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Let’s broadcast it! ‘The event will become a huge promotional tool for the island,’ says Tourist Minister TENERIFE has been chosen to host the XIX Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to be held in April 2013. Cabildo Vice President and Head of Cabildo Insular de Turismo, José Manuel Bermúdez, stressed the great importance for the island is to “host an event of this kind, which will become a huge promotional tool for our destination.” The EBU is the largest association of broadcasters in the world, consisting of Eurovision (television) and Euroradio (radio resources). Among its features are the constant exchange of news and programmes to the negotiation of broadcasting rights to major sporting events. It is also responsible for organising the Eurovision Song Contest. It co-ordi-
nates each year, transmission of about 4,500 sports and musical events. The Island’s bid was submitted by the National Radio of Spain in the Canary Islands with the collaboration of Tourism Tenerife, which was responsible for preparing the technical proposal, and which also involved the hotel chain Iberostar. The infrastructure available on the Island for hosting major events as well as transportation facilities, the wide range of accommodation and the different possibilities for additional activities has been instrumental in the appointment of Tenerife as the venue of the meeting. It brings together hundreds of participants from 55 countries in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and also has 44 other associate members in 25 countries worldwide.
The decision was released at the conclusion of the cur-
rent assembly of the EBU, which is taking place.
The Eurovision TV Summit – shaping the future of public service television – is currently taking place in Lucerne, Switzerland. Four hundred leading public service media professionals from all over Europe are attending. The highlight of the Summit is the Common Focus Day, to be attended by more than 300 delegates. Jørgen Franck, EBU a.i. TV Director says: “Public broadcasters are reinventing themselves as multiplatform media services in a world of converging media, which is why we find it essential to focus this year’s weeklong Summit on: Public Service TV 2020 – the future we will create.” The Summit offers inspiring, informative meetings and conference, and unique opportunities for public service media to contribute to the shaping and development of future programming. The Common Focus
Day features discussions ranging from engaging and entertaining younger viewers to how public broadcasters can adapt to the fastmoving demands of a more connected audience. The opening speaker is internationally acclaimed teenage author and voice of youth, Adora Svitak, 13, who will provide an insight into what younger audiences want from TV programming. And several speakers will address “Social TV”, and examine its potential dominance of the television of the future. Organiser of the day Nicoletta Iacobacci, EBU Head of Multiplatform, comments: “The ‘lean-back’ experience of watching television is being transformed into a ‘lean-forward’, experience expected by audiences, and public service media will provide it all.” The next assembly will take place in Sweden, in 2012.
Adeje areas to be improved COSTA ADEJE continues to improve its public infrastructure through the Adeje Municipal Work Plan. This plan includes work on different parts of the town, and seeks to promote a better quality of life for residents and tourists alike. The Mayor explained that the work being carried is not exclusive to the tourist areas, “almost all the districts of the municipality, have been the subject of activity, which have ranged from repairing the streets, sanitation, lighting, parks, etc.”
Diaz Delgado said that the plan seeks to promote and
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by the residents in holding regular meetings with each district council.” The works currently underway in the area of Costa Adeje, are, among others, improvements in the Calle Antonio Navarro, where sidewalks have been rebuilt, this has enabled two-way movement and has created 30 public parking spaces. Investment in this section has been some 92,000 euros. The rear of the apartments Orlando, has been one of the main elements specified in the work plan. In that space they have made improvements, in particular
the green areas have been rescued and restored, this has enabled a multi-purpose plaza, which will also have parking, the cost of the work has been the sum of 140,000 euros. Calle Ernesto Sarti has also been improved. One of the main arteries of Costa Adeje, it has been fully restored, with designed parking spaces, pedestrian walkways, improved street lighting, gardens and ornaments, improvements in lighting, removal of architectural barriers and upgrading of street furniture, the investment in this work was 800,000 euros.
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to Spanish property Improvements Arona pavements London roadshows THE municipality of Arona has implemented a network of pedestrian walkways that will improve the connection in areas for pedestrians.
Improvements are underway in Valle San Lorenzo, La Camella, Cabo Blanco and Buzanada. The aim of these actions has been to encourage mobility, taking into account the geographical spread between the districts of the municipality. There will also be the implementation of a pedes-
trian walkway, 1.20 meters wide, between Guargacho and Las Rosas (until intersection with Arsenio Rodriguez), providing sidewalk, drainage, irrigation system and lighting, announced by Arona Mayor, Jose Alberto Gonzalez Reveron. The project is also considering a bicycle lane, bus stops and tree planting. The entire route will be equipped with accessible, attractive and functional furniture, which will also contribute to the beautification of the environment, with quality materials used, for the leisure and enjoyment of residents of the area.
Your feast of golden oldies THE GOVERNMENT of Spain presented a report on the performance of the Spanish real estate market to potential investors in London last Wednesday. The Minister for Public Works, José Blanco, and the State Secretary for Housing, Beatriz Corredor, highlighted the price adjustment, the stock of available residential properties, the legislative reforms put in place and the legal guarantees provided to buyers as the main attractions of this sector for British investors. This meeting forms part of an international round of informative presentations being carried out by the Ministry in collaboration with the State company ‘Invest in Spain’ and is aimed at raising awareness of the current situation in the Spanish real estate market. Besides the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Public Works will be visiting France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Russia over the coming weeks. The latest available data indicate that British citizens and investors have accounted for the majority of foreign buyers of real estate property in Spain, a country that continues to be the leading tourist destination for British citizens.
“This is an ideal time to invest in the Spanish real estate sector. The data show a significant reduction in prices whilst the competitive advantages that our country has always offered in this field remain as strong as ever: security, geographic vicinity, good climate, quality of life, high quality universal public services and increasingly better infrastructures that connect all the major tourist destinations (with a fully renovated transport network in our country). All this is accompanied by a secure legal framework that we are strengthening even further”, said José Blanco, the Spanish Minister for Public Works. The Spanish economy is starting to show the first signs of recovery: in the fourth quarter of 2010, Spanish GDP grew by 0.6% year-on-year and the forecasts for the coming months confirm this trend. This growth has been helped by the numerous measures implemented by the Spanish Government to alleviate the effects caused by the economic crisis, such as the restructuring of the banking system, increased flexibility for the labour market and a reform of the pension system. This fact has been reflected in the housing market, which has already concluded a large part of its adjustment and is now approaching a balance between offer
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and demand. The Spanish real estate sector is starting to show a reduction in the stock of residential housing and the consequential adjustment in prices. “A change is taking place in the trend of this stock that confirms a recovery in the market, falling in large cities such as Barcelona or Madrid especially, as well as in tourist areas such as Andalusia and the Canary Islands”, said Beatriz Corredor, the Spanish State Secretary for Housing. “Our country now has a large stock of real estate properties at more accessible prices than a few years ago. The price of freehold property has fallen 15.4% on average since the first quarter of 2008 and more than 20% in real terms, up to 24% in some provinces with more holiday properties. However, the market is diverse and varies according to region and the type of property. In fact, this drop in prices varies between 30% and 40% in some places such as Torrevieja, Ibiza or Marbella”, she added. Legal security; one of the main strengths in the Spanish market The sound legal framework in Spain guarantees the security of purchasing real estate in Spain. Over the last few years, the Spanish Government has been implementing additional measures to strengthen this area even further.
Another boost to transparency is being provided by a measure whereby all proceedings on grounds of the possible illegal nature of a property will be publicly identified in the Properties Register (universally accessible by all) in such a way that any potential buyer can access this register before buying a property to ensure there is no risk involved in the purchase transaction. Furthermore, all the mechanisms used in the fight against urban development corruption have been strengthened even further. The figure of Coordinating Environmental and Urban Development Public Prosecutor has been created and increased policing resources have been provided through the creation of specific groups within the Spanish National Police and the Civil Guard to combat real estate offences. These efforts can be added to the reform of the Criminal Code on 23 December that imposes tougher penalties for this type of offence. A Land Act is also in force, which introduces specific clauses aimed at combating urban development corruption, and local regulatory reforms have been made regarding the obligations to publish details on the goods and interests of members of government bodies and the toughening of the corresponding regime of incompatibility.
THERE will be a fabulous array of goodies on display at a special Antiques, Vintage and Collectibles’ Fair in Santa Cruz from Tuesday (10th May). It has been compiled by the Colectivo de Almonedas de Tenerife, an international group of collectors and dealers of vintage and antique items. They are raising funds for the local Rotary Club in the capital to help with its campaign to eradicate worldwide polio. Santa Cruz Town Hall has provided the Centro de Arte La Recova (the former market building) to stage the event, which runs from Tuesday until Sunday, 15th May. The Fair is open from 12 noon until 9pm daily throughout the week, including Saturday, and on the final day, Sunday, from 11am-2pm, and there is bound to be something for everyone. All sorts of items will be available, costing from just one euro upwards. They include postcards, stamps, LPs, furniture, lighting, decorative items, pictures and
paintings, porcelain, ceramics, vintage clothes and bags, shoes, fur coats and shawls, carpets, crystal, etc. Restoration experts will also be on hand to offer advice about techniques, and give quotes for restoring items. Aladdins Cave, of Los Toscales will be the only business which is based in the south of the island with most other participants hailing from the capital or La Laguna areas. Sophie Baillon, who organises the group’s events, along with Carmen Jimenez, said: “Almoneda is a word not really known nor used in the Canary Islands, but we are trying to introduce and promote it here. “Basically, it means a place where one can buy or bid for items that are old, vintage, and/or antique - and have been around for at least 30 years, - but not topnotch expensive, exclusive things.” For information about this fascinating group, and the members’ pursuit of all things bright and beautiful - which have been around for at least three decades - check out the blog www.almonedasdetenerife.blogspot.com
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The Virtually Nao journey complete
Tenerife’s chief of Economy and Competitiveness, Carlos Alonso, shows new state of the art facilities to this key professional group
IF YOU CAST your mind back a few weeks I was asked to help in a ‘virtual’ journey of the first ship to circumnavigate the globe for a contemporary art project. Well, it’s now complete and Author Rosamund Garrett has published the interactive journey. On line virtuallynao.wordpress.com there is a map that shows the flow of Internet data between the locations that the Nao Victoria originally laid anchor at approximately 486 years ago. Anchors represent the locations from the original route of the Nao Victoria. Pins represent the deviations of Internet data. You can click on the lines to see how far and how fast the data has travelled. Progress Virtually Nao has left the dock. Virtually Nao left Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain on the 3rd of March 2011, arriving in the Canary Islands in 0.345 seconds. Virtually Nao left Tenerife in the Canary Islands on the 7th of March 2011, arriving in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 0.657 seconds. Virtually Nao has left Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on the 6th April 2011, arriving in Buenos Aires in Argentina in 0.316 seconds. Virtually Nao has left Buenos Aires on the 28th April 2011, arriving in Puerto San Julián in Argentina in 0.860 seconds. Virtually Nao has left Puerto San Julián on the 28th April 2011, arriving in Rio Gallegos in 0.807 seconds. Virtually Nao has left Rio Gallegos on the 11th April 2011, arriving in the Cook Islands in 0.915 seconds.
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Virtually Nao has left the Cook Islands on the 23rd April 2011, arriving in Guam in 0.757 seconds. Virtually Nao has left Guam on the 19th April 2011, arriving in the Philippines in 0.376 seconds. Virtually Nao has left the Philippines on the 21st April 2011, arriving in Indonesia in 0.953 seconds. Virtually Nao has left Indonesia on the 21st April 2011, arriving in Cape Town, South Africa in 1.430 seconds. Virtually Nao has left South Africa on the 20th April 2011, arriving in the Cape Verde Islands in 0.352 seconds. Virtually Nao has left the Cape Verde Islands the 23rd April 2011, arriving in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain in 1.585 seconds. Virtually Nao has successfully digitally circumnavigated the world! The journey took a total of 9.353 seconds to travel by Internet. The project took 74 days to acquire the data from volunteers across the globe. That’s 6 393 600 seconds. The project had help from 12 volunteers. The volunteers were from 10 different locations, 7 different countries and 5 different continents. The flow of Internet data crossed all of the continents except for Antarctica. It travelled through 21 different countries, stopping in 35 different locations, often revisiting the same location more than once. Click on the link to virtually Nao to see the artistic interpretation. It’s amazing. Interesting I think, until next week…
THIS WEEK members of the Association of Engineers of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Canary Association of Information Technology and Communications Engineers, visited the NAP facilities (Neutral Access Point), located at the site of the Technological Institute of Renewable Energies (ITER) in Granadilla. The Island Councillor for Economy and Competitiveness, Carlos Alonso, explained that this hitech infrastructure is the first step towards reaching the ambitious goal set by the Island Government through the Alix project to dramatically
increase the island’s competitiveness through the development of ICT facilities and the exponential increase in Tenerife’s internal and external connectivity with Africa, America and the rest of the world. The president of the Canary Islands Association of Engineers of Information Technology and Communications, Sebastian Smith, was very happy with the visit because these facilities will serve not only as a point of concentration and distribution for international connectivity but also as a basic business tool for local ICT firms interested in competing abroad.
Carlos Alonso outlined to the attendees that the facilities consist of a neutral data centre available for international companies wishing to operate in West Africa and benefit from Tenerife’s strategic location close to Africa and its status as a European outermost region with special legal and tax advantages. This is a high availability infrastructure capable of offering accommodation in a neutral data centre with the same levels of quality and market prices found in European capitals and in the United States. The Data Centre facilities consist of an infrastructure complex featuring the building,
electronic systems, high voltage air conditioning and security designed to house the necessary electronics for ICT companies to develop all or part of their business with greater guarantees: environmental, power, security and weather resistance. The architecture is based on practical experience in the sector in Spain with a completely modular and flexible infrastructure. Also the roof’s shape, orientation and tilt have been designed for optimal energy production by the 400kW photovoltaic plant that covers the entire building. More info: www.iter.es
Guinness World Record breaker MIGUEL ANGEL CASTRO, from Guimar is already a Guinness World Record holder – three times over. According to the Guinness Book of records, last year, his last record was set on August 21, 2010 he gained the record for the farthest distance static cycling in 12 hours (male) was 832.35 km (517.2 mi) by Miguel at the Tasagaya Sports Pavillion in Güímar. Now that’s no mean feat. This time Migue, 42,l is
attempting to break yet another record: the furthest distance static cycling in 8hrs. His rigorous routine is all under the watchful eye of the New European Clinic in El Camison, Playa de las Americas, with help and advice from the clinic’s manager – Adolfo Peraza. The event is taking place on the 14th May in CC Meridiano in Santa Cruz if you would like to go along and watch or show your support.
Forest-fire simulation TENERIFE emergency services have been practising should a forest fire occur here this year. The drill, organised by the Directorate General of Security and Emergency, Canary Islands Government and the Tenerife Cabildo, took place in the forest zone of La Orotava and La Victoria. During the simulated exercise initially the fire was declared of 0A severity and reached level 2, raising the performance of the mass
extinction. The exercise used the island sea planes and also involving differing levels of management depending on the severity of the fire. The emergency services (112) hosted the direction and coordination of the work of extinguishing the fire, but it was a joint venture incorporating all of those who would be involved if it had been for real. The exercise was intended to train participants in the coordination of emergency and also on the transmission of information.
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Barracuda boys are double tops with the Vilaflor nuns TWO members of the Barracuda Hunters darts team have delivered a welcome donation of food to the Bethlemistas Nuns in Vilaflor. The darts team, based at the Barracuda Bar in Callao Salvaje, held another successful raffle at Easter, raising enough funds to buy more food for the nuns. They purchased it all from the British Brands Cash and Carry, in Buzanada, whose owners generously allowed them to buy it all at virtually cost price. They also made a food donation themselves. Team-mates John and
Roger then handed it all over to Sister Maria Ines Garcia, a wonderful, elderly Nun. “The look on her face when she saw the foodstuffs was a treat to see,” said Roger. “She shook hands and thanked us profusely.” The Bethlemistas Nuns, who are from Guatemala, devote their lives to helping the poor in the Vilaflor area by providing clothing and food. If you are out of work in Tenerife, you get a benefit paid for six months only, and after that there is no state help. Consequently, there are large numbers of families on the Island without any income.
Matt and Luke secure a place in the Tenerife Loves Karaoke finals HOORAH! Not before time, we have another addition to the two male singers already through to the final of Tenerife Loves Karaoke, the biggest talent competition to hit southern Tenerife. In fact, two more men have booked their spot because Matt and Luke, a talented duo, won last Friday’s penultimate heat at La Guagua bar, on Fanabe beachfront, last Friday. They were the first pair to enter the Oasis Fm-organised competition, and another packed house and a full complement of singers added to all the other fantastic heat successes. And, as we have seen, there has been a big increase in the number of male competitors involved as the heats draw to a close, with only one remaining.
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All 15 singers sang their initial songs and the standard was as good as it had been in all previous heats. The four judges, who had an extremely hard task in determining the three heat finalists, were eventually swayed by Matt and Luke. We say it every week, but we must repeat our huge congratulations to all the per-
formers, and to all those who came along to support/watch them. They have all been responsible for making every single heat memorable. So, now there are 13 finalists (10 female and three male), who have qualified for the Grand Final next Saturday (14th May) at Showtime Las Americas. They will be competing for
the 500-euro cash prize, a 12track recording session at Villa Studios, a contract with Paul James Associates, and the title of Tenerife Loves Karaoke 2011. Doors for the final will open at 8pm and, as this is a nonticket event with no table reservation, just turn up and enjoy what will be a splendid night’s entertainment. There is still time to enter the last remaining heat of Tenerife Loves last Karaoke, this Sunday (8th May) at the Wigan Pier in Las Americas. The competition starts at 2pm and, for the first time, two individual winners will be chosen to go through to complete the final line-up. So, if you are interested in competing in the BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR talent contest this year, call Oasis Fm on 902 232 102, register at the venues or via Facebook, or simply come along and have a special Sunday afternoon out.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Spanish petrol prices FUEL has seen its eleventh consecutive rise with petrol at 1.38 euro per litre, diesel is slightly cheaper coming in at 1.294 in Spain. This week fuel is 1.32% more expensive than last week. According to the Oil Bulletin of the European
Union, the average price of gasoline, which first exceeded the benchmark of 1.3 euros on 28 February, has increased again and exceeded that of Easter week when fuel was sold for 1.363 euros per litre. The price of diesel is still 2.63% below the historic price reached back in the week of July 14th, 2008, when it sold for 1.329 euros per litre.
Tourism on the up According to a report released by the Canarian Tourist board , tourism in Tenerife has seen a steady increase of 8.8% within the first quarter of 2011, with the majority of visitors being
British and German, 63% of whom, are repeat bookers. Summer previsions are also proving to be positive with an increase of up to 12% more travellers choosing Tenerife as their holiday destination.
Job creation Ricardo Melchior, President of the Cabildo has manifested that his main objective over the next 4 years, if he continues to preside, will be to create 60,000 new jobs thus lowering unemployment fig-
ures to 12%. Many new positions being linked to the train project due to commence this winter. This would almost double the previous 4 years total where a total 29.000 jobs were created.
Healthy lifestyle Pupils from various primary schools in Adeje and Arona will be invited to join workshops dedicated to teaching them about the importance of nutrition, exercise and a
healthy lifestyle. The health promotions authority for schools (RCEPS ) plan to implement workshops into the current junior curriculum.
Great expectations Tenerife south’s President of the Business circle, Pedro Suárez, revealed that the main complaint of British visitors to the island is the lack of customer service and value for money spent during their stay, comments being that hotel prices may
have stabilised but shops, bars and restaurants are not necessarily following suit. He said, we need to “improve the mentality” of local businesses in order to meet expectations and create more positive memories for holidaymakers.
Tenerife Auctions Walking into Tenerife Auctions is like being in a scene from ‘Flog it!’ the BBC2 afternoon television programme, however unlike ‘Flog it!’ Tenerife Auctions invites members of the public to bring their household items for sale as opposed to family heirlooms. Tenerife Auction Rooms is a traditional auction house, similar to the UK complete with bidding cards, professional auctioneer and porter – the deals here in Tenerife are settled in Euros as opposed to pounds. Auctioneer Michael J Grant hails from Wigan and is a professional entertainer here on the island, he told Canarian Weekly, “we have a good banter during the auction, it’s almost like a social event” The auction takes place every Saturday, the items are available for viewing every Friday from 9.30am until 5.30pm and pre-auction from 9.30am until the actual auction commences at 10.30am. The auction rooms are situated in Las Chafiras, through the industrial estate take the turning for Amarilla golf and then the first right, it’s just on the right hand side. The facilities are great, a large walk round display area, seating, vending machine and toilets. On viewing days you need to sign in for security purposes and on auction day if you wish to buy something you need to register your details and you’ll receive a bidding card. Tenerife Auction Rooms is a family run business, with Rex Anderson at the helm, he told Canarian Weekly, “we think it is the only auction house of its kind in the Canaries, and, probably mainland Spain too” Canarian Weekly asked Tenerife Auctions about the items they sell, “we have a mix of items, but mainly household from residents. It’s mainly household as when people move here they have a mass clear out. The items we have now are when
people move, or move into a new residence and the contents are not to their taste. It’s a good source of items for those that have rental apartments to furnish. The strangest item we have ever auctioned is a para-glider, the type you see people jumping off mountains with. At times we also have bar and restaurant items.
If you want to sell or buy a larger item and don’t have transport it can be arranged for you at a small fee.” In addition to the auction lots a small amount of space is dedicated to ‘Butterfly Clothing’ which is a second hand clothing store open only on a Friday and Saturday. They take ladies clothing (but not winter season) plus some
accessories and they will sell it on your behalf, on a fiftyfifty basis. They only ask that the clothes are of Per Una standard and above, they are clean, pressed and on hangers. If you’ve never been it is well worth a visit and you never know you may pick up a bargain! See advert page 30
The Agencia tributaria de canarias has estimated that tax returns relating to 2010 will be in the region of 435m euros paid out to contributors within the Canary Islands. The majority
of contributors have made successful use of this year’s new and advanced online system avoiding the previous queuing and waiting, the only option in past years.
Following the unfortunate floods at Los Cristianos market recently, Arona town hall has demanded a full investigation into the incident as it seems drains blocked by oil and other substances were
partly to blame, improvements will take time but Canaragua, the experts here in water drainage systems assure traders and residents alike that there will be no chance of a repetition.
Roadworks Tax returns 2010 Blocked drains
Work has begun to improve the condition of the TF1 between Adeje and Santa Cruz. Alterations will only be carried out at night and will cost approximately 425,000 euros, new surfaces, signage and lighting are
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planned to accommodate the incresing number of vehicles circulating within these areas, up to 40,000 a day. In the meantime the Cabildo of Tenerife recommends more caution when driving at night.
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The Canaries bucking trend THE NUMBER of unemployed fell in the Canary Islands last month - April, breaking the upward trend in the Islands for the first three months of the year. This decrease was primarily due to new contracts in the construction and service sectors. The Ministry of Labour confirmed this week that the unemployment data presented by President of the Canarian Government, Paulino Rivero, has fallen by 4429 people on the islands from the previous month (March). The total number of unemployed in the Islands is 256,773 people. The decline was fairly balanced between the two Canarian provinces. This fall in unemployment in the islands represents a break with the upward trend during the first three months of the
year, when unemployment increased by 3,691 people in January, in February 2865 and again in March. There were a total of 4,429 fewer unemployed in the Canary Islands, 1,900 came
from the tourism sector, 1,259 of construction, 1272 from the group that had never been employed and 116 from industrial. Only agriculture experienced an increase in the number of unem-
ployed, with 118 newly out of work. In the Canaries, the Prime Minister, Paulino Rivero, said that the figures reflect a trend of job creation “very favorable.” Which, Rivero attributed to trade unions, employers and the government headed by “merit” that are working “in the right direction.“ Provincial Confederation of Employers of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (CEOE-Tenerife) argues, while that job creation in the tourism sector, and the effect on trade and services, is resulting in a cyclical improvement in the employment of Canaries. On the other hand, according to employers, employability policies complement this good thing with a reduction in the register of unemployed in the construction sector due to the small public works projects that came with the aforementioned awarding funding. CEOE-Tenerife indicated that these indicators confirm that the policies of entrepreneurship and employability are working.
Residents help track down suspect thief A 35-year-old man from Arona was held by police on Monday after being accused of stealing electrical appliances and money from local stores in Guía de Isora. Bar owners raised the alert by reporting several breakins, with televisions and cash being taken. Police were then
able to track down the accused, thanks to the vigilance of residents. Secundino Yanes Falcón, Councillor for Public Safety in Guia de Isora, said: “The police have retrieved televisions, electrical appliances and cash, seized from local businesses. “As a result, they have arrested a man with the initials MAGR on suspicion of these crimes.” Desiderio Plasencia, Sub
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Chief of Police, said: “We were able to establish his location and subsequently arrest him, through the cooperation of residents, which was of vital importance and played a huge part.” The suspect was living with friends in a coastal area of Alcalá, where the robberies took place, and two incriminating TVs and other objects were said to have been discovered there. Secundino Yanes added:
“The sheer determination of the local police force has reassured residents and clarified events that created a somewhat alarmed atmosphere in this otherwise peaceful village.” The police say the suspect already has a criminal history, with 19 previous robberies and two detention orders against him. And he has been sent to prison by two separate criminal courts of Arona.
Yes, it’s raining pups and dogs! IT has been a busy week or so for Accion del Sol, with 10 dogs and 30 puppies ranging from two days to three months old, all taken to the refuge by Protection Civil. Everywhere you look at the refuge, there seems to be employers or volunteers with a bottle, feeding a puppy in their arms. If anyone would like to help out, please call Marion on 922 778 630. These puppies and dogs have all been picked up in Arona, Guia De Isora, San Miguel and Granadilla. And please remember, Accion del Sol staff are not “dog collectors” and will take dogs via the legal system only. Nearly 3,000 dogs have passed through the refuge in the six years since the Granadilla-based refuge opened. More and more dogs are being brought in, so if you are considering adopting a puppy or dog, please visit Accion del Sol. It is open Monday-Friday from 3-6pm and its situated at exit 51 on the TF1, next to ITER, the windmill park. Every dog in the A k t i o n t i e r- s p o n s o r e d refuge is passported, fully inoculated, de-flead, heartwormed and tick free, castrated or sterilised, which gives porspective owners peace of mind, knowing all the dogs have a clean bill of health. On 20th May, 23 hardy hikers will be climbing Mount Teide to raise money for Accion del Sol. Firstly, a big thank you from Marion to Danni Bryne, of Tenerife Fitness,
for helping to organise the event and for briefing and assisting everyone on the climb. Also, thanks to Amina Choudry and Stephen John Booth, from Clouseaus Bar in Palm Mar, Christopher Ross (Tenerife Insurance Services), Sascha Krischet (Tenerife Mortgage Solutions), Jose, and Alan representing Accion Del Sol, plus Paul Montegue from Blevin Franks. Others deserving of a pat on the back include Debbie Bliss, who is flying in especially from the UK, and all the many local supporters of Accion del Sol, who are raising funds ardently for the refuge. This year, the group will be climbing during the day as our permits allow. They are setting off around 5.30am to drive to Teide, to start our Challenge by 7am. They expect to reach the top of the Telefrico by 11am, and their permit slot is two hours to complete the last leg of the climb and to enjoy the amazing views and scenery before setting off for the journey back down. If anyone would like to sponsor the walkers, please contact Marion on 922 778 630. Danni has organised a 7.30pm meeting next Thursday (12th May) near McDonalds in Las Chafiras for all hikers to ensure they are all geared up for The Teide Challenge. Please pay Accion del Sol a visit. It is a first-class refuge where the dogs receive the best possible care and treatment. Marion is always eager to show people around and answer any questions or queries they may have.
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Isla Baja beats the drum with series of free summer concerts ISLA BAJA, the collective name for the beautiful, unspoilt, north-west region of Tenerife, includes the municipalities of Los Silos, Garachico, El Tanque, and Buenavista del Norte. It has a cultural history and, for the sixth year running, the Musical Whims festival organisers are staging a series of free concerts and shows at indoor and outdoor venues across the regions, from now until 29th July. They have been laid on by the consortium for the development of the region, and feature 22 concerts, comprising vocal and instrumental music, plus three training courses. A full programme is published on the website www.islabaja.es (for bookings, phone 922 830 204), and here are the opening events (which began last Sunday in Garachico), with a concert by Raquel Lojendio (pictured): Tomorrow (Saturday), 8pm: Concert by the Sanchez, Castellano, Marrero & Francis Quartet at Our Lady Of Remedies Church, Buenavista del Norte. Sunday (8th May), 12.30pm: Brass Band concert at the Plaza de la Libertad, Garachico. 14th May, 8.30pm: Concert Chamber music by groups from the Daute Isla Baja Music School, at the Museo de Historia y Anthropolgia (Casa Lercaro), La Laguna. 15th May, 12.30pm: Concert by The Silos, at the Plaza de la Luz, Los Silos. 21st May, 8pm: Poetry & Music Recital by Ernesto Rodriquez Abad, at the Salon de Actos Centro de Salud, Los Silos. 27th May, 8.30pm: Concert by the Ainur Chamber Choir
at the Teatro Cine, Buenavista del Nort. Training courses will be conducted by two musicians. Soprano Maria Oran will direct the V Course in Vocal Technique and Interpretation, to be held from 4-8th July, while Guillermo Gonzalez will run
the III Piano Performance Course, from 27th June-1st July. This year, for the first time, a course will be staged on Trumpet Technique and Interpretation, given by Adam Delgado from 20-24th June. The entire event will be
complemented for the first time by a special promotion of regional food. If you attend one of the concerts, you will be able to enjoy a free sweet called Dessert of the Musical Whims in any of the 22 restaurants taking part in the project.
BBVA not dismayed by lower profits THE 2011 first-quarter profits of Spain’s second-biggest bank, BBVA, dropped by 7.3% from the same period last year to 1.15 billion euros.
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But a report this week said it was at least better than the two previous quarters. Net interest income - the difference between interest paid out on deposits and interest earned on lending fell 6.2% to 3.17 billion euros. The result was slightly worse than forecast by analysts,
who predicted net profits of 1.06 billion euros. In common with other Spanish banks, BBVA is battling the poor economic situation, but the group said in a statement: “Once again, BBVA demonstrates its ability to generate solid and recurrent earnings in the
present economic environment. “Diversification, with more than half its gross income generated in emerging markets, and superior risk management, are the main factors supporting the BBVA Group’s net attributable profit.”
Live Arico Update Upcoming events Join us at the Theatre Bar, San Eugenio, on Tuesday (10th May) for a benefit evening with Suzy Q, Pip Brown, Sweet Temptations, Avril Taylor, Aidy Evans, Phil Gibson and John Ashford, with more to be confirmed. There will be a prize raffle, good company and, of course, a fund-raiser for our many dogs in the refuge. The following Wednesday (18th), we are holding a benefit night at The Clubhouse, Tajinaste, Los Gigantes. Tickets are 9.95 euros, to include a buffet supper. Entertainment will be provided by the incomparable Traveller Blues Band and tickets are expected to sell out fast. Get yours from the venue or from Suzy q on the number below. Home-made dog treats in our shops soon. These are made by Kim, of Kimbo Pupcakes. Treat your pooch to home-cooked treats made with natural ingredients, including carrot cupcakes topped with doggy chocolate! They are a hit with the refuge dogs, and will be on sale soon in our shops. In the meantime, you can place your orders direct with Kim on 628 850 339. And yes, she makes human treats as well. Our new web browser Many thanks to those who have downloaded our desktop and browser. We are proud to be on board this growing internet business. If you haven’t downloaded yet, the address is www.livearico.funeasycomputer.com - then, from the Super Content Tab, select “Download SMD” As a free user, the login is Live Arico. For those who have, please use the browser instead of your usual one. That’s because we get paid only when our browsers are open and running. Why not be a Smart Media Technologies representative? For a small outlay you, too, can be paid for giving away this fantastic supertool and browser. Call Suzy Q for more information. Hand-painted pet portraits Local artist Alison Sturgess will paint portraits of your pets and donate 25% of her fee to Live Arico. Her work is first-class and can be viewed at http://www.alisonsturgess-ar tistillustrator.com/ Refuge opening hours We are open Wednesday to Saturday, from 1-5pm, and Sundays by prior arrangement with Eugene. Live Arico shop chain All three shops are now open for business, so bag a bargain from all the secondhand books, toys, clothes and bric-a-brac on sale. Also, pop
in to leave donations of dog food, to ask for information about Live Arico, or just for a friendly chat. We need volunteers, so please call Trisha on 638 407 344, or Debbie on the number below, if you can spare a few hours a week. Shops’ opening hours Coral Mar, Silencio (in association with Tenerife Nursing and Care) - Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. Saturday, 11am2pm. San Eugenio (opposite La Niña Hotel, near Amandas Bar) - same hours. Los Cristianos (Churchill’s Square, near the play park and Chicagos Bar) - same hours, plus Thursday and Friday evenings until 8pm. Revised adoption procedures A minimum 50-euro donation for an adopted male dog, and 75 euros for a female, is now required by Live Arico. This is paid direct to Hospivet Sur on collection of your new pet, which will be chipped, vaccinated and wormed. We are negotiating special rates for neutering and spaying. South Tenerife Rescue Centre We have now sold 649sqm of land up to now, making a total of 3,245 euros. The plan to buy our own plot of land remains, possibly even where we are now renting, so are you prepared to buy a square metre of land for Live Arico? At just five euros, you will receive a certificate from Live Arico for now, and your name, address and number of square metres purchased will be on a Roll of Honour at the new refuge. Dog-grooming Claire is offering 10% of her fee to Live Arico. She has 18 years of experience, so call her on 660 862 910 for an appointment, and quote Live Arico so we can receive our donation. Important telephone numbers Eugene: 649 001 907 (call if you find an animal abandoned or in distress) Suzy Q: 629 388 102 (fundraising, press releases, prize donations, etc) Pete Holland: 661 099 365 (Poochies Pet Hotel for boarding your dog) Debbie Gibson: 637 918 158 (shop donations and collections, overseeing land purchase) You can also read about us at www.livearico.org http://twitter.com/tenerifedogs or http://tenerifedogs.blogspot. com Lastly, as we have said before, please think hard about what will happen to your pet if you are re-locating to the UK. Remember, a dog is for life and NOT just for the duration of your stay in Tenerife.
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Lions club together to provide a holiday treat for special kids A PARTY of 45 specialneeds and under-privileged young people and their carers from England arrived in Tenerife this week for a holiday, courtesy of Tenerife Sur Lions.
The visitors stayed at the Princesa Dacil Hotel in Los Cristianos and were treated to trips to Loro Parque, Whale and Dolphin watching, a visit to the Medieval Castle and Los Cristianos market. They also enjoyed a party, with entertainment provided by Vianna Shows, and a
number of meals out. The trip was organised in conjunction with Lions’ groups in England. And in July, Tenerife Sur Lions are sending a party of 30 young people and their carers for an eight-day stay at Haven Holidays, Great Yarmouth, where they will be treated to number of excur-
sions and activities. Funding for both holidays comes from a variety of sources, including the proceeds from the two Lions’ charity shops - at the Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos, and at Costa del Silencio. Local bars, restaurants, businesses and schools have also played a big part
in making the holidays possible through their fundraising activities. Special thanks go to Club La Costa for a generous donation towards the funding of the
Foreigners are providing such telling contributions SPAIN’S foreign inhabitants contribute “much more” to the welfare state than they receive, especially with regard to education, health and pensions. They also comprise 12% of the population, and yet account for only 5.6% of the use of these services. Even illegal immigrants contribute to the system by paying indirect taxes, consuming goods and doing work that allows Spanish women to return to the labour market. These are the main con-
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two holidays, and also to the Garden Bar, in Fanabe, for supporting the Lions through their fabulous sporting memorabilia raffle and auction.
clusions of a study on Immigration and the Welfare State in Spain, which has analysed the contribution made by nonSpaniards to the country’s economic growth, and the strength of the social security system. The report also outlines the use they make of social services, and discovers they actually make a “positive net contribution”. Jaime Lanaspa, Director General of the Fundación la Caixa, presented the results, saying: “This reality is a direct contrast to the general perception society has, and which needs to be reversed through information and education.”
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Tabak pleads guilty to killing Joanna Yeates VINCENT Tabak has admitted the manslaughter of Joanna Yeates but prosecutors say he will still face trial for her murder. The Dutch engineer, 33, appeared via videolink from prison for the hearing at the Old Bailey. As Miss Yeates’ parents David and Theresa watched in the court, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. But it was rejected by the Crown Prosecution Service, meaning he will still go on trial for murder in the autumn. Tabak, wearing a dark suit and tie and glasses, sat at a
desk during the hearing. He occasionally made notes and sipped from a cup. He spoke to confirm his name and to say he was content for proceedings to continue in English without an interpreter before entering his pleas. Miss Yeates, 25, who lived in Clifton, Bristol, disappeared on December 17 after going for Christmas drinks with colleagues. Her frozen body was found by a couple walking their dogs on Christmas morning dumped on a verge in a lane in Failand, north Somerset. The 25-year-old had been strangled. Police said there was no evidence she was sexually assaulted. Tabak, who was arrested and charged in January, lived
with his girlfriend Tanja Morson in a flat next door to Miss Yeates. The architect worked in Bristol at the design firm BDP with her boyfriend, Greg Reardon, who she also lived with. Her university tutor, David Booth, said after her death that she had been “destined for great things”. Tabak’s trial is due to start at Bristol Crown Court on October 4 and has been scheduled to last four weeks. The Dutch national, who was remanded in custody, is due to appear in court again for a pre-trial review at a date yet to be fixed in July. He is currently being held at Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire.
Obama-Osama souvenirs A QUICK-WITTED Italian artist has created figurines showing President Obama’s ‘victory’ over international terrorist Osama bin Laden. The figures show the US president holding the head of the al Qaeda leader under his arm and giving a peace sign with his other hand. Genny Di Virgilio, who is based in the famous artisan street of San Gregorio Armeno in Naples, designed the figures as soon as news of bin Laden’s death broke across the world. He has previously created famous models of footballer Diego Maradona as well as the presidential candidates
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in the 2008 US elections. Mr Di Virgilio is not the only person to cash in on the terror chief’s demise. Souvenir shops in China are also displaying figures and masks of the US president
alongside the al Qaeda leader. A shop in Shanghai shows models of the grinning protagonists alongside each other with bin Laden waving to the public. And in nearby Nanjing, one shopkeeper has been photographed wearing a bin Laden mask with a customer posing in a mask depicting the US president. The caricatures are the first of many souvenirs predicted to sweep the world following bin Laden’s death, almost 10 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks. It is also thought a Hollywood film about the hunt for the terrorist leader could well be rushed into production.
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Record dry spell sparks wildfires right across UK HEATHLAND fires have been burning across parts of the UK for days amid unseasonably dry weather with no respite expected until the weekend. The hottest April on record, which saw only 21% of expected rainfall in England and Wales, has hampered the efforts of firefighters and caused vast areas of parched land to go up in flames. Blazes fanned by high winds have been seen in areas of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, with hundreds of firefighters called in and helicopters used to drop water in the worst affected regions. The National Trust for Scotland said £100,000 of damage had been caused to its forest regeneration project by the fires, which destroyed around 40 acres of trees belonging to the trust. Weather forecasters are warning there is little chance of any “substantial” rain falling, with central and eastern England having to wait until the weekend. Roads have been closed and some 170 firefighters have been called to the Swinley Forest area of Berkshire, where a number of fires have broken out. In Lancashire, there have been fires on moorland in Belmont, near Bolton, as well as Ormskirk and Bacup. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has been “stretched thin” by the blazes, said incident commander Dick Scott. “They’re spread over a
large area, often in places with no access so it’s been very difficult,” he said. “The ground is tinder dry and we’ve had winds of up to 20 miles per hour so the breeze is pushing the fire along.” It is thought the fires could have been started accidentally. “It can be something as small as a cigarette that’s been discarded from a car window, or a barbecue on the moors - even a glass bottle that has a magnifying effect in the sun and begins to smoulder,” he added. In Northern Ireland, police have been investigating reports of a man seen with a petrol can close to one of the worst gorse fires for years in the Mourne Mountains. Another two youths were spotted lighting fires in south Armagh. Hundreds of acres of land are being destroyed and homes and livestock threatened by fires which burned for much of the bank holiday weekend in counties Down, Armagh and Tyrone. Scotland, where the royal estate of Balmoral is among several areas affected, and Northern Ireland had just two thirds of the rain normally expected in April. The average temperature in England was the hottest since records began 353 years ago. Despite the dry weather, the Environment Agency is not planning a hosepipe ban. A spokesman said: “We feel confident there is enough water to see out spring and summer without restrictions on the public supply.”
Interest rate is left at 0.5% for the 27th month THE BANK of England has left the base rate of interest unchanged for the 27th month in a row. Disappointing economic growth for the first quarter of this year seems to have convinced the Monetary Policy Committee to maintain its emergency rate of 0.5%. The announcement comes despite market expectations earlier this year that the Bank would choose May to increase costs for borrowers. We will not learn how the MPC voted until later this month when the minutes are released but it was the last meeting for leading hawk, Andrew Sentance. The Bank of England will reveal some of the reasons behind its decision in its Quarterly Inflation Report next week. Six MPC members voted for no rate change last month. Metrobank chairman, Anthony Thomson said: “I would not anticipate the base rate changing before July although I think we will see one or two rises before the end of the year. The UK economy grew by 0.5% between January and March of this year. That was seen as a disappointment by many economists who had expected a bigger bounce-back after the economy shrank by the same amount in the last three months of 2010 because of the severe winter weather. The Bank of England has been criticised by some who believe that it must increase the interest rate to help reduce inflation which has been above its 2% target for more than a year. The Bank has forecast that
ADELE’S chart-topping success has propelled her into the top ten of the richest young music stars. The Someone Like You singer is the highest new entry in a new list of the richest British and Irish music stars under the age of 30. Authors of the report, which is part of the Sunday
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inflation will peak at 5% before return to target in 2012. Having grown consistently since September, inflation fell to 4% in March from 4.4% in February. Wages are increasing at a slower rate than consumer prices bringing about the first decline in British consumer spending power since 1981.
Bank Governor, Mervyn King, has defended the Bank of England’s strategy by maintaining that an interest rate hike would not affect high inflation which is being caused by temporary factors such as changes to VAT and high commodity prices. Which? Money magazine’s editor, James Daley agrees: “Many consumers are still
Young and rich Times Rich List to be published this weekend, estimate she is worth £6m. The leap in fortunes comes just three months after her performance at the Brit Awards in February, which gave her a new flush of fame. Days later she stormed to
number one in the album chart and has now spent 13 weeks at the top with her second album, 21. Singer Katherine Jenkins is the wealthiest star in the young music millionaire list, ousting last year’s number one Charlotte Church. Jenkins is said to be worth
struggling, and an increase in interest rates at the current time could really put the squeeze on families with large mortgages. “Although low interest rates are tough for savers, I believe it would be risky to increase rates given that many households have not yet shaken off the effects of the recession.” £13m, up £2m on the previous year, while Church is now thought to be valued at £8m, slipping to joint sixth place with Craig David. Among the runners-up in the list is Cheryl Cole, whose fortune is believed to have grown by £2m in the past year. She shares second spot with both Leona Lewis and Katie Melua.
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Tube drivers to stage six days of strike action LONDON Underground workers are to take six days of strike action in an escalating dispute over the sacking of two Tube drivers, threatening travel chaos for millions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said 1,500 drivers - around half the total - will join the strikes, causing the worst disruption on the Tube since a series of walkouts last autumn in a separate row over jobs. The strikes will be held between 9pm on Monday, May 16 and just before midnight on Tuesday, May 17; between midday on Wednesday, May 18 and just before midday on Thursday, May 19; and between midday and 9pm on Friday, May 20. Further walkouts will be held between 9pm on Monday, June 13 and midday on Tuesday, June 14; between midday on Wednesday, June 15 and midday on Thursday, June 16; and between midday and 9pm on Friday, June 17. The action will effectively disrupt the Tube over a period of two weeks, with the union saying it will have a “major impact” on services. The RMT leadership seems determined to disrupt London and its economy over several days. As ever, we will work to keep London
moving if the strikes go ahead. The proposed strikes follow a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action by RMT members in protest at the dismissal of Northern Line driver Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas, a Bakerloo Line driver. Both men claim they were unfairly dismissed and have taken their cases to an employment tribunal which has given them “interim relief”, although there have yet to be full hearings. The RMT said interim relief was only granted by a tribunal where there was the clearest possible evidence an employee had been dismissed on the grounds of their trade union activities. Mr Lynch is the RMT’s Bakerloo Line drivers’ health and safety representative. The union claims Mr Thomas, a long-standing RMT activist, was sacked on “trumped-up” disciplinary charges following allegations made against him after an incident during last year’s strike. London Underground strenuously denies the claims. Managing director Mike Brown said: “The RMT leadership seems determined to disrupt London and its economy over several days. “As ever, London Underground and TfL will work to keep London moving if the strikes go ahead.”
Saoirse Ronan has a casting vote now ACTRESS Saoirse Ronan was nominated for an Oscar at just 13 and now at 17 years old she’s picking her own directors. The young star is the one who convinced producers to hire director Joe Wright for her new film Hanna. “I thought Joe would actually be great for this film even though he’s never done action before and I thought he could bring something new to it,” she said. “It’s nice that filmmakers and producers are asking me for my opinion and who would be suitable. Whether they listen to me or not is a different story.” Hanna is a dark thriller about a 16 year old killer trained by her ex-CIA dad. It’s a much more violent role for the actress who’s best known for films The Lovely Bones and Atonement, for which she got the Academy Award nod. “She’s definitely not sexy in any way. She’s not cool. She’s a bit of a misfit. I would work out at the gym every day to build up my strength,” Ronan said. It is not the first time the star and the director have worked together. Wright also directed Atonement. He said that he paid close attention to the success of
the Bourne trilogy when making this action thriller. “Jason Bourne films are a hard act to follow these days. He changed the game Paul Greengrass did,” Wright said. “I was therefore determined not to shoot the action the same way as he had. But what he did do is make action movies with a social con-
science and I tried to do that.” Wright was a regular on the 90s rave scene and has drawn inspiration from that time throughout his career. “The Chemical Brothers did the score for this film. I’ve known them since 1992. I went to one of their first gigs in a club called RaRa’s in Islington. The whole light
show aesthetic is something I’m quite influenced by,” he said. The director made a name for himself with his period dramas which included Pride and Prejudice. However, his last film The Soloist which starred Jamie Foxx failed to make a big impact at the box office.
Top cop: ‘UK terror attack highly likely’ BRITAIN’S most senior police officer has warned that a terror attack on the UK is highly likely and could occur at any time. Sir Paul Stephenson said communities must remain “vigilant” and urged members of the public to “trust their instincts”. The Metropolitan Police commissioner said the “severe” threat from international terrorism was “not a bureaucratic description, but rather a factual assessment of the reality of the threat we face”. “To be blunt it means that an attack is highly likely and could occur without warning at any time,” he added. “As Government, the police and the security service assess the impact and consequences of the death of Osama bin Laden, it is clear
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that there can be no let up in our vigilance.” Speaking during a lecture at the Policy Exchange thinktank in central London, Sir Paul said: “One man’s death does not mark the end of an ideology.” But he emphasised the police and security services
would continue to do everything possible to counter the threat of terrorism. Sir Paul also warned about the dangers of transferring counterterrorism (CT) responsibilities from Scotland Yard to a new National Crime Agency. “The CT infrastructure, integrated within local policing
and communities, has enjoyed real success, is highly regarded worldwide and we should be careful only to dismantle it with good cause.” Sir Paul returned to work in time for last month’s royal wedding after undergoing an emergency operation in January.
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Wild dogs, worried residents and huge piles of Red Tape at local Town Hall FOR more than a month, a story has been unfolding which has touched the hearts of many people, and frustrated even more. Residents of Port Royale, in Los Cristianos, have been troubled by a pack of wild dogs, which, after the arrival of a litter of pups, have been forced to look for food in the residential area. After being observed by supporters and key members of the Live Arico animal refuge, it appears there is a female, possibly bull mastiffcross, who has given birth to some older, completely wild dogs, and more recently, to some lab-cross pups, now around four months old. The mother has a collar and, it seems, she was a family pet at some time, as she is the tamest of the pack, and quite sweet. The older dogs are wolf-like and wary of humans, which is understandable if they were born and bred in the wild. The babies are adorable and young enough to make good pets. The first was caught and rehomed by a Live Arico supporter some weeks ago. After the sheer determination and ingenuity of some residents, a second pup (pictured) was caught and taken to Live Arico, where he awaits a family There now remains two pups, the two older dogs, and the mother. Residents have become increasingly worried about the plight of these dogs, and
the situation appears to have been ignored by the Ayuntamiento of Arona, who have a legal responsibility to deal with it. The Ayuntamiento have recently signed an agreement with the Accion del Sol dog refuge in Granadilla. But the responsibility to collect the dogs is that of the Ayuntamiento, who appear to be failing miserably. Worried residents are told repeatedly to call the Ayuntamiento on 010, but the phones are seldom answered, and nothing is being done. The Police say call the Ayuntamiento, but the Ayuntamiento don’t answer. the Accion de Sol refuge say call 010, and so it goes around. The situation is now critical. Some kind residents, who are feeding the hungry dogs through a fence between the waste land and the complex, report that one of the puppies has a swollen face and needs a vet. And, of course, there is a risk of the older dogs getting a little too brave in their search for food. In a last-ditch attempt to bring about a solution, the media are being contacted with this story, which may shame the administration into acting. As the elections approach, do they really want to be seen as shamelessly ignoring a group of living creatures, so close to the tourist areas? We sincerely hope not, and will update Canarian Weekly readers of any progress. By Sue Havenhand (Live Arico Vice-President)
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Kestrels soar in bright sunshine KESTRELS Golf Society beat the weather last week to stage their second annual championship at the Amarilla course. The event attracted 24 players, who enjoyed a fine day’s golf, which was followed by a buffet and pres-
second. The Longest Drive was won by Mark Thornley, and Liz Gray was awarded the Captain’s Trophy. The Kestrels, a group of mainly ex-pats and swallows, who have been playing together for two years, are named after the local bird, which is common around the golf course. Their current captain is
Tony Pearce and they play at Amarilla throughout the winter, culminating in last week’s finals day. Peter Robinson, Club Secretary and founder member of the Kestrels, says proudly: “We have grown by word of mouth, from around 12 players to our current number of some 40.”
Old pals team up to provide bonanza for Blackpool kids SAN MIGUEL Lions Club will today (Friday) welcome a special group of visitors to the Island for a week’s holiday - thanks to a long-standing friendship. Children from Blackpool’s Brian House hospice, who have spent their lives fighting against illness, will be greeted by a whole host of entertainers at the poolside when they reach their Costa del Silencio hotel Club Marino, at about 2pm. It’s the start of their week in paradise, with trips planned to Loro Parque and Jungle Park, as well as daily/evening entertainment events at their base. The Lions invite holiday parties over here every year at their expense, usually for disadvantaged kids.
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entation at the country club. And despite a cloudy start, the sun soon shone, especially on Peter Robinson, who beat Tommy Gray to win the Category 1 tournament. Peter also claimed the Nearest The Pin prize. Dave Anderson triumphed in the Category 2 section, with Tony Heath finishing
But this year’s adventure is one with a big difference because it was arranged by good friends here and in the UK - and funds were raised at both ends! Sue Solomon, President of San Miguel Lions Club International, and her husband Ralph (Social Secretary and Mr Fixit), renewed their friendship with old pals Lisa and Tony Woods in Tenerife last year. Lisa, who ran the Camelion Bar in Silencio and is now landlady of the Boar’s Head, Marton, just outside Blackpool town centre, said: “We used to provide packed lunches and evening meals for children on similar holidays. “When we got to Blackpool, we kept hearing so many moving stories about Brian House and we wanted to help. And that’s where the Lions came in. ”We raised the money
through race nights, golf events and auctions of Blackpool FC memorabilia and our customers were really generous.” Ralph, who knew Sue from years earlier in the Midlands, added: “We were having a drink and chat when she and Tony were over, and Lisa said how much they enjoyed raising money for charities in their pub. ”One thing led to another and we decided to put our two fund-raising hats on together. One of the charities she mentioned was Brian House , and Lisa got cracking as soon as she retuned home. “The plan was that she would raise the money for flight tickets, which her and her pub staff did in about six weeks. “They then raised enough to pay for the insurance, transport to and from the airport, and even a bit of spending
money for the kids. It was a fantastic job, well done by a lovely lady.” Ralph added: “We have 10 kids and 10 adults (parents and carers) for a week and our job as Lions is to get them to and from this airport, with half-board accommodation, lunches and trips. “And, most of all, provide them with tons of funs and give them all the best holiday possible.” Carla Pollock, who lives in Blackpool, will be here with her 14-year-old son Callum. He has Hurler Syndrome, which causes physical degeneration and learning difficulties. His mother said: “Callum has had a difficult time, but he always smiles and I would like to thank everyone involved for making this holiday possible.” Callum said with a big grin: “I know I’ll have a great time, and I’ll meet lots of new people.”
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The Apprentice Tuesday 10 May, 9:00pm - 10:00pm, BBC1 New series. The stakes are raised even higher as this year's hopeful entrepreneurs compete for a ÂŁ250,000 investment to start their own company - with Alan Sugar as their business partner. The 16 contestants get off to a flying start when they are sent to New Covent Garden Market, where they are given ÂŁ250 to invest in fresh fruit and vegetables. The teams race to secure the best produce at the lowest price, before using their ingredients to make tempting juices, fruit salads and pasta meals to cater for London's hungry workforce. Continues tomorrow.
Wednesday 11 May, 9:00pm - 10:00pm, BBC1 Alan Sugar challenges the candidates to design, launch and promote a new mobile phone application, and pitch it to three leading technology websites to become `app of the day'. The hopefuls also have to persuade bloggers and software experts at a major gaming fair to support their product and increase downloads.
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F R I D A Y 6:00am ............................Finley the Fire Engine
6:00am ............................Daybreak
9:15am ........................Animal 24:7 10:00am ....BBC News; Weather
6:10am ...................................... Zigby
10:00am ................Homes Under the Hammer
6:25am ..........................Wibbly Pig
9:25am ........................The Jeremy Kyle Show
6:35am ......................Little Robots
10:30am ..................This Morning
11:00am ............Don’t Get Done, Get Dom
6:45am ................Charlie and Lola
12:30pm ................ Loose Women
11:45am ....BBC News; Weather
7:00am ................Little Howard’s Big Question
1:30pm ............................ITV News and Weather
11:45am ............Cash in the Attic
7:25am ........................Newsround
12:15pm ..................Bargain Hunt
7:30am ......Trust Me I’m a Genie
1:55pm ....................London News and Weather
1:00pm ......BBC News; Weather
7:40am ......League of Super Evil
2:00pm...... 60 Minute Makeover
1:30pm ..................Regional News and Weather
7:50am .......... Frankenstein’s Cat
3:00pm ..............................The Alan Titchmarsh Show
1:45pm ................................Doctors
8:30am ............................LazyTown
2:15pm Escape to the Country
8:55am ..............Bob the Builder: Project Build It
6:00am ............................Breakfast
3:00pm ....BBC News; Weather; Regional News
3:59pm ............ London Weather 4:00pm ........Midsomer Murders 5:00pm ..........Britain’s Best Dish
9:05am ........The Koala Brothers
6:00pm ..............................Weather
3:05pm ........................ Gastronuts
9:15am ................Guess with Jess
6:00pm ..............London Tonight
3:35pm ......................Prank Patrol Down Under
9:30am ..........................Big & Small
6:30pm ............................ ITV News and Weather
4:00pm ....Remote Control Star 4:30pm ..........Diddy Dick & Dom
9:45am ....................Chuggington: Badge Quest
7:00pm ........................Emmerdale 7:30pm ..........Coronation Street
4:30pm ............All Over the Place
9:50am .......................... Grandpa in My Pocket
5:00pm ........................Newsround
10:05am .................... Mightymites
8:00pm ....................Baboons with Bill Bailey
5:15pm ......................Weakest Link
10:20am ..............................Dip Dap
8:30pm ..........Coronation Street
6:00pm ..............................Weather 6:00pm ............................BBC News
10:20am ....Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll
6:30pm................................Weather
10:45am ..........................Waybuloo
6:30pm ..........BBC London News
11:05am ....In the Night Garden
7:00pm ..........................BBC News; Regional News
11:35am ............................The Pink Panther Show
7:00pm ..................The One Show
12:00pm ........................ Vote 2011
8:00pm ........................EastEnders
1:00pm ........................Animal Park
8:30pm ......A Question of Sport
2:00pm ..........................Vote 2011
9:00pm ............Have I Got News for You
3:00pm ..................................Flog It!
9:30pm ..................Outnumbered
4:15pm ..............................Pointless
10:00pm ........................BBC News
5:00pm ..........................Vote 2011
10:25pm ..............Regional News and Weather
6:00pm ............................Eggheads
10:40pm ....................The Graham Norton Show
7:00pm .................... Railway Walks
10:00pm .................... ITV News at Ten and Weather
7:30pm ..........Verdict on 7/7: A Newsnight Special
10:30pm ................London News and Weather
8:00pm Petworth House - The Big Spring Clean
10:35pm ..........................The Cube
11:25pm ..................The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 11:35pm ..............The One Show 12:35am ........................ Assault on Precinct 13 2:05am ............The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best 3:05am ........................Countryfile
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8:00am.............................. Copycats
8:30am ................................Lorraine
3:45pm ..........Helicopter Heroes
6:30pm ........ Great British Menu
8:30pm ............Gardeners’ World 9:00pm ......................Monty Don’s Italian Gardens 10:00pm ............Frank Skinner’s Opinionated 10:30pm ..........................Weather
9:00pm ............Paul O’Grady Live
11:35pm ..................Take Me Out 12:30am ...... ITV News Headlines 12:30am ..........................The Zone 2:30am ...................... In Plain Sight 3:15am................ ITV Nightscreen 5:30am ..........ITV Morning News
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Friday 06 May 6:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:00am ................................Brainiac: Science Abuse
6:20am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
7:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:35am ..............Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures
9:00am ................................Ringside
6:10am ..........................The Hoobs
6:00am ..........Thomas & Friends
6:35am ..........................The Hoobs
6:10am ..........................The Beeps
7:00am ............Freshly Squeezed 7:30am ............Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00am .................................. Frasier 8:30am .................................. Friends 9:00am ................Wife Swap USA 9:55am ..Relocation, Relocation 10:55am........ A Place by the Sea 12:00pm ........................Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm ..........Make Do & Mend 12:35pm ........The TV Book Club 1:05pm ................Jamie at Home 1:35pm ............Channel 4 Racing 3:10pm ........................Countdown 4:00pm ................Deal or No Deal 5:00pm ........Come Dine with Me
6:40am ............................Peppa Pig 6:50am ............................Peppa Pig
10:00am ....................NRL Fulltime 10:30am ........Live International Rugby League
6:55am ......Milkshake! Music Box
1:00pm................................ Ringside
7:00am .................... Little Princess
2:00pm ................The Rugby Club
7:15am ............The Mr Men Show 7:30am ..........Thomas & Friends 7:45am ....Make Way for Noddy 8:00am ........................Fifi and the Flowertots 8:15am ............................Peppa Pig 8:20am ............................Peppa Pig
3:00pm ......................International Rugby League
7:00am ..............................Wild Vets
7:45pm ......................Doctor Who Confidential
8:00am................................ Oops TV
8:00am ....................................Maury
8:00pm ......Snog, Marry, Avoid?
9:00am ....................The Real A&E 10:00am .................... Law & Order
9:00am ................America’s Next Top Model
8:30pm ..............Young, Rich and Househunting
11:00am ..........UK Border Force
10:00am ......Nothing to Declare
1:00pm ..................Stargate SG-1
11:00am ................................Maury
9:00pm ......Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
3:00pm .................. My Pet Shame
12:00pm ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
9:30pm ............Russell Howard’s Good News
1:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
10:00pm ......................EastEnders
4:00pm................................ Oops TV 4:30pm ............................Futurama 5:00pm ..............................Oops TV
10:30pm ..........Young, Rich and Househunting
5:30pm ............................Futurama
4:30pm ........................Live ECB 40 League Cricket
6:00pm ......................A League of Their Own
3:00pm ..................Criminal Minds
11:20pm ...................... Family Guy
4:00pm ..............................Charmed
10:00pm ..........Take It Like a Fan
6:30pm ..................The Simpsons
11:45pm ..........Russell Howard’s Good News
10:30pm ............Premier League Preview
7:30pm ..........................The Middle
11:00pm ............Football League Weekend
8:30am..............................Roary the Racing Car
6:30pm ............................Hollyoaks
8:40am ......................................Olivia
7:00pm .............. Channel 4 News
8:50am ....................The WotWots
12:30am ............Premier League Preview
7:55pm ...................... 4thought.tv
9:00am ................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
1:00am........ International Rugby
12:00am ..........Take It Like a Fan
8:00pm.................... The Simpsons
6:00pm ................America’s Next Top Model
11:00pm ......................Family Guy
12:15am ......Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
8:30pm ................Modern Family
7:00pm ............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
9:00pm ......................Raising Hope
8:00pm ....................................Bones
1:15am ......Snog, Marry, Avoid?
9:30pm........................A League of Their Own
9:00pm .................. Criminal Minds
1:45am ................Fast Food Baby
10:00pm ........................CSI: Miami
10:30pm ........................Spartacus
11:00pm ..............Criminal Minds
2:45am ..............The Real Hustle: Celebrity Scammers
7:00am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
6:00am ..........................The X Files
6:00am ..........Coronation Street
7:00am ..........Star Trek: Voyager
6:25am ........................Emmerdale
7:30am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
8:00am ....Star Trek: Enterprise
6:50am ........................ Emmerdale
9:00am ............................................ER
7:15am ....................Loose Women
10:00am............ thirtysomething
8:10am ........................Judge Judy
11:00am ........................The X Files
9:25am ..........................Odd One In
12:00pm........ Star Trek: Voyager 1:00pm ....Star Trek: Enterprise
10:10am ....................The Planet’s Funniest Animals
2:00pm ............................................ER
10:35am........................Judge Judy
3:00pm ..............thirtysomething
12:00pm ......Coronation Street
4:00pm ..........................The X Files
12:30pm ......................Emmerdale
5:00pm ..........Star Trek: Voyager
1:00pm ........................Emmerdale
6:00pm ............................................ER
1:30pm ...................... The Jeremy Kyle Show
12:45am ........................Bizarre ER
9:15am ............The Wright Stuff
9:00pm ..........The Million Pound Drop Live
11:05am ............Extreme Fishing with Robson Green
6:00am ............Aerobics Oz Style
10:25pm ....................Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes
12:05pm ........Meals in Moments
6:30am ..Kings Of The Extreme
12:10pm ......5 News Lunchtime
11:25pm ........................The Ricky Gervais Show
7:00am ..........................WWE: Raw
12:20pm ....................Law & Order
9:00am ................The Rugby Club
1:15pm .............. Home and Away
10:00am ......Football’s Greatest
12:00am ................Fight for Your Right Revisited
7:00pm ......................Doctor Who
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
2:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
6:00pm ..................The Simpsons
8:00pm ........A Place in the Sun: Home or Away
6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
1:45pm ........................ Neighbours 2:15pm ..........The Vanessa Show
10:30am ................Live European Tour Golf
8:00am ............................Fifth Gear 8:30am ..........The Gadget Show 9:00am ....The Best of Top Gear
12:30am ............Chase & Status: Live in London
3:05pm ....................Chinese Food in Minutes
12:30pm ...... Football’s Greatest
10:00am .................. Dragons’ Den
1:00pm Premier League World
11:00am ..............Seaside Rescue
12:55am ............My Name Is Earl
3:10pm ................................Flood: a River’s Rampage
1:30pm ....IAAF Athletix Weekly
12:00pm The Best of Top Gear
2:00pm ..........Trans World Sport
2:00pm ....................Dragons’ Den
3:00pm Premier League World
3:00pm............................ Fifth Gear
3:30pm ..................Live European Tour Golf
3:30pm .......... The Gadget Show
5:30pm ..............Football League Weekend
6:00pm ................Seaside Rescue
7:00pm ............................Inside the Actors Studio
6:30pm ................Seaside Rescue
8:00pm........................Prison Break
4:40pm ..................Loose Women
7:00pm ......................Traffic Cops
9:00pm ..............................Big Love
5:40pm..........................Judge Judy
8:00pm .. The Best of Top Gear
10:15pm.................. In Treatment
7:00pm ........Britain’s Got Talent
9:00pm ................ Mock the Week
10:45pm ..................In Treatment
9:40pm ..................Not Going Out
11:15pm ............Bored to Death
8:00pm ......................Britain’s Got More Talent
10:20pm ........................Have I Got News for You
11:50pm ................................Weeds 12:25am ................The Sopranos
11:00pm ......................Dave’s One Night Stand
10:00pm ..........................The Only Way Is Essex
1:35am ................................Big Love
11:45pm ..............Celebrity Juice
1:20am ................My Name Is Earl 1:40am .................................. Freaky 2:05am ..........................Undressing My Mother
5:00pm ........................5 News at 5 5:30pm ........................ Neighbours 6:00pm ..............Home and Away
2:15am ................................Farewell Packets of 10
6:25pm.................................... OK! TV
2:20am ....................Brain Damage
7:30pm............................ Fifth Gear
2:25am ..........................Ugly Betty
8:00pm ..........Ice Road Truckers
6:30pm ..............Premier League Preview
3:10am ................Hill Street Blues
9:00pm ....................The Mentalist
7:00pm ..........................Tight Lines
4:00am ................The Unofficial Royal Wedding
10:00pm .................... Law & Order
8:00pm ..............Road to London
10:55pm ........The Walking Dead
4:50am ..............................Wogan’s Perfect Recall
11:55pm ..................Cops in Crisis
8:30pm ....................International Rugby League
5:15am ........................Countdown
7:00pm ........................ 5 News at 7
12:15am ....................SuperCasino 4:05am ......Motorsport Mundial
06 May 2011 -12 May 2011
10:00pm ......................Tight Lines 11:00pm ........NFL: Total Access
4:00pm.... The Best of Top Gear
3:40pm ........Holiday Showdown
9:00pm .................... American Idol
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S A T U R D A Y 6:00am ............................Breakfast
6:00am ..........................Wibbly Pig
6:00am ..............................Mini CITV
10:00am ..........................Saturday Kitchen Live
6:10am ..............................Penelope
7:25am ........................................CITV
6:15am .......................... Toddworld
8:25am .......................... House Gift
11:30am ................Football Focus
6:25am ..........................Octonauts: Creature Reports
9:25am ..........Coronation Street
12:10pm ........................BBC News; Regional News and Weather
6:25am ............Tinga Tinga Tales 6:45am ................Charlie and Lola
12:10pm ......................................This Morning: Saturday
7:00am ....One Minute Wonders
1:10pm ..............................ITV News and Weather
7:30am ..................................Arthur
1:14pm ............London Weather
7:55am ............Shaun the Sheep
1:15pm ......................................Monk
4:00pm ..........................Final Score
8:00am ....................Fee Fi Fo Yum 8:30am ......................Prank Patrol Down Under
2:10pm ..................Totally You’ve Been Framed!
5:10pm ......BBC News; Regional News and Weather 5:35pm ....Don’t Scare the Hare
9:00am ........Dick & Dom Go Wild
12:30pm ..................Match of the Day Live 3:00pm ..................Live Challenge Cup Rugby League
6:15pm ......................Doctor Who
9:30am ..........Serious Explorers: Livingstone 10:00am ............Relic: Guardians of the Museum
3:10pm ....................The Man with the Golden Gun 5:30pm ..............................Weather 5:30pm ..............London Tonight 5:45pm ............................ ITV News and Weather
10:25am ..League of Super Evil 10:35am ................Wolverine and the X-Men
6:00pm ................New People Do the Funniest Things
11:00am ........................Formula 1: The Turkish Grand Prix - Qualifying
8:00pm ........Britain’s Got Talent
1:30pm ..............The Sky at Night 1:50pm ............Diagnosis Murder
7:00pm ................Sing if You Can 9:00pm ................Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: David Hasselhoff
2:35pm ................................Legend 7:00pm ....................So You Think You Can Dance Live 8:05pm ..The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 8:55pm ....................So You Think You Can Dance
4:00pm ..................Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 5:30pm ..................................Flog It! 6:00pm ........................Carry On at Your Convenience
9:25pm .............................. Casualty
7:30pm ........................Dad’s Army
10:15pm ....BBC News; Weather
8:00pm ..................Versailles: The Dream of a King
10:35pm ..........National Lottery Update 10:35pm ........Match of the Day 11:55pm ................Weatherview 11:55pm ..................The Football League Show
9:00pm ..............Have I Got a Bit More News for You 9:45pm ....................................Hattie 11:10pm ............This Is Your Life 11:40pm ........................Later with Jools Holland
1:30am ..........Five Minutes With
10:00pm ..........................ITV News and Weather 10:14pm ..........London Weather
2:00am ............................BBC News
10:15pm ..............Magnum Force
2:30am ..............................HARDtalk 3:00am ............................BBC News
12:25am ......ITV News Headlines
3:30am ............................Our World
12:25am ..........................The Zone
4:00am ............................BBC News 4:30am ........................................Click
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: David Hasselhoff
5:00am ............................BBC News 5:30am ..........Five Minutes With
12:45am ........................Swimming with Sharks 2:15am ......................................Close
2:30am ..........................Swingtown 3:15am................ ITV Nightscreen 5:30am .......... ITV Morning News
9:00pm - 10:00pm, ITV1 London The American actor looks back on his hugely successful career as the star of Knight Rider and Baywatch, two of the most popular series in television history. On the other side of the coin, he also opens up about the marital problems and addictions which have brought him publicity for all the wrong reasons, as well as how he has continually survived by defying the odds, most recently by emerging as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent. David Hasselhoff nicknamed “The Hoff,” is best known for his lead roles as
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Michael Knight in the popular 1980s U.S. series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff also produced Baywatch for a number of seasons in the 1990s up until 2001, when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. Hasselhoff also crossed over to a music career during the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s. He was noted for his performance at the Berlin Wall at New Year’s Eve 1989; he enjoyed a short lived success as a singer primarily in German-speak-
ing Europe. The reason being he has German ancestry. More recently, Hasselhoff has been involved with talent shows such as NBC’s America’s Got Talent from 2006-2009. Hasselhoff was the first celebrity eliminated from the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars, on September 21, 2010. Hasselhoff left the America’s Got Talent judging panel after the 2009 season, but he has now joined the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel, alongside Amanda Holden and Michael McIntyre.
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Saturday 07 May 6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
7:30am ..............Football League Weekend
7:00am ..............................Wild Vets
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
8:30am ........Champions League Weekly
8:00am ............................Gladiators 9:00am ............WWE Superstars
7:30am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
6:40am ......................Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends
9:00am ..............Premier League Preview
10:00am ........................ Soccer AM
8:00am ....................................Maury
12:00pm ........ A Different Breed
9:00am ............Sun, Sea and A&E
9:45pm ..........................Family Guy
1:00pm ..A Town Called Eureka
10:05pm ......................Family Guy
6:50am ..........................The Beeps
10:00am ........................Soccer AM
10:00am ..............America’s Next Top Model
7:00am ................................Mio Mao
12:00pm............ Soccer Saturday
6:00am ............................Peppa Pig
6:00am..............Aerobics Oz Style
6:10am ..........................The Hoobs
6:30am ................................Ringside
6:35am ..........................The Hoobs
6:05am ............................Roary the Racing Car
7:00am ............................British GT Championship
6:15am ........................Fifi and the Flowertots
7:25am ................................ The Grid
6:25am ......................Fireman Sam
7:55am ............ The Morning Line 8:50am ..................................Friends 9:20am .............................. Koko Pop 9:50am ..................................Friends 10:25am ...................................... Glee 11:20am ....................Great British Hairdresser 12:25pm .............................. The Big Bang Theory 1:20pm ......................................That Paralympic Show 1:55pm ............ Channel 4 Racing 3:55pm ..............Come Dine with Me Down Under 4:25pm ..............Come Dine with Me Down Under 4:55pm ..............Come Dine with Me Down Under 5:30pm ..............Come Dine with Me Down Under
7:00pm ......................Doctor Who Confidential
6:00am ....................Don’t Forget the Lyrics
6:00am ........ The Treacle People
7:10am ....................Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
9:30am .............. Take It Like a Fan
2:55pm ............ Live Premiership Rugby Union
7:20am........................ Funky Valley
5:00pm ..........Live British & Irish Cup Rugby Union
7:25am ............Noddy in Toyland
6:55pm .... Live Spanish Football
7:40am ..................Hana’s Helpline
9:00pm ............Live Prizefighter Boxing
8:00am ..................Little Princess 8:10am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
12:00am ............Football League 1:00am ............Scottish Premier League Football 2:00am ......Live Big Time Boxing
7:30am ..............................Wild Vets
2:00pm ..............UK Border Force
6:30am ........Nothing to Declare
4:00pm .............. Best of Oops TV
11:00am ..............America’s Next Top Model
5:00pm ........................Emergency Animal Rescue
12:00pm ........The Biggest Loser
5:30pm ........................Emergency Animal Rescue
2:00pm ................Four Weddings 3:00pm ................Four Weddings
7:45pm ..............................Top Gear 8:50pm ................Pop’s Greatest Dance Crazes 9:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News Extra
10:30pm ......................Family Guy 10:50pm ......................Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show 11:10pm ......................Family Guy 11:30pm ...................... Family Guy
6:00pm ............Emergency with Angela Griffin
4:00pm ................Drop Dead Diva
7:00pm ..................The Simpsons 8:00pm .......................... Road Wars
6:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
12:35am ........................ Family Guy
9:00pm ........Naked Gun 331/3: the Final Insult
7:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
3:45am ..............Russell Howard’s Good News Extra 4:25am ......................Doctor Who Confidential
5:00pm ................ Drop Dead Diva
11:55pm ...................... Family Guy 12:15am ........................Family Guy
8:30am ................Mist: Sheepdog Tales
10:50pm ........................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK
8:00pm .................................... Chuck
5:00am ........Football’s Greatest
8:45am ......................Rupert Bear
5:30am ........Champions League Weekly
11:50pm ......................Road Wars
10:00pm ..............Criminal Minds
6:00am ......FIFA Futbol Mundial
7:10am.......... Licence to Le Mans 8:00am ............Ray Mears’ World of Survival
6:00am ............................Inside the Actors Studio
6:00am ........................Emmerdale
6:30am ..............Premier League Preview
9:35am ..The Only Way Is Essex
7:00am ....The Sky Sports Years 8:00am ..........................Tight Lines
8:30am ............Ray Mears’ World of Survival
7:00am ............................Inside the Actors Studio 8:00am ............................Inside the Actors Studio
11:20am ......Holiday Showdown
9:00am ....NFL: America’s Game
9:00am ....The Best of Top Gear
9:00pm ..................Criminal Minds
5:10am ........................Special 1 TV
9:00am ......................................Olivia 9:15am ..........The Mr Men Show
6:00pm ..............Come Dine with Me Down Under
9:30am ..Gerald McBoing Boing 10:00am ........Meals in Moments
6:30pm ..............Channel 4 News
10:10am ....How Do They Do It?
6:55pm ......................4thought.tv
10:40am ........The Gadget Show
7:00pm ..................River Cottage Autumn Collection
11:40am ............................Ben-Hur
8:00pm ..........The Untold Battle of Trafalgar
5:35pm ..........The Green Berets
3:50pm ..........The Train Robbers
9:00pm .......... The Million Pound Drop Live
8:15pm ............5 News Weekend
10:20pm ..................Stand Up for the Week
9:15pm ............................CSI: Miami
11:10pm ......What Lies Beneath 1:35am ................................ Atlantic
8:20pm ........................................NCIS 10:15pm ................................CSI: NY 11:15pm ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
1:45am ....................Lucky Escape
12:15am ....................SuperCasino
1:50am ......................Gone Fishing
4:00am ....Animal Rescue Squad
2:05am ..........................Ugly Betty
4:10am ........................Nick’s Quest
2:50am ..............Running in Heels
4:35am ..................HouseBusters 5:00am ................Hana’s Helpline
3:35am ..............Running in Heels
5:10am ......The Milkshake! Show
4:25am ................Hill Street Blues
5:35am ..........Thomas & Friends
5:15am ........................Countdown
10:00am .................... Traffic Cops
12:00pm ..Live Football League
11:00am ............Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends
3:15pm ........Sky Sports Classics 3:30pm ..........WWE: Smackdown 5:30pm ............Scottish Premier League Football 6:30pm ..............Football League 7:30pm ..You’re on Sky Sports!
1:40am ..........................No, No, No
3:15am ..............Running in Heels
10:00am ......WWE: Smackdown
5:45am ....Roary the Racing Car
06 May 2011 -12 May 2011
8:25pm ....................Football First 10:15pm .................. Football First 11:45pm ..................Football First
9:00am ............................Inside the Actors Studio 10:00am ..Star Trek: Enterprise
8:35am ............................Gossip Girl 10:20am The Only Way Is Essex 12:20pm ..........................The Cube 1:20pm ......................Britain’s Got More Talent 2:20pm ....................American Idol
12:00pm The Best of Top Gear
11:00am ..Star Trek: Enterprise
1:00pm ..The Best of Top Gear
12:00pm ..Star Trek: Enterprise
2:00pm ...................... Traffic Cops
3:00pm ............................................ER
3:00pm ..The Best of Top Gear
4:00pm ............................................ER
6:00pm ..............Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends
5:00pm ............................................ER
7:00pm ..James May’s Big Ideas
8:00pm ........................Blue Bloods
9:00pm ......................Britain’s Got More Talent
8:00pm ..................Michael Palin’s New Europe
9:00pm.......................... The Pacific
10:00pm .............. Celebrity Juice
10:05pm ........ Game of Thrones
10:45pm ......................The Matrix
9:00pm .......... I’m Alan Partridge
11:20pm ........................Curb Your Enthusiasm
1:25am ........Britain’s Got Talent
6:00pm ............................................ER
3:50pm ....................American Idol 4:45pm ................................Twister 7:00pm ....................Superhuman: Super Strong 8:00pm ............Homes from Hell
1:15am ....................Football First
9:40pm ........................Never Mind the Buzzcocks
12:40am ......................The Pacific
2:45am ....................Football First
2:20am ......................Britain’s Got More Talent
10:20pm ......................Peep Show
1:55am ......Hysterical Blindness
4:15am ..............Spanish Football
3:10am ....................American Idol
10:55pm ................Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
3:50am ..................Big Love: Meet the Characters
4:20am .................... Teleshopping
5:45am ..........Sky Sports Classics
11:35pm ........I’m Alan Partridge
5:50am ............ITV2 Nightscreen
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S U N D A Y 6:00am ............................Breakfast
6:00am ..........................Wibbly Pig
6:00am ..............................Mini CITV
7:35am ............Match of the Day
6:10am ..............................Penelope
7:25am ........................................ CITV
9:00am ...................... The Andrew Marr Show
6:15am ..........................Toddworld
8:25am ....................May the Best House Win
10:00am ........ The Big Questions
6:25am ..........................Octonauts: Creature Reports
9:25am ......Dickinson’s Real Deal
11:00am .................... Weather for the Week Ahead
6:25am ............Tinga Tinga Tales
10:25am .............. Sing if You Can
6:45am ................Charlie and Lola
11:00am.......... The Politics Show
7:00am ....One Minute Wonders
11:30am.................. This Morning: Sunday
12:10pm ..............Formula 1: The Turkish Grand Prix Live
7:30am ..................................Arthur
12:30pm ....................Dinner Date
7:55am ............Shaun the Sheep
1:30pm ............................ ITV News and Weather
3:25pm ............................Escape to the Country
8:00am ....................Fee Fi Fo Yum 8:30am ................Gimme a Break
4:25pm ........................Life of Riley
9:00am ......Dennis and Gnasher
4:55pm ..................Points of View
9:10am ......Bear Behaving Badly
5:10pm ................Songs of Praise
9:35am ....Me and My Monsters
5:45pm ......BBC News; Regional News and Weather
10:00am ..............Something for the Weekend
6:10pm ............................Land Girls
11:30am ......Great British Menu
7:00pm ........................Countryfile
12:00pm ......Priceless Antiques Roadshow
8:00pm ......Antiques Roadshow
1:39pm ............London Weather 1:40pm ............................Columbo: Prescription Murder
12:30pm ..............Britain’s Empty Homes 1:00pm ........................EastEnders 2:55pm ........Live Challenge Cup Rugby League 5:30pm ..................The Red Baron
3:40pm ........Britain’s Got Talent 4:40pm ......................About a Boy
7:10pm ......Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections
6:30pm ..............................Weather 6:30pm ..............London Tonight 6:45pm ............................ITV News and Weather 7:00pm ............................The Cube 8:00pm ......................................Vera
9:00pm..................................Atlantis
Perspectives: Robson Green and the Pitmen Painters 10.15pm, ITV Robson Green, son and grandson of miners, returns to his Northumberland roots to explore the true story of the group of pitmen who gathered together in 1934 for an art appreciation class and subsequently became celebrated artists themselves. It is this story which also inspired playwright Lee Hall, author of Billy Elliot, to write his recent stage hit, The Pitmen Painters. In the small town of Ashington,
which lacked even a public library, miners turned to art as a pastime, aided by tutor Robert Lyon, a master painter from Durham University. Lyon had an ambition for these men – he wanted them to paint the world which they knew, and in so doing, value it all the more. He stressed the importance of looking at everything which surrounded them and of trying to register its significance and interest. Although the artists were almost
untrained professionally, the pitmen painters set out to capture the lives of the communities that they and their families knew - from hewing at the coalface to peering into the kitchen where the wives baked bread. From a stylistic point of view, it was robustly simple work, although critics have pointed out affinities with other well-known painters of the 20th century, including Stanley Spencer, David Jones and even Henri Matisse.
Formula 1 – Turkish Grand Prix
the Istanbul track, having crashed out of the race last year after a collision with his team-mate, Mark Webber.
12.10-3.25pm, BBC1
Lord Sugar Tackles Football
why, despite becoming a successful global export beamed into more than 500 million homes around the world, English football has become an industry that’s struggling to make ends meet with debts of £3.3b. Lord Sugar interviews bosses, owners, agents and players and asks what has gone wrong, who is to blame and what can be done. He then delivers his verdict and his own five-point business blueprint designed to help the game he’s followed since childhood.
David Coulthard and Martin Brundle provide commentary for the Turkish Grand Prix. Jake Humphrey presents live coverage of the Turkish Grand Prix, the fourth race of the 2011 Formula 1 season. Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel has set the early pace in this year’s drivers’ title race but has unhappy memories of
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9.00-10.00pm, BBC2 Lord Sugar, one of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, is famous for his hard-hitting approach to business. Now he is tackling an industry close to his heart – football. Investigating the business side of the beautiful game, he wants to know
10:00pm ....................ITV News at Ten and Weather
10:00pm ....BBC News; Regional News and Weather 10:25pm ....................The Gatwick Baby: Abandoned at Birth 11:25pm ................Weatherview 11:25pm ........................ Irresistible 1:05am ........................MasterChef 2:05am ............................Holby City
10:14pm ..........London Weather
9:00pm ........................Lord Sugar Tackles Football
10:15pm ................Perspectives: Robson Green and the Pitmen Painters
10:00pm ....Match of the Day 2
11:15pm ..............Surgery School
11:10pm .......... The Shadow Line
12:15am ....................Premiership Rugby Union
8:00pm ....Britain’s Secret Seas
3:05am ................Churches: How to Read Them
12:10am ..................Ae Fond Kiss..
3:35am ..........Five Minutes With
1:50am ............................Reporters
4:00am ............................BBC News
2:00am ............................BBC News
4:30am ..............................HARDtalk
2:30am ..............Dateline London
2:00am ............British Superbike Championship Highlights
5:00am ............The World Today
3:00am ............................BBC News
2:55am ................Motorsport UK
5:30am ....................................World Business Report
3:30am ..........Five Minutes With
3:45am ..............ITV Nightscreen
3:35am ......................................Close
5:30am ..........ITV Morning News
1:00am ........ ITV News Headlines 1:00am ............................The Zone
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Sunday 08 May 6:00am ........The Treacle People
6:00am ............................Peppa Pig
6:00am .................... Football First
6:00am ..................Hour of Power
6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
6:10am ..........................The Hoobs
6:05am ............................Roary the Racing Car
7:30am ....................Football First
7:00am ..............................Wild Vets
6:30am ........Nothing to Declare
9:00am ........................The Sunday Supplement
8:00am ..........A Different Breed
7:00pm ................ Formula 1: The Turkish Grand Prix Highlights
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
8:00pm ......................Doctor Who
10:00am ............Goals on Sunday
10:00am .......... WWE Superstars
6:25am ......................Fireman Sam
11:30am ........Live Super Sunday
8:45pm ......................Doctor Who Confidential
12:00pm ........Stargate Universe
7:30am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
6:40am ......Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends
2:00pm ..........Live Super Sunday
8:00am ....................................Maury
9:00pm ......................Little Britain
1:00pm ..A Town Called Eureka
9:00am ................Four Weddings
9:30pm ........................Family Guy: Groundbreaking Gags
6:35am ..........................The Hoobs 7:00am ..That Paralympic Show 7:30am................ Freesports on 4 7:55am ............................ The Crush 8:20am ..................................Friends 8:50am ..............................Hollyoaks 11:20am ............Being N-Dubz in America and Beyond 11:55am ......................................Glee
6:15am ........................Fifi and the Flowertots
6:50am ..........................The Beeps
7:00pm ....Live Spanish Football
7:00am ................................Mio Mao 7:10am ........................................Chiro
1:25pm.................... The Simpsons
7:15am ....................Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
1:55pm ...... Celebrity Coach Trip
7:30am ............Noddy in Toyland
12:50pm ................The Simpsons
4:00pm .......... Live Super Sunday
9:00am ................................Oops TV
2:00pm ..........Real Filth Fighters 3:00pm ........................Emergency Animal Rescue
10:00am ..............Drop Dead Diva 12:00pm ......Four Weddings US
3:30pm ........................Emergency Animal Rescue
1:00pm .......... Four Weddings US
4:00pm.............. UK Border Force
3:30pm ................Passport Patrol
5:00pm ..................The Simpsons
4:00pm ........Nothing to Declare 4:30pm ........Nothing to Declare
3:00pm ................Passport Patrol
10:00pm ......................Family Guy 10:50pm ......................Family Guy 11:10pm ......................Family Guy 11:35pm ...................... Family Guy 11:55pm ......................Family Guy 2:25am ..........................Family Guy
2:25pm ......Celebrity Coach Trip
7:40am ..................Hana’s Helpline
8:00pm ....Live Spanish Football
2:55pm ......Celebrity Coach Trip
6:00pm ...................... A League of Their Own
7:55am .............. Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures
10:00pm ............Football Special
7:00pm ..........................The Middle
8:00am ..................Little Princess
7:30pm ................Modern Family
7:00pm ......................How to Hold onto a Prince
3:30am ..........................Family Guy
4:00pm ......Celebrity Coach Trip
11:30pm ......................Champions League Weekly
4:30pm ................Deal or No Deal
8:15am ......................Funky Valley
8:00pm ......................Raising Hope
8:00pm ....................Cougar Town
12:00am ............Spanish Football
3:55am ........................Family Guy: Groundbreaking Gags
8:30pm ..............Hot in Cleveland
2:00am ................Football Special
9:00pm ....................Hawaii Five-0
9:00pm ......................................Katie
6:30pm ................Channel 4 News
8:20am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
8:30pm ..................The Simpsons
3:30am ..........................Champions League Weekly
10:00pm ........NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00pm ........................The Hunks
5:10am ......................Doctor Who Confidential
6:55pm ......................4thought.tv
4:00am ..............Spanish Football
11:00pm ................................House
11:00pm ............Grey’s Anatomy
8:30am ....Mist: Sheepdog Tales
5:25am ......................................Close
7:00pm ........Come Dine with Me
8:45am........................ Rupert Bear
6:00am ......................Rugby Union
7:10am ........Licence to Le Mans
6:00am .......................... The X Files
6:00am ..........Coronation Street
7:00am ........................Premiership Rugby Union
8:00am .... The Best of Top Gear
7:00am ..........................The X Files
8:30am ........................Emmerdale
8:00am ..........................The X Files
11:30am ........ Coronation Street
8:00am ..............Football League
10:00am ................Michael Palin’s New Europe
9:00am .......................... The X Files
9:00am ..............Big Time Boxing
11:00am The Best of Top Gear
10:00am............ thirtysomething
2:30pm ..........................The Movie Show on ITV2
12:00pm ............ Road to London
1:00pm ..........................Have I Got News for You
11:00am ............thirtysomething
3:00pm ................................Twister
12:00pm .......... thirtysomething
5:15pm ........Britain’s Got Talent
1:00pm ..............thirtysomething
6:15pm ..The Only Way Is Essex
2:00pm.............. thirtysomething
7:00pm ..The Only Way Is Essex
3:00pm .......... Star Trek: Voyager
8:00pm .................. Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter
3:30pm ......Celebrity Coach Trip
5:30pm ..........................Time Team
6:00pm ................Four Weddings
2:50am ..........................Family Guy 3:10am ..........................Family Guy
4:25am ......................Doctor Who
9:00am ......................................Olivia 9:15am ..........The Mr Men Show 9:30am ................Gerald McBoing Boing 1 10:00am ................OK! TV Sunday 11:00am ............Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 12:00pm ........ Ice Road Truckers 1:00pm ......The Hotel Inspector 2:00pm ..........................The King’s Speech: Revealed
12:30pm .................... Rugby Union 1:30pm ........................Live ECB 40 League Cricket
1:40pm ......................Trawlermen 2:20pm ......................Trawlermen 3:00pm ..........................Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival
3:00pm ..................Short Circuit 2 8:00pm ............................The Hotel
5:05pm ..............5 News Weekend
9:00pm ....How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
5:10pm ................Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
5:00pm ..The Best of Top Gear
11:10pm ..Big Momma’s House
7:25pm ............................................X2
6:00pm ..........................Have I Got News for You
4:00pm ..The Best of Top Gear
10:00pm ........The Walking Dead 1:00am ..................Japan Disaster Benefit 1:45am ................................ Kontroll
6:40pm ......................Trawlermen
11:05pm ....................The Dentist 12:55am ............Rough Guide to Eco Escapes
7:20pm ......................Trawlermen 7:30pm ..............Big Time Boxing
8:00pm............................ Hardliners 9:00pm ..............Have I Got a Bit More News for You
3:45am ............Civilization: Is the West History?
1:15am ......................SuperCasino
10:30pm ..............Masters Tennis
4:00am ....Animal Rescue Squad
4:40am ......Great British Brands
4:10am ....................UEFA Europa League Highlights
12:30am ..........Scottish Premier League Football
4:55am ..............................Wogan’s Perfect Recall 5:20am ........................Countdown
1:30am ..............................Racemax
5:00am ................Hana’s Helpline
2:30am ................Masters Tennis
5:10am ......The Milkshake! Show
4:30am ......................................Close
06 May 2011 -12 May 2011
10:00pm ..........New Dave’s One Night Stand 11:00pm ....Would I Lie to You? 11:40pm ....................Never Mind the Buzzcocks
4:00pm ..........Star Trek: Voyager 5:00pm ..........Star Trek: Voyager 6:00pm ........Star Trek: Voyager 7:00pm ........Star Trek: Voyager 8:00pm ............................Inside the Actors Studio
9:00pm ..........Peter Andre: The Next Chapter 10:00pm ..............Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: David Hasselhoff 11:00pm ............The Bucket List
9:00pm ......................The Mind of the Married Man
1:10am ....................Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter
9:40pm ......................The Mind of the Married Man
2:10am ......................Britain’s Got More Talent
10:20pm ........................Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00am ....................American Idol
11:40pm ......................The Pacific
5:45am ............ITV2 Nightscreen
3:45am ....................Teleshopping
12:55am ....Hysterical Blindness
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M O N D A Y 6:00am ............................Breakfast
6:00am ..........................Wibbly Pig
6:00am ............................Daybreak
9:15am ......................Missing 2011
6:10am ..............................Penelope
8:30am ................................Lorraine
10:00am ....BBC News; Weather
6:15am ..................................Dip Dap
10:00am ................Homes Under the Hammer
6:15am ..........................Toddworld
9:25am ........................The Jeremy Kyle Show
11:00am ............Don’t Get Done, Get Dom
7:00am ....Natural Born Hunters
12:15pm ..................Bargain Hunt
7:25am.......................... Newsround
1:00pm ......BBC News; Weather
7:30am ...... Trust Me I’m a Genie
1:30pm ..................Regional News and Weather
7:40am ......League of Super Evil
3:05pm ....................Sam & Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster
8:00am ..........................Wait for It! 8:30am ............................LazyTown
9:05am ........The Koala Brothers 9:15am ................Guess with Jess
3:40pm ......................Prank Patrol Down Under
9:40am ...................... Buzz and Tell
4:00pm ..................................Sadie J
10:05am .................... Mightymites
4:30pm ..........................Blue Peter
10:20am ..............................Dip Dap
4:55pm ............Shaun the Sheep 5:00pm ........................Newsround
10:20am ....Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll
5:15pm ......................Weakest Link
10:45am.......................... Waybuloo
6:00pm ............................BBC News
11:05am .... In the Night Garden
6:30pm ..............................Weather
11:35am ............................The Pink Panther Show
7:30pm ..........................Saints and Scroungers 8:00pm ........................EastEnders 8:30pm ............................Track My Trash: Panorama
12:30pm ................Loose Women
1:55pm ....................London News and Weather 2:00pm ....60 Minute Makeover 3:00pm ..............................The Alan Titchmarsh Show 3:59pm ............ London Weather 4:00pm ........Midsomer Murders 5:00pm ..........Britain’s Best Dish
8:55am ..............Bob the Builder: Project Build It
3:05pm ........................ Gastronuts
7:00pm ..................The One Show
join in the rhymes, actions and stories – exploring their new communication skills in a very noisy way! This week Raa Raa and his friends discover that some situations call for absolute quiet; that sometimes you have to use other methods than talking to make yourself understood; and that sometimes it’s best to just be yourself.
7:50am ..........Frankenstein’s Cat
9:30am .......................... Big & Small
6:30pm ..........BBC London News
merry band of young friends are learning that they can have a lot more fun on their adventures if they use their communication skills – sounds, gestures, facial expressions and, best of all, words. As Raa Raa and his pals play in the Jingly Jangly Jungle, CBeebies viewers won’t be able to resist making a din too as they
1:30pm ............................ITV News and Weather
11:45am ............Cash in the Attic
3:00pm ..........................BBC News; Weather; Regional News
Raa Raa and friends make a noise on CBeebies. Raa Raa The Noisy Lion is a delightful new animated series about a noisy little lion cub who’s just finding his voice. Joining Raa Raa on his vocal voyage of discovery are Huffty the elephant, Topsy the giraffe, Crocky the crocodile, Zebby the zebra and Ooo Ooo the monkey. Together this
6:30am ............ Tinga Tinga Tales 6:45am ................Charlie and Lola
2:15pm Escape to the Country
3.30pm, CBEEBIES
10:30am ..................This Morning
11:45am ....BBC News; Weather
1:45pm ................................Doctors
Raa Raa The Noisy Lion
6:30am ..........................Octonauts: Creature Reports
9:50am .. Grandpa in My Pocket
6:00pm ..............................Weather 6:00pm ..............London Tonight 6:30pm ............................ ITV News and Weather 7:00pm ........................Emmerdale 7:30pm ..........Coronation Street 8:00pm ............................The Dales 8:30pm ..........Coronation Street
12:00pm .................... Daily Politics 12:30pm ..........................GMT with George Alagiah 1:00pm ............ Diagnosis Murder 1:45pm ....To Buy or Not to Buy 2:15pm ......................Real Rescues
9:00pm .................... Strangeways
9:00pm ..........Wootton Bassett: The Town That Remembers
3:00pm ..................................Flog It!
10:00pm .................... ITV News at Ten and Weather
10:00pm ........................BBC News
4:30pm .............................. Pointless
10:25pm ..............Regional News and Weather
5:15pm ......Show Me the Monet
10:35pm ..A Question of Sport
6:30pm ........Great British Menu
11:05pm....................Late Kick Off
7:00pm Atlantis: The Evidence - A Timewatch Special
1:10am ........ ITV News Headlines
11:35pm ................Weatherview 11:35pm ....................The Graham Norton Show
8:00pm ....Business Nightmares with Evan Davis
3:15am ............UEFA Champions League Weekly
12:25am ......................MasterChef
9:00pm ............................Children’s Craniofacial Surgery
3:40am .............. ITV Nightscreen
10:00pm ....................Never Mind the Buzzcocks
5:30am ..........ITV Morning News
1:25am ........Sir Bobby Charlton: Football Icon
3:30pm ..............Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
6:00pm ............................Eggheads
10:30pm ................London News and Weather 10:35pm ............The Shawshank Redemption
1:10am ..............................The Zone
4:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show
Wootton Bassett – The Town That Remembers 9.00pm, BBC1 Award-winning film-maker Henry Singer’s film explores The Town That Remembers. Made by award-winning film-maker Henry Singer (The Falling Man), this programme tells the exclusive behind-thescenes story of Wootton Bassett. The documentary tells the story of the people of Wootton Bassett as they prepare to honour the
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repatriation of Ranger Aaron McCormick. It follows Wootton Bassett over one day as it builds up to the arrival of the hearse and looks back over the four years that have bought the town to the nation’s attention. The film meets those who regularly line the streets, including resident Ken, a 94-year-old Second World War veteran who lost com-
rades in that conflict; resident Bert, whose brother Tom was killed in the Korean War; and Lee, the mother of a marine who was killed in Afghanistan. Wootton Bassett – The Town That Remembers tells the story of a remarkable town and explores how people have grieved and remembered their war dead across different wars and generations
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Monday 09 May 6:05am ..........................The Hoobs
6:00am ..........Thomas & Friends
6:30am ..........................The Hoobs
6:10am ..........................The Beeps
7:00am ............Freshly Squeezed
6:20am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
7:25am ............Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55am ..................................Frasier 8:25am ..................................Friends 9:00am ................Wife Swap USA 9:55am ..........................Relocation, Relocation 10:55am ......A Place by the Sea 12:00pm ........................Channel 4 News Summary
6:35am ..............Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 6:40am ......................Rupert Bear 6:50am ............................Peppa Pig
6:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse
6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
7:00pm ..................Total Wipeout
7:00am .............................. Wild Vets
8:00pm ...... Snog, Marry, Avoid?
8:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
8:00am ................................Oops TV
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
9:00am ................Football Special 10:30am ............Spanish Football 12:00pm ............Football Special 1:30pm ........................Champions League Weekly
9:00am ....................The Real A&E 10:00am ....................Law & Order 11:00am ..Dream Lives for Sale 12:00pm ........................Dog Squad 1:00pm ....................Stargate SG-1 3:00pm ..................My Pet Shame
7:30am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
9:30pm ................Gavin & Stacey
9:00am ................America’s Next Top Model
10:00pm ......................EastEnders
10:00am ......Nothing to Declare
2:00pm ............Scottish Premier League Football
7:00am ....................Little Princess
3:00pm ..............Spanish Football
4:30pm ............................Futurama
7:15am............ The Mr Men Show
5:00pm ..................The Simpsons
12:00pm ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
5:30pm ............................Futurama
3:00pm ..................Criminal Minds
6:00pm ......................A League of Their Own
4:00pm ..............................Charmed
12:05pm ..........Make Do & Mend
7:30am ............Thomas & Friends
5:00pm .............. Soccer AM: The Best Bits
12:35pm ....................First Men in the Moon
7:45am ....Make Way for Noddy
6:00pm ........................Netbusters
8:00am ........................Fifi and the Flowertots
6:30pm ..The Sky Sports Years
10:30am ......Nothing to Declare 11:00am ................................Maury
6:00pm ................America’s Next Top Model
7:30pm ......................Live Monday Night Football
6:30pm ..................The Simpsons
8:20am ............................ Peppa Pig
10:30pm The Sky Sports Years
4:00pm ..............Deal or No Deal: Banker’s Birthday
8:25am..............................Milkshake! Show Songs
11:30pm ......................Netbusters
9:00pm ......................A League of Their Own
8:00pm ......................................Katie
5:00pm ........Come Dine with Me
8:30am ....Roary the Racing Car
12:00am ................SPL Round-Up
10:00pm ..........Spartacus: Blood and Sand
9:00pm ................Four Weddings Revisited
8:40am ......................................Olivia
12:30am ............Soccer AM: The Best Bits
11:15pm.......................... School of Hard Knocks
10:00pm ..............16 & Pregnant
2:35pm ........................Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 3:10pm ........................Countdown
8:15am ............................Peppa Pig
6:00pm ..................The Simpsons
8:50am ....................The WotWots
6:30pm ............................Hollyoaks
9:00am ................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
8:00pm ..........Stargate Universe
9:00pm ................Gavin & Stacey
8:00am ....................................Maury
6:55am ......Milkshake! Music Box
4:00pm ..............................Oops TV
8:30pm ........................Young, Rich and Househunting
7:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
11:00pm ..............Criminal Minds
10:30pm ........................Bizarre ER 11:00pm ......................Family Guy 11:20pm ......................Family Guy 11:45pm ....................Young, Rich and Househunting 12:15am ................ Gavin & Stacey 12:45am ..............Gavin & Stacey 1:15am ......................Misbehaving Mums-to-Be 2:15am ............................Bizarre ER 2:45am ..................Total Wipeout 3:45am ......Snog, Marry, Avoid? 4:15am ......................Misbehaving Mums-to-Be 5:15am ......................................Close
9:15am ............The Wright Stuff 11:05am Extreme Fishing with Robson Green
6:00am ..............................Aerobics Oz Style
7:00am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
6:00am .......................... The X Files
6:00am ..........Coronation Street
7:00am ..........Star Trek: Voyager
6:25am ..........Coronation Street
12:05pm ........Meals in Moments
8:00am ............................Fifth Gear
8:00am ......Star Trek: Enterprise
6:50am ........................Emmerdale
12:10pm........ 5 News Lunchtime
6:30am ..............................Kings Of The Extreme
8:30am ..........The Gadget Show
9:00am ............................................ER
7:15am ....................Loose Women
12:20pm .................... Law & Order
7:00am ....................PGA Tour Golf
9:00am ....The Best of Top Gear
10:00am............ thirtysomething
8:10am ........................Judge Judy
7:00pm ..............Channel 4 News
1:15pm ..............Home and Away
10:00am .............. Dragons’ Den 1
11:00am ........................The X Files
9:25am .......................... Odd One In
7:55pm ......................4thought.tv
1:45pm ........................Neighbours
12:00pm ..........................European Tour Golf
1:00am ................Seaside Rescue
12:00pm ......Star Trek: Voyager
11:30am .............. Seaside Rescue
1:00pm .... Star Trek: Enterprise
10:10am ....................The Planet’s Funniest Animals
12:00pm The Best of Top Gear
2:00pm ............................................ER
10:35am ......................Judge Judy
2:00pm ..................Dragons’ Den: Outside the Den
3:00pm ..............thirtysomething
12:00pm........ Coronation Street
4:00pm ..........................The X Files
1:00pm ........................Emmerdale
5:00pm ..........Star Trek: Voyager
1:30pm ......................The Jeremy Kyle Show
8:00pm ....................A Year Inside Number 10
2:15pm ..........The Vanessa Show
9:00pm ..............................Gordon’s Great Escape
3:20pm ........A Stranger’s Heart
10:00pm ............ 28 Weeks Later
3:05pm ................Rough Guide To 5:00pm ........................ 5 News at 5
2:00pm ..............Big Time Boxing 5:00pm ..........................WWE: Raw 7:00pm ........................Wild Spirits
5:30pm ........................Neighbours
7:30pm ..............................Live Elite League Speedway
12:00am ........................The Event
6:00pm ..............Home and Away
9:30pm ..............................NASCAR
12:55am .................................. Poker
6:25pm ..................................OK! TV
1:50am ..................The Last Days of the Raj
7:00pm ........................5 News at 7
10:30pm ........British Motocross Championship
3:20am ............................Churchill’s Darkest Decision
8:00pm .......... The Gadget Show
4:15am ......................Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World 5:10am ....................................Codex 5:55am ..............................Wogan’s Perfect Recall
7:30pm ......How Do They Do It?
11:30pm ....................Elite League Speedway
9:00pm ...... The Hotel Inspector
3:00pm............................ Fifth Gear 3:30pm ..........The Gadget Show 4:00pm ..The Best of Top Gear 6:00pm ................Seaside Rescue
8:00pm .......................... The X Files
9:00pm .......................... Have I Got News for You
9:00pm ............Game of Thrones
9:40pm ................Mock the Week
2:30am ......European Tour Golf
10:20pm ......................Peep Show
11:00pm ..............Heartbreakers
3:30am ....................PGA Tour Golf
1:15am ......................SuperCasino
10:55pm ....................New Dave’s One Night Stand
4:30am ............Wonderful World of Golf
4:05am ..........Meals in Moments
7:00pm ............................Inside the Actors Studio
7:20pm ..............................Top Gear
1:30am ....................PGA Tour Golf
10:00pm ....There’s Something About Josie
6:00pm ............................................ER
11:55pm ........................Have I Got News for You
10:00pm ............Bored to Death 10:35pm ................................Weeds 11:10pm ..............Six Feet Under 12:25am ..........Game of Thrones 1:40am ..........Game of Thrones: Welcome to the World
3:40pm ....The Real Housewives of Orange County 4:40pm ....................Loose Women 5:40pm ........................Judge Judy 7:00pm ..................................All Star Family Fortunes 7:45pm ..........................Zac Efron: The Hot Desk 8:00pm ..................Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter 9:00pm ..........................Alexander
2:00am ................Bored to Death
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T U E S D A Y 6:00am ............................Breakfast
6:00am............................ Wibbly Pig
6:00am ............................Daybreak
9:15am ......................Missing 2011
6:10am ..............................Penelope
8:30am................................ Lorraine
10:00am ....BBC News; Weather
6:15am ..................................Dip Dap
9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show
10:00am ................Homes Under the Hammer
6:15am ..........................Toddworld
10:30am ..................This Morning
6:30am ..........................Octonauts: Creature Reports
12:30pm ................ Loose Women
11:00am ............Don’t Get Done, Get Dom
1:30pm ............................ ITV News and Weather
11:45am ....BBC News; Weather
6:45am ................Charlie and Lola
11:45am ............Cash in the Attic
7:00am ....Natural Born Hunters
1:55pm ....................London News and Weather
12:15pm ..................Bargain Hunt
7:25am ........................Newsround
2:00pm ....60 Minute Makeover
1:00pm ......BBC News; Weather
7:30am ......Trust Me I’m a Genie
1:30pm ..................Regional News and Weather
7:40am ...... League of Super Evil
3:00pm ..............................The Alan Titchmarsh Show
1:45pm ................................Doctors 2:15pm ............................Escape to the Country 3:00pm ....BBC News; Weather; Regional News 3:05pm ....................Sam & Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster
7:50am ..........Frankenstein’s Cat 8:00am ..........................Wait for It! 8:30am ............................LazyTown 8:55am ..............Bob the Builder: Project Build It 9:05am ........The Koala Brothers 9:15am ................Guess with Jess 9:30am .......................... Big & Small
3:59pm ............London Weather 4:00pm ........Midsomer Murders 5:00pm ..........Britain’s Best Dish 6:00pm ..............................Weather 6:00pm ..............London Tonight 6:30pm ............................ ITV News and Weather 7:00pm ........................ Emmerdale 7:30pm.. Military Driving School
3:05pm ........................Gastronuts
9:40am ...................... Buzz and Tell
3:40pm ............................Wingin’ It
9:50am ..Grandpa in My Pocket
4:00pm ................Dead Gorgeous
10:05am ....................Mightymites
4:30pm ..........................Blue Peter
10:20am ..............................Dip Dap
4:55pm ............Shaun the Sheep 5:00pm ........................Newsround
10:20am ....Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll
5:15pm ......................Weakest Link
10:45am ..........................Waybuloo
10:30pm ................London News and Weather
6:00pm ..............................Weather
11:05am ......In the Night Garden
10:35pm ................Mars Attacks!
6:00pm ............................BBC News
11:35am ............................The Pink Panther Show
6:30pm ..............................Weather 6:30pm ..........BBC London News
12:30pm ..........................GMT with George Alagiah
7:30pm ..........................BBC News; Regional News
1:00pm ............Diagnosis Murder
7:30pm ........................EastEnders
1:45pm ............................To Buy or Not to Buy
9:00pm ..............The Apprentice 10:00pm ........................BBC News 10:25pm ..........National Lottery Update 10:25pm ..............Regional News and Weather 10:35pm ..........See You in Court 11:25pm ....................The Lock Up 11:55pm ..................Night Watch 1:35am ........................Madagascar 2:35am ............The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best 3:35am ................Churches: How to Read Them
8:00pm ...................... Countrywise 9:00pm ................Home Is Where the Heart Is 10:00pm ....................ITV News at Ten and Weather
12:00pm .................... Daily Politics
7:00pm ..................The One Show
8:00pm ..........................Holby City
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6:30am ............Tinga Tinga Tales
2:15pm ...................... Real Rescues 3:00pm ..................................Flog It! 3:30pm ..............Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 4:30pm .............................. Pointless 5:15pm ......Show Me the Monet 6:00pm ............................Eggheads 6:30pm ........Great British Menu 7:00pm ....Britain’s Secret Seas 8:00pm ....................Britain’s Next Big Thing
12:30am ......ITV News Headlines 12:30am ............................The Zone
9:00pm ......................The Country House Revealed
2:30am .............. Crossing Jordan
10:00pm ..........The Apprentice: You’re Fired!
5:30am I ..........TV Morning News
3:15am................ ITV Nightscreen
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9:05am ................Wife Swap USA 10:00am ......................Relocation, Relocation 11:00am ........A Place by the Sea 12:00pm ........................Channel 4 News Summary
8:00am ................................Oops TV
8:00am ....................................Maury
9:00am ....................The Real A&E 9:30am ....................The Real A&E
9:00am ................America’s Next Top Model
10:00am .................... Law & Order
10:00am ...... Nothing to Declare
11:00am ..Dream Lives for Sale
11:00am ................................Maury
12:00pm ........................Dog Squad
12:00pm ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:35am ..............Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures
9:00am ........................Netbusters
7:10am ............Freshly Squeezed
8:35am .................................. Friends
7:30pm ...... Snog, Marry, Avoid?
7:00am ..............................Wild Vets
6:20am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
6:10am ..........................The Beeps
8:00am ..................................Frasier
7:00pm ......Snog, Marry, Avoid?
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
6:00am ................................Brainiac: Science Abuse
6:00am ..........Thomas & Friends
6:45am .......................... The Hoobs 7:35am ............Everybody Loves Raymond
6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
6:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:20am ..........................The Hoobs
6:40am ......................Rupert Bear 6:50am ............................Peppa Pig 6:55am ......Milkshake! Music Box 7:00am ....................Little Princess 7:15am ............The Mr Men Show
9:30am ..................Monday Night Football 10:30am ....................Live County Championship Cricket
1:00pm.................... Stargate SG-1 3:00pm................ Vet Adventures
6:00pm ..........Revista De La Liga
4:00pm................................ Oops TV
7:30am ..........Thomas & Friends
7:00pm ..........................Sky Sports News at Seven
4:30pm ............................Futurama
12:05pm ..........Make Do & Mend 12:35pm...... River Cottage Bites
7:45am ....Make Way for Noddy
7:30pm ......Live Football Special
12:40pm ..............Journey to the Center of the Earth
8:00am Fifi and the Flowertots
5:30pm ............................ Futurama
10:00pm ........Revista De La Liga
8:10am ....................The Milky and Shake Show
6:00pm A League of Their Own
11:00pm ....................A League of Their Own
6:30pm ..................The Simpsons
4:00pm ..............Deal or No Deal: Banker’s Birthday
8:15am ............................Peppa Pig
12:00am ..............Football Special
8:20am ............................Peppa Pig
5:00pm ........Come Dine with Me
8:25am Milkshake! Show Songs
1:30am ............Scottish Premier League Football
6:00pm ..................The Simpsons
8:30am ....Roary the Racing Car
6:30pm ............................Hollyoaks
8:40am ......................................Olivia
7:00pm ..............Channel 4 News
8:50am ....................The WotWots
5:00am ......................Football Asia
7:55pm ......................4thought.tv
9:00am ................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
3:10pm ........................Countdown
8:00pm ......................Supersize vs Superskinny
9:00pm ........................The Secret Millionaire 10:00pm ............................Campus 11:05pm ................................Misfits 12:10am ....................UK & Ireland Poker Tour
10:30pm ........................Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps 11:00pm ......................Family Guy 11:20pm ......................Family Guy 11:45pm .. Snog, Marry, Avoid?
3:00pm .................. Criminal Minds 12:15am .... Snog, Marry, Avoid?
5:00pm ..............................Charmed 6:00pm ................America’s Next Top Model
12:45am ....................Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
7:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
1:15am ..............Eurovision Song Contest 2011
9:00pm ........Naked Gun 331/3: the Final Insult
8:00pm ....................Cougar Town
3:15am ................Fast Food Baby
8:30pm ..............Hot in Cleveland
4:15am ..................So What If My Baby Is Born Like Me?
2:30am ..........Revista De La Liga
10:50pm ........................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK
9:00pm ......................................Katie
3:30am ................Football Special
11:50pm ................................Fringe
5:00pm.................... The Simpsons
8:00pm ..........A Different Breed
5:15am ......................................Close
10:00pm ........................ The Hunks 11:00pm ..............Criminal Minds
9:15am ............The Wright Stuff 11:05am Extreme Fishing with Robson Green
6:00am ............Aerobics Oz Style
12:05pm ........The Family Recipe
7:00am ..............WWE: Afterburn
12:10pm ......5 News Lunchtime
8:00am ......European Tour Golf
12:20pm .................... Law & Order
9:00am ....................PGA Tour Golf
1:15pm ..............Home and Away
10:00am ................PGA Tour Golf
1:45pm ........................Neighbours
11:00am ..........Wonderful World of Golf
2:15pm ..........The Vanessa Show
6:30am ..Kings Of The Extreme
7:00am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
6:00am .......................... The X Files
6:00am ..........Coronation Street
7:00am ..........Star Trek: Voyager
6:25am ..........Coronation Street
7:30am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
8:00am...... Star Trek: Enterprise
6:50am ........................Emmerdale
9:00am ............................................ER
7:15am ....................Loose Women
10:00am............ thirtysomething
8:10am ........................Judge Judy
11:00am ........................The X Files 12:00pm........ Star Trek: Voyager
9:25am ....The Real Housewives of Orange County
1:00pm .... Star Trek: Enterprise
10:30am ......................Judge Judy
2:00pm ............................................ER
12:00pm ......Coronation Street
3:00pm ..............thirtysomething
12:30pm ......Coronation Street
4:00pm .......................... The X Files
1:00pm ........................Emmerdale
5:00pm ..........Star Trek: Voyager
1:30pm ......................The Jeremy Kyle Show
8:00am ............................ Fifth Gear 8:30am ..........The Gadget Show 9:00am ....The Best of Top Gear 10:00am ..................Dragons’ Den
3:05pm ....................Chinese Food in Minutes
12:30pm ..........PGA Tour Classic
11:20am ............................Top Gear
1:30pm ........................Netbusters
1:00pm ..The Best of Top Gear
3:10pm ..................Stranger with My Face
2:00pm ........................Soccer AM: The Best Bits
2:00pm ....................Dragons’ Den
5:00pm ........................ 5 News at 5
6:00pm ....................Dragons’ Den
1:10am ..............Freesports on 4
5:30pm ........................ Neighbours
4:00pm ..................SPL Round-Up
1:40am ..............................The Grid
6:00pm ..............Home and Away 6:25pm ..................................OK! TV
4:30pm ..........WWE: Smackdown
2:05am ............................British GT Championship
7:00pm ........................5 News at 7
2:30am ..................FIM Superbike World Championship
7:30pm ....Highland Emergency
6:30pm ................................FIA GT1 World Championship
3:00am ......KOTV Boxing Weekly
9:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10:00pm ........................CSI: Miami 10:55pm ................................CSI: NY
4:20am ....................Catching the Impossible
10:00pm ......................EastEnders
4:00pm.............................. Charmed
3:00pm ................................Monday Night Football
3:25am ....FIVB Beach Volleyball
1:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
8:00pm ..............Eurovision Song Contest 2011
8:00pm ..............Supersize Grime
5:10am ......Full Metal Challenge
06 May 2011 -12 May 2011
7:30pm ....................Live Scottish Premier League Football
3:20pm ..............................Top Gear 7:00pm ..........................Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival 7:30pm ..........................Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival 8:00pm ..............................Top Gear 9:00pm ......................................QI XL
6:00pm ............................................ER 7:00pm ............................Inside the Actors Studio 8:00pm ......Battlestar Galactica 9:00pm ...... Battlestar Galactica 10:00pm ......................Blue Bloods 11:00pm.................. In Treatment
3:40pm ....The Real Housewives of Orange County 4:40pm ..................Loose Women 5:40pm ........................Judge Judy 7:00pm ..............................The Only Way Is Essex
11:30pm ..................In Treatment
8:00pm ....................Peter Andre: The Next Chapter
10:00pm ..................................Poker
10:40pm ........................Have I Got News for You
12:00am .... Battlestar Galactica
9:00pm ......The Vampire Diaries
11:00pm ................PGA Tour Golf
11:20pm ....................Black Books
1:00am ......Battlestar Galactica
10:00pm ......................The Matrix
12:00am ..........Ladies European Tour Golf
11:55pm ....................................QI XL
2:00am ....................In Treatment
12:45am ....................Analyze This
10:00pm ............Mock the Week
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W E D N E S D A Y 6:00am ............................Breakfast
6:00am ..........................Wibbly Pig
6:00am ............................Daybreak
9:15am ......................Missing 2011
6:10am ..............................Penelope
8:30am ................................Lorraine
10:00am ....BBC News; Weather
6:15am ..................................Dip Dap
9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show
10:00am ................Homes Under the Hammer
6:15am .......................... Toddworld
10:30am ..................This Morning
6:30am ..........................Octonauts
12:30pm ................ Loose Women
11:00am ............Don’t Get Done, Get Dom
6:30am ............ Tinga Tinga Tales
1:30pm ............................ ITV News and Weather
11:45am ....BBC News; Weather 11:45am ............Cash in the Attic 12:15pm ..................Bargain Hunt 1:00pm ......BBC News; Weather 1:30pm ..................Regional News and Weather 1:45pm ................................Doctors 2:15pm ............................Escape to the Country 3:00pm ....BBC News; Weather; Regional News
Poms in Paradise 7:30pm, ITV1 Queensland’s Gold Coast has long been a magnet for Brits settling in Australia, and in this new documentary series, we see how these ex pats have settled in to life down under and whether they can really find paradise in Australia. With its amazing beaches, great nightlife and sunshine throughout most of the year, it’s no wonder that the Gold Coast is officially one of the most desirable places to live in the world. Poms in Paradise follows the lives of Brits who have settled here, and discovers how they have adapted to life Down Under. In this week’s episode we meet a Brit who has become a champion in an exacting Aussie sport, an Irishman who works in the Australian rainforest and an ex pat family whose seemingly perfect lifestyle does have a downside. Surfer’s Paradise, with its 25 miles of Golden Beaches, has long been a world famous centre for beach sports and the toughest of these is Surf Life Saving, a fusion of Iron Man challenges and life guarding skills. The programme meets 31 year old Stuart Snell, who has dominated the event for the past two years. We see him preparing for the first event in this year’s challenge, a gruelling 500 metre swim through the surf. He wins this race, but with five more challenges to face, will he be able to retain his crown in this fiercely competitive environment? He tells the programme that there is a world of difference between doing the challenge here compared
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to in his native South Wales: “ When I was doing it back in Wales it was quite difficult, it was cold it was miserable, putting on a wetsuit to paddle in the water, whereas here we walk down in our togs, and surf’s up.” Stuart studied Chemical Engineering in the UK, but since arriving in Australia he retrained as a primary school teacher and says that he tells the children how lucky they are to live in Australia, and particularly on the Gold Coast which he says is “probably one of the best places in Australia to live”. The programme features Marcus, Lorraine and their daughter Sky who made the move to Australia a year ago. They wanted a change of lifestyle and now live a typical Gold Coast life with barbecues on the beach and a beautiful waterfront house. The do the same jobs as in the UK: Marcus is builder and Lorraine is an accountant, but they reveal they are £10,000 better off in Australia. The family are spending Sunday afternoon on the beach, drinking champagne and enjoying the sun and surf, a world away from their life in the UK. Marcus tells the programme:” In England, on a Sunday, probably because of the weather and what our friends were doing, we would sit in a working men’s club because that’s all there was to do.” The family decided to give themselves a year in Australia before deciding whether to stay permanently, but, as the programme reveals, Lorraine is finding that the 10,000
miles that separates her from her family is proving emotionally difficult. A year ago Lorraine found out her mother was terminally ill; this has made the decision about staying in Australia particularly tough. Lorraine says: “Sometimes I just want to be there to give them a cuddle …and reassure my dad I am thinking of him and tell my Mum I love her.” One ex pat who has fully embraced life in Australia is Irishman Frank McGrath who works in one of the most beautiful, and dangerous, environments on the Gold Coast, the tropical rainforest. Frank worked in a factory in his home town of Cork, but after breaking up with his girlfriend he decided he wanted a completely new life as far away as possible from Ireland. He tells the programme that he knew the Gold Coast was the right place for him as he flew into the country and saw the rainforest. Frank is now a plant specialist working with a team of bush regenerators to restore damaged areas of the rainforest and preserve the native flora and fauna. He describes how dangerous the rainforest can be, with hazards such as jumping ants that have one of the most powerful venoms in the insect world, and the most painful tree in existence, the stinging tree, which is believed to have caused a suicide due to the intensity of the sting. Despite all of this Frank has found his paradise in Australia and tells the programme: “You can be anything you want to be here if you put in the effort.”
6:45am ................Charlie and Lola 7:00am .... Natural Born Hunters 7:25am ........................Newsround 7:30am ...... Trust Me I’m a Genie 7:40am ...... League of Super Evil 7:50am ..........Frankenstein’s Cat 8:00am ..........................Wait for It! 8:30am ............................LazyTown
3:05pm ............................Copycats
9:45am ......Big Cook Little Cook
3:40pm ............................Winging It
10:05am .................... Mightymites
4:00pm .............. Trade Your Way to the USA
10:20am ....Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll
4:30pm ................Little Howard’s Big Question
10:40am ..........................Waybuloo
6:00pm ..............................Weather 6:00pm ............................BBC News 6:30pm ..............................Weather 6:30pm ..........BBC London News
11:30am ....................Daily Politics 1:00pm ..............................See Hear 1:30pm .... To Buy or Not to Buy 2:15pm ......................Real Rescues 3:00pm ..................................Flog It!
4:30pm ..............................Pointless 5:15pm ......Show Me the Monet 6:00pm ............................Eggheads 6:30pm ........Great British Menu
10:00pm ........................BBC News
7:00pm ............................Escape to the Country
10:25pm ..............Regional News and Weather
8:00pm ......Two Greedy Italians
10:35pm ..................The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 10:45pm ....Would I Lie to You? 11:15pm ..........National Lottery Update and Weatherview 11:15pm ................Bad Company 1:10am ..............................See Hear 1:40am ..........................Watchdog
5:00pm ..........Britain’s Best Dish
11:00am ....In the Night Garden
7:30pm ..........................BBC News; Regional News
9:00pm ..............The Apprentice
4:00pm ........ Midsomer Murders
9:40am ......................Buzz and Tell
3:30pm ..............Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
8:30pm ........................Life of Riley
3:59pm ............ London Weather
9:30am ..........................Big & Small
7:00pm ..................The One Show
7:30pm ................Waterloo Road
3:00pm ..............................The Alan Titchmarsh Show
9:05am ........ The Koala Brothers 9:15am ................ Guess with Jess
5:15pm ......................Weakest Link
2:00pm ....60 Minute Makeover
8:55am ..............Bob the Builder: Project Build It
3:05pm ....................Sam & Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster
5:00pm ........................Newsround
1:55pm ....................London News and Weather
9:00pm ............Wonderland: The Trouble with Love and Sex 9:50pm .................................... Coast
6:00pm ..............................Weather 6:00pm ..............London Tonight 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm ........................Emmerdale 7:30pm ............Poms in Paradise 8:00pm ......................The National Movie Awards 10:00pm ....................ITV News at Ten and Weather 10:30pm ................London News and Weather 10:35pm .... Cops with Cameras 11:35pm .......... Long Lost Family
10:00pm ..........The Apprentice: You’re Fired!
12:30am ......ITV News Headlines
10:30pm ......................Newsnight
12:30am ..........................The Zone
11:20pm ................Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
2:35am .......................... Alien Siege
11:50pm ....................French Film
5:30am ..........ITV Morning News
4:00am .............. ITV Nightscreen
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Wednesday 11 May 6:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse
6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
7:00pm................ The Apprentice
7:00am .............................. Wild Vets
6:20am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
7:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
8:00am ................................Oops TV
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
8:00pm ......................The World’s Strictest Parents
9:00am ....................The Real A&E
8:00am ....................................Maury
9:00pm ..........................Bizarre ER
8:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
10:00am ....................Law & Order
9:00am ................America’s Next Top Model
9:30pm ..........................Bizarre ER
6:35am ..............Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures
9:00am ................Football Special
6:40am ......................Rupert Bear 6:50am ............................Peppa Pig
11:00am ....................Live County Championship Cricket
6:55am ......Milkshake! Music Box
6:00pm ........................ Boots ‘n’ All
4:00pm ..............................Oops TV
7:00am ....................Little Princess
7:00pm ..........................Sky Sports News at Seven
4:30pm ............................Futurama
7:30pm ....................Live Scottish Premier League Football
5:30pm ............................Futurama
6:10am ..........................The Hoobs
6:00am ..........Thomas & Friends
6:35am ..........................The Hoobs
6:10am ..........................The Beeps
7:00am ............Freshly Squeezed 7:30am ..........................Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55am ..................................Frasier 8:25am ..................................Friends 8:55am ................Wife Swap USA 9:50am ..Relocation, Relocation 10:55am ......A Place by the Sea 12:00pm ........................Channel 4 News Summary 12:05pm .......... Make Do & Mend 12:35pm ........The TV Book Club 1:05pm ............Channel 4 Racing 3:10pm ........................Countdown 4:00pm ..............Deal or No Deal: Banker’s Birthday 5:00pm ........Come Dine with Me
7:15am ............The Mr Men Show 7:30am ..........Thomas & Friends 7:45am ....Make Way for Noddy 8:00am ........................Fifi and the Flowertots
6:30pm ............................Hollyoaks 7:00pm ..............Channel 4 News 7:55pm ...................... 4thought.tv 8:00pm ......Vacation, Vacation, Vacation
12:00pm ........................Dog Squad 1:00pm ..................Stargate SG-1 3:00pm ..............Vet Adventures
5:00pm ..................The Simpsons 6:00pm ...................... A League of Their Own
10:00am ......Nothing to Declare
10:00pm ..........Russell Howard’s Good News
10:30am........Nothing to Declare
10:30pm ......................Family Guy
11:00am ................................Maury
10:50pm ......................Family Guy
12:00pm ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
11:15pm ....................Young, Rich and Househunting
3:00pm ..................Criminal Minds
11:45pm ........................ Bizarre ER
4:00pm ..............................Charmed
12:15am ..........................Bizarre ER
6:00pm ................America’s Next Top Model
12:45am ........................Family Guy 1:30am ..........................Family Guy 2:10am ..........................Family Guy
10:00pm You’re on Sky Sports!
6:30pm.................... The Simpsons
11:30pm ....Football’s Greatest
7:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
8:00pm ............Emergency with Angela Griffin
8:00pm ................Four Weddings Revisited
1:00am ........................Boots ‘n’ All
9:00pm ............................Brit Cops: Zero Tolerance
9:00pm ....................................Bones
2:00am ......FIFA Futbol Mundial
10:00pm ................................Fringe
8:30am .... Roary the Racing Car
2:30am ............Scottish Premier League Football
11:00pm ................Martina Cole’s The Runaway
8:40am ...................................... Olivia
3:30am ........Football’s Greatest
8:10am ....................The Milky and Shake Show 8:15am ............................Peppa Pig 8:20am ............................Peppa Pig
6:00pm ..................The Simpsons
10:30am ......Cycle Sports World
11:00am .. Dream Lives for Sale
8:25am Milkshake! Show Songs
12:00am ..........Scottish Premier League Football
10:00pm ............Grey’s Anatomy 11:00pm ..............Criminal Minds
1:05am ..........................Family Guy 1:50am ..........................Family Guy 2:30am ..........................Family Guy 4:00am ..............Russell Howard’s Good News 4:30am ................The Apprentice
12:00am ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
5:30am ......................................Close
8:50am ....................The WotWots 9:00am ................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
8:30pm ..............Superscrimpers: Waste Not Want Not
9:15am ............The Wright Stuff
6:00am ............Aerobics Oz Style
6:00am .......................... The X Files
6:00am ........................Emmerdale
11:05am............ Extreme Fishing with Robson Green
6:30am ..Kings Of The Extreme
7:00am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
7:00am .......... Star Trek: Voyager
6:25am ..........................Nanny 911
9:00pm ..............24 Hours in A&E
8:00am ....Star Trek: Enterprise
12:05pm ........ Meals in Moments
7:30am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
7:15am ....................Loose Women
10:00pm ........................Desperate Housewives
7:00am ......................................WWE Vintage Collection
8:10am ........................Judge Judy
12:10pm ......5 News Lunchtime
8:00am ..........Revista De La Liga
8:00am ............................Fifth Gear
9:00am ............................................ER 10:00am ..........thirtysomething
12:20pm ....................Law & Order
9:00am ....................PGA Tour Golf
8:30am ..........The Gadget Show
9:25am ....The Real Housewives of Orange County
1:15pm ..............Home and Away
12:00pm ......Star Trek: Voyager
10:30am ......................Judge Judy
1:45pm ........................Neighbours
10:00am ..........Ladies European Tour Golf
9:00am ..............................Top Gear
11:00am ........................The X Files
12:00pm ......................Emmerdale
2:15pm ..........The Vanessa Show
11:00am ....................Football Asia
11:00am ..............Seaside Rescue
1:00pm ....Star Trek: Enterprise
12:30pm ........................Nanny 911
3:05pm ..........Meals in Moments
11:30am ................PGA Tour Golf
12:00pm ............................Top Gear
2:00pm ............................................ER
3:15pm ............Victor: the Victor Davis Story
12:30pm ............Football Special
2:00pm ....................Dragons’ Den
3:00pm ..............thirtysomething
1:30pm ......................The Jeremy Kyle Show
5:00pm ........................5 News at 5
2:00pm ............Scottish Premier League Football
3:00pm ..........................Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival
5:30pm ........................Neighbours
3:00pm ........WWE: Bottom Line 4:00pm ............WWE: Afterburn
3:30pm ..........................Ray Mears’ Extreme Survival
6:00pm ..............Home and Away 6:25pm ..................................OK! TV
5:00pm ......Superleague Netball
7:00pm ........................5 News at 7
11:05pm ..............................The Big Bang Theory 11:30pm ................Being N-Dubz in America and Beyond 12:05am ....Abbey Road Debuts 12:20am ........The Album Chart Show Introduces - Yasmin 12:35am ..........4Play: Aloe Blacc 12:55am ......................The Album Chart Show Spotlight 1:10am ............................The Crush 2:00am ......................Supersize vs Superskinny Kids 2:55am...................... Blanche Fury 4:35am ................Hill Street Blues 5:25am ........................ Countdown
10:00am ..................Dragons’ Den
4:00pm ..........................The X Files 5:00pm ..........Star Trek: Voyager
3:40pm ....The Real Housewives of Orange County
6:00pm ............................................ER
4:40pm ..................Loose Women 5:40pm ........................Judge Judy
4:00pm................................Top Gear
7:00pm ............................Inside the Actors Studio
6:00pm ................ Seaside Rescue
8:00pm ............................................24
7:00pm ....................F3 Euroseries
7:30pm ..............................Zoo Days
8:00pm ......FIFA Futbol Mundial
7:20pm ............................................QI
9:00pm ..................The Sopranos
8:00pm ......................Essex Jungle
8:30pm ....Live Spanish Football
8:00pm ..............................Top Gear
10:10pm ........ Game of Thrones
11:00pm ....................Total Rugby
12:35am ................The Sopranos
10:00pm ....The National Movie Awards Backstage
10:00pm ..................Law & Order: Criminal Intent
11:30pm ....FIFA Futbol Mundial
9:00pm ............Russell Howard’s Good News
11:20pm ............................ Big Love
9:00pm........................................ NCIS
10:00pm ........................Red Dwarf
1:45am ......................The Mind of the Married Man
11:00pm ............Bridget Jones’s Diary
10:55pm ..Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1:00am ..................Championship Rugby Union
2:25am ......................The Mind of the Married Man
1:05am ........................Emmerdale
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12:00am ..............Ten Pin Bowling
10:40pm ..............Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry and Paul 11:20pm ............Mock the Week
7:00pm ................ Sing if You Can 8:00pm............................ Gossip Girl 9:00pm ..................Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter
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JOE ‘IN MY OPINION’ FERGUSON Weekly Update Email: joe.ferguson@canarianweekly.com
Bin… and done! WELL, what a week for a killing it has been! We all woke up on Monday morning to hear the news that Osama Bin Laden had been shot dead. It happened in his secret million-dollar hideaway, in the middle of Pakistan, surrounded by tin huts inhabited by people who wash their clothes with rocks, 15 miles from the Pakistan Intelligence building. Hideaway? I will leave that question to the people powerful enough to ask why he was never found in those conditions before this. But a few things must be addressed in a moral and human manner. I am so fed up with hearing different ways of how this sick piece of scum was killed. Armed or unarmed? Did he surrender? Was his body treated with respect? All very good questions. Whether or not he was not, I simply do not care. And as far as his body being treated with respect in the Muslim way? We have heard that the Muslim majority all over the world, who are right-minded people, have spoken out about the fact that Bin Laden NEVER spoke for them. He took the Muslim beliefs and changed them to suit himself. Civil, modern-thinking Muslims want peace. The Archbishop of Canterbury and quite a lot of other prominent people have also said they would feel “uncomfortable” if it’s true that he was unarmed when shot. It’s obviously up to me to refresh these people’s memory. How “uncomfortable” do you think the souls who boarded flights on 11th September 2001 felt as they saw how close they were to the ground flying over New York? The first flight had to endure a gang of maniacs who murdered the pilots and cabin crew. Then, NOTHING! They never knew they were flying into a building. The second flight, just before it was also steered into a building, was full of people talking to their fami-
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T H U R S D A Y 6:00am ............................Breakfast
6:00am ..........................Wibbly Pig
6:00am ............................Daybreak
9:15am ......................Missing 2011
6:10am ..............................Penelope
8:30am ................................Lorraine
10:00am .... BBC News; Weather
6:15am ..................................Dip Dap
9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show
10:00am ................Homes Under the Hammer
6:15am ..........................Toddworld
10:30am ..................This Morning
6:30am ..........................Octonauts: Creature Reports
12:30pm ................ Loose Women
11:00am ............Don’t Get Done, Get Dom
6:45am ................Charlie and Lola
11:45am............ Cash in the Attic
7:00am ....Natural Born Hunters
1:55pm ....................London News and Weather
12:15pm ..................Bargain Hunt
7:25am ........................Newsround
2:00pm ....60 Minute Makeover
1:00pm ......BBC News; Weather
7:30am ......Trust Me I’m a Genie
1:30pm ..................Regional News and Weather
7:40am ......League of Super Evil
3:00pm ..............................The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2:15pm ............................Escape to the Country 3:00pm ....BBC News; Weather; Regional News
7:50am ..........Frankenstein’s Cat 8:00am ..........................Wait for It! 8:30am ............................ LazyTown 9:05am ........The Koala Brothers
3:05pm ......Sam & Mark’s Guide to Dodging Disaster 3:05pm ............................Copycats
9:40am ...................... Buzz and Tell
3:40pm ............................Wingin’ It
9:45am ......Big Cook Little Cook
4:00pm ................Project Parent
10:05am ....................Timmy Time
4:30pm ......My Life: Toy Soldiers
10:20am ..............................Dip Dap
5:00pm ........................Newsround 5:15pm ......................Weakest Link
10:20am ....Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll
6:00pm ..............................Weather
10:45am ..........................Waybuloo
6:00pm ............................BBC News
11:05am ....In the Night Garden
6:30pm ..............................Weather
11:35am ............................The Pink Panther Show
7:00pm ..................The One Show 7:30pm ..........................BBC News; Regional News 7:30pm ........................ EastEnders
3:59pm ............ London Weather 4:00pm ........Midsomer Murders 5:00pm ..........Britain’s Best Dish
8:55am ................Bob the Builder 9:15am ................Guess with Jess
6:30pm ..........BBC London News
like that. But it also makes no sense in questioning it at all. It is one man yes, but the one man who masterminded the murder of so many innocent people. The people who believe he’s still alive are the same people who believe the second gunman for Kennedy, the Loch Ness Monster and the moon landings were all fake! So I am very happy that the death of this tyrant has happened. Yes, it took a lot longer than anyone expected, but the job has been done. Yes, there will be repercussions. But when you are of such a mental state that all you want is bloodshed, as these people believe, all those who are still “uncomfortable” at how Bin Laden was killed will never learn. If you feel I am being disrespectful to another person’s faith, you are being ridiculous. These people do not have faith; they are no more religious than Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Was Bin Laden’s body shown respect at the end? From the reports coming out of America, it seems so. If it were up to me? Bin by name, then Bin by nature. And let the rats feed for a bit. Good riddance. Joe
1:30pm ............................ITV News and Weather
11:45am ....BBC News; Weather
1:45pm ................................Doctors
lies on mobile phones, being told what was happening. How “uncomfortable” do you think they felt as they also saw the ground of New York? These poor souls knew what was coming. The workers in both buildings, who felt the planes hit, had no idea what was happening. The fire, police, ambulance services and civilians who were murdered on that day had no warning. And all for what? Not in the name of a religion. Please do not make that mistake. It was all in the name of a b****** called Osama Bin Laden. So if you feel “uncomfortable” about how he was killed, give a thought to the 2,819 people murdered on 11th September 2001. Now we are hearing from idiots who believe he is not dead because no pictures are being released. I, for one, agree they should be made public. If not though, I know, in the words of President Obama, “He will never walk the face of this earth again”. As if the most powerful man in the world is going to say Bin Laden is dead, knowing full well that if he isn’t, some kind of proof could be unearthed to show him up as a liar. It would not make sense, America making a statement
6:30am ............ Tinga Tinga Tales
9:30am .......................... Big & Small
6:00pm ..............................Weather 6:00pm ..............London Tonight 6:30pm ............................ITV News and Weather 7:00pm ........................Emmerdale
12:00pm ....................Daily Politics 12:30pm ..........................GMT with George Alagiah 1:00pm ............Diagnosis Murder 1:45pm ....To Buy or Not to Buy 2:15pm ......................Real Rescues 3:00pm ..................................Flog It! 3:30pm ..............Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 4:30pm ..............................Pointless 5:15pm ......Show Me the Monet 6:00pm ............................Eggheads
8:00pm ..........................Watchdog
6:30pm ........Great British Menu
9:00pm ............................Inside the Human Body
7:00pm ....................................Coast
10:00pm ........................ BBC News
8:00pm ......................The Animal’s Guide to Britain
10:25pm ..............Regional News and Weather
9:00pm ............ The Shadow Line
10:35pm .............. Question Time 11:35pm Holiday Weatherview 11:35pm ........................This Week
10:00pm ..................Psychoville 2 10:30pm ......................Newsnight 11:20pm Business Nightmares with Evan Davis
7:30pm ..................The True Cost of a Car: Tonight 8:00pm ........................Emmerdale 8:30pm ..........Coronation Street 9:00pm ............Long Lost Family 10:00pm ....................ITV News at Ten and Weather 10:30pm ................London News and Weather 10:35pm ..............Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: David Hasselhoff 11:35pm ..........The Late Debate
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Thursday 12 May 6:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
6:00am ................................Brainiac: Science Abuse
6:00am ........Nothing to Declare
7:00pm ................The Apprentice
6:30am ........Nothing to Declare
6:20am ..............The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
7:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
7:00am ..............................Wild Vets
7:00am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
8:00pm ..............Eurovision Song Contest 2011
8:00am ..................Good Morning Sports Fans
8:00am ................................Oops TV
6:35am ..............Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures
9:00am ............Scottish Premier League Football
6:10am ........The Treacle People
6:00am ..........Thomas & Friends
6:20am ..........................The Hoobs
6:10am ..........................The Beeps
6:45am ..........................The Hoobs 7:10am ............Freshly Squeezed 7:40am ..........................Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05am ..................................Frasier 8:35am ..................................Friends 9:05am ................Wife Swap USA 10:00am ...................... Relocation, Relocation 10:55am ......A Place by the Sea 12:00pm ............Channel 4 News Summary
6:40am ........................Rupert Bear
7:15am ............The Mr Men Show
10:00am ...... Football’s Greatest
7:30am ..........Thomas & Friends
10:30am .... FIFA Futbol Mundial
7:45am ....Make Way for Noddy 8:00am ........................ Fifi and the Flowertots
1:05pm ............Channel 4 Racing 3:10pm ........................Countdown 4:00pm ..............Deal or No Deal: Banker’s Birthday 5:00pm ........Come Dine with Me 6:00pm ..................The Simpsons
10:30pm ..........Russell Howard’s Good News
10:00am ....................Law & Order
8:00am ....................................Maury
11:00pm ......................Family Guy
11:00am ..Dream Lives for Sale
9:00am ................America’s Next Top Model
1:00pm ..................Stargate SG-1
7:00am ....................Little Princess
12:35pm ........The TV Book Club
9:00am .................... The Real A&E
12:30pm ........................Dog Squad
6:55am...... Milkshake! Music Box
11:00am ....................Live County Championship Cricket
3:00pm ..............Vet Adventures 4:00pm ..............................Oops TV 4:30pm ............................Futurama 5:00pm ..................The Simpsons 5:30pm ............................Futurama
8:15am ............................Peppa Pig
6:00pm................................ Ringside
8:20am ............................ Peppa Pig
7:00pm ..........................Sky Sports News at Seven
10:00pm ......................EastEnders
7:30am ............................The Jerry Springer Show
12:00pm ........................Dog Squad
6:50am ............................Peppa Pig
12:05pm ..........Make Do & Mend
7:30am ..............................Wild Vets
6:00pm ...................... A League of Their Own
10:00am ......Nothing to Declare 10:30am ......Nothing to Declare 11:00am ................................Maury 12:00pm ........................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3:00pm ..................Criminal Minds 4:00pm ..............................Charmed 6:00pm ................America’s Next Top Model
6:30pm ..................The Simpsons
7:00pm ............................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7:30pm ....Live Football League
8:00pm ....................Hawaii Five-0
8:00pm ....................................Chuck
8:40am ......................................Olivia
10:00pm ............................ Ringside
9:00pm ..........The Chicago Code
9:00pm ..................16 & Pregnant
8:50am ....................The WotWots
11:00pm ................ SPL Round-Up
10:00pm ................................House
10:00pm ..................................Katie
9:00am ................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
11:30pm ........Time of Our Lives
11:00pm ........NCIS: Los Angeles
11:00pm ..............Criminal Minds
11:45pm ..............So What If My Baby Is Born Like Me?
6:00am ............Aerobics Oz Style
7:00am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
6:00am ..........................The X Files
6:00am ........................Emmerdale
7:00am ............................Star Trek: Voyager
6:25am ..........................Nanny 911 8:10am ........................Judge Judy
8:30am ............................Roary the Racing Car
11:20pm ......................Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show
9:15am ............The Wright Stuff 11:05am ............................Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 12:05pm ........Meals in Moments
6:30am ..............................Kings Of The Extreme
12:10pm ......5 News Lunchtime
7:00am ............WWE: Experience
7:30am ........................Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams
12:20pm ....................Law & Order
8:00am ........Football’s Greatest
8:00am ............................Fifth Gear
8:00am ............................ Star Trek: Enterprise 9:00am ............................................ER
9:25am .... The Real Housewives of Orange County
1:45pm ........................Neighbours
8:30am ........................FIFA Futbol Mundial
8:30am ..........The Gadget Show 9:00am ..............................Top Gear
10:00am ..........thirtysomething
10:30am ......................Judge Judy
2:15pm ..........The Vanessa Show
9:00am ....................PGA Tour Golf
10:00am ..................Dragons’ Den
11:00am ........................The X Files
12:00pm ......................Emmerdale
3:05pm ..........Meals in Moments
10:00am ..............European Tour Weekly
11:00am ....................Stephen Fry in America
12:00pm ......Star Trek: Voyager
12:30pm ........................ Nanny 911
10:30am ................Live European Tour Golf
12:00pm ............................Top Gear
1:00pm ............................Star Trek: Enterprise
1:30pm ......................The Jeremy Kyle Show
2:00pm ....................Dragons’ Den
2:00pm ............................................ER
12:30pm.......................... Inside the PGA Tour
3:00pm ......................Stephen Fry in America
3:00pm.............. thirtysomething
3:40pm ....The Real Housewives of Orange County
4:00pm............................The X Files
4:40pm ..................Loose Women
1:00pm ..................PGA Tour Golf
4:00pm ..............................Top Gear
5:40pm ........................Judge Judy
2:00pm ............Scottish Premier League Football
5:00pm ..............................Top Gear
5:00pm ............................ Star Trek: Voyager
1:15pm .............. Home and Away
3:15pm ........The Reading Room 5:00pm ..............................Weather 5:00pm ........................5 News at 5 5:30pm ........................Neighbours 6:00pm ..............Home and Away 6:30pm ............................Hollyoaks
6:25pm ..................................OK! TV
7:00pm ..............Channel 4 News
7:00pm ........................5 News at 7
7:55pm ......................4thought.tv
7:30pm ..............Rough Guide To
8:00pm ..................Three in a Bed
8:00pm ..........Emergency Bikers
9:00pm ..................................A Very Dangerous Doctor
9:00pm ..............................Extreme Fishing: Ends of the Earth
10:40pm ......................The Secret Millionaire 11:45pm The Big Bang Theory
3:00pm............................ Inside the PGA Tour
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6:00pm ............The Movie Show on ITV2 6:30pm ............................The Cube
9:00pm ........................ Dave’s One Night Stand
8:00pm ............................................ ER 9:00pm ..................Six Feet Under
9:00pm .................... Peter Andre: The Next Chapter
10:00pm ..................Lee Mack Live
10:15pm .............. Poodle Springs
10:00pm ..............Celebrity Juice
8:00pm ...................................... QI XL
5:30pm ................................ Premier League World 6:00pm ........Live PGA Tour Golf
6:00pm ............................................ ER 7:00pm ............................Inside the Actors Studio
3:30pm ..................Live European Tour Golf
10:00pm ........................Impossible 11:05pm ......Banged Up Abroad
6:00pm ....................Dragons’ Den 7:00pm ......................Stephen Fry in America
7:15am.................... Loose Women
11:20pm ....................................QI XL
7:30pm ....................American Idol
10:45pm ........................The Island
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Households are facing greatest squeeze of all
HOUSEHOLDS are facing the biggest cash squeeze since 1870 and incomes will fall by an average of £780, a report is warning. Workers face a combination of a rise in inflation and a drop in incomes, according to the Deloitte quarterly economic report. Roger Bootle, economic adviser at the accountancy firm, says the Chancellor George Osborne’s tax changes mean that UK incomes will not return to their 2009 peak until 2015. The average household will see a drop in earnings of 2%, the equivalent of £780 a year, the report claims. Mr Bootle said: “I expect real earnings to fall this year. This will mark the fourth successive year of falling real earnings - the first time that this
has occurred since the 1870s.” He added: “The underlying momentum of the economic recovery looks pretty weak.” In addition to higher income taxes for most people in work, Deloitte pointed out that inflation is running at an average of 4.4%, which means that people’s spending power is being squeezed. “A number of factors will maintain the downward pressure on household incomes in the near-term”, said Mr Bootle. He also forecast economic growth of just 1.5% this year and in 2012. “I think this year will see falling real earnings, falling real house prices and rising unemployment.” “This will mark the fourth successive year of falling real earnings - the first time that this has occurred since the 1870s.” The spending squeeze and latest economic forecast
means a base rate rise in May looks unlikely. Bootle believes the Bank of England will keep the base rate on hold at 0.5% until 2013: “My central forecast is still that rates remain on hold throughout this year and next.” Bootle’s comments come a day after the Bank of England governor Mervyn King said high debt levels pose “massive” economic challenges that would be aggravated by rate rise. King said at a committee of the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday: “The economic consequences of high-level indebtedness now would become more severe if rates were to rise.” “It is the main reason why interest rates are so low.” Things should get better by the end of next year though, according to Mr Bootle: “By the end of 2012, real incomes should be rising again.”
DAVID HUDGELL Getting to the root of your gardening problems! Email: David.hudgell@canarianweekly.com Dear David, Where do we get Budellia in Tenerife please, thank you, Ann Smith
Dear Ann, Have a scout around the garden centres, it will be in the shurb section if I find one Ill let you know. I hope you enjoy the butterflies that this will bring to your garden. David Buddleja, often misspelled Buddleia has featured in these pages on many occaisions, commonly referred to as the ‘Butterfly Bush’ Buddleja’s are very easy to grow, all they need is to be planted into well drained soil and that it is given plenty of sunshine. Buddleia’s can tol-
erate breezy spots, although this does tend to blow the flowers about, so try to give it a little shelter. The best time to plant Buddleja bushes is either in October or April. The best time to cut back a buddleja bush almost to it’s base is in Spring. It may sound a bit harsh to cut it
right back, but rest assured that the long flowering stems will grow back to give you a beautiful show of purple or white flowers during the summer months. If you prefer to have a larger Buddleia shrub in the garden, just make sure that all the dead wood is taken out.
Gardening programme snookered by the balls! THE GARDENING fraternity is up in arms that last Fridays BBC2 programme was put in the shade for snooker during a peak time for the green fingered! With the succession of Bank Holidays, mixed with above average temperatures, potting sheds up and down the country would be a hive of activity according to garden-
ing experts. There was further dismay as viewing figures for Gardeners’ World had just reached 2.2 million for the previous April programmes. Garden Centre Association chief executive Gillie Westwood said: “It’s a ridiculous thing to do. The BBC is not taking gardening as seriously as it did. Gardeners’ World is just getting going under Monty Don. “ She added: “There will be more people in the garden this Easter than ever before
because a lot aren’t going away on holiday because of the economy.” Garden Industry Manufacturers Association chief executive Neil Gow said: “This confirms how out of touch the BBC is. It is one of the biggest weeks of the gardening year and with the way the weather is looking one of the biggest weeks in gardening calendar for many years. This shows how important gardening is to them.” Gardeners’ World returns to BBC2 on 6th May.
Focus DIY jobs in danger FOCUS DIY has been put into administration putting 3,919 staff at risk of losing their jobs. Its 178 stores will remain open for another five days after which administrators Ernst & Young will decide if they can continue as a going concern. A company statement said there had been “notification of an event of default under the senior credit facility, and a realisation that there were no alternatives that could be explored any further”. It said because of this, “Focus
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directors have come to the conclusion that to protect the interests of creditors they have no choice but to seek protection through filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators.” Current owners, Cerebrus Capital, bought the chain in 2007 for £1 as it struggled under a mountain of debt which according to its latest accounts stood at £230m in 2009. Former Iceland and Wickes DIY chief executive Bill Grimsey was appointed to resuscitate the business in the face of competition from rivals B&Q and Homebase. A source said that Cerebrus invested £200m to save the
company but that it could not survive the downturn in consumer spending, particularly as a retailer linked to the housing market. Its most recent figures showed a pre-tax loss of £21m for the year to February 2010. As recently as last August, it opened a new store in Trowbridge but earlier this year agreed to sell six outlets to Asda. Last month, wine chain Oddbins fell into administration. And corporate recovery firm Begbies Traynor warned of a rise in companies in serious financial distress, including those exposed to consumer spending.
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CARL PATTISON from Robot, answers your hair questions
DEAR CHRISTINE Your resident Agony Aunt Email: agony.aunt@canarianweekly.com
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HOW many times have you been told by your stylist to blow-dry your hair a certain way and have been left baffled by what size brush to use? Put simply, if you require volume or curl then use a smallerdiameter brush (two inches wide). This is for shorter-tomedium hair. if it’s volume or smoothness you require, then use a larger brush (say four inches in diameter). For totally straight hair with a little volume, try using a very large brush (six inches or more). Our salon brushes are nearly all ceramic because these give the hair more smoothness and the hair dries quicker as the ceramic holds the heat better than, say, a metal or wooden brush. Never use a plastic or any form of rigid brush as these rip and tear at the hair. Forget trying to find a shampoo and conditioner just for you among the maze of products in the supermarket. Just do as I always say and ask your stylist. He or she will prescribe the correct treatments for your hair, and not only which ones they recommend but how to use them and how frequently. Yes, getting a cheap one from your local shop will save a few cents, but not if it’s unsuitable or bad for your hair. Indulge a little and you will soon reap the benefits.
The biggest “No” word in any salon is “nice”. After spending maybe hours on your hair, we want a little more feedback. If you’re not happy with what has been done, then say so. But if you’re delighted, then we love words like “gorgeous”, “fabulous” and even, as happened to me last week “tears” (of joy of course). We love feedback and love to see you leave the salon with a smile on your face.
By the way, try not to over-use shampoos and conditioners. An average dose of shampoo for medium hair is about the size of a euro. If your shampoo lathers up to a head full of foam, your using too much. Double the amount of conditioner to shampoo is ideal, depending on your hair length. Here’s a good tip worth noting: if you’re really stuck as what to do with your hair, and you are going on a night out but don’t want to wash your hair, rub some mousse or smoothing cream into dry hair and style with your hairdryer. Normally, unwashed hair has more volume and the style stays put better than freshly-washed hair. But this isn’t an excuse for not washing your hair for three days!
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Dear Christine, I love my partner very much, but I’m worried because he thinks it’s okay to go out and buy things willy-nilly. He buys clothes he doesn’t need and adds to our CD and DVD collection almost on a daily basis. Also, he also goes out every weekend with his mates and always comes home in a drunken stupor. We have babies aged 18 months and three months, so there’s only my partner’s wage for us to live on. I’ve given up all my little luxuries so we can make ends meet, but my partner is still spending money like water. Luckily, the bank won’t give us any more loans, but my partner gets around that by borrowing off friends. I tell him he won’t have any friends left if he doesn’t pay them back, but he won’t listen. Why do you think he’s spending like this? He never used to. Molly
It’s not too long since your partner had your undivided attention, but now there are two demanding youngsters in the picture and he may be feeling pushed out. A common way of making ourselves feel better is to spend money. It gives us a “buzz”, but that can be very addictive. I suggest that you regularly reassure your partner that you love him very much and couldn’t be without him. Instead of just flopping in front of the telly when the babies are in bed, how about putting on some romantic music, giving him a shoulder massage, asking him to return the favour, then cuddling up together? I’m sure you’ll both enjoy the “connection”. It’s important that you try to please each other when you have young children. After all, the happiness of the whole family depends upon the closeness of mum and dad. You could also ask for his opinion on such things as bed-times for the children, and gently suggest that
he helps out with changing nappies or making up bottles. Don’t forget to show gratitude when he does lend you a hand. Suggest, too, that he takes the older child under his wing as there would then be less chance of the child feeling jealous of the younger one. The result would be a stronger bond between the children, and dad would have a greater sense of responsibility. When you’re feeling cosy and close one evening, calmly suggest that you try to come up with an arrangement together regarding how money is spent. If you appear nagging or blameful he’s likely to switch off, so stay relaxed and keep your tone light. You don’t even need to mention his over-spending. Just scribble down the cost of absolute essentials and take that away from your total income. That will give you a good idea of how much you can afford to return to his friends. Now suggest calmly that he tell his friends he’ll give them regular payments with the aim of eventually settling up with them. I’m quite sure he understands, deep down, that his over-spending has to stop and he may be grateful for a solution. Good luck, Christine Dear Christine, My wife and I have been married for 36 years and she recently had a mastectomy. Before the op, I was there for her all the time, but after it she withdrew from me a little. She even showed her wound to a friend, but was ages before she would show it to me. This made me furious, although I was careful to hide that from her. I love her very much and can’t understand why she’s been like this, and neither can I understand why I feel so cheated. Please help. GK
I’m sorry you’re feeling angry and cheated. You must feel that your wife’s behaviour was a
betrayal of the intimacy you have with her, and that she’s shown preference for her friend and some form of rejection for you. But please, please understand that it’s not like that. Think back over the last 36 years. When you and she got together, you fancied her and she felt good about that. Over the intervening period, you’ve both enjoyed being lovers, and again she’s seen herself as attractive and desirable because you showed her she was. A great part of her identity as your wife is as a sexy woman, and with one of her sexual characteristics removed, she no longer feels sexy. She probably feels she can no longer offer you a complete woman, a healthy, desirable one. Also, she fears putting you off with what she probably feels is a shameful, disfiguring scar. To put it bluntly, she’s scared you’ll reject her, and she obviously doesn’t have the same fears about showing the scar to a friend. Please try to understand that your wife has undergone a profoundly traumatic loss, which touches at her core identity. She’s understandably insecure right now because she’s afraid she’ll lose something else she values enormously: your love. It’s quite illogical, because you do love her, but it’s also a very normal reaction on her part. What your wife needs most of all now is your love, and to know that you still desire her. I wish you both all the best, Christine Christine Craggs-Hinton is the author of 18 self-help books, including ‘Natural Treatments for Arthritis’, ‘How to Lower your Blood Pressure’, and ‘Overcoming Anorexia’. Her books are available from all good UK bookshops as well as ‘The Paper Shop’, Apolo Centre and ‘Bookswop’, Edificio Cristianos 1, both of which are in Los Cristianos.
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VAL SAINSBURY Keeping her finger on the pulse Email: val.sainsbury@canarianweekly.com
How to stop spider veins from making you crawl! IT is a recognised fact that exercise and a healthy, balanced diet is the best solution for getting rid extra fat from the body, But for cosmetic imperfections, like spider veins, skin discoloration and stretch marks, the solution is less obvious. Creams that claim to have a quick fix aren’t always effective, and often just cover up those appearances. That’s the view of Dr Shasa Hu, an assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Miami in Florida. She explains why we get these common imperfections, and the best ways to be rid of them, or at least disguise them. Spider veins These are most common in the legs and near the ankles, and are caused by bad bloodflow through the veins. Instead of blood in the veins flowing back to your heart as it normally does, the blood actually stays static in spider veins. The blood doesn’t go
back. Instead, it accumulates and stretches the capillaries, and that causes them to dilate, so you have these spider veins. Doctor Hu says: “They are generally to be found in people who stand for long periods, since their blood flow is often static from the force of gravity.” Laser treatment has proved effective in “disappearing” spider veins, and an injection of a solution into the veins, known as sclerotherapy, does cause them to fade. Otherwise girls, it’s all down to having a fake or spray-on tan to mask the colour of the veins.
Skin discoloration Blotchiness and skin discoloration are most common on the chest and the back, and make the skin look uneven. The condition is most evident in skin that is hyper-pigmented (too much skin pigment) or hypo-pigmented (too little). Skin discoloration is caused by tinea versicolour, a common chronic yeast infection of the skin, which is especially common in warm climates and during the summertime. It’s a problem which obviously relates to the Tenerife climate, and Dr Hu says: “The best advice for people with this condition is to wear sun-
screen.” That means the normal skin doesn’t get so dark, and the discoloured skin doesn’t tan. If you get too much of a tan, then you actually make the problem worse. Otherwise, wearing concealing make-up can help disguise the blotchy skin and make it blend in with the other skin areas. Stretch marks These are caused by rapid, excessive stretching of the skin that comes with weight gain or growth. “Your collagen gets distorted and doesn’t go back to its original form,” says Dr Hu. Stretch marks are most common in teens (who go through growth spurts), pregnant women (whose stomachs expand) and overweight or obese people. They first appear as red streaks that fade to white near the buttocks, hips, stomach and breasts. And, like cellulite, there are no treatments to vanquish stretch marks, but there are certain creams which can at least reduce the appearance of the marks.
Mornings are most Passive smoking dangerous times to raising the blood have a heart attack pressure in boys A TEAM of Spanish researchers have found that heart attacks are more dangerous in the morning than at any other time of day.
Compared with other times, patients who suffered one between 6am and noon suffered around 20% more damage to their hearts. The pattern is thought to be linked to circadian rhythms - the 24-hour “body clock” processes which influence many biological functions. Heart attacks were known to occur more often when a person woke up, but it was unclear to what extent it affected their severity. Researchers analysing data
on 811 patients admitted to Madrid’s Hospital Clinico San Carlos measured the amount of dead heart tissue left by attacks. The size of the dead area, or “infarct”, was calculated by looking at levels of enzymes in the patients. Timing of heart attacks was divided into four six-hour periods, running in phase with 24-hour circadian rhythms. Patients with the largest infarct size were those whose heart attacks occurred in the dark-to-light transition period between 6am and noon. In total, 269 patients had heart attacks during the morning danger period. Another 240 suffered attacks between noon and 6pm, 161 between 6pm and midnight, and 141 between midnight and 6am.
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BOYS who inhale second-hand tobacco smoke at home may experience significant levels of raised blood pressure. In later life, this could lead to high blood pressure, or hypertension, and an increased risk of heart disease. But passive smoking in girls appears to be associated with a lowering of blood pressure. New research, involving more than 6,400 people, is the first to assess the effects of passive smoking on children’s blood pressure. Scientists found that boys aged eight to 17, who were exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke,
had significantly higher blood pressure than those who did not inhale smoke. Smoke exposure was linked to systolic blood pressure, which relates to surges of blood each time the heart contracts. But the study also showed that girls exposed to secondhand smoke had lower blood pressure than those who were not. “These findings support several previous studies suggesting that something about female gender may provide protection from harmful vascular changes, through second-hand smoke exposure,” said US researcher Dr Jill Baumgartner, from the University of Minnesota.
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Tenerife is tops for red wine DESKTOP national magazine, which publishes monthly rankings of the best wines from Spain, has rated
Tenerife’s Viña Norte Tinto 2010 and Ancon Tinto Joven 2010 as the best red wines in its latest edition.
This magazine, published by the group Vinoselección, uses the most reputable professionals in the wine
world on a judging panel for its verdicts. They include journalists Juan Manuel Ruiz Casado,
Ernesto Portuondo and Jesus Bernad, wine stewards (sommeliers) María José Huertas, Jesus Flores and Kasia, and wine-makers like Jaime Romanska Bermudez, who have conducted blind
tasting on thousands of wines. The accolade is a tribute to wine-makers Francisco Calixto and Victor Dorta and their teams for producing the best wines from grapes grown here.
Italian taste is heaven sent! HERE’S a tasty Italian snack for the family which will have them licking their lips, and leave you not counting the calories. Italian food is usually associated with rich sauces and watching your weight like mad. But here’s a treat you will enjoy: pasta with tomatoes, peas and cream, all adding up to just a handful of calories. It sounds delicious, is easy to make and, more importantly, tastes delicious. Ingredients (for 6-8 people) 1 lb pasta 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tbs olive oil 2 cans diced tomatoes 10ozs frozen peas
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1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 Cook pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. 2 About a minute before the pasta is finished, add the frozen peas to the boiling water. 3 Drain pasta and peas. 4 Meanwhile, cook chopped onion in olive oil over medium heat until tender. 5 Add diced tomatoes, basil, cream, salt and the pepper flakes. 6 Stir and heat, but do not boil. 7 Serve sauce over pasta. 8 Enjoy! Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins
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Rhubarb has cure for the perfect pie RHUBARB, once a popular remedy for a wide range of illnesses, is now becoming more and more popular on the dining table as a dessert. It is derived from the buckwheat family, has an earthy, sour flavour and originates from cold climates found in Western China, Siberia and neighbouring areas. The medicinal role caused the cost of the dried root to rise drastically to 10 times the price of cinnamon in France in 1542, and two centuries later, it sold for over twice the price of opium in England. The roles changed at the start of the 18th century when it began to be consumed in drinks and, believe it or not, meat stews. Botanically speaking, rhubarb is considered a vegetable, yet it is most often treated as a fruit. But don’t try to eat it raw! Just like fresh cranberries, it is almost unbearably tart on its own
and needs the sweetness of sugar, honey, or fruit juice added to balance out the acidity. Rhubarb is nicknamed the “pie plant” because that is the primary use for this vegetable, and today, most rhubarb is frozen for commercial and institutional use, with only about a quarter of the crop sold fresh. Hothouse rhubarb appears in markets as early as January and continues to be stocked through April. Field-grown (or cherry) rhubarb begins to arrive in markets in March and can be available throughout the summer (depending on where it is grown). Spring stalks are the juiciest and most-tender. Fresh stalks are flat, and not curled or limp, and while size is no indicator of tenderness, deep-red stalks are sweeter and richer. But be warned: never eat rhubarb leaves, cooked or raw. They contain oxalate and, with another, unknown toxin, can cause poisoning! But not for nothing is it known as the “pie plant” and
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Household food budgets feeling the pinch now
THE soaring price of food is, according to analysts, creating the biggest squeeze on household budgets for more than a century.
rhubarb crumble spells out why in no uncertain terms. Those of you old enough will surely remember your mum’s rhubarb crumble being dished out piping hot, and here’s how to prepare the classic dish: Ingredients 10 sticks of rhubarb 4 tbsp water 8 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp powdered ginger 110g/4oz butter, softened 110g/4oz demerara sugar 180-200g/6-7oz flour Preparation Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Cut the rhubarb into 7½cm (3in) long sticks and place on an oven tray. Sprinkle with the
water and caster sugar and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Once cooked, remove from the oven, sprinkle over the ginger and mix well. Fill an oven-proof dish about 4cm (1½in) deep with the rhubarb. Rub the butter into the flour and sugar to make the crumble topping. Sprinkle over the rhubarb and bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes, or until the crumble topping is crisp and golden-brown and the rhubarb filling has softened and is bubbling. And finally … Remove and allow to cool slightly before serving with double cream.
The annual increase in the average cost of a trolley-load rose from 4% in March to 4.7% last month. It means that the escalation of price rises has now been running well ahead of wage increases for most of the past four years. As a result, many families have cut down on the amount of food they buy and are switching to cheaper ingredients. There has also been a sharp rise in sales at discount chains Aldi and Lidl, which are spreading more quickly than any other supermarkets. The Budget squeeze means that Poundland, the popular High Street budget shop which is spreading its wings by the week, has become a magnet for penny-pinching Middle Britain. The figures, published this week by the British Retail Consortium, suggest the surprise fall in the official Consumer Price Index inflation rate to 4% in March may soon be reversed. The Consortium claimed price rises in food would have been even bigger but for the large number of supermarket promotions on offer.
Stephen Robertson, the group’s director general, said: “The upward pressures on food prices, which eased in March, bit back in April. “The cost of world commodities, including sugar and wheat, rose even more quickly, inevitably working through to some shop prices.” He added: “The consolation for customers is that there is a mass of offers to be had, and the fact that 40% of groceries being bought are on promotion shows that customers are taking up those offers in a big way.” The shop price data is compiled in partnership with retail experts Nielsen, whose senior manager, Mike Watkins, said: “With higher inflation likely to be with us for the near future, shoppers need to make the most of their more limited budgets. “Supermarkets have responded by maintaining the highest-ever levels of promotional offers on groceries, while non-food retailers are also delivering more price cuts and mid-season sales.” Overall, research published this week by Deloitte (one of the Big Four audit companies), shows that living standards have been squeezed for nearly four years in a row by rising prices and low or no wage growth, for the first time since 1870. Climate extremes of drought and flood have been partly responsible because crops have been affected in places such as Russia, Australia and India. The dry weather in the UK this year has also brought predictions that yields could be down by 30%. And the push to turn over farmland to biofuels, rather than growing food, is also a factor. At the same time, the increasing wealth of populations in China, India and Brazil is boosting world demand for meat and dairy products. The British Retail Consortium said prices in some sectors, such as clothing, were falling, but it expected prices “to remain volatile over the coming months”.
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Florence steeped in history and beauty FLORENCE, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, is the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region and a genuine magnet for millions of tourists the world over. No wonder it has been voted the leading “familyfriendly” city in Europe by the world’s largest travel site TripAdvisor. The city is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture and, more generally, for its cultural heritage. Florence, a centre of medieval European trade and finance, and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance and has been labelled the “Athens of the Middle Ages”. Its turbulent political history included periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, plus religious and republican revolution. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the recently-established Kingdom of Italy. Florence is often known as the “Jewel of the Renaissance”, and it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city has had a major impact in music, architecture, education, cuisine, fashion, philosophy, science and religion. And the centre of Florence contains a veritable feast for sightseers with its elegant squares (piazze), Renaissance palaces (palazzi),
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academies, parks, gardens, churches, monasteries, museums, art galleries and ateliers. The city has also been nominated, according to a 2007 study, as the most desirable destination for tourists in the world. Florence boasts a wide range of art collections, especially those held in the Pitti Palace and the Uffizi, (which receives about 1.6 million tourists a year). It is arguably the last preserved Renaissance city in the world and is regarded by many as the art capital of Italy. It has been the birthplace or chosen home of many notable historical figures, such as Dante, Boccaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Niccolò Machiavelli, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Donatello, Galileo Galilei, Catherine de’ Medici, Luigi Cherubini, Antonio Meucci, Guccio Gucci, Franco Zeffirelli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Leonardo Bruni, Coluccio Salutati, and Emilio Pucci. A must for tourists visiting Florence is the Firenze Card, which opens the doors to all the major museums, villas and historical gardens. The card is valid for 72 hours and gives you admission to more than 30 museums. It also enables you to visit permanent collections, exhibitions and other activities held in them. Another great bonus, on top not having to queue and free travel on buses and trams, is that under-18s go free everywhere. Source: www.visitflorence.com
Trips to Edinburgh and London perfect for the whole family THE world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor®, recently announced the winners of its first-ever Travellers’ Choice Family awards. In a boost for UK tourism, Edinburgh and London were named as second and third in the poll to discover the most family-friendly cities in Europe respectively, with Florence taking first place. Emma O’Boyle, TripAdvisor spokesperson, said: “These awards recognise the most family-friendly cities as decided by millions of TripAdvisor travellers, and the UK should be proud to claim two of the European winners. “For Edinburgh and London to beat other well-known European family-friendly destinations proves that Britain truly is a fantastic place for a family holiday, despite not always having the best weather.” A recent TripAdvisor survey revealed that 53% of families intend to spend less on holidays this year because of the economic climate. So news that domestic cities are so family-friendly will certainly be welcome. The TripAdvisor awards were based on the greatest number of recommendations from reviewers who travelled with families. And the most popular family-friendly hotels were also determined by the highest review ratings from those who travelled with families. Edinburgh, crowned the most family-friendly city in the UK, is renowned for being a wonderful place to travel with the kids. Its world-famous Edinburgh Castle, plethora of free museums and frequent festivals all cater for families. You can tour the Royal Yacht Britannia, or visit the Camera Obscura and World of Illusions for five floors of hands-on exhibits. The TripAdvisor’s award for the most family-friendly accommodation in Edinburgh goes to the Fountain Court Apartments. The luxury apartments offer a range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments in the heart of the city. These are ideal homes from home, with living rooms, kitchens
and all the amenities a family need. As for London, rated Europe’s third most familyfriendly city, the capital has well and truly overcome the perception that it is unsuitable or too expensive for families. With so many attractions free of charge, including the British Museum, the Imperial War Museum , the Tate Britain, Tate Modern, the parks, the commons and more, London is both affordable and child-friendly. Other superb attractions include the London Eye, Tower of London, London Dungeons and royal palaces. The TripAdvisor’s most family-friendly London hotel award goes to Base2stay in Kensington. The hotel, welllocated for London sightseeing, is just outside Earl’s Court tube station and offers a variety of rooms, from singles to three-bedroom suites. Some even include luxury bunk beds, which are ideal perfect for kids. Each room comes equipped with a minikitchen, and that means mum and dads can make a big saving on the cost of meals. TripAdvisor’s top-10 Family-
Friendly European Cities 1 Florence (best family hotel: Hotel Davanzati) 2 Edinburgh (Fountain Court Apartments) 3 London (base2stay Kensington) 4 Berlin (Marriott Hotel) 5 Barcelona (Hotel 1898)
6 Rome (Hotel Alimandi Vaticano) 7 Vienna (K+K Hotel Maria Theresia) 8 Paris (Hotel Residence Foch) 9 Budapest (Mamaison Residence Izabella) 10 Istanbul (Sirkeci Konak Hotel)
Child-free hotels IN CONTRAST to TripAdvisor listing the most family friendly cities, in mainland Spain – Costa del Sol – they are now promoting childfree hotels. World tour operators are now selling hotels where children are banned and these ‘adults only’ hotels are proving popular particularly with the British and the Germans. Antonio Aranda from the AECHOS Costa del Sol Hoteliers Association, said ‘It is not about restricting the entry or prohibiting children spending the night in these hotels, only that such hotels are organised as a play for rest and activities for adults, whatever age they may be, although generally the offer
is marketed to older couples’. He noted that in fact under the current Spanish tourism law, such a ban on children would not be allowed. Some have taken this move as totally out of context, Adult only hotels/holidays have been around for years, basically the accommodation, food, activities provides little if any interest to a toddler or teenager for that matter. So it’s a case of the tour operator better satisfying customer needs whether it be gourmet Sushi tasting in Japan or fruit picking in Italy. Stop Press: Interestingly Gran Tinerfe Tenerife is now part of the adult exclusive Thomson couples range from May 2011.
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Sit back and relax in this Ford back in sporty ‘lounge on wheels’ driving seat with top sales FORD’S worldwide strategy seems to be working because they posted their highest first-quarter profit for 13 years.
VAUXHALL have released the first full set of pictures of their Geneva 2011 star, the Zafira Tourer Concept, and it is shaping up to be the most stylish MPV ever. Despite the “Concept” part of the name, this is an all-but finished showroom version of Vauxhall’s seven-seater people carrier. Its most striking feature is the headlamp design, which mimics those of the groundbreaking hybrid Ampera, which was also shown in production form for the first time at the recent Geneva Show. They willl stay for the
showroom-bound Zafira, as will the distinctive side creases taken from the Insignia, although the integrated rear tailpipes are likely to disappear. This people carrier looks certain to shed the staid, stuffy image of former Vauxhall MPVs. Inside, the cabin borrows heavily from the new Astra and Insignia, with greater use of high-grade, softtouch plastics. The gear stick is placed high, close to the steering wheel, which suggests this will be a sporty MPV - and out to rival the Ford S-Max. Vauxhall say that the latest incarnation of their Flex7 seating makes it easy to configure the interior as a four, five or seven-seater.
And with four seats in place, it’s no wonder the carmakers say it offers “limousine levels of space and describes it as “a lounge on wheels”. The car is set to hit Vauxhall showrooms early in 2012, with the final production version likely to be shown later this year. Meanwhile, Vauxhall have announced that they will add a brand-new convertible model to their line-up in 2013. The company aren’t saying much more at present, but they have confirmed it will be based on the same chassis as the Vauxhall Astra. As such, it is likely to be the replacement for the Astra TwinTop, although Vauxhall
may choose to give it a separate model identity entirely.
The Blue Oval announced a £1.54bn profit between January and March, compared with £1.26bn during the same three months of 2010. Much of the increase is down to growth in the North American market, particularly because US buyers are shifting towards smaller, more economical cars. Models like the new global Ford Focus and the Fiesta supermini have seen Ford’s US sales go up by 16% which, in today’s purse-tightening
climate, is a staggering result. The company have also performed strongly in Europe, with a pre-tax, first-quarter operating profit of £177m. Ford President Alan Mulally said: “We continue to accelerate our One Ford plan around the world. That means delivering on our commitments to serve our global customers with a full family of best-inclass vehicles - and deliver profitable growth for all, despite uncertain economic conditions.” Overall UK car sales were down by 7.9% in March against last year’s figures for the month, but with the 2010 Scrappage Scheme sales excluded, 2011 sales were actually up by 5.9%, which is an encouraging sign.
Steering wheel that broke off! A VIDEO uploaded to YouTube by a frightened Chevrolet driver, whose steering wheel fell off at speed, has prompted the manufacturer to recall the car. The video, uploaded by user tHiSgUy3213, has been viewed over 130,000 times. In the description box, the driver explains: “While driving this new 2011 Chevy Cruze at 65mph on Highway
12 (in Minnesota), the steering wheel fell off.” He was lucky to be able to make the video as the car, with three passengers, swerved and came to a stop “just before hitting the guardrail”. As a result of the incident and video, Chevrolet recalled 2,500 cars. None was found to have the same fault, however, and no European cars have been affected or recalled.
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The Fat Lady has arrived Granada 2 CD Tenerife 1 LAST Sunday’s defeat in the south of Spain was the latest in a line of disappointments for fans of Tenerife. The weekend started badly when Nastic and Salamanca won. This meant the Granada game was a “must” win. And I mean MUST win, must win. But, of course, that was never going to happen, despite them taking an early lead through Pablo Sicilia. Tenerife got their now-customary away-game red card, Melli this time, and shipped two late goals.
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Granada stay on track for the play-off's, while Tenerife will be mathematically relegated this week. If they lose at home to Recreativo tomorrow (Saturday), and Nastic do the biz at home to Granada, Tenerife will be relegated with five matches still to play. Even a win would only prolong the agony, with a trip to league leaders Real Betis coming up on Wednesday. So, all eyes on Recreativo and all eyes on the crowd. A mass protest is planned before the match - and during it as well. Fans have got together and the idea is that the stadium will be empty for the first10
minutes. The supporters will chant and sing outside while the game is going on. How this helps the team, I don’t know. I wouldn’t knock the fans because they have been magnificent this season, but I don’t feel protests work. The players will not perform any better, the chairman will still make mistakes and the world will continue to revolve. On the pitch, a former Tenerife captain returns. During his 3½-year stay, Manolo Martinez divided the fans. He was, and is, Marmite. I loved him. He is my kind of player. What he lacks in pace and skill he makes up for in commitment and smarts. He was a fine captain and
was an important part of CDT’s promotion-winning squad. Criminally under-used during the La Liga campaign, like Culebras he should never have been released at the end of last season. If he were still here, wearing the armband and playing alongside Culebras at the back, Tenerife would not be getting relegated. FACT. He will get a warm reception tomorrow, and he spoke fondly of the club in a press conference this week, saying: “I will always be associated with Tenerife. I had a great time there. “The fans are amazing and they can inspire you to do so much. I played over 100 games (111 in fact) and I’m
proud of what we achieved. It is so sad to see what has happened, and I do feel that it could have been totally different.” You don’t need to be an Einstein to know what he is on about. Martinez returns with his new side flying. They had an awful start to the season, but since December they have been the form side in the league. They are just six points off the play-offs and they have an excellent run-in. They have not lost since 22nd January, and confidence is sky-high. They do have some problems for this match. Urugyuan defender Andres Lamas is out for the season with a knee injury, and he is joined in the stands by the excellent Pablo Sanchez. Martinez himself will need a
fitness test after missing last week’s win over Cordoba. Tenerife will be without the suspended Omar, but who lines up is anyone’s guess. Coach Amaral has chopped and changed so much that it’s a waste of time trying to guess. Germain was given his senior debut last week, and it would be nice to see the young striker on the bench. With Melli suspended, Sicilia should partner Prieto in defence, with Alonso, Kitoko and Ricardo making the midfield three. It’s hard to believe that just two years ago, Tenerife fans were celebrating on the pitch in Girona after that Dani Kome goal. Now, we are just 90 minutes away from dropping into the abyss.
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Slight revenge for Toscales Division 1 Bar 180 A 7 - 3 Legends A Bar La Cana 4 - 6 Bar 180 B Dreamers Bar 5 - 5 Phoenix Knights Hoops Bar 8 - 2 8 Ball Massive Men Of Atlantis 6 - 4 Summerlands Allstars Palms Bar A 5 - 5 Toscales Old Boys Rat Pack 3 - 7 Tenerife Hammers A Summerlands Superstars 8 - 2 Nauta A Terrace Bar A 5 - 5 Atlantis Sharks Trap Door 6 - 4 Target Bar Division One POS P 1 Palms Bar A 32 2 Summerlands Superstars33 3 Tenerife Hammers A 33 4 Trap Door 33 5 Bar 180 B 33 6 Phoenix Knights 33 7 Hoops Bar 32 8 Atlantis Sharks 33 9 Rat Pack 32 10 Bar 180 A 33 11 Toscales Old Boys 33 12 Target Bar 33 13 Nauta A 33 14 Terrace Bar A 33 15 Dreamers Bar 33 16 Summerlands Allstars 33 17 8 Ball Massive 32 18 Men Of Atlantis 32 19 Bar La Cana 32 20 Legends A 33
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THE fixture computer often has a sense of humour and, just a week after losing to Palms A in the Cup Final, Toscales Old Boys again faced the league leaders. Different table, different competition, but another watertight match. Just like last week, Toscales were quick out of the blocks and, despite Johnny’s early win, Palms trailed 3-1 after the first singles rubbers.
That swiftly became 4-2 as Toscales sensed revenge, before Palms launched their trademark fightback. Graham won the last leg to earn the hosts a fair draw, and that point could make all the difference at the end of the season. The dropped points by Palms did give Summerland Superstars a chance to cut the gap at the top to just one point after their smooth 8-2 win over Nauta A. Tenerife Hammers A, Trap Door and Bar 180 B all recorded expected wins, while Phoenix Knights’ late-
season slump continued after they were held to a draw at Dreamers, who are now five without defeat. Bar 180 A’s victory over Legends A means the Los Cristianos chaps will be relegated this week if they fail to beat Dreamers. The Men Of Atlantis got only their second win since November as they edged past Allstars, who are now back in relegation trouble, while 8 Ball Massive were spanked by Hoops. Gaffers are nearly champions of Division Two following another fine win, this time at Lupain. Three more wins will
do, while two more will guarantee them promotion. Hat-tip of the week goes to Woodys, who drew at second place Legends B to throw a spanner in their plans. Bar Tasca won again to keep up the pressure in what is going to be a tight finish to the season. Exiles came from 3-1 down to defeat Hammers C in a feisty match, to end the Hammers promotion push. There were wins also for Nauta B, Barracuda Bandits, Inn The Pink and Toscales Tangos, who are now unbeaten in five matches.
Higgins trumps young Judd!
JOHN HIGGINS, the Scot accused then cleared of frame-fixing last year, claimed his fourth world snooker crown on Monday. But most of the plaudits went to 21-year-old Judd Trump, the Bristolian who shook the very foundations of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield with a dazzling display that left even Higgins gasping at times. Trump’s unforced errors as the pressure mounted in the 35-frame final proved costly as Higgins, rated the “best ever” by none other than Steve Davis, capitalised to win 18-15 and pick up the £250,000 prize. Yet Trump had such great players as Jimmy White and Ronnie O’Sullivan singing his praises on Twitter, even while the match was in progress. White even worked out that there was 14 years between all the great, outlandish flair players -.from his own idol Alex Higgins, to himself, to
Ronnie and now Judd, who was actually dubbed the Juddernaut during the tournament. “It means that somewhere out there is a seven-year-old kid who’ll eventually be stepping into Judd’s shoes,” said White, himself a six-time losing finalist. “I just hope he doesn’t discover nightclubs, as I did.” Judd lit a torch for all youngsters everywhere with his devil-may-care, extraordinary potting, allied to intelligent safety work. It left Davis saying: “He has paved the way for all up-andcoming players. This is surely the way forward, which will be great for the game. Snooker needed a shot in the arm, and Judd has provided it.” But Higgins, nicknamed the Wizard of Wishaw, showed just how tough a competitor he has always been when winning five frames in a row, having trailed by three overnight. By coincidence, his triumph came exactly a year after he was filmed, secretly, apparently agreeing to accept fortunes to throw the odd frame in a global snooker series
devised by him and his then manager. It was, in fact, a sting by a Sunday newspaper and, as incriminating as it appeared, he was cleared some months later by an independent commission, but received a sixmonth ban for bringing the game into disrepute. On his return to competitive snooker last November, he won an event in Germany before capturing the UK Championship a month later after a stirring comeback against Mark Williams in the final. Then, three months ago, he lost his father, John Snr to cancer but went on to win the Welsh Open days later. His year ended on the highest possible note on Monday, but Higgins admits the stigma of frame-fixing allegations will never go away. “There will always be someone bringing it up,” he said. Only Steve Davis and Ray Reardon (both six) and Stephen Hendry (seven) have won more world snooker titles in the modern era, and Higgins is keen to match fellow-Scot Hendry’s unrivalled tally.
“If someone had said this was possible back in November, I would have just laughed,” said emotional Higgins. “My dad has been at the back of my mind and it has been a big motivation for me. This is by far and away the biggest and best title I’ve won, but now I want to get to seven.” But he was gracious about his opponent, saying: “It’s just an unbelievable feeling to beat Judd like that. I was frightened to death even to play safe as I knew Judd would knock a long pot in. “He was better than me, simple as that, and he has been incredible. He will be a multiple world champion because he’s that good. The amount of long pots he was going for was incredible, and it’s great to watch.” Both players were given a rapturous reception by the Crucible crowd when they entered the arena for the final session and Higgins said: “I will remember it until my dying days. I’ve never known anything like it.”
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Horoscopes of the week Taurus
(April 21st - May 21st) When you’re faced with life’s little problems and setbacks, you’re one of the few signs that won’t automatically run for cover. You face adversity head-on and use your patience and determination to find a solution. This week brings many and varied hurdles and you’re weary of them, but you’ll get there. GEMINI (May 22ndJune 21st) If you’ve been going out on a limb, or been taking too many chances recently, friends and family will warn you of the dangers of being too cavalier. Try to structure plans for the future from a more solid base, and start to think of new ways to improve cash flow. Others depend on you. CANCER (June 22ndJuly 23rd) It’s a bit of a fraught week for you in which you’re happy to settle into the martyr syndrome and feel sorry for yourself. Snap out of it. The new moon early in the week brings major changes that overwhelm you, but work with them instead of opposing them and you could turn your life around. LEO (July 24thAugust 23rd) Power struggles with authority figures could result in obstacles being put in your path if you rub them up the wrong way, so call upon your assets of charm and compromise to avert a stand-off. Good news is that fun and socialising come back into play early in the week, so join in and have a blast! VIRGO (August 24thSeptember 23rd) You’ve been coasting along quite the thing of late, but
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current events bring you back down to earth with a bang. You’ll realise you have to make more effort over work and love if they’re to be successful. Any mistakes you have made can be corrected, but you have to make the first move. LIBRA (September 24th-October 23rd) If you’re starting to feel your working life, home life, or emotional life is spiralling out of control, you’ll need to take some decisive action and do something about it. New options, new perspectives and new goals should crank up some excitement and enthusiasm, so go to it. SCORPIO (October 24th-November 22nd) You may already be in a place of fear and worry, but as things slowly but surely improve over work money and love, you’ll be able to unburden this load. This leaves you in a great position to make informed choices for the long term, and you couldn’t be happier. So celebrate! SAGITTARIUS (November 23rdDecember 21st) You can be so chilled out at times that you can lose focus on what’s required of you. Stop thinking that if you ignore problems, they’ll go away, because they won’t. Attend to outstanding bills, unanswered calls and
anything that’s incomplete. You’ll feel better when you know where you’re going. C A P R I C O R N (December 22ndJanuary 20th) Don’t blow things out of all proportion if you have imminent challenges to face. Rely on your gut instincts to point you in the right direction, and have faith in your abilities. It’s time to stop and smell the roses as well, so get some quality time for yourself. AQUARIUS (January 21st-February 19th) It’s a low-key, somewhat humdrum, week across the board, but that’s not to say it will be boring. Anything but! Use any free time you have to map out what you want to do in the long term - over work, money and love and give yourself plenty of options. This could work out really well for you. PISCES (February 20th-March 20th) If you feel under attack from others, you’ll need to work out why. Is it your attitude that’s rubbing them up the wrong way? Your views? Your lack of interest in their lives? Time for a reality check if you want to keep your friends. Work on making more of an effort for them. ARIES (March 21stApril 20th) Frustration over what you see as financial constraints at the start of the week will only leave you irritated and angry. Running around in circles won’t help, so try to calm down. Take a step back and try to find alternate options to boost the coffers. Could a hobby make you money? Consider it.
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six, perfect condition, 40 euros the pair. Long drop pair of cream lined curtains, oatmeal effect, can be hung either way i.e. with hooks or with rings, suit large patio windows. Very good condition, 40 euros. Laptop computer, working order or for spares, 30 euros. Modern very nice glass coffee table, 20 euros. Tel 627 801 485 Philips 14”TV/VCR combi, 30 euros. VCR, mini oven, single size bed & mattress, foldable sun beds, mini oven, 14” TV, ceiling fan, framed wall mirror, DVD player, large computer desk, Kimono size small with white & yellow belts,10 euros each. Hair clippers, kettle, hair dryer/straightner, fruit press, patio table, linen basket, lamps, bathroom mirror, egg toaster, flat sun beds, large mirror, 3 to 8 euros each. 4 rings vitro ceramic hob, 40 euros. Selection of headboards (90,135,160, 200, 220 cm wide), armchair (blue & magnolia) 20 euros a set. Tel 646 615 794 (Tuesday to Thursday Single Bed 30 euros. Stainless steel unit 100 x 60 x 105 cm 80 euros. 4 place drop down toastie machine 70 euros. Commercial coffee machine 300 euros. Fire extinguishers from 40 euros. White metal and plastic swivel over bath bathing chair 30 euros. 2 seater sofa, fair condition 25 euros. Sofa bed, fair condition 30 euros. All ono. Telephone 662 354 391. Buyer to collect. Silencio Area Sofabed Klic-Klac design with wooden frame good condition 60 euros. Dishwasher Balay make, as new 200 euros. Large UK potato rumbler capacity over 12kg/half sack 400 euros. Stainless steel glass fronted 3 door refrigerated unit 500 euros. Stainless steel unit 60 euros. Domestic fridge 40 euros. Sideboard 2 cupboards 4 central drawers teak finish, nice piece of furniture 80 euros. TV/video wooden unit with 2 drawers on castors 30 euros. Small Spanish rustic trunk with drawer 50 euros. Spanish rustic coffee table 30 euros. Oak coloured Hi-fi cabinet with leaded glass door 50 euros. Oak coloured TV/video unit with folding doors and drawer 90 euros. Tel 620 469 102 Silencio area.
Shower wheelchair toilet as new, 100 euros. Tel 922 799 281
IKEA bed linen all King Size, 8 duvet & pillow case sets, 11 sheets, 7 pillow protectors, 2 mattress protectors, all had very little use, 50 euros. Tel 677 851 677.
Child’s cot 4’ X 2’, 50 euros High chair, play table, 40 euros. Booster seat with straps 10 euros. Childs battery powered car 3-6 yrs working order, 30 euros. Child’s cycle 3-6 yrs with outrider wheels 30 euros. 2 large fans (one floor standing) 20 euros each. Table lamp with shade 10 euros. Pair crutches 10 euros. Tel 663 295 624
Baby bottle steriliser for microwave, 10 euros. Ladies Ralph Lauren shower proof jacket, navy blue, size 12-14, 20 euros. Chicco baby front carrier sling, red, immaculate, 20 euros. 4 autobiographies Jordan, Charlotte church, Jodie Marsh, Kerry Katona, 10 euros. Tel 646 488 109
Yamaha yfl 211 flute with hard case, as new 300 euros. Yamaha picolo ypc32 , hard case 100 euros buy both 375 euros. Korg ax 1500 foot pedal 100 euros. Child booster seat 15 euros. White table covers 5 (1.35x1.00) 17 (.90x.90) 12 (1.35x1.25) 45 euros the lot. Large 2/3 cup coffee machine (Beretta Express) with steam and hot water, needs servicing, 500 euros ono. Tel 660 493 507 Coffee table solid wood size; 117x57x44cm bought from Biombo four large deep drawers 60 euros. Tel 922 713 182 Industrial gas BBQ excellent condition, depth 350 X 500 X 250mm 350 euros. Tel 638 671 333 Bestway inflatable pool (10ft x 3ft) incl ladder, filter, covers etc 70 euros. XBox (not 360) and 5 games 70 euros. Various other games 7 euros each. Corbero white tumble dryer 80 euros. Babyliss bubblejet spa 30 euros. Pink V-Tech smile+2 games+artstudio 60 euros (in original boxes) 60 euros. Disney princess keyboard 10 euros. Disney Princess tent tunnel 15 euros. Disney Princess bed linen, wall pics, cushions, puzzles and games from 2 euros. Baby Anabel and a babyborn doll seat/carrier 10 euros each. Disney princess dolls highchair 5 euros. Girls clothes age 2-6 from 2 euros. 3 tier food steamer 15 euros. Sony photo printer 80 euros. Various shelving units all Ikea, white. burgundy dbl padded bed throw 25 euros. Gold dbl bed throw 30 euros. Glass display cabinet 20 euros. 2 outside garden oil lamps 15 euros. Torviscas area. Tel 606 851 096. Lovely silk pale grey double throw, quilted with bows, for double bed with 3 darker grey cushions, one round with diameter, two square, also silky, 40 euros. 2 beech wood effect modern chest of drawers, matching, one with three drawers, one with
Baby play gym, cream coloured, 2 arches with toys attached and a thick cushion base for baby to lay on, vgc 12 euros. Baby bouncer chair, vibrates an plays music, used once for 15mins has an arch with toys hanging from it, jungle thyme brightly coloured suits baby’s up to 9kg 15 euros. 119 nappies Asda and Dodots, sizes 2 and 3 8 euros, Callao Salvaje. Tel 634 088 137 Vitroceramic hob, 4 rings, 28” TV, remote, 40 euros each. Portable sewing machine, 20 euros. Playstation 1, coffee machine, 10 euros each. Free standing fan, stool, 8 euros each. A set of speakers and subwoofer, 20 euros. Tel 696 048 937or 922 739 850. Sewing Machine Alfa Inizia model 520 excellent condition, 10 stitch variations, button holes, etc 100 euros. Extending metal safety gate, six panels ideal for infants / pets can be used as playpen or stair gate, 25 euros. Tel 630 976 208 or 922 765 564. Innovaciones MS 3 in 1 pram, red, very good condition, includes rain cover, baby bag and foot muff, 180 euros. Jane baby door bouncer, with inflatable protectors, excellent condition, 25 euros. Tel 606 853 183 Belkin N+ wireless modem router, 40 euros. Tall shelf unit with 5 glass shelves 30 X 35 X 180cm, 15 euros. Floor standing fan 3 speed, adjustable height, 10 euros. Solac professional shine hair straighteners, 10 euros. Tel 639 447 080 Las Chafiras. Mobility Scooter PRIDE "GO GO" Elite 4 wheel dual battery model. Range 10Km (7miles) on full charged batteries (battery charger included) 395 euros. Tel 922 170 244. (can deliver)
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Secured lock up garages 1 X 4 car space with electric and water 1 X 2 car space private steel doors secured Golf Del Sur Call Ken on 639 207 113
Luxury 5 bed villa with swimming pool and BBQ area in a quiet location. Only 1200 euros a month plus bills.
Phone Paddy on 696 119 075 Underground garage parking spaces and storage locker rooms at Winter Gardens, Golf Del Sur. Tel 637 819 680.
CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH – Anything considered. Offer made once seen. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4 x 4´s, small vans, people carriers, e.t.c. Call us now on 629 128 667. MG ZR 1.8, ITV until April 2012, 16 valve twin cam, 160 bhp, 2004, 86,000km, 17” alloys, all extras, air con, elec sun roof, etc. Full service history. 1 owner from new, 4,500 euros. Tel 669 626 840 Korando 4 X 4 3’O Lt turbo diesel, full equipment, excellent condition, 4000 euros. Tel 659 190 064 Piagio Fly 125 cc moped less than 2 years old, excellent condition, 950 euros. Tel 610 285 953 Renault Clio 2.0 Exception, Limited Edition 150HD, fully loaded, silver, 35,000 kms, 4 door, full Renault service history, excellent condition. Cost new 19,700€, only 8,900€. Tel 610 285 953
JOBS La Pinta Beach Club are looking for multi-lingual In-House sales reps. Points knowledge an advantage. If you are a capable self motivated sales person who can speak Italian, French, German or Flemish with acceptable spoken English, why not take this opportunity to join their highly successful team. Call John Borrows on 678 756 082 or email your CV to reservations@tsrm.es
Long term rents, Studios, 1 & 2 beds. Tel 616 251 271 Please ask us for prices for larger size adverts and colour. All property, classfied and service point have to be paid for in cash at our offices in Las Chafiras. *Service point adverts have to be in for a minimum of 4 weeks.
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Studio Golf Del Sur with patio, 290 euros per month. Tel 627 629 933
A dynamic new Business Networking company is looking to recruit experienced Telesales staff for their office in Amarilla Golf. Basic salary plus good bonuses on offer to the correct candidates. Experience of telesales preferred although full training will be given. Immediate start. Call Kevin on 693 782 763 to arrange an interview. La Pinta Beach Club require self motivated, staff to join their well established team of Telemarketers to work 5 hours per day Sunday to Thursday. Weekly basic paid plus excellent commissions. They ideally require experienced telemarketers but not essential as full
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training will be given. Call Helen on 922 717 739 or email reservations@tsrm.es Resort Promotions are looking for Call Centre Agents. Experience preferred, but not essential, as full training is given. High earning potential, basic wages, plus commission, paid weekly. Excellent fresh leads. For an interview, please call Carole on 603109096. Suncare Central are now working with more hotels in the South of Tenerife and require a sun loving, outgoing person to provide tanning advice to guests in welcome meetings and by the pool. No experience is necessary as full training will be given. For immediate interview please call Craig on 651 172 738 TOs, Liners and an In-house Concierge are required. Previous experience preferred, but not essential as full training given. High quality leads with unlimited earning potential, high commissions and bonuses to be earned over a 4 day week. Call 922 727 184 for an interview, Monday to Friday or email admin@futureresortsmarketing.com Superior Foods are looking for a qualified and experienced Baker on a full or part time basis. Hours to be discussed and a full time contract given to the successful applicant. Call 922 735 804 to arrange an interview.
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Eze group are looking for experienced telemarketers. Excellent wages and hours, basic, bonuses and sales commissions given. Contracts will be offered to successful applicants. Call Monday to Thursday on 922 715 610 or 669 897 718 A Marketing Office in the south of Tenerife require enthusiastic, self motivated staff to work as part of great team. They are looking for Czech, Slovakian, Slovenian and Polish with spoken English. Basic wage plus commission. Hours 9.30 to 5pm Monday to Friday. Call Sue on 922 713 070 or 686 154 066 or email suecampbell@regencyresorts.com
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Phone Terry on 661 264 080 Email: terrybury@gmail.com CHIROPODIST Ann Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist. All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel. Tel 625 799 570 Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBCHA, serving the community from El Medano to Los Gigantes for 13 years. Telephone 608 029 790
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Tel: 922 796 414 or mob 610 464 841
Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing etc. (e.g. complete bathroom & kitchen refurbishments, including all materials & labour from under €2000) Tel 661 081 843 for quotation.
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PERSONAL SERVICES Sexy 40yr lady offers sensual massage for gentlemen. Tel: 660 618 331 Good looking Columbian loveable obliging girl in the Funchal Apartments, Los Cristianos behind bus station in front of Hotel Aguamar. Call 10 minutes before, speaks very little English, makes hotel visits call 627 008 443 Sexy lovely girl!!! Independent escort offering super erotic massage, great time!! 0034 690 900 739
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PETSWORLD D O G H O T E L Short or long holidays - Spacious kennels - Enclosed play area - 3 walks a day
No car, no problem we can pick them up.
TEL: 679 16 16 82
LIQUIDATION SHOP EVERYTHING U NEED 2 START, ADD, OR REPLACE 4 YOUR HOME!
BARGAIN BASEMENT 2nd hand furniture, Bar/Rest items. We buy ‘cash’ no need to wait!! Also our 500m2 warehouse, down stairs will be open for viewing soon!
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Open Mon-Fri. Los Cristianos, nr Cultural Centre / Police station road, next to pet shop Tel: 618 381 488
ALADDINS CAVE. House clearance & removals. Call us on Tel: 922 720 493
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Colin Peel Tiling Specialist For All Your Tiling Needs: Bathrooms, Kitchens & Floors Most Aspects of Building Work Undertaken
Tel: 679 736 409 TRANSLATION
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For these and many more call Tracey on 666 857 991
Sofas, bar seating dining chairs Free quotations & home visits Call Mike at ReStyle
Over 20 years experience. Official Translations, Medical, Conveyancing, Notary, Wills, Utilities, Insurances, Building licences Etc.. Transport available if required. Professionalism & Confidentiality guaranteed.
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TV & SATELLITE Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116 Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance & Sales.
MAN WITH A VAN Single items to full house removals Competitive rates, professional service.
Call us first on 638 384 855 tenerifevanman@mail.com UNIVERSAL EXPORTS. Let us take the hassle out of moving. Door to door removals to & from UK. 922 720 711.
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SPANISH LESSONS Conversational basic Spanish, “one to one” or small groups, home or workplace visits. Experienced language teacher at all levels. Excellent rates. Why not give it a try! Call 649 227 833 or 922 163 270
Red Tomato, TV/Computer repairs inc. Plasma & LCD TV repairs, satellite installations, English Tele package, Xbox, Playstations, Wii, Satellite boxes & mobile phones, WiFi Hotspots in Golf del Sur & Amarilla. Call Alan 649 200 774
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TAROT READING / ASTROLOGY Mark the Island Astrologer. Financial / business, relationship, health. One hour reading. Specific, accurate, guaranteed. Tel 922 772 422 / 610 089 157. Professional Psychic, Tarot and Rune reader. Advice about past, present and future financial and personal guidance.. Tel Amy on 666 083 494.
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the cost of transport by up to 30%. Radio Taxis Tel: 922 64 11 12 N.B. Taxi cabs display a special SP (Servico Público) licence plate. Arona Taxis Tel: 922 74 75 11 National Ferry Services Fred Olsen Tel: 922 62 82 52
Weather Outlook Friday Sunny skies. 19 °C. Wind N 16km/h. Friday Night Clear skies. 19 °C. Wind N 16km/h. Saturday Sunny skies. 21 °C. Wind NE 14km/h. Saturday Night Partly cloudy skies. 20 °C. Wind NNE 21km/h. Sunday Sunny skies. 20 °C. Wind NE 23km/h. Sunday Night Clear skies. 19 °C. Wind NNE 24km/h. Monday Sunny skies. 21 °C. Wind NNE 24km/h. Monday Night Partly cloudy skies. 19 °C. Wind NNE 24km/h. Tuesday Partly cloudy skies. 20 °C. Wind NNE 23km/h. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy skies. 19 °C. Wind N 26km/h. Wednesday Sunny skies. 21 °C. Wind N 27km/h. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy skies. 19 °C. Wind N 26km/h.
Transport TFS - Tenerife Sur Airport (Reina Sofia) For flights from the Spanish mainland and nearly all scheduled international
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