Canarian Weekly Ed 754

Issue 754 18 May - 24 May 2012

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Three-day Santa Cruz rock festival proves too costly for the fans

CANCELLED!

THE three-day Rock Coast Festival, hailed as the biggest concert ever in the Canary Islands, and scheduled for next week in Santa Cruz, has been postponed.

Promoters LM Productions, who were to have staged it on the reclaimed land area of Santa Cruz Port, have called it off, basically, until a more opportune moment presents itself.

In other words, rock fans couldn’t afford the prices, ticket sales were not moving quickly enough, and the company couldn’t stand a possible loss after booking huge acts such as Fat Boy Slim, Marilyn Manson and Iggy Pop. They said in a statement:“We feel forced to take the painful decision to postpone for the moment the conclusion of the Rock Coast Festival.”

They said it was a decision they never wanted to take and added: “Unfortunately, it was a huge financial investment and, due to the economic conditions of the region i.e. Tenerife, Spain - plus the economic conditions the public are being subjected to, LM Productions were not able to fulfil their biggest dream of a lifetime with the Rock Coast Festival as it was proving financially unviable.”

The promoters also alleged in the statement that one of the reasons for withdrawing was “the lack of institutional interest received by project”

However, they said: “Support had come from other areas including other regional media, national and international MTV, Brand, The Guardian and The Times.”

They also thanked the artists and sponsors who understand the festival as “a cultural attraction and of great artistic addition to potentially revitalising the island’s economy.”

It genuinely is a shame that the Festival was not supported, basically because there weren’t enough tickets sold. The 120 euro bono ticket for a three-day pass

just proved too much for some fans, and even the 5060-euro daily tickets proved overwhelming.

In the current climate, and considering the general public are tightening their purse strings, the Canaries has already played host to Bruce Springsteen and is preparing for a Tenerife visit from US superstar Pitbull next month.

For now, festival organisers have not specified how they will refund the tickets. More information will be available from www.rockcoastfestival. com LM Productions has asked

all who know them to understand “how hard” it has been making this decision, and they hope to agree a new date with the artists - and a suitable framework in which to celebrate the festival.

They also apologised to nearly 50 Canarian groups who were set to perform at the event. In addition, the company stress that their aim is “none other than achieving a consensus with the artists, who have already taken much of their fees, a new date more suitable for the celebration of Rock Coast Festival”.

Santa Cruz Town Council

are said to have expressed their sadness at the event’s cancellation.

The impressive line-up, which had been confirmed, included such artists as Cypress Hill, Smashing Pumpkins, Evanescence, Ministry of Sound, Orbital, Sepultura, Diplomats, The Lighthouse, Ben Harper, The Monkeys, Tide, Bombo Infierno Muchachito, Rolling and Hackers, to name but a few.

The event attracted widespread coverage in the UK, The Independent reporting: “The first Tenerife Rock Coast Festival takes place

in the Island’s capital, Santa Cruz, and there are also ski and snowboard simulators, paintballing, and a wind tunnel that allows you to feel the thrill of skydiving".

The Guardian listed it as one of the “best summer music festivals in Europe” and added: “Bringing a shade of the dark side to the sunny city of Santa Cruz, Rock Coast takes place in a huge outdoor space right by the sea, with a handful of big tents offering shelter, walkways lined with palm trees, and various zany activities, from a wind tunnel to F1 simulators and paintballing.”

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The heat is on… and with it comes tragedy TENERIFE is renowned for having Europe’s finest allyear-round climate, but no one could ever have predicted our weather over the past few months.

We have actually been experiencing a heatwave this week, the like of which usually comes in mid-summer.

Even then, a freak mist descended on parts of the south-east coast on Tuesday.

It was the most astonishing spectacle, completely obliterating San Miguel Marina and other areas for some 90 minutes, then making away for more scorching sunshine.

Yet the winter months, normally sunny with some rain and clouds, but still T-shirt weather, proved chilly in some parts of the south, with a biting wind continuing right the way through until the end of April.

So far, it has been the hottest May in memory, and the heatwave has lasted longer at

this time of the year than ever before.

The searing conditions are said to have been caused by heat from the Sahara bringing unusually warm weather to the whole of Spain Weather forecasters say it should let up today (Friday) at the earliest, but the Orange Alert was still in place yesterday as temperatures again soared towards the 40-degree mark and that was in the shade!

But it wasn’t all fun in the sun throughout the Canaries because 60 firefighters, helped by several volunteers, turned out to tackle a huge forest fire on La Palma, in the Tacande area of El Paso, on Tuesday.

Two emergency helicopters helped bring the 3½-hour blaze under control after it had spread across an area the size of six international rugby union pitches.

The area included some housing, but although 10 homes were damaged, there were no casualties and no evacuations.

Despite several warnings to keep out of the sun issued

throughout the Canary Islands, there was a double tragedy on Gran Canaria when 78-year-old Briton Wendy Richardson died from a suspected heart attack while out hiking with a group of pensioners on Sunday.

Ms Richardson collapsed just 40 minutes into a twohour walk as the temperature soared. Paramedics rushed to treat the pensioner, who had collapsed near the Presa del Salto del Perro - two miles from the nearest paved road in the south of the Island - but they were unable to save her.

The victim’s friend, a woman in her 60s, was also believed to have had a heart attack, but she was revived and airlifted to hospital. Another woman companion in the same age group collapsed with severe breathing difficulties and was also taken to hospital.

One was released the following day, and the other woman was removed from intensive care to a regular ward on Tuesday.

Four other Brits in the party, three men and a woman, were also treated on the spot

for heat-related problems.

A hot-weather warning had been issued in the Canaries three days earlier, and the island’s tourist board said the outing should never have taken place.

In a horrifying incident on the same island and on the same day, 74-year-old fellow-Briton Thomas Chaffey, out hiking with his wife, fell to his death into a ravine.

Mr Chaffey was walking near the Barranco de Azuaje beauty spot, in the north of the island, when he fell.

He was rescued by helicopter but pronounced dead when the aircraft landed at a football pitch in nearby Moya.

The same day, teams of firemen fought a forest fire in the El Cabezón area of Los Realejos before bringing it under control.

Then, on Tuesday evening in Tenerife, a 40-year-old German woman was rescued by helicopter from Masca gorge after collapsing with de-hydration. She was taken by ambulance to the Green Hospital.

Queen of disco dies DONNA SUMMER died yesterday (Thursday), in Florida, after succumbing to a long battle with cancer. She was 63.

The five-time Grammy winner was born in Boston on New Year’s Eve 1948, she was one of the defining sounds of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s with hits including “Last Dance”, “Bad Girls” and “She Works Hard for The Money”.

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She leaves behind a husband, songwriter Bruce Charles Sudano, and three

daughers, Mimi, Brooklyn and Amanda Grace.

Sources told TMZ that the

singer was trying to complete an album at the time of her death.

A word from our editor Email: editor@canarianweekly.com

Funny fines…

FINES are only funny if you’re not on the receiving end. Some, you can see the sense of, but the size of the fine doesn’t in any way represent the scale of the infringement.

The first ‘funny fine’ is a warning for any type of business that uses a chair. In the Spanish press, there is a story which has been going on for seven years about a court in Murcia which has made a ruling that chairs in establishments have to be able to support the weight of any person.

The story also says that the owner of a bar in Murcia has been fined 6,000 euros because one of his chairs was unable to support the weight of one of his clients.

Initially, the court threw out the case, but the injured party appealed and it has ruled that “A chair should have sufficient resistance to support the weight of any person.

It continues: “The man fell because the chair was not able to sustain him and damages are valid. Anyone who puts the service of a table and chair for his client is obliged to look after this material.”

Chair designers look at the ergonomics of a chair, ensuring there’s even weight distribution. Interestingly, in the US where patrons are slightly larger, shall we say, these are guidelines issued by The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA): 1. chair back strength must be 150lbs (68 kg) 2. chair must be stable if weight is transferred completely to the front or back legs

3. leg strength of 75lbs (34 kg) applied one inch (25mm) from the bottom of the leg 4. seat strength of 225 lbs (102 kg) dropped from six inches (150mm) above the seat 5. seat cycle strength of 100,000 repetitions of 125lbs (57 kg) dropped from 2 inches (50mm) above the seat So does it mean that when a chair has been sat on 100,000 times, we have to dispose of it?

Flip flops Many of you will know about the second “funny fine” because you are all talking about fines received while driving in flip-flops.

Strange, funny, stupid - call it what you will, but it’s correct. Canarian Weekly has confirmed with the Guardia Civil that it is illegal to drive in flip-flops, which they call “cheap beach shoes”.

The crux of whether you can drive in a shoe or not is that it must “provide support to your foot” and not in any way impede the pedals: i.e. get stuck under the pedals.

The Guardia Civil would not, however, confirm the size of the fine for the infringement.

We will just have to revert to having driving shoes, as they did many years ago so that you didn’t ruin your best shoes.

Please take heed. You have been warned!

Until next week…

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WHAT'S ON! Adeje Craft Fair This weekend on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th from 10.00 until 8pm there is an artisan craft fair being held in the Plaza de Espana, in Adeje Village. Definitely worth a visit.

Virgin Fatima This weekend sees the turn of Sabinita, Fiesta in Honour of Nuestra Señora de Fátima. Celebrations have been taking place all week and conclude with traditional weekend celebrations.

Guia de Isora Romeria In Guia this week sees the Romeria in honour of San Isidro Labrador, festivities take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Etnográfico Pirámides de Güímar Is offering a 10% discount between the 18th and 20th May to celebrate International Museums Day 2012.

Canarian Conference of Folklore and traditions Arona is hosting the 1st Conference of Folklore and traditions Canary 2012, from 17 to 28 may 2012. A whole host of activities are taking place in and around the Los Cristianos Cultural Centre including on Friday 18th May a performance by the school of Folklore of Arona at 9pm.

And again on Sunday 27th May at 8.30pm but in the Auditorium Infanta Leonor de Los Cristianos.

Arona gastronomic route 04/06/2012 - 24/06/2012 The Department of economic promotion and employment of the municipality of Arona, is organising “ARONA, flavor and tradition” with the aim of revitalising the catering industry, promoting the culinary excellence of the municipality and thus bringing offers to both residents and visitors.

Any business who wishes to participate needs to register from now until the 22nd May. More information is available from www.arona.org

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Now for the Grand Final as Rafa wins last heat of Tenerife Loves Karaoke THE 12th and last heat of Tenerife Loves Karaoke produced another night of outstanding singing at Clouseau’s Bar in Palm Mar last Friday.

The support for all the singers and the competition itself was as good as it had been for all of the previous heats, and a full complement of 15 entrants competed for that important, final place And, as with every other action-packed heat, the standards were extremely high, which made the judges’ task in determining the last three for the singoff just as difficult as it has been throughout this exciting competition.

Once they had made their minds up, and the sing-off went ahead, Rafa Perez came out on top to complete the final line-up for the Grand Final tomorrow (Saturday) at Showtime, Las Americas.

That’s where they will battle it for the series of prizes, which will all go to the winner. They comprise: *500 euros in cash *Recording session at Villa Studios *Contract with Paul James Associates *Title of Tenerife Loves Karaoke 2012.

The Oasis Fm organisers would like to thank everyone involved in this fun competition, from the venues which held the heats, all the karaoke singers who have taken part, and all the people who have come along

and clapped, cheered and supported the competition - over 1,000 in all!.

They have all contributed to making Tenerife Loves Karaoke the biggest talent contest so far this year, and we look forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow night.

As previously mentioned, the final is being held at Showtime, Las Americas, and you are reminded that this is a non-ticket

event; there are no table reservations and doors open at 8pm. So just come along and enjoy the evening.

Final line-up Lee England: Churchills, Los Cristianos Vincente Ramos: Our Place, Costa Silencio Alberto Andrade: Full Monty, Patch, Las Americas Paul O’Brien: Springers, Los Cristianos Chris Hodgkison: Premier

Bar, Amarilla Golf Haley Fitzgerald: Theatre Bar, San Eugenio Xenna Kristian: Blarney Stone, Playa De La Arena Yvonne Chadwick: Ye Olde Ocean, Fañabe Annie Feather: Taboos, Golf del Sur Peter Bold: Leonardo’s: Las Americas Yasmin Khan: Rah Rah’s, Los Cristianos Rafa Perez: Clouseau’s Bar, Palm Mar

‘Bomb-hoax’ Brits out on bail TWO Britons, arrested at Tenerife's Reina Sofia airport last Friday after allegedly making a hoax bomb threat aboard a plane, have been released from custody.

Aidan Jervis, 20, and 21-year-old Nathan Trippier, travelling on a Thomas

Cook flight from Manchester, have had their passports confiscated.

It means they cannot leave the Island until the case comes to court.

They had been held in custody at the local police station in Granadilla, and they are now staying at the apartment they had rented for their holiday.

The pair were said to have been drunk when they told fellow passengers and a

stewardess that they had a bomb in their hand-luggage.

There was some debate about whether they would be judged under Spanish or British legislation as the alleged offence happened on a British plane, which is considered to be British soil.

But it seems they will tried under Article 82 of the Air Navigation Law in Spain.

Police sources suggest their case will be fasttracked, and that they will

be expelled from Spain as soon as they have paid a fine - after pleading guilty.

Spanish law decrees that they could face a 6-12-month jail sentence, but that is unlikely because they have no previous criminal record in Spain.

Canarian Weekly spoke with the British Consulate in Madrid, who confirmed: "The consulate is in regular contact with family, and assistance is being provided."

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All-star athletes heading for Arona’s pre-Olympic event A GALAXY of Olympic hopefuls, and past stars from around the world, will assemble in Playa de Las Americas next weekend (2627th May).

Callao Salvaje beach opens THE long awaited beach in Callao Salvaje – Playa Ajabo, opens today, Friday 18th May. The opening ceremony is at noon on the beach and members of the public are welcome. Once the ceremony is complete the beach will

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be open for general use. At present the beach bar area is still closed as the tender is not yet complete. Local bars, restaurants and shops have welcome the new attraction which hopefully will rejuvenate the area.

confirmed entrants from the Canaries, Valencia, Andalucía, Cataluña and Galicia.

The Arona spectacular will also welcome some previous

Olympic decathletes, such as Spain’s David Gomez, Briton’s Daniel Awde, who competed in Beijing, and Brazilian Da Silva.

All these stars will parade their

talents at a track which has played host to many of Europe’s leading athletes, who trained there throughout the winter months.

Most of them will be chasing a place in the London Games at the Antonio Dominguez Stadium, also known as the Olympic Stadium, which is hosting Arona’s second Combined Events meeting.

Competitors from across Spain, France, Brazil, Britain, Ivory Coast, Belgian, Iceland and Austria and are among the 50plus athletes already signed up to compete.

Among them is Andalucían decathlete Óscar González, and France’s Blandine Maisonnier, in the women’s heptathlon.

Maisonnier is joined by Marisa de Aniceto and Lucimara Silvestre Silva, and the trio are all bidding achieve the minimum points requirement to ensure their places.

There will also be a local flavour because Spain’s Regional Federation has

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NEWS IN BRIEF Big clean-up for banks THE Spanish Government has appointed two overseas auditor companies to appraise the loan book of banks, as European Union partners backed its efforts to cut spending and clean up the banking sector. It has also been confirmed that the European Central Bank will act as technical advisor in the process, but the issue of EU aid for Spanish banks has not been raised.

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Long life could be forever!

SPANISH scientists have tested their first therapy for a longer life, with great success.

Researchers at the National Cancer Research Centre tried the first genetic therapy against body decay associated with ageing, and found just one treatment in mice prolonged their lives by up to 24%.

Candelaria gets the shakes CANDELARIA felt the effects of two minor undersea earthquakes on Tuesday between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, but the emergency 112 service confirmed that this kind of activity was common. The first registered 3.3 on the Richter scale, at a depth of 33km. The second came three minutes later in the same place, at 2.6 on the Richter scale and 26km deep.

San Miguel’s big time-saver SAN MIGUEL Town Council has opened a new web page dedicated to providing online services to the Municipality’s residents. It offers a simple way for users to access information and services from their own home, and means you can now apply for your padron document, among other requests. Check it out at www. sanmigueldeabona.es

The Island’s unhealthy outlook TENERIFE’S health-care sector has suffered some of the harshest cuts as a result of the financial crisis and, with the holiday season on its way, things could worsen, with 25% of hospital and health-centre staff on holiday at any time. The Government says it will save around 50 million euros by not providing customary holiday cover.

Religious groups ‘should pay up’ SECULAR pressure group Europa Laica has called on the Spanish Government to remove tax exemptions for religious groups, urging that the Catholic Church should pay IBI, property tax. The organisation’s 35,000-signature petition claims that it would result in more than 3,000 million euros being collected annually.

Don’t keep it in your trousers!

TENERIFE urologist Dr. Jordi Postius says men who carry mobile phones in their trouser pockets risk affecting their fertility. Dr Postius, from the Costa Adeje private hospital, says heat produced by the mobiles’ electro-magnetism affects the DNA in sperm-producing cells.

Legal bonus for landlords LANDLORDS have been given a break by the Spanish Government, which plans to reduce the legal length of rental contracts from eight to four years. And landlords can also evict tenants after just two months’ notice.

It’s getting dearer and dearer LATEST figures show that prices jumped 1.4% last month as the cost of petrol, electricity and tobacco increased. It is the largest rise in five years and takes the annual rate to 2.1%. The price of clothing and footwear has also gone up, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). Eggs went up by 15.3% over the last year, with heating, lighting and water costing 8.3% more.

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AS part of the recent launch of its new and improved motor insurance policy, Liberty Seguros, the leading expatriate insurance provider in Spain, has compiled an informative list of factors taken into account by insurance companies when determining in-surance rates.

While some are general, others are specific to the vehicle and its owner. Here are some of the general and personal factors which affect insurance rates: • People have accidents - over 40 million accidents around the world each year.

• Cars are expensive to repair - sometimes replacement parts alone can cost about three times as much as purchasing the same car new.

• Medical treatment for accident victims is expensive - rising health care costs means upward trends in medical treatment costs in the event of an accident.

• People steal cars - as car theft continues to rise, so will the cost of car insurance.

• Some people file fraudulent or inflated claims - these people believe an accident is an opportunity to make money.

• Your car - the more expensive a car is to repair or replace, the more it costs to insure. It’s important to highlight the car’s safety features as it can help lower your car insurance quote.

• Your address - where you live and whether or not the car is kept in a garage will affect your quote.

• Your driving record - having fewer accidents, violations or claims in your driving record will also help lower your car insurance quote, and might make you eligible for a noclaims discount.

The new, improved car insurance policy from Liberty Se-

guros means customers now get more for their money. The policy is designed especially for expatriates, and some of the covers included are: • 24-hour roadside assistance • Key loss cover/replacement • Up to 65% no-claims discount • Tracker device discount • Extensive breakdown cover • 10% named driver discount • Courtesy car/taxi No matter what time of day your car breaks down, or if you lose your keys,“don’t panic” - as the new ad campaign denotes. Liberty Seguros will be there to help.

A courtesy car or taxi will be provided to keep you moving if your car is being repaired.

And if your keys get lost, they will be replaced without any hassle.

Plus, if you have a tracker device installed in your car,

you may be eligible to receive a sizeable discount.

As Liberty Seguros works only with the best brokers, customers receive premier service, with the flexibility to tailor a policy to suit their specific requirements.

If you need to buy quality car insurance at an affordable price, and you want to deal with a reputable, secure company in your language, visit www.libertyexpatriates.es or call 902 255 258 to find the name of your nearest Liberty Seguros broker.

Liberty Seguros is the leading expatriate insurance provider in Spain, with over 150,000 international clients, and the company is committed to providing high-quality, competitively-priced insurance products and services to both personal and business users.

Liberty Seguros has been in operation since 2001 and is one of the top 10 insurers in Spain, with a total of 1.5 million customers.

It is part of the Liberty Mutual Group of Companies, the fifthlargest property and casualty insurance company in the US, with more than 90 years’ experience in the sector.

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Santa Cruz is NOT classified as ‘touristic’ THE Tenerife Cabildo has rejected a request made by the City Council of Santa Cruz that the capital be declared a tourist municipality, similar to the municipalities of Puerto de la Cruz, Santiago del Teide, Adeje and Arona; these areas benefit from additional investment due to the number of visitors.

The Vice-Chairman of the Tenerife Cabildo and Head of tourism, Carlos Alonso, has made it clear that Santa Cruz “fails” with the requirements necessary to obtain this distinction. However, the Santa Cruz City Council thinks exactly the opposite.

Alonso recognises that there are guidelines that determine the criteria for a municipality to be deemed ‘touristic.’ The advantages to a municipality to be declared ‘touristic’ are varied aside from the injection of investment.

The pre-requisite where

Cruising into Los Cristianos

WE covered the story a few weeks ago that cruise ships would soon be gracing the port of Los Cristianos.

Santa Cruz fails is that even though it’s the island’s capital city, has many visitors, including those on cruise ships it does not meet the criteria of having 40% of hotel beds, a condition previously set by the Government of Canary Islands, the Cabildo and the Fecam (Canaria Federation of municipalities).

The Canary Islands tourism

law defining the touristic towns was set up some 20 years ago, so now is a little out of date with the fast moving tourism industry.

In addition, Carlos Alonso’s judgement is that the capital already has benefited from major investments by the Cabildo, as for example the construction of the tram, the Urban Plan and the

remodeling of Plaza de Espana, “Thanks to the tram, Santa Cruz has improved their image,” he added.

But, the Santa Cruz Council does not agree that the number of hotel beds is the only criterion by which an area should be awarded such a distinction or privilege, above all because “there is no law that prescribes it”.

Last week over one hundred residents and local business owners joined Arona Mayor José Alberto González Reverón, and the Santa Cruz Port Authority President Pedro Rodríguez Zaragoza, in a meeting to discuss matters concerning the arrival of the cruise liners to Los Cristianos.

Beginning in November of this year with the first arrival, officials confirmed that six luxury cruises in total are confirmed for the period until December 2013. The Mayor and Port President declared, “We must all be prepared and make sure that we use this new business

opportunity, which has come to us, economically, at a very delicate moment.”

Rodríguez Zaragoza said that business from the cruises brings in roughly 85 million euros. Experts from the capital’s ports offered tips and advice on all the ships that have confirmed their visit to Los Cristianos and stated that the first arrival, on November 10th, called the Sea Cloud, is one of the most luxurious ships to come to Tenerife.

The Mayor and the Port President also announced the creation of a work commission, made up of members from both authorities and interested parties, whose objective is to establish strategic plans and contribute towards attracting the highest number of cruise ships each year to the south.

Private investment for Los Tarajales beach?

MAYOR OF Arona, José Alberto González Reverón, Councillor for Tourism at the Tenerife Cabildo Carlos Alonso, and State Government delegate Águeda Fumero held a meeting this week with local businesses, regarding the role private investment can play in the regeneration project for Los Tarajales beach.

According to officials, the

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main aim was to discuss, “The necessity for a private initiative to invest in the remodelling of the beach, taking into account how the economic crisis has affected us, and has complicated the financing from public administrations.”

This project, the Mayor said, “Includes the regeneration of the beach and reforms to the seaside walk that runs between the Los Cristianos beach area

and the barranco de Aquilino, thus recuperating the entire sea front in this tourist based town.”

The representatives from the three administrations involved in the project explained, “In light of the difficulties obtaining finance from public funds, we are putting forward the option of private funding to the Environment Ministry’s Coasts department.”

According to a viability and

economic study, the initiative will need an investment of over 10 million euros, which can be spread over 13 years.

The various administrations, local Council; Cabildo; Canarian Government and the State, for their part, will finance the costs of the necessary land expropriations, approximately 14 million euros.

The representatives of the public administrations concluded that a collaboration

between public and private investment will make this project possible, and is in keeping with the strategy of

tourism development in the south of the Island, adding great value to the tourism region in Arona.

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Gregor gets going THE German telescope Gregor, after ten years of development, has commenced operations in the Teide Observatory at the Institute of Astrophysics de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife; it now hosts Europe’s largest solar telescope, which is the third-largest in the world.

In addition to its size, its advanced technology will enable the scientific community Spanish, German and international to study the sun with a level of detail unprecedented to date.

This will not only allow a better understanding of the physical processes that occur in the majority of stars in the universe, but also solve issues relating to the effects of solar activity and damage to satellites.

Gregor replaces the 45cm Gregory Coudé telescope at

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the Teide Observatory, which will be retired after 40 years of service.

The new Gregor has an opening of 1.5m, higher than that of the rest of solar telescopes installed at the IAC observatories. Its size and the innovative adaptive optics system, which compensates for atmospheric turbulence, manages an image quality that, so far, outweighs any terrestrial solar telescope,

both infrared and in the visible range.

The spatial, spectral and temporal resolution allows researchers to follow the physical processes of the surface of the sun on a scale as small as 70 km.

The telescope has been designed to make observations of the solar photosphere - the layer from which comes most of the light and the heat received

by the Earth - and the chromosphere, a further layer of the sun.

“Gregor was built mainly to study physical processes on the visible surface of the Sun.” “In these layers we see how the energy from the interior emerge is launched into outer space and, occasionally, arriving on Earth,” explains the director of the Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik (Germany),

Oskar von der Lühe. Unlike traditional solar telescopes, Gregor’s architecture is completely open; the classical dome is replaced by a retractable roof that opens so as to manage the elements of wind and heat.

The primary mirror is a lightweight structure composed of a special material that is not subject to solar radiation. However, to avoid internal turbulence, the mirror is cooled at the back.

The light captured by Gregor is distributed to the various analysis instruments.

“We hope to obtain data of a higher quality than the space

telescopes,” said researcher IAC Manuel Collados, principal investigator. In his view, Gregor is also a “test bench” with a view to the future construction of the European Solar telescope (EST) which will have a primary mirror of four meters.

Gregor has been built by a German consortium, in partnership with many International research institutes.

The Tenerife Observatory began in the early 1960’s; it is situated 2,390 metres above sea level in Izaña, an area of Tenerife that lies across three municipal districts - La Orotava, Fasnia and Güímar.

The first telescope for studying zodiacal light, light dispersed by interplanetary material, entered service here in 1964.

Its geographical location (between the eastern and western solar observatories), together with the clarity and excellent quality of the sky, mean that the Observatorio del Teide is ideally suited for studying the sun. For this reason it is home to Europe’s finest solar telescopes.

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Big changes to rental contracts CONTRACTS are to be made shorter, and it will be easier for property owners to evict tenants.

The Spanish Government is trying to reduce red tape for landlords; it has announced it will cut the legal duration of rental contracts, so as to make evictions easier.

The maximum duration of a rental contract will be reduced from eight to four years, and if the owner wants his property back they only have to give two months notice. Forced extensions are reduced from five years to three

years and implied contracts are reduced to a year. The Government also decided in last Friday’s meeting to reduce the tax for those who sell a property. There will be a 50% exception of the plus valia tax in a measure which will apply until the end of 2012. The reduction will be reflected in the IRPF, the rental tax on non-residents, and business tax.

Minister for Development, Ana Pastor, said the changes were designed to give greater judicial security to the owners who put their property on the rental market, thus helping youngsters, the vulnerable and families on low income.

Tenerife generating jobs in tourist areas TENERIFE has generated over 5,000 new contracts within the tourism sector, during April according to Minister for Tourism, Carlos Alonso.

The figure represents a slight growth of 0.5 per cent in the same month of the previous year. The statistical data provided by the Canary Islands Employment Observatory (Obecan) and analysed by the Department of research of tourism of Tenerife, confirmed that the situation of the tourism sector continues to be more favourable than

that of other economic sectors. Alonso explained that the thrust of tourism in the economy and in the Island labour market “is evident not only in the formalisation of contracts but also in the creation of jobs in the sector.”

According to the employment figures registered by the Canarian Institute of statistics (Istac), in the first quarter of 2012 jobs in tourism grew by 1.5 per cent relative to the same quarter of the previous year, “that has meant new 1092 jobs in the sector”, they said.

Government toughens up on the ‘serious’ criminals THE Spanish Government has reformed the penal code to enable ministers to add a “custodia de seguridad” - a custodial sentence for security reasons - for serious offences.

This will be imposed on those found guilty of the worst crimes - except terrorism which will mean a maximum of 10 extra years in prison.

Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón announced the change after meeting Antonio del Castillo, the father of murdered Seville teenager Marta del Castillo. He was killed in 2009 and his body has never been recovered.

The new law takes in sexual crimes, serious crimes where violence or intimidation have been used, and for drugtrafficking.

It will also apply to criminals with a previous history of serious crimes, and reoffenders.

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Gallardón thanked Marta’s father for using his “personal pain as a preventative measure and to help society as a whole”.

Mr Del Castillo said he was “partly” satisfied only, because the minister had decided not to adopt “permanent, reviewable life sentences when there is “some legal or judicial reason to keep those who commit this type of crime behind bars”.

He also gave the minister a document asking for promises made during the electoral campaign to be honoured.

It demanded that those who “torture, rape or murder children are given the maximum custodial sentence, with reviewable life sentences.

He also asked for the age of legal responsibility to be lowered.

In addition, Mr Del Castillo demanded additional security measures once a criminal convicted of murder, rape or paedophilia has been released under supervision.

The stars continue to come out to Tenerife!

JENNIE BOND, wellknown royal commentator, TV presenter and journalist, is a familiar face to millions, and she is working flat-out this year reporting on Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

She recently hosted an exhaustive series of concerts throughout the UK - The Happy and Glorious Tour - to mark the Jubilee, and is gearing up for a number of presenting jobs as the Jubilee weekend approaches.

So when she needed to recharge her batteries, she headed to Tenerife - one of her all-time favourite holiday destinations.

Jennie, an ambassador for Club La Costa World Resorts & Hotels, was staying with her husband, Jim, at the company’s Monterey Royale resort in Adeje.

While there, Jennie did some filming for CLC World at both Monterey Royale and the sister resort, Sunningdale, on Golf del Sur, San Miguel de Abona, and mingled with holiday-makers.

She has stayed at the resort many times over the years and likes nothing better than relaxing with a good book while soaking up the sun.

“Tenerife is one of my very favourite places to holiday,”

she said. “It’s a great place to relax, which is so important when you are taking a wellearned break.

“We rent a car while we are here. There is so much to see on the Island, and we revisit

old favourites and discover new places each time we visit.”

While she was at Sunningdale, Jennie was introduced to a new guest from South America, who

has checked in for a longterm stay Toñito is a threeyear-old Amazon parrot now in residence in reception – and, as the resort mascot, he is proving a big hit with guests!

Digital atlas of Tenerife The Cabildo has introduced a new tool that will allow people to access information about Tenerife’s geography via the Internet.

Not just a satellite image, the site will provide information on land usage, crops, forests, industrial zones and roads, just some of the 43 services available.

The aim of introducing the information is to provide orderly and useful, geo-referenced island information that can be used both by professionals and by the general public.

This portal is part of the GEOCID project, within the framework of the trans-national Madeira-

Azores-Canary Islands MAC 2007-2013 programme of cooperation which joins in partnership Tenerife to Fuerteventura, Madeira and Azores, thanks to funding

received through the European funds for Regional Development (ERDF).

Through this technological platform any citizen can access simply a wealth

of information about the island such as infrastructure, equipment or urban spaces.

The portal is organized into different sections as “Island of culture”, with information on heritage; “Green Island”, detailing the natural areas, flora and fauna; “Island rural”, with aspects such as agriculture, livestock or viticulture, among others.

There is also an area referred to as “Culture of the territory” in which it is intended for citizens themselves to post their reflections, promote discussion and contribute their vision on the island territory.

The project has been financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the site can be found at www.atlastenerife.es

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Beach accessibility THE Cultural Centre in Los Cristianos has been the scene this week of a course designed to inform Life Guards and Dive Centre personnel of the best techniques for accompanying disabled people, so they can enjoy a dip in the sea.

Labelled ‘Techniques for assisted bathing,’ the initiative comes under the Municipal Accessibility Plan, promoted by the Tourism and Environment departments at the Arona Town Council, and the Tenerife O.N.C.E Delegation.

Participants in the course have been receiving instructions on the distinct kinds of disabilities and the ways and methods to properly facilitate bathing in each case.

This course has complemented an earlier one in March directed at people in the tourist related field, such as receptionists, lifeguards and tourist information personnel,

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aimed at raising awareness of how to deal with the visually impaired.

According to organisers, “The courses are designed so that people working in the tourism sector can offer a personalised service that is specifically adapted to the needs of people with varying capacities. This forms the basis of creating a Municipality and a

tourist destination without barriers.” The Playa de Las Vistas in Los Cristianos is one of the most visited throughout Spain by people with reduced mobility, thanks to the services that have been especially adapted to suit their needs.

As well as the provision of companions that make it possible for the disabled to go into the sea, there

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are also plenty of reserved parking spaces, access ramps and the special water chairs, making Las Vistas one of only two beaches that offer these chairs year round. For this reason the beach was awarded a distinction, along with the Blue Flag, for its accessibility to all.

The service is free and available from 11am until 5pm every day of the year.

ARONA Mayor José Alberto González Reverón recently visited the drainage work that is underway at the barranco de Guarguacho, where it links up with the Parque Garañaña, in Costa del Silencio.

The work, which just began and upon completion will see the park open to the public, is part of the Environment Improvement Project, Arona 2007-2013, and is co-financed by the European Commission ERDF. When the park project

began, the Cabildo Councillor for Water observed the limited drainage capacity at the barranco de Guargacho and so asked the City Council to install a pipeline that would continue from the park’s own channel, into the barranco and then drain into the sea.

This was explained by the Mayor, who said,“The two key objectives of this action will focus on ensuring suitable hydraulic conditions, and controlled drainage runoff.”

The budget for this work amounts to 311,179.62 euros, of which 80% is financed by the ERDF and the rest equally by the municipality of Arona and the Tenerife Cabildo and is expected to take four months to complete.

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So, how does your sandwich compare?

AS the UK promote the humble sandwich during National Sandwich Week, a Which? Investigation just published highlights the need for clearer front of pack nutrition labelling, including traffic lights so that consumers can easily identify healthier and less healthy choices.

contains 11.7g fat (amber/ medium) compared with one from Waitrose which contains 6.0g fat (green/low). Waitrose uses traffic lights, Morrisons doesn’t.

A Lidl BLT has 3.36g salt (red/high) but one from Boots has 1.5g salt (amber/ medium). Boots uses traffic lights, Lidl doesn’t.

An Aldi egg mayonnaise sandwich contains 22.3g fat (red/high) and one from Asda contains 10.1g (amber/ medium). Asda uses traffic

lights, Aldi doesn’t.

These results show not only is there still huge scope for some retailers to reduce the fat, saturated fat and salt content of their sandwiches, but also the need for traffic light labelling to be applied across the food industry to provide consistency and allow shoppers to make informed choices.

This week the Government launched a consultation on front of pack nutrition labelling. It is essential that

The research found that you could be eating three times as much fat and double the amount of salt as the same sandwich bought elsewhere.

Researchers also found that fat and salt content varied widely and inconsistent labelling across stores meant that healthier sandwich options were not always obvious.

For example: Morrisons chicken salad sandwich

it now insists that all food retailers and manufacturers adopt clear, front of pack labelling, including traffic lights, the system found to best enable consumers to easily compare products with simple green, amber, or red colour coding of nutrient levels.

Six out of the 15 retailers compared currently include the traffic light system, but the rest still do not.

Which? Executive director, Richard Lloyd, says: “With obesity levels reaching epidemic proportions, it’s more important than ever that consumers know exactly what they’re eating.

“Many retailers are already using traffic light labelling, but the rest need to catch up and do what works best for consumers. We want to see the Government insist that all food companies use traffic lights on their labels, so there’s a clear, consistent system that makes it easier for people to make informed choices about what they eat.”

Banco Sabadell, is a bank that really does understand ex-pats

By Andrés Gunson (Manager, Marbella Banco Sabadell-Solbank) HOW nice is it to know who is dealing with you, and especially when it’s a bank.

Like a foreign resident in another country, we know how important it is to have people who understand your language as much as your needs.

That is why we feel proud to work for Banco Sabadell, a bank that understands the needs of its foreign customers living in Spain and which, dayby-day, strengthens its services by giving customers a solution to make their day-to-day living in Spain easier and more pleasant.

Prestige Care Account An account with a range of financial products, including a translation service, to save time, money and worries. This account is designed to make your life in Spain easier.

Regular Transfer Account This quicker, comfortable and secure for our British

clientele to make regular payments in pounds sterling from their UK account to their Spanish account in euros, and even mortgage payments, transferring their salary or pension from UK, or sending money to cover daily expenses.

Products for Savings Our work is always for the benefit and peace of mind of our customers so, therefore, we have options to help with their savings, dealing with each individual case with our special products to save money in their own currency More products & Service Our exclusive service of Home Banking, that lets our customers access their bank account - a safe and easy service from wherever they may be So if you are not yet a customer of Banco Sabadell-Solbank, don’t hesitate to call in to one of our branches.

Remember Banco SabadellSolbank, where our staff will be only too pleased to assist you in your own language.

Greek Tragedy Game, set IT’S being dubbed the ‘Greek Tragedy’ the current euro crisis which is plastered across every media genre this week and the big question looms of will Greece exit the euro?

The only difference is that in Greek theatre the two aspects of tragedy and comedy were never merged in a production; but at times this euro situation is a comedy of errors.

Ultimately, and sadly, it will be the Greek people who will suffer; there is an increasing concern about the country’s prospects of staying in the euro zone.

Current polls suggest over 75% of the Greek population want to stay in the single currency, but many fear their country is close to an exit.

Fears of job losses and losing savings have prompted a run on the banks, afraid of the prospect of rapid devaluation if the country leaves the euro.

Professionals fearing that they will have to emigrate to prosper.

The Greeks will return to the ballot box once again in a matter of weeks, as there is currently no Government.

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One citizen was quoted as saying, “People were voting last time to express their disappointment with the past government, but this time they will be taking into consideration that we might fall out of the euro.”

The country’s President Karolos Papoulias has spoken of “fear that could develop into panic”.

As a result a senior judge has now been sworn in to lead Greece’s caretaker government for a month amid these fears of uncertainty.

Council of State head Panagiotis Pikrammenos, 67, will lead a government that will lack the mandate to make any binding commitments until a new election, which is expected on June 17th.

Mr Papoulias was forced to call a new vote after failing to cobble together a coalition government. Polls suggest the radical left wing is poised to win the re-run.

The latest poll gives antiausterity party Syriza the lead with 20.3% and New Democracy at 14.2%. It would mean a strengthening of power for Syriza but they

would still need a partner to form a government.

With no clear route out of the political vacuum Greece’s future is far from certain.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a stark warning to THE euro zone countries, warning political leaders that they are running out of time.

The Prime Minister, in a speech to business leaders in Manchester, declared that the single currency is at a “crossroads.”

He reinforced his message by saying that “It either has to make up or it is looking at a potential break up.

“Either Europe has a committed, stable, successful euro zone with an effective firewall, well capitalised and regulated banks, a system of fiscal burden sharing, and supportive monetary policy across the euro zone or we are in uncharted territory which carries huge risks for everybody” said Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Prime Minister made clear Britain faces “perilous economic times” and vowed to do everything in his power

to keep the country safe amid the ongoing uncertainty.

This week the euro crisis has thrown European markets into turmoil.

Amidst these turbulent times Spain held a successful bond auction on Thursday, with the Treasury placing their target 2.5 billion euros in three and four year bonds, but having to pay a considerably higher interest to do so.

The bond which matures in 2016 has seen interest go from 3.42% to 5.13%.

Demand was over 7.3 billion euros making it almost three times oversubscribed.

It’s the first auction since the Government announced on Friday that the financial entities will have to put aside provisions of 28 billion more than previously planned.

The Greek meltdown is worrying for those visiting this summer, as at any point the euros in their pocket could be worthless. Greece is definitely not making it easy for potential visitors considering that tourism is one of their main sources of income.

and match THE Tenerife promotion stand at the Madrid Tennis Open tennis has proved very popular during the tournament.

The island went to the tournament in order to attract tourists with a medium-high purchasing power, with a 24 square metre promotional area in which it highlighted attractions of Tenerife as a holiday destination.

Tenerife Minister for Tourism, Carlos Alonso pointed out “it’s been a novel initiative which has enabled us to differentiate from conventional methods of promotion. The experience has allowed us to, on the one hand, position ourselves among travellers who seek more exclusivity and on the other, strengthen our relationships with major national operators, which

we are sure will impact favourably on the influx of domestic travellers in this segment to Tenerife this year.”

The stand included a virtual game “Tenerife, know and enjoy everything”, in which nearly 3,000 people participated.

The Managing Director of Turismo de Tenerife, Miguel Ángel Santos, underlined the importance of a promotion like this, “novel and directed both to the customer as to the chain of travel agencies, with which we have been developing the activity during the past two months”.

Finally, Carlos Alonso suggests that the event has also served to open avenues of collaboration with Turespaña, “with whose director-general we agree on the need for the innovation of tourist destinations and to explore innovative promotional activities”.

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Taxman turns screw on the ebay traders THE taxman has turned up the heat on leading online trading companies ebay and Amazon.

They have been ordered to hand over details of thousands of their members as a major crackdown by HM Revenue and Customs gets underway.

The UK Government department has issued legal notices to the companies, requesting the information, including names and email addresses of those using their internet facilities.

Companies involved which do not respond quickly face £300 fines, with an additional £60 per day if they fail to comply by the end of the month.

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owed on their internet sales.

It hopes to raise millions of pounds by targeting online traders, who have until 14th June to benefit from a reduced penalty of 20% of the tax owed.

After that, it will cost the traders the full amount of tax owed and, in the worst cases, the traders could be prosecuted.

And that is not an idle threat. Last year, 40-yearold Greg Allnutt, an ebay user from Croydon, Surrey, was jailed for 20 months for evading £430,000 tax while selling electrical goods online from 2007-2010.

Guy Smith, of accountants Abbey Tax, described the HMRC campaign as “a hammer blow to those who have traded without detection so far”.

Previous targets of HMRC crackdowns include Avon ladies, Ann Summers’ party hosts, doctors, dentists,

plumbers and those with offshore bank accounts.

The initiatives have so far enabled the taxman to retrieve £500 million.

A spokesman for HMRC said: “If you are an online seller with undeclared income, you should come forward and put your tax affairs in order

before HMRC catches up with you.”

Revenue officials stress that the focus will be the sites’ 32,500 biggest traders, while

ebay maintains it “works hard to ensure that businesses that trade on the platform are aware of their tax obligations”.

A spokesman added: “We do not hesitate to share information with government agencies should there be evidence of wrongdoing. We require all sellers trading as a business on ebay to register for a business account.”

The ebay company, launched in the UK in October 1999, is the country’s largest online marketplace, with more than 14 million active users.

But only around 178,000 of these run a business, or use ebay as their primary or secondary source of income.

Rivals Amazon Marketplace was founded in 2000 and allows individuals and other businesses to sell items through the main Amazon website.

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Chinese gold in huge demand

Arsonist is responsible for death of six children POLICE have confirmed that the Derby house fire in which five siblings died and another was critically injured as they slept in their beds last week, was started deliberately.

ACCORDING to the World Gold Council (WGC) the Chinese can’t get enough gold and demand for the precious metal has reached an alltime high in the first quarter of 2012.

According to the figures released demand for jewellery and gold as an investment hit 255.2 tonnes in the period, helped by purchases during the Chinese New Year holiday.

The WGC said inflation and restrictions on the property market were likely to boost demand further.

Globally however demand fell for gold, 5% to 1,097.6 tonnes, which the WGC blamed on a sharp rise in gold prices.

During the first quarter of 2012 the average price of gold was $1,690.57 per ounce, which was 22% higher than the first quarter of 2011.

“Reduced demand in gold from jewellery, technology and official sectors more than offset growth in the gold investment demand,” the WGC said in its quarterly report. India - traditionally one of the world’s most important gold markets saw demand fall. A rise in the import duty on gold and a new excise duty on gold jewellery hit demand.

Pasty-maker profits drop WELL known UK baker, Greggs, has reported 1.8% losses on like-forlike sales in the 19 weeks to May 12.

Greggs famous for its sweet and savoury delicacies blamed the drop in sales on Britain’s wet weather but warns that the Government’s ‘pasty tax’ could cause shop closures and redundancies.

There are 1,600 Greggs shops in the UK, they have said that trading had been “disappointing” as a result of the miserable weather, which continued into May after the country’s wettest April since records began.

Greggs chairman Derek Netherton said: “The trading environment for all retailers has remained extremely

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challenging, and high street footfall has remained relatively weak.”

In its trading update Greggs warned that the socalled pasty tax “will have a disproportionate impact on the specialist bakery sector, resulting in further unemployment, high street closures and reduced investment”.

The firm’s chief executive Ken McMeikan is due to present an alternative proposal, which he claims is “simpler and more workable”, to the Treasury later in the week.

Greggs added that it expected consumer spending to pick up over the summer thanks to the celebrations marking the Diamond Jubilee, London Olympics and the Euro 2012 football championships.

Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John (9), Jack (7), Jessie (6), Jayden (5), all perished when the blaze ripped through their home in Allenton, in the early hours of last Friday.

A sixth brother, 13-year-old Duwayne, was taken straight to hospital in a critical condition following the fire.

But he died on Sunday in the Birmingham Children’s Hospital with his parents at his bedside.

Police confirmed on Wednesday that the fire was started deliberately, when petrol was poured through

the letter box. Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: “It was deliberately set and, as a result, six children have been unlawfully killed.”

Results of post-mortem examinations revealed the five younger children died from smoke inhalation. A cause of death has yet to be established in the case of Duwayne.

A 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, both from Derby, were arrested by officers investigating the deaths but were released without charge.

The distraught parents yesterday spoke publicly about their grief. Tearful father Mick Philpott, who made a “valiant” effort to save his kids, told the local newspaper that Duwayne’s organs had been donated for transplant.

“If you can save another child, that makes us happy, and it takes a bit of the pain away.”

Both Mick and his wife, Mairead, who had been sleeping downstairs, thanked members of the local community for their “overwhelming” support since the tragedy.

“We grew up in a community that’s been through a lot of problems with violence, and to see this community come together like it has is too overwhelming,” added the 54-year-old father of 17.

He also praised the emergency services, saying: “Those poor gentlemen from the fire brigade, who saw what we saw - my heart goes out to them.”

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said Mr Philpott had been woken by a smoke alarm after a “reasonable quantity of petrol” had been poured through the letterbox.

Mr Cotterill, who has not spoken with the parents yet because of their distress,

added: “Any reasonable individual would know the harm the petrol could cause, and that the family had ‘celebrity status’, so people would be well aware that a large number of children would have been in the house.

Mr Cotterill said he did not yet know of the motive, but he vowed that police would “unpick the scene, piece by piece”.

He also paid tribute to the couple’s courage and said that the news conference had been Mr Philpott’s idea because he wanted to pay tribute to those who helped him try to rescue his children.

Police are urging locals to check gardens and hedges for discarded petrol containers.

They also want petrol station staff to come forward if they sold containers to anyone in the days before the blaze.

Men in Black is back

Merseyside jobs boost THE premiere of Men In Black 3 has taken place in Leicester Square, London.

Will Smith has not been on the big screen for four years and it’s some ten years since the last MIB. On the red carpet Smith told reporters that the third film has taken a long time to

produce as they wanted to get it right. Smith has spent time with his family, his son Jaden and daughter Willow, during his time out.

The new MIB also features Britain’s very own Emma Thompson as Agent O plus Nicole Scherzinger who portrays the role of Lilly Poison.

THERE’S good news on Merseyside as a huge £125 million investment in the Vauxhall car plant has been announced.

The car announced generation will be built

producer has that the next of the Astra at the Vauxhall

factory in Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, guaranteeing the future of the plant into the next decade.

In addition it will create new jobs, adding an extra production shift, approximately 700 new jobs will be created at the site, with another 3,000 positions in firms which supply the plant with parts and services.

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Aussie Ascot entry

Putting the stamp of approval on Britain’s top fashion maestros SOME of Britain’s most renowned fashion designers are being featured on 10 new first-class stamps

BLACK Caviar is an undefeated Australian thoroughbred racehorse, who after winning her 21st race is considered to be the best sprinter in the world.

Her trainer Melbournebased trainer Peter Moody now plans to enter her in Royal Ascot with regular jockey Luke Nolen in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in June.

The young horse is a huge celebrity in her home country, boasting her own range of merchandise, Facebook page and fan club.

Last week, Moody said he fully expected Black Caviar to win at Ascot, but also warned he would not run the mare if she was not 100% fit after her first overseas journey.

During her early career Black Caviar suffered chest and leg injuries, which she fully recovered from.

The horse, nicknamed the Wonder from Down Under, is owned by a consortium of seven in Melbourne; no doubt they will want to see her run at Ascot.

The Diamond Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres).

They are acknowledged as the finest to have come out of the country since World War II, proving exactly why Britain is at the forefront of world fashion design.

They are available from all Post Office branches, with Hardy Amies, Norman Hartnell, Granny Takes a Trip, Ossie Clark, Tommy Nutter, Jean Muir, Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and Alexander McQueen all sharing a fashion showcase of stamps depicting some of the most exciting years of British fashion.

Celebration of fashion in the UK dates back to 1693 with the publication of Ladies Mercury, the first specialist fashion magazine.

Each stamp includes prime examples of the 10 designers’ work, shot especially for the issue by renowned fashion photographer, Sølve Sundsbø.

These include Tommy Nutter’s suit for Beatle Ringo

Starr, which was recreated especially for the shoot, and Vivienne Westwood’s 1993 Harlequin dress.

When shooting the outfits that appear on the stamps, Sundsbø worked with live models, but did not use their facial features, to allow the designs to speak for themselves.

The shoot lasted two days, and relied on the use of the actual original clothes, either obtained directly from the designers or sourced meticulously from specialist vintage fashion stores.

Philip Parker, Royal Mail Stamps spokesperson, said: “Britain is famous around the world for the creative vision of its fashion designers, from the glamour and sophistication of Norman Hartnell, the punk influence of Vivienne Westwood, through to the world-class designs of Alexander McQueen.

“British fashion has grown to become a major national industry. It employs about one million people and contributes some £21 billion directly to the UK economy.

“So it is an honour to be able to pay homage to some of the designers who made the industry what it is today.”

Claire Wilcox, Senior Fashion Curator at the V&A said: “The V&A has the national collection of fashion in the UK and remains a source of inspiration to many fashion designers.

“Britain’s contribution to fashion has never been stronger. We were delighted to advise on the Royal Mail series of stamps to celebrate many of our most influential designers.”

“I didn’t think I would be nervous, I must admit, because we’ve done some things with some very eminent people in the past.

“But as soon as she walked in the room, I remember my throat just caught - it was quite an experience.”

Tussauds’ leading sculptor led a 20-strong team while

creating the new figure, which cost £150,000 to make over a four-month period.

He said he had adjusted the new figure’s posture slightly from the last one he created for the Golden Jubilee to make her more welcoming to the public.

“The Royal family are a lot more accessible than years ago, when I was very small,”

added Swales. “You might see them going past in a car, or something like this, but now people have taken her to their hearts.

“She’s an amazing professional, very, very nice, and she’s such a patient person.

It’s amazing working with someone like that."

Tussauds’ spokeswoman Liz Edwards, said: “She is still the most-photographed wax figure - still the person people come and see.”

The Queen’s wax figure, dressed in a white-and-silver lace dress, was unveiled at Madame Tussauds on Monday, and presents a commanding figure.

Tussauds has been making wax figures of Queen Elizabeth since she was two, and this new version should upstage the models of her grandson Prince William, and wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, which are proving a major attraction.

Walk and text equals a fine Steve faces up to waxwork Queen FORT Lee, New Jersey, USA until now has been synonymous for being the birthplace of the American film industry but now it’s the only place where you face a fine for being caught walking and texting.

Multi-tasking it may be but the clampdown comes after a rise in the number of jaywalking incidents, where pedestrians cross roads illegally or recklessly, instead of using marked routes.

Officers in Fort Lee, New Jersey, have said some people are constantly putting themselves at risk of being hit by vehicles because they do not pay attention.

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Police are stepping up patrols looking for “dangerous” walkers who are not obeying the rules of the road.

Leaflets have been distributed amongst the 35,000 plus population, warning pedestrians about the crackdown.

So far in 2012 more than 20 people have been hit by cars in the area.

“It’s a big distraction.

Pedestrians aren’t watching where they’re going. They’re not aware,” said Fort Lee Police chief Thomas Ripoli at a news conference.

One resident Sue Choe admitted she texts and walks “all the time,” but added: “When I walk, I still look around. I’m not constantly looking down.”

In the past six weeks at least 117 fines have been issued for jaywalking - an offence which carries a fine of $85 (£53).

SCULPTOR Steve Swales was given the toughest task of his career when asked to create a new wax figure of The Queen for Madame Tussauds.

And the hardest part was for him to capture an exact facial expression of Queen Elizabeth for London’s huge tourist attraction in honour of her Diamond Jubilee.

“It's quite difficult because when you’re sculpting something, you have the main features, the eyes, nose, mouth,” he said.

“You can say they’re difficult but really, the difficult thing is linking them all together. The bits in between are the hardest to do.”

Swales, who had previously sat with The Queen at her homes in Windsor and Balmoral, could barely speak when he first met her.

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Complexities of Mortgage Law IN these days of austerity, more and more people are handing in the keys to their homes to the banks which lent them the money to purchase them.

The name in Spanish is “Dación en Pago” (lieu of payment), which means cancellation of the debt. The debtor provides a service to the creditor, substituting the original debt.

For example, the debtor owes money to the creditor and, instead of refunding such monies, the debtor pays (or cancel the debt) by handing over a property.

The original obligation is changed to another one, which is cancelled. Obviously, it is not the usual way to repay a mortgage loan.

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(mortgagee) who cannot pay any further instalments, cancels the mortgage (totally or partially) with the bank (mortgagor) and delivers the property instead of the money. Thus, the risk of nonpayment is transferred to the creditor.

The Mortgage Law allows for the possibility of agreeing in the Mortgage Deed that the debt is to be fully covered by the mortgage loan. The responsibility is limited to the assets, and there would be no personal responsibility.

This agreement has to be stated when the Mortgage Deed is drawn up. The Civil Code does not mention the Dación en Pago itself, but this possibility is recognised.

But the problem with a Dación en Pago (cancellation) is that it involves a double taxation. The tax is paid when the bank gets the property, and when the bank sells it,

which makes this solution more complicated.

The government has just approved the cancellation of the mortgage by Dacion en Pago (refunding the property) even if the value of the property is lower than the debt.

The question is: Who can employ it? We have heard on TV, radio or read in the papers that it is now possible to pay off the mortgage with

the property. But it is almost impossible to fulfil all the requirements.

Here’s an example: The bank must be ones to accept the “ethic code” of Royal LawDecree 6/2012 (if your bank is not one of them, it can apply this regulation).

The value of the property should be lower than 200,000 euros but, depending on regions, this figure changes in the following manner:.

*If there is an existing, foreclosing proceeding in which the auction date has been fixed. *If there are charges (attachments) after the mortgage. *If the debtor, spouse or children are employed (even if they are self-contracted). *If the debtor, spouse or children have other assets enough to cover the debt. *If the mortgage instalment

does not exceed 60% of the net income of the family.

Consequently, if the income is 1,000 euros and the mortgage instalment 600 euros, the Dación en Pago would not be possible.

If there are guarantors If the debtor passes all requirements at the time of the Dacion en Pago, he could remain as tenant in the property for up to two years (with no renewal), and the annual rental payment would be 3% of the existing debt.

So, if the final debt were 100,000 euros, the annual rent would be 3,000 euros, or 250 euros a month. A 20% interest rate would be applicable to the non-payment rent.

Mariano Zunino Siri is a lawyer registered in Tenerife Bar Association since 1991. Office in Los Cristianos at Edificio Valdes Center Torre "A", oficina 1, piso 2º. Phone: 922 79 44 12.

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Charlie and Tenerife Sur Lions ensure that holiday magic comes Lofty are walking tall true for special-needs kids There was a good turnout of players, old and new, and the Simpson-Sinclair combination took the honours after a red-hot competition, and it really was HOT! Second were Bernard

Welsh and Ian Burnley, followed by John Bedworth and Duncan Wallace.

Lofty was also Nearest the Pin for the men, with Jenny Meesham securing the ladies’ prize, while the Booby Prize was “snapped up” by Lindsay Morrish and Chris Stec!

The next monthly Fun Golfers’ competition is on 10th June, and if you are interested in taking part in what is always a pleasant Sunday, call Clive for information on 922 797 640.

San Miguel Lions let on the loose - at Jungle Park!

SAN MIGUEL Lions Club members again excelled themselves last week when they entertained a group of disadvantaged children and their carers from the UK. It is an annual event run by the Lions and, as usual with a packed schedule, the week sped by.

But not before the kids, who stayed at Club Marino, Costa del Silencio, had enjoyed some of the tourist hot-spots.

The children, from Claire House Hospice in Cheshire, enjoyed their first major outing on the Sunday, when they visited Jungle Park. Included were a group of local children, with Aaron and his sister among them.

Loro Park was next on the Tuesday, with local kids again joining the party, and the Lions were indebted to the Park staff for their hospitality.

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Wednesday evening arrived and the Lions threw their traditional party, with club members and helpers joined in the last supper.

Club Secretary Ralph Solomon said: “The children had a fabulous time, thanks to everyone involved. You know who you are.”

He added: “We must give a special thanks to Lisa and Tony Woods, who were once residents here. They help to make it all possible by organising everything back in Britain.”

With all the exciting comings and goings, the Lions still found time to open their new Mega Charity Shop, right next to the old one, which is now their furniture shop.

The new shop operates from Monday to Friday, 10am until 2pm, and is situated in The Dip, at Silencio.

It now contains the Book Shop, which has been extended, and the shop also has changing rooms and a toilet.

A 49-STRONG group of special-needs youngsters and their carers from the UK arrived in Tenerife last week for a “Dream Holiday”.

It was arranged by Tenerife Sur Lions, in conjunction with Lions’ clubs in England, and they stayed at the Princesa Dacil Hotel in Los Cristianos.

They had been met at the airport by some of the Lions, and with other club members on hand to help, they were quickly checked in by the friendly and efficient hotel reception staff for the start of their week-long holiday.

And what a week it was!

First trip on their list was a visit to the Medieval Castle of San Miguel, where they enjoyed a meal - medieval style!

And as they tucked in, they were entertained by the knights of the castle, who demonstrated their riding and combat skills.

Then followed a fire-eater, who blew great billowing

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LOFTY SIMPSON and Charlie Sinclair proved head and shoulders above the rest of the Fun Golfers on Sunday at Los Palos.

flames out of his mouth, and a falconer, whose bird swooped and skimmed over their heads.

The evening continued with all them cheering on their champion knight, who had asked Lions’ member Margaret to be his lady, and to sit at the King’s table during the final jousting events.

Despite all the enthusiastic cheering by the kids for him, he was defeated and held captive, but it all ended well when he was later released.

On Monday, it was an early start for a day at Loro Parque, where they were captivated by the exciting exhibits.

They were thrilled by the shows featuring the antics of the sea-lions, and of the whales and dolphins, who added to the fun by deliberately splashing them with their fins and tails.

Many of the other animals there left them wide-eyed with excitement, especially when they saw the penguins in their arctic surroundings, with real snow falling.

With so many things to see, the day came to an end all too

quickly, and all that remained was to offer special thanks to Rosi Zamora for her warm welcome and assistance.

The Lions also took the opportunity to present a special plaque to Loro Parque on behalf of themselves and Lions Club International in appreciation of the park’s annual support of the visits they facilitate generously as part of the Dream Holidays.

The plaque, accepted by Loro Parque Commercial Director Oguz Birced, will be displayed in the park’s Hall of Fame, along with the many prestigious awards it has already received.

Later in the week, there was a boat trip to see whales and dolphins at sea. It really was a special experience for the youngsters to experience these magnificent creatures in their natural environment.

A farewell party, at the Princesa Dacil hotel, also involved many of the people who had worked behind the scenes throughout the week to make it all happen.

The evening meal was

followed by entertainment, with everyone soon enjoying Ian Anderson’s singing, which ranged from pop to opera - and there were some excellent performances by the youngsters themselves.

There was a fantastic magic show by David Borras and Yasmine, who amazed the kids and adults alike with real magic to finish off both the party evening and bring the holiday to an end.

It was, undoubtedly, a “Dream Holiday” come true for these special youngsters, but the reality for this holiday lies with the “Dream Makers” - all of you who made it possible.

So, to those of you who generously donate to and buy from our charity shops; those volunteers and members who staff them; the staff and management of the Princesa Dacil Hotel; the Castillio San Miguel; the Loro Parque Fundacion; the Crew of the Monte Carlo; Tracy’s; David Borras & Yasmine; Ian Anderson and many, many, more - THANK YOU!

Dangerous Dog owners must get set for strenuous form-filling test THERE are many animals at Accion del Sol classed as “Dangerous Dogs” and, naturally, they are very hard to rehome.

Fortunately, however, two of them did find homes last week, and the new owners had to obtain a dangerous dog licence before being allowed to adopt them.

If you have a dangerous dog, then be aware that it is a legal requirement for you to hold the appropriate licence.

Your first step is to go to the SAC office at your local

town hall and request a form known as Solicitud de Inscripcion en el Censo de Animales Domesticos Y/O Potencialmente Peligrosos.

You will need various papers, such as your NIE and passport and your dog´s micro-chipping evidence, etc.

The document is in Spanish, so ideally, you will need to speak Spanish or have an interpreter with you.

Next, surprisingly, you have to take yourself to your local centro medico and undergo a medical,

which will determine whether you are fit to keep a potentially-dangerous dog (eyesight, blood pressure, reactions, etc) and why you want one.

You will also be asked to take a questionnaire with 60 questions. This is the main cost involved, at 53 euros. You also need a veterinary certificate stating that your dog has a clean bill of health.

A visit to the Mapfre building in Santa Cruz is also necessary to obtain a certificate which will

eventually be returned to you, confirming that you have no criminal record.

If you do happen to have one,, you will not be allowed to secure a licence.

You also need to take out dog insurance with a minimum cover of 120,000 euros (on your house insurance or a separate policy) and will need to sign and complete another form from the SAC (Peticion de Antecedentes Penales de Registro Central de Penados y Rebeldes).

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Saturday 19 May, ITV1, 7pm ITV1’s live coverage of Chelsea’s bid to win European football’s ultimate prize in the UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich.

The Blues kick off against Bayern Munich in the German side’s home ground, the Allianz Arena, at 7.45pm hoping to bring the Champions League trophy back to Stamford Bridge for the first time.

The programme, broadcast live from the stadium in Munich, will be packed with interviews with key players from both sides and former Chelsea heroes, airing their views on the chances of Roberto di Matteo’s team winning.

Presenter Adrian Chiles is joined by Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola, Roy Keane and Gareth Southgate.

Former Blues captain Andy Townsend joins Clive Tyldesley in the commentary box, with Gabriel Clarke and Ned Boulting providing roving reports.

Chelsea and Bayern have only met once in the Champions League before, with the Blues winning 6-5 over two legs in the quarter final in 2005. Chelsea will be looking to go one better than the final in 2008, which they lost to Manchester United on penalties. Bayern have won the European Cup four times, most recently in 2001, and were runners-up in 2010 to Inter Milan.

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Friday Friday Friday 06:00 ..............................Breakfast

06:00 ........................... Wibbly Pig

06:00 ..............................Daybreak

09:15 ....................... Heir Hunters

06:10 .................Charlie and Lola

08:30 ................................ Lorraine

06:20 ........................ Timmy Time 06:35 ......................Chuggington

09:25 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show

06:45 ..................................Dipdap

10:30 ...................... This Morning

06:50 ................Pinky Dinky Doo

11:25 .............................. ITV News

07:00 ........................................Roar

11:30 ...................... This Morning

07:30 .......................... The League of Super Evil

12:30 .....................Loose Women

Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. Robert Thomas died without leaving a will in 2009 and left behind a 20,000 pound estate. Thomas is the ninth most common surname in Britain, but will the team win through and ensure Robert's estate goes to relatives and not the government? The team also look at the estate of Alexandra Koshevnikova who fled Russia after the revolution of 1917. She came from a wealthy background and spent months living in the Waldorf Astoria in New York but she ended up living in Buckinghamshire teaching Russian for the British Secret Service.

07:45 .............Frankenstein's Cat

13:30 ...............................ITV News and Weather

07:55 ..........................Newsround

14:00 ........60 Minute Makeover

08:00 .................. Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions 08:30 ........................Nina and the Neurons Go Eco! 08:45 ........................Big City Park

Linda Barker brings her team to Chessington in Surrey, where they hope to surprise mum-oftwo Sasha, who is a full-time carer to her 11-year-old daughter Elisha, who has a musclewasting disease. Sasha's mum and sisters called the team in and hope they can transform the living room and bedrooms in one hour.

10:00 ......................Homes Under the Hammer

09:00 ...............Tinga Tinga Tales

11:00 ................. Robbed, Raided, Reunited

09:25 ......................... Driver Dan's Story Train

15:00 .......Dickinson's Real Deal

11:30 ................Cash in the Attic 12:15 ......................Bargain Hunt

09:35 ..................Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

17:00 ............................ The Chase

13:00 ..............BBC News at One

09:45 ........... The Koala Brothers

18:00 .......... London Tonight

13:30 ............BBC London News

09:55 ................................Iconicles

18:30 ...................... ITV News and Weather

13:45 .................................Doctors

10:20 ................... Woolly and Tig

14:15 .............................. Escape to the Country

10:25 ........................ 64 Zoo Lane

15:00 ............................ BBC News

11:00......... In the Night Garden

15:05...... Dick 'N' Dom Go Wild

11:30 ................BBC World News

15:35 ..................Lockie Leonard

12:00 ............... The Daily Politics

16:00 ..............................Copycats

13:00 ............... Hands on Nature

16:30 ............................ Blue Peter

13:30............ Instant Restaurant

17:00 ......................... Newsround

14:15 .............. The Weakest Link

17:15 ...............................Pointless

15:00 .......Wanted Down Under

18:00 .......... BBC News at Six 18:30 ...... BBC London News

15:45 ............... Hairy Bikers' Best of British

19:00 .............The One Show

16:30.................................... Flog It!

20:00 .................. EastEnders

17:15.................. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

20:30..Would I Lie to You? CW

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21:00 .................... Have I Got News for You

09:10 .............Little Charley Bear

10:40 .............................Waybuloo

18:00 .....................Eggheads 18:30 ..... Antiques Road Trip

16:00 ......Rosemary and Thyme

19:00 ..................Emmerdale 19:30 ....... Coronation Street Eva is determined to uncover Nick's lies. David's sorrow turns to joy when unexpected visitors arrive. An intimidated Tommy is forced to use the garage for Rick's criminal activity.

20:00 .........Poms in Paradise A look at the lives of British expats in Sydney. Jimmy and Aine are leaving their beloved Manchester and emigrating to Sydney, but will Australia offer what they are looking for?

Veteran expat John expands his English empire in the Blue Mountains. Kent girl Susan has been in Sydney for 12 years, but is it still paradise now she has three Aussie children?

20:30 ....... Coronation Street 21:00.........Piers Morgan's Life Stories

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21:30 ............ Not Going Out

19:30 ..... Great British Menu

22:00 ......... BBC News at Ten

20:00.......................Coast

22:25 ...... BBC London News

20:30 ........Gardeners' World

22:00 ..................ITV News at Ten and Weather

22:35 .................The Graham Norton Show

21:00 ................... Maestro at the Opera

22:35 ......................Raw Deal

23:20 ................The National Lottery Friday Night Draws

22:00 ...................... Episodes

23:35 .......................The Matt Lucas Awards

23:50 .................. Later... with Jools Holland

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22:30 ................... Newsnight 23:00 ........The Review Show

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All-action adventure about an exFBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate the Chicago gangsters responsible for the death of his former boss's son. He manages to get a job as a bodyguard to the mob's chief, and begins his task of tearing the organisation apart from the inside.

The One Show BBC1, 7pm The One Show comes live from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, where Chris Evans and Alex Jones host a special hour-long outside broadcast to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame from Athens on a golden aircraft.

The programme will simulcast with the BBC News channel from 7.30pm for the torch relay ceremony. The Olympic flame will be accompanied by Lord Coe, plus some very special guests indeed. BBC News Channel’s Sophie Raworth will interview Lord Coe and the special guests before the flame is transferred to a cauldron.

Presenters Chris and Alex will be joined by a surprise celebrity guest and Lucy Siegle will be in the control tower as the flame arrives.

Also featuring will be some former Olympians, local torchbearers and members of the local community, who will be scattered throughout the audience.

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Friday Friday Friday Friday 18 May 06:05....................... Children's TV

06:00 ...................... Children's TV

08:30 ................................... Frasier

08:45 .........Bananas in Pyjamas

09:00 ..... The Secret Millionaire

09:00 .....................................Olivia

10:00 ............Location, Location, Location

09:15 ................The Wright Stuff

11:00 .......The Restoration Man

12:10 ........... 5 News Lunchtime

12:00 .................Channel 4 News Summary

12:15...... Highland Emergency

12:05 ................. Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not

11:10 ............................Live with...

12:45 .....................Mexican Food Made Simple

06:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

06:00 ................................ Oops TV

06:00 .......... Nothing to Declare

07:00 .......................... Airline USA

06:30 .......... Nothing to Declare

07:30 .......................... Airline USA

07:00 .................... Jerry Springer

08:00 ......................Stargate SG-1

08:00 ................................... Maury

09:00 ......................Stargate SG-1 10:00................... Law and Order

09:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

08:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

11:00................... Law and Order

10:00 .......... Nothing to Declare

12:00............................ Road Wars

09:00 ................................ Football

13:00.......................... Airline USA

11:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Round-up of the sports news with live analysis and comment plus extended interviews with the headline makers.

07:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

12:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

18:00 .............. The Simpsons

15:15 ..............................Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

League 2 Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Torquay United v Cheltenham Town 17.05 Highlights. The second and decisive leg of a League Two play-off semi-final. Torquay United take on Cheltenham Town at Plainmoor Stadium.

18:30 .................... Hollyoaks

17:00 ......................... 5 News at 5

10:30 ...................................Cricket

17:30.............................. Futurama

19:00 ....................Sky Sports News at Seven

18:00 .................. The Middle

16:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

18:30 ..............The Simpsons

17:00 .......... Nothing to Declare

19:00 ..............The Simpsons

18:00 .....Nothing to Declare

19:30 .................. The Middle 20:00 ............Modern Family

18:30 ..........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Amlin Cup Final - Biarritz v Toulon. Biarritz face Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup Final from Twickenham Stoop.

20:30 ..............The Simpsons

19:30 .... Battle of the Brides

21:00 ..................A League of Their Own

20:30 ...............Cougar Town

22:00 ......................... Cricket

22:00 ..............................Glee

1st Investec Test - England v West Indies D2 Highlights.

23:00 ..............................Glee

22:00 ..........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

13:05 ............. Channel 4 Racing 15:10 .........................Countdown 16:00 .................Deal or No Deal 17:00 .........Come Dine with Me

13:15 ............... Home and Away 13:45 .........................Neighbours 14:15 ................CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

19:00 ..........Channel 4 News

17:30 .........................Neighbours

19:30 ...... Unreported World

18:00 ......... Home and Away

19:55 ................ 4thought.tv

18:30 .........................5 News

20:00 ....Come Dine with Me

19:00 .................Cricket on 5

21:00 .......... 8 Out of 10 Cats

20:00 ...................Dirty Great Machines

21:30 Very Important People 22:00 ..................... Alan Carr: Chatty Man 23:10 Stand Up for the Week 23:55 .............Team America: World Police

21:00 ..............The Mentalist 22:00 ...........................Castle 22:55 ............Law and Order: Criminal Intent

Round-up of the sports news with live analysis and comment plus extended interviews with the headline makers.

19:30 ..........European Rugby

13:30 .......................... Airline USA 14:00............................... The 4400 15:00 ......................Stargate SG-1 16:00 ......................Stargate SG-1 17:00 ..............................Futurama

13:00..... RSPCA Animal Rescue 13:30 .....RSPCA Animal Rescue 14:00 .................. Criminal Minds 15:00 .................. Criminal Minds

21:00 ........... Criminal Minds

23:00 .......................... Bones

23:55 ....... Inside Hollywood

19:00 ................. Doctor Who

06:00 .............Aerobics: Oz Style

07:10 ............................. Fifth Gear

06:00............................ The X Files

06:00 ..........................Emmerdale

19:45 .................Doctor Who

06:30 ....................... Thrillseekers

07:35 ............. The Gadget Show

07:00 .................................Seinfeld

06:50 ............. Coronation Street

20:30 .....Snog, Marry, Avoid?

07:00 ............................ WWE Raw

08:00 ................................. Carpool

08:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

09:00 ...............................Ringside

09:00 ...............................Top Gear

09:00 ............................................ER

07:15 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show US

10:00 ..............................America's Cup Uncovered

10:00 ......................Dragons' Den

10:00 .................................... House

08:10 .......................... Judge Judy

11:00 ............................. Fifth Gear

11:00 ............................The X Files

10:30 ................................ATP Tour Uncovered

11:30 ............. The Gadget Show

09:25 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

12:00 ...............................Top Gear

12:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

11:00 ................................... Tennis: Rome Masters

14:00 ................ Storage Hunters

13:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

12:00 ..........................Emmerdale

15:00 ............................. Fifth Gear

14:00 ............................................ER

13:00 ............. Coronation Street

15:30 ............. The Gadget Show

15:00 .................................... House

13:30 .... The Jeremy Kyle Show

17:30 ............Football's Greatest Managers

16:00 ...............................Top Gear

16:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

15:40 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

19:00 ..................Man v Food

17:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

16:40 .......................... Judge Judy

18:00 ................................. ER

21:00 ................... Lip Service

18:00 .................. Champions League Final Preview

18:00 ................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US

22:00 .................. EastEnders

19:30 .............Rugby League

22:30 .................. Family Guy

22:00 .....Champions League Final Preview

Kelly and Dj Bam Bo Tang. Britain's fakest fashion fiascos now have nowhere to hide as a new, upgraded POD and host Ellie Taylor tour Britain on their natural beauty makeunder mission.

POD lands in Essex. Ellie tries out the Essex ultra tan and POD goes into overdrive with two mega makeunders. Kelly is a pole dancing bimbo blonde who wants to prove she's not an airhead. She is followed into POD by DJ Bam Bo Tang, who has taken peacocking to the extreme with a chicken feather hairstyle. Can POD turn them both back into natural beauties?

22:55 .................. Family Guy 23:20 .................. Family Guy 23:50 .................. Family Guy

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17:00 ............Football's Greatest Managers

23:30 .....................Football's Greatest Managers

18:00 ..........Storage Hunters 20:00 ........................Top Gea 21:00 ....................Red Dwarf 22:20 .................... Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask 23:00 ........................... Guilty 23:40 .................. Never Mind the Buzzcocks

19:00 ...........................House 20:00 ......Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 21:00 ...... Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia

10:30 .......................... Judge Judy

19:00 ............. All Star Family Fortunes 20:00 ... You've Been Framed!

21:00 ..............American Idol

22:00 .......................... Awake

22:00 ..The Only Way is Essex

23:00 .......................The Wire

23:30 ... Peter Andre: My Life

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Would I Lie to You? BBC1, 20:30 Rob Brydon hosts the comedy panel show, with team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack. Over the course of each show, celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and some of which are not. The aim of the game is to fool the opposition into mistaking fact for fiction and fiction for fact. Lee Mack is joined by Bob Mortimer and Patsy Kensit and David Mitchell is joined by Greg Davies and Richard Osman.

Coast BBC2, 20:00 Western Isles and Shetland. On Eriskay Nick Crane gets unique access to the island's close knit communities, and on the Isle of Lewis Nick meets the leader of the 'Guga Hunters' a small band of men following the age old tradition of catching young Gannets who perch precariously on sea cliffs. Neil Oliver explores the shipwreck of the Iolaire. On New Year's Eve 1918, over 200 servicemen returning home from the First World War drowned, as the Iolaire was torn apart in ferocious seas, and the community of Lewis still grieve in private nearly 100 years later. Neil seeks out the last witness who shares her first hand memories of the tragedy. Hermione Cockburn is on an expedition to Staffa and discovers how Fingal's Cave's extraordinary acoustics inspired Mendelssohn to compose his Hebridean Overture.

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Saturday Saturday 06:00 ..............................Breakfast

06:00 ................ The Pingu Show

06:00 .................... Signed Stories

09:00.............. Saturday Kitchen

06:10 .................Charlie and Lola

06:05 .................... Signed Stories

10:30 ...................... The Diamond Jubilee: Armed Forces Tribute

06:25 ........................ Timmy Time

06:10 ......................... Engie Benjy

06:35 ......................Chuggington

06:20 .......................Olly the Little White Van

12:40 ............................ BBC News 12:45 ............BBC London News 12:50 .....................................British Olympic Dreams 13:20 .............................. Triathlon

06:45 ................Pinky Dinky Doo 07:00 ........Barney's Barrier Reef 07:30........ Dennis and Gnasher 07:40 .........................The ScoobyDoo Show

06:30 .......................Olly the Little White Van 06:35 ....................Fluffy Gardens 06:40 ............................... The Hive

08:05 .................... Alesha's Street Dance Stars

06:50 ............................... The Hive 07:10 ..................................... Sooty

16:50 ........ Pointless Celebrities

08:35 ......................... Prank Patrol Down Under

17:40 ............................ BBC News

09:00 .......................The Slammer

17:50 ............BBC London News

07:45 ..................................Fleabag Monkeyface

18:00 ....................My Family

09:30 ................... The Ministry of Curious Stuff

18:30 ................ The Voice UK

10:00 .................Animals at Work

08:00 ...........................Sonny with a Chance

20:00 ................The National Lottery: In It to Win It

10:35............................... Splatalot

08:25 ......... Saturday Cookbook

10:55 ...............................Copycats

09:25 .............................. ITV News

11:25 ..................................Ooglies

09:30 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show US

14:50 ......................... Gymnastics 16:20 ............... The Queen and I

11:40 ................................ Eliot Kid 11:55 ...............MOTD Kickabout 12:15............ Great British Menu 12:45 ............................... Macbeth 14:30 ......................Twelfth Night 16:40 ................................... Flog It! 17:40 ................. Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story

turday Numbers for Sa 19th May are: Bonus Ball

21:40 ......Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow Michael McIntyre visits some of the UK's most prestigious and iconic stand-up comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route.

Michael takes his comedy roadshow to The Grand Theatre in Blackpool, where he introduces Justin Moorhouse, Terry Alderton and Miles Jupp. Topping the bill is Liverpudlian comic John Bishop.

22:10 .................... BBC News 22:30 ..... Kevin Bridges - The Story So Far 23:30 ................ The Football League Show

07:25 ....................................X-Men

10:25 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:20 ....... The Real Housewives of New York City 12:20 ............ Murder, She Wrote 13:20 ................Planet's Funniest Animals

18:30 .................. Dad's Army

13:45 ...............................ITV News and Weather

19:00 .............You Have Been Watching... David Croft

13:50 ................Agatha Christie's Murder with Mirrors

20:00..............Cutty Sark: National Treasure

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21:00 ................ Off by Heart: Shakespeare 20:50 ...................... Casualty

07:00 ............................ Poppy Cat

William Shakespeare is hardly a name that you would expect to thrill Britain's teenagers, but over the last year thousands have taken part in a nationwide competition to learn some of his greatest speeches off by heart. Now, nine finalists, aged between 13 and 15, and from all over the United Kingdom, are off to Stratford-upon-Avon to take part in a life-changing series of workshops with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Over a single week, they learn how to perform some of Shakespeare's greatest soliloquies from Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Hamlet, before taking part in a dramatically different and closely fought grand final, hosted by Jeremy Paxman, to find the BBC Shakespeare Schools Champion.

22:20 ............................ QI XL

15:40 .....From Russia with Love 17:45 .................London Tonight 18:00 ...................... ITV News and Weather 18:15 ..............Keith Lemon's LemonAid Keith meets real people with real dilemmas and goes all out to make their dreams come true.This week, celebrity helper Louis Walsh pops in, The Saturdays put Keith and one lucky audience member through their paces in a unique performance, and the whole audience has the chance to win prizes in the gravity-defying game Lemon Drops.

19:00 .........UEFA Champions League Final 22:25 ...................... ITV News and Weather 22:40 .........UEFA Champions League Final 23:40 ........Bonnie and Clyde

23:05 ...................... Hamlet 2

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Saturday Saturday Saturday 19 May 06:15 ........................... The Hoobs

06:00 .......................Children's TV

06:00 .............. Aerobics: Oz Style

06:00 ............................ Gladiators

06:00 ...............Ghost Whisperer

06:40 .............................. British F3

09:25 ....... Roary the Racing Car

06:30 ........Rugby Super League

07:00 .............. Sun, Sea and A&E

07:00 .................. Criminal Minds

07:05 ....... FIM Superbike World Championship 2012

09:35 .......The Milkshake! Show

08:30 ........... Champions League Final Preview

08:00 .................. Criminal Minds

07:30 ................Mobil 1 The Grid 07:55 ..............The Morning Line

10:10 .............The Gadget Show: World Tour

08:00 ........................... Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza

08:55 ..............The TV Book Club

11:10 ............. Emergency Bikers

09:25 ................ Shooting Cheryl

12:10 ............. Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge

10:00 ................Made in Chelsea 11:05 ........The Big Bang Theory 11:35 ........The Big Bang Theory 12:10 .....................The Simpsons 12:45 .....................The Simpsons 13:20 ...... The Paralympic Show 13:55 .............. Channel 4 Racing 15:55 ..................Deal or No Deal 16:55....Come Dine with Me

CW CHOICE

17:50 .................Channel 4 News

10:00.............. Inside Hollywood

14:00 .................. Criminal Minds 15:00 .................. Criminal Minds

15:00 ...... The Avengers Special

16:00 .................. Criminal Minds

16:45................ Doctor Dolittle 2

12:30 ........... Champions League Final Preview

15:30 .......................... The Middle

17:00 .................. Criminal Minds

18:30 ...................Ultimate Police Interceptors

14:00 .................... Championship Play-Off Final

16:00.............................. Futurama

18:00 ......................Steps: On the Road Again

18:55 .........5 News Weekend

18:00 ......... UEFA Champions League Final

17:00 ..............................Futurama

14:55 .........................The Witches

19:00 ................. Cricket on 5 19:55 ............................. NCIS

22:40 ............Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

21:00 ........Live at the Apollo 21:45 ......... Russell Howard's Good News Extra 22:30 .................. Family Guy 23:10 .................. Family Guy 23:40 .................. Family Guy

18 May - 24 May 2012

12:00.................. Criminal Minds

13:00........... WWE SmackDown!

21:40 ......................... CSI: NY

Behind-the-scenes series about the making of Doctor Who. Alex Kingston, who plays River Song, talks about the highs and lows of being suspended on wires, and there's a look back with cast and crew at the Doctor and River Song's relationship so far. The Weeping Angels get a makeover for their long-awaited comeback and Matt Smith is photographed, scanned and 'rotoscoped' for the new online Doctor Who Adventure Games. Narrated

by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.

11:00 .................. Criminal Minds

12:00 ............ Football's Greatest

13:10 ............. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

21:45 .................Rush Hour 3

19:45 ................. Doctor Who Confidential

10:00 .................. Criminal Minds

13:00 .................. Criminal Minds

18:05 .......................... Titanic

19:00 ................. Doctor Who

09:00 ................. World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars

09:00 .................. Criminal Minds

12:00 ................................ Oops TV

20:50 ......... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Alex Zane showcases the top tomfoolery the web has to offer.

The internet prank has become one of the most popular forms of uploaded clip.

Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by studio guests for the irreverent football show, with regular features and games and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.

10:00 .......................... Soccer A.M.

18:00 ..................4thought.tv

23:30 ................... Rude Tube

10:00........................... Soccer A.M.

Champions League Final - Bayern Munich v Chelsea. Chelsea visit the Allianz Arena to take on Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League. Can the Blues become the first London team to win Europe's top club competition?

22:30 ...................Fight Night

16:30 ..............................Futurama 17:30 ..............................Futurama Frankie and Mike's romantic anniversary get-away is ruined by various family matters, including Brick being sick, Sue being lovesick, Axl just getting his learner's permit, and two psychotic aunt's and their dogs.

19:00 ...... The Love Machine The dating wheel has its last spin of the series as a business development manager and a model look for love. Chris Moyles and Stacey Solomon present.

20:00 .......................... Bones 21:00 ........... Criminal Minds

David Price v Sam Sexton (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship). David Price takes on Sam Sexton at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool for the British Heavyweight Championship.

18:00 .................. The Middle

22:00 ................... CSI: Miami

19:00 .....................Futurama

23:00 ........... Criminal Minds

22:00 ...........................Eraser

Crime drama following the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Unit. The team search for a serial killer who has abducted a woman who may still be alive.

06:00 ...............................Tight Lines

06:00 ................Home Shopping

06:00 ............................. Love/Lust

06:00 ...................... The Hot Desk

Each week Keith Arthur is joined in the studio by an expert from the world of fishing, with a look at all the latest angling news and all the tips and tactics you could need.

07:00............................ Everest ER

08:00 ................. The Guest Wing

07:25 ...............................Top Gear

09:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

06:10 ..............Coronation Street Omnibus

07:00 ............. WWE SmackDown!

10:30 ................ Storage Hunters

09:00 ............... WWE Bottom Line

11:00 ......................... Man v Food

23:35 ............Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Join Scott Stanford and catch up on all the latest events from Monday Night Raw, featuring the best matches and the WWE's most exciting superstars.

08:20 ..............................Gunpoint 10:00 ................ Storage Hunters

11:30 ......................... Man v Food 12:00 ...............................Top Gear 13:00 ...............................Top Gear

20:00 ...............Hawaii Five-0 21:00 ................... Cop Squad

11:40 ......... Peter Andre: My Life

11:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

13:45 .....................American Idol

12:00 .................................Seinfeld

17:15......................... Britain's Got More Talent

14:00 ..............................Gunpoint 15:40 ......................... Man v Food

14:00 ............Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

19:00 ............................. Tennis: Rome Masters

16:10 ......................... Man v Food

15:00 ............................................ER

16:40 .............................Have I Got News for You

16:00 ............................................ER

19:00 .................. Man v Food 19:30 ..................Man v Food

21:00 .............................Cricket

20:00 ........ Gavin and Stacey

23:00 ............... Championship Play-Off Final

22:00 ........ Gavin and Stacey 23:20 ......... Gavin and Stacey

15:45 .....................American Idol 16:45................... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

10:30 .......................................Cricket

17:20 ...............................Top Gear

12:40 .................... The Exclusives

13:00 ................. The Guest Wing

12:30 .................................Seinfeld

10:00 .................... Sporting Greats

Semi-Final. The second semi-final of the ATP Rome Masters from Foro Italico. This time last year, fourth seed Andy Murray lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in three sets

08:15 ...... Emmerdale Omnibus

10:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

17:00.................................... House 18:00 ...........................House 20:00 ...........The Guest Wing 21:00 .......................... Awake 22:00 .......................... Smash 23:00 ................. Blue Bloods

18:15 ................Britain's Got More Talent 19:15 .........................Ice Age: The Meltdown 21:00 ....................Forgetting Sarah Marshall 23:15 ..............Keith Lemon's LemonAid

W C CHOICE

Cutty Sark: National Treasure BBC2, 20:00 National Treasure Reopened. Special programme telling the dramatic story of Cutty Sark, the world-famous clipper ship, from her launch in 1869 to the modern-day conservation work to save her. With unique access to the ship during the conservation project, the film features exclusive interviews with the key people responsible for bringing this national treasure back to life, including HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, whose affinity with the ship spans more than half a century.

Work began to conserve Cutty Sark in 2006, with a vision that was both audacious and controversial: to lift the ship three metres into the air and surround her in a sea of glass and steel. But just months into the project, fire broke out and one of the most historically significant ships in the world went up in smoke - or so it seemed. With the damage less serious than first thought, Cutty Sark was not lost. In April 2012 she was finally opened to the public.

Come Dine with Me, Channel 4, 16:55 Costa Del Sol Special. The culinary competition ventures to the Costa del Sol, where four amateur expat chefs compete for the ÂŁ1000 prize. As usual, all the scoring's in secret and the winner is revealed at the end of the week. Budding entrepreneur Mekala Hodgson starts off the Spanish week with a very un-Spanish menu - pie and mash - in celebration of her Essex roots.

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Sunday Sunday Sunday 06:00 ............................... Breakfast

06:00 ................ The Pingu Show

06:00 .................................. Boblins

09:00 ..........................The Andrew Marr Show

06:10 .................Charlie and Lola

06:10 .......................Fireman Sam

06:25........................ Timmy Time

10:00 ............. The Big Questions

06:35 ......................Chuggington

06:20 .......................Olly the Little White Van

11:00 ....................Country Tracks

06:45 ................Pinky Dinky Doo

12:00 ................... Sunday Politics

07:00 .................................Barney's Barrier Reef

13:00 ....................... Bargain Hunt 13:30 ....................Penguin Island Documentary about the penguins who live on Phillip Island.

Time is running out for hungry penguin chicks Sammy and Tom, whose parents Bluey and Sheila must swim further and further out to sea in a desperate attempt to find fish. Ranger Elizabeth Lundahl-Hegedus keeps watch over the under-nourished chicks, worried they won't survive until their parents return to feed them, while ranger John Evans patrols the colony, checking for offshore "baitballs" of fish, a sign that food is nearby.

14:00 ...........................Tiger Spy in the Jungle

Athletics: Great Manchester Run

15:00 .........The Queen's Palaces

BBC 2, 10am

16:00 ...................................Lifeline

Jonathan Edwards introduces live coverage of the Great Manchester Run, which celebrates its 10th staging since being introduced as a legacy to the city’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games.

Legendary Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie is among the record 40,000 entries for this year’s 10km race. The two-time Olympic champion is likely to miss out on a fifth Games this summer, but he is targeting a fourth successive victory in this event, and fifth overall.

The women’s elite race includes Mara Yamauchi, who was sixth in the marathon at the 2008 Olympics and will represent Team GB at the Games in London.

16:10 ..................... Points of View 16:25 ................... Songs of Praise 17:00 ......................... RHS Chelsea Flower Show 18:00 ..................... BBC News 18:15 ....... BBC London News 19:00 ...................Countryfile 19:25 ................The Voice UK 20:00 ......... Planet Earth Live Richard Hammond and Julia Bradbury are reaching the end of the epic three week global wildlife event. They are following a cast of wild animal characters, and present the latest updates on them as they try to survive the toughest month of the year. In Kenya, Richard updates on Moja the lion cub and the baby elephants. Over in Minnesota, North America, Julia has more news of the black bear cubs. Plus reports on the meerkats in South Africa and the monkeys in Sri Lanka.

21:00 ........Death in Paradise 22:00 ..................... BBC News 22:15 ....... BBC London News 22:25 ............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23:10 ...........Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

W C CHOICE

07:30 ................................... Dennis and Gnasher

06:30 ........................ Jake and the Neverland Pirates 06:45 ........................ Jake and the Neverland Pirates 07:00 ............................ Poppy Cat

07:40 .......................... The Scooby -Doo Show

07:10........................... Tati's Hotel

08:05 .................................... Scoop

07:45 ....... Fleabag Monkeyface

08:30 ..............................Wingin' It

08:00 .............................Victorious

08:50 ...............Shaun the Sheep

08:25......................... Dinner Date

09:00 ...............Friday Download

09:25 .............................. ITV News

10:00..........................Athletics

09:30 ......................Ade in Britain

CW

CHOICE

07:25.... Matt Hatter Chronicles

14:00................................... Boxing

10:30 ........................May the Best House Win

15:30 ............................... Athletics

11:30 ............... Long Lost Family

Great CityGames Manchester.

John Inverdale presents live coverage from Manchester city centre, with Jessica Ennis among the world-class athletes competing on a purpose-built running track. Heptathlete Ennis begins her outdoor season in the 100m hurdles, and faces a formidable opponent in the shape of Olympic champion Dawn Harper. The nine-event programme attracts a stellar line-up, including Tyson Gay, the second fastest man in history, who won the 150m last year, and three-time world 200m champion Allyson Felix who successfully defended her CityGames title in a world-best performance of 22.12 seconds.

12:30............................... ITV News and Weather

12:30 ................................ MotoGP

12:35 ...........................Dickinson's Real Deal 13:35 ............ Murder, She Wrote 14:40 .............................. Columbo 16:30 ........... The Hungry Sailors 17:30 ....... You've Been Framed!

18:00 .... Harry Hill's TV Burp Harry delves into the archives for a third helping of memorable clips, including Billie Piper playing a very long game of badminton in Mansfield Park, an audience singalong celebrating Phil Daniels' arrival in Eastenders.

18:25 .......... London Tonight

17:00 ..................Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

18:40 ...................... ITV News and Weather

17:45 ................................... Flog It!

19:00 ..............Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

18:10 ................Deep Impact 20:00 ............... Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 21:00 ............................ Coast Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles to discover the most extreme locations and lifestyles. Nick Crane explores the exotic Isles of Scilly and joins the locals to attempt one of the most bizarre walks in Britain, as they try to wade on foot through the surging seas from island to island.

Nick also visits the last house on the very tip of the most westerly inhabited isle.

22:00 ................ Man on Wire 23:30 ...................... Episodes

20:00 .........................Vera

CW

CHOICE

22:00 ...................... ITV News and Weather 22:15 .................... 10,000 BC Prehistory blockbuster from the director of Independence Day. An outcast mammoth-hunter embarks on an epic adventure after powerful invaders enslave his tribe. Setting out to rescue his kidnapped princess, he crosses uncharted realms, faces awesome monsters and forms an army to fight for liberation against the oppressive regime of an advanced civilisation similar to ancient Egypt.

Vera ITV1, 8pm

A Certain Samaritan - Last in the series In the final episode of the second series D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) investigates the murder of 29 year old Niall Coulter. Circling Niall’s nearest and dearest including his mother Shirley (Phyllis Logan), Vera peels back the seemingly benign layers of his life to discover a deeper truth which those closest to him seem unwilling to give up. It is not until the body of a drug dealer is found washed up on a Northumberland beach that the dreadful truth begins to emerge about the heroin found present in Niall’s body.

While faced with potentially life changing discoveries in her own life, Vera steers her way through the evidence of grief, love, protection and addiction that surrounded Niall’s life and deduces that his murderer acted through a selfless and unrequited love of their own.

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Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday 20 May 06:15 ...........................The Hoobs

06:00 ...................... Children's TV

07:05 ................. Freesports on 4

08:25 ............................ Peppa Pig

07:30 ................. Freesports on 4

08:30 ............Angelina Ballerina

08:00 ............... Everybody Loves Raymond

08:45 .........................Rupert Bear

08:30 ............... Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 ................................... Frasier

08:55.................. Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:10 ............The Mr. Men Show

09:30 ................................... Frasier

09:25 ..............................Roary the Racing Car

10:00 ..................Sunday Brunch

09:40 ...... The Milkshake! Show

12:15 .................................. The Big Bang Theory

10:00 ...................................Animal Rescue Squad

12:45 .................................. The Big Bang Theory

10:20 .................Grey's Anatomy

06:00 ............. Scottish Cup Final Hibernian v Hearts Highlights.

Hibernian take on Hearts in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park. The two teams last contested the final in 1896, when Hearts ran out 3-1 winners at Logie Green.

07:00 ............... UEFA Champions League Final 08:00 .......................... Fight Night David Price v Sam Sexton (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship). David Price takes on Sam Sexton at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool for the British Heavyweight Championship.

06:00 ........... The Hour of Power

06:00 .................... Jerry Springer

07:00 ..............Sun, Sea and A&E

07:00 ................................... Maury

08:00............. It's Me or the Dog

08:00 ..........................The Biggest Loser USA

09:00 ................................Oops TV 10:00 ................. World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars

09:00 ...............Ghost Whisperer

11:00 ...............WWE Experience

11:00 .................................... Bones

12:00................. Obese: A Year to Save My Life UK

12:00 .................................... Bones

13:00 ................. Obese: A Year to Save My Life UK

14:00 .................................... Bones

14:00 ................ UK Border Force

The team must identify what happened to a promising young dancer whose skull is found lodged in concrete at a construction site.

15:00 ................ UK Border Force

13:15 .................... The Simpsons

11:15 ...................The Restaurant Inspector

10:30 ...................................Cricket

13:45 .................... The Simpsons

12:15 .......Murder at the Gallop

17:00............................. Futurama

14:20 ..............................Bride and Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical

13:55 ................. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

David Price v Sam Sexton (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship). David Price takes on Sam Sexton at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool for the British Heavyweight Championship.

21:30 ......................... Cricket

19:00 ............. The Simpsons

23:30 .......... Sporting Greats

19:30 ............. The Simpsons

16:30 .............................Bandslam

15:45 ................... Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

18:30 ..........Channel 4 News

17:05 ...............................Hercules

19:00 ................ 4thought.tv

18:55 ........ 5 News Weekend

19:05..............Four Rooms

19:00 .................Cricket on 5

CW

CHOICE

19:00 .................. Fight Night

A chance to relive some of the most memorable moments in the glittering career of Smokin' Joe Frazier. One of boxing's true greats, Frazier was an Olympic and World Heavyweight Champion.

20:00 ........... Deal or No Deal

20:00 ...... Once Upon a Time

21:00 .................. Channel 4's Comedy Gala

21:00 .......Norway Massacre: The Survivors

23:35 ...... The Inbetweeners

22:00 .....Perfect Stranger

19:00 ......................... World's Craziest Fools

06:00 ...............European Rugby

06:00 ................Home Shopping

07:00 .................................. Cricket

07:15 ............................ Everest ER

19:30 ..................... England's Worst Ever Football Team

09:00 ..........European Tour Golf

07:45 ........ Robot Wars Extreme

17:00 .................Sporting Greats

08:40 ...............................Top Gear

17:30 .................Sporting Greats

10:20 ......................... Man v Food

Gary Player. A look back on career of legendary golfer Gary Player.

The South African picked up nine Major titles and was inducted in to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

12:20 ...............................Top Gear

22:40 ............American Dad!

18:00 ........... Super 15 Rugby

17:00............................... Top Gear

Animated series about Stan Smith, who works for the CIA and is constantly on the alert for terrorist activity. Hayley comes home from a Green Party rally with her hair dyed green, instigating a fight with Stan. While she's sleeping, Stan cuts her hair. Hayley defies her father again by moving into the van of her new boyfriend. Steve tries to pass Roger off as his disfigured sister in order to cop a feel with a female classmate.

20:00 ..........................Tennis: Rome Masters

18:00 .............. Dara O'Briain: School of Hard Sums

21:00 .................. Family Guy 21:30 .................. Family Guy 22:00 .................. Family Guy 22:20 .................. Family Guy

23:05 ............American Dad! 23:30 ....Snog, Marry, Avoid?

18 May - 24 May 2012

CW CHOICE

21:30 .............. Super League Fulltime

14:00 ......................... Man v Food 16:00 ...............................Top Gear

16:00.......... Emergency Abroad 17:30 .............................Futurama

10:00 .......................Steps: On the Road Again

13:00 .................................... Bones 15:00 .................................... Bones

16:00 .................................... Bones 17:00 .................................... Bones

18:00 .................... Futurama 18:30 ..................... Futurama

20:00 ......................Starlings 21:00 .............. Hawaii Five-0 22:00 .............................NCIS 23:00 .......................... House

18:00 .........The Secret Circle 19:00 ...... The Love Machine 19:30 ...............Cougar Town 20:00 .... Battle of the Brides 21:00 ............... Steps: On the Road Again 22:00 .......... Grey's Anatomy 23:00 ........................28 Days

06:00 ....................... Star Trek: The Next Generation

06:00 ........................... Gossip Girl

07:00 ....................... Star Trek: The Next Generation

10:00 ..............Coronation Street Omnibus

08:00 .................................Seinfeld

12:30 ..........Winners and Losers

08:30 .................................Seinfeld

13:20 ..................... Keith Lemon's LemonAid

09:00 ................. The Guest Wing 10:00 ............................................ER 11:00 ............................................ER 12:00.............................................ER 13:00 .................................... House

06:45 ...... Emmerdale Omnibus

14:00 ......................... Britain's Got More Talent 15:00 ...................... The Only Way is Essex

14:00 .................................... House

15:45 ...................... The Only Way is Essex 16:35 ..............................Free Willy

18:40 ..................................QI

15:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

22:30 ............. America's Cup World Series

19:20 ............ Shooting Stars

16:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

20:00 ..................Man v Food

17:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

18:55 .................. Happy Feet

23:00 ...........................Tennis: Rome Masters

20:30 ..................Man v Food

18:00 .......Star Trek: Voyager

21:00 ..................... Benidorm

21:00 .................... Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask

19:00 .......Star Trek: Voyager 20:00 ..... Friday Night Lights

22:00 ...............The Only Way is Essex

23:00 .................... Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask

21:00 .......................... Smash

22:45 .............The Exclusives

23:40 ..................... Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask

22:00 .........Game of Thrones 23:10 ..................... Mad Men

23:45 ................. The World is Not Enough

Atp Rome Masters 1000 - Final Highlights. The final of the ATP Rome Masters from Foro Italico.

Usually colossal on clay, Rafael Nadal fell to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in last year's final.

W C CHOICE Four Rooms Channel 4, 19:05

Four of Britain's top dealers in art, antiques and collectibles wait in four separate rooms, each prepared to spend their own personal fortunes if the right item comes through their door. This episode features Winston Churchill's gold dentures, which were designed to preserve the lisp made famous by his rousing speeches during the Second World War; a chastity belt that the seller believes dates back to the 16th century; an enormous modern rocking library; prison artwork by Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson, being sold by one of his pen pals; three 19th-century Viennese erotic bronzes; and artwork made from US dollar bills by celebrity tattooist Scott Campbell.

Perfect Stranger Channel 5, 22:00 Thriller about a journalist who goes undercover to investigate the advertising executive whomshe believes is responsible for the murder of her best friend. Using a pseudonym and the techniques that earned her a string of scoops, she hunts for the missing piece of evidence that will link him to the murder. However, before long she is drawn into a deadly web of deceit. Director: James Foley Starring: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Portnow, Gary Dourdan, Florencia Lozano

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Monday Monday 06:00 ..............................Breakfast

06:00 ................ The Pingu Show

06:00 ..........................Daybreak

09:15.......................... Fake Britain

06:10................. Charlie and Lola

08:30 ............................Lorraine

06:25 ........................ Timmy Time 06:35 ......................Chuggington

09:25 ...................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

06:50 ................Pinky Dinky Doo

10:30 .................. This Morning

07:00 ........................................Roar

11:25 .......................... ITV News

07:30 .......................... The League of Super Evil

11:30 ................... This Morning

07:45............ Frankenstein's Cat

13:30 .......................... ITV News and Weather

Dominic Littlewood investigates the conmen who are trying to get their hands on your money by using fakes, forgeries and frauds, and shows you how to avoid getting ripped off. In this episode, police and UK Border Agency officers find more than they bargained for when they go on the hunt for fake passports. Fake Britain investigates the shocking cruelty of the fakers skinning animals alive in order to copy popular footwear brands, and goes on the trail of the fake landlords cheating the council house waiting list by illegally subletting council flats. And how safe are you when buying perfumes and fragrances online? Some of the most notorious internet sellers are put to the test.

08:00 .................. Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions 08:30 ........................Nina and the Neurons Go Eco! 08:45 ........................Big City Park 08:55 ...............Tinga Tinga Tales 09:10 .............Little Charley Bear

14:00 .... 60 Minute Makeover John Amabile and the team are in Rainham in Essex at the home of Pam, whose husband passed away suddenly when they were in the midst of house renovations. Pam's daughter Julia, mother-in-law Molly and friend Nick thought it would be nice to help Pam finish off what she started.

10:00 ..................... Homes Under the Hammer

09:20 ..........................Raa Raa the Noisy Lion

11:00 ................Cash in the Attic

09:30 ..................Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

16:00 ....... Midsomer Murders

12:30 ........................RHS Chelsea Flower Show

09:40 ........... The Koala Brothers

18:00 ......... London Tonight

09:50 ............................. ZingZillas

13:00 ..............BBC News at One

10:05 ................................Iconicles

18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather

13:45 .................................Doctors

10:30 ......................... Driver Dan's Story Train

11:45 ......................Bargain Hunt

14:15 ..............................Escape to the Country 15:00 ............................ BBC News 15:05 ..................................Dick 'N' Dom Go Wild

15:00 ... Dickinson's Real Deal 17:00 ........................ The Chase

19:00 ................ Emmerdale

11:00 ......................................In the Night Garden

The Dingles' hospital visit is too much for Zak. Katie warns Declan he is playing with fire by meddling with Megan and Robbie. Ashley is nervous about his job interview at a burger bar.

10:40 .............................Waybuloo

11:30 ................BBC World News

19:30 ......Coronation Street

15:35 ..................Lockie Leonard

12:00 ............... The Daily Politics

20:00 ................... The Dales

16:00 ..............................Copycats

13:00................ Hands on Nature

16:30 ................ Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic

13:30 ............ Instant Restaurant

Adrian Edmondson presents the observational documentary series about a summer in the Yorkshire Dales. At Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale, the Owen family are preparing for youngest son Miles's first day at school. Meanwhile, Dales estate agent Brian Carlisle takes on another role as auctioneer and, as summer draws to an end, vicar Anne Chapman holds a harvest festival for her parishioners.

17:00 ......................... Newsround 17:15 ...............................Pointless

14:15 .............. The Weakest Link 15:00 ........................Heir Hunters

18:00 .......... BBC News at Six

15:45 .........................Hairy Bikers' Best of British

18:30 ...... BBC London News

16:30 ................................... Flog It!

19:00 .............The One Show

17:15 ..................Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

19:30 ................ RHS Chelsea Flower Show

18:00 ..................... Eggheads

20:00 .................. EastEnders

18:30 ..........................TOTP 2

20:30 ....................Panorama

19:30 ..... Great British Menu

21:00 ................. Chatsworth

20:00 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show

22:00 ......... BBC News at Ten 22:25 ...... BBC London News 22:35 ... A Question of Sport 23:05 .........Sporting Heroes: After the Final Whistle 23:55 .................The Graham Norton Show

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07:55 ..........................Newsround

12:30 .................Loose Women

21:00 .................... The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal 22:00 ....... Sounds of the 70s 22:30 ................... Newsnight 23:20 ..............The Lost World of the Seventies

20:30 ......Coronation Street 21:00 ......................... 56 Up 22:00 ................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35 ............... Knocked Up Alison Scott is out celebrating promotion with a night of drinking and dancing where she meets the reckless Ben Stone. Eight weeks later Alison discovers she is pregnant. The pair decide to stay together but is the rebelious pothead ready for fatherhood?

18 May - 24 May 2012

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Monday Monday Monday 21 May 06:15 ....................... Children's TV 09:00 ................Undercover Boss Australia

06:00 ...................... Children's TV

10:00 ............Location, Location, Location

08:45 .........Bananas in Pyjamas

11:00 .....The Renovation Game 12:00 .................Channel 4 News 12:05 .... Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 13:05 ........... River Cottage Bites 13:10 ...... One Million Years B.C. 15:10 ......................... Countdown 16:00 ..................Deal or No Deal 17:00 ......... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ..............The Simpsons 18:30 .................... Hollyoaks 19:00 .......... Channel 4 News 19:55 ................. Lee Pearson 'Lone Rider' 20:00 ...................Dispatches 20:30 ..... Gok Cooks Chinese 21:00 ....................The Secret Millionaire 22:00 ........ Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 23:05 ...........8 Out of 10 Cats 23:55 .................4thought.tv

19:00 ............... The Voice UK 20:30 ............... The Voice UK 21:00 ................. Are My Fake Breasts Safe?

Former Miss Great Britain, Gemma Garrett, investigates how she - and 50,000 other British women - ended up with toxic breast implants made by the French company PIP. After her own implants ruptured and the silicone pieces had to be tweezered out, Gemma wants to know not just what the long-term effects will be on her body, but also why such high numbers of women remain so desperate to make their breasts bigger - and what risks they face as a result.

Can they be confident about the other products on the market, or even breast surgery itself?

22:00 .................. EastEnders 22:30 .... Snog, Marry, Avoid?

23:00 .................. Family Guy 23:20 .................. Family Guy 23:45 ............ American Dad!

18 May - 24 May 2012

08:40 ..................Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 09:00 .....................................Olivia

06:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans Round-up of the sports news with live analysis and comment plus extended interviews with theheadline makers.

06:00 ......................Luton Airport

06:00 .......... Nothing to Declare

06:30 ......................Luton Airport

06:30 .......... Nothing to Declare

07:00 .......................... Airline USA

07:00 .................... Jerry Springer

07:30 .......................... Airline USA

08:00 ................................... Maury

08:00 ......................Stargate SG-1 09:00 ......................Stargate SG-1

09:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

10:00 ................... Law and Order

10:00.......... Nothing to Declare

12:10 ........... 5 News Lunchtime

08:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

11:00 ................... Law and Order

10:30 .......... Nothing to Declare

12:15 ...... Highland Emergency

09:00 ........Rugby Super League

12:00 ............................Road Wars

12:45 .....................Mexican Food Made Simple

10:30 ....................................Cricket

13:00 .......................... Airline USA

11:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

13:15 ............... Home and Away

18:00 .................Soccer A.M. The Best Bits

13:30 .......................... Airline USA

13:45 .........................Neighbours

19:00 ..........................Boxing

14:15 ..................... The Mentalist

15:00 ......................Stargate SG-1

17:30 .........................Neighbours

Froch v Bute-Story of the Fight.

An exclusive look at the buildup to Carl Froch's championship fight against Lucian Bute for the IBF Super Middleweight title at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena.

18:00 ......... Home and Away

19:30 ..............Rugby League

09:15................ The Wright Stuff 11:10 ............................Live with...

15:15 ......Murder in Greenwich 17:00 ......................... 5 News at 5

18:30 .........................5 News 19:00 .................Cricket on 5 20:00 .......The Gadget Show: World Tour 21:00 ....... Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 22:00 ...... The Walking Dead 22:55 ......................Shrooms

07:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

Leeds Rhinos v St Helens. Leeds Rhinos take on St Helens in the Super League at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Last year, the Yorkshire club defeated St Helens to claim the Super League Championship.

22:15 .............. Hold the Back Page Special 23:15 .................Soccer A.M. The Best Bits

14:00 ...............................The 4400 16:00 ......................Stargate SG-1 17:00 ..............................Futurama 17:30 ..............................Futurama

12:00................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00 .....RSPCA Animal Rescue 13:30 .....RSPCA Animal Rescue 14:00 .................. Criminal Minds 15:00.................. Criminal Minds

18:00 ................... The Middle

16:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

18:30 ..............The Simpsons

17:00 .......... Nothing to Declare

19:00 ..............The Simpsons 19:30 ..............The Simpsons

18:00 ..........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

20:00 ....................Road Wars

19:00 ........... Criminal Minds

21:00 ..................A League of Their Own

20:00 ........ Pushy and Proud

22:00 ....................Spartacus: Blood and Sand 23:10 ................... Cop Squad

21:00 ............... Steps: On the Road Again 22:00 .....................Ladyboys

06:00 ................Home Shopping

06:00 ............................The X Files

06:00 ..........................Emmerdale

Join Australia's fit and healthy instructors as they put even the most devout armchair gymnasts through their paces with this workout.

07:00 ......................Dragons' Den

06:25 ............. Coronation Street

08:00 ...............................Top Gear

07:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

09:00 ...............................Top Gear

08:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

07:15 .......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US

10:00 .............Helicopter Heroes

09:00 ............................................ER

08:10 .......................... Judge Judy

10:30 .............Helicopter Heroes

10:00.................................... House

11:00 ......................Dragons' Den

11:00 ............................The X Files

09:25 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

12:00 ...............................Top Gear

12:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

10:30 .......................... Judge Judy

13:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

12:30 ............. Coronation Street

14:00 ............................................ER

13:30 .... The Jeremy Kyle Show

15:00 .................................... House

15:40 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

07:30 .....................PGA Tour Golf 10:30 ..........European Tour Golf 12:30 .....................PGA Tour Golf 15:30 ..........................Fight Night David Price v Sam Sexton (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship). David Price takes on Sam Sexton at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool for the British Heavyweight Championship.

13:00 ...............................Top Gear 14:00 .............Helicopter Heroes 15:00 ......................Dragons' Den 16:00 ...............................Top Gear 18:00 .............. Dragons' Den

18:00 ................ British Miler

19:00 ............................ QI XL

18:30 .......Volvo Ocean Race

20:00 .............. Dara O'Briain: School of Hard Sums

19:00 ............NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 20:00 ......................... Cricket 22:00 ......................... Boxing 22:30 ........... Thinking Tackle 23:30 ................ British Miler

16:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

12:00 ..........................Emmerdale

16:40 .......................... Judge Judy

18:00 ................................. ER

18:00 .................. The Jeremy Kyle Show US

19:00 ...........................House

19:00 ...................Gossip Girl

20:00 ....................... Seinfeld

20:00 ..................... The Cube

21:20 ............Mock the Week

21:00 .........Game of Thrones 22:10 .......Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia

21:00 ................. The World is Not Enough

22:00 .................... Shameless

20:40 .......... Have I Got News for You

23:05 ................... Shameless

17:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

23:10 ................. Blue Bloods

Undercover Boss Australia Channel 4, 09:00 High-flying Australian executives take extraordinary steps to ensure their companies are fighting fit by going undercover in their own businesses.

Domino's Pizza Enterprises serves nearly a million pizzas a week around Australia and has an annual turnover of almost $670 million.

Having worked his way up through the company, Don Meij has been in the pizza business for over 20 years. Starting as a delivery driver for Domino's, he is now CEO of this multi-national corporation. Don goes back to the front line, making and serving pizzas in Domino's, to find out what is actually happening within his stores.

23:00 .......................... Bones

06:00 .............Aerobics: Oz Style

06:30 ............ WWE Bottom Line

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23:40 ........... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not, Channel 4, 12:05 Top 10 Money-Saving Tips. Mrs Moneypenny offers her best cashconscious advice, with a top ten of tips to help people to build up a nice little nest egg. She also suggests ways to financially finesse everything from holidays to insurance and mobile phones.

There's a look back at the most shocking spending stunts of the second series, from presenting one family with the gruesome reality of a year's worth of food waste, to showing one romantic couple the true cost of their yearly splurge on romantic trips away.

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Tuesday Tuesday 06:00 ..............................Breakfast

06:00................. The Pingu Show

06:00 ..............................Daybreak

09:15 ......................... Fake Britain

06:10 .................Charlie and Lola

08:30 ................................ Lorraine

10:00 ......................Homes Under the Hammer

06:25 ........................ Timmy Time 06:35 ......................Chuggington

09:25 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:00 ................Cash in the Attic

06:50 ................Pinky Dinky Doo

10:30....................... This Morning

11:45 ......................Bargain Hunt

07:00 ........................................Roar

11:25.............................. ITV News

12:30 ........................ RHS Chelsea Flower Show

07:30 .......................... The League of Super Evil

11:30 ...................... This Morning

13:00 ............................. BBC News at One

07:45 .............Frankenstein's Cat

13:30 ...............................ITV News and Weather

13:30 ............BBC London News

07:55 ..........................Newsround

12:30 .....................Loose Women

08:00 .................. Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions

14:00 ........60 Minute Makeover

13:45 .................................Doctors 14:15 .............................. Escape to the Country

08:30 ........................Nina and the Neurons Go Eco!

16:00 ...........Midsomer Murders

15:00 ............................ BBC News

08:45 ........................Big City Park

15:05 ........................Dick 'N' Dom Go Wild

18:00 .......... London Tonight

08:55............... Tinga Tinga Tales

18:30 ...................... ITV News and Weather

15:35 ..................Lockie Leonard

09:10 .............Little Charley Bear

15:00 .......Dickinson's Real Deal 17:00 ............................ The Chase

Olympic Torch Live: West

16:00 ..............................Copycats

09:20 ..........................Raa Raa the Noisy Lion

19:00 ..................Emmerdale

BBC1, 7pm

16:30 .........................Who Let the Dogs Out?

09:30 ..................Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

17:00 ......................... Newsround

09:40............ The Koala Brothers

17:15 ...............................Pointless

09:50............................. ZingZillas

Documentary series about two reclamation yards in the north west of England. In Preston, Ribble Reclamation is thrown into turmoil by new owner Paul, who has invested a lot of money into the business and wants to see big changes. The pressure is on to make a profit, so when a local hotel owner comes into the yard and takes a fancy to a giant cast-iron cockerel, manager Dale goes in for the hard sell. Rival yard Beeston Reclamation is run by brothers Trevor and Lee, and sibling rivalry can sometimes get in the way of the smooth running of the business. Trev sends Lee out to an auction to buy some stock, with instructions not to get any more chairs, and when Lee returns with two chairs, Trev is less than impressed.

John Inverdale and Winter Olympics gold medallist Amy Williams present a live programme celebrating the arrival of the Olympic Flame in Bristol.

The Flame will be on day four of its 70-day journey across the UK, after being flown into RNAS Culdrose from Athens on Friday 18th May. Against the backdrop of a staged event at Bristol Harbour, John and Amy report live on the finale of a day that will have seen the Flame travel from Taunton, via Somerset, Wiltshire and Bath, to Bristol.

Olympic Torch Live will cover the celebrations as the Flame arrives by boat to the historic maritime city centre of Bristol, and show the passing of the Flame to sailor Blaire Hannan, a reservist for Team GB at the Paralympics. Hannan will carry the Torch around the Bristol Amphitheatre and onto a specially-installed stage to light a Cauldron marking the climax of the day’s journey. Eight thousand miles, 8,000 runners, 70 days - and tonight it’s in Bristol.

10:05 ................................Iconicles 18:00 .......... BBC News at Six 18:30 ...... BBC London News

10:30 ......................... Driver Dan's Story Train

19:00..........The One Show

10:40 .............................Waybuloo

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19:30 .................. EastEnders

11:00......... In the Night Garden

20:00 ................... Holby City

11:30................ BBC World News

21:00 ...............................Silk

12:00 ............... The Daily Politics

Drama series. Martha represents Captain Ed Ryan in a court-martial. He is accused of disobeying an order, resulting in the death of a 19-yearold private. Under the watchful eyes of a distraught family who want answers, Martha navigates the army's legal system with the help of Captain Cassidy, Ryan's unit defence officer. Doggedly seeking the truth, Martha slowly peels back the layers of past and present wounds, revealing the shocking reality of modern combat. Meanwhile, temptation is never far away for Clive, who is warned

by Billy to keep his relationship with George Duggan purely professional.

13:30............ Instant Restaurant 14:15............... The Weakest Link 15:00........................ Heir Hunters 15:45 .........................Hairy Bikers' Best of British

CW

16:30 ................................... Flog It!

20:00.........Martin Clunes: Horsepower

17:15 ..................Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

21:00 ................ Dirty Britain

CHOICE

18:00 .....................Eggheads

22:00 .................. ITV News at Ten and Weather

18:30 ..........................TOTP 2

22:35 ............ Celebrity Juice

19:30 ..... Great British Menu

23:20 ...............Nature's Fury

20:00 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show

In the last of three programmes, Chris Terrill attempts to find one of the rarest of all storms - the terrifying firestorm. He travels to southern California at the height of the fire season when conditions can lead to devastating conflagrations which can destroy whole forests and towns. He joins a team of frontline firefighters, each one a convicted criminal, who have chosen to fight fires instead of serving their time behind bars.

22:00 ......... BBC News at Ten

21:00 ............................ Great Ormond Street

22:25 .................BBC London News

22:00 ................... Later Live... with Jools Holland

22:35 .......................The Matt Lucas Awards

22:30 ................... Newsnight

23:10 ................. Ghost Town

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13:00 ............... Hands on Nature

19:30 ........ Trash to Treasure

23:20 ............ The Great Euro Crash with Robert Peston

18 May - 24 May 2012

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Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday 22 May 06:10 ...................... Children's TV

06:00 ...................... Children's TV

06:00 ...........Nothing to Declare

08:45 .........Bananas in Pyjamas

06:00.................... Good Morning Sports Fans

06:00 ................................ Oops TV

07:35 ...............According to Jim

07:00 ......................Luton Airport

06:30 ...........Nothing to Declare

08:00 ............... Everybody Loves Raymond

09:00 .....................................Olivia

09:00 ...................................Boxing

07:30 ......................Luton Airport

07:00..................... Jerry Springer

09:15 ................The Wright Stuff

08:00 ......................Stargate SG-1

08:00..................................... Maury

08:30 ................................... Frasier

11:10 ............................Live with...

09:30 .............Football's Greatest Managers

09:00 ................Undercover Boss Australia

12:10 ........... 5 News Lunchtime

10:00 ......................Hold the Back Page Special

09:00 ......................Stargate SG-1 10:00 ................... Law and Order

09:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

11:00 ................... Law and Order

10:00 ...........Nothing to Declare

12:00 ............................Road Wars

10:30 ...........Nothing to Declare

13:00 .......................... Airline USA

11:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

10:00 ............Location, Location, Location 11:00 ....The Renovation Game 12:00 ................ Channel 4 News 12:05 .... Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35 ...........River Cottage Bites 12:50 .....How to Steal a Million 15:10 .........................Countdown 16:00 .................Deal or No Deal 17:00 .........Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............. The Simpsons 18:30 .................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ..........Channel 4 News

12:15 ...... Highland Emergency 12:45 .....................Mexican Food Made Simple 13:15 ............... Home and Away

11:00 ....... Rugby Super League 12:30 ........................ Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 13:30 ...................................Boxing

14:00................................The 4400

14:00 ......................Hold the Back Page Special

15:00...................... Stargate SG-1

14:15 ...................Law and Order 15:15 .........Murder 101: College Can be Murder

15:00 ....... Rugby Super League

17:00 ..............................Futurama

16:30 .............Football's Greatest Managers

18:00 .................. The Middle

13:45 .........................Neighbours

17:00 ......................... 5 News at 5 17:30 .........................Neighbours 18:00 ......... Home and Away 18:30 .........................5 News 19:00..............Dirty Great Machines

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17:00 ......................Hold the Back Page Special 18:00 ...................Champions League Weekly 18:30 .......... Sporting Greats

16:00 ......................Stargate SG-1

Frankie accidentally hits Brick in the head with a beer bottle when trying to get the trash out before the garbage truck leaves.

But when Brick innocently tells his school that the scratch was caused by his mother throwing a beer bottle at him, a social worker comes to evaluate the Heck family. Meanwhile, Bob helps Mr. Ehlert shoot a commercial for the car lot.

12:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00 ..... RSPCA Animal Rescue 13:30 ..... RSPCA Animal Rescue 14:00 ...................Criminal Minds 16:00 ................... America's Next Top Model 17:00 ...........Nothing to Declare 17:30 ...........Nothing to Declare 18:00 ..........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

20:00 ..................War Hero in My Family

19:00 ................... Carl Froch Behind the Ropes

20:00 . Embarrassing Bodies

21:00 ......... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

19:30 ........... Premier League Speedway

18:30 ..............The Simpsons

20:00 ................. The Biggest Loser USA

21:00 ............. Hidden Talent

22:00 .........................CSI: NY

21:30 .......... Sporting Greats

20:00 ........................... Touch

21:00 ............. Unforgettable

22:00 ........ My Big Fat Fetish

23:55 ................... CSI: Miami

22:00 ................... Carl Froch Behind the Ropes

21:00 ...................... Starlings

22:00 ............Criminal Minds

22:00 ...........................Eraser

23:00 ..................... Ladyboys

19:55 ........ Nathan Stephens 'Warrior'

23:05..Alan Carr: Chatty Man

19:00 ............Criminal Minds

19:00 ......................... World's Craziest Fools

06:00 .............Aerobics: Oz Style

06:00 ................Home Shopping

06:00 ............................The X Files

06:00 ..........................Emmerdale

06:30 ....................... Thrillseekers

07:10 ............................. Fifth Gear

06:25 ............. Coronation Street

19:30 .................Snog, Marry, Avoid?

07:00 .................................. Cricket

07:35 ............. The Gadget Show

07:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

08:00 .............Helicopter Heroes

08:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

07:15 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show US

20:00 ............ The Eurovision Song Contest

09:00 ..........European Tour Golf 10:00 .....................PGA Tour Golf

09:00 ...............................Top Gear

09:00 ............................................ER

08:10 .......................... Judge Judy

11:00 .............. Shell's Wonderful World of Golf

10:00 ......................Dragons' Den

10:00 .................................... House

11:00............................. Fifth Gear

11:00 ............................The X Files

09:25 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

12:30 ................PGA Tour Classic

11:30............. The Gadget Show 12:00............................... Top Gear

12:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

10:30 .......................... Judge Judy

13:30 .....................Golfing World

13:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

12:30 ............. Coronation Street

14:00 ............................................ER

13:00 ............. Coronation Street

15:00 .................................... House

13:30 .... The Jeremy Kyle Show

16:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

15:40 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

17:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

16:40 .......................... Judge Judy

18:00 ................................. ER 19:00 ...........................House

18:00 .................. The Jeremy Kyle Show US

20:00 ..... Friday Night Lights

19:00 ... Peter Andre: My Life

21:00 ..................... Mad Men

20:00 ..................... The Cube

22:00 ................ Hit and Miss

21:00 ... The Vampire Diaries

23:00 ...... Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia

22:00 ............. Deep Blue Sea

2012: Semi-Final One. Scott Mills and Sara Cox host the first of two Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals live from Baku in Azerbaijan. Performers appearing include energetic Irish twins Jedward and Russia's Babushka grannies. They and 16 other acts compete to win places in Saturday's Grand Final. Special guest and UK representative Engelbert Humperdinck also drops by to look ahead to the final.

22:00 .................. EastEnders 22:30 ......... Russell Howard's Good News 23:00 .................. Family Guy 23:20 .................. Family Guy 23:45 ............ American Dad!

14:00 ....................... Thrillseekers

14:00 ......................Dragons' Den

14:30............. Volvo Ocean Race

15:00 ............................. Fifth Gear

15:00 ..........European Tour Golf

15:30 ............. The Gadget Show

16:00 .....................PGA Tour Golf

16:00 ...............................Top Gear

17:00 .............International Polo

18:00 .............. Dragons' Den

18:00 ..........Road to London

19:20 ..................................QI

18:30 ............... Thrillseekers 19:00 .........Golden Five Golf

21:00 ............................ QI XL

20:00 ........... LPGA Tour Golf

22:00 ............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You

21:30 ...............Football Asia 22:00 .........Golden Five Golf 23:00 ........... LPGA Tour Golf

18 May - 24 May 2012

20:00 ...................... Top Gear

23:00 .............. Dara O'Briain: School of Hard Sums

12:00 ..........................Emmerdale

W C CHOICE Martin Clunes: Horsepower ITV1, 20:00

Martin Clunes concludes his worldwide search to discover the secrets of man's partnership with horses. In Italy he watches the colourful Palio horse race, which dates back to the 13th century. Then he rides into battle in a suit of armour at Warwick Castle before witnessing the pomp and ceremony as horses and carriages are prepared for the State Opening of Parliament.

On a visit to the USA, he sees how rodeo horses are treated like kings in Las Vegas. Finally, he travels to the remotest parts of central Asia to meet some of the world's greatest horsepeople.

Dirty Great Machines Channel 5, 19:00 Documentary series revealing massive machines. Meet the machines that are making mincemeat of the hardest rocks on the planet. Almost two miles underground in the Kidd mine in Canada, the mighty ITH drill is chewing through rock, to enable the extraction of copper and zinc. In Finland, the Jumbo Tunneller is boring through granite to excavate a new metro tunnel to improve Helsinki's commuter services.

And deep beneath the Cheshire countryside, a continuous mining machine working round the clock to keep Britain's transport network moving.

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Wednesday Wednesday 06:00 ..............................Breakfast

06:00 ................ The Pingu Show

06:00 ............................. Daybreak

09:15 ......................... Fake Britain

06:10 .................Charlie and Lola

08:30................................ Lorraine

10:00 ..................... Homes Under the Hammer

06:25 ........................ Timmy Time

09:25 ....The Jeremy Kyle Show

06:35 ......................Chuggington

10:30 ......................This Morning

11:00 ................Cash in the Attic

06:50 ................Pinky Dinky Doo

11:25 ..............................ITV News

11:45...................... Bargain Hunt

07:00 ........................................Roar

11:30...................... This Morning

12:30 ........................RHS Chelsea Flower Show

07:30 .......................... The League of Super Evil

12:30 ....................Loose Women

13:00 ..............BBC News at One

07:45..............Frankenstein's Cat

13:30............................... ITV News and Weather

13:30 ............BBC London News

07:55 ..........................Newsround

14:00 ....... 60 Minute Makeover

13:45................................. Doctors

08:00 .................. Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions

15:00 ......Dickinson's Real Deal

08:30 ........................Nina and the Neurons Go Eco!

When the leader of a reading club used as a cover to run an investment portfolio is found battered to death, the club's activities are exposed and long-hidden secrets and desires return to haunt its members.

14:15.............................. Escape to the Country 15:00 ............................ BBC News 15:05 ....................... Dick 'N' Dom Go Wild

08:45 ........................Big City Park

15:35 ..................Lockie Leonard

09:10 .............Little Charley Bear

16:00 ..............................Copycats

09:20 ..........................Raa Raa the Noisy Lion

17:00 ............................The Chase

17:00 ......................... Newsround

09:30 ..................Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

18:30 ...................... ITV News and Weather

17:15.............................. Pointless

09:40 ........... The Koala Brothers

19:00 ................. Emmerdale

09:50 ............................. ZingZillas

19:30 ......The Unforgettable

18:00 .......... BBC News at Six

10:05 ................................Iconicles

18:30 ...... BBC London News

10:30 ......................... Driver Dan's Story Train

Dudley Moore. A tribute to Dudley Moore, who is best known for being part of a double act with Peter Cook and as an unlikely Hollywood star. From humble beginnings, the multi-talented Moore became hugely successful.

Close friends reflect on an extraordinary career from the early days of Beyond the Fringe to the worldwide fame and sex symbol status of Arthur.

Moore's ex-wife Brogan Lane talks about his life in LA and how he coped with fame, and his close companion Rena Fruchter discusses helping him through the last few years of his life, which were overshadowed by a rare debilitating illness.

16:30 ............. Horrible Histories: Gory Games

19:00 .............The One Show

Lewis ITV1, 8pm EPISODE 2 - Generation of Vipers: Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox reprise their roles as Inspector Robbie Lewis and his partner DS James Hathaway investigating very modern murders amidst the exquisite architecture of the ancient University of Oxford in the sixth series of one of ITV1’s best loved dramas, Lewis.

Super intelligent, but incredibly lonely professor MIRANDA THORNTON (Julie Cox), is devastated when she discovers that her Heart&Soul internet dating video has somehow found its way onto the subversive media blog, TheBarker.biz. With half her students giggling at the footage on their iphones, and slimy former date, FRANCIS MITCHELL (Alex Hanson), seeing her distress as a “romantic” opportunity, Miranda returns home - and is found dead the next morning. In her hand she is clutching a newspaper article about millionaire businessman, DAVID CONNELLY (Toby Stephens), who has been her nemesis for the last couple of years, proposing to buy up much of her college’s land for housing development.

The death appears to be a straightforward suicide, but after discovering that the married Mitchell visited Miranda shortly before her death, he becomes prime suspect. However, Mitchell seems to be in the clear when Hobson reports that she is 99% certain that the death was indeed a suicide. But Lewis seems unable to let the case drop. He has a major bee in his bonnet about TheBarker.biz’s founder, KIT RENTON (Daniel La Paine), who clearly has no qualms about his site hosting the video, which drove a poor woman to kill herself. He is sure there is more to Miranda’s death than meets the eye. However, both Renton, and Heart&Soul’s owner, SUSANNA LELAND (Kate Maravan), prove somewhat obstructive; with Leland politely refusing to reveal personal details about her users to the police.

But with the help of the Force’s IT whizz GURDIP (Alton Letto), Lewis and Hathaway are able to ascertain that the dating site was hacked into by one SEBASTIAN DROMGOOLE (Freddie Fox), a cocky former student of Miranda’s, and one who seems to bear a grudge… Then when BRIONY KEAGAN (Roxanne McKee), Seb’s girlfriend, and a Barker. biz employee, is also found murdered, it seems that Lewis was definitely right in his suspicions. However, suddenly Lewis and Hathaway find that they themselves have become the story - their personal and professional lives dredged up for all to see on the pages of TheBarker, with the insinuation being that Hathaway pressurised Briony into carrying out dangerous undercover work for them. The police investigation is stepped up, with a new addition to their team – DI ALAN PETERSON (Jason Durr).

It appears Briony must have been killed because she’d discovered something about Miranda’s death. And the case takes a new turn when Lewis learns Miranda, Connelly, Renton and Leland were all at Oxford together twenty years ago. Could Miranda’s murder be linked to her past?

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16:00 .......... Midsomer Murders

08:55............... Tinga Tinga Tales

19:30 ................ RHS Chelsea Flower Show

10:40 .............................Waybuloo

20:00 ........................DIY SOS The Big Build

11:30 ............... The Daily Politics

21:00 ...........The Apprentice

13:30 .................................. Lifeline

22:00 ......... BBC News at Ten

13:40 ......................................Coast

22:25 ...... BBC London News

13:45 ............... Hands on Nature

22:35 ................The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws

14:15 .............. The Weakest Link

11:00......... In the Night Garden 13:00 ............................... See Hear

15:00 ........................Heir Hunters 15:45 .........................Hairy Bikers' Best of British

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CW

16:30 ................................... Flog It!

20:00 .......................Lewis

17:15 ..................Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

22:00 .................. ITV News at Ten and Weather

18:00 .....................Eggheads

22:35 ................... Soccer Aid

18:30 .......................... TOTP 2

23:05 ...... The Unforgettable

19:30 ..... Great British Menu

Hattie Jacques. The story of one of Britain's best-loved comedy actors, famous for her roles in 14 Carry On films and the longrunning TV sitcom Sykes. With unique home movie footage and contributions from Eric Sykes, Bob Monkhouse and many of her close friends, this programme offers a fascinating insight into Hattie's personal life and 35-year showbusiness career.

20:00 .................RHS Chelsea Flower Show 21:00 ..........Hitler's Children 22:00 ...........The Apprentice: You're Fired!

22:30 ................... Newsnight

22:45 ................... Surrogates

18:00 .......... London Tonight

23:20 .................... The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal

CHOICE

23:35 ........ Total Emergency

Secret Eaters Channel 4, 8pm Britain’s got a big, fat secret - we are a nation of Secret Eaters. Each year, we’re getting fatter, but many of us just don’t seem to know why. In this brand new series Anna Richardson exposes the country’s secret eating habits. Each episode helps people who are mystified as to why they’re piling on the pounds by uncovering what they’re really eating as they all agree to undergo around-theclock surveillance for five days... And are also watched over by two top private investigators. In this episode siblings Jill Hamill and Stuart Raphel from the Wirral are in the spotlight.

18 May - 24 May 2012

Television Guide

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Wednesday

Wednesday

06:10 .......................Children's TV

06:00 ...................... Children's TV

09:00 ................Undercover Boss Australia

08:45 .........Bananas in Pyjamas

10:00 ............Location, Location, Location

09:15 ................The Wright Stuff

11:00..... The Renovation Game 12:00 .................Channel 4 News 12:05 .... Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35 ........... River Cottage Bites 12:50 .......................Helen of Troy 15:05 ....................Oscar Pistorius 'Blade Runner' 15:10 ......................... Countdown 16:00 ..................Deal or No Deal 17:00 ......... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ..............The Simpsons 18:30 .................... Hollyoaks 19:00 .......... Channel 4 News 19:55 ...... Liz Johnson 'Night Swimmer' 20:00 ...........Secret Eaters

CW

CHOICE

21:00 .....24 Hours in A and E 22:00................The Killing

CW

09:00 .....................................Olivia 11:10 ............................Live with...

12:10 ........... 5 News Lunchtime

23

May

06:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

06:00 ................................Oops TV

06:00............Nothing to Declare

07:00 ..................... Luton Airport

06:30 ...........Nothing to Declare

07:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

07:30 ..................... Luton Airport

07:00 .....................Jerry Springer

08:00 .................... Good Morning Sports Fans

A strike by air traffic controllers causes delays and cancelled flights, and strands a lot of unhappy travellers at Luton Airport. Ground staff cope with the irate passengers.

08:00 .................................... Maury 09:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

12:15....... Highland Emergency

09:00 ............Carl Froch - Behind the Ropes

12:45 .....................Mexican Food Made Simple

09:30 ...........................Champions League Weekly

08:00 ..................... Stargate SG-1

10:30 ...........Nothing to Declare

09:00 ..................... Stargate SG-1

13:15 ............... Home and Away

10:00 ..................Sporting Greats

10:00 ...................Law and Order

11:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

13:45 .........................Neighbours

10:30 ..................... Rugby League State of Origin

11:00 ...................Law and Order

13:30 ........................... Carl Froch Behind the Ropes

13:00 ..........................Airline USA

14:00 .................. Premier League Speedway

14:00 ..............................The 4400

14:15....................Law and Order 15:15............................. Abducted 17:00.......................... 5 News at 5 17:30..........................Neighbours 18:00 .......... Home and Away

12:00........................... Road Wars 13:30 ..........................Airline USA

10:00 ...........Nothing to Declare

12:00................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00..... RSPCA Animal Rescue 13:30 ..... RSPCA Animal Rescue 14:00 ...................Criminal Minds

15:00 ..................... Stargate SG-1

16:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

16:00 ..................... Stargate SG-1

17:00 ...........Nothing to Declare

18:30 ..........................5 News

16:00 ..................... Rugby League State of Origin

19:00 ........The Gadget Show: World Tour

18:00 .................. Boots 'n' All

17:00 .............................Futurama

17:30 ...........Nothing to Declare

19:00 .................Lucian ButeBehind the Ropes

17:30 .............................Futurama

18:00 ..........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

19:30 ................. Elite League Speedway

18:30 ............. The Simpsons 19:00 ............. The Simpsons

19:00 ............... Steps: On the Road Again

21:30 ....FIFA Futbol Mundial

20:00 .... Emergency Abroad

20:00 .....Battle of the Brides

22:00 .................Lucian ButeBehind the Ropes

21:00 ...........................Touch

21:00 ...........................Bones 22:00 ...........Grey's Anatomy

22:30 ..............Rugby League State of Origin

22:00 ..........An Idiot Abroad 23:00 .................. Cop Squad

23:00 ...........................Bones

20:00 ....... Emergency Bikers 21:00 ..............................NCIS 22:00......Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

CW CHOICE

18:00 ..................The Middle

22:55 ................2 Broke Girls

23:00 ............Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

23:25 .................... Desperate Housewives

23:55 ....................Pokerstars

19:00 ............... Don't Tell the Bride USA

06:30 ....................... Thrillseekers

06:00 ................Home Shopping

06:00............................ The X Files

06:00 ..........................Emmerdale

07:00 .............. Sports Unlimited

07:00 ......................Dragons' Den

08:00 ........................ Bass Fishing

08:00 ............................. Fifth Gear

07:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

06:25........................... Nanny 911

19:50 ............... Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

09:00 ..................Premier League Speedway

08:30 ............. The Gadget Show

08:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

07:15 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show US

09:00 ...............................Top Gear

09:00............................................ ER

08:10 .......................... Judge Judy

11:00 ............... Golden Five Golf

10:00 ......................Dragons' Den

10:00 .................................... House

12:00 .................. LPGA Tour Golf

11:00............................ Hardliners

11:00 ............................The X Files

09:25 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

13:30 .............Aerobics: Oz Style

12:00 ...............................Top Gear 14:00 ......................Dragons' Den

12:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation

10:30 .......................... Judge Judy

14:00 ....................... Thrillseekers

13:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

12:30 ........................... Nanny 911

14:00 ............................................ER

13:30..... The Jeremy Kyle Show

15:00 .................................... House

15:40 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

CHOICE

22:00 .................. Euros' Most Shocking Moments Richard Bacon and David James count down the most inspirational, ridiculous and mindblowing incidents from the last 20 years of football's European Championships, combining footage with anecdotes and memories. Featuing some of the greatest moments and some forgotten ones, including Stuart Pearce banishing the bad memories of Italia '90 by burying his penalty against Spain at Euro '96, England's Euros warmup game against Aylesbury, and Germany winning the trophy at Wembley and stealing the Three Lions song in the process.

With Frankie Cocozza, Reverend and the Makers, Ricky Norwood, Jaap Stam, Peter Schmeichel.

23:30 .................. Family Guy

18 May - 24 May 2012

14:30 ............... Golden Five Golf

15:00 ............................ Hardliners

15:30 .................. LPGA Tour Golf

16:00 ...............................Top Gear

17:00 .......................Football Asia

18:00 ........ Gavin and Stacey

17:30 ........ FIFA Futbol Mundial

18:40 ....................Red Dwarf

18:00 ....Inside the PGA Tour

19:20 ......Would I Lie to You?

18:30 ........Euro Tour Weekly

20:00 ...................... Top Gear

19:00 .................Total Rugby

21:00 ............Mock the Week

19:30 .............Championship Rugby Union

21:40 ............Mock the Week

22:00 ........ World Endurance Championship 23:00 ...... World Cup of Pool

22:20 .............. Dara O'Briain: School of Hard Sums 23:00 ....................Red Dwarf 23:40 ............Mock the Week

16:00 .............Star Trek: The Next Generation 17:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager 18:00 ................................. ER 19:00 ...........................House 20:00 ......................The Pitch

12:00 ..........................Emmerdale

16:40 .......................... Judge Judy 18:00 .......... The Jeremy Kyle Show US 19:00 ............. All Star Family Fortunes

21:00 .............. The Sopranos

20:00 .......... One Direction: A Year in the Making

22:15 .........Game of Thrones

21:00 ... Peter Andre: My Life

23:25 ................ Hit and Miss

22:00...The Only Way is Essex

W C CHOICE The Killing Channel 4, 22:00

Finally back in touch with Holder, Sarah reviews the case with him. They question why Rosie's backpack was dropped at the Larsen house two weeks after the murder. Was it the killer intending to torture the family, or was it a witness who felt remorse for not having come forward? Is it the same individual as the person with the Ogi Jun tattoo who was caught on the security camera at the Beau Soleil fire? Sarah and Holder stake out Janek's place and realise that Stan has apparently renewed his connection with the Polish mob.

Sarah calls on a friend at the FBI to get more information about Janek and comes up with a new lead. Meanwhile, Richmond struggles to accept his life as a paraplegic, and at the Larsen home, Tommy is starting to act in destructive ways.

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Channel 5, 22:00 A Hudson University co-ed dependent on financial aid is found murdered with an unexplained influx of cash.

Her wealthy roommate is found with one of her rings, making her a suspect as the two were not friends. Benson, Fin, and Stabler have several theories about her murderer and their motive and investigate the various suspects; the roommate, her childhood friend, and someone connected to a heavily trafficked website where the victim was selling term papers for cash.

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W C CHOICE

Thursday Thursday 06:00.............................. Breakfast

06:00 ................ The Pingu Show

06:00 ..............................Daybreak

09:15 ..........................Fake Britain

06:10 .................Charlie and Lola

08:30................................ Lorraine

10:00 ......................Homes Under the Hammer

06:25 ........................ Timmy Time 06:35 ......................Chuggington

09:25 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show

06:50 ................Pinky Dinky Doo

10:30 ...................... This Morning

07:00 ........................................Roar

11:25 .............................. ITV News

07:30.......................... The League of Super Evil

11:30 ...................... This Morning

07:45 .............Frankenstein's Cat

13:30 ...............................ITV News and Weather

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a bungalow in Kent, a flat in Lancashire and a former station master's house in Wiltshire. All of the properties have been sold at auction; Martin and Lucy find out who bought them, and what they paid when they went under the hammer.

08:00 .................. Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions

14:00 ........60 Minute Makeover

11:45 .......................Bargain Hunt 12:30 ........................ RHS Chelsea Flower Show

08:30 ........................Nina and the Neurons Go Eco!

16:00 ...........Midsomer Murders

13:00 .............. BBC News at One

08:45 ........................Big City Park

13:30 ............ BBC London News

08:55 ...............Tinga Tinga Tales

13:45 ................................. Doctors

09:10 .............Little Charley Bear

14:15..... Escape to the Country

09:20.................................. Raa Raa the Noisy Lion

11:00 ................ Cash in the Attic

Olympic Torch Live: West Midlands BBC1, 7pm The Olympic Torch is making its way through the West Midlands and the BBC will be on hand to bring viewers all the excitement as it arrives in Worcester on its journey to the London 2012 games.

BBC Midlands Today’s Nick Owen and Olympic medallist Katharine Merry present a live programme marking the Torch Relay’s journey through the streets of the West Midlands to the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, where the Olympic Torch will be used to light a cauldron.

Nick and Katharine (who won bronze in the 400m at the Sydney Olympics in 2000) will be meeting some of the people chosen to carry the Olympic flame in Worcester. Thousands of people are expected to join them to share a moment in history.

15:00 .............................BBC News 15:05...... Dick 'N' Dom Go Wild 15:35 .................. Lockie Leonard 16:00 ...............................Copycats 16:30 ....................Young Dracula 17:00 ..........................Newsround 17:15 ............................... Pointless 18:00 .......... BBC News at Six 18:30 .......BBC London News 19:00........The One Show

CW CHOICE

19:30 .................. EastEnders A manic Ian presses ahead with wedding plans despite Mandy's terrible news but, with spiralling debts, he is forced to source alternative funds for his big day.

Increasingly concerned by Ian's erratic behaviour, Phil threatens him not to tell anyone the truth about Ben. Tyler prepares a romantic meal for Whitney but ends up forming an unlikely bond with a lonely Derek, much to Whitney's dismay.

20:00 .........Planet Earth Live

RHS Chelsea Flower Show BBC2, 8pm Alan Titchmarsh and Rachel de Thame discover how the themes of water, boundaries and the British countryside are dominating the exhibits at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Chris Beardshaw is in the show gardens unearthing radical ideas for sustainable horticulture. Plus 2011's 'Best in Show' winner Cleve West explains why topiary is a hot topic. And designer Jo Thompson reveals why her journey to build her show garden began with a caravan.

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07:55 ..........................Newsround

12:30 .....................Loose Women

Richard Hammond and Julia Bradbury present the final live updates from around the world, with the latest news and drama on all the baby animals. It is a chance to say goodbye to the bears, lions, elephants, meerkats, monkeys, whales, otters and more.

09:30 ..................Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

09:40 ........... The Koala Brothers 09:50 ............................. ZingZillas 10:05................................ Iconicles 10:30 ......................... Driver Dan's Story Train

15:00 .......Dickinson's Real Deal Conclusion. When the leader of a reading club used as a cover to run an investment portfolio is found battered to death, the club's activities are exposed and long-hidden secrets and desires return to haunt its members.

17:00 ............................ The Chase 18:00 ........... London Tonight 18:30 ...................... ITV News and Weather 19:00 ..................Emmerdale 19:30 ........................ Tonight 20:00 ..................Emmerdale

10:40 .............................Waybuloo

20:30 ....... Coronation Street

11:00......... In the Night Garden

21:00 .........Long Lost Family

11:30 ................BBC World News 12:00 ............... The Daily Politics 13:00 ............... Hands on Nature 13:30 ............ Instant Restaurant 14:15 .............. The Weakest Link 15:00 ........................Heir Hunters 15:45 .........................Hairy Bikers' Best of British 16:30 ................................... Flog It! Paul Martin is in Basingstoke, where he is joined by antique experts Catherine Southon and James Lewis in the search for small objects of desire.

17:15 ..................Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00 .....................Eggheads 18:30 ..........................TOTP 2 19:30 ..... Great British Menu

CW

21:00 ..... National Treasures: Jubilee Special

20:00 ...........RHS Chelsea Flower Show

22:00 ..........BBC News at Ten 22:25 .......BBC London News

21:00 ..........The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate

22:35 .............Question Time

22:00 ....... Grandma's House

23:35 .................... This Week

22:30 ................... Newsnight

CHOICE

Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell help people who are desperate to find longlost relatives. Fiona Dunn was brought up in the 1960s by a couple she believed were her natural parents. Later, she discovered that the woman she thought was her mother was in fact her aunt and that she was actually the child of her uncle and his mistress.

Then she was told that she had a younger sister whom the family had kept secret from her for her entire life. Consumed with bitterness, Fiona refused to meet her sister, but now she is desperate to find her and make up for lost time.

The show also meets Anne Clegg, who has always longed to know her birth mother and, despite having been unable to find any trace of her mother anywhere, refuses to give up hope that they will one day be reunited.

22:00 ..................ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35 ....................Soccer Aid 23:05 .............Piers Morgan's Life Stories

18 May - 24 May 2012

Television Guide

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Thursday Thursday Thursday 24 May 06:10 .......................Children's TV

06:00 .......................Children's TV

08:30 ....................................Frasier

08:40 ..................Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures

09:00 ................Undercover Boss Australia

08:45 ..........Bananas in Pyjamas

10:00 ............Location, Location, Location

09:00 ......................................Olivia

11:00 .....The Renovation Game

11:10 ............................ Live with...

12:00 .................Channel 4 News

12:10 ............5 News Lunchtime

12:05 .... Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not

09:15 ................ The Wright Stuff

12:15....... Highland Emergency

12:35 ........... River Cottage Bites

12:45 ......................Chinese Food in Minutes

12:50 ..............Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

13:15 ................Home and Away

15:10 ......................... Countdown 16:00 ..................Deal or No Deal

13:45 ......................... Neighbours 14:15................... Law and Order

17:00 ......... Come Dine with Me

15:15 ......................Chinese Food in Minutes

18:00 ..............The Simpsons

15:20 .............McBride: Requiem

18:30 .................... Hollyoaks

17:00 ..........................5 News at 5

19:00 .......... Channel 4 News

17:30 ......................... Neighbours

19:55 ....Oscar Pistorius 'One Giant Leap'

18:00 ..........Home and Away

20:00 ...........Phil Spencer CW Secret Agent CHO ICE

19:00 ..... Police Interceptors

21:00 ................ The Hoarder Next Door 22:00 .....24 Hours in A and E 23:05..The Secret Millionaire

18:30 ......................... 5 News 20:00 .............The True Story 21:00 ........The Restaurant CW Inspector CHOICE 22:00 ......Conspiracy Theory

06:00 ....................Good Morning Sports Fans

06:00 ................................Oops TV

06:00 ...........Nothing to Declare

07:00 ..................... Luton Airport

06:30 ...........Nothing to Declare

08:00 ....................Good Morning Sports Fans

08:00 ..................... Stargate SG-1

07:00 .....................Jerry Springer

09:00........................ Lucian ButeBehind the Ropes 09:30 ..........Inside the PGA Tour 10:00 ...............Euro Tour Weekly 10:30 .......... European Tour Golf 13:30 ........................ Lucian ButeBehind the Ropes A look at the career of IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute ahead of his 10th title defence against Carl Froch.

Bute remains undefeated, having won 24 of his 30 bouts by knockout.

14:00 ..........................Boots 'n' All

An elite hand-picked team of soldiers and scientists travel through a portal to discover strange and alien worlds beyond. SG-1 visit the planet P3X1279 where Teal'c is put on trial (Cor-ai) by the son (Hanno) of a man he killed when he served the evil Goa'uld Apophis.

However the trial is far from the sort of trial received on Earth.

The candidates are called to meet Lord Sugar on a rooftop overlooking the City of London.

For one day only, the teams will be representing an online daily deals website that offers Londoners exclusive deals in hotel stays, beauty treatments, posh dinners and premium products.

It is a test in the teams' negotiation skills; they must strike the right deal, get a good discount and deliver their offers to the website by 7pm that evening.

Nick and Karren watch on as the teams get increasingly desperate in their attempts to secure quality deals at the right price.

Businesses are bemused as candidates try to negotiate offers on everything from candles and teeth whitening to five-star meals and fish pedicures.

20:00 ............ The Eurovision Song Contest 22:00 .................. EastEnders 22:30 .................. Family Guy 23:20 ............ American Dad!

18 May - 24 May 2012

09:00................... America's Next Top Model 10:00........... Nothing to Declare 10:30 ...........Nothing to Declare 11:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

09:00..................... Stargate SG-1

12:00 ................ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

10:00 ...................Law and Order

13:00 ..... RSPCA Animal Rescue

12:00 ........................... Road Wars

13:30 ..... RSPCA Animal Rescue

13:00 ..........................Airline USA

14:00 ...................Criminal Minds

14:00.............................. The 4400

15:00 ...................Criminal Minds

15:00 ..................... Stargate SG-1 17:00 .............................Futurama

16:00 ................... America's Next Top Model

18:00 .................. Senior PGA Championship

17:30 .............................Futurama

17:00 ...........Nothing to Declare

20:00 ...............Crowne Plaza Invitational

18:00 ...................The Middle 18:30 ............. The Simpsons

18:00 ..........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Day one of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial from the Colonial Country Club, Texas. No player has successfully retained this title since Ben Hogan in 1953.

19:00 ..................The Middle

19:00 ............Criminal Minds

19:30 ........... Modern Family

20:00 ....Four Weddings USA

20:00 ............. House Special

21:00 .....Battle of the Brides

21:00 ............................. Glee

23:00 .....European Tour Golf

22:00 .......................... House

22:00 ................. The Biggest Loser USA

15:00 .......... European Tour Golf

23:00 ............. House Special

19:00 ...........The Apprentice

08:00.................................... Maury

06:00 ................Home Shopping

06:00............................ The X Files

06:00 ..........................Emmerdale

06:30 ....................Championship Rugby Union

07:00 ......................Dragons' Den

06:25 ........................... Nanny 911

08:00 ............................ Hardliners

07:00....................... Star Trek: The Next Generation

08:00 ............. Professional 8 Ball Pool Masters

09:00 ...............................Top Gear

08:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

07:15 ................. The Jeremy Kyle Show US

10:00...................... Dragons' Den

09:00............................................ ER

08:10 .......................... Judge Judy

11:00 ......................... Man v Food

10:00 .................................... House

12:00 ...............................Top Gear

11:00 ............................The X Files

09:25 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

14:00 ......................Dragons' Den

12:00 ....................... Star Trek: The Next Generation

10:30 .......................... Judge Judy

13:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

12:30 ........................... Nanny 911

14:00 ............................................ER 15:00 .................................... House

13:30 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show

16:00........................ Star Trek: The Next Generation

15:40 ....... The Real Housewives of Orange County

17:00 ..............Star Trek: Voyager

16:40.......................... Judge Judy

09:30 ........ FIFA Futbol Mundial 10:00 ......................... Boots 'n' All 11:00 .............. World Endurance Championship 12:00 ....................Championship Rugby Union

15:00 ......................... Man v Food 16:00 ...............................Top Gear 18:00 ..................Man v Food

13:30 ........................... FIBA World Basketball

19:00 ........... Ray Mears Goes Walkabout

14:00 ..................... Professional 8 Ball Pool Masters

20:00 ...................... Top Gear

15:00 ..............Transworld Sport

22:00 .....................Tim Vine's One Night Stand

16:00 .........................Total Rugby 16:30 .......................CB40 Cricket 22:00 .......... World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Raw

21:00 ............................ QI XL

18:00 ................................. ER

22:30 ............ Dave Gorman's One Night Stand

19:00 ...........................House

23:00 .................. Never Mind the Buzzcocks

21:00 .............Boys Don't Cry

23:40 ............................ QI XL

20:00 ........................ Ad Men 23:15 ................ Hit and Miss

Phil Spencer Secret Agent Channel 4, 20:00 Phil's mission takes him to commuter-belt Kent, where two properties get some secret agent assistance after being on the market for almost two years between them. Nigel and Gina's four-bed semi has been used and abused by both parents and kids, not to mention the pets.

But after Phil delivers some home truths, he ends up in the doghouse. Over in Bromley's desirable Old Town, Phil meets hoarder Julie and tries to recover the beautiful two-bed terrace hidden underneath her stash. If she'll kick out the clutter, he'll sell her house, but will she keep her end of the bargain?

23:00 ............. Unforgettable

06:00 .............Aerobics: Oz Style

09:00 .....FIBA World Basketball

W C CHOICE

12:00 ..........................Emmerdale

18:00 .................. The Jeremy Kyle Show US 19:00 ... You've Been Framed!

20:00 ..............American Idol

The Restaurant Inspector Channel 5, 21:00 Tarragon.

Restaurateur Fernando Peire comes to the aid of struggling eateries across Britain. Tarragon is a fine-dining French restaurant in East Sussex that is failing fast. Firsttime restaurateur Nigel and award-winning chef John Cameron are at a loss as to why business is so bad. Fernando is convinced that Tarragon needs to ditch its fancy ways to get the customers in. But will he be able to persuade both owner and chef that the frogs' legs and snails need to go?

21:00 .............The Exclusives 22:00 ......... Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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Made to measure? it really suits you sir DRESSING your windows is one of the most important factors of your home, and one that will draw attention immediately.

The curtains will probably be one of the first things you notice when you walk into a room. If you moved to Tenerife for the sunshine and that fabulous view from your lounge window, why frame it with a pale rag hanging on either side, or block it out altogether with swathes of heavy fabric?

Obviously, the type of window-dressing you choose will depend on your personal taste, the style of the room, and practical matters such as the control of light.

There are many ready-made curtains and blinds available, and you may be lucky and be able to get something that fits your windows perfectly.

If not, however, made-tomeasure curtains are not that expensive, and you can definitely tell the difference!

Of course, in England, curtains have a completely different purpose. They are often lined to provide thermal insulation to keep the heating in the room and prevent it leaching out of the windows (and with the price of fuel bills in the UK, this is surely a priority!).

Here in Tenerife, curtains have a different purpose: to dress the window, reduce echo and noise transference of tiled

floors and, of course, to keep out excessive sun and light.

Sun-curtain is something which has been used here in Tenerife for many years because of the intense sun and heat.

However, they have now been developed so that they bear no relation to the plastic ones that are white on one side and silver on the other.

They now come in a wide variety of vibrant and muted fabrics, so you can use them on their own if you need to keep the cost down, or to back other curtains or voiles with colour.

Apart from the obvious use to keep the sun out of rooms, they also have the added advantage of preventing fading to furniture, and are also ideal for people who leave their properties shut up for long periods.

They will keep the room cool during the day, so you can close them when you go out, and you won’t come back to a room like a sauna!

The bedroom is one area where sun-curtain is a real asset.

This is also a real bonus when

you are trying to get the kids to sleep early on our long, summer evenings!

Maybe you like the idea of white voiles blowing in the breeze, but also need some privacy at night? No problem!

You can choose your fresh, white voile, but back it with a coloured sun-curtain behind it on a separate pole so that you can use the voile on its own during the day, and both together at night for privacy and to make the room cosy.

Window dressings need a sense of proportion: the eye responds better to poles that are midway between the top of the window and the ceiling, for example.

Curtains fitted right to the top of the wall can be overpowering, and make the room look smaller and the ceiling lower If you have a window with direct sunlight that causes you a problem (when you are watching TV, say), but you don’t want to make the room completely dark, why not consider vertical blinds in suncurtain material.

Choose charity shops IT’S NOT all doom and gloom on the high street, perhaps a sign of the times, but business is booming for charity shops with cash strapped shoppers spending nearly £1bn on secondhand goods in the last year.

With hard up families trying to make every penny count, charity shops took in a record £974m in the year to March 31 2012.

New research shows the British public are relying on charity shops to get through the recession, as charities join forces in major national ‘Choose Charity Shops’ campaign to get more donations through the door.

New research from the Charity Retail Association has found that the national love affair with charity shops is thriving in Britain, with charity shop income at an all time high of nearly £1 billion,

them, with nearly a third of mothers (31 per cent) saying this. 15 per cent of people who didn’t donate said it was because they can’t afford to buy new clothing so are keeping things for longer.

But the Charity Retail Association says there are still millions of people with unwanted clothing and goods just sitting at home that could be of huge help to them.

Warren Alexander, Chief Executive of the Charity Retail Association, said: ‘Charity shops are a uniquely British institution and our new research shows the scale of the national love affair with them, but they can’t survive without donations from the public. The unused and unwanted items in people’s homes are worth millions of pounds to charities, and we hope the ‘Choose Charity Shops’ campaign will act as a reminder to people that making a donation of unused clothing or goods to their local charity shop is a great way to help charity when you don’t have cash to give.”

Consumers keep cheque books...

LATEST UK research from Mintel reveals that, despite all the advances in payment technology, consumers are hugely reluctant to give up on the humble chequebook - as two thirds (66%) of consumers believe that banks should be forced to continue to offer customers the option of having a chequebook.

It appears that consumers like having the cheque option, but few actually use the facility. Indeed, a good proportion (21%) of the population have never even written a cheque and, in total, less than half (45%) have paid for anything by cheque within the last few months.

As you would expect there is a strong link between cheque usage and age, with some 52% of under-25s never having used a cheque.

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and £30 million more spent in British charity shops in the last year.

This represents growth of 3.6 per cent year on year, as charity shops buck the high street trend.

However, charity shops across the country are struggling to meet increased demand, and have joined together to ask for more donations of unwanted clothing and items from members of the public.

The trend looks set to continue, with 22 per cent in the UK say that they are shopping in charity shops more frequently now than two years ago and nearly 19 per cent of existing customers say they would buy even more from charity shops in the next 12 months.

Although price and affordability were important factors in reaching new customers, it was also found that people valued the good quality and range of items on offer in charity shops.

One in six people admit they have started selling their unwanted clothes to make money instead of donating

Financial Services at Mintel, said: “There’s a strong conservative streak among the British public, as confirmed by the outcry and subsequent climbdown when banks tried to withdraw support for chequebooks. But offering cheques costs banks money, and in the end, that costs all of us money. If people had to pay a little extra if they wanted to have the option of writing a cheque, I’m not sure that they’d still be as set on keeping that service going.”

“At the moment, consumers are mainly sticking to the tried and tested. Even people who have been issued with contactless cards are more likely than not to ignore the contactless feature.

However, Mintel’s research shows there’s also huge potential for change. There’s particularly strong interest in many of the features offered by mobile wallets.

Payment providers need to prepare for a period of rapid change if they’re not to lose control of the customer relationship.”

One of the reasons for

people’s conservatism is an understandable fear that new payment methods could lead to greater levels of fraud. While three fifths (57%) agree that they are worried about payment fraud, only a minority (31%) have actually been a victim of any kind of payment fraud at any point in the last five years. Individually, the most common type of loss is card fraud. Some 14% say that they have been a victim of this kind of theft.

“The issue of payment fraud is absolutely central when it comes to convincing consumers to adopt new payment methods. Understandably, people are wary of any change to the status quo, but consumers’ fears are not always grounded in reality. Notional threats associated with newer technology are often overplayed, while people are prepared to overlook very real security flaws in established payment technologies. But rational or not, these fears must be countered if new payment technology is to thrive” Toby concluded.

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Getting to the root of your gardening problems!

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Small is tasty for a balcony gardener!

FOR many people living in Tenerife – and, for that matter, in the UK - there is no question of gardening or growing plants and vegetables.

That’s because they don’t have gardens, of course, but it is still possible to grow your own food if you live in an apartment. It can be argued that there are advantages to this approach because small can be tasty.

As a new gardener on a new allotment or in your back garden, it can be daunting working out how to lay it all out, where to grow what veg and when.

But you can edge your way into it, adding more items to the grow-your-own list as space and time allow, depending on your available space.

So what have you got? A patio, window ledge (indoors or out), window box or a small flower border? Perhaps the top of a wall, where you can balance some boxes of earth, or maybe an old galvanised bath?

All have possibilities for growing, but not necessarily the same vegetables, so the more limited the space, the more carefully you must consider how to utilise it.

In Vegetables for Small Gardens (Hamlyn £8.99), Joy Larkcom, crowned queen of the veg patch, invented what she called a VSR (Value for Space Rating) for vegetables.

Only bean sprouts, mustard and cress, oriental saladini, winter purslane and rocket got four stars, which was her top rating.

The ratings were based on two things: the amount of space vegetables needed, and the length of time they occupied the space.

Brussels sprouts, which take from 30-36 weeks to mature, get only one star, as does spring cabbage (30-32 weeks from seed to harvest).

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from seed, you can cut those times, but perhaps not enough to consider sprouts or cabbage.

Salad crops would be top of my list to grow in a small space. By adding corn salad, komatsuna, mizuna and various leafy chicories and lettuce to the Larkcom fourstar list, you have endless possibilities for salads over a long season.

The bigger the container, the better the results – and the easier it will be to keep the salads growing smoothly.

Use pots at least 30cm across, if you can. If you don’t have pots, collect wooden pallets (plenty of those dumped all over the south by builders) and build your own containers. Or look for wine boxes, polystyrene fish boxes or wooden crates from the greengrocer.

You must punch holes in the bottom of wine and fish boxes for drainage. Slatted greengrocer crates and your home-made boxes need to be lined with newspaper.

The containers themselves can be lined up in any convenient place, along the top of a low wall, on a deck, on a balcony or, if there is enough light, they are often overhung.

The biggest chore will be carrying compost to fill the containers. For a smooth succession of salad leaves, you need to sow a new potful every two weeks.

When you have three or four containers on the go, you can chuck the contents of the first pot, refill it and put it back into the production line.

Multi-purpose compost is

lighter than the loam-based kind, but nutrients in a multipurpose compost will either have leached out or been used up by the plants within six weeks.

After that, the crop will need feeding as well as watering.

With leaf crops such as salads, you need a feed with plenty of nitrogen. Maxicrop, based on seaweed, gives good results.

If you are growing relatively small amounts of cut-andcome-again, it is easiest to buy packets of readymixed seeds. In the UK, you can get oriental mixtures (Suffolk Herbs £1.45), spicy mixtures (Suffolk Herbs £1.45), continental mixtures (Thompson & Morgan £1.89), crunchy mixtures (Thompson and Morgan £1.89), stirfry mixtures (Thompson & Morgan £1.89), mesclun with rocket and chervil (DT Brown £1.19) or an Italian misticanza (Seeds of Italy £1.69).

Seed merchant DT Brown include the mesclun and another mixture of salad leaves (rocket, coriander, mizuna, mustard and sorrel) in their Ultimate Patio Collection (£34.99).That’s 22 different vegetables – their choice – which, bought separately, would cost £53.78.

That’s a saving worth having.

The collection includes rocket, and even if it’s included in a salad mix, it is good to have as a separate crop. It is ready to pick within 20-30 days of sowing.

The variety in the Brown collection is Apollo, with biggish, rounded leaves, not cut jaggedly like the wild rocket.

Like all collections put together by someone else, this includes veg I wouldn’t bother with – cauliflower (notoriously difficult to grow well even in ideal conditions) and the cabbage Pixie True, it’s a good cabbage to grow, but not on a patio because it ties up too much space for too long.

But the rest of the collection, which includes courgettes, carrots, beetroots, radish as well as potatoes and strawberries, would not be difficult to grow in containers, provided you keep up with the watering.

You can also have a crack at growing a few early potatoes.

For this you just need an old fertiliser bag, turned inside out. Roll the sides of the bag down so it is about half its original height, punch a few holes in the bottom and start filling it with compost.

When the bag is filled to about 30cm, push the potatoes down into the compost. Two tubers to a bag is plenty. Cover the potatoes with another 15cm of compost, water the bag and leave it in a sheltered place in the UK or virtually anywhere out here, until the haulms are about 15cm tall.

Then, unroll the bag to the same height as the growth and carefully top up with more compost. This is the equivalent of the “earthing up” you’d do if you were growing the potatoes in a more conventional way.

Continue to unroll and top up until the plants start to flower. That’s the sign to start harvesting. Tip the bag out and retrieve your little pearls.

If you are growing on a patio or balcony with nowhere to tip, cut a corner off the bottom of the bag and scrabble around for the crop.

If you’re aiming for an early “crop”, use early potatoes such as Epicure.

And that’s it. It really isn’t that difficult to conjure up an attractive little veg garden, and the pleasure you’ll get will far outweigh all the aggravation and occasional frustration.

Chelsea show ticket prices are booming and just blooming!

THE Royal Chelsea Flower Show is now on a par with any Wembley football international, with tickets changing hands for up to six times their face-value.

With one week to go, interest in tickets for the London horticultural extravaganza is proving to be higher than the cost of seeing Coldplay’s sell-out concert at the Emirates Stadium.

All 157,000 tickets were sold out a month before the show, with organisers warning would-be visitors against buying from unofficial sources and the Internet.

One all-day ticket reportedly hit a staggering £315 on eBay after the show’s director, Stephen Bennett, announced that the capped number of Chelsea tickets had sold out faster than ever before.

The Royal Horticultural Society, which is hosting the event between 22nd-26th May, charges visitors £45 for an all-day pass into the West London showground, that offers 11 acres of colourful gardens, nurseries, floristry, educational displays and trade stands.

World Ticket Shop was offering the passes for nearly £250 on Tuesday, tickets on Viagogo were being

advertised for nearly £240, and getmein.com offered them for more than £230.

Alex Denman, Chelsea’s show manager, told The Telegraph: “The high demand for tickets is both an indication of the event’s popularity as one of the hottest events of the summer, and a reflection of the public’s passion for gardens and gardening.

“We ask that people don’t buy tickets at inflated prices from unofficial outlets because there’s a risk that their tickets won’t be genuine, and that they won’t get access.”

This year marks the 99th anniversary of the annual, world-famous flower show, with an array of celebrity guests expected to attend.

These include Hollywood actresses Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow, whose husband, Chris Martin, is Coldplay’s lead singer.

Despite the dreadful UK weather and the recession, there is still the usual buzz around the Chelsea Flower Show, with aficionados expressing their delight on social networks.

For those unable to get their hands on Chelsea Flower Show tickets, however, garden enthusiasts can enjoy the show on telly.

The BBC has set aside more than 10 hours of TV programmes from Chelsea, which will reach an average 2.2 million viewers.

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CARL PATTISON

DEAR CHRISTINE

from Robot, Los Cristianos answers your hair questions

R.I.P. Mr Vidal Sassoon

NOT that I knew him and nor did I ever train with him.

But he was my “Hair God”.

I’m talking, of course, about the legendary Mr Vidal Sassoon, who died last week after suffering from leukaemia for many years.

To me, he epitomised hairdressing as we know it, we would not have any of the styles seen today if it weren’t for him and his iconic work and commitment to his profession.

He was born in London in 1928, a poor Jewish boy who was brought up by his mum, whose keen influence to make him a hairdresser paid off.

She was a seamstress who let him play with scissors from an early age, which ultimately led to him to say:“I cut hair like cloth”- angular, sharp and always “organic”.

This meant no contrived haircuts, no back-combing and forcing the hair into a shape that it didn’t want to be in. That’s because he wanted

natural and super-clean lines to all his cuts.

He opened his own salon in 1954 after training with a stylist called “Teasy Weasy”, but he wanted to revolutionise hairdressing by banning the use of rollers and hooddryers, plus no dry cutting or overstyled hair.

His salons were and still are the place to find “the” in haircut of the moment. He used structures of building and architecture to influence his work, finding inspiration from all manner of everyday items to conceive his revolutionary ideas.

His styling range soon followed, and he became the first hair-care range to use the three-step styling system: wash, condition and styling product, which all went hand in hand with his work.

I can remember sitting outside his salon in Leeds just to get a glimpse of the new trends - and just to see how they ran their salons.

I didn’t have the money to experience a Sassoon cutting course then, so I did my best to study and copy the

work they did. And to this day, I am still inspired by his work and all that he brought to my industry.

I have stuck to his philosophy and ethics, and NEVER lowered my standards just to please a client, sticking to what I learnt from him and his team.

Some people, especially the younger ones, have not even heard of him. And they don’t even realise that they, too, are influenced by everything he did and believed in.

Thank you Mr Sassoon for all the dedication you gave to this industry, the industry that Ii love. Thank you for believing in what you did and giving people like me the vital knowledge that I still use today.

There will NEVER be another Vidal. Yes, there are copies, and people like me who can only aspire to be as good as he was.

God bless you, Vidal, and may your work be the inspiration to hairdressers and prospective hairdressers alike. We will miss you so much.

Your resident Agony Aunt Email: agony.aunt@canarianweekly.com

Dear Christine, Have you any idea why my relationships last for only three months? It’s the same all the time! I thought the last guy I dated was my soul-mate, the man I’d spend the rest of my life with, but after three months it ended, as usual.

Half the time it’s me who ends it, and half the time it’s the guy. Please can you help because I’d love to be settled down with my Mr Right, whoever he is.

Sonya From what you say of your last relationship, I wonder if you throw yourself into new romance thinking, “He’s fantastic; he’s the one”, visualising a rosy future ahead for you both.

Trouble is, getting halfway down the aisle before you’ve had a chance to try the guy out for relationship potential can only cause problems.

After all, most relationships end. Only the last one lasts, because that’s the one with endurance.

I would advise that you try hard to weed out the guys who aren’t right for you very early on. When you’re in a relationship, ask yourself if he’s treating you right.

Can you relax and be yourself around him? Can you talk about anything under the sun and actually be listened to? Is he earning your trust?

Do you like and want similar things in the same time-scale?

If you can answer No to any of these questions after two or three dates, I’d say that he’s not right for you and that it’s pointless going on with the relationship.

In the meantime, don’t forget your female friends,

career or studies, family and home - and, of course, your interests. Love is only a small part of the big picture! Enjoy being yourself, and have fun dating!

Dear Christine, My boyfriend and I have come to Tenerife for him to have a career as a singer he really is talented. I think he loves his music more than he loves me, though.

I’m desperate to have kids, but he doesn’t want them for 10 years and it’s possible I’ll be too old by then. I’m 28 now and I do love him, but I couldn’t bear to lose my chance of having a family. I feel like it’s me who’s giving up everything for him and his career H So your boyfriend doesn’t want kids until it may be too late? So staying with him would mean giving up everything for the sake of his career, which he seems to value more highly than you?

I’m sorry to be blunt, but it seems that your feelings have been sending you messages that you’ve been doing your best to ignore. It doesn’t make them go away, though, does it?

While you stick with this guy for the aspects you do enjoy, aren’t you making sure you’re not free to find someone who wants the same things as you do out of life?

There are plenty of guys in your age bracket who want a wife and family, who will value you and share your desires.

So, you could either be grateful for the good times you’ve had together, and then go your separate ways, or you could continue putting your

life on hold. The choice is yours.

I wish you happiness and the courage to find it.

Dear Christine, My only child is 36 and was diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks ago. She’s already had surgery and started chemotherapy, but since the moment she found out what was wrong, she’s done nothing but cry and push me away.

We’ve always been close and confided in each other, but she won’t let me be a shoulder to lean on. I think she wishes I’d leave her alone and stop going round to see her. But I’m her mother, for goodness’ sake!

She needs help to come to terms with what’s happening to her and I need to know how to give her that help. I really am desperate.

Irma ’m truly sorry to hear about your daughter’s diagnosis. To be told that you have cancer is a terrible shock for anyone, let alone someone who’s still young. But different people deal with it in different ways.

Believe it or not, though, your daughter’s tears and desire to be left alone is actually her way of coming to terms with the situation. Many people cope in this way.

As the days go by, she will gradually stop crying so much and start confiding in you more. In the meantime, I would advise you to simply offer her practical help.

Don’t treat her like an invalid, but do ask if she would like you to pick up a few things for her at the supermarket while you’re there, get on with a bit of ironing for her and things like that.

Your daughter will, no doubt, have been assigned a trained cancer-care nurse, who will be used to this reaction and will be able to gently guide her through it.

Christine Craggs-Hinton is the author of 20 selfhelp books, including ‘Living with Fibromyalgia’, Coping with Multiple Sclerosis’ 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

The dearest sleep of all

Statins may slash the risk of bowel cancer spreading DRUGS taken to combat high cholesterol could more than halve the risk of bowel cancer.

A SHARP rise in the use of sleeping pills saw the UK’s National Health Service lay out nearly £50 million on them last year.

Some 15.3 million prescriptions were handed out in 2010/11, compared with 14.5 million in 200708, according to NHS figures obtained by the Co-operative Pharmacy.

A Freedom of Information request revealed that health trusts spent £49.2m on the drugs in 2010-11, up from £42m three years previously, which was an

increase of more than 17%.

The highest number of prescriptions for sleeping pills was dispensed in the North West, which spent more than £8.5m on nearly 2.5 million sleeping medication items.

Zoplicone was given to more than 5.2 million patients nationally, making it the most popular sleeping tablet.

Around one-third of people in the UK are thought to have suffered bouts of insomnia, which can become a debilitating problem for some.

However, health chiefs have voiced concerns that frequent use of sleeping pills

can lead to “psychological dependency”.

Mandeep Mudhar, NHS business director at the Cooperative Pharmacy, said: “Our research shows that millions of people suffer from a lack of sleep each year and are seeking medical help for the problem. While usage has risen steadily, the costs to the NHS have risen disproportionately, with costs going up at a greater rate.”

Research published in February found sleeping pills commonly prescribed in the UK may increase the risk of death more than four-fold.

A wide range of drugs was analysed for the study of

more than 10,500 people taking the drugs.

They included drugs used in Britain, such as benzodiazepines (including temazepam and diazepam), non-benzodiazepines (including zolpidem, zopiclone and zaleplon), barbiturates and sedative antihistamines.

The research, from experts at the Jackson Hole Centre for Preventive Medicine in Wyoming and the Scripps Clinic Viterbi Family Sleep Centre in California, found that people prescribed sleeping pills were 4.6 times more likely to die during a 2½-year period compared with those not on the drugs.

Statins have been found to reduce the chances of the disease developing by an average of 57%, in a study carried out a Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

The risk of bowel cancer fell by more than 80% for patients taking higher doses of the drug, and for those who had taken them for at least five years.

The research looked at statin use in more than 100 patients with bowel cancer, and 132 healthy adults.

It found that patients who had taken the drugs previously were 57% less likely to develop a tumour.

The researchers said:“Statins may have a protective effect against the development of colorectal cancer. Our casecontrol study shows that statin use was associated with a lower incidence of colorectal cancer, and this effect was associated with a

significant dose and duration response.”

The study follows a UK trial which is investigating whether a curry ingredient can improve the treatment of patients with advanced bowel cancer.

Scientists are to supplement standard chemotherapy with pills containing curcumin, a compound found in turmeric, the yellow curry spice.

Laboratory tests have suggested that curcumin can boost the ability of chemotherapy drugs to kill bowel cancer cells.

The compound is known to have powerful antiinflammatory properties and also acts as an antioxidant.

Some studies have indicated that it may slow the spread of cancer, improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and protect healthy cells from the effects of radiotherapy.

The two-year trial, conducted by scientists from Cancer Research UK and the University of Leicester, aims to recruit about 40 patients with bowel cancer which has spread to the liver.

Eggs can curb your hunger EATING eggs for breakfast is more effective at preventing hunger for overweight people than having cereal.

breakfast or at lunch reduces feelings of hunger and helps people to eat fewer calories at a later meal.

“This new study provides information on hormone

levels for the first time, showing that consumption of eggs boosts PYY, a potent satiety hormone, while reducing levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin.

“The high protein level of eggs, combined with their low-fat content, means that eggs are a great choice for those trying to manage their weight.”

New research, funded by the American Egg Board, found that the consumption of eggs reduced hunger and boosted hormones that made people feel full. A group of 20 people were split in two, with half given an egg breakfast and the other half fed with a cereal breakfast. Three hours later, they were given lunch to test their hunger.

Dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton said: “This study adds to a growing evidence base which suggests that eggs may indeed be nature’s appetite suppressant.

“Previous studies have found that eating eggs at

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Families’ food for thought!

THE average family throw away food worth £680 a year, which adds up to an incredible total of £12 billion across the nation.

A study by Birds Eye, with research by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) found that the average household spent £68 a week on food, although 91% of households with children

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admitted to throwing some of it away.

Researchers said the

cost of wasted food was heavily under-estimated by families. Average families, in a poll of 2,116 adults, reckoned to waste more than £270 a year (£5.20 a week) on discarded food.

Yet Birds Eye determined that the figure was actually £680.

Leading the way for the food group wasted most were vegetables, followed by bread and fruit - and 40% of those polled felt guilty for wasting food.

The main reason, said 37%, was buying too much, while 22% put it down to supermarket offers, including buy-one, getone-free (bogofs) deals.

Another issue was lack of meal planning prior to shopping, for which one in three admitted.

Those with children living at home proved more sensible, with 37% planning more these days than before the recession.

The research results come as a report by the Fabian Society and Birds Eye, looking at consumer attitudes to food waste, is discussed in Parliament.

Waste Minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach said: “Wasting perfectly good food is bad for household budgets, and bad for the environment, which is why we are taking action to help people cut down on what they throw away.

“Through Wrap’s “Love Food, Hate Waste” campaign, we are helping households to waste less and save money.”

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IAG report first quarter losses INTERNATIONAL Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways and the Spanish carrier Iberia have reported a pre-tax loss of 263 million euros (£211m) for the first quarter of 2012, a four-fold increase in comparison to a 47 million euros (£37.7m) loss in the same period in 2011.

A 281million euro (£225m) rise in fuel costs overall has contributed to first quarter losses, despite strong demand for BA flights from London.

At current levels, fuel costs are on track to rise by more than 1bn euros (£802m)

over the financial year. IAG’s losses also reflect problems with Iberia’s performance including the ongoing industrial action by its pilots.

The group, which recently acquired bmi, also highlighted the impact of government taxes.

“The financial performance of our business continues to be undermined by government actions,” chief executive Willie Walsh said.

“In addition to the UK Government increasing the world’s highest aviation tax - air passenger duty - by double the inflation rate, the Spanish government plans to increase departure taxes from Spain by up to 10 euros (£8) per passenger.”

After an 80% rise in profits in 2011, thanks largely to the return of business travellers, IAG expects to break even for the current financial year.

Tenerife is the leading destination for Air Berlin

Airport chiefs insist the duty-free bags cannot be charged

DUTY free is just that: the bag is free, despite what any airline may tell you.

Spanish Airports Authority, AENA has said that low cost airlines cannot charge for carrying the bags of duty free shopping.

Without naming any airline in particular they say that discrimination is only justified for the safety of the aircraft.

The AENA statement said

‘To all air companies without exception, we remind you that current legislation ‘allows a passenger to embark on the aircraft carrying the products purchased in the airport shops and correctly packed’ and that their transportation as hand baggage ‘must be carried without charge’.

AENA also notes that article 97 of the Air Navigation Law says ‘Airlines are obliged to transport, with the passenger, and included in

the ticket price, the luggage within the weight limits, independent of the number of packages and volume, fixed in the regulations’.

Another regulation says ‘The airline is obliged to carry, and for free in the cabin as hand baggage, the objects and packages which the traveller carries with him, including the articles acquired in the shops of the airport’. It continues that only objects which represent a security risk linked to size

or weight can be rejected.

AENA Airports recommend that passengers ‘who see their right to embark limited’ for carrying duty free items, to make a corresponding complaint. Any inspection is the responsibility of the AESA, The State Air Security Agency.

Ryanair has a 10 kilo limit for hand baggage along with regulations on size and the bag must include the articles purchased in the Duty Free.

The airline charges 50 if that is not so.

Holiday bargains galore as crisis boosts exchange rate TENERIFE has become the leading destination for Air Berlin.

During the first quarter of 2012, with a total volume of 108.185 passengers transported in that period, representing a share of 31.1 per cent in relation to the whole of the archipelago, ahead of Gran Canaria (30.3%) and Fuerteventura (21.1%).

Air Berlin is fourth placed in the ranking of companies that operate within Tenerife, but top of the league table, exclusively for the German

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market. Tenerife received a total of 772.043 passengers from German airports last year representing an increase of 17 percent.

The island Councillor of tourism, Carlos Alonso, was pleased at the figures and also announced that there would be a 20% increase in air availability from Germany.

Carlos Alonso expressed his concern that tourism air rate increases could cause “serious harm” especially when airports such as, Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife Sur, are the most profitable of the AENA network.

BRITONS heading for Tenerife this summer can take advantage of the weak euro for bargain holidays.

travelsupermarket.com is predicting bargains galore in the coming weeks. “We have half-term coming up in the

first week of June, which is a massive travel week,” he said.

“Currency experts are widely predicting that the pound

will grow even stronger in the coming months, so those going away will continue to get excellent deals.”

The exchange rate has been 1.25 euros and higher to the pound this week, which means holiday-makers should get around 100 euros extra than this time last year when changing up £1,000.

The crisis in the eurozone saw the pound reach a new 3½-year high against the single currency. Even better is that financial wizards predict that sterling should continue to strengthen because investors see the pound as a currency safe haven.

Bob Atkinson, at

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Fiesta - green and mean!

FORD have updated their ultra-efficient Fiesta ECOnetic, bringing CO2 emissions down to 87g/ km and pushing fuel economy up to an incredible 85.6mpg in the process.

Those figures leave the old ECOnetic looking way off the pace with its 95g/km and 78.5mpg.

But they still fall short of the cleanest combustionengined car on sale, which is the 84g/km Hyundai i20 Blue.

Even so, the EU CO2 rangeemissions target means there’s an incentive for carmakers to eek out the last drops of carbon-dioxide efficiency from their models.

As Britain’s best-selling car, the benefits of the greenest Fiesta having its emissions cut dramatically are manifold.

IT would go against the grain for RollsRoyces to be revamped as regularly as “ordinary” cars, so news of an updated Phantom is certainly a cause for eyebrow-raising.

Longevity is exactly what owners request from their Rollers, and the company stress: “Our customers don’t want a new car coming to market too often.”

But it would be difficult to see how they could possibly be upset with this Phantom revamp. Compare old with new and you’d struggle to spot the differences.

The main changes are a new ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox and rear differential, revised sat-nav, a 360-degreeview camera system, Harman Kardon stereo and some of the most subtle coachwork changes ever seen on a new model.

Under the body, there is some strengthening for the aluminium spaceframe chassis, but even the most noticeable change - the adoption of rectangular LED headlamps - is subtle.

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The improved eco performance is mainly because of the introduction of a stop-start system, although longer gear ratios also play their part, as does Ford’s focus on ensuring the components, like the cooling fan, sap less energy.

From behind the wheel, you won’t notice these tweaks at all. The 1.6-litre TDCi diesel

engine takes the ECOnetic from 0-62mph in 12.9 seconds.

And while driving in the real world, there aren’t too many situations where you need to travel much faster than that.

The Fiesta has longer gear ratios for third, fourth and fifth gear with an unchanged final drive.The 1.6-litre TDCi engine has a redesigned injection

system with improved eight hole injectors controlled by a more powerful engine management system. The air-conditioning, cooling fan and alternator are all more efficient than the outgoing model.

It’s still not the last word in refinement, though, and the whole car tends to rattle when accelerating hard. But

drive normally and it will return just over 60mpg, so it is worth putting up with these flaws.

In addition, the stop-start system cuts in seamlessly, so you won’t be immediately reaching for the button on the dash to turn it off.

And, as have come to expect from the Fiesta, the handling is pin-sharp, with the ECOnetic feeling really agile, even on its standard, low-rolling-resistance tyres.

The steering is well weighted and responsive, and more engaging than in the Fiesta’s supermini rivals.

The green Ford rides 10mm lower than the standard at the front and 8mm lower at the rear, which should hamper ride quality, and yet it feels incredibly supple.

The standard-fit 14-inch alloys have generous side walls, which ensure rough roads do not send large vibrations through the

interior.

Inside, the ECOnetic feels as solid and well-equipped as any other Fiesta. The dashboard is finished in a pleasing, soft-touch plastic and the Zetec model has electric windows, a Quickclear windscreen and air-conditioning.

Titanium versions of the ECOnetic are also offered, and they come complete with DAB radio, tinted glass and automatic air-con.

But the Fiesta is already an expensive choice and, once you start adding optional extras, a Titanium ECOnetic can cost over £18,000.

That’s far too much for a car of this size, although, in fairness, the Zetec model starts at a much more reasonable £15,595.

Yet even this looks pricey when you consider that the Hyundai i20 Blue costs from £11,795 and, truth be told, it is almost as capable.

Even a Roller needs that occasional change of gear

And the Roller chiefs obviously thought there was a need to tweak some things and alter other things radically.

The old six-speed transmission, for instance, was an Achilles’ heel because it failed to make the most of the 6.75-litre V12, and it could

also be a bit jerky, And that’s hard to believe of any Rolls Royce offering.

The new transmission gives a 10% per cent efficiency boost and is generally smoother. Yet the standingstart acceleration is limited, as the software protects the box

from the onslaught of torque.

And the transmission sometimes doesn’t know which ratio to select, particularly when coming out of corners on a constant throttle.

On the whole, though, the new box gives the quantity of

gears the Phantom requires to retain its position as ‘the finest car in the world’.

Not that owners of this nearsix-metre-long, 2.6-tonne monster would necessarily want to drive it themselves.

Natch! “Home James, and don’t spare the horsepower,”

is probably the order of the day. Dynamically the motor is excellent, and although the ride is soft, body roll is well controlled and the steering, while slow, is accurate and responsive.

As you might expect, there’s an eerie silence to the cabin, but this gargantuan saloon, with its rear-hinged back doors and double-floor architecture, is really all about riding in the back.

The improvements inside, especially that 360-degree camera and the programmable sat-nav, make this Rollers easier to live with, although it’s still a handful.

The mild redesign of the dashboard, with its 8.8-inch sat-nav screen, accompanies the loss of the retro design and Bakelite buttons.

But overall, the updates should attract new customers - without upsetting existing ones!

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Everything you need to know about golf

Email: rob.marsh@canarianweekly.com

Keep fit… and keep yourself in the swing THE importance of physical conditioning has never been more apparent than in the modern golfing era - not only for peak performance but injury prevention and increased longevity within the game.

Gary Player and Tom Watson realised its advantages years ago and now, all top PGA Tour Professionals, including Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, have made physical conditioning a leading priority within their training programme.

Unfortunately, few people truly understand what Golf Fitness actually involves, its benefits, and who to turn to for expert advice and training.

Hello, my name is Rob Marsh I am a Golf Fitness and Injury specialist and, like you, I love the game of golf. So much so that after qualifying as an advanced personal trainer and sports therapist I decided to specialise in golf.

For many years, I have helped to deliver world-class, golffitness programmes and injury advice and treatment to both PGA Tour Professionals and Amateur golfers across Europe and the US. I have also studied golf fitness and golf-swing bio-mechanics with America’s worldrenowned Titleist Performance Institute in the US. Titleist, one of golf’s mostrespected and premier brands, brought together some of the top fitness and sportsperformance specialists in the world to study the best ball-strikers on the planet to determine the impact the body has on the swing.

And that’s how the Titleist Performance Institute was formed. Before this, most instructors believed there only were three components to address in building the ultimate golfer.

They were: Instruction - teaching all aspects of the game: short game, basic fundamentals, speciality shots, etc Mental - dealing with the mental stress of the game Equipment - making sure the golfer has the correct clubs, and that they are fitted

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Garage blaze mars Spanish Grand Prix SUNDAY’S first Formula One victory for a Venezuelan driver was completely overshadowed in Barcelona by a fire in the winner’s garage.

It could have had serious consequences, but quickthinking Williams’ driver Pastor Maldonado, who roared home to take the Spanish Grand Prix, carried his 12-year-old cousin through the thick, black smoke and out of danger after the blaze took hold, about 90 minutes after the race.

Some 30 members of the Williams team were caught up in the blaze as it engulfed their garage, and team President Frank Williams was pushed out to safety in his wheelchair.

Happily, there were no serious casualties, although nine people in total were taken to hospital and a further 29 treated for smoke inhalation on site.

Maldonado’s team-mate, Bruno Senna, saw his car torched by the blaze, while the Venezuelan driver’s machine was in the winner’s enclosure. A fuel leak was said to have started the fire.

Spain’s Fernando Alonso,

racing on home turf at the Circuit de Catalunya, drove his Ferrari into second place, with Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) behind him.

Alonso is now level with defending champion Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) on 61 points at the top of the F1 Championship.

The drama just about obliterated a magnificent drive by Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, who was relegated to the back of the grid after leading the way in qualifying.

He raced through the field to finish eighth, and the 26-year-old and fans can only wonder whether he would

otherwise have claimed the Spanish Grand Prix to clinch his first victory of the season.

Hamilton liess third in the Championship with 53 points and, but for vital errors by McLaren mechanics in previous races, Hamilton would surely be leading the way by now.

And team-mate Jenson Button, who finished just behind Button, must have had the same thought in his mind - and for the same reasons.

Hamilton was penalised

by F1 stewards because his machine had insufficient fuel left to be tested after his final qualifying session.

2012/2013 Oasis Fm darts league begins properly Then, in 1996, Tiger Woods burst on to the scene.

His dynamic play forced instructors to re-write the book on what makes the ultimate golfer, and now there are six components that define the ultimate golfer: · Basic Instruction · Course Management · Shot-Making Skills · Mental/Emotional · Equipment · And the biggest addition of all was PHYSICAL CONDITIONING! From that moment, everyone started taking the physical side of the game seriously. But because there was a lack of proper research and understanding of golfswing mechanics, the arena became flooded with all kinds of misinformation and guesswork.

In this column over next few weeks and months, you will learn everything you need to know about the impact the body has on your golf swing, performance and health.

You will learn the reasons behind the 10 most-common swing faults, including their physical causes, the impact on your game, the injuries that can occur from them and what you can do to prevent them.

I will expose a lot of the myths surrounding golf-fitness training, many of which are actually detrimental to your swing. These include Pilates classes, weighted clubs, and other gadgets and gizmos available.

You will also learn the importance of a proper warmup, how to reduce the risk of injuries, what you need to do after hip, knee or shoulder replacement, and many, many more tips and advice to keep you Fit For The Fairway now and for many years to come.

A word from the chairman...

Chris Elkington Firstly, welcome to a brand new season for 2012/13, and welcome to the new teams and players that have joined our fantastic league.

Following a tremendous 2011/12, this year promises to be even better with 38 teams split over 3 divisions, with for the first time, an elite premier league, a strong division 1, and an exciting division 2.

The 3 points for a win system

proved to be very successful last season, and continues this year meaning even more close games! All your favourite cup competitions remain in place with the John Lowe plate and trophy as a handicap format, the singles, doubles and trebles competitions giving the chance of individual glory, the Memorial Trophy climax live at presentation night, and... a couple of other surprises along the way!

This year Oasis Fm and Canarian Weekly celebrate

their 15th Birthdays and are delighted to continue as partners of the league.

All news, fixtures, results, and tables are readily available online atwww.oasisfm.com as well as on league republic and of course the leagues facebook page. All competition draws will take place live on air, and all write ups in the Canarian Weekly every Friday. In addition to this you will be able access all this

on your mobile via the Oasis Fm free app from itunes and android market.

Ultimately all this means more teams, more players, more darts, and more trophies up for grabs!

Good luck to everyone, have a great season, and enjoy!

Now, let’s play darts!

The real battle begins for CDT - after a final league game flop CDT 1 Alcala 2 TENERIFE made a mess of their final league game of the season, yet still finished runnersup to secure a playoff match against Badalona.

Going into Sunday’s clash with Alcala, who needed a win to avoid relegation, CDT knew they also had to succeed to cement their runner-up spot and land an easier playoff draw. They disappointed their legion of fans at the Heliodoro, despite dominating throughout and going ahead with an early strike from an Aridane free-kick.

The home side conceded an equaliser before half-time and another in the second half to lose 2-1 against desperate opponents.

It was hardly the happy ending envisaged, yet it proved inconsequential overall because closest rivals CD Lugo lost 2-0 away after being level

with Tenerife on equal points and on the head-to-head rule.

But they had scored two fewer goals, which put them in third place - and that’s

away showdown at home against Barcelona’s Badelona, from the ACB League. The return game is next Saturday at home.

where they stayed as fourthplaced Albacete, who could have overtaken both clubs, also went down. It has set the seal for this Sunday’s first-leg

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The England Euro 2012 squad is holding a few surprises

Hodgson’s choice includes Terry - but not Ferdinand!

NEW England manager Roy Hodgson has put his neck on the block immediately by selecting Chelsea’s controversial skipper for Euro 2012.

Terry is facing a racial abuse charge in court in July, following an earlier controversy, when he was alleged to have been sleeping with a team-mate’s former girlfriend.

But Hodgson believes the centre-back will make England stronger on the pitch during the European Championship in Poland and the Ukraine.

Hodgson insisted on Wednesday when announcing his squad that he had no moral issue selecting John Terry.

He also defended his decision to exclude

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Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand, purely for “footballing reasons”, because he felt he had better options.

Hodgson had spoken to Terry and Ferdinand on Tuesday but never mentioned the obvious tension between the pair.

Terry has been charged with racially abusing Ferdinand’s brother, Anton, a charge he denies strenuously.

“Everyone knows a situation has arisen, but I have tried to put it as far from my mind as possible,” said Hodgson, who said there was no pressure from the FA over the situation.

“The moral judgement has been made on Terry twice in the past. He lost his captaincy with Fabio Capello on a moral decision, if you like, and his captaincy with England on a moral decision (the alleged affair).

“Basically, I wanted to take a group of players that I think gives us a chance of doing

well in the tournament. I decided John Terry should be one of the centre-halves.

I hope he can put the other matters to one side.’’

Ferdinand, believed to be considering his international future, wrote on Twitter after the decision: “Absolutely loved playing for England … to say I’m gutted is an

understatement of the highest order…”

Anti-racism organisations are also understood to be dismayed at Terry’s inclusion, with one of them pointing out a previous comment from Reading’s Jason Roberts that Terry would have a “toxic” effect on the dressing-room.

Hodgson added: “There’s no doubt that the issue of racism is a concern for us all, not least the supporters who go over there and risk maybe getting beaten up, or, if they happen not maybe to be white, subjected to a lot of abuse. So it’s a concern.

“But I’m convinced John Terry is a person who will be able to handle these matters.

He’s had that hanging over him for a long period, and it hasn’t distracted him from lifting the FA Cup, and leading Chelsea to the Champions League final.”

Hodgson conveniently forgets that Tarry won’t

appear in tomorrow’s Champions League final because he was sent off for a rash, needless foul in the semi-final against Barcelona and is under suspension.

But the manager added: “I know how committed he is to England. No one has doubted his desire for the England cause, and it’s not as if he’s a person who’s not had a lot of criticism in his life.”

“But he has a lot of footballing qualities. That’s why I’ve selected him. He’s an excellent centre-half, the type who will help us win matches.”

I’ve been impressed with a lot of what John Terry has done over the course of the season.”

As for Rio Ferdinand, Hodgson said he respected him as a “player and a person”.

But he explained: “I decided on my three centre-backs and Rio wasn’t one of them.

I admire Rio Ferdinand, I

respect Rio Ferdinand. But, as a football coach, you have to make decisions sometimes.”

Stephen was installed as captain, replacing Terry, and there were a few surprise choices in Hodgson’s squad.

They include Arsenal’s exciting young midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Norwich keeper John Ruddy.

England Euro 2012 squad Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, Rob Green, John Ruddy Defenders: Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, John Terry Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard (captain), Frank Lampard, Alex OxladeChamberlain, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young, James Milner Forwards: Andy Carroll, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck

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Horoscopes of the week Taurus

(April 21st - May 21st) You’re being stubborn which, although typical of your sign, is not doing you any favours. You would be wise to slow your pace and to make apologies where they’re due before you make enemies where there need be none. You need to rethink where you are going and what you want out of life. The answer is more obvious than you may first think.

GEMINI (May 22ndJune 21st) Travel is beckoning, and not just to work or shopping, and you should find yourself mixing with a new crowd who can help put the fun back into your life. Be warned, though, that flirtations and work do not and should not mix for you at this time.

Keep the two separate or you could end up with a messy situation on your hands.

CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd) The family are making big demands on your time and you are feeling as though you are being torn in two. Take time out to create a better schedule for yourself. You know you need some ‘me’ time after last month’s dramas, but you also know you need to get your job done. More independent work paths are appealing to you, and new contacts you make soon can help you LEO (July 24thAugust 23rd) Don’t say bad things about people you know, whether you’ve known them for a year or a day, as it’s only going to end up coming back on you. Try to put your time to more constructive use. The way you are dealing with home matters related to finances should be your No1 priority, as you’re slowly but surely beginning to realise.

VIRGO (August 24thSeptember 23rd) Friends turn into lovers and although something you are doing on a regular basis is not making you

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feel good about yourself, it seems to have turned into a habit. Break it while you still have a choice.

LIBRA (September 24th-October 23rd) Arguments can actually turn to passion for some of your sign as you start to see what good can come from airing your feelings once in a while. Don’t rule out going to see friends or family who are far away. It’s sure to help you catch up with them and share the many things that have been on your mind as well.

SCORPIO (October 24th-November 22nd) You are thinking about the past more often than usual. In fact, some would say you are living in it, but it’s not good for you, and it’s certainly not healthy. Then make this the week you move on and learn from what occurred. It’s the only ingredient you need to make yourself happy in the future.

News of a newcomer at work brings out your jealous streak.

S AG I T TA R I U S (November 23rdDecember 21st) Don’t analyse your life so much but try instead to experience it. You can learn so much, and you can also understand yourself so much better.Trips to new places help breathe some fresh air back into your life and also help you to meet new and interesting friends.

C A P R I C O R N (December 22ndJanuary 20th) Teaching and education are well

Word Ladder 30-Second Brain Training Substitute one letter at a time on each rung of the ladder to move from the start word to the end word.

PORK

starred, and you start to look at what you’re doing from an alternative angle. You’re learning that you can afford to aim higher.

Not only that, but you’ve grown so much as a person. Long-distance contacts help you see what’s available and so very open to you now.

BEGINNER Starter Number

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AQUARIUS (January 21st-February 19th) Start the coming week as you mean to go on, and do not let anyone mess with you. Romance comes with a price, which may well be losing the faith and friendship of someone else who is close to you. A healthier approach to life will pay you dividends this month too, and you can start by kicking ‘that’ bad habit.

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PISCES (February 20th-March 20th) A more technical side to your work appears to be kicking in this week as the stars try to help you move on to the future. Your professional reputation will benefit.

Don’t try to be something you’re not, though. Know when to let down those defences, and make allies as well as contacts in your job.

ARIES (March 21stApril 20th) Love and hate can seem very close together for you lately. Why don’t you take a step back from your life and look at things from a wider angle. It’s the only way you’ll start to make sense of all that has happened in recent weeks and months. News of an engagement or even a wedding gives you reason to celebrate and plan a trip.

What better way to train your brain. Starting at the left with the number provided, work across each of these lines applying the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don´t reach for the calculator - that´s cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. Aim to complete each round in about 30 seconds. Good Luck!

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Beautiful white satin wedding dress, beaded bodice and sleeve detail, unusual “waterfall” train, size 8/10 200 euros ono. Boys Canarian outfit, black/gray striped trousers, matching waistcoat & shirt, black hat, aged 4/5 years. Girls Canarian outfit black/white flowered skirt, white blouse with red ribbons & matching apron, aged 10 /11 years, 15 euros. Boys Canarian black/gray striped trousers, aged 3/4 years, 5 euros. Tel 607 641 246

Xbox 360 games: Prince of Persia, Fifa 09, Fifa 11, James Bond- Quantum of Solace, Halo 3, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Call of Duty: Black ops. Playstation 2 games, 10 euros each or 2 for 15 euros. Transformers The Game, Virtua Tennis 2, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Medal of Honour: Vanguard, Gran Turismo 4, The Simpsons Game, Smackdown vs Raw 2008, 5 euros each or 2 for 8 euros. Tel 685 771 763

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Heavy duty 4 wheeled walker with seat and brakes, 90 euros. Shoprider Wispa mobility scooter: electric mini scooter, with charger and shopping basket, 295 euros.

DVD rack art deco style steel holds about 60 DVD/CDs in the shape of a musical note, 25 euros. Play Station One with controller and memory card with 6 games excellent condition 25 euros.Tel 922 742 257 or 661 084 981 Callao Salvaje

Apple MacBook i5 processor 2.3GHz 3MB cache – 4gb memory DDR3 sdram – 320 GB hard drive – hd graphics 3000 wifi in as new condition, 4 months old with receipt and guarantee for 2 years, 500 euros. Tel 634 323 465

2 ceiling fans with globes, good condition, 20 euros for both. Tel 639 921 234 Ladies Town Bike, 18 speed, good condition, 65 euros.

Unisex adult folding bike, 3 speed Shimano gears, 40 euros. Wall bracket for large LCD flat TV, 20 euros. Tel 600 700 521.

L shaped sofa bed beige and brown, 295 euros ono. Matching bedroom set, dark brown and ivory – 2 bedside cabinets, headboard and high chest of drawers, 175 euros ono. Small sofa bed, red and blue stripe, 75 euros ono. Corner matching unit mirrored 75 euros ono. 3 drawer pine welsh dresser, 195 euros ono. Tel 663 188 374 Sewing machine semi industrial, table top, 150 euros. Cannon printer scanner, 30 euros.

Laminator, 10 euros. 14” TV 10 euros. DVD player, 5 euros. Tel 622 715 865 Various new stationery items: chrome in /out trays, boxes of fibre tip pens, Sub carpeta files in unopened pack, rubbers, pencils, rulers, marker pens in various colours, blu tac, pritt sticks, paper spikes, envelopes, box unopened lever arch files (black), packs of coloured paper, A3 size pack of paper, all new unopened items, 30 euros the lot.

Tel 659 036 393.

Professional office fax machine in full working order, 15 euros. Tel 659 036 393 Ladies clothes, size 10, 30 items, 30 euros. 29 x yellow and blue check table covers 62 x 124, 15 euros. 20 red table covers 57 x 57, 10 euros.

Wall mounted remote control fan, 20 euros. 205 assorted original video tapes, 50 euros. 2 x folding tables 65 x 65, 25 euros each. 2 x white plastic garden tables 65 x 65, 10 euros each. 2 X chunky light oak coffee tables 60 x 60, 25 euros each. 20” TV, 20 euros. 21” TV, 25 euros no remotes. Blinds, blue and white 2.40 long, 2@80cm wide 25 euros each. 1@ 1.40 wide 35 euros. 1@ 1.80 + clear panel, 45 euros. Tel 660 154 886 Fañabe area.

Russian stamped dinner service with glasses, as new, 100 euros. King size new duvet/bedspread, 30 euros. Queen size new duvet/bedspread, beige and brown, 30 euros. White bedroom rattan chair, 25 euros. Tel 922 770 887 Thane Fitness, Orbitrek Platinum, Elliptical Glider exercising equipment as new, never used but assembled, with manual, 100 euros. Corte Ingles, Micuna product, compacted 4 wooden drawers unit, complete with built in baby bath on top, with size storage for towel/ toiletries etc., as new, 90 euros. Tel 922 717 375 or 667 377 689 Hard plastic double animal seal see saw, 30 euros.

Genuine Juicy Couture, baby pink terry towelling cute summer dress for 12 - 18month old, 13 euros. Genuine matching Juicy pink knickers with big “Juicy’ on back for 12 - 18 months, 2 euros. Genuine Escada, black long sleeved pretty top with sequin, size 12 - 18 months, 8 euros.

Tommee Tipee Manual breast pump, with box and instructions, 5 euros. Selection of small/med sized maternity clothes - Zaras maternity skinny style black jeans, 8 euros. Zaras blue maternity denim skirt, 5 euros etc., Tel 922 716 350 or 616 425 074.

Brand new in packaging, high school musical single duvet sets at 5 euro a set, double sets at 6 euro a set and matching curtains with tie backs at 6 euro a pair, or will sell as a job lot, as ideal for market stall.

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FOR LONG TERM RENT Los Cristianos, Jardines Canario, superb 3 bed, 1.5 bath apartment, 880 euros + electric bill Aguilas del Teide – Los Lomos I, superb 3 bed, 3 bath town house, 1225 euros + bills

La Concepcion – Tijoco Alto, 120m² 3 bedroom country house for rent stone built with land. Well furnished and equipped with heating and air conditioned. Excellent views to sea and La Gomera 800 euros per month. Call 616 919 519 or 620 230 871 LONG LET 1 bed penthouse apartment in Golf Del Sur with underground parking space. Ex show house. Secure complex.

Furnished. Long term let: 500 euros per month plus bills. Call 677 166 589 or 670 787 460.

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

FOR SALE Pedigree Persian female kittens white and cream, ready now, 150 euros. Tel 922 770 887

JOBS

Nice house/apartment on a finca with fantastic views to the port of Playa San Juan.

2 bedrooms, kitchen, salon, terrace patio.

600 euros. Call George 634 35 32 88

San Eugenio, Garden City, Studio, available to SEPT 2012 only, 450 euros incl bills Amarilla Golf, Augusta Park, 1 bed, ground floor, 440 euros inc bills Costa del Silencio, Atlantico I, 2 bed apartment, 415 euros + Bills Costa del Silencio, Garañaña, 3 bed apartment, lovely views, 540 euros + bills Las Chafiras, Biltmore, 1 bed apartment from 400 euros+ bills

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FOR SALE IN LOS CRISTIANOS

ALL PRICED TO SELL!! TO BE SOLD FULLY FURNISHED Port Royal, choice of 2, 2 bed , 2 bath, ground floor apartments - 110,000 euros Los Alisios, 2 bed 2 bath, top floor, apartment - pool and sea view - 140,000 euros Cristian Sur, choice of 2, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1st floor apartments - 125,000 euros Victoria Court, choice of 2, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1st floor apartments - 145,000 euros San Marino, 2 bed, 2 bath 1st floor apartment - 145,000 euros

FOR SALE IN COSTA DEL SILENCIO Atlantic 1, 1st floor, 2 bed apartment incl garage space, 127,500 euros

email: info@TenerifeLongLets.com w w w. Te n e r i f e L o n g L e t s . c o m LONGLETS Los Cristianos: The Heights, 1 bed 3rd. floor apt., 495€ inc. bills, fully furnished. (available from now until October 1st.)

Las Chafias : La Concepcion, 2 bed /2 bath penthouse apt., 550€ incl. up to 50€ bills, fully furnished.

Torviscas / San Eugenio: Roque del Conde, 3 bed/2 bath townhouse, 1000€ + bills, fully furnished.

Malibu Park, 1 bed 3rd. floor apt. 500€ incl. up to 35€ of bills, fully furnished.

Callao Salvaje Un Posto al Sole, 2 bed 1st. floor apt., 550€ incl. bills, fully furnished.

Chayofa La Finca, 1 bed groundfloor apt., 440€ incl.bills, fully furnished.

Aguillas del Teide Jardines Colgantes, 3 bed/3 bath villa, 1100€ + electric, fully furnished.

WANTED : 2 bed apt. in La Finca,Chayofa.

1 bed apt. in Parque Tropical, Los Cristianos, for long let from November 2012.

I have also a long list of Norwegian pensioners who are looking for apts. for next winter 2012/2013 in Los Cristianos or Playa de las Americas.

NO FINDERS OR CONTRACT FEES. I am always looking for more properties in all shapes and sizes in Los Cristianos, so if you would like to rent out your property please contact me and I will come and visit you.

IMPORTANT. I am also looking for wheelchair friendly properties with roll in showers/wet rooms. If you have anything suitable please contact me asap.

Phone: Suzanne on 680 831 497 Email : enquiries@canarygetaway.com www.canarygetaway.com Playa Americas apartment for rent 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, separate kitchen, available June. Well furnished and equipped. Central location quiet area.

Close to beach. Call 922 751 113 or 620 230 871 Underground garage parking spaces and storage locker rooms at Winter Gardens, Golf Del Sur. Tel 637 819 680.

1 bed apartment San Eugenio Alto, 375 euros per month inc, deposit required, Tel: 618 391 837 or 648 896 575

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CONVERTIBLE. Enjoy the sunshine in this Peugeot 206 cc, ano: 2008.

One lady owner from new.

Blue. Clean inside and out.

Genuine reason for sale.

7,995€.

Call 677 166 589 or 670 787 460

CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH - Offer made once seen, we will come to you. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4 X 4’s, small vans, people carriers, runners and non runners, accident damaged, etc.

ANYTHING CONSIDERED. Call us now on 629 128 667

An experienced Telemarketer is required for Pearly Grey Ocean Club in Callao Salvaje. 20 hours a week, basic wage plus good commissions, guaranteed leads and fantastic working environment. For an interview, call Justine 627 107 631

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CARS Long term car rental or rent to buy from 220 euros per month including insurance. Clio’s, Fiestas, Ka’s etc. Please call 634 028 892 or 693 818 995 for fast polite service.

Venli are looking for skilled carpenters and experienced general builders. Please call 618 776 167 or alternatively email info@venli.com. No labourers required.

CHIROPODIST

Full time kitchen staff are required for a busy café in Fañabe.

Applicants must have experience and be able to work under pressure. An NIE number is essential. Call Craig on 649 841 325

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

A busy restaurant in Los Cristianos are looking for an experienced chef. Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years experience working in a kitchen. Send your CV to restaurante_ los_cristianos@hotmail.com

Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBCHA, serving the community from El Medano to Los Gigantes for 13 years. Telephone 608 029 790

CLEANING

Suncare Central are now expanding their team for the season and are looking for people to join their team of Suncare Advisors. German and Spanish Speakers also required. No experience necessary as full training will be given but you must have your own transport. Full contract provided. For this great opportunity call Craig on 651 172 738 Future Resorts Marketing are looking for British, Dutch and Scandinavian Reps and T.O’s. High quality leads, weekly and monthly bonuses and top commissions paid every 2 weeks.

Call 922 735 320 or email admin@futureresortsmarketing.com

Blue Flag Travel have a fantastic opportunity for telemarketers to join their company. If you are looking for something different call Blue Flag Travel on 639 869 365 or email recruitment@ blueflagtravel.com

EXECUTIVE CAR VALET For the personal touch.

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4 hours minimum per car.

Specialist cars e.g. Mercedes BMW etc. + any 4 X 4’s

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Collections & Deliveries Available BLINDS

Contact Kevin on 646 446 958

NEED A CLEANER? Someone you can trust to look after your holiday apartment while you are back in the UK.

Experienced mature British couple willing to help.

Excellent work at reasonable rates.

References can be provided.

Call 646 446 958.

COMPUTERS

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Telephone 634 354 668

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PAINTING & DECORATING Painter and Decorator. No project too small, no building too tall. Reliable tradesman for all your painting needs. Free no obligation quote. Call 628 381 185 English painter and decorator, city and guilds qualified. Also general maintenance and any manual labour undertaken. All work guaranteed. No job too small . Call Brad on 602 007 464 for a no obligation quotation.

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Call us on Tel: 922 720 493

ALUMINIUM & PVC

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM in Granadilla! Call for directions

Tel: 922 778 050 Fax 922 778 051

Mobile 696 889 048

Email: celjucanarias@celjucanarias.es

www.celjucanarias.es

Specialists in security shutters and blinds, locks security glass and grills.

QUALIFIED FITTERS AND FULL GUARANTEES Free no obligation survey & quotation. We speak English & German!

PERSONAL SERVICES SPANISH LESSONS

Nice, sporty, young, Spanish lady, certified masseur, toys and naughty lingerie also available. Discreet hotel/home visits.

Reasonable prices. Viagra available. Tel 0034 634 305 696

Spanish & English, “one to one” or small groups, home or workplace visits. Children’s private tutorial. Experienced language teacher at all levels. Excellent rates. Why not give it a try! Call 634 352 015

Veronica, a Columbian girl in Los Cristianos, loving, playful, in front of the language school, 24 hour service, home-hotel visits, call 654 091 101 Carolina, a good looking Columbian girl in Los Cristianos, for Canariansex.com, loving, 24 hour service, home-hotel visits, call 645 022 501

TILING SECOND-HAND SHOPS

Colin Peel Tiling Specialist

Petite tanned Puerto Rican girl in the South, exuberant, heart stopping figure, all services. Call 603 147 342

For All Your Tiling Needs: Bathrooms, Kitchens & Floors Most Aspects of Building Work Undertaken

Sisi in Los Cristianos, massages, French, good kisser, toys, complete package, in front of the Hotel Aguamar, call 664 077 390 Eva, latin girl in Los Cristianos, ardent, French, toys, 24 hour service, in front of the Hotel Aguamar, call 696 847 478 Beautiful, blonde young lady from Czech Republic, barbie face, body like top model, very sensual, erotic massage, couples, lesbians, erotic toys, much more.. Available for dinner, parties, hotel visits (24 hours) discreet, luxury apartment in Las Americas. just for exclusive gentlemen, good English spoken.

Tel: 603 134 068 or 672 573 649

PETS

Tel: 679 736 409 TRANSLATION

Furniture & Household Items bought for cash Immediate decisions

Phone Freddie 645 389 207 Rotations: Call Gary on 922 790 822 – 662 496 422.

Closed on Saturdays.

Short breaks and holiday care for your pet. Pick up and return service. Pet Hotel Linde. www.pethotellinde.com Tel 922 530 347

PLUMBING

TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICES

RE-UPHOLSTERY

All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance.

Tel: 680 278 579

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Sofas, bar seating dining chairs Free quotations & home visits Call Mike at ReStyle: 677 806 800

Over 20 years experience. Official Translations, Medical, Conveyancing, Notary, Wills, Utilities, Insurances, Building licences Etc.. Transport available if required. Professionalism & Confidentiality guaranteed.

For these and many more call Tracey on 666 857 991 info@tenerifetranslationservices.com

TV AND SATELLITE Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116 Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance and Sales.

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Local Police Tel: 922 75 70 06 Red Cross Emergencies and Ambulances Tel: 922 28 18 00 Information and Blood Bank Tel: 922 28 29 24 International MEDSERVICE Tel: 922 79 05 63 Medical Benefits Agency Tel: (00 44) 191 218 7547

For if you find yourself in medical difficulties whilst on holiday and without the proper holiday insurance.

Pharmacy Information and Locator (24 hours) Tel: 922 28 24 24 Citizen Information Tel: 010 Postal Services Tel: 902 19 71 97 International Operator Tel: 11825 Local Operator Tel: 11818 Tourist Information Tel: 922 60 55 90 Hospitals & Medical Centres (Answering Machine) Tel: 094 Hospital Las Americas, Playa de las Americas Tel: 922 75 00 22 Playa de Las Americas Centro Medicos Del Sur Tel: 922 79 10 00 Candelaria Hospital Tel: 922 60 20 00 Beach Safety Obey the beach warning flags and always supervise children when near water.

Red - Strong currents do not swim Yellow - Strong winds and turbulent sea conditions. Take care.

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Tourist Offices Tenerife Sur Tourist Office (Main Tourist Office) Tel: 902 00 31 21 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Tel: 922 28 93 94 Santiago de Teide Tel: 922 86 03 48 Costa Adeje Tel: 922 75 06 33 Puerto de la Cruz Tel: 922 38 60 00 El Medano Tel: 922 17 60 02 La Laguna Tel: 922 63 11 94 La Orotava Tel: 922 32 30 41 Las Galletas Tel: 922 73 01 33 Los Cristianos Tel: 922 75 71 37 Los Llanos de Aridane Tel: 922 40 18 99 Playa de las Américas Tel: 922 79 76 68 Playa de las Vistas Tel: 922 78 70 11

(lines open 24 hours) Airport Information Tel: 922 75 90 00 Tourist Information Tel: 922 392 037 TFN - Tenerife Norte airport (Los Rodeos) For all domestic flights and some scheduled international and mainland services.

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Friday Night Clear skies 19 °C. Wind 16mph.

Saturday Sunny skies 25°C. Wind 11mph.

Saturday Night Clear skies 18°C. Wind 11mph.

Sunday Sunny skies 24 °C. Wind 25mph.

Sunday Night Clear skies. 19°C. Wind 25mph.

Monday Sunny skies. 22 °C. Wind 30mph.

Monday Night Clear skies. 19°C. Wind 30mph.

Tuesday Sunny skies. 25°C. Wind 31mph.

Tuesday Night Clear skies. 19°C. Wind 31mph.

Wednesday Sunny skies 24°C. Wind 30mph.

Wednesday Night Clear skies. 20 °C. Wind 30mph.

Thursday Sunny skies. 24°C. Wind 24mph.

Telephone numbers: Flight Information 902 404 704

Deputy Editor: Ruth Summers

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

Friday Sunny skies 26 °C. Wind 16mph.

Transport TFS - Tenerife Sur Airport (Reina Sofia) For flights from the Spanish mainland and nearly all scheduled international flights.

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Buses TITSA is Tenerife´s public bus company.

Tel: 922 53 13 00 The ´Bono-Bus´ discount card can be purchased from all TITSA stations and terminals of TITSA and reduces the cost of transport

by up to 30%.

Weather Outlook

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