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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1838

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THE Sub-delegation of the Government in Malaga will distribute 532,000 masks this week to the town halls of the Malaga Province. With this new distribution, the third since April, the government of Spain has already distributed more than one and a half million masks in Malaga, specifically 1,521,000. Municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants in Malaga will receive 363,500 masks, while another 60,500 will be delivered to the Provincial Council for distribution to municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants. In addition, the Red Cross, Cáritas and the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI) will receive a total of 108,000 masks (36,000 each). Malaga towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants, to which the masks will be distributed, are; Nerja (5,500), Rincón de la Victoria (12,000), Ronda (8,500), VélezMálaga (21,000), Torremolinos (17,500), Alhaurín de la Torre (10,500), Alhaurín el Grande (6,500), Antequera (10,500), Benalmádena (17,500), Cártama (6,500), Coín (5,500), Estepona (17,500), Fuengirola (20,500), Málaga (146,500), Mar-

VARIOUS artists in Axarquia have wanted to get involved in helping Carlota, the four-year-old girl who needs to be operated on so that her limbs can be reconstructed after suffering from sepsis. For this, they have launched the initiative ‘Artistas por Carlota’ through social networks. Each of them is uploading an image of their work, with the characteristics and the price for which they want to sell it. There-

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MASKING MANY

SAFETY: Face masks were previously handed out at transport stations.

fore, those interested in acquiring them can make their contribution. “What we want is to do our bit to help Carlota and her family. The works are not too large in format so that they can be accessible to everyone. Those interested only have to get in touch through a phone call or by message to obtain them,” explained painter, Antonio Aranda, who has been one of the promoters of this initiative. Aranda explained that

Art for Carlota the income from the sale of each painting will be paid directly into the account that the family has arranged for aid. As reflected on social networks, the works can be seen ‘in an unprecedented exhibition’ in the shop windows of the Camino de Málaga. Last week, Carlota’s parents, Jairo García and Ma-

rina Lara, let people know of their daughter’s medical problems. The necrosis and microthrombi that she suffers in her extremities will lead to the amputation of her right hand, left fingers, left foot and right foot up to the heel. To save them so that they can be rebuilt, her parents have entrusted Dr

bella (36,500), and Mijas (21,000) The sub-delegate of the gover nment in Malaga, Teófilo Ruiz, has indicated that it is “a new action of collaboration and support to local environments and social organisations so that citizens, especially those with fewer resources, can maintain the measures of safety and wear adequate protection. “The use of the mask is mandatory,” he stressed, “so I appeal to the responsibility of all citizens to comply with the established safety standards and carry adequate protection.” This distribution is added to the two previous ones carried out in April and May in which they were distributed in the transport hubs of the province metro and bus stops, both urban and metropolitan, as well as in railway and bus stations and the airport. They were also delivered to the municipalities of the province and to various groups and associations such as the Press Association, taxi driver associations, social groups, food markets, bar associations, and the Taxi or Justice sector.

Pedro Cavadas to do it at the Vithas 9 de Octubre Hospital in Valencia. The costs of transport, accommodation and the operation have a high cost that the family cannot afford. The support so far has

been incredible and made it possible for them to collect around €5,000 within days. Those who wish to help should go to the Facebook page ‘Ayuda para Carlota.’

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BERTÍN OSBORNE has travelled to Cútar to interview Albert Rivera in the programme ‘Mi casa es la tuya' which is broadcast every week on Telecinco. Both the mayor of the town Francisco Ruiz, as well as the head of Axarquia Film Office, Juan Peñas, have expressed their satisfaction with what this pro-

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gramme means for the promotion of both Cútar and the region of AxarquiaCosta del Sol. More than 50 people including technicians, filmmakers, cameras, man-

agers and production, have taken part in the recording that is one of the most-watched television. The mayor of Cútar, Francisco Mérida, has totally committed himself to the

project “since it is a promotion for Cútar that we couldn’t even dream of.” Albert Rivera’s origins are in this Axarquia town where relatives of his still live, he even visited them during his stay, and enjoyed visiting “his roots.” The programme will be broadcast on Telecinco on Friday, September 25.

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Stolen home

NIBS EXTRA Beach clean VELEZ-MALAGA will again become one of the participating towns in the sixth edition of the ‘Great International Seabed Cleanup.’ The event will take place on Sunday, September 27, starting at 10.30am on the beach next to the entrance to the Port of La Caleta.

Youth training COUNCILLOR for the Youth of Nerja, Daniel Rivas, has announced that the next digital training workshops are soon to be held in the Youth Centre of Nerja. These free courses will help with job searches, on Tuesday September 29, and online shopping management, on Thursday October 1, both from 6 to 8pm.

Your town THE Department of the Environment of Velez-Malaga has presented a new awareness campaign ‘Cuida Vélez-Málaga, es tu casa.’ It is aimed at people who have pets, to make them aware of the importance of collecting their excrement from the public walkways and also the cleaning of urine.

FAMILY: Lisbeth and Jørn Hokholt hope to get their home back. LISBETH and Jørn Hokholt are a Norwegian brother and sister whose parents built a villa in Caleta de Vélez at the end of the 60’s. Since they were little they have both spent their holidays in it. As adults, they have continued to come with their children and, in recent years, even with their grandchildren. However, for the last year, the house has been squatted in by several families and they are now fighting to regain control of their family home. The last trial, held on Thursday, September 17, was postponed to November 12, since a public defender had not been appointed for the squatters. The victim’s lawyer, Eduardo López-Chicheri points out problems with the case. “The National Police that

picked up the complaint did not go to the house until we went in December, three months later,” he explains. “The offIcers told us that the squatters were well-known, violent people and that it was better not to confront them.” As Lisbeth and Jørn wait for another court date they still pay the bills for the chalet, which they fear is ‘totally trashed.’ Last December, Lisbeth and Jørn Hokholt went with a crew from Norwegian television, who wanted to record a report on squatting in Spain. “It has had a huge repercussion, the real estate agencies that work with Norwegian clients say that there has been a very clear flight effect, nobody wants to buy houses in a country where these situations are allowed,” said the lawyer.

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LOCAL health centres will soon be contacting vulnerable residents with appointments for flu vaccinations. Ana Barcelo, who heads the regional government’s Health department, announced that the Generalitat hopes in this way to cover 75 per cent of over64s and health professionals. Barcelo’s department also hopes to vaccinate 60 per cent of pregnant women and patients considered to be at risk owing to health conditions. Vaccinations will begin on October 8.

LAST week we reported the story of a young man from Periana whose dream it was to climb a mountain. Well, that wish came true as 12-year-old Álvaro Moreno, accompanied by his parents, Club Perianda and other mountain-climbing enthusiasts, climbed to the summit of La Maroma, on Sunday, September 20, with the aid of a very special chair. Club Perianda together with Club Running Playas de Torre del Mar organised the trek up to the highest peak in the province of Malaga, which totals 2,066 metres. Álvaro reached the peak with the help of a Joëlette type unicycle saddle attached to an

Car raffle

THE Almuñecar Town Hall along with the Almuñecar and La Herradura Trade Associations intend to give a boost this autumn with various initiatives including the raffle of a car among customers of local businesses. “This proposal arises within the plan to promote local commerce, through the €60,000 that we have made available to the municipality’s trade associations,” according to Councillor Rafael Caballero. The car raffle will take place on December 22, in the Plaza de la Constitución. Customers will receive raffle tickets when they make purchases in the establishments, and later they will all be put in for the draw. “In the summer of 2013 Almuñecar raffled a car, which was very successful, so for this reason, this idea has been revisited, since we believe it is the best time to support our trade and for people to participate,” highlighted the councillors.

Queen’s clean up

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NIBS EXTRA FRANCOPHILES LA ALIANZA Francesa in Malaga has changed location and will soon open at number 11, Calle Canales during the 26th edition of the French Film Festival between October 16 and 20. The move has meant an improvement in the facilities that will have a direct impact on its cultural offer.

Well fall FACE MASK: The Queen, dressed down and was a great help. Doña Sofía expressed her “enormous concern about ending this problem” and about the appearance among the waste “of masks, gloves and wipes,” a sign of current times dur-

ing the health crisis. Nieves Rey, Communication Director of Ecoembes, also participated in the event, and said that the Queen is “tremendously aware of the problem and

wants to be part of the solution, to set an example as one more volunteer and take care of the beaches so that the ecosystem is the best it can be.”

Dream come true FEAT: Álvaro accomplished this with the use of an adapted chair.

EWN have been following the solidarity challenge #MédulaSwimming, Maro to Fuengirola. The successful third stage was held last Sunday, September 20, one day after ‘World Bone Marrow Donor Day.’ Four swimmers started at 8.30am to swim 12km from Caleta de Vélez to Benajarafe. The group grew to 33 swimmers to support the charity ‘Héroes Hasta La Médula.’ The next stage of the challenge will be held on Sunday, September 27, from Benajarafe Beach at 8.30am, arriving at

adapted chair which was able to be driven on flat or rocky terrain with the aid of two helpers. The volunteers were accompanied by his parents, who of course did not want to miss this adventure and share this emotional event with their son. Álvaro’s goal for the future is a project to enable people with reduced mobility to enjoy the mountains and landscapes of the Axarquia region.

Heroes at sea

AN 18-year-old girl was rescued on Wednesday morning, September 23, after falling between five and seven metres into a well in the Cerro de la Tortuga. She had gone with her friends but ended up in hospital after receiving several bruises and a wound to her left side.

Social media LOCAL POLICE of Malaga has detained a Spanish national as the alleged perpetrator of crimes of gender violence. Images were passed to their Research and Protection Group after a live video featured on Instagram in which a woman was being attacked by her partner on Monday, September 21.

Speed demon NERJA athlete Ouassim Oumaiz won the 3,000-metre test on Tuesday, September 22, at the City of Barcelona International Athletics Meeting, held at the Estadi Joan Serrahima, in the Catalan capital. His winning time was 7:40:62, which was almost three seconds less than the second classified.

Virtual treat

CHALLENGE: The heroes and their families at the finish line. Playa de la Araña by 12.45pm. For more information about saving lives by donating mar-

PEDRO BLANCO, manager of the Posada del Bandolero de El Borge, recently received the ‘Sabor a Málaga’ award from the Vice President of the Malaga Provincial Council, Juan Carlos Maldonado. Blanco explained that his company “is committed to local products, such as honey from Frigiliana, oil from Periana, wines from the Dimobe winery, jam, mangoes, raisins from El Borge and avocados.” The Axarquia businessman pointed out that “the summer was expected to be average, but luckily we have been able to

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BARRIADA DE LAS PROTEGIDAS DE NERJA celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a virtual party which began on Monday, September 14 and lasted until 12pm on Sunday, September 20. The organisation showed immense joy when verifying that the virtual activities had been followed by more than 91,000 people.

Local flavour move forward and it has not been as bad as we had thought, we hope that now with the arrival of autumn, people will continue to visit the towns inland, with their rich gastronomy.”

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Flu jabs earlier this year

QUEEN SOFIA of Spain, shocked those participating in a beach clean up on Saturday, September 19, in Rincon de la Victoria by turning up in comfortable work clothes and wearing a face mask to get stuck in with the rest of them. Upon her arrival, those responsible for the ‘1 metro cuadrado por las playas y los mares’ campaign, the LIBERA Project, explained to Doña Sofía the reason behind the initiative and supplied her with rubber gloves and rubbish bags. Carrying two bags of different colours to classify the waste, the Queen walked along the beach, stopping to pick up the rubbish that she found in her path and deposit it in the bags. Óscar Martín, CEO of Ecoembes, stated that

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BORGE: Pedro receives his award.

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Poetic justice Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benamocarra

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90 YEARS OLD: Leoncio Fermín Saiz Calero is congratulated. ON Monday, September 21, the presentation of the book ‘Poemas’ by Benamocarra resident, Leoncio Fermín Saiz Calero (90), took place at the town hall. The event was well attended by the mayor, Abdeslam Lucena and the councilor for Culture, Victoria Desirée Téllez, among others. Leoncio has seen his dream come true

with ‘Poemas’ published. His poetic work, previously unrecognised, is now available for all to see. In Leoncio’s poems, his experiences shine through; those that have touched him, encouraged him and made him happy. Leoncio has been invited to be part of the ‘Utopía de las Artes’ Association.

Alzheimer’s Prevention THE Rincón de la Victoria Town Hall, together with the Association of Relatives and Patients with Alzheimer’s Bezmiliana (ASALBEZ), have asked for the implementation of an Early Plan of Alzheimer’s Prevention among people who have suffered from Covid. Reports have assured that people who survive Covid are at high risk of later developing neurological pathologies and, in particular, the disease Alzheimer’s. Councillor Elena Aguilar explained that, based on the studies that are being carried out, the risk of suffering a neurological problem can come from both a direct viral infection or secondary immune and inflammatory responses. The systemic inflammation that affects many with Covid has presented in direct relation to the appearance of cases of cognitive deterioration. Therefore, this group are at a greater risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s in the future. World Alzheimer’s Day was on Monday September 21.

Job well done RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA has proposed granting a Special Honourable Mention to the Local Police “for the enormous effort made and the special services performed during the days of the State of Alarm throughout the coronavirus

Prevent and protect THE Equality division of the Motril Town Hall has launched a training action aimed at professionals who intervene in the care of female victims of gender violence. This action has been developed within the framework of an agreement against Gender Violence, financed with funds transferred by the Ministry of Equality. The training course ‘Prevención de

la violencia contra la mujer’ or ‘Prevention of violence against women,’ lasts 40-hours and is held online. The programme has enabled 75 professionals to study the problem of gender violence and its interventions. This will expand their knowledge on topics such as communication with the victim, prejudices and stereotypes of Gender Violence,

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along with the behaviour of the aggressor, among others. The high participation and the varied backgrounds of the professionals are a clear example of the great involvement of the multidisciplinary team that currently works, in a coordinated and integrative way, in the detection and attention to gender violence.

pandemic,” stated the councillor, Borja Ortiz. The mayor of Rincón de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, valued “the involvement and dedication of our police, especially during the health emergency, in which they did a great job. Their actions have been essential to alleviate the effects of this pandemic.”

NIBS EXTRA Feria flavour VELEZ-MALAGA has announced two contests to decorate balconies and shop windows on the days on which the Real Feria de San Miguel was to be held. Photographs of the decorations will be displayed on the official Facebook of ‘Velez-Malaga se mueve’ for the residents to vote on, until 11pm on September 29.

Delay dismay WHAT was to be the first fivestar hotel of Almuñecar has had to delay its opening until 2022. The businessman who invested €7 million in finishing the works of the Cortijo de Andalucia hotel, claims that he cannot currently guarantee the safety distance between the hotel’s 92 employees.

Giant leap THE dining room of the Torre del Mar Day Centre was officially opened on Monday, September 21, to provide a takeaway food service for the elderly. This initiative represents one more step in the town hall’s policy to protect the vulnerable and elderly population.

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ALESHA PROTESTS

B R I TA I N ’ S GOT TA L E N T ’ S A l e s h a Dixon sparked new Britain’s Got Talent controversy by wearing a Black Lives Matter necklace on Saturday night’s show. This comes days after unrepentant ITV bosses reportedly spent €291,000 (£260,000) on newspaper adverts defending Diversity’s BLM inspired routine. Alesha Dixon sparked controversy with a Black Lives Matter necklace after ITV rolled out full-page ads in solidarity with Diversity as Ofcom complaints reach 24,500. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 41, appeared on the prerecorded semi-final in a bright yellow dress and a gold necklace with ‘B’, ‘L’ and ‘M’ pendants for the Saturday night show.

SILENT PROTEST: Alesha’s gold BLM necklace.

A Fry-By at KFC VEGAN activists have had KFC chicken legs hurled at them while protesting against the exploitation of animals outside a butcher’s in Stoke-on-Trent. The protesters where left unharmed after the KFC chicken drive-by hurling. Nine demonstrators with a 10-metre banner, reading ‘friends not food,’ were standing in front of Wayne Walker Quality Meats in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, when the car drove past firing chicken legs out of the window at the vegans. Friends of the attackers recorded the incident and police were called to the scene - however, the protest, in Davenport Road, was otherwise peaceful.

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Newest scam

THE Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration is warning of one of the latest scams conning unsuspecting victims out of up to €300, this time through the Bizum app. An automated message claims to be calling from the government’s social security office offering support. As the automated conversation continues, creating alarm, the ‘caller’ begins to ask for personal data. Depending on the person, the conversation can change, opening a wider range to carry out the scam. The ‘false worker’ then promises a form of social aid is available - though nothing is further from the truth. A notification is then sent to the potential victim, and if accepted the scammer profits, known as ‘vishing.’

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: But it’s not all that it seems. “Remember: any management with Social Security or any other body of the Public Administration must always be done through official pages,” reminds the Ministry through its social platforms, pointing out the scam has already conned people out of up to €300. Scammers are taking full

advantage of the current crisis and period of uncertainty and confusion. Last week EWN reported a case of a factory employee who was placed on furlough in May. After four months of payment, she was made redundant, before becoming a target for email con artists posing as the HMRC.

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Wizz Air Expansion HUNGARIAN airline Wizz Air is setting its sights on Ryanair as it prepares an expansion into Italy. Ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air already serves many cities across Europe, some North African and the Middle East. Now, they have revealed 10 new bases and an expansion into Italy which will begin from October 2020.

ANIMAL rescue services and the town hall of the Valencian town of Gandia are looking for a home for 96 cats which have had to be taken in after their owner was evicted from his flat. The animal protection group Spama Safor has made an appeal through social networks after the locks were changed on the apartment where the man lived with the cats. The 96 cats had to be removed in two groups. On Friday, Sep-

In August the distinctive purple coloured airline, described as Europe’s greenest airline, announced new bases at Gatwick airport and Doncaster Sheffield in addition to its existing base at London Luton. Wizz Air is setting its sights on Ryanair and with the addition of Catania Airport in Italy, a war of attrition has begun.

Cats in the Flat tember 18, the first 50 cats were removed and on Saturday, the remainder before the whole apartment had to get a very deep clean. The Health depart-

VIAJES EL CORTE INGLÉS has put forward its initial proposal for a new temporary employment regulation file (ERTE) to the unions. The move could affect 4,748 workers and run from October 1 of this year to August 31,

ment pointed out that the animals were properly cared for and that the house was equipped to keep them, despite the fact that “a flat is not a place to keep 96 cats.”

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MANUELA CHAVERO: The investigation of her disappearance has been a long experience. A SUSPECT has been arrested for the disappearance of Manuela Chavero. The ongoing investigation has been a long and exhaustive experience. The Guardia Civil are said to have arrested a man in connection with her disappearance and it is claimed that he has confessed to her disappearance and murder. Chavero went missing in the early hours of the morning of July 5, 2016 from Monesterio and a man from this municipality has now been arrested for

the crime. The 28-year-old suspect has admitted to murdering Chavero, 42, and was known to the victim as a close acquaintance and neighbour. The suspect has been detained by the Guardia Civil in Zafra and the authorities are now investigating further with several searches being carried out, including one on his home. An anonymous letter was delivered to Chavero’s sister, Emilia Chavero, which was the passed to police. They have stated that this was the determining factor in pursuing the suspect.

Extension of ERTE 2021, after the impact of the coronavirus crisis in the tourism sector.

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In order to carry this out, it is intended to temporarily close 277 sales points of the current

420 and transfer Viajes El Corte Inglés workers for the duration of the ERTE to the closest points

of sale, preferably shopping centres. Viajes El Corte Inglés, the number one travel agency in Spain, belongs to one of the most important business groups in the country: El Corte Inglés.

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EXPATS LOSE ACCOUNTS UK BANKS: To close expat accounts.

Third time lucky? Political Viewpoint from Spain by DAMON MITCHELL

TENS of thousands of British expats living in Europe are receiving notices from their UK banks that their accounts will be closed in weeks due to post-Brexit rules. Banks now have to decide which countries they want to continue operating in. Lloyds Bank confirmed it will pull services from Holland, Slovakia, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Portugal - a move that impacts 13,000 Brits. Barclays also confirmed bank and credit card customers living in the EU are being warned their accounts may be closed. Customers living in Spain, France and Belgium have already received notice

their Barclaycards will be cancelled on November 16. Coutts also confirmed it will be no longer serve customers based in the EU. A source explained: “In some cases, continuing to serve customers would be incredibly complex, extremely expensive and very time-consuming, and simply would not make economic sense. This is passporting - this is the reality of Brexit.” Under the current legislation, it will become illegal for UK banks to provide services to expat customers living in Europe after Britain leaves the EU. Boris Johnson has just a month left to strike a deal and 102 days before the transition period officially ends.

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SPAIN’S Second Deputy Prime Minister and secretary-general of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, has defended the need to move towards a ‘New Republic.’ He suggests that new republic should recognise the plurinationality of Spain, with an organisation ‘more federal, more confederal’ and that moves away from centralism. “I believe that working and building alliances to advance to the republican horizon has to be one of the political tasks of Podemos in the coming years,” Iglesias said in his speech before his party. For Iglesias, this republican future is a “scenario for overcoming the territorial crisis that Spain is experiencing” and may represent, he said, “a common project that appeals to all the peoples of the State against the centralism” of the monarchy. However, and although Iglesias has not referred in his speech to the time frame of this new republic, the vice president considers it to be a medium or long-term project.

In the context of the crisis of the monarchy with the departure of King Juan Carlos and the investigation in the Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Office on the possible commissions paid by Saudi Arabia for the construction of the AVE to Mecca, Iglesias thus vindicates the republican vocation of Podemos compared to what he considers a monarchical PSOE party. “Those of us who are Republicans have to be able to understand the historical moment in which the Spanish monarchy is found and the model of state that this monarchy embodies. We have to have the courage and the audacity so that Spain advances towards the horizon of a new republic,” defended Iglesias. According to this project, the ‘New Republic’ should leave behind an economic model based on construction and tourism, which ‘has become the main obstacle to the economic development of Spain.’ “The monarchy no longer represents the business opportunities of the most dynamic business sectors. Those sectors have to be part of a new republican horizon that means economic modernisation, greater efficiency and competitive capacity,” said Iglesias. In his opinion, there is an ‘exhaustion’ of the historical role that the monarchy has played in Spain.

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HMA Hugh Elliott sends a message to UK Nationals WITH 100 days until the end of the Transition Period on December 31, HMA Hugh Elliott has recorded a video message for UK Nationals living in Spain. The video of his announcement can be seen a t https://www.facebook.com /BritsInSpain/videos/3695054 50853284 Speaking about the continuing negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU, the Ambassador said: “I want to reassure you that your rights as UK nationals living in Spain are already protected under the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU. And that both the UK and Spanish governments are fully committed to implementing the citizens’ rights provisions in the Agreement.” The Ambassador reminds UK Nationals of the need to register as a resident as soon

as possible, but acknowledges that there are difficulties with getting appointments in some places. UK Nationals will still be protected by the Agreement, as long as you can prove you were legally living in Spain before the end of 2020, so the Embassy’s advice is to make sure you have documentation (eg padron certificate, rental agreement, utility bills) to demonstrate you were living here before the end of the year. If you have difficulties completing your residency application, the UK Government has provided funding to three organisations - Age in Spain, Babelia and IOM to answer questions and provide practical support. For details of the help they can provide and how to contact them visit gov.uk/livinginspain. The Embassy and Consulates are also running a se-

Rock and Roll HOLLYWOOD superstar turned rock god, Johnny Depp arrived in Spain last weekend as a guest at the 2020 San Sebastián International Film Festival. In a worn camelcoloured leather jacket, a ‘Ramones’ t-shirt, jeans, a lopsided cap and sunglasses, Depp oozed rock-n-roll chic as he set foot in the resort town in

the Bay of Biscay on Saturday, September 19. On Sunday, September 20, Depp presented the documentary feature film that he has produced under the title Crock of Gold: A few rounds with Shane MacGowan, which deals with the poet and frontman of the band ‘The Pogues,’ who is also a great friend of his.

Unguarded gun ONE of Dominic Raab’s protection squad detectives has been suspended following a ‘security error.’ The detective in question has now been taken off duty as it was revealed he left behind his loaded gun on a flight that the Foreign Secretary of State had just exited from at Heathrow airport. The jet had just returned from Washington DC where Raab had been involved in talks with US leaders on Brexit and Northern Ireland. It is reported that a cleaner boarded the plane and spotted the loaded gun on the seat previously occupied by the detective and she immediately raised the alarm. Police rushed to the jet, but stood down once they realised it belonged to one of Mr Raab’s bodyguards.

ries of Facebook Live Q&As on different topics related to living in Spain and the actions UK Nationals may need to take. All sessions take p l a c e on www.facebook.com/brit sinspain and are available to watch afterwards. The current schedule is as follows, although please note that this is subject to change.

HMA HUGH ELLIOTT: Sending a message. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for further details: 6 October: 18:00 Pensions, benefits, working and driving 13 October: 13:00 Healthcare 27 October: 13:00 Travel 10 November: 18:00 Education - studying and teaching 24 November: 18:00 Swallows 1 December: 18:00 Residency 8 December: 18:00 General Q&A

For further information for UK Nationals in Spain visit: Government Site: Living in Spain - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain Facebook: Brits in Spain - https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/ https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/brexit/howtoprepare/Paginas/190108residence.aspx

Castle Tumble

A YOUNG man has been injured after falling from the battlement of the Castillo de Los Templarios, in Ponferrada, León on Sunday, September 20. At 3.11am the young man was left unconscious in an area that was very

difficult to access, therefore the help of the Ponferrada firefighters was required. At the scene, Sacyl staff treated a 25year-old man who was then transferred in a mobile ICU to El Bierzo Hospital.

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Cashless Future AS cash use declines, Royal Mint says it won’t produce any more 2p or £2 coins for a decade. There are seemingly enough to last for the next 10 years, and as such the Royal Mint has no plans to produce any more. According to the National Audit Office, in 2019, cash was used in less than three in 10 transactions. By 2028, experts predict it may only be used in one in 10. This is in stark contrast to a decade ago when cash was used for six in every 10 transactions. In March, the government unveiled legislation to protect future access to cash, with older generations in mind.

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£500 Quarantine STAY SAFE: And be paid for it too. THE UK government are set to launch a scheme offering low-income earners in England £500 in exchange for agreeing to self-isolate. The scheme will begin in October around the same time that English residents face fines of up to £10,000 fines for breaking quarantine. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the idea is to protect those that may be most vulnerable as Covid cases grow and point towards a second wave. Many British residents won’t be eligible for such schemes and will wait in hope for others to be announced through local government support.

There are certain criteria you must meet including being in receipt of Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, incomebased Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit and/or Pension Credit or Working Tax Credit. You must also have been asked to self-quarantine by NHS Test and Trace whether it be for 10 days as you have tested positive, or for two weeks because of a positive test or close contact to a positive case. At this point in time, the scheme is only available in England, NOT in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

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ERNIE less TO save money the British government has announced that with effect from the December premium bond draw it will reduce the number of prizes available so that the odds of any single number winning a prize will drop from 24,5001 to 34,500-1.

Spain’s rating WHILST the S&P credit rating agency cut Spain’s rating from Stable to Negative because of fears that the government will not see its budget passed, another agency, Moodys, disagreed and left its rating at Stable seeing positive signs.

Trade deals FORMER Conservative minister and leading Brexiteer Liam Fox who was involved in trying to set up trade deals is now one of the remaining four vying to become the new head of the World Trade Organisation with the support of Boris Johnson.

Argument settled THERE is no doubt that in today’s world a trademark is a very valuable thing but there has always been some question as to whether an individual, no matter how famous, can register their own name. Now after nine years of trying, the iconic footballer Lionel Messi has been told by the European Court of Justice that his registration is proper after dismissing appeals from Spanish cycling company Massi which claimed that there could be confusion and the European Union intellectual property office, EUIPO.

Ulster Bank THE Irish Times suggests that one of Ireland’s biggest retail banks, Ulster Bank could be closed down by its UK based parent NatWest leaving up to 2,800 staff in Northern Ireland and the Republic without jobs. Unions who were in discussion with NatWest over the possible redundancy of up to 10 per cent of the staff appear to have been caught unawares and although there have been rumours in the past of a sale, there are no obvious purchasers in the wings at

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is the amount that is expected to be invested in the upgrading of shipping ports throughout Spain in 2021.

Spanish bank merger WHEN first mooted it appeared that there would be a merger between Spain’s third and fourth largest banks, Caixa and Bankia but the reality now appears that Caixa will retain its trad ing name whilst Bankia will slowly disappear. Caixa had previously taken over Barclays Spanish retail business and now will become the largest bank in Spain with total assets of more than €600 billion. With much larger operations out side of the country, both Santander and BBVA will however remain as

numbers one and two in worth. Bankia has had a chequered history being created from the amalgama tion of a number of savings banks, pushed into stock market flotation using what has now been recognised as false figures, seeing its chairman Rodrigo Rato disgraced and impris oned and finally being taken over by the Spanish taxpayer. The new business has been agreed in principle by the two banks but there is quite a way to go, including completion of due diligence, approval by Bankia shareholders and then,

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probably in the first quarter of 2021 it will be reviewed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transfor mation, the National Commission of Markets and Competition. With 6,000 branches, the two banks will look to rationalise and there is little doubt that where there is cross over, closures and subsequent job losses will occur, which may not sit well with the current Spanish gov ernment, although it currently holds 62 per cent of Bankia shares and would be offered a seat on the new bank’s board.

Inditex makes a loss Zara Flagship store in Tokyo.

I live in a small community of properties round a pool and gardens. At the last two Annual General Meetings of owners there were no items on the agenda and no elections took place for the positions of president, administrator or secretary. There was no discussion regarding these positions. Is this legal under the Horizontal Law which states the default term of office is one year? L S (by email) If there is no election or no candidate YOU AND THE LAW presents himself, IN SPAIN the current presi dent continues in office. The horizontal law says that the community must never be without a president. The administrator is not an elected officer. He is a contract ed employee of the community. Properly the president sends out the official agenda for the AGM and election of the president is usually the first item after the read ing and approval of the minutes of the previous meet ing. You have not mentioned the official book of min utes. You should have received your copy after the meeting. The minutes must be registered in a special section of the Property Registry. You have 30 days after receiving your copy to protest.

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

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NORMALLY at the forefront of profitable Spanish companies, the Inditex Group, has taken a huge hit from the Covid19 pandemic with a 37 per cent sales drop to €8 billion in its first 2020 six month financial report. Sales for the same period last year were €12.8 billion which shows the dramatic af fect that the lockdown had on the company’s turnover and they are showing a €198 mil lion loss compared to a €1.5 billion profit. Each one of its brands, Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho and Uterqüe experienced re ductions in sales ranging from 25 per cent to 50 per cent, but executive chairman Pablo Isla said that he is “particularly

pleased with our online sales growth, which demonstrates the critical importance of our strategy to integrate store and online. This is a cornerstone of our unique business model.” The good news continues with the fact that after re opening the majority of its stores (98 per cent) the sec ond quarter of the year saw it return to profit with a positive contribution of €214 million and its ‘piggy bank’ amassed €6.5 billion so it certainly looks safe and sound for the future. Despite the shortterm loss es, the company continues to support charitable causes and during that period donated clothing through UNHCR to refugees in Rwanda as part of the humanitarian relief effort there.

Increased production ALTHOUGH Nissan will go ahead with the closure of its vehicle production in Barcelona at the end of this year, management believe that workers should in crease production whilst they still have jobs. Reports suggest that cur rent production is as low as 40 vehicles a day compared to 160 produced daily prior to the lockdown and that the October target is to reach at least 128 vehicles every day until final closure. There is a current de mand from Japan for new vehicles and Spain can help meet those needs.

Business rate holiday SADIQ KHAN, mayor of Lon don in the company of many London based busi ness owners has appealed to the British government to extend the business rates holiday in order to try to cut the number of possi ble job losses that could oc cur. With a spike in Covid19 cases and street crack downs expected shortly, Khan argues that there could be another 50,000 job losses if the holiday isn’t extended beyond next March. This plea was made as the government deadline for applications concerning business rate reform ar rived.

John Lewis predicts 2020 loss THE UK High Street bloodbath continues as John Lewis announces it could con vert almost half of its Oxford Street store into offices to stem £55 million (€61 million) in losses resulting in mas sive staff cuts. Plans filed with Westminster Council

come as the retailer battles to stem massive first sixmonth losses and the John Lewis Partnership is going to axe its famous staff bonus for the first time in more than 70 years. Dame Sharon White, head of the em ployeeowned retailer, warned it was

on course to make “a small loss or a small profit for the year” after coron avirus ravaged sales at its department store chain. It is the first time since 1948 in the wake of the Second World War that John Lewis has not paid out a propor

tion of profits to staff. The chief of Britain’s leading depart ment store and the upmarket Waitrose supermarket said the closure of stores during the national lockdown and the purchase of lowprofit products like toi let paper had hit overall trading.

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CHANGE(P) 978,20 2.821,0 1.957,2 1.084,50 2.844,0 1.907,0 8.742,6 567,00 288,13 524,37 96,43 470,40 4.487,0 1.748,80 241,55 2.650,0 347,00 108,30 2.441,0 1.584,0 927,9 41,58 2.001,0 1.252,50 2.901,0 6.278,0 6.392,0 2.556,5 283,30 531,54 3.093,0 7.440,0 12.190,0 1.344,50 1.512,74 178,30 2.278,0 1.660,50 2.657,64 296,73 108,81 1.360,50 394,00 4.090,0 1.240,31 6.386,0 64,40 195,15 2.471,0

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£50bn missing

LESS CASH: Latest £20 polymer bank note. THE National Audit Office (NAO) in the UK is responsible for reviewing all areas of government expenditure and to publish its findings without reference to political opinion. Its latest review concerned the question of cash in society and how it is managed as there are no less than five different or ganisations who each have their own role, but it appears that there is no single controlling voice. The Treasury, the Bank of Eng land, the Royal Mint, the Finan cial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) are all involved and it should be recognised that differ

ent public bodies may well have different needs and expecta tions. As far as bank notes are con cerned, these are produced by a public company De La Rue under contract to the Bank of England and this business is a commercial activity with agreed rates for pro duction of the notes, the quanti ties being set by the Bank with input from the Treasury. Currently the NAO believes that there are bank notes valued at £50 billion (€55 billion) which are in circulation but are not be ing used for any form of transac tion and noone knows for sure where this money has gone. The use of cash in transac tions is, however, in decline: 10 years ago, cash was used in six

Dismal forecast THE Bank of Spain has now downgraded its economic forecast due to the rise in Covid-19 infections and doesn’t expect Spain’s economy to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 at the earliest assuming there is an effective vaccine introduced by the middle of next year. The bank previously forecast that Spain’s gross domestic product (GDP) would be reduced between 9.2 per cent and 11.6 per cent this year, but it is now more pessimistic, expecting the fall to be in the region of 10.5 per cent to 12.6 per cent.

out of 10 transactions, and last year it was less than three in 10 with forecasts suggesting that this might fall to one in 10 by 2028.

BUSINESS EXTRA Hopeful news DESPITE gloomy predictions from the Bank of Spain, Nadia Calvino, the Minister of the Economy has indicated that she expects the Spanish economy to expand by 10 per cent or more during the third quarter of 2020.

Negative interest ALTHOUGH the Bank of England decided to leave the headline interest rate at 0.1 per cent during the September meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, minutes show that it is certainly considering a negative interest rate policy for the future.

Pension age THERE was bad news for women when the UK Court of Appeal refused to accept that the rise in women’s pension age was either unlawful discrimination or a breach of human rights and although the judges felt sympathy, they couldn’t overturn Parliament’s decision.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THROUGHOUT this whole surge of racial diversity and BLM furore, one fact is becoming abundantly clear; namely the hatred that vast numbers of black people have for their white counterparts! It is also becoming blatantly obvious, that the majority of the white population have been sailing on completely oblivious to this deep resentment that has obviously been festering in the hearts of people of colour for generations. Some of the postings on social media have been extremely disquieting to say the least - and the divide is now growing at an alarming rate. Unfortunately hatred breeds hatred and due to these revelations, droves of white people, who have never before had a discriminatory bone in their body are becoming totally confused. Many, who have actually revered black artists and sports people over the years, are now becoming painfully aware that they themselves are in fact intensely disliked merely for the colour of their skin. Subsequently they have begun to devel-

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What a lot of poppycock! op racist tendencies of their own. Basically all the appeasement and patronising attitudes of the left, (particularly the BBC) are driving a wedge between black and white which is raising the levels of enmity to very dangerous levels indeed. This latest ‘Racial Bias Guide,’ published by the BBC is a typical case in point. Some of its directives are utterly ridiculous. Their sports commentators have been instructed to find other descriptions for ‘pace’ and ‘power’ when describing the play of black football players. Apparently the use of these words is ‘racial stereotyping’ and implies that the talent of these players is down to physical strength and not intelligence. Have you ever heard such utter poppycock in your life? Picture the scene. Commentator. ‘Now, here comes Sterling speeding down the wing; the intelligence in those legs is simply inspiring. His level of mental ability is standing him in great stead and he shows an intimate understanding of the geometrics of the field, plus his boot striking the ball at exactly the right angle gives one a clear inkling that his knowledge of

the theory of Pythagoras is firmly entrenched in his psyche.’ Give us a break, much of the talent of any footballer lies in his pace and power. True they also need a certain level of intelligence and understanding of the game, but Einsteins they certainly don’t have to be. Describing a black footballer as having ‘pace and power’ is actually a great compliment. To interpret it as being a form of racism is utterly ridiculous and shows just what a waste of space these leftie bigots are. Their ability to stir up racism where it never before existed is dangerous in the extreme and if the whole sorry exercise leads to violence and conflict, the blame lies firmly at their doorstep. Personally I think they should be brought to book for racial incitement. They are causing more division and racial tension than has ever been perceived before. And I for one am pretty well convinced many of them are perfectly aware of the fact! Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 3pm

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King’s praise PRIDE: Felipe VI shares his ‘affection and admiration.’

THE King of Spain, Felipe VI, on Sunday, September 20, presided over the Spanish Legion’s centenay event at the Álvarez de Sotomayor Base in Almeria. The day is emblematic as it coincides with the date on which the first legionary enlisted. Accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles and Chief of the Army General Staff, Francisco Javier Varela, King Felipe VI reviewed the troop after paying his honours on the centenary, that he created. The centenary is celebrated under the motto of ‘Cien años de valor, el valor de cien años,’ which translates as, ‘One hundred years of value, the value of one hundred years.’ During the event King Felipe VI announced his ‘affection’ and ‘admiration’ to the members of the Legion. Margarita Robles, congratulated the Legion with a message through social networks in which she showed her ‘pride’ and highlighted “the work they do to make a country stronger and stronger every day, every day better.” She added, “You are brave, generous and loyal, you are a source of pride for all of Spain.” She also conveyed “her love and support” and indicated that they have “a present and a future that we all want be the best.”

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JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS £500 Quarantine DAVID WORBOYS HOW English can you get? In the 1960s, Mark and his wife Elizabeth would drive to church in Sunbury every Sunday morning in their Rover. After the ser vice he would drop Elizabeth off at home and repair swiftly to the Hare and Hounds to meet two friends for a couple of pints of London Pride and a game of darts. He would then return home for the Sunday roast beef, followed by half an hour of laughter at ‘Round the Horne’ on the BBC light programme. During the week, Mark would commute to the City wearing his bowler hat and clutching a brief case and an umbrella. On the train home he would tackle the Evening Standard crossword puzzle. He supported Arsenal and occasionally watched Surrey at the Oval. All of

which is fine - except that Mark was Swiss. One of my colleagues at school was a fat boy named Tubbington. Instead of the obvious nickname, his was ‘Ginger Boy,’ on account of his red hair. And, of course, we do so often make assumptions. Masako Ogawa must be Japanese? (in fact, she’s Hawaiian). Marion Morrison was a woman? (not exactly; he was John Wayne). So it was with Leroy Washington. In the 80’s the company I worked for near London had arranged the visit of the new Director of Operations from their head office in New York. His name was Leroy Washington and I was to meet and greet him in the lobby of the Piccadilly Hotel in time for dinner. When I arrived, among the 20 or so people milling around, I could see only one black man. I went up to him. “Hi,” I said. “I’m David Worboys.” He looked blank. Just then a tall man with blonde hair and moustache tapped me on the shoulder. “It’s me you’re looking for. Leroy Washington. Everybody falls into the trap.”

French and Italian nouns are either masculine or feminine. In German there is a third option - neuter. A spoon is masculine, a fork is feminine and a knife is neuter. Perhaps transgender is moving the human race in the German direction, as so many people are not sure what sex they are. In the 90’s many of the gorgeous looking Brazilian prostitutes on the streets of Milan at night were, in fact, male. The attraction felt by real men looking at them was based on the assumption they were female. To that extent it was psychological. Taste is also psychological. A Hine VSOP Cognac will not taste the same from a paper cup as from a proper brandy glass. Years ago, at a dinner party for eight, our hostess told us with conviction, halfway through the excellent chicken cacciatore, that what we were eating was, in fact, human flesh. After a short discussion of cannibalism, she assured us she was testing us. But, with that element of doubt, four of the six guests could not finish the delicious meal.

STAY SAFE: And be paid for it too. THE UK government are set to launch a scheme offering low-income earners in England £500 in exchange for agreeing to self-isolate. The scheme will begin in October around the same time that English residents face fines of up to £10,000 fines for breaking quarantine. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the idea is to protect those that may be most vulnerable as Covid cases grow and point towards a second wave. Many British residents won’t be eligible for such schemes and will wait in hope for others to be announced through local government support.

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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 8:35pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Grand Party Hotel 10:00pmDeath in Paradise 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pmQuestion Time 12:45am Newscast 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

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Politics Live The Boss Make Me a Dealer A Place to Call Home 4:20pm Natural World 5:15pm Inside the Perfect Predator 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm The River Wye with Will Millard 8:30pm Inside Culture with Mary Beard 9:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 10:00pmLive at the Apollo 10:30pmMotherland 11:00pm Frankie Boyle's New World Order 11:30pmComedy Shorts 11:35pmComedy Shorts 11:40pmComedy 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

8:30pm The Joy of Painting American artist Bob Ross offers tips and tricks as he paints an icecold pond surrounded by snow-covered banks, with soft hues in the sky. 9:00pm Doctor Zhivago 12:05am Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore The natural world at rest offers a constant source of calm and comfort, helping people to experience more being and less doing. 12:35am Storyville 1:35am David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema 2:35am Life Cinematic 3:35am Digging for Britain Alice Roberts explores archaeological finds across the north of Britain.

10:35am Frasier 11:05am Frasier 11:35am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pmChannel 4 News 12:35pmRamsay'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 Devon and Cornwall 10:00pm Council House Britain 11:00pm Lodgers for Codgers 12:05am Kevin McCloud's Big Tech Adventure 1:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:55am The Simpsons 2:20am The Simpsons 2:50am Couples Come Dine with Me 3:45am This is Us

10:00am Peppa Pig 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmCan'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 An Emma Fielding Mystery - Site Unseen 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 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Critical Condition 11:00pm Extreme Nightmare Tenants 12:05am At War with the Noise Next Door 1:05am Little Britons

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 10:00pmMichael McIntyre: Happy & Glorious 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pm Old School 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

4:00pm Supermarket Sweep 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live 10:00pm London Zoo: An Extraordiinary Year 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmRose West & Myra Hindley: Their Untold Story with Trevor McDonald 12:40am The Singapore Grip

9:30am 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 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm Take Me Out 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy

7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 10:00am Bless This House 10:30am Man About the House 11:05am 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 Lewis 11:00pmDCI Banks 12:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:20am A Touch of Frost

7:05am The Sweeney 8:00am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8:55am The Avengers 10:05am Minder 11:10am The Professionals 12:10pmThe Sweeney 1:20pm The Saint 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm World of Sport 5:15pm The Protectors 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Tenable 9:00pm King of the Roads 10:00pm The Equalizer 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pm The Equalizer 12:40am The Krays 1:40am FYI Daily 1:45am The Krays 3:15am River Monsters 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

6:00am Sky Sports News 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 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pmThe Football Show 1:00pm The Football Show 2:00pm Live European Tour Golf 7:00pm Sky Sports News 8:00pm The Transfer Show 8:30pm Live Carabao Cup 11:30pmLive PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Live: Total Access 2:00am Live NFL Jacksonville Jaguars v Miami Dolphins (Kickoff 1.20am).

4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Supermarket Sweep 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Vera 11:30pmITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am ITV News London

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This is BBC Two The Repair Shop Garden Rescue The Repair Shop BBC News at 9 BBC News Decimate Live Cycling Natural World Athletics Richard Osman's House of Games Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Gardeners' World The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama Later - with Jools Holland Newsnight Weather Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica The Midwife Panorama Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge This is BBC Two

8:00pm Elephant Diaries 8:30pm Top of the Pops A compilation of classic Kylie performances from the Top of the Pops studio. First shown in 1998. 9:00pm Top of the Pops 10:00pm Australian Hits at the BBC 11:00pm Mystify: Michael Hutchence 12:40am INXS: Live Baby Live 1:40am Smashing Hits! The 80's Pop Map of Britain and Ireland 2:40am Australian Hits at the BBC 3:40am Top of the Pops A compilation of classic Kylie performances from the Top of the Pops studio. First shown in 1998.

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 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Five Guys a Week 12:05am First Dates 1:10am Criminal 3:05am Come Dine with Me

8:40am Ricky Zoom 9:00am Pirata & Capitano 9:15am Paw Patrol 9:30am Floogals 9:45am Daisy & Ollie 9:50am Shane the Chef 10:00am Peppa Pig 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm 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 Deadly Prescription 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 Gadget Show 9:00pm Secret Scotland 10:00pm Atlantic: A Year in the Wild 11:00pm John Wick 12:05am Access

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 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 Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am Man About the House 10:25am Man About the House 10:55am George and Mildred 11:25am 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 11:00pm DCI Banks 12:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot

8:00am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8:55am The Avengers 10:00am Minder 11:05am The Professionals 12:05pm The Sweeney 1:20pm The Saint 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Football Rivalries 5:15pm The Protectors 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Tenable 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm Cop Land 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Cop Land 12:05am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2:10am Minder 3:10am Lethal Weapon The squad members find themselves on high alert after an apparent threat is made on Riggs' life.

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Sky Sports News 8:30am Sky Sports News 9:00am Sky Sports News 9:30am Live: Welcome to the Weekend 10:00am Live Formula 1 12:00pm The Football Show 1:00pm The Football Show 2:00pm Live European Tour Golf 7:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:00pm Live EFL 11:30pm Sky Sports News 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Live: Total Access

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Under the Influence GAVIN LAMBE-MURPHY LIFE in the New Normal, we ask ourselves, are we being influenced? Are we the influencers, or are we simply disinterested? Somehow, I feel I may be all of the above, at given times of the day. But hey, why be boring? I was contacted recently by a newspaper, asking if I would speak about the subject of Influencers, having been something of an ‘original influencer,’ back in the day. It’s not the first time I’ve been asked to comment on such, as I used to frequently receive requests to promote various luxury items in my Sunday Times column. From the latest phone, to first class travel, to wonderful cars. The PR firms were in touch with my management teams weekly. It was like a frenzy, as to which products or places would make the grade. At the time, as an early 20-something, I saw the whole thing as silly, but fun. These days, however, it’s clearly big business. Therefore, I am not the right man to discuss the career choice further. However, one thing I have noticed on Instagram, certain Influencers driving whilst capturing videos. Dangerous, to try pout and change lanes, one can imagine. Then the money shot - cute kid in the rear seat, on his way to school. Eyes on the road, or eyes to the stars, springs to mind. If you’re going to attract followers, be sure to influence them correctly. Endless photos of your lunch, your new shoes, even paid for partnerships, but please be smart and put the phone down when driving. Be a good influence, not a reckless one. Thankfully, a fantastic lunch party lifted mid-week. One of the most beautiful villas in Marbella, was the setting. The main attraction - a considerable art collection. From Picasso, to Pistoletto. From Renoir, to Rothko, all there. A feast for the eyes. Followed by a real feast, a proper Andalucian lunch, that rolled on for hours. From there I was due to meet friends for drinks at Puente Romano.

INFLUENCER: One of the originals. My friend Eduardo offered to collect me in his brand new Ferrari - I think he would have picked me up in Madrid, if it meant he could have the excuse to drive. Anyhow, we had something of a mishap in the centre of Marbella town, as the electrics of the car went into meltdown, leaving us blocking the traffic at rush hour. I slid as far down into the seat as I possibly could, not so easy at 6’1”. As the other motorists screamed at us, and car spotters photographed the scene, Ed ordered that I hop out and push the Italian machine to the side of the road. So that’s just what I did, laughing, red faced, with pedestrians as they cheered. You see that’s the thing with real world versus virtual, when funny things are actually happening, we don’t have time to post them online, we are simply too wrapped up in the moment. Or in some cases dying of embarrassment. So perhaps, put the phone down, engage with the world, look your family and friends in the eyes when you speak. You may just be reminded that the real world is the place that counts. Have a super week!

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Football Focus BBC News Weather Bargain Hunt Escape to the Country 4:00pm Garden Rescue 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm BBC London News; Weather 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm Pointless Celebrities 7:15pm The Hit List 8:00pm Little Mix: The Search 9:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 10:20pmCasualty 11:10pmBBC News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 12:30am The NFL Show 1:20am Man Up 2:45am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:50am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

5:45am This is BBC Two 7:45am Wild & Weird Naomi Wilkinson and Tim Warwood uncover the world's strangest wildlife tales. 8:00am The Dengineers 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 12:00pmNatural World 1:00pm Best Bakes Ever 1:45pm Live T20 Cricket 6:00pm Live Women's FA Cup Football 8:30pm The Enigmatic Maestro, Bernard Haitink 10:00pmQI XL 10:45pm McQueen 12:30am The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2:00am Atlanta 2:25am Atlanta 2:50am Atlanta 3:15am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.

8:00pm This Farming Life The farmers gives their reflections on what each season means to them. 9:00pm Pole to Pole Michael Palin goes on safari in Kenya's Masai Mara. 10:00pm Mystery Road 10:55pm Mystery Road Jay refuses to accept that the drugs case has been solved. 11:50pm The Beach: Isolation in Paradise 12:15am The Beach: Isolation in Paradise 12:40am Clive James: Postcard from Paris 1:30am Top of the Pops 2:30am Pole to Pole Michael Palin goes on safari in Kenya's Masai Mara. 3:20am This Farming Life

8:50am The Big Bang Theory 9:10am The Big Bang Theory 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Simpsons 10:30am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm Animal Airport 1:30pm Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 4:15pm The Supervet 5:15pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets 10:00pm Deadpool 12:00am Deepwater Horizon 2:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:00am Hollyoaks 4:50am Building the Dream 5:45am Fifteen to One

10:40am Floogals 10:55am Peppa Pig 11:00am Peppa Pig 11:05am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:20am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:30am Access 11:35am Friends 12:00pmFriends 12:30pmFriends 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Friends 2:05pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm Police Interceptors 4:00pm Inside Buckingham Palace 6:00pm 5 News Weekend 6:05pm Our Yorkshire Farm 7:05pm Our Yorkshire Farm 8:00pm Weekends Away with Jane McDonald 9:00pm Elizabeth & Margaret: Royal Sisters 10:55pm5 News Weekend 11:00pmLive Bellator 1:00am Fights, Camera, Action!

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 Lifeline 3:20pm Money for Nothing 4:20pm Escape to the Country 5:20pm Planet Earth II 6:20pm BBC News 6:35pm BBC London News; Weather 6:40pm Weather 6:45pm Countryfile 7:45pm Little Mix: The Search 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Us 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:40am Squad Goals 1:10am The Water Diviner 2:55am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:00am BBC News

7:20am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:05am Countryfile 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am Landward 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry's Simple Comforts 1:00pm Live Cycling 5:20pm Flog It! 5:50pm North by Northwest 8:00pm HS2: The Biggest Dig - The People's Story 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 11:25pm Better Things 11:55pm Heroes 12:35am Heroes 1:20am Atlanta 1:45am Atlanta 2:05am Atlanta 2:35am Question Time

8:00pm Natural World 9:00pm Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice Alice Roberts explores the natural history of the Ice Age mammals that once roamed across what is now Europe and Asia. 10:00pm Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History 11:30pm Nicky and Wynton: The Making of a Concerto 12:30am Nana Mouskouri at the BBC 1:30am Classic EastEnders 2:00am Classic EastEnders 2:30am Classic EastEnders 3:00am Classic EastEnders 3:30am Earth's Great Rivers

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The Simpsons The Simpsons Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Great British Bake Off Coast vs Country Channel 4 News Formula 1 Steve Jones presents action from the 10th round of the season, held at Sochi Autodrom. Scotland's Scenic Railways George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked Gogglebox The Fault in Our Stars The Write Offs Couples Come Dine with Me This is Us Building the Dream Fifteen to One

10:50am Peppa Pig 10:55am Peppa Pig 11:00am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:15am Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:25am Access 11:30am WWE Raw Highlights 12:25pm NFL Highlights Show 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Friends 2:00pm Friends 2:30pm Friends 3:00pm P.S. I Love You 4:00pm Access 4:05pm P.S. I Love You 5:35pm About Time 6:35pm 5 News Update 6:40pm About Time 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm All Creatures Great and Small 9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 10:00pm Our Valley Life 11:00pm Old Wife, New Wife 11:55pm Before They Were Stars 12:55am Robin Williams: The Price of Fame

10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pmAinsley's Food We Love 1:40pm James Martin's Great British Adventure 2:35pm ITV News and Weather 2:44pm ITV London Weather 2:45pm Midsomer Murders 4:40pm Tipping Point 5:40pm Family Fortunes 6:40pm ITV News and Weather 6:55pm ITV News London 7:00pm Celebrity Catchphrase 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm Britain's Got Talent 11:00pmJonathan Ross' Comedy Club 11:30pmITV News and Weather

9:35am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20am Dress to Impress 11:20am Dress to Impress 12:20pm Take Me Out 1:35pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2:40pm You've Been Framed! 3:10pm You've Been Framed! 3:40pm A Cinderella Story 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm A Cinderella Story 5:40pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 7:55pm Red Riding Hood 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm Red Riding Hood 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy

7:00am Bless This House Sid informs Jean he has been given a temporary promotion at work, but she soon begins to doubt what he says. Seventies comedy, starring Sid James. 7:25am Bless This House 8:00am Carry on Cruising 9:40am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street. 12:40pmMidsomer Murders 2:45pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:55pm Lewis 5:55pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pmVan der Valk

8:00am DTM Highlights 2020 8:55am British Superbike Championship Highlights 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Big Match Revisited 12:30pmBritish Touring Car Championship Highlights 2:05pm World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm River Monsters 5:30pm The Big Fish Off 6:30pm Hulk 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Hulk 9:10pm Planet of the Apes 10:10pmFYI Daily 10:15pm Planet of the Apes 11:35pm Waterworld 12:35am FYI Daily

6:00am Sky Sports News 6:30am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 7:00am 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 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Live Premier League 8:45pm Live Premier League 11:00pmLive World Boxing Super Series 12:15am Sky Sports Boxing Gold 12:30am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News

12:20pm All Around Britain 1:20pm Love Your Garden Themed Specials 2:20pm ITV News and Weather 2:29pm ITV London Weather 2:30pm Ainsley's Food We Love 3:30pm Britain's Got Talent 5:30pm The Chase 6:30pm Supermarket Sweep 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 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:19pmITV London Weather 11:20pm In Cold Blood

8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:00am Britain's Got Talent 12:00pm Live British Touring Car Championship 7:25pm You've Been Framed! 7:55pm Yes Man 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm Yes Man 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am The Cleveland Show 1:50am The Cleveland Show 2:20am American Pie 3:50am FYI Daily 3:55am American Pie

7:00am Bless This House 7:30am Man About the House 8:00am Coronation Street 10:55am Emmerdale 1:50pm Midsomer Murders 3:50pm Midsomer Murders 5:55pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals 11:00pm Kate & Koji 11:30pm Kate & Koji 12:00am DCI Banks 1:00am DCI Banks 2:00am Agatha Christie's Marple 3:50am Man About the House 4:15am Man About the House 4:40am Emmerdale

7:00am World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina 7:25am The Car Chasers 7:55am Auto Mundial 8:25am Motorsport UK 9:25am BRDC F3 Highlights 10:30am French Open Tennis: RolandGarros Live 10:00pm The Krays 11:00pm FYI Daily The latest news from the world of entertainment. 11:05pm The Krays 12:35am The Big Fish Off 1:35am World Superbike Highlights Action from the sixth round of the season at the Circuit de BarcelonaCatalunya in Montmelรณ. 2:40am Minder 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen

7:00am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 7:20am Rugby Greatest Games 7:30am Sky Sports News 8:00am Goals on Sunday 9:00am Goals on Sunday 10:00am Live Formula 2 Championship 11:00am Carlos Sainz v Lando Norris 11:30am Live Formula 1 1:05pm Live Formula 1 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:30pm Live NFL 10:15pm Live NFL 1:30am Live NBC's FNIA 2:20am Live NFL

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TUESDAY - 29 SEPTEMBER

MONDAY - 28 SEPTEMBER 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama 9:05pm EastEnders 9:30pm Ghosts 10:00pm Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Stand Up for Live Comedy 12:15am Yung Filly's Celeb Lock-In

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 Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story 11:00pmMock the Week 11:30pmAmazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

8:00pm Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Fake or Fortune? 10:00pm The Secret History of Writing 11:00pmCharles I: Killing a King 12:00am Handmade: By Royal Appointment 12:30am Sold! Inside the World's Biggest Auction House 1:30am Fake or Fortune? 2:30am The Joy of Painting

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 10:00pmBrain Surgeons: Between Life and Death 11:00pm Sex on the Beach 12:00am 999: On the Frontline

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

5 News Lunchtime Police Interceptors Home and Away Neighbours Escaping Dad Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight World's Busiest Train Stations 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Police Suspect #1 11:00pm Extreme Fare Dodgers 12:00am John Wick 1:05am Access

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 8:35pm EastEnders 9:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 10:00pm Life 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

4:15pm The Great British Sewing Bee 5:15pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain 9:00pm HS2: The Biggest Dig - The People's Story 10:00pm The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story

8:00pm Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea 8:30pm The Joy of Painting 9:00pm Earth's Great Rivers 10:00pmAustralia with Simon Reeve 11:00pmCharles I: Killing a King 12:00am Handmade: By Royal Appointment 12:30am Mystery Road 1:25am Mystery Road 2:20am The Joy of Painting 2:50am Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea

12:30pmChannel 4 News 12:35pmRamsay'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 11:35pmGogglebox 12:40am 24 Hours in A&E

Police Interceptors Home and Away Neighbours An Emma Fielding Mystery 2 - Past Malice 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 Secrets of the Royal Art Treasures

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Inside Animal A&E 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Honour 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm 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! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA

11:00am George and Mildred 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Midsomer Murders 6:50pm A Touch of Frost 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:10pmDCI Banks 12:10am Agatha Christie's Marple

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am World of Sport 7:10am The Protectors 7:45am The Saint 8:50am Minder 9:55am The Avengers 11:00am French Open Tennis: RolandGarros Live 10:00pm The Equalizer 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pm The Equalizer 12:45am Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera 1:45am Motorsport UK 2:50am Minder

6:00am Sky Sports News 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pmThe Football Show 1:00pm The Football Show 2:00pm Transfer Talk 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League 6:00pm Live MNF 9:00pm Live MNF 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am NFL: Total Access 2:00am Live NFL 5:30am 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 Honour 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm 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 6:45pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pmFamily Guy 12:00am Family Guy

1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Coronation Street 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm A Touch of Frost 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmDCI Banks 12:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:10am Agatha Christie's Poirot

8:45am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 9:55am The Avengers 11:00am French Open Tennis: RolandGarros Live 10:00pm Cop Land 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pm Cop Land 12:10am The Big Fish Off 1:10am BRDC F3 Highlights 2:10am Lethal Weapon 3:10am The Protectors 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

6:00am Sky Sports News 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pmThe Football Show 1:00pm The Football Show 2:00pm Transfer Talk 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League 7:45pm My Icon 8:00pm Live Carabao Cup 11:00pmTransfer Centre 11:30pmSky Sports News 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am NFL: Total Access

10:30am Man About the 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 4:50pm Midsomer Murders 6:50pm A Touch of Frost 9:05pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmDCI Banks 12:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:10am A Touch of Frost

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am World Cup Top Goalscorers 7:10am The Protectors 7:40am The Saint 8:50am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 9:55am The Avengers 11:00am French Open Tennis: RolandGarros Live 10:00pmKing of the Roads 11:05pm Hulk 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Hulk 1:45am Minder 2:50am The Sweeney 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 11:00am Good Morning Transfers 12:00pm The Football Show 1:00pm The Football Show 2:00pm Transfer Talk 3:00pm Sky Sports News 3:30pm My Icon 3:50pm Live Indian Premier League 7:45pm My Icon 8:00pm Live Carabao Cup 11:00pm Live Boxing: Golden Generation

WEDNESDAY 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 7:55pm Party Political Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Garden Rescue 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 Love Life 12:15am Love Life

2:00pm 2:45pm 3:30pm 4:15pm

Decimate Make Me a Dealer 800 Words The Great British Sewing Bee 5:15pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain 9:00pm Mary Berry's Simple Comforts 9:30pm Nadiya Bakes 10:00pm The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story 11:00pmLive at the Apollo

8:00pm Live Women's FA Cup Football 10:30pmTrue North 11:00pmCharles I: Killing a King 12:00am Handmade: By Royal Appointment 12:30am Handmade: By Royal Appointment 1:00am The Secret History of Writing 2:00am Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History 3:30am The Beach: Isolation in Paradise 4:00am The Beach: Isolation in Paradise

12:30pmChannel 4 News 12:35pmRamsay'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 10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm Grayson Perry's Big American Road Trip 12:00am Trump: An American Dream

12:15pmCan't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 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 Atlantic: A Year in the Wild 9:00pm Britain's Lost Roman Roads 10:00pm The Real Lawrence of Arabia

1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm

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2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:59pm

ITV News London Judge Rinder Tenable 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 The Savoy 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmPeston 12:40am In Cold Blood 2:15am Ideal World

3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:55pm Ellen's Game of Games 4:50pm The Masked Singer US 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:45pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Love Island USA 11:00pm Celebrity Karaoke Club 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad!

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DEAR Euro Weekly News, I was so utterly dismayed to read your Costa del Sol front cover piece about the bar owners in Fuengirola. Eight bars abandoned within months!? That is both shocking and sad. Many people come out here to live a dream. They bring their life savings, they see a gap in the market and try and do something to make themselves and others happy and then they get this massive kick in the face. The coast survives upon entertainment and music. Fining bars for playing music? What on earth has that got to do with Covid. Unfortunately, the controversial question needs to be asked, were any of these Spanish bars or are they only the expat bars. Whether they agree or not I have seen and heard of victimisation by the police against foreigners, bars included. I understand that they are trying to look after their own, but they are destroying people’s livelihoods and dreams as they do so. Surely there is enough room for them all. A disappointed, Fred Wilkins Fuengirola

Wordy worries Dear Editor, I read Barry Duke’s piece in EWN September 17-23 with great interest and a wry smile. The British advertising industry has been getting foreign words wrong for years. The sports car firm Porsche has actually released a video so that

OUR VIEW Put on a happy face

RECENT pictures have emerged of Wuhan, they show dance parties and pool parties, something we would never even contemplate taking part in just now. They also show something else even more important, laughs and smiles. Two things that can brighten up anyone’s day but are very sadly missing from the streets of the UK, Spain, Italy etc at the moment. How has Wuhan done it? Can’t we learn from them? They have seen a total U-turn to the start of the pandemic there, when they were the epicentre of what was to become a global virus. Life was abruptly put on hold and their own world shut down. Hospitals were overflowing with patients, and a rapidly increasing death toll and uncertainty about when the lockdown would end spread fear and panic. What they live now reflects a strategic victory in fighting the virus. Wuhan has not seen a local infection since May, anything else has been imported but tackled swiftly. There is still some need for caution, gatherings and mass celebrations are not encouraged, but masks have been abandoned and people are happy to be back with their families. In Wuhan, residents faced a 76-day quarantine lockdown during the worst of the outbreak. Now many have who survived are ready to rid themselves of that trauma and move on. Maybe it is just bravado or turning a blind eye and getting on with their lives. Whatever they are doing it is working. Infections have dropped and people are again smiling. Something we hope we can all experience very soon.

CORRECTIONS

COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK Without a Brexit deal, British expats will lose UK bank account and credit card facilities “It is a possibility. Banks will need to have a head office in the EU to trade. That’s a global law, not anything to do with the EU. A lot of banks like HSBC are global so will be ok. But some banks rely on the UK only and it’s status within the EU.”

Florida man is banning people from entering his bar with masks on UNFAIR: Bars targeted. the benighted can learn to pronounce ‘Porsche’ correctly as ‘Porsche’h’ (there is no silent ‘e’ at the end of a word in German), whereas the advertising minions working for a garden equipment firm will insist on pronouncing the word as ‘karcher,’ whereas it should be pronounced ‘kerchher,’ the double ‘h’ signifying that the ‘ch’ is pronounced as in the Scottish word ‘loch.’ The little dots over the letter ‘a’ in this firm’s name (which I cannot replicate on my keyboard) are Umlauts (change of sound) that convert the ‘aa’ to an ‘ae’ when pronounced. Other blunders include ‘Dashhund’ when the correct word is ‘Dachshund,’ and pronounced ‘Dachhshunt,’ Dachs being a badger and Hund a dog or hound. Again, the ‘ch’ is pronounced as in ‘loch.’ Then there is the manufacturer Braun, correctly pronounced like the English ‘brown’ and not as ‘brawn.’ I blame the Americans, who still insist on spelling ‘Adolf’ as ‘Adolph’ and pronouncing it ‘Aye-dolf,’ and whose citizens with German ancestors cannot pronounce their own surnames properly. Are they ashamed of them? Thus we get ‘Schwortsengger’ when it should be pronounced ‘Shwaartsenegger,’ ‘Winesteen,’ when it should be pronounced ‘Vineshtine,’ and ‘Shwortskopf’ when it should be ‘Schwaartskopf.’ Still, given that Americans are still struggling to speak decent English after over 200 years, decent German will elude them for another 500, methinks. Best regards. Charles Markuss Pilar de la Horadada

Leapy lover Hello Leapy, This is my first time of writing to you and although your column is the first thing I turn to when reading the EWN, I must say that I agree with a majority of what you say, so keep up the good work. As you are unlikely to receive this particular local paper I thought you might be interested in the following article, I think it would fall nicely into your ‘You couldn’t make it up’ section as it discusses how Zebra crossings and children’s warning signs are deemed to be sexist. I think there must be a committee somewhere that looks round to find the next stupid thing to do. Could I also recommend that you take a look at what the criteria for the 2022 best picture Oscar are going to be if it wasn’t a wind-up it was unbelievable. I’m not sure just who would win it? Keep up the good work. Roy Baugh

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“It’s worrying to see so many of the comments about how SELFISH this man is for NOT going BANKRUPT and serving drinks to people who WANT them!! Whilst trying to maintain an income!!! All to protect the 1 per cent? And YOU call him selfish!”

Online supermarkets see rise in use over fear of second lockdown “Idiot people. Why don’t they just get a grip and carry on as normal?”

Drunken yob arrested for biting off part of passenger’s ear on Palma flight “Yet further proof alcohol should be banned in airports and on planes!”

GMR

Deputy PM wants Spain to push forward and become a republic “Here is a great idea, how about only decent, benevolent, noncorrupt people in government? I know it is a radical idea, I’m just putting it out there to see what people think.”

UK Government to pay low-income earners to isolate “Meanwhile in Spain more than half a million workers would be out of the ERTE.”

Greater Manchester put on red alert as Coronavirus cases surge “This will happen when you have a segment of that population putting up two fingers to the safety rules and your police force looking the other way.”

Boris Johnson expresses financial worries as the burden of PM takes hold “He will never have to struggle when he becomes a pensioner, his ex-prime minister pension alone will be much much greater than the state pension, so why is he worried. Try living on what your government gives us, we have to watch every penny we spend every day of the year.”

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Important Information:

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Hassles and battles are on the cards. If things don’t happen as fast as you’d expected, or domestic and workaday blips assail your patience, transform them into an opportunity to show your special qualities. Potent planetary influences urge you to look, listen, learn and refuse to allow petty stumbling blocks to undermine your confidence on Tuesday and Thursday.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Astrologically, it’s not unreasonable to assume that when sparky Mars and the zesty Sun conflict with restless Pluto, life could become a tad frustrating. You might find it hard to tolerate hypocrisy and setbacks, but fortunately, it’s all just a passing cloud. Regardless of any lack of continuity, concentrate on keeping going and prepare for next week’s brighter outlook.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Punchy Mars and the heady Sun are set for a scramble with touchy Pluto. You’ve been there before, so despite any administrative bumps, gossipy whirls or curious rejections, don’t be too sensitive. Add up what you’ve achieved, subtract your fears and keep your emotions under control.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Upfront Mars and the upbeat Sun will be at loggerheads with powerful Pluto. You might not appreciate some of Friday or Saturday’s antics, so be ready to use your charm, or perhaps your equally wicked sense of humour will do the trick.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is an intense week, and if you get stuck with a particular issue, jumble your words, or just can’t seem to do anything right, it might be worth finding out if the grass is greener on the other side.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Quirky planetary niggles will surface without warning. A variety of talks, news and last-minute changes surround your family members, friends or colleagues. No matter what affects your personal or occupational activities, stay focused, decide what your goals are and, just as

importantly, find the easiest way to move forward without losing your healing sense of humour.

Have you had to wear glasses and a mask at the same time due to Covid 19?

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Even the best-made plans can suddenly sink without a trace. Your dreams for a fresh start in one particular direction still need tender, cautious care, and you may equally need to be wary of overstepping the mark where money’s concerned.

If so, you may be entitled to condensation.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

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You will need bucketloads of humour and understanding as impatient Mars and the sprightly Sun engage with touchy Pluto. Stay well clear if you want to escape potential power struggles.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you suspect that some things are not what they seem, you could be right. Repel doubts, ban anxieties and stick to facts and tact. If certain individuals or situations continue to conspire against you, change course and do something entirely different. What goes around will come around quicker than you think.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Storms in tea-cups need loads of sweet-talking. Of course, if you can’t be bothered with it all, fair enough; keeping quiet could be the best way to deal with problems, glitches or sudden backfires. If you can’t take a break, at least chill out with whatever or whoever brings you the greatest pleasure.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are about to tackle some tough tests. Work and personal hurdles could preoccupy you, but after the weekend you’ll be able to sort out the ice from the cream. No matter how awkward things seem on Monday or Wednesday, trust your ability to wait for the right moment, rather than risk spoiling your plans.

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Feisty Mars and the fiery Sun are warring with changeable Pluto, so avoid any tearaway temptations on Thursday or Friday. You could be emotionally vulnerable, or even lulled into a false sense of security. However confusing the planets may seem, even out the odds as best you can by ensuring your worries take second place.

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

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

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents V and 7 represents G, so fill in V every time the figure 4 appears and G every time the figure 7 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Starts to eat, needs drink, so finishes (4) 3 Midwest journalists get only coffee (8) 9 Money that is right for the till operator (7) 10 An extra bosun is all at sea (5) 11 Composer, last character in catalogue (5) 12 Transform palest artist's medium (6) 14 Lots of money for a parcel (6) 16 Overcharge for cosy jacket (6) 19 Repeated words from Brahman tradition (6) 21 Welsh snakes and insects (5) 24 US city discovered in nautical charts (5) 25 Regard rambling rose as ugly feature (7) 26 Steel men work out basics (8) 27 Put up with large animal (4) Down 1 Thin slice of meat with mashed peas and cole (8) 2 Potions are back in these soda drinks (5) 4 Fights for leftovers (6) 5 Republican getting awards for habits (5) 6 Sunday in church and about Frank (7) 7 Expel some infamous thug (4) 8 Short title changed by learner (6) 13 The apparel that causes a chap to cuss (8) 15 Poison found in any iced cocktail (7)

17 Covering around western attorney (6) 18 Lowest risk in salsa festival (6) 20 Find a strange looking crate (5) 22 Head of sales rushed in shop (5) 23 Expected to carry money for fool (4)

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Across 1 Large, sacred beetle (6) 4 Lowest adult male singing voice (4) 8 Superfluous (9) 9 Islamic prayer leader (4) 10 Small, pointed beard (6) 13 Popular rodent pet (6) 15 Confining structure (4) 18 Large company of musicians (9) 19 Gentle knocks (4) 20 Hair falling over the brow (6) Down 1 Making musical sounds with the voice (7) 2 Main artery (5) 3 Confidential assistant to person of senior rank (4) 5 Make fit or suitable (5) 6/18 Take no part in (3,3) 7 Pry (5) 11 Raise to a higher position (7) 12 Alcoholic drink made from apples (5) 14 Brief summary (5) 16 Once more (5) 17 Celestial body (4) 18 See 6

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK

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WORD LADDER

Across: 1 Boots, 4 Sham, 7/18 Jet set, 8 Corrode, 9 None, 10 United, 12 Fasten, 14 Free, 17 Orifice, 19 Cent, 20 Shyer. Down: 2 Often, 3 Sect, 4 Shrink, 5 About, 6 Dead heat, 7 Junk food, 11 Desist, 13 Slice, 15 Risky, 16 Fees.

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1 Casein 2 Esteem 3 Arrear 4 Ablate 5 Passer 6 Theory 7 Strata 8 Terror 9 Embryo 10 Speech 11 Stereo 12 Mythic 13 Teethe 14 Omelet 15 Heroic 16 Fletch 17 Coerce 18 Beetle 19 Inhere

NECK NICK NICE NINE (MICE)

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Tacos, 4 Praline, 8 Tearing, 9 Tease, 10 Sweet, 11 Tsarina, 12 Co-star, 14 Decant, 17 Inflame, 19 Crest, 21 Gully, 22 Tie down, 23 Scooter, 24 Treks. Down: 1 Titus, 2 Chalets, 3 Swift, 4 Pigsty, 5 Actuate, 6 Iraqi, 7 Elegant, 12 Cringes, 13 Analyst, 15 Anemone, 16 Pewter, 18 Folio, 19 Crept, 20 Tunis.

NONAGRAM aver cave evil lave leva live rave rive uvea vail vale veal veil vela vert vial vice vile alive avert calve carve caver cavil civet clave crave curve evict laver liver livre ravel rival rivet trave uveal valet value vatic vault velar vicar viler viral virtu vitae vital active claver curvet travel valuer varlet virtue caviler clavier culvert rivulet vaulter victual virtual cultivar curative vertical LUCRATIVE VICTUALER

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sobrina, 5 Swing, 8 Ellos, 9 Oxidado, 10 Tostada, 11 Smile, 12 Couple, 14 Kidnap, 18 Signs, 20 Apuntar, 22 Confiar, 23 Llano, 24 Sheds, 25 Nervous. Down: 1 Sceptic, 2 Belts, 3 Install, 4 Abonar, 5 Ships, 6 Italian, 7 Grove, 13 Urgente, 15 Igualar, 16 Parrots, 17 Jarrón, 18 Sacos, 19 Sails, 21 Trato.

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Hexagram ARREAR ASSIST CAREER EMERGE INHERE INLAID LEAGUE (10) SPREAD STEREO STREET STRIVE SUTURE TANDEM TEMPLE THREAT TREBLE TURRET USABLE WHITEN

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

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

Across 7 Quick (6) 8 Unity (oneness) (6) 9/22 Palmera (4,4) 10 Helado (3,5) 11 Hadas (7) 13 Aburrido (5) 15 Vacío (5) 17 Winner (7) 20 Morena (8) 21 Leg (of an animal) (4) 23 Cinnamon (6) 24 Tiritar (6)

TARGET: • Average: 18 • Good: 26

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QUIZ: … ELEVENSES – F All the answers contain 11 letters and begin with the letter F 1. By what other name was the African country of Mali known as from 1890 to 1899 and from 1920 to 1960, when it became and independent nation? 2. Which fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective, created in 1910 by English novelist G K Chesterton, has been portrayed on television by Kenneth Moore and Mark Williams? 3. Named after the US athlete who first used it in 1963, what name is given to the method of high-jumping in which the athlete goes over the bar horizontally on his or her back? 4. The Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Rockefeller Centre and St Patrick’s Cathedral are all located on which famous New York thoroughfare, running from Greenwich Village to Harlem? 5. The film musicals Flying Down to Rio (1933), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), Holiday Inn (1942) and Easter Parade (1948) all starred which famous American dancer, singer and actor? 6. What name is usually given to bread dipped in a mixture of seasoned beaten egg, often

with added milk, and fried on both sides? 7. Which Cuban revolutionary and politician was prime minister of his country from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008? 8. Which fairground ride consisting of a giant vertical revolving structure with passenger cars suspended on its outer edge is named after the American engineer who invented it in 1893? 9. Which natural void on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, noted for the clustered basaltic pillars that form its cliffs, is said to have been the inspiration of Mendelssohn's overture The Hebrides? 10. Which thoroughfare in central London, the location of the offices of many national newspapers until the mid 1980s before they moved to Wapping, was often used to refer to the British Press in general? Not a lot of people know that… a Francophile is a name given to an admirer of France and everything French and a Francophobe is a name given to a person who hates France and everything French.

Answers: 1. FRENCH SUDAN, 2. FATHER BROWN, 3. FOSBURY FLOP, 4. FIFTH AVENUE, 5. FRED ASTAIRE (real name Frederick Austerlitz), 6. FRENCH TOAST, 7. FIDEL CASTRO, 8. FERRIS WHEEL, 9. FINGAL’S CAVE, 10. FLEET STREET

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James Dee, Comedian, 24 September 1961, 59 in which he met and fell in love with a woman English stand-up comedian known for his he met online. He later finds out that she is not who she claimed to be. The documentary led to sarcasm and deadpan humour. Appeared as a the creation of TV series ‘Catfish’ on MTV of team captain on Shooting Stars and hosted Jack which he is the host. Dee: Live at the Apollo, which was nominated for Credit: Twitter Meat Loaf, Rock singer, September 27, 1947, 73 a BAFTA in 2006. He won Celebrity Big Brother Monica Bellucci. Grammy Award-winning rock singer who has 1 in 2001. Will Smith, Actor, September 25, 1968, 52 sold over 40 million copies of his album, ‘Bat Out of Hell.’ Survived numerous near-death experiences: Actor and rapper who had his breakthrough acting role on crashing in a car that rolled over, getting hit by a shot the sitcom ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ In 2007, he was during a shot-put event, and breaking both his legs after named the most powerful actor in Hollywood. His long list jumping off stage. of film credits includes Men in Black, Independence Day and Bad Boys. Brigitte Bardot, Actress, September 28, 1934, 86 Nev Schulman, TV host, September 26, 1984, 36 French actress who was one of the best-known sex Schulman was the subject of the documentary ‘Catfish,’ symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Starred in films

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including ‘Contempt’ and ‘...And God Created Woman.’ Nominated for a BAFTA for Best Foreign Actress in the film Viva Maria! Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock singer, September 29, 1935, 85 Known as, ‘The Killer.’ Described as ‘rock & roll’s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century.’ Known for hits ‘Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On’ and ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ his career faltered when he married Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old cousin. Monica Bellucci, Actress, September 30, 1964, 56 Exotic Italian actress Bellucci began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before starring in Italian and American films. She featured in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Matrix Reloaded.

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1928 - Penicillin Sir Alexander Fleming, accidentally discovers one of the great developments of modern medicine. Having left a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that a mould that had fallen on the culture had killed many of the bacteria. In 1929, he introduced his mould by-product called penicillin to cure bacterial infections. 1939 - Split Germany and the Soviet Union agree to divide control of occupied Poland roughly along the Bug River - the Germans taking everything west, the Soviets taking everything east. As a followup to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, that created a non-aggression treaty between the two military powers of Germany and the USSR. 1955 - Porsche Actor James Dean is killed in California when the Porsche he is driving hits a car at an intersection. Only one of Dean’s movies, ‘East of Eden,’ had been released at the time of his death. ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ and ‘Giant’ opened afterwards. 1957 - Love ‘West Side Story,’ composed by Leonard Bernstein, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. A reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ set in New York’s West Side, tells the tale of a love affair between Tony, a Polish American, and Maria, a Puerto Rican, against an urban background of interracial warfare. 1988 - Fast Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson runs the 100-metre dash in 9.79 seconds to win gold at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Johnson’s triumph, however, was temporary: He tested positive for steroids three days later and lost his medal. 1991 - River ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ an independent film by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves, River Phoenix and Marlon Brando premieres at the New York Film Festival. The story of two young hustlers, one who is narcoleptic, and the other from a wealthy family, is partly inspired by Shakespeare’s Henry IV. 2005 - Disarm Two months after announcing its intention to disarm, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) gives up its weapons in front of independent weapons inspectors. The decommissioning of the group’s substantial arsenal took place in secret locations in the Republic of Ireland.

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Winter-proof skin Do You Listen To Your Thoughts? AUTUMN has settled in, and after making itself comfortable, it is finally bringing colder temperatures. For many, the cooler temperature is a welcome relief to the blazing heat and humidity of the summer. But the biggest organ in the body - the skin - has already started getting goose bumps. Skin is our protection against external conditions and forms a protective barrier over the body’s surface. The epidermis is the outermost layer and makes sure to keep water in the body and infectious germs from entering. Seasonal changes can irritate and exacerbate existing skin conditions. A big percentage of the population is affected by some type of skin ailment in varying degrees of severity. Wind and cold aggravates dry and inflamed skin. Existing conditions can react badly to changes in routine, for example, more layers of clothing and temperature variations from outdoors to indoors. For people who experience rosacea, the summer months can be a bad time of year. On the other hand, a wintery climate can be problematic for eczema, psoriasis and acne. Even people with a healthy dermis will notice red cheeks, taut skin and cracked lips. People with pre-existing problems will often experience flare-ups. Cold temperatures make the skin’s pores tighter and reduces blood circulation, thus diminishing natural oils known as sebum. Sebum is essential in forming a protective layer and traps moisture to avoid the skin from drying out. Consequences of less sebum are seen by acne sufferers; whose skin depends on the substance to block the entry of bacteria in pores. During the winter, bacteria penetrates pores easily and can result in outbreaks. Patients who have to deal with eczema, psori-

asis and atopic dermatitis generally complain about increased irritation, flaky skin and inflammation. Although the effects of winter cannot be completely avoided, experts do recommend following a series of habits that can benefit the skin. An important thing to avoid is scalding hot baths and showers as the heat strips the skin of its natural oils. A shorter and cooler shower will help and using a moisturising cream straight afterwards is a must. Exposure to hot environments such as air-conditionong or rooms with dry air can further dehydrate the epidermis. An effort should be made to drink plenty of water and supplementing diet with Omega 3 and 6 oils can reduce inflammation. Cosying up to the radiator or fireplace will also cause dryness.

DIONE LOCKYER D I D y o u k n o w, y o u have up to 60,000 thoughts per day, and up to 80 per cent of those are negative? A shocking statistic isn’t it! Our thoughts are a HUGE part of our lives, but out of those 60,000, how many of those thoughts do you actually listen to? Society’s social wheel teaches us to carry on with our nor mal, daily tasks, without actually asking ourselves. ‘What is it I am truly thinking?’ We, as humans, believe that our thoughts are our reality, we’ve allowed these thoughts and absorbed them

since we were a child. When a thought comes into our mind, our brain searches for a memory that we can relate to that thought. If the memory is negative, the Cortisol hormone is released into our nervous system to protect us, therefore, giving us a warning sign of danger. If the memory is positive, the hormone Dopamine is released, to give us pleasure. The problem that many people have is the fact that thoughts enter the mind, however, you don’t listen to what your thoughts are trying to tell you. It’s almost like the thoughts

Hi everyone! MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED TRYING to make this week’s column really personal as I think it may help me get a lot off my chest, but also someone out there reading this may feel comfort. I haven’t been OKAY for a few days I’m tired… I’m really, really tired, all I seem to be doing at the moment is absorbing other people’s emotions and feelings, which is then creating anxiety, stress and an overwhelming feeling for me. I would class myself as a person that has always been an empath, but it’s taking over me. I can’t seem to shift this big heavy bag of other people’s emotions, problems , and it’s starting to affect me. I have always been a sensitive soul, I could cry over spilt milk sometimes!! But recently things are getting out of hand and I’m not sure how to deal with it. But life carries on around so I can’t just lay in bed all day and wait for this to pass. I can’t not answer the phone to people and ignore them. As I’ve said many times, people view me as a high-functioning bipolar and to a large

extent, this is true. I do many things every day that many people with bipolar disorder can’t do because of their illness. I do battle with my bipolar demons and win more than some others. But I still find bipolar disorder, and life, to a large extent completely overwhelming and I feel paralysed by it. Of course, this might be in part because bipolar disorder is, in fact, overwhelming. People who don’t have bipolar disorder rarely understand this - they may view it as ‘just another illness’ - but people with bipolar disorder know. Bipolar disorder fundamentally changes the way your brain works and dealing with every single thought running through a bad circuit is overwhelming. In fact, if there were a bigger word for overwhelming, I would use it. It’s over-overwhelming. It’s double-overwhelming. It’s overwhelming squared. And so we fight this overwhelming disorder in spite of it feeling impossible. But it’s paralysing at times. It’s paralysing to have all these false thoughts pouring out of your brain. It’s paralysing trying to deal with them all day. I’m trying to find the answers and the fight to get over this feeling Love Ms bipolar x

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are brushed under the carpet, or accepted as ‘just a bad day.’ The more you ignore these thoughts, the louder the ego (little voice in your head) gets. This little voice acts like a parent or a teacher, telling you what to do or not to do, making you feel deflated and uncertain of who you are. You struggle to hear your true self because you have that many thoughts, it feels like you’re in a playground with 50 screaming children. So, how can you truly listen to your thoughts and understand what they are trying to say to you? Here is a mindset technique that I have recently taught my clients. Try this in the

comfort of your own home. 1. Find a comfortable quiet place, where you can be alone for the next 10 minutes. Light a candle, put on some soft music, or even sit in silence. It is important that you do what works for you. 2. Grab a piece of paper and pen, without thinking of the task, write down any thoughts that come into your mind. This could be an array of one-word thoughts, a sentence, even a paragraph. Try not to overthink the task in hand, just go with the flow and trust yourself. 3. Next to each thought, write down the emotion/feeling that you attach to this thought. How does this thought make you feel?

If you would like to dig a little deeper into your own thoughts, feelings and behaviours or you would like to complete one of my courses to live a happy and healthy life with yourself, please email me coachingwithdione@gmail.com.

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