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Issue 1015 28th July - 3rd August 2017

A TEACHER aged 50, in charge of PE at the CEIP, Los Cristianos, is alleged to have had sexual relations with a 16-year-old schoolgirl, who was one of his pupils.

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Rajoy tells court:

‘I know nothing’ SPAIN’S Mariano Rajoy has become the first Prime Minister to take the witness stand in court since the country returned to democracy in the late 1970s.

The 62-year-old politician appeared at Madrid’s Central High Court on Wednesday for what could well have been the most awkward public appearance of his two terms in office.

That’s because his statements at the long-running Gürtel corruption trial, involving a vast kickbacks-forcontracts scheme, have affected Rajoy’s Popular Party (PP) since 2009.

This trial began on 4th October 2016 with 37 defendants, chief among them businessman Francisco Correa, who was considered the mastermind behind a graft scheme.

Prosecutors say Correa acted as a middleman, receiving millions in illegal commissions for himself and PP politicians in exchange for obtaining public contracts for construction firms and other companies,

some of which he controlled.

In one of the many branches of the trial, Correa has already been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rigging tourismconference contracts in the city of Valencia.

And it has also brought down senior PP figures, such as Luis Bárcenas, the oncepowerful party treasurer.

But Rajoy, who must be aware of three former PP treasurers among the 37 on trial, denied all knowledge about a financing plan within his party, which was, allegedly, corrupt.

During almost two hours of testimony, as part of a sprawling, fraud and bribery case, the Prime Minister denied, repeatedly, any knowledge of alleged corruption.

It is believed that, prior to the 2008 property boom, construction firms paid politicians bribes in return for contracts.

But Rajoy told the court: “I never heard anything because, as I have said, I was never in charge of financial matters within the party.”

One of the accused is his former colleague and friend, Bárcenas, who has claimed that the PP’s top echelons

knew about the scheme.

Rajoy actually texted Bárcenas following the former treasurer’s arrest, saying: “We are doing what we can.”

Rajoy, who is not accused of any wrong-doing, told the court: “I’m in the habit of replying to messages, and he had my number. I could have used that phrase, or any other one; it doesn’t mean anything. “‘We’re doing what we can’ means precisely that we’re doing what we can; it means we didn’t do anything that might have prejudiced any trial.”

The case has centred on Correa, accused of bribing PP officials between 1999 and 2006.

But Rajoy denied associating

with the man known as “Don Vito”, after the Godfather gangster.

“The truth is, I didn’t know [Correa],” he said. “But I’m absolutely sure that I saw him at a public event once.

I had absolutely no dealings with him.”

Earlier, at 10am, as a group of about 100 protesters chanted, “This president is a criminal”.

But Rajoy had entered the court building via the garage, avoiding photographs of him walking through the court’s front door.

The PP had worked hard to enable Rajoy to provide statements via video conference, but the court insisted on him showing up in person.

The reasoning was that he was not subpoenaed in connection with his position as Prime Minister, which would have allowed him the special privilege of handing in a written deposition, but as the former PP Secretary General, which relegated him to being a “regular” citizen.

An estimated 312 reporters, from 62 Spanish and 21 foreign news organisations, were believed to have attended the Audiencia Nacional, Spain’s High Court, in San Fernando de Henares. French, Russian and German TV crews were also there to provide images of his appearance.

The case has attracted even more attention than Princess Cristina de Borbón’s own court appearance over the Noos case in early 2016, and security measures are particularly tight.

PSOE leader Sanchez described Rajoy’s court appearance as “a black day for our democracy”.

Spain’s opposition parties were not convinced by Mr Rajoy’s testimony. Pablo Iglesias, head of the left-wing Podemos party, said: “Either Rajoy is lying to protect the PP, or he is an extremely negligent man.”

Scandal of a teacher, who slept with pupil Continued from Front The teenager, now studying in the school next door, continued to make contact with him, as a player on the handball team he trains.

In a team trip to Fuerteventura, where they competed in a tournament, the girl’s team-mates saw the coach, known only as EGH, leaving her hotel room.

Some parents admitted they had been told about the

incident by their children.

There was also a rumour by children in the school playground that the PE teacher was having a relationship with a pupil.

Eventually, the whispers reached the educational centre’s director, who could not believe it. She decided to ask the teacher outright, but he denied it, adding that they were just kids being stupid.

The scandal came to light

after the publication of images on social networks featuring the couple, with a highly-sexual content.

And, according to some sources, the photographs were made public by an exboyfriend of the minor.

The girl has just turned 16, which is the legal age to have sex in Spain. The Government amended the Organic Law 1/2015, of 30th March, which introduced changes in the Criminal

Code, raising the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 years.

But the same Law also states: “In the case of minors, under 18 years but over 16 years of age, it will be sexual abuse to perform sexual acts by deceiving or abusing a recognised position of trust, authority or influence over the victim.”

The teacher’s wife parted from him when she learned of the scandal, taking their

two young children with her.

Apparently, the girl’s mother already knew about the relationship and was said to have condoned it. But the girl’s father says he has been destroyed by the events.

However, the girl’s parents, according to sources consulted, have filed a complaint to the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands.

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A call for probe into illegal sea dumping POLICAL parties Izquierda Unida Canaria (IUC), Sí Se Puede and Podemos are calling for an investigation into untreated wastewater discharges around the Island.

They are specifically,

pinpointing, the Güímar

Valley, and they are asking the authorities why they haven’t done anything to prevent it over the last 20 years.

The three parties announced their intentions at a joint press conference, saying they want research to be carried out in Arafo, Candelaria and Güímar, initially.

But they hope to extend “by domino effect” to other municipalities, according to the

A tourist tax for overnight stays?

OFFICIALS in Arona and Adeje, Tenerife’s two main tourist areas according to the number of hotel beds and visitors, are discussing the creation of a tourist tax per overnight stay.

They are consulting their advisory bodies regarding the proposal, submitted by a national committee of experts after being proposed by the state government and the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.

It was among the items in Wednesday’s Ministry of Economy and Finance report, which includes the reformation of local financing throughout the island, and the strengthening of municipal revenues.

Adeje’s Tourism Department spokesman said

the proposal would be analysed at September’s meeting of the Municipal Tourism Council, chaired

by Mayor, José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga.

He also said that, if approved, the revenue should be used exclusively for improvements in infrastructure and public spaces in tourist areas.

To ensure this, Adeje is in favour of these funds being collected directly into the municipal coffers.

On the other hand, Arona Town Hall confirmed that the possibility of establishing an overnight rate would be subject to a “serene debate” in the Tourism Bureau.

The organisation, which will review the proposal in the last quarter of the year, has representatives from all sectors involved in the tourist industry.

“This is a decision of utmost importance, so it is necessary to consult all sides of the tourism sector,” said a spokesperson.

Arafo’s IUC Councillor Francis Hernández.

Hernández added: “We are going to raise awareness in these three municipalities, and investigate how it has been so overlooked, and then we want to extend the initiative to the Cabildos and to the Canary Islands Parliament.”

Fernando Sabaté, Podemos spokesman in the Cabildo, said: “The problem of the state

of the sea, as a result of untreated waste-water discharges, has become evident to society.

“The problem has come unnoticed as a result of a complete absence of management of urban and, in some cases, industrial waste-water.”

He recalled that the Cabildo provided illustrative data, concluding: “We are pouring 57 million litres of water into the sea in Tenerife every day,

that violates the legislation, and only 2.3 million that do comply, so that 96% of urban waste-water is being dumped, without being treated, as established by the government legislation.”

Sabaté stressed: “There are people who have been denouncing this for a long time, especially the leftwing Councils in Güímar, the IUC in Arafo, and Si Se Puede in Candelaria and Güímar.”

‘Allah’ knifeman is headed off by cops SPANISH police officers, guarding the border with Morocco in the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla, stopped a knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allah is great” at 7.35am on Tuesday.

As the man entered the

area, he was surrounded by several officers, one of whom suggested disabling the attacker with a chunk of traffic barrier.

He picked up the heavy, plastic object and threw it at the knifeman’s head, knocking him on to the floor.

His colleagues jumped on the man and arrested him, one of them being nicked slightly by the knife on a finger.

Juan Ignacio Zoído, Spain’s Home Secretary, confirmed on Twitter: “The police have arrested a man who attacked officers at the border post in Beni Enzar with a knife; one of them was slightly injured.”

He described the incident as “serious” and thanked officers for their “quick, co-ordinated, professional actions”.

But the event is not being treated as a terrorist attack.

Jobless figure is record low THE official jobless total of Spaniards has fallen below four million for the first time in eight years.

The drop, to 3.91 million people, came in the second quarter of the present year, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).

The new 17.22% unemployment rate is the lowest to-

tal since the first quarter of 2009, thanks to 375,000 jobs being created, mostly in the private sector.

It’s not quite as it seems because two-thirds of the jobs were temporary positions in the services sector, which includes tourism.

While Spain’s unemployment figure always falls in the second quarter, as businesses gear up for the tourism season,

it is still a landmark.

And at the end of June, the Energy, Tourism & Digital Agenda Ministry was expecting a 9% increase in the number of visitors to Spanish holiday destinations this year.

Spain’s Economy Minister, Luis de Guindos, during an interview with ABC television last Sunday, also hoped the jobless rate would be under 17% by the end of the year.

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Arona campaign to keep beaches clean ARONA Council’s Environment Department has launched an awareness campaign to reduce litter on beaches, under the title “Arona we take care of you all on the coast”.

It will include awareness days in different bars and bathing areas, cleaning of coastal areas and the seabed, as well as

workshops showing the impacts of waste on the environment and marine fauna along the coastline.

The campaign slogan is “Mójate por la ambiente!”, and focuses on promoting the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Arona Environment Councillor Yurena García emphasised the support of the local beach and watersports schools in the municipality, which will convey information directly to residents in the area, and encour-

age participation in the awareness-raising days.

In addition, he said that ashtrays would be available on the beach, and that informative material has been designed to explain the timescale of degradation of rubbish in the sea, which will be distributed in kiosks and coastal locations.

Arona Mayor José Julián Mena Pérez said: “Marine litter is a threat that worries us and affects us all, being a global

Government eating into fake-claim holiday firms SEVERAL companies, suspected of encouraging false holidaysickness compensation claims, have been uncovered by the UK Government.

Six websites have been closed, and as many firms have received warnings, while others are under investigation.

In all, the Ministry of Justice has discovered 34 unlicensed firms, believed to be enticing British holiday-makers to make these bogus claims against hotels,

especially in Spain, including Tenerife and Mallorca.

The MoJ, which has also found evidence of malpractice among some solicitors, has informed the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

On top of that, another 40 companies, offering no-win, no-fee services, have also received “compliance advice”.

The government is making serious inroads into the expanding fake, foodbug, claim industry, but the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has questioned whether the crackdown will stop company owners

from simply pursuing this illegal business.

Alan Wardle, ABTA’s Director of Public Affairs, said: “While it’s great that this action has been taken, we need to make sure the owners of these companies cannot simply set up shop again and carry on as before.”

In the first of many prosecutions promised by angry travel firms, a British couple were recently ordered to pay nearly £4,000 to Thomas Cook, after making a fraudulent compensation claim, stemming from a Gran Canaria holiday - three years ago!

problem and without borders.

“Each day, eight million objects reach the seas on our planet, which is more than nine million tons a year. For this reason, it is important

that everyone is aware, and becomes an agent for change.”

Mena Pérez added: “The objectives of this campaign are to sensitise and inform the population, and us-

ers of coastal areas, about the importance of reducing waste, and to promote more sustainable consumption habits that respect the coastal and marine environment.”

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Spiritual spiral is a big fear to climbers A HUGE spiral of esoteric stones, in the middle of Teide National Park, has been found by the mountaineers of Rutas de Tenerife, a Facebook page for nature lovers.

They maintain that this great construction suggests a serious, environmental attack on a protected landscape like Las Cañadas del Teide. It is related to the Mayan culture, which not only alters the landscape, but can cause serious damage to the park’s flora and fauna.

Mountaineer/hiker Santiago Hernández described the stones as “a real barbarity”, adding: “We have seen some kind of ritual remains in the park before, but never a monstrosity like this.”

He said the construction, recorded through social networks, must have been put together on Thursday or Friday of last week. “It is not something that could be done in a day; nor something

THREE of the five Francis Bacon works, stolen from a private collection in 2015, have been recovered by Spanish police.

by a single person - not even two!”

Rutas of Tenerife has already sent a denuncia of the facts to National Park of Teide authorities, who have made assurances that they will take up the matter.

Hernández added: “This can lead to several dangers, such as the deterioration of the landscape, or the life of insects or perennials in

the area. They can fall to predators, or they might have to look for other habitat.”

The mountaineer emphasised: “Not only it is important that there is more vigilance in the park, but also that there is more awareness of people. Many people had to have been in the park at the time it was done.”

Hernández also maintained

that there were more and more esoteric groups on the island. “We frequently find such macabre finds on the mountains and beaches,” he revealed.

“These are remnants of Satanic rituals, that can cause a serious danger to the natural habitat of Tenerife.

And I believe they are behind many of the fires that have been caused.”

Tenerife tourism up

TENERIFE has closed the first half of the year with 2.2% more tourists than last year, some 2,777,659 recorded as visiting the island.

Stolen Bacon works retrieved by police

This growth, reported by the Cabildo, has occurred both in hotels, which have increased their customers by 1.7%, and in other accommodation, up by 3.4%.

The average occupancy rate registered a slight growth of 0.2% in the first half of

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the year, to stand at 70.8%, while the length of stay was 7.34 days on average, just 0.16% less than the 2016 numbers.

As for international tourism, it has reached a figure of 2,221,526 foreigners, which was also a 2.2% upsurge.

In the main tourist areas,

South Tenerife has hosted a total of 2,117,947 visitors in the first six months of the year, up just 0.4% on the corresponding 2016 period.

But the North has registered 516,201 visitors, a huge 11.2% more than in the previous year.

It was considered to be the greatest contemporary art theft in modern Spanish history, taking place at a private residence, renowned for its security.

They are estimated to be worth around 30m euros.

The paintings, by the Dublin-born, British artist, are owned by 59-year-old José Capelo, who was a close friend of Bacon.

He inherited them after the artist’s 1992 death in Madrid, and has long been enamoured of the artist’s work.

Police held three suspects in Madrid last year in connection with the robbery, while seven others had already been arrested the previous year.

Police sources say the latest detainees are, allegedly, the criminals who broke into the house where the paintings were hanging.

But the people who actually plotted the robbery, including its mastermind, were arrested in May 2016 and are currently out on bail.

The crime occurred in July 2015 at Capelo’s home, close to the Plaza de la Encarnación, a highly-guarded area with little traffic, and just metres from the Senate building.

The thieves, who entered the house while the owner was away in London, have tried, unsuccessfully, to sell the paintings in Spain on at least two occasions.

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Alicja’s so strong on heritage and culture ALICJA JagielskaBurduk, a legal counsellor who runs the Centre for Cultural Heritage Protection Law at Poland’s Kazimierz Wielki University, also works for the Santander Art and Culture Law Review.

Last week, Alicja (pictured) appeared as a guest lecturer at Adeje Summer University, speaking on art, culture and the law, and looking at the legal questions that arise during the marketing of art.

She defended the need to protect heritage, adding that, in many instances, “the EU considers cultural heritage as a development catalyst”.

She also dealt with a number of legal and economic aspects related to the protection of cultural and historical artefacts, and the link between art, culture

and economic development.

The need to create industries and encourage education programmes related to heritage and culture was also discussed by Alicja.

She believes the protection of art collections and historical sites is important, and that European institutions can create a communal link, unifying the

continent’s differing ideas.

At the same time, though, she stressed the use of new technologies and assisting private initiatives, as was the public-private cooperation needed to set up new heritage projects.

“Of course, it is essential to respect the importance between public and private bodies and avoid potential

conflicts,” she said. “But, without doubt, the public interest takes precedence over the private, because there exists a responsibility to ensure as much of our cultural inheritance is preserved for and available to future generations.”

The movements within the international art market may see heritage art pieces

held beyond public viewing, which is why she believes it is important to create cooperative programmes with private collectors.

For example, she outlined how many private collectors open their doors to the public during summer months.

Saying: “The dilemma then isn’t to choose between private and public, but rather to work to help private collectors become a part of the cultural heritage team, and see what we can do to encourage them to volunteer to do so.”

While there are differences in legislation regarding heritage and art in EU countries, all share a common thread, based on the rights of ownership and balances and restrictions.

“The owner of the item isn’t important here,” she said.

“It’s irrelevant whether the work is private or public, or semi-privately owned. What is of primary importance is the intention to protect it.”

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Bus connections to the South Airport improve

TENERIFE Cabildo delivered a plan to Titsa on Monday, expanding its bus schedules at night, weekends and bank holidays, to improve their Red Titsa South service to the airport.

The Titsa bus service is owned by the Cabildo, and the President, Carlos Alonso, presented the plans to Titsa managing director Jacobo Kalitovics.

Alonso was accompanied by the Mayors of Arona and San Miguel, José Julián Mena and Arturo González, respectively, as well as representatives from the municipalities of Adeje, Granadilla, Santiago del Teide and Guía de Isora.

Following the changes made in 2015, said Alonso, the Titsa Red South service has been successful, already exceeding 8.7 million travellers.

He added: “It has also increased customer-satisfaction in aspects such as punctuality, information, security, cleanliness and frequency of passage.”

The President insisted that the Cabildo’s objective was the reorganisation of these lines, so that the South can be addressed “as an authentic metropolitan area”.

Thus, a new line will be launched this autumn, connecting the points of greatest influx of people with the South of the island.

Alonso added: “With this proposed plan of action, the Cabildo is fulfilling its purpose of maintaining a better-connected island, with

improved services for tourists, workers and students.”

He thanked the municipalities for their collaboration in the development of the South’s urban service, responding positively to ad-

dress problems of mobility in the area.

Mena said his municipality had a daily, floating population of 225,000 people, of which 90% access via the TF-1 motorway.

“This has manifested in important mobility problems throughout the Southern region, which we have to solve, as we are doing, via a framework of collaboration,” he said.

Film fun… with a breath of fresh air ADEJE Council and Fundación CajaCanarias are teaming up to provide the best kids’ films, shown in the open, and they’re free and fun for all.

Three top films are being shown for the public in August.

On Thursday, 10th, Independence Day 2 will be in La Caleta; on Friday, 11th, it’s the turn of El Puertito in Armeñime with Hotel Transylvania 2,

and on Saturday, 12th, the people of Callao Salvaje can enjoy a screening of Ice Ace: El Gran Cataclismo, in the Plaza del Mirador,

at the bottom of the main street. All the films will be in Spanish, starting at 9.30pm. They’re open to all and are free.

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How to launch a new business COSTA Adeje Centre for Tourism Development (CDTCA) recently ran a weeklong course concerning the setting-up of businesses, with 18 participants, who have recently, or are about to, establish new enterprises.

The aim of the course, led by specialist Sabita Navalrai Jagtani Jagnati, was to impart basic and important information about being self-employed.

The initiative came from the employment arm of the provincial confederation of businesses (CEOE-Tenerife), with financing from the Canarian Employment service and the European Social fund, in conjunction with Adeje Council.

Manuel Luis Méndez Martín, Councillor for Employment Policies and Local Development, said: “For quite a while, we have encouraged training among the local business community. For us, it is very important that entrepreneurs have all the information they need.

“We are aware of the risks in starting a new business, which is why we decided to

offer training in a handson manner.” He added: “Adeje is home to many self-employment initiatives, most of them successful.

And the Council is happy to help with all new ideas and

job-creation niches, which all contribute to the overall economic and social growth of the borough.”

The 30-hour course offered participants a chance to learn the basic steps of set-

ting up a business, evolving a company scheme and developing an economic, viability plan.

Participants were able to bring and share their own business proposals, includ-

ing ecological service setups, selective-recycling proposals, online design and marketing, as well as businesses better known in the borough, such as restaurants, florists, shops, etc.

Algae warning for swimmers F O L L O W I N G recommendations issued by Adeje’s regional department of public health, people have been advised to avoid bathing in the sea.

Micro-algae blooms have appeared in swimming areas of the borough, and physical contact with them, both in the sea and on shore, should also be avoided.

The local Council’s Health Department, along with the department responsible for beaches, has detected the algae, which appears on the surface.

The colour, which is similar to light-brown sand, has been seen along various parts of the coastline recently.

But, far from scaremongering, the Council stresses that these blooms, spotted in bathing zones, have not actually caused any notable damage.

In addition, the local health department is stating that this is a

natural phenomenon, produced under certain environmental conditions.

It is the consequence of diverse biological factors, climatic and environmental.

The blooms appear sporadically, and the vast majority of micro-algae

are innocuous, although some may product toxins that could affect health, in particular via direct contact, ingestion of water with spores, or inhalation of sea spray.

Adeje Council, as a general recommendation, is

passing on the advice of the regional department of health, not to bathe in the sea and avoid direct contact with the algae in bathing areas where “a change in the colour of the sea water is detected, with spots of intense colour variation, where there is minimum transparency”.

If there are beach activities scheduled, the organisers should take these precautions into consideration, and follow the advice at all times of the lifeguards and local police on duty.

Health Councillor Amada Trujillo Bencomo has been in contact with Adeje Health Centre, and, to date, there have been no reported incidences of anyone turning up with injuries or conditions related to the algae.

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Carolina crowned the new Miss Sur

CAROLINA Oramas was elected the sixth Miss Sur last Saturday, in a sparkling event at the Salytien Square in Las Americas, before a capacity crowd.

The 25-year-old, representing CC Gran Sur, who fought off competition from 24 candidates for the title, was awarded her prize by Judith

Iglesias, representative of Arinte Citroën, and Andrea Rochina, who represented Adeje Town Hall.

The show, directed by Sandro Pérgola, featured several performances, including those from Adolfo Canela, Baile Sígueme, the Fernando Santana Academy, plus Shay Ramsa and Davinia Gloria.

Adeje Mayor Jose Miguel Rodriguez Fraga and event promoter Sandro Pérgola were delighted by the

support, because it showed that Miss Sur is not just a conventional beauty contest.

It took place in the middle of a tourist area, and is part of plans for cultural development in the area.

The Mayor was pleased to announce that next year’s contest will also take place in Adeje, and that support from local businesses, and the other Town Halls in the South, have all contributed to making it a success.

Hard Rock’s Loose boys!

IT wasn’t quite a Boyzone reunion at Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife on Wednesday, even though the former boyband’s Keith Duffy was there.

But with Westlife’s Brian McFadden alongside him, perhaps they were planning an old-boys’ duo!

In fact, the two stars were filming ITV’s This Morning and Loose Women shows live, and making the most of the huge freshwater lagoon in Playa Paraiso, beside the hotel.

The photo shows them filming at The Beach Club at Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife, in Playa Paraiso, Adeje, beside the lagoon, located just steps from the property.

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Barcelona beds must Island’s plastic be legal, insist bosses peril BARCELONA City Hall is battling to raise awareness about its mounting problems related to unlicensed tourist apartments.

Officials have placed beds in strategic locations in the centre of the Catalan capital, with signs in several languages saying: “Just because this bed is available on the internet doesn’t mean it is legal.”

The campaign’s aim is to warn visitors of the risks of renting unlicensed accommodation through sites such as Airbnb and HomeAway.

The website www.fairtourism.barcelona provides information for tourists about holiday rentals, and it can also be used to report unlicensed apartments.

The rise of short-term holiday rentals, available through online operators, has changed Spain’s tourism landscape.

Between 2012 and 2016, supply rocketed by 1,633% in 22 cities, which, together,

represent 84.5% of all city tourism in the country.

Barcelona residents see tourism as the city’s main problem, even though 83% of them acknowledge that it provides benefits.

According to figures from the city’s town hall, around 40% of Barcelona’s 16,000 holiday apartments are rented out illegally by sites such as Airbnb.

And though the city cannot turn its back on a sector which provides 20% of its GDP, it needs to manage it well, as does Madrid

and other Spanish cities.

Last year, Barcelona City Hall decided to counter the problem by introducing a 1.3m-euro raft of measures to crack down on owners letting out apartments, using sites like Airbnb, without a licence. The authorities set up a website and called on residents to report apartments being rented out illegally.

Airbnb has defended itself, saying European legislation does not require accommodation sites to monitor, systematically,

illegal activity on the part of owners. The responsibility for that, it claims, falls on local authorities instead.

Barcelona City Hall last week told Airbnb it had until 31st July to withdraw from its website, the 1,000-plus apartments whose owners do not have permission to rent them out.

City Hall official Janet Sanz met with Airbnb representatives, saying afterwards that she informed them they were not legally allowed to accept rental apartments on the platform’s website, which do not include the licence number, issued by City Hall.

Sanz said City Hall had already imposed two fines, of 30,000 and 600,000 euros, on Airbnb. “We are considering another 600,000 fine, depending on how the situation develops,” she added.

An Airbnb representative said the company had “withdrawn 1,300 advertisements” in recent months, and that it would consider City Hall’s proposals and respond accordingly.

THE sea around the Mallorca coastline, especially in the Palma capital, is being polluted by molten plastic, according to concerned, island environmentalists.

Claims and counterclaims from locals and industrial companies have spread rapidly. Yet this awful pollutant has been littering shorelines around the area, where work on a port construction has been taking place for some time.

The mess was not there before, and authorities are being urged to sort out the problem, to ensure the plastic mess is cleaned up rapidly.

Ancient cemetery buried, right under another one!

SPANISH archaeologists, excavating a Visigoth necropolis in Sena, in the northeastern province of Huesca, have uncovered an ancient cemetery, buried under another cemetery from around 3,000 years ago.

They have discovered what they say is a burial site, dating to the 10th century BC (before Christ), which was part of the Late Bronze Age Urnfield culture.

The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and placing their ashes in urns, which were then buried. And two urns and a lid were discovered in the graveyard.

Hugo Chautón, the archaeologist overseeing the excavation, says that Urnfield culture spread from central Europe into northeastern Spain around 1,000 years BC. The name comes from the Urnfield culture’s custom of cremating

the dead and placing their ashes in urns, which were then buried.

“This culture represents the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron,” said Chautón. “It provides valuable information about burial practices, particularly the move from burying the dead to cremating them.”

The team of archaeologists have been excavating a Visigoth

burial site, dating back to the fifth century of the Common Era. The Visigoths invaded the Iberian peninsula in the wake of the collapse of the Roman empire.

Chautón added: “We had indications that there was some kind of previous settlement nearby, and this year we have established that it was just underneath the Visigoth necropolis.”

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Airline’s big drag TODDLERS are being persuaded to drag heavy hand-luggage on board planes, to enable their parents to dodge extra baggage fees, says Ryanair.

Fewer passengers than ever are checking bags into the hold and are, instead, avoiding charges by bringing more hand-luggage into the cabin.

In fact, just one traveller in six now pays to check-in luggage on Ryanair. And, said Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan, the airline is considering a review of its secondbag allowance because passengers are start-

ing to “take the Mick”.

He added: “I’ve seen toddlers wheeling a bag up to the plane as people try to take advantage.”

But with costs as much as £90 (100 euros) for a bag weighing 20kg, it sometimes exceeds the actual flight price.

No wonder, perhaps, that even mums and dads with two-yearolds, who are also entitled to bring a 10kg case and another small bag on free, could use their youngsters to lug more hand-luggage into the cabin.

The Irish budget airline, which admits that takings are falling because of this dodge, still saw a whopping 443m-euro profit in the April-June quarter.

“We’re very generous with our cabin-baggage allowance; a 10kg case and a second, small “carry-on,” said Sorahan. If everyone does that, there’s no issue. But the people coming with the kitchen sink could change the policy.

“The vast majority play by the rules, but, unfortunately, some bring massive backpacks, and things that don’t fit under the seat.” He added, ruefully: “We’ve been a little bit lax, or nice, and we are victims of our own niceness.”

But Ryanair passengers be warned: those who do bring oversized-baggage for the cabin could be charged 55 euros to put them in the hold.

Bear forces sheep over deadly cliff

MORE than 200 sheep, found dead at the base of a cliff in the Pyrenees, are believed to have been chased over by a bear.

Experts believe the huge animal targeted one sheep, sparking panic among the flock and sending the animals hurtling over the 200m cliff.

The incident occurred in a gorge outside the Catalonia village of Lladorre, near the France-Spain border.

An investigation into

the mass death blamed a bear, after an analysis of hair found on one of the sheep, owned by a farmer in Couflens, south-western France.

Now, furious farmers are renewing the debate over the reintroduction of bears to the Pyrenees.

The French Confédération Paysanne (Farmers’ Federation) said in a statement: “Pastoralism, which is a guarantor of biodiversity, and of a living and welcoming mountain region, is not compatible with the reintroduction of large predators.

“The state, which is

responsible for the reintroduction of the bears, should remove the ones causing problems and should not reintroduce any more bears.”

Native Pyrenean brown bears almost died out in the early 1990s, mainly because they were being hunted down.

The first attempt to re-introduce them was in 1996-97, when two females and a male were brought from Slovenia.

There are now believed to be a total of 35 brown bears, occupying both sides of the Pyrenees.

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Guilty bank boss took his own life Short-term renting, and what it entails

By John Hatrick THIS article relates to short-term renting (less than three months at a time) on a complex designated as Touristic.

It does not cover renting to tourists on Residentialdesignated complexes, which is entirely illegal.

Those reading Tenerife newspapers in recent years will be familiar with touristrental tales. But confusion still reigns.

Historically, owners could rent as they pleased, provided they complied with tourism regulations.

However, that changed in 2007 when the Government introduced a new law (7/1995), requiring tourist complexes to appoint a single rental-agent for each one, which all owners had to use.

The official reason was to introduce uniformity of service and quality.

However, the most common theory was that it was the work of powerful hotelgroup lobbyists, panicking at the self-catering accommodation boom.

But many of the anointed “sole agents” were accused of over-charging clients, or providing poor service.

Some sole agents, with their own properties on the complex, further abused their position by filling them first, then passing the left-overs to other owners.

Many of them then began renting privately, or through an independent agent, and got away with it for over 13 years.

But in 2011, the Spanish Government initiated a new plan, directing tourist inspectors to step up their offensive. They started with independent rental agents, rather than chasing around individual owners.

These agents received demands for information about clients and their properties. Some gave in and disclosed the lists, while others instructed solicitors to defend. Given that the fines could exceed 30,000 euros, owners began panicking.

By 2013, almost 1,000 fines had been issued against owners and agents. Pressure groups were formed, and lawyers appealed against the fines.

In 2013, we published an article highlighting three

Canarian Supreme Court Judgements.

Factually, the cases related to tourguide companies, but the underlying European law is directly applicable to tourist rentals.

The law (European Directive 2006/123/EC), commonly known as the “Bolkestein Directive”, forbids, explicitly, the imposition of a trading licence.

Contrary to suggestions here, it applies to all individuals, partnerships and companies throughout the EU. It also applies to all “business or commercial activity”, however big or small.

Having obtained advice from a barrister specialising in EU law, we are satisfied that Bolkestein applies to both individual property owners and independent agents, renting out their properties to tourists for commercial gain in Tenerife.

Our view is that if the sole agency law is referred to the European Court of Justice, it will be overturned.

Indeed, subsequent events would suggest that the Canarian Government wants to avoid the law being scrutinised.

The first major development in the appeals process came on 16th May 2013, when a group of test cases, handled by lawyers for ALOTCA, came before the Supreme Court in Santa Cruz.

The usual pre-trial, private meeting then took place between the lawyers and the Judge.

According to a Tenerife blog entry, dated 20th May 2013, the judge, allegedly, felt the rental law was valid, and was inclined to rule in favour of the government.

He also, allegedly, dismissed the relevance of the said three Supreme Court rulings. Finally, he apparently suggested that all ongoing appeals in the matter would be reserved to him only.

However, he was then said to have suggested the fines levied were too high. The judge then asked that a “Class Action” be formed to enable owners pay an “out-of-court” settlement instead. A 5,000-euro fine was suggested for most cases.

He suggested that the settlement be administered

by ALOTCA, the very group, supposedly, fighting against the unjust rental law.

The meeting was, apparently, video-recorded and the blog assured readers that this would be uploaded to its website.

However, it was not published on grounds which included that it was in “Spanish”.

We believe it doesn’t take a qualified lawyer to raise alarm at the reported outcome of that meeting.

Firstly, the judge hadn’t heard a single legal argument at that stage.

But ALOTCA’s ethos from the outset was that they would conduct robust defences on behalf of their clients.

When our solicitor, subsequently, raised questions publicly, he was subjected to a personal and professional attack

by ALOTCA, his actual questions avoided, conspicuously.

Unsurprisingly, several clients approached us seeking alternative representation.

They wanted the vigorous defences for which they had paid substantial money, and not just roll over and pay a reduced fine.

Things then took a very interesting twist. Despite the judge suggesting they were likely to win their cases, and ALOTCA negotiating the level of fines, the government announced, suddenly, on 12th September 2013 that it was dropping the vast majority of cases voluntarily.

Their apparent excuse was the suggestion that evidence obtained via the internet couldn’t be relied upon in Court. The government’s humiliating climb-down raised serious questions: 1. It had been prosecuting the first cases since 2012.

Why did it take so long to obtain such fundamental, legal advice?

2. Why would it advertise a fatal flaw in its case when the judge, who would hear every case, indicated he would probably find in the government’s favour, and that fines should be negotiated and paid?

MIGUEL Blesa, the former Caja Madrid chief who faced up to six years behind bars, committed suicide according to the Guardia Civil.

The tycoon (pictured), had been found guilty of embezzlement, taxevasion and dubious transactions to line his pockets, while being aware that his actions would cause the bank to collapse.

Blesa was one of 65 defendants found guilty in March of misusing millions of euros from the Caja Madrid lender through the use of taxfree credit cards in the so-called “tarjetas black” scandal.

He had been preparing to go hunting last Wednesday and was breakfasting with a friend at around 8am before excusing himself “to move his car”.

Seconds later, his companion heard a shot fire and, on investigating, found the 69-year-old dead in the garage.

Police say the bank director, who was licensed to have hunting rifles, shot himself through the heart after balancing the gun upright.

Blesa was cremated last Thursday, and his ashes were buried in the Córdoba province of his home-town Linares.

Yet Blesa lost the respect from many who knew him because he developed into a near-comic-book villain, such were the emails he sent during his last years at Caja Madrid.

In them, he gloated about his extravagant expenses, including African hunting trips and expensive wines. The image that emerged was that of a man addicted to a life of luxury … hardly what was

3. Were ALOTCA’s lawyers not aware of the government’s fundamental flaw?

The earlier, 14th March 2013 ALOTCA blog entry, quotes a Madrid Court case in which the judge ruled that some internet evidence alone was often not sufficient.

In fact, internet evidence is perfectly acceptable, so why the government U-turn? Some say it was desperate to avoid having the cases referred to the European Court, where the sole agency law stood to be over-ruled publicly.

expected of the head of a savings bank with a social mission.

Blesa earned 12.44 million euros between 2007 and January 2010, with no oversight from anyone.

But his life had changed radically in recent times: from being a personal friend of former Popular Party Prime Minister José María Aznar, he was now being rejected by the same political class which had given him power in the first place.

And he was reviled by Spanish society.

He could not even visit restaurants or stores without being recognised and insulted.

He even grew a beard and used sunglasses in a bid to go unnoticed, spending most of his time in the countryside, visiting his remaining friends and taking nature walks.

Meanwhile, his retirement checks were on hold, partly, and all of his properties seized. That’s because he had used them as guarantees in his various trials.

And, periodically, all of his expenses had to be justified in court.

Blesa told anybody who would listen that he was being treated “unfairly”.

But few would have agreed!

For now, the law stays in force (albeit, unenforceable), yet many owners are scared to rent, or are keeping a low profile.

The remaining cases, including non-internet evidence, have been proceeding to court. And, we understand, each case has been kicked out and the fines cancelled.

Given the Bolkestein Directive, we consider that the Sole Agency Law is illegal and unforceable, and owners can, legally, rent out their properties.

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Bomb-blast ETA man is held, after 12 years ETA terrorist group member Liher Aretxabaleta Rodríguez has been picked up in Bilbao by Guardia Civil officers.

It followed an arrest warrant by the National High Court’s Criminal Division, under the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National High Court.

Rodríguez was at liberty with a binding ruling pending from June, for a carbomb attack by terrorists in a Madrid street junction on 25th May 2005.

That trial led to the identification of the attackers, who were previously unknown. Now, 12 years on, the justice system has determined that Rodríguez committed the attack with Alaitz Arramendi Jaunarena.

In his absence, a jail sentence was imposed on Rodríguez of more than 500 years for the attempted murder of 45 people.

The day before, the two men stole a van from the San Lorenzo de El Escorial town of Madrid, and loaded it with a 25kg bomb.

The next day, they placed the car on the corner of Madrid’s Alcalá and Rufino González streets. And, while the buildings close by were being evacuated, the bomb went off.

The explosion caused significant material damage, injuring several people, many of them workers in nearby businesses.

Also caught in the blast were members of the State’s law-enforcement agencies, taking part in setting up the security perimeter after receiving a tip-off about the bomb.

Pensioner drowns at 66

A MALE pensioner drowned in Gran Canaria, after being pulled from the water unconscious and receiving treatment for a heart-attack from a doctor.

She was sunbathing on the Playa del Cura beach at the time, but, despite her efforts, and the help of others with first-aid knowledge, the 66-year-old man died.

Won’t keep you waiting!

A SPANIARD in Seville waited 14 years for his car to be fixed … and he’s still awaiting the repair.

Jose Cortes, from Villaverde del Rio, took his car to a mechanic in the area in January 2003, following a road accident, and he hasn’t seen it since. “I’ve been been living a nightmare all this time,” he said.

Initial estimates for the repair were around 10,000 euros. But a mechanic at Hermanos Capdevilla, a garage specialising in second-hand parts, said he could fix the Ford Sierra for just 2,405 euros.

Cortes provided a 2,000-

euro deposit, but, despite contacting the Guardia Civil during the period since, he has been unable to uncover any information about his car.

One owner of the dealership accused his brother of taking the car and money without consulting him.

He is, apparently, no longer involved with the business.

But the car-owner claims he has signed documents confirming payments made, and the delivery of his car to the company.

He has now threatened to sue the company to get his car back.

Why has he waited for so long to sue, and what has he used for transport since?

Íñigo Méndez de Vigo’s record news

Academic grants hit a record peak THE Spanish Government’s grants’ budget for the 20172018 academic year has been increased to a record total of 1.42bn euros. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Minister for Education, Culture and Sport, as well as being the Government’s spokesperson, said the grants “guarantee equality in access to education in non-compulsory education cycles”.

He stressed that the essential principle of the government’s policy was for no one in Spain to give up his or her studies, at the end of compulsory secondary education, on economic

grounds. Méndez de Vigo said the Government had been increasing the allocation for the grantand-study aid system in the General State Budget continuously since 2013, and that the income and asset thresholds of families to receive a grant have also been maintained.

He also revealed that measures had been adopted to guarantee the financial sustainability of the system, underlining the increase in the number of people awarded grants in recent years.

In fact, in the latest round of applications, 674,645 students have been given a grant, as well as 95,599 in the round of applications for students with specialeducational support needs.

Méndez de Vigo pointed out that one of the most important differences, against the last academic year, is the replacement of the former University Entrance System by the current Baccalaureate Evaluation for University Entry.

Another change allows the modules under the vocational degrees, which are passed automatically in some teachings of advanced degrees, to be taken into account for academic requirements.

The minister also said the management of grants would be improved, via a micro-site on his Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport webpage, to provide complete information to students.

Cataluña facing funding setback THE Spanish Government warns that it will stop funds for Cataluña, unless officials can prove they are not using state money to help cover the cost of their referendum on independence.

Government spokesman Inigo Mendez de Vigo warned: “Not one euro of Catalan money will go to an illegal referendum, desired by a handful of people.”

To counter the suspicion, Catalan authorities have been ordered to provide the Government with weekly accounts.

The region is this year expected to receive 3.6bn euros from the Autonomous Liquidity Fund, set up to aid regions during the financial crisis.

Its pro-independence government plans to hold a referendum in October, despite Madrid’s repeat warnings that it will violate the constitution.

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ITV Racing Live: Glorious Goodwood Tuesday 1st August, ITV1, 13.30

999: What’s Your Emergency?

Monday 31st July, Channel 4, 21:00

The new series continues, focusing on the work of the police, paramedics and fire service in Wiltshire.

Over the last decade, incidents of violence perpetrated by young men have risen by 22%.

This episode examines the stories behind the calls and crimes, exploring why so many young men now seem to be struggling with a crisis of masculinity. In Swindon, officers Emily Grigor and Simon Sanghera are called to arrest a man in his early twenties who has ripped off his top in a drunken rage before putting his fist through a wall and his foot through a window in a bar.

Drunk and allegedly high, he says he believes it’s his right to do what he wants. It’s an all too regular call for PC Sanghera, who says ‘they’ve never been taught how to be a man.’

Meanwhile, Wiltshire’s emergency services now receive 35 calls a day from men saying they are unable to cope.

Paramedics are called to help Danny who, dressed in a Superman onesie, has attempted suicide.

Ed Chamberlin and co-presenter Francesca Cumani host exclusive free to air coverage of Glorious Goodwood live from the West Sussex racecourse.

ITV Racing is covering this highlight of the British flat racing calendar with four races on each of the five days including highlights like the Goodwood Cup, the Sussex Stakes and the Nassau Stakes.

Live coverage of Glorious Goodwood continues a fantastic summer of flat racing on ITV, having covered Epsom and Royal Ascot live, with the Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York later in August making it a busy month on the track for the channel.

ITV Racing’s coverage goes behind the scenes at the course, featuring interviews with key figures including everyone from stable staff, trainers and owners through to the jockeys as well as racing legends, sampling the atmosphere in the grandstands, with pundits bringing an expert insight into the challenge the course presents.

Joining Ed and Francesca for expert analysis are Jason Weaver, Hayley Turner and special guest Johnny Murtagh, with on-course reporting from Oli Bell, while Matt Chapman will have the latest betting news. Charlotte Hawkins and Mark Heyes will provide an insight into fashion. Lucy Verasamy will provide weather forecasts, and Richard Hoiles will be in the commentary box.

Former ITV Racing presenter Brough Scott also brings his unique perspective to the action.

Day one is headlined by the Goodwood Cup, which is being run on the opening day of the meeting for the first time, having been promoted to Group One level. Today’s race is due off at 3.35pm. The card starts with a competitive handicap, followed by two high-class races over seven furlongs - the Vintage Stakes (2.25pm) and the Lennox Stakes (3pm).

Day two of the festival is headlined by one of the best mile races of the season - the Sussex Stakes, due off at 3.35pm. Supporting races include a handicap over the marathon distance of two and a half miles (1.50pm) and the fastest two-year-olds in the country line up for the Molecomb Stakes over 5 furlongs at 3pm.

It’s Ladies Day on Thursday as the afternoon’s racing is headlined by the Group One Nassau Stakes (3.35pm). Earlier on, the fillies are in action in the Lillie Langtry Stakes (2.25pm), before some of the top two-year-olds in the country line up in the Richmond Stakes (3pm).

Day four of the Goodwood Festival features the top sprinters in the country as they line up in the King George Stakes at 3.35pm over the flying five furlongs. Two Group Three contests open the card with the Coutts Stakes (1.50pm) for older horses and then the Thoroughbred Stakes over a mile for three-year-olds (2.25pm), before one of the most competitive handicaps of the season - the Betfred Mile - takes place at 3pm.

The Stewards’ Cup (3.35pm) takes centre stage on the final day, with the Gordon Stakes - a key St Leger trial - at 3pm - and the Summer Stakes at 2.25pm.

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All Families Have Secrets - Patrick Gale’s Art Of Fiction Saturday 29th July, BBC2, 20.30

Stephen Fry has been a fan of best-selling novelist Patrick Gale for 30 years, ever since he emerged as a then rare example of being an out gay novelist.

Today they meet to look back on some of Gale’s best selling novels, including Notes From An Exhibition, and discuss his latest project, Man In An Orange Shirt, a two-part drama that is part of the BBC’s Gay Britannia season.

Patrick has always mined his family history in his novels, but this time he decided to dig deeper than ever before, to expose a secret about his parents’ marriage.

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Is It Safe To Be Gay In The UK Tuesday 1st August, BBC2, 21.00

Fifty years on from the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK, this BBC Two documentary explores how safe it is to be gay in Britain today.

With homophobic hate crime on the rise, this film takes a 360 degree look at the issue, hearing from the victims, their families and the police. What makes someone attack another person because of their sexuality? How do victims deal with these unsolicited and unprovoked assaults? And what are we doing about this in Britain in 2017?

To explore this ongoing issue, the documentary visits Alex and Becky as they grapple with a looming court date while seeking justice for an unprovoked attack in the streets of Croydon. It reveals the pressure heaped on Dain and James’ relationship, a year after they were viciously attacked in Brighton. Jenny reflects on her brother who was killed in a homophobic attack in London and Connor discusses the ongoing health implications stemming from his brutal attack.

Letterbox

Mon 31st July - Thurs 3rd August, BBC2, 18.30

Watch Mel Giedroyc talking about her new show Letterbox, including her favourite words, most hated letters and her attempt at spelling the longest word she knows.

Hosted by Mel Giedroyc, new gameshow Letterbox will see pairs of contestants go head to head to crack a series of passwords, in an attempt to take home £2,500 in cash.

As the contestants solve the passwords, they win letters that will help them later in the game. These letters will better their chances of cracking the final password which unlocks the Letterbox holding the cash prize. But, if they end up as the losing pair along the way, they’ll have to surrender all the letters that they’ve won to the winning pair - who will then go through to the semi-final eliminator round.

This simple yet addictive word game, created by David Young (producer of The Weakest Link and Eggheads) is packed with wordplay and fun and is designed to be played along at home with friends and family - can they solve the mystery word and crack open the letterbox?

This week contestants include husband and wife, mother and son, and a best friend duo, who battle it out to crack the passwords in an attempt to open the letterbox and win the cash prize.

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Man In An Orange Shirt

Monday 31st July, BBC2, 21.00

In his screenwriting debut, bestselling British novelist Patrick Gale tells two love stories, 60 years apart - stories linked by family and a painting, with a secret that echoes down the generations.

Featuring a cast including the Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave, Man In An Orange Shirt charts the challenges and huge changes to gay lives from the Second World War to the present day.

It is 1944, and in the chaos of war British Army Captain Michael Berryman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) meets the artist Thomas March (James McArdle) in Southern Italy. Despite the fact he has a young fiancé Flora (Joanna Vanderham) waiting for him back at home, straight-laced Michael finds himself falling for Thomas’ bohemian charms.

When the war ends they steal some time away at Michael’s secluded cottage, where they briefly experience life as a couple and Thomas paints Michael’s portrait, ‘Man In An Orange Shirt’. Against Thomas’ protestations, Michael then returns to the very different life in London he left before the war - back to Flora, marriage, and their plans to start a family.

Thomas returns to the relative freedom of Soho where, at great personal risk, he can live the life of a gay man.

Will their old lives be enough to satisfy Michael and Thomas in the wake of what they had before? Or can they find a way for their love to survive against the pressures of conventional marriage, 1940s society, and the law? And what about Flora, now a mother - how far will she go to hold her new family together?

Further casting includes Vanessa Redgrave as the present-day Flora, Julian Morris as Adam and David Gyasi as Steve, with - in part one - Laura Carmichael as Daphne, Adrian Schiller as Lucien and Frances de la Tour as Mrs March.

Man In An Orange Shirt is produced by Kudos for BBC Two. Executive Producers are Diederick Santer for Kudos and Lucy Richer for the BBC. It is produced by Lisa Osborne and directed by Michael Samuels.

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Bradley Walsh welcomes six contestants to a brand new series of TV’s most strategic quiz show.

The contestant who has amassed the most money over the show gets a chance to escape with their individual prize pot. If the other five contestants succeed in blocking him, they all return the following day to play again, with the escapee starting on zero in this rollover show . If the escapee cash traps all five of his opponents they all leave with nothing, and he leaves with his winnings.

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Love Your Garden Wednesday 2nd August, ITV1, 20.00

Alan Titchmarsh and the team head to Southampton to turn a featureless suburban back garden into a super-stylish contemporary outdoor space.

The garden is for the Jordan family who are coping with the loss of a devoted mother and wife. Shelly-Ann died of cancer in April 2016 aged just 39 leaving husband Tony and their two children Tyler (17) and Amelia (12).

Shelly desperately wanted to create a garden for her children to enjoy with their friends and family but died before she could make this dream a reality.

Alan, Katie, Frances and David – take on the challenge of creating a garden that will both appeal to teens and tweens, keep their mother’s memory alive and help the whole family through the still very raw grieving process.

They pack the space with wonderful ideas and use gorgeous planting to make it one of the most striking gardens of the series.

Long Lost Family

Wednesday 2nd August, ITV1, 21.00

Episode Two features two stories of people’s lives torn apart by circumstances beyond their control: Our first ever search on behalf of a birth father searching alone for an adopted child; and a woman raised in children’s homes longing to find her mother.

Andy McNicol lives in Walsall with Hazel, his wife of 45 years. Now retired, Andy and Hazel have devoted much of their life to fostering children but there is one person missing from the family album, John, the son who Andy had before he met Hazel.

Andy had met John’s mother, Brenda, in the 1970s. Two years into their relationship, Brenda discovered she was pregnant.

When her parents found out, they hoped Andy would marry Brenda but Andy wasn’t free to marry as he was still in the process of a divorce. Sadly, Brenda broke off all contact with Andy.

After hearing Brenda had given birth, Andy went straight to the hospital to see the baby but was not allowed into the ward. He remembers looking through the glass into the nursery and seeing his baby son wrapped up, with his red hair sticking out. Andy never saw his son again and against his wishes, John was put up for adoption.

Nicky meets John at his home in New South Wales and is gobsmacked to discover that his father was looking for him.

John says “Just knowing that he wanted to be a father makes a big difference”.

Davina travels to Walsall to let Andy know his son has been found. In an emotional reveal, Andy’s flabbergasted by the news and feels like they can have a new start.

After more than 46 years apart, Andy and John are re-united just outside Bath, the city where John was born.

John says “Just for him to walk in and call him my son… best day of my life without a doubt.”

Also this week we meet Mary Davies, a woman longing to find her birth mother after a childhood spent in care. Mary was born to an Irish mother, Bernadette Sweeney, and had spent the first six weeks of her life with Bernadette in a home for unmarried mothers in North London.

Mary says “I was always the deaf child, I felt lonely and left out… I wish my mother had kept me as a baby… I want to find her.”

When she was six weeks old Mary was placed with an adoptive family, but her adoption soon ran into trouble. Mary’s hearing started to deteriorate and her new parents decided they couldn’t cope with a deaf child.

After only three months, they sent Mary back. However, when Mary was seven her life changed and she was fostered by a couple who had a deaf daughter. Mary went on to marry, but as her own family has grown so has her need to find her mother.

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W C choice Top Of The Lake: China Girl Thursday 3rd August, BBC2, 21.00

As their murder investigation leads Robin and Miranda deeper into the dark side of Sydney’s sex industry, a startling revelation sends the case in a new direction.

And Robin’s first meeting with her daughter Mary is put into jeopardy

by Mary’s adoptive mother Julia.

Robin and Miranda continue their murder investigation, with pathologist Ray (Geoff Morrell) conducting an autopsy that will reveal more than expected about the young woman he case-names ‘China Girl’. Realising that the young woman was a sex worker, Robin enquires into a series of brothels in Sydney, unaware that one of these brothels is home to Puss, the boyfriend of her daughter Mary.

Longing to make contact with Mary, Robin contacts her adoptive parents, Julia and Pyke, who agree to a meeting.

Robin and Julia immediately clash, but Pyke agrees to put Robin in touch with Mary - and for the first time ever, Robin is set to meet the daughter she gave up for adoption.

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TV Guide

Friday 28th July

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 .........................Wild UK 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer

06:00 ....................... Countdown

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

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

06:45 .................. Will and Grace

08:45................... Digby Dragon

06:10 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:30 ............................ Wild UK

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

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

09:00.............................. Floogals

06:35 .........Vanderpump Rules

08:35 ..................................Frasier

09:15............... The Wright Stuff 11:15 .............The Yorkshire Vet

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

07:15 .................Bargain Hunt

11:45 ............................Rip Off Britain

11:00 ...BBC Newsroom Live

09:00..... Victoria Derbyshire 13:00 ..................... Countryfile 13:15 .......................Two Tribes 13:45 ..........A Taste of Britain

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

14:30 .. The Best Dishes Ever

13:45 ...................... Red Rock

15:30 ........................Hive Alive

14:30 ...............Escape to the Country

16:30 ......................Swimming

15:30 ..................... Money for Nothing

18:30................. Letterbox

16:15 ...........................Flog It! 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00............... BBC News at Six 18:30 ........... BBC London News

15:00 ..................This Wild Life

18:00 .................Eggheads 19:00.................... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00 .............Mastermind 20:30........... Only Connect 21:00.....Gardeners’ World 22:00............................... QI

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.............. Judge Rinder

18:00.... ITV News London

17:30....... Come Dine with Me

20:00...........The Secret World of Posh Pets

CW choice

20:30..Coronation Street 21:00............... Benidorm 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather

19:30........ Thief Trackers

00:50................ Panorama 01:20................. Granddad, Dementia and Me

22:40........ Inside London Fire Brigade

20:30 ............... Still Open All Hours 21:00 ............. Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle 21:30........... Mrs. Brown’s Boys 22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:25............ BBC London News 22:35 ...... Not Going Out 23:05 ..........The Sentinel 00:45............ Weather for the Week Ahead 00:50............... BBC News

CW

choice

14:10....................... Countdown

17:00..................... Four in a Bed

22:30................. ITV News London

02:20...............Growing Up with Cancer

13:05 ......................... Posh Pawn

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

19:30....Coronation Street

23:45......... Tipping Point 00:35............ Jackpot247

ITV1, 20.00

American miniature horse shows are only just starting in the UK, however for Lisa and her daughter, who own over 30 horses, spend thousands on outfits and travel the world searching for the perfect horse, it’s already a life style.

Finally, where does one go for a five star spa break weekend retreat that treats your dog even better than you?

Lucknam Park Hotel of course, where the wealthy guests – whether two-legged or four – are treated like royalty.

08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 09:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

10:00 ........... The Great Indoors

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

10:30 ..Guidance. The Pictures

14:15 .................. Ncis: Murder in the Family

11:00 ....... La Story. Moving on 11:15..... La Story. Lucky Strike

15:15.............. A Father’s Secret

11:25......... Vanderpump Rules

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

12:20........................ Emmerdale

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

13:30 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

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

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

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

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

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

14:50 ...The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00..................... Judge Rinder

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

20:00.................Draining the Bermuda Triangle

18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ............ Gogglesprogs

21:00................. Big Brother

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

21:00................ The Last Leg

22:45............... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

21:00 ..........Horrible Bosses

23:50............ Lip Sync Battle

00:05 ........... American Dad!

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

22:00........Naked Attraction 23:05.................. Rude Tube

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

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

23:00 ................. Family Guy 01:30 .................... Safeword

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

06:00 ............................ The Flash

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

10:00............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

07:00 ............................ The Flash

07:35 ...........................Deadly 60

08:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

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

09:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles

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

10:00.................... Hawaii Five-0

09:30 ...............Storage Hunters

11:00........................... MacGyver

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

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

12:00........................... Deadly 60

13:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

12:30 ...........................Deadly 60

14:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

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

14:45........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

15:00 ...........................MacGyver

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

16:00 ............................ The Flash

15:00 ...............................Brojects

15:50...........................Time Team

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

15:30..... Brojects in the House

16:55.......................... Time Team

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

17:55............................. Car S.O.S

20:00........... Modern Family

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

18:55.............. The Supervet

20:30 ...........Modern Family

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

21:00 ..............................Zoo

21:00 ............... Dicte - Crime Reporter

22:00 ...The Force: North East

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

23:30 ...........Modern Family

21:00......... Demolition Man

23:00.... 24 Hours in A and E

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

23:20 .... Would I Lie to You? 00:40........... Mock the Week

01:00.... 24 Hours in A and E

01:00......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

01:15.... Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

02:00............ Grand Designs

02:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

02:10..... Would I Lie to You?

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

The Secret World of Posh Pets

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

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

16:00........... A Place in the Sun

19:00 ..............Emmerdale

12:15 .........................Big Brother

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

16:00.............. Tipping Point

18:30 ...ITV Evening News

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

11:00 ................... The Simpsons

15:00 ...........The Question Jury

22:30............... Newsnight 23:05............... Cleverman

10:05 ....Undercover Boss USA

15:00......................... Tenable

19:00 .......... The Farmers’ Country Showdown 20:00 ............ EastEnders

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

08:00......... Gardeners’ World

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

28th July - 3rd August 2017

06:00.......................The TV That Made Me

11:00................... Food: Truth or Scare

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

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12:05..................... Four in a Bed 12:35 .....................Four in a Bed 13:10 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

00:00.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

23:00 ...........Modern Family

17:00............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 .....................Top Gear 20:00................. Traffic Cops

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06:00...................... Breakfast 10:00 ........Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30.............Nadiya’s British Food Adventure 12:00 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15...... Brendan Foster: A Life in Athletics 14:00..............Rugby League Challenge Cup 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:00 .................. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 18:45............... BBC News 18:55... BBC London News 19:00................... Pointless 19:50.. Would I Lie to You? 20:20.....Who Dares Wins 21:05................. Casualty 22:00............... BBC News 22:20.. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 00:15....... When in Rome 01:40............... BBC News

CW

06:10 ..................... The Deep 06:55 ............Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 08:35 ....Mars Needs Moms 10:00 ................. Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape 11:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 .......Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen 13:00 .............Natural World 14:00 ................ Mastermind 14:30 ......................University Challenge 15:00 ............. Only Connect 15:30...... Gardeners’ World 16:30 ........ Jessica Ennis-Hill and the Next Generation 17:00 ...................Swimming 18:00 ...................Cycling 18:50.. Proms Extra 2017 19:30 .......Grand Tours of Scotland 20:00.............Dad’s Army 20:30.... All Families Have Secrets - Patrick Gale’s Art of Fiction 21:00.......... Queer as Art 22:00...................... QI XL 22:45.............. Imagine...

00:40 ............Sleep Tight

Catchphrase ITV1, 19.15

ITV’s hit game show Catchphrase is back on screens with a new line-up of hopeful contestants.

Popular host Stephen Mulhern returns to invite players to ‘say what they see’, joined as always by his animated sidekick, Mr Chips.

In the first round, the first two contestants to guess three phrases each correctly go through to the second round where they then play for money.

The contestant who wins the most money goes through to the final round where they have the chance to win the £50K jackpot as well as a holiday prize.

choice

Saturday 29th July

TV Guide

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06:00 ...........Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids

06:10 .............. Mobil 1 The Grid

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

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

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

09:20 ................ Bob the Builder

06:10........... Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids

07:05 ............................. Triathlon

10:30 ................. Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever

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

06:20............................. Sooty 06:30.............. Share a Story

08:05 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30............... Everybody Loves Raymond

06:35 ......................Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

09:00 ..................................Frasier

06:50...................... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

10:55 ......The Big Bang Theory

07:00 ......................Oddbods

15:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

07:05 .............. The Oddbods Show 07:15 ......................... Super 4 07:30 ....................... Mr. Bean 07:45 ....................... Mr. Bean 08:00 ...............Thunderbirds are Go 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30...................... Weekend

09:30 ..................................Frasier 10:00...... The Big Bang Theory 11:25................... The Simpsons 12:55..................... Four in a Bed

16:30.. Big House, Little House 17:30................Channel 4 News 18:00.................... Formula 1 19:30............. UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 22:00...................... 47 Ronin 00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

11:30 .................................... Police sInterceptors 13:25 ...........The Time Machine 15:10 .................. The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 16:10 .................. The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

09:05 ..........................Coronation Street Omnibus 11:25 ...................... Take Me Out 12:35 ......................Catchphrase 13:40 ........................... Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule

17:05 ..................Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

14:05........................ You’ve Been Framed!

18:00............Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

15:10 .....................See Spot Run 17:05 ..............................Smurfs 2

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

19:10 ........... Evan Almighty

19:55......................... 5 News

21:00 ............ The Hangover

20:00................. Live Boxing: Carl Frampton v Andres Gutierrez

23:05 ................. Family Guy

20:30...............FIA Formula e Live: Montreal

23:35 ................. Family Guy 00:05 ................. Family Guy 00:35 .....................American Dad!

01:00................ The Last Leg

22:10................. Live Boxing: Carl Frampton v Andres Gutierrez

01:55....Hollyoaks Omnibus

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

02:45.............. Teleshopping

08:55 ............ Food Unwrapped

06:00........Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew

07:30........... Lizard Lick Towing

01:00 ...............Keith Lemon: The Film

09:25................................... ITV Racing Live 10:20 ...............................Gok’s Lunchbox 11:15 ................................1000 Heartbeats 12:15 ...................... ITV News 12:25.............. Tipping Point 13:30 ....................ITV Racing: Live From Ascot 16:00.................... The Chase 17:00........................ Little Big Shots USA 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:05 ............... ITV News 18:15 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

19:15........Catchphrase

CW choice

20:00.............The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

09:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

07:00............................ Futurama

07:50...... Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

10:35 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

07:30.............................. F1 Show

08:40............................. Top Gear

08:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

11:40........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

09:40............................... Brojects

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

10:10 ...............................Brojects

14:00 ........... Dogs: An Amazing Animal Family

10:40...Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit

12:40 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:50....... Come Dine with Me 14:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

15:30 ............It’s Me or the Dog 16:00 ................. Modern Family

15:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

16:30 ...................UEFA Women’s Euro 2017

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

19:00.....The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes

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

20:00..Spying on the Royals 21:00..........The Royal House of Windsor 22:05................ Edward VIII’s Murderous Mistress

23:00................ ITV News

23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

23:25...............The Chase

01:15................... Father Ted

00:20............ Jackpot247

15:00 ............It’s Me or the Dog

02:20........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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

11:40...................... Go 8 Bit: DLC 12:05................The Joy of Techs 13:05.............................. Top Gear 14:05.........................Traffic Cops 15:05................ Motorway Cops 16:10..............Gavin and Stacey 18:00..... Would I Lie to You?

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

19:20.................... Room 101

20:00 ............... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

20:00.............Not Going Out 21:20.............Not Going Out

21:00.......Crocodile Dundee

22:00..... South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

23:00............. The Simpsons 23:30............. The Simpsons 00:00................. A League of Their Own

23:35..............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 00:35............................ QI XL

01:00............Most Shocking

01:35........... Mock the Week

02:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

02:50....Parks and Recreation

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TV Guide

Sunday 30th July

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 10:00 ...........................Sunday Morning Live 11:00 ..........................Cycling 12:00 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 14:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:00............................. Songs of Praise 15:35.......................... Cycling 18:35.............. BBC News 18:50........... BBC London News 19:00.....................Wild Alaska Live

CW choice

20:00 ............Countryfile 21:00 ..................Poldark 22:00 .............. BBC News 22:20............ BBC London News

06:05................... A to Z of TV Gardening 06:50 ................... The Instant Gardener 07:35 .................... Gardeners’ World 08:35 ......... The Beechgrove Garden 09:05 .................. Countryfile 10:00 ........................Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:30...................Nigel Slater: Eating Together 12:00 .......................Food and Drink 12:30 .................. Miss Potter 14:00 .............Rugby League Challenge Cup Semi-Final 16:30................... Swimming

22:30......... The Heroes of Super Saturday: Jess, Mo and Greg

19:00 ...... World War One Remembered: Passchendaele

23:20.... The Peacemaker

22:00...................... Pride

01:15.............Weather for the Week Ahead

23:50 .................... Lilting

01:20............... BBC News

02:10 ............. Holby City

CW

01:15 ............Countryfile

06:00............Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids 06:20 .............................Sooty 06:30.............. Share a Story 06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:00 ......................Oddbods 07:05 .The Oddbods Show 07:15......................... Super 4 07:30 .........................Ninjago 08:00.Thunderbirds are Go 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30...................... Weekend 09:25.............. Judge Rinder 10:20....... Long Lost Family 11:20 ..... Love Your Garden 12:25 ............ James Martin’s French Adventure 12:55...................... Rebound 13:55 ..............Tipping Point 14:55 .................... Bear Grylls Survival School 15:25 ........... A View to a Kill 18:00.. ITV News London 18:30 ..............Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy 20:00.... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 22:30................ ITV News 22:50........Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 23:50.........Taake Me Out

Wild Alaska Live

Sunday 30th July, BBC1, 19.00

Episode three: The Feast Reaches Climax. A look at the impact of the feast across the vast state of Alaska.

What does the future hold for our characters?

If our predictions are right, salmon should have arrived, in their millions. Liz Bonnin will be live at Katmai National Park to witness bears and if we’re really lucky, wolves running up and down the rivers chasing after salmon. If there’s enough fish these two top predators will happily eat side by side, but you never know what will happen when they meet.

Steve Backshall will be on board a boat heading to the epicentre of the marine feast, on the trail of orcas and humpbacks. This is the only place in the world where humpbacks perform bubble netting, a spectacular feeding behaviour where they perform synchronised dives, blowing bubbles as they rise, before erupting on the surface to catch fish.

Matt Baker will be at the salmon finishing line, the end point of their incredible migration where they undergo incredible body changes from silver to red, their entire shape shifts and the males compete in violent fights. This is what our black bear family has been waiting for, and we will follow the cubs as they try to catch their first fish.

The team goes on an expedition to the wilds of Kodiak Island, in search of the world’s largest land predator - the legendary Kodiak bear. It’s make or break for one fisherman, who depends on this week for his entire year’s salary.

choice

06:20.......... Last Man Standing

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV

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

08:55...................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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

09:10..................... Fireman Sam: Heroes of the Storm

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

10:25.................... Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud

09:00 ..................................Frasier 12:30 ............ Eat the Week with Iceland 13:30 ................... The Simpsons 13:55 ................... The Simpsons 14:25 ................... The Simpsons

12:50 ................Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

13:00 ........................ You’ve Been Framed!

14:30 ......................... Zookeeper

13:30 ................... The Waterboy

16:25 .. Cheaper by the Dozen

15:20............................. Yogi Bear

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

15:40........... Homes by the Sea

19:55 ........5 News Weekend

16:45 ...............Channel 4 News 17:15 ...........................Formula 1 19:30............ UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 22:00 . The Handmaid’s Tale 23:10 .......Naked Attraction

02:35....KOTV Boxing Weekly

18:50....................... Step Up 21:00 .................Love Island

21:00 ........................ 5 News

22:35 ................. Family Guy

21:05............. Dirty Dancing

23:05 ................. Family Guy

22:05 ..................... The Dirty Dancing Story

23:30 ................. Family Guy

00:35..............FIA Formula E: Montreal Highlights

01:50 ............ 60 Days in Jail

16:55 .................Nanny McPhee

20:00 ............ Dirty Dancing

23:35............. Rugby Sevens

00:15.... Moonrise Kingdom

09:25 ..........................Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00...................................... Ninja Warrior UK

18:05...... Now That’s Funny!

14:55........... A Place in the Sun

06:25......................... Emmerdale Omnibus

11:50 ..........Police Interceptors

10:55 ..........Police Interceptors

09:30..................Sunday Brunch

06:00 ........................ You’ve Been Framed!

00:00..................... American Dad! 00:30 .............. Bachelorette

01:15...............Super Casino

02:15............. Teleshopping

08:55 ... Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

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

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

09:15.......... Location, Location, Location

07:00 ............................Futurama

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

07:30............................ Futurama

09:00 ........................Traffic Cops

11:15 ....... Come Dine with Me

08:00......... Drone Racing 2017

10:00 ............... Motorway Cops

12:20 ....... Come Dine with Me

09:00......... Drone Racing 2017

13:20 ....... Come Dine with Me

10:00........................... WWE Raw

11:00 ................. Best of Red Bull Soapbox Race

13:50......................Four in a Bed

11:00........................... MacGyver

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

14:55 .....................Four in a Bed

15:00 ...........................MacGyver

14:00 ......... Would I Lie to You?

16:30 ...................UEFA Women’s Euro 2017

16:00 ................. Modern Family

15:20 ...........................Room 101

19:00 ............ The Secret Life of the Zoo

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

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

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

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

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

18:00........... Best of Red Bull Soapbox Race

20:00 ............ The Secret Life of the Zoo 21:00................... Father Ted 22:05............. Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live 23:05............... It Was Alright in the 1980s 00:10........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:15.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:05............... It Was Alright in the 1980s

18:30 .............The Simpsons 19:00 .............The Simpsons 19:30 .............The Simpsons 20:00.......Dogs: An Amazing Animal Family 21:00...................Ross Kemp: Extreme World

19:00....................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 20:00................. Traffic Cops 21:00........... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 22:00 .................Taskmaster

22:00....The Force: North East

23:00....... Live at the Apollo

23:00...............................Zoo

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

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

01:00 .......... Mock the Week

01:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0

02:45....Parks and Recreation

02:15 ................... Room 101

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06:00...................... Breakfast 09:15 ..................Animal Park Summer Special 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ............World War One Remembered: Passchendaele 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:30.... BBC London News 13:45 ...................... Red Rock 14:30 ......................The Code 15:15....................... Escape to the Country 16:15 ...........................Flog It!

monday 31st July

06:00 .................. The TV That Made Me

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

06:30 .........................Wild UK

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

07:15.............. Bargain Hunt

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

08:00........... The Sheriffs are Coming

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

09:00 .. Victoria Derbyshire

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

11:00 ...........Triathlon World Series

13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News

12:30............................. Coast

13:55..... ITV News London

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

14:00.............. Judge Rinder

13:30....... A Taste of Britain

15:00......................... Tenable

14:15.. The Best Dishes Ever

16:00...............Tipping Point

14:45 ............. The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart

17:00 ............. Cash Trapped

15:45............... This Wild Life

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

18:30. BBC London News

16:15...........................The Life of Mammals

18:30............ ITV Evening News

19:00 ...........Fake Britain

17:15.Antiques Roadshow

19:00............ Emmerdale

19:30 .......When the Boat Comes in

18:00............... Eggheads

19:30..............Coronation Street

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

19:00....... World War One Remembered: Passchendaele

20:00.......... Countrywise

20:00............... University Challenge

21:00.....Holiday Horrors: Caught on Camera

17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six

20:30 ................I Am Bolt 22:00 ... BBC News at Ten

22:30 .BBC London NewsCW

choice

22:45 ............. Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle 23:15.......Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 00:00............ Who Do You Think You Are? 01:00...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05............... BBC News

CW

18:30............... Letterbox

20:30.......Nadiya’s British Food Adventure 21:00............... Man in an Orange Shirt 22:00.. Normal for Norfolk 22:30.............. Newsnight 23:15. Inside the Factory 00:15.........A Prescription for Murder?

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

22:00............. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30................. ITV News London 22:40......Britain’s Busiest Motorway 23:10.... Sugar Free Farm 00:05............ Jackpot247

I Am Bolt

BBC1, 20:30

Documentary providing a unique insight into athlete Usain Bolt, regarded by many as one of the greatest sportsmen of the modern era. A nine-time gold medal winner at the Olympics, Bolt shot to fame when he coasted to success in the 100m and 200m finals in Beijing in 2008. Using footage from the London and Rio Olympics plus interviews with his closest friends and family members, the all-access film explores the train-hard, play-hard mentality of the sprinter - examining what motivates an athlete who has already won it all.

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06:00 ...........................Countdown 06:45...................... Will and Grace 07:35.................. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ...................................... Frasier 10:05....... Undercover Boss USA 11:00 .......................The Simpsons 12:00 ..................Channel 4 News 12:05 .......................Couples Come Dine with Me 13:05 ............................. Posh Pawn 14:10 ...........................Countdown 15:00 ..............The Question Jury 16:00 ...............A Place in the Sun 17:00 ..........Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............... The Simpsons 18:30 ...................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ............Channel 4 News 20:00 ....... Location, Location, Location 21:00 ............ 999: What’s Your Emergency?

22:00.............. Public Enemies 23:05................ 60 Days in Jail 00:05............... Bear About the House: Living with My Supersized Pet

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

01:00...............Super Casino

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk 06:10 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:35 .........Vanderpump Rules 07:20 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:35...... You’ve Been Framed!

10:00 ........... The Great Indoors 10:30 ... Guidance. The Secrets 11:00 .................La Story. All You Need is Love 11:15 ........... La Story. Ski Week 11:25 .........Vanderpump Rules 12:20 ........................ 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 22:00 ........... American Dad! 23:00 ................. Family Guy 23:30...The Cleveland Show 01:30 ............This is the End

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

06:00............................ The Flash

07:00 ........................Traffic Cops 08:10 .............American Pickers

10:00........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

07:00 ............................ The Flash 08:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles

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

09:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles

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

10:00.................... Hawaii Five-0

11:00 .............American Pickers

11:00 ...........................MacGyver

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

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

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

14:00.................... Hawaii Five-0

15:00 .....Brojects in the House

15:00........................... MacGyver

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

11:05 .....................Four in a Bed 11:35 .....................Four in a Bed 12:05......................Four in a Bed 12:35 .....................Four in a Bed 13:10 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

08:50...................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:00.............................. Floogals 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15............. The Yorkshire Vet 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15................. Hotel Inspector: Million Pound Nightmare 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15 ...... The Ultimate Legacy 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ................ Cricket on 5 20:00 ...All New Traffic Cops 21:00 ...............The Accused 22:30...... Inside Broadmoor 00:30...............Car Crime UK: Caught on Camera

16:00 ............................ The Flash

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

17:00 ............................ The Flash

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

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

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

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

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

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

18:55........... George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 19:55 ........... Grand Designs 21:00 ............. Volatile Earth 22:00.... 24 Hours in A and E 00:05 ............. Volatile Earth 01:10.... 24 Hours in A and E 02:10 ........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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

22:00........... Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00......... The Joy of Techs 19:30 .........The Joy of Techs 20:00................. Nev’s Indian Call Centre 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00 ................... Room 101

23:00............Modern Family

22:40................... Room 101

23:30............Modern Family

23:20................................. QI

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

00:00................................. QI

01:00............Most Shocking

01:20 ................................ QI

02:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

02:40..... Would I Lie to You?

00:40........... Mock the Week

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ..................Animal Park Summer Special 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...................Going Back Giving Back 11:45 .............Rip Off Britain 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00...... BBC News at One 13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45...................... Red Rock 14:30...................... The Code 15:15...................... Escape to the Country 16:15 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 18:30.BBC London News 19:00................ Fugitives 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00.............. Holby City 21:00.........In The Dark

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22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News 22:45..............New Tricks 23:45................ When the Boat Comes in 00:20............... BBC News

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06:00................... The TV That Made Me 06:30...................Animal Park Summer Special 07:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 08:00 ...........Garden Rescue 08:30... Great British Menu 09:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00..... Britain’s Great War 13:00.................... Two Tribes 13:30........ A Taste of Britain 14:15...The Best Dishes Ever 14:45.............. The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart 15:45...................This Wild Life 16:15.. The Life of Mammals 17:15... Antiques Roadshow 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30............... Letterbox 19:00................Sir Gareth Edwards at 70 20:00. Inside the Factory 21:00......... Is it Safe to be Gay in the UK? 22:00........... Detectorists 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15... The Mash Report 23:45...........Queer as Art 00:45...... Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon

In The Dark BBC1, 21.00

Helen finds herself in more danger as the investigation pulls her further into Manchester’s criminal underworld.

Paranoid, vulnerable but unperturbed, she tracks down the gang responsible for the shooting - before the case throws up some shocking revelations.

And can Theo (Fisayo Akinade, pictured) cheat death as the gang continues to be hunted by a mystery gunman?

Adapted from books by bestselling novelist Mark Billingham

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

06:00....................... Countdown

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

06:45................... Will and Grace

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

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

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

11:15 .............The Yorkshire Vet

08:35.................................. Frasier 10:05 ....Undercover Boss USA

12:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors

11:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

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

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

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

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

13:05 ......................... Posh Pawn

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

14:10 ....................... Countdown

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

15:00 ...........The Question Jury

16:00 ..............Tipping Point

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

16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun

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

17:00 ............. Cash Trapped

17:00 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

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

19:00............ FIA World Rally Championship

18:30 ........... ITV Evening News

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

19:00 ........... Emmerdale

21:00 ..... Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds

09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:00............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:20....................... ITV News London 13:30.......... ITV Racing Live

20:00 ...............Midsomer Murders 22:00..... ITV News at Ten and Weather

23:05.... 24 Hours in A and E

00:05....Celebrity Big Brother: Live From the House

00:05 ...... Sound and Vision

01:05...............Super Casino

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk 06:10...... You’ve Been Framed!

06:35......... Vanderpump Rules 07:20 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:35 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

10:00 ........... The Great Indoors 10:30............................ Guidance 11:00 .......La Story. Welcome to Wrightwood 11:15 ............................ L.A. Story 11:25......... Vanderpump Rules 12:20........................ 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 20:30....Two and a Half Men 21:00 .......American Pie: The Wedding 23:05.................. Family Guy 23:55............ American Dad!

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

06:00 ............................ The Flash

07:00........................ Traffic Cops

07:00............................ The Flash

07:30 ...............Storage Hunters

10:00............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

08:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles

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

09:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

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

10:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

09:30 ...............Storage Hunters

11:00 ...........................MacGyver

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

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

11:00 .............American Pickers

13:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

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

14:00 .......................... Road Wars

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

15:00 ...........................MacGyver

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

16:00 ............................ The Flash

15:00 .....Brojects in the House

17:00 ............................ The Flash

15:30 .....Brojects in the House

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

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

18:30................... Hollyoaks 20:00 ..........Craft It Yourself

22:00 .................. First Dates

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

15:15 ............A Trace of Danger

20:00........ The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 21:00.......................Celebrity Big Brother 23:05................ Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

22:30................. ITV News London 22:40........ Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia 23:40..................... Play to the Whistle 00:25............ Jackpot247

11:05..................... Four in a Bed 13:40........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:40............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:45.......... Time Team Special 16:50 ..........................Time Team 17:55 ...................Vet on the Hill 18:55........... George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 19:55........... Grand Designs

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

21:00.....The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes

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

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

20:00 ................. A League of Their Own

18:00 .....................Top Gear 19:00 .........The Joy of Techs

21:00....Crocodile Dundee II

20:00 .............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

22:00.........Walking Through History 23:05.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

23:10............Modern Family 23:35............Modern Family

21:00 .................Taskmaster

00:00.....The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes

00:05.................. A League of Their Own

22:00 .......................... Uncle 23:20................................. QI

01:05.........Walking Through History

01:05 .........The Force: Essex

00:40........... Mock the Week

02:00......................... Colony

01:20 ................................ QI

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ..................Animal Park Summer Special 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...................Going Back Giving Back 11:45 .............Rip Off Britain 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45 ...................... Red Rock 14:30...................... The Code 15:15............... Escape to the Country 16:15 ...........................Flog It! 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30 .. BBC London News 19:00 ......... Holding Back the Years 20:00.......Watchdog Live 21:00............ DIY SOS The Big Build 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News 22:45.... Growing Up Gay 23:45......I’m Coming Out 00:15...... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:20............... BBC News

06:00 .................. The TV That Made Me 06:30 ..................Animal Park Summer Special 07:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 08:00 .......................See Hear 08:30 ... Great British Menu 09:00 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .... Britain’s Great War 13:00 ................... Two Tribes 13:30 ....... A Taste of Britain 14:15 .. The Best Dishes Ever 14:45 ............. The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart 15:45 .............. This Wild Life 16:15.. The Life of Mammals 17:15... Antiques Roadshow 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30............... Letterbox 19:00... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00... The Sweet Makers: A Victorian Treat 21:00...................Man Up 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15... Birds of Paradise 00:15.................See Hear 00:4.............. Who Do You Think You Are? 01:45................Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Casebook

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30............... This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:00............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:20..... ITV News London 13:30.......... ITV Racing Live 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00............. Cash Trapped 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale

CW 19:30 .............Coronation choice Street 20:00 ............... Love Your Garden 21:00............... Long Lost Family

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45................... Will and Grace 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:35 ..................................Frasier 10:05 ....Undercover Boss USA 11:00................... The Simpsons 12:00................Channel 4 News 12:05 ................... Couples Come Dine with Me 13:05 ......................... Posh Pawn 14:10....................... Countdown 15:00 ...........The Question Jury 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00 ....... Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00......... Channel 4 News 20:00......... Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List 20:30........Food Unwrapped 21:00...... Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds 22:00 ............. The Windsors 22:30 .......................... Fargo 23:35.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

00:35.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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06:00.......................Children’s TV 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 ..... Celebrity Big Brother 13:10...........5 News Lunchtime 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15 .......................Escape From Polygamy 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 .............FIA Formula E: Montreal Highlights 20:00..................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00. Celebrity Big Brother 22:05........Celebrity Botched Up Bodies 23:05................ Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:05.............The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 01:00...............Super Casino

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk 06:10 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:35 .........Vanderpump Rules 07:20 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00........................ Emmerdale 09:00...... You’ve Been Framed!

10:00 ........... The Great Indoors 10:30 ............................Guidance 11:00............................ L.A. Story 11:25......... Vanderpump Rules 12:20 ........................ Emmerdale 13:30 ..... 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 ....White House Down 23:40 ................. Family Guy 00:10 ................. Family Guy 00:40 ........... American Dad! 01:35 .................... Safeword 02:20 ..............The Hot Desk

22:00............. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30.. ITV News London 22:40.....Holiday Horrors: Caught on Camera

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

06:00 ............................ The Flash

07:00 ........................Traffic Cops 08:10 .............American Pickers

23:40...... River Monsters

10:00 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

07:00............................ The Flash 08:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles

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

10:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

09:30 ...............Storage Hunters

11:00........................... MacGyver

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

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

11:00 .............American Pickers

14:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

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

15:00 ...........................MacGyver

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

16:00 ............................ The Flash

15:00..... Brojects in the House

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

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

00:35............ Jackpot247

11:05......................Four in a Bed 11:35......................Four in a Bed 12:05......................Four in a Bed 12:35......................Four in a Bed 13:10......................Four in a Bed 13:40............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:40............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

18:30............. The Simpsons 19:00 .............The Simpsons

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

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

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

20:00.... Freddie Fries Again

18:55............George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

21:00 ........................ Colony

17:00............................. Top Gear 18:00 .....................Top Gear 19:00 .........The Joy of Techs 19:30 .........The Joy of Techs 20:00 .......... Sin City Motors

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

22:00 ..................Ross Kemp: Extreme World

21:00............ Grand Designs

23:00............Modern Family

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

23:30............Modern Family

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

23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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

23:20 ................................ QI 00:40........... Mock the Week

00:10........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

01:00........... Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

01:20................................. QI

01:10............ Grand Designs

02:00..........The Force: Essex

02:40....Parks and Recreation

21:00 ................... Room 101 21:40 ................... Room 101

02:00 ................................ QI

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ..................Animal Park Summer Special 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...................Going Back Giving Back 11:45 .............Rip Off Britain 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00...... BBC News at One 13:30.... BBC London News 13:45 ...................... Red Rock 14:30 ......................The Code 15:15............... Escape to the Country 16:15 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30........... BBC London News 19:00........ Thief Trackers 19:30............ EastEnders 20:00 ..............Panorama 20:30 ............ EastEnders 21:00 ........... Who Do You Think You Are? 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30. BBC London News 22:45............. Kicked Out 23:25 ........ Queer Britain 23:55 ........ Queer Britain

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06:00 .................. The TV That Made Me

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

06:00 ....................... Countdown

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV

06:45 .................. Will and Grace

08:40 ........................... Peppa Pig

06:30.................. Animal Park Summer Special

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

07:10 .................. Will and Grace

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

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

08:50 ..................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

07:15.............. Bargain Hunt 08:00................... Museum of the Year

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

08:30 ... Great British Menu

13:00............. ITV Lunchtime News

09:00 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .... Britain’s Great War 13:00.................... Two Tribes 13:30........ A Taste of Britain 14:15 .........................The Best Dishes Ever

13:20..... ITV News London

19:00.................... The Catch

19:00... All New Traffic Cops

19:30 ............ UEFA Women’s Euro 2017

20:00.... Nightmare Tenants 21:00 .Celebrity Big Brother

22:00........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

22:05 .................. In Therapy 23:05 ............... Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

06:00............................ The Flash

07:00............. American Pickers

07:00 ............................ The Flash

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

08:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

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

09:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

09:30............... Storage Hunters

10:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

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

11:05 .....................Four in a Bed

11:00 ...........................MacGyver

11:00............. American Pickers

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

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

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

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

13:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

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

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

14:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

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

13:10 .....................Four in a Bed

15:00 ...........................MacGyver

15:00 .....Brojects in the House

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

16:00 ............................ The Flash

15:30 .....Brojects in the House

17:00 ............................ The Flash

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

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

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

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

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

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

10:05 .........................Undercover Boss USA

11:15............. The Yorkshire Vet

11:00 ................... The Simpsons

12:15 ..... Celebrity Big Brother

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

13:30.......... ITV Racing Live

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

16:00.............. Tipping Point

13:05......................... Posh Pawn

17:00 ............. Cash Trapped 18:00 ................ ITV News London

14:10....................... Countdown 15:00 ...........The Question Jury 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 16:30 ...................UEFA Women’s Euro 2017

14:45............. Natural World 15:30 .............. This Wild Life

19:00 ........... Emmerdale

16:00 .....................The Life of Mammals

19:30..... Eat, Shop, Save

17:00 ................................ Golf

20:30....James Martin’s W C 23:05.................Real, Fake or French Adventure choice Unknown

18:00............... Eggheads 18:30 .............. Letterbox 19:00 ......World Athletics Championships 2017 Preview

20:00............ Emmerdale

21:00........ Inside London Fire Brigade

22:30.. ITV News London

21:00...... Top of the Lake

22:40....Schofield’s South African Adventure

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

23:10..........Lion Country: Night and Day

10:00 ..................................A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

22:30..............Newsnight 23:15... Birds of Paradise

James Martin’s French Adventure ITV1, 20.30

12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:10 ..................... Out of Reach 17:00........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight

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

20:00...10 Puppies and Us 22:00... The Mash Report

09:00 .............................. Floogals

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

18:30............ ITV Evening News

J a m e s ’ s F r e n c h Adventure leads him to the beautiful lakeside town of Annecy, where he wanders around the market to select ingredients for his first cook.

On the stunning shore of Annecy’s crystal clear lake, James cooks dishes showcasing delicious local tomatoes, red mullet and lobster.

James next stop is to visit the awardwinning pastry chef Philippe Rigollot to sample of his extraordinary creations.

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

06:00 .................... The Hot Desk 06:10 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:35......... Vanderpump Rules 07:20 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30 ............Coronation Street 09:00...... You’ve Been Framed!

10:00........... The Great Indoors 10:30............................ Guidance 11:00 ............................ L.A. Story 11:25 .........Vanderpump Rules 12:20 ........................ Emmerdale 12:55............ Coronation Street 13:30 ..... 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 20:30....Two and a Half Men 21:00.......... Horrible Bosses 23:05 ................. Family Guy 23:30................. Family Guy

16:50.......................... Time Team 17:55 ...................Vet on the Hill 19:00......... Channel 4 News

18:30 .............The Simpsons 19:30..............The Simpsons 20:00............... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 .........The Joy of Techs 19:30 .........The Joy of Techs

21:00.... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

20:00 ........................... QI XL

22:15....... 24 Hours in Police Custody

22:00................. A League of Their Own

21:40 ............Not Going Out

23:15.......................24 Hours in A and E

23:00............Modern Family 23:30............Modern Family

23:00................................. QI

19:30 ........... Grand Designs 21:00................... Outlander

21:00 ............Not Going Out 22:20.............Not Going Out 23:40................................. QI

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Campus 2017 CD Tenerife

This outstanding activity, organized by the football club base of the blanquiazul club, will be held this year during the months of June, July and August, on three islands in the province of Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma.

This weekend it takes place in Adeje.

This weekend

Arona International Folk Festival

This Folk Festival enriches the town’s attraction for tourists, in this case by promoting its intangible cultural heritage and explores connections between the various forms of musical expression, traditions and common historical links.

27th-29th July Infanta leonor Auditorium www.arona.travel

this weekend

Bajamar – La Punta Swim

August

Arona Summer Festival

this weekend

Boxing Night

The Municipal Sports Board of Arona City Council encourages you to attend the “Boxing Night” Boxing Evening that will take place at the Municipal Hall of the Fraile at 6pm

The Bajamar – La Punta Swim, which has established itself in recent years as the second biggest event of its type in the Canaries in terms of numbers, is organised by the La Bajeta Surfing Club in collaboration with La Laguna Council’s Sports Department.

29th July Adeje www.clubdeportivotenerife.es

August

29th July, 5pm

4th-6th August

29th July, 6pm

26th august, 9pm

Bajamar, la laguna

Amarilla Golf Course

El Fraile Tel: 922 761 600

Los Realejos

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Lifestyle

28th July - 3rd August 2017

Man up your hair-care routine

By Carl pattison from Robot

IT’S time to bust a few myths about men’s hair, and its upkeep. No one tells you how to groom your hair and take care of it, so, here goes.

The number-one mistake men make is using the wrong shampoo, or even washing it in shower gel. Choose a mild, astringent variety such as as tea-tree oil, which will leave your hair and scalp tingly fresh.

If you have greasy, oily hair, this is a great one to use, and perfect, too, if you have dandruff.

NEVER use antidandruff shampoos as they, literally, increase the problem. They

scrub off the scalp to erase flakes, but this, in turn, encourages the scalp to produce more, so you continue to use it.

When drying your hair, gently pat it with a towel. Never rub, because this could cause hair loss and breakage. Brush the hair through with a flat brush when wet or dry, and NEVER use a comb, because this can tug and break those strands.

Most men lose their hair because of those dreaded genes; no, not from their fathers, but from their mother’s fathers. This is where, 95% of the time, they get their hair genes from.

And, finally, if you’re going to blend away or cover up those white strands, choose a natural colour, slightly lighter than your own. Black hair at 60 years old isn’t going to fool anyone.

Splash the cash, or fake it?

By Carl Pattison

IT can be a dilemma, or something you always do, but splashing out on expensive clothes is sometimes not necessary.

OK, there are times when those musthave shoes beg to be taken off the shelf, and those designer jeans are going to make you feel so much more gorgeous.

But, when it comes to faking an expensive

look, there’s only one way to do it, and that’s to learn. Learn how to study what’s hot in the fashion magazines and online, and choose wisely on classic items, steering away from one-off fashion fixes.

Choose materials carefully, and opt for non-fussy fabrics that wash and wear well. Stay away from anything too clingy, shiny or see through; this can only cheapen a look, no matter how expensive the item.

Put looks together by sticking to a maximum of 2-3 colours; any more, and you won’t have a constructed look.

Yes, clash different items together to create your own style, but don’t overdo it.

Looking amazing on a budget is possible; it’s all about putting your collection together by taking a regularpriced garment, and making it look a million dollars.

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Obesity on the rise In many countries, obesity rates among children are rising faster than among adults, and, in the United States, 12.5% of children are in this category.

By Val Sainsbury “Its global implications are huge,” said Barry Popkin, MORE than 10% a professor of nutrition of the world’s at the University of population is North Carolina. “This shows that no now obese, lead- study country in the world ing to wide- has reduced overspread health weight or obesity levels. This is astounding, problems and given the huge health millions of pre- and economic costs mature deaths, linked with overweight and obesity.” according to a The growing accessibility of inexpensive, new study. packThe problem has nutrient-poor swept the globe, in- aged foods was probcluding regions that ably a major factor. have historically had “The change in physifood shortages, like cal activity preceded Africa.

The study the global increase in looked at 195 coun- obesity,” said Dr. Ashtries, essentially kan Afshin, assistant the world’s popula- professor at the Instition, finding that tute for Health Metrates of obesity had rics and Evaluation, at least doubled in and lead author of the 73 countries - includ- study. have more ing Turkey, Venezuela “We and Bhutan - from processed food, more food 1980 to 2015, and “con- energy-dense more intense tinuously increased and of food in most other coun- marketing products, which are tries.”

Researchers found more available and that excess weight accessible,” he added. played a role in four “The food environment million deaths in 2015, seems to be the main from heart disease, driver of obesity. diabetes, kidney dis- “What people eat is the ease and other fac- key factor in whether tors, and 40% of the they become obese deaths were among or not,” said Adam people who were over- Drewnowsk, director of weight, but not heavy the Centere for Public Nutrition enough to be classi- Health at the University of fied as obese.

The study defined Washington. obese as a body-mass “It is all very nice to index of 30 or higher, talk about the need and overweight from to eat less unhealthy and more 25 to 29. Nearly 604 mil- foods lion adults worldwide healthy foods,” he are obese, including said. “But unhealthy cost less, 108 million children. foods

and healthier foods often cost more.

People eat what they can afford.”

The fastest rises in obesity were found in Latin America, Africa and China. Regarding the overall health implications of the study, one point made by the researchers is that there is a good news/bad news pattern emerging.

The good news is that the disease burden caused by obesity is actually falling in some of the wealthiest nations. In the United States, the death rates associated with obesity fell from 63 per 100,000 in 1990 (the baseline year for this measure) to 61 per 100,000 people, reflecting medications that deal with the effects of obesity, like hypertension (high blood pressure).

The bad news is that those remedies are not available in developing countries, or are available only to the wealthiest people, leading to growing rates of associated deaths, and without a clear solution.

“Most of the obese people are dying because of cardiovascular disease and diabetes,” said Dr. Afshin.

“That has been somewhat mitigated in the United States, and other developed nations, with the use of drugs.

But we cannot have all people on drugs.

Ideally, we want to go to the root causes, and address the problem of overeating.”

To date, he said, no country has been able to control the food environment, which seems to be the main driver of obesity.

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Spain’s car-manufacturing history

By Emma

from Motorworld

SPAIN’S economic expansion was set to rise with the introduction of its large motor-vehicle assemblies, which started in the 1950s on mainland Spain.

By the 1970s, this sector had become Spain’s second-

most-important industry in the manufacturing sector, and, by the mid-1980s, it was THE most important producer of exports.

This may seem quite alien to many people, who associate the car industry more with the UK, German, Italy and the US. In 1960, Spain’s manufacturing of vehicles reached 38,000, and this increased rapidly between 1965 and 1976. By this time, Spain was manufacturing well over a million cars per annum, and, in 1987, it produced 1.4 million vehicles, a large number of these being for export.

Of the 1.2 million manufactured in 1985, approximately 800,000 were exported

abroad. The industry was growing, and Spain’s largest exporters were Ford España, General Motors España and, of course, probably the best known in Spain, SEAT.

On a budget

By LilI Meyrick at Muebles Chic

WHATEVER the project may be at home, budgets can be hard to work from, especially here in Tenerife, where things can seem difficult and less accessible to someone who is used to the ways of life in the UK. The other unexpected difficulty, which ex-pats come across, is the time it can take to finalise these projects, whether it’s purchasing furniture and furnishings, or refurbishing the kitchen.

From ordering to completion, there can be numerous delays,

so having a time schedule and working against the clock can get tricky. Seeking professional help can be a real life saver, taking away the stress and frustration, and letting someone else who knows when, where and how to follow things through on certain projects; and, most importantly, on time and on budget!

When I say “projects”, it can be a number of services, such as the design and supply of the whole interior; from the big pieces down to the kitchen utensils, a complete refurbishment, or even just one madeto-measure unit, or

redressing of windows.

One of the great benefits of someone else doing it all for you is that you can arrange everything without even being there. So, if you don’t want to, you don’t have to experience the mess and upheaval while living in your property.

All that’s left to do when you arrive is to enjoy, properly, your home, and the time you have in it.

How to go about this is quite simple; check out our website www. chicinteriorstenerife.com and contact us with your budget and requests. We’ll take it from there!

This was not just personal or private vehicles; Spain was producing substantial numbers of commercial vehicles, too, around 130,000 to 300,000 units per year, along with the production of tractor units, where the levels were around 16,000.

Spain’s motor industry was, of course, located on the mainland, throughout the country. SEAT began their operations in Barcelona, whereas General Motors España were located in Zaragoza and Cadiz, presumably for ease of transport and access to ports for export. Ford España were located near Valencia, and there were other companies located around Madrid.

Many subsidiaries of foreign companies dominated this industry, as is demonstrated by the names above eg Ford and General Motors. It is interesting to note that, in 1986, Fabricacion de Automoviles S.A. (FASA Renault) had approximately 20,000 employees, and, at that time, was Spain’s largest automotive company, when measured by revenue.

SEAT was once a Spanish company, but, since the 1980s, has been owned by Volkswagen and was ranked second, closely followed by Ford España and Citroen Hispania.

Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Ford España and General Motors España had

become major players in the Spanish domesticautomobile market, and they were joined by Peugeot, Mercedes Benz, Land Rover and some of the Japanese companies such as Nissan, Yamaha and Suzuki.

At the end of the 1980s, the Japanese investors/ companies were looking to use Spain as a way into the Western European market, and were following the leads of Ford España and General Motors España, which were exporting approximately 75% of their output, which was quite a substantial slice in anyone’s terms.

They were not all working from the same song sheet, so to speak, because Renault and Peugeot had the intentions of catering to the Spanish market.

Many long-term residents of Spain and the Canary Islands will be testament to that, because, at the time, there was little choice when buying a new car. Renault and often SEAT were the most prominent and easiest to obtain, within a reasonable time frame.

By the mid 1980s, there was a strong growth in the domestic demand for vehicles, and sales of new cars rose from approximately 629,000 units in 1985, to 860,875 in 1987, which represented an increase of 37%; no mean feat by anyone’s standards.

In accordance with the EC accession agreement, vehicle imports were entering Spain in increasing numbers, and were securing a large share of that market. In 1987, approximately 211,000 foreign-made cars were sold in Spain, representing an increase of 101% over the previous year’s figures.

Now we have the choice of so many European and foreignmanufactured vehicles, it’s often too hard to decide!

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Wine and Dine

28th July - 3rd August 2017

Ted’s Grill Formerly Fernando’s, with the 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.

Come and join us on our smart new terrace, enjoy a cocktail or sample our extensive and different Tapas menu. Food served all day. Full English breakfast, snacks, toasties, daily specials and new evening menu with mouthwatering choices to suit everyone.

All major sports shown live.

Happy Hour every day 6pm - 7pm

Castle Harbour, Los Cristianos

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Open: 9am - 11pm, kitchen open, 9am - 10pm

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Tel: 922 750 949

Free bottle of house wine with the purchase of 2 main meals (bring this advert with you) Valid until: 31st July 2017

Las Veronicas, next to O’Neill’s Bar Open: 11am - 2am

The Reef Fish & Chip Shop Serving cod, haddock & chip-shop classics all cooked with our secret-recipe beer-batter.

Full restaurant menu serving a wide selection and 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

Mr Pedro’s Mr Pedro’s ice-cream parlour in San Blas, Golf del Sur, has homemade ice-creams made with 130-year-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

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Trump’s olive taste turning a little sour DONALD Trump’s administration has set its sights on Spanish olives, in view of the estimated $71m spent by the US on importing them last year.

The US Department of Commerce is investigating imports of ripe, Spanish olives to determine whether they benefit from unfair subsidies.

That could allow them to be sold below market price on the other side of the Atlantic.

And, should that be the case, duties could be imposed on the imported fruit.

Wilbur Ross, US Commerce

Secretary, said in a statement: “A full and fair assessment of the facts will be carried out.” But he warned that if rules are being broken, his department “will act swiftly to halt any unfair trade practices”.

The statement reads: “The United States is committed to a free, fair and reciprocal trade with Spain.”

The investigation into imports of Spanish olives comes in the wake of a petition filed in June by a California-based group calling itself the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ripe

Olives. It represents the interests of such companies as Musco Family Olive and Bell-Carter Foods. And they both say that Spanish olives undercut US olive prices because they enjoy subsidies.

The anti-dumping investigation comes at a time when Spanish olive producers are engaged in a serious, promotional push into the US market, with US-based Spanish chef José Andrés as their ambassador.

Andrés became embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with Trump after he pulled out of

a contract to open a gourmet restaurant in the fivestar Trump International Washington DC hotel, following attacks made by the then-Republican candidate on Mexican immigrants. The two have since buried the legal hatchet.

The olive industry is crucial to the economy of southern Spain’s Andalusia region.

Concurrent with the Department of Commerce investigation, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) will look into whether the US olive industry and its workers

have suffered harm because of subsidised imports of ripe Spanish olives.

The ITC will deliver its preliminary findings by 7th August. If it finds that the US olive industry has been harmed, the commerce department will push ahead with its own investigation and hand in its own preliminary findings in November.

If the commerce department finds that Spanish olives do benefit unfairly from subsidies, they will be hit with a duty, designed to level the trade’s playing field.

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Oyster Catcher

Fresh food served 7 days a week, all with good-quality produce. We also cater for any special requirements.

Angel, the owner of The Oyster Catcher, has had restaurants for over 25 years, and now he has bought all that experience to The Oyster Catcher. Angel and his English-speaking team pride themselves simply on good food made from the freshest ingredients. Specialising in amazing flambés, both sweet and savoury, The Oyster Catcher also offers salads, pastas, meat and fish with prices to suit all budgets. Come and try and decide on your favourites for yourself.

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

Fusion Restaurant

El Mirador, Los Cristianos

Open: 10.45am - 11pm

Call: 922 788 038

A unique new restaurant bringing a muchneeded, fine-dining experience to Amarilla Golf.

Gourmet food at prices you can afford. An international restaurant with romantic charm, Fusion restaurant is one of the most entertaining restaurants in the south of Tenerife. Not only host to plush tapas-inspired plates, classic international dishes and organic matured meats from Giuseppe, a well established butcher in Los Abrigos, Fusion hosts a regular roster of live music.

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Call: 922 70 80 69

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Brexit Special

By Simon Manley

You are our 28th July - 3rd August 2017

British ambassador to Spain

GIVEN the success of the recent Spanish State Visit to the UK, which, among other things, highlighted the importance of people-to-people links between our two countries, I thought it timely to return to the subject of citizens’ rights in the negotiations on our Brexit departure from, and future partnership with, the EU. In the year since the EU referendum, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of you across the country, from the Balearics to the Canaries, along the Costas and in Madrid. And our consular teams have met many more.

I know from those conversations that there has been

uncertainty for many of you.

My teams and I have listened to your concerns about the future, including your residency status in Spain, the level of your UK pensions, and your access to Spanish health and other social services.

I have also noted the questions you have about tax, inheritance, right to work and the implications of applying for Spanish nationality.

At our meetings, on our social media and in interviews, I have also

Big Brexit scare for the EU Brits BRITISH citizens living in the EU could lose their right to reside in another EU country after Brexit, according to EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier.

He warns of “fundamental divergence” between EU and UK, says a report in the Guardian, in which British officials raised the issue during intense Brexit discussions in Brussels.

EU officials, reportedly, said they were willing to look at the matter. But, naturally, they wanted a reciprocal offer from Britain, guaranteeing the same rights for Britain’s 3.4 million EU citizens.

“We still have doubts about the EU’s plans and its commitment to upholding citizens’ rights,” a UK source told the Guardian.

“The UK has put a serious offer on the table, but

there are significant gaps in the EU’s offer.”

The source told the Guardian that there was agreement on 50% of the discussions over citizens’ rights.

Some 1.2 million Britons living in the EU would be affected by the withdrawal of the right to live in another country.

It would mean, for example, a British person living in Spain would not be able to move to France before a certain period.

The British Government’s proposed “settled status” would see EU nationals lose the right to remain in the UK should they leave for two years or more.

“We would start from the assumption that, in order to maintain the right of EU citizens to move around the European Union countries, it would require the UK to reciprocate by allowing EU citizens to continue to move around freely,” a senior EU official

told the Guardian. “This is a subject of negotiations.”

Meanwhile, Barnier has said that last week’s second round of Brexit negotiations with the British Government failed to break the deadlock.

There was a “fundamental divergence” between the EU and UK negotiating teams, with Britain failing to accept that “its accounts must be settled”.

He added: “I know one has to compromise in negotiations, but we are not there yet. Let’s be very clear; we want clarity on the financial settlement because we need to be able work more until we come to areas of compromise.”

But UK’s Brexit Secretary David Davis was “encouraged” by the talks, saying: “We have had robust but constructive talks this week. Clearly, there’s a lot left to talk about, and further work, before we can resolve this.”

pledged to keep you up to date, as negotiations on our exit from the European Union continue. So, let me update you on where matters stand now, in light

A LARGE Brexit question mark also hangs over Britain’s university sector because EU academics, researchers and students, who have chosen to make their careers in the UK, are unsure about their future.

Their dilemma is whether they should they remain at some of the world’s leading educational institutions, or move abroad to centres which may not enjoy the same recognition, but whose governments are more welcoming.

Meanwhile, these institutions, which contribute 2.8% to the UK’s GDP, have been joining forces to pressure Downing Street in the hope of reducing the impact of Britain’s EU divorce as much as possible.

But the consequences are being felt, even now, because the number of people applying to UK universities from abroad has already fallen.

And 47% of EU citizens, now resident in Britain, are con-

of the latest negotiation round in Brussels last week.

The UK Government has been clear that citizens are our top priority in the exit negotiations. We want an

sidering leaving, according to a recent survey by Deloitte LLP. “A university’s excellence comes from its academics,” said Louise Richardson, the Irish-born Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.

And if that talent leaves, universities lose their prestige, and, along with it, the millions of euros in EU research funding, which will be replaced by huge tax increases.

If not, as Queen Mary University of London researcher Barbara Petrongolo argues, EU students will have to pay more than their British counterparts.

Over the last 13 months, said Ms Richardson, there has been a 14% drop in applications to British universities.

The UK receives more EU educational funding than any other member state (£4bn, or 4.46bn euros billion, in 2016), followed by Germany and Spain.

It also generates more scientific output, but 25% is produced jointly with EU researchers.

“Universities here depend on internationalisation,” said Marcos Centeno, a Spanish-born

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agreement that provides citizens with greater certainty about their future.

Last week, we held constructive and substantive discussions with the European Commission on the bulk of the issues underpinning our respective positions on citizens’ rights.

Together, we have taken a big step forward. There is a much clearer understanding on the detail of the positions on both sides, and significant convergence on the key issues that really matter to citizens.

You can read this technical note which compares the UK and EU positions on these issues here. It is clear that both sides want to move towards an agreement.

As you know, on 26th June, the Prime Minister outlined to Parliament an offer to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK. We are entering the negotiations with the European Commission and the other 27 EU Member

researcher at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

The school illustrates the problems Brexit will create for many UK educational institutions: half of its teaching staff is from overseas, and, since the Brexit vote, applications for 2018 have fallen by 40%.

States constructively and, therefore, we hope that the EU27 will offer reciprocal treatment for British nationals, resident in the other Member States.

Many of you will have seen press reports of our 26th June offer, whether in the UK or Spanish media.

I hope you will also have read the detailed proposals set out in “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” (https://www.gov.uk/ government/policies/brexit), and I encourage you to signup for email alerts (you can do so on the Home Office gov.uk page) to receive updates, to ensure that you are receiving information and guidance from official sources.

The first key element of the new proposal is residence status and working rights.

Until the UK’s exit, EU citizens in the UK will continue to enjoy all the rights they currently have under EU law; they can

Its Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, in which Centeno teaches, is the most important in the world and could face closure for lack of funding and a brain drain.

“Of the 60 people on my team, only three or four are British,” he added.

Rocco Micchiavello, from the

continue to live and work in the UK, just as they do now.

The same rights also apply to you, British residents in Spain. You can continue to live and work here in Spain, as you always have done.

After the UK’s exit from the EU, we are proposing a reciprocal deal that would protect the rights of UK nationals already in the EU, to continue to live and work in the EU. We hope that the European Commission and the 27 other Member States will agree to this.

The second key element is healthcare, pensions, education and access to benefits. It is our intention to treat EU citizens with settled status in the UK in the same way as if they were UK citizens, for the purposes of access to education, benefits and pensions.

For you, the Government has announced that the UK will continue to export and uprate the UK State Pension, and provide associat-

London School of Economics, is more optimistic, and says, regardless of Brexit, that the exchange of ideas between Britain and the EU will continue.

But he also admits, like most academics in the UK, that research funding will be hit hard by the withdrawal. For example, the grants given by

ed healthcare cover within the EU. These issues, which I know from my conversations over the last year, were important to many of you.

At the moment, those of you who are UK pensioners and resident in Spain, access healthcare through the S1 form. This means the UK reimburses Spain the cost of providing medical treatment.

After the UK leaves the EU, we want to continue your healthcare entitlements on the same basis. Healthcare in Spain was, indeed, one of the case-studies cited in the detailed proposals made by the British Government on 26th June (see link).

Subject to negotiations, we want to continue participating in the European Health Insurance Card scheme, meaning EHIC holders continue to benefit from free, or reduced-cost, needs-arising healthcare while on a temporary stay in the EU - and vice versa for EU EHIC holders visiting the UK. We hope

the European Commission will agree to this.

The British Government has said repeatedly that, until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union, and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.

You can continue travelling throughout the EU on your UK passport, without any visa requirements. You can continue to access Spanish healthcare and draw your UK pension. If you have any difficulties accessing those rights, do, please, let our Consulates know I will continue to engage with you and listen to you, as will my consular teams across Spain. In the meantime, please follow me on Twitter (@SimonManleyFCO) and access the Embassy’s social media (@UKinSpain on Twitter; British Embassy Madrid and Brits in Spain on Facebook) to keep up to date with developments.

Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s research and innovation programme, the European Research Council, and Erasmus.

But Petra Kammerevert, the European Parliament’s Cultural Committee President, said: “It is too early to assess the impact of Brexit.”

And Santiago Fisas, a Span-

ish member of the European Popular Party, doubts there will be a brain-drain because the UK “needs to hold on to talent”.

Yet the figures seem to say the opposite, and then there is the growing feeling among EU citizens in the UK that they are no longer welcome.

“If this country doesn’t want me, then I don’t want to stay here,” insisted Greek Cypriot María Chatzichristodoulou, of London South Bank University.

European Research Council grants are awarded on a personal basis, which means that an EU researcher, undertaking a project in the UK, which receives 22% of ERC funding out of 44 countries, could take his or her money elsewhere.

“It is critical for our economy,” argued Jill Evans, the Green Party’s Welsh European MP. Paolo Ruffino, an Italian researcher and lecturer at Lincoln University said: “There is a lot of anxiety.

People facing the biggest problem are those who have already begun their doctorate, so making plans is difficult for them.”

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Be in the pink, Cocktail-party fun!

Walk for Life!

Accion del Sol News

OUR next event at the refuge is on Saturday, 5th August at 8pm.

We are having an outdoor cocktail party for our friends and supporters of Accion del Sol. The evening includes an outdoor cinema,

music, play area for the children, a fire artist and much more, and you'll have the chance to meet together and make new friends over a beer or cocktail.

Please confirm your reservation by phone, e-mail teneriffa@ aktiontier.org or Whatsapp 640739193.

There's no entrance fee, but a tin or two of dog food would be

greatly appreciated!

Once again, we have a large amount of dogs and puppies of all shapes, breeds and sizes, so do come and visit if you are looking to adopt a four-legged friend.

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.

Live Arico News

Dog of the week - Brownie YEP, it’s Brownie again. He is super cute and sweet, and only about 10kg, yet this young chap has been advertised time and time again.

Last week´s “Dog of the Week” was adopted within days of being in this paper, which is awesome, but why not Brownie?

Can you turn his luck around? Please call Elaine on 678 015653 for more information, and to arrange a meeting or noobligation trial.

Upcoming summer events On Sunday, 6th August we have not one, but two, events for you. In the afternoon we will be at Destiny’s Bar, near Starco Las Americas, for a summer fundraiser packed with the island’s finest entertainers. Line-up to follow.

In the evening, there will be a night-time sponsored dog walk

- Bark at the Moon setting off from San Blas sea-front path towards Amarilla Golf and back, a total of 8k by moonlight.

Call Eugenio on 633 717480 for more information.

On Sunday, 13th August we are back at Clouseau’s, Palm Mar, for our regular fundraiser. Again, the best of entertainment for you, as well as a tombola and raffle.

See you there, folks.

Come and walk the doggies!

Join the Live Arico dog-walking club on Saturday mornings from 11am. Our dogs absolutely love it, and you will, too. Send a Whatsapp to Eugenio

on 633 717480 and he will meet you there.

Happy trails!

Live Arico shops Come and bag a bargain at any of our three shops: San Eugenio - opposite Hotel La Nina, at Las Carabelas, near Amanda's Bar. Open every day (10-4pm), and now Sundays!

Los Cristianos - Calle Revron, near Thistle and Dragon Bar and play-park. Open daily (10-4pm) Golf del Sur - Golf Park, just before the lottery kiosk. Open Monday-Friday (106pm), Saturday (103pm), Sunday (10.303pm) DON’T THROW THINGS AWAY! Call Steve on 634 819410; we can sell them to help the dogs.

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THIS year’s 13th annual Walk for Life will take place on 17th December, bringing together thousands of men and women, many of whom have been directly affected by breast cancer.

And it raises funds for a number of Spanish cancer associations, in addition to family care and research.

This spectacular, pink-themed event is organised by the Walk for Life organisation, led by Brigitte Gypen, together with Adeje and Arona Councils.

And Adeje Health

Councillor Amada Trujillo Bencomo has already met up with Brigitte to start preparations for the 2017 walk, between Arona and Adeje, as usual.

Some people won’t know that the organisation is actually active 365 days of the year, organising events, talks, workshops and much more to help individuals and families affected.

There is also a Pink Room, given by Adeje Council to the Walk for Life, which is based at the School of Security, in Los Olivos.

Councillor Trujillo said: “There are many people affected by cancer, who look forward to this event

every year, and there are many more who want to help.

“And it’s very important to recognise all that happens around the Walk, and all that goes into its organisation, something to which Adeje Council is committed on a permanent basis.”

Last year, a record 3,400-plus people took part, with almost 18,000 euros raised for this excellent charity walk.

The funds go to the Association of Women with Breast Cancer (Amate) and the Spanish Cancer Association (ECC), along with projects on investigation and research into possible cures.

K9 Animal News

Meet lovely Anke WE have many dogs, in all shapes and sizes, waiting patiently for their loving, safe-and-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

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Diary of a K9 Tenerife Dogwalker, K9 Tenerife and, not forgetting, K9 Tenerife Cats.

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WHEN Maria Zobnina’s eight-year-old daughter Anabelle was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer last year, both their worlds fell apart.

And when, after a year of continual, heavy, chemotherapy treatment and other, alternative options, her condition had deteriorated, 36-year-old Maria extended her research into the ghastly disease.

Maria, who lives with her daughter at El Galeón, Adeje, said: “I found a medical trial in the United States that can help Anabelle.

“Her diagnostic patterns have qualified her to enter a medical trial at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC. And Dr Gene Hwang, Director of Clinical Neuro-oncology there, is willing to take her on.”

Maria, who has lived here since 2004 and is divorced from her Spanish husband, added: “This trial will help us win this fight.

“It will help other families to know the outcome of the trial, which has given Anabelle

Please help tragic Anabelle recover

and me so much hope in fighting this awful disease.

“It is absolutely critical that I get her into this trial because she needs treatment,

TO: Editor MAY I, through your paper, find out how many people there are living on a community complex and being totally excluded (until bills arrive) for work done, equipment bought, etc?

Then there the meetings which take place without everyone being informed. And if you do tell the same body of people, who have been around from day one, that they are in the wrong, they make sure your fees don’t go through.

They then put you on the bad-debtors’ list, near to the President’s annual voting date, which means you cannot vote, or even attend that meeting.

This has happened to me, and I have saved all my emails relating to such events.

Yet there must be an army of people receiving the same treatment as I am, and it would be nice if we could have a legal voice to advise and speak up for us.

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Cats Welfare News THE summer in Tenerife is finally in full swing, and it’s hot, hot, hot! Keeping yourself cool can be a struggle, but water and shade are the key for both you, and your cat.

If you’re uncomfortable, there’s a good chance your cat is, too. In the summer heat you can strip down to shorts and a T-shirt, but your cat still has to wear a fur coat!

Indoor or outdoor cat?

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and she needs it fast.”

With that in mind, Maria contacted Liz Montague, who runs the successful “Helping Hands in Tenerife” children’s charity.

She told Liz: “My beautiful daughter has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous tumour that starts in the region of the brain at the base of the skull. These tumours tend to spread to other parts of the brain, and to the spinal cord.

“The hardest thing in life is to see your child in pain.

Physical is one kind of pain, emotional is another, but combined, it’s a living nightmare for a cancer patient.

“To see your child go from being a shining star to someone fighting for her life on daily basis, is beyond devastating.”

Maria added: “Annabelle has been cancer-free for the

last six months, but, after a routine scan, the doctors have found new cancerous cells.

“We have exhausted all the treatment options for medulloblosoma here, and we have done, and are doing, everything we possibly can.

“Anabelle’s diagnostic patterns have qualified her to enter a medical trial at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC area, and Dr. Gene Hwang, director of Clinical Neurooncology, is willing to take us on.

A heartbroken Liz, who has two children of her own, was moved to tears when she heard the story.

And, together with Maria, she is sending out an urgent plea for help from her many supporters, who have always responded, and anyone else who would like

to help get Anabelle and her mum to Washington promptly.

Maria said: “Please help us raise money for this long journey. Please pray for her recovery. She is all I have left.”

Liz, who met them on Tuesday, said: “It was so sad, listening to Maria speak with so much emotion about this terrible cancer battle her little girl is going through.

And Helping Hands has donated 3,000 euros towards funding Anabelle’s journey and treatment.

“I cannot imagine losing anyone to this terrible disease.

Anabelle is just eight, with the rest of her life ahead of her, and this is why it’s imperative we raise as much money as possible to support her with the trial treatment in the US.” Liz added: “Anabelle is now going down the homeopathic/herbal route because the chemotherapy treatment will not save her, and will prolong her life for a year only.

“The trials have been successful with the specialists in the US, so please, please, share Anabelle’s story and let’s give her the treatment she needs.”

Please follow this link, and, if you can, donate to help Anabelle: https://www.gofundme. com/annabelles-medicalcancer-fund?pc=wa_co_da shboard_a&rcid=f26591893 a4a46a1b07d74bc2b6ab3a3

Keep those cats cool!

If you don't have air conditioning, use a fan to circulate the air. On sunny days, keep blinds/curtains closed to cool down the temperature.

Cats can become stressed when temperatures increase to over 21 degrees. If they're outdoors, it’s important that there's always access to shade and fresh drinking water. Food should be placed in shady areas, and not left out for too long.

This avoids it being spoiled, and attracting ants, other insects and unwanted furry creatures.

Cats can get sunburnt, too, particularly their ear tips.

But never put sunscreen products on your cat without first consulting your vet, because most aren't safe

for pets. The best protection is to bring your cat indoors, to avoid extended exposure to the sun.

The pads on your cat's paws are also extremely sensitive and burn easily, so check for signs of burns from walking on hot ground. Looking after a pet in the summer is easy; think of how you keep safe in the sun, and apply the same to your furry friends.

The purrfect cat!

Tyler really is the perfect cat.

He's affectionate, loves cuddles and even dogs and other cats. He's nine years old, and wants a home where he can be loved.

He's vaccinated, neutered, microchipped and leukaemia negative, so he's ready for his new home, immediately.

He's 6 kgs so is a BIG cat; let's find this friendly, loving, gentle giant a home he deserves. Contact us via our website www.catswelfare-tenerife.com or ring/ whatsapp Maria (English) on 646629129, seven days a week 9-6pm, or Sandra (Spanish and German) after 6pm on 671282773. All cats and kittens go on a

week's trial, so you can be sure you’ve made the right decision.

Our shop We always need cat food, litter, old newspapers, sheets, towels, bedding etc for the cats and kittens in our care, and also good quality/condition items for sale in our shop.

Items in good condition can be dropped into the shop on San Blas, Golf del Sur (behind Hiperdino). It is open seven days a week, 106pm, Saturdays 10-4pm.

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.

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Picasso’s Pool Bar Singles Knockout OH what a night, as a great turnout of 28 ladies descended on Bar 180 to compete for a place in the finals of the sponsored singles tournament, sponsored by Picasso’s Pool Bar. Good darts from under-16 entrants Sade and Elise, from Lady Macs, brought them no satisfaction as they were knocked out. But well done, you girls.

Jackie H, on home turf, saw off all-comers in some close games to claim her final spot, with Pas O Nadas’s Gio joining her. She was hot stuff and progressed through without losing a leg.

Special mentions and thanks go to the following: Julie Nautas and Ami Lady Macs for assisting in scoring during the contest; Lynn, Bar 180’s host for the mouthwatering food, and barman Trevor, for looking after the girls all night long,

Bullfighting THE Balearic regional parliament voted on Monday to ban the harming or killing of bulls in the ring, although non-violent bullfights can continue.

The law, backed by a left-wing coalition that includes the Socialists (PSOE), regional group More for Mallorca, and anti-austerity party Podemos, will also see the time limit for bullfights reduced to 10 minutes maximum, with the number of animals taking part limited to three.

The law eliminates the weaponry used by bullfighters, who are also forbidden from injuring

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Scruffy Macs welcomed half of the gentlemen’s singles with Gaffers’ Dave hitting the first maximum of the night.

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Dave ‘The King’ Elvis began with a 106 finish, but Sandy, from Emerald Lounge, raised his game and won through to the last two with some supreme arrows. But Wayne would not be beaten, winning 3-0 comfortably to claim his place.

In Valle San Lorenzo, Spear Chuckers hosted the other half of the gents, and the shock of the first round was Daddy Cool meeting his Waterloo, beaten 3-1 by The Pub’s Ally.

Tom, representing Scruffy Macs, took time out from being a new father, and we all wish him, Daisy May and Shay Alan all the best.

Tom’s darts were brilliant when he dismissed Rob

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3-0, only to meet previous champion Mitch, from Phoenix Bar, who lost just one leg on his way to play Per, from the sponsors.

But Per had double trouble, and Mitch went sailing through to finals’ night.

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Bullfight cruelty put to the sword in the Balearics! the animals in any way.

And they are allowed to use the capote and the amulet (traditional coloured capes), but only to create a theatrical pageant for the audience.

In addition, bullfights can be held in permanent arenas only, and the animals, which must be at least four years old, have to be examined by vets before and after the fight to verify their “physical and psychological wellbeing”.

Both bulls and bullfighters will be tested for drugs, the law setting up regulations for mandatory, on-site medical facilities.

There will also be new regulations for breeders, to ensure they treat and transfer the bulls humanely.

These rules will also prohibit minors under the age of 18 from attending (the previous minimum age was 16), in addition to banning the sale of alcohol at bullrings.

Bullfighting was declared part of Spain’s

cultural heritage in national laws introduced in 2013 and 2015, by Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party (PP) government, but it remains highly controversial.

In 2010, the northeastern region of Catalonia banned the so-called sport. Yet Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled last year that regional authori-

ties did not have the power to ban the country’s traditional sport, after the Balearic Islands’ parliament followed Catalonia and the Canary Islands in outlawing bullfighting.

Animal welfare campaigners have applauded the Balearics’ side-stepping of Madrid, describing the “creative move” as a way of consigning bullfighting to the history books.

And these new laws could now be copied across Spain’s regional assemblies. An opinionpoll commission in 2013 revealed that just 29% of the country

supported bullfighting, while 76% opposed the use of publicfunding to support the industry.

Even so, the Balearics’ vote shows that a full ban is not strictly necessary to end the practice of bullfighting.

Humane Society International/Europe said it applauded the decision of the Balearic Islands’ Parliament.

Joanna Swabe, its senior director of public affairs, said: “Taunting and killing bulls for entertainment is a brutal anachronism, so this is a very satisfying victory for compassionate policymaking.”

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Football

Football chiefs facing disciplinary measures

SPAIN’S administrative court for sport has formally opened disciplinary procedures against Ángel María Villar, head of the country’s football association (RFEF), following his arrest last week in cases pertaining to corruption.

The shocking controversy, involving two Tenerife officials among others, also paved the way for Spain’s sports authority, the Higher Council of Sport, to rule whether to suspend Villar temporarily when they convene on Tuesday at 5pm.

The 67-year-old was jailed alongside his son, Gorka (both pictured), and Federation members after the police raids.

The administrative court’s decision was on the cards since last Thursday, when the sport’s Higher Council asked it to act against Villar following his arrest.

The Spanish league (LFP), which runs the top two La Liga divisions of club football, as well as the women’s club league, has announced that it would take part in the case against Villar as an injured party.

La Liga President Javier Tebas has been a longtime critic of Villar and the Federation, which looks after the functioning of the national teams, the calendar of club competitions, and the domestic competition Copa del Rey, among other

facets of Spanish football.

Villar; his son Gorka; Juan Padron, Federation VicePresident and President of Tenerife’s Regional Football Federation, plus Ramon Hernandez, Secretary of Tenerife’s RFF, were arrested last week when the police raided the national federation’s headquarters and other properties.

They were held on charges of improper management, misappropriation of funds, corruption and falsifying documents.

National Court judge Santiago Pedraz ordered last week that Villars and Padron remain in jail without bail. Meanwhile, Hernandez’s bail was set at 100,000 euros.

Angel Maria Villar, who seems to be in hot water

Angel Maria, also Fifa’s Senior Vice-President and a Uefa Vice-President, has been the President of the Spanish Federation since 1988.

Inigo Mendez de Vigo, the Spanish Government’s Sports Minister, said the government was ready to take charge of the Federation operations to prevent the running of Spain’s major football from being smeared by the scandal.

The calendar-scheduling for the first two divisions of La Liga football was delayed by a day following the arrests.

The police raids on offices and homes last Tuesday took around four hours, culminating in the highprofile people being arrested

on charges relating to backhanders and favouritism, unauthorised personal profit, embezzlement and forgery linked to organising international football matches.

The Balearic Islands Federation headquarters, the Comunidad Valenciana, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and the two Spanish-owned enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, on the northern Moroccan coast, have all been searched.

“Operation Soule”, as the case is now known, has led to the Valencia region’s Federation Chairman Vicente Muñoz, who has been in the role since 1986, placed under police scrutiny.

That’s partly because he

Juan Padron, who has been with the Spanish FA since 1984

owns a travel agency, which may have been linked to the scam. But he was not been taken into custody.

Villar’s son, sports lawyer Gorka, has also been taken into custody, while in Melilla, the RFEF regional chairman Diego Martínez Gómez has, as yet, escaped arrest. And it is not known whether he has been charged for any offence, although he is regarded in the sports world as Villar’s right-hand man.

Curiously, the RFEF was set to approve a “good conduct” and “transparent management” code, drawn up by Villar himself after he was re-elected in May. Although the case remains sub-judice, the Guardia Civil is probing events dating back as far as 2009, including two friendlies between Spain and South Korea, in 2010 and 2012, in the preparatory rounds for the World Cup and Uefa Euros, both of which Spain won in these years.

There is no issue about the validity of Spain’s epic wins, which comprised a hat-trick at the highest level, starting with the Uefa Euros in 2008 and 2010, and the 2012 World Cup. Instead, the case relates to illegal commissions and back-handers between RFEF figureheads and various companies linked to international matches, including football clubs Recreativo and Marino.

Police have revealed that pen drives seized containing “hidden” documents found could add up two terabytes (2TB) of data.

Ramon Hernandez, Secretary of the Tenerife Federation

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