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GUARDIA WARNED: Fine more drivers, or you’ll lose your monthly bonuses
TRAFFIC cops in Tenerife and the other Canary Islands are under pressure to fine more motorists. If they don’t, they will lose their monthly 240-euro roadsafety bonus, which is why there has been an all-out purge on drivers in recent weeks. The traffic police have been out in force all over Tenerife stopping cars at random and checking on the safety aspects - lights, tyres etc - and paperwork. The Guardia Civil has sent out letters to officers, warning them that “their productivity is below average and has not reached the appropriate level
of performance”. It also reminds them that Unit Leaders, since 2006, have had the power to strip them of their bonuses. The letter goes on to say: “This is just a warning, but if productivity is not increased immediately, and if you continue with this low performance, the pertinent action will be taken.” But the operation has brought a sharp response from the AUGC, the police association to which the majority of the Guardia Civil officers belong. “Threats like this turn traffic police officers into mere debt collectors,” complains the group. And that’s exactly what
it seems to be: a game of cops and robbers, but with serious intent and cash consequences. Never has the phrase “Drive carefully” been more apt as the police coffers fill up and drivers’ pockets are emptied. One motorist was fined 100 euros for crossing a single white line, even though he was attempting to manoeuvre his way slowly around what he believed was an accident. He saw a queue of cars and police officers ahead, and assumed there had been a collision. But it was, in fact, a police checkpoint, and no excuses were accepted. Last year saw a sharp drop in fines throughout the Canaries and the
AUGC believes this is down to a significant reduction in traffic on the roads, and more cautious drivers - all because of the economic crisis and high unemployment rates. It certainly looks as though the heads of each unit have been turning a blind eye to their colleagues’ output, or lack of it, and have failed to withdraw bonuses, as per instruction. Now, however, they are cracking the whip to reach agreed targets in “performance, interest and initiative”. A monthly Individual Activity Summary (RAI in Spanish) assesses the work of each traffic cop: the number of fines handed out,
statements taken, vehicles recovered, arrests made, road assists and even the number of kilometres travelled on two or four wheels. For example, going to the aid of a driver with a punctured tyre is worth 0.25 points, while fining a truck driver is worth four points, and so on. The Guardia Civil letter, sent in October, says the “performance of officers is producing a negative result, suggesting evidence of a lack of interest, activity, initiative and performance”. In July, Guardia Civil units in Tenerife, Las Palmas, León, Seville, the Balearic Islands and Alicante, had the least number of traffic fines. In Las Palmas, just 4,800
fines were handed out, 26% fewer than in July 2011; and in Tenerife 3,036 fines, which were 52% fewer. And in the whole of 2011, 194,000 traffic fines were handed out in the Canaries, which was 9,000 more than in 2010. But official data shows an increase in the number of fines, and the AUGC believes the Guardia Civil chiefs are not evaluating the work of officers in the Canary Islands fairly. It is one of the regions with the lowest roadtraffic fatalities - just 47 last year - and the highest unemployment (33%). But motorists beware: the cops are after your money, so they can have theirs!
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REVERON RESIGNS!
Mayor of Arona Jose Alberto Gonzalez Reveron steps down HE finally announced his resignation after his appeal, against a Provincial Court of Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s judgment finding him guilty of corruption, was denied. The mayor had repeatedly refused to step down until his appeal was heard, despite an increasing clamour that he should do so. Criminal Court Number One of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has upheld the sentence against Reveron,
which disqualifies him from public office for four-anda-half years. The sentence was duly handed down and established that the Mayor had hired two municipal workers in an incorrect manner that the courts deemed corrupt. Reveron, a Coalicion Canaria party member, announced his resignation at a press conference, which was attended by members of his government and said, “This is not a good time to carry on”. Reveron said that will he will soon be replaced by a councillor, but has not yet decided who, saying that he has the support of his party throughout the Island. He added that he will
return to private enterprise again, opening up a new phase in his life. He said the causes of the conviction, “Are mere administrative files”. Contracts for the two council workers were already made and were up for renewal, he argued. He said he respects the law but feels he has been, “The victim of an inhumane and unjust decision” and called the opposition PP, PSC and Citizens for Arona parties, “The poorest and most mediocre Arona has had during the democratic era “. The sentence has to do with two contracts with extensions coming up that were signed by the Mayor and caused the municipal auditor to have qualms
about their legality. The judgement stated that the Mayor was guilty of “irregular conduct and the exercise of arbitrary abuse of power, resulting in an injury to the collective interest.” The required screening test for the jobs was limited to an interview, which, the judge says, shows lack of rigor in testing and selection criteria. The statement explained that Reveron. “Knew what he was doing and wanted to do” and that he was aware of what he had signed. The opposition PP, however, has called for Sr Reverón to repay salary taken since the initial judgment on the grounds that the appeal had no chance of success anyway.
Path to link Paraiso and Callao
PLAYA Paraiso will soon feature a pedestrian walkway that will provide a link to Callao Salvaje. A comprehensive plan is being developed for the improvement and rehabilitation of these tourist sites. Adeje councillor for Works and Services, Gonzalo Delgado Diaz announced that “we’ve finally come to ask permission to the
Canary Islands for the implementation of the first phase of the walkway that will connect Callao Salvaje with Playa Paraiso. It’s a project I’ve been working on for many years, and now we can start the tender for the award of the work. This pedestrian promenade has been one of the most persistent complaints by residents and businesses in this area, they
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will be able to enjoy a walk along the coastline offering an added attraction.” “With these works our neighbours and visitors, will be linked by a seaside promenade, which is constantly demanded by our visitors.” The project will go to a public tender in the coming weeks, reported the Adeje councillor, who said that
“our expectations are that in early 2013 we will begin working in the area.” The first implementation phase has a budget of 600,000 euros and is expected to last six months. The pedestrian area is bound by the protection of public land and needs the approval of the Department of Planning of the Canary Islands and the Provincial Coastal Service in Santa Cruz
de Tenerife. The objective of the project is to, “enhance the natural environment of the area, which is currently down, and convert the coast into a wide promenade that serves leisure and enjoyment, fulfilling a role turn liaison and continuity between the Adeje coastal areas.” Natural materials such as stone, wood or cinder will be
used and natural vegetation. The walk will be 700 meters long, and will be distributed in three bands: the paved promenade, the green area and an auxiliary area. The government team is scheduled to meet with neighbours and with businessmen from both areas of the municipality, to inform them personally of the proposals.
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WHAT'S ON! A taste of San Miguel The Municipality of San Miguel de Abona is promoting its area through food and wine. Participating bars and restaurants are offering a tapa and glass of wine for at most 2.50 euros. The event will continue until the 24th November. More information is available from www. sanmigueldeabona.es
Arona Folk 25th October 2012 – 22nd March, 2013. An encounter with the most deeply rooted traditions of the town you can enjoy each week Weekly schedule: Every Thursday at 20:30 pm, folk group acting on the seafront in Los Cristianos (by sculpture of the fisherwoman). On Fridays, 20:30 h, the folk group perform in Playa de Las Americas (City Center Square). The folk festival will also feature a wide range of items to taste and buy, typical Canarian products.
Festival of and Dance in Adeje
Resident rights on sale in Spain Trade Ministry secretary Jaime Garcia-Legaz said the plan, expected to be approved in the coming weeks, would be aimed principally at the Chinese and Russian markets as the domestic demand was stagnant and showed no sign of improving. Spain has more than 700,000 unsold houses following the collapse of its real estate market in 2008. The country’s economy is struggling and is currently in recession with 25 per cent unemployment. Thousands of houses have been
repossessed by banks and their owners evicted because they cannot pay their mortgages. The government last week approved a decree under which evictions would be suspended for two years in specific cases of extreme need. The country’s offer beats others in bailed-out countries such as Ireland and Portugal, where residency papers are offered to foreigners
buying houses worth more than 400,000 and 500,000 euros, respectively. It was not immediately clear if the residency would only refer to Spain, and not the European Union. The stricken state of the country’s real estate market was high-lighted by the latest figures from the Bank of Spain which showed that the level of bad debt in the country’s banks had risen to
a record 10.7 per cent of their loan total in September. The bank said the amount totalled 182 billion, up from 179 billion in August - the 15th monthly increase in a row. The 16 other countries that use the euro have agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros to help support the country’s banks weighed down by these bad loans and investments. On top of the bank loan, Spain has been under pressure to apply for more outside financial aid to help it manage its debt and deficit. The European Central Bank has insisted on the move before it will make good on its pledge to buy the bonds of certain troubled countries to help lower their borrowing costs. Spain says it is waiting to know all the conditions that might come attached to the rescue package before making a decision.
TENERIFE Cabildo Vice President, Carlos Alonso, with the director general of EU Economic Affairs, Carlos Portuguese, and the Canarian Government’s Director General of Transport, Rosa Davila, have held a series of meetings with several MEPs,
members of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee, including its president, Brian Simpson, in order to stress the importance of their vote to include Tenerife in the TransEuropean Transport Network (TEN).
With the October introduction of amendments to the Transport Committee of the EU, a review has been undertaken before voting on the amendments on November 27th. This process will conclude with the final approval from the European
Parliament in the second quarter of 2013. Alonso once again insisted on the need to link the tourism component to transport, something that has not been taken into account when identifying the main transport nodes in the EU.
SPAIN is to offer foreigners residency permits if they buy houses worth more than 160,000 euros as part of an attempt to reduce the country’s bloated stock of unsold homes.
Theatre
Performances will take place on November 23rd and 24th. The works are suitable for audiences over twelve-yearsof-age, with costs between four and eight euros at the box office. For information on each event, please go to http://www.adeje.es.
San Fernando Rey Santiago del Teide Saturday 8th December, 18.30 A concert is taking place in Santiago de Teide - “AveMaria” with compositions by Bach, Dvo àk, Händel, Puccini and Vivaldi. The performance includes a soprano, flautist and organ. Entrance is free!
La Camella Saturday 1st December, 7pm Christmas concert by the students of the Arona School of Music & Dance (Los Cristianos) will take place in the Civic Centre (under the church plaza), La Camella. Free entry.
Feboda Fair Recinto Ferial de Tenerife, (opposite the Auditorium in Santa Cruz) November 30th to December 2nd Everything for the perfect wedding, Feboda is a great showcase for numerous major companies such as travel agencies, caterers, florists and fashion houses. Admission is 3.50 euros and there will be activities such as musical performances, cooking demonstrations and a wedding cake contest.
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Campaign against Flu jabs flown in racism in all sport THE Council of Guía de Isora has unanimously approved a motion to develop a campaign against violence and racism in sport. “Violence in sport is a learning process that starts in the lower grades, directly affecting the education process for children,” said the
councillor responsible for the area, José Rivero. He added that a comprehensive approach to the phenomenon of violence in sport involves cooperation between all levels of government to achieve the desired success. Among the actions to be developed are information campaigns in sports facilities and municipal sports clubs.
FOLLOWING the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products’ decision to block the use of flu vaccines from Novartis, the Chief of Epidemiology at the Public Health Directorate, Domingo Nunez, has promised the archipelago that there will be a new batch of 70,000 doses of vaccine, to add to the 46,000 that arrived some days ago. The medicine will be sent by plane in batches of 10,000 doses and, if implemented as promised by the Ministry, the
Canary Islands Health Service will have more than 100,000 vaccines available before the end of the month, which would cover 50 per cent of the population at risk. Health centres here have now resumed vaccinating high-risk groups such as pregnant women, people with morbid obesity, carers of the chronically ill of any age and over 65 professions and workers essential to the community, such as police and fire-fighters and especially medical personnel.
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AS the eviction row rumbles on, a number of Spanish mayors are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to their citizens being thrown out onto the street for mortgage non-payment.
City leaders across the country are warning they will close their accounts with banks that continue a policy of carrying out eviction orders without giving those affected an alternative. The Mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Manuel Bermúdez of the Canarian Coalition, became a hero last week after he decided to withdraw 1.5 million euros from Bankia to prevent the eviction of Carmen Omaña, a 48-yearold mother of two. “We tried to meet and look for a solution with the bank, but it didn’t reply,” Bermúdez explained. “We warned Bankia that there would be consequences, and Carmen Omaña began a hunger strike. After these events I ordered 1.5 million euros (Municipal monies) to be withdrawn from the bank, because we refuse to accept that banks that have been bailed out with the money of all citizens do not even deign to answer the administration.” Now, other city leaders are following suit. The movement among mayors looks like becoming unstoppable. City leaders will examine the adoption of specific antieviction measures at the next board meeting of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), on
another 007 smash It’s the best Bond I’ve seen and if it’s still at the cinema this week then you must find the 7 euros and go and see Skyfall.
November 27th. Ultimately, says Bermúdez, change has to come via a reform of the mortgage law. But he admitted much could be done at the local council level. “We have set up an antieviction protocol that has been pioneered in Spain,” said the Santa Cruz mayor. “Thanks to this mechanism we can mediate between citizens and the banks, above all in cases in which local residents find themselves with no means of support. What I would like is for this to serve to create a different policy.” Joining the Mayors are the country’s three main judge associations, who have called the government eviction decree “arbitrary” and “absolutely insufficient.” Magistrates criticised the fact that while the Popular Party administration is calling a two-year moratorium on evictions for the most vulnerable people, it does nothing to reform mortgage legislation, effectively providing a temporary
solution to a long-term problem. José María Fernández Seijo, the judge at Barcelona’s third Mercantile Court, said the decree avoids the core of the problem. The conditions for eligibility to the moratorium also include senseless discrimination, the associations said. The decree sets stringent requirements. Those eligible must make no more than 19,200 euros a year and spend over 50 per cent of their household income on the mortgage. Households with three children are automatically eligible, but those with two are not. “Do those two children not have the same right not to be thrown out on the street?” asks Judge María Teresa Sáez, president of the Professional Magistrate Association. “We lament that the conditions are not more flexible to give us some margin to interpret whether a case is critical.” Single mothers with just one child are not eligible, those with two are. Pensioners are
also left out unless they have dependents in their care. The decree also stipulates that the freeze on an eviction is only possible when the foreclosed home reverts to the bank. If a third party buys it at an auction, the eviction will be carried out as planned. “I could find myself with a case of extreme necessity yet the eviction cannot be stopped because the house is not the bank’s; that’s discriminatory,” one judge said. Another contentious point is the fact that late fees are not being stopped along with the evictions, meaning that during those two years the debt will continue to grow, says Joaquim Bosch, spokesman for the association Judges for Democracy. Bosch believes this was a deliberate oversight on the government’s part. “We bemoan the fact that the government has sided with the lenders rather than with the rights of citizens,” he said.
This week it has been announced that Sam Mendes, the director behind the most successful 007 film of all, is likely to follow up Skyfall with another James Bond epic. Regular Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade say the Oscar-winning American Beauty director has already been working on a new 007 plot. Purvis and Wade, who have worked on five James Bond films, also revealed they are quitting the franchise. During an appearance at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Wade said: “We’re very happy to have done five Bonds, and I think we’ve gotten it to a good place. “I know that John Logan (screenwriter) and Sam Mendes have come up with a plot for another one, which takes the pressure off because these films take up a lot of time. Purvis, who has been writing film scripts with Wade for 28 years, said: “We were going to stop with Quantum
Of Solace, but it’s good to go out on a high with Skyfall.” Actor Daniel Craig, who has starred in the last three Bond adventures, is contracted for a further two. Skyfall, released last month, became the UK’s biggest box office hit of the year in just 12 days. And already, it is the most financially-successful Bond film ever, having taken more money than the highlyacclaimed Casino Royale in 2006. Christmas Lotto Christmas Lottery - this year it will be held on Saturday December 22nd. A massive 2,520 million euros in prize money has been allocated, of which 720 million correspond to El Gordo, and which will be tax free for the last time. The State Lotteries (LAE) presented the draw - “the largest in the world” – and LAE President, Jose Miguel Martinez, said sales, which began on July 1st, are down “a little” so far, compared with the same period of 2011, but there’s still a month to go. So go to a lottery shop this week, spend 20 euros, buy a ticket and who knows you could be a winner, now that would be a Christmas to remember. Until next week…
Canarian woman extradited to Germany A WOMAN from the Canary Islands has been extradited to Germany where she is accused of having abducted her fouryear-old son. Minerva Marrero, a 26-yearold from Las Palmas de Canaria, left Munich in July after abandoning her husband whom she has accused of mistreating
her. The father, who has joint Spanish and German nationality, formally accused her of having abducted their son. After receiving an extradition request from Munich, the High Court in Spain issued an order for her arrest and transfer to Germany. According to family members, Marrero arrived in the Canary Islands on July 18th after the Spanish consulate in Munich issued her a document to allow her
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to travel with her son, given that her husband had seized her passport. They said Marrero did not report the alleged mistreatment by her husband to the German police because she was advised by a lawyer that she would have no problems leaving Germany. Her sister Teresa Marrero said Minerva filed an abuse complaint with a court in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which declined to accept it, saying it was outside
its jurisdiction since the alleged offence took place in Germany. Dozens of people on Thursday held a protest in support of the family outside the offices of the central government’s representative in Las Palmas in an effort to halt the extradition. Marrero’s brother Juan said his sister had collaborated with judicial officials and did not understand why she had to remain in prison until her extradition.
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Extra staff for the Consulate FOLLOWING our front-page story last week about British Consul Maria Leng being axed, we are now told that there will be an extra member of staff for Tenerife.
The British Embassy this week announced that Steve Jones, the Consul in Malaga, is extending his role to cover the whole of southern Spain - and take over responsibility for the Canary Islands. In addition, an extra casework officer will be recruited locally for the Consulate in Tenerife, raising from eight to nine - including the Honorary Consul in Lanzarote - the total number of customer-facing staff who directly assist British nationals in the Canaries. The moves are part of a continuing modernisation and investment that will deliver a total of eight extra frontline staff across Spain. The Consulates, including the Canaries, will have more caseworkers providing faceto-face assistance. Meanwhile, Consuls will focus on strategic issues, such as new ways of preventing and tackling the most common and complex problems facing Brits abroad, from lost passports to serious criminal matters. The Spain network is adopting the same model already used by the Foreign Office in many parts of the world, where Consuls often oversee more than one post. Dave Thomas, Consular Regional Director for southern Europe, said: “It’s
vital that we use our resources to the best possible effect. “We are putting more caseworkers on the ground. They are the ones who actually provide the faceto-face assistance British nationals need. “We are freeing up the Consuls to focus on consular
policy, driving up standards of delivery and customer service, and overall management of our consular teams.” Steve Jones succeeds Maria Leng, who has led the team in the islands for the past two years and contributed extensively to the modernisation of
British consular services there. He brings a wealth of experience in assisting British nationals, and in representing the United Kingdom in Spain. He has led the busy consular team in Malaga for three years, where he also oversees the Foreign Office’s consular contact centre for southern Europe. Last year, he collected the Foreign Secretary’s Award for Service Delivery. He served as Consul in the Canaries between 2007 and 2009. Previously, he
worked in the travel industry in the Canaries, as Overseas Manager for Thomas Cook, based in Fuerteventura. Steve Jones said: “I am looking forward to my return to the Canaries. We have important posts with experienced and dedicated teams, and an excellent Honorary Consul in Lanzarote, who do an impressive job. “They have first-class contacts with the Canarian authorities and British community organisations
across the islands. “I want to maintain the delivery of high-quality assistance that British nationals value, and to work closely with our valued partners, who I look forward to meeting again. “It is a privilege to take over from Maria and join such a dedicated and hard-working group of people.” The Canaries are among the most popular destinations worldwide for British nationals, with some 85,000 residents on the islands and 3.5 million visitors every year.
Travel certificates Of the 31 municipalities in Tenerife, only 13 have set up an electronic system so that local citizens can obtain their resident certificate for travel – free. A further 11 Town Halls have the online application software on their websites, but have not made it avail-
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able to the public yet. The resident travel document is available online from the following Municipalities: Adeje, Arona, Granadilla, La Guancha, Guía de Isora, Güímar, Granadilla, La Laguna, La Matanza, San Miguel, Santa Cruz, Santa Úrsula,
El Sauzal and Tegueste. Between them they have issued more than 900 travel certificates online and in the last two months the number has increased 39 per cent, which coincides with the new legislation from the beginning of September.
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Arona tackles the stray dogs AT last Arona Council appear to be taking action. The Department of Tourism and Health in Arona has decided to tackle the problem of abandoned and homeless animals and has launched a tender to find a company to take charge of search and removal services. The tender was published recently in the Official Provincial Bulletin
(BOP). The service is out to tender for a total of 77,040 euros and will be valid until June 30th, 2016, an annual payment of 18,000 euros, with IGIC at 1,260. For the selection of the company, points will be awarded for the following: the price of the bid submitted (55 points), the hours of service (30) and response time (15 points).
Man is arrested for sexual exploitation
Anyone fancy a bite to eat? IT’S going to make one heck of a sandwich, and it has already made history - in the Guinness Book of Records. Fran Alonso, a Maestro Cortadore (master cutter) from Galicia, who is based
in Tenerife, produced a slice of ham measuring an astonishing 30.11 metres (99ft) and weighing 4.5 kilos (10lbs). It walloped the previous longest slice, set by Spaniard Nico Jimenez, of Extremadura, who upped his own record to 13.35m in Tokyo in 2010. Alonso recorded his success last Thursday in Plaza Charco,
the main square in Puerto de la Cruz, watched by crowds of fascinated well-wishers throughout the day. It took him seven hours of careful cutting to stride into the Guinness Book of Records after his marathon feat. The challenge was sponsored by local restaurateurs and Puerto de la Cruz Town Hall. Previous record holder,
Jimenez is the most famous of the 10 Spanish Maestro Cortadores and has cut Iberico ham for Spanish royalty and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal. He also prepared a ham dish for the victorious Spanish World Cup football team on their arrival back in Spain from the competition in South Africa.
Iberia wants breakaway from BA UNIONS in Spain have vowed to fight the proposed restructuring of airline Iberia and are calling for a break in the flag carrier’s merger agreement with British Airways, arguing that it amounts to an AngloSaxon takeover of the weaker partner. Angry workers are threatening strike action that could further derail Iberia, which is already haemorrhaging cash at a rate of 1.7 million euros a day. Iberia management will meet with union bosses before the end of November to start negotiations over a restructuring plan. The plan was unveiled this month and includes slashing 4,500 jobs, reducing salaries by 25 to 35 per cent, and cutting services by 15 per cent. But before the parties have even sat around the negotiating table, a war of words has erupted that makes a smooth resolution unlikely.
Powerful Spanish pilots’ union Sepla has accused British Airways and International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company formed with the 2011 merger, of a “flagrant disregard” of Spanish interests. It has threatened to stage legal challenges over the merger agreement, which it claims was stacked in BA’s favour. “It’s not fair and it’s not the way things were supposed to be. The merger was supposed to bring growth for both companies and benefits for workers of both airlines,” stated Justo Peral, head of Sepla. “We want to break the merger and go it alone again, that’s the only way we will survive. We will not stand by and see Iberia dismantled by the British.” He publicly argued that Iberia assets had been used to plug a deficit in the BA pension scheme, estimated at £3.7 billion at the time of the merger, and that Iberia workers would be contributing to BA pensions until 2026, while a quarter of its workforce would be forced to join the ranks
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of Spain’s unemployed. Iberia management has retaliated, accusing Sepla of mounting a propaganda campaign of “repeated lies” and claiming a complete overhaul was necessary to make the 85-year-old airline competitive. Rafael Sánchez-Lozano, Iberia’s chief executive, said: “Iberia is in a fight for survival. It is unprofitable in all markets. Unless we take radical action to introduce permanent
structural change, the future for the airline is bleak.” The company argued that while BA had undergone a period of readjustment, Iberia had yet to do so and that Iberia pilots, for example, earned on average twice the salary of their BA counterparts. Latest figures showed Iberia passenger numbers have fallen by almost 50 per cent since Madrid’s Terminal 4 was inaugurated in October 2006
TWO dozen people, most of them Russian nationals, were arrested across Spain recently, including at least one here in Arona,on charges that they had sexually exploited some 8,000 women since 2004, forcing them to work in brothels, the police announced. The operation, undertaken by the National Police in collaboration with the Federal Security Service of Russia, began in 2005, when officers conducted numerous investigations into various criminal gangs settled in Spain, all dedicated to sexual exploitation. The leader of the alleged ring, Igor C., 40, is said to have been responsible for more than 70 per cent of cases involving the sexual exploitation of Russian women. Known by his aliases, “Mark Knopfler,” “the Many-faced one” or just “the man,” Igor C. reportedly provided women to brothels in Almería, Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, Córdoba,
Tarragona, Huesca and the Balearic Islands, police said. He has also been charged with document forgery and employment crimes. According to the investigation, the victims would travel to third countries from Russia, such as Poland, Hungary and Lithuania and take flights directly to Madrid. In an effort for the women to remain legally in Spain, the ring would send their passports back to Russia, which were stamped falsely to show that they had left the Schengen zone and re-entered as tourists. Authorities also confiscated some three million euros in property, goods and cash, including high-price automobiles, jewellery and watches. Witnesses who cooperated in the investigation said that Igor C. was never seen. He had about 16 mobile phones but was never in direct contact with the prostitutes.
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Food donation dumped TENERIFE residents have been shocked to find out that food sent to the archipelago from Spanish and other European authorities to relieve hunger has been found discarded in dumpsters. According to a group that advocates for the rights of the homeless in Spain, boxes full of cheese, flour, soup and juice from the European Union and Spain were found in a rubbish heap in a neighbourhood of Santa
Cruz. This food was intended for the needy and had been provided to groups such as the Red Cross and food banks, for distribution. Eloy Cuadra of the Platform for the Dignity of the Homeless said in a statement that the waste is “unforgivable.” Cuadra said that the management of food distribution is evidently “out of control.” Cuadra explained that his group had received a tip that in the García Escámez neighbourhood, a non-profit association had thrown away a significant amount of food. Found in the rubbish were boxes of cheese with 2013
expiration dates, along with flour that had expired in October 2012. Also found were boxes of fruit juice and soup. The food containers bore identifying labels of the EU and the Spanish government. “Neither the municipal laws nor national regulations are being followed,” said Cuadra, who added that local police were made aware of the waste and have made a report. Among the reasons for discarding the food is the possibility that the food banks and other philanthropic organisations involved do not have adequate refrigeration.
The spokesman for Dignity said, “This is not a reason to cast blame on neighbourhood associations and others who don’t have refrigeration or adequate training to make proper distribution, but instead that the government should have a leading role in the matter.” He noted that the distribution of food should not be left entirely in the hands of non-profit organisations. However, Hernán Cerón of the Tenerife Food Bank – which has been partially blamed for food waste – claims that every one of the 127 organisations in food distribution do indeed
have adequate resources for food storage. According to the Spanish media, they have said that these institutions do not have refrigeration since they are only given nonperishable food. It is soup kitchens, said Cerón, which use and distribute perishable food. Cerón believes that the waste discovered by Dignity is an isolated case. For its part, the Red Cross has stated that it is carrying out an investigation to determine whether any of the food administered by that organisation ended up in the rubbish heap in question. Dignity points out that
there have been other recent cases of food that has gone to waste or that has been re-directed, possibly due to corruption. The organisation cites a case where hundreds of pounds of rice provided by the EU, with 2014 expiration dates, ended up on the black market and turned into dog food. Dignity highlighted the irony that even while there seems to be food available, the poor and their families are being, “Subjected to the indignity of having to attend lectures on self-esteem as a necessary precondition of receiving a few bags of food paid for by Europe”.
Rajoy...one year on IT’S just one year after his success at the general election. Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy admitted that his biting austerity programme has hurt many people, yet claims that he had no choice. “It is true that the measures we are taking hurt a lot of people,” Rajoy admitted in a news conference. “But they are absolutely crucial,” he added. Rajoy said the challenges this year had not taken the government by surprise. “We knew 2012 would be bad, 2013 will be better and that in 2014 economic growth will return,” he said in a joint news conference with visiting Brazilian President Dilma
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Rousseff. A year after Rajoy came to power promising to
fix the economy and create jobs, Spain has entered a
second year of recession and the unemployment rate is at 25 per cent. Rajoy’s Popular Party government is on a hotly protested campaign of spending cuts and tax increases to squeeze 102 billion euros out of the Spanish budget by 2014. In response, unions led a general strike on November 14th and hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of major cities, sporadically clashing with baton-wielding riot police. An outcry over soaring home owner evictions, linked to two recent suicides in the space of 15 days, led the government to declare a twoyear halt to expulsions in the most extreme cases. Now, many analysts are counting down to the moment when they believe
the prime minister will be forced to seek a sovereign rescue, too. To do so, Rajoy would have to submit to strict conditions
in return for a European Central Bank promise to buy up Spanish bonds and curb the country’s formidable debt-refinancing costs.
Taxman clamps down on business tax cheats THE Spanish Government has imposed a 2,500-euro limit on cash transactions, to cut down on tax fraud - and bring in more revenue.. The Tax Agency (AEAT) ruling, which came into force on Monday, is targeting business deals only, and does not affect private, individual sales. The cash ceiling, already in place in France and Italy, aims to “avoid “professional operations”, Luis Jones. director of the
Tax Agency, said: “It is very common for the effective use of tax fraud.” In the last five years, a total of over 1,600 million euros has been ‘regularised’, thanks to tax office inspectors detecting operations involving large amounts of cash. These have included socalled “high-denomination” bank notes of 500 euros. Those caught breaking the new rule will be fined 25% of the total transaction, with both parties jointly liable.
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XVI Run for fun
THIS Sunday, Santa Cruz plays host to the XVI Fun Run sponsored by El Corte Ingles. Over 3,000 participants are expected to don their running and shoes and sprint from the starting line at 9am. This year the route is slightly different in the vicinity of the Marine Park, Avenida Constitution and the Adan Martin auditorium. Organised by the City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and El Corte Ingles, the run is one of the most popular programmes, with great citizen participation.
There are different categories but everyone will end up at the same finish line. Registration opened yesterday on the 4th floor of El Corte Ingles-up at 9pm. It’s suitable for all categories, ranging from children in buggies to the veterans, as there is no age limit. The only requirement is to register which is free. As in previous years, there will be prizes for the top finishers in all categories and special awards for the winning teams who have represented schools, groups or associations.
Horror is so much fun! MONSTERS, demons and macabre characters present The Circus of Horrors. It’s an original, terrifying and funny production which will be performed in the parking lot of the Maritime Park in Santa Cruz.
It’s a show directed and created somewhere between theatre, circus and cabaret. Theatre that tells a story and uses a script; circus because they use these technique to make and tell the stories and cabaret which is cool and smart. Tickets are priced between 15 and 38 euros and are available on the website www.circodeloshorrores. com and next to the tent to be installed in the Maritime Park. It all begins on a stormy night in the graveyard of horrors. In the distance you
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Nativity Contest IF you have an idea for the annual nativity scene exhibited in the Plaza de la Candelaria now is the time to enter. The Fiestas Autonomous Agency, which is led by Councillor Fernando Ballesteros, has opened the
registration for those who wish to participate in the Nativity Contest held every year during the Christmas holidays in the capital of Tenerife. As in previous years, the competition is divided into three modes of participation. The first comprises the cribs installed outside and in neighborhood
associations, the second in the parishes, offices of NGOs and non-profit entities, primary and secondary schools, businesses and storefronts and finally, the third category in private homes. Interested parties may submit their applications, until December 7th, at the Fiesta offices (street Antonio
Dominguez Alfonso, No. 7), and from 9:00 to 13:30, where registration forms are available. The nativity scenes will be exhibited to the public from December 19th to January 6th next year. Prizes include plaques and economic rewards ranging between 360 euros and 90 euros.
AENA fee hikes hear a train approaching, between whistles, steam and screeching brakes. From this a single passenger appears with her suitcase in hand. She appears perplexed and confused. Images of stone gargoyles and gravestones appear, wolves howling and screaming and then it begins; the production runs until the 9th December.
THE European Commission announced it has opened a formal investigation into the legality of hikes in airport fees introduced by the state operator AENA, which have angered airlines.
The new fees, which came into effect in July of this year, include increases of up to 50 per cent. The government has up to two months to justify the hikes to Brussels. Airlines have complained that they were not consulted
before the changes were made as established by an EC directive on airport fees approved in 2009. The EC said the directive requires minimum requirements in calculating fees. An EC spokeswoman said AENA needs to provide figures showing that the new fees are justified on the basis of an increase in its real costs in managing the airports such as in the form of investments. If the government’s response fails to satisfy Brussels, the EC may open sanctions proceedings and eventually take the case to court.
The Commission said the increase in fees is significant for the airlines. The average increase for 2012 was 19 per cent, with a further hike of eight per cent planned for 2013. AENA argues the law allows it to increase fees for the period 2013-2015 by the annual inflation rate plus five percentage points to recoup past investments. AENA is sitting on debt of some 14 billion euros. Shortly after the new fees were announced in June, low-cost carrier Easyjet said it would abandon its base at Madrid airport.
The Spanish secretary of state for the European Union, Iñigo Méndez Vigo, described the Commission’s move as “normal.” Tony Tyler, the director general and chief operating official of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has slammed the hikes as “madness” at a time when airlines are already struggling to cope with higher fuel costs. IATA groups together 240 airlines in 115 countries. Tyler said last month it made no sense for a country such as Spain, which is so dependent on tourism, to make itself less competitive.
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When it comes to holidays, Spain makes the most of it! SPANISH workers stand alongside those from France, Germany and Brazil as the people given more holidays per year than anyone else.
And those most hard done by are the Italians, Japanese, Koreans, Mexicans and Americans. Research conducted by Expedia reveals the feeling in Europe is that holidays are a right rather than a privilege for the workforce, while Asian
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countries and the US want more for their money. Spanish, Brazilian and French workers have an annual average of 30 days off, plus bank holidays, and so do Germans. But although employees in France and Spain take every single day’s
holiday they are entitled to, the Germans tend to take an average of 28 days. But Germans are less likely to take work on holiday with them, with 62% saying they forget about the office when they are away, compared with 66% of Brazilian workers, who check their work emails even if they go away for their break. British, Norwegian, Danish, Canadian and Swedish employees get an average of 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays every year, and tend to take all of them. But Japanese staff get 13 days only on average - and rarely take more than five! South Korean and Taiwanese workers are given around 10 days off holiday a year, of which they usually only take seven, while in Mexico and the US, of the 12-14 days entitled annual leave, employees normally only take 10. Those who do not go away for their annual leave say the main problems are either financial, or they have difficulty
co-ordinating things with their friends or family. At least half of all employees in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Italy say they do not get support from the bosses, or encouragement to take their annual leave. In fact, doing so is normally frowned upon. The bosses who genuinely encourage their staff to take the time off they are entitled
to are in Norway, Sweden and Brazil the study claims. As for those who like to go away, most plump for sunshine and a beach as their No1 choice in 18 of the 22 countries which figured in the research. South Koreans were the biggest seaside devotees, with 45% opting for beach holidays, while Japanese workers preferred the outdoor life.
It’s sale time WE’RE still a number of weeks away from Christmas and King’s Day, but commercial thoughts are already turning to winter sales activity. Director General, Trade & Consumer Affairs of the Canary Islands, Gustavo Matos, has announced that Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro have agreed to start their winter sales on Monday 7th January; despite the fact that this date is a public holiday as King’s Day falls on a Sunday, but, the
Government feels that by starting sales activity on this day it will give the campaign an additional boost. Matos is confident that the changes in the opening days in the Canaries are optimal for promoting trade and benefit to businesses. “There needs to be synergy between the needs of the customer and economic activity, which appreciated is difficult with the levels of unemployment and the withdrawal of double pay.”
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Aussies hit by a giant twister RESIDENTS of Batemans Bay, in New South Wales, have been put on storm alert following the arrival of a huge waterspout earlier in the week. Fortunately, the 15-minute funnel of cloud and water did not cause any damage, even though it could, potentially,
have reached speeds of up to 160km/h. Locals at Long Beach described it as “a giant twister, swirling with water”. Australian forecasters warned of more severe conditions to come in the state, particularly in the north, after a weekend of wild weather. Thousands of lightning strikes and wind gusts of up to 100km/h were reported last Saturday and Sunday,
bringing down power lines and leaving at least one home in a state of collapse. Authorities advised residents to take precautions, such as moving cars under cover or away from trees, securing or putting away loose items around the house, and keeping clear of fallen power lines. “So far we’re not in a state of emergency, but we could be heading that way,” said one fearful resident.
£50m is such Unforgettable Butterflies a sweet return
TWO brothers, who inherited their parents’ confectionery business, have sold it for a staggering £50 million. Hancocks, which began as a simple sweet shop in Leicestershire in the Sixties, has become one of the UK’s biggest independent confectionery wholesalers And yesterday (Thursday), Andrew and Adrian Hancock announced the sale to the company’s chief executive. Mark Watson, and Dutch investment firm H2 Equity Partners. The brothers, who ran the business after it was transformed from sweet shop to a huge wholesale industry, into one of the UK’s largest independent confectionery
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wholesalers, are now multimillionaires! Hancocks Group Holdings was founded in 1962 by Liz and Ray Hancock in a single retail outlet in Shepshed, near Loughborough. During the ensuing halfcentury, it has opened nearly 20 depots around the country, generating turnover of more than £100m. Mr Watson and H2 will now focus on expanding Hancocks’ depot network, developing the company’s branded and own-label ranges, and growing its online activities. Nobody involved would comment on the value of the takeover, but insiders said it was in the region of £50m.
IN December 1999, the 54th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 54/134 declaring November 25th the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The origins of November 25th go back to 1960, when the three Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic were violently assassinated for their political activism. The sisters, known as the “Unforgettable Butterflies”, became a symbol of the crisis of violence against women in Latin America. November
25th was the date chosen to commemorate their lives and promote global recognition
of gender violence. In a message to mark the day, UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon said: “Violence against women and girls takes many forms and is widespread throughout the globe. On this International Day, I urge governments and partners around the world to harness the energy, ideas and leadership of young people to help us to end this pandemic of violence. Only then will we have a more just, peaceful and equitable world.” Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. According to UNIFEM, at least one in three women in the world has suffered from violence, usually by someone known to her. In many societies, bias in the legal system and community attitudes add to the trauma.
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Benitez back in big time Out goes hero Di Matteo and in comes ex-CD Tenerife boss Rafa JUST six months after being acclaimed an all-time Chelsea hero, manager Roberto Di Matteo was sacked on Wednesday - and replaced by ex-Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez. But former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, enjoying a year-long sabbatical from football, is still in the frame to take over at Stamford Bridge next season. Di Matteo, having taken Chelsea to the coveted Champions League title and the FA Cup last season, was booted out after his team’s defence of their European crown was all but ended in Turin on Tuesday night. Fickle club owner Roman Abramovich for years harboured one big dream: Chelsea to win the Champions League. And Di Matteo obliged with a miraculous charge at the tail-end of last season, beating mighty Barcelona home and away in the semi-
finals and going on to topple Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot-out finale. But it simply wasn’t enough for the Russian Oligarch, despite them sitting on top of the league for several weeks this season, and still lying third despite his team’s poor form recently. The Chelsea owner, furious
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with the c l u b ’ s disastrous Champions League campaign, had Di Matteo sacked during an emergency, 4am meeting at the club’s Cobham training base after their return from Turin, and a miserable 3-0 defeat against Juventus.
O fficial confirmation of the Italian’s sacking came later in the morning with a statement reading: “Chelsea Football Club has parted company this morning with manager Roberto Di Matteo. “The team’s recent
performances have not been good enough and the owner and the board felt that a change was necessary now to keep the club moving in the right direction as we head into a vitally-important part of the season.” The Blues have failed to win any of their last four Premier League games, which has seen them slip from the top to third, four points behind leaders Manchester City. So in comes Spaniard Benitez, who was originally tackled about the job during the summer while Di Matteo sat and pondered. But the Italian, who had been acting in a temporary position, was eventually given an official two-year contract after Benitez and No 1 choice Guardiola, both rejected it. Di Matteo took charge of Chelsea after the club sacked Andre Villas-Boas in March, The Italian, a popular Chelsea star during his playing days there, rescued the club’s ailing season. And the rest is history. Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was astonished at the Chelsea manager’s departure,
saying: “It just goes to show you how precarious we are as Premier League managers, and you can’t take anything for granted. ”As far as I am concerned, he has done absolutely nothing wrong. His philosophy was, perhaps, to change the look of the team, which he has tried to do. That doesn’t happen overnight - and he’s won two competitions in less than a year, so it’s unbelievable.” As for Benitez, he has stepped into the breach until the remainder of the season. But Chelsea fans, unhappy with Di Matteo’s departure, and the arrival of a former Liverpool manager, will give him a hard time. They don’t like Liverpool, and always make that plain during their encounters. But Benitez will be given heaps of cash to spend on new players to reinforce the team. There could even be an onloan return of all-time legend Didier Drogba, who scored the winning penalty against Bayern before departing for a new career in China. Now that would appease the hostile Chelsea followers!
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10,000 mile hitch-hike to scatter wife’s ashes GRANDFATHER Mike Howitt has completed a 10,642-mile hitch-hike, from Leicester to South Africa, to scatter his wife’s ashes in the country she loved.
The 80-year-old travelled for 56 days by rickshaw, cargo ship and even chariot to Cape Town’s iconic Cable Mountain, which they had had visited five times during their many trips there. The childhood sweethearts met when they were teenagers. They had been married 55 years when Diane died from lung cancer in March last year, At one point, he slept under
the stars on an inflatable mattress, and he later spent 22 hours travelling in a cattle truck from the Sudanese border to Nairobi, in Kenya. His driver even stopped at the Equator so Mike could scatter some ashes there before going on to South Africa. Mike, now back home in Leicester after travelling through 26 countries, and recounting his amazing journey on BBC yesterday (Thursday), said: “I never felt threatened, from the day I set off. “I’m not saying I’m particularly brave, but I just never felt in any danger. I believe in God’s protection and I read Psalm 91 (a prayer of someone who has taken
refuge in the Lord), every day.” The grandfather of four began his trip on 17th September, setting off down the A47. After crossing the Channel, he thumbed his way through Central Europe, and then moved through Eastern Europe into Turkey, before braving trouble-spots in the Middle East and West Africa. And, as a thank-you to the LOROS Hospice in Leicester, where his wife spent her final days, Mike raised nearly £6,000. The intrepid hitch-hiker carried the ashes in a little blue container and travelled through the night for weeks to reach his final destination. The former building industry sales consultant,
who visited South Africa on many occasions, carried his wife’s ashes in a tiny blue container. “My work took me there often, training people in the building industry so we had been there 25 times together. We spent anniversaries there and both loved the country.” He recalled:“Diana and I met when she was 15 and I was 16. We met at Melbourne Hall Church in Leicester and I was, perhaps, the one who didn’t run away fast enough! “She loved Table Mountain, and it was only on our fifth visit there that she plucked up enough courage to go all the way to the top, on the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway.” Mike stayed in all sorts of accommodation, at some of
the most fascinating places in the world, during his long trip in memory of Diane. “I visited Petra, the ancient city in Jordan, which was an amazing experience as I was taken there on horse-drawn chariot. “When I got to Wadi-Haifa in Sudan, I couldn’t find anywhere to stay, so I just slept outside under the stars on an inflatable mattress, which is the only time I used it. “I met a lot of different people, but language was often a problem. I had one journey where the driver only knew three words of English “Winston Churchill” and “Tito”, and he would repeat them in varying order at regular intervals.”
As part of the National Service, Mike had covered 12,000 miles of the UK travelling to training, and later in life he hitchhiked around the coast of South Africa and in Israel. Even though he was 60 years older this time around, Mike said the worst his body went through on his latest trip was some minor aches and pains. “In the last few days my big toes began to swell, so like a fast-bowler in cricket, I cut out part of my shoes to relieve the pressure.” He added: “I’ve done what I set out to do. I feel like, ‘The journey is done, what’s next?’ I’ve met many wonderful people and had many lifeenriching experiences.”
Chinese go sky-high! A SPECIALIST company is planning to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in China - in a remarkable 90 days! From the foundations upwards, the whole construction will be erected within three months, at a rate of five floors a day. Work starts at the end of this month and should all be finished by the end of February. Only China could attempt to take on such a challenge, and it will be built in Changsha in Hunan Province, a city unheard of by most people. The building will be called Sky City and its sta-
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tistics are quite remarkable. It will be 838 metres high, with 220 floors and a construction area of one million square metres. Some 200,000 tons of steel will be used, and it will accommodate 31,000 people, with access to 104 high-speed lifts. Around 83% of the building will be for residential use, with room for 17,400 people. There will be schools educating up to 4,600 children, and a hospital capable of treating 1,400 patients. Only 3% of the building
will be for office use and any remaining space will be used for shops and restaurants. The building will be just a few metres taller than the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, but it will be constructed at a fraction of the cost. The company behind it, Broad Sustainable Building (BSB), specialises in prefabricated modular technology, which allows them to cut costs significantly. The Burj in Dubai cost £9,500 per square metre, whereas Sky City will cost one-tenth of that. Some of the same team who built the Burj will
also work on this project. It is not the first seemingly-impossible, fast construction project by the company. In January, they built a 30-story hotel in just 15 days - and it is still standing. Any concerns that the speed of construction will jeopardise the safety of Sky City have been refuted by the company. BSB claim that the building will be state-ofthe-art in every respect. It will be resistant to fire for up to 15 minutes and will, says the firm, even be able to withstand magnitude-nine earthquakes.
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Tax cheats coining it! It’s just too much for Customs to collect all the billions owing BRITAIN’S tax cheats are costing the Treasury billions of pounds in revenue – because of the inefficiency of Revenue officials. They are failing to clamp down effectively on aggressive tax avoidance, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) department has a backlog of 41,000 cases worth £10.2bn in tax revenue, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). They relate to schemes aimed at small businesses and individuals in what has been described by MPs as “eyewatering” potential avoidance. The Audit Offics says officials are struggling to cope with the volume of schemes being “mass-marketed”, often by small, specialist tax advisers. HMRC believes most of the schemes are not valid and would be “defeated” in court, but closing them down takes years of legal wrangling. Margaret Hodge, who chairs the Commons Public Accounts Committee which oversees the NAO’s work,
called on HMRC to get a grip on the problem. “People who pay their taxes promptly, and in full, will be dismayed to discover that the enormous level of tax avoidance taking place is overwhelming HMRC’s efforts to combat it,” she said. “The scale of the problem is staggering. Without a credible plan to resolve these cases and to stamp out future avoidance, the public will lose confidence in the tax system’s ability to collect, even-handedly, what is due from all individuals and companies.” She urged officials to step up enforcement and impose more fines, so that they act as a deterrent. Experts who design and sell such schemes have to notify HMRC under a regime known as Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (Dotas). The NAO said this had helped target legal loopholes, but that it had little effect on the overall scale of taxavoidance activity. “There is little evidence that HMRC is making progress in addressing this problem,” it
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maintained. “It must now be vigorous in seeking more effective counter-measures, proposing legislative change where necessary.” Between 2004 and 2011, some 2,300 avoidance schemes were disclosed to HMRC, with over 100 new
schemes emerging in each of the past four years. Since April 2010, litigation has been opened in 110 avoidance cases. And of the 60 cases where judgments have been reached, HMRC was successful in 51. But the NAO said there was
no evidence that this level of litigation was proving an effective deterrent. Amyas Morse, who runs the department, said: “HMRC must push harder to find an effective way to tackle the promoters and users of the most aggressive taxavoidance schemes. “It is inherently difficult to stop tax avoidance as it is not illegal. But HMRC needs to demonstrate how it is going to reduce the 41,000 avoidance cases it currently has open.” HMRC said it had successfully
challenged more than 40 avoidance schemes in the courts over the last two years, protecting around £4bn, but officials admitted they had to stay vigilant. A spokesman said: “As the avoidance landscape changes, so must our approach. The Government is building on Dotas to give HMRC stronger powers to obtain information. “These, together with the introduction of an anti-abuse rule in 2013, will further strengthen our anti-avoidance work.”
Corpse and Cocaine conundrum THE mystery of a yacht carrying a decomposed body and cocaine worth £78m, which washed up on a deserted tropical island in the South Pacific, is puzzling police. Australian detectives said international law agencies had been monitoring the 42ft vessel, called JeReVe, from when it left South America until they lost
contact with it last month. Divers discovered the boat off Tonga’s Vava’u island group and found a man’s body when they went on board. David Sharpe, acting national manager for serious and organised crime, said: “Also on board were 204 one-kilo blocks of cocaine destined for the Australian market.”
The yacht, which Tongan authorities were unable to search initially because of difficult tidal conditions and its remote location, was eventually found to be carrying the drugs in its hull. Police and customs officials launched a probe in August after being alerted that a vessel was en route from Ecuador to Australia.
They formed a special group with US authorities to examine certain vulnerable areas in the South Pacific being exploited by international organised crime syndicates. “Vessels transiting through the Pacific into Australia have been identified as a high-risk area of drugsmuggling,” added Mr Sharpe.
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Blind cure?
SCIENTISTS believe they have discovered a revolutionary treatment which could, ultimately, “cure” blindness. The British researchers discovered that cells taken from the front of the eye could be used to replace diseased cells at the back to repair sight, and other eye conditions. They feel the treatment
could be used to target the eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, which affects the retina. It may also solve age-related, macular degeneration, which is a common cause of blindness in older people and affects one in three people in the UK by the age of 70. Professor Andrew Lotery, who is leading the research at the University of Southampton, said: “This is an important step for our research into the prevention
and treatment of eye conditions and blindness.” The professor, also a consultant ophthalmologist at Southampton General Hospital, added: “We were able to characterise the corneal limbal stromal cells found on the front surface of the eye - and identify the precise layer in the cornea from which they came. “We were then successful in culturing them in a dish to take on some of the properties of retinal cells.
“We are now investigating whether these cells could be taken from the front of the eye and used to replace diseased cells in the back of the eye in the retina. “If successful, this would open up new and efficient ways of treating people who have blinding eye conditions. “This means that, in theory, some sight could even be returned to patients who no longer have any vision. It is early days, but it is certainly exciting.”
Church rules out female bishops THE Church of England is in turmoil after narrowly voting against the ordination of women bishops. It is seen as a major setback for efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide. England’s state church is at its biggest crossroads since backing the introduction of women priests 20 years ago, with just enough lay members defying their bishops’ wishes and voted against the measure. Stephen Cottrell, the Bishop of Chelmsford, said the church was now at risk of becoming a “national embarrassment” and that the public would struggle to
understand the result. The legislation needed a two-thirds majority among each of the three houses in the General Synod, the church’s governing body. But though the bishops and the clergy comfortably cleared the threshold, the legislation fell short by just six voters among the laity. The measure cannot go back on the agenda until a new General Synod comes in 2015. But the “Group of Six” - a body which includes the Church’s two archbishops - have the power to reintroduce it in February, if they feel strongly enough about it.
First female bishop being ordained in Australia - why not Church of England?
Prison for rogue trader who nearly broke bank THE City trader, who almost broke Swiss bank USB by losing £1.4bn, was jailed for seven years on Tuesday. A jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court, who heard that Kweku Adoboli was “a gamble or two away from destroying Switzerland’s largest bank, found him guilty on two counts of fraud. . They were told that he lost the money in “unprotected, unhedged, incautious and reckless” trades. The 32-year-old, of
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Whitechapel, east London, who was cleared of four charges of false accounting, had denied the charges, relating to the period between October 2008 and September 2011. Adoboli, who was arrested in September 2011, worked in UBS’s global, synthetic equities division, buying and selling exchange traded funds (ETFs), which track stocks, bonds and commodities. At one point, the court was told, he stood to lose the bank a staggering £7.5bn. But Adoboli told the jury his senior managers were
aware of his actions and encouraged him to take risks. He claimed he lost control over his trades during a period of market turbulence last year. In sentencing him, the judge, Mr Justice Keith, told Adoboli: “Whatever the verdict of the jury, you would forever have been known as the man responsible for the largest trading loss in British banking history. “Your fall from grace as a result of these convictions is spectacular.The fact is, you are profoundly unselfconscious of your own failings. “There is a strong streak of
the gambler in you. You were arrogant to think the bank’s rules for traders did not apply to you.” Adoboli said in evidence that everything he had done was aimed at benefiting the bank, where he viewed his colleagues as “family”. He admitted he had “lost control in the maelstrom of the financial crisis”, and was doing well until he adopted an aggressive “bullish” stance under pressure from senior managers. He told the jury that staff were encouraged to take risks until they got “a slap on the back of the wrist.
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Mancunians to Muscovites! EASYJET is launching the first scheduled flight from Manchester to Moscow next Spring.
An additional aircraft will be based at Manchester Airport from March, taking the total to eight. It will create around 80 direct and 250 indirect jobs in the region, taking the new-jobs total for next year to 160. EasyJet will operate four weekly flights each way, and the airline plans to put flights on sale in the coming weeks. The move follows last month’s news that easyJet would launch five new routes by basing a seventh aircraft at Manchester. Carolyn McCall, easyJet Chief Executive, said: “These new services exactly fit easyJet’s “join the dots” strategy, which is to add flights to destinations from multiple bases across Europe, providing passengers with convenient point-to-point services. “Russia has a fast-growing economy and is a country rich in culture and history - so a direct link from the North of England has been
long overdue. “With our strong European network, we look forward to connecting Moscow with other European cities.” She added: “The arrival of another aircraft there next March is great news for the regional economy, creating much-needed jobs in the city.
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“Moscow and Prague will appeal to business and leisure travellers alike, with Thessaloniki promising to be a popular choice for holidaymakers from the region. “We look forward to welcoming passengers on board our new services in Spring next year.”
Ken O’Toole, Chief Commercial Officer at Manchester Airports Group (MAG), said: “This is a significant announcement for easyJet, and we are pleased that they have chosen to fly from Manchester Airport to Moscow. “This route will allow
passengers to fly direct from the North West and not have to use London for travel to Russia. “The basing of an additional aircraft and the inclusion of Thessaloniki, the secondlargest city in Greece, is also welcome, as are more services to the Czech Republic through
Prague. “EasyJet will serve 32 routes from Manchester next Summer, and we look forward to working with them on the continued growth.” The four-hour flights will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, using an Airbus A320 with 180 seats on board. EasyJet announced it had won the rights to operate flights between Gatwick and Moscow in October. Manchester will become the only airport in the UK outside of London offering Moscow services. The airline expects to fly over 60,000 passengers in its first year of service between the two cities. The additional aircraft at Manchester will also enable easyJet to launch new routes to the Czech Republic’s capital city of Prague and Thessaloniki, as well as add more frequencies to popular destinations like Paphos and Santorini. The airline will offer three services a week to Prague on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, along with twice-weekly services to the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Mondays and Fridays.
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Animal welfare is big hit in schools ACCION del Sol’s Educational Roadshow has again been travelling around the schools, visiting a total of 570 school children in the past week. And next week, children from Ceip Ei La Chayofa will also join the animal welfare programme. Accion vets Maria Rodriguez and Diana Arnaiz Boluda have both been very much involved with this vital work, to try to help change and educate children about animal
welfare. The refuge has another small dog waiting to find a new home. He’s a real cutie, as you can see from the picture, and well-behaved. Please call 922 778 630 for more information, or call in during the week between 3-6pm. Christmas is not far away and the dogs would love some new blankets or toys in their stockings, so if you have any to spare, you can make a few dogs very happy. The Accion del Sol sanctuary is full of abandoned dogs,
and the numbers are rising constantly, so any help would be much appreciated. The golden cocker spaniel, featured last week, was picked up in Chas Aqua in Granadilla in poor condition. But he has already been adopted by a lovely family, so he will be having a super Christmas. If you would like to visit or assist Accion del Sol in any way, please call 922 778 630 for more information, or look in Monday to Friday (36pm). The refuge is situated at Granadilla Industrial Estate, Exit 51 on the TF1, right next to the ITER ecological park, by the windmills. In view of the dire economy, Accion would like to help orphans at the SOS Children’s Village in Santa Cruz to have a better Christmas. If you have any used or new toys you would like to donate to the kids, please call the above number, or take them directly to the refuge. All help and support will be gratefully received by Accion staff - and welcomed warmly by the children. Already, toys and teddies have been donated, so a big thank-you to the people who have helped towards giving the children a better Christmas.
Second to None says welcome to Michela SECOND to None owner Dave Sherratt (left) and Jim, the company driver, welcome new manager Michela to the new-andused quality furniture
business in Armeñime. Michela, who takes over from Sharon Murray, speaks four languages, which will be a great asset to the firm.
Dave says: “All our usual services are still available, together with sofa and carpet cleaning. And with our Man with a Van service, we are living up
to our ’Second to None reputation.” The company also pays cash for household goods, and undertakes house clearances.
Two authors, two books, two signings! LOCAL authors Pedro Ripol and Susan Dehmel will share a double book signing at the Red Hound book shop at Vista Sur, Las Americas, next Saturday (1st Dec) from 2pm.
Tenerife hunting dog, who rescues a small dog, Mencie, and Samba the cat. The trio have various adventures in rural Tenerife before finding a happy home with Marisa and her family.
The book is written in Spanish and English, to help with language learning, and has original colour illustrations. Black and white illustrations are also included for colouring activity. This beautiful book
is ideal for young children learning Spanish or English, and it will make a really special gift. All proceeds of this book will be donated to animal charity K9 and both authors will be available
next Saturday at Red Hound to introduce their books and sign copies for customers. Susan, a Brit, has lived in Los Moraditas, Adeje, for the past 10 years, having
helped start the K9 charity in 1993. She also wrote five books on Yorkshire Terriers while living in Germany, where she founded a K9 branch as well.
Pedro and Susan became acquainted when she supported his quest to row the Atlantic in his boat, Martha Dos. They also crewed a boat with three other people, which sailed to Barbados in 2000. Pedro’s book Ya sabia yo que en avion era mas facil tells the story of his experience rowing the Atlantic with his partner, Pancho, and some of the proceeds will be donated to charity. Pedro, a Spaniard who has a legal practice in Los Cristianos, is no stranger to adventure because, believe it or not, he has also pedalled across India for charity on a rickshaw! Susan’s Boris y sus Amigos book tells the story of a typical
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San Miguel New pairs team bowl The Lions in mood their opponents over for Christmas IT’S Charter Night for San Miguel Lions Club on Saturday 8th December, when members will celebrate the group’s birthday in style.
BILL ROGERSON and John Gilchrist, a new bowls partnership from the Teide Club. won the prestigious Canarian Pairs Championship at the Winter Gardens. The championship, at the home of Tenerife Green Bowls, involved an intensely competitive weekend of bowling, comprising a roundrobin phase. followed by the last-eight knockout stages. The Canarian Pairs competition is open to all bowlers who have lived in Tenerife for three consecutive months up to 31st March each year, prior to the start of the competition. Those interested in finding out more details, or who wish to enter next year’s event, should contact Tenerife Green Bowls on 922 738 683 between 9am & 5pm daily. Incidentally, there are just three bowls clubs in the Canaries, all in Tenerife: Happy Days (Costa del Silencio), Winter Gardens (Golf del Sur), which embraces Teide Bowls Club, and the British Games Club in Puerto del la Cruz. .So the Canarian Association, formed six years ago, is strictly Tenerife only, for now! It is understood that a new club is being organised on Gran Canaria, which could spice up the competition next year.
They are holding their Christmas Dinner, complete with a musical night of entertainment, at The Oasis Restaurant, Chaperal, Costa del Silencio.
The evening kicks off at 7pm with drinks and canapés for half-an-hour before the main event gets underway. Tickets, at just 20 euros each, will be on sale at the Lions’ Charity Shop in Silencio, from Monday to Saturday (10am-2pm). President Ralph Solomon warns members: “It’s going to be a fabulous night and tickets are limited, so get yours now!”
Lions grand gesture to struggling families SANTIAGO del Teide Lions Club, along with the local Social Services Department, are organising a Grand Benefit Dinner at Hotel Costa Los Gigantes on Saturday, 24th November. Proceeds from the fundraising event, which starts at 7.30pm will go towards supporting local, hardpressed families. Tickets are 20 euros each
and include a sit-down buffet, half a bottle of wine per person and top-class entertainment. There will also be a Grand Raffle, with excellent prizes, donated by local businesses. Dress code for the evening will be smart casual. Tickets are available from El Marques Resales Office, in Puerto de Santiago, or call 666 362 092. This event is part of the ongoing support given by Santiago del Teide Lions to the neediest local families throughout the year.
'Special needs' sport in Adeje
THE Municipality of Adeje has introduced a programme where it offers five sports entirely suitable for people with special needs; basketball, bowls, swimming, archery and tennis. The initiative has been made possible due to a cooperation agreement with
the Ademi Association. Adeje’s Sports Councillor, Adolfo Alonso Ferrera, who said that the local administration seeks to turn the town into a model of adapted sports in the South of the Island. “The City Council is declaring our commitment to quality and equality of
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opportunity,” he said. The highlights of the collaboration between the Council and Ademi, forged last year, are based on the availability of spaces for the practice of adapted sports. The Council has provided the Armeñime Tijoco sports centre and the
Las Torres sports complex as well as the use Tenerife Top Training (T3) swimming pools, one of the leaders on the island for sports in various disciplines. Under the theme ‘Sports for all,’ this important social group can practice sport in courses
tailored to their needs, thus enabling them to evolve not only in terms of development but also in enhanced social integration. These courses have two phases, one for beginners and another more advanced. Likewise all the sports equipment is fully
adapted. People can enjoy these adapted activities, which involve present physical, mental and sensory stimulation. In addition, this initiative will attempt, as far as possible, to provide functional and psychological rehabilitation.
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Friday Friday Friday 06:00 ...........................Breakfast
06:00.................... Children's TV
06:00 ............................Daybreak
09:15 ............. Neighbourhood Blues
06:45 ...................Chuggington
08:30 .............................. Lorraine
06:50 .....................Rastamouse
10:00 .................. Homes Under the Hammer
07:00 ........... School of Silence
09:25 ......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show
07:30 ......................... Pet Squad
10:30 .................... This Morning
07:40 ............................. Eliot Kid
11:25 ............................ ITV News
07:55 ...................... Newsround
11:30 .................... This Morning
08:00 ...................... What's New Scooby-Doo?
12:30 .................. Loose Women
11:00 ............. Watchdog Daily 11:45 ............ Cash in the Attic 12:15 ...................Bargain Hunt 13:00 .......... BBC News at One 13:30 ........ BBC London News 13:45 ............................. Doctors
13:30 ............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00 ....................Crime Stories
14:15 ...........................Escape to the Country
08:45...... I Can Cook with You
15:00 .... Dickinson's Real Deal
09:00 ..........................ZingZillas
16:00 ........ Midsomer Murders
15:00 .........................BBC News
09:15.......................... Baby Jake
15:05 .........................Deadly 60
09:25 ...............................Dipdap
15:35 .............. Lockie Leonard
09:30 ........................Wibbly Pig
16:00 .........................Blue Peter
09:40 ........The Koala Brothers
16:30 ........ Junior MasterChef
09:50 .................. Big and Small
It is the final of Junior MasterChef, and the four best cooks have one last chance to win over judges John Torode and Donal Skehan with their most magnificent three-course menu to become champion. The four flaunt their flair with dishes including poached lobster, classic beef lasagne, and lamb with dauphinoise potatoes. For dessert there is sticky toffee pudding, plum crumble with custard, and a gooey chocolate fudge cake. Who will make the judges swoon and smile? Which of these talents will triumph and take the trophy? It's a flavourful finale to the series.
17:00 ......................Newsround 17:15 ........................... Pointless 18:00 ....... BBC News at Six 18:30 ... BBC London News 19:00 ..........The One Show 19:30 .............Nigel Slater's Dish of the Day 20:00 ............... EastEnders 20:30 .......... Outnumbered 21:00 ................. Have I Got News for You 21:30 ... Me and Mrs. Jones 22:00 ...... BBC News at Ten 22:25 ... BBC London News 22:35 .............. The Graham Norton Show 23:20 ............. The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 23:30 .... Live at the Apollo
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08:25 ....................Mister Maker Comes to Town
10:05 ..................Big Barn Farm 10:20 ............. Charlie and Lola 10:30 .....................3rd and Bird 10:40 ......................... Waybuloo 11:00 ......In the Night Garden 11:30............. BBC World News
Conclusion. Old rock band Hired Gun re-form to play a gig at the Midsomer Rocks Festival, but paranoid lead singer Gary Cooper is convinced that someone is trying to scare them off and stop the reunion. When rock diva Mimi Clifton is electrocuted on stage, then drummer Nicky Harding is found dead in his swimming pool, Barnaby has to face the possibility that one of his heroes is a murderer.
17:00 .......................... The Chase 18:00 .........London Tonight
12:00 ............The Daily Politics
18:30 ..................... ITV News and Weather
13:00 ..................Royal Upstairs Downstairs
19:00 .................Emmerdale
13:30 .....To Buy or Not to Buy 14:15 ...........The Weakest Link 15:00 ....................Real Rescues 15:45................................ Flog It! 16:30 ........................Breakaway 17:15.............. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00 .................. Eggheads 18:30 ............ Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00 .............. Mastermind 20:30 ....... An Island Parish
19:30 ......Coronation Street 20:00 ...........Island Hospital Series exploring the lives of staff and patients at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey's only general hospital. In this episode, physiotherapist Millie Rayner is hoping beginner's luck will help her to bring home the bacon at a Guernsey Friday night meat draw. Hospital art curator Nancy Strike has a gamble on local artist Hayley Mallet as she organises a new exhibition at the Princess Elizabeth. The air ambulance takes to the skies to assist with Simon Fane's life-changing operation. And Bill Forman's dream of retirement in the sun turns into a nightmare when doctors are concerned about a patch of skin on his forehead
21:00 ......... Attenborough: 60 Years 20:30 ......Coronation Street CW in the Wild CHO ICE 21:00 ..... I'm a Celebrity, Get 22:00 ...............................QI Me Out of Here! 22:30 ................ Newsnight 22:30 .......... ITV News at Ten 23:00 ..... The Review Show
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23:50 ............... Later... with Jools Holland
23:10 .................... Accepted
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Friday Friday Friday 23 November 06:10....................Children's TV 10:00 ...................... Undercover Boss Canada 11:00 ......... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 12:00 .............Channel 4 News 12:05 ..............Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35 ..... Come Dine with Me 13:35 .................... Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 14:40 ..................... Countdown 15:30 ............. 1001 Things You Should Know 16:00.............. Deal or No Deal 17:00 ..... Come Dine with Me 17:30 ......................... Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 18:00 ...........The Simpsons 18:30 ................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ....... Channel 4 News 19:30 ... Unreported World 20:00 .. Come Dine with Me 21:00 ..........Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live 22:00 .................. Alan Carr: Chatty Man 23:05 ...4funnies: Dr Brown 23:35 .............Random Acts
06:00....................Children's TV 08:15 .........................Peppa Pig 08:35... Roary the Racing Car 08:45...... Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00 .......................Tickety Toc 09:15 .............The Wright Stuff 11:10...... The Hotel Inspector 12:10 ........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ...........Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen 13:15 ............Home and Away 13:45 ..................... Neighbours 14:15 ..................The Mentalist 15:15 ....Christmas in Canaan 17:00 ......................5 News at 5 17:30....................... Neighbour 18:00 ....... Home and Away 18:30 ...................... 5 News 19:00 ......Cowboy Builders 20:00 ...... Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 21:00 ........... The Mentalist 22:00 ...................Castle CW CHO ICE 22:55 ......... Law and Order: Criminal Intent 23:55 .... Inside Hollywood
19:00 ....................... Merlin 19:45 .............. Doctor Who
06:00 ................................Cricket
06:00 ................America's Next Top Model
23:30 ..........................Great Matches of Euro Football
06:00 ................................ Airline 06:30................................ Airline 07:00 ............... Modern Family 07:30 .......................The Middle 08:00 ............................. Dog the Bounty Hunter 09:00 .................................... Glee 10:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 .................................... Glee 15:00 .................. Stargate SG-1 16:00................... Stargate SG-1 17:00 .......................... Futurama 17:30 ...................Raising Hope 18:00 .................. Futurama 18:30 ........... The Simpsons 19:30 ................The Middle 20:00 ......... Modern Family 20:30 ............................ Spy 21:00 ............ When Robbie Met James 22:00 ...............A League of Their Own 23:00 ............ When Robbie Met James 23:30 ............Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring
06:00 ................ Good Morning Sports Fans
07:10 .........................Hardliners
06:00 ........................ The X Files
08:00 ..........The Gadget Show
07:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
20:30 ........World's Craziest Fools
07:00 ................ Good Morning Sports Fans
09:00 ............................Top Gear
08:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
10:00......................... Hardliners
08:00 ...... European Tour Golf
09:00 .........................................ER
21:00 .................. Unzipped
11:00 ..........The Gadget Show
13:00 ............. The Rugby Club
10:00 ........................ The X Files
21:45 ...... Russell Howard's Good News
12:00 ............................Top Gear
11:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
14:00 .........................Three Men Go to Venice
12:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
15:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
14:00..................................House
06:00 .......................Emmerdale 06:55.................. Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US 08:10 .......................Judge Judy 08:35 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 11:00....................... Judge Judy 12:00 .......................Emmerdale 13:00........................Judge Judy 13:30........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 18:30 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 20:00 ......The X Factor USA 21:00 ..................Benidorm 22:30 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 23:30 ....................... Switch
Extended edition of the topical comedy show in which Russell Howard offers up an energetic look at global goings-on and finds his own uniquely upbeat angle on the news each week, from over 60 international news channels, 140 newspapers from around the world and over a thousand news clips. He and his crack team will leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of the weird and wonderful stories that have been dominating the media over the past seven days. This extended edition also features stand-up from the rising stars of comedy.
14:00 ...........Transworld Sport 15:00 ...........................Racemax 16:00..................................... NFL Week 12 - Thanksgiving Day. Another chance to catch the NFL's Thanksgiving Day triple-header. Detroit Lions face Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys take on Washington Redskins and New York Jets host New England Patriots.
18:00 ...Thrillseekers-Snow 18:30 ................ Tight Lines 19:30 ............ Rugby Union
12:00 ................................Cricket 13:00 ..... ATP Tour Uncovered 13:30 ............. Barclays Premier League World A round-up of all the latest headlines from the Barclays Premier League. Including interviews with players and managers, vital team news and insider knowledge.
14:00 ............................ Ringside 15:00 ..............The Rugby Club 16:00 ................................Cricket 17:00 ................................Cricket 19:00 ..................... Barclays Premier League 19:30 ................. Sky Sports Victory Shield 21:30 ..................... Barclays Premier League 22:00 ............... The Fantasy Football Club 23:00 ..................... Barclays Premier League
16:00............................ Top Gear 18:00 ................... Top Gear 19:00 ........Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles 19:30 ........Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
13:00 .........................................ER 15:00 .................................House 16:00.......... Star Trek: Voyager 17:00 .........................................ER 18:00 ........................House 19:00 ........................House 20:00 .......Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow
22:00 ................... Ringside
20:00 ........... Three Men Go to Scotland
22:30 ............... EastEnders
23:00 ...Thrillseekers-Snow
21:00 ..... Gavin and Stacey
21:30 ........................Falc贸n
23:00 ................ Some Girls
23:30 ....... Sporting Greats
22:30 ... Boardwalk Empire
23:30 ............... Family Guy
23:55 ...................... Cricket
23:00 .......... Patrick Kielty's One Night Stand
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23:45 ....................The Wire
07:00 ................................ Maury 08:00 ...................Cougar Town 08:30 ...................Cougar Town 09:00................. Jerry Springer 10:00 .......Nothing to Declare 10:30 .......Nothing to Declare 11:00 ...............Passport Patrol 11:30............... Passport Patrol 12:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00 ...............Criminal Minds 16:00 ...............Passport Patrol 17:00....... Nothing to Declare 17:30 .......Nothing to Declare 18:00 .. Nothing to Declare 18:30 ... Nothing to Declare 19:00 ........ Criminal Minds 20:00 ........... Show Me Your Wardrobe 20:30 ... Nothing to Declare 21:00 ........................ Nikita 22:00 ........ Criminal Minds 23:00 ........................Bones
W C C H O IC E Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild BBC2, 21:00
Sir David Attenborough looks back at an unparalleled period of change in our planet's history, as seen during his 60-year career. In the second of three personal films, he reviews the scientific discoveries that have transformed our view of life on earth during his lifetime. How and where did life first begin? How do continents move? How do animals communicate? And why do they behave the way they do? Sir Attenborough shares his memories of the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his own career. He also recalls some of his most memorable attempts to bring new science to a television audience - by standing in the shadow of an erupting volcano as lumps of hot lava crashed around him, by being charged by a group of armed New Guinean tribesmen and the extraordinary sight of chimps hunting monkeys, captured on camera for the first time by Attenborough and his team.
Castle Channel 5, 22:00 Quirky US crime drama series about a bestselling author who teams up with a young New York detective to solve murders, gaining inspiration for his books along the way. The team continue their search for a serial killer who has been inspired by Castle's fiction. Starring: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Molly Quinn, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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Saturday Saturday 06:00 ...........................Breakfast
06:00 ................... Children's TV
10:00 ............................ Saturday Kitchen Live
06:20 .................... Little Robots
11:30 .........Baking Made Easy
06:45..................... Rastamouse
12:00......................... BBC News
07:00.................................... Roar
12:15 ................Football Focus
07:30 .....Bear Behaving Badly
13:00 ...................Bargain Hunt
07:55 ..................... The ScoobyDoo Show
14:00 ...........................Escape to the Country 15:00 .................. F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 17:30 .........................BBC News 17:50........................... Pointless 18:40 ............ Strictly Come Dancing 20:00 ....................... Merlin Fantasy drama series. When Merlin agrees to help a young Druid boy, Daegal, he has no choice but to leave Camelot on a dangerous mission. With the citadel distracted by the visit of the fearsome Sarrum of Amata, it seems that no one will notice his absence. But as the sky darkens, so do Merlin's suspicions - is there more to Daegal than meets the eye? And can a man as ruthless as the Sarrum ever really be trusted? Before long, the young warlock realises he has made a terrible mistake.
20:45 ............. The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws
turday Numbers for Sa r are: be em 24 Nov Bonus Ball
06:30 .....................64 Zoo Lane
21:45 ..... Live at the Apollo 22:15 .................. BBC News 22:30 ...... Match of the Day 23:50 ..............The Football League Show
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06:10 ..................Babar and the Adventures of Badou 06:25 ............................ The Hive 06:35 ............................ The Hive 06:45 ............................ The Hive 06:50 ........................... Canimals
08:20 .....Dennis and Gnasher
07:00 ........................... Canimals
08:30 ........Trapped: Ever After
07:05 .................. The Avengers
09:00 ...................Jedward's Big Adventure
07:25............................. Rated 'A' for Awesome
09:30 ........................... Sorry, I've Got No Head
07:40 .............................Rated 'A' for Awesome
10:00 ................The Ministry of Curious Stuff
07:50 ................... Horrid Henry
10:30 ...............Deadly 60 Bites
08:20 ................... Horrid Henry
10:35 ............................Splatalot
08:30 ......................Shake it Up!
11:00..................... Prank Patrol
09:00 ............ My Phone Genie
11:30 .............................. Ooglies
09:25........................... ITV News
11:45 ............MOTD Kickabout
09:30....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US
12:05 ............... My Fake FiancĂŠ 13:30 ................... Rugby Union Ireland v Argentina. John Inverdale is joined by Keith Wood and Jeremy Guscott for live coverage as Ireland take on Argentina at the Aviva Stadium. The Irish are currently enjoying a two-match winning run against Argentina, since the Pumas ended Ireland's 2007 World Cup dreams in Paris at the group stage. Both of those subsequent Irish victories have come in front of their passionate home fans. The most recent being a 29-9 victory in November 2010, with Jonathan Sexton's boot contributing 17-points to add to tries from Stephen Ferris and Gordon D'Arcy. In total Ireland have hosted Argentina on six previous occasions and have never lost to them on home soil.
16:00 ........................Final Score 17:10 ................... Rugby Union 19:30 .....Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild 20:30 ............... Dad's Army
20:55 ....................Casualty
06:00 ..................Babar and the Adventures of Badou
21:00 ..........................QI XL 21:45 .......... Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane
08:05 ................... Horrid Henry
10:25 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:15 .........Murder, She Wrote 12:20 ................................All Star Family Fortunes 13:05............................ ITV News and Weather 13:10 ................. Holiday Home Sweet Home 14:10 ................. Holiday Home Sweet Home 15:10 ....................The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 17:20.............. London Tonight 17:30 ........................... ITV News and Weather 17:45 .......................The Golden Rules of Tv 18:15 ......................... You've Been Framed! 18:45 ............. Take Me Out 20:00...........The X Factor
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21:45 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
22:45.............The Rolling W C 22:45 ................... ITV News Stones at the BBC CHOICE and Weather 23:30 ................... A Culture 23:00 ....... Paul McCartney: Show Special Live Kisses
The Rolling Stones at the BBC BBC2, 22:45
The BBC celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones by delving into the vaults of archive material. From the early days of their career and some unforgettable performances on Top of the Pops, through to the late 60s and early 70s era of prolific song writing when the band were knocking out a classic album every other year and offering up such classics as 'Honky Tonk Women' and 'Gimme Shelter'. The late 70s brought a massively successful nod to disco with 'Miss You' and the early 80s a stomping return to form with the rock 'n' roll groove of 'Start Me Up'. Peppered amongst the performances are snippets of wisdom from the two main men - The Glimmer Twins aka Mick and Keith. Plus as a special treat, some lost footage of the band performing '19th Nervous Breakdown' on Top of the Pops in 1966, recently discovered in a BBC documentary from the 1960s about women with depression.
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06:00.................... Children's TV 08:05 .........The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 08:25 ......... Angelina Ballerina 08:40 ......................Rupert Bear 08:55 ...............Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 .............Toby's Travelling Circus 09:25.....Roary the Racing Car 09:40........................ Jelly Jamm 10:00 ............... Power Rangers: Super Samurai 10:35 ....................ThunderCats 11:10 ... Highland Emergency 11:40...... The Hotel Inspector 14:30 .......................... The Town Christmas Forgot 16:15 ................. The Christmas Pageant 18:00 .. A Christmas Visitor 19:45 ...... 5 News Weekend 19:50 ...........................NCIS 21:45 .................CSI: Miami 22:40 ............................. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:40 ............Forensic Files
06:00................................ Cricket
06:00........................... Lion Man
06:00 ...............Passport Patrol
12:00 ................................ Cricket
06:30 ...........................Lion Man
06:30 ...............Passport Patrol
13:30 ....................Rugby Union
07:00 ............. UK Border Force
07:00 ................................ Maury
16:55 ................................ Cricket
08:00 ............. UK Border Force
08:00............ Ghost Whisperer
18:55 ..................... Football
09:00 ..............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars
09:00.................Animal Rescue
10:00 .......................Soccer A.M.
10:30................ Animal Rescue
12:00 ..............Best of Oops TV
11:00 ..........The Biggest Loser
13:00........................... Futurama 13:30 .......................... Futurama
13:00 ................America's Next Top Model
14:00 .......................... Futurama
14:00 ..........................Sing Date
14:30.......................... Futurama
14:30 ..........................Sing Date
15:00............... Modern Family
16:00 ................. Show Me Your Wardrobe
23:55 ....................... Cricket
23:00 ............ When Robbie Met James
19:00 ............ Rugby Union
06:00 ...............................Cricket
07:15 ........................ Shark Tank
06:00......................... The X Files
20:00 ................... Top Gear
08:00 .............Barclays Premier League
08:00 .................................. Crash 08:30 .................................. Crash
08:00 ............ Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets
08:30 .......................Champions League Weekly
09:00............................ Top Gear
09:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
11:00 ..........The Gadget Show
10:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
12:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
11:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
13:00 ............................Top Gear
15:00 .........................................ER
14:00 .........................Three Men Go to Scotland
16:00......................................... ER
16:10 ................. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
17:00......................................... ER
15:00 ...................................QI XL
17:40 .................................. Twins
12:30 .............................Football
18:00 .............................. ER
15:15 .........................Sky Sports Classic
16:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
19:00 .... Britain and Ireland From the Sky
Two twin brothers who are born as a result of a genetic experiment are separated at birth and go on to live very different lives.
15:30 ...............................Cricket
17:00 ............................Top Gear
17:00 .............................Football
19:00 ..........................QI XL
19:30 .... Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow
19:45 .............. A Cinderella Story
19:55 .......Scottish Premier League
20:00 ........Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
21:00 ... Boardwalk Empire
21:45 .........The Xtra Factor
20:25 ............Football First
21:00 .......... Not Going Out
22:15 ...... Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets
22:15 ............Football First
23:00 .......... Patrick Kielty's One Night Stand
23:15 ............ House of Lies
22:45 .......... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!
06:10 ........................The Hoobs 07:00............. Beach Volleyball 07:55 .......... The Morning Line 08:55 ...........BT and Channel 4 Present... 09:00 ........... A Racing Portrait: For the Love 09:30 ......................... The Killers 10:05 .............Made in Chelsea 11:10 .................... Suburgatory 11:45..... The Big Bang Theory 13:25 ..................The Simpsons 13:55 ...........Channel 4 Racing 15:55 ..................The Simpsons 16:20 ......Come Dine with Me 16:55 ......Come Dine with Me 17:20...... Come Dine with Me 18:55 ........Channel 4 News 19:25 .............. 4thought.tv 19:30..................Heston's W C Fantastical Food CHOICE 20:30 ............. Stephen Fry: Gadget Man 21:00 ............ The Wolfman 23:00 ......... Fatal Attraction
21:00 ....... Russell Howard's Good News Extended edition of the topical comedy show in which Russell Howard offers up an energetic look at global goings-on and finds his own uniquely upbeat angle on the news each week, from over 60 international news channels, 140 newspapers from around the world and over a thousand news clips. He and his crack team will leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of the weird and wonderful stories that have been dominating the media over the past seven days. This extended edition also features stand-up from the rising stars of comedy.
21:45 .......... One Direction: Up All Night Live 22:45 ................Family Guy 23:30 .......... American Dad!
09:00 ......................The Fantasy Football Club 10:00 ...................... Soccer A.M. 12:00 ............................. Barclays Premier League
23:45 ............Football First
23:55 ..........American Dad!
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21:00 ..................... Football
15:30............... Modern Family
23:00 ....... Scottish Premier League 23:30 ................ Champions League Weekly
10:00................. Show Me Your Wardrobe
17:30 ...................When Robbie Met James
16:30............... Passport Patrol
18:30 ............ When Robbie Met James
17:30 ...............Passport Patrol
19:00 ............Hawaii Five-0
19:00 ........... Show Me Your Wardrobe
20:00 ............Hawaii Five-0 21:00 ........Robbie Williams Live:Take the Crown
14:00 ............................. Seinfeld
23:50 ...........................Girls
17:00 ...............Passport Patrol 18:00 ........ Passport Patrol
19:30 ... Nothing to Declare 21:00 ..................Ladyboys 22:00 ........ Criminal Minds 23:00 ........................Bones
06:00 ..................All Star Family Fortunes 06:45 ........................Gossip Girl 07:35 .......... Coronation Street Omnibus 10:20........................ Emmerdale Omnibus 13:15 ........... The X Factor USA
23:50 ............. Take Me Out: The Gossip
W C C H O IC E The X Factor ITV1, 20:00
Dermot O'Leary presents another Saturday night live show of the UK's biggest singing competition. There are only a handful of live shows left before the final, so the remaining contestants will be feeling the pressure to give bigger and better performances each week. Inevitably, some talented favourites will have to depart before a winner can be crowned. With some serious talent on offer this year, only the voting public can decide who will go all the way to the final in Manchester.
Heston's Fantastical Food Channel 4, 19:30 Heston celebrates the tea break on such a massive scale that a whole town is brought together for a very special brew. Tea and biscuits are still a staple of the nation, with 185 million cups washed down every day and nearly 90% of tea drinkers liking to dunk. But the tea break to go with it has died a death. Heston wants to bring it back to life and takes on the challenge of creating the world's biggest packet of biscuits, enough to feed a whole town, that is one metre in diameter and combines the chocolate Digestive, HobNob and Gingernut biscuit with salted caramel and pockets of chocolate ganache. Then Heston's next engineering challenge is to create the world's largest pyramid tea bag. He concocts a drink containing the flavours of cucumber sandwiches and Victoria sponge cake.
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Sunday Sunday Sunday 06:00 ...........................Breakfast
06:00 ................... Children's TV
06:00 ......................Engie Benjy
07:35 ...........Match of the Day
06:20 .................... Little Robots
06:10 ..............Jungle Junction
09:00 ......................The Andrew Marr Show
06:30 .....................64 Zoo Lane
06:25 ..............Jungle Junction
06:45 .....................Rastamouse
06:35 .................Signed Stories
10:00 ..... Fern Britton Meets...
06:45 ........................... Canimals
11:00 ...............Sunday Politics
07:00 ...................... Walk on the Wild Side
12:20 .......................Countryfile
07:30........................ Deadly Art
13:15 ...................Bargain Hunt
07:45 ........................... Copycats
07:00 .......................Matt Hatter Chronicles
14:00 ...........................Escape to the Country
08:15..................... The ScoobyDoo Show
07:25 ................................Almost Naked Animals
14:30 .................... Nigel Slater's Dish of the Day
08:40 .......................... Wingin' It
07:35................................ Almost Naked Animals
15:00 ..................F1: Grand Prix
09:30 ....................... Gastronuts
18:15 ................. BBC News
10:00 ............Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
18:30 ... BBC London News 18:40 ............... Countryfile Somerset. Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury explore Somerset's countryside and coastline. Matt takes a ride on the West Somerset railway, one of the longest heritage lines in the country. He stops off at Blue Anchor station to help the maintenance crew who carry out daily inspections of the line. Julia is on the coast finding out about the great storm of 1703 which ripped across the country leaving devastation in its wake. But could it happen again? Julia finds out how a group of villagers at risk of flooding today have created their own action plan and she puts it to the test. Elsewhere, Adam heads to Yorkshire to help a young farmer who is realising his dream of farming full-time.
19:20 ............ Strictly Come Dancing 20:00 ....................Antiques Roadshow 21:00..........The Secret of CW Crickley Hall CHOICE 22:00 .................. BBC News 22:15 ... BBC London News 22:25 .................... Match of the Day 2 Colin Murray introduces highlights from the day's four Premier League fixtures. Brendan Rodgers takes his Liverpool side to former club Swansea for the first time since his summer switch to Anfield. The Swans won the corresponding fixture 1-0 last season and kept clean sheets in both games against the Reds last term. Champions Manchester City travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.
23:45 .............. The Graham Norton Show
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09:00 ............................12 Again
06:55 ........................... Canimals
07:50 ................................Almost Naked Animals 08:00 ................. Big Time Rush
11:30 .............The Great British Bake Off Masterclass
08:30 .........Good Luck Charlie
12:30 ...........Yellowstone Kelly
09:25 ...........................ITV News
14:00................... Rugby Union 15:00 .......... The Way We Were
09:30 .........................There's No Taste Like Home
16:55 ............... Songs of Praise
10:25..................... Dinner Date
17:30 ......... Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve
11:25....................... Dickinson's Real Deal
The last leg of Simon Reeve's journey begins on the northern tip of Sumatra, near the epicentre of the 2004 tsunami, and takes him to the south western corner of Australia. In Banda Aceh, Sharia law is in force and Simon joins the local vice and virtue squad who patrol the streets and beaches. In the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Simon investigates the shocking trade in exotic pets and encounters the group attempting to save one of the country's most bizarre species, the slow loris. Next stop is Bali, where Simon joins a family of seaweed farmers who cultivate great areas of sea to provide a new protein source that some hail as a miracle crop. Australia is the last of 16 countries of this Indian Ocean journey, and site of one of the world's greatest wildernesses, the Kimberley.
12:25 ........................... ITV News and Weather
18:30 ...........Fawlty Towers 19:00 ................... Top Gear 20:00 ................... Return to Forgotten Britain 21:00 ............Dragons' Den 22:00 ......... Harry and Paul 22:30 .................... Hebburn
09:00 .........Good Luck Charlie
12:35 ......... Carry on Camping 14:15 .....................The X Factor 16:00 .................... The Home of Fabulous Cakes 17:00..................... The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single 18:30 ........London Tonight 18:45 .................... ITV News 19:00 ..... Surprise Surprise 20:00 .............. The X Factor Results Show Another heart-breaking elimination. Following last night's breathtaking performances, the finalists have had a nail-biting day waiting to find out who stays and who goes. Dermot O'Leary reveals the names of the acts that are through to next week and those who are in the bottom three.
21:00 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:30 .................... ITV News and Weather
23:00..............The Rolling W 22:45 .......... Piers Morgan's C Life Stories Stones: Charlie CHOICE 23:45 ..... Rugby Highlights is My Darling
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Sunday Sunday Sunday 25 November 06:05........ The Treacle People 06:15 ....................... The Hoobs 07:05............................. Extreme Sailing Series 07:35 ...........BT and Channel 4 Present... 07:40 ............................... Sailing 08:05 ................ Will and Grace 08:30.................................Frasier 09:30 ...............Sunday Brunch 12:00 ....The Big Bang Theory 13:00 ................. The Simpsons 13:30 ..............Deal or No Deal 14:35............................ Hugh's 3 Good Things 17:10 ........................ Fred Claus 19:20 ....... Channel 4 News 19:50 .............. 4thought.tv 19:55 ......The Political Slot 20:00 ...............How Britain Worked 21:00 ................ Homeland 22:00 ................Peep Show 22:35 ................ Kookyville 23:10 ....... Down with Love
06:00....................Children's TV 08:10 .........The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 08:25 .........Angelina Ballerina 08:40 ..................... Rupert Bear 08:55 ........................... Mio Mao 09:00 ...............Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 ..Toby's Travelling Circus 09:30 ... Roary the Racing Car 09:45 ....................... Jelly Jamm 10:00 ............... Power Rangers: Super Samurai 10:35 ................... ThunderCats 11:10........ Meals in Moments 11:20 ...Highland Emergency 11:50 .......Rolf's Animal Clinic 12:50 ............... I'll be Home for Christmas 14:30 ....................................Noel 16:25 .........................Mermaids 18:15 .................Superman 20:55 ......5 News Weekend 21:00 ............... Dirty Harry 23:05 ............ Hatfields and McCoys
06:00 ................................Cricket
06:00 ........The Hour of Power
06:00 ...............Passport Patrol
08:00 ....................Football First
07:00 .......................... Lion Man
06:30 ...............Passport Patrol
09:30 ...................... The Sunday Supplement
08:00 .............UK Border Force
07:00................................ Maury
09:00 ............ The Glee Project
08:00 ...................Cougar Town
10:00 ..............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars
08:30 ...................Cougar Town
11:00........... WWE Experience
10:00 ................Animal Rescue
12:00 ..........................Futurama
11:00 ............Goals on Sunday
11:00.......... The Biggest Loser
12:30 ..........................Futurama
13:00 ............................. Football
13:00 ...............Passport Patrol
13:00 ..........................Futurama
15:30 ............................. Football
13:30 ..........................Futurama
13:30 ................. Show Me Your Wardrobe
14:00............. Best of Oops TV
14:00 ..........................Sing Date
15:00 ...................... The Middle
14:30 ..........................Sing Date
15:30 ...................... The Middle
15:00 ..........................Sing Date
17:30 ................. The Simpsons
15:30.......................... Sing Date
18:00 ...........The Simpsons
16:00 ...............Passport Patrol
18:30 ............ Raising Hope
16:30 ...............Passport Patrol
19:00 ............ When Robbie Met James
17:00............... Passport Patrol
A discussion of the latest sports stories. Each week, four of Fleet Street's most respected sports journalists will be in the studio to sift through the big talking points.
Chelsea v Manchester City. Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in this crunch clash from the Barclays Premier League. City ran out 3-2 winners when the teams met in this season's FA Community Shield.
19:00 ..................... Football Spanish Football Matchtba. A match from Spain's La Liga: Atletico Madrid host Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon Stadium.
20:00 ........................Arrow
22:00 ............ Football First
21:00 ........ Robbie Williams Live: Take the Crown
19:00 ... Nothing to Declare
23:00 ............ When Robbie Met James
21:00 ....... Grey's Anatomy
Match Choice. Extended highlights of Sunday's Barclays Premier League matches. Press the red button to access the match choice screen.
23:30 ............ Football First
23:30 ..... Game of Thrones
06:00............................... Cricket
07:10 ..........The Gadget Show
06:00 ............................. Seinfeld
20:00 ..... Gavin and Stacey
12:00 ...............................Cricket
08:00 ................................TOTP 2
20:30 .............. Snog, Marry, Avoid?
13:00 ....................International Rugby Union
09:00 ............................Top Gear
07:00............ Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets
Series in which teenagers take their first summer holiday abroad without their parents, who, unbeknown to the kids, secretly watch everything that unfolds. Andy and Adina both hit the party town of Malia. Andy leaves behind his doting mum for the holiday of a lifetime with his best mates, while wild child Adina escapes the clutches of her over-protective mum for her first girls' holiday. For the boys, there is a competition as to who can pull the most women.
11:00 ..........Matt and Allegra's Big Farm
08:00 ........................ The X Files
England v South Africa. England face South Africa at Twickenham in the third of their autumn internationals. The Lions will be hoping to avenge their series defeat to the Springboks from the summer.
12:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
10:00 ........................ The X Files
12:30 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
12:00 ........................ The X Files
14:30 ...............................Cricket
13:00 ............................Top Gear
15:30 ...............................Cricket
13:00 ............ Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets
14:00 ............................Top Gear
14:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
15:00 ...................................QI XL
15:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
16:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
16:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
17:00 .........................Red Dwarf
22:00 ............. Him and Her 22:30 ......... American Dad! 22:55 ......... American Dad! 23:15 ............... Family Guy 23:40 ............... Family Guy
17:30 ..................................... NFL 21:15 ............................ NFL
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18:00 ......... America's Next Top Model
20:00 .................... Football
19:00 ........... F1: Grand Prix
21:00 ............. Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
09:00 ............Ghost Whisperer
09:00 ........................ The X Files 11:00 ........................ The X Files
17:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
19:00 .......................... QI XL
18:00 ... Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow
20:00 ........Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
19:30 ... Britain and Ireland From the Sky
21:00 ......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You
20:00 ...... Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets
23:40 ...............................QI
21:00 ................Braveheart
19:30 ... Nothing to Declare 22:00 ........................Bones 23:00 ........................ Nikita
06:00 ....................... Emmerdale Omnibus 08:35 .......... Coronation Street Omnibus 11:30 .....................The X Factor 13:15 ............... The Xtra Factor 14:15 ................. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 15:15 ..............................Garfield 16:55 .................... Take Me Out 18:05 ............. Take Me Out: The Gossip 18:55 .............Batteries Not Included 21:00 ................ Xtra Factor Results 22:00 ..................Benidorm 22:30 .......... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 23:35 ...............Cheryl Cole: Live in Concert
W C C H O IC E The Secret of Crickley Hall BBC1, 21:00
Drama. While her family are terrorized by a ghost with a cane, Eve desperately tries to discover the reason for the haunting that may lead her to find her missing son. She begs a psychic for help, and a seance provokes the ghost to further violence.
The Rolling Stones: Charlie is My Darling BBC2, 23:00 As part of the celebration of the Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary, BBC Two presents the first TV broadcast of this legendary but never before officially released film, The Rolling Stones: Charlie is my Darling. The film marked the cinematic debut of the band, following them on a quick weekend tour of Ireland in 1965 just weeks after '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' topped the charts and became the international anthem for an entire generation. Charlie is my Darling is an intimate, behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Rolling Stones, featuring the first professionally filmed concert performances of the band's long and storied touring career, documenting the early frenzy of their fans and the riots their live performances incited. The film also captures the band's formative period, capturing early song-writing sessions and featuring candid, off-the-cuff interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman.
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Monday Monday 06:00 ...........................Breakfast
06:00 ................... Children's TV
06:00........................... Daybreak
09:15.................... Heir Hunters
06:45 ...................Chuggington
08:30............................. Lorraine
06:50 .....................Rastamouse 07:00 ........... School of Silence
09:25 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show
07:30 ......................... Pet Squad
10:30 ................... This Morning
07:40 ............................. Eliot Kid
11:25........................... ITV News
07:55 ...................... Newsround
11:30 ................... This Morning
08:00...................... What's New Scooby-Doo?
12:30................. Loose Women
Series following the work of probate researchers as they search for heirs of people who have died without a will. Pipe maker Albert Cornish lived in Hackney in London until his death in 2004. In the search to track down the rightful beneficiaries to Albert's estate, the heir hunters puzzle over whether Albert owned the home he lived in all his life. And the search for heirs of Eileen Nearne reveals her incredible secret: she worked undercover as a spy in World War II. Plus, details of unclaimed estates where heirs still need to be found.
09:30 ........................Wibbly Pig
11:45............ Cash in the Attic
09:40 ........The Koala Brothers
12:15................... Bargain Hunt
09:50 .................. Big and Small
13:00........... BBC News at One
10:05 ..................Big Barn Farm
13:30 ........ BBC London News
10:20 ............. Charlie and Lola
13:45............................. Doctors
15:00 ....................... Dickinson's Real Deal
10:30 .....................3rd and Bird
14:15........................... Escape to the Country
16:00..Britain's Best Bakery
10:40 ......................... Waybuloo
17:00 .........................The Chase
11:00 ......In the Night Garden
18:00 ........ London Tonight
11:30 .............BBC World News
18:30 ............ ITV News and Weather
Tuesday 27 November at 4 - 5pm The hunt for Britain’s Best Bakery hits the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Today’s independents outlets out to impress are a self-taught married couple from Falmouth, a flamboyant French pastry chef based in Dartmouth, and a traditional Cornish bakery who make proper pasties. But only one can progress to the next round. The Judges, Cake Queen Mich Turner MBE, and master bread maker Peter Sidwell put all their skills to the test with a Rough Puff Pastry challenge. Episode 03: Wednesday 28 November at 4 - 5pm Three more independent bakeries compete for the title of Britain’s best under the
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09:25............................... Dipdap
12:00 ............The Daily Politics
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13:00 ..................Royal Upstairs Downstairs
19:00 ............... Emmerdale
16:25 ...................................Léon
13:30 ........................... To Buy or Not to Buy
20:00 ...........Little England
16:30 ........................Vip People
14:15........... The Weakest Link
17:00 ......................Newsround
15:00 ....................Real Rescues
17:15 ........................... Pointless
15:45 ................................Flog It!
18:00 ....... BBC News at Six
16:30 ........................Breakaway
18:30 ... BBC London News 19:00 ..........The One Show
17:15 .............. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
19:30 .................Inside Out
18:00 ..................Eggheads
16:00 ......................Prank Patrol Down Under
Monday 26 November at 4 - 5pm A new competition pitting independent bakeries head to head begins with a trip to Dorset and Somerset. Three ocal businesses compete to impress expert judges, cake connoisseur Mich Turner MBE, and bread expert Peter Sidwell. Today the pair meet a Dorset patisserie owner, a family firm with an unusual oven, and some Bath bakers who love to forage. Only one can stay in the competition, so expect a real baking battle as each offer their take on the famous Dorset Apple Cake.
Documentary-style police drama series. When a woman's office is trashed she implicates a business rival with a motive of professional jealousy. But when DI Preston and DS Shaw dig deeper they discover the woman has several family members with axes to grind. Starring: Jane Antrobus, Ben Hull, Charleen Qwaye, Scott Neal, Sue Holderness, James Redmond
11:00 ............. Watchdog Daily
15:35.............. Lockie Leonard
A national search for Britain’s best bakery begins every weekday on ITV1. More than a food competition this series is a celebration of local bakeries around the UK, the delicious goods they produce, their regional specialities and their centuries old baking heritage. Expert judges Mich Turner MBE (TV chef, author and owner of Little Venice Cake Company) and Peter Sidwell (TV chef, cookery writer and restaurateur) will be sampling the delicacies of the country’s favourite independent, family run and community bakeries, tasting and critiquing their way through breads, cakes, pastries and pies. The shortlisted bakeries compete in a series of baking challenges that put their skills to the test from organic artisan sour dough breads to the more obscure Bedfordshire clanger and the Lancashire courting cake, and include favourite bakes whose origins lie beyond the UK, such as baklava and bagels. Stripped across four weeks, the daily episodes of Britain’s Best Bakery will also reveal the heart-warming stories of the bakeries and the people who lovingly create and bake there.
09:00 ..........................ZingZillas
14:00 ...................Crime Stories
09:15 ..........................Baby Jake
15:05 .........................Deadly 60
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08:45...... I Can Cook with You
13:30 ........................... ITV News and Weather
10:00 .......... Homes Under the Hammer
15:00 .........................BBC News
Britain’s Best Bakery
08:25 ....................Mister Maker Comes to Town
Martin Bentham exposes the legal loophole that allows tycoons to receive millions of pounds in legal aid. Matthew Wright finds out what the future holds for thousands of disabled workers made redundant from government-run Remploy factories.
20:00 ............... EastEnders 20:30 .................Panorama 21:00 ................ New Tricks 22:00 ...... BBC News at Ten 22:35 ......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23:20 .. The English Patient
18:30 ............ Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ... Antiques Road Trip 20:00 ................. University Challenge 20:30....MasterChef: The W C Professionals CHOICE 21:00 ....The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler 22:00 ......... Never Mind the Buzzcocks 22:30 ................ Newsnight 23:20 ............Dragons' Den
19:30 .... Coronation Street Documentary series following some of the thousands of Brits who have upped sticks and moved to the Dordogne region in the south west of France. This week, the French go bonkers for conkers when long-term resident Stewart Edwards organises one of the biggest events in the Dordogne calendar - The French National Conker Championships. We also meet Londoner Sarah Daniels, who has left behind city life to build an eco-friendly sanctuary out of mud and straw in the heart of rural France.
20:30 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:00 ............... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35 .............. The Agenda Tom Bradby, ITV News's political editor, is joined by the big names from politics, news and entertainment to take a fresh look at the week ahead. From politics to popular culture, this is where you find out what's on The Agenda.
23:05 ...........Inland Empire
watchful eyes of expert judges, cake maker to the stars Mich Turner MBE and bread maestro, Peter Sidwell. London is the setting and the three competitors couldn’t be more different. A vegan cupcake emporium, a traditional Greek bakery and the very model of a British bakery battle it out. Expect the flour to fly as there can be only one winner. Episode 04: Thursday 29 November at 4 - 5pm Expert Judges Mitch Turner MBE and Peter Sidwell head to the South East of England as they continue their search for Britain’s best Bakery. Traveling to Kent, Essex and East Sussex they sample the delights of the Garden of England. With an unusual Beetroot bread to a Kentish Apple cake and the French flamboyance of a salted caramel macaroon, all of our judges experience and expertise will be called upon as only one bakery can progress to the next round. Episode 05: Friday 30 November at 4 - 5pm It’s the Southern regional final, and the four bakeries that won this week’s heats are back to do battle once more. They’re summoned by the Judges, Mich Turner MBE and Peter Sidwell, and must bake side by side in the same kitchen for the first time. With each contestant expected to produce a five item afternoon tea in just three hours, the pressure is really on. With just two places up for grabs in the Britain’s Best Bakery finals week, the bakers use all the tricks of their trade as they attempt to book one.
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06:10.................... Children's TV 11:00............ Secret Removers 12:05..Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35 ......Come Dine with Me 13:35 .................... Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 14:40 ......................Countdown 15:30 ............. 1001 Things You Should Know 16:00 .............. Deal or No Deal 17:00 ......Come Dine with Me 17:30 ......................... Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 18:00 ........... The Simpsons 18:30 ..................Hollyoaks 19:00 ........Channel 4 News 20:00 ................Dispatches 20:30 ............. Stephen Fry: Gadget Man 21:00............The Curious CW Case of the CHOICE Clark Brothers 22:00 .........8 Out of 10 Cats 22:50............Full English CW CHO ICE 23:20 ............ Random Acts 23:25 .................. Alan Carr: Chatty Man
06:00....................Children's TV
06:00 ................................ Cricket
06:00 ................................ Airline
08:00 ....................... Fifi and the Flowertots
12:00................................ Cricket
06:30 ................................ Airline
06:00.................America's Next Top Model
13:00 .... Ford Football Special
07:00............... Modern Family
07:00 ................................ Maury
08:15 .........................Peppa Pig
Swansea/Liverpool and Chelsea/ Man City. Another chance to catch Sunday's Barclays Premier League double bill. Swansea City host Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium and Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Stamford Bridge.
07:30 .......................The Middle
08:00 ...................Cougar Town
08:00 ..............Dog the Bounty Hunter
08:30 ...................Cougar Town
08:30 ..............Dog the Bounty Hunter
10:00 .......Nothing to Declare
09:00 .................................... Glee
12:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
21:00 ............... The Patriot
23:30 ...........SPL Round-Up
19:00 ...............Snog, Marry, Avoid?
06:00 ................ Good Morning Sports Fans
07:15 .................. Dragons' Den
06:00 ........................ The X Files
08:00.......................... Fifth Gear
07:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
20:00 ......... Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands
08:00 .........WWE Bottom Line
09:00............................ Top Gear
09:00 .........................................ER
09:00 ...................Ford Football Special
10:00.......... The Gadget Show
10:00 ........................ The X Files 11:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
10:30 ...............................La Liga
11:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
12:00 .............Scottish Premier League
12:00 ............................Top Gear
14:00 .................................House
14:00 .........................Three Men Go to Scotland
16:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
15:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
18:00 ........................House
21:00 .. Dying for Clear Skin In 2011 24-year-old Jesse Jones went missing. After five days his body was found at a local beauty spot in Dorset. During the search for Jesse it emerged that unbeknownst to his family, he was suffering from acute depression and believed a commonly prescribed acne drug, was largely to blame. 85% of young people get spots but for some, bad skin can take over their lives. Jesse's story provides the backbone for this moving and revealing film as Gemma Cairney and Jesse's father, Derek Jones, the director go on an emotional journey to look at how acne impacts on young people in the UK.
22:00 ...... Russell Howard's Good News 22:30 ................EastEnders
08:30 ... Roary the Racing Car 08:45 ......Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00 .......................Tickety Toc 09:15 .............The Wright Stuff 11:10 ......The Hotel Inspector 12:10 ........5 News Lunchtime
16:00................................. Cricket 17:00 ................................ Cricket
10:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles
11:00 ...............Passport Patrol
12:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles
13:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
13:15 ............Home and Away
13:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles
14:00................Criminal Minds
13:45..................... Neighbours
14:00 .................................... Glee
15:00 ...............Criminal Minds
14:15 ........................ CSI: Miami
15:00 .................. Stargate SG-1
16:00 ...............Passport Patrol
15:15........Three Wise Women
16:00.................. Stargate SG-1
17:00 .......Nothing to Declare
17:00 ......................5 News at 5
17:00 ...................Raising Hope
18:00 ... Nothing to Declare
17:30 ..................... Neighbours
17:30.......................... Futurama
19:00 ......... Criminal Minds
18:00 .......Home and Away
18:00 .................. Futurama
20:00 ... Nothing to Declare
18:30 ....................... 5 News
18:30 ........... The Simpsons
20:30 ........... Show Me Your Wardrobe
12:15 ...........Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen
19:00 ...... Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 20:00 ...............The All New Gadget Show
12:30 .............. Premier League Snooker Finals 15:00 ....................International Rugby Union
19:00 ................ Netbusters
19:30 .............Irish Football 22:00 .......Barclays Premier League Review 23:00 ................ Netbusters
16:00 ............................Top Gear
16:30................... Ford Football Special
19:00 ........Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
18:00 ............. Soccer A.M. The Best Bits
19:30 ..................Meat Men
19:00 ...................... Cricket
20:00 ................. Three Men Go to Scotland
22:00 ............ Road to Kona Ironman
21:00 ......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You
22:30 ......Spruce Meadows Showjumping
22:00 .........Mock the Week
23:00 ................Family Guy
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14:30 ................................La Liga
09:00 .................Jerry Springer
22:40 ...Would I Lie to You?
20:00 ........................ Arrow 21:00 ............Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring 22:00 ........An Idiot Abroad 23:00 ........An Idiot Abroad
13:00 .........................................ER
17:00 .........................................ER 20:00 .....................Seinfeld 21:00 ................ Don't Sit in the Front Row 21:30 ........Alan Partridge's Mid-Morning Matters 22:00 ...........................Girls 22:35 ............. Nurse Jackie 23:10 ..............BrandX with Russell Brand 23:40 .............. Flight of the Conchords
21:00 ......... America's Next Top Model 22:00 ........ Criminal Minds 23:00 ........................Bones
06:00 .......................Emmerdale 06:25 ..........Coronation Street 07:20 .......................The Jeremy Kyle Show US 08:10....................... Judge Judy 08:35.....The Real Housewives of New York City 11:30 .......................Judge Judy 12:00 .......................Emmerdale 12:30 ..........Coronation Street 13:30..The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 17:30 .................I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 19:00 .............. The X Factor Results Show 20:00 ... Xtra Factor Results 21:00 ..................Benidorm 22:00 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 23:00 ...... Ocean's Thirteen
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MasterChef: The Professionals BBC2, 20:30 Double Michelin starred chef Michel Roux Jnr is joined by Gregg Wallace and Monica Galetti, as they continue their hunt for a professional with the talent to become Britain's next culinary superstar. In this heat, ten chefs from all over Britain arrive in the Masterchef kitchen to face their first test. This initial challenge will demonstrate to Monica and Gregg whether or not they have the necessary skills and palate to cook for Monica's legendary boss, Michel Roux Jnr. In the seven-ingredient invention test, the ten chefs must hold their nerve and create a dish from a selection of beef mince, wild mushrooms, an aubergine, red wine, pears, brioche and almonds. In one hour they must prove their skill, palate, and creativity if they are to impress the judges and win the opportunity to cook for Michel.
Full English Channel 4, 22:50 Meet the Johnson family in Channel 4's brand new animated satirical sitcom. A quintessentially English family with Dad Edgar, his wife Wendy, and their three kids Dusty, Jason and Eve, and not forgetting Edgar's father-in-law and boss Ken. In episode three, Dusty surprises the family by bringing home a girl. An inflatable one. Wendy decides he needs a girlfriend so she hires him an escort without realising what that word really means. Meanwhile, Eve ODs on chocolate during a tour of Ken's confectionery factory.
The Curious case of the Clark Brothers Channel 4, 21.00
What would you do if your adult children developed an age-defying disease which saw them regress back to childhood in front of your very eyes? How would you cope seeing them go from man to boy and looking after them 24-hours a day? This brand new extraordinary documentary tells the harrowing but brutally honest story of Tony and Christine Clark and their two sons Matthew (39) and Michael (42) as they live and cope with this dreadful condition. Not once, but twice. Michael and Matthew Clark from Hull, had lived normal lives until their late thirties. They were totally unaware their brains were carrying a deadly neurological time bomb - a rare and little known condition called Leukodystrophy. The condition causes a progressive loss of every neurological function - speech, memory, movement, sight, hearing, touch, eating, swallowing and normally affects children. Christine and Tony thought their parenting days were over. They had taken early retirement and were enjoying a pleasant ex-pat life in Spain. When news of their sons’ illness and rapid deterioration reached them, they had to abandon their life abroad and return to the UK.
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Tuesday Tuesday 06:00........................... Breakfast
06:00 ..................................Zigby
06:00 .......................... Daybreak
09:15 ....................Heir Hunters
06:10... Finley the Fire Engine
08:30 .............................Lorraine
10:00 .................. Homes Under the Hammer
06:20 .................... Little Robots 06:30 .....................64 Zoo Lane
09:25 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show
11:00 ............. Watchdog Daily
06:45................... Chuggington
10:30................... This Morning
11:45 ............ Cash in the Attic
06:50..................... Rastamouse
11:25 ...........................ITV News
12:15................... Bargain Hunt
07:00........... School of Silence
11:30 ................... This Morning
13:00 .......... BBC News at One
07:30 ......................... Pet Squad
12:30 ................. Loose Women
13:30..................... BBC London News
07:40 ............................. Eliot Kid
13:30 ........................... ITV News and Weather
13:45 ............................. Doctors 14:15 ...........................Escape to the Country
07:55 ...................... Newsround 08:00 ...................... What's New Scooby-Doo?
15:00 .........................BBC News
08:25 ....................Mister Maker Comes to Town
15:05 .........................Deadly 60
08:45...... I Can Cook with You
15:35 .............. Lockie Leonard
09:00 ..........................ZingZillas
16:00 ......................Prank Patrol Down Under
09:15 ..........................Baby Jake
16:25 ...................................LĂŠon 16:30 ........................Vip People 17:00 ......................Newsround 17:15 ........................... Pointless 18:00 ....... BBC News at Six 18:30 .............. BBC London News 19:00 ..........The One Show 19:30 ............... EastEnders 20:00 .................Holby City After the Party. The new CEO, Imelda, takes a shine to Jac, enjoying the fact she helped cast doubt over Hanssen's suitability for the job. Jac's keen to impress her, but gets drawn into a complicated teen pregnancy case. When Imelda orders her to transfer the girl to St James', Jac shows her what she's really made of and takes the patient to theatre. But there's a shock in store for Jac when she finds out just what it means to disobey Imelda. It's assessment day for new CT1 doctor Lilah and Serena hopes it's her last shift on AAU. Director: David Tucker Starring: Rosie Marcel, Michael Thomson, James Anderson, Hugh Quarshie, Jimmy Akingbola, Catherine Russell
09:25 ...............................Dipdap 09:30 ........................Wibbly Pig 09:40 ........The Koala Brothers 09:50 .................. Big and Small 10:05 ..................Big Barn Farm 10:20 ............. Charlie and Lola 10:30 .....................3rd and Bird 10:40 ......................... Waybuloo 11:00...... In the Night Garden 11:30 .............BBC World News 12:00............ The Daily Politics 13:00..............Royal Upstairs CW Downstairs CHOICE 13:30 .....To Buy or Not to Buy 14:15........... The Weakest Link 15:00.................... Real Rescues 15:45 ................................Flog It! 16:30 ........................Breakaway 17:15 .............. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00 ..................Eggheads 18:30 ............. Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
14:00 ...................Crime Stories 15:00....................... Dickinson's Real Deal 16:00..... Britain's Best Bakery Competitive baking series pitting local independent bakers in a head to head challenge under the watchful eye of cake connoisseur Mich Turner and bread expert Peter Sidwell. Today's bakers including a couple from Falmouth, a pastry chef from Dartmouth and a traditional Cornish pasty maker. They must complete a tough puff pastry challenge.
17:00 .........................The Chase 18:00 ........ London Tonight 18:30 .................... ITV News and Weather 19:00 ............... Emmerdale 19:30 ...... The Martin Lewis Money Show 20:00 ...............You've Been Framed! Harry Hill is here with another selection of the funniest footage filmed by viewers on their camcorders and mobile phones. Today's show features a dog that goes fishing for his supper, a roly poly panda and the long jump that becomes a short jump.
20:30 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:00 ............... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35 ............. Take Me Out
22:35 ..................Imagine...
22:00 ....... Later Live... with Jools Holland
Paddy McGuinness presents another episode of the fun dating show. Hoping to catch the eye of the ladies tonight are aerospace engineer Giles from London, children's entertainer Dan from Manchester, estate agent Hugh from Edinburgh, and Joe, a solicitor from Essex. And there is a chance to find out if romance blossomed between last week's couples on the Isle of Fernandos.
23:40 ..................Film 2012
22:30 ................ Newsnight
23:50 ...........Grimefighters
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23:20 .................. Storyville
19:00 ... Antiques Road Trip
21:00 .................Last Tango in Halifax
20:00 ....... MasterChef: The Professionals
22:00 ...... BBC News at Ten
21:00......Dara O Briain's CW Science Club CHOICE
22:25 .............. BBC London News
Dara O Briain's Science Club BBC2, 21:00
Experts and a lively audience join Dara O Briain to tackle the biggest ideas in science, taking a subject and examining it from lots of different and unexpected angles. In this episode, Dara and guests look at the final frontier - space. Science journalist Alok Jha asks whether it is a good idea for humans to reach out to extra-terrestrials and oceanographer Helen Czerski comes face to face with extreme radiation, energy so deadly it could seriously curtail humans travelling further than the solar system. Plus, special guest Josh Widdicombevisits NASA in Houston to find out the challenges we face to get humans to Mars, and materials scientist Mark Miodownik takes apart a space suit.
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06:00 ................................Cricket
06:00 ................................ Airline
India v England 2nd Test (Day 5). Day five of the second test between India and England from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
06:30 ................................ Airline
06:00 ................America's Next Top Model
07:00 ............... Modern Family
07:00 .................................Maury
07:30 .......................The Middle
08:00 ................... Cougar Town
08:00 ..............Dog the Bounty Hunter
08:30 ................... Cougar Town
08:30 ..............Dog the Bounty Hunter
10:00 ....... Nothing to Declare
09:00.................................... Glee
11:00............... Passport Patrol
10:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles
12:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
12:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles
14:00............... Criminal Minds
14:00................... Hawaii Five-0
15:00............... Criminal Minds
15:00 .................. Stargate SG-1
16:00 ................Passport Patrol
16:00 .................. Stargate SG-1
16:30 ................Passport Patrol
17:00 ...................Raising Hope
17:00 ....... Nothing to Declare
17:30 .......................... Futurama
17:30 ....... Nothing to Declare
The official television programme of the Asian Football Confederation is the definitive weekly round-up of highlights, news and exclusive features from the continent.
18:00 .................. Futurama 18:30 ........... The Simpsons
18:00 ................ Nothing to Declare
19:00 ........... The Simpsons
18:30 .. Nothing to Declare
20:00 ................Last Resort
19:00 .........Criminal Minds
19:30 ...........Gillette Soccer Special
21:00 ...............A League of Their Own
20:00 ........................ Bones
22:00 ..... Revista de la Liga
22:00 ........An Idiot Abroad
22:00 ..............Chicago Fire
23:00 .......................Cricket
23:00 ........An Idiot Abroad
23:00 .........Criminal Minds
06:10....................Children's TV 08:55 ................................Frasier 10:00 ........... Undercover Boss 11:00 ............Secret Removers 12:00 .............Channel 4 News 12:05..Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35 ..... Come Dine with Me 13:35 .................... Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 14:40 ..................... Countdown 15:30 ............. 1001 Things You Should Know 16:00 ..............Deal or No Deal 17:00..... Come Dine with Me 17:30 ......................... Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 18:00 ...........The Simpsons 18:30 ................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ....... Channel 4 News 19:55 ..............4thought.tv 20:00 ........ George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 21:00 .................... Heston's Fantastical Food 22:00.............Fresh Meat CW CHO ICE 22:50 ............Random Acts 22:55 ................ Homeland
06:00....................Children's TV
19:00 ........... Total Wipeout
06:00................ Good Morning Sports Fans
07:15 .................. Dragons' Den
06:00......................... The X Files
08:00 ......................... Meat Men
07:00...... Star Trek: Enterprise
09:00................... Irish Football
08:30 ..........................Fifth Gear
08:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager
10:30.................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits
09:00 ............................Top Gear
09:00 .........................................ER
10:00 ..........The Gadget Show
10:00 ........................ The X Files
11:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
11:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise
11:30 ......................... Meat Men
13:00......................................... ER
12:00............................ Top Gear
14:00................................. House
14:00 .........................Three Men Go To Ireland
15:00................................. House
15:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
17:00......................................... ER
20:00 ....Free Speech: Body Beautiful Special BBC Three's interactive, live debate show, Free Speech, hosts a Body Beautiful Special from Newcastle. It's an opportunity for young people to discuss issues raised in BBC Three's Body Beautiful Season. Jake Humphrey chairs the programme from the University of Northumbria, voted the country's top university for nightlife, where a panel of celebrities and experts take questions from the studio audience of 18-25 year-olds. Olympic weightlifter Zoe Smith features on VT, revealing her feelings on the criticism she faced for not conforming to a standard body image.
08:00.. Fifi and the Flowertots 08:15......................... Peppa Pig 08:30 ... Roary the Racing Car 08:45 ......Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00 .......................Tickety Toc 09:15 .............The Wright Stuff 11:10 ......... The Removal Men 12:10 ........5 News Lunchtime
12:30.................. SPL Round Up 13:00 ....................Irish Football 14:30 ............. Barclays Premier League Review
13:45 ..................... Neighbours
A comprehensive round-up of all the weekend's action in the Barclays Premier League, including analysis of major incidents and reaction from key players and managers.
14:15 ........................ CSI: Miami
15:30 ........................ Netbusters
15:10 .......... The National Tree 17:00 ......................5 News at 5
16:00..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits
17:30 ..................... Neighbours
17:00 ................................Cricket
18:00 .......Home and Away
19:00 ............ Football Asia
12:15 .............Half Built House 13:15 ............Home and Away
18:30 ...................... 5 News 19:00 ................... Highland Emergency 20:00 ..Rolf's Animal Clinic 21:00 ...........Body of Proof 22:00 ...................... CSI: NY 23:55 .......CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
11:30 ...... European Tour Golf 12:30 ...........Shell's Wonderful World of Golf 14:00 .............................. Road to Kona Ironman 14:30 ...........................Seve Day 15:30...... European Tour Golf 16:30 .............................. Road to Kona Ironman 17:00 ................ SPL Round-Up
21:00 .................. Inside the Body Beautiful
17:30 .............Barclays Premier League Review
22:00 ................ Some Girls
18:30 .....Revista de la Liga
22:30 ................ EastEnders
19:30 .................... Football
23:00 ................Family Guy
23:00 ... Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow
23:45 .......... American Dad!
12:00 ........................Netbusters
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12:00.......... Star Trek: Voyager
16:00.......... Star Trek: Voyager
15:30......................... Meat Men
18:00 ........................ House
16:00 ............................Top Gear
19:00 ........................House
19:00 ........ Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles
20:00 ... Friday Night Lights
19:30 ..................Meat Men
22:00 ............ House of Lies
20:00 ................. Three Men Go To Ireland
22:35 .............. Nurse Jackie
21:00 ..........................QI XL
21:00 ....................... Awake
23:10 ...................Mad Men
09:00 ................. Jerry Springer 10:30....... Nothing to Declare
W C C H O IC E Royal Upstairs Downstairs BBC2, 13:00
Antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager travel in the footsteps of Queen Victoria. They travel to Scone, which the queen visited as part of a charm offensive made to improve the monarchy's standing in Scotland. Scone was chosen partly for its symbolic place in Scottish history and also because for centuries Scottish kings were crowned here on the Stone of Scone. Tim reveals a mystery surrounding the precise whereabouts of the original stone and discovers the amazing amount of cash the queen's host spent on her visit.
21:00 ............... Elementary
06:00...................... Emmerdale 06:25 ..........Coronation Street 06:50 ............ Planet's Funniest Animals 07:20 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US 08:10 .......................Judge Judy 08:35 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 10:30 .......................Judge Judy 12:00 .......................Emmerdale 12:30 ..........Coronation Street 13:00 .......................Judge Judy 13:30..The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 17:30................. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 19:00 ..........Totally Bonkers CW CHO ICE Guinness World Records 19:30 ..You've Been Framed! 20:00 .. Super Tiny Animals 21:00 ..................Benidorm
Fresh Meat Channel 4, 22:00 The end of the academic year is drawing near, and summer is fast approaching. With it is the need for the housemates to make some big decisions. Josie's secret is now out and she needs to take action. Kingsley finds himself accidentally moving in to a one-bedroom flat with Heather. Sabine blows Howard's mind with her news, and Oregon's relationship with Dylan comes to a head. Vod, still reeling from recent news, resolves to turn her life around. And in the middle of it all is JP, desperately trying to keep the whole house together and valiantly fighting the forces of change. To check out the Fresh Meat House, go to Fresh Meat House for a tour of the student digs and to watch exclusive content released at the end of each episode.
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Wednesday Wednesday 06:00 ...........................Breakfast
06:00.................................. Zigby
06:00 ..........................Daybreak
09:15 ....................Heir Hunters
06:10... Finley the Fire Engine
08:30 ............................ Lorraine
10:00 .................. Homes Under the Hammer
06:20.................... Little Robots 06:30 .....................64 Zoo Lane
09:25 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show
11:00 ............. Watchdog Daily
06:45 ...................Chuggington
10:30 ...................This Morning
11:45............................... Cash in the Attic
06:50 .....................Rastamouse
11:25 .......................... ITV News
07:00 ........... School of Silence
11:30................... This Morning
07:30 ......................... Pet Squad
12:30 .................Loose Women
07:40 ............................. Eliot Kid
13:30 ........................... ITV News and Weather
12:15................... Bargain Hunt 13:00.......................... BBC News at One 13:30 ........ BBC London News 13:45 ............................. Doctors 14:15 ...........................Escape to the Country 15:00 .........................BBC News 15:05 .........................Deadly 60 15:35 ............................... Sadie J 16:00 ......................Prank Patrol Down Under 16:30 ........................Vip People 17:00 ......................Newsround 17:15 ........................... Pointless 18:00 ....... BBC News at Six 18:30 ... BBC London News 19:00 ..........The One Show 20:00 ..... Supersized Earth
07:55 ...................... Newsround 08:00 ...................... What's New Scooby-Doo? 08:25 ....................Mister Maker Comes to Town 08:45 ......I Can Cook with You 09:00.......................... ZingZillas 09:15 ..........................Baby Jake 09:25 ...............................Dipdap 09:30 ........................Wibbly Pig
14:00 .................. Crime Stories When a jobsworth clamper is nearly run down by an irate driver, DS Preston and DS Shaw investigate. The man has taken down the car's registration number, but when the car owners are challenged they accuse the man of lying and conducting a personal vendetta against them. Starring: Jane Antrobus, Ben Hull, Bobby Davro, Gemma Bissix, Sam Stockman, Dean Gaffney
09:40 ........The Koala Brothers
15:00....................... Dickinson's Real Deal
09:50 .................. Big and Small
16:00 .....Britain's Best Bakery
10:05 ..................Big Barn Farm
17:00 ........................ The Chase
10:20 ............. Charlie and Lola
18:00 ....... London Tonight
10:30 .....................3rd and Bird
18:30 .................... ITV News and Weather
10:40 ......................... Waybuloo
11:00...... In the Night Garden 21:00..............Goodnight CW Britain CHOICE 11:30 ............The Daily Politics 13:00 ............................See Hear 22:00 ...... BBC News at Ten 22:25 ... BBC London News
13:30 .....To Buy or Not to Buy
22:35 ............. The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws
14:15 ...........The Weakest Link
19:00 ...............Emmerdale Things are looking critical for Katie. Edna has no choice but to take drastic action to ease her debts. Kerry goes against Amy's wishes and gets Kyle a birthday card.
15:00 ....................Real Rescues
19:30 .... Coronation Street
15:45................................ Flog It!
20:30 .... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
16:30 ........................Breakaway 17:15 .............. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00 ..................Eggheads 18:30 ............ Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Supersized Earth BBC1, 20:00 Documentary tracing the story of how humans have transformed our world in a generation. Dallas Campbell travels the globe, exploring the power of human ingenuity and the making of the modern world. In this episode, Dallas explores how we can travel further and faster than ever before - and how our desire to shrink the world is inspiring some of the most ambitious engineering projects on the planet. He takes a treacherous walk along what will be one of the longest suspension bridges in the world and reveals how to move an object the size of Buckingham Palace half way around the globe. He examines how we have created a permanent home beyond the atmosphere in space. Here on earth, he takes part in a modern day love affair - a drive-through wedding.
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19:00.................Antiques CW 22:00 ............... ITV News at Road Trip CHOICE Ten and Weather 20:00 ....... MasterChef: The 22:35 ................The 40 Year Professionals Old Virgin 21:00 ................... The Hour Comedy. When a 40-year-old 22:00 .....The Culture Show
22:45 .................... Match of the Day
22:30 ................ Newsnight 23:20 .....Great Continental Railway Journeys
electronics store worker's colleagues find out that he has never had a girlfriend and is still a virgin, they set about helping him meet that special someone - by any means necessary.
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Wednesday Wednesday 28 November 06:10 ................... Children's TV 10:00 ............Undercover Boss 11:00 ............ Secret Removers 12:00............. Channel 4 News 12:05 ..............Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35 ......Come Dine with Me 13:35 .................... Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 14:40 ......................Countdown 15:30 ............. 1001 Things You Should Know 16:00 .............. Deal or No Deal 17:00 ......Come Dine with Me 17:30 ......................... Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 18:00 ........... The Simpsons 18:30 ..................Hollyoaks 19:00 ........Channel 4 News 19:55 .............. 4thought.tv 20:00 ........... Sarah Beeny's Selling Houses 21:00 ..........Grand Designs 22:00 ............... Secret State 23:05 ............ Random Acts 23:10 ..........Living with My Stalker
06:00....................Children's TV
19:00 .... Young Apprentice
06:00 ..........Aerobics: Oz Style 06:30 ....... Thrillseekers-Snow 07:00 ...................WWE Vintage Collection 08:00 ...........Revista de la Liga 09:00 ............ European Father and Sons Golf 10:00 ................Carp Academy 10:30 .........Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow 12:00 ........... British Basketball League 14:00 ................. Golfing World 14:30 ............ European Father and Sons Golf 15:30..PGA Europro Tour Golf 17:30................. P1 Superstock Powerboats 18:30 .......... Vend茅e Globe 19:00 ..FIFA Futbol Mundial 19:30 .................... Football 22:15 ............Football First
Afternoon Tea. It is week four of the business competition, and the nine remaining candidates are challenged to revamp the great British tradition of afternoon tea, by creating a themed tea service at one of England's most prestigious stately homes Blenheim Palace. After selecting their own tea and ingredients for sandwiches, and baking their own cakes, candidates compete to entice hungry customers to taste their culinary delights in their own themed marquee. While one team goes for a posh 1940s themed tea, the other chooses a Mad Hatter's tea party with psychedelic cakes and cheap sandwich fillers.
20:00 ...... Gavin and Stacey 20:30 ...............Snog, Marry, Avoid? 21:00 ....... Britain's Biggest Beauty Queens 22:00 ...........Pretty Woman 23:55 ................Family Guy
08:00.. Fifi and the Flowertots 08:15......................... Peppa Pig 08:30 ... Roary the Racing Car 08:45 ......Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00 .......................Tickety Toc
06:00 .................Good Morning Sports Fans 07:00 .................Good Morning Sports Fans 08:00 .................Good Morning Sports Fans
09:15 .............The Wright Stuff
09:00.................... Ford Football Special
11:10......... The Removal Men
10:30 .................... Football Asia
12:10 ........5 News Lunchtime
11:00 ................................ Cricket
12:15............. Half Built House 13:15 ............Home and Away
13:00.................... Ford Football Special
13:45 ..................... Neighbours
14:30 .................... Football Asia
19:00 ..... World's Strongest Man 2012 20:00 .... The Removal Men 21:00 ........................Eraser 23:20 ........World's Craziest Police Pursuits 1
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07:30....................... The Middle
08:00 ................... Cougar Town
08:00 ............................. Dog the Bounty Hunter
09:00 ................. Jerry Springer
08:30 ............................. Dog the Bounty Hunter
10:30 ....... Nothing to Declare
09:00.................. Hawaii Five-0
11:30 ................Passport Patrol
10:00 ..........NCIS: Los Angeles
12:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
11:00 ..........NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00 ..........NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 ....... Nothing to Declare 11:00 ................Passport Patrol
14:00 ............... Criminal Minds
16:00 ..................Stargate SG-1
15:00 ............... Criminal Minds
17:30............................. Hyundai A League
17:00 .................. Raising Hope
16:00 ................Passport Patrol
17:30 ..........................Futurama
16:30 ................Passport Patrol
18:00 ................... Euro Tour Weekly
18:00 ..................Futurama
17:00 ....... Nothing to Declare
18:30 ...........The Simpsons
17:30 ....... Nothing to Declare
19:00 ............... Total Rugby
19:00 ...........The Simpsons
18:00 ... Nothing to Declare
19:30 ...........Gillette Soccer Special
19:30 ...........The Simpsons
19:00 .........Criminal Minds 20:00 ............... Elementary
22:30 ................ FIFA Futbol Mundial
20:00 ...... The Glee Project 21:00 ............... Last Resort
21:00 ..............Chicago Fire
23:00 ............... A League of Their Own
22:00 ........................ Fringe
22:00 ........Grey's Anatomy
23:00 ....... An Idiot Abroad
23:00 ........................ Bones
07:00 ..............................Carpool 07:10 .................. Dragons' Den 08:00 ......................... Meat Men 08:30 ..........................Fifth Gear 09:00 ............................Top Gear 10:00 ..........The Gadget Show 11:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles 11:30 ......................... Meat Men 12:00 ............................Top Gear 14:00 .........................Three Men Go To Ireland 15:00 ..............Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles 15:30......................... Meat Men 16:00 ............................Top Gear 19:00 ........ Man v Food: The Carnivore Chronicles 19:30 ..................Meat Men 20:00 ................. Three Men Go To Ireland 21:00 ..........................QI XL
06:00 ........................ The X Files
06:00...................... Emmerdale 06:25 ........................Nanny 911 07:20 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show US 08:10....................... Judge Judy 08:35 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 10:30....................... Judge Judy 12:00...................... Emmerdale 12:30........................ Nanny 911 13:30..The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40 ....The Real Housewives of New York City 17:30 ................. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 19:00 ................ Gossip Girl 20:00 .........Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 20:30 ..You've Been Framed! 21:00 ..................Benidorm 22:00 ... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!
16:00.................... Ford Football Special
18:30 ...................... 5 News
07:00 ...............Modern Family
07:00 .................................Maury
15:00 ..................Stargate SG-1
15:00 ............Revista de la Liga
18:00 .......Home and Away
06:00 ................America's Next Top Model
13:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
15:15 .......................... The Town Christmas Forgot 17:30 ..................... Neighbours
06:30................................ Airline
14:00 .................. Hawaii Five-0
14:15 ........................ CSI: Miami
17:00...................... 5 News at 5
06:00 ................................Airline
07:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise 08:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager 09:00 .........................................ER 10:00 ........................ The X Files 11:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise 12:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager 13:00 .........................................ER 14:00 .................................House 15:00 .................................House 16:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager 17:00 .........................................ER 18:00................................ House 19:00 ........................House 20:00 ...... Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets 21:00 ........................Falc贸n 22:00 ........... The Sopranos 23:10 .................Boardwalk Empire
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Goodnight Britain BBC1, 21:00 Sian Williams presents the first part of a two-part documentary tackling the nation's biggest sleep disorders, meeting and curing some of the UK's worst sleepers and exposing the extraordinary behaviour that lurks behind Britain's bedroom curtains. Goodnight Britain's sleep experts Dr Kirstie Anderson and Dr Jason Ellis venture into the bedrooms of five contributors tormented by a range of conditions, from parasomniacs who scream the house down and snorers whose trumpeting rattles the window panes, to insomniacs who bake for six hours a night. Through the use of high-tech night vision cameras, the sleep experts observe the secrets of the patient's sleep problems first hand. But the investigations don't stop there; the five contributors are also subjected to a night at the Goodnight Britain sleep house, where every toss, turn and snuffle is monitored using state of the art equipment whilst they sleep. Only then do the causes of their night-time traumas fully come to light.
Antiques Road Trip BBC2, 19:00 Antiques experts travel across the UK as they compete to make the most money at auction. It is the final showdown for antiques experts David Barby and Charles Hanson, who are heading for an auction in Nottingham. Picking up from them are Mark Stacey and Margie Cooper, who start off in Chilham, Kent and end at auction in Heathfield, East Sussex.
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Thursday Thursday 06:00........................... Breakfast 09:15 .................... Heir Hunters Series following the work of probate researchers as they search for heirs of people who have died without a will. The heir hunters are trying to find relatives of Margaret Snare who died aged 85 in 2010. During their investigations, the team uncover a family history that does not add up. Did Margaret's mother Mabel really die in the Blitz? Plus, the case of Dorothy Warcup is not as straight forward as it first appears. The heir hunters try and help a blood relative in their quest to inherit Dorothy's estate. Finally, details of unclaimed estates where heirs still need to be found.
10:00 .................. Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ..............Watchdog Daily 11:45 .............Cash in the Attic 12:15 ................... Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...........BBC News at One 13:45 ..............................Doctors 14:15........................... Escape to the Country 15:00 ......................... BBC News 15:05......................... Deadly 60 15:35................................ Sadie J 16:00 ......................Prank Patrol Down Under 16:30 ........................ Vip People 17:00 ...................... Newsround 17:15 ............................Pointless 18:00 ........BBC News at Six 19:00 .......... The One Show 19:30 ................EastEnders 20:00 .... Young Apprentice
Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands ITV1, 22.35 Corfu is buzzing – 500,000 Brits fly there each summer and around 10,000 of us have even chosen to live there. It is the Greek holiday island of choice for many British holidaymakers, and we easily out-number every other nationality holidaying on the island. This week we’ll meet Lisa and Marc, who have spent their last 17 holidays in the same resort; Tanya, who’s travelled from Kent to Kavos, where she is now the queen of the tattoo trade, and Mary, whose dream life out here is being rocked by the realisation that her children have to move abroad to find work.
The Aristocrats Channel 4, 21.00 New two-part documentary series, The Aristocrats, directed by Bafta-winning film-maker Patrick Forbes (The Force, English Heritage, Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies, The National Trust), explores modern day high society through historically prominent families. With unique access to names of note and notoriety, The Aristocrats opens a window onto a so-called privileged world, as aristocrats share their daily lives and give their own views about their place in a changing society. The second film centres on Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Earl of March and Kinrara, heir to the Dukedom of Richmond, and owner of Goodwood. Good looking, charming, and with a maniacal attention to detail, Charles Gordon-Lennox has gone from being Stanley Kubrick’s set photographer to hosting a playground for the world’s rich and famous, drawn to his estate’s famous racecourse, and high profile car events - the Festival of Speed, for the world’s fastest cars, and Revival, which last year saw the most valuable collection of cars ever assembled, at $3 billion. In the last 12 months, Goodwood has been host to everybody from Jenson Button to Courtney Love, stomping off stage at the Glorious Goodwood race ball when the crowd requested a Nirvana track by her
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It is week four, and eight budding entrepreneurs remain in the battle to be crowned Young Apprentice and receive 25,000 pounds to kick start their business ambitions. This week, Lord Sugar challenges candidates to come up with an original kids' club for five- to eightyear-olds. A potentially lucrative business, a unique kids' club concept can be rolled out across the country and make big money through the sale of licences.
21:00 ....Goodnight Britain 22:00 .......BBC News at Ten 22:35 .......... Question Time 23:35 ..................This Week
06:00.................................. Zigby 06:10 ...Finley the Fire Engine 06:20 .................... Little Robots 06:30 .....................64 Zoo Lane 06:45 ...................Chuggington 06:50 .....................Rastamouse 07:00 ........... School of Silence 07:30 ......................... Pet Squad 07:40 ............................. Eliot Kid 07:55 ...................... Newsround 08:00 ...................... What's New Scooby-Doo? 08:25 ....................Mister Maker Comes to Town 08:45...... I Can Cook with You 09:00 ..........................ZingZillas 09:15...........................Baby Jake 09:25............................... Dipdap 09:30........................ Wibbly Pig 09:40 ........The Koala Brothers 09:50.................. Big and Small 10:05 ..................Big Barn Farm 10:20............. Charlie and Lola 10:30 .....................3rd and Bird 10:40 ......................... Waybuloo 11:00...... In the Night Garden 11:30 .............BBC World News 12:00 ............The Daily Politics 13:00 ..................Royal Upstairs Downstairs 13:30......To Buy or Not to Buy 14:15 ...........The Weakest Link 15:00 ....................Real Rescues 15:45.......................... Flog It! CW CHO ICE 16:30 ........................Breakaway 17:15 .............. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00 ...................Eggheads 18:30 ............ Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 .. Antiques Road Trip 20:00 ....... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00 .....Great Continental Railway Journeys 22:00 ...........Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience 22:30 ................ Newsnight 23:20 ..........Dara O Briain's Science Club
06:00 .......................... Daybreak 08:30............................. Lorraine 09:25 ....................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 ................... This Morning 11:25 ...........................ITV News 11:30................... This Morning 12:30 ................. Loose Women 13:30 ........................... ITV News and Weather 14:00 ...................Crime Stories 15:00 ... Dickinson's Real Deal 16:00 ..... Britain's Best Bakery 17:00 .........................The Chase 18:00 ........London Tonight 18:30 ................... ITV News and Weather 19:00 ............... Emmerdale 19:30 ..................... Tonight Britain's Deadly Gun Trade. When two unarmed female police officers were shot dead in Manchester in September, the nation was horrified and the Government responded by pledging to crack down on the trade in illegal firearms in a bid to keep guns off our streets. Fiona Foster's investigation looks at how guns are finding their way into the hands of criminals, and uncovers a new supply route that could see the numbers of illegal weapons in circulation rise dramatically. She meets the family of an innocent victim who was shot dead by accident and the police officers who risk their lives every day. She also follows the trail of an international gun-runner who was arming criminals in the North West.
20:00 ............... Emmerdale 20:30 .... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:00 ............... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35...........Corfu: A Tale CW of Two IslandsCHOICE Documentary series which takes a look at the popular getaway through the eyes of the people who holiday there, and the many who make their living through tourism on the Ionian island. This episode features Lisa and Marc, who have spent their last 17 holidays in the same resort, Tanya, who has travelled from Kent to Kavos - where she is now the queen of the tattoo trade.
23:05 ..............Dirty Britain
late husband Kurt Cobain. The estate has it all - the only top class privately-owned racecourse, an aerodrome, a hotel, a golf course, an organic farm and a Grand Prix circuit. But behind the glamour and the celebrities, there is a harsher reality. In the 21st century, the British aristocracy are no longer rich enough to simply enjoy their estates. They need their assets to make money as they cannot sustain the huge sums needed for investment and restoration. Charles Gordon-Lennox is practically unique in having made Goodwood self-sufficient. It has been a huge struggle, which continues. In the 1930s his family had to sell off their huge Scottish estates. Charles decided that whatever happened, he would not give up on Goodwood, and so far despite a worrying million pound loss in 2010, he has succeeded by attracting hundreds of thousands of us to his events. This success, however, has been achieved at immense personal cost. Far from feeling privileged, Charles admits to occasionally hating being there and of being driven by a fear of failure. Many aristocrats call this ‘mortmain’ - the dead hand of the past: that where most people might see a life of privilege and wealth, they see obligation. The pressure of having to hand on an inheritance in as good a shape as they received it, can change their estates into gilded cages.
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07:45 .......... Noddy in Toyland
06:00 .................Good Morning Sports Fans
08:00 ....................... Fifi and the Flowertots
07:00 .................Good Morning Sports Fans
08:15......................... Peppa Pig
08:00 .................Good Morning Sports Fans
06:05 ................... Children's TV 07:55 ............Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 ................................ Frasier 10:00 ............Undercover Boss 11:00 ............ Secret Removers 12:00 ............. Channel 4 News 12:05 ..............Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 12:35...... Come Dine with Me 13:35 .................... Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 14:40 ......................Countdown 15:30.........1001 Things You CW Should Know CHO ICE 16:00 .............. Deal or No Deal 17:00 ......Come Dine with Me 17:30 ......................... Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 18:00 ........... The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 19:55 .............. 4thought.tv 20:00 ........ Kirstie's Vintage Home 21:00.......The Aristocrats CW CHO ICE 22:00............True Stories CW CHO ICE 23:25 ...... The Curious Case of the Clark Brothers
06:00.................... Children's TV
19:00 ................... Top Gear 20:00 .. Don't Tell the Bride Mike and Katie. Another brave bride leaves the most important day of her life in the hands of the man she loves. Blackpool boy Mike plans a wedding for his glamorous bride-to-be Katie in just three weeks. The seaside sweethearts met seven years ago under the bright lights of Blackpool, and Katie has been looking after Mike ever since. While Katie dreams of a wedding fit for a Hollywood superstar, local lad Mike prefers things a little closer to home. Refusing to use a mobile phone or the internet, this old fashioned groom thinks planning a wedding is woman's work.
21:00 ...... Russell Howard's Good News 21:30 ... Impractical Jokers 22:00 ...................... World's Craziest Fools 22:30 ................ EastEnders 23:00 ............... Family Guy 23:45 ......... American Dad!
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08:30 ....Roary the Racing Car 08:45....... Bananas in Pyjamas
09:00 ................ Golf - Nedbank Golf Challenge
09:00 ....................... Tickety Toc 09:15 ............. The Wright Stuff 11:10 ..........The Removal Men 12:10 ........ 5 News Lunchtime 12:15............. Half Built House 13:15............. Home and Away
14:30 ...... FIFA Futbol Mundial
13:45 ......................Neighbours
15:30 .................... Football First
14:15 .................................. Shark
17:00 ......... Hyundai A League
15:15 .....Christmas in Canaan
17:30 ................. SPL Round-Up
17:00 .......................5 News at 5
18:00 ...........SPL Round-Up
17:30 ......................Neighbours
18:30 .......Barclays Premier League Review
18:00 ....... Home and Away 19:00 ... Rolf's Animal Clinic
19:30 ................. Sky Sports Victory Shield
20:00 .....World's Strongest Man 2012
21:30 ........ The Footballer's Football Show
21:00 ...... Cowboy Builders
23:00 ...........SPL Round-Up
22:00 ... Pineapple Express
23:30 .................... Ringside
06:00 ..........Aerobics: Oz Style 06:30 ....... Thrillseekers-Snow 07:00........... WWE Experience 08:00 ...........Euro Tour Weekly 09:00 ................. P1 Superstock Powerboats 10:00 ...... World Pool Masters 11:00................... Football First 12:30................... Football First 14:00 ........ Hyundai A League 14:30 ..................... Total Rugby 15:00 ...... World Pool Masters 16:00 ...........Transworld Sport 17:00 ..................................... NFL 18:00 .................... Ringside 19:00 ................... Racemax 20:00 ....... The Rugby Club 21:00 ................... Ringside 22:00 ....... World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Raw
07:15 .................. Dragons' Den 08:00......................... Meat Men 08:30 ..........................Fifth Gear 09:00 ............................Top Gear 10:00.......... The Gadget Show 11:00.......................Man v Food 11:30 ......................... Meat Men 12:00 ............................Top Gear 14:00 ....................Three Men in More Than One Boat 15:00...................... Man v Food 15:30 ......................... Meat Men 16:00 ............................Top Gear 19:00 ...............Man v Food 19:30 ..................Meat Men 20:00 ... Three Men in More Than One Boat 21:00 .......... Not Going Out 22:20 ...... Russell Howard's Good News Extra 23:20 .............That Mitchell and Webb Look
18:30 .......................5 News
True Stories Channel 4, 22.00
The astounding story of Tanya Kach, held prisoner for 10 years, made international headlines when she revealed she had been living in captivity, just a stone’s throw from her home. True Stories gains key insight into how a 14-year-old girl vanished without trace, only to resurface a decade later, still living within the same community. Now, with exclusive access, Tanya Kach recounts her 10 year hell and painstakingly describes how she came back ‘from the dead’ and is still now, rebuilding her life. For the first time, the many sides to this disturbing and tragic story are told through the key characters, including Tanya’s estranged family, high school friends and the police who worked on the missing person investigation. And where many vehemently support Tanya’s account, others reveal they have doubts surrounding the story. In February 1996, 14-year-old Tanya Kach, from McKeesport, a small town outside Pittsburgh USA, left her parents’ home for school, but never arrived. She had literally disappeared off of the face of the earth and for over 10 years the whereabouts of this missing girl remained a mystery. Investigative authorities had no real leads and Tanya seemed to have disappeared through the cracks of the system that was there to protect
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06:00 ................................Airline 06:30 ................................Airline 07:00 ...................... The Middle 08:00 ............................. Dog the Bounty Hunter 08:30 ............................. Dog the Bounty Hunter 09:00 .................. Hawaii Five-0 10:00 ..........NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00 ..........NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00 ..........NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 .................. Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ..................Stargate SG-1 16:00 ..................Stargate SG-1 17:00 ..........................Futurama 17:30 ..........................Futurama 18:00 ............Raising Hope 18:30 ...........The Simpsons 20:00 ............... The Middle 20:30 .........Modern Family 21:00 ............Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring 22:00 ....... An Idiot Abroad 23:00 ....... An Idiot Abroad
06:00................ America's Next Top Model
06:00 ........................ The X Files
06:00 ..........................Emmerdale 06:25 .............Coronation Street 07:25 ...........................The Jeremy Kyle Show US 08:15 .......................... Judge Judy 08:40 .......The Real Housewives of New York City 10:30 ........................... Judge Judy 12:00 ..........................Emmerdale 12:30 .............Coronation Street 13:30 ... The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40 .......The Real Housewives of New York City 17:30 ..................... I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 19:00.. You've Been Framed! 20:00 ........ The X Factor USA 22:00.............. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 23:00............ Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 23:30 ............The Bucket List
07:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise 08:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager 09:00 .........................................ER 10:00 ........................ The X Files 11:00 ...... Star Trek: Enterprise 12:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager 13:00 .........................................ER 14:00 .................................House 16:00 .......... Star Trek: Voyager 17:00 .........................................ER 18:00 ........................House 20:00 ...........Urban Secrets 21:00 ...... Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets 22:00 ........................Falcón 23:00 .............. BrandX with Russell Brand 23:30 ............... Flight of the Conchords
07:00................................. Maury 08:00 ................... Cougar Town 08:30 ................... Cougar Town 09:00 ................. Jerry Springer 10:00 ....... Nothing to Declare 10:30 ....... Nothing to Declare 11:00 ................Passport Patrol 11:30 ................Passport Patrol 12:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00 .............CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00 ............... Criminal Minds 15:00 ............... Criminal Minds 16:00 ................Passport Patrol 16:30 ................Passport Patrol 17:00....... Nothing to Declare 19:00 .........Criminal Minds 20:00 ......... America's Next Top Model 21:00 .................. Ladyboys 22:00 .........Criminal Minds 23:00 ........................ Bones
W C C H O IC E Flog It! BBC2, 15:45
Antiques series. Flog It! comes from the 17th Century Weston Park, a beautiful country house set in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown parkland that has played host to many famous guests. Paul Martin is joined by experts David Barby and Claire Rawle. The team pick out their favourite antiques to be auctioned at Stourbridge Saleroom in the neighbouring West Midlands. David Barby finds a Strohviolis, an unsual one stringed instrument no one seems to know how to play. And Claire Rawle comes across a collection of old spectacles from an opticians frequented by Norman Wisdom. But it's a beautiful diamond ring that puts a smile on our seller's face at the auction. Paul goes back in time to find out why the family who lived at Weston Park for over three hundred years are nowhere to be seen.
1001 Things You Should Know Channel 4, 15:30 Comedian Sandi Toksvig hosts Channel 4's brand new general knowledge quiz show. It's a quiz full of questions the contestants really should know the answer to. But getting these basic questions right unlocks trickier ones, which earn the contestants cash. The questions are posed by experts in their field and Channel 4 celebrity faces. Today's questioners include Lord Bath and Jameela Jamil.
her. Then, incredibly, a decade later a local shop owner contacted police after a tearful young woman confided in him that she was the girl who had been given up for dead. Tanya revealed that she had been kept as a sex slave by her school security guard, Thomas Hose, a man 24 years her senior, just two miles from her childhood home. She also told how for the first four years, she was confined to her captor’s bedroom and never saw the light of day. Hose’s young son also inhabited this small room in the run down two bedroom house, along with his elderly parents who were seemingly oblivious to Tanya’s existence in their home. At 18, Tanya says she was allowed to leave the house, assuming a new name and identity, and was able to go round her neighbourhood once again for short outings. Yet no-one in this small community recognised that this was the missing girl Tanya Kach. Tanya’s traumatic story of sexual abuse and deprivation for a decade shocked many, the world over, but also left many unanswered questions. Some friends and family doubted her extraordinary account; some even questioned the events that led to her abduction and captivity. How did Thomas Hose manage to hide Tanya from his parents who lived under the same roof? How did he control her to such an extent that he left her door unlocked and gave her access to a phone? The most serious allegations and gossip from some locals suggest that she instigated her disappearance and that she was not abducted at all.
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Smart way to buy clothes... SOFTWARE is being developed which will enable people to use their webcam or smartphone as a virtual tape measure. The task, which should be completed in two years, will revolutionise online shopping, The developers are confident the technology can take accurate measurements for the waist, hips, chest and other parts of the body. It would help the users decide which size garments to buy whenever they
visit the website of a participating retailer. Computer vision experts at the University of Surrey are developing the software, in collaboration with staff at the London College of Fashion, body-mapping specialists Bodymetrics and digital creative agency Guided. The university’s Professor Adrian Hilton said: “It’s unrealistic to expect online clothes shoppers to have the time or inclination to take a series of highly-accurate body measurements of themselves. The new system will make it all very easy for them.”
This revolution could streamline the online shopping process and, by taking multiple measurements of the body, the system could save retailers and shoppers millions of pounds a year in return postage costs. That’s because as much as 60% of clothes bought online are estimated to be sent back to the retailer. Body-scanning is already starting to make a mark in the clothing retail sector, but the new system is likely to be a significant improvement, according to the researchers. Because it takes
measurements at a number of different points on the body, and combines these with a person’s overall proportions to build up a detailed 3D image, it offers much greater precision than anything available in-store or online. Philip Delamore, from the London College of Fashion, said: “The potential benefits for the fashion industry and for shoppers are huge. “Currently, it’s common for online shoppers to order two or three different sizes of the same item of clothing at the same time. That’s because they’re unsure which one will fit best.”
Aladdin’s Bedding Centre set to be based in Tenerife Auction Rooms ALADDIN’S Cave is delighted to announce the launch of a new business venture, which opens on Saturday week (1st December) at Tenerife Auction Rooms, in Las Chafiras. The enterprise, which will stock an extensive range of beds and mattresses, is a joint venture between the ever-popular Tenerife Auction Rooms and the renowned Aladdin’s Cave. As all items are sourced direct from the manufacturer, they will be on offer to the public at trade prices, and merchandise on display will be available ex-stock. In addition to various styles and sizes of beds, also available will be pillows and bed linen of hotel quality:
white polyester/cotton sheets and pillow slips, in a variety of widths, ideal for domestic use or for the commercial sector. There will also be a selection of sofas and sofa-beds on display, also perfect for both home use and the lettings market. Free delivery is offered on all purchases, and the Bedding Centre will even dispose of your unwanted, replaced furniture at no extra charge. You can find the Tenerife Auction Rooms in: Calle Caracas, Las Chafiras, just before the entrance to Amarilla Golf, or give Peter a call on: 645 389 207. Sweet Dreams!
Poised for poinsettias The island’s capital Santa Cruz will begin the distribution of 45,000 poinsettias in the gardens and parkland over the coming weeks. Through the Department of Public Service who operate Damaso Arteaga, they will begin the process of distributing 44,795 poinsettias 35,558 red and 9,237 white specimens in the gardens and parks of the capital. This initiative will run for the next five weeks covering the five districts of the municipality. It's main
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objective is to beautify the city with ornamental plants of the Christmas season and complement the décor of the existing areas. The neighborhoods of the five districts that make up the geography of Santa Cruz include widespread areas such as Anaga, Ofra, Tincer and of course Parque Garcia Sanabria. The planting should be complete by the 29th of December.
44,795 poinsettias 35,558 red 9,237 white 5 Districts 5 weeks
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DEAR CHRISTINE
from Robot, Los Cristianos answers your hair questions
What were you thinking? IF you were rich or famous, what would you buy? A new house? A new car? New clothes? Or would you do what some of my clients say they would do: employ their own personal hairdresser? Well, you’d think from looking at the hair horrors above that the celebrities we all try to look up to would glance twice in the mirror before stepping into the public eye. These A-list celebs have an array of back-up stylists to fix not only their hair but also to choose their wardrobe and make-up. And they still end up looking like this! Okay, we all like to see people stretching the boundaries of fashion and hairstyling, but come on. Just what were they thinking? If something is going to enhance a person’s fashion sense, or make a statement, I’m all for it. But what do these stars see when their stylist says: “Tadaaaa?” Probably: “Yeh, I look great!” It’s a case of too many people bowing down to these celebs and saying: “Yeh, you really look good like that.” Aren’t stylists suppose to advise all their clients, even if it’s Mrs Smith, who comes in every week for a blow-dry, as to what really suits them best? I never say Yes to a style if I don’t think it’s going to suit. I al-
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ways tell the person: “We can work around your idea, but we want you to be happy with what you leave us with. “We don’t want you walking out looking as though you went to the salon and came out wearing a trick-or-treat wig.” I’m not into doing things for the sake of it, like sending you out of the salon with what you want, just to get more money in the till. I’d rather say No, and I do lots of times, than put you in the position that these poor celebs have been sent out with. Tell me one of them looks good and I’ll give up my job. Some hairdressers seem to have lost their sense of what’s a good look and what’s not. I know we all have our own opinion, and I’m not saying we should walk around looking
dull and boring. But please give these female celebs something that works with their image, skin and eye-tone, and not something which, personally, I would be ashamed of. You should be able to trust your stylist with an honest and true opinion. No one likes lies, especially at this time of year, because Santa’s listening!
Your resident Agony Aunt Email: agony.aunt@canarianweekly.com Dear Christine, For months, I’ve tried to get to sleep at night, but can’t get off for hours. I feel so tired and hopeless all the time. What do you think I should I do? Chris The most common reasons for sleeping badly are stress and poor sleeping habits. If there’s something you’re anxious about, you need to find ways of dealing with it. That might mean finding practical help, or at least talking to someone to get it off your chest. If you worry about what you’ve got to do the next day, write it all down while you’re in the livingroom as a reminder for the next morning. Do something pleasant to take your mind off it, then follow a bedtime routine. It’s best to always get up at the same time, even at weekends, no matter how shattered you are. Make sure you take plenty of physical exercise so your body’s tired as well as your mind. Don’t eat later than three hours before bedtime, and don’t work for at least two hours before bedtime, using that time to do something fun or relaxing. You might try a warm (not hot) bath to relax your muscles an hour or so before bed. Put on your nightwear (if you wear it) and go back to your living-room to do something calming, such as listening to soothing music, reading something light or watching something easy on TV. Have a hot, milky drink about 20 minutes before bedtime, and try to go to bed at the same time every night. To stop yourself from worrying about whether you’ll get to sleep quickly, tell yourself often during the day that you’re getting better at going to sleep, and feel pleased about it. Block out noise with earplugs if you need to, then put out the
light and get comfortable. Now bore yourself to sleep. When thoughts pop into your mind, let them just drift away and focus on your breathing. Listen to your first in-breath and count it as 301. Breathe out. The next in-breath is 300, the next 299 and so on. It doesn’t matter if you lose count. Just start again from where you last remember. Allow your breathing to become slower and deeper in the most relaxed and natural way. If this technique isn’t enough, try learning yoga or listening to a “relax into sleep” CD. Visiting a hypnotherapist to learn some other relaxation techniques could also be useful.For example, you could contact professional clinical hypnotherapist Malcolm Dobson (922 729 687). I also think it might be a good idea to speak to your doctor about this. He or she may prescribe you a short course of anti-depressants or sleeping tablets, which should help to encourage your body into a better rhythm. Dear Christine, My boyfriend and I have just bought our first apartment together, but our upstairs neighbours (Brits) are making life very unpleasant for us. The woman lives with her teenage daughter and every so often, this chap appears and they all start to argue. Sometimes they carry on screaming and shouting until 3am. They also throw things, have physical fights and their language is dreadful. I won’t invite anyone round as I am so embarrassed. Now the situation is causing my boyfriend and me to argue, too. Please advise. Miss W
The most important thing for you to realise is that you have nothing to be embarrassed about. You are not the one causing the problems. Unburdening yourself to loved ones would be an important step towards coping with the situation. It would also remove some of the pressure between you and your partner. As for steps you might take, one could be calling the police when you believe there’s any violence going on. The police here in Tenerife take domestic violence very seriously (emergency phone no 112, local police phone no 092). You could also go to the police station to discuss the situation (there’s usually an Englishspeaker on duty, if required). If you have already spoken to the police about the violence and foul language, they may respond more quickly to a 112 call, so it’s well worth you informing them. However, you may prefer a softly, softly approach such as making friends with this neighbour and asking if she’s worried about anything. Given an opening, you could mention the Tenerife-based ·”Victims of Domestic Violence” hotline on 016, where calls are completely confidential. There’s also the Women’s Aid website on www.womensaid. org.uk. Christine Craggs-Hinton is the author of 20 self-help books, including ‘How to Overcome Anorexia’, ‘The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet’, and ‘Coping with Gout’. 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
It’s plain balderdash! THERE’S no such thing as a “miracle” cure for restoring hair - and that’s the bald truth! It’s the verdict of Michael Harris, of the Belgravia Centre for hair loss. “There are loads of gimmicky things on sale that simply do not work,” he says. “There’s a lot of rubbish out there and, because there aren’t many clinical trials, people are vulnerable.” Surprisingly, though, many men seem to ignore all reason when it comes to the numerous, miraculous cures being sold to cover their hairless bonce. Adverts for lotions, shampoos, creams, spray paints and a multitude of other products, all claiming to reduce or cure baldness, litter the pages of newspapers and magazines. And many men put their trust in them.
By far the most bizarre of these is the inverter, which literally hangs the user upside down to increase blood flow to the scalp. And that, says the manufacturer, increases hair growth.
Other treatments using this principle include scalp massage and herbal shampoos and extracts, but there is no evidence that these products produce the goods.
“The only things that have been proved to work in clinical trials so far are Minoxidil and Finasteride,” adds Mr Harris. “The latter is another new ‘wonder drug’ from the US,
which, it is claimed, reduces DHT by blocking 5-alpha reductase. and will soon be available in the UK. “The DHT initials stand for dihydrotestosterone, which is a derivative of the male sex hormone, testosterone. “And Finasteride is as good as it gets, with studies showing a 50% chance of some hair regrowth after a year.” It was not designed originally to combat baldness, but it began to appear in pharmacies when some men being treated for enlarged prostates - also thought to be caused by increased levels of DHT noticed their hair had had begun to grow back thicker than before. Right now, over 90% of hair-loss treatments contain the compound Minoxidil, which was originally created as a blood-thinning agent, yet it works in some men to reduce hair loss. It can be effective if used
early to prevent hair loss, rather than to grow new hair, and it is found in the UK in products like Regaine. But it is not yet known how minoxidil works, or why it helps some men and not others. A hair weave is another method of covering up that bald patch. Hair is woven into the hair above the ears - if it still grows there - and is replaced every couple of months or so. Surgery for baldness is also an option. The principle is to move hair from an area of thick hair to an area of thinning hair or bald skin. Elton John has the perfect example. Another surgical procedure is scalp reduction, where the scalp is literally stretched to shrink the bald patch. Then there’s the final option: some men would rather don a wig, hairpiece or toupee than put up with baldness. And all the wigging goes straight over their heads!
Fatties brought to their knees BRITAIN’S obesity epidemic is being blamed for more and more people suffering knee pain. Surgeons are continually examining joints which are “being crushed” by excess weight, says consultant orthopaedic surgeon Ronan Banim. And he warns that if the tubby trend continues to rise, the numbers of people needing knee replacements could “go through the roof”. New research suggests 28% of workers struggle with painful knees, while almost a quarter of 1,600 polled, aged 16 to 65, said they had been living with agony for up to two years. Those over 55 suffer most, while one person in 10 surveyed by healthcare charity Nuffield Health claims he or she is in constant pain. Mr Banim, from Nuffield Health Chester Hospital, Cheshire, said:“We are seeing knees that are literally being
crushed by excess weight. This puts pressure on joints and can increase the longterm risk of osteo-arthritis. “Weight control, regular, careful, exercise and healthy eating are extremely important. Though knee pain may not be life threatening, it can seriously impact on quality of life if left untreated.” Conversely, Canadian
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researchers have discovered new genetic evidence about why some people are happier than others. McMaster scientists have noted that the gene FTO - the major genetic contributor to obesity - is associated with an 8% reduction in the risk of depression. In other words, it’s not just an obesity gene but a “happy gene” as well.
“The 8% is modest and won’t make a big difference in the day-today care of patients,” said senior author David Meyre, associate professor in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. “But we have discovered a novel molecular basis for depression.”
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Food News WITH a plethora of daytime programming dedicated to food and now the trend to ‘make your own’ what can be better than making your own Christmas pudding and Christmas cake on Sunday! Stir up Sunday is an informal term used in Anglican churches for the last Sunday before Advent, and it’s the traditional day to you’re your Christmas pudding, or the mincemeat for mince pies. This year, it falls on 25th November, and making your pud or cake early means it really does benefit from all this maturing. The flavour
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Stir it up of the spices mellow and deepen, while the fruits plump up and soften. The term “Stir-up” comes from the opening words of the Collect for the day in the Book of Common Prayer of 1549 and later (a translation of the Roman Missal’s Collect “Excita, quæsumus”): Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee
be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Through an association of ideas, the day subsequently became connected, especially in England, with the preparation of Christmas puddings in readiness for the great day. In the Book of Common Prayer of 1662 and later, this Collect is listed for “The Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Trinity”, with a rubric
(direction for the procedure of the service) specifying that this Collect “shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent”. It reinforced the significance of this day as forming part of the preparation for the Advent season. The rubric is necessary because the last Sunday before Advent does not always fall on the 25th Sunday after Trinity. That’s because Trinity Sunday is a moveable feast and the Advent season is fixed, so the number of weeks in between varies from year to year. How to lay on a tasty Christmas Day treat MAKE this pudding a month or so before Christmas Day and feed it with alcohol regularly, allowing the flavours to develop fully. Ingredients · 225g/8oz golden caster sugar · 225g/8oz vegetarian suet · 340g/12oz sultanas · 340g/12oz raisins · 225g/8oz currants
· 110g/4oz candied peel, chopped · 110g/4oz plain flour · 110g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs · 55g/2oz flaked almonds · 1 lemon, zest only · 5 eggs, beaten · 1 level tsp ground cinnamon · 1 level tsp mixed spice · 5g/1 level tsp freshly grated nutmeg · pinch of salt · 150ml/5fl oz brandy or rum Preparation 1. Lightly grease 4x600ml/1pint or 2x1.2-litre/2-pint pudding basins. 2. Mix together all the dry ingredients. 3. Stir in the eggs and brandy and mix well.
4. Spoon the mix into basins. Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top of each basin and tie securely with string. Make a string handle from one side of the basin to the other so it is easier to pick the basin out of the pan after cooking. Wrapping pudding for steaming 1. Put the basins in a large steamer of boiling water and cover with a lid. Boil for 5-6 hours, topping the boiling water up from time to time, if necessary. If you do not have a steamer, put the basins in a large pan on inverted saucers on the base. Pour in boiling water to come one-third of the way up the sides of the pudding bowls. Cover and steam as before. 2. Cool: Change the baking parchment and foil covers for fresh ones and tie up as before. Store in a cool cupboard until Christmas Day. 3. To serve: Steam for two hours and serve with brandy butter, rum sauce, cream or home-made custard.
Make your own ....mincemeat! ALWAYS wanted to make your own mincemeat then just give it a go. It’s easy to make, make it ahead of time to give it time to mature but don’t worry if you are last-minute, it still tastes good. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes Yield: 3 X 1 lb Jars Ingredients: 6oz/175g raisins 4 oz/ 110g sultanas 10 oz/ 275g currants 4 oz/110g candied, mixed peel, finely chopped 6 oz/175g shredded suet (beef or vegetarian)
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1/2 lb/ 250g soft, dark brown sugar ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 2 tsp mixed spice Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon Grated zest and juice of 1 orange 1 Bramley or cooking apple, cored and finely chopped, no need to peel 4 tbsp brandy Preparation: Makes 3 X 1 1b jars of Mincemeat In a large roomy baking bowl combine all the ingredients except the brandy. Stir really well making sure all the ingredients are evenly distributed. Cover with a
clean tea towel and leave overnight. Next day, heat the oven to 225°F/110°C/¼ gas. Remove the tea towel and cover the bowl with foil and place in the warmed oven for 2½ hours. The suet will have melted but don’t worry, this is how it should be as the fat is what will help to preserve the mincemeat. Stir well and leave to one side to cool, stirring from time to time. Once cool stir the mincemeat again, add the brandy and stir again. Fill sterilised jars with the cold mincemeat, cover with a wax disc and a lid. The mincemeat will keep up to one year in a cool, dark place. Source: Britishfood.about.com
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Thomson launch new dream hols FROM next winter, the Thomson 787 Dreamliner will fly direct to Phuket, Thailand, from Gatwick Airport.
Customers will have a chance to stay at a Thomson Couples in Khao Lak, as well as the choice of more hotels, including A la Carte Boutique, Thomson Platinum and Thomson Small and Friendly Resorts. An extensive Tour and Stay, programme is also new for Winter 2013. Another new, exciting destination is Samana, on the east coast of Dominican Republic, where Thomson will be flying exclusively from Gatwick. This unspoiled island has endless stretches of white sands and offers a range of hotels, including the brandnew 5T Thomson Couples Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado. Thomson offers 14-night holidays to Samana, staying at the 5T Thomson Couples Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado, on an all-inclusive basis. The price is based on two
adults sharing and includes flights departing from Gatwick on 27th November 2013. The company is also launching a new range of handpicked hotels named the A la Carte Boutique range.
The hotels chosen as part of this range are small and luxurious, and have fewer than 100 rooms, which gives customers an exclusive, intimate atmosphere. With A la Carte Boutique,
How Thomas Cook sowed the seeds for world travel! WHAT do a market gardener, a Baptist preacher, a cabinetmaker and a printer all have in common? These are just some of the early professions of Thomas Cook, who founded of one of the world’s most famous travel companies, whose 204th Anniversary was celebrated yesterday (Thursday). Thomas Cook, inspired to popularise travel by making it cheaper, easier and safer for everyone, conducted his first excursion - a 12-mile rail journey from Leicester to Loughborough - on 5th July 1841 at the age of 32. This was just the beginning of his incredible venture which, in little more than three decades, led him into Europe, across America, up the Nile and, ultimately, around the globe. Undoubtedly, Mr
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Cook impacted and influenced the way people holiday today. And, as the company celebrates his anniversary, it takes a look at some of the key facts about the man himself - and the travel innovations of Thomas Cook, tour operator. *He was very religious and, from the ages of 19 to 22, he worked as a wandering Baptist preacher. He was also teetotal and an active supporter of the Temperance Movement. *Despite visiting at least 20 foreign countries during his lifetime, Thomas spoke only English and did not learn any other languages. *He almost drowned in the Nile during his first tour of Egypt, in 1869. *Thomas did not die a wealthy man. He gave away much of his profits to
the poor, and to religious establishments. *In 1874 he introduced the “Cooks Circular Note”, which became the world renownedTravellers Cheque. *The great man opened his first shop in London’s Fleet Street in 1865. He had already introduced holiday brochures in 1858 and then devised pre-paid hotel coupons a decade later. *The Thomas Cook company was the official passenger agent for the first modern Olympic Games, in Athens in 1896. *The holiday firm introduced flights on specially-chartered aircraft to the French Riviera in 1939. *Finally, Thomas Cook published its first edition of “Cooks Continental Train Time Table and Tourist Handbook” in 1873. And it’s now in its 150th edition!
customers can still expect the VIP treatment for which the original Thomson A la Carte has become well known. There’s free use of the Select Your Seat service on board the aircraft, a bigger luggage allowance and a private taxi transfer - all included in the price of the holiday. The hotels are set in some of Thomson’s most exotic destinations: 5T Cape Sienna Hotel in Thailand, 5T Dream of Africa Hotel in Kenya, 5T El Dorado Maroma hotel in Mexico, 5T Paradisus Royal Service Hotel in Holguin Cuba, 5T Saratoga Hotel in Havana Cuba, 5T Manchebo Hotel in Aruba and 5TJamaica Inn in Jamaica. Thomson offers 14-night holidays to Thailand, staying at the 5T Cape Sienna Hotel on a bed & breakfast basis. The price is based on two people sharing and includes flights departing from Gatwick on 12th November 2013. The holiday firm is aware that its customers want flexibility when booking their holidays, and it is updating the experience by giving them more options, including regional flying and varying durations. Thomson is now offering 10 and 11-night durations to Jamaica from Gatwick, to Dominican Republic from
Gatwick and Manchester, to Florida from Manchester and Gatwick and to Mexico from Manchester and Gatwick. Thomson Couples hotels will be opening in the Dominican Republic (Samana) and Jamaica (Montego Bay) from next Summer. The company offers 14-night, all-inclusive holidays to Jamaica, staying at the Thomson Couples 4T Tower Isle. The cost is based on two people sharing and includes flights departing from Gatwick airport on 2nd December 2013. Also, Thomson is now operating to a number of new hotels in tropical destinations, featured in the new Thomson Faraway Shores brochure. These include: *5T Thomson A la Carte Swahili Beach in Kenya *3T Reef Hotel in Kenya *5T Barcelo Maya Tropical & Colonial in Cancun *5T Thomson A la Carte Riu Palace Jamaica *4T+ Be Live Grand Marien in the Dominican Republic *4T Thomson Platinum Tamarijn Aruba *4T Braco Village Hotel & Spa in Jamaica Thomson’s new, direct 787 Dreamliner flight to Phuket has inspired an authentic programme for Thai Weddings.
Customers can now get married in a selection of hotels, on beaches and even in a temple (Wat Bang Rieng Pagoda Hill Temple, in Phang Nga). As an early-booking incentive, Thomson is offering brides and bridegrooms up to 20% off their Thailand wedding package if booked before the end of the year. Thomson offers wedding packages in Thailand, hosted by the Renaissance Resort and Spa, Phuket, and packages include full co-ordination from a fully-trained Thomson wedding planner, flower arrangements, sunset beach dinner for two, complimentary room upgrade and a villa breakfast. Shona Swain, General Manager of Long Haul Product for Thomson, said: “We are really excited to be extending the Thomson programme with new hotels and new destinations. “Thailand is a really big focus for us for next Winter, with over 24 hotels to choose from in Phuket, Khao Lak and Krabi, and there really is something for everyone. “We are also looking forward to becoming the first UK airline to operate the 787 Dreamliner from May next year, so we expect even more new destinations and hotels
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Audi produce trump card with their new Sportback THE new Audi A3 Sportback is the latest and biggest addition to the company’s A3 range. It adds an extra two doors to the recently-launched three-door hatchback and is expected to take two out of three A3 sales. But Audi take great pains to point out that this is not simply a five-door A3 because they have added 58mm (2¼ins) between the front and rear wheels to create more interior space. It doesn’t seem much, but it does allow extra room for rear passengers and a larger boot, for that extra interior flexibility. The front axle has been moved forward by nearly two inches, compared with the old car, which creates a shorter overhang. The Sportback uses a McPherson suspension arrangement up front, with a four-link, rear set-up. Predictably, weight has increased, but it has a marginal effect only on fuel economy. But even with the extra weight, it is still substantially lighter than the car it replaces. The 2.0-litre TDI engine is bound to be the most popular, and Audi believe it will account for some 40% of this model’s sales. It’s a comprehensive, worked-over version of the engine from the old car, but Audi have done enough to keep it among the class best. The engine will be initially offered with a 148bhp output, with a 181bhp version arriving next spring. True, it is like the old A3 Sportback, but it is genuinely better in virtually every regard, and the steering alone offers more engagement than before. It is designed to rival the BMW 1 Series, the new Mercedes A-Class and the Volvo V40, and it actually trumps all of them for
practicality. On top of that, it has the best interior in this class, featuring impeccable build quality and a very stylish design. From behind the wheel it’s grown-up, comfortable and relaxing. Simply put, the Audi A3 Sportback is one of the best all-round models on sale. All the models get alloy wheels, air-con, electric windows at the front and back, and an ultra-thin, seven-inch screen which rises out of the dashboard. The Sportback does cost more than a VW Golf fivedoor, but the difference is only a couple of hundred quid - and the A3 feels like more of a quality product. The latest development
of the 2.0-litre TDI engine is stronger than ever. It feels as though it offers more urge than the unit it replaces, and it feels fractionally quicker than its 8.7sec, 0-62mph time suggests. It achieves this benchmark just a 10th of a second slower than the hatchback, but its v-max is unchanged at 134mph. Cabin noise is wellsuppressed, although it is slightly less refined than the 1.6-litre entry-level TDI unit. The gear-change isn’t as precise as that mated to the smaller engine, either. But in isolation, the 2.0-litre turbo-diesel and six-speed manual gearbox make for an exceptionally strong pairing. If you’re buying an A3, you’d
be well advised to choose the Sportback, with its useful additional space. There’s no discernable impact on performance or economy, and the styling is every bit as attractive.
You’ll find extra equipment fitted to its cousin, the Volkswagen Golf, but any extra you spend speccing an A3 to Golf levels will likely be recouped when you come to sell.
The A3 Sportback is, by any measure, an improvement on the old model. But with genuine rivals emerging from within the VW Group stable, the appeal of the brand is more important than ever. The Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI SE, which will set you back £22,125, has a top speed of 134mph. The turbo-diesel engine, with a six-speed manual gearbox, has an economy rating of 67.3mpg; with engine power of 148bhp at 3500rpm. Overall, it is a quality car, at the right price, and if you are tempted to get a new motor in these harsh economic times, you’d far worse than give the A3 Sportback a close look.
New Mercedes Beast THIS mighty radical, concept machine will be unveiled by Mercedes at the LA Motor Show later this month. The striking Ener-G-Force SUV has been developed for the Los Angeles Design Challenge, and previews a bold new look and cuttingedge technology for the next G-Class, scheduled for 2015. Mercedes describe the Ener-G-Force as a “Highway Patrol Vehicle 2025” and, as you can see, it has an intimidating look. But it bears a clear resemblance to the current G-Class, with the front grille, wing-mounted indicators and LED headlamp designs in the shape of a ‘G’, all paying tribute to the existing car. There’s heaps of ground clearance, while a short windscreen adds to the imposing stance. Dramatic off-road cladding around the wheel-arches and sills enhances the imposing stance, and there are three-
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section side windows in the G-class tradition. Completing the look are narrow tail-lamps and a small rear windscreen, plus a pull-out toolbox in the tailgate storage section, which is styled to look like a traditional spare-wheel holder. Under the skin, the EnerG-Force is equally radical,
with a hydrogen fuel cell powering motors in each wheel hub. Mercedes say the car has a range of nearly 500 miles, with hydrogen stored in roof-mounted water tanks, which feed water to a “hydro-tech convertor”. The electric energy they provide is then stored in the Ener-G-Force’s sculpted side
skirts. “If people really like it and reaction is good, then we might have to think of making it happen in reality,” said designer Huey Lee, who was part of the team who dreamed up the Energ-GForce. “What you see here is the modern interpretation of the original G but going
a little farther. We wanted to introduce it as a design study for the future of Mercedes-Benz SUV design language.” He added: “We wanted to see public reactions, and you can tell the designers had fun - they had a great time designing this car.”
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Hammers humble old foes THERE is no love lost when Tenerife Hammers A and Palms A cross swords, and they have had some memorable matches over the years.
Their latest contest will go in the memory banks for the wrong reasons for the Palms lads. They never turned up, almost literally for a couple of them, as Hammers recorded a comfortable 9-3 win. Too much texting and checking Facebook cost Palms dear as the Hammers flew into a 5-0 lead, which they were never going to cede. The win keeps Hammers A in touching distance of Gaffers A, and it looks a two-way battle for the title. Gaffers A got back on the table and recorded their 12th win of the season at the expense of Terrace A. They have back-to-back home matches before facing Hammers A, and they will be confident of stretching their lead. Tenerife Hammers C are back up to third after creeping past The Peacocks with their sixth 7-5 win of the season. Terrace Bar B, fresh from recording their first win of the season last week, did it again on Tuesday! In a fine act of common sense, their away match at Phoenix Knights was moved to Amarilla Golf following the Los Abrigos black-out. Terrace used this to their
home advantage as a strong middle set, where they won all four matches, got them over the line 8-4. Every season, Inn The Pink A get stronger around this time of the season and they will be delighted with their eyecatching 8-4 win at Dreamers, who are having a sticky spell. With James Place not in action, Division Two leaders Next Door bar now have a four-point advantage at the top of the table. Picasso’s have been going nicely, and they gave the leaders a match before losing 7-5. The Treehouse A are clear in third, and they continued their promotion charge by accounting for The Bluebell 8-4. Inn The Pink B are very much in the mix. They beat a Tenerife Pool Tables side who had accounted for Mountain Rangers the previous night hooking a rare 8-4 success. Exiles A will feel they dropped two points as they
Darts League JOHN LOWE ROUND 1 RESULTS Phoenix Phoenix Flames Xtreme Sports Bar Barracuda Bytes Target Titans Naughty 1Nautas DIVISION TABLE Cozy Warriors Gaffers B Ourplace Playboys Palms Sports Bar A Ourplace Playgirls Amistad A Sundowners 2 Sundowners 1 La Caña Lancers Scruffy Macs
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3-4 3-4 5-2 3-4 5-2 5-2 2-5 3-4 5-2 5-2 4-3 6-1 1-6 2-5 3-4 2-5
La central B Marilyns The Pub Emerald Lounge Chipeque Pool Bar Summerland Hopefuls Bar 180 A Ourplace Naturals Amistad B Vikings Ensecan Rood Gaffers A Bar 180 B Target Army Cozy Warriors La Central
were held by a dogged Treeehouse B, while Palms B and The Square also drew a tight one in Torviscas. Exiles B are a bit of an enigma, and they had a going day as they put Toscales B in their place. And the Full Monty got back to winning ways. They
were too strong for Gaffers B, and their 8-4 win was their fourth of the season. Meanwhile this week we publish the first set of individual standings. A big thankyou to Arona Foods, who are sponsoring the standings. The top player in each divi-
sion at the end of the season will receive food vouchers worth 350 euros to spend how they like! This season’s new format, in which there are singles matches only, has led to a much tighter table. With players able to play up to three frames every night, the “win” percentages were always going to be lower than in previous seasons. This is compounded by the higher standard of play this campaign. Gaffers, erm, gaffer Neil leads the way in Division One. He has a 5% lead over Wez, whose wrist injury a few weeks back cost him some vital frames. Despite some upset defeats (even to the ladies!), Jambo is well-placed in third. It’s great to see Les in his first topflight season doing so well
for Phoenix Potters. Gaffers A show their strength in depth with four players in top 20, mirroring Tenerife Hammers A. There are some eye-catching stats in the Division Two standings. Five players have over an 80% win rate and 13 over 70%. I bet that’s not the case at the end of the season. The top two places belong to Exiles A players, Mark, just leading Tel. Runaway leaders Next Door Bar have 3rd and 4th in Steve H and Ian, with Steve D in 7th. The Square’s Paul has climbed the table over the last few weeks, and James Place’s James would be higher, but for a couple of sticky weeks. I’m sure the table will be different after Christmas, and there should be a real battle to win top-dog honours.
DIVISION 2 RESULTS
DIVISION 1 RESULTS Bar La Cana Dreamers Bar Phoenix Knights Tenerife Hammers A Terrace Bar A The Peacocks A
0 - 12 4-8 4-8 9-3 4-8 5-7
Toscales A Inn The Pink A Terrace Bar B Palms Bar A Gaffers A Tenerife Hammers C
LEAGUE TABLE
Table 1 Gaffers A 2 Tenerife Hammers A 3 Tenerife Hammers C 4 Palms Bar A 5 Phoenix Potters 6 Toscales A 7 Phoenix Knights 8 Dreamers Bar 9 Terrace Bar A 10 The Peacocks A 11 Inn The Pink A 12 Terrace Bar B 13 Bar La Cana
P W D L F A +- PTS 14 12 2 0 116 52 64 38 15 12 1 2 117 63 54 37 15 8 3 4 87 93 -6 27 15 8 2 5 98 82 16 26 13 7 4 2 90 66 24 25 14 7 1 6 89 79 10 22 14 6 2 6 88 80 8 20 15 5 3 7 86 94 -8 18 15 4 5 6 87 93 -6 17 14 3 3 8 73 95 -22 12 14 2 4 8 76 92 -16 10 15 2 3 10 66 114 -48 9 15 1 1 13 55 125 -70 4
Gaffers A Neil Ten Hammers A Wez Ten Hammers A Jambo Palms Bar A Adi Phoenix Potters Les Gaffers A Ash Gaffers A Kevin Ten Hammers A Penguin Dreamers Bar Tommy Phoenix Knights Harry Terrace Bar A Mal Toscales A Sean Palms Bar A Roscoe Ten Hammers A Fritzel Phoenix Potters Graham Gaffers A Gary Dreamers Bar Gav Phoenix Potters Paul M Phoenix Knights Dave H Palms Bar A Graham
Played 38 26 42 33 36 39 22 39 31 39 37 35 42 37 32 22 39 28 34 36
Won 31 20 32 24 26 27 15 26 20 25 23 21 25 22 19 13 23 16 19 20
Win% 82% 77% 76% 73% 72% 69% 68% 67% 65% 64% 62% 60% 60% 59% 59% 059% 59% 57% 56% 56%
Exiles A Gaffers B Inn The Pink B Palms Bar B Picasso's The Treehouse A Toscales B Tenerife Pool Tables
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Treehouse B Full Monty A Tenerife Pool Tables The Square Next Door The Bluebell Exiles B Mountain Rangers
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Table P 1 Next Door 14 2 James Place 15 3 The Treehouse A 15 4 Inn The Pink B 14 5 Exiles A 13 6 The Square 15 7 Palms Bar B 15 8 Picasso's 15 9 The Bluebell 13 10 Exiles B 13 11 Gaffers B 14 12 Full Monty A 14 13 Tenerife Pool Tables 14 14 Treehouse B 14 15 Mountain Rangers 12 16 Toscales B 14 17 The Peacocks B 2 18 The Wigan Arms 3 19 Jardin Canario 13
Exiles A Mark Exiles A Tel Next Door Bar Steve H Next Door Bar Ian James Place Terry The Square Paul Next Door Bar Steve D The Treehouse A Mark In The Pink Too Dean Monty Masters Benjy In The Pink Too Gary Tenerife Pool Tables Nick James Place James Picasso's Steve The Treehouse A Gregg Palms Bar B Jeff Picasso's Jamie Exiles B Kyle In The Pink Too Craig Exiles B Stuart
W D L F A +- PTS 13 1 0 119 49 70 40 11 3 1 113 67 46 36 11 1 3 118 62 56 34 9 2 3 95 73 22 29 8 4 1 101 55 46 28 8 3 4 109 71 38 27 7 2 6 98 82 16 23 7 2 6 84 96 -12 23 7 1 5 79 77 2 22 5 3 5 75 81 -6 18 4 1 9 84 84 0 13 4 1 9 72 96 -24 13 3 4 7 71 97 -26 13 3 2 9 79 89 -10 11 3 0 9 54 90 -36 9 2 0 12 59 109 -50 6 0 1 1 6 18 -12 1 0 1 2 11 25 -14 1 0 0 13 25 131 -106 0 Played 22 36 31 30 15 27 32 34 30 15 11 18 42 33 39 30 27 18 18 15
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Win% 86,36% 83,33% 80,65% 80,00% 80,00% 77,78% 75,00% 73,53% 73,33% 73,33% 72,73% 72,22% 71,43% 69,70% 69,23% 66,67% 66,67% 66,67% 66,67% 66,67%
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Suso worth the wait! CD Tenerife 4 Marino de Luanco 0 CD Ourense 3 CD Marino 1
AFTER back-to-back draws and a couple of insipid displays, CD Tenerife returned to winning ways in the style of a side who are unbeaten, deep into November. In truth, Luanco were as poor a side as I’ve seen in Santa Cruz this year and, after Tenerife took the lead just before half-time, there was only going to be one outcome. The big talking point came an hour before the kick-off when Cristo Martin was left off the team sheet. “He is not involved for technical reasons,” was the official line. Sounded like a good oldfashioned bust-up to me. His ejection gave Alvaro Cervera the chance to play both Suso and Chechu and, by serendipity, he may have found the key to this team. Chechu is comfortable playing down the left and, with Suso buzzing around like Harry the Hornett on the right flank, Luanco’s full-backs had all the trouble in the world. It took Tenerife until just before the break to grind out an opener. Former Tenerife keeper Rafa Ponzo had produced some decent saves, but he was powerless to prevent the opener. Chechu stole the ball from Omar and flew to the byline. Aridane was waiting on the edge of the six-yard box and, when the cross came, he took Saavedra away from the ball deftly. This gave Suso the simplest of tap-ins, and he exploded as though he had scored the Cup Final winner. It had been over five years since he last scored in the Heliodoro, and he milked the moment. Luanco’s gameplan had come undone, and they started the second half chasing down an equaliser. But Tenerife were ready for them. The switch to 4-4-2 played
into the hosts’ hands as they poured forward at every opportunity. Whether it was Chechu down the left or Suso, backed up well by the excellent Moyano down the right, it was always a matter of how many. The big surprise was that fans had to wait until 13 minutes from time for the lead to double. Luismi finished off another smart move to notch his seventh of the season. By this time Marti had come on for Aridane, and he made his presence felt. He’s had a tough start to life in a Tenerife shirt, Aridane’s fine goals return keeping him on the bench, but he has been patient. Maybe he sensed that this was the match for him to make his mark. He was in inspirational form as he chased every ball and pulled the centre-backs apart. He set up Tenerife's third 10 minutes from time as well. It’s funny, you wait five years for a goal, then get two in 90 minutes! Suso's second was after another great move, and Luanco's players were shot. Yeray squandered another late chance, Marti’s one-on-
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one with Ponzo drew a fine save and then, with the last kick of the match, Marti got his revenge on the keeper, thumping an effort into the top corner. It was large cherry on the top of a fine cake. Canarian Weekly ratings Tenerife: Aragoneses 6, Moyano 9, Bruno 7, Tarantino 7, Llorente 6, Suso 8, Medina 6 (Yeray 46min 8), Ros 7, Chechu 8 (Nico 80min), Luismi 7, Aridane 7 (Marti 62min 8). Luanco: Rafa Ponzo 7, Omar 5, Angel 5, Saavedra 6, Guaya 4, Robert 6, Hernandez 6, Castaño 5 (Espolita 64min 5), Alex 7, Adrián Cruz 6 (Diego 62min 5), Juanma 5 (Jonathan 73min 5). There was no such joy for CD Marino as they crashed to another away defeat. Ourense are no world-beaters, and they would have been targeting a draw all week. But the hosts were two up at half-time and never troubled. So it’s back to the home form for Marino, who welcome Caudal to Las Americas. They looked an average side when I saw them in Santa Cruz a few months ago. They have lost their last five on the
road, or in the air if you like, and are there for the taking. Marino have won their last two at home and have scored 10 goals in their last four home matches. It
back on the mainland and facing Sporting Gijon B, who will pose a few questions. Only Salamanca have beaten them at home, and they play football the right way.
should be exciting and, fingers crossed, another home win. The match kicks off at 11am and tickets are just 13 euros. Tenerife, meanwhile, are
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JOBS A reputable International Company requires a well organised office person who is computer literate with good secretarial skills for their office in Playa Paraiso. This is a part time position of 20 hours per week Monday to Friday. Call Ian Crane on 922 741 415 or email adminstracion@wimpen. com Suncare Central are looking for a person to join their team in the Las Americas / Los cristionos area and also a multilingual person for Los Gigantes. No experience necessary as full training will be given. Full contract provided. For this great opportunity call Craig on 651 172 738 A cook is required for a busy English Café in Fañabe. You must be able to work under pressure, be flexible and work as part of a team and have the ability to cook English fare is essential. For an interview call 646 774 377.
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A new company are looking for individuals with telephone or sales experience to work in a brokerage in El Camison. A nomina contract and commission will be given. Full training and ongoing support. Full time only, Monday to Thursday 11am to 7pm and Friday 11am to 5pm. Email Luke@ newfrontierpartnership.com or call Dean on 661 160 623 A Showbar Restaurant on the Golf del Sur is looking for experienced bar and waiting staff. For further information and to arrange an interview call 609 941 059 A Marketing Company requires Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Romanian and Scandinavian speaking staff. No Experience needed as training will be given. Basic wage plus commission. Hours of work 9.30 to 5pm Monday to Friday. Call Sue on 922 713 070 or email your CV to mail@destinationtenerife.com
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Buy & Sell Furniture & Household Items & just about everything else. Make more money selling Save more money buying Cut out the middleman Located at top of Amarilla Golf Road, Chafiras J24. Phone 609 303 634
Collections & Deliveries Available BLINDS
AIR-CONDITIONING
Softkleen Furniture and Car Care. Upholstery and leather furniture cleaning, sofa’s rugs any soft fabrics, fast dry system, excellent prices. Call for free quote and demo. 631 036 043 or 693 818 599 Aaron
CLUBS & SOCIETIES DINERS CLUB – An opportunity to meet and socialise at the Castañuelas, seafront, Los Cristianos. Every Wednesday at 7.30pm. To reserve your place call Nancy on 655 679 033. Christmas Dinner 12th December
COMPUTERS
TELEPHONE: 902 811 069 E-mail: Computer Service Provider
CARS
Cars to Rent Long & Short Term From 270 euros per month including Insurance. Phone Mags on 600 882 722 or email magsbehan@gmail.com
BT Authorised Dealer Dell Registered Partner
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CCTV, wifi, hotspots, networks, ADSL, internet kiosks, till and touch screens, biz support + IT, apple, hosting, repairs, audio/ video, karaoke, free quotes, fully qualified, call Intech 608 186 642 / 922 775 378 / info@intechnetworks.es
CONSTRUCTION
CHIROPODIST Ann Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist. All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel. Tel 625 799 570 Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBCHA, serving the community from El Medano to Los Gigantes for 13 years. Telephone 608 029 790
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
LAWYERS
FITNESS Gym open 7 days, Pilates, Yoga, aqua gym, in H10 Gran Tinerfe Casino. Call 663 787 920
FLY SCREENS
MECHANICS
GARDEN FURNITURE
HANDY MAN Handyman Peter for all jobs. Call 922 530 347
HEALTH & BEAUTY www.tenerifehairandbeauty.com DRAINAGE
INSURANCE
PATIO DOORS & WINDOWS
ALUMINIUM & PVC
VISIT OUR SHOWROOM in Granadilla! Call for directions
Tel: 922 778 050 Fax 922 778 051
DRIVING SCHOOL
KITCHENS & BATHROOMS
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!
ELECTRICIAN
Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing etc. (e.g. complete bathroom & kitchen refurbishments, including all materials & labour from under 2000 euros) Tel 661 081 843 for quotation.
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REMOVALS (CONT.)
SECURITY (CONT.)
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
I am Patricia, a loving, complacent, fiery Latin girl. My body is full of fascination so come along & enjoy. Natural French, kisses, cuddles, massages, you will find me in front of the Hotel Aguamar in Los Cristianos, 24 hour service, call me now on 650 442 665
TILING REPAIRS
Emilie, 36 y/o delicious Scandinavian voluptuous little kitten with long blond hair and curves all in the right places. Mature gentlemen more than welcome. Hotels and apartments. Call sweet Emilie 672 529 426
Tiling Specialist
For All Your Tiling Needs: Bathrooms, Kitchens & Floors Most Aspects of Building Work Undertaken
Tel: 679 736 409
Las Americas, blonde, 40 years, sexy, attractive, sympathetic, massage and more. 0034 660 618 331 Transsexual Venezuelan, tall, beautiful and well built, blond, hot, Cristianos, 603 31 76 46 Sisi in Los Cristianos, massages, dominant, natural French, toys, complete services, in front of the Hotel Aguamar, call 692 506 973 Nice, sporty, young Spanish lady, certified masseur, toys and naughty lingerie also available. Discreet hotel/home visits. Reasonable prices. Viagra available. Las Americas – Buzanada. Tel 634 305 696
PETS Pet Hotel Linde. Short breaks and holiday care for your pet. Pick up and return service. www.pethotellinde.com. Call 922 530 347
Colin Peel
TRANSLATION SECOND-HAND SHOPS
Furniture & Household Items bought for cash Immediate decisions
Phone Freddie 609 303 634
PLUMBING Boiler King: All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579
TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICES
RE-UPHOLSTERY
POOL TABLES
Sofas, bar seating dining chairs Free quotations & home visits Call Mike at ReStyle: 677 806 800 SECURITY
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.
WINDOWS
REMOVALS UNIVERSAL EXPORTS S.L. PROFESSIONAL REMOVALS TO AND FROM THE U.K. Email: info@removals-tenerife.com Transport Licence: No. 11572932 C.I.F. No. B38820395 Tel: 922 720 711 ALADDINS CAVE. House clearance & removals. Call us on Tel: 922 720 493 Green Banana Transport: No job too small. Phone us for the best quotes - we will not be beaten on price. Use your Green Banana Card for 10% discount. Call 602 494 117 or 922 713 667.
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www.canarianweekly.com British Consulate Address: Plaza Weyler, 8, 1º, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Public opening hours from 1st July 2012: Tuesdays & Fridays: 08.30hrs – 13.30hrs Notarial services: Please consult our webpage or call 902 109 356 or alternatively +34 913 342 194 for further information on how to make an appointment. Please note, we are no longer able to provide notarial services without prior appointment. Emergency Assistance: Assistance is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week by calling us on 902 109 356 or alternatively +34 913 342 194 E-mail: info.consulate@ fco.gov.uk Web:http//:ukinspain.fco. gov.uk British Consul: Maria Leng British Vice-Consul: Helen Keating Cosumer Office Tel: 922 76 16 00 Town Hall Tel: 922 76 16 00 Emergencies Emergency Services (All) Tel: 112 National Police - Tel: 091 Local Police - Tel: 092 Ambulance - Tel: 061 Fire Brigade - Tel: 080 Guardia Civil - Tel: 062 Multi-lingual police central office Tel: 902 102 112 Call this number and ask to speak to an English operator to make a report or official complaint. 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. Green - Safe to swim Shopping Most shops open from
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Telephone numbers: Flight Information 902 404 704 (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. Telephone numbers:
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Radio Taxis Tel: 922 64 11 12 N.B. Taxi cabs display a special SP (Servico Público) licence plate. Arona Taxis Tel: 922 74 75 11 National Ferry Services Fred Olsen Tel: 922 62 82 52
Friday Cloudy Skies 23 °C. Wind 16mph. Friday Night Clear skies 21 °C. Wind 16mph. Saturday Sunny skies 28°C. Wind 4mph. Saturday Night Clear skies 19°C. Wind 4mph. Sunday Sunny skies 27 °C. Wind 2mph. Sunday Night Clear skies 19°C. Wind 2mph. Monday Cloudy skies 24 °C. Wind 16mph. Monday Night Cloudy skies 19°C. Wind 16mph. Tuesday Sunny skies 21°C. Wind 16mph. Tuesday Night Clear skies 19°C. Wind 16mph. Wednesday Cloudy skies/Chance of rain 23°C. Wind 16mph. Wednesday Night Cloudy skies/Chance of rain 19 °C. Wind 9mph.
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
Tour Operators Thomson Tel: 922 79 86 07 TUI Tel: 922 77 77 20 Thomas Cook Tel: 922 757 409 Cosmos Tel: 922 793 802
Managing Editor & Director: Chris Elkington
Flight Information Tel: 902 404 704 (lines open 24 hours) General Information Tel: 922 635 800
Thursday Cloudy skies/Chance of rain 22°C. Wind 21mph. Thursday Night Cloudy skies/Chance of rain 20°C. Wind 21mph.
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