s January or the end of March (the first choice of some with spring truly in the air, clocks springing forward and the feeling that spring gives in terms of hope) or September?

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLUES FOR BORIS OR A FRESH START? Mediterranean. The summer harvest had ended, crops stored and people prepared for a new agricultural cycle, an appropriate time to begin a new year. Many church calendars (like the Greek Orthodox) therefore start on September 1.

So, for many, the New Year (whenever it is) is a time of change. But some things are best left unchanged...

Take, as an example, the story I just read about a larger-than-life cleaner who deliberately left every picture

BORIS JOHNSON: Maybe he shouldn’t ask any questions.

and mirror in her employer’s house slightly ‘wonky.’

He reckoned it was a coded message she’d thoroughly dusted everything. Either that or she was just putting her feet up watching TV then walking round the house, tweaking things so he’d believe she’d dusted them.

Years later, she told him she was retiring to her homeland. He braced himself to ask if she’d actually dusted everything or just

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And the lesson he learned from her? Don’t ask questions.

Don’t get in the way. And if you’ve twigged a person is capable just let them get on with it, whatever it is. (Maybe a lesson there for Boris, too?)

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BARRY DUKE THERE’S an excruciatingly funny UK blog called AdTurds that pokes fun at really stupid commercials and invites submissions from people who are pushed by bad ads to the brink of insanity.

Responding to the invitation, this week I started a list beginning with ads for Galbani mozzarella which leave no doubt that the Dawn of the Dumb really is upon us. Depending on the version, either a dorky female or fella badly mangles the word Galbani. So you hear them saying ‘Galabanani’ or ridiculous versions thereof.

Its purpose is, of course, to get us to stuff more of the brand down our gullets. But what it actually does is portray Brits as imbeciles who can’t get their tongues around a word as simple as Galbani.

When the TV version debuted, it sparked a great deal of fury, with normally laid back folk losing all selfcontrol and saying things on discussion boards and social media such

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as ‘Just f***ing say Galbani!’ ‘It’s Galbani …GALBANI you annoying thick cow!’ and ‘Find the idiot who thought it was a good idea and hang him.’

I’ll supply the rope.

Speaking of being cheesed off, second on my list is an ad for Skoda.

You have a male voice asking ‘Simon, where do you work?’ Simon answers ‘Skoda’ and gets ticked off for not pronouncing it properly: ‘Shko-dah.’ Now if you work for a company, surely you’d know how to pronounce its name, unless you’re as thick as porridge. It’s offen-

sive because, like the Galbani ads, it presents Brits as morons.

But the one that’s currently annoying me more than any other concerns the UK’s future outside of the EU. The government is currently spending gazillions trying to convince people that leaving the EU

will bring rainbows, kittens, bunnies and unicorns in abundance. So, what I hear multiple times a day on LBC is ‘The UK’s new start: let’s get going’ ads. They are a version of a statement issued in July by the ghastly Tory toff Michael Gove who said: “At the end of this year we are leaving the single market and Customs Union regardless of the type of agreement we reach with the EU. “This will bring changes and significant opportunities for which we all need to prepare … This is a new start for everyone in the UK - British and European citizens alike - so let’s get going.”

Of all the ads that assume all Brits are goggle-eyed ninnyhammers, this one must surely take the biscuit if not the entire packet.

‘Significant opportunities my arse,’ as Jim Royle, of ‘The Royle Family’ fame would say.

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by Mark Slack two anniversaries LAUNCHING the latest version of the ever-popular Golf this year has marked two anniversaries for the German car maker.

It is 75 years since a 28year-old British Army Major, Ivan Hirst, was given responsibility for leading the reshaping of VW’s largely destroyed Wolfsburg plant back into a civilian car factory. By the time Hirst left there was a modern factory, ready to go, with a labour force, a German management and a product that was proven.

That product was the iconic Beetle, and that German management and workforce made VW a worldwide automotive success story.

The latest Golf is in its eighth generation, 45 years since it first launched. It has become a classless car loved by everyone from ordinary families to the rich and famous. Golf 8 starts at

€26,143 (£23,300) on-theroad for the lead-in Life model with a perky 1.0-litre TSi engine under the bonnet. Standard fare includes climate control, powered and heated door mirrors, automatic lights and wipers plus automatic dimming rear view mirror, alloy wheels, navigation and a plethora of safety kit.

Three petrol engines - 110 hp,1.0-litre three-cylinder and 130 hp or 150 hp 1.5-litre four- cylinder - plus a 1.5-litre mild hybrid and 115 hp or 150 hp 2.0-litre diesel. Transmissions are six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG dual clutch automatic.

Despite some noticeable minor cost-cutting measures - the lack of a gas strut on the bonnet, no cover over the cup holders in the centre console, visible key apertures on the door handles and a few others there is still that solid, durable and quality feel to

this latest Golf.

It has gone far too digital for some, although I’m sure VW would argue that the system makes for a more efficient driver experience.

However, to me the system is not as intuitive as it could be and, until you’re fully used to it, it can feel like a distraction.

On the road, performance brings no complaints with my 115 hp 2.0litre diesel providing a good turn of speed when required and impressive fuel consumption. Despite being a ‘dirty’ diesel it is now one of the cleanest units available with major reductions in nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions.

With its smartly evolved design there is no mistaking this is a Golf, it retains that certain something special on the style front which appeals to so many drivers. At its price point the new Golf needed to deliver… it does!

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Chelsea smiles CHELSEA made a positive debut on September 14 in the 20202021 season of the Premier League, after beating locals Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 at the Falmer stadium.

Coach Frank Lampard’s team celebrated the goals

by Jorge Luiz Frello Filho,

‘Jorginho,’ at minute 23, Reece James (56) and Kurt Zouma (66) to add their first three points of the campaign.

Lampard did not preserve any of his leading figures and debuted his star signings: Germans Timo Werner, the former RB Leipzig star, who was given a penalty after a tackle from

GOOD SHOT: Reece James seals the deal.

Brighton goalie Mat Ryan and Kai Havertz’ first appearance saw the player composed, but managing to make an important challenge close to the end of the match.

The young Chelsea fullback Reece James had a dream first league goal for the team, sealing the deal early in the second half with a strike from outside the box. In the other result of the day, Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Sheffield United 20, with one of the perforations on the account of Mexican striker Raúl Jiménez.

The tournament’s opening date also saw Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 on Sunday September 13, Newcastle United beat West Ham United 2-0, Crystal Palace led Southampton 1-0 and Liverpool dominated Leeds United 4-3.

New sensation

COLOMBIAN player James Rodríguez’ performance against Tottenham caused a sensation in the Everton fans and throughout English football.

“He has trained only a couple of times with us and the level he has given has been incredible," said Carlo Ancelotti, his coach and main supporter for his signing for Everton, who was the first to be surprised by the Colombian’s great game.

Just days after arriving in Liverpool, James has already excited the Everton fans after their great game against Tottenham, in which the Toffees won 1-0.

He played 91 minutes before he was substituted, but by then he had left his mark on the fans, his coach and his colleagues, who were quick to praise him.

Jermaine Jenas, a former Tottenham Hostpur player, highlighted the global star status James has brought to Everton and his creative ability in midfield.

“James has been the differentiator for Everton this Sunday and that is exactly what Tottenham do not have at the moment,” Jenas explained.

“He has that star quality. What was talked about when he arrived is if he was going to be in shape or not, but he

has that ability to see things before they happen. It’s just that he has that class,” he added.

Another former Tottenham player like Darren Bent also praised the Colombian and his ability to make the rest of the footballers around him benefit from his quality.

“That Dominic CalvertLewin (the forward who scored the winning goal) plays alongside footballers like James will benefit him and achieve many more scoring chances," said the former Spurs player.

This is a sample of the impact that James has had in the Premier League, a league in which he aspires to be a star, in Everton, and in English opinion, the one that will praise him when FANS: Rodríguez’ he does it well but performance against will crush him Tottenham caused a when he under sensation throughout performs.

English football.