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Granadilla blaze may have been accidental

THE huge Granadilla fire, which began on Sunday evening and has raged through three days, was still burning last night (Thursday), and Cabildo President Carlos Alonso believes it could have been started by accident, at the Madre del Agua campsite.

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Wind helped fuel the blaze Continued from Front However, the authorities had high hopes of it being contained by last night (Thursday), after a total of 350 hectares, spread over three areas and covering 9½ kilometres in all, had been destroyed, including pine forest and dry vegetation.

And, considering that one hectare is bigger than a standard football pitch, that’s an enormous expanse.

The fire was reported at 8.50pm on Sunday by a hiker, who spotted it from Los Escurriales, the landscape around Vilaflor, looking down at Madre del Agua.

A helicopter from the Canarian emergency salvage -and-rescue team was on hand throughout Monday, trying to extinguish a

fast-spreading blaze, which could be seen, the previous night, from Arico, Vilaflor and at Madre del Agua.

And although the temperatures were low, danger was never far away because the wind

was, slowly, blowing the fire towards the pine forests.

Some 65 Spanish Army soldiers were already in action, with another 45 en-route. Also present were the forests’ fire services, with two spe-

Far better outlook for this summer’s aerial firefighters

FIREFIGHTERS in Spain, who use helicopters or small planes, have been given a chance to douse wildfires more effectively this summer, thanks to new legislation.

Ahead of the prevention campaign this summer, air tankers will be exempt from complying with standard rest periods, according to the Official State Bulletin (BOE).

The amendment means their pilots can now work for up to three consecutive hours, as opposed to two, which will be a welcome change, in the wake of last year.

That became one of the worst periods for forest fires since 2010.

Yet the Official College of Pilots (COPAC) says the amendment does not go far enough. “This is a partial and transitional measure,” says a spokesman for the association. “We believe a complete revision of the legislation is necessary.

“The current legislation is ambiguous, out of date and has little to do with the reality of aerial, firefighting operations, either with regard to safety,

or putting out fires.

“An adequate legislative framework, with reference to activity and rest times, is a fundamental, safety measure for professionals, who are carrying out a basic public service.”

Last year, there were almost 800 forest fires in Spain, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Agriculture. During the summer alone, fire devoured almost 105,000 hectares of forest in Doñana, Valencia, Galicia and Asturias, destroying the natural habitat of much of the local fauna.

Yet COPAC has been complaining since 2014 about the twohour rule, which applied to air tankers refilling from airfields, but not to those refilling from nearby sources.

“Statistically, most

forest fires last for three hours, and the first hours of tackling them are the most effective,” said the spokesman.

“There have been cases in which the fire has had to be abandoned to comply with the legislation, and it has then taken longer to put out when work has resumed.

“When it comes to planes that can’t fill with water in reservoirs close to the fire, the journey to refill is not efficient to deal with a fire. Normally, the plane doesn’t work for more than 40-50 minutes on the fire in the two hours stipulated by the legislation.”

But the new rule amendment should lead to a more effective response to wildfires across the country and, consequently, less devastation.

cialised fire-engines, as well as the Local Police and the Guardia Civil.

Jose Antonio Valbuena, head of the Environmental Sector, who took charge of the operation from the start, felt that, with the help of two seaplanes, as well as the decreasing wind conditions, the fire would have been totally extinguished by last night (Thursday).

A press conference, held yesterday afternoon in La Laguna, was conducted by Ten-

erife Cabildo President Carlos Alonso, along with Sanchez, who is also a Technician.

They gave detailed information on the disaster, stressing that the fire could have been intentional, down to carelessness, or accidental.

That’s because, they pointed out, the weather conditions on Sunday, when the fire started, could not have been a possible factor.

And though most of the inferno is now under control, the for-

est fire is still active around the Los Escurriales area, between Vilaflor and Granadilla de Abona.

The Emergency Services were concentrating on controlling the eastern perimeter, where the fire still remains active, covering an area of some 80 hectares around El Rio de Arico.

Earlier in the week, the Canarian Government considered the blaze to be a Level One emergency, with hundreds of dedicated workers already in the field.

These included 115 military from the Emergency unit (UME), as well as 120 members from the Forest Brigade (Brifor), along with Technicians and Communications officers.

But some 350 hectares, including the pine forest and its vegetation, were affected, and smoke from the blaze could be seen from the mountains close by.

Thankfully, though, no homesteads or farms appeared to have been touched.

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SPAIN’S Alliance of Tourism Towns (AMT), comprising Adeje, Arona, Benidorm, Calvià, Lloret de Mar, Salou, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Torremolinos, has outlined its priorities as the country’s leading tourism destinations.

And the main thrust is that its individual boroughs need a “particular” financial system, and other means, to cope with the demands of the ever-growing tourist population, as well as more funding.

Representatives gathered at a Madrid meeting earlier this week, and members of the British Embassy and consulates were also present.

The eight member boroughs, together, represent just 0.92% of the Spanish population, yet they received 13.52% of visitors to the country, with 11,059, 430 arriving last year alone.

They have an average occupation rate of over 82%, and employ over 86,000 people in the sector.

In fact, Spain is currently registering as the secondbest tourism market in the world.

The strong competition in the sector, globally, and the permanent evolution of the demand of the new tourist, are issues of concern for the members’ boroughs.

They are all are working to digitalise the sector,

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Tourism towns in need of a ‘special financial system’

and to continue to grow as sustainable, safe and accessible places to visit.

These elements are important in making the difference between Spain’s destinations, and many others, and maintaining their position as world tourism leaders.

To further the boroughs’ aims, the group says it needs a specific, financial system, with increased funding

“We want to be able to continue offering both residents and visitors quality public services” from public administration, to install many of the new products which will increase their competitive edge.

That, in turn, will continue

PP leader in ‘fake’ mess, by degrees!

CRISTINA Cifuentes, leader of the Spanish Government’s Popular Party in Madrid, is facing a fresh probe over claims that she faked a master’s degree qualification.

Pressure is mounting, from two opposition groups, for Cifuentes to resign. Socialist party PSOE insists it will again attempt to force a vote of no-confidence against her, while Podemos has called for her to step down immediately.

Spain’s Public Prosecutor is now looking at evidence presented by King Juan Carlos University, which has contradicted her claims.

One of the tutors there now says he did not sign the degree certificate,

amid claims that a signature was falsified. But at a Madrid press conference, the 53-year-old woman said: “I am not going to resign because I have not lied about anything.”

The controversy comes after Spanish news website El Diario broke the news that the politician had failed to complete a degree in “public regional law”, at King Juan Carlos Univer-

sity (URJC), in 2012. The regional leader claimed she had “misplaced” her thesis, but the university was also unable to release a copy.

Her certificate was, reportedly, altered at a later date to say she actually did have the qualification.

After being caught out, Cifuentes later said that she did not attend classes or take exams with other students, because, she claimed, she had a private agreement with university tutors to accommodate her busy schedule.

The entire incident is a major embarrassment to the PP party, which launched its national conference in Seville last weekend.

to see positive returns for the country.

Adeje Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga says this isn’t just about “asking for money”, but “allocating the tools needed to direct the finance to alleviate the kinds of pressure tourism boroughs are under”.

These boroughs, he says, have to deal with a huge, seasonal increase in their populations; people who visit and don’t reside in the boroughs, yet still require services.

Without specific aid, said Rodríguez Fraga, the resident population will, potentially, suffer a parallel decrease in services.

“We are dealing with issues that mark us out from other Spanish boroughs,” insisted the Mayor. “And, as there are laws which apply only to the larger cities in Spain, we believe it is only fair that we have specific regulations that apply to the boroughs with a large, regular, tourism weighting.”

Arona Mayor José Julián Mena said: “While tourism is a source of income, and brings opportunities to the residents of our boroughs,

we can’t forget that the industry also brings huge pressure to bear, on local infrastructures and services.”

He added: “We want to be able to continue offering both residents and visitors quality public services, but that isn’t easy with pressure from the local population, as well as a daily, floating influx of about 225,000, people.

“That is why, exactly, we need a particular, financial structure which is also adapted to the needs here: roads, sanitation and health services, for example.”

Also attending the meeting were Bill Murray, Head of Economics and Public Policy at the British Embassy; Sarah Jane Morris, British Consul for Madrid and Alicante, along with Lloyd Milen, British Consul for the Balearics, Catalonia and Andorra.

They are interested in the group’s evolution, given the importance of the British market.

During the meeting, there was also a discussion about the worries regarding the question of Brexit, and how this might affect tourism.

However, all members were keen to stress the popularity of Spain as a holiday destination with Britons, and an overall sense that Brexit will not have a huge impact on tourism and commerce in that sector.

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The monster wet-wipes

A CAMPAIGN, called “Don’t Feed the Monster” is spreading across Spain, including the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, aimed at preventing wipes from being flushed down toilets and ending up on shores.

Baby and toilet wipes are meant to be binned, but countless numbers have clogged sewers and treatment plants, which, eventually, leads to them washing up on rocky areas.

Water company Emaya spends an extra 250,000 euros, annually, on clearing wipes from the sewers and unclogging blockages.

Local councils and groups also make efforts to clean wipes out of sewer

systems and off beaches.

Public company Calvia 2000 spent well over 300,000 euros last year, unblocking sanitation systems, and removing 851

tons of solid waste. Part of the campaign reminds householders that even biodegradable wipes should not be flushed.

That’s because they do not

have time to break down before causing serious problems and pollution.

They should be added to compost piles or thrown in the bin.

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Man arrested for domestic violence A NIGERIAN man was arrested by Local Police in La Laguna on Monday evening for physically abusing his girlfriend.

The cops arrested the 40-year-old, known as E.M.O, after a neighbour called them from the El Cardonal area.

He said a couple were having a discussion, as well as pushing each other around, in the middle of the street. He was concerned, he said, because there was a child present.

Curiously, the situation appeared calm when the police arrived. But when they questioned both parties, it became clear that the discussion was about their car, and that EMO had hit her.

The woman said he had also bitten her hand and kicked her, all in front of their eight-year-old child.

The police, who learned that there was a restraining order between both parties, could see her injuries because her right hand was swollen and limp. They then arrested her partner, charging him with domestic violence.

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smoked out as inmate torches mattress

POLICE in Spain, searching for a woman reported missing a month ago, have found “biological remains”, believed to be hers, in the boot of her partner’s car.

Zuni Adela Baez Mancuello had travelled from Paraguay to Spain on 6th March to see her boyfriend. But she went missing from Fuentidueña del Tajo, in Madrid, a month ago.

The 34-year-old (pictured), was described as just under five feet tall, thin, with a fair complexion and light-brown hair. She was wearing a dark sweater, grey trousers and a long grey coat, and carried a yellow suitcase and a beige bag.

Guardia Civil sources have not specified, exactly, what remains were found in the boot of the car.

Funeral man’s last service

A 48-YEAR-OLD funeral worker, in Spain, died during a service last Sunday. Paramedics, and an air ambulance, attended the scene in Oropesa, Toledo.

But nothing could be done to save the life of the poor man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was not determined.

Utter chaos at Gatwick A TOTAL of 43 inmates, serving time at El Salto del Negro Prison, in Gran Canaria capital Las Palma, were evacuated after a cell was set on fire on Sunday evening, at around 8.30.

GATWICK Airport, with the second-busiest, single runway in the world, was reduced to “complete and utter chaos” after closing for several periods last weekend, when airtraffic controllers called in sick, leaving one person in charge.

An easyJet flight from Alicante was diverted to Luton airport, where the plane refuelled before returning to Gatwick.

The airline, which apologised to passengers for any inconvenience, confirmed that three of its flights had been delayed and one diverted, adding that the situation was “outside of our control”.

One airport worker said: “It was complete and utter chaos.

No one could believe what was happening.”

Jet2’s tasty touch-down

THERE was much happier news for passengers travelling to Mallorca from Leeds-Bradford Airport on Monday on board a Jet2 flight. On arrival, cakes and refreshments were offered all round, to mark the airline’s 15th anniversary of this particular route.

In that period, it is estimated that the airline has operated more than 17,000 flights, transporting more than six million passengers.

Currently, Jet2 flies to the island from nine UK airports: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Stansted, Leeds-Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and East Midlands.

The cell was on Block 9 and was occupied by a prisoner with the initials YO, who torched his own mattress to create attention.

The smoke permeated the entire block, triggering the general alarms, but the evacuation was hampered because the heat caused a door to jam.

Fortunately, officers were able to open it, manually, and what a good job they did because the consequences could have been far worse.

In fact, their quick thinking almost certainly saved the lives of many inmates.

But the prisoner who sparked the fire did suffer smoke inhalation because he refused to leave his cell. His

actions prevented officers from rescuing his cell-mate, and they had to use force to transfer YO to the isolation wing.

All the other inmates were led away from danger, through a communal room on the lowerfloor of the prison, which was also covered with the thick, black smoke.

Two inmates, who suffered severe breathing difficulties, were treated on site, while the prisoner who caused the fire was transferred to a local hospital for treatment.

Skeleton could be that of a 2016 missing man A SKELETON was found by a woman walking her dog in Adeje, and Local Police were alerted immediately.

It was discovered in Calle Principe Pelinor, in the Galeon area, and a source from the Guardia Civil has confirmed that the bones are from a human body, According to the same source, it looked as though they had been there for quite some time, and for, that reason, police cannot

confirm whether it is male or female; neither can they yet determine the cause of death, for the same reason.

Also found, around the skeleton, were a pair of black trousers and a piece of fluorescent clothing, as well as a pair of trainers.

Officials are not ruling out the possibility that it could be the remains of Carmelo Antonio Diaz Pezcoso, who disappeared in the area in November 2016.

Neighbours last saw Carmelo near his home, close to the El Galeon area. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing orange shorts, a green pistachio shirt, black shoes and yellow glasses.

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Horrible waste of sperm whale’s life

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Women hurt in a crash

TWO women were injured at around 10pm on Tuesday in a car accident in the Adeje area of El Tijoco de Arriba.

The Emergency Services sent an ambulance to the scene, and one of the women, aged 47, injured her back, while her companion, 34, had mild whiplash.

They were transferred to Adeje’s Hospital Quiron for observation.

Nine-year car-parking fiasco cost firm a mint

MAN-made rubbish, including a drum, has led to the death of a young sperm whale, found near Cabo de Palos, in Murcia, Spain.

The whale died because of its inability to digest the rubbish, which caused peritonitis, and inflammation of its internal organs.

An autopsy, conducted by the El Valle Wildlife Rescue Centre, found it had swallowed 29kgs of waste, including plastic bags, ropes and fishing nets, as well as that drum!

Murcia Environment Minister Consuelo Rosauro said: “The presence of plastics in seas and oceans is one of the biggest threats to the conservation of wildlife in the world.”

Despite regular campaigns against plastic waste, some 19 billion pounds ends up in the world’s oceans annually.

South Hospital’s so near to completion EL MOJON, Tenerife South’s new hospital, which is already providing many services now, is on course to be fully operational by April 2019.

A meeting at the Chayofabased hospital, between

Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo, along with Tenerife Cabildo President Carlos Alonso and Jose Manuel Baltar, a Regional Health advisor, ended positively on Wednesday.

El Mojon’s official spokesman, Jordi Espulgas, said they were extremely satisfied with the work on the South Hospital, as it is known. The long-awaited

Faker-cash Brits rumbled

FOUR Brits have been arrested in Magaluf for paying bills with fake 20 and 50-euro bank notes in bars and restaurants.

Alarm bells went off when locals realised what was happening, even though they looked identical to the genuine notes. But the texture of them was not perfect, which gave the game away.

The Guardia Civil and National Police rounded up the suspects on Monday night, and detained them.

After spending Monday night in a cell, the expats were taken to their Terranova apartments,

where Guardia officers found 5,000 euros in cash, at least 2,000 of which were false notes.

Whether the remaining sum is genuine is being checked out.

The four expats have, reportedly, been “living their lives to the full” in Mallorca for some time, and have been hanging out in Magaluf ’s famous tourist areas.

Investigators are trying to find out if the four are merely a group of friends, financing their stay on the island crookedly, or if they belong to a wider organisation.

hospital is now developing rapidly, with four operating rooms and a maternity wing, with its own specialised theatre, and four birthing units.

Also, two floors in the main wing are designed for admissions, and include an on-site pharmacy and sterilisation block.

In addition, Espulgas said the chemotherapy unit would be operative from the

middle of May. The officials also raised the importance of a public hospital here in the South, and analysed data from last year, which showed there were 170,000 consultations, as well as around 60,000 emergencies.

The Canarian Government will start contracting equipment for the operating and delivery rooms next month.

A VEHICLE, left at Palma’s Plaza Bisbe Berenguer Palou car-park for nine years, has finally been towed away, after clocking up 28,000 euros in fines.

The Volvo was left in a space next to the barrier, in March 2009, by a woman known as “Inmaculada M”, who never returned to collect it. Back in 2013, a judge ruled that she must pay the fine and collect the vehicle as soon as possible. But the authorities were unable to track her down.

Months turned to years, and there was still no response from the mystery motorist. A further legal decision, in 2017, awarded the Volvo to the car-park owners, but its diminished value hardly covered a fraction of the huge parking fine.

The owners decided to wait until this week to see if “Inmaculada M” would finally materialise, but, alas, they gave up and had the car towed away, leaving a 28,000-euro hole in their takings.

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Council’s HIV testing is available straight away A CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage people in certain groups to take advantage of rapid HIV-testing available, in Adeje.

The Council’s Department of Health has offered this service for a few years through the borough’s Infosex group, in collaboration with the Canarian Health Service.

The programme enables those interested in being tested to do so in a fast, confidential, free and anonymous way, with qualified personnel in attendance.

Adeje Health Councillor Amada Trujillo Bencomo said: “We feel, perhaps, that there may be people unaware of the service, so we are launching the campaign to publicise it for the general public. Our main objective is always the good health of the people of Adeje.”

He added: “Since 2014, we

have been in partnership with the regional health service in offering HIV/AIDS and sexually-transmitted disease-testing in nonclinical settings, offering early detection to ensure better health care.”

Infosex is based in the South of Tenerife, and its main objective is to offer information regarding health and sexuality. It also provides rapid testing for HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis C.

“We want to make people aware of the importance of early diagnosis in HIV/Aids cases, and encourage them to take the rapid test” And, in collaboration with Adeje Health Centre, it offers the Hep A vaccine, and works with the Asociación

Woman who fell from ambulance

A PATIENT, said to be mentally ill, was seriously injured after falling from the back of an ambulance, on Spain’s busy AP-7 motorway, in the Costa Blanca area of Ondara.

A German expat, living in Moraira, in Alicante, said he was following behind the ambulance, which was travelling at speed, when the back doors suddenly flew open and a woman tumbled into the road in front of him. He braked just in time, and tried to protect

her body with his car, before trying to warn other drivers, who were speeding on the same carriageway.

It is alleged that the ambulance crew didn’t realise the woman had fallen until alerted by other drivers. The German believed the woman was aged between 20-40 and was “breathing with difficulty”.

The ambulance crew then put her on a stretcher and said it was not necessary to call a doctor. It is also alleged that one of them said it was

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the woman’s fault “because she is crazy”.

The incident, reported only this week, happened on 31st March.

The authorities say they have opened an investigation to determine how the patient was able to open the door to the vehicle.

They added that the woman, who suffers from a mental illness, was accompanied by a technician on the journey, and that she had been secured with a belt, on the stretcher.

Cruz Blanca to reach vulnerable women who may be working as prostitutes.

The service, which is completely anonymous, confidential and free, can be accessed by anyone. To book an appointment for a rapid HIV test, telephone 601 701 703.

Adeje’s Department of Health, together with Infosex Adeje, carried out more than 200 of these tests, vaccinating over 150 people.

Cllr Trujillo Bencomo stressed: “We are involved in a serious campaign to let people know about Infosex Adeje, and the services on offer.

“We want to make people aware of the importance of early diagnosis in HIV/ Aids cases, and encourage them to take the rapid test, particularly those in groups who are more at risk of HIV.

“These include men engaging in sexual activity with other males, as well as transsexual women. The campaign will use all media, social platforms, posters, leaflets etc.”

The National Plan in Aids believe that 30% of people living with Aids in Spain are still not aware that they are HIV positive, or that the occurence of STIs continues to rise.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, known as UNAIDS, is leading the global effort to end AIDS as a public-health threat by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.

It has a 90:90:90 strategy: by 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90% of all those with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy, and 90% of those receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.

Trujillo Bencomo said “Adeje Council is committed to allocating the human, material and economic resources necessary, to work with this international body to make this happen.”

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Puigdemont release sparks tension with German authorities A GERMAN judge’s decision to release former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont from custody, after he had been held for 12 days on a European arrest warrant, has created tension between the governments of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy.

Puigdemont is on bail for 75,000 euros, but the Spanish executive has made it clear that this move has upset its strategy for dealing with various, independence leaders, who fled the country to avoid the legal consequences of their secessionist bid.

A spokesperson said: “If the EU is used by some states to question other states, then the EU loses its function.”

Puigdemont, and several other former officials and deputies, on charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds, in connection with Catalonia’s illegal referendum and unilateral independence declaration of last October, fled to Belgium, Switzerland and Scotland to avoid arrest in Spain.

The former premier was arrested in Germany as he travelled back to Belgium from Finland. The warrant was issued by Spain, which had hoped that the German

“If the EU is used by some states to question other states, then the EU loses its function.”

judiciary would equate the Spanish crime of rebellion with its high treason, to ensure that Puigdemont could be tried for the offence back home.

German prosecutors supported this move last week, but a judge in the SchleswigHolstein regional court has since ruled out the charge of “rebellion” against the former Catalan leader.

Until now, the Rajoy administration had boasted that Catalan separatists had failed to secure support from any European country, institution or partner.

During a trip to Algeria last Tuesday, the Prime Minister said that Europe could not merely be an economic and mercantile union, but a union of moral and democratic values, based on common rights.

Last Tuesday, Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catalá had a long, informal talk about the Puigdemont case with his Belgian counterpart, Koen Geens, at an event in Marrakesh.

The conversation focused on the problems with the European arrest-warrant system, created 14 years ago to simplify extradition requests between countries.

Both ministers agreed that these warrants normally

work well, many being carried out within 15 days, but not so with the morehigh-profile cases.

In these latter cases, judges are often granted excessive latitude to review a judicial process, which has already been investigated in the country of origin.

As a result, the EU warrant is not applied the way it was designed to be: automatically, and without room for reinterpretation.

Some PP leaders went further in their criticism.

“If somebody attempts a coup and is not returned to the country where he attempted the coup, then maybe eliminating the borders turned out to be a bad decision,” said Spaniard Esteban González Pons, the European People’s Party Group spokesman.

“If the EU is used by some states to question other states, then the EU loses its function.”

Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis was asked whether the Spanish Government should be making more of an effort to the rest of Europe, offering its own view of the matter. And, also, whether they should explain what a critical situation the Catalan crisis has created for a major EU member.

The Rajoy government had boasted that Catalan separatists had failed to secure support from any EU country or institution.

But Dastis replied negatively, and said that it was enough to wait and see what the various judges would do, because of Spain’s respect for the separation of powers.

A similar argument has been used in public by Justice Minister Catalá, and by government spokesman Íñigo Méndez de Vigo.

In private, though, officials are disconcerted

by Germany’s decision, particularly in light of the “unfortunate” comments made in public by Justice Minister Katarina Barley.

She said that if Spanish courts could not prove that Puigdemont misused public funds, “then Puigdemont will be a free man in a free country: namely, Germany”.

Rafael Catalá, Spain’s Justice Minister, said his German counterpart should respect all judicial decisions in the case, both those made by German and Spanish judges.

He also noted that German prosecutors had asked for Puigdemont to be extradited for rebellion.

Last Sunday, Foreign Minister Dastis said he would not seek to increase “tension” with Germany, insisting on the need to “depoliticise” the matter.

He told journalists at the PP national convention in Seville: “This is a matter between judges, and we’re going to leave it at that.”

Thugs hammer guard, then torch beach club A GROUP of thugs, who tied a security guard up and beat him severely, then set fire to a popular Costa del Sol beach club, razing it to the ground.

But, after torching the club, the suspects at least moved the guard away from the blaze so he wouldn’t be burned alive.

The attack happened in the early hours of last Sunday at the popular Heaven Beach Club, on Guadalmansa

beach, which had been frequented by “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown, who was born in

Marbella. There were two security guards on the premises, and one of them heard a noise at 3am. When

he went out to investigate, he was surprised by hooded men, who tied him up. The other employee escaped and called for help.

After immobilising the victim, the assailants beat him persistently, then stole some of his personal belongings. They went on to spray a mattress with a flammable liquid and set it on fire.

The flames spread all over the property, which was built with African reeds.

And despite efforts to douse the fire, the building’s material meant it was razed to the ground rapidly.

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A GANG of smugglers, understood to have exported thousands of young eels (elvers) illegally to Asia, made around 37½m euros before being broken up by the Guardia Civil.

They discovered that a 10-strong group, comprising 10 Chinese, Moroccan and Spanish people, had been set up to supply young eels to China and Japan, where they could grow and become more valuable.

The eels were, initially, caught illegally in Spanish waters and transferred to Portugal.

That’s why Spanish authorities recruited the assistance of Europol and Portuguese police, which resulted in the seizure of a number of shipments at various airports in Portugal.

To avoid further arrests there, the group moved part of their illegal activity to the southern Spain area of Algeciras, in Cadiz, but a Moroccan was arrested in nearby Tarifa, trying to smuggle the eels out of the country.

Guardia Civil officers, via an operation called Elver, then searched properties in Gijin, Piedras Blancas and Soto del Boat, in Asturias, as well as Algeciras. They discovered 364 suitcases, capable of holding more than 5,000kgs of eels, bound for China.

Following this huge raid, a van was stopped, thanks to information received, holding 129kgs of elvers, which were intended for transport to Morocco by lorry.

It is believed that the total value of the eels, once sold on the open market, was estimated at 400m euros.

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Dumping ground for island’s elderly folk SOME say their house is too small, while others complain about having too much work and too little time. Then there are those who don’t even bother to make up an excuse.

According to staff at La Palma’s General Hospital, the latter simply don’t answer their calls, asking them to collect their elderly relative.

This hospital is used, regularly, as a dumping ground for “bothersome” next-of-kin.

There are currently four abandoned senior citizens there, yet between 10 and 20 is the norm.

Initially, the family bring their aged parent or relative to the emergency services because he or she has a severe health problem, ranging from a stroke to cardiac failure.

The patient is admitted and

the condition treated, but staff soon begin to realise that family visits are few and far between, if at all.

And when no one shows up to collect the patient after discharge, these suspicions are confirmed.

“Some people can’t take responsibility for them because they, themselves, are also dependent on someone else, but other cases are shocking,” said centre director José Izquierdo, who has seen his

“We are constantly juggling priorities” hospital make headlines on a number of occasions because of this scenario.

“It’s not a problem peculiar to here,” he points out. “It’s happening in all hospitals in the Canary Islands and

across Spain, because of our increasingly-aged population.”

And Izquierdo stresses that reporting the worst of these cases to the authorities has met with little success.

“That’s because the criminal offence of abandonment is not clearly regulated,” he says. “And also, because, technically, the people are not abandoned since they are being treated in a hospital.”

The search then begins for a spot in a nursing home. But, with an increasingly-elderly population on the island, and around 300 places available, it can take up to a year to find one.

Meanwhile, in several cases, the families who abandoned the relative are spending the latter’s pension, and taking possession of his or her belongings.

And all the while, the taxpayer foots a bill of around 3,000 euros a month for his or her care at a staterun home.

Izquierdo is requesting

better, sterner laws, which will enforce the return of the old person’s property in the event of abandonment.

This situation affects the general public in other ways, such as delays in scheduled surgeries, through a lack of beds, and, consequently, longer waiting lists. “We are constantly juggling priorities,” says Izquierdo.

One 87-year-old man has been living in the hospital since May 2017. He is an independent sort, who simply needs someone to remind him to take his medication at the right time, and help him to prepare meals. But he has no idea why his children don’t come for him.

“He says he doesn’t understand what’s happening,” says a staff member. “He has worked all his life and has his own house. He cries a lot. He says he just wants to be taken away from the hospital, because it is ‘an ugly place’ where he sees a lot of people ‘who go away, and who die’.”

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Socialists in Hard work for bid to outlaw the maritime ‘fake news’

SPAIN could become one of the first countries in the world to legislate against fake news, because an amendment to a new dataprotection bill has been put forward by the Spanish Socialists Party (PSOE).

Its intention is to get rid of false, online content, which could pose a threat to real facts and information.

In a bid to regulate digital rights, the amendment seeks to make administrators of social media and digital platforms personally responsible for potentiallyuntruthful content, published on their sites.

It also wants to preserve people’s rights to reputation online, and those affected may even be allowed to demand that the website publishes corrections, but only in certain legal situations.

The term “fake news”, coined by US President Donald Trump, has led to a number of recent scandals, which have posed a threat to democracy.

But it is unclear whether the term is referring to the publication of false facts, or the way online platforms make editorial decisions about what they choose to report.

If Spain’s new amendment is passed, it could become the first country with multiple, comprehensive laws relating to digital rights.

Malaysia has approved a harsh law against fake news, doling out a six-year prison sentence for offenders, while Germany passed a law last year, fining social-media sites if they did not remove defamatory content.

Other governments are, currently, considering creating similar laws, including Singapore and the Phillipines.

But Spain would, thus far, be the only country to present sweeping laws regulating digital rights.

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THE Maritime Search-and-Rescue team met up again on Tuesday, for the second successive day, in the hunt for a small, migrants’ boat, which left Senegal last Sunday.

The boat, heading towards the Canaries, was thought to have at least 20 people aboard.

The alert was made by an official from a non-government organisation (ONG), who is working with the immigrants, The Sasemar 103 aeroplane was also out again on Tuesday, retracing the route thought to have been taken by the migrants, as well as searching the South coastline of Tenerife, which the boat was, apparently, targeting.

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Mad couple couldn’t stop provoking the police LOCAL Police have arrested and charged a 20-yearold British woman, along with a Polish man, for assaulting officers.

They were arrested when officers, assigned to the tourist unit, were carrying out their routine patrol on the Paseo de las Canteras, in the Gran Canaria capital of Las Palmas.

While on patrol, the cops began questioning a street vender, when two people, his friends, evidently, butted in. They insulted the officers, verbally, and attempting to take a gun from one of them.

The officers then asked for identification, but the woman was reluctant to hand hers over, so her companion decided to create a scene by provoking the officers, pushing one of them.

Both officers tried to calm things down, but the situation deteriorated and the cops were on the receiving end of physical aggression.

The officers tried to restrain the 27-yearold, whose behaviour was extremely violent.

During the struggle, he managed to dislocate one of the officer’s knees, with a martialarts movement, apparently.

The cops managed to wrestle the man to the ground, but, while he was being restrained, the woman was kicking both officers constantly.

She disappeared from the area quickly, but was soon located and arrested by other policemen.

The couple, who were arrested and charged with police assault, were placed in police custody, awaiting a court appearance.

Addicts lining up for their cocaine bargain DRUG-DEALERS are taking a leaf out of coffee shops’ books, by dispensing loyalty cards, offering free cocaine to keep their lucrative, middle-class buyers hooked.

The “loyal-t” scheme mirrors deals offered by coffee chains, and gives wealthy customers their sixth and 12th purchases, free.

The wraps, which cost up to £100 each, are then delivered to homes or offices by couriers, who stamp their loyalty cards when the cash is handed over.

This so-called “culture of excess” is being blamed for escalating violence on city streets across the UK. The loyalty card reads: “One freebie for every five stamps that you collect”, and uses a smiley-face image from the 1980s, suggesting dealers are hoping to appeal to middle-aged clients.

Harry Shapiro, of DrugWise, an online, drug-information service, told the Daily Telegraph: “The level of competition on the street means they have to offer

“Buying cocaine is now as easy as ordering a pizza, and this drug trade is increasing violent crime on London’s streets,” an incentive to get their customers to stay with the one dealer.

“But this card also shows how there are two, very different ends of the drugdealing spectrum. At the one end, there is an offer of a modicum of support to the buyer. But, at the other end, they are trying to beat the competition, and that competition results in violence on the streets.”

Last week, Labour MP David Lammy said the “Deliveroo-style” drugs culture had driven soaring rates of young people being murdered in London.

“Buying cocaine is now as easy as ordering a pizza, and this drug trade is increasing violent crime on London’s streets,” he added.

He believes the trade has created a cocaine industry worth £11bn, which has bred gang rivalry, and wars over

territory. The Tottenham MP said he knew from police that Eastern European and Albanian gangs were trafficking drugs, guns and people, and that police had “lost control” of the drugs market.

Politicians, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Home Secretary Amber Rudd, had failed to show interest, he said.

“I’ve had four deaths in the London Borough of Haringey since January, and as many knife attacks as there have been weeks in the year,’ he said.

“There are parents, friends, families and schools traumatised and grieving, and there is absolutely no sign, at the moment, of a reduction in the violence.”

He stressed: “I’ve been an MP now for 18 years, and I’m afraid that what we’re seeing today is the

worst I’ve ever seen it.”

But Ms Rudd is ready to order websites such as YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram to do more about shutting down content promoting violence and knife crime.

The National Crime Agency disclosed last month that some 819 British citizens were flagged as possible victims of slavery last year, two-thirds of them aged under 18.

Many are thought to have been exploited by drugdealing networks, which use children and vulnerable people as couriers, to move drugs and cash to rural or coastal towns, to sell heroin and crack cocaine.

Lammy said: “We are the drugs market of Europe, and I think the police and our country have lost control of that drugs market.

“You have young children, as young as 12 or 13, being recruited into gangs to run drugs across county lines. Drugs are prolific.

It’s like Deliveroo… they’re as prolific as ordering a pizza.”

The Home Office identifies the “devastating” impact of crack cocaine as a key driver of the street violence.

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Drug lord fails to end gang war in Scotland

BRITISH security services recruited an expat drug lord in Costa del Sol to act as a peacemaker, in an attempt to end a longstanding, Scottish, gang war, which has led to bloodshed over the years.

In a bid to settle the infamous Daniel v Lyons drug feud, which has threatened Scottish authorities for almost two decades, the expat was approached to persuade the rivals to agree a truce.

The wealthy criminal, in his 60s, was on business in London when contacted by representatives from either MI5, or the National Crime Agency, reported Scotland’s Daily Record newspaper.

It is not clear which intelligence agency approached the expat, who

was jailed after a huge heroin haul was seized in Glasgow, some years ago.

The feud broke out in 2001, when a stolen cocaine stash fuelled years of gang warfare.

Members Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll, 29, and Michael Lyons, 21, were killed in a triple shooting in the Glasgow area of Lambhill, in 2006, but Steven Lyons, 37, survived.

He then went on the run in Spain, eventually joining forces with an Irish gang of drug-dealers on the Costa del Sol. Another gang member, Billy Paterson, joined Lyons in Spain some time later, but he was eventually jailed in 2015 for killing Carroll.

However, the Daily Record reports that the drug lord failed to settle the issue, because neither gang would back down.

UK-bound trains are built in Spain THE first of a batch of new trains for the UK has left a production line in Spain, and the multiple-unit transporters are expected to be seen on the Northern network by the end of the year.

The first train has left the CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) factory in Irun, northern Spain, by low-loader, for track testing at Ve-

lim, in the Czech Republic.

Ian Hyde, head of new Northern trains, said, “We’ve worked for so long on the design and construction, and it’s a real thrill to see one on the move for the first time, even if it is only for a few metres to the low-loader!

“Delivering this milestone brings us that much closer to seeing the trains out and about, which will help improve customer journeys across the north.”

Northern, part of the Arriva group, promises 98 new trains and 243 upgraded trains, by 2020.

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School bullies are still dishing it out to hapless victims ONLINE harassment among young schoolkids in Spain has increased by 65% in the last five years, which adds up to around 6,500 victims during that period.

And Ana was one of those victims, whose life became a living hell when she was 12. Initially, it was a case of whispered insults and furtive shoves at her Pamplona school, in northern Spain.

Then the campaign really took off.

“You disgusting whore.

You’re so easy. You’re a slut,” shouted the ringleader.

“Why don’t you just die! I don’t want to breathe the same air as you!”

The campaign lasted four, long years, during which time Ana found herself entirely alone as the bullies prevented other students from approaching her.

One humiliating episode involved her gym clothes being pulled from her rucksack and thrown in the air. “Watch out! The virus is contagious!” came the accompanying cry.

Insults became a daily reality for Ana, who was persecuted by text and on social networks, even in the safety of her own home.

In 2016, she was no longer able to cope with her situation at her Pamplona school and left. The insults and attacks from her classmates had made her so anxious and depressed, that she needed therapy

and drugs to overcome the trauma, according to the statement read out in court.

Her parents, who’d also had enough of their child’s bullying, had, fortunately, taken action. Ana’s main tormentor was sentenced to 14 months’ probation, and ordered to comply with a 300-metre restraining order.

Just 842 cases of cyberbullying among minors were reported in 2012, compared with 1,364 between January and October, 2017, according to data by the Interior Ministry’s Crime Statistics System.

And, in total, the Spanish Government has, in fact, 6,500 cases on record from that period. Carmena del Moral, legal analyst for Save the Children, said: “Children are gaining access, from an increasingly-young age, to very powerful weapons, and a world without rules: the internet.”

Carmena is convinced that the extent of the problem is even greater than statistics suggest. “Many cases are not reported and remain under wraps,” she said. “The reasoning behind the data implies that some 82,000 minors are being targeted.”

She has published her own study, based on the personal accounts of 21,500 students, aged 12-16, in which 6.9% admitted to having been cyber-bullied.

According to her research, 4.2% of the victims believe they were victimised for their sexual orientation; 5% said it was down to the colour of their skin or their religion; and 16% said it was because of their physical attributes.

WhatsApp, internet forums, social networks and emails are all useful tools for the cyber-bully, and victimisation has risen in direct proportion to their popularity.

In addition, cellphones have become the cyber-bully’s partner in crime.

According to the report, “Digital Society in Spain 2017,” 86% of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have a cellphone, and use it for messaging (81.7%) and access to social networks (77.5%).

“Compared with traditional bullying, in which children are in a safe environment when they get home, we are now up against a phenomenon that carries

on 24 hours a day, and seven days a week,” said Carmena.

“There is no respite for the victims.”

Bullying, both virtual and in person, drove 16-year-old Arancha to commit suicide in Usera, Madrid, in 2015, in a case that hit the headlines.

One of the many messages she received from her tormentor, read: “You slut, what are you saying about me? F*** you! Give me 50 euros or I’m going to bring my cousins and more people to beat you up.”

The most recent report from the Attorney General’s Office expresses its concern over the escalation of the problem, and the fact that many of the bullies are under 14 and too young to be penalised.

“Incidents of bullying happen more outside the classroom than in them, if that’s possible,” it adds.

“This is because access to new technology is happening at an increasingly early age.”

Researchers have found that cyber-bullying is also used to establish controlling relationships. “The most common incidents among Secondary [ESO] students are from anonymous people, with false profiles, who start to bully minors by asking for intimate photos of them,” says Diego Lucena.

He is the co-ordinator of a bullying-prevention project, which is functioning in 10 High Schools and 18 Junior Schools in the Madrid region, in collaboration with the Spanish Footballer’s Association (AFE).

Car crash kills

pensioner

A PENSIONER, aged 67, died, and 13 others were injured, in a multiple car smash on Spain’s AP-6 motorway, near Navas de San Antonio, in the direction of La Coruña.

The 112 Emergency Control Centre of Castilla y Leon said at least 10 vehicles were involved, and firefighters had to cut one person free from one of the cars.

Six people were taken to hospital in Avila, and another six to Segovia, while one other person was treated at the scene.

Two more people, aged 22 and 28, died on Monday, on the A-325 at Fonelas, in the Granada province of Andalucia, when their vehicle left the road. Another person, also 22, who suffered injuries, was taken to hospital.

Brake on speed limits?

SPAIN’S traffic directorate (DGT) is considering plans to reduce the speed limit on main roads across the country, including the Canary Islands, in a bid to improve safety.

The proposed reforms would see maximum speeds on many main roads lowered from 100 to 90kmh. But regions would be allowed to ignore the new limit, “if the route is safe and well maintained”.

A DGT spokesperson said that signs were often ignored because the limit “makes no sense with the type of road”.

She added: “If a driver sees a road in good condition, he or she doesn’t understand why there’s a low speed limit, and vice versa.”

The proposed changes will be sent to the Spanish Home Office “soon”, according to reports.

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stuffed Brit’s luxury tax scam Bear in car boot! sends him behind bars A BRITISH businessman, who used cash from an 11.2m, international tax scam to buy a luxury Costa del Sol home, has been jailed.

Leeds Crown Court heard that Jason Butler, 46, stole millions in VAT, after forging hundreds of fake invoices.

A probe by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed that he tried to bury the scam in a complex web of companies in the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and the US. He used the cash to fund a lavish lifestyle, splashing out on a plush villa in Marbella, plus sports cars, including a Ferrari Fiorano FI, a Ferrari 360, a Lamborghini Murcielago

and a Mercedes SL350.

Butler, reportedly, ran a series of companies in his native Leeds, before emigrating to Spain. He told investigators he had spent almost 70m euros buying personal, paymentprotection insurance data from nine UK-based firms, between 2011 and 2015.

But, it was revealed, he had actually been trading worthless raw information, before filing bogus receipts.

After being detained by police at Manchester Airport after stepping off a flight from Malaga, he has now been found guilty of tax fraud, and given a nineyear prison sentence.

Eden Noblett, of the HMRC Fraud Investigation Service, told UK media: “Butler thought he was clever, and that his scam was too sophisticated to be uncovered. But, he was not as clever as he believed.

“This case should serve as a warning to anyone considering stealing taxpayer’s money. No matter how clever and sophisticated you think your fraud is, we will catch you.”

POLICE in Spain couldn’t believe their eyes when they stopped a car at a routine vehicle check and opened the boot.

There, covered by a blanket, was a fully-grown, American black bear… stuffed!

The Ursus Americanus

specimen was intercepted by officers of the Policía Foral, the regional police force for the autonomous community of Navarra, in the north of Spain.

They have opened investigations against the car driver, who didn’t have the correct documentation for possessing a protected species, which led cops to believe it could be an illegal sale.

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UNDERWHELMING, UK, economic data has limited the appeal of the pound, although both the euro and US dollar have also come under pressure, in the last two weeks.

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UK PMIs limit GBP demand

As a result, the GBP/EUR exchange rate has climbed from 1.1366 to 1.1495. The GBP/USD exchange rate struggled to regain any particular momentum, meanwhile, hitting a fortnightly low of 1.3967, ahead of the weekend.

There was little cause for confidence in the latest raft of UK PMIs, with the economy showing fresh signs of losing momentum. Investors were particularly concerned by the constructionsector’s return to a state of contraction, and a sharp drop in the services PMI. Taken together, these weaker results suggest that the UK economy faltered during the first quarter, potentially signalling a fresh dip in the gross domestic product. This, naturally, put the pound under fresh pressure, with weaker domestic growth

likely to discourage the Bank of England (BoE), as it weighs up the prospect of fresh, monetary tightening.

Confidence in the US dollar, meanwhile, has fluctuated in response to mounting trade tensions between the US and China. With both sides outlining prospective tariffs of $50 billion, the US dollar slipped, with markets concerned by the negative implications this could have for the world’s largest economy.

As the US unemployment rate also failed to fall from 4.1% to 4.0% for the second

month running, this helped to boost the GBP/USD exchange rate, ahead of the weekend.

While German and Eurozone consumer-price-index figures failed to pick up as forecast in March, this limited the potential of the euro. As the European Central Bank (ECB) looks set to maintain a dovish bias for some time to come, the appeal of the single currency was, naturally, limited.

The NIESR gross-domestic-product estimate for the first quarter of 2018 could put further pressure on the

pound. Any indication that the UK economy lost further momentum, in the first three months of the year, is likely to set GBP exchange rates on a fresh downtrend.

Even so, the key source of pound volatility in the coming fortnight will be March’s UK consumer-price-index data.

If inflationary pressure is found to have picked up once again, this could fuel bets that the Bank of England (BoE) will raise interest rates sooner, rather than later, to the benefit of the pound. Investors will continue to watch

commentary from ECB policymakers, meanwhile, hoping to see signs of a shift towards greater hawkishness.

Should Eurozone data continue to fall short of expectations in the coming days, though, EUR exchange rates could see further losses. Meanwhile, any escalation in tensions between the US and China could drive GBP/USD exchange-rate volatility.

Even if market risk appetite diminishes, this may not be enough to prevent the US dollar from softening, as confidence in the outlook of the US economy diminishes.

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Giant turbines can each power a house for a day

THE most powerful wind turbine in the world, capable of providing enough electricity to keep an average UK home going for a whole day, with a single turn of its blades, has been launched.

The Vattenfall company has confirmed that the first of 11 turbines, in its European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), has been installed off Aberdeen.

Project director Adam Ezzamel says the giant device’s turbines are each 191 metres tall, with each blade eight metres long, while the 164-metre rotor has a circumference larger

than that of the London Eye. But the Aberdeen Bay development, which will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility, and will trial next generation technology, has been hit by delays.

These include legal challenges from US President Donald Trump, who claims the turbines will ruin the views from his Balmedie golf course.

The installation of the initial turbine comes two weeks after a giant, floating crane laid the first of the foundations successfully, using a new style, never before employed in a commercial project.

The turbine’s installation marks the first time an 8.8 MegaWatt model has been deployed, commercially, in

the offshore wind industry.

The development will have two of these, together with nine 8.4MW turbines, and the developers say it will be able to produce the equivalent of more than 70% of Aberdeen’s domestic energy needs.

Project director Ezzamel said: “The first turbine installation is a significant achievement, and credit to the diligence and engineering know-how of the project team and contractors.

“For it to be one of the 8.8MW models makes it an even more momentous moment, because it further endorses the EOWDC as a world-class hub of offshore-wind innovation.

And another 10 turbines will follow, off the coast of Scotland.

“We are very excited by the cutting-edge technology, deployed on all the turbines, and it is remarkable that just one rotation of the blades can power the average UK home for a day.”

Jean Morrison, who chairs the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), said: “The EOWDC is leading the way, in terms of innovation, for the offshore-wind sector.

“It’s a real coup for the region to have the world’s most powerful turbines on its doorstep, and it cements Aberdeen’s position as a major, global, energy city. It will also lead us to a greener future.”

Stephanie Conesa, policy manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland is home to approximately 25% of Europe’s offshore-

wind resource, and projects like Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen promise to harness this potential on a massive scale.

“This ground-breaking facility leads Aberdeen’s ongoing transition, from fossil fuels to renewables, and reinforces Scotland’s global energy status.”

She added: “As the windiest country in Europe, with some of the deepest waters, we should be proud of Scotland’s burgeoning, offshore-wind industry.

“With many more promising offshore-wind sites on our doorstep, we hope to see similar facilities deployed in Scottish waters in future, so we can utilise fully our country’s natural resources.”

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The nation’s favourite TV talent show, Britain’s Got Talent, returns to our screens for a fun-filled 12th series packed full of variety.

The kings and queens of entertainment Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams return once again to their rightful thrones on the judging panel in the search for the most exciting talent around.

Over the past few months the dream team have travelled the length and breadth of the country looking for that winning act who can not only capture the heart and imagination of the Great British public but who is also fit to perform for a Royal.

After an incredible series in 2017, this year’s viewers will be surprised, charmed and moved to tears as a host of variety acts take to the stage.

Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present exclusive free to air coverage of the Grand National Festival live from Aintree.

ITV Racing’s coverage features more than ten hours’ live footage across the three days, taking in the major feature races every day, going 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 incredible challenge the course presents.

Joining Ed and Francesca for expert analysis are Sir AP McCoy, Luke Harvey and Mick Fitzgerald, with reporting from Oli Bell, Alice Plunkett and Matt Chapman, with Brian Gleeson providing an Irish angle on the action.

It’s the first time Francesca has presented for ITV live from Aintree, and with an expanded role, she will appear on the channel’s live coverage of all the major racing festivals this year.

Additionally, Lucy Verasamy will provide weather forecasts, expert Eva O’Donoghue will give her views from a veterinary perspective, Mark Heyes and Charlotte Hawkins join the team on Friday to cast their eye over the fashions on show, and Richard Hoiles will be in the commentary box throughout.

Former ITV Racing presenter Brough Scott also returns for Grand National day to bring his analysis and unique perspective to the festival.

Friday 13 April - 2pm - 5pm Ladies’ Day features four Grade One races including the Betway Novices’ Hurdle (2.20pm), Betway Mildmay Novices’ Chase (2.50pm), JLT Melling Chase (3.25pm) and the Doom Bar Sefton Novices’ Hurdle (4.40pm), plus the professionals are in action over the big fences in the Randox Health Topham Chase (4.05pm) Saturday 14 April Saturday’s feature is the 2018 Randox Health Grand National, due off at 5.15pm, with supporting races on the card including the Betway Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (2.25pm), Doom Bar Maghull Novices’ Chase (3.00pm), Betway Handicap Chase (3.40pm) and the Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (4.20pm). The live race will be followed by a full replay with analysis to show where viewers’ selections finished.

Alongside ITV’s coverage, editions of The Opening Show, presented by Oli Bell, will air on ITV4 every morning throughout the festival to preview each day’s action.

This year has seen the introduction of ITV Racing’s Social Stable - a social media hub based at the track, which is linked to all the channel’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram profiles and is incorporated into the channel’s live programming.

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The City And The City Friday 13 April, BBC2, 21.00

Borlú encounters another roadblock with his investigation into Mahalia’s death wh Gadlem tells him that the case has been taken over by the Ul Qoman Militsya. Gadlem to stay on the case and travel to Ul Qoma, but purely on an advisory capacity: the Ul Q are now leading the investigation.

Corwi gives Borlú a code if he runs into trouble, and Borlú tells her to keep watchin a candidate in the upcoming mayoral election. Syedr is the leader of the True Citizen right nationalist group in Besźel. Borlú thinks that TCs were involved in Mahalia’s dea is hiding something and knows more about Mahalia’s death than he’s letting on.

After undergoing the mandatory orientation course about crossing the dangerous b taken to Ul Qoma where he is met by Senior Detective Dhatt. She makes it clear to h her investigation – Borlú now works for her. But the more Borlú discovers about Mah Qoma, the more he is reminded of Katrynia: will solving Mahalia’s murder finally help truth about Katrynia?

Give It A Year

Monday 16th April, ITV1, 20.00

In this brand new series, Baroness Karren Brady meets a host of brave people who’ve alone and start a new business.

Karren meets the owners of each venture at the start of their first year. Then, in an ins months later and she’ll discover what can happen when you Give it a Year.

Through her travels across the UK Karren meets a range of entrepreneurs who all beli the next big thing. Some ideas are weird and wacky others are literally out of this world know as much about their hopes and dreams as she does about the sales figures. This is as much about the people and their personalities as it is the profit and loss sheet.

From chocolatiers to hair salons via youth football clubs and technical crockery each something different.

But while many new businesses take off, every year 30,000 start-ups fail in the UK alon Will our fledgling business owners be dining on caviar and champagne in 12 months’ tim be eating humble pie?

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Ninja Warrior UK

Saturday 14th April, ITV1, 18.30

The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Saturday 14th April, ITV1, 21.25

The comedy in which Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate an iconic Hollywood movie in half an hour with the help of an all-star cast is back for a second series.

This week their version of Grease featuring Stacey Solomon, Nicole Scherzinger, Fearne Cotton, Marvin Humes, Emily Atack, Pat Oliver, James Crossley, Emma Willis, Adam C Booth, Hank Osasuna and George Potts.

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Britain In Bloom

Monday 16th April, BBC2, 18.30

Britain In Bloom focuses on fifteen different communities as they prepare to enter the RHS’s prestigious annual floral competition this summer. Presented by Chris Bavin, each episode tells the story of one community’s first preparations for Bloom right through to Judging Day itself.

In episode one, Chris Bavin travels to Usk in Monmouthshire which is known as the Welsh Town of Flowers. The community there has been competing in Britain In Bloom for 36 years and regularly win Gold.

But every year they have to come up with fresh ideas to retain their crown. This time the community is planning three key projects: first, they plan to fill the entire Town Square with a colourful new planting scheme. Secondly, the Gardening Gang at the local Primary School will be hoping to impress the judges with their vegetable garden. Lastly, the Bloomers plan to convert a drab concrete corner into a new beefriendly garden, but it’s a massive project and the whole community will need to lend a hand.

Stephen: The Murder That Changed A Nation

Tuesday 17th April, BBC1, 21.00

This landmark three-part documentary, from critically-acclaimed filmmakers Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees, and directed by James Rogan, plunges viewers into the story of Britain’s most notorious racially-motivated murder.

25 years ago, on 22 April, a black teenager, Stephen Lawrence was murdered at a bus stop by a group of white youths in an unprovoked attack. Failures in the police investigation meant the killers walked free. Stephen’s parents, Doreen and Neville Lawrence took up the fight for justice for their murdered son. This landmark three part series is the definitive account of a loving family, and a grieving mother, who simply would not take no for an answer, and who took on the establishment and forced it to change.

The series charts 25 years of Doreen Lawrence’s struggle for justice through all its twists and turns; the police investigations, dramatic interventions from Nelson Mandela and the Daily Mail, revelations of institutional racism in the police and suspicions of corruption, bringing us right up to the present day in a case that remains active, with many questions still unanswered. It is told through the eyes of the people who have been directly involved, from the family (Doreen and Neville Lawrence) and Stephen’s friend who was with him on the night (Duwayne Brooks) to the police (former Police Commissioner Lord Paul Condon and Police Commissioner Cressida Dick) and politicians (Jack Straw and Theresa May). At the heart of the series is Stephen, the promising and much-loved 18-year-old, who was killed because of the colour of his skin. Neverbefore-seen footage and photos of Stephen, along with testimony from his family, friends and neighbours help to capture for the first time the devastating tragedy of that fateful night 22 April 1993. Episode one focuses on the run-up to Stephen’s murder and the police investigation that follows. As the suspects remain free, tip-offs from the community worry Doreen and Neville as to why the police are not making arrests. A visit from Nelson Mandela seems to prompt action. But Stephen’s friend Duwayne, also a victim of the attack, gets into difficulty with the police. When the charges against the suspects are dropped, Doreen realises she must take action into her own hands.

Ninja Warrior UK, the toughest obstacle course on TV, is back!

Hosted by Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes and Chris ‘Kammy’ Kamara, series four will see another batch of hopeful competitors push themselves to their limits as they try to complete the ultimate challenge.

Full of jaw-dropping and adrenaline-fuelled action, the contestants will attempt to complete the course and ultimately make it to the final where they will be faced with conquering Mount Midoriyama.

In the first programme of the new series, contestants from all walks of life will compete including; one of the founders of Parkour, a PHD student and a charity challenge leader. Also competing in episode one is Project Support Officer Martin Heald who lost his leg as a teenager and is a member of the England amputee football team.

Viewers will also see some very well-known faces having a go at the course in this series. In the first programme, JLS star and the husband of Ninja Warrior host Rochelle, Marvin Humes will try his luck on the course and Towie star Lydia Bright will give it her all to get past the six challenging obstacles.

With the hardest Ninja Warrior course to date, who will have what it takes to get through to the semi finals and who will simply splash-out into the water below?

The obstacles faced by contestants in episode one are; Floating Steps, Tic Toc, Spinning Bridge, Cargo With Tyre, Flying Shelf Grab and the four metre tall Warped Wall.

Ninja Warrior UK is a Potato production for ITV. The series was commissioned

by Asif Zubairy Commissioning Editor, Entertainment, ITV. The executive producers are Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott and Simon Marsh, Potato.

Ninja Warrior is based on Sasuke, a TBS format and will be produced by Potato, part of ITV Studios in the UK

Celebrity Juice

Thursday 19th April, ITV2, 22.00

Keith Lemon hosts the outrageous comedy panel show, which sees team captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton going headto-head in a series of hilarious games.

Joining the panel this week is TV presenter Scarlett Moffat, First Dates Fed Sirieix and Geordie funny man Chris Ramsey.

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ......... Commonwealth Games 2018 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:30.....BBC London News 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15.....................800 Words 15:00....................... Escape to the Country 15:45...................... Money for Nothing 16:30........................... Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30............ Sounds Like Friday Night 20:00............. EastEnders 20:30............ MasterChef 21:30............... Have I Got News for You

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06:00.......... Commonwealth Games 2018

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

09:15................Oxford Street Revealed

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

10:00...............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00..............Britain’s Home Truths 11:45.......................... Dom on the Spot 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00.......... Commonwealth Games 2018 17:15 ..........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00 .............. Eggheads 18:30 ...........Today at the Games 20:00.............. Gardeners’ World 21:00............The City and the City 22:00.................Episodes

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

22:30..............Newsnight

22:25.BBC London News

23:05...... Front Row Late

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

23:35.. The Assassination of Gianni Versace American Crime Story

23:25.............Wannabe

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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................... ITV Racing 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..............Coronation Street 20:00................ Love Your Garden 20:30..............Coronation Street

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06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45....3rd Rock from the Sun 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30...................................Frasier 10:05......... Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 11:00.....Undercover Boss USA 12:00................Channel 4 News 12:05........ Come Dine with Me 13:05........... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10........................ Countdown 15:00............ A Place in the Sun 16:00...................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 17:00......................Four in a Bed 17:30.................... Star Boot Sale 18:00..............The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 20:00..I Don’t Like Mondays 21:00.................. Gogglebox 22:00.............. Lee and Dean 22:35.......... 8 Out of 10 Cats 23:20............... Rob Beckett’s Playing for Time 23:50................... Rude Tube 00:50.........................Oldboy

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

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15.................. Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45....................... Neighbours 14:20 ..........NCIS Special: Game of Shadows 15:20 ......................Patient Killer 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ...... The Gadget Show 20:00 .............Springtime on the Farm 21:00..... Jane Mcdonald: My Life Story

06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10....................... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:55 ........................ Emmerdale 08:55 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20 ..................... The Bachelor 12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 13:15 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

13:45.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35....The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 .....................Judge Rinder 17:50 ...................... Take Me Out 19:00 ................ You’ve Been Framed!

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

22:00.............Will and Grace

21:00............American Pie 2

23:05....... Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!

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

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

01:05....Two and a Half Men

22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30................. ITV News London

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

06:00 .............................Supergirl

07:10..... Scrapheap Challenge

00:30...............Panorama

22:45.................. Invictus

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

07:00 .............................Supergirl

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

01:00........... Civilisations

08:00 ............................Futurama

01:15............ Jackpot247

10:30............ A Place in the Sun

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

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

08:30 ................. Modern Family

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

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

09:00 ................. Modern Family 09:30 ................... The Simpsons

12:00..............American Pickers

12:35 .....................Four in a Bed 13:05 .....................Four in a Bed

10:30 ................... The Simpsons

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

11:00 ...................Warehouse 13

Wannabe BBC1, 23.25

Mother of two, Maxine Hancock (Lily Brazier) is a highly successful music manager - or so she keeps telling herself.

The reality is that she never made it to the big time as part of teenage pop band Variety and now finds herself in a new crisis when the girl group she manages threatens to drop her.

But Maxine has come up with a plan. A come back. This time bigger, bolder and, well... older. Who cares about a hip young girl group anyway? What the world is really missing, is Mum Pop. Episode One: Maxine is left with a dilemma when Sweet Gyal (Savannah Steyn, Karla Simone Spence and Imogen Gurney) threaten to ditch her: should she accept that her glory days are over, or reclaim the spotlight for herself?

14:10 ....... Come Dine with Me 14:40 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:15 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:45 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:50 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:55 ................Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it 18:55............. The Secret Life of the Zoo 19:55............ Grand Designs 21:00............. Rough Justice

12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00 ....................Stargate SG-1 17:00 ................... The Simpsons 18:00.................... Futurama 18:30............. The Simpsons

13:00.............................. Top Gear 14:00.............................. Top Gear 15:00..................Sin City Motors 16:00......................Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 17:00............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00........................... QI XL 20:00 ................Into the Fire

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

21:00............ Fawlty Towers

21:00 ...........Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

21:45............ Fawlty Towers 22:25............ Fawlty Towers

22:00.... Sky Sports Funniest Moments: Best Bits

23:00........... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

22:00.....24 Hours in a and e

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

23:05.....24 Hours in a and e

01:00.......... In the Long Run

00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

01:30......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

00:00................................. QI 00:40................................. QI 01:15........... Mock the Week 01:55................................. QI

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 10:00 ........................Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 ............................ Classic Mary Berry 12:00 ............Football Focus 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 ......... Commonwealth Games 2018 16:30 ...................Final Score 17:30 ................... A Question of Sport 18:00 .......... Doodlebugs 18:15 .........Ready or Not 18:45.............. BBC News 18:55........... BBC London News 19:05 ................Pointless 19:55 ....Who Dares Wins 20:35 ................ Casualty 21:30 .......... Mrs. Brown’s Boys

Saturday 14th April

06:00 ......... Commonwealth Games 2018 10:00.......... Commonwealth Games 2018 12:00.......... Commonwealth Games 2018

13:15...................MasterChef 14:15...................MasterChef 15:15................Escape to the Continent 16:15 ..................... Money for Nothing 16:45 ...........................Flog It! 17:30 ............Living with the Brainy Bunch 18:30.................. Today at the Games 20:00 ............. The Forest 20:30 ............Dad’s Army 21:00 .............Gettys: The World’s Richest Art Dynasty

22:00 .............. BBC News 22:20... Match of the Day 23:45 .....Commonwealth Games 2018

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06:00 ...............Children’s TV 06:45......................... Super 4 06:55 .............. Share a Story 07:00 ...Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures 07:25................ The Tom and Jerry Show 07:30.......... Teen Titans Go! 07:45 .........Adventure Time 08:00 ...............Thunderbirds are Go 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30.....................Zoe Ball W C on Saturday choice 09:25.......Saturday Morning with James Martin 11:25 ................ Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:20...ITV Lunchtime News 12:25..... Change Your Tune 13:30........................... Britain’s Brightest Family 14:00 ................... ITV Racing 18:15....ITV Evening News 18:30....Ninja Warrior UK 19:30.....Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 20:00................... Britain’s Got Talent 21:25......... The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 21:55................ ITV News 22:15.......Legally Blonde 00:05................. Marcella

Zoe Ball on Saturday ITV1, 08.30

Zoe Ball presents an entertainment packed, hour long talk show every Saturday and Sunday morning.

The one hour studio based series will feature live music in every show from established and breakthrough artists, plus star guests and topical chat.

Zoe and her celebrity guests will relax viewers into the weekend with content ranging from unmissable films and TV shows to the best in books, leisure and comedy.

To kick start her brand new show Zoe Ball will be joined by Hollywood actor Michael Sheen, Geordie comedian Chris Ramsey and Radio 1 DJ Greg James. Plus, there’s music in the studio from award-winning US band Walk The Moon.

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06:15 ........................ Motorsport

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

06:45 ................ King of Queens

09:30 ...................Digby Dragon

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

09:45 ........................... Peppa Pig

09:00 ..................................Frasier 10:00 ..................................Frasier

09:55 ................Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

10:30 ......The Big Bang Theory

10:30 ........... The Gadget Show

12:00 ................... The Simpsons

11:30 ........................Traffic Cops

13:00 ............................Formula1

14:30 ............... Live Premiership Rugby

14:30............................. Car S.O.S 15:30 ......The Restoration Man 16:30 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:35 ................... The Secret Life of the Zoo 18:30.......... Channel 4 News 19:00..........Coastal Railways with Julie Walters 20:00............... Britain’s Most Historic Towns

09:50........................... Peppa Pig

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

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

19:00............. The Secret Life of Owls 20:00................ The Qe2: The World’s Greatest Cruise Ship 20:55.........5 News Weekend

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

06:20 ......................... Emmerdale Omnibus 09:10 .............Coronation Street Omnibus 12:05 .....................Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Take Away 13:40 .......... Britain’s Got Talent 14:40........................ You’ve Been Framed! Gold 15:45 ....................Looney Tunes: Back in Action 17:35 ............................... Liar Liar 19:15......................... Arthur 21:25 ................ Britain’s Got More Talent 22:30 ........... Celebrity Juice 23:15 ................. Family Guy 23:40 ................. Family Guy

21:00............................. Thor

21:00...............Football on 5

23:15.....................Big Game

22:00...............Football on 5

00:15 ................. Family Guy

00:55.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

22:30.........20 Moments That Rocked the 00s

00:40 ........... American Dad! 01:10 ........... American Dad!

01:45....Hollyoaks Omnibus

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

01:40 ...........................Plebs

08:55.... Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

06:00.............................Futurama

07:10..... Scrapheap Challenge

09:30............. Food Unwrapped

06:30.............................Futurama

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

10:25............ A Place in the Sun

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

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

12:35............ A Place in the Sun

08:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

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

09:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

15:10 .....................Four in a Bed

10:00........................ Soccer A.M.

12:00 .............American Pickers

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

12:00 ......................... Revolution

13:00 .......................World’s Most Dangerous Roads

16:15......................Four in a Bed 16:50......................Four in a Bed 17:20........ Come Dine with Me 17:50........ Come Dine with Me

12:55 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:50 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 14:45 ................... Gillette Soccer Saturday

14:00 .......................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 15:00....... Impossible Railways

18:20.... Come Dine with Me

17:15.................... Gillette Soccer Saturday

16:00........Impossible Railways

18:55.... Come Dine with Me

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

19:25.... Come Dine with Me

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

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

20:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

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

21:00............. Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live

20:00 ......NCIS: Los Angeles

22:00........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

23:15 .......... Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

19:30 .............The Simpsons 21:00.... The Bone Collector

00:10............... Secrets of the Living Dolls

00:15.....Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

01:15........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

01:15................ Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

17:00.............................. Top Gear 19:00............. Fawlty Towers 19:45............. Fawlty Towers 20:25............. Fawlty Towers 21:10..... Would I Lie to You? 21:50..... Would I Lie to You? 22:25..... Would I Lie to You? 23:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:00........... Mock the Week 01:20.................... Room 101

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06:00...................... Breakfast 07:30 ...... Match of the Day 09:00 ................. The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 .... The Big Questions 11:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 ..................MasterChef 14:15 ..................MasterChef 15:15 ...............Escape to the Country 16:00.......................... Lifeline 16:10.......... Songs of Praise 16:45....................... Pointless 17:35 .....................BBC News 17:50 ....BBC London News 18:00.....The Big Painting Challenge 19:00.............Countryfile 20:00................. Antiques Roadshow 21:00................ Ordeal by Innocence 22:00............... BBC News 22:20.BBC London News 22:30..................Match of the Day 2 23:30.... The Peacemaker 01:25............... BBC News

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06:00 ......... Commonwealth Games 2018

06:00................Childrens’ TV

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

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

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

10:35 .....................Football on 5

09:15.......... Commonwealth Games 2018

08:30 .. Zoe Ball on Sunday

07:05 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond

15:00 ........................ Football

09:25 ..... Love Your Garden

08:25 ...................... Eat the Week with Iceland

10:00..... Peston on Sunday

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

11:00.... Britain’s Got Talent

12:30 ................... The Simpsons

12:20.................. Britain’s Got More Talent

13:00 ................... The Simpsons

17:30 ...........................Flog It! 18:30 ...........Today at the Games

20:00...............Britain’s W 13:20.ITV Lunchtime News C Biggest Warship: choice 13:30.........Ninja Warrior UK Crewing Up 14:30.................. You’ve Been 21:00........... My Year with Framed! the Tribe 15:00 ..............Tipping Point 22:00...........Famalam 16:00 .... Change Your Tune Sketch show where no area of the universe is off limits.

The first episode of the show follows the exploits of misunderstood superhero Eclipse, has the latest edition of William and Funke’s over-raunchy morning chat show, and learns the secret voodoo skills of Croydon’s leading witch doctor Professor Lofuko. Plus there’s a little royal history with grime MC Scribbler P, a sneak preview of the latest Nollywood blockbuster and Midsomer Murders gets injected with some muchneeded cultural diversity.

17:00 .................... The Chase: Celebrity Special 18:00.....Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 18:30....ITV Evening News 18:45.... ITV News London 19:00................. Celebrity Catchphrase 20:00 .......... The Durrells

14:00 ...........................Formula 1 16:30 ..........................Speed with Guy Martin 17:30 ..................Grand Designs 18:30 ....................... Channel 4 News 19:00..................... Escape to the Chateau 20:00 .................. The Crystal Maze 21:00 .................. Homeland 22:05 ....................... Lifeline 23:00 .................. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

11:50 .....................FIA Formula E Highlights

06:00.......................... Emmerdale Omnibus 08:55...........................Coronation Street Omnibus

13:45 ........................Traffic Cops 14:45 ........... A Royal Night Out 15:45 .................................5 News 15:50 ........... A Royal Night Out 16:40 .................... The HundredFoot Journey 17:40 .................................5 News

11:50........................ You’ve Been Framed! Gold

17:45 .................... The HundredFoot Journey

12:20 ....................Looney Tunes: Back in Action

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

14:10.................................. Casper

19:00........ Royal Babies: The Crown and the Crib

16:05..................................Britain’s Got Talent

20:00.......... Meghan Markle: The First 100 Days 21:00..... Harry and Meghan: In Their Own Words 22:00................... The Dater’s Handbook

17:35......................... Britain’s Got More Talent 18:40................ The Mummy 21:00..................... Furious 7 23:40.................. Family Guy

23:45......Kensington Palace: Fit for a Princess

00:40.................. Family Guy

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

01:35............ American Dad!

08:55 ...........Location, Location, Location

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

07:10............................Scrapheap Challenge

10:00........... My Floating Home

08:00 ................... The Simpsons

08:00........Impossible Railways

11:00................... Vet on the Hill

09:00 ................... The Simpsons

09:00........Impossible Railways

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

10:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

13:10 ....... Come Dine with Me

11:00........................... WWE Raw

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

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

12:00 ...........................MacGyver

12:00..............American Pickers

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

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

13:00..............American Pickers

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

14:00.............Rampage: Special

14:00........................ Trawlermen

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

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

17:20 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

15:00............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad

00:05........................... Out of the Furnace

01:10............ American Dad!

21:00 ... The Good Karma Hospital 22:00................ ITV News 22:20....Peston on Sunday

22:20..... The Homesman

23:15.................This Time Next Year

00:15........... The Hunters

00:10............ Jackpot247

Britain’s Biggest Warship BBC2, 20.00

13:30 ................... The Simpsons

13th April - 19th April 2018

HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most advanced warship ever constructed in Britain. This three-part series for BBC Two follows the ultra-modern super aircraft carrier as she is taken to sea for the first time on gruelling and risky sea trials that push ship and crew to breaking point.

Taking viewers on an epic voyage of discovery, from construction in the building yard to the rigorous trials in which everything is tested for the first time – Britain’s Biggest Warship tells the extraordinary story of a super-carrier that will be in service for the next 50 years.

Embedded within the ship’s company of 700 sailors, award-winning filmmaker Chris Terrill captures an intimate and personal portrait of life on board as the men and women learn the intricacies of a warship that will change the way Britain goes to war.

In this first episode, sailors begin to arrive in Rosyth dockyard in Scotland where the ship is still in construction. It is early 2016 and HMS Queen Elizabeth is nearing completion. Captain Jerry Kyd and his 700 sailors are assembling. Their mission? To take the prototype warship to sea for the first time.

Although leaving the dockyard and getting out to sea will be no easy task.

Before sailing, the crew have to undergo rigorous fire and flood training, but suddenly they are faced with the real thing. Has the training paid off?

How will they get the super carrier out of the dockyard sea gate with only 30 centimetres clearance either side? And how will they sail her under the Forth road and rail bridges? HMS Queen Elizabeth is taller than both.

With unprecedented access, this series – three years in the making – tells the behind thescenes story of what makes HMS Queen Elizabeth so unique and how her crew are working together to breathe life into Britain’s Biggest Warship.

17:50 ....... Come Dine with Me 18:25.... Come Dine with Me 19:25.... Come Dine with Me 19:55.............. The Supervet 21:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

07:00 .............................Supergirl

16:30 ................. Modern Family 17:30.................... The Simpsons 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30.................. Revolution 19:30 .............The Simpsons 20:00 ................... MacGyver 21:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0

16:00............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 17:00.............................. Top Gear 18:00........................ Red Bull Soapbox Race 19:00......Cop Car Workshop 20:00.................Into the Fire

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

21:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You

23:00 ......... In the Long Run

22:00............................ QI XL

00:10................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

23:30 ................. A League of Their Own

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

01:15.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

00:00................The Blacklist 01:00...........................Arrow

01:20............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You

22:00.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

23:05.....24 Hours in a and e

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

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ........................... Health 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00............Heir Hunters CWce ch oi 11:45 ...... Dom on the Spot 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ....................800 Words 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45 ............ Flipping Profit 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 18:30.BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ............. Nightmare Pets SOS 20:00............. EastEnders 20:30...............Panorama 21:00.............DIY SOS the Big Build 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30... BBC London News 22:45.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23:30............ The Graham Norton Show 00:15............... BBC News

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monday 16th April

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

Trade Secrets 06:30................Escape to the Country 07:15 ...........................Flog It! 08:00 ...... Hugh’s Wild West 09:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00....BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00.................... Perfection 13:45 ................. Home Away From Home 14:30....................Going Back Giving Back 15:15........................ Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 16:15.................Tigers About the House 17:15...........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.... Britain in Bloom 19:00............... The Secret Helpers 20:00......... Only Connect 20:30............... University Challenge 21:00........... Secret Agent Selection: WW2 22:00............................ QI 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15..............Gettys: The World’s Richest Art Dynasty

06:00............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00......................... Tenable 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00................. ITV News London 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00.......... Give it a Year 20:30..Coronation Street 21:00............ The Queen’s Green Planet 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30.. ITV News London 22:50.... The Investigator: A British Crime Story 23:50.............. Last Laugh in Vegas 00:40............ Jackpot247

Heir Hunters BBC1, 11.00

Michael Buerk joins the Heir Hunters team as presenter for the new series, as the genealogy detectives aim to reunite valuable estates with their rightful heirs.

The first episode of the new series looks into the case of Melvin Barker, a retired postman who owned his own property in central London. In addition to this, his older brother bequeathed to him nearly £300,000 in his will and when the Heir Hunters team do some further digging, they find out that Melvin’s total estate is worth over £1.2 million. Will the team be able to track down the rightful heir?

In searching for beneficiaries to his estate the Heir Hunters also uncover a tragedy in the family after discovering an uncle who worked as a trawler man was part of the crew of a ship which went missing at sea, leaving its 16 sailors presumed dead.

Meanwhile, there’s also the tricky case of Trevor Rawlinson where some good old fashioned detective work by the Heir Hunters reveals a huge family tree.

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45....3rd Rock from the Sun 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30...................................Frasier 10:05........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 11:00 ....Undercover Boss USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:05 .......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 16:00 ..................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 17:00 .....................Four in a Bed 17:30 ......................... Buy it Now 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00 ................. Dispatches 20:30 ................. Travel Man 21:00 ........... The Island with Bear Grylls 22:00................ Kiss Me First 23:00............ Indian Summer School 00:05................... First Dates

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06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:05..................................... Mofy 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 ........................Traffic Cops 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15............ The Gadget Show 13:15.............. Home and Away 13:45....................... Neighbours 14:20 ......................................NCIS 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00.........The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 20:00..... Police Interceptors 21:00.................. Paddington Station 24/7 22:00........Waco Inferno: The Untold Story 23:05.........Criminals Caught on Camera 00:05......................America’s Toughest Prisons 01:00...............Super Casino

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06:00 ...... The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 ....................... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:55 ........................ Emmerdale 08:20 ............Coronation Street 09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20...................... The Bachelor 12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 12:45 ............Coronation Street 13:45 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35... The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:55 .....................Judge Rinder 18:00 ............... Take Me Out 19:30 ................ You’ve Been Framed! Gold 20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00 ................. Family Guy 21:30 ........... American Dad! 22:00............................Plebs 22:30.................. Family Guy 23:30............ American Dad! 00:00...The Cleveland Show

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

06:00.... RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

07:00 ................ Meerkat Manor

07:10............................Scrapheap Challenge

10:30 ........... A Place in the Sun

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

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

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

08:30....................... Monkey Life

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

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

09:00 ..............Motorway Patrol

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

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

10:00 .......................... Road Wars

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

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

11:00 ...................Warehouse 13

12:00 .............American Pickers

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

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

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

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

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

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

14:40 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

15:00 .................Sin City Motors

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

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

15:45 ....... Come Dine with Me

16:00 ....................Stargate SG-1

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

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

17:00 ................... The Simpsons

16:50........... A Place in the Sun

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

17:55 ................Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it

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

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

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

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

20:00 .................... Supergirl

21:00 ..........Building Giants

18:30 .............The Simpsons 19:30............. The Simpsons

22:00 .....................Car S.O.S

21:00 ............. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

23:00 ....24 Hours in a and e

23:50............ Air Ambulance

00:05 ........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

00:55......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00................... Room 101 18:40.............. Would I Lie to You at Christmas 19:20 .... Would I Lie to You? 20:00..... Cop Car Workshop 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00............. Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit 23:00 .................Taskmaster 00:00................................. QI 01:20........... Mock the Week

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tuesday 17th April

www.canarianweekly.com 13th April - 19th April 2018

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ........................... Health 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ............... Heir Hunters 11:45...... Dom on the Spot 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45......................... Doctors 14:15.................... 800 Words 15:00............... Escape to the Country 15:45........Flipping Profit CWce ch oi 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00 ............. Holby City 21:00 ..........Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45...............My Turban and Me 23:20.................... Double Mastectomy Twins 23:50...........Getting High for God? 00:20............... BBC News

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06:00...Flog it! Trade Secrets 06:30................ Heir Hunters 07:15............................ Health 08:00........................Sea Cities - Sunderland 09:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00........The Daily Politics 13:00...................... The Super League Show 13:45.................. Home Away From Home 14:30....................Going Back Giving Back 15:15.............. Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 16:15.................Tigers About the House 17:15...........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.... Britain in Bloom 19:00................. Antiques Road Trip 20:00...... Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 21:00..................Hospital 22:00......Cunk on Britain 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15....... Living with the Brainy Bunch 00:15............ MasterChef

06:00............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 .........................Tenable 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00.. ITV News London 18:25......... Party Election Broadcast 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30............100 Year Old Driving School 20:00.................This Time Next Year 21:00.............. Last Laugh in Vegas 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30.. ITV News London 22:45.............. The Cruise: Sailing the Caribbean 23:15........... The Durrells 00:10............ Jackpot247

Flipping Profit BBC1, 15.45

Auctioneer Charles Hanson, top trader Linda Lambert, and trendy upcycler Zoe Pocock compete by seeing how much profit they can make from the best bargains Glastonbury has

to offer.

The three experts rummage through antique shops, scrap yards and flea markets to find second hand gems that will make them a wedge of cash.

Will Charles be able to sell an expensive wooden chest?

Can Linda find a buyer for a confessional door? And after her plans go awry, what is Zoe going to do with all those dolls?

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 ...3rd Rock from the Sun 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ..................................Frasier 10:05 ........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 11:00 ....Undercover Boss USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:05 .......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 16:00...................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 17:00 .....................Four in a Bed 17:30......................... Buy it Now 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00 ...............Class of Mum and Dad 21:00........ Paradise Hunters 22:00.................. Gogglebox 23:05............One Born Every Minute 00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15........................ Traffic Cops 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15 .............. Deadly Delusion 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 .............. The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 20:00 .......The Yorkshire Vet 21:00 ......Made in Yorkshire 22:00 ......... Beyond Evil: The Murder of Becky Watts 23:00.......................Meet the Psychopaths 00:00........Schoolboy Slayer: When Kids Kill 01:00...............Super Casino

06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals

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

06:00.... RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:10..... Scrapheap Challenge

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

06:30 ........................ Animal 999

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

10:30 ........... A Place in the Sun

07:00 ................ Meerkat Manor

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

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

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

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

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

08:30 .......................Monkey Life

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

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

09:00 ..............Motorway Patrol

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

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

10:00 .......................... Road Wars

12:00 .............American Pickers

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

11:00 ...................Warehouse 13

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

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

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

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

16:50 ........... A Place in the Sun

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

15:00 .................Sin City Motors

17:55 ................Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it

15:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00.................... Stargate SG-1

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

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

17:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

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

21:00 ..... My Floating Home

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

22:00 ................ Millionaires’ Mansions

20:00..................... The Flash

23:05.......................24 Hours in a and e

22:00..... The Late Late Show with James Corden

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

23:00....The Force: North East

01:15.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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

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

21:00................The Blacklist

00:00............ Air Ambulance

06:20 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 ....................... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:55 ........................ Emmerdale 08:20 ............Coronation Street 09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20 ..................... The Bachelor 12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 12:45 ............Coronation Street 13:45 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35....The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:55......................Judge Rinder 18:00................ Take Me Out 19:00................. You’ve Been Framed! Gold 20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00............American Pie 2 23:05.................. Family Guy 00:05............ American Dad! 00:55............ Celebrity Juice

17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00................... Room 101 18:40 .... Would I Lie to You? 19:20 .... Would I Lie to You? 20:00 ................... Scrappers 20:30................... Scrappers 21:00 .... Would I Lie to You? 22:20 .... Would I Lie to You? 23:00 ...... Live at the Apollo 00:00 ................................ QI 00:40 ................................ QI 01:20........... Mock the Week

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06:00...................... Breakfast 09:15 ........................... Health 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00............... Heir Hunters 11:45...... Dom on the Spot 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00...... BBC News at One 13:30.... BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ....................800 Words 15:00 ...................... Escape to the Country 15:45 ............ Flipping Profit 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00....... The One Show 20:00 ......Watchdog Live 21:00 ..........Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News 22:45..............A Question of Sport 23:15.............. Nightmare Pets SOS 23:45...........Getting High for God? 00:15............... BBC News

wednesday 18th April

06:00...Flog it! Trade Secrets 06:30................ Heir Hunters 07:15............................ Health 08:00..................Great British Railway Journeys 08:30..... Classic Mary Berry 09:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 11:30........The Daily Politics 13:00........................... Lifeline 13:10.............................. Coast 13:45.................. Home Away From Home 14:30....................Going Back Giving Back 15:15........................ Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 16:15.................Tigers About the House 17:15...........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.... Britain in Bloom 19:00................. Antiques Road Trip 20:00...... Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 21:00.....The Assassination of Gianni Versace American Crime Story 22:00.. Live at the Apollo 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15..................Hospital 00:15............ MasterChef

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

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 ...3rd Rock from the Sun 07:35.............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ..................................Frasier 10:05 ........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 11:00.... Undercover Boss USA 12:00............... Channel 4 News 12:05....... Come Dine with Me 13:05.......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10....................... Countdown 15:00........... A Place in the Sun 16:00 ..................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 17:00 .....................Four in a Bed 17:30 ......................... Buy it Now 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00 ............ The Secret Life of the Zoo 21:00............One Born Every Minute 22:00 .................. First Dates 23:05 ....... Paradise Hunters 00:05 .........Live From Abbey Road Classics

08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30...ITV Lunchtime News 14:00............... Judge Rinder 15:00 .........................Tenable 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00.. ITV News London 18:25......... Party Election Broadcast 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00................... Britain’s Brightest Family 20:30..Coronation Street 21:00............... Benidorm 22:00..... ITV News at Ten 22:45.Exposure - Great CW Ormond Street: choice The Child First and Always?

23:40........British Touring Car Championship Highlights 01:00............ Jackpot247

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 ........................Traffic Cops 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15......................... Perfect Life, Perfect Lies 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00........ The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 20:00 .................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00...... Housing Yorkshire: Somewhere Called Home 22:00............... Violent Child, Desperate Parents 23:05..... Harry and Meghan: In Their Own Words 00:05.......... Meghan Markle: The First 100 Days

08:55............. Food Unwrapped 09:30........... A Place in the Sun 10:30........... A Place in the Sun 11:35 .....................Four in a Bed 12:35 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40 .....................Four in a Bed 14:10 ....... Come Dine with Me 14:40 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:15 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:45 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:50............ A Place in the Sun 17:55.................Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it 18:55............. The Secret Life of the Zoo 19:55............ Grand Designs 21:00............. Vet on the Hill 22:00.....24 Hours in a and e 23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:05.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:05.....24 Hours in a and e

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06:00 ........................ Animal 999 07:00 ................ Meerkat Manor 08:00 .......................Monkey Life 09:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 10:00 .......................... Road Wars 11:00 ...................Warehouse 13 12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00 ....................Stargate SG-1 17:00 ................... The Simpsons 17:30 ............................Futurama 18:00 ....................Futurama 18:30 .............The Simpsons 19:00 .............The Simpsons 19:30............. The Simpsons 20:00................DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 21:00.................. A League of Their Own 22:00...................Westworld 23:00 .The Force: North East 00:00 ........... Air Ambulance 01:00 ............. Ross Kemp: In Search of Pirates

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06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 ....................... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:55 ........................ Emmerdale 08:20 ............................ The Cube 09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20 ..................... The Bachelor 12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 12:45 ........................ You’ve Been Framed! Gold 13:45 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35....The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40....The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50......................Judge Rinder 17:50....................... Take Me Out 19:00................. You’ve Been Framed! Gold 20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00.............. Hell’s Kitchen 22:55.................. Family Guy 00:25............ American Dad!

07:10............................Scrapheap Challenge 08:10 .............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 09:30 ...............Storage Hunters 10:00 .............American Pickers 11:00 .............American Pickers 12:00............. American Pickers 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00 ............................. Top Gear 15:00 .................Sin City Motors 16:00 ......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 17:00............................. Top Gear 18:40..... Would I Lie to You? 19:20 .... Would I Lie to You? 20:00 .......... Sin City Motors 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00 ................... Room 101 22:40................... Room 101 23:20................... Room 101 00:00................................. QI 00:40 ................................ QI 01:20........... Mock the Week

Great Ormond Street: The Child First and Always?

ITV1, 22.45

Great Ormond Street Hospital is a national treasure, synonymous with the highest standards of care and medical research.

But one department’s treatment of a controversial disease has troubled fellow medical professionals for years.

For more than a year ITV’s current affairs programme Exposure has investigated why the hospital’s Gastroenterology Department has stopped taking new referrals for most conditions.

The film reveals some children were over-treated with potentially harmful drugs, interviews families about their child’s treatment and asks whether the hospital could have revealed more to former and current patients about a series of critical reviews.

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ........................... Health 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ............... Heir Hunters 11:45 ...... Dom on the Spot 12:15.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00...... BBC News at One 13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ....................800 Words 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45 ............ Flipping Profit 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 18:30. BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30............ EastEnders 20:00 ...................Would I Lie to You? 20:30 ...... Not Going Out 21:00 ..........Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News 22:45....... Question Time 23:45...............This Week

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06:00.Flog it! Trade Secrets 06:30................ Heir Hunters 07:15............................ Health 08:00...............................David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 08:30................Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track 09:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00.....................Perfection 13:45.................. Home Away From Home 14:30....................Going Back Giving Back 15:15.............. Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 16:15......... Tigers About the House: What Happened Next 17:15...........Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.... Britain in Bloom 19:00................. Antiques Road Trip 20:00...................Nature’s Biggest Beasts 21:00........... Civilisations 22:00... Match of the Day 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15........... Secret Agent Selection: WW2

06:00 ...............Good Morning Britain 08:30 ............................Lorraine 09:25 ......................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .................This Morning 12:30 ...............Loose Women 13:30................ ITV Lunchtime News 13:55........................... ITV News London 14:00................. Judge Rinder 15:00............................. Tenable 16:00 .................Tipping Point 17:00 ....................... The Chase 18:00 .... ITV News London 18:25............Party Election Broadcast 18:30.....ITV Evening News 19:00...............Emmerdale 19:30......................Tonight 20:00...............Emmerdale 20:30.................The Cruise: Sailing the Caribbean 21:00...... The Investigator: A British Crime Story

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15............... The Wright Stuff 11:15 ........................Traffic Cops 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ......................................NCIS 15:15 ..................................At Risk 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00........ The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 20:00.....Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 21:00............Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

22:00.... Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters 23:05............The Body in the Freezer: Countdown to Murder

06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10....................... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:55 ........................ Emmerdale 08:20 ............Coronation Street 09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20 ..................... The Bachelor 11:10 ........................ You’ve Been Framed! Gold 12:15........................ Emmerdale 12:45............ Coronation Street 13:45 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35 ...The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 .....................Judge Rinder 17:50 ...................... Take Me Out 19:00................. You’ve Been Framed! Gold 20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:00............ Celebrity Juice 22:50.................. Family Guy 23:40............ American Dad!

06:00 ........................ Animal 999

22:00.........ITV News at Ten 22:45 .......The Late Debate

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

06:30 ........................ Animal 999

07:10............................Scrapheap Challenge

10:30 ........... A Place in the Sun

07:00 ................ Meerkat Manor

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

23:15 ........Lethal Weapon

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

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

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

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

09:00 ..............Motorway Patrol

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

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

09:30 ..............Motorway Patrol

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

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

10:00 .......................... Road Wars

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

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

10:30 .......................... Road Wars

12:00 .............American Pickers

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

11:00 ...................Warehouse 13

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

14:40 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

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

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

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

15:00 .................Sin City Motors

15:45 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

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

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

16:50........... A Place in the Sun

16:00 ....................Stargate SG-1

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

17:55................ Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it

17:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

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

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

21:00 ................... Seal Team

21:00 .....................The Good Fight

22:00 ......... In the Long Run

This week we’re revisiting two sets of house-hunters for whom compromise was something of a dirty word. Both searches took Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp far and wide - but nothing made the grade. In 2014, Phil was helping Lia and Andrew find a home for a growing family in south east London, but it would take Kirstie to get to the bottom of Andrew’s reluctance with the search. In 2015, Phil was helping Sue and Allan, who’d just returned to the UK from Australia. They had an ever changing wish list for their home, and were searching across Surrey and Hampshire. Phil’s back to find out what it was that finally hit their sweet spots.

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

Location, Location, Location Channel 4, 20:00

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45............................... 3rd Rock from the Sun 07:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30.................................. Frasier 10:05 ........ Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 11:00 ....Undercover Boss USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:05 .......... Posh Pawnbrokers 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 16:00 ..................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 17:00 .....................Four in a Bed 17:30 ......................... Buy it Now 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00...................Location, CW Location, Location choice 21:00.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

22:00................. True Horror 23:05.................. Gogglebox

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17:30 ............................Futurama 20:00 ..........................Arrow

22:05 ....... The Undateables

22:30 ................. A League of Their Own

23:05 ......................24 Hours in a and e

23:00.....................The Force: North East

17:00.............................. Top Gear 18:00................... Room 101 18:40..... Would I Lie to You? 19:20..... Would I Lie to You? 20:00............. Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit 21:00............................ QI XL 22:00.............Not Going Out 22:40.............Not Going Out 23:20........... Mock the Week

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What’s On

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this weekend

This weekend

1st Cereal Month, Arico 2018

5th Jazz and Nature Photography Festival

April sees the town of Arico host its first Cereal Month, which will feature a range of different activities, including the 9th Breads of the World Fair (8 April) and 1st Craft Beer Fair (28 April), along with talks, training activities and practical workshops.

The 5th Jazz and Nature Photography Festival #NaturaJazz takes place in the Museum of Nature and Man every Thursday during April and May. It combines spectacular photographs of nature with music from top jazz bands to produce a unique show that invites us to travel using our senses.

this weekend

TLP Weekend

An event combining education, learning and knowledge acquisition relating to new technologies and involving the use of games.

until 31st May

13th-15th April

Musuem of nature and man, Santa Cruz

Santiago del teide

www.museosdetenerife.org

www.tlp.world from 8th - 28th April

April

Arico

Plenilunio 2018

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Plenilunio will once again fill the streets of Santa Cruz with a packed programme of commercial, sporting, cultural and gastronomic activities, and entertainment for both children and adults.

this weekend

April

RomerĂ­a de San Marcos (Tegueste)

In the pilgrimage of San Marcos in Tegueste carts adorned with natural products of the field, boats, folkloric groups of all the islands, herds of cattle, yuntas of oxen, dances and oxen, that are accompanied by a great public dressed in the typical costume, participate.

This pilgrimage is one of the most important encounters with the Canarian culture of the Archipelago.

After the procession takes place the blessing of the cattle and the offering to the patron saint of the typical products of the field.

21st april Santa Cruz www.pleniluniosantacruz.com

April

19th City of La Laguna Half Marathon

Runners take to the streets of La Laguna city centre over three distances: 5km, 10km and 21.097 km.

This weekend

3rd FASHION FAIR, TENERIFE 2018

The Tenerife International Fashion Fair in the Exhibition Centre brings together approximately one hundred firms from the fashion industry.

The most important component of this international event is the grand final of the 10th Tenerife Fashion Competition for Young Designers, which takes place on 12 April.

12th-15th april Recinto Ferial, Santa Cruz www.tenerifemoda.com

May

29th april, 9am La laguna aytolalaguna.com

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May

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TributoFest Tenerife The next TributoFest concert is in a couple of weeks’ time on Friday, 27th April at Castillo San Miguel. This time, it features an amazing 7-piece band who are a tribute to the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time…

The Rolling Stones.

The cleverly-named Not The Rolling Stones are the mostauthentic Stones tribute band in the world, having headlined festivals all over the globe, and are currently on a nationwide, UK, theatre tour, starring in The Rolling Stones story.

Their front man, Mike Jagger, is rated as the best lookalike and sound-alike Mick Jagger around, and even Frank Skinner said he was better live than the real one!

Canarian Weekly took the opportunity to catch up with their enigmatic front man, to find out more!

CW: At what point did you realise you looked like Mick Jagger, and could make a living out of it?

MJ: It was a slow process, really, and started with the look-alike angle which has been part of my life since I was 16, although I didn’t perform as him at that age; that came a lot later on!

CW: How long have you been doing it? And did you perform before?

MJ: No, I didn’t perform before; I’m a one-trick pony, and have only performed in this role. I’ve been doing it now for the last 15 years or so.

CW: Who are your musical influences?

MJ: There’s only one… The Rolling Stones! It may sound a bit tacky, but it’s true, although my formative years were also spent listening to Lou Reed, David Bowie and Led Zeppelin.

CW: How did the band get together?

MJ: I put an advert in the London paper Loot, saying “Mick seeks Keith”, and got a reply from someone setting up a Stones/Faces themed band. It all went quite quickly from there.

CW: What criteria did you use in selecting the tracks for Not The Rolling Stones, to perform at your gigs?

MJ: We pretty much play the obvious hits, so if it’s not on 40 Licks, it probably doesn’t get played! Having said that, we do slip in the odd curveball now and then, but, very often, that depends on the age of our audience.

CW: Which one of the classic

Stones hits are you sick of performing?

MJ: Hahaha….I love them all/ not going to say! The honest truth is that, if an audience is loving it, we enjoy performing it, however unlikely it is to be on our Spotify list.

CW: Which is your favourite Stones song to perform?

MJ: A 1969 song called Monkey Man, but it rarely makes the set list as it’s not one of the better-known tracks; but it’s got a great intro. Jumping Jack Flash

is hard to get bored with, though.

CW: Where have you performed, and which gig or NTRS moment stands out in your mind?

MJ: We’ve been lucky enough to play all over the world, from Canada in the West, to Oman in the East, and all points between! There have been so many high points, but playing an open-air gig on the promenade in Monaco will take some beating.

CW: Tell us about the current

UK tour you are doing with The Rolling Stones story?

MJ: It was written by a theatre company, and we were asked to take part, so we thought, why not! It’s slightly more angled towards a seated, theatre audience than our

normal gigs, and we’ve all but completed the Spring tour for this year. The reaction has been absolutely amazing, and it’s been great playing some fabulous theatres, old and new; so yeah, a lot of fun.

CW: How do you spend your time when you’re not being Mick Jagger? What is a typical day for you?

MJ: Very normal, really…. get the kids off to school, then easily a couple of hours keeping on top of admin, emails, texts etc from the band or theatre show. Cars are my hobby; I keep our family fleet on the road, and am restoring a classic in my spare time. Apart from that, I’m also a bit of a racing-car game addict. But, if the wife asks, it’s mainly housework on non-gig days!

CW: What’s on your iPod? MJ: Bob Dylan, Waterboys, Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen.

CW: Finally, have you seen the Stones live, have they seen you live, and have you met any of them?

MJ: I’ve seen them live three times, but, to be honest, I’m not a huge fan of enormo-gigs, and I prefer smaller, moreintimate venues. Once, I was in a smaller ground, near the front, and that was superb.

We know that they have seen our videos, but I’ve no idea if any of them have snuck into a gig! A few years ago, I was asked to be in a video for Mick, but, unfortunately, was unable to do it, as I was working abroad on a TV job. I was very miffed.

Mike and Not The Rolling Stones are LIVE at Castillo San Miguel on Friday, 27th April with Adi Brooks as David Bowie. Tickets are from only 29 euros online from www.ticketea.com, www.tomaticket.es, or see www.tributofest.com for a list of outlets near you.

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Cats Welfare News • THERE are cats who have survived falls from over 32 stories (320 metres) onto concrete • Cats have over 20 muscles that control their ears • Cats sleep 70% of their lives • A cat has been Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, for 15 years, and one ran for Mayor of Mexico City in 2013 • In tigers and tabbies, the middle of the tongue is covered in backwardpointing spines, used for breaking off and gripping meat • When cats grimace, they are usually “taste-scenting”.

They have an extra organ that, with some breathing control, allows the cats to taste-sense the air • The world's largest cat measured 48.5 inches long • Evidence suggests domesticated cats have been around since 3600 BC, 2,000 years before Egypt’s pharaohs • Your cat recognises your voice, but just acts too cool to care (probably because they are) • In the 1960s, the CIA tried to turn a cat into a bonafide spy by implanting a microphone into her ear, and a radio transmitter at the base of her skull. She somehow survived the surgery, but got hit by a taxi on her first mission

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• The technical term for “hairball” is “bezoar” • Female cats are typically right-pawed, while male cats are typically left-pawed • Cats make more than 100 different sounds, whereas dogs make around 10 A cat's brain is 90% similar to a human's; more similar than to a dog's • Cats and humans have nearly-identical sections of the brain that control

emotion Charity table events These will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at Koala Sur in Las Chafiras and Koala Adeje, who have generously allowed us to have the tables between 10am-9pm. Lots of goodies will be for sale, proceeds from which will help us pay the huge vets' bills, incurred throughout the year.

Please go along and support

these events; the volunteers will be pleased to see you and happy to chat. A lot of the items are hand-made by the volunteers, so pop along.

Let's make a difference to the welfare of all the cats in Tenerife. **Private adoption Katzuya is a very handsome boy, looking to be adopted by someone who loves cats.

He is around three years old and neutered, and has tested

positive for feline leukaemia.

He is beautiful, adorable and fine with other animals, but needs to be an indoor cat. He is a sweet and confident cat, once he knows his surroundings, and will make someone a lovely companion. Would you like to give Katzuya a loving home? Please contact Ana Maria 6962 05711 for more information, and to arrange to meet him. **Cats Welfare Tenerife cannot except any liability for the suitability, fitness or health of any cat/kitten adopted privately.

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, 10-6pm.

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.

Live Arico News

Dog of the week - Moore MOORE is a small dog who was abandoned on the road-side. He is so very sweet, and really needs a family who won't let him down.

Could that be you? Send a WhatsApp to Eugenio on 633 717480 for more information. Adopt, don't buy!

Our special-needs animals From time to time, we accept animals in terrible states of health. We never give up hope, but that ethos comes with a hefty price tag. We are holding a fundraiser at Amanda’s Bar, Torviscas, otomorrow (Saturday); please support our event, so that we can continue to help the helpless.

Come and enjoy the island’s finest cabaret acts, including Kerry Railton, Justin Shaun, Chris James, Steve Sainte, the Silhouettes, Fleetwood Mac tribute, the Mighty Wadds, Storm duo, Paul Monroe and the Tenerife Commitments.

What a line up, and all hosted and compered by Derrick Lynes. Buy a raffle ticket or two, and have a bash on the tombola. See you there.

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 (104pm), and now Sundays!

Los Cristianos - Calle Revron, near Thistle and Dragon Bar and playpark. Open daily (10-4pm) Golf del Sur - Golf Park, just before the lottery kiosk. Open MondayFriday (10-6pm), Saturday (103pm), Sunday (10.30-3pm).

Join us on Facebook - Live Arico P.A.W.S Tenerife http://twitter.com/live_arico http://www.livearico.com

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Accion del Sol News

Learning the ropes!

THE use of colour is an integral part of any interior- design scheme, particularly so with the walls.

IT has been a very busy week at the refuge because we have had a group of students from Germany, who have been participating in our educational programme.

We believe that this is the best way forward in helping animal welfare.

The students were involved in all aspects of looking after the dogs, as well as learning about basic, veterinary

care. The dogs were very happy to have the extra attention, as they desperately crave love and affection.

Please remember that our next event is tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm, and we're inviting you to join us in walking some of the gorgeous dogs at the refuge. This will be followed by cakes and drinks.

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

This is partly because they make up the biggest area, and, whatever colour or pattern you choose, will dictate how the rest will look, or come together.

Paint is one of the cheapest tools you can use to create mood and feeling, and also one of the easiest to change.

Nevertheless, it makes sense to do your research before you start, and find out how you can use colour to your advantage. All interior designers have to understand the colour wheel, a diagram showing the primary colours of red, yellow and blue.

When you combine these, you get the secondary colours of green, orange and purple. Mixing the primary colours with secondary ones gives you tertiary shades, and complementary colours are opposite each other in the colour wheel.

You don’t need to know all this detail, but it will help you to realise that the cooler side of the colour chart includes blues and greens, and the warmer ones are yellows and oranges.

Bearing in mind that colour can create an optical illusion, you can use it to your advantage. For example, bright and light colours will create a feeling of more space, and darker colours will make the room look smaller.

That doesn’t mean you can’t use a dramatic colour if you want to,

but you should probably limit it to one wall or area, so it doesn’t overpower. If you want to make a room appear larger, for example, choose from the cooler area of the colour wheel.

Paint all the walls the same colour so no one wall is dominant, and use a similar, or toning, colour for flooring. If you want a room to look higher, paint the lower part of the wall in a darker colour than that at the top.

Obviously, the reversal of this idea will make the ceiling appear lower.

If you have a large or very cold space, and you want to make it cosier, choose colours from the warm side of the wheel. A sunny yellow will certainly brighten a room, but don’t use too much of it, or you might need sunglasses!

If you have a room that is longer than it is wide, try painting the two shorter walls in a darker tone, because it will create the illusion of making the area more square. Colours also play with your emotions, albeit subconsciously.

We’ve covered this subject before, but, for example, fast-food res-

taurants use a lot of red because it is the colour of danger, passion and high emotions, which doesn’t encourage you to linger very long.

At the other end of the scale, greens, pale blues and creams are calming, and are likely to be used in waiting rooms and hospitals.

Not everyone perceives colour in the same way, so these ideas should only be used as guidelines, but consider whether you want areas to be peaceful or dramatic, and choose your colours accordingly.

Of course, many of us have a holiday home in Tenerife, and may not have access to tools and items needed to decorate. Also, you may not have much storage if you buy everything you need, and only use it once.

Many interior-decoration companies will also offer a decorating service, so you can choose the colour scheme from the comfort of your own property for reference, and let someone else do the hard work, perhaps even while you are away from the island.

All items and services mentioned are available from Deco Nuevo on 922 789 729.

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Now that’s entertainment!

WE are Keddy’s Entertainment, and are excited to say that we will be writing for the Canarian Weekly, on a regular basis.

We’ll be featuring acts, talking about venues and events, and reporting on hot-spot, questionnaire feedback, plus everything and anything regarding entertainment.

Our writers are the fabulous Obsession Duo, featuring Chrissie on sax, vocals and percussion, and Ray on bass guitar and vocals.

We thought we’d kick things off by introducing you to some of the team at Keddy’s Entertainment. Ray, from Obsession, simply cannot believe it has been some 23 years since they were doing the pubs and clubs, in the South of England.

An opportunity came up in the summer of 1996 to go to Abu Dhabi, and, from there, to Doha and Dubai. A couple of years in Jersey were followed by residencies in Madeira, Portugal, Majorca, Ibiza, Cyprus and Marbella, as well as four years in Japan.

Several years were then spent on cruise ships, working in the Caribbean, South America and all over Europe, before ending up here in Tenerife, all these years later!

Here is a little bit of background on Ray and Chrissie, before “Obsession Duo” was formed. Ray was a member of Mungo Jerry for many years, enjoying worldwide success with hits like “In the Summertime”, which spent eight weeks at the top of the UK charts.

This was in between working with David Essex in the film “That’ll Be The Day”, and playing bass on the smash-hit single “Rock On”.

In the Eighties, Ray had a top-40 hit as the singer with the band UK Players, with the song “Love’s Gonna Get You”, and was privileged to have supported the legendary Marvin Gaye on tour.

Some very enjoyable years were spent with a band called Magic, who are still performing today with their five-part, vocal tributes to Queen, ELO, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Chrissie, always known as “The Wild One”, has retained her legendary, distinctive hair-styles over the years. She began her musical career playing the oboe (one of the hardest musical instruments to learn!) in youth wind bands.

Later, in the Eighties, punk music took her direction on to playing the saxophone.

She was influenced by artistes such as Toyah Wilcox, with her bright-pink hair, which soon became part of Chrissie’s fabulous image! She has played in many original groups over the years, ending up with a seven-piece reggae

band supporting many well-known names, from reggae icons “Black Roots”, to Sixties’ legend Billy J. Kramer!

Working overseas in Dubai with Obsession Duo enabled her to undertake voice-over work for Dubai’s famous shopping festival.

Chrissie plays alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, as well as percussion.

While performing in Japan, the duo realised that the Carpenters were the favourite artistes out there at the time. Because Chrissie’s voice sounded very similar to that of the late Karen Carpenter, she was soon singing most of their greatest hits!

Nowadays, Obsession Duo seem to have a “niche”, twisting classic songs into a jazzy, lounge, chill-out style, which sits wonderfully in restaurants and terraces for a laid-back atmosphere.

Mind you, there’s always the chance to “rock up” for a private party, when requested!

Now, on to the rest of the team, starting with Natalie

Stafford, our Tenerife entertainment manager, who works closely alongside Adam Keddy.

Natalie has a wealth of experience in the entertainment industry, having studied performing arts, receiving one of the highest qualifications at that level.

She attended the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester for three years, studying a wide range of singing, dancing and acting styles, and qualified with a 2:1 BA (Hons.) in Musical Theatre: Professional Stage Practice.

She has worked, extensively, all over Europe with leading tour operators, and now oversees the operation’s arm for Keddy’s Entertainment within Tenerife. She also performs at night in one of our shows, Sweet Sensations. She is, indeed, a very busy lady.

Louise, our senior show manager, performs in the show alongside Natalie.

She is our talent scout, and always on the look-out for new artistes to join Keddy’s Entertainment.

Our events’ manager is the one-and-only Jenny Tipton, who is busy with children’s parties and managing events. Just recently, when she wasn’t presenting the brightest breakfast show, on Oasis FM, Tenerife’s No.1 British radio station, Jenny and the team supported the Tenerife auditions for The X Factor (UK). Also known as Jenny T, she travelled Europe as an entertainer, for over eight years, but she is now happily settled in Tenerife.

Talking of being settled in Tenerife, and last but not least, it’s our senior entertainment consultant Mr. Van Elliot. He was the first person to bring entertainment to the island, in 1978, at Ten Bel, Costa del Silencio, and is a true professional and font of priceless knowledge.

The management team at Keddy’s Entertainment has many years of experience in all aspects of entertainment, supporting director Adam Keddy, who has had successful careers with leading, major tour operators.

Adam started as an entertainer at the age of 19, which led him into senior management for TUI UK and Ireland. At the Keddy’s helm, he is assisted by a brilliant mix of talent, generating the overall success of Keddy’s Entertainment in its continued growth.

We are proud to be associated with Oasis FM and the Canarian Weekly, the marketing leaders here in sunny Tenerife. So, for all your entertainment needs, visit www. keddysentertainment.com or call the office between 9.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday, on 922 096975. Until next time, lap up the sun and all the entertainment offered here, on this wonderful island we call our home.

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Wine and Dine

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Seeing is believing!

THE Torrente Ruin Pub, in the heart of Playa de Las Americas, opens on 5th May to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first part of the Torrente films, in cooperation with Santiago Segura, the famous, Spanish film director and actor.

But prepare yourself for the fact that we are not a regular restaurant or bar!

We provide the finest and unique transition between street-food restaurant and cocktail bar.

Nothing is ordinary, but extraordinary, because everything is based on our

own recipes which have been developed with the highest degree of competence, and spiced with a lot of joy and passion.

It is a place that perfectly combines the true Torrentiano feeling and the Ruin Pub ambience. At first glance, the atmosphere may seem somewhat disassociated from reality, but this was our goal when we started renovating in 2017.

Coming here makes you feel as though you are part of the film, because of the dozens of paintings, quotes, decorations and sculptures

that come from the movie.

The name “Ruin Pub”, if you have not heard of it, is a world-famous Hungaricum, straight from Hungary.

It’s also possible to take

home a piece of the Torrente Ruin Pub. We have a merchandise shop for this purpose, so there’s no need to break any walls!

There is also a playhouse

for our little guests to have fun, and we are completely disabled-friendly, so the doors are open to everyone.

The staff speak several languages, but gestures are always an option! Don’t worry - we’ll understand you!

So join the opening party on 5th May, and be part of the experience. We will be opening at 4pm, and Santiago Segura’s speech and the inauguration begin at 5pm. Tickets are limited, and are available via www. tomaticket.es Team Torrente - our experience is our passion.

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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!

Come and join us on our smart new terrace. Sample a meal from our new improved menu or just enjoy a drink from our extensive cocktail menu. Live music on Wednesday and Sunday evening. Happy Hour everyday from 5.30pm - 6.30pm. All major sports events Castle Harbour, Los Cristianos can be seen on the TVs inside the snack bar area.

Open: 9am - 11pm, kitchen open, 9am - 10pm Food served all day including full English breakfast, burgers, salads and snacks. From the evening menu choose one of our succulent grilled steaks or one of our other mouthwatering choices.

Tel: 922 750 949

Oyster Catcher Angel, the owner of The Oyster Catcher, has had restaurants for over 25 years, and now he has brought 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 flambĂŠs, 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.

Ace Cafe Rock and Blues bar in Puerto Colon.

Live Music every Saturday night.

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3 8 6 5

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6

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5

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5

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All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel. Tel 625 799 570

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Email: canarianfeet@gmail.com

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HAPPY FEET TENERIFE by Mireille. Fully quilified. 100% hygienic and painless treatments by using a podo spray motor and modern equipment. Appointments available in Medical Center Yucca Park in Fañabe, home visits in the South also available! Call 650645594 (also whatsapp) FB page Happy Feet Tenerife. Very good references!

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house removal *Anglo Tenerife Removals* Local, National & International. For Best Rates Call 922 720 493

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Sport

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Digging deep, aiming high!

CD Tenerife 2 Sevilla Atletico 0

By Colin Kirby

CD Tenerife review

IT was hardly a sparkling performance, but this latest success by Tenerife was a gem to the mammoth 19,123 crowd.

Rock-bottom Sevilla were stubborn, and it took the expectant home side 68 minutes to make the breakthrough.

But they nailed the victory, putting themselves just two points off a promotion playoff spot, with eight league games remaining.

Suspended Bryan Acosta was sorely missed, but veteran captain Suso rolled back the years with a classic performance of pride and determination.

The expectancy levels were sky-high, but Tenerife’s first-half performance was at ground zero, top-scorer Longo failing to click in front of the net.

Suso showed his intentions with an early ball across the face of the goal, which eluded the Sevilla defence and fell to Alex Mula. But his soft shot was no problem for the keeper.

His counterpart, Dani Hernandez, made sure that Sevilla weren’t party-poopers, scooping up a long-range strike at his post, casually.

Again, he was as steady as a rock.

Luis Milla has become an extremely important player for Tenerife. He gets through so much work, and has good vision, which enables him to spark off attacks from nothing.

A smart ball in from Milla was headed down by Casadesus, and Alex Mula tried to curl it around a defender, only to find the outside of the post. The final ball just

wasn’t there for Tenerife, but calm heads were needed as they took the break, frustrated by the goal-less score.

Fans don’t need much excuse to give the match officials some stick, so when the ref and his assistant got their wires in a twist at the start of the second half, the crowd offered plenty of helpful advice.

It took them five minutes to get their technology working, and, apparently, at one point, they were getting taxi bookings from the town-centre rank!

Back at the game, Tenerife

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were looking a bit better, and Mula, making more progress on the left, managed a shot at the keeper, followed by setting Longo up for an easy finish.

The Italian striker was caught in two minds about whether to tuck it in at the far post with his foot, or head. But, as the ball rose, he made a poor effort to connect with his foot, and the chance was gone.

A change was needed, and, when Malbasic replaced Longo, the move inspired a goal within a few minutes. Dani’s quick thinking

turned a routine catch into a long ball up to Suso.

He cut inside two defenders and passed to Mula, who, though half-connecting with the ball only, sliced it past the keeper.

That settled the nerves, and encouraged the search for a second goal. It came when another long, upfield hoof found Malbasic in a duel with the Sevilla keeper, who had made a wild dash, far outside his area.

The Serbian striker kept his cool, dribbled round the keeper and avoided a covering defender, before burying the ball in the back of the net. Even torrential rain couldn’t dampen the crowd’s wild celebrations; a win’s a win, no matter how unconvincing.

On the down-side, centreback Aveldaño, who has been instrumental in three games without conceding, was booked for a high tackle and misses the match tomorrow (Saturday) at Cultural Leonesa, kick-off 7pm.

A big plus, though, was the 13 minutes played by sub Paco Montañes, following his five-month, injury layoff.

The more the merrier, please, as suspensions and injuries continue to hound the squad.

CD Marino

Charitable Rabbits

Home revival needed Tenisca 2 CD Marino 0 THE Costa Adeje Rabbits Society, formed in 2006, now have a blossoming membership of 80 golfers, comprising mixed nationalities and varied abilities.

The Society play at Costa Adeje Los Lagos golf course, and, each year, members raise funds for various Tenerife charities.

This year they collected 3,000 euros, dividing it evenly between Cancer Bus charity KM Solidario and the WFL breast-cancer Foundation.

MARINO, stuck in a bad run of results, will see this Sunday’s noon game, at home against Union Sur Yaiza, as a chance to move away from 13th place in their Tercera Division section.

Last Sunday, they had a long, fruitless journey to Tenisca, on the island of La Palma. A 30th-minute goal

from Gabi left them a tough task, and Sota ensured the home win with a second, after 59 minutes.

Tenisca crept a little further above Marino in the league, but Lanzarote side Union Sur are catchable… if Marino can improve on the two draws and a defeat in their last, three, home games.

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Running

The feet of Endurance

TAKE a bow all 1,400 runners who competed in last Sunday’s 22nd annual Half Marathon in Las Galletas.

The record entry figure included runners from all across the world, some determined to push their best to an even higher level, and others just out to enjoy good company and a bracing Sunday run.

The 10.8 km race was won

by Ruben Velasquez in a time of 36 minutes and 33 seconds. The ladies’ winner was Dacil Hernandez in 41.14. On to the big 21 km run, which was won by Philip Kiplagat of Kenya in a sizzling 1.06.42, with Aroa Merino of Lanzarote taking the ladies’ honours in 1.15.42.

There was a new category this year, the 5 km run, that was won

by Agoney Diaz Herrera

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who clocked 14.57 followed in by Joel Gregorio Garcia in a spritely 15.23 minutes.

Even those not in touch with the pace setters will have special memories, plus their competitors’ medals.

There will be plenty more running events in the Arona calendar, because the Saturday sports fair whet a few new appetities for sport in general, and running in particular.

Wheels on fire!

IT’S not quite what you would expect to see outside your local place of worship on a Sunday, but Los Cristianos church plaza has become a popular setting for regular skate-boarding championships.

taking place from 4pm, and the young guns will be riding the ramps and showing off their best moves, while a DJ will provide plenty of suitable music.

It is the first event of three this year, and the other two take place in July and September. If you think it will be just a bit of fun, think again! There is a 200-euro first prize for this opening contest, and it goes up to 600 euros for each of the following events.

This Sunday sees the Circuito Skate competition

And they’re still Legends!

By Andy Maughan THE Legends A team, not for the first time, have taken the honours by topping the League with an impressive 47 points.

Runners-up in the First Division are Legends Elite, but the third place, between Nauta Nomads and Legends B, is yet to be decided.

With catch-up games still to be played, the top place in the stats, between Sam Maughan (Nauta Nomads) and Tony Ashurst (Scruffy Macs A), is also in the balance.

Second Division champions are Yelas Travellers, with a whopping 55 points. Runners-up, with an impressive 49 points, are Mad Hatters, whose star player has to be Dave Arkwinkle, who completed an astounding 27 wins out of 27.

DIVISION 1 RESULTS

DIVISION 2 RESULTS

Britannia Inn H - W Union Bar Clouseaus 4-8 Nauta Nomads Grandee O´Donnell 4 - 8 Scruffys Boys Legends A 6-6 Legends Elite Scruffy Macs A 5-7 Loch Inn A division 1 Table

BBJs United 4-8 Bar Nauta Bar Leones H - W Happy Days Britannia Bar 4 - 8 Yelas Travellers Loch Inn B 6-6 Reef Mad Hatters 10 - 2 T.P.T Nauta Rejects 6-6 The Hunters

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20 15

2

3 146 84

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18 11

4

3 129 87

42

37

1 Yelas Travellers

22 18

1

3 163 101 62

55

3 Legends (B)

20 11

4

5 131 97

34

37

2 Mad Hatters

22 15

4

3 159 101 58

49

4 Scruffy Macs A

20 12

1

7 124 104 20

37

3 Loch Inn B

22 14

4

4 153 105 48

46

5 Nauta Nomads

19 11

2

6 121 95

26

35

4 Reef

22 11

5

6 145 113 32

38

6 Britannia Inn

19

8

2

9 106 104

2

24

5 Nauta Rejects

22 11

2

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35

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7

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23

6 Bar Nauta

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6

8 132 132

30

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20

6

5

9 107 127 -20

22

7 Britannia Bar

22

8

5

9 131 133 -2

29

9 Clouseaus

18

4

1 13 89 127 -38

13

8 Bar Leones

22

7

3 12 111 139 -28

24

9 The Hunters

22

5

7 10 122 142 -20

22

10 Grandee O´Donnell 17 4 1 12 69 117 -48 11 11 Union Bar

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Third place goes to Loch Inn B, while top of the stats in

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the Second Division was secured by Reef ’s Mark Gray.

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9 115 137 -22

22

11 Happy Days

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3 16 83 151 -68

9

12 BBJs United

22

2

3 17 92 164 -72

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Flights of the Phoenix

THE Canarian Weekly Trophy and Plate finals took place last week, with Phoenix Bar taking the Trophy by overcoming a four-player Pas O Nadas B team.

Canarian Weekly Handicap Trophy Final 06/04/2018

Pas O Nadas B (645) To be played at The Loch-In

v

Canarian Weekly Handicap Plate Final 06/04/2018 Gaffers (933)

v

To be played at Picasso’s Pool Bar

(901) Phoenix Bar

(677) Buzzin B’s

All Handicaps will be published on Monday 26th March 2018.

Handicaps are shown in brackets. These matches can not be postponed.

Normal rules apply. 5 singles and 2 doubles, best of 3 legs.

All legs must be played even if one team is in a winning position.

the event. Meanwhile, at Picasso’s Pool Bar, Gaffers raced into a 2-0 lead. Joe’s 33-dart, 933 leg, was the highlight of those opening games against Buzzin B’s, who fought back to equalise at 2-2, before Neil’s men took the honours by win-

Gio excelled for the runners-up, with an excellent victory in the singles. But, sadly, they won just one more point as Mitch and his boys ran out 5-2 winners, despite their 336-point handicap. Many thanks to The Loch-In for hosting

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ning the last three, to carry off the Plate. Again, thanks to mein hosts.

Congratulations to the winners and commiserations to the valiant losers. And good luck to all players in the Memorial Trophy tonight (Friday).

Basketball

We’re still ambitious!

Missing Mat leads to a double defeat

the cup competition would end with the two semis and the final, over the weekend of 19th and 20th May. And San Isidro is in contention to host this showpiece finale, which features live coverage on Spanish national television.

clearly, he was not matchfit and played barely two minutes, without scoring.

The quarters showed a steady downward slide as Tenerife were overwhelmed 28-21, 2814, 17-28, and 15-29.

There was some resistance from the home bench, American-Nigerian Josh Akognon top-scoring with 22 points, and Tim Abromaitis was good value for his 17 points. But the squad really is looking thin these days, and Tenerife seem destined to drop even further than their current ninth position in the league.

TIGHTENING up in defence is top of the agenda for Egatesa Granadilla Tenerife, who have now conceded seven goals in the last two games.

And keeper Pili Gonzalez and her defence will be striving for a clean sheet at home against Madrid CFF on Sunday, kick-off noon, in San Isidro.

The goal rushes came against the top two teams, Atletico Madrid, who beat them 4-0 in San Isidro, and a 3-1 defeat at Barcelona.

Madrid CFF are in seventh place and shouldn’t pose such an attacking threat.

But Granadilla, who will be taking nothing for granted, are willing to work hard to ensure they finish strongly in their last five, regular league games.

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They sit in fourth spot, and must finish in the top eight to qualify for the endof-season Copa del Reina (Queen’s Cup).

There could be an even bigger reward if they make the draw for the home-andaway quarter-finals, because

JUST when Iberostar Tenerife were getting back on track at Malaga last Sunday, an ankle injury to Mateusz Ponitka sidelined the free-scoring Polish player after nine minutes, which led to a 72-62 defeat.

With their star player unable to return for Wednesday’s home game against Delteco Gipuzkoa, there was more suffering to come as they lost 88-92.

Despite the injury blow, though, Tenerife put up a defiant show at Malaga with the quarter scores going 24-11, 8-20, 26-18, and 1413. Greek player Kostas Vasilieladis pitched in with 13 points to lead the away scoring, but it wasn’t enough.

Tenerife tried to boost the squad, ahead of the home midweek game, by recalling American Davin White. But,

Another shot at glory

ARONA Tenerife Sur, not content with basking in the glory of a second-place finish in the Spanish Superleague, are now looking for success in the endof-season, top-four play-offs.

Their semi-final, against Dimurol, stands at one match each in the best-offive series, after two clashes on their opponents’ La Laguna home court, ended all-square.

The action moves to Los Cristianos tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm, and Sunday at 6pm, followed by a decider (if needed) in La Laguna on Wednesday.

Last Friday’s first game, over five sets, was won 3-2 by Arona, with scores of 25-19, 25-16, 1925, 22-25, and 8-15. Dimurol hit back in the second match with a 3-1 home success on Sunday, winning 26-16, 25-23, 23-25, and 2520.

It’s all very cut-and-thrust, but these are the pick of the teams from a long season, even though the league

champions have now been crowned.

Arona produced the standout player of the weekend, with Poland’s Elzbyeta Nykiel being voted the MVP of the games.

There’s still a lot of life left in the season, and Arona will be hoping to go one better than their final defeat in the Copa del Reina, earlier in the campaign.

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