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SO WRONG! BBC linked a paedo with CD Tenerife

5th May - 11th May 2017

BBC television, along with other British media, has falsely linked CD Tenerife football club with a convicted paedophile, guilty of the sexual abuse of minors, and now serving 11 years in prison.

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Inside this week...

Workers in may day protest

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Deadly 'Blue Whale challenge' See page 8

Puerto Colon’s maiden regatta

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Paedo didn’t play for CDT From Front Page José Castellano Gonzales told Exeter Crown Court, during his trial last month, that he had been a professional footballer, playing for the B team of CD Tenerife, the island’s only full-time club, until injury forced him to quit.

But our football correspondent checked him out and there was no sign of anyone of that name ever being on the club’s books.

The BBC said that the convicted 25-year-old was a member of the club’s B team, and that he even played some games with the first team. But this was denied emphatically by CD Tenerife.

To make matters worse, the British press quoted the Police and the judicial authorities as their sources.

Yet, two weeks ago, CD Tenerife were asked during a BBC radio programme whether this man had played for the football club, and they again denied it.

News of his so-called attachment to the club emerged at the end of March, precisely when his trial began at Exeter Crown Court.

Gonzales was later jailed for 11 years for a total of 13 cases of sexual abuse, two of them involving penetration, of five minors, aged eight to 11.

The families of his victims wept as he was found guilty, and then gasped as he protested his innocence, as he had done earlier.

Gonzales, wearing a tracksuit, appeared without a lawyer because he said his family could no longer afford to pay for one.

Asked by Judge Geoffrey Mercer if he had anything to say before he was sentenced he replied: ‘Simply that I’m innocent.’

Judge Mercer told him: “The damage you have caused is untold, and what you did has, totally understandably, had profound effects on whole families.”

The court heard that Gonzales was “immature”,

but complaints had been filed against the Spaniard, who worked in the UK, taking care of children.

A Devon family employed him in 2015 because they thought his experience in the sport would help him relate to their sons. But Gonzales went on to abuse four schoolboys.

He also assaulted a fifth child sexually when he was hired by another family in Bedfordshire.

Some of the offences happened when, while playing FIFA computer games with the boys, he put his hand inside their trousers or pyjamas.

Before moving to Britain, he had worked in Italy, but

was sacked amid concerns about his behaviour towards his employers’ two sons.

Their mother traced the family in Devon to alert them, but it was too late by then.

It was stated in court that Gonzales was a professional footballer for Tenerife’s B Team, at a time when the A team were playing the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga.

He was also given a sexualharm prevention order, barring him from interacting with boys under the age of 16.

When the details of the order were explained, he asked the judge: “Is this order just for the UK?”

Mystery of hen-party girl’s tragic death fall SPANISH police are attempting to unravel the mystery of how a Scottish woman plunged to her death, during a hen party in Benidorm last Saturday.

Kirsty Maxwell, 27, who married long-term partner Adam last September, died instantly after falling from the 10th floor of the Payma Apartment block in Calle Almería, Costa Blanca, commonly known as “Little England”.

She was said to have been among a group of 21 women, who travelled from Scotland for the hen party, and fell after a boozy night out.

Joseph Graham, a 32-yearold from Nottingham, was arrested hours later “on suspicion of homicide”. But he has since been released

and allowed to leave the country, although still under investigation.

He told police that Kirsty, of Livingston, West Lothian, ended up in the apartment he was sharing with four other men, directly above the one in which she was staying, after mistaking it for her friend’s flat.

The five men there, all British holiday-makers, were questioned after the tragedy, along with nine other people, including some of Kirsty’s hen-party pals.

Police say no evidence has emerged of any criminal

wrong-doing, and an investigating judge is expected to consider various possibilities: that Kirsty was sleep-walking, that she was pushed, or that she tried to jump into the swimming pool from the apartment, but misjudged it and crashed into the pool’s concrete surround.

The “sleep-walking” theory was brought up because a friend had seen her “sleeping in bed at around 7.50am”.

Police are also looking into a fresh theory that it might have been a tragic accident and that Kirsty was merely trying to flee the “wrong” apartment.

Mr Graham’s defence lawyer confirmed that his client, though still under suspicion, had been released without charge as part of an ongoing investigation.

Roberto Sanchez said his client insisted that all he

did was ask Kirsty to leave.

She “knocked on the door of his apartment, walked in, went into the bathroom, tried to climb out of a small window, and then jumped off the balcony after passing through the living room”.

The court has been given CCTV footage showing Kirsty’s fall, although it is understood that the cameras were focused on the swimming pool area and not on the balcony from which she plunged.

An official court source said: “The Criminal Court of Investigation in Benidorm agreed on Monday to release the man, with the requirement that he appears before the judge every time he is asked to do so.

“The man in question is being investigated as part of proceedings to clarify the circumstances in which the woman died. The crime

being investigated is not specified as part of these proceedings.

“The results of the police investigation, and the preliminary autopsy, point to the victim throwing herself to her death. There are no current indications of the participation of other people.”

The two-star Payma apartments, just a short distance from the beach, offer holiday accommodation and are geared towards British visitors.

Michael Harvey, 27, who owns a bar across from the building, said: “It’s a bit of a shock. There is a lot of partying going on, but, at the end of the day, it’s Spain and you’ve got all day to enjoy yourselves.

“Some of the clubs don’t close until seven or eight in the morning, and it’s a very popular destination for the younger crowd.”

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Workers in May Day protest for better deal MORE than 2,000 people took part in Bank Holiday Monday’s Labour Day demonstration through the streets of Santa Cruz, demanding “dignified” employment conditions.

The 1st May march attracted the largest crowd for some years, which shows, in the opinion of many marchers, that workers are fed up with the precariousness and abuse of employment conditions.

Joining the demo were a large group of dock workers, whose industry is on the warpath with the Spanish Government because of its plans to reform dockworkers’ conditions, which were knocked back by the opposition parties.

The dockers wore orange T-shirts that read “Not one step back”, and they demanded a consensus to address the reform plans posed in the Canaries.

Co-ordinator Antolín Goya stressed that the Spanish Government needed to open up to negotiations, to avoid “workers being fired overnight” with public funding, so that companies can keep doing the same work and making a lot more money.

“It’s a shame that people do not support the unions, who have always fought for workers’ rights.”

Gustavo Villalobos, spokesman for CSIF. In addition to representatives of the two trade unions, CCOO and UGT, organising the march, the USO (Spanish trade union) and CSIF (Central Independent Trade Union of Civil Servants) were also represented.

José Ramón Rodríguez,

Secretary General of the USO Canaries, said in a statement: “To stop the effects the recession has caused, and to revert to and recover the rights that have been left along the way … this is the message we want to transmit during this demonstration.”

The USO representative also questioned the Canary Islands Government’s policy “to put all their eggs in the tourism basket”, in an industry which has been acknowledged as helping to alleviate the recession.

Gustavo Villalobos, spokesman for CSIF, said: “I celebrate the 1st of May demonstrations by defending employment, stable wages and dignified employment.”

He also said: “It’s a shame that people do not support the unions, who have always fought for workers’ rights.

Villalobos also pointed out that the Canaries has 102,000 households in which all the family members claim

unemployment benefits.

The Santa Cruz demo wasn’t the only Labour Day demo march in Spain on Monday. Thousands of protesters across mainland Spain also took to the streets, seeking improved working conditions on the Bank Holiday, which shares the title of May Day with Labour Day. The figures in some areas varied widely, unions claiming that 50,000 marched in Barcelona, although authorities maintained there were just 5,000 on the streets.

And in Malaga, 16,000 protesters were said to have demonstrated, while authorities assessed the figures at around 3,000.

“There is no excuse” slogans could be seen throughout the country, and UGT General Secretary Pepe Alvarez said: “Unions will not allow increased benefits to businesses reaching the 2008 levels, without corresponding increases in wages.”

Many also voiced their outrage at the corruption allegations levelled at Mariano Rajoy’s PP Government, blaming politicians for unemployment levels and poverty.

Unions want to negotiate a new wage deal, naturally, and they are also after a minimum wage to help combat poverty, according to CCOO leader Ignacio Fernandez Toxo.

Spain’s new fibre-optic cable to avoid nosy US SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, on a tour of Latin America, joined Brazil’s Science and Technology Minister Gilberto Kassab in São Paulo on Monday to introduce a new submarine fibre-optics cable, which will link Brazil with Spain.

The cable is open to any operator, offering a capacity of 72 terabytes per second through four fibre pairs and 120 multiplexed channels.

And it will represent seven times more information than what is currently relayed by Latin America to the rest of the world.

The joint venture, known

as EllaLink, is also meant to bypass US surveillance.

But it will be subject to Brazilian and European privacy-protection laws, which are much stricter than US legislation.

“We will earn capacity, speed and confidentiality,” said a delighted Rajoy, who made a point of stressing the project’s “enormous strategic value”.

The cable will route calls and internet navigation away from the US, where leaked documents show that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.

Spain was also a victim of

US espionage, according to documents obtained by former NSA analyst Edward Snowden.

Alfonso Gajate, founder and president of Spainbased submarine cable

operator IslaLink, which has partnered with Brazilian telecoms provider Telebras in the EllaLink venture, said the Iberian peninsula was around 60km closer to Fortaleza

(in north-west Brazil) than it is to Miami. Thus, it made no sense to have eight out of nine existing cables, linking Europe with South America, going through the US first, as is the case now.

The cable will run along more than 10,000km and connect to data centres in Madrid, Lisbon and São Paulo, said officials at the presentation.

Three intermediate branches are also being planned to connect in Cape Verde, the Canary Islands and Portugal’s Madeira island.

The project is supported by a 25m-euros grant from the European Union.

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Councils’ Canarian budgets

POLITICAL representatives from the security departments of Tenerife’s councils, plus technical experts and regional Security Director General Naz-

arat Díaz Santos, met recently in Adeje.

It formed part of a series of meetings to discuss and analyse budget requirements as part of the Canarian Local Po-

lice co-ordination bill.

Zebenzui Chinea Linares, representing Adeje, along with personnel from the relevant borough departments, said: “We are very hap-

Doctor’s two-year ban after his ‘bad sex’ jibe A DOCTOR in Spain, accused of telling a patient she was suffering dizzy spells because she was getting “bad sex”, has been banned from the industry for two years.

Spanish GP Ramon Gallego was named and shamed, and the patient who complained, known only as Patricia, also said he had smoked in front of her.

He also refused to prescribe her pills because, she said, he told her they would make her fat - and that she had a great body. He also wanted to know whether she was prettier than her mother.

The incident occurred at a doctor’s surgery in the village of Llanos de Brujas, just outside

Murcia City.

The health service covering Spain’s south-east region of Murcia suspended Mr Gallego for two years without pay, having found him guilty of two counts of misconduct.

Patricia, who had gone to hospital about her dizzy spells before being told to visit her GP, took to social media afterwards to complain.

She said: “It was the first time I’d seen this GP. He offered me a cigarette but I turned it down, and he started smoking in the surgery.

“The worst thing was when he told me he was not going to prescribe

the pills they’d told me to take at the hospital because they were going to make me fat.

And, according to him, I had a great body.”

She claimed he had gone on to ask her whether she was sexier than her mum, and added: “On top of everything else, he came to the conclusion that my problem was that I was having bad sex.

“I came out of the surgery, walked to my house assimilating what had happened, and suddenly felt really down.

“How is it possible that people like this are in posts like these?”

py with the direction of these meetings because, with increased funding, we can include measures appropriate to meet the needs of the citizens”. A variety

of proposals were discussed from various security agencies, as well as other concerned bodies such as the Canarian boroughs’ federation (FECAM), and

the CCOO and UGT trade unions.

The meetings have been taking place over recent months, and are held in a different borough each time.

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Nine taxis are torched as rivals are inflamed

Day Centre so Special for parents’ meetings

The company, which provides chauffeured cars through its smartphone app, had reinforced its service in the Andalucian capital because of the influx of visitors to the popular April Fair (Feria de Abril).

ADEJE Council’s Department of wellbeing and care for diversity, young people and the family, has completed a series of sessions with the parents of Los Olivos Care Centre users for Special Needs youngsters.

NINE Cabify cars in Seville, mostly owned by self-employed drivers, were torched in the early hours of Tuesday, in the midst of a clash between the on-demand service app provider and other taxi sectors.

And Cabify says in a statement that ever since it began operating in Seville last September, it has been “the victim of attacks by sectors that feel threatened by the progress and innovation introduced by the firm in the area of urban mobility”.

The company has now asked authorities to “get involved and work together to put an end to these regular acts of aggression”.

The car-torching is being investigated by the Guardia Civil.

Cabify, and other on-demand car-service companies, have, repeatedly, been reporting incidents involving violence

and harassment against their drivers.

Meanwhile, the taxi sector is complaining about encroachment by individuals, who do not submit to the same kind of regulations as licenced cab drivers.

The National Police is currently investigating 27 taxi drivers for alleged threats against fellow cabbies and those of other companies, in connection with the taxi stop at San Pablo airport, where this group, allegedly, will not let other drivers operate.

In March, cabbies in Madrid and Barcelona went on strike to protest against Uber, Cabify and other ondemand car services, which they deemed to be unfair competition.

American-based company Uber began operating in Spain in late 2014, and has since agreed to co-operate with authorities on certain issues.

Cabify was founded by a Spaniard in 2011 and is now active in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.

Decisions you never want to have to take!

ADEJE Council is taking part in a Cruz Roja (Red Cross) campaign, “La maleta que más pesa”, which translates as “the heaviest suitcase”, to make people more aware of migratory movements.

They should also develop a wider attitude towards people who have migrated, by getting to know their stories.

The main event, which takes place tomorrow (Saturday) in Adeje’s El Galeón Outlet centre, features a game, The Real Pursuit, which might ask you, hypothetically, to take decisions you never want to have to take!

A Red Cross spokesman said: “By using this game, we are working to increase awareness among residents, through listening and learning about personal experiences - real-life stories.

“This is part of a long-term, global-learning strategy, which examines all the dimensions of humanity. It’s what we call learning with ‘body, mind, and soul’.

“It is aimed, primarily, at over-18s, and the emphasis is on inviting people to take part in the ‘game’ to build a better and more-just future.”

Zebenzui Chinea Linares, Councillor for Resident Participation, said: “Adeje has always been known as a borough in which solidarity is of primary importance, and where everyone who has chosen to make this place their home is one of us.

“Today, there are people from more than 120 nationalities living in social harmony in Adeje, with no major conflicts or problems.

“This positive side of our identity doesn’t, however, mean that we can ignore what is going on elsewhere.

“Our sensitivity to immigration issues is practically part of our DNA, as much for those who, in the past, left here in search of a better future, as for those who, in recent times, have come to Adeje looking for work and a better quality of life.”

Councillor Linares added: “Every day, we are hearing and reading of dramatic stories concerning migration, as a result of wars and conflicts.

“But there are other migratory stories, perhaps with less coverage; silent stories that are, none the less, dramatic, about people fleeing personal violence or poverty, or those simply in search of new opportunities.”

He called on the people of the borough to “make just a bit more effort to raise our awareness a little more; to be active in this regard and be capable of rearing our children to be aware of those less-well-off and suffering in other parts of the world.

“Only by creating solid connections between human-beings can we meet, head-on, the challenges of the future with a guarantee that it is people who are, first and foremost, important, and must be of primary concern for governments, businesses, and society in general.”

This initiative is being supported by Adeje Council’s Department of Resident Participation and Security.

More information is available online on Adeje’s webpage www.adeje.es/participacion And the official campaign page is www.lamaletaquemaspesa.com

These helped form a new “conversation”, enabling parents to express their opinions and ideas about the services on offer.

Isabel Fernández González, the councillor responsible for the centre, said: “These kinds of meetings help

strengthen the bonds between the families using the centre.

“And the Council is happy to work with them in the search for solutions to particular problems they may have.”

Themes such as communication, appropriate use of social networks, plus care and diversity within the family, were dealt with. And there was a psychomotor session, in which parents were asked to relate to their own childhoods.

The sessions were held in the Los Olivos centre, and all those who took part found the exercises extremely useful and positive for them, and their families

We’ll beat the school bullies!

ARONA Town Hall, and students from the municipality’s six high-schools, came together on Tuesday to commemorate World Anti-Bullying Day. And throughout the week, a banner has been placed on the Town Hall balcony, with the slogan “Join the good vibe”. Pictures created by the students were also on display to show the public that they were against bullying, and, also, to demonstrate their commitment to coexistence and respect.

The campaign hopes to show that there is

a social union against bullying, as well as support to the victim. The initiative is part of the Municipal Board for Good Coexistence and Against School Harassment, Education, Youth and Social Services, in collaboration with the educational community.

The Municipal Board was created in November 2016 to raise awareness and inform families, as well as asking the public to join the initiative, and work carried out by the educational community, by promoting good, coexistence relationships, and making it clear they are against school bullying.

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No butts about it!

FOUR cars, stopped by the National Police in La Linea de la Concepcion, were found to be carrying 26,600 packs of cigarettes.

The officers were convinced there was something dodgy going on when they saw the vehicles leave the Spanish port town, which borders Gibraltar.

They were heading towards San Roque in what appeared to be a convoy, and all four drivers were using mobile phones!

When officers stopped and searched the cars, they found the cigarettes, valued at 50,000 euros, minus the Customs’ seals.

All four arrested were Moroccans living in Spain, who are believed to be part of a group involved in tobaccosmuggling.

Belgium man talked out of a ‘suicide’ bid A DOUBLE tragedy was averted after a man hinted that he would commit suicide following the death of his wife in her sleep.

She had fallen in the shower earlier and experienced what appeared to be a dizzy spell.

Her distraught husband told close family members he couldn’t cope with it, and that he was going to do “something crazy”.

They believed he was going to kill himself and called the Guardia Civil. Two officers went to his home, and, after talking with the man for over two hours, they persuaded him to change his mind, telling him it wouldn’t solve anything.

The officers stayed with him throughout, showing immense professionalism and humanity.

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Deadly ‘blue whale challenge’ for teens

A TEENAGE girl in Spain was admitted to hospital after it emerged that she was playing a terrifying new “suicide game” called the Blue Whale Challenge.

The 15-year-old was saved from killing herself after her family, who discovered that she had signed up for the challenge, tipped off the authorities. The youngster is being cared for at a Barcelona hospital psychiatric unit.

News of her admission came just days after it emerged that a school in Essex had made parents aware of the game, following police talks.

It will add to concern that the challenge, thought to be behind a string of teenage suicides in Russia, is gaining popularity in Western Europe.

The game encourages youngsters to complete a series of challenges, including cutting themselves, or carving symbols into their bodies.

The girl at the centre of the Spanish scare is understood to have been contacted at the start of April by a mystery Internet user. He asked her if she wanted to commit suicide, and sent her basic instructions.

Spanish radio station SER said she agreed to do everything she was asked and send photographs as proof, as well as erase online exchanges to ensure she left no traces of messages.

She was reported to have begun a series of daily challenges, which included

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“Players are given a master, who controls them for 50 days. Each day, they are given a task to complete. On the 50th day, the master instructs the person to commit suicide.” self-harming herself on an arm with a knife, and going to a nearby station to watch high-speed trains rush past.

She is also understood to have signed up to killing herself by throwing herself under a train. But the teenager became so absorbed in the game she was playing that she confided in a relative, who alerted the police and health officials.

The case is thought to be the only one of its kind detected in Spain’s north-east region of Catalonia so far.

Police are said to be probing at least 130 suicides across Russia, which, they fear, are linked to the online craze.

Kirsty Down, a serving officer at Devon and Cornwall Police, posted a Twitter warning last month to alert parents about the challenge, saying: “Whoever created this horrible game is sick. Parents: Please be aware of this ‘game’.

Talk to your children about it if concerned.”

Two Russian schoolgirls, Yulia Konstantinova, 15, and 16-year-old Veronika Volkova, fell to their deaths from the roof of an apartment block in the industrial town of UstIlimsk.

Yulia, who left a note saying “End” on her social page, had posted a picture earlier with

a big blue whale. It is seen as a symbol of a social media movement, encouraging children to take their own lives.

Her friend wrote: “Sense is lost … End.” As well as using a knife or razor to make the shape of a whale on a wrist or leg, players are also urged to watch horror films all day, and to wake themselves at 4.20am.

The headteacher of Basildon’s Woodlands School in Essex, contacted parents by a letter recently, saying: “We have discovered a game

through the police, which we feel you should be aware of.

“It is called the Blue Whale Game and is played via many social-media platforms.

“Players are given a master, who controls them for 50 days. And, each day, they are given a task to complete.

On the 50th day, the masters behind the game instruct the young people to commit suicide, and, sadly, across the world, some have done this.”

Police officers in Britain have previously posted online warnings to alert parents about the challenge.

Cops break up heroin network CANARIAN Police officers have dismantled a Santa Cruz drug-trafficking network, said to be selling heroin.

An investigation began six months ago when police discovered that a group of people were selling and distributing the drug from a property in Finca La Multa.

Sources said that although hardly any narcot-

ic substances were seized, those arrested were believed to be controlled by others above them, supplying heroin throughout the Santa Cruz municipality.

What the Canarian Police did find was diverse documentation, which is being analysed because it could contain new evidence.

The group, together with the investigation reports, have been handed over to the local courts.

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Monster platform floats free for at least 12 miles

A HUGE unloading platform, being towed by a tug-boat from Malaga City to Benalmadena, broke free of its chains and floated down to a Costa del Sol beach.

The superstructure, some 43 yards long and 25 yards high, travelled at least 12 miles along the Mediterranean and, eventually, washed up

on rocks at Benalnatura beach. There were no crew members on board, and port authorities assured people there was no danger because it was not carrying any fuel.

But there were fears that the platform could crash into Puerto Marina, and three tugboats and the Maritime Agency were swiftly employed to control the giant structure.

Curious motorists, who slowed down to look at the platform, formed queues stretching for miles.

Anti-doping agency is back on the trail

LESS than a year ago, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), which oversees sports drugtesting, suspended Spanish agency AEPSAD.

IT is known in the Catholic Church as Divine Mercy Sunday, and last Sunday (30th April), was also when the people of Adeje kept a 300-year-old promise to their Patron, the Virgin of the Incarnation.

The statue of Our Lady was brought from her home in Santa Úrsula church and carried to her original church in La Caleta.

A pilgrim walk, which began at 9am from Santa Úrsula church, took the traditional mountain path to the “Humilladero”, where, according to tradition, the statue was first discovered.

After the stop, the statue was carried to San Sebastián church, in La Caleta, where there was a lunch, before the “pilgrims”

Wada announced last June that the Madrid-based agency was not complying

with international standards, and, therefore, its blood and urine tests could not be relied on.

Now, though, after much discussion and inspections, the Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de la Salud en el Deporte (AEPSAD) has upgraded its procedures and can resume its business of weeding out drug cheats in sport immediately.

Armed police ready for Spain’s hotspot threats returned to Adeje town.

This “Rogation” tradition began in the 16th Century, when the Marquis of Adeje, Pedro de Ponte, decided to bring the statue to the town to protect her from marauding pirates along the coast. The residents of the time, who were not thrilled with the decision, promised to bring her back to her original home once a year.

The tradition lasted through the years, during which time residents also prayed for her help to rid the land of a

plague of locusts, and also to help combat famine and illness, and more.

And it’s all recorded in the Libro de Milagros de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación (the Book of Miracles of Our Lady of the Incarnation), which is stored in the parish archives.

The first Our Lady of the Incarnation statue was found in this area during the early years of the conquest of Tenerife, when the tradition of sacred worship was introduced to the island.

A RING of steel is being installed around the island of Mallorca to prevent Tunisia-style terror massacres.

And scores of armed police will also descend on other holiday hotspots, to patrol key threats on mainland Spain and the Balearics.

Spain remains at level four of the anti-terror alert, which is the secondhighest warning.

The Guardia Civil has

also deployed more maritime patrol vessels in its territorial waters to control the Balearics’ coastline.

The action has been prompted by the deadly 2015 Tunisia Sousse massacre, in which terrorists opened fire on a tourist-packed beach, killing 38 people.

Spanish authorities are concerned about similar attacks, especially given the country’s increasing popularity with the Brits, and other European holiday-makers.

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Petition to halt this ‘barbaric’ bullfight A PETITION has been launched to ban a bullfight in Velez-Malaga, Andalucia, which features famed Cordobes matadors Francisco Rivera and Manuel Barea.

Malaga resident Carlos Jimenez Narvaez is behind the campaign to stop the 10th June event, which, he hopes, will attract at least 2,000 signatures of support.

The bullfight, planned for the Recinto Ferial, was branded “barbaric” by Jimenez.

He launched the protest in response to a statement

by Mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer, who claimed the town had a “great tradition of bullfighting”.

Velez-Malaga last hosted a fight in 2012 and does not have a bullring of its own.

And Jimenez said: “Where is the art in the killing of an animal and leaving it to suffer in agony? Together, we can try to stop this from happening instead of sitting by idly.”

But Mayor Moreno defended the fight, which, he believes, will place the town on the map.

“The show will make our town a place to visit and we thank the organisation which has chosen this town, where we have a great tradition of bullfighting.”

He added: “We invite all the fans to attend the show as an additional incentive to our offer of the sun and beach. We believe our businesses will benefit, thanks to the visitors arriving in our town for the event.”

But an angry Jimenez said: “They speak of tradition, but, in Velez-Malaga, we have never had a bullring in which these acts are celebrated.”

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1862 shipwreck found off the Tenerife coast

A SCUBA diver has found a shipwreck off the coast of Güímar and Fasnia, and it is believed to be the Tinerfe, which sank in 1862.

The professional diver told the authorities, illustrating his evidence with photographs and video proof. You can see the remains of the wreck, and the slabs it had been transporting.

But the diver believes it is in an area almost inaccessible,

and extremely dangerous because of the strong currents. This could be an important discovery for Tenerife maritime history, but the diver added: “The best way to preserve the ship it is to leave it at the bottom of the sea.”

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Officers weed out another drug haul

GUARDIA Civil arrested a 36-year-old man from La Laguna last Saturday for attempting to smuggle hashish into La Gomera.

He arrived at San Sebastián port on the Tenerife ferry after being identified by the officers.

They discovered he was carrying 400gms of hashish and 100gms of hashish pollen, hidden between his belongings.

He was arrested immediately for drug-trafficking, and will be dealt with by the San Sebastian courts.

Going underground

ONE of the longest tunnels in the world, nearly three miles, has been built by a Spanish company in America.

The spectacular, 17.5-metre diameter tunnel, which runs across Seattle, was engineered by ACS through its US subsidiary Dragados USA. The tunnel, designed as a replacement for traffic currently using the Alaskan Way Viaduct, has taken seven years to create.

It involved a huge, five-storey-high, tunnel-boring machine called Bertha, one of the largest in existence.

Drivers can expect to be using the tunnel in 2019.

Squatter’s shocking behaviour

A FOREIGN man, who squatted in a Los Abrigos house, damaging the property and connecting the electricity illegally, is being investigated by Guardia Civil officers.

The 40-year-old, who is believed to have occupied the property in February, forced open the door to the building’s electricity meter room and hooked the place up to the building’s supply.

The case has been filed with Granadilla Courts.

Checkpoint dodgers

TWO people, who had evaded a police checkpoint in Santa Cruz, damaging six parked cars in the process, were eventually arrested.

The incident took place on Simón Bolívar Street, and various patrol and motorbike units were dispatched to the scene.

Both occupants, who were detained in their car, were then taken to the Los Galdiolos health centre. After receiving medical treatment there, they were escorted to the local police station.

Blaze woman, 83, saved

AN 83-year-old woman was rescued by firefighters from a house blaze in the early hours of Monday.

She was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, while firemen extinguished the fire, in Avenue Juan Carlos I, Los Cristianos.

Stabbed woman on mend

A SPANISH lady, accused of stabbing a 24-year-old woman in the neck on Sunday night in Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria, has been remanded in custody until a court hearing.

The two women had argued over a man, and the accused then hid in the building where the victim worked, and was later said to have assaulted her.

A neighbour was first to help the victim, and remained with her until the police arrived. Her attacker was arrested on Monday.

The victim is now out of intensive care after surgery, but is still in the Hospital Doctor Negrín.

ARMED Guardia Civil officers have pulled off two more successful drug raids on marijuana greenhouses, this time in the Malaga province.

Marbella properties in Tabernas and La Canada were targeted as the Guardia made two arrests and seized 6,000 euros, 494 marijuana plants and complex growingequipment.

It was the latest incursion of

a province-wide crackdown, which has reaped thousands of plants and dozens of kilos of the prepared drug, said to be worth 1,000 euros a kilo on the black market.

All the premises raided have been involved in the same criminal enterprise, which has tentacles stretching across Spain and into mainland Europe.

The two dealers arrested in this latest find are suspected of masterminding smuggling operations across the continent.

They are also charged with

siphoning off electricity worth thousands of euros to power the enormous plantations, which is a regular scam among those growing weed in abundance because it needs so much heat.

Police sources say that interior “home grows” are more profitable because they don’t depend on the weather, and can produce up to four harvests a year.

And some gangs pay people to look after plantations in their own homes, or in the homes of others.

Six people driven by a long-winded crime FIVE men and a woman are under investigation by the Guardia Civil for a number of crimes against a particular person, including mi sappropri at i on, fraud, forgery and identity theft.

The sequence began unfolding in early 2013, when the victim asked one of the six suspects, who worked for

a used-car dealership, to sell his motor.

He never heard from him again, but the victim discovered that a stranger had taken out a 16,350-euro loan in his name to purchase a car.

The Guardia gathered enough evidence to start investigating the six-strong group, who, allegedly, falsified the victim’s signature and the vehicle’s documentation, so they could request a bank loan on his behalf without raising suspicion.

The loan was initially paid into a company account, which belonged to one of the group. The funds were then moved to another member’s company account.

And, finally, the monthly instalment was paid from a third account owned by yet another suspect until January, when the payments stopped.

The Bank contacted the loan-holder, who turned out to be the victim and had no knowledge of the loan.

The case has been filed with the Icod de los Vinos Courts.

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Child-porn Welshman is arrested

THE Guardia Civil, during an international investigation, has arrested two paedophiles, one from Wales, for distributing child pornography.

Dozens of people in various countries have been detained, and officers discovered that the Welshman and a Spaniard were running a website, streaming child pornography to more than 1,000 people.

The Welshman had been on a wanted list since 2006, and, according to Interpol, was one of the most-wanted sex-offenders in his native country.

The Guardia, which had difficulty tracing him because he was not registered in Spain, and had no fixed abode, discovered he used public wireless networks to transmit the feeds created by the two men.

The Spaniard is said to have installed a hidden camera in the changing room of a local sports centre, used by minors, and for allowing subscribers to view live feeds.

Both men were placed in custody without bail, and could be jailed for nine years if found guilty.

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Jobs for the jobless!

AS part of a social project, Adeje Council has contracted 57 persons who have been unemployed and are considered to be at risk of social exclusion.

The initiative is a crossdepartmental effort, with representation from the departments of Local Economic Development, Social Welfare and the Presidency, under Councillors Manuel Luis Méndez Martín, Isabel Fernández González and Carmen Rosa González Cabrera respectively.

The group will work on upgrading and maintaining zones in the borough, including minor street works, as well as improvements to schools and the coastal zones.

The project will cost just under 500,000 euros, which will be met by the Council and the regional employment service.

Of those chosen, 43 are labourers, 11 have primary skills, one is a works manager and two will work in administration.

Méndez Martín said the project was made

possible by the Council’s participation in the 20162018 bi-annual, social employment programme, with co-financing from the regional employment service.

Fernández González emphasised the importance of recognising those who were unemployed and at risk of exclusion, “in a precarious situation, economically”.

She also stressed the importance of the work of her team in identifying those to be contracted.

González Cabrera added that the project also meant the improvement of different zones of the borough. as well as having a positive environmental impact on the area, and the local population.

The individuals awarded

these contracts will work for a six-month period. They were selected through the open-employment channels, run by the Council for those registered as unemployed.

It ensures that all Adeje residents registered as looking for work have a chance to find employment.

A variety of factors, such as family size and income, were taken into account.

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JUST as participants at the recent Easter Sunday procession in La Línea de la Concepción (Cadiz) were packing up at midday, a speedboat filled with hashish was pulling into the fishing port.

The occupants’ plan was to unload the goods and speed away as quickly as possible.

But three Civil Guard officers, having been tipped off, were awaiting them on land.

Until now, their mere presence would have been enough to make the dealers clear off rapidly. But not this time. Suddenly, more than 100 people emerged from a nearby neighbourhood, ready to defend the delivery boys and their goods.

Four more lawenforcement officers answered the call for reinforcements, but all seven were held back under a volley of stones.

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How drug-traffickers can ignore the law, by using their local ‘pals’ the biggest hashish entry points into Europe.

Francisco Mena, who co-ordinates Nexos, a federation of antidrug associations, said: “What used to be witnessed only by residents of San Roque, who have views on to the river, is now in plain view for everyone, and, logically, it creates alarm.”

Mena is referring to drug shipments delivered in broad daylight on beaches, with crews using increasingly violent means to avoid capture, via their onshore friends.

The new “antinarc barrier” on the Guadarranque river has forced drugsmugglers to seek other ways into Spain, via different parts of Cadiz

province, including La Línea, which has the one spot that stands out above the rest: El Tonelero beach.

It is a perfect landing site because streets and homes are just 200 metres from the beach.

“This makes it easy for the smugglers to drive on to the beach using all-terrain vehicles,” said exasperated La Línea Mayor Juan Franco.

“We put up blocks and a wall, but they moved the blocks and tore down the wall.

Their infrastructure is almost better than that of the state.”

And Jorge Ramírez, the Tax Agency’s special delegate to Andalusia, added: “This is a game of cat and mouse. The port of El Tonelero is a regular stop for them, but once it gets betterknown, they will seek out another place.”

Nexos chief Mena said: “They are like an incorporated company which generates a narco-economy, subject to the laws of supply and demand.

“The increased availability of unemployed manpower in the area means that narcos will pay just half of what they used to.”

Yet police unions have complained long and hard about the need to beef up their numbers and resources.

“The government subdelegation usually says that the personnel quotas have been filled,” said José Encinas, provincial secretary for the Civil Guard’s Unified Association.

“But these have not been updated for the

last 15 years, and they were created for a very different reality.”

He added: “There are 1,100 officers stationed at the southern centre of Algeciras, but between 30% and 40% more are required.”

Mena recalled: “There used to be an unwritten rule by which, if officers caught them, criminals dropped their cargo and fled. Not now, though.

They are swaggering all over the place.”

He described an incident in which traffickers used three, high-speed vehicles, one of which was used to smash into police patrol cars, and the scores of people who left their homes recently to protect traffickers against lawenforcement officers.

“We are reaching a threshold of violence from which, once crossed, there is no going back on,” said a resigned Mena.

And La Línea Mayor Franco said: “If the state does not provide an immediate response, these mobsters act with a sense of impunity.”

Much of the violence is caused by the connivance of the network of people who feed off the drug trade.

They are “employees,” and also friends and relatives, who won’t hesitate to defend the traffickers, using

stones or whatever else is handy.

Franco believes it is a sociological problem.

“We have extremelyhigh joblessness rates of 35%,” he outlined.

“Of those people, around 45% did not complete their elementary school studies.

“But drug-traffickers offer them up to 1,000 euros a day, just to inform them of the police whereabouts.

“Collaborating with the mafia becomes justified, and eradicating that environment is so difficult when you have no alternative to offer.”

Although the traffickers’ “bodyguards” are in a minority, they have more impact than the “silent majority”, as Mena points out.

“In the Eighties, the heroin smuggled in would remain in the area, which caused suffering. And the mothers of drug-addicts even staged protests on the doorsteps of dealers’ homes. But these days, the hashish is moved directly into Europe.”

In its latest annual report, dated 2015 (a year that saw 202,696kg of hashish seized, which was 37,901kg more than in 2014), the Cadiz Anti-Drug Attorney’s Office warned about “the defiant attitude” displayed by traffickers.

Ramírez, the Tax Agency delegate, believes that both the volume of drugs, and the level of violence, are on the rise, although he feels that impunity reigns.

“The proof lies in the Guadarranque barrier (which has already been sabotaged twice).” he said. “On the coast, surveillance in the area is five times what it is in other parts of Spain.”

Alarmingly, he added: “But even if we formed a human chain, with guards holding hands, they would still find a gap to slip through.”

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Where to find that swing-along break

SPAIN and Britain are ranked in Europe’s topthree for having the sexiest of clubs, according to Clubsandparties.com The new website lists every establishment for wife-swapping and sex on the planet, and Germany tops the European charts with 193. The UK is second on 155 and Spain’s 113 a distant third.

Mallorca has seven such clubs, which is an impressive total for such a tiny island, while Alicante and the Canary Islands each have 12.

London boasts 31 clubs and the north of England 26. In addition, there are 61 in France, 36 in Italy

and 29 in Holland … but just six in sexually-liberated Sweden!

Head and shoulders above every country in the world for these “leisure and pleasure” clubs is the United States, which features 394.

British tourists, apparently, spend millions of euros every year chilling out at sex clubs and swinging hotels.

They often post adverts on swingers’ websites to arrange hook-ups before their holiday.

A couple visiting Mallorca this week wrote: “Me and the sexy Mrs Bob are visiting in May. Any other sexy couples there at this time, or can anyone advise on the clubs?

“Are they any good? Are there plenty of couples there, or do they tend to be predominantly single guys? Thanks.”

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Dog of the week - Boo! WHEN we rescued Boo the Doberman, he had mange so badly he had lost 60% of the hair on his body. It took lots of time, love and tenderness from his foster mum Alma - and her family - to get his coat lovely and shiny again.

He is four years old, and has lived with young children and other dogs; he is a really good boy. But he is too big for their small home, and he really needs to be in permanent care now.

Can you help?

For more info, or to arrange a meeting, please call Elaine on 678 015653. Remember, every dog bred or bought takes away a rescue dog's chance of a permanent home.

Adopt, don’t shop!!

Come and see us at The Brewers Droop!

Yep, we are doing it all again on Saturday, 13th May at the worldfamous Brewers Droop at The Patch, Las Americas, from 2pm.

Our dogs’ yearly vaccinations are mainly due in

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the summer months, and, as we vaccinate against the killer heart-worm, it works out very, very expensive.

So this benefit is to try to get some money towards this hefty, but very necessary, expense. Come and be entertained by Suzy q, John Ashford, Dominic James, JonPaul Parker, Michelle Minty, Doris Day, Darren Clarke, Rachael Natalie, Katie Jay, Paul Monroe and Stuart Beagley.

What a line up, all hosted by Derrick Lynes. We thank Joe and Dean, owners of The Brewers, for providing a BBQ with all proceeds going to Live Arico. There will be a charity raffle, tombola, and all the usual fun and games.

Come and see us!

So many kittens!

THIS week has been very busy for us. Along with the normal calls about sick, trapped, injured and abandoned cats, we have also taken in 26 new kittens and three adults.

This now means that we have 43 kittens and nine adult cats in our care. In just one day in Costa del Silencio, 12 kittens were caught, and, later that day, we captured a blind mother and her four kittens, to name just a few.

We prepare the cats and kittens for adoption as quickly as we can, but, depending on their medical and temperament requirements, we need foster carers to look after them, temporarily.

As we don’t have a refuge, we always need people who are prepared to look after a cat, or kitten or two, until such times as we can find new owners.

This could be just for a few days, a week - or several weeks. If you are interested or have

questions, please ring or WhatsApp Maria 646629129 (seven days a week, 9-6pm). Food, litter, beds, toys etc are provided by us, along with all medical care.

Cats and kittens available!

We have fluffy kittens of all different colours available for immediate adoption, and also some adults. We do not charge an adoption fee, but there is a contract of care to sign that you agree you will get it vaccinated and neutered when old enough.

Many people do not want black kittens because they do not think they are “pretty”. To

encourage adoption, we arrange, free of charge, the vaccinating, microchipping and neutering of black kittens. If two kittens are adopted together of any colour, we will arrange the vaccinating, microchipping

and neutering of one kitten. You can contact us via our website www. cats-welfare-tenerife. com or Maria on the above number.

Our shop Items in good condition can be dropped into the shop on San Blas in Golf del Sur (behind Hiperdino). It is open seven days a week, 10-6pm, Saturdays 104pm.

If you don’t have transport, or have large, bulky items such as furniture and household effects to donate, please ring Mark on 636590557, and he will arrange collection from you.

“Angel” Christine Ann Sams, wife of the late John Sams.

Loving mother, sister, granny, great granny, and friend.

Taken from this life suddenly, aged 63, she will be sadly missed by all her friends in Tenerife, and family back in England.

“Rest in Peace”

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K9 Animal News

Meet Hans HANS is about three years old, and was left on his own outside the refuge, nine months ago, by his family.

He says: “I don’t really understand why, as I am a good dog. I am very well behaved and have a kind nature.

I don’t judge them, though; maybe it was very difficult for them to leave me, and there were things going on in their lives that I did not understand.

“My people here at K9 say I am a typical, gentle giant. I think they mean I am a big dog and have a sweet nature. I do get quite nervous when I meet people, especially men I don't know, and it takes me a little while to trust them.

“For example, when walkers come to the refuge to take me out, I sometimes refuse to go with them. I can’t help it; it’s just because of how my life has been in my earlier years.

“I think, though, that this makes it harder for me to find my forever family. If only people would give me time to get to know

them, I would be the most loving and loyal companion. I realise, though, that this is a lot to ask for, in this busy world. Do you have that time, and a place in your home and heart for me, please? I would be so grateful.”

If you would like to meet Hans, please get in touch with us in any of the ways mentioned below.

Meet our dogs We have many dogs, in all shapes and sizes, waiting patiently for their loving, safeand-secure, forever homes. You can see them all, their stories and pictures, on

our website at www. k9tenerife.com Go to “K9 dogs/Dogs waiting for homes”.

Why not visit us at K9 Refuge on Calle Chimbesque between Las Chafiras and Las Zocas any day of the week between 102pm?

Alternatively, you can get in touch by telephoning us on 667 638 468, or emailing info@ k9tenerife.com You will also find stories of our dogs, their antics and heartwarming rehomings on Facebook by following Diary of a K9 Tenerife Dogwalker and also K9 Tenerife.

Accion del Sol News

Please think of this: HERE are a few points to ponder over, from a dog's point of view: “My life is likely to last between 10-15 years, on average, so please bear this in mind before giving me a home. You have lots of friends and family, but I only have you for love, affection and companionship.

“Please do not leave me tied up or alone for long periods of time. Talk to me; even though I may not understand your words, I will be there to comfort you.

“Take care of me as I grow older, because, one day, you will also age. Go with me on my final journey, because everything is easier with you by my side.”

Assistance required Please contact us if

you can assist in any way on 922 778630. We always need tinned dog-food for our older animals, plus blankets, towels, sheets, dog toys, collars and leads. You can call into the Accion refuge on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2-5pm, and Saturdays between 1-4pm.

Find us here

Accion del Sol is situated directly under the Ecological Park (exit 52) on the northbound TF-1. Head for the giant windmills, and you’ll find us in the buildings on the righthand side. E-mail the refuge at teneriffa@ aktiontier.org or, for further details, visit our Facebook page: action tier Accion del Sol

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TO: Editor Dear Editor, Thanks for a very informative newspaper, which we’ve been reading for years, and now online.

We have been coming to Tenerife since 1985 (alternately with Lanzarote each year) and have loved it, mostly!

There was a time when we preferred Lanzarote because it seemed cleaner and better maintained in public places.

However, Tenerife came back by refurbishing its streets and properties, and we’ve been coming here for many years since.

But in the last couple of years, we’ve noticed the untidy quality of the pavements, and the areas outside shops and restaurants.

They are full of litter, chewing gum and cigarette ends, and the lovely planters are full of them.

Yes, it’s the people/holiday-makers who throw them down, including staff and PRs outside. But, surely, the local councils should sweep and clean these pavements so that we can walk on them and enjoy the beautiful views A further element that also spoils our meals/drinks/walks is the streetsellers, pushing their wares under our nose. You can’t just ignore them, and you to have to stop eating or talking, and, somehow, divert past them.

Now, we see them sitting in the same bars as us, without buying food or drink, which, I feel sure, we would not be allowed to do. What is going on, and what hold do they have over the proprietors?

The police come along the front speak to them, fill in a form then leave … and the sellers come straight back before the officers have even left the street.

Surely, a concerted effort from them could deal with the vast numbers who stop us two or three times every minute!

We love Tenerife, but we do feel that more could, and should, be done to smarten it up again. And the authorities should have it better policed so that it can continue to be enjoyed by all.

Jean Thompson

Happy days ahead!

By Val Sainsbury NEARLY three months after her dramatic rescue from a disused, irrigation water tank, high up on the Guaza mountain, near Los Cristianos, this “Lucky” lady is enjoying a life of luxury on a finca in the hills of Tenerife.

After being spotted by passing holidaymakers, Lucky, as she is now known, was rescued by a team of persistent volunteers, who battled over several days, in appalling weather, to remove her from her dark-and-dingy surroundings.

After weeks of tender, loving care she has made a full recovery.

The Cats Welfare charity, here on the island, do a wonderful job when it comes to scenarios such as this, ably assisted by a team of dedicated veterinary surgeons and volunteers, of course!

Thanks to you all.

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Investment planning for life in the Canaries

By Paul Montague at blevins Franks

WHEN you have worked hard to build up your savings, it is not always easy to decide how best to look after them, especially if you are retired. You most likely have some, or all, of the following objectives: · Protect your capital and maintain financial security · Generate an income · Grow the capital, but with an acceptable level of risk · Leave a healthy inheritance to children and grandchildren Asset allocation and diversification are key to helping you achieve these goals. In very simple terms, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Cash Most people feel safe with cash. The money you hold on deposit in the bank does

not drop suddenly, based on geopolitical events, investor sentiment or a company’s misfortunes. And yes, it is important to keep some savings in cash. It is a convenient liquid asset, and it helps to balance out risk in your overall portfolio.

However, most people should not keep too much savings in cash, longer-term.

Inflation reduces the value of capital slowly but surely each year, and can eventually affect your standard of living. Even though inflation has been low, recently, over the longer term it will cut your spending power.

While savers used to rely on interest to earn income from

their bank deposits, this has been next-to-impossible since interest rates were cut to historic lows in 2009.

Property Investing in bricks and mortar can seem a solid investment, and, indeed, it is an important part of your overall portfolio, but remember that your home forms part of your portfolio, quite possibly a large percentage. If you buy a second or third property as an investment, this could make you very overweight in this asset class, which increases risk.

One significant downside with owning property as an investment is that it is very

Outdoor sex will cost you a fortune in fines BRITS on holiday in Mallorca, who are tempted to have daring, outdoor sex in the Llucmajor resort this summer, will be hit with huge fines.

A new raft of bylaws, approved by the local Council in time for the new tourist season, include “very serious” breaches, punishable with a maximum fine of 3,000 euros.

Police and Citizenship Councillor Gori Estarellas said: “The new regulations are brief and very practical.

“They reflect the summer complaints we have received, such as noise, alcohol consumption and the concentrations of people on the street.”

The Council has described the new measures as “very necessary”, and Mayor Bernadí Vives says they will be adapted as the summer progresses.

The 3,000-euro fines will

illiquid. If you need money suddenly for any reason, it may take time to find a buyer. If you have to sell in a down market, this will affect your profits. And, of course, with selling property it’s all or nothing, even if you only need to release some of the capital.

Equities and bonds These asset classes generally form a key part of a portfolio.

Unlike cash, they have the opportunity to grow, and unlike property they are liquid, and generally you only need sell the amount you need, rather than the whole investment.

Holding a range of different investments within each asset class is vital to reduce risk. With shares and bonds it is easy to own funds which include a range of different companies and sectors across the world.

Which assets?

All this said, diversification is important to reduce risk, so you should not have all your wealth invested in shares or bonds, either. You need to own a mix of assets, including cash, property etc.

It is impossible to predict

which will be the best performing assets each year; an asset can go from being the best performing one year, to the worst the next, so it is essential to have a good mix.

What mix is right for you should be carefully determined by your risk profile, time horizon, circumstances and objectives.

Look at the whole picture Finally, do not review your investments in isolation.

All aspects of your wealth management are interlinked.

What changes you make in one may affect the other.

Look at the whole picture, and establish solutions that provide benefits for your investment, tax, estate and retirement planning. Take specialist advice.

These views are put forward for consideration purposes only as the suitability of any investment is dependent on individual circumstances.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www. blevinsfranks.com

How you can vote in UK General Election DID you know that of the estimated 5.5 million UK citizens living abroad, only 263,903 overseas voters are actually registered to vote, according to the Electoral Commission?

Campaign group Bremain in Spain is encouraging all Britons living in Spain for less than 15 years to register to vote, and to cast their vote.

The deadline to register with the local authority in your previous UK constituency is 22nd May. You can apply for a postal vote, or to vote by Proxy. Bremain in Spain has a special General Election page on its website http:// www.bremaininspain.com/ general- election-8-june/ which will provide you with all the necessary information.

Art fraudster stole dead man’s identity also hit people found boozing in the street, especially during bottle parties, and if they are disturbing the resort’s peace.

And a tough 1,500-euro penalty will also be imposed on anyone caught drinking from bottles in the street.

Other sanctions include fines of between 50-750 euros for minor offences, and 750-1,500 euros for “serious” infringements.

The “very serious” category includes “offering, soliciting, negotiating and

accepting sexual services in public spaces”, “acts of exhibitionism, proposition or provocation of a sexual nature” or “performing sexual acts in public spaces”, among others.

There will also be a general crackdown on noise and ball-games in the street.

And alcohol, for reasons of public order, will not be sold between midnight and eight in the morning.

But the hotel and catering sector is exempt from this booze rule, “providing it is consumed in the same premises”.

A FRAUDSTER in Tarragona, Catalonia, who stole the identity of a dead art expert, went one step further by producing fake lithographs.

He specialised in signed, limited-edition prints, said to be the works of Barceló, Chagall, Picasso and Tapies.

The cheeky thief also added false signatures, and even forged fake certificates of authenticity to fool genuine art collectors.

The lithographs were then advertised for sale on the internet through his web shop, using the name of the deceased man, at prices

significantly cheaper than normal. National Police were alerted to the sale of these fake items by the copyright holders, and when officers raided the man’s property in Reus, officers discovered that he was simply printing the artworks from photographic copies on his computer.

Following the fraudster’s arrest, officers seized fake artwork, computer and printing equipment, documents and 15,000 euros in cash.

He has now been released on bail awaiting trial for breach of intellectual property rights, fraud, counterfeiting and identity theft.

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Long Lost Family:

What Happened Next Tuesday 9th May, ITV1, 21.00

Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport

Weds 10th May, ITV1, 21.00

This new three-part documentary series, Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport, explores life behind the scenes at Europe’s biggest and busiest airport.

Filmed over five months of Heathrow’s busiest year ever, with more than 76 million passengers, the series follows Heathrow’s army of 76,000 staff – from plumbers, to pilots, to police – as they transport 200,000 passengers a day, and race to get thousands of planes away on time.

In episode one – ‘Arrivals’, Heathrow’s staff are busy processing the 100,000 passengers who arrive at the airport on over 600 daily flights. And when a passenger arrives from Doha and needs to connect through to Dublin, a problem arises when it transpires that his flight has been booked from Gatwick - 38 miles away. It’s up to Passenger Experience Manager Sue to battle a cultural barrier to help him.

Over the past six years, Long Lost Family has reunited over 200 people with longed-for family members.

But for the searchers and those they have found, the reunion is just the beginning of an incredible new journey – one that is filled with joy but also brings challenges. How easy is it to build a relationship after a lifetime apart?

In this series, presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, we’ll find out as we revisit eight of our most compelling stories and reveal the surprising, revelatory and emotional turns they have taken.

Episode one catches up with two extraordinary stories of reunited siblings.

Last year, Cliff Jardine and Sue Ward applied separately to Long Lost Family, both searching for birth mothers of the same name and with a connection to Singapore. Suspecting they might be related, we turned to DNA testing to prove that Cliff and Sue are indeed half-brother and sister. Previously unaware of each other’s existence, they were both overjoyed to find a sibling.

Since meeting, Cliff and Sue have formed a powerful bond, but they were rocked by the discovery that their birth mother, after being traced, chose not to have contact with them. Has their relationship helped them cope with this difficult news?

Sue said: “Clearly the relationship with our mum wasn’t meant to be, for whatever reason, and I respect that, it’s absolutely everybody’s choice. But I genuinely feel like I am the luckiest person in the world. Everybody says, ‘Yeah, but, you didn’t get to have the ultimate happy ending’, but actually I did, because I always wanted a brother. This relationship is far more important to me than finding my mum, if I’m honest.”

Cliff said: “Sue, she’s flamboyantly lovely. She’s a woman with a very generous heart and a very loving nature. It’s been brilliant.”

Despite having no idea of each other’s existence until 18 months ago, the siblings now can’t imagine life without each other. Sue said: “It doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past; we’re creating our own history and our own memories, together now.”

Cliff adds: “It’s been a transition mentally. Family to me was cold, unloving, uncaring…but after you’ve lived your life without a family, to get one, and discover the joys of it and that there can be love there, and people caring about each other, is something I’m still getting used to.”

We also catch up with Ron Williams and sister Christine, who were reunited in series five, after more than 60 years apart. Since their emotional reunion in 2015, when Christine flew in from her home in New Zealand to meet her brother in Llanwrwst, Wales, where they last lived together as children, the siblings speak every week, and Christine’s been back to Wales for a second visit.

Also, for the first time, Ron travels halfway round the world to New Zealand to visit his sister and meet her family. He said: “It does feel like a dream, ever since I met Christine, wondering is this real? And of course it is.”

Christine said: “A brother! Just wonderful, it’s just huge, completely changed my life. It’s as if we’ve been able to pick up without that gap in between.”

However, the brother and sister are now determined to investigate a family rumour that they may have not just one, but two more half-siblings. With their mission to solve this mystery launching an incredible new search, is another emotional reunion about to take place?

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Trump And Culture: Brave New World?

Saturday 6th May, BBC2, 19.20

Hot on the foot of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Alastair Sooke travels to America to ask just what the new President’s impact on America’s cultural landscape is going to be.

Meeting major figures from the worlds of music, literature, journalism, film and television, as well as a range of visual artists who love and loathe Trump in equal measure, Alastair finds out what the implications of his plans to eliminate all federal funding for culture are.

Featuring interviews with writers such as Paul Auster and Lionel Shriver, the actor Stephen Baldwin, as well as representatives from Pussy Riot, the New York Times and Buzzfeed, it promises to cast new light on this most contentious of presidencies.

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The Keith and Paddy Picture Show Saturday 6th May, ITV, 21:15

Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate an iconic Hollywood movie in half-an-hour with the help of an allstar cast. This time, they unveil their version of Dirty Dancing featuring Jessica Hynes, Larry Lamb, John Barrowman and Kimberly Wyatt.

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Babushka

Monday 8th May, ITV1, 17.00

Rylan Clark-Neal hosts ITV’s newest game show Babushka.

Babushka is a high-stakes game show with a simple objective: find the money hidden inside 10 giant Babushka dolls… and keep it.

One pair of contestants takes part per episode. They must open 8 of the 10 dolls for a chance to win up to £44,000.

Players need to answer a true or false question to open each Babushka.

Get a question wrong and that doll, plus any banked cash, is lost. Get it right (and there’s a smaller doll inside) they can start banking cash.

Contestants can open each Babushka as many times as they want.

But, if they push it too far – and find no smaller doll inside – all banked money is lost.

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W CW C choice choice A1: Britain’s Longest Road Monday 8th May, BBC1, 11am Millions of motorists rely on the A1 for journeys up and down the country every week, but many are unaware of the vast scale of work needed to keep the road open and traffic flowing. A1: Britain’s Longest Road meets the men and women who work around the clock on Britain’s longest and most iconic road, ensuring the traffic keeps moving and the public is kept safe. Spanning nearly 400 miles of the A1 from London to Edinburgh, the series focuses on the work of the police, traffic officers and emergency response teams on both sides of the border as they deal with some of the thousands of incidents which affect the road every year.

From farmers to truckers, horse trainers to camel handlers, the series also takes a ride alongside many of the colourful characters who spend their lives on the road, whether for work or play. In each episode, a range of compelling stories unfold through the teams in CCTV traffic control rooms which watch over the road 24/7.

In episode one a high-speed police chase leads to a major drugs bust, and two swans force the road to close.

Save Money: Good Food Tuesday 9th May, ITV1, 19.30

Money-saving tricks, smart shopping and savvy cooking tips - Save Money Good Food fronted by Susanna Reid and chef Matt Tebbutt will reveal the truth about supercheap food and save everyday families thousands of pounds from their food bills by transforming monotonous mid-week meals into aspirational, simple and sumptuous feasts for a fraction of the cost.

Packed full of money-saving recipes and tips, this is the essential guide to how to eat like a king without breaking the bank.

In tonight’s episode we meet Paula and Ian Laycock and their four boys, who are stuck in an expensive online meal wheel. Enter Matt and Susanna who are here to change all that.

Matt is making the family foot-long pizza-planks for just 60 pence a head including some veg he has rescued from the bin, plus a whole Thai feast for under five pounds for the entire family. Susanna will get to the bottom of whether online shopping is good or bad for our bank balance, and put three strawberry-jam brands to the super-cheap test.

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Mexico: Earth’s Festival Of Life Sunday 7th May, BBC2, 20.00

Mexico is a vast country, more than two thousand miles long, dominated by a great chain of mountains, the Sierra Madre. Journey down this rocky spine and you’ll discover an amazing diversity of life, from black bears and orchid bees to resplendent quetzals and millions of monarch butterflies.

This is a land where giant volcanoes simmer and ancient and modern cultures collide in a festival of life.

In episode one we travel to the far northeast of Mexico to the Serranias del Burro, a vital outpost for Mexico’s black bears, where there is little groundwater for bears to drink.

The grandest mountain vistas are found in the northwest of the country, including the Copper Canyon which covers 25,000 square miles and is home to the Rarámuri, who have lived in these mountains for more than 2,000 years.

Perhaps the most famous mountain product is tequila, made from the blue agave plant. We meet a 16 year-old agave farmer, a jimador, harvesting plants with his uncle.

Mexico’s fertile volcanic heartland gave rise to great ancient empires, and their ruins still pepper the mountains today. In an abandoned Aztec mountain shrine we meet a band of coatis that have made it their home.

These adaptable animals have a steady supply of food on their doorstep, brought in by unwitting tourists.

In the far south of Mexico, where the Sierra Madre meets the Pacific, the mountains catch moisture coming in off the ocean, creating a rich cloud forest. This is home to many rare creatures, including a mythical creature whose feathers were treasured more than gold by the Aztecs - the resplendent quetzal.

For thousands of years, the people living in Mexico’s mountains have believed these butterflies are the spirits of the dead. Their arrival in winter coincides with Mexico’s most spectacular festival, Dia de los Muertos The Day Of The Dead.

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King Charles III Wednesday 10th May, BBC 2, 21.00

BBC Two’s adaption of Mike Bartlett’s award-winning and internationally-acclaimed play.

Prince Charles has waited a lifetime to ascend to the throne. But after the Queen’s death he finds himself wrestling his conscience over a bill to sign into law. His hesitation detonates a constitutional and political crisis and divides his family, with William and Kate realising his actions may threaten their future.

Meanwhile an unhappy Prince Harry starts a relationship with a commoner, just when the press is looking to attack…

With the Monarchy’s future under threat, protests on the streets and his family in disarray, Charles must grapple with his identity and purpose, to decide whether the Crown still has any real power.

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From Morocco To Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure Thursday 11th May, BBC2, 21.00

In this first episode, Alice sets off from Tangier, Europe’s gateway to Africa, and learns how gold was in high demand in North Africa, to be minted into coins and adorn palaces. Its source was the gold mines of sub-Saharan Africa, and so the routes across the desert were forged.

Alice passes through the Islamic city of Fes, home to the world’s oldest university, where she stays in a caravanserai, the ancient traders’ version of a motel with mule and camel parking, and helps prepare the merchant’s dish of the day, camel meatballs.

She catches the Marrakech Express to the other Northern terminus of trans-Saharan trade, the great market town of Marrakech. Here she gets her hands dirty learning ancient methods of making leather. And in the grand square, Djemaa El Fnaa, she hears tales of the traders of old and their perilous travels across the Sahara.

She continues on foot, trekking across the mighty Atlas Mountains dotted with villages, home to the Berbers, or Amazigh, the indigenous people of Morocco. On the other side of the Atlas Alice discovers ancient caves of salt, the commodity which gave the salt roads their name. Further south, the valleys are lined with Casbahs, fortresses where the traders could stay in safety along the route with their valuable goods.

In the barren landscape of the Jebel Saghro, she enlists the help of Berber nomads. They still graze their animals there and live the same traditional lifestyle. They help her on her way to the ancient city of Sijilmasa, whose ruins sit on the edge of the great Sahara Desert. A lost city, it was once a great trading post, a sanctuary for merchants arriving after the long trek across the Sahara from Timbuktu.

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TV Guide

Friday 5th May

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ............................Rip Off Britain 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 .................The Wanted 11:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed

06:00 ............................ Flog it!

Trade Secrets

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain

06:30 ...........................Garden Rescue

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

07:15 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning

08:00 ..................... The World According to Kids

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

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

09:00 ............. Election 2017

13:55..... ITV News London

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

13:30 ..............Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt

13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15....................... The Boss 15:00............... Escape to the Country 15:45........................... Garden Rescue 16:30.......... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15....................... Pointless

13:00 ................... Two Tribes

13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00......... Culinary Genius 16:00.............. Tipping Point

14:00 ............. Election 2017

17:00 .....................Babushka

16:00 ............................. Coast

18:00................. ITV News London

16:35 ...................... Red Rock 17:15 ...........................Flog It! 18:00................ Celebrity Eggheads 18:45 ............. Debatable 19:30........... Great British Menu

18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30..............Coronation Street

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06:00....................... Countdown 06:45................... Will and Grace 07:35.............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05.................................. Frasier 09:35 ..................................Frasier 10:05 .............................Car S.O.S. 11:05........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05........... The Question Jury 13:05.......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00................... Fifteen to One 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00..................... Four in a Bed 17:30..... Extreme Cake Makers 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 19:30 ..... Unreported World 20:00 ..................Posh Pawn 21:00.................. Gogglebox 22:00 .. Britain Today Tonight 23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:10..................Cuban Fury

06:00.......................... Children’s TV

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk

09:00 ............................. Wanda and the Alien

06:10...... You’ve Been Framed!

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

07:20............................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show

11:15 .............GPs: Behind Closed Doors

06:35........................ Below Deck

08:00 ........................ Emmerdale

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

09:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

12:15 ......................The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

09:35 ....................................Psych

13:15................. Home and Away

10:25 ........................Below Deck

13:45........................... Neighbours

11:20 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

14:15.......................................... NCIS

12:25........................ Emmerdale

15:15 .. Undercover Bridesmaid

13:30...... You’ve Been Framed!

17:00 ............................5 News at 5 17:30 ...........................Neighbours

14:00....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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

14:50..... The Jeremy Kyle Show

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

15:55..... The Jeremy Kyle Show

19:00 ................... Cricket on 5: England v Ireland

17:00........................ Judge Rinder

20:00 ..........The Final Mystery of Stonehenge

20:00 ..... Two and a Half Men

21:00.......... Spectacular Spain with Alex Polizzi

23:10 ................. Family Guy

22:00.............It’s Complicated

18:00.... You’ve Been Framed!

21:00.............. Delivery Man 00:30 ........... American Dad!

00:15..................Super Casino

01:25......................... Release the Hounds

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

08:55 ........... A Place in the Sun

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

07:00..... Scrapheap Challenge

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

09:55 ........... A Place in the Sun

08:00 .......................Monkey Life

08:10 .............American Pickers

11:00 .....................Four in a Bed

09:00 ............It’s Me or the Dog

09:00............... Storage Hunters

19:30 .............A Question of Sport

11:35..................... Four in a Bed

09:30 ............It’s Me or the Dog

10:00 .............American Pickers

12:05..................... Four in a Bed

12:00........... Lizard Lick Towing

12:35..................... Four in a Bed

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

13:05..................... Four in a Bed

11:00 ................................ Forever

14:00............................. Top Gear

13:40........... A Place in the Sun

12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

15:00............ Jay Leno’s Garage

14:40 ........... A Place in the Sun

13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

15:45.......................... Time Team

15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

16:00..................... Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

16:50.......................... Time Team

16:00 .................................. Haven

17:00 ............................. Top Gear

17:55 ...................Vet on the Hill

17:00 ................. Modern Family

18:00......................Top Gear

18:55 ............ The Secret Life of the Zoo

18:00 ....................Futurama

20:00........ Ronnie’s Redneck Road Trip

20:30..............Coronation Street

19:55 ........... Grand Designs

19:30 .............The Simpsons

21:00.......Lethal Weapon

22:00.......................24 Hours in A and E

20:00....... Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories

20:00............ EastEnders 20:30 ........... MasterChef 21:00 .............. Have I Got News for You 21:30 ................. Hospital People 22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:25............ BBC London News 22:35........... The Graham Norton Show 23:25 ...................Witless 23:55 .................Eurotrip 01:25...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:30............... BBC News

20:00.............. Gardeners’ World 20:30............ Grand Tours of Scotland 21:00................Versailles 22:00............................ QI 22:30..............Newsnight 23:05.............Later... with Jools Holland 00:05...... The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 00:50...................Obesity 01:50............Doctor Who

22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30.. ITV News London 22:40................ American Gangster 01:20............ Jackpot247

21:00 ............................ Spin

23:05.......................24 Hours in A and E 00:05........ Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:05................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

18:30 .............The Simpsons 20:30 ...........Modern Family 21:00 .................Jamestown 22:30 .......... Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud 23:30................The Blacklist: Redemption 00:30.................. A League of Their Own 01:30................... Road Wars

13:00 ............................. Top Gear

20:30........ Ronnie’s Redneck Road Trip 21:00.............. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 23:15................... Red Dwarf 00:30........ Ronnie’s Redneck Road Trip 01:05........ Ronnie’s Redneck Road Trip 01:35..............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 10:00........................ Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30.................. Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 12:00............ Football Focus 13:00.................... BBC News 13:15........Usain Bolt: The Final Chapter

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13:45....................... Athletics 14:45 .............. Bargain Hunt 15:45............... Escape to the Country 16:30 ...................Final Score 17:30 ........ Who Dares Wins 18:10 .............. BBC News 18:20 .........................BBC London News 18:30.................Pointless

06:25 .............................. That’s Entertainment! 3 08:20.......... Talking Pictures 09:05 ............. Silk Stockings 11:00................. Monty Halls’ Great Hebridean Escape 12:00 .................Great British Menu 12:30 .................Great British Menu 13:00 .................Great British Menu

06:00 ......... Bottom Knocker Street

06:15 .............. Mobil 1 The Grid

06:00.......................Children’s TV

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk

06:40 ........................ Motorsport

06:10.......... Bottom Knocker Street

07:10 ................ King of Queens

10:00 ................Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

06:10......................... Emmerdale Omnibus

10:35 ..................................Access

08:35............. Coronation Street Omnibus

06:25..............................Sooty 06:35............... Share a Story 06:40...........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:50...........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:00.......................Oddbods 07:05...... Marvel’s Avengers Assemble

00:10................ Flatliners

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choice

12:00 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:55 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:35 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

12:00........................ On Benefits 13:00.... On Benefits: Breadline Brummies 14:00........................ On Benefits 15:00.................. The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

18:55 ........5 News Weekend 19:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

16:55 ...... Gardeners’ World

07:55......... Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

18:30 ......... Channel 4 News

19:45 ............................ NCIS

17:25 ............... Springwatch

08:25 ...................... ITV News

19:00. The Restoration Man

18:25....Japan’s Northern Wilderness

08:30...................... Weekend

20:00........ Walking Through Time

20:45................ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

15:20..... Trust Me, I’m a Vet 16:20........................... Flog It!

07:30................Thunderbirds are Go

09:25 ........... ITV Racing: The Opening Show

22:50....................... QI XL

23:40................ Murder in Successville

10:25 ................... The Simpsons

17:35 ...........Location, Location, Location

13:30 ............. Four for Texas

22:20...................... Match of the Day

21:00................... Michael Mcintyre

09:25 ......The Big Bang Theory

11:00 ..........Police Interceptors

17:00 ..................Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

22:00............... BBC News

20:05................ Casualty

08:25 ..................................Frasier

10:40 ........Criminals Caught on Camera

16:35 ........................... Big House, Little House

19:20............Trump on CW Culture: Brave choice 10:20.............. Judge Rinder New World?

11:20.............. Tipping Point 20:00........Grand Tours of 12:20...................... ITV News Scotland 12:25...................... Bigheads 20:30.............Dad’s Army

19:20 ...........Doctor Who

07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond

21:00..........Nightcrawler 23:35................Versailles 00:35.................... The Big Kahuna

13:30.................... ITV Racing: Live From Newmarket 16:00................Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs 16:30................ Catchphrase

Usain Bolt: The Final Chapter BBC1, 13:15

At London’s World Championships in August 2017, Usain Bolt will run the final race of his golden career. Steve Cram travels to Kingston, Jamaica, to speak to Bolt about his hopes for the summer and what the future holds when he finally steps off the track. Bolt’s retirement will be a huge loss for global sport as he has been such a positive influence, and in this interview he speaks about the current state of athletics, its controversies and the next generation of athletes. The programme also hears from those closest to Usain, including his father, former teachers and friends, to find out more about the man who has become one of the greatest athletes of all time.

17:15...................Britain’s Got More Talent

21:00... The Fault in Our Stars

18:25.................... Paul Blart: Mall Cop 20:15 .....................Scorpion 21:15................. Britain’s Got More Talent 22:20 ........... Celebrity Juice 23:20................. Family Guy

00:50.............. Delivery Man

08:55........ Come Dine with Me

06:00 .............Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance

07:10 ........................... Lizard Lick Towing

07:45....................... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

07:35 ........................Traffic Cops

08:15 ............... Game Changers 08:45 ................Fantasy Football Club 2016/17

09:00 ...................................Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit

09:45 ...... Soccer A.M. 2016/17

10:00 ............................. Top Gear

11:30............... Barclays Premier League

11:00 ............................. Top Gear

12:30 ........................Wild Things

13:00 ................................. Sin City Motors

09:30........ Come Dine with Me 09:55........ Come Dine with Me 10:30........ Come Dine with Me 11:00........ Come Dine with Me 11:35............Location, Location, Location 12:35................ Coast v Country

16:20........ Come Dine with Me

00:15............ Jackpot247

16:10 .................. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

00:15.............. Super Casino

18:45...........Take Me Out

23:05............. The 40 Year Old Virgin

15:40 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

23:45 ..............Football on 5

15:50......................Four in a Bed

22:45................ ITV News

14:40 ..............Take Me Out: The Gossip

01:45........The 80s: Ten Years That Changed Britain

18:25................ ITV News

21:45............. The 40 Year Old Virgin

13:25 ...................... Take Me Out

23:35........................... Ghost

13:40......................Four in a Bed

21:15............The Keith CW and Paddy choice Picture Show

12:25 ........................ Britain’s Got More Talent

21:50 ................Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

18:15................. ITV News London

20:00................... Britain’s Got Talent

21:45........ 5 News Weekend

11:05 .................................Britain’s Got Talent

14:40......................Four in a Bed

17:25........ Come Dine with Me 18:25.... Come Dine with Me 18:55.. Nazi Megastructures 20:00............................Hitler 21:00...........What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

22:00................ World’s Most Extreme...

23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:10................... Father Ted 01:15.. Nazi Megastructures

13:30................. Modern Family 15:00.Gillette Soccer Saturday 17:15..............................Supergirl 18:10.................... The Flash

23:50 ................. Family Guy 00:20.................. Family Guy

08:00 ............................. Top Gear

12:00 ........................Traffic Cops

14:00 ................................. Sin City Motors 15:00 ....................Kelly’s Heroes

19:05 ................... MacGyver

18:00 .....................Top Gear

20:00 .................... Inside the Freemasons

19:00 .................. Red Dwarf 19:40 .................. Red Dwarf

21:00........... Micky Flanagan Thinking Out Loud

20:20................... Red Dwarf

22:00..................Jamestown 23:30.......NCIS: Los Angeles 00:30.................. A League of Their Own 01:30...........................Arrow

21:00.................. Demolition Man 23:15 ..........................Live at the Apollo 00:10............................ QI XL 01:10............................ QI XL

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 07:40 ........................Match of the Day 09:00 ................. The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 ...........................The Big Questions 11:00 .......... Sunday Politics 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 14:15 ..................... Money for Nothing 15:00................Escape to the Country 16:00 .............Points of View 16:15 ........................ Songs of Praise 16:50 .......................Pointless 17:35 .....................BBC News

06:15....................A to Z of TV Gardening

06:00 ......... Bottom Knocker Street

06:15 ................ King of Queens

06:00.......................Children’s TV

06:40 ................ King of Queens

10:30 .....................Football on 5

07:00 ................... The Instant Gardener

06:10.......... Bottom Knocker Street

07:30 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond

10:55 ..............Criminals Caught on Camera

07:45..................... Gardeners’ World

06:25 .............................Sooty

08:00............... Everybody Loves Raymond

11:25.......... Police Interceptors

08:15.......... The Beechgrove Garden

06:40 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

08:45................... Countryfile 09:45.........................Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:15..................Great British Menu 11:45..................Great British Menu 12:15 .............. MOTD2 Extra 13:00..............Natural World 14:00.................... Equestrian 16:00.......................... Rowing 17:30............................Flog It!

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

17:55................The Terminal

18:00.............Countryfile

21:00...........Dara and Ed’s Road to Mandalay

19:00................. Antiques Roadshow 20:00........................Babs 21:30........... Mrs. Brown’s Boys

22:00............... BBC News 22:20............ BBC London News 22:30..................Match of the Day 2

20:00................Mexico

CW choice

Arriving in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Dara and Ed are keen to see beyond the bright lights and towering skyscrapers of Malaysia’s economic boom and find out how Malaysia’s diverse communities are holding on to their own traditions.

They begin by doing what the locals do on a Saturday afternoon and watch a beauty pageant - for chickens - before joining a mass cycle ride through the city. They head up into the Genting Highlands to stay in the largest hotel in the world and watch the finals of the prestigious World Lion Dance Championships, before travelling onto one of the oldest jungles in the world, Taman Negara.

Here they meet the Batek, a Malaysian indigenous tribe that is struggling to find its place in this rapidly modernising nation.

23:40 ..........The Women’s Football Show

22:00....... The True Story

00:15...... Weather for the Week Ahead

23:40......... The Reluctant Fundamentalist

00:20............... BBC News

01:40....... Question Time

06:35 .............. Share a Story

07:00 ......................Oddbods 07:05 ..... Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 07:30............... Thunderbirds are Go 07:55......... Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30 ......................Weekend 09:25............... Countrywise 10:00...................... Peston on Sunday 11:00 .............. Judge Rinder 12:00 ...................... ITV News 12:10 ..................Britain’s Got Talent

13:20 .................. Cats and Dogs

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

15:00 ............Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud

09:00 ..................................Frasier 09:30................. Sunday Brunch

16:00................... Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 3

12:30 ............ Eat the Week with Iceland 13:30 ................... The Simpsons

17:00................... Journey 2: The MysteriousIsland

14:30 .................Ghostbusters II

18:00 ........................ 5 News

16:40 .......................World’s Most Expensive Cars

18:05 ............ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

17:40.......... George Clarke’s Old House, New Home

19:00........................One Day International Cricket

18:35.......... Channel 4 News

20:00...............Football on 5

19:00...Escape to Costa Rica

20:55.........5 News Weekend

20:00.........Captain America: The First Avenger

21:00........When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong

22:25................ Prometheus 00:45.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:35................. Millionaires’ Mansions

06:00.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:25 .....Emmerdale Omnibus 08:50 .............Coronation Street Omnibus 11:20...................... Take Me Out 12:40.................. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 14:30 ........ Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 16:45.......... Britain’s Got Talent 18:00 ................ Britain’s Got More Talent 19:05 ........... Evan Almighty 21:00............Take Me Out: The Gossip

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choice

22:00.................. Family Guy 22:30.................. Family Guy 23:00.................. Family Guy 23:30............ American Dad!

22:00....... Comedy Gold: Tv’s Funniest Ever Sketches

23:55............ American Dad!

23:30...............Football on 5

00:55..... The Cleveland Show

00:05.....Bangkok Dangerous

01:25......The Vampire Diaries

00:25..... The Cleveland Show

13:30.......... ITV Racing: Live From Newmarket 16:05...............Diamonds are Forever

08:55 ............... Coast v Country

06:00.......... The Hour of Power

07:10 ........................Traffic Cops

18:35 ................ ITV News London

09:55..........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

07:00 .............Monkey Business

08:00 ............................. Top Gear 09:00 ............................. Top Gear

18:40 ............... ITV News

11:00 ..................Grand Designs

07:30 .............Monkey Business 08:00 ............................Futurama

19:00 ............... Bigheads

12:05 ....... Come Dine with Me

09:00 ............................Futurama

10:00 ......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

13:05....... Come Dine with Me

09:30..............................Supergirl

11:00........................ Traffic Cops

14:10....... Come Dine with Me

10:30............................ The Flash

12:00........................ Traffic Cops

14:40..................... Four in a Bed

11:30 ................ WWE Raw 2017

13:00 ...........Lizard Lick Towing

15:45..................... Four in a Bed

13:30........... Lizard Lick Towing

16:50..................... Four in a Bed

12:30........ Live Premier League Pre-Match

17:25........ Come Dine with Me

13:30 ............................Futurama

14:30 ...........................Deadly 60

18:25.... Come Dine with Me

14:00 ............................Futurama

15:00 ...........................Deadly 60

19:30.... Come Dine with Me

14:30 ................. Modern Family

15:30............................Deadly 60

20:00............. Make My Body Better with Davina Mccall

15:30 ................. Modern Family

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

16:30 ................. Modern Family

21:00 .................. Father Ted

17:00 ............................. Top Gear

17:30 ................. Modern Family

21:35................... Father Ted

18:00..................... Top Gear

18:00 ...........Modern Family

22:05............ Sarah Millican: Throughly Modern Millican Live

19:00.......... Motorway Cops

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

20:00 ................ Traffic Cops

20:00................. Wild Things

21:00....... Live at the Apollo

21:00............. Hawaii Five-0

22:00................. Taskmaster

22:00 ......NCIS: Los Angeles

23:00................. Crackanory

00:15... A Very British Brothel

23:00...Matt Damon Reel Life

23:40................... Room 101

01:15.... Make My Body Better with Davina Mccall

00:00 ................... MacGyver

00:20................... Room 101

01:00.......................... Arrow

01:00........................... QI XL

20:00 .......... The Durrells 21:00......... Grantchester 22:00................ ITV News 22:20................Peston on Sunday 23:20 .................... Rugby 00:15 ......Lethal Weapon 01:05........... Jackpot247

23:10........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

CW

choice

14:00 ...........................Deadly 60

Take Me Out: The Gossip ITV1, 21.00

Installed in sunny Villa Fernandos, Mark and Laura will be on hand to witness all the budding romances, drama, tears and

tantrums.

They’ll even hit the town (and DJ decks!) with the couples, bringing viewers a taste of what really goes down during the nights out in Fernando’s plus plenty of news and updates from the couples’ reunions.

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25 CW

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ............................Rip Off Britain 10:00.............. Homes Under the Hammer 11:00..............A1: Britain’s Longest Road

CW

choice

11:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ......................BBC News at One 13:30 .................BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15....................... The Boss 15:00 ...................... Escape to the Country

06:00 ........................... My Life in Books

06:00............ Good Morning Britain

06:30 ...........Garden Rescue

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

07:15.......... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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

08:00 ........................Antiques Roadshow

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

09:00 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 ...........BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 ....................... The Daily Politics 13:00 ....................... Athletics 14:00 .............Natural World 14:50 .................Who Do You Think You Are?

10:30 .............. This Morning 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 .........Culinary Genius 16:00...............Tipping Point 17:00 ................Babushka

CW choice

18:00................. ITV News London

17:15 ........................Antiques Road Trip

18:25......... Party Election Broadcast by the Conservative Party

18:00................. Celebrity Eggheads

18:30............ ITV Evening News

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

18:45.............. Debatable

19:00............ Emmerdale

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

19:30........... Great British Menu

18:30............ BBC London News

20:00...................Nature’s Weirdest Events

15:45 ...........................Garden Rescue 16:30 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

19:00...................The One Show 19:30...............Panorama 20:00............. EastEnders 20:30...............Room 101 21:00............ MasterChef

15:50 ...................... Red Rock 16:30 ...................... Red Rock

21:00..................Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 22:00................. Mock the Week

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

21:00.................Little Boy Blue

22:45 .................Match of the Day

00:00............ The Graham Norton Show 00:45.................. Weather for the Week Ahead 00:50............... BBC News

20:00...........Tonight - The Leader Interviews: Tim Farron 20:30..............Coronation Street

22:30............ BBC London News

23:15............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You

19:30..............Coronation Street

22:30..............Newsnight 23:15.................... Second Chance Summer: Tuscany 00:15............ MasterChef 00:45.............Countryfile 01:40..................Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

22:00................. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40................. ITV News London 22:50.......... Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain 23:55.................... Joanna Lumley’s Postcards 00:20.........Teleshopping

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 .................. Will and Grace 07:35............... Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05.................................. Frasier 10:05............................. Car S.O.S 11:05........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00............... Channel 4 News 12:05........... The Question Jury 13:05.......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10....................... Countdown 15:00................... Fifteen to One 16:00........... A Place in the Sun 17:00..................... Four in a Bed 17:30..... Extreme Cake Makers 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00......... Channel 4 News 19:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 20:00.................. Dispatches 20:30........Food Unwrapped 21:00............ The Island with Bear Grylls 22:00........................ Loaded 22:55.................. Gogglebox 23:55..................... Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

06:00.......................Children’s TV

08:55 ........... A Place in the Sun

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

09:55........... A Place in the Sun

08:00....................... Monkey Life

11:00..................... Four in a Bed

09:00............ It’s Me or the Dog

11:30..................... Four in a Bed

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

12:05..................... Four in a Bed

11:00 ................................ Forever

12:35..................... Four in a Bed

12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

13:05..................... Four in a Bed

13:00.................... Hawaii Five-0

13:35........... A Place in the Sun

15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

14:40........... A Place in the Sun

16:00.................................. Haven

15:45.......................... Time Team

17:00................. Modern Family

16:50 ..........................Time Team

17:30............................ Egg Drop

17:50 ...................Vet on the Hill

18:00 ....................Futurama

18:55............. The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds

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

19:55............ Grand Designs 21:00............. Hidden Britain

by Drone 22:00.......................24 Hours in A and E 23:05.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

00:05.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:05...................24 Hours in A and E

08:50................................ Wissper 09:00 ..... Wanda and the Alien 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15.................. Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15 ....The Perfect Roommate 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00 ...................... MotoGP 20:00 .... Police Interceptors 21:00.......... Inside the Gang 22:00...... Mind the Age Gap 23:05......................... Parker

19:30 .............The Simpsons 20:00.................... Inside the Freemasons

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk 06:10 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:35 ........................Below Deck 07:20 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:35 ............................. Scorpion 10:25 ........................Below Deck 11:20................ Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25......................... Emmerdale 12:55.............Coronation Street 14:00............................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50....The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00......................Judge Rinder 18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00.................. Family Guy 21:30.......The Great Indoors 22:00............ American Dad! 22:30............ American Dad! 22:55.................. Family Guy 23:25...The Cleveland Show 00:25............. American Dad 00:55....Two and a Half Men

07:00 ...........................Scrapheap Challenge 08:10 ............................. Top Gear 09:00............... Storage Hunters 09:30 ........Storage Hunters UK 10:00 .............American Pickers 11:00 .............American Pickers 12:00........... Lizard Lick Towing 12:30........... Lizard Lick Towing 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00 ............................. Top Gear 15:00 ............Jay Leno’s Garage 16:00 ......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 20:00........... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

21:00........... Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

21:00..................... Top Gear

22:00.................. A League of Their Own

23:20........... Mock the Week

23:00................ Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 00:00....................... The Five 01:00....................... The Five

22:40..... Would I Lie to You? 00:00............. Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit 01:00...............Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

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TV Guide

tuesday 9th May

06:00...................... Breakfast 09:15 .............Rip Off Britain 10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...................A1: Britain’s Longest Road 11:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 .......................The Boss 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45 ...........Garden Rescue 16:30 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00............. Holby City 21:00 ..............Our Friend Victoria 22:00 ... BBC News at Ten 22:45 ..... Football Abuse: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game 23:45..... The Truth About Stress 00:45............... BBC News

06:00 ........ My Life in Books 06:30 ...................A1: Britain’s Longest Road 07:15 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 08:00........... Great American Railroad Journeys 09:00 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00.BBC Newsroom Live 12:00....... The Daily Politics 13:00...... The Super League Show 13:45 .................. Countryfile 13:50............. Natural World 14:50 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? 15:50...................... Red Rock 17:15 ...Antiques Road Trip 18:00 ................ Celebrity Eggheads 18:45 ............. Debatable 19:30 .......... Great British Menu 20:00.......Bake Off Crème de la Crème 21:00....... Second Chance Summer: Tuscany 22:00.....Later Live... with Jools Holland 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15..........Dara and Ed’s Road to Mandalay 00:15...............Madeleine Mccann: 10 Years on

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06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30.ITV Lunchtime News 14:00.................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 .........Culinary Genius 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 .....................Babushka 18:00.. ITV News London 18:25........ Party Election Broadcast by the Labour Party 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30.......Save Money: Good Food

CW choice

20:00................ Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 .................. Will and Grace 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05.................................. Frasier 10:05 ..............................Car S.O.S 11:05 ........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00............... Channel 4 News 12:05 ...........The Question Jury 13:05 .......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ...................Fifteen to One 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00 .....................Four in a Bed 17:30.... Extreme Cake Makers 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 19:55 ............. Party Election Broadcast 20:00 .................... Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 21:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 22:00................... First Dates 23:05 ..........Confessions of a Junior Doctor 00:10 ........... The Island with Bear Grylls

06:00.......................Children’s TV

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk

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

06:10 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

00:30...................Impractical Jokers UK

23:55... The Vampire Diaries

08:55............................. A Place in the Sun

06:00.................... Hawaii Five-0

07:00.... Scrapheap Challenge 08:10............. American Pickers

09:55 ........... A Place in the Sun

07:00 .......................... Road Wars 08:00....................... Monkey Life

09:00........ Storage Hunters UK

09:00.............................. It’s Me or the Dog

09:30........ Storage Hunters UK 11:00............. American Pickers

13:05..................... Four in a Bed

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

13:35........... A Place in the Sun

11:00................................ Forever

14:40 ........... A Place in the Sun

12:00...................................... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime

06:35 ........................Below Deck

12:15 ........................On Benefits

07:20....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show

13:15 .............. Home and Away

08:00 ........................ Emmerdale

13:45 ....................... Neighbours

08:30.............Coronation Street

14:15 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

09:35............................. Scorpion

15:15 ............A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

10:25 ........................Below Deck

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

11:20 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

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

12:25 ........................ Emmerdale

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

12:55 ............Coronation Street

18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 18:55 ............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00.... Police Interceptors 20:00....... The Yorkshire Vet 21:00................... Elizabeth I 22:00.......Mind the Age Gap 23:05 ........20 Moments That Rocked Pop

14:00 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00 .....................Judge Rinder 18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00............. Hell’s Kitchen 22:00 ................. Family Guy 00:50........... American Dad!

21:00... Long Lost Family 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40.. ITV News London 22:50....... Little Boy Blue 23:50.... Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera 00:45............ Jackpot247

11:00 .....................Four in a Bed 12:05 .....................Four in a Bed 12:35..................... Four in a Bed

15:40 ..........................Time Team 16:50 ..........................Time Team 17:50................... Vet on the Hill 18:55............. The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds

13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00 .................................. Haven 17:00 ................. Modern Family

10:00............. American Pickers 12:00........... Lizard Lick Towing 12:30........... Lizard Lick Towing 13:00 ...........Lizard Lick Towing 13:30............................. Top Gear 14:30.............................. Top Gear 15:30............ Jay Leno’s Garage 16:30...... Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

19:55 ........... Grand Designs

17:30................. Modern Family

21:00............ Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

18:00.................... Futurama 18:30 .............The Simpsons

22:00 ............UK’s Best Place to Live

19:25..................... Top Gear

20:00..................... Supergirl

21:00 .................Taskmaster

23:05.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

21:00.................... The Flash

22:00 ..... Asian Provocateur

22:00........ Force: Essex, the

22:40 .......... Mock the Week

23:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0

23:20........... Mock the Week

00:00 ............... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

00:00................. Taskmaster

00:00...................24 Hours in A and E 01:05............. Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

01:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0

17:25............................. Top Gear 18:25..................... Top Gear

01:00...............Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

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wednesday 10th May

TV Guide

27 CW

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 .............Rip Off Britain 10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00................... A1: Britain’s Longest Road 11:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00...... BBC News at One 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 .......................The Boss 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45 ...........Garden Rescue 16:30 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 20:00 ........... MasterChefCW

choice

21:00 ..............Panorama 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News

22:45 .............A Question of Sport 23:15 ........Teenage Knife Wars 23:45......................Home 00:10............... BBC News

06:00 ........ My Life in Books 06:30 ...................A1: Britain’s Longest Road 07:15...........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 08:00........Nature’s Weirdest Events 09:00 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00............BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ................... Two Tribes 13:30.............................. Coast 14:00 .............Natural World 14:50 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 15:50...................... Red Rock 17:15 ...Antiques Road Trip 18:00................ Celebrity Eggheads 18:45.............. Debatable 19:30........... Great British Menu 20:00 ................ Trust Me, I’m a Vet 21:00...King Charles III CW choice 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:15 ...................Mexico 00:15...... The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 01:10............ MasterChef

06:00............ Good Morning Britain

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 .................. Will and Grace 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 ..................................Frasier 10:05 ..............................Car S.O.S 11:05 ........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05........... The Question Jury 13:05 .......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ...................Fifteen to One 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00......................Four in a Bed 17:30 .... Extreme Cake Makers 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 19:55 ............. Party Election Broadcast 20:00...How to Live Mortgage Free with Sarah Beeny 21:00...........Confessions of a Junior Doctor 22:00......... Quadruplets and Homeless 23:05............One Born Every Minute 00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

06:00.......................Children’s TV 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 ................To B&B the Best 12:10...........5 News Lunchtime 12:15.................. Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15 ................Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00............... Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 20:00...... Gps Behind Closed Doors: Best of Patient Files 21:00............Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

22:00.......Mind the Age Gap 23:05............... Violent Child, Desperate Parents 00:05................. On Benefits

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk 06:10.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:35 ........................Below Deck 07:20 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30............................ The Cube 09:35 ............................. Scorpion 10:25........................ Below Deck 11:20 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25........................ Emmerdale 12:55.......... Totally You’ve Been Framed!

14:00.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00......................Judge Rinder 18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...Two and a Half Men 21:00 ....... The Expendables 23:05 ................. Family Guy 00:05 ........... American Dad! 01:05... Two and a Half Men 01:30... The Vampire Diaries

22:50....UEFA Champions League Highlights

08:55 ........... A Place in the Sun

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

07:00..... Scrapheap Challenge

09:55........... A Place in the Sun

07:00 .......................... Road Wars

08:10..............American Pickers

23:50... Sports Life Stories

11:00 .....................Four in a Bed

08:00 .......................Monkey Life

09:00.........Storage Hunters UK

00:40............ Jackpot247

11:30 .....................Four in a Bed

09:00 ............It’s Me or the Dog

09:30.........Storage Hunters UK

12:05..................... Four in a Bed

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

10:00..............American Pickers

12:35..................... Four in a Bed

11:00 ................................ Forever

11:00..............American Pickers

13:05 .....................Four in a Bed

12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

12:00............Lizard Lick Towing

13:35........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

12:30............Lizard Lick Towing

15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

13:00.............................. Top Gear

14:40 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

16:00 .................................. Haven

14:00.............................. Top Gear

17:00 ................. Modern Family

15:00.............Jay Leno’s Garage

15:40.......................... Time Team

18:00.................... Futurama

16:50 ..........................Time Team

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

16:00.......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

17:50 ...................Vet on the Hill

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

18:55 ............ The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds

19:30 .............The Simpsons

19:00 .....................Top Gear

19:55 ........... Grand Designs

20:00.................. Macguyver 21:00................The Blacklist: Redemption

20:00 .......... Sin City Motors

21:00 ........... Grand Designs

21:00....... Live at the Apollo

22:00 ..... My Floating Home

22:00.......NCIS: Los Angeles

22:00..... Would I Lie to You?

23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

23:00.................. A League of Their Own

22:40..... Would I Lie to You?

00:05.......................24 Hours in A and E

00:00................ Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

00:00 ...... Live at the Apollo

01:10............ Grand Designs

01:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 I.TV Lunchtime News 14:00................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00..........Culinary Genius 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00..................... Babushka 18:00.. ITV News London 18:25 ........ Party Election Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00......... Tonight at the London Palladium 21:00......Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40.. ITV News London

17:00.............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear

23:20 .......... Mock the Week 01:00...............Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 .............Rip Off Britain 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...................A1: Britain’s Longest Road 11:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ......................BBC News at One 13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 .......................The Boss 15:00............... Escape to the Country 15:45 ...........Garden Rescue 16:30 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00............... BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News 19:00....... The One Show 19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00 ........... MasterChef 21:00 .... The Truth About Sleep 22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:30............ BBC London News 22:45....... Question Time 23:45...............This Week

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06:00........ My Life in Books 06:30................... A1: Britain’s Longest Road 07:15...........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 08:00............Bake Off Crème de la Crème 09:00........................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ................... Two Tribes 13:30 .............Natural World 14:30.................... Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero 15:30................. Who Do You Think You Are? 16:30 ...................... Red Rock 17:15........................ Antiques Road Trip 18:00................. Celebrity Eggheads 18:45.............. Debatable 19:30........... Great British Menu 20:00................The World According to Kids 21:00....From Morocco W C to Timbuktu: choice An Arabian Adventure 22:00..................Match of the Day 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:15....... Second Chance Summer: Tuscany

06:00............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:30..............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 .........Culinary Genius 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00......................Babushka 18:00.. ITV News London 18:25......... Party Election Broadcast by the UK Independence Party 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30...........Tonight - The Leader Interviews: Paul Nuttall

06:00.......................Children’s TV

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk

08:50 ............................... Wissper

06:10 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

08:55 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

09:55............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

09:00.............................. It’s Me or the Dog

11:00 .....................Four in a Bed

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

11:30 .....................Four in a Bed

10:30......... Nothing to Declare

12:05 .....................Four in a Bed

11:00................................ Forever

12:35 .....................Four in a Bed

12:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles

13:05 .....................Four in a Bed

13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

13:35............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

14:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

14:40............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

16:00 .................................. Haven

09:00 ..... Wanda and the Alien 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15................ To B&B the Best 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15..... On Benefits: Breadline Brummies

06:35........................ Below Deck 07:20....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street

13:15.............. Home and Away

09:00...... You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... Neighbours

09:35 ............................. Scorpion

14:15 ......................................NCIS

10:25 ........................Below Deck

15:15 ...........My Family’s Secret

11:20 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

17:00........................ 5 News at 5 17:30....................... Neighbours 18:00..........Home and Away 18:30........... 5 News Tonight

12:25 ........................ Emmerdale 12:55............ Coronation Street 13:30...... You’ve Been Framed!

18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast

14:00....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show

19:00........... Secrets of Great British Castles

14:50 ...The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00 .....................Judge Rinder

20:00................. On Benefits

18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

21:00.... Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

20:00....Two and a Half Men

22:00.......Mind the Age Gap

22:00............ Celebrity Juice

23:05.......... Inside the Gang

21:00............................ Mom 23:00.................. Family Guy

20:00............ Emmerdale 20:30..Joanna Lumley’s CW Postcards choice 21:00.... Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40.. ITV News London 22:50...........UEFA Europa League Highlights 23:50......... Tipping Point

Joanna Lumley’s Postcards ITV1, 20.30

Taking in Greece, China, Russia, Egypt, Sudan, Uganda and Mongolia to name just a few, Joanna’s travels have been anything but ordinary. She has always thrown herself completely into the culture and history of the places she has visited and has delighted in meeting captivating local characters along the way. This series features Joanna’s very own highlights and a personal trip down memory lane, using her journals to provide a new look into the moments she most treasures from her travels.

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06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 .................. Will and Grace 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05...................................Frasier 10:05 ..............................Car S.O.S 11:05 ........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 ...........The Question Jury 13:05........... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10....................... Countdown 15:00................... Fifteen to One 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00 .....................Four in a Bed 17:30 .... Extreme Cake Makers 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00......... Channel 4 News 19:55 ............. Party Election Broadcast 20:00.............. The Supervet 21:00................. Born to Kill 22:00................ How to Get a Council House 23:00................... First Dates

15:40.......................... Time Team

08:00 .......................Monkey Life

15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 17:00................. Modern Family 17:30 ................. Modern Family

07:00 ...........................Scrapheap Challenge 08:10 .............American Pickers 09:00 .................................Storage Hunters UK 09:30..................................Storage Hunters UK 10:00............. American Pickers 11:00............. American Pickers 12:00........... Lizard Lick Towing 12:30........... Lizard Lick Towing 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00 ............................. Top Gear 15:00............ Jay Leno’s Garage

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

16:00..................... Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

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

17:00............................. Top Gear

19:30 .............The Simpsons

18:00..................... Top Gear

21:00 ........... The Good Fight Ep7: Not So Grand Jury

20:00............... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

19:00 .....................Top Gear 20:00 ........................... QI XL

21:00...........................Arrow

21:00 ............Not Going Out

22:00.... A Very British Hotel

22:00..................Jamestown

21:40 ............Not Going Out

23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

23:30........... Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

22:20 ............Not Going Out

16:45 ..........................Time Team 17:50................... Vet on the Hill 18:55............. The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds 19:55............ Grand Designs

18:00.................... Futurama

23:00 .................Taskmaster

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May

NaturaJazz 2017

The #NaturaJazz jazz and nature photography festival is designed to give the public access to nature photography in a relaxed and sensory manner. Now in its fourth year, it hopes to attract a large number of photographers, and to increase both in size and international standing. A range of parallel activities focusing on photography and jazz will be offered as part of the festival.

27th Adeje Motor Rally

A new staging of the Adeje Motor Rally, which counts towards the island, provincial, regional and national 2017 Road Rallying Championships.

May

Festival Mueca 2017

The International Street Art Festival arrives in Puerto de la Cruz once more from 11 to 14 May, turning the town into the capital of the outdoor performing arts. The festival excites and unites both locals and visitors. With over 10 years under its belt, Mueca offers theatre, circus, music, dance, visual arts… an upbeat explosion of life throughout the town, which enjoys the best spring anywhere in the Atlantic. The streets are taken over by the public, becoming a stage for a cultural offering that features performances by top international artists.

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Arona Fashion Week

Many fashion firms and top male and female designers will feature on the catwalk of the Arona Fashion Week, an event aimed at showcasing the most attractive collections by local names and, more widely, by a fashion industry which is booming at present.

8th-11th June Magma Tenerife, Las Americas The Council of Sports of the City Council of the Historic Town of Santiago del Teide organises the “II edition of Extreme Descent of Mountain Bike of Santiago del Teide” on 21st May. 21st may

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May Celebration of the VI Canarian Cup of the Canarian territorial, in the auditorium Infanta Leonor, Los Cristianos.

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Moscow ballet

The Moscow Ballet was founded by Timur Fayziev in 1989. Having travelled around much of the world and retired from the stage, Timur Fayziev decided to found his own dancers’ training academy. Within just a few years of travel, the company made numerous tours in Japan, England, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Thailand and most prestigiously in the Canaries. They return this time with Swan Lake, and Beauty and the Beast.

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Gastrocanarias 2017

This is the fourth staging of the Gastrocanarias Food Fair, a specialist event that includes the Canary Islands’ Regional Chef Competition and a range of activities aimed at promoting the cuisine of the islands.

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Police checkpoints and random stops

It’s a kind of magic

By Emma

By Carl pattison from Robot

IT has taken hairdressing by storm, and the results just keep coming; OLAPLEX is the No.1 hair protector and restorer. We have had amazing results with this revolutionary product that we call “liquid gold”, so much so that clients can’t get enough of it.

It works by replacing the oxygen naturally present in the hair, which is lost during colouring and heat abuse. Breakage is halted and shine replaced, leaving the hair better than new.

The bonds in your hair which give it strength are what, literally, hold it together. If these give way, then so does your

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hair. Olaplex is either used in your colour to protect your hair, or as a treatment to turn it around.

It’s not an off-the-

shelf product as we are a registered salon; this means that the company, Olaplex, doesn’t hand out this product to anyone.

If you’re suffering from breakage and fragile hair, or want to prevent it, then this is the product for you. With a home-use final treatment you can guarantee more than six months of smoother, stronger, healthier hair; now who doesn’t want that?

All white, boys

by Carl Pattison NOTHING says summer more than one colour, and nothing looks as cool when you’re wearing it as white. This season sees rippedup and distressed white, mixed up with embellished T shirts, tapered trousers and classic polos.

Keep trousers shorter in length, and wear with deck shoes or loafers; no socks, remember! If you’re putting an outfit together, then keep the whites matching; white does come

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in varying shades.

Layer your look, starting with a thin vest underneath an open shirt. Take it one step further with a blazer over the top, and you have one amazing outfit. If you’re paler skinned, then maybe it’s not

a look for you, but anyone with a touch of colour can look great, top-to-toe in white.

A great way to wear this look is to add in just one coloured item, but keep it pastel, not primary.

All white can be mixed up with just a coloured belt, or add colour with your shoe choice.

Fabrics to look out for are denims, linens and even silk effect.

It’s up to you to create your take on this; everything looks all right in white.

ANY person who has driven on Spanish roads will no doubt have seen or passed through a Spanish Police Road-Block Checkpoint.

These are normally carried out by the Guardia Civil, who are the Traffic Police, but here in Tenerife the relatively new police department, the Policia Canaria, also carry out these checks.

Sometimes these checks are being carried out in line with a campaign being run by the DGT, such as one to combat drink-driving, and driving with no insurance, licence or current ITV etc. On other occasions, they take place because of intelligence that relates to a specific threat, or where they are searching for a car that has absconded from the scene of an accident.

Do not be daunted or frightened by this; most people who haven’t done anything wrong, and have nothing to hide, are allowed to go on their way quite swiftly. The police are responsible for ensuring the safety of road users, and they are doing their job.

The best thing to remember when you are stopped is don’t panic, stay calm and be po-

lite. Follow the instructions that the officer gives you; if you do not speak Spanish say so at the beginning, but in a polite manner. Often, the members of the Guardia Civil speak good English, but do not assume that this is the case as, after all, we are in Spain.

Once they have indicated where they wish you to pull over, they may then approach the vehicle and ask you to step out. Don’t be alarmed by this; they may merely wish to check the contents, and possibly passengers, in the car, as well as the documentation of the car and your own personal documents for identification such as passport, driving licence, residencia etc.

Make sure that you give the officer the correct, requested paperwork, and ensure that it is returned to you.

It is important that once you have been allowed to leave the check point, you should not warn other road users by

flashing your lights, for example. You may find that there is another officer down the road who will stop and fine you for this “offence”.

Another useful tip is to know exactly how the Police will order you to stop, when it’s not in a checkpoint situation.

It is the duty of Guardia Civil officers to ensure road safety, and to prevent offences being committed that would endanger other road users.

They are also tasked with providing assistance if necessary. If you are approached by a police car with flashing blue lights AND A RED FLASHING LIGHT, this is their indication that they want you to stop. You should then do so at the earliest possible opportunity, in a place which is safe and convenient, and wait for the patrol car to stop behind you.

All occupants of your vehicle MUST remain in the car until such time as the officer has approached you on the right-hand side, and advised you as to the reason why you have been stopped. When they have finished, they will assist you in rejoining the flow of traffic.

If you are driving safely, doing nothing that is against the law, not driving while drunk or haven’t had alcohol outside of the permitted limits, then you really should not have anything to worry about.

Happy driving.

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The Swan Fresh food served 7 days a week, all with good quality produce. We also cater for any special requirements.

Daily Specials. Friday: Cod and chips night.

Sunday Lunch: 12noon - 8pm. Bookings advisable.

24hr-notice for paella, lamb shank, fillet steak or ask us for anything you fancy.

Or just pop in for a drink, with live entertainment every night, 9pm - midnight, and your favourite quiz on Sunday evenings. Great entertainment, even greater value!

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 603 164 862

Mr Pedro’s Mr Pedro’s ice-cream parlour in San Blas, Golf del Sur has homemade ice-creams made with 130yr-old recipe. Come and try the variety of flavours and taste the difference!

And if you fancy something different we also have crepes, sandwiches, smoothies and much more.

14C Millennium House, San Blas, Golf del Sur. Close to the taxi rank.

Open: 11am - 6pm

Ted’s Grill Formerly Fernando’s, with same succulent Flame-Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken on the menu.

However, we have now introduced the Ted’s Tower 100% Beef Burger, or you can build your own. Also, try our amazing Giant BBQ Honey-Glazed Ribs, Sunday lunches, Breakfasts, Homemade Italian Pasta including Veggie Dishes, or why not grill your own steak to your liking at your table?

Ted´s Bar & Grill 100% the resident’s choice.

Bring this advert to get a 10% discount (or quote code: FGF10)

Las Veronicas, next to O’Neill’s Bar Open: 11am - 2am

Smokey’s Beer Garden Come and enjoy a drink, brunch, lunch or dinner at Smokey’s beer garden & enjoy the views overlooking Puerto Colon and La Gomera.

Well known for ribs, burger and gourmet street food. With live entertainment starting at 3pm every day, the Smokey’s team welcomes you.

Plus kids under 12 eat for free.

Look out for our special offers on drinks and food, follow us on Facebook and instagram.

You’ll find us street level, opposite the lifts in Teranova shopping center, Puerto Colon

Call: 634 811 930

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Food Review: Harbour Lights, Golf Del Sur

Home from home - with a view THIS week, we visited a lovely, harbour-front eatery for a spot of light lunch. New owners Carlo and Elena, who originally hail from Italy, always had a dream of owning a beach-front restaurant.

So, when this opportunity came up three months ago, they jumped at the chance.

Having a love of British cuisine they kept on Lesley, their head chef, who, for the last seven years, has been running the kitchen there.

The high standards and British quality that people have come to know and love over the years remains the same, even though the ownership has changed.

Lesley’s specials include her famous Sunday roast with all the trimmings, fresh, battered fish and chips and her mouth-watering, homemade desserts. These include Banoffee Cream pie, lemon-and-orange cheesecake and syrup sponge pudding.

A new addition to the menu is the home-made waffles, with either a sweet or savoury topping. As we’d never seen savoury waffles offered before, we decided that they were something we must try! We chose to have ours with smoked salmon and poached egg with a dill sauce. Other options included ham and cheese as a savoury, or a range of fresh fruits, syrups

and marmalades for the sweet selection.

To go with our waffles, we opted for the Danish open sandwich, which was a tower of tuna mayonnaise, topped with a colourful salad

and egg. We also ordered a mixed Ploughman’s Lunch which included ham, generous chunks of Cheddar cheese, and, of course, tangy Branston Pickle.

As it was lunchtime, we quenched our thirst with fresh juices, but there is a very impressive and extensive list of international wines. These vary from French Chablis and Georges Debeouf, to Italian Nero d’Avalo and Prosecco, to be sipped as you’re taking in the breathtaking views of the seafront and harbour.

The extensive evening menu boasts a range of delights such as steak-and-ale pie, Thai salmon and freshvegetable Rogan Josh.

There is a three-course menu for only 9.95euros (6-8pm), as well as a steakdinner special.

Harbour Lights is open every day except Monday, 9am-10.30pm, and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It can be found on the seafront of Golf del Sur, behind the Aguamarina complex.

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Hard Rock Cafe announces World Burger Tour line-up

HARD Rock’s World Burger Tour is back, and ready to take guests on an international adventure - no passport necessary!

World Burger Tour, a limited-time offering of Hard Rock Local Legendary©Burgers, inspired by the taste and flavours from cafe locations around the world, hits tables at select, participating Hard Rock Cafe locations around the world, from now until 25th June.

Hometown Heroes This year, more than 160 local burgers were evaluated by Hard Rock’s culinary team, with crowd favourites added to the 2017 World Burger Tour line-up.

Throughout May and June, Hard Rock Cafe menus* will feature the following World Burger Tour offerings: *Tango Salsa Burger (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Shake it up with andouille sausage, Certified Angus Beef®, salsa criolla, garlic aioli, Monterey Jack cheese, fresh arugula and a fried egg to top off the burger *Colombian Plantain Burger (Cartagena, Colombia). A South American savoury-andsweet combination of caramelised onions, bacon and Monterey Jack Cheese, spiked

with molasses and topped with fried plantains on a Certified Angus Beef® patty.

Perfectly paired with crispy plantain chips and mojo sauce *Tennessee BBQ Burger (Tennessee, United States). Like a good country ballad, this Certified Angus Beef® burger brings happy tears, with BBQ dry-rubbed premium beef, topped with pickle slices, Memphis slaw, pulled pork, pig sauce, crispy onions and cheddar *When In Rome Burger (Rome, Italy). Dine as the Romans dine with pancetta, garlic aioli, crisp arugula and ricotta cheese, spiked with sundried tomatoes atop a Certified Angus Beef® patty on a toasted bun.

Darryl Mickler, Senior Director of Research and Development for Hard Rock International, said: “Hard Rock’s World Burger Tour continues to feed our guests’ desire for adventure, so this year we’ve revamped the menu to highlight unique and authentic ingredients from around the world.

“Guests can experience global flavours without leaving their hometown.

From bold South Korea kimchi to sweet Colombia plantains, there’s something

legendary for every palate.”

Local Legendary© Burgers are served with lettuce and tomato, and paired with the ultimate sidekick … Hard Rock’s Savoury Artisan french fries.

Throughout the World Burger Tour, each frenchfry selection is paired with a complementary, signature-dipping sauce. Guests in select markets can choose from Hard Rock’s classic, seasoned french fries or additional new offerings, including Garlic Fries with Garlic Aioli and Spiced Curry Fries with Tandoori mayonnaise** Just like the artists whose memorabilia lines the walls at Hard Rock locations worldwide, the burgers served at Hard Rock Cafe are nothing short of “legendary.” All Legendary© Burgers feature the highestquality meats, fresh ingredients, savoury sauces and rich, melted cheeses.

As part of the World Burger Tour menu, Hard Rock Cafes will also showcase the brand’s world-famous cocktails, including: *Southern Rock Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Southern Comfort, Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur and SMIRNOFF Vodka,

mixed with sweet & sour topped with Sierra Mist® *Hurricane - Orange, mango and pineapple juice, infused with BACARDI Superior Rum, BACARDI Select Rum, Amaretto and Finest Call Grenadine *Electric Blues SMIRNOFF Vodka, BACARDI Superior Rum, Beefeater Gin, DeKuyper® Blue Curacao and sweet & sour topped with Sierra Mist® *Mojito - BACARDI Superior Rum muddled with fresh mint and lime topped with club soda *Lovely Rita -Sauza® Gold Tequila, Cointreau® Orange Liqueur and Hard Rock’s authentic Margarita Mix For more information on World Burger Tour and to contact your local cafe for menu details, please visit www.HardRock.com. *World Burger Tour menus may vary by location; guests should consult their local cafe for a full list of featured burgers **Additional charge for Savory Artisan french fry pairings may apply.

About Hard Rock International With venues in 74 countries, including 175 cafes, 24 hotels and 11 casinos, Hard Rock International (HRI) is

one of the most globallyrecognised companies.

Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an awardwinning website.

HRI owns the global trademark for all Hard Rock brands.

The company owns, operates and franchises Cafes in iconic cities, including London, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Dubai. HRI also owns, licences and/or manages hotel/casino properties worldwide.

Destinations include the company’s two most successful Hotel and Casino properties in Tampa and Hollywood, Fl, both owned and operated by HRI parent company The Seminole Tribe of Florida, as well as other exciting locations including Bali, Chicago, Cancun, Ibiza, Las Vegas, Macau and San Diego. Upcoming new Hard Rock Cafe locations include Valencia, Innsbruck, Yangon and Chengdu.

New Hard Rock Hotel projects include Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Berlin, Dubai, London, Los Cabos, New York City, and Shenzhen, Dalian and Haikou in China.

For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com.

Gorilla Grill Gorilla Grill is a fantastic all-day family pub and kitchen serving finequality, gourmet meals at affordable prices.

The menu has been carefully prepared to suit everyone’s taste, and includes a range of breakfasts, pizzas & pasta, fancy sandwiches, gourmet burgers (including the 16oz King Kong burger), salads and an extensive grill section. There are also fantastic drink prices and promotions.

Centro Comercial La Niña.

On the walkway down to the beach in Torviscas.

Open: 09.00 – 23.59

Free bottle of house wine with the purchase of 2 main meals (bring this advert with you) Valid until: 31st May 2017

The Reef Fish & Chip Shop

Call: 922 712 836

Serving cod, haddock & chip-shop classics all cooked with our secret-recipe beer batter.

Full restaurant menu serving a wide selection & daily specials.

Free delivery in Golf Del Sur area on orders over 10 euros.

The Reef, the plaice to be!

166 Golf Park, Calle JM Galvan Bello, Golf del Sur Open: Tues - Sat, 5pm - midnight. Sun, 5pm - 10pm

Call: 922 691 599

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Fusion Cabaret bar

If you fancy having a drink while taking in a great view and seeing how the posh live, you’ll definitely want to check the rooftop chill-out area at Fusion restaurant in Amarilla Golf.

Chill and relax on the sunny roof-top terraces with breathtaking panoramic views while enjoying delicious cocktails, plush tapas plates, classic international dishes and matured meats from Giuseppe. Feel on top of the world at Fusion restaurant

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By LilI Meyrick

Summer is coming …

at Muebles Chic

AL T HOUGH summer doesn’t start, officially, for another two months, now is a great time to get ready in Tenerife, before the heat kicks in!

To prepare your home for summer, it’s all about trying to get everything done, in order to do the bare minimum of cleaning and organising in the mid-summer heat.

Summer often means holidays, spending time with the family, having guests over, barbecues and so on.

So it’s time to pack away all the winter gear and de-clutter, to make room for the new!

Here are a few 2017 summer trends that can really work well over here.

Calming shades of greens and blues are really taking off this year. Both, of course, go hand-in-hand perfectly with the Scandinavian-inspired style we all went mad for in 2016, which was all very light and airy.

You can go green and tropical, bringing a bit of wild to your interior with prints, plants and pineapples, or be a little more subtle, with natural, coastalstyle blues and beachinspired décor.

If you’re still not convinced, and ultramodern is more your thing, the clean-cut, all-white look is still very much as modern and fashionable as ever.

And 2017 has taken it to another level with all the modern-

technology household gadgets getting more and more popular, from LED strip lighting, to built-in charging docks. We will be seeing more of these as time goes by.

Other than the allwhite look, this year is introducing natural, raw-material-inspired textures and colours, like stone and marble; all perfect in the

attempt to keep it cool in this summer’s heat!

All fashion talk aside, the key for summer is to avoid feeling cramped and stuffy, so use your space wisely! There are all sorts of tricks of the trade, like correct lighting, mirrors in the right places to enlarge rooms, and innovative, space-saving pieces of furniture.

So, with the home interior done and dusted (quite literally), all that is left is to sit back and enjoy the sunshine! And, of course, if you need further inspiration, come in and see us at Muebles Chic, where you can find something to feature all the trends and more, including an in-house design service.

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Travel

By Trevor Laffan I HAVE travelled a bit, and I am lucky to have seen some wonderful places in my time.

I have no fear when it comes to broadening my horizons, not unlike Christopher Columbus, I suppose.

The main difference between me and Christy is that I can’t find things, while he was fairly good at that. I probably wouldn’t have made a great explorer, and I’ll tell you why.

In 1492, Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, along with the Pinta and the Niña, to do some exploring. On his way, he arrived at a little island called La Gomera, off Tenerife, and this was the last port of call on his voyage, which led to the discovery of America.

Columbus had intended to reach India using a new route. He also led expeditions to Africa, the Canary Islands, the Middle East, India and China. No bother to him.

La Gomera’s bay was considered the best of all those in the Canary Islands, as well as being the safest. And Columbus was aware of this.

On La Gomera, he found all the supplies and drinking water he needed to supply his ships and sailors. The friendly inhabitants and the agreeable climate also suited Columbus, who visited the island on a few occasions.

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Why Columbus did not need a satnav on board Assumption. And next to this, just up the street, is the so-called house of Columbus, which, presumably, he used as a base when he was there.

Having found myself on that same island recently, and having a little bit of interest in Christy as a fellow traveller, I set out to find this “House of Columbus”.

It is next to the church, I was told. Can’t miss it! I found the church but couldn’t find the house. So, I called at a little tourist information centre and spoke with a lady, who directed me to a white house just up the street from the church.

But it was closed that day. No problem, I just wanted to see it from the outside, anyway.

Off I went with my little map and my new directions, and I walked up and down the street but could not find a white house … or any

other house, for that matter, which made any reference to Columbus.

Then I noticed some other people studying their little coloured maps. They, too, were walking up and down, so I didn’t feel completely stupid. As I was wandering around aimlessly in the heat, I began to wonder how much Christy and I really had in common after all.

He could circumnavigate the world and find his way back home again with very little help. On the other hand, I couldn’t find his house on a small street on a tiny island, even with my little map.

So, I did what I always do when the going gets tough: I gave up! And I now know that I could never be an explorer.

It must have taken a huge amount of skill and courage to be able to achieve what he did back in those times. He had no idea what he would encounter on those travels, or what dangers lay in wait for him.

When he left home for work in the morning, he didn’t finish at five and head home again.

He was gone for months, and maybe even years. There wasn’t much point in the wife

asking him to collect a pint of milk on the way home from work.

Now, travelling has become a lot easier with the introduction of Satellite Navigation, which is based on a whole bunch of satellites that transmit radio signals back and forth.

The basic GPS service provides users with approximately 7-8m accuracy, 95% of the time, anywhere on or near the surface of the earth.

It’s complicated stuff, but it works. And we can only imagine what Columbus could have achieved if he’d had access to a satnav system. Or maybe not.

Because we have these systems in our cars, too, you would imagine there would be no reason for us to get lost any more.

But that’s not always the case, and it’s important to use other indicators as well as the satnav. Things like road markings, warning signs and information signs still have a part to play. Two British pensioners landed in a hospital in southern Germany after their car’s global positioning system

directed them to drive into a church.

While driving their Renault in the evening, on a back road near the Austrian border, the navigation system instructed the couple to turn right where there was no road.

They were confused. and the 76-year-old driver crashed into the side of the village church, virtually writing off the car, knocking a picture off the wall inside and damaging the building’s foundations.

Total damages were some 25,000 euros. The couple, who were travelling to France, spent the evening in hospital, recuperating from minor injuries.

On another occasion, a woman in Massachusetts drove her car into a bunker on a golf course. Of course, it was not her fault. Her car’s malfunctioning GPS navigational system was to blame.

Her GPS instructed her to turn left, and this brought her into a “cornfield”. And, once in the “cornfield”, she kept driving, trying to get out. She was, in fact, on a golf course, and she ended up in a bunker.

Maybe Christy was better off without one of those things after all.

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Surprise, surprise? No chance!

THERE were no surprises in Week 5 of the Arona Foods Summer Pool League, with Dreamers and Treehouse still matching each other, blow for blow, at the top of the table.

Treehouse travel to Dreamers next week without their Captain Fantastic Scott and, surely, something will give!

Gaffers v Palms 1 Palms 1 must have fancied picking up all 10 points when they travelled to Gaffers, because Neil, Kev and Lee were unavailable. Gaffers called in Wilson and Sarg.

Dave and Sarg both won two singles, so 4-4 and five points each in the singles.

The team game saw Sarg scoring 38 of their 55 points, so Gaffers took their points tally to 10, leaving Palms 1 on 5 points.

Well done Sarg, whoever you are!

Phoenix v Hammers Hammers, still hurting from dropping points in the team game in weeks 2 and 3, were unbeaten in the singles and

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But Phoenix had other ideas and, after the first set, had opened a 3-1 lead.

Hammers won the next for a 3-2 advantage, but lost the next two, leaving Grandad to play the dead rubber. The final score was 5-3 to the Phoenix.

Hammers dug deep, for fear of going home with nothing, and Wes had compiled a useful break of 17, only to go in-off. Unlucky, or what?

But after a close match, Hammers ran out 55-45 winners, so points shared 5-5. But hey, Phoenix, you love the Darts trophies and medals, so when you gonna

win one in the pool league?

Treehouse v Palms 2 Unbeaten Treehouse hosted Palms 2, who, as the only team from the 2nd division, had made a decent start to the Summer League.

Surely, unbeaten Treehouse couldn’t slip up, could they?

Palms’ Mark got them off to a great start by beating Treehouse Mark (never an easy thing to do), but they trailed 3-1 after the first set.

The next two frames were shared, so 4-2 to Treehouse.

Palms 2 dug in and won the next two to level the singles at 4-4, for five points each.

The team game saw Treehouse run out 55-16 winners, with a high break of 16 from Scott to give them

an overall 10-5 success.

But well done to Palms 2 for putting up an excellent fight.

Exiles v Dreamers Exiles had picked up points from every game, proving a match for all the teams they had played so far, so Dreamers would have to work for their points.

Exiles’ Mark won the first frame in the singles, only to see his team lose the next three. But after six frames it was level at 3-3, as Mark and Geoff both won again. Exiles, needing just one of the last two frames for a draw, were surely good for that. But it wasn’t to be because Gav and Tommy beat Tel and Ben, respectively, to run out

5-3 winners, and collect five points.

The team game didn’t feature any high breaks, the best being a nine from Gav. But consistent scoring enabled Dreamers to run out 55-31 winners and take home 10 points.

Bluebell v Terrace Bluebell have been finding it tough, but they must have fancied taking something out of this game as the Terrace team have also been below their best.

Sadly, Bluebell were thumped 8-0 in the singles.

Wow, Terrace, where did that come from? And they won the team game 5536, with a decent 14 break from Ricky, so Bluebell were again left with no points after a superb team effort by Terrace, who took 10 points back to the Golf with them.

Poor old Bluebell must now be wondering when they will pick up their first points.

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Will Joshua tackle the Fury of Tyson?

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, who hasn’t fought since November 2015, insists that he is ready to take on new champ Anthony Joshua this year … and believes he could beat him with one hand.

The giant gypsy ruled the world 18 months ago when he outpointed Wladimir Klitschko in Germany, before depression overcame him.

Fury, feted after his againstthe-odds victory over Klitschko, watched last Saturday as Joshua, still a relative novice, stopped the same opponent in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley, establish-

ing himself as the best active heavyweight in the world.

But Fury is anxious to prove he remains a force to be reckoned with. First, though, there is the small matter of him regaining his boxing licence. The British

Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) says Fury is still under suspension, and will not get his licence to fight back in days. He has an anti-doping hearing which he must get out of the way before the BBBofC will

consider giving him back his licence.

But Tyson, seemingly oblivious to his woes, told Sky Sports: “There’s only one fight out there … the biggest fight in the world, and everyone knows that. It is the heavyweights: it is me and AJ; no one else!”

He added: “It is the only one the world wants to see and I am here, I am the lineal champion, and I am still No.1 in the world.

“We all saw Joshua have a life-and-death situation (career-wise) against Klitschko, but Klitschko couldn’t land a glove on me.

“Styles do make fights, but I am sure I can beat AJ with one arm tied behind my back.”

Fury also revealed his fear that a multi-million clash with his fellow Brit was disappearing in front of

his eyes when Joshua was dropped in the sixth round.

But the Olympic champion recovered magnificently to stop Klitschko in the penultimate round.

Joshua is open to a Klitschko rematch in Germany, but Fury said: “I wonder what people would be saying today if Klitschko had done him in the sixth. I was screaming, pulling my hair out, or what little hair I’ve got left, because I was worried it would cost us millions!

“AJ did really well to come back, but I am not 41 or getting old. Joshua is just a pumped-up weightlifter, but Klitschko couldn’t land one of those of those hooks on me, at all.

“It is a total clash of styles - and a total clash of personalities - the complete opposites.”

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Drones play their part as regatta is launched

PUERTO Colón’s maiden Regatta, staged between the port and Marina del Sur, in Las Galletas, held on Bank Holiday Monday, was filmed using drones.

And the race provided some excellent footage, with 16 registered boats, from Puerto Colon, Santa Cruz, La Gomera, Los Gigantes and San Miguel taking part.

The spectacle was followed by an exhibition of Power Jet ski zodiacs, with the Freebird catamaran, carrying judges, sponsors, VIPs, Press and raffle prize-winners on board, getting closeup views.

The competing boats tacked for a good departure when the race started at 12.30pm, with favourable winds towards Marina del Sur. There, they tacked again,

around a buoy sitting 100 metres from the control tower, and returned to Puerto Colón.

Unfortunately, the winds calmed down on the way back and the boats slowly began to slot into their final

1st Place

positions. First to cross the finishing line was “ Maeña7”, which completed the course in just three hours to claim the top prize: three nights for two people at the Hard Rock Hotel.

The “Soñador” was

second, winning trips in the Helidreams Helicopter rides. “Ocean”, “Caimán” and “Moredo” finished in that order behind the top two to win prizes from Hard Rock Café, Oriental Monkey and Miishi Sushi, who all offered dinner for six people.

The award ceremony was held at Puerto Colón’s Pool Centre, with catering from RestSur.

Adeje Sports Councillor Adolfo Ferrera, who presented trophies to all the Regatta competitors, congratulated Lorena Cabrera for organising the event.

And he must have been impressed with the proceedings because he promised more support from Adeje Council for next year´s event.

2nd Place

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