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Friday 31st July 2015

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS SLEEPERS AWAKE AS HEATSTROKE KILLS MAN ALEX TRELINSKI

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good night’s sleep has been badly disrupted by record high night-time temperatures along with sizzling inland daytime values, which have added up to some of the hottest July weather ever logged across the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas, with one man dying in Torrevieja through heat exhaustion on Monday.

Weather conditions and humidity figures for the last week in July, especially at night, have been more akin to what happens in an extreme year at the end of August, with experts saying that last Saturday night and Sunday morning was a temperature record breaker with Alicante-Elche airport recording its warmest overnight figure since it

opened back in 1967, with a low of 26.9 degrees. State forecaster AEMET said that its office in Alicante reported a figure of 26.4 degrees, with only two warmer nights recorded there since records began in 1938.

Sunday morning in Alicante City was logged as the warmest for 11 years.

In the early part of the week, many inland areas

>> Manzanares beach on Monday

recorded temperatures of over 40 degrees during the day, with Murcia City clocking up a Monday high of 43.1 degrees, but it’s the night-time values that have led to discomfort. Nighttime minimums have hovered around 25 degrees with a tropical humid feel about them, making sleep difficult, but a respite is on the way according to fore-

casters, with inland areas projected to have some rain, some of which could be torrential, today (Friday) and tomorrow, though much smaller levels are predicted for the coast. This will also lead to lower overnight temperatures, as July finishes on damp note, which even see average daytime figures drop by some ten

degrees on Sunday compared to last weekend. An AEMET spokesman said the possibility of the Gota Fria(storm season) coming early this year was low, though recent years have seen storms come early to the area at the end of August or making virtually no appearance at all..

The sticky weather brought tragedy as a 47 year old Torrevieja man died of heatstroke last Monday. He was a co-driver of a van, and suffered a blackout before taken by a SAMU ambulance to Torrevieja Hospital, where he never regained consciousness.

In Los Alcazares, a 75 year old man fainted in the water at Manzanares beach on Monday afternoon, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit of Los Arcos Hospital in San Javier.

Meanwhile local police in Torrevieja had to smash into a car on Tuesday to rescue three dogs that had been left in the vehicle with temperatures reaching closing to 50 degrees. The officers responded to reports from concerned passers-by on Calle Capitán García but one dog had already died, with the other two being taken to a vet. Two people have since been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

WINNER

Sue Reidy scooped 300 euro in the Who’s on TKO Mystery Voice competition, correctly identifying Nobby Stiles as the mystery voice. The sponsor of the competition, Robert Radford from Active Surfaces, presented Sue with her winnings.

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A huge fire caused by a cigarette, that was probably thrown out of a car along the RM-54, destroyed over eight hectares of protected land last Sunday night on the banks of the Mar Menor.

Bathers trying to escape the day’s heat watched as huge plumes of black smoke filled the blue skies above them. Lo Poyo, between Los Nietos and Los Urrutias, is considered an area of high ecological value, and is one of the few remaining natural areas next to the Mar Menor.

Four fire engines from across the region and a helicopter were scrambled to

the scene, with the blaze starting at around 7.30pm,

being brought under control some four hours later.

A FATAL DELAY?

The Valencian ombudsman is to investigate how significant an ambulance delay was in the death of a three month old Elche boy who passed away in a health centre after doctors had called for an emergency hospital transfer.

José Cholbi is to look at reports that health centre staff called three times for an ambulance, with a vehicle taking some 20 to 25 minutes to arrive after the first request. Elche’s health councillor, Cristina Martínez, said the delay from SAMU was unacceptable, calling for two SAMU vehicles to be based in the city all year round as opposed to basing one in

Santa Pola during the summer high season.

The Health Department said they regretted the tragedy last Monday but that the boy, who was suffering from heart trouble,

was attended to by two paediatricians and two paediatric nurses, and that proper SAMU protocols were followed, adding that they were “reviewing” the health needs of the area.

Authorities are trying to apprehend a balaclavawearing gunman who fired shots at two men, including a British national, outside a hotel in the La Rambla area of Barcelona on Tuesday.

Witnesses spotted the two victims outside the Hotel Silken, at around 3.00pm and began to shoot at

them.

One bullet hit the other victim - a Belgian man - in his side, while at least one other bullet missed the target and smashed the Silken’s glass entrance door.

The British man, 29, was wounded by broken glass as he reportedly barged his

way into the hotel to avoid being shot.

The two victims ran screaming into the hotel, guests have said. Fearing that their assailant would be following them, the two men ran through corridors before leaving the building via an emergency exit at the back of the hotel.

HITMAN RIDDLE

A CLOSE SHAVE

A 59 year old Spanish coach driver has been charged with reckless endangerment by French prosecutors after his vehicle had its roof sliced off under a low bridge in France last Sunday morning. 28 people were injured, four of them seriously, with the incident

happening close to La Madeleine, in the Lille region. The coach was carrying students from Bilbao to Amsterdam.

There were 59 passengers on board, along with the two drivers, who were cleared of any drink-driving at the scene.

GIPPY TUMMIES

It’s been confirmed that 86 people suffered food poisoning after eating an infected pasta salad, as well some dodgy pizza and pies, as part of their Saturday lunch on a pleasure boat which provides trips off the southern Murcia coast based at Aguilas. The Don Pancho vessel attracted 126 tourists from around the Murcia and Almeria areas last Saturday, with health

bosses saying that the food preparation area was totally inadequate, with the owners of the Don Pancho now facing a fine of between six and 15 thousand euros. The sick travellers, as well as crew members, had to make visits to health centres afterwards suffering from nausea and diarrhoea, with one pregnant woman having been admitted to hospital.

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ALL AN ASS ABOUT NOTHING? The annual Almoradi donkey race, a part of the summer fiestas for over a decade, was scrapped last Saturday after complaints of animal abuse from rights groups coupled with the municipality’s new PSOE-led administration refusing to sanction the event. The event organisers, the Equus association, said that they are dedicated to rescuing donkeys and other species, and the group does not believe in being cruel to animals.

Daniel Gomez from Equus added that he did not see what the fuss was all about as it was an annual tradition just to see four donkeys trotting in a shaded area. In the end, the animals provided some gentle rides in a private enclosure, with around

50 animal rights protestors monitoring proceedings at the gated entrance.

Meanwhile, this Sunday’s donkey race, as well as a cattle drive and horse parade will go ahead as scheduled as part of the Dolores cattle feria, which was revived last

year. Animal groups have promised protests but Dolores mayor, Joaquin Hernandez, said they had all the necessary approval in place from the wildlife branch of the Guardia Civil (Seprona) as well as the Ministry of Agriculture.

GOOD TREND

Crime in Spain has fallen over the first six months of 2015 according to interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz. Overall, the number of reported crimes has dropped by one point nine percent in the first six months of this year in comparison with the same period in 2014. Violent crime has gone down the most with murders down by over a quarter; aggravated

robbery by just over twelve percent; burglary involving forcible and violent entry or exit by twelve percent; assaults by ten percent and theft from non-residential premises involving force by just under ten percent.

Statistically, violent crime rates are low in Spain, and are amongst the best in Europe.

The falls for the Valencian

region including the Costa Blanca were above the national average, with a reduction of four point five percent over the first six month of 2015, compared to 2014, with the highest amount of crime being committed in Alicante Province.

22 murders had though been committed in first half of 2015, as opposed to 16 over the same time frame in 2014.

HOTEL HOPE

Elche’s newly formed council is trying to break the logjam over licenses so that work can begin on restoring the deserted Arenales del Sol hotel which faces onto the local Arenales beach.

Work was due to start at the end of last year to totally renovate the empty building which has been empty since 1979, but the licenses have been mired in delays, with newly elected mayor, Cristina Martinez, wanting to find out what they need from the Ministry of Development.

The two year eleven million euro project would see it

become a four-star resort complex(design pictured) with 100 bedrooms, as well as restaurants, bars, function rooms, and spas which will be open to non-residents. The deserted building has become a local eyesore

over the last 35 years, and is now owned by Princesol, which is a subsidiary company of the Group Benidorm Hotels chain, which already has four hotels in the Northern Costa Blanca resort.

IN A TANGLE

A 50 year old bather had to be rescued last week when she got trapped in some jellyfish nets off the San Pedro del Pinatar coast. Her parents phoned the police to say that she had not returned after her regular swim at La Puntica beach at Lo Pagan, and so authorities swung into

action late last Thursday evening (July 23rd). Her shouts were heard by police and lifeguards who went into the water to untangle her from the netting, and she was none the worse for her experience after getting medical treatment once she was brought back onshore.

HORROR SMASH

A 21 year old Pilar de la Horadada man died last Saturday evening when he lost control of his car on the CV925 close to the Lo Romero urbanisation.

The BMW vehicle went through some fencing and rolled over a number of

times, and the impact was so severe that the driver was thrown some 20 metres away.

He was taken to Torrevieja Hospital but the injuries were so severe that he passed away a couple of hours later.

Olive Fear Olive oil prices are continuing to rise caused by the drought that has affected the olive growing areas of Spain, coupled with a major disease that is blighting crops in Italy.

Prices have gone up by 10 percent this year, with fears over this autumn's crucial harvest. The cost of the raw material has been increasing for two years as crops have been hit by the drought in Spain, the world's biggest producer of the oil, and the bacterial disease Xylella fastidiosa, which is destroying trees in Italy.

Spanish extra virgin oil prices rose by 5 per cent last week alone, and output in Spain and Italy plunged by more than 50 percent in the 2014-15 season that finishes at the end of this September.

Olive harvests work on a cycle in which trees generally produce a strong harvest one year and then weaker results the following year as the trees take a bit of rest. This year again, the country suffered from a dry and hot spring, when the olives flower, raising fears of another poor crop.

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MOZZIE WAR

Orihuela council is running a campaign telling residents what they can do to stop the spread of mosquitoes.

Environment councillor, Miguel Angel Fernandez, says that they are distributing leaflets, especially around the Orihuela

Costa, with ideas on curbing the pest. It includes advice on not having any outdoor containers with water which allows the mosquito to spread and breed, and also to keep fountains and pools clean, as well as the use of mosquito nets.

HUNG UP

SAND JOURNEY’S END SNATCHERS

Two young Moroccans who crawled along San Javier area beaches to steal bags from tourists whilst they were swimming, have been arrested by the local police and the Guardia Civil.

The men aged 19 and 21, and who live in San Javier, would pounce on the bags left on the sand at places

like Santiago de la Ribera, and would rifle through the contents, or actually take away the bags. They would even strike when some evening bathers were having a late dip and so they would then make sure they didn’t miss anything valuable in the bags by using a torch.

HOSPITAL LINK

Guardia Civil and local police officers intercepted a small motorboat carrying four North Africans trying to land on the coast at Santa Pola, just two days after a larger vessel landed at Torrevieja, as reported in last week's Courier. The three and a half metre long boat landed on a rocky beach close to Santa Pola’s waterfront at around 4.00pm last Saturday afternoon. The four refugees, one of whom is a child, were also said to be in good health following a check-up by Cruz Roja officials, after their three day

journey in the boat. The Guardia said there were at least another four people in the craft with two being taken into custody on Monday close to the roundabout for Gran Alacant, with both claiming to be under18 and were said to be of Moroccan and Syrian nationality.

Meanwhile, as The Courier was going to press, the Guardia Civil confirmed that nine immigrants had landed in a boat off Torrevieja around 2.30 pm yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.

Orihuela Costa beach bar franchise holder, Chiringuitos del Sol, have paid up over a quarter of a million euro that it owed to Orihuela council, The money was owing from 2012 and 2013, amidst controversy

last year when Chiringuitos del Sol was re-awarded the franchise despite the arrears, Other applicants were rejected for not reaching an appropriate quality mark, which led to a failed legal challenge.

BETTER LATE THAN…

Authorities have blocked a website offering mobile phones at cheap prices, with some 16 victims so far being found across Spain.

The customers told police that they paid for the units, but nothing back in return.

The unhappy purchasers would then try to contact the company, but were unable to get an reply, as the fraudsters took the money and ran. Officers say the website was www.smphonedeals.com.

VERY MOORISH

A new bus service linking Los Alcazares to San Javier's Los Arcos hospital has been launched with the size of the vehicle to be used being determined by the number of people who prebook to use the service. The service will run on weekdays, between 8.15 am and 2.15pm and will have five

stops en route, with the fare being one euro fifty.

More details of the stops plus booking details are available by calling a Freephone number, 900 907 353, or by going onto the website, www.autobusestravelpym.com. Bookings have to be made a day in advance.

STAR ARREST

BREATHING SPACE It may have looked like an invasion to some tourists and the uninitiated, but the streets of Guardamar were purely being used last Sunday to

bring down the curtain on the annual Moors and Christians fiestas, with the final parade taking place on one of the hottest afternoons of the year.

SUPER STORE

Popular supermarket chain Dialprix opened the latest store in its chain this week, this time in La Marina.The company spent 180,000 euro renovating the Supervalu store to bring it in line with the rest of the chain.

Every little detail was attended to, from energy

saving LED lighting, to the location of the entrance, all aimed at enhancing the image of their Super Freshness slogan.

As La Marina is central to international residents, they have also increased their range of products aimed at us, so make sure you check them out.

A speeding driver who pretended to be a Guardia Civil officer with a fake ID featuring a photo of the movie star, Adrien Brody, has been arrested in Valencia City. The fantasist was spotted racing around Valencia as if he was being chased in a movie, and caught the attention of the local police, who pulled him up. The 45 year old man got out of the car and tried to ran away but then pulled out a gun and chucked it under the vehicle. When officers tried to handcuff him, he became very aggressive.

Eventually, he said: "I'm a

colleague. I'm a Guardia Civil officer," and showed his police ID card, which featured a photo of Adrien Brody, star of such movies as The Pianist and King Kong. He had a pair of handcuffs on him and a black leather revolver holster strapped to his belt, as well as latex gloves, all of which appeared to be genuine police equipment. He told the officers that he found all the gear on a local beach, but he was promptly arrested and had his car impounded, prior to an appearance in front of a judge.

Torrevieja's indoor market, La Plasa, is to get some new air conditioning to cool down the businessmen and customers who have long complained about the temperatures. Power cuts and air con breakdowns have been a frequent problem since the food-orientated market opened 20 years ago, with

Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón saying that the cuts have an obvious impact on affecting the quality of the products, as well as inconveniencing traders and customers alike. The 33 thousand euro tender will be awarded within two months, with work starting as soon as possible afterwards.

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FIDDLING CLERIC?

A Madrid-based priest is facing a quiz over stashing millions of euros away in a Swiss bank account. It's alleged that Jose Luis Montes and his brother, who's a solicitor, have been syphoning off money for over a decade from funds destined for aristocratic sisters Carmen and Blanca Roca de Togores.

Montes had been given the media title of "priest to the nobility" and the missing money has been found deposited in a number of foreign companies including Credit Suisse, LB Swiss and Pictet, with businesses

tracked as far away as

Panama and Belize.

NO FUN ON THE FARM

Over six and a half thousand robberies have taken place on Spanish farms in the first six months of the year, with the Valencia region accounting for over one thousand of them. The most effected region is Andalucia in the south with 2,300 cases, followed by Valencia. Alicante Province had 198 cases of rural crime with the Guardia Civil having 12 special teams to fight such incidents based around the Valencia region including a unit working out of Torrevieja.

DRUG DEALERS SMASHED

A drug distribution gang that shipped in cocaine and other drugs into the Murcia region for onward sale has been broken up by the National Police.

Four men and three women of Spanish and Columbian nationality were arrested with two of the ringleaders being detained after their car was stopped in Yecla last week, with four parcels of cocaine hidden in a hollow area. The drugs were being brought in from Alicante, Cadiz, and Madrid, with the finances for the operation being masked in the accounts of a furniture

company. Four homes were searched in the Mazarrón area with drugs and drug paraphernalia being seized

by the police in addition to four cars; two motorbikes; a jet-ski; and half a dozen toprange mobile phones.

HI TECH PASSPORT CONTROL

A new “intelligent” passport control system kicked into action at Barcelona’s El

Prat airport last Monday, identical to the biometric machines that are already

used at UK airports.

Alicante-Elche airport is soon to have such facilities which help to shorten queues at passport control with holders using chips on their documents along with facial recognition from their photos which will read the passports.

“This will approve access without compromising safety”, said Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz, who tried one machine out for himself. “We can provide better controls with fewer people”, he added.

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PRUNING WASTE

HOME ALONE

Three young children have been taken into care after their 22 year old mother left them alone in her Elche flat last Monday night. The police were called by concerned residents in the apartment block on Calle Pedro Juan Perpiñán at around 11.00pm

after complaints of children crying.

The local police gained entry and found a four year old; a three year old; and an 18 month old baby all on their own, with their mother apparently out visiting a friend. She’s been charged since with neglect.

Nearly 28 thousand drivers across Spain are to be prosecuted for speeding after the latest road safety campaign by Trafico / DGT. The week-long campaign against speeding drivers saw extra vigilance between

Monday July 20th and Sunday July 26th, saw over two thousand two hundred drivers set to be fined across the Valencia region, whilst the smaller Murcia region is set for one thousand prosecutions.

BOXED OFF

SPEEDY CASH

Orihulea mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, spent last Thursday (July 23rd) on the Orihuela Costa checking out the state of street cleaning, especially the progress on clearing up pruned branches and other garden debris, which residents say have not been collected frequently enough, especially in the La Florida area (pictured).

Bascuñana was accompanied on his tour by coastal councillor, Sofia Alvarez, and street cleaning councillor, Noelia Grao, who said that extended shifts, including at the weekend, have been introduced to deal with the problem, which an eyesore for residents, as well as not showing the area in a good light for tourists.

A British couple aged 65 and 70 have been arrested in the Cartagena area for growing cacti that had more than just a little prickly spot about them. The Brits owned two greenhouses in the La Aljorra area where the Guardia Civil found they were growing cacti of the San Pedro and prices still have a long way Peyote variety which includto go before getting any- ed the hallucinogenic subwhere near pre-recession stance mescalin, which has a figures, but with a rise in similar effect to taking LSD. British buyers because of Guardia officers took away the favourable exchange 230 plants from the greenrates, along with the general houses, with the cacti being economic recovery, experts produced for sale via the are optimistic about the internet. A 33 year old Spaniard was also arrested, future.

PROPERTY SHIFT

House prices are showing a major sign of recovery in Spain with latest figures showing the first three months of 2015 produced a one point six percent rise on the same quarter last year, and nearly double the overall Eurozone rise of 0.9 percent.

Spain’s property

JUST TRIPPING with all three being charged with public health offences.

Barcelona City council have packed away a bust of the former Spanish king, Juan Carlos, in a symbolic move by the pro-Catalan authority. The bust was taken away after reviewing royalist symbols in the city's municipal buildings according to deputy mayor, Gerardo Pisarello, "The monarchy is over-represented in terms of iconography and symbols in the municipal buildings and in the city," he said. "Barcelona has a longstanding tradition of republi-

canism that hasn't been sufficiently recognised."

The bust disappeared ironically on the same day that the current monarch, King Felipe issued a stark warning to Catalan politicians that any independence moves could not ride roughshod over Spanish law.

Catalan president, Artur Mas, has declared that the area may go unilaterally independent from Spain if separatist parties win September's regional elections.

There’s been a massive leap in the number of people using VIP services at Alicante-Elche airport, with an 80 percent rise in users since 2011. Just over 45 thousand people took advantage of the VIP lounge back in 2011, whilst the first

half of 2015 has almost reached that figure, with almost half the people using it coming from the UK. Adults are charged 26 euro fifty for access, with children costing half-price, whilst youngsters under three get in for nothing.

VIP BOOST

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Friday 31st July 2015

No Ducking The Lies I Tell ...

AS I revealed in this column a couple of months ago, as a kid I loved to visit the cinema as often as I could.

It helped feed my movie mania that there were no fewer than seven picture houses within walking distance of my humble Manchester abode. It would have been clearly clever of me at the time to have referred to those cinemas as The Magnificent Seven but, considering that that classic Western movie hadn't been made yet, I wouldn't have known what the heck I was talking about.

Anyway, it was at one of those dream palaces that I saw my first film in 3D, that fabulous process which enhances the illusion of

depth perception.

'What does that mean, Grandpa?' asked my youngest grandson while on a visit the other Sunday.

'Well,' I explained, 'Let's just say a Roman soldier on the screen chucks a spear in the direction of the cinema audience. It would look like the missile is heading straight for you and thus you would feel the need to duck down.'

My grandson pondered that scenario for a moment.

'So what would happen if I didn't duck?' he asked.

'Well, nothing would happen,' I said. 'Then why duck down?' the boy asked.

'Because it's a natural reaction to do so,' I said.

The boy seemed satisfied and I mentally saluted my

skills at dealing with child curiosity.

'But, Grandpa, why would a Roman soldier throw a spear at me in the first place?'

I gritted and then ungritted what remained of my teeth. 'No, lad, the missile was not thrown at you specifically. It was chucked at the audience in general.'

'Doesn't the Roman soldier get on with people?' asked the boy.

'No, it's not that. Maybe it's just one bloke he's annoyed with.'

'But which guy?' asked my grandson.

'I don't know. Er, probably the bloke in row C, seat number 24.'

'But why him?'

I gritted my gums and replied as calmly as I could: 'Because the flaming Roman soldier is flaming hungry and the bloke in flaming row C is refusing to buy him a flaming hot dog from the flaming kiosk.'

'Language, David!' admonished Mrs S, shooting me down in flaming flames. 'Our grandson is only six. Try to be patient with the boy. You were his age once.'

'Sorry,' I sighed and gave my grandson a big hug.

'Grandpa is tired,' I explained.

'No you're not,' said the

boy, shaking his little curlyhaired head. 'Nana says you're having lots of senior moments these days. I think you've just had another one.'

I shook my thinninghaired head and disappeared into the kitchen for a much-needed cup of calming tea.

Which reminds me. When I was young I used to take my own grandmother to the cinema. Her favourite film star was Harold Flint. To everyone else the actor was known as Errol Flynn but my grandma was from Lithuania and she never could get her tongue around some pronunciations.

Although Harold Flint wasn't in the film, Grandma did enjoy the first James Bond movie Dr. No. And, just a couple of years later, some personal memories of Czarist Russia were revived for Grandma when I took her to see Doctor Zhivago.

However, Grandma could never understand why the price of cinema admission was so much greater for the prestigious road show presentation of the Omar Sharif epic than it had been for the ordinary general release showing of the 007 movie.

Or, if you prefer, going to see two doctors but being charged wildly different

fees.

'Vot is dis Zhivago anyway, some kind of a specialist?' Grandma grumbled at the time.

'Flaming Cossacks!' she added.

But back to the present.

As I headed into the kitchen, my grandson turned his angelic face to Mrs S and whispered: 'I do love winding-up Grandpa, nearly as much as I love watching films in 3D.' Which further reminds me of the first 3D film I saw. It could have been House of Wax, a horror film directed

by AndrĂŠ de Toth who incidentally had only one eye.

Such irony -- a bloke wearing an eye-patch helming a three-dimensional movie.

Go figure.

But then again I was probably too young to watch Vincent Price hamming it up as the nutty owner of a wax museum.

Anyway, whatever the 3D film was, the occasion was an exciting one for me.

I took my seat in the stalls and waited breathlessly for the magic to begin. But first there was the pre-show entertainment.

A solitary spotlight shone on the majestic cinema organ as it rose from the depths of the orchestra pit.

After playing a set of marching tunes and waltzes, the organist twirled

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on his stool and gave a cheery farewell wave to the applauding punters as he and his instrument started their descent back into the dark.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang and I was aware of a large flailing figure hurtling towards me in the front row.

'Now THAT'S what I call a three-dimensional experience!' I exclaimed as the cinema organist landed on my lap.

'Sorry, mate,' the guy said with a sheepish grin.

'There must have been something wrong with my hydraulics.'

'Grandpa David, I think you are telling porkies,' my grandson ventured as he followed me into the kitchen.

'I know, I know,' I conceded. 'But you have to understand that I write a weekly column for my readers in Spain and I've always got to keep it interesting.

Otherwise they will depart in their droves.'

The boy looked into my eyes, daring me to lie to him again as he asked: 'Just how many readers do you have?'

I hung my head in shame and mumbled: 'Not enough to shake a stick at.'

'Or throw a spear at,' my grandson said.

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HAPPY DAYS

Spain’s economy is on the march according to figures released by the National Statistics Institute yesterday, with the econo-

my expanding at the fastest pace in eight years in the second quarter of 2015.

Spain’s economy grew by one percent in the three

months to June, up from 0.9 percent in the first three months of 2015.

This was in line with economists' expectations and represents the fastest growth since the first three months of 2007. It also means the eurozone's fourth largest economy has expanded for eight consecutive quarters. Compared with a year ago, the economy grew by three point one percent, which was slightly below expectations of three point two percent, but much higher than the two point seven percent growth recorded in the year to March.

FLYING HIGH

Spain’s airport operator AENA, which runs the facilities at Alicante-Elche and San Javier, has reported a record leap of nearly 80 percent in profits for the first half of 2015. Tax deductions, more travellers, and consolidating its purchase of Luton Airport have helped to increase revenues. The partially-privatised company went back to profitability in 2013 after axing nearly half of its workforce due to the recession and AENA shares were first listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange back in February.

SPLASHED OUT

Guardamar’s municipal swimming pool had to be closed earlier this week due to the hot weather conditions in the area! A spokesperson from the council said that the water and air quality were severely affected by the current heat wave, prompting them to shut down the pool until a solution to the problem could be found.

GOOD MORNING TREMBLER

A magnitude three earthquake hit the Murcia region yesterday morning (Thursday). The mini quake happened at 6.23am and had its epicentre in the south east of Jumilla. There were two aftershocks in the same area both measuring one point five on the Richter scale, which struck just under 20 minutes later according to the National Geographical Institute.

THE SURVEY SAYS

Spain has been named as the country that rips off the most British tourists compared to anywhere else in Europe according to an online survey. Financial comparison site, money.co.uk, surveyed two thousand British travellers who had gone to Europe in the last year, and found that Spain

topped the list with over 21 percent followed by France on 15 percent. Overpriced taxi rides were found to be the most common scam, with 37 per cent revealing they'd been overcharged.

Twenty three per cent of travellers, on the other hand, admitted that they'd been pickpocketed while on holi-

day. What the survey failed to point out though was that as the majority of British people tend to choose Spain and France as their favourite holiday spots, those two countries are likely to feature more cases of scamming than others, purely by virtue of the sheer numbers of Brits going there!

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RENEWAL OF EUROPEAN DRIVING LICENSES EU driving licenses are valid for driving throughout the Spanish territory. The renewal of EU driving licenses requires the holder to undergo psychometric aptitude tests and be legally resident in Spain.

WHO NEEDS TO RENEW? The latest EU Directive 2006/126/CE states that holders of EU driving licenses that have expired or are about to expire need to renew their license.

Holders of EU driving licenses that are valid indefinitely or for more than 15 years for Group 1 (AM, A1, A2, A, B & BE) or valid for 5 years or more for Group 2 (BTP, C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D, DE) need to renew their license providing they have been legally resident in Spain for 2 years since 19th January 2013.

TWO EXAMPLES EU license holders that are valid indefinitely or for more than 15 years, who are legally resident in Spain before or up to 19th January 2013, should renew their driving license from 19th January 2015.

EU license holders that are valid indefinitely or for more than 15 years, who are legally resident in Spain since 6th June 2014, should renew their driving license from 6th June 2016.

HOW TO RENEW This can be done in the local office of the Spanish Traffic Department, by calling 060 and making an appointment, or online at www.dgt.es DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED • Official application form (available from local Spanish Traffic Dept. or download from www.dgt.es) • Proof of identity and residency • EU driving license. Original and a photocopy • Results from psychometric aptitude tests from recognised and authorised centre • A recent photograph 32mm x 26mm IN THE INTERESTS OF ROAD SAFETY These procedures have been implemented to comply with driving license regulations (Directive 2006/126/CE) in an effort to help increase road safety in general. Countries of the European Union have a single driving license for all 28 members, in a drive to harmonise the more than 110 different types of driving licenses currently in circulation.

We hope the information provided in this article is of interest.

If you would like to contact Línea Directa please call 902 123 182 More information on Línea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com

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Friday 31st July 2015

AFA BOOST

AFA, the Torrevieja-based Alzheimer's charity, has gratefully received an 808 euro donation from the Phoenix Solos group, who raised the money by staging a Summer Bazaar in June. A donation of coins from a club member was added to the amount at the same

time.

AFA Executive Fundraiser Jennie Mutter got the money from Dorothy Harris of Phoenix Solos, with AFA President Mathilde Sanchez and volunteer Ann Bissett in attendance at the Solo’s regular Monday meeting at Torrevieja’s Marina Club.

NOT ALL WORK

The New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group are taking a summer break from their rehearsals for their new show, A Musical Mystery Tour, which will be staged in San Fulgencio in October.

Having said that the group decided to get together for a Chinese meal in

Guardamar, as the social side of things is regarded as equally important as putting on productions. New members are always welcome and if you would like to be involved either as a performer or backstage please Tellephone Tom on 966 790 547.

RED CROSS CALL

RESTING VOICES

The Torrevieja-based Cantabile Ladies Choir are taking a holiday break after putting on two concerts earlier this summer at the Campoverde and La Siesta churches which raised a total of 400 euro for the two churches. The group start rehearsing again at La

CHARITY THANKS

The Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity are better off to the tune of 480 euro thanks to last Wednesday’s special night featuring entertainer Stevie Spit at The Club in Quesada, Charity fundraiser Tricia

dementia, and practical help for those suffering financial difficulties.

Sarah-Jane Morris said: “There is a lot of support available from the Red Cross that British nationals may be unaware of. We want to work closely with the Red Cross and build links with local English speaking associations in the area so that more British nationals can access this support. We also hope that Britons consider volunteering to work with the Red Cross so they can help their fellow nationals access the support that they may need.”

Anyone interested in volunteering can find more information on the Red Cross website: www.cruzroja.es

Lee said:- “It was a wonderful performance from Stevie, and we want to thank John and all the hard working staff at The Club for all their hard work all done with good humour and smiling faces.”

HOLIDAY TIME

Help at Home Mar Menor’s monthly Chatters group is taking a break this August, so their next meeting will be at The Pasty Shack in Los Alcazares on Wednesday September

British people living on the Costa Blanca and the Mar Menor are being encouraged to learn more about the Red Cross in the area, and even to join them as volunteers. With that in mind, the British Consul for the area, Sarah-Jane Morris visited the Red Cross centre in Alicante to see what could be done to get the British community more involved.

The national vice president of the Red Cross, Francisco Javier Gimeno, and provincial coordinator, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, met the Consul and highlighted some of the services they offer vulnerable British nationals, such as advice and support with accessing social services, help for sufferers of Alzheimer’s and

Siesta Church on Friday September 4th at 3pm with all eyes on a seasonal concert at the end of November.

New singers are always welcome so contact the musical director Jennifer Morton on Tel: 966 796866 or email jen-morton@hotmail.co.uk.

16th at 10.30am. Everybody is welcome for some free refreshments, a fun quiz plus a monthly guest speaker who talks about subjects of interest to ex-pats in the Mar Menor area.

Local News & Events

ROLES REVERSED

The Gran Alacant Santa Pola Theatre Group (GASP) has a number of Spanish members that have to learn all their lines in English, but this time the shoe is on the other foot, as the British contingent are having to learn some Spanish for a special bilingual night of

comedy sketches. The event will be staged at Santa Pola’s Casa de Cultura on Friday September 18th, with all the proceeds going to the Red Cross. Tickets are priced at just four euros and you can reserve yours by calling 966 699 845 or 606 800 272.

VANLOAD OF MONEY

Age Concern, Costa Blanca South, have almost hit 20 thousand euros in their appeal to raise enough money to buy a new minibus for the charity.

The coffers were recently boosted by a 300 euro

donation from the La Siesta Evangelical Church in Torrevieja, which was gratefully received by Age Concern President, Maureen Payne, who said that the appeal total had now reached 19,980 euros.

Jeanette Erath - Learn Spanish

Friday 31st July 2015

Learn to speak Spanish

One thing which also seems to happen when people learn a new language like Spanish is marked reluctance to try to speak it. I know that the reason of course is usually embarrassment or shyness, and somehow when my students walk into my classroom, everything they know leaps from their head, as they are so worried about getting it right that they lose the basic ability to communicate. Of course speaking grammatically correct is important, but with my students the first thing I try and get them to do is just talk. I correct when necessary without interrupting the flow of speech, but when speaking a foreign language the

most important thing is to give it a go, to make mistakes but keep speaking.

Watching television is great with one of my students viewing Peppa Pig in Spanish and is amazed at how much he can actually pick up even though he has only ever covered the simple present tense.

Whatever your level, keep watching and listening to Spanish and get out and talk whenever you can!

This week we are going to look at some useful Spanish words concentrating on how they can be pronounced. I am going to cover some basic ´small´ words that can be difficult to catch when listening to a native speaker however they are important as they

can change the meaning of the sentence.

Firstly here’s a tiny very commonly spoken word that has a number of meanings and one that I often get confused with:- it’s word ya and there are several reasons why this is a difficult word to catch and understand. If you look YA up in a dictionary it will give you a few translations, it basically means either now or soon, or already, still. So it can be a bit confusing when you are talking to someone to know what they mean, however already and still can usually be worked out from the context of the conversation, but more difficult to establish is whether they are doing something now or later. Most Spanish when

they use it will put it first when it means later and at the end of the sentence when it means now, but this is not a definite rule and so you will need to clarify. So for example someone says to you, “Ya lo hago” you need to say something like “¿Cuándo?” or “¿Ahora mismo?” just to be sure you understand, because if you´re waiting for a workman or a delivery you really don´t want to have to wait longer than necessary. I sometimes think they use the word YA because of its ambiguity, so make sure that you are clear when this word is spoken. The other possible problem with YA is the pronunciation. Many people in the Vega Baja area pronounce the Y as a soft J, so rather than hear a hard Ya, it becomes a softer Ja, so you have to be aware of the difference and listen for it when you are

talking, of course these people also say Jo instead of Yo when using the subject pronoun, although this is harder to spot as it is so infrequently used.

Another confusing word if you are not fairly fluent is the word si. You’ll see from the written word there is no accent, but it does not mean the same as sí which is the Spanish for yes. SI without an accent means IF, it is however pronounced exactly the same as sí with an accent. So when listening to Spanish again you need the context to know if someone says “si voy a la tienda te compro pan” and “Sí, voy a la tienda, te compro pan” this is because of the differences in verb tense use in Spanish and English. Here the present simple is used in both cases whereas in English the first sentence would be in the first condi-

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tional, and the second in the future simple. But in Spanish the present simple is enough. Of course the first sentence means “If I go to the shop I will buy you bread” and the second “Yes, I´m going to the shop, I´ll buy you bread”.

Another important word that follows the si connection is sino which means but, however only when the first part of the sentence is negative. We know that normally but is pero, for example, “quiero ir pero no puedo” however if the first part of the sentence is negative we have to use sino, for example, “Ana no es alta sino baja” Ana isn´t tall, but short. There is a contrast between the first negative statement and the second positive one. So if you use ´no´ before the word ´but´ use sino.

Keep practising and enjoy the summer

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Pets

Friday 31st July 2015

The future to finding a pet

These days, the internet plays a crucial role in animal adoptions, allowing families to see potential pets before they decide to go and meet them.

However, remember you won’t be able to order a pet online, which may be worth pointing out to your kids when they’re sighing over the photographs.

The matching of pets to homes is something all reputable rehoming organisations take seriously and most use a mixture of 21st-century technology and a good old-fashioned chat. Danielle Draper, manager of Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Sussex, says: “The internet is a useful tool, but we would never use websites

and social media alone to rehome a cat. We use a mixture of questionnaires, discussions with potential adopters, technology and home visits to match the right cat to the right home.

The future of technology will no doubt offer other useful ways to aid the matching process.

As to the future, rehoming organisations would love to be needed less. People are more aware now that animals need to be neutered, and microchipping which means a stray can be returned to its owners. Rehoming a dog or cat is a win-win situation for all concerned, so please see below Pets Corner for all the animals in need of a loving home in your local area.

The Mind of a Cat

Cats are fascinating creatures to live with but sometimes their behaviour intrigues, perplexes and even frustrates owners. Here are some insights into the minds and behaviour of cats and why they do what they do.

Peeing on personal belongings Cats like their environment to have their scent, so when foreign-smelling objects invade their space, they will often choose to mingle their familiar scent with the new one. One of the most effective ways of transferring scent is to urinate or spray on objects. While it may seem disgusting to you that your cat has urinated in your suitcase or embarrassing that they have sprayed over your friend's handbag, this behaviour may actually be relieving some of the anxiety your feline friend is feeling. You can prevent this happening by being very tidy with your belongings and by relieving your cat's anxiety.

Rubbing Cats love to rub up against their owners. This movement may involve their entire body or sometimes just their foreheads and cheeks. Most owners see this as a sign of affection and welcome this behaviour. When cats rub against objects, they are transferring their scent. It is

almost as if they are claiming ownership and we are one of their belongings. Your cat head-butting or nuzzling your face deposits scent from glands in their cheek area.

Their weaving through your legs, usually as you prepare to feed them, transfers scent from their sides and tails on to you. This behaviour is also an effective way of making sure that they have your full attention.

Scratching Cats need to scratch

surfaces to sharpen their claws but they also use this behaviour to deposit their scent. Cats have scent glands on their paws and rubbing their paws along objects places their scent there. If your cat has the annoying habit of scratching furniture, it is often because this is an area that attracts many different scents. The sides of sofas, for example, are favoured areas and these may have the scents of outdoors, our guests, our bags or shoes. In performing the

scratching behaviour, your cat replaces the foreign scent with their own.

If scratching is a problem, then scratching posts are a must. Place these in areas that cats like to scratch and then gradually move them towards your preferred location. There is no use hiding scratching posts in corners, as cats need to scratch in promin e n t areas.

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also often like to scratch at different angles so provide horizontal and vertical scratching surfaces.

Meowing Cats meow to communicate with humans. This endearing method of speech is heard in young kittens, to get their mother's attention but is rarely heard between cats. So when your cat meows to you, it is a special form of cat-to-human conversation. You can encourage

your cat's meow by responding to it. Alternatively, if your cat talks too much, you should ignore the meows and respond when they are quiet.

Kneeding Cats kneed prior to relaxing. This involves pacing with their paws, on top of a soft object - usually a bed, a blanket or our lap. Some cats will purr or even drool at the same time. Kneeding is often a pleasant behaviour - until the claws come out.

Kneeding first begins when kittens are suckling milk from their mother, the padding behaviour stimulating milk release. Cats carry on with this behaviour, perhaps to recreate pleasant feelings, to create a comfortable spot or to place their scent on the underlying object. If you enjoy your cat on your lap but can't stand the claws, keep their claws trimmed and place a thick blanket between you and your cat.

Swishy Tail Cats communicate to other cats and to humans using feline body language. The tail is an important part of this communication. A swishy tail signals high arousal, often due to anger or play. The swishing tail is a warning – of impending attack. If your cat holds their body low and the tail begins swishing, look out.

They are probably about to pounce. Direct their energy onto appropriate toys and enjoy.

PETS CORNER: CAN YOU TAKE IN A HOMELESS DOG OR CAT?

GEORGE

JACK

KITTENS

MAVERICK

RAMISES & CLEOPATRA

George is a beautiful four month old pup, who is very sweet and loves to be cuddled and treated like a baby. He is very quick to pick up new things and is just a happy boy. He has the shape of a puppy on his chest and will be medium to large when fully grown. He is being fostered with other dogs and cats. For more info on this adorable boy please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail. com

Born in October 2012, Jack was one of nine puppies rescued by APAH. Some of his brothers and sisters have been lucky and have found loving homes already, but lovely Jack is still waiting to find a loving forever home of his own.

He is a little shy until he gets to know you, but once he does, he is a friendly loving boy and will be a perfect companion. To arrange to meet Jack please call today Tel: 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Kitten season has meant that APAH, like lots of other animal adoption associations, has lots of lovely kittens of different ages and colours in its care, all looking for a new home.

If you can help in any way, giving one of these beauties a home, then please consider it. They have a large range to choose from, so if you can give a tiny life a loving home to make up for such a bad start, please call Immediately Tel: 630 422 563 or 616 210 850

Maverick is a beautiful 12 week old podenco pup, who is very intelligent, and he likes to be naughty as well as being a very confident little chap! He is very good with other dogs and cats currently being fostered in a home with other dogs and cats, and he loves to play with them. He is very funny to watch and is a real little character. For on this adorable boy phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail. com

These two beautiful, soft and friendly kittens are now aged nine weeks and ready for adoption.

Ramises is the tabby, and Cleopatra is the smaller smokey black cat with medium to long fur.

They could be adopted together, or maybe you could just offer one of them a forever home, they would love you forever if you did.

To view these kittens please call us on 645 469 253. Or visit the website www.petsinspain.com

KITTENS These three mostly white kittens were born on the streets and will be beautiful and loving adults when they grow up.

They are different shades of white, one as cream ears and tail, the other has grey features, whereas the third has a darker, grey face and is likely to have long hair.

They are sensitive, scared and delicate on account of based street their background, but will become loving cats.

Tlf: 679 09 63 09

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Tony Mayes - About Life

Stop Them Lording It

Some MPs and a lord in the "upper" house are up to their bad old antics again, money grabbing and being ridiculously irresponsible with public money - or being just plain crass. The Minister for Civil Society (whatever that means?) Rob Wilson, claimed nine pence in expenses for a 352-yard car trip from his home and 13 pence for a 528-yard trip for a business meeting (why he couldn't walk goodness knows) and 60 pence for riding his bike to the office. OK, the expenses were legally claimed but how petty. I hope that once MP's get their big pay rise coming into force very soon, these red rags to a bull expenses will come to an end - but somehow I doubt it. On another scale, the Commons Speaker John Bercow was in the news for his extravagant claims for hiring chauffeur-driven cars for engagements costing hundreds of pounds for journeys that were barely a mile!

Then let's look at the nowex Lords deputy speaker and chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee, Lord Sewel. He was filmed taking drugs with prostitutes, which has now led to him quit all his posi-

tions, including even his seat in the Lords. What a shower, and we're giving them our money and letting them tell us what we should do. Crazy or what? And as for the House of Lords - it should have been pensioned off years ago!

I was shocked to hear that in the last three years, some 309 British police officers and community support officers have been convicted of crimes, and we are not talking of comparatively trivial motoring offences. We are talking here of things like sex crimes, assaults, and even possessing indecent images of children. Sadly the true figure is likely to be even higher as only just over half of the UK forces responded to a request to declare the criminal records of their employees under the Freedom of Information Act. The 20 forces that did not provide details either said they could not reveal the number of convictions because of the cost of retrieving the information, or did not respond to the request, with Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland being among those not to provide the information. It's so sad that the good name of the vast majority of the

police is being tarnished by a relatively few black sheep but it is extremely concerning that police admit there are still police serving in various forces in the UK who have been convicted of criminal offences, which clearly is wrong.

Something that has annoyed me is the sheer number of hoops ambulance bosses have had to go through, spending hundreds of hours appealing against speeding fines issued by police forces to paramedics and ambulance drivers on emergency calls.

More than 20 thousand tickets were issued to paramedics after they were caught on speed cameras responding to 999 calls, and only 400 of those tickets were upheld. It seems there's a bigger problem identifying ambulances on emergency calls when they go through the new breed of average speed cameras.

Surely there's a way of dealing with the problem rather than wasting hours of time and making police look like comic cops? I have two observations: -- I wonder how much public money has been wasted by all this stupidity and how many more operations the NHS could have carried out with that

wasted money and I wonder how many speeding fines are slapped on police drivers responding to emergency calls?

Did you see the story put out last week from the antiglobal warming lobby that the Arctic is actually now growing substantially. The report actually first came out two years ago, but let’s look at the facts right now. The Arctic Sea ice is a staggering one point four square kilometres less than the 30year average and less than five million square kilometres is left. The North West passage is almost ice free as is the shore almost the entire length of Russia and Alaska. In addition, and even more worrying, is that temperatures across almost all of the oceans around the tropics are well above normal. We know well first hand after a sizzling July that the Iberian peninsula with Spain and Portugal is hotter than ever with a huge finger of extremely warm sea water stretching north eastwards from a very hot Caribbean over thousands of miles towards Europe, and Portugal in particular. This is in addition to the Gulf Stream. So, when people try to rubbish global warming, just bear in mind what I've

just written and remember that you have read all this first in The Courier!

The war against drugs seems to have failed despite all the raids, fines, warnings, and jail sentences over the years. All the measures that have been taken so far have failed because you can't get it through some silly kids' heads that drug taking isn’t really cool. So I welcome a new initiative from Durham's police and crime commissioner Ron Hogg, who wants to offer cannabis users the chance to avoid prosecution in a bid to stop a "cycle of re-offending". He said: "Traditionally what would have happened is people would have been arrested for using cannabis, sometimes imprisoned and it just maintained a cycle of re-offending in and out of prison.� He wants to see users of the class B drug in his patch put onto a course to deal with their habit rather than being arrested. It's sad that critics have condemned the idea, saying that it sends a message that drugs are OK. Ron Hogg disputes this, saying that if the drug user doesn't respond, then a prosecution will follow. It is a similar scheme to that used to tackle speeding motorists, which involves sending them on courses to avoid points on their licences. What's needed is to help as much as possible those who are addicted to drugs and conversely inflict the severest possible sentences against those pedalling drugs and distributing them around the world.

Indonesia imposes the death penalty for it and so

should Europe, because drugs misuse kills.

I was watching a BBC TV show last Saturday which allows viewers to air their comments about the way news is presented. One complaint concerned the coverage of the recent road rage murder in West Sussex where the BBC sent a national reporting team to cover the story, while the regional office based in Southampton sent another team. Viewers saw the story first on the national news and then had the same information dished up only very slightly differently by the other presenters a few minutes later. Quite rightly the person doing the complaining was highlighting the appalling waste of money.

"Surely the national newsdesk could have received the story from the regional reporters," she commented.

If the BBC was a commercial organisation, of course this is what would have happened, but it's financed by the public, so it doesn't matter, does it! The BBC did much to destroy local newspapers by near blanket coverage of news on local and regional radio - so much so that they are now a pale apology of what local newspapers were like not that long ago. It's like everything else, if the public can get something for nothing, they will, and so often we would be told "why bother buying a local paper when we have heard it all already on the radio." They hadn't heard all the news of course, but enough to satisfy many, and the damage was being done.

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Friday 31st July 2015

The Importance of the Internet Using modern technology is a must, for us all

The traditional way of selling homes is no longer the most effective. Putting a board outside your home may well get some curious visitors wanting a look around, but with the growing importance of the internet, having a strong web presence is more important than ever.

Did you know, for example, 85% of buyers search the internet for their ideal

property? Therefore, without a strong internet presence, you are only potentially reaching out to 15% of the market at best. That is also why you will find BestPriceProperties.com on the first page of most of the popular search engines.

We have invested a lot of time, and money, to ensure top ranking, and when we are top, so are you.

Getting a strong internet

presence might sound like a daunting prospect, especially if you’re unsure how to actually get your property listed, but you have nothing to worry about when you put your trust in us at BestPriceProperties.com with your sale.

Our listings team can handle everything from photographing your property to writing a detailed description that not only

highlights the benefits and uniqueness of your home, but also makes your on-line listing searchable, and so ensure that your listing is amongst the top properties from search engines.

Even the internet is changing around us, with more users choosing tablets and smartphones than computers in many ways, it’s almost impossible to keep up, unless that’s how you dedicate your time.

Tablets and smartphones using GPS technology can now pinpoint the location of homes for sale, and, more importantly, the surrounding area. Local schools, shops, amenities and other features are just a click away from potential viewers, all from the comfort of their own home, if they wish.

When buyers search the internet, it’s not just about finding a new home, it’s about filling in the gaps of their needs by highlighting what you have on offer on your listing, enhanced by the surrounding area and what is locally on offer.

Yes it is a daunting prospect, that is very true, but because BestPriceProperties.com have a team of experts dedicated to this field, there is

nothing at all for you to be concerned about, because of their knowledge of the marketplace and the needs of existing clients, selling and buying becomes a mar-

riage of minds.

If you would like to know more, call Liza or Selena at BestPriceProperties.com today on 966 44 33 81 and make the difference today.

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Friday 31st July to Thursday 6th August 2015

2 - The Courier TV Pull-out

Whatson´s Choice

Hello, my name´s Whatson, a little bit like Sherlock´s doctor friend but my name has an extra “H”, but don´t let that put you off, it´s still pronounced the same. Oh, and I´m pleased to meet you.

Did you see me on last week´s cover of your Courier TV Pull-out?

I wasn´t supposed to be here until this week but those lovely people in the design studio let me slip in to have a look round.

It´s amazing what a bottle of gin and a packet of fags can get you these days. Not that I´m condoning bribery of course.

Each week I´ll be bringing you “Whatson´s

Choice”, my weekly pick of the best things to look out for on the box, right here on these pages.

This week we start baking with the return of Bake Off, and the cheap imposter, no I mean that show that´s nothing like Bake Off on the other channel.

There´s also BBQ Champ to look forward to, but I´ll not m e n t i o n Flockstars, or the worrying connection between s h e e p and BBQ shows.

You can work that one out.

B u t back to Bake Off, o n c e again 12

new bakers don their aprons and head for the iconic tent in the heart of the British countryside. Judges Mary Berry & Paul Hollywood have created 30 new challenges that will test their baking prowess, creativity, and skill, in a bid to find the country’s best amateur baker.

From Victorian classics to high end patisserie, chocolate sculptures to everyday staples, the bakers will need a cool head and even colder hands to make it to the final.

With them every step of the way are Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, ready to lend a hand or a shoulder to cry on.

Starting with Cake week, the bakers’ first signature challenge is to make a Madeira cake. It’s a wellloved cake, but which of our bakers will try to impress by reinventing this classic, and who will play safe in a bid to get perfect Madeira with its traditional crack?

With one challenge out the way the bakers face their

first technical: Mary’s Frosted Walnut Cake, a prewar classic that is as British as they come. Light sponge sandwiched with buttercream and covered with sweet meringue, this technically challenging cake is one of Mary’s favourites and no one wants to disappoint the Queen of Baking.

There´s a great show for natural history lovers this week, focusing on Earth´s Natural Wonders, and a new travel show narrated by Johnny Vegas, but on a more serious and sinister note, there is a very dark and disturbing show called Abducted. It is a must to watch, but one that will leave you very upset.

I´ll leave you with the TV joke of the week, dismissing rumours about Marge Simpson´s health. Some people have been commenting that her face looks drawn.

Until the next time, tatty bye my friends, tatty bye.

Every Parent’s Nightmare, Abducted

It is every parent’s worst nightmare to discover that their child has been abducted and smuggled overseas.

In most such cases, cases

the perpetrator is not an anonymous stranger but a close relative, frequently the child’s other parent.

In the UK a child is taken

away by a parent or family member every 12 hours – indeed, over the past decade the number of children abducted by an

estranged partner has doubled. The parent left behind often has to endure years of heartache, with the prospect of litigation through a confusing succession of foreign courts and a debilitating fight with their ex-partner for the right just to see their child again. Some never manage to do so.

This new documentary, narrated by Paul McGann, follows three parents on their emotional and dramatic journeys as they desperately try to get their children back from countries around the world.

The programme features exclusive information from a team of child recovery experts who bring children home, and shows how some parents have resorted to desperate measures in order to see their kids again.

Earth's Natural Wonders

Across our planet there are a handful of places that truly astonish: Mount Everest, the Grand Canyon and Victoria Falls for example. These natural wonders

share one other thing: they pose extraordinary challenges for their inhabitants.

In a landmark series that starts on Wednesday on BBC One, stunning photog-

raphy and compelling human drama combines to reveal 12 remarkable places - and discovers the stories of people fighting to survive, and even triumph, in Earth's Natural Wonders.

Episode one, Extreme Wonders, tells the stories of the ultimate wonders of their kind, from the highest mountain to the greatest canyon, and shows how these places test their inhabitants to the limit.

On Mount Everest a team of Sherpas must rope a route through the notorious Khumbu Icefall, a glacier that will soon claim a dozen lives in a terrible disaster. In the Amazon Rainforest, two nine year-old boys must undergo a terrifying rite of passage involving hundreds of ants with the most painful

stings on Earth. In the Grand Canyon conservationists desperately try to ensure the survival of one of America’s few surviving condor chicks.

In one of our planet’s biggest caves, a man’s fate hangs by a thread as he climbs for treasure 100 metres up. On the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, farmers fight pitched battles in the dead of night to save their crops from marauding elephants.

And in a deep and isolated bay, fishermen and sharks form an unlikely alliance that could spell ruin - or triumph.

Each of these wondrous places has created extreme challenges for their inhabitants, and shaped the lives of those who dare to call them ‘home’.

Meet the Bakers

Dorret – age 53 Dorret’s family are from the West Indies but she grew up in Preston and works as an accountant. A self-confessed foodie, Dorret has been baking for 40 years and enjoys tap dancing, ballet and salsa to counteract the calories she consumes.

Marie – age 66 Marie was entered for The Great British Bake Off by her daughter, but her children claim at one point when they were growing up their mum couldn’t even boil an egg - so Marie’s come a long way. The turning point came in her thirties when Marie moved to Paris.

Sandy – age 49 Sandy is a child welfare officer who lives and works near Bradford. Mother of one, Sandy says that she bakes to show her family, friends and colleagues that she cares about them. After work Sandy volunteers at a school cookery club.

Nadiya - age 30 Nadiya has been baking for 10 years after wondering why her father only served ice cream for dessert at his restaurant. Her family is originally from Bangladesh, where desserts aren't a big feature of mealtimes, but Nadiya now delivers beautiful masterpieces at family occasions.

Stu - age 35 Stu’s a professional musician and has toured the world as lead singer of his band. He lives in Surrey with his wife and two children and has been baking from a young age.

He used to watch his parents in the restaurant kitchen they owned and was always amazed by the magic of the oven.

Tamal – age 29 Tamal is a trainee anaesthetist working at a hospital in Manchester. He grew up in Hertfordshire where his parents moved from India in the 1960s. His older sister played a big part in bringing him up and taught him to bake.

Ugne – age 32 While baking is her main hobby, Ugne is also a bodybuilder. Originally from Lithuania. Ugne learnt to bake from her mother and grandmother, who used Eastern European baking methods and utensils. She loves English baking and each day makes her family bread, pies and pastries.

Mat – age 37 Mat began baking three years ago in between shifts as a London fire fighter. He’s now mastered not only simple cakes and biscuits but bread, pastries and pies.

Preferring sweet over savoury baking, Mat calls himself a “competent amateur” who “learns every time he bakes”.

Flora – age 19 At 19, Flora is this year’s youngest baker. An old head on young shoulders, Flora’s an assistant at a contemporary art gallery while she waits to start her history of art degree. Flora lives at home with her parents and two younger sisters in the Scottish countryside, 20 minutes from the nearest shop.

Paul – age 49 Paul lives in Wales and has been a prison governor for eight years. He sees being in The Great British Bake Off as “an opportunity to show that men like me, stereotyped by our jobs, do and can love baking and that it is a skill and talent to be proud of".

Alvin – age 37 Alvin is originally from the Philippines, and works as a nurse in Berkshire, where he lives with his wife and their two children. He’s constantly jotting down everything from recipes to techniques so he can pass all his knowledge on to them both as they grow up.

Ian – age 41 Ian lives in Cambridgeshire with his wife and two children. He’s a travel photographer and has the honour of being the Dalai Lama’s personal snapper when he visits the UK. He started baking six years ago because he wanted them to have fresh bread every day.

The Bake Off starts on Wednesday on BBC One, make sure you tune in for all the drama and tantrums from inside the tent.

Friday 31st July 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The Instant Gardener 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 20:00 Animal Super Parents The California mouse mother who has to kick-start her partner’s paternal instincts 21:00 EastEnders The Cokers struggle to remain united 21:30 Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon with David Mitchell, Lee Mack, Danny Dyer, Jon Richardson, Joe Lycett and Moira Stuart 22:00 Ripper Street The robbery of a goods train leads to a cataclysmic locomotive disaster on Leman Street 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Room 101 00:15 Film - Artificial Intelligence: AI (12) 02:35 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:40 BBC News

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07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Animal Park 14:00 Golf 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and 20:00 Gardeners’ World. Weather Carol Klein is at Logan Botanic Garden near 20:00 Emmerdale Chrissie Stranraer, famed for its makes an unlikely ally colourful, exotic borders 20:30 Coronation Street 20:30 Rugby League Roy takes Cathy out Challenge Cup. Mark Gino’s Italian Chapman introduces live 21:00 coverage of an historic and Escape Gino is in north heavyweight semi-final western Italy visiting the showdown between coastal town of Camogli Challenge Cup holders Leeds Rhinos and reigning 21:30 Coronation Street Super League champions St Cathy is worried about living alone Helens 23:00 The Perfect Morecambe and Wise. Eric takes on the demanding role of Hamlet, and the boys reenact a classic scene from Singing in the Rain, starring Dame Flora Robson

22:00 BBQ Champ Myleene Klass hosts a competition to find the UK’s best amateur BBQer, with judges Adam Richman from ‘Man v Food’ and top BBQ chef Mark Blatchford

23:30 Newsnight 00:00 Artsnight 00:35 Film - The Road (15) 02:15 Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners 03:15 Imagine 04:45 This is BBC Two

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:40 Film Crank (18) 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Britain’s Best Bakery 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:05 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 14:35 Glorious Goodwood 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer visit the Tees Valley to help new parents Nicola Moore and Tony Curry, who are desperate to find their first home.

22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. With Sean Lock and Freddie Flintoff taking on special guest captain Bill Bailey with Roisin Conaty 23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 Rude Tube 01:10 Film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (12) 02:55 Toast of London 03:20 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 04:15 Supernatural 05:00 You Deserve This House

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Benefits 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 An Accidental Friendship 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Cricket on 5. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the third day’s play in the third Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston, with commentary by Michael Vaughan, Geoffrey Boycott and Simon Hughes.

21:00 Weather Terror.

Documentary following the hapless Brits who find themselves caught up in extreme and life-threatening weather events. A cruise ship magician saves more than 500 passengers, a South Pacific holidaymaker gets caught in a category-five cyclone, and a summer heatwave sets fire to 31 square miles of the Costa del Sol. 22:00 20 Moments That Rocked Comedy 23:30 Lip Sync Battle 23:55 Tattoo Disasters: UK 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Transporter: The Series 05:00 Police Interceptors

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 09:05 Dinner Date 10:05 Psych 11:00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Judge Rinder 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (12) 00:10 Celebrity Juice 00:55 Two and a Half Men 01:50 Viral Tap 02:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 In Loving Memory 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 The Royal 09:40 Murder, She Wrote 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Wild at Heart 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Doctor at Large 18:20 Rising Damp 18:50 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 A Touch of Frost 23:00 Afterlife 00:00 The Vice 01:40 Film - Something’s Gotta Give (12) 03:50 Judge Judy ITV4

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Lawrence is irritated to find an arrogant Robert sat at his desk and gives him a cheque as a bribe to stay away.

Lachlan is angered when he overhears Robert wind up Lawrence. Meanwhile, Chrissie and Chas argue but soon bond over their mutual hatred for Robert.

Lachlan watches Lawrence take his heart

medication, which gives him an idea.

Finn’s troubled to find Ross leaving with his bags packed. Debbie is terrified Ross is going to reveal their affair and frantically texts Ross asking to meet.

Moira’s taken aback by an optimistic Ross when he reveals Debbie wants to meet him. But will Ross be let down?

In Coronation Street, Roy persuades a reluctant Cathy to have a day out with him whilst Tyrone, Fiz and Chesney kindly clear some junk out of her house. At Cathy’s request, they visit an art gallery.

Roy’s impressed with her

knowledge and it’s clear they’ve both enjoyed themselves. Tyrone, Fiz and Chesney work hard clearing out Cathy’s junk.

But when Roy and Cathy return home and they reveal the fruits of their labour, how will Cathy react?

Yasmeen’s excited at the thought of planning the wedding, guilt-ridden Alya does her best to appear

enthusiastic. Plucking up the courage, Alya heads to the Underworld loos with her pregnancy testing kit.

Roy calms Cathy down, Tyrone shows her how they’ve boxed up all her junk and labelled it so she can decide what to dump and what to keep. Cathy’s touched, revealing how after Alan’s death, hoarding junk gave her comfort.

Roy heads home. Clearly in a state, Cathy arrives at the café and admits to Roy that she’s scared that the longer she stays in the house, the worse she’ll become.

Sympathetic, Roy makes Cathy an offer.

In Eastenders, Pam reels

from Paul’s bombshell, but will she believe her grandson?

Meanwhile, one family continues to fall apart under the pressure of recent events, while another struggles to stay united following the arrest in the Lucy Beale case. As further truths come to light, one resident’s world spirals when their own family turns against them.

07:00 The Professionals 07:50 Alias Smith and Jones 08:45 Hogan’s Heroes 09:50 Minder 10:55 The Sweeney 11:55 Kojak 12:55 Alias Smith and Jones 14:00 Minder 15:00 Pawn Stars 16:00 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Professionals 18:00 Kojak 19:00 The Sweeney 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 Film - The Living Daylights (PG) 00:45 Film - The Wild Bunch (18)

07:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy James, 18:00 Suzy G

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07:25 Film - Tintin and the Golden Fleece (U) 09:05 Film - The Maggie (U) 10:35 Film - The Master of Ballantrae (PG) 12:00 Animal Park 12:30 The Women’s Football Show 13:00 Escape to the Continent 14:00 Athletics: Diamond League Stockholm Highlights 15:00 Golf: Women’s British Open 19:25 Film - Raiders of 19:00 Cycling: Women’s the Lost Ark (PG) Action- Grand Prix packed epic in which an intrepid archaeologist tries 20:00 Proms Extra 2015. to beat a band of Nazis to a Holst’s The Planets and Mozart’s last ever symphounique religious relic ny are in the spotlight. Plus 21:15 The National there is an exclusive studio Lottery Quiz where fami- performance by percuslies in the UK play along- sionist Colin Currie side their family around the world in the hopes of win- 20:40 Edwardian Farm.

Alex Langlands and Peter ning thousands of pounds Ginn go to sea in an 22:10 Casualty Charlie Edwardian trawler, hastily helps a cowardly dad do finishing repairs before setthe right thing for his ting sail. They master the daughter, and thanks to singing of sea shanties Max, a son decides to 1:40 Dad’s Army 22:10 respect his dad’s decision First Light 23:30 Mock the 23:00 BBC News 23:20 Week 00:00 Film - Ill Mrs Brown’s Boys 23:50 Manors (18) 01:55 Film Not Going Out 00:20 Film - The Quatermass Xperiment Tropic Thunder (15) 02:00 (PG) 03:15 This is BBC Weather for the Week Two 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 The Box 13:00 BBC News 13:15 Rugby League: Challenge Cup Semi-Final : Warrington Wolves v Hull Kr 15:45 Football: Women’s FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Notts County 18:20 Pointless 19:05 BBC News

07:00 Children´s TV 09:00 Young Justice: Invasion 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 11:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:35 Surprise Surprise 15:35 The Chase 16:30 All Star Family Fortunes 17:15 Tipping Point 18:15 Catchphrase 19:00 ITV News 19:30 Film - Mamma Mia! (PG) Exuberant musical based on the music of ABBA 21:30 The Cube Celebrity edition of the show with footballer Fabrice Muamba and Comedian Katherine Ryan 22:35 The Nation’s Favourite Queen Song ITV reveals the results of an exclusive poll to find the Nation’s Favourite Queen Song 00:00 ITV News and Weather 00:15 The Chase 01:15 Jackpot247 04:00 Ejector Seat 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:25 The Simpsons 14:00 Rude(Ish) Tube 14:30 Glorious Goodwood 17:15 Come Dine with Me 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Homes by the Sea. Charlie Luxton visits Camber Sands and a modern beachfront home inspired by the coastal properties of Australia 21:00 Walking Through History. Tony Robinson heads to Guernsey and Jersey to walk in the footsteps of some very unwelcome visitors. The proudly British Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for five years between 1940 and 1945 22:00 Film The Inbetweeners Movie (15) 00:00 Film - This Means War (12) 01:50 The Last Leg 02:45 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:55 Double Your House for Half the Money

07:00 Milkshake 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Cowboy Builders 14:30 Film Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle (12) 16:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 17:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 18:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 19:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away: Final Demand

07:10 Emmerdale 09:40 Coronation Street 12:05 Take Me Out 13:05 Catchphrase 13:50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:20 Film Beethoven (U) 16:05 Film Scooby-Doo (PG) 17:50 Film - The Mummy (12) 20:10 Film - Johnny English (PG) 22:00 Film Troy (15) ITV3

20:00 Cricket on 5. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the fourth day’s play in the third Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston, with commentary by Michael Vaughan, Geoffrey Boycott and Simon Hughes 21:00 Transporter: The Series. Ex special forces agent Frank is now a driver for hire. Frank weighs the worth of a human life against fulfilling his duties as a transporter when his latest package turns out to be a stolen human heart intended for a dying boy 22:00 Tut 00:35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 01:10 Super Casino

12:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple 14:45 Wycliffe 15:55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 18:00 Columbo 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple ITV4 12:00 Pawn Stars 14:15 Film - No Name on the Bullet (U) 15:50 Film - Field of Dreams (PG) 18:00 Storage Wars 21:00 Film Police Academy 3 - Back in Training (PG)

09:00 Trev Massey, 12:00 Gordon Lack, 15:00 Musical Medly

Sunday 2nd August 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 BBC News 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:15 Songs of Praise 14:50 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 15:20 Escape to the Country 16:05 Cycling 19:35 BBC News 20:00 Countryfile A special edition devoted to sheep 21:00 Fake or Fortune?

Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould investigate stories surrounding the origins of valuable works of art 22:00 Partners in Crime Tommy and Tuppence’s search for the missing Jane Finn. Things get more dangerous as they struggle to maintain their cover 23:00 BBC News 23:20 Regional News and Weather 23:30 Match of the Day 00:15 Don’t Tell the Bride 01:15 Weather

07:00 This is BBC Two 07:15 Big Dreams Small Spaces 08:15 The Instant Gardener 09:00 Countryfile 10:00 Gardeners’ World 10:30 The Beechgrove Garden 11:00 Cycling 11:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 13:00 The Box 14:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 15:00 Golf: Women’s British Open 19:00 Hair

07:00 The Aquabats!

Super Show 07:25 Pat and Stan 07:35 Dino Dan 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Super 4 08:45 Fish Hooks 09:00 Young Justice: Invasion 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:35 Love Your Garden 14:35 Long Lost Family 15:35 The Unforgettable Joan Sims 20:00 Locomotion: Dan 16:05 The Chase 17:05 Snow’s History of Film - The Man in the Iron Railways. In the late Mask (12) 19:35 ITV News 1830s the railways arrived in London and linked the 20:00 Nature Nuts with capital to Birmingham, Julian Clary Julian meets Liverpool and Manchester. a woman who takes care of thousands of injured 21:00 Dragons’ Den. It’s hedgehogs crunch time for a businessman from Liverpool when 21:00 Midsomer Murders enters the Den with his The unveiling of a new novel at the Crime Festival crisp business. is jeopardised when a 22:00 Odyssey 22:45 The woman is electrocuted Javone Prince Show 23:15 Family Guy 23:35 Family 23:00 ITV News and 23:20 Brits Guy 00:20 Film - Dead Weather Poets Society (PG) 02:20 Behind Bars 00:20 Piers Film - X: The Unknown Morgan’s Life Stories 01:15 Jackpot247 (PG)

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 07:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:05 Caterham Motorsport 08:30 National Paralympic Day 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 14:30 The Simpsons 15:30 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 16:35 Location, Location, Location 17:35 A Place in the Sun 18:40 Channel 4 News 19:00 Film - The Three Musketeers (12) 21:00 Experimental. Tim Shaw and Buddy Munro attempt to recreate some of the world’s most hairraising viral videos.

22:00 Humans. With the Synths in captivity, Hobb is determined to extract Elster’s consciousness programming from their brains. But there is a final piece of the puzzle missing 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:05 Film - The Guard (18) 01:55 Comedy Gala 2015

07:00 Milkshake 11:00 Access 11:10 Police Interceptors 14:05 Film Disney’s White Fang II: Myth of the White Wolf (U) 16:10 Film - The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (PG) 18:20 Film - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (U) 20:00 Cricket on 5

14:20 Film - Dragonheart (PG) 16:25 Film Beethoven’s 2nd (U) 18:10 Film - Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (PG) 20:00 Film - Nanny McPhee (U) 22:00 Film The Shawshank Redemption (15) ITV3

21:00 Police Interceptors: Unleashed.

PC Jason Graves tries to bring order to chaos when an argument turns aggressive, strong-arm tactics are needed to bring a hotheaded football hooligan under control 22:00 Tut. The Mitanni threat grows while a mysterious and deadly illness spreads through the land, forcing King Tut to make one of the most difficult decisions of his reign 00:35 Secrets of Egypt 01:35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 02:05 Super Casino 04:10 Under the Dome 05:00 House Doctor 05:25 Make it Big

14:50 Film - Mutiny on the Buses (PG) 16:40 Goodnight Mister Tom 18:40 Morse 21:00 Film Finding Neverland (PG) 23:10 Birds of a Feather 23:35 Northern Lights 00:40 Film - Clockwise (PG) ITV4 14:35 Film - Field of Dreams (PG) 16:40 Film No Name on the Bullet (U) 18:20 Film - Ice Cold in Alex (PG) 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special

09:00 Trev Massey, 12:00 Gordon Lack, 15:00 Tony De Love

Monday 3rd August 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 Escape to the Continent 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 World War One: Beyond the Trenches 13:05 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 13:35 World War One: Beyond the Trenches 13:40 The Rockford Files 14:30 Cash in the Attic 15:15 Athletics: Diamond League Stockholm Highlights 16:15 20:00 The Housing Swimming: World Enforcers Matt Allwright Championships 19:00 Two visits the home of an elderly Tribes 19:30 Eggheads lady, which has been untouched for 30 years 20:00 Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys. The next leg of 21:00 EastEnders Denise Carol’s odyssey takes her prepares a birthday party to the place that comes to everyone’s mind when 21:30 Panorama How far thinking of tulips - Holland should we go in the fight against terrorism?

20:30 Great British Menu.

24 of the nation’s top chefs 22:00 Britain at the are fighting it out for the Bookies Documentary chance to cook at a gloriexamining the winners and ous banquet marking the losers in Britain’s gambling centenary of the Women’s Institute revolution

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Regional News and Weather

23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 01:05 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:10 BBC News

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Pete’s suspicious when Ross offers to help with the wedding. At Debbie’s hen do she is secretly hoping nothing will get in the way before her big day. Over at Pete’s stag do, Finn and Cain are on edge when Ross arrives.

James proudly gives Pete his grandfather’s prized watch as a gift, which causes Ross’ bitterness to

21:00 University Challenge 21:30 Only Connect 22:00 Life in Squares 23:00 Hair 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Dragons’ Den 01:05 Odyssey 01:45 Panorama 02:45 Britain at the Bookies

increase further. The two parties collide when the hens arrive at the pub.

Ross is about to storm out when Pete stops him, soon they are in a heated argument. Everyone is left stunned when Ross snaps and reveals himself as the father of Moses. Debbie fights her panic whilst trying to cover her emotions.

In Coronation Street, When Max spends the day at Callum’s flat, Sarah agrees to look after him instead while Callum goes out on business. But when Gemma turns up at the flat badly beaten, Sarah sends Max to his room. When Gemma lets slip that her and Callum covered up for

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07:20 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with 20:00 Emmerdale Ross Me 19:00 The Simpsons has revenge in mind 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:30 Coronation Street Max gives Sarah a shock 21:00 Flying to the Ends of the Earth. New series 21:00 Vet School It is pig visiting some of the inspection time down on remotest parts of the planet the farm, a pet parrot has a to find out how people surworrying squawk and the vive and thrive in places vets help Millie the labrador only the plane can reach - who has bitten off more than she can chew 22:00 24 Hours in Police Custody. A nationwide 21:30 Coronation Street operation has been Sarah realises just what launched against people Callum is capable of possessing indecent images of children 22:00 Travel Guides Members of five British 23:00 A Very British Brothel households review the 00:00 Tattoo Fixers 01:00 island of Koh Samui in Confessions of a Secretary Thailand 01:55 Child Genius 02:50 One Born Every Minute 23:00 ITV News at Ten and USA 03:45 The Food Weather 23:40 Plebs 00:10 Hospital 04:40 Double Your Britain Sees Red: Caught House for Half the Money on Camera 01:05 05:35 You Deserve This Jackpot247 House

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Profile for Murder (18) 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight

Bethany once, Sarah demands to know what she means, but Sarah’s in for an even bigger shock when Max comes out of the bedroom brandishing the gun he’s just found...

will be changing at The Albert unless Sharon starts helping more. Soon afterwards, Kim is pleased to find that Vincent has changed the name of the bar to “Pearls”.

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather

As the story continues, Sarah stares in disbelief as Callum gently prises the gun off Max. Horrified at the situation she’s found herself in, Sarah tells

Callum they’re finished.

But when Callum shows her photos of Bethany acting as his drug mule, Sarah realises he’s got her right where he wants her...will she be able to get home safely?

Carla reveals to Michelle that she went to Las Vegas and lost a fortune gambling, explaining that the thrill of her new addiction helps her block out memories of the fire. Desperate to help Carla see sense, Michelle recruits the help of Roy - but can either of them help Carla open up?

In Eastenders, Vincent reignites his feud with Phil by warning him that things

20:00 Police Interceptors.

Dogged determination helps Dan to track down a driver who has given him the slip in the side roads of Spalding 21:00 Stop! Roadworks Ahead. ‘Work wives’ Mick and Wayne have a tiff over who is responsible for repairing a damaged driveway, while Jim’s work site is raided by thieves.

22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 23:00 Under the Dome 00:00 20 Moments That Rocked Comedy 01:30 Tattoo Disasters: UK 01:55 Access 02:05 Super Casino 04:10 Botched Up Bodies 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:50 House Doctor

Meanwhile, the day of Libby’s birthday dinner has arrived and Denise asks Shirley to leave for the day as she wants everything to be perfect. Despite this, Shirley turns up anyway after Vincent invites her, Buster and Dean over.

Denise is furious when she finds Claudette cooking the dinner and Libby walks straight into their row when she arrives home. Denise continues to grow frustrated over the situation, especially when Vincent buys her daughter an expensive present.

07:00 Psych 07:45 Emmerdale 08:10 Coronation Street 09:05 Dinner Date 10:05 Psych 11:00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (12) 00:05 Celebrity Juice 00:50 Two and a Half Men 01:45 Mom 02:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 02:55 Life’s Funniest Moments ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 In Loving Memory 07:35 Heartbeat 08:40 The Royal 09:40 Murder, She Wrote 10:45 Judge Judy 12:05 Agatha Christie’s Marple 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:15 Wild at Heart 17:20 In Loving Memory 17:50 Doctor at Large 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 Cold Blood 00:35 The Vice 02:05 The Royal 02:55 Judge Judy ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:50 Alias Smith and Jones 08:45 Hogan’s Heroes 09:50 Minder 10:50 The Sweeney 11:55 Kojak 12:55 Alias Smith and Jones 14:00 Minder 15:00 Pawn Stars 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Professionals 18:00 Kojak 19:00 The Sweeney 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 Film - Live and Let Die (PG) 00:30 Film Age of Heroes (15) 02:25 Motorsport UK 03:20 Hogan’s Heroes

07:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy James, 18:00 Suzy G

Tuesday 4th August

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News and Weather 20:00 Rip Off Britain Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville investigate the unexpected dangers lurking in some foods imported from overseas 20:30 EastEnders Vincent finds himself in a dangerous situation 21:00 Holby City An uncompromising Mo decides Fletch’s fate 22:00 New Tricks Gerry is spooked by a cop, whose body has lain untouched under a basement for 30 years 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Transplant Tales 00:35 Film - Then She Found Me (15)

SOAPS In Emmerdale, It’s the day of the wedding but the threat of Ross looms large. Debbie’s concerned when Cain privately tells her he hasn’t warned him off yet. Elsewhere, Finn’s alarmed when Ross and Pete get in a heated argument over Debbie. Finn throws an empty holdall at Ross asking him to pack and leave but Ross refuses. Alone, Finn’s doing some final preparations in the church when he clicks play on the sound system and hears Ross’ damning recording. He quickly stops it and wonders if he should leave it or not…

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 The House That £100k Built 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Coast 13:05 World War One Beyond the Trenches 13:30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 14:00 The Rockford Files 14:50 Cash in the Attic 15:35 Yes, Minister 16:05 ‘Allo, ‘Allo 16:30 Are You Being Served? 17:00 Swimming: World Championships 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure. The Hairy Bikers enjoy a night out In Bangkok exploring the street food capital of the world 20:30 Great British Menu.

Scottish chefs Jak O’Donnell, Jimmy Lee and Graham Campbell fight it out for the fish course 21:00 The House That £100k Built 22:00 Are Our Kids Tough Enough?

Chinese School 23:00 Hair 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Back in Time for Dinner 01:05 Don’t Tell the Bride 02:05 Great Ormond Street

Soon everyone is at the church preparing for the ceremony to start when Debbie intercepts an arriving Cain, urgently warning him she thinks Finn is going to do something.

The music begins to play as Debbie and Cain walk down the aisle arm in arm.

Debbie beams at Pete, relieved she seems to have managed to avoid disaster.

Chrissie’s chilled when Lachlan confesses to meddling with her father’s medication. But worryingly Robert has overheard the whole confession and knows he now holds all the cards. Chrissie privately

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale It is Debbie and Pete’s wedding day 21:00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and his team come to the aid of nonagenarian Roberta and her 86-year-old best friend and carer Enid 22:00 Abducted Following three parents on emotional journeys as they desperately try to get their children back from countries around the world, with exclusive access to a team of child recovery experts who bring children home and shows how some parents have resorted to desperate measures 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:40 Benidorm 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:30 Jackpot247

does her best to stay calm but later on learning more evidence regarding Robert she sees red and douses his car in petrol as they argue at the scrapyard.

She throws a lighter at it and suddenly it’s engulfed in flames. Robert desperately tackles the fire, thinking he’s put it out he carries on pleading with Chrissie. He does not realise the un-extinguished fire is creeping closer to some gas canisters that stand next to a car which Adam’s asleep in...

Ross rejects Cain’s offer, but before he can finish speaking, Cain cracks him

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Secret Liaison 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight

20:00 Police Interceptors. The dog unit embark on a desperate manhunt amid fears that a weapon-wielding brawler is 21:00 The Three Day roaming the streets of Nanny. The Hunter family Lincoln in Bournemouth need help with their bossy three-year21:00 The Dog Rescuers old daughter Florence with Alan Davies. Alan 22:00 Hunt for the Arctic sends inspector Herchy Ghost Ship. Astonishing Boal to join the officers of discovery of the Victorian the SPCA in Hong Kong, ship HMS Erebus, found so that they can exchange intact and upright on the skills and experiences for the benefit of animal resArctic sea floor cue teams on both sides of 23:00 Not Safe for Work the world 23:50 A Very British Brothel 00:50 Pokerstars 22:00 Can’t Pay? Benefits Caribbean Adventure Special 23:00 Botched Up 01:50 KOTV Boxing Bodies 00:00 Benefits Weekly 02:15 Gillette Britain: Life on the Dole World Sport 02:45 Mobil 1 02:00 Super Casino 04:10 The Grid 03:10 National The Holiday Airport: Sun, Paralympic Day 04:05 Sea and Scousers 05:00 Double Your House for Half Wildlife SOS 05:25 The the Money 05:00 You Great Artists 05:50 House Deserve This House Doctor

over the head hard; Ross falls to the floor unconscious.

In EastEnders, Libby’s birthday celebrations are ruined when Vincent arrives home bruised and battered, refusing to talk about what happened.

Despite his silence, it doesn’t take long for Claudette to realise that Phil is to blame for the

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen 00:00 Celebrity Juice 00:50 Two and a Half Men 01:45 Fake Reaction 02:20 Hell’s Kitchen 03:05 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records ITV3 07:00 Judge Judy 07:20 In Loving Memory 07:45 Heartbeat 08:45 The Royal 09:50 Murder, She Wrote 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Agatha Christie’s Marple 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:15 Wild at Heart 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Doctor at Large 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Wycliffe 00:05 The Vice 01:45 Agatha Christie’s Marple ITV4

In Holby City, with an unconscious Adele still in ITU and Mo looking for answers, a guilt-laden Fletch finally has to face his demons - but is unprepared for what unfolds.

07:00 The Professionals 07:50 Alias Smith and Jones 08:45 Hogan’s Heroes 09:50 Minder 10:55 The Sweeney 11:50 Kojak 12:55 Alias Smith and Jones 14:00 Minder 15:00 Pawn Stars 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Professionals 18:00 Kojak 19:00 The Sweeney 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 World Rally Championship Highlights 22:00 Film - The Man with the Golden Gun (PG) 00:35 Film - Village of the Damned (15) 02:40 Minder 03:35 Movies Now

Confronted with evidence of Adele’s poor relationship history and her uncertain recovery, Jesse struggles to imagine a future with her.

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attack. Once Libby has left the house, Denise and Patrick urge Kim to end her relationship with Vincent. Taking this on board, Kim sends Vincent packing despite him begging for another chance.

Wednesday 5th August 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 Regional News and Weather 20:00 The Sheriffs are Coming Sheriffs Craig and Tommy have to turn detective to get the money owed to a customer by a car dealer 21:00 The Great British Bake Off Twelve contestants begin the battle to be named Britain’s best amateur baker, facing tasks devised by judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood 22:00 Earth’s Natural Wonders This series combines photography and human drama as it reveals twelve remarkable places 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 Cashing In 00:35 Britain at the Bookies 01:35 Weather

SOAPS In Emmerdale, it’s eerily quiet, as the dust settles on the wedding reception.

The vill a g e h a s

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 See Hear 09:45 Antiques Roadshow 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Britain’s First Photo Album 13:30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 14:00 The Rockford Files 14:50 Cash in the Attic 15:35 Yes, Minister 16:05 ‘Allo, ‘Allo 16:30 Are You Being Served? 17:00 Swimming: World Championships 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads

Tonight is set to be one of the most dramatic shows

Don’t Miss Emmerdale

changed forever.

James and Emma sprint through the village to the site of the disaster. It’s chaos as the emergency services are contacted. Meanwhile, at

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV News and Weather

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 20:00 Emmerdale French Collection 18:00 Devastation at the wedding Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 20:30 Coronation Street 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Carla confides in Nick Channel 4 News

21:00 Foyle’s War Foyle is told by the head of MI5 that 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ eminent art historian Asian Adventure. The Professor Van Haren is Hairy Bikers travel to the actually a high-ranking Nazi beaches of the south and whose real name is Karl the mountains of the north Strasser. MI5 are protecting of Thailand him because he is a valuable intelligence asset, but 20:30 Great British Menu. someone is now trying to Battle to plate up a perfect kill him and he wants Foyle main course for a veteran to investigate.

Arthur chef Valentine makes it clear that he neither likes the 21:00 Horizon 22:00 man nor agrees with the Signed, Sealed, Delivered: decision to give him a new Inside the Post Office identity 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Back in Time for 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Dinner 01:05 See Hear Weather 23:40 Abducted 01:35 Trust Me, I’m a 00:40 Tipping Point 01:35 Doctor 02:35 Alex Polizzi: Jackpot247 04:00 Ejector 04:50 ITV Chefs on Trial 03:35 This is Seat Nightscreen BBC Two

the scrap yard, Adam has woken to find the car he’s been sleeping in, is alight with a fire raging.

of recent times on Emmerdale, so much so the producers are giving little away so there are no spoilers, but we do know that at least one person

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will not make it our alive.

In Coronation Street, Carla is devastated to discover Roy knows the truth about her trip abroad and desperate to escape again she hurries off to town.

A concerned Nick insists on going to the casino with Carla and is aghast as he watches her recklessly gamble away hundreds of pounds in the casino. When Carla confides in Nick just how much she’s gambled, will he now realise the extent of her addiction?

Bethany and Kylie both

21:00 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free. Kirstie Allsopp and her team conduct a room by room guide to some of their favourite furniture transformations

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away: Final Demand 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Flirting with Danger (12) 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Trauma Doctors.

Gareth rushes to the rescue when a 20-year-old French student is stabbed, a snooker club manager is delivered by air ambulance after falling through a plastic roof while clearing away leaves

22:00 One Born Every Minute. A brave mother is prepared to risk her own life to have the big family she has always craved

21:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door.

Gillian abused the Howard family’s friendship by using their house as a drunken crash pad and even defecated on their bathroom floor

23:00 Witnesses 00:10 Married Behind Bars 01:10 Four to the Floor 01:35 Embarrassing Bodies 02:35 24 Hours in A and E 03:30 Film - Mona Lisa Smile (12) 05:30 River Cottage Bites 05:40 Fifteen to One

22:00 Undercover Benefits Cheat 23:00 Wentworth Prison 00:00 Gypsies on Benefits and Proud 01:00 Benefits 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Supersized 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor

quiz Sarah on her split from Callum but feeling the pressure from Callum’s loaded threats, Sarah keeps quiet. When Bethany tells Callum she believes he split up with Sarah because he’s got the hots for her instead, Callum’s taken aback by her mischievous spirit.

What is she up to?

Annoyed at being left in the lurch by Carla, Sally moans to Kevin that Carla’s left her to man the factory fort again.

Knowing how stressed Sally is, Kevin tells her for what it’s worth he thinks she’s brilliant.

Sally’s spirit is lifted.

Leanne agrees to give

Robert a trial in the kitchen at the Bistro.

Eileen and Michael sell the bracelet they’ve found to Todd at Barlow’s Buys but panic when they discover the bracelet belonged to Deirdre and Liz is looking for it. Can they persuade Todd to sell it back to them?

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 09:05 You’ve Been Framed 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Derailed (15) 00:10 Celebrity Juice 00:55 Safeword 01:40 Two and a Half Men 02:30 Hell’s Kitchen ITV3 07:00 Heartbeat 07:55 The Royal 08:55 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 11:15 Agatha Christie’s Marple 13:20 Heartbeat 14:20 The Royal 15:20 Wild at Heart 17:20 In Loving Memory 17:55 Doctor at Large 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Cornwall with Caroline Quentin 21:30 Richard Wilson on the Road 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Blue Murder 00:00 The Vice 01:05 Agatha Christie’s Marple ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:05 The Professionals 07:55 Alias Smith and Jones 08:50 Hogan’s Heroes 09:50 Minder 10:55 The Sweeney 11:55 Kojak 13:00 Alias Smith and Jones 14:00 Minder 15:00 Pawn Stars 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Professionals 18:00 Kojak 19:00 The Sweeney 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 British Superbike Championship Highlights 22:00 Film - The Spy Who Loved Me (PG) 00:40 Film - Last Man Standing (18) 02:45 Minder

07:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy James, 18:00 Suzy G

Thursday 6th August

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Close Calls: On Camera 12:30 Heir Hunters 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Link 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News and Weather 20:00 Fake Britain Matt Allwright reveals the fake safety marks on some of the UK’s biggest e-cigarette brands 20:30 EastEnders Carol’s world continues to crumble 21:00 Traffic Cops With some of the highest rates of drink driving in the country, North Yorkshire’s traffic officers are faced with the tragic consequences

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Close Calls: On Camera 08:30 Heir Hunters 09:15 Coast 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Britain’s First Photo Album 13:30 Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 14:00 The Rockford Files 14:50 Cash in the Attic 15:35 Yes, Minister 16:05 ‘Allo, ‘Allo 16:30 Are You Being Served? 17:00 Swimming: World Championships 19:00 Two Tribes 19:30 Eggheads 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure. Dave and Si discover the ultimate sushi at Tokyo’s famous fish market and have the rare privilege of spending time in a sumo stable where they take part in a wrestling bout 20:30 Great British Menu.

It’s the Scottish chefs’ last chance to impress with the dessert course

22:00 Death in Paradise A birdwatcher is discovered 21:00 Coast 22:00 Atlantic: murdered in the Saint- The Wildest Ocean on Marie jungle Earth 23:00 The Javone Prince Show 23:30 23:00 BBC News and Newsnight 00:05 Back in Weather 23:35 Reggie Time for Dinner 01:05 Yates’ Extreme Russia Panorama 01:35 Melvyn 00:35 Operation Wild Bragg: Wigton to 01:35 Holiday Westminster 02:50 Weatherview Imagine

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Guess This House 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Hello Campers 18:00 Freeze Out 19:00 ITV Regional News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale Will the death toll rise?

20:30 Real Stories with Ranvir Singh Behind the headlines of universal issues 21:00 Emmerdale The devastation is apparent 21:30 Flockstars Border collie Jack and former NDubz member Fazer go head-to-head with Gyp and Birds of a Feather actress Lesley Joseph 22:00 The Wonder of Britain Julia Bradbury lands on the Isle of Barra’s beach airport and helps count puffins 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:40 Sports Life Stories 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:40 Jackpot247

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Fifteen to One 17:00 French Collection 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are in glorious Cambridgeshire, helping Chris and Louise find their dream home in a rural setting, while also trying to find a suitable property for a pair of doctors who are first time buyers 22:00 Sex in Class. A Lancashire school calls in a Belgian sexologist 23:00 999: What’s Your Emergency? 00:00 24 Hours in Police Custody 01:00 One Born Every Minute 01:55 The Tribe 02:50 The Auction House 03:45 Dogs: Their Secret Lives 04:40 Double Your House for Half the Money 05:40 Fifteen to One

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Gracie’s Choice (PG) 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Cricket on 5. Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the first day’s play in the fourth Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, with commentary by Michael Vaughan, Geoffrey Boycott and Simon Hughes.

21:00 The Holiday Airport: Sun, Sea and Scousers.

Two best friends plan a new start in Spain, new recruits learn the ropes, and Emma is in line to be the airport’s first female watch commander 22:00 Supersized 23:00 Person of Interest 23:55 Person of Interest 00:55 Access 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Weather Terror 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor

07:00 Life’s Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:05 You’ve Been Framed 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:40 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 20:35 Film The Mummy Returns (12) 23:00 Safeword 23:45 Celebrity Juice 00:30 Two and a Half Men 01:25 Safeword 02:10 Guinness World Records 03:00 The Hot Desk ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 In Loving Memory 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 The Royal 09:40 Murder, She Wrote 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:20 In Loving Memory 17:50 Doctor at Large 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 Blue Murder 00:00 The Vice 01:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple ITV4

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selves back in harms way.

Devastation as the emergency services are now on the scene.

Sad news spreads whilst one resident who has blood on their hands realises the impact of their actions.

In Emmerdale, Emotions run high inside the hospital as visitors gather round one of the injured.

Unbeknownst to everybody, outside the hospital, another resident is bundling the body of a lifeless villager into the boot of a car.

Villagers are still in danger whilst others place them-

In EastEnders, Vincent continues his efforts to win Kim back and suggests that they should enter Pearl into Walford's 'Bonniest Baby' competition. Kim agrees and gives him another chance. Soon afterwards at the community centre, Kim isn't pleased to have strong competition as Mick and

Linda arrive with Ollie, and Ronnie and Charlie turn up with Matthew.

home, Dean is forced to hide in the wardrobe but soon gets much more than he bargained for...

Later, as everyone waits for the results, tension builds between Ronnie and Vincent when he tells her that he'd always choose her. Once the contest is over, Vincent pays a visit to Ronnie and kisses her - telling her that he can still have her.

Meanwhile, Dean accuses Ronnie of ruining his relationship with Roxy, but she refuses to listen to him.

Dean later pays a visit to Roxy and wins her round again, which leads to them sleeping together again.

When Ronnie returns

Elsewhere, Carol drowns her sorrows in The Vic after a difficult visit to Max in prison, especially as she is struggling to get the money together to pay for his QC. Carol is paranoid about Max being the subject of gossip on the Square and her anger

grows when Abi refuses to help her dad. Later, a guilty Jane tries to help Carol, but it may already be too late as an emotional Carol makes a scene.

Also today, Shabnam isn't pleased with Carmel's continued interference with the wedding. To make matters worse, Kush reveals that Carmel has asked them to come and live with her once the baby arrives.

Finally, Pam's suspicions about Les continue to grow, but what will the outcome be, will it lead to more trouble or will it be the start of anothre deep and dark story.

07:00 The Professionals 07:50 Alias Smith and Jones 08:45 Hogan’s Heroes 09:50 Minder 10:50 The Sweeney 11:50 Kojak 12:55 Alias Smith and Jones 14:00 Minder 15:00 Pawn Stars 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Professionals 18:00 Kojak 19:00 The Sweeney 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Film Moonraker (PG) 23:35 Film - Midnight Run (18) 02:10 Harry’s South Pole Heroes 03:05 Harry’s South Pole Heroes

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Free Computers for Children

It might sound like a sinister plot from Doctor Who, or some Orwellian “Big Brother” plan, but every child in the UK is going to be given a free, pocketsized, computer.

BBC micro:bit was unveiled this week by the BBC and partners, aimed at allowing children to get creative with technology.

In the BBC’s most ambitious education initiative for 30 years, up to 1 million devices will be given to every 11 or 12 year old child in year 7 or equivalent across the UK, for free.

In the 1980s, the BBC Micro introduced many children to computing for the first time. Part of the BBC’s 2015 Make it Digital initiative, the BBC micro:bit builds on the legacy of the Micro for the digital age,

and aims to inspire young people to get creative with digital; develop core skills in science, technology and engineering; and unleash a new generation of digital makers, inventors and pioneers.

The UK currently faces a critical skills shortage in the technology sector, and the BBC and our partners aim to help change that.

Tony Hall, DirectorGeneral of the BBC says: "Just as the BBC Micro introduced millions to personal computers 30 years ago, the BBC micro:bit can help equip a new generation with the digital skills they need to find jobs and help grow the UK economy.

It's the unique role of the BBC that allows us to bring together an unprecedented partnership to deliver such

an ambitious project."

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customise and control to bring your digital ideas, games and apps to life. It measures 4cm by 5cm, will be available in a range of colours, and is designed to be fun and easy to use.

Something simple can be coded in seconds – like lighting up its LEDs or displaying a pattern – with no prior knowledge of computing. All that’s needed is imagination and creativity.

The BBC micro:bit also connects to other devices, sensors, kits and objects, and is a great companion to Arduino, Galileo, Kano, littleBits and Raspberry Pi, acting as a spring-board to more complex learning and studies.

Channel 4 to meet Christian Louboutin Christian Louboutin is the most famous shoe designer in the world. His vertiginously high stilettos with their signature lacquer-red soles grace the feet of the rich and famous and can cost up to £6000 a pair.

Now, for the first time, Louboutin has allowed the cameras to spend a year filming behind the scenes of his extraordinary world.

Michael Waldman reveals the determination and remarkable creativity that has seen Louboutin revolutionise contemporary footwear, turning the humble shoe into an icon of eroticism, sexual fetish and fun.

The Louboutin company never advertises their shoes. It relies wholly on word of mouth, its inimitable look and distinctive mix of

edgy, sexy, sinister and transgressive style. And the hard work of Christian Louboutin himself.

As Michael joins Louboutin, he finds him on the verge of a new challenge: twenty years after founding the empire that bears his name, Louboutin is trying to expand his business empire into to the new

markets of the East, and the new super-rich to be found there.

Christian Louboutin: The World’s Most Luxurious Shoes follows Louboutin as he travels the globe by plane and Vespa, accompanied at all times by Safquat his butler. Paris Fashion Week, meetings with Vogue, fittings with celebrity clients and preparations for the next season all form the backdrop of his world but it is back in his factory in Milan where Louboutin really comes to life. A carpenter’s son, he has built his success by bringing the extremes of sexuality to the cobblers trade, and while this is always at the heart of his work, with production nearing 25 thousand pairs a month, the pressure is on to constantly innovate.

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI Ex-Girls Aloud member, Sarah Harding, was on a hiding to nothing when she took on a brief stint in Coronation Street which culminated in one hell of a slap (more like a punch) across Tracy Barlow’s face last week: - good old Henry Cooper would have been proud of that one!

But Harding, cast as fiery Jonie, the wife of Tracy’s-

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ex hubby, Robert, had more wood about her performance than you could find in Noah’s Ark, and because of her “star” status, all eyes were on her to deliver. Instead we got something akin to a bunch of enthusiastic amateurs doing a touring show around a few retirement homes with Harding’s eyes glazed over in terror, fearing a forgotten line. ITV

bosses at least have listened and having already booked her for another run as Jonie later in the year, she’s been pulled according to yesterday’s UK tabloids. So much for the Corrie Press Office saying a few weeks ago how good she was in the role and about Sarah making an autumn return!!!! Not that there’s anything wrong with a singer treading the cobbles of Weatherfield. Boyzone’s Keith Duffy was excellent as the charmer Ciaran, and X Factor winner from a decade ago, Shayne Ward, has impressed bosses in his role which starts airing this August.

Jedward for a cameo appearance anybody?

Fun, fluff, and nostalgia always go down well on a Sunday night and the latest Agatha Christie adaptation has it in spades on

BBC1. Set in the fifties, the adventures of husband/wife detective duo Tommy and Tuppence in Partners in Crime led by ratings bankers David Walliams and Jessica Raine, looks, and is absolutely spiffing.

There’s nothing new in the set up: - you know the old routine of a lady going missing from a train, blah, blah, blah!

Mystery ensues, blah, blah, blah!

Couple solves mystery in a two-parter, blah, blah, blah! But it’s done with such gusto and relish with the stars having genuine chemistry between themselves, with the multi-talented Walliams reminding us what a good actor he is.

For Raine, it’s another big Sunday night hit for her on the back of making her name in Call the Midwife.

As they used to say on Points of View, well done

BBC! Times must be hard at ITV as somebody has ordered a second series of the second worst show to debut this year, namely the duff hypnotism hokum that is You’re Back in the Room. Unbelievable, but at least the biggest turkey of Harry Hill’s Stars in their Eyes will never see the light of day again. Sadly that also applies to Cold War spy drama, The Game, which for reasons best known to themselves, the BBC have scrapped (Not well done BBC!), and crazily Sky have passed on a second run of the medical drama, Critical, starring Lennie James, despite saying they love it and all the excellent reviews. I suppose that Murdoch and Co have to find the money from somewhere to pay the overinflated costs of the new

English Premier League football contract. Better news though from ITV’s pay-channel, ITV Encore, who have secured the rights to series three and four of the brilliant thriller, The Americans, which used to be screened free to air on ITV. The first two seasons are currently being repeated and are even better on a second screening!

10 - The Courier TV Pull-out

CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 19 represents T and 22 represents G, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

Down

1 Naked (4) 3 Shrill (5) 8 Real (7) 9 Deal with (5) 10 Defraud (5) 11 Proper (7) 12 Sounds (6) 14 Most recent (6) 17 Substitute (7) 19 Category (5) 21 Proportion (5) 22 Saying (7) 24 No longer fresh (5) 25 Sunrise (4)

1/23 Bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament (3,3) 2 Scope (5) 3 Stink (6) 4 Later on (5) 5 Come before (7) 6 Small (6) 7 Regulations (8) 10 Opposite (8) 13 Stimulus (7) 15 Fix firmly and stably (6) 16 Place of worship (6) 18 Odour (5) 20 Stadium (5) 23 See 1

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Bespectacled, 8 Gallon, 9 Cannon, 10 Tiramisu, 11 Also, 12 Terse, 14 Cease, 18 Thus, 20 Examiner, 22 Caress, 23 Shifty, 24 Satisfactory.

Down: 2 Examine, 3 Polka, 4 Candid, 5 Accrue, 6 Lineage, 7 Dross, 13 Suspect, 15 Shelter, 16 Versus, 17 Nausea, 19 Heads, 21 Idiot.

Scribble Pad

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 8 Spanish Victor, as I’ve found, is hard to pin down (7) 9 Ecoterrorist admits blunder (5) 10 Sponsor injured pet dragon (9) 11 You and I have nothing to start with, but are still in debt (3) 12 Drive back in Meg Rudolph’s vehicle (4) 13 Ana sews differently in Wales (7) 16 You won’t get far with this old dance (3-4) 19 The French with Norway produce fine linen (4) 22 Play part of a rabid cat (3) 23 Raise cast members in access way (9) 24 Top people of the Spanish, Italian, and English (5) 25 Blame outcome of Navy rescue (7)

Down 1 Prevaricate over hotel boundary (5) 2 Warned about stray (6) 3 Mangle it badly, Bond (8) 4 Deters rebel lepers (6) 5 The Barents Sea is where you will find the charter (4) 6 Accepts Burns (6) 7 Mean ref is no longer a slave (7) 14 Rug in all forms is appealing (8) 15 Deaf cop displaying no humour (2-5) 17 Involve some women tailors (6) 18 Fish to come first, second or third, say (6) 20 Finish off the warming process (4,2) 21 Semite with the Spanish gem (5) 23 Upset pet’s gait (4)

Down STANDARD CLUES 1 Green fence (5) Across 8 Equivocating (7) 2 Roam (6) 9 Mistake (5) 3 Connective tissue (8) 4 Drives back (6) 10 Baptismal sponsor (9) 5 Let out (4) 11 Be indebted for (3) 6 Small streams (6) 12 Persuade (4) 7 Person who is not a slave 13 Welsh port (7) 16 Early ballroom dance (3- (7) 14 Beguiling (8) 4) 15 Humourless and disap19 Field of cultivated and proving (2-5) mowed grass (4) 17 Involve (6) 22 Behave (3) 18 European flatfish (6) 23 Steps up (9) 20 Finish a task completely 24 Superior group of people (4,2) (5) 21 Precious stone (5) 25 Rebuke formally (7) 23 Pace (4) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Thrill, 4 Corset, 9 Macrame, 10 Trial, 11 Read, 12 De facto, 15 Ordain, 16 Celtic, 19 Forages, 21 Left, 24 Norma, 25 Creator, 26 Budget, 27 Toupee.

Down: 1 Tomorrow, 2 Richard, 3 Lead, 5 Outdated, 6 Swift, 7 Tall, 8 Newer, 13 Vicarage, 14 Scot-free, 17 Treetop, 18 Wench, 20 Oared, 22 Snub, 23 Hero.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words As Be So Ta 3 letter words Ado Ale Alp Are Ash Ate Bag Bee Bet Cab Cha Cog Con

Coo Eel Eld Eve Gas Get God Lea Lip Lot Mac Mat One Ore Own Pry Tee 4 letter words Aloe Anti

Area Band Bass Bold Boss Cage Deed Deep Disc Dreg Ever Fees Iron Lead Leak Lens Lone Lore Moan Moas Naan

Odds Pont Rely Robe Sear Sent Sere Sunk Teen Ulna Urns 5 letter words Ashes Balls Beget Bowel Chads Dealt Ebony Fitch

Indie Loose Macro Stope 6 letter words Accord Daring Leader Manned Nuncio Single 7 letter words Lanyard Leaflet 8 letter words Enthrone Fostered

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Bedsheet (6) 4 Trenes (6) 7 Nightmare (9) 9 Rugido (4) 10 Soul (of person) (4) 11 Carriles (en carreteras) (5) 13 Espacios (6) 14 Treasure (6) 15 Broccoli (6) 17 Penknife (6) 19 Sacks (bags) (5) 20 Raíz (de planta) (4) 22 Coffee (4) 23 A veces (9) 24 Camisas (6) 25 Escaso (6)

Down 1 Tiburones (6) 2 Yesterday (4) 3 Spiders (6) 4 Wáter (lugar) (6) 5 Classroom (4) 6 Saturday (6) 7 Passengers (9) 8 Pillows (9) 11 Far away (5) 12 Mushrooms (flattopped) (5) 15 Donkeys (6) 16 Solapas (de chaquetas) (6) 17 Boyfriends (6) 18 Oil (6) 21 Gira (4) 22 Eyebrow (4)

The Courier TV Pull-out - 11 Across 9 Nationality of singers Dame Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones (5) 10 Gradually increasing in volume (9) 11 Hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe (7) 12 Thin, flat cake of batter, fried on both sides in a pan and typically rolled up with a sweet or savoury filling (7) 13 Surname of UK prime minister from 1997 to 2007 (5) 15 British rock guitar trio who had a UK Top 10 hit in 1968, with Race with the Devil (3) 16 Title of Suzi Quatro’s first UK number one hit single: --- the --- (3) 17 Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (3)

19 Large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned that warms people who must stay outside for long times (7) 20/23 Solidified carbon dioxide (3,3) 24 See 13 Down 25 A cut of meat (beef, veal, mutton or lamb) from the lower part of the leg (5) 27 Former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland (7) 29 Close friends who accompany their buddies in their activities (7) 32 Greek dramatist whose notable works include Medea, Hippolytus, Electra, Trojan Women and Bacchae (9) 33 Large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries (5) Down 1 Nocturnal birds of prey with hawk-like beaks and

SUDOKU (Very easy)

Quiz Word

claws and large heads with front-facing eyes (4) 2 First name of singers Estefan and Gaynor (6) 3 American disco and

R&B band whose UK hit singles include: Le Freak and Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (4)

4 English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978, consisting of Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas are known as ---and the Bunnymen (4) 5 Winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730 (10) 6 In computing, a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a programme or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface (4) 7 Lacking a crew (8) 8 Spanish dance in simple triple time (6) 13/24 Also known as the hallux (3,3) 14 Basic unit of money in Russia and Tajikistan (5) 15 Large bear-like mammal with characteristic black-and-white markings, native to certain mountain forests in China that feeds almost entirely on bamboo (5,5) 16 Soft, white substance formed when milk coagu-

lates, that is used as the basis for cheese (5) 18 Cocktail containing rum and lime juice named after a rum-producing district in Cuba (8) 21 Large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders and large horns, that is used in Tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.

(3) 22 Burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. (6) 26 Place where bees are kept (6) 28 Drinks something by taking small mouthfuls (4) 29 Division between signs of the zodiac (4) 30 Home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was built in 1845.

(4) 31 Unwanted email, usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

Caracteristicas negativas Negative traits Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch.

(Answers below)

aburrido

impaciente

celoso

malhumorado

cruel

mandón

deshonesto

mezquino

distraído

molesto

exigente

olvidadizo

fanfarrón

prepotente

fisgón

torpe

grosero

vanidoso

history QUIZ

ANSEWRS: 1. Butcher 2. Tank 3. Ivory 4. Catherine Parr 5.

The Edsel 6. Climb Matterhorn 7. Alaska 8. Trinity site, New Mexico 9. For Valor 10. Charles Lindbergh 11.

Cabbage 12. Hieroglyphics 13. The French Revolution 14.

Corks in bottles

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 1 Boxing, 5 Lapidary, 9 Casanova, 10 Recipe, 11 Conquistador, 13 Barb, 14 Optician, 17 Magellan, 18 Ides, 20 Lake Victoria, 23 Hiatus, 24 Orthodox, 25 Molasses, 26 Canton.

Down: 2 Oman, 3 Irascible, 4 Groyne, 5 League of Nations, 6 Parasite, 7 Dacca, 8 Reprobates, 12 Paramaribo, 15 Chinatown, 16 Ellipsis, 19 Arctic, 21 Extra, 22 Poco.

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz.

1.aburrido, 2.celoso, 3.cruel,

15.olvidadizo, 16.prepotente,

i.bad-tempered, j.arrogant,

4.deshonesto, 5.distraído,

17.torpe, 18.vanidoso.

k.impatient, l.jealous, m.vain,

6.exigente, 7.fanfarrón, 8.fisgón,

n.bossy, o.nosy, p.cruel, q.rude,

9.grosero, 10.impaciente,

a.demanding, b.irritating,

11.malhumorado, 12.mandón,

c.dishonest, d.clumsy, e.mean,

13.mezquino, 14.molesto,

f.boring, g.forgetful, h.show-off,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

r.absent-minded Answers: 1f, 2l, 3p, 4c, 5r, 6ª, 7h, 8º, 9q, 10k, 11i, 12n, 13e, 14b, 15g, 16j, 17d, 18m.

1. Dick Turpin the highwayman served and apprenticed in what trade??

2. What weapon was invented by Ernest Swinton, in 1916?

3. What item's price soared from $63 to $260 per kilo when it became illegal, in 1976 4. Who Was Henry VIII's Last Wife?

5. What automotive flop was named for the only child of Henry Ford?

6. What was Edward Whymper the first man to do?

7. In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959?

8. Where did the first atomic bomb explode?

9. Which two words are inscribed on a Victoria Cross?

10. Which flying pioneer was nicknamed the 'Lone Eagle'?

11. Ancient Egyptians worshiped what food item?

12. What Was Deciphered As A Result Of The Discovery Of The Rosetta Stone?

13. Which Revolution Began In 1789?

14. Dom Perignon invented champagne and what else?

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Friday 31st July 2015 Aries March 21-April 20 Your home life could preoccupy you this weekend, when you may feel that unexpected changes could well force your hand. Put your plans on hold and wait until the planetary pattern eases later in the week. A conversation with a friend could transform your outlook, so keep your options open until then.

Taurus April 21-May 21 A certain situation may not be what it first seems this week, so read between the lines and let others do the talking. You could find out something unexpected that will put you in a very strong position. If you take a confident approach you could also find that others will back down or change their tune.

Gemini May 22-June 21

Leo July 24-August 23 With quick-witted Mercury and the Sun in Leo, you are due to get a clearer picture of your situation and your options, so make no hard and fast decisions now. This is not a time to push through changes or to ask for what you really want from someone close.

Slow down, bide your time and let events unfold.

Virgo August 24-September 23 Do not let events this week throw you off your stride or make you feel that you should change direction. With romantic Venus travelling backwards through your sign, you could see problems where there are none, so focus on a new creative project. It could be a lot more lucrative than you had thought.

Libra September 24-October 23

What matters most this week is seeing the

Someone close could make it hard for you

bigger picture, so do not let a minor setback

to focus on a career project, or undermine

undermine your confidence, or give in to

your confidence in your own judgment. If

pressure to fit in with others’ plans. Friday’s

you stay the course a short while longer you

Full Moon in your chart’s zone of travel and

will start to see results from all your recent

adventure also stresses the importance of

efforts, so make it clear that you intend to do

being open to new people and ideas.

things your way. The tide is due to turn.

Cancer June 22-July 23 This week’s Full Moon falls in your chart’s zone of close relationships and shared endeavours. What you want from those whom you rely on, and what you are prepared to offer in return, now come up for review. If you weigh up what really matters to you in the long-term, you will make the right decisions.

Scorpio October 24-November 22

Sagittarius November 23-December 21 Much as you may wish to leave the beaten track and break new ground this week, you could create more problems than you solve, so be prepared to toe the line a short while longer. Friday’s Full Moon helps you reach a much more easygoing, open understanding with an important friend or loved one.

Capricorn December 22 - January 20 Someone you would like to see much more of could be on your mind this week. But with freedom-loving Uranus at odds with fiery, headstrong Mars, this is not the time to try and change the status quo. If you maintain your detachment you can sidestep a potential problem later in the week.

Aquarius January 21 - February 19 The Full Moon in your sign this week marks a turning point in your affairs. Because many of your long-term goals are changing, you could well find a close relationship or friendship has been changing too. The way the situation will develop could be up to you.

Think hard before you make a snap decision.

Pisces February 20 - March 20

An unexpected sequence of events or minor

With Uranus, the planet of the unexpected,

setback could force you to rethink your cur-

now in charge of your finances, it may seem

rent plans this week. It could turn out to be a

hard to plan ahead or decide on which career

blessing in disguise, so stand back and try to

direction you should go in. You will make the

see your situation in the round. Friday’s Full

right decisions if you have more faith in your

Moon in your chart’s domestic zone eases

real talents, so do not sell yourself too short

recent tensions with a loved one.

or let others tell you how to live your life.

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Modern Villa Styles You can build your own dream home in Spain

The idea of a “villa” might conjure up images of a traditional home in private grounds, surrounded by a wall, iron gates, a swimming pool in the garden perhaps, maybe a barbeque or patio furniture, but the reality is that the style and design of these generally detached homes is changing, and the

up all along the hillside, with stunning views of the sea from their secluded paradise locations.

There is an ever growing trend amongst some buyers to create their own property from scratch. Buying the land is the first hurdle, but this is not as difficult as some might think. It is important to

designs are becoming more influenced by the modern world, and a uniqueness of an individual’s eye.

A visit to lots of locations on the Costa Blanca will reveal a new wave of modern homes, a short drive around the hills surrounding Benidorm for example will soon reveal unique and custom built properties popping

ensure that the land you are looking to buy is fit for purpose and that building a residential home is allowed. The plot might be protected land for example, or industrial, but the local town halls can guide you in this process.

Another consideration when buying a plot of land is of course utilities. Depending on where you are looking to

build your home you will need electricity, water and sewage, as well as waste collection and other local service provisions. It is possible to have electricity and water serving any plot, however remote it is, but it is worth bearing in mind that If your plot is remote, the cost of supply might be significant.

You will of course need legal advice to guide you through the entire process, but once you have your land, permission to build and have arranged for electricity, water, telephone etc, now comes the fun bit of actually building your modern home.

The next stage is likely to be planning your home, and an architect will be required to complete this, but the fun you can have with a blank canvas is endless.

Triangular edges seem popular at the moment, but although they might give a dramatic dominance to your property, the practicality is questionable, especially inside. There’s not a great deal that can be done unless you devise an almost Alice in Wonderland mystery corridor.

Although the triangular shape doesn’t have to lead

to a point inside, there is a stunning 3 bedroom bungalow for sale in Guardamar for example, where an interior swimming pool has been installed into a pointed room.

Have a look on the BestPriceProperties.com website and you’ll see what we mean.

Stripped concrete is also seemingly popular, you can see this in a lot of shopping centre constructions, some even having the retaining bolts and internal structures on show, buildings in all their naked glory. Plinths, supporting legs, the balcony, sometimes coloured, but all in the raw form.

Glass also plays a big part in modern construction.

Many large buildings are synonymous with this, such as the infamous “gherkin” in London for example, but with glass comes another problem, especially in places such as Spain – the heat.

Modern window treatments can solve this issue, with tinting and reflective surfaces, but there will still be some heat that breaks through, and so air conditioning is probably a must.

Whilst we’re on the subject of air conditioning, we might also want to consider the

impact on the environment, and how we can combat this.

The most obvious complimentary fixture is solar or wind powered energy, a must for the modern building.

The so called “connected” home is also a consideration as we look to technology.

With everything from thermostats, light bulbs, security cameras, smoke detectors and entertainment systems all linked to your mobile phone, you can not only control the different elements of the internal ambience, you can be alerted to security threats and even fire, all whilst being able to view your home from afar.

We know that an architect will be needed to actually create our home plans, with safety, security and building regulations, but there’s no reason why we can’t have a bit of fun trying our hand at designing our home. There are many different computer software packages available that can allow us to do this, such as SmartDraw and Home Styler to name just two, both of which come with structural element included and “drag and drop” interfaces, as well as a 3D virtual view of our finished project.

Once we have an idea of the rooms, the layout, the technological installations and the like, our attention might well turn to furnishing our (currently) virtual home.

The good news is that there are also software solutions to allow us to achieve this too.

Sweet Home 3D is a free software package, but the ones we already mentioned are capable of doing this too.

Colour and style is paramount in our modern home, and we have to decide on the “look” before we continue. Do we want a traditional or rustic styling, or a more modern clean interior. We might also want to take other considerations into account, such as Feng Shui for example, but if we’re going to all the trouble to designing our perfect home from scratch, the last thing we want to do

is just fill our home with all our old junk.

We might also want to consider hiring a design consultant to help in this process, after all, we are aware of the importance of the structure and exterior design, but it’s the interior where we will be spending all of our time, and it’s those important little touches that will transform our house into a home.

Once we have gone through the entire process, not forgetting the final stage of ensuring that our property passes all the appropriate tests to allow us to live in it, then comes the big day of moving in. Moving home is said to be one of the most stressful things anybody can do, but when we are moving into our brand new and custom built home, the anticipation can be immense. Not just because of the excitement surrounding our move, but the question of whether everything will work, and if all of your plans will come to fruition. After all, there’s no one to blame but ourselves if it doesn’t.

That said, the likelihood is that our new home will be everything we ever dreamt of, after all it was created in a dream and became reality, and so it is now time to enjoy our creation. We didn’t talk about budgets in this article, because they too are unique, but we hope it might at least be food for thought because if you do go it alone, then you can make huge savings along the way, although nobody can do it alone, and so getting the right help at the right time is crucial.

Otherwise, you could always just stay in the virtual world of bespoke home creation, using the computer software we suggested, or go one step further and create your own virtual world.

Sims and Sim City are two games to look out for where you can create as many homes as you like, without the stress of venturing into the real world.

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Absorbing life's sudden shocks How will the insurance industry respond to an increase in life expectancy out if you become ill, while income protection pays out if you cannot work because of illness or redundancy.

Life insurance, which comes in many different forms, pays out when you die and sometimes comes as a package with critical illness cover.

Life insurance products have been around for many years, but do we still need them in the current world in which we are living longer and healthier lives than ever before?

Emma Walker, life insurance expert at comparison site Moneysupermarket, believes we do: “People are taking on mortgages later, and their children no longer stop being dependent at 18.

Government statistics suggest we are all living longer, and there are lots of steps we can take to ensure that we live our extended years as healthily as possible.

Technology, such as the UK Longevity Explorer – UbbLE – and personalised information is being increasingly used to predict your lifespan and suggest ways to increase it.

UbbLE’s online questionnaire predicts your risk of

dying within a range of five years based on lifestyle factors.

Technology like this will help people to tailor their lifestyles to have longer, healthier lives. But every family should also have a plan to ensure that their finances are protected against any sudden shocks such as illness or bereavement.

There are many options for a secure future.

Some people take com-

fort in a savings account with money set aside “for a rainy day”, while others choose to buy a form of insurance that will pay out when things go wrong.

These types of insurance – known collectively as “protection” – include products such as critical-illness cover and income protection, as well as health and medical insurance, and even the ultimate cover, funeral plans.

Critical illness cover pays

Life cover might be even more important in the future.”

Scientists have this week revealed how they have managed to extend the lives of rats in test circumstances. Quite what the scientific value of this will be is to be revealed when they publish their findings later this month, but with many people throughout history searching for the key to eternal life, could the future be a world where humans no longer die naturally, albeit perhaps the reserve of the rich in a future world, mean the end of life insurance?

Payments are to become increasingly personalised.

Walker believes that the

price you pay for life insurance will become ever more personalised as technology advances, with insurers being able to view more lifestyle- and geneticrelated factors when considering what premium to charge.

“In future, the price of life insurance will be more dependent on lifestyle as well as your health,” Walker says. For example, if you take regular exercise, you may find that your life insurance is cheaper. Also, as personalised lifestyle data becomes more common and readily accessible, it will also become easier than ever to shop for the perfect life insurance package online.

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Desserts

Gooseberry fool Ingredients 250g gooseberries, topped and tailed, 3 tbsp caster sugar, 200g Greek yogurt, 12 tbsp icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 200ml double cream.

Directions Put the gooseberries and sugar in a pan with a splash of water. Heat gently, stirring, until the fruit starts to burst.

Squash the gooseberries until pulpy. Cool then chill until cold in the fridge.

Put the yoghurt in a bowl and beat with the icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.

Gently whisk in the cream.

Ripple through the gooseberry pulp then spoon out to serve.

Crunchy raspberry ripple terrine Ingredients 350g raspberries, 3 eggs, 100g golden caster sugar 284ml pot double cream 2 meringues shells, crushed into small pieces.

Directions Mash ans sieve. Line a 1 litre loaf tin with cling film. Whisk eggs and sugar continuously over a bowl of barely simmering water. Remove bowl from heat. Whisk the cream until just thick. Fold the egg mix into the cream until completely combined, then fold in the meringue. Pour the raspberry purée over the mix, then gently pour into the lined loaf tin. Freeze for minimum 4 hrs and serve.

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Blackcurrant juice keeps your brain young A daily glass of blackcurrant juice could make you happier, more mentally agile and even help alleviate the symptoms of brain disorders such as Parkinson's, scientists have found.

Researchers at New Zealand science company Plant & Food Research, working in collaboration with Northumbria University in the UK, organised a oneoff study in which 36 adults were given either 250ml of blackcurrant juice, 250ml of blackcurrant extract or a placebo drink, before participating in a series of challenging metal performance

tests.

• Healthy foods that could help stop dementia The scientists found that by consuming either of the blackcurrant drinks, “attention and mood were improved while mental fatigue was reduced”.

The juice, which came from a variety of New Zealand blackcurrant called ‘Blackadder', appeared to reduce the activity of a group of enzymes called monoamine oxidases, which regulate the brain’s levels of serotonin and dopamine – two chemicals which can affect mood and brain function.

The scientists believe that blackcurrants could therefore be used to help treat patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s.

• School students caught selling salt to make lunch taste better Crystal Haskell-Ramsay of Northumbria University said "This study is particularly exciting in that not only is it the first to demonstrate benefits to mental performance following blackcurrant consumption, but it is also the first to show benefits to mental performance following any berry in healthy young adults."

Boozy ice lollies for summer

Ice lollies are no longer just for children. Of course, there's nothing wrong with slurping away at a Calippo over the age of thirteen if that's what floats your boat, but now we have a whole host of more grown-up varieties to choose from.

Why pour yourself a G&T on a hot afternoon when you can have it iced on a stick instead? The best alcoholic ice lollies Fortnum and Mason's Champagne ice popsicles. Honestly, what could be more sophisticated than a frozen Blanc de Blanc Champagne popsicle from the luxurious and quintessentially British store Fortnum and Mason's?

Icycl vodka ice pops A hybrid of a popsicle, a fruit sorbet and a slushie with alcohol thrown into the mix. Available in three flavours; apple, blackcurrant and lemon & lime for a refreshingly boozy hit on a sunny day.

Cocktail Natives cocktail ice lollies.

Cocktail Natives make the most gorgeous cocktails on a stick including Caipirinha, White Russian, Cosmo and Margarita flavours. They specialise in catering for events and weddings and offer canape versions that are served in delightful little jars and even a bespoke service where their professional mixologists will shake up any cocktail of your desire and freeze it to perfection. Pops Bellini lollies.

Pops's retro packaging won us over instantly and they seem to have impressed others too, making lollies for the likes of The Ivy Chelsea Garden, Mews of Mayfair and Fortnum and Mason.

Choose from classic Champagne or the peachy Bellini flavour, containing real prosecco, peach schnapps, blood orange and hibiscus flower. Fancy.

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Now salad is the star Chefs are taking cold food to stratospheric new heights

When is a salad a salad, and when is it not a salad?

The Collins English Dictionary defines a salad as a dish of raw vegetables "such as lettuce or tomatoes, etc"; a dish of cold vegetables or fruit, such as a potato or fruit salad; or any green vegetable used in a

dish, "especially lettuce".

The word comes from the Old Provençal "salada", which in turn comes from the Latin "sal" and "salar", meaning salt and to season with salt.

The Oxford English Dictionary offers a little more detail: a salad is a cold dish,

it claims, which can be a mix of raw or cooked vegetables, and is usually seasoned with oil, vinegar or another dressing.

Note that there is no mention of iceberg lettuce paired with slices of woolly hothoused tomato, shards of grey, cold boiled egg and a few shreds of grated carrot.

And increasingly, that is not the way we think about salad.

A number of eating trends have somehow come together and exploded into an effusive love of salad on these shores, despite our unchanging weather.

There's the renewed interest in health foods (including

obsessions with green foods and raw diets); greater access to specific ingredients from the Middle East and South-East Asia; the determination to eat with the seasons; and a dedicated approach to trying out new grains such as quinoa and freekeh.

Arguably, Yotam Ottolenghi is to thank for much of this. The Londonbased, Jerusalem-born chef opened his first eponymous deli in 2002, and his bestselling books Plenty, Jerusalem and Plenty More have popularised his style of salad across the country: crisp, roasted butternut squash and scorched, soft aubergines smothered in tahini yoghurt, fresh herbs and pomegranate seeds dressed in a few leaves and a tangy vinaigrette are now menu regulars in all types of establishment.

"Ottolenghi said it's OK to have salads," says Chris Honor, an Australian chef whose north London neighbourhood cafe, Chriskitch, has grown remarkably quickly in stature, if not in eating space, since he opened a little over two years ago. "He's made the vegetable and the humble lettuce leaf the stars of the meal. We kind of do the same, but we do it on more of an advanced level," he

adds, somewhat boldly. But then, Honor's own CV includes training with Gordon Ramsay before managing a team of more than 100 chefs at The Dorchester.

"Ottolenghi's salads are very much Middle Easternbased in terms of style and ingredients. With [his restaurant] Nopi, he moves on a little bit, with South-East Asian ingredients as well, but we take other elements of cooking and put them all together. We take traditional French techniques, such as slow-braised celery, and we convert that, which is often used as a complement to a protein dish, into a salad."

No doubt Ottolenghi has braised the odd stick of celery in his time – but still, their work bears comparison.

After years working in big and overpopulated kitchens in very smart hotels, Honor is currently master of his own kitchen and seems incredibly happy for it. Plus, there's another restaurant and a delivery box scheme on the horizon. At Chriskitch, there is none of the fuss of fine dining. The food is literally out front: on walking in, you are faced with a long table piled high with brightly coloured dishes of more taste, texture and cuisine combinations you could hope for in a lifetime, never mind one lunch sitting.

I wish I could talk you through the huge slab of banana bread draped in a sticky caramel blanket, and its neighbour, a beetroot and balsamic red velvet ring, but we're here to do salads.

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Friday 31st July 2015

Should I worry about high blood pressure?

Study showed that 20-30% of people with high blood pressure didn’t know they had it.

Do you worry about high blood pressure? Of course not. That’s for old people.

T h e whole point o f being young is to drink and eat what you want and not worry. When you get to 30, then you’ll start being healthy. But it seems even 30 may be too late to prevent your arteries getting narrowed and damaged. A

study in this month’s Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that y o u n g adults who continually had blood pressure at the high end of the n o r m a l range were more likely to show signs of heart problems in middle age. The researchers, from Johns Hopkins University in the US, followed 2,479 men and women whose ages ranged from 18 to 30, over 25 years.

They measured their blood pressure, and used speckle tracking echocardiography (a specialised ultrasound technique) to look for heart damage.

High blood pressure is often a silent condition, discovered by a routine check.

Grade-one high blood pressure is over 140/90, and 2030% of people with it don’t know they’ve got it. What

this study shows is that young people with blood pressure at the high end of the normal range increase their risk of heart damage 25 years later. The study showed that, in this group, the left ventricle had to work harder to generate the movement to push blood out of the heart round the body.

This structural change in the heart chamber is one step along the way to the ventricle getting bigger and stiffer.

High blood pressure has no upsides. It can causes heart attacks, heart and/or kidney failure, strokes and dementia. So should you take more care of yourself from an earlier age?

The solution The study did not follow people through to see if they actually had the strokes and heart attacks that seemingly loomed over them: it didn’t have what doctors call clinical endpoints. But Dr Sadia Khan, a consultant cardiologist at West Middlesex hospital, says that it confirms what doctors have been saying for some time. “The choices that people make

now will have a big influence on their future wellbeing,” she says. The traditional view that the effects of high blood pressure only occur when you’re older is now debunked.

This doesn’t mean that young people with higher but still normal blood pressures need tablets – they don’t. What it means is that all of us (including children) should do what Nice recommends – exercise, reduce salt intake, maintain an ideal weight for your height and eat healthily. Alcohol can

raise blood pressure and should be drunk in moderation. Don’t wait until middle age, when some damage is already done, to start trying to reduce your risk.

Health DR MACHI MANNU

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Cut out wheat from your diet and Lower your blood sugar level Do you know that 2 slices of white or brown bread will raise your blood sugar level more than 6 teaspoons of pure white sugar? Many clinical studies have confirmed that foods made from wheat flour such as bread, pasta, pizza, and pie´s, increase blood sugar levels more than any other foods.

Wheat hasn´t always been a problem in the human diet. The wheat widely consumed today is a genetically modified variant from the mid-1970s, and not the original plant from the dawn of civilization. The

original wheat (now called spelt wheat) was genetically altered and cross bred with wild grasses, in a bid to increase yield. And although yield was increased, the genetic variant also contained higher concentrations of toxins typically found in grains.

Many researchers believe that the sharp increase in the incidence of diabetes and many other chronic diseases since the mid1970s, is most likely caused by genetically modified wheat.

Although wheat is commonly prescribed even by

doctors as a good source of fibre, nothing can be further from the truth. Wheat is a bad source of fibre.

The fibre in wheat is called amylopectin, and unlike other fibres, amylopectin is very easily digested by enzymes in saliva. And so as you chew a slice of bread or a piece of biscuit, it dissolves into pure sugar.

Wheat also contains harmful toxins such as lecithin and glutenin which cause intense inflammation in the body. Excessive abdominal fat or ´wheat belly´ is an unhealthy inflammatory type of fat produced from a

diet rich in wheat. Wheat also contains compounds that stimulate the brain causing increased appetite.

Diabetics especially should aim to cut out wheat completely from their diet and replace with other grains such as rye, rice and corn. Gluten free foods are not suitable alternatives as they typically contain many food additives that abnormally increase sugar levels. And so rye bread for example or corn or rice pasta should be preferable alternatives.

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I have an Asus transformer pad TF300T. The cursor disappeared a few days ago, everything else is working on the keyboard. Help please!

Settings > Asus Customized > Touchpad Pointer style and set it to Mouse Cursor Mode

Hi Mike, I’m afraid that Microsoft have disabled that gadget via a recent Security Update, due (theysay) to concerns over the vulnerability associated with gadgets on Windows 7 computers, you can find more information about their decision here… http://windows.microsoft.com/enGB/windows/gadgets …I have to say that I am sceptical of this move, especially when Windows 8 doesn’t have the same vulnerability – surely if it can be resolved on that operating system then it shouldn’t be a big deal on Windows 7 – hey ho

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Ivie Davies on Golf

MAKE THOSE RULES WORK FOR YOU!

I would never advocate bending or breaking the Rules of Golf, but the more knowledge you have, the more you will be able to use the Rules to your advantage. For example, you may have the flag tended when putting from the fringe.

I was once playing with a longstanding golfer, and someone who had been captain of my club, when my ball disappeared into a bush crossing the fairway 100 yards out. On retrieving the ball, I set about dropping back on line under penalty, only to be asked what I was doing as I could only take such a drop if my ball was in a water hazard. I politely explained that such an option was always available under the unplayable ball Rule, but it got me thinking that for perhaps 20 years or more, this guy had been doing himself out of one of

the three unplayable ball options.

How many shots had that cost him over the years?

Having a better knowledge of the Rules would have given him greater options in such circumstances, and there are a number of ways that simply knowing certain Rules fully could potentially save you shots.

So here are five tips for you to use the golf Rules to your advantage:THE TEEING GROUND IS NOT JUST A STRIP BETWEEN THE MARKERS The teeing ground is not simply the area between the two markers, but rather an area two club-lengths in depth, the front and sides of which are defined by the outside limits of the teemarkers. So if the tee is not in great condition between the markers, don’t be afraid to find a flatter bit further

back. Equally, it is only your ball that has to be inside the teeing ground – you may stand outside it to play your shot, so if being on the extreme side of the teeing ground might make it easier for you to hit the shot, don’t be afraid to stand outside.

STONES IN BUNKERS MAY ONLY BE REMOVED IF A LOCAL RULE IS IN FORCE When is a loose impediment not a loose impediment? Under the Rules of Golf, never, but under an appropriate Local Rule, stones are very often reclassified as movable obstructions in bunkers for reasons of safety and to avoid club damage. You need to know when such a Local Rule is in force to avoid costing yourself shots either through not removing stones when you are allowed to do so, or removing them when you are not allowed to do so. So always check the scorecard or notice board to see if stones in bunkers are reclassified as movable obstructions where you are playing.

FLAG TENDED FROM OFF THE GREEN Despite what many will tell you, you can have the flag tended from anywhere on the course – you do not have to be on the putting green. Obviously, no-one has the flag tended from 200 yards – even though it would be permitted – but on long putts from the fringe, having someone holding the flag may give you better depth perception. It may also be wise on windy days when the flag is being blown towards you and could well prevent your ball from dropping should you hit a career putt. However, once tended you need to remember that should your ball then strike the flagstick you will be

penalised two strokes in stroke play or loss of hole in matchplay (unless you can prove that your opponent or fellow competitor allowed it to happen deliberately).

STROKE AND DISTANCE EVEN FROM ON THE GREEN Stroke and distance applies even from on the green. This may sound silly, but people have been known to putt into bunkers (the Road Hole at St Andrews) or water hazards, as Tiger did on the 13th green at Augusta in 2005.

And what did Tiger do? He elected to putt again from the green under stroke and distance rather than drop from the hazard, deeming he was more likely to get down in two from there than dropping from Rae’s Creek.

So if bunker play is not your forte, or your ball has found a footprint or an impossible spot at the back of the bunker that would bring the thin out of bounds into play, then don’t be afraid to exercise your right to putt again from the green under penalty of stroke and distance rather than risk a very big number from the sand.

PARTNER FURTHER FROM THE HOLE CAN PLAY FIRST The player farthest from the hole has the honour at all times on the course, but don’t forget that in fourball betterball, the honour is the side’s rather than the individual’s. So there can be much wisdom in letting the team member nearer the hole go first in circumstances where the result of his or her shot might then help his or her partner. Examples would include the player farther from the hole deciding whether or not to take on a risky shot based on what his partner does first. Or perhaps more commonly, on the green where the putts are on a similar line but the player closer to the hole has taken more shots. Giving the player further away some extra help on the read and line could well help the side achieve a lower score, and it’s all perfectly within the Rules RULES OF GOLF: UNPLAYABLE BALL We’ve all faced the odd unplayable ball or two on the course. But when can you declare it unplayable and what are your options?

Sadly, we as golfers don’t

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always hit our balls where we’re intending them to go, and sometimes they end up in the strangest and most awkward of places. The Rule that every golfer needs to know perhaps more than any other is, therefore, what to do when it’s simply not possible to play your ball, or when any attempt to do so may be unwise and could potentially lead you into even greater trouble. The Rule covering the various options available to you is Rule 28 – Unplayable Ball – but it is important to stress that you may deem your ball unplayable at any place on the golf course, except in a water hazard. You are the sole judge as to whether your ball is unplayable, and you may even declare it so if

2.

Drop a ball any distance behind the point where the ball lay keeping a straight line between the hole, the point where the ball lay and the spot on which the ball is dropped; or 3.

Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole.

However, it’s quite possible that not all of these options will realistically be available to you on every occasion because of where your ball is lying, and sometimes you may simply have no real choice but to go back to where you last played from, however unappealing that may seem!

One other thing to remember is that if the unplayable ball is in a bunker, you may

it’s sitting in the middle of the fairway should you so wish for whatever reason! Your ball does not have to be physically unplayable for it to be deemed unplayable under the Rules.

If you deem your ball unplayable, you have three options, all under penalty of one stroke: 1.

Play a ball from where you last played from; or

proceed under clause A, B or C. However, if you elect to proceed under b or c, the ball must be dropped in the bunker. So, the only option that will get you out of the bunker is option A… assuming you last played from a spot outside the bunker, that is!

Trust that helps and so for this week, there is no need for my regular Know Your Rules bit!

Danny Boy’s Best

Danny Willett has moved to a career high of 24th in the world rankings following victory at last weekend’s Omega European Masters.

The 27-year-old kept his Sheffield counterpart Matt Fitzpatrick at bay to secure a narrow one-shot win at Crans-sur-Sierre, giving Willett his third European Tour title. That triumph lifted Willett up eight places, replacing Paul Casey as the second-highest ranked Englishman behind Justin Rose. as well as moving him to second spot in the

Race to Dubai.

There’s no change at the top with Jordan Spieth still less than a point away from world No 1 Rory McIlory, although the pair could switch places should Spieth win next week’s WGCBridgestone Invitational.

Jason Day replaces Dustin Johnson as the world No 4 after bouncing back from his near-miss at the 144th Open by claiming Canadian Open victory, with Jim Furyk rising one place to sixth having finished fourth in Ontario.

The Courier Sport CD TORREVIEJA 2 HULL CITY ACADEMY 3

An entertaining first half against Hull City U 21’s last Friday night at the Vincente Garcia stadium exploded into a goal and card fest in the second period of play.

Seven Hull youngsters received cautions, as well as seeing one of their bench sent to the stands, but despite this travesty, the teenagers fought back from

being 2-1 down to record a victory that finished off their training week in Spain.

They had been gifted the lead when second half substitute keeper, Miguel, handed them the opener on a plate with a woeful attempt to clear. Torry hit back with a sweet Cesar drive from the edge of the box and then took the lead

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TEEN TIGERS TAME TORRY

with a Juanfran penalty conversion after a harsh hand ball decision.

Manager Pedreño rested five first team choices including Jorge and Vicente, but this was still a side choc-o-bloc with talent and ability. Young Croatian Brani returned to the club and showed all his natural pace and flair and making

his debut as a substitute was fellow countryman Mateu, who is a decent looking young centre half.

Torry seem well endowed in every department now, with still a couple of signings to add to the strength. Midfield playmaker Sanchez returned from his honeymoon on Tuesday, none the worse for his nuptials and

YELLOW AND WHITE

CD Torrevieja have launched their new shirts for their forthcoming campaign with players Carrasco and Vicente Boix being brought in as models! The Adidas shirts are in white as worn by Carrasco, with a yellow version featuring Boix for away matches. The shirts are also available for supporters to buy at just 25 euros each from the usual outlets including The Torry Army store in San Luis, as well as from the club shop at the Vicente Garcia stadium. They are available in small, medium, large and extra-large sizes, and can also be bought online from www.tiendacdtorrevieja.tictail.com

BEACH SEVENS RETURN

One of the region’s most popular beach rugby tournaments is being staged by the University of Alicante tomorrow (Saturday August 1st) at San Juan beach.

The sevens event will include a debut for the Costa Cobras, who were involved in the recent fives tournament at San Javier, and are down for the Murcia beach fives a week tomorrow.

Male and female teams from across the Valencia and Murcia regions will be converging on San Juan tomorrow, along with teams from further afield making the journey from Albacete, Madrid, and Zaragoza.

Beach rugby is fast becoming one of the most popular seaside sporting

events theld in the area.

It’s the 18th staging of the

fans will get to see him in action against Fútbol Club Jumilla at the Vicente Garcia stadium tomorrow night (Saturday) with the kick off at 8pm.

Jumilla won the Tercera Group 4 last season, and ended up getting promoted to Segunda B by finally beating FC Asco in the Playoff Finals. For anyone that

has followed Spanish football for a while, you will know that actually getting through the play-offs is incredibly tough.That encounter will be followed by a match against Alicantebased side, Hercules, next Friday night at the Vicente Garcia.

For Ticket information please call 634310735.

WHY SO POOR?

CD Torrevieja vice-president Jeff Scott has told The Courier that he’s bewildered by the extremely slow take up for the club’s 200 Club which could see one lucky local business or even individual have their names on the team’s home and away shirt all next season. Scott says that the club are appealing for businesses to buy season tickets from 200 euros which will get them a free entry into the shirt sponsorship draw on Thursday August 20th which will be made in public. “As businesses can raffle off the season tickets if they want to, then it could mean a very small outlay for what is a great prize publicising their company right across the Valencian region every single week. To date less than ten companies have sup-

event at San Juan also features a giant paella being

ported the club in their quest to win this prestigious accolade. With the draw now less than three weeks away, it is all very mystifying.”

prepared for all the hungry players.

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Friday 31st July 2015

HIGH NOON FOR ELCHE

Elche’s President, Juan Anguix(pictured), resigned on Wednesday night as a consortium of local business

leaders took over the reins of the debt ridden club with the first aim to clear around five million euros of debt by mid-

day today(Friday). If they fail to cover the sum for unpaid player wages and for loan players, the Ilicitanos face a further demotion to the Segunda B division, having already suffered administrative relegation from the Primera to the Segunda for the non- payment of taxes.

At the time of going to press, the consortium put together

by Elche council last weekend, were confidant of sorting the finances out, along with creating a new management board for the club.

Anguix quit on Wednesday after failing to put together an alternative rescue package which involved a potential American investor, Dean Johnson. They both met

COME ON CHRIS

Chris Froome could be cycling around the roads of Torrevieja and the Costa Blanca as last Sunday’s winner of the Tour de France is seriously considering taking part in August’s Vuelta a Espana which has major stages in this area.

The 30-year-old returned to Britain on Monday after his Tour win – his second following his 2013 triumph – was confirmed in Paris on Sunday.

He has been encouraged

by Team Sky team principal Sir Dave Brailsford to "live in the moment" and lap up his success after several months of preparation, rather than look too far ahead. Froome is yet to

make a decision on whether he will compete in Spain, where he was the runner-up last year and in 2011, as well as fourth in 2012.

But with the race starting in Puerto Banus on August 22, he is likely to make a call one way or the other in the coming days. Only two men – Jacques Anquetil in 1963 and Bernard Hinault 15 years later – have done the Tour-Vuelta double.

This year’s La Vuelta will see Torrevieja as the starting point for the ninth stage on Sunday August 30th and will see the competitors snaking north along the coast taking in places like Guardamar and Santa Pola, before ending up in

the northern part of the Costa Blanca, some 168 kilometres later at Cumbre del Sol. 2015 sees the 70th running of the race in its 80 year history and it will be first time that Torrevieja has been used as a starting point for a stage.

The cyclists would have travelled from Puebla de Don Fabrique to Murcia City the previous day on stage eight, and there’s no doubt that having Froome in the field would be a major boost for both the organisers and local cycling fans. The last time La Veulta hit the area was in 2011 when a stage finished on the Orihuela Costa at Campoamor.

Elche mayor Carlos Gonzalez on Monday night with a claim that Johnson was prepared to get involved with the club and to cover the debt. 56 year old Johnson, who has been a Belgian citizen for the last 21 years, runs a financial services company called Wingfield, which is based in Brussels.

In 2007 he bought the Minnesota Thunder soccer franchise in America, which played its fixtures in the US soccer second division, but Johnson left two years later with the club owing over a million dollars in debts to players and creditors. The club was wound up, with Johnson then having a shortlived involvement in 2010 with the Belgian third division

club, Liege, which only lasted a few weeks before he departed.

Johnson’s name entered the frame after a gathering of local business leaders last weekend hosted by Elche’s sports councillor, Cristina Martínez. They pledged to get involved in rescuing the club, but only if Juan Anguiz resigned from his position, which eventually did happen on Wednesday when the Johnson deal fell through, coupled with Elche mayor, Carlos Gonzalez’s announcement that local businesses had pledged enough money for a rescue.

Anguix took over at the club at the end of April in place of the controversial José Sepulcre, and in a statement

last Wednesday pledged to fully co-operate with a smooth transition to the club’s new managers and owners. Anguix’s support at Elche had virtually disappeared with recent resignations of vice-presidents Paco Roman and Dani Rubio , and it’s the second time that he’s left the club, having been thrown out by the previous board for his clashes with Sepulcre.

If Elche cannot pay their debts, Racing Santander, Recreativo and Sabadell – the three sides who were relegated from La Segunda last season – are all in with a shout of bouncing back up in Elche’s absence, if they paid the club’s debt to the footballing authorities.

FAREWELL JONATHAS

Former Elche star player, Jonathas, has joined Real Sociedad, managed by David Moyes, on a five-year contract. The striker who played a key part in keeping the Ilicitanos in the top draw of La Liga for the last season made his move after the Basque club reached an agreement with the Brazilian side that owned his registration, having been contracted to spend another year on loan at Elche.

“I feel very happy, so does my family, for signing for such a big club, with players at a high level and keen to do something important,” he remarked.

Meanwhile, Deportivo La Coruna has signed former Elche midfielder Pedro Mosquera on a four-year

contract. The 27-year-old, who came through Real Madrid’s youth system, quit the Ilicitanos after their administrative relegation.

David Lombán has terminated his contract with the club for non-payment of wages, whilst Garri Rodrigues has asked for his contract to be rescinded

after also not being paid.

If the club are not relegated further below the Segunda division on today’s deadline day for debt payment, they will be away to Ponferradina on the first weekend of August 23rd, and then they will entertain Athletic B the following weekend.

MEDAL HAUL

Club Natacion Torrevieja’s Masters swimmers (pictured from left to right), Vicki Connolly, Paul Matthews and Beryl Altabas led the charge for the club’s representatives in Zaragoza last weekend at the 2015 Masters National Championships, and were rewarded with a clutch of medals.

MONTE’S BRAND NEW ERA CD Montesinos have fought back against claims made in last week’s Courier from ex-manager Juanpe that he wasn’t shown enough respect when he was removed from his position after the end of last season, following seven years in charge.

The club’s new committee have said that Juanpe was offered a place on the committee in a technical role, but he turned the position down. They emphasised in a statement that they wished him well for his future job at Sporting

Saladar and wanted to show their appreciation for all his tireless work for CD Montesinos and also for the supporters.

The club’s pre-season training starts on Monday August 10th under the watchful eye of new boss, Roberto Cases Hernandez, whose appointment was reported in last week’s Courier. The 35 year old former Torrevieja goalkeeper was previously in charge of Catral, as well as at various levels at Orihuela CF, before coming the side’s assistant manager in the

2B division. He will also bring with him a fitness coach who will almost certainly work alongside him as his assistant.

The pre-season friendlies, including the annual contest for the Full Monte trophy will build up to the start of league action on the weekend of the 19th/20th September.

When asked about his objectives this season, Roberto was, like most managers, wary of raising false expectations and all he would say on the matter was that as always he

would take “one match at a time”. CD Montesinos also have a new President after the retirement of Pilar Garcia Perez who has spent eight seasons at the helm The new man at the top is club secretary, Felipe Paredes Aldequer, who has introduced some “new blood” into the club and aims to make it more proactive within the community and supporters.

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YOUNG GUNS TO ASSAULT PENSIONERS?

Arsenal play Chelsea in this Sunday’s FA ‘Community Shield’, or the Charity Shield as was, kick off 4.00 pm Spanish time.

The usual joke applies - it looks a great game on paper - but on grass? This time round last year’s Premier League champions against the FA Cup winners puts together two classy, expensive London sides with not a nosey northerner in sight, despite those same northwest-of-Watford clubs girding themselves up for the fray by spending some stupendous sums.

In contrast to that largesse, neither of The Smoke’s Sunday protagonists have spent hugely in the close season, although

there’s one twist that puts a bit of zest into this traditional pre-curser of the season.

The one-time permanent Chelsea goalkeeping fixture Petr Cech will be facing his old club in his first domestic game since being bought by the Gunners last month, with Arsene Wenger at long last addressing Arsenal’s perennial goalkeeping problem. Often accused of under-spending, when the signing of Mesut Ozil (£42m) Alexis Sanchez (£35m), Calum Chambers and Danny Welbeck (both £16m), Gabriel at £11m and now £10m for Cech, Arsenal’s investments are actually at £142m. Sure, well behind Chelsea’s outlay at £216m, but the Blues’

sales out sit at £179m (David Luiz £40m, Juan Mata £37m, Romelu Lukaku £28m and more) easily outweigh Arsenal’s modest sales of £37m. Now who’s the big spender?

In the pre-season warmups, Arsenal are going great guns. Last weekend Alex Iwobi scored his first goal for Arsenal as the Gunners continued their preparations for the new season, as Lyon got six of the best without replying. The 19-year-old winger, who is the nephew of former Bolton forward Jay-Jay Okocha, capped an impressive first half with Arsenal's third goal. The Gunners blasted in four goals in 15 minutes via Olivier Giroud, Aaron

MANDY RIDES AGAIN…

‘Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he?’ Mandy RiceDavis’s legacy was in evi-

dence again this week as the Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that he thought

Sepp Blatter deserved the Nobel prize – what for, that award isn’t for corruption, comrade… The awarding of the World Cup to Russia means massive mazoomah to Red Russia, so it’s no surprise that pushy Putin is a fan of septic Sepp. Meanwhile, mes amis, mon Dieu!

Monsieur Michel is next up for FIFA president when the new vote comes in February.

UEFA’s petit Platini looks perfect for the Premier’s position, Yookay endorsed ‘n all although it looks like we’re still stuck with Russia and Qatar. Unless… well, you never know, do you?

BULLYING IS WRONG!

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Valdes refused to play for the reserves and is on his way according to disciplinarian van Gaal, not even on the pre-season USA tour. In a bigger, much grander affair Argentinian star Angel Di Maria is said to be leaving United to join

French loadsaeuros Paris Saint-Germain for a savagely reduced fee of £28m, following the unsuccessful move to United from Real Madrid last year for £59.7m.

United have had a busy, businesslike summer: with the Romero purchase, Louis van Gaal has bought

half a new side. Midfielders Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin, forward Memphis Depay and full back Matteo Darmian have all recently arrived at the Theatre of Dreams. The Old Trafford faithful will be expecting great things this season – with no more bullying. Really?

Ramsey, Iwobi and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla's scoring two in the second half. Following that, the Gunners went on to celebrate a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg to win the Emirates Cup. Theo Walcott's second-half goal, supplied by 17-year-old Jeff Reine-Adelaide ensured Arsene Wenger's side added to last week's Barclays Asia Trophy triumph. Petr Cech has now helped Arsenal win two preseason trophies in two games, and Arsene's army can make it a hat-trick of success ahead of the Premier League campaign if his side defeat Chelsea this weekend.

During the last close season, shrewd Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was busy buying new barnstorming battlers to win the Premier title and the Capital Cup. But leaving the surprisingly risky signing of Radamel Falcao out, the Portuguese plotter has been uncannily quiet this time round - although he has made a few strange unChelsea like moves. As well as losing Cech, Blues’ left back Felipe Luis is returning to Atletico from whence he came twelve short months ago. Cech was replaced as no 2 to Thibaut Courtois by £8m Asmir Begovic from

Stoke City, but Mourinho said Chelsea are only planning to sign players if others leave Stamford Bridge. ‘At the moment we don't want players. It's simple’, he said.

Hmm… simple, eh, Jose? I wonder what the Chelsea faithful will make of that statement if Chelsea don’t come storming out of the traps again like last year.

The Blues’ iffy pre-season games include being beaten 4 – 2 by Red Bulls of New York, and just beating PSG 6 -5 on penalties after a 1 – 1 draw, with Falcao making his Chelsea debut as a substitute.

Sunday summary: London derby with no-holds barred? Meaningless preseason fixture? Important interesting indicator?

Southern softies spurned by northern know-alls? Where do you stand on Sunday afternoon’s ‘curtain-raiser’ for the new Premier league season? For me I’m optimistically and hopefully going for a belter, both sides hell-bent on winning something early, but neither wanting to lose face so soon in this season’s proceedings.

Sadly Arsenal’s cup final hero Alex Sanchez probably won’t be playing, which is a pity as it looks like Chelsea will be at full strength – and that could be the difference…

DAVID’S IMPASSE

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admits David De Gea's transfer saga is causing a problem. The 24year-old goalkeeper wants to join Real Madrid but United have said they will not discuss a deal unless Real defender Sergio Ramos is included. Real boss Rafael Benitez has said Ramos, 29, is staying at the Bernabeu.

"We have a situation that is not favourable for David De Gea, neither for us and neither for the club that, maybe, he wants to go," said Van Gaal. De Gea was replaced at half-time as United slipped to a 2-0 defeat by Paris St-Germain in Wednesday night's International Champions Cup game in Chicago.

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FARAH - NO ‘EVIDENCE OF IMPROPRIETY’

Mo Farah's training regime has been fully cleared by UK Athletics who have found "no evidence of impropriety". A BBC investigation accused Farah’s coach, Alberto Salazar, of practising doping techniques with other athletes. UK Athletics said there was no reason to question Salazar's training regime.

CROLLA REMATCH WITH CHAMPION PEREZ

Anthony Crolla has been granted an rematch against Darleys Perez after battling to a contentious draw with the WBA lightweight champion earlier this month. Most observers thought he had taken the title after the Colombian was deducted two points for lows blow in the later rounds.

ENGLAND IN CHARGE Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali combined for what could be a matchwinning partnership as England completed their first innings with a lead of 145 runs on day two of the third Ashes test at Edgbaston to reach 281 all out, after the

Aussies got them reeling at 190 for 7. Broad then struck with the ball(pictured) trapping danger man Chris Rogers LBW for just 6, with the Nottinghamshire player needing just one more wicket to reach the magic figure of 300 test scalps.

The English lowerorder batsmen added 87 runs for the eighth wicket before Broad was caught for 31 trying to hit the cover off a Josh Hazlewood delivery.

While only four more runs were added after Broad’s departure, it ended up being a sizeable advantage for the home side, which got even better with Rogers having to

BROAD HITS ASHES FORM

BULLYING IS WRONG!

It’s surprising today, but this nasty practice is still going on, despite all the bad publicity and public warnings bullies get. You know the type, the most powerful ones who always get their way over those less strong than they are. But unless we all stand up to it, it will always go on. But how do you stop it – for Real?

The Mounties - aka Real Madrid - always get their

man, don’t they? Just look at Ronaldo from Man United and Gareth Bale from Spurs – not that it did Los Blancos much good last season, tee hee… But this time Real have the United goalkeeper in their deadly sights, but the Mancunian Red Devils are smarting and boss Louis van Gaal is determined it won’t happen this time. But will it? Because it’s said –

often, and usually correctly – that the Madrilean men always manage it somehow.

The dream deal for United would be to trade Reallywanted goalkeeper supreme David De Gea, with only one year left on his United contract, for Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid and Spain strongman and centre-back.

But Bernabeu Benitez, aka gaffa Rafa sez Ramos

is going nowhere, despite the big Spaniard’s saidto-be unhappy status.

United say they will not budge in letting their match-saving goalkeeper go now just for cash, and stand to lose £25m if De Gea goes next year, rather than let Real bully them into signing De Gea. The Spaniard does appear to want to return to his homeland, not Atletico from whence he came, but this time to the Bernabeu to replace Ramos’s buddy, the great Iker Casillas who has at last gone to Porto.

Wait a minute, though amigo… just in case the bullying is working, United have signed the 28

trundle back to the pavilion after facing just 13 deliveries.

Ali clubbed 11 boundaries in his 59 from 78 balls. He was also caught off Hazlewood slashing at a wide ball, with Mitchell Starc completed the job for Australia by finding the edge of James Anderson’s bat.

The visitors will likely need a second innings score in the 350-400 range to have a decent chance of winning the game. They are still in it at this point chiefly because of one brutal Mitchell Johnson over early in the day. Johnson removed Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes with perfectlydirected short balls — causing a collapse which put the brakes on the English innings.

Bairstow’s wicket was Johnson’s 300th in Test cricket — earning him inclusion in a club which only features four other Australians: Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGrath (563), Dennis Lillee (355) and Brett Lee (310).

year-old Argentine national goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who played on the losing side against Germany in the 2014 World Cup final.

62 capped Romero saved two penalties in the semi-finals against Holland, his abilities duly noted the hard way by the then Netherlands boss, one Louis van Gaal. Strangely the ex-Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes transfer has not worked out at Old Trafford after the experienced Spaniard made only two appearances.

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