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WHEN I was a kid, in Ireland, a common sight in many a kitchen, over the fireplace, was a photo of the Pope on one side, and the Kennedy brothers, John and Bobby, on the other, writes Cliodna O’Flynn.

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The Kennedys were above reproach, the very name Kennedy symbolising all that was good and right.

It was the American dream, realised by the hundreds of thousands of Irish people who enjoyed that trip.

Today, in 2019, things have changed, utterly, not just in Ireland but all over the world.

But the name Kennedy still sparks a sense of reverence, more so than most past US Presidents, except, I would warrant, Barack Obama.

But I wasn’t sure how that might be reflected in Spain, and especially in Adeje.

When I was asked to be one of the translation team for last weekend’s visit of Bobby Kennedy, the keynote speaker in Adeje, spearheading the Council’s new, action-led green policies, I didn’t think twice!

And I wasn’t disappointed, on a personal or professional level, because Bobby, who is the son of Robert Kennedy,

tragically assassinated, carries the name well, with a bearing and public persona which must, at times, be tiresome to maintain.

He was mobbed after the conference, and stood for many long minutes, happy to smile and pose for photo after photo. And I confess that if I didn’t have a few in the bag, I’d have been next in line.

From the moment we collected him from the airport, directly from a similar conference in Granada (six countries in the last 10 days), he expressed a keen interest in Tenerife, and in Adeje especially!

He was also interested in the current economy, and, in the past, in the Guanches and their history, and the stories of water, of energy and of our way of life.

He was staying in the Hotel GF Victoria, which was an excellent choice, given that the hotel boasts a 90% dependence on renewableenergy sources, and it is already winning prizes for having the world’s top renewable-energy spa.

So interested was Kennedy in the energy situation that he took time out for a tour of the engineering installations, to find out how much water

is recycled, and where it comes from (desalination plants here in Costa Adeje).

During the drive from his hotel to a tree-planting ceremony, he and Adeje Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga talked about the links to the past, and the importance of water in the evolution of Adeje.

Kennedy was well impressed with the drive and solar ambition, if I can use the phrase that Mayor Fraga is displaying, and is already turning to positive actions in Adeje.

The not-so-long-term plan is

Woman fell on top of car roof

A 35-YEAR-OLD woman suffered serious injuries on Tuesday after falling from a thirdfloor apartment on to the roof of a parked car on Calle Puerto Escondido in El Fraile, Arona.

The Canarian emergency services were notified at

around 3.30pm, and the caller requested medical assistance, because of the injuries sustained by the woman.

An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, along with an emergency helicopter. But a doctor and nurse from the El Fraile medical centre beat them to it, offering assistance until the emergency teams arrived.

The ambulance medics

actually assisted the doctor and nurse, and, between them, they were able to stabilise the victim.

They then drove her to the medical helicopter, awaiting her at the football field.

The helicopter’s medical staff were well-equipped to evacuate her to Candelaria Hospital, where she was admitted, and kept under close observation.

to make Adeje a renewableenergy hub, with new buildings powered by solar panels.

And, given our hours of sunlight, that is a totally-achievable objective. They planted a Drago tree, a symbol of Tenerife, and I reckon it will be known as “Kennedy’s Drago” from now on.

The conference itself offered a powerful panel of speakers, including Victoria Ballesteros, a 16-year-old Spanish girl from Adeje, who last year addressed the UN in English, on girls and science, and held the 400-strong audience in Adeje, fixed on her vision of the planet’s future.

She said that we could look for culprits among the rich businesses. But unless we also changed, she stressed, there would be no change in the future.

Victoria added: “We have to change our mentality… begin to take on actions against climate change, and this is a good time to start.”

She also examined the issue of water, its power, and the need to use it wisely, saying that while her generation weren’t experts in climate change, they could promote ideas and change.

Juan Verde left Telde, in Gran Canaria, as a teen, but returns now and then to the Canarias, having served as an Under-secretary for State in the Obama administration.

He is a fervent believer in the market power of the climatechange economy, and he showed the audience just how and why going green makes so much financial sense.

Markets follow success, and climate change, he said, was

a fact, adding that global warming was happening at a much, much quicker pace than at any time in the planet’s past.

And, working on projects that counter that, and boost carbon-efficient use, makes market sense.

Kennedy’s theme was “Green growth, innovation and tourism”, and the worth of the man was obvious because this was not a preprepared speech.

It was written and rewritten to fit what he was learning about Adeje during his time here, and as a result of the conversations he was having.

He told the conference that, despite what many might believe, “free market capitalism is very strong tool” in combatting climate change.

He added that the most important thing people could do was to get involved in politics. And, yes, protest in the streets, raise their voices and demand action.

He said Adeje was lucky to have a leader such as Mayor Fraga, whom he described as “a world-class example of progressiveness and environmental defence”.

He also said the Mayor’s vision of seeing the island working from 100% renewableenergy sources was not simply working to protect the environment, but to advance the population’s needs, given that nature is the most important infrastructure in our region.

He pointed to the large petrol companies as culprits in blocking the advancement of natural-energy-source use, adding that here in the Canaries, we are paying above the odds for our electricity.

The energy revolution would also see democratisation, he said. There is a direct relation between the use of fossil fuels, tyranny and poverty, but renewable-energy sources are free.

The sun and the wind are there for everyone. But, obviously, big businesses do not want us to have that kind of free-energy access.

Food for thought and certainly a dynamic start to Adeje’s climate-change programme, which will, says the Council, be active from the ground up, with the involvement of residents in the borough essential to the plan’s success.

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PEDRO Sánchez, Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister and Socialist Party (PSOE) leader, and Unidas Podemos chief Pablo Iglesias, surprised election voters by striking a deal they had been unable to reach after the April election.

The first question the agreement raises is just that: if it were possible to sign an agreement in just a few hours, why were six months spent fruitlessly, and a new election called?

Both leaders have a duty to provide a more coherent explanation than the one offered.

In any case, the fact that two political forces have announced their willingness to govern together is an important step forward, with respect to the former deadlock.

But many details of the agreement have yet to be revealed, particularly the parliamentary strategy the two parties will follow to secure the support they still lack.

For now, the document signed by Sánchez and Iglesias is a declaration of intent, as they admit. But until more details emerge about the deal’s content, and how many votes it can muster, not only for appointing the new Prime Minister, but also for forming an effective

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government, the public display of goodwill by both leaders could have a positive effect by actually increasing the chances of reaching a majority government.

But it could also close the door to other alternatives, and offer easy excuses for a return to the sterility of bloc politics.

The document, signed and presented to Congress, is

not a governing programme because it is written in such broad terms that it could contemplate any sort of measure.

The most interesting part of it is that this general vagueness is absent from the one main point where it would have been unacceptable: the territorial crisis in Catalonia.

In the document, both parties pledge to seek solutions

within the framework of the Constitution, from which it could be deduced that Unidas Podemos has given up on recognising Catalonia’s right to self-determination, and on its demands for a referendum as the way out of the Catalan conundrum.

It is an important step forward. Now, the question is whether these promises can be kept if, as it appears,

15th November - 21st November 2019 the men’s’ project for a mutual investiture requires participation by the Catalan independence parties, whether through active support or an abstention.

The formulas to take Spain out of its current paralysis cannot rely purely on arithmetic combinations, because it should take into account the unavoidable, political factors.

No solution for Catalonia can possibly be found by ignoring the main opposition Popular Party (PP), much less in the current circumstances, when pressure from the far right could place the main opposition party in a position where it feels tempted to radicalise its own rhetoric, to prevent losing support.

The plan to give Iglesias one of the many deputy prime ministerial roles, after Sánchez had vetoed this idea during the previous political term, requires an explanation from the Socialist leader.

This will surely also force him to clear things up in Brussels, which had welcomed the campaign announcement that caretaker Economy Minister Nadia Calviño would become the new deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs. The two (or three?) deputy PM positions opening up will, obviously, be very different from one another.

These and other questions are still awaiting answers. And the fact that the caretaker PM and the leader of Unidas Podemos did not take any questions at their Tuesday news conference, is not the best way to get started!

Fruit-and-veg exporters fear a Morocco-UK deal EXPORTERS of fruit and vegetables in the Canary Islands are concerned about an association agreement, signed on 26th October, between Morocco and the UK. Two professional organisations in the province warn of a new obstacle to local products, recalling that, for example, 50% of tomato and cucumber harvests are exported to the British market.

That has been reported by online publication Canaria7, and the two bodies say: “The partnership between Rabat and London is a fatal blow,

against a sector already in agony since the British voted in favour of the EU exit in the referendum of June 23, 2016.

Now, three years after the Brexit vote, they fear the disappearance of vital aid for the survival of the activity, once the divorce between the EU and the UK is effective.

Exporters want to continue to benefit from the subsidies, included in the Canary Islands Community Agricultural Production Support Programme, “on an exceptional basis”, by calling on the “ultra-specificity of the archipelago”.

The Spanish Federation of the associations of Producers and Exporters of fruit and vegetables, less alarmist than the archipelago professionals, said in a statement: “The 26th October agreement should allow Morocco to strengthen its exports to the UK market.”

The same statement recalls: “Morocco is already a competitor of the Spanish sector.”

The UK is the third-largest destination for fruit and vegetables produced in Spain, after France and Germany.

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Tanker recovered from the beach in Tacaronte

A SPECIALISED, 124m crane has recovered a tanker truck, loaded with 3,000 litres of diesel, which crashed over a hillside, onto La Garañona beach.

The Tacoronte Council said the Spanish Government

and Tenerife Cabildo had to undertake the work, given the “inactivity” of the insurer to solve this situation, as well as the danger of a possible spillage in an area of high, environmental value.

The truck owners, according to the Council, have complained that the insurance company had not approved any of the

alternatives proposed to remove the machine.

The specialised crane was brought into assist last Friday, but, firstly, the ground had to be prepared to keep the crane stabilised enough to lift the tanker.

Thankfully, on Sunday morning, the four-ton vehicle was removed from its salty surroundings.

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Get registered… and vote in UK’s Election THE United Kingdom is holding a General Election on 12th December and British citizens, who have been abroad for 15 years or less, can register as overseas voters.

For more information, go to https://www.gov.uk/votingwhen-abroad.

Once registered, you must renew your registration every year, and you will be given a reminder when it is time to renew. If you do not renew it, you will be removed from the register and will have to make a fresh application to vote again.

Steps have been taken to help speed up the delivery of postal votes overseas, and people are advised to send them back in good time, especially during a period as busy for post in the UK as is December.

You can vote from Spain in two ways: by post or by proxy.

Overseas voters, re-registering to vote, or newly-applying to use a postal vote in the days running up to the deadlines, should seriously consider the option of a proxy, because, at that stage, there will be reduced time needed to send out, complete, and return a postal vote from overseas.

If you want to vote by post in Great Britain, your local Electoral Registration Office must receive your postal vote application by 5pm on 26th November.

If you want to vote by proxy in Great Britain, your local Electoral Registration Office must receive your proxy vote application by 5pm on 4th December.

You cannot vote by post from abroad if your registered address is in Northern Ireland. If you are registered there, applications to vote by proxy must be received by 5pm on 21st November by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.

HMA Hugh Elliott said: “I would encourage all British citizens to register to vote if you are able to, and you should consider voting by proxy to ensure your vote is counted.”

UK Nationals can vote and stand in local elections in Spain, as long as they are registered on their local padrón.

For the latest information on issues affecting UK nationals in Spain, sign up for email alerts at gov.uk/livinginspain and follow us on social media at facebook.com/ britsinspain.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Embassy staff and

Hiker rescued by helicopter

Consulates respect Armistice services

TENERIFE’S emergency services were alerted to a hiker, who was injured while out walking in the Santiago del Teide area last Monday.

But because of the location, a Level II alert was put out and the helicopter was required.

Local fire-fighters attended, along with those from San Miguel, and the helicopter assisted with the recovery.

The unidentified hiker was transferred to hospital.

Adeje’s leading hotel trio

OF the five award-winning hotels in Spain at the World Travel Market 2019, three of them are in Costa Adeje.

These are the Hotel Bahía del Duque, awarded for having the Best Customer Service; the Royal Hideaway Corales Resort, for being the best hotel for families; and GF Victoria, as the one which best presents accessible tourism.

Blaze smokes out trio

THREE people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in their home, at a Calle Borondon apartment in the Adeje municipality.

The emergency services were notified just after 8am, and fire-fighters, Local Police, and two ambulances were immediately sent to help fight the blaze, as well as taking care of the victims.

But once they had arrived, the fire was already out, the neighbours assisting the residents to extinguish the flames.

However, the fire-fighters helped ventilate the area, while the medical team assessed all three inhabitants, who were suffering from smoke inhalation.

The three victims comprised an 85-year-old man, another aged 46, as well as a seven-year-old child.

Fortunately, all three were stabilised by the medical team at the scene, and there was no need for them to be taken to hospital.

Local Police were at the scene to assist with procedures.

Teenage thug threatens group

A VIOLENT 18-year-old robber, already carrying a criminal record for his behaviour, was arrested by the National Police in Fuerteventura’s Puerto del Rosario.

He was arrested after threatening a group of friends with a knife, looking for cash.

The officers responded to a call from one of the wouldbe victims, who gave the officers a full description of the person who had issued the threat.

Police were told how the teenager approached the group of friends, waving the knife while insisting they handed over their cash.

He then ran off, but officers searched the vicinity and soon located the thug. He was found with two knives in his possession, as well as two €5 notes, and is now waiting to see a judge.

THE British Embassy in Madrid, and Consulates across Spain, marked the Armistice by taking part in solemn acts of remembrance last Sunday and Monday.

This year is particularly significant because it signifies not only 80 years since the start of World War II, but also 70 years since the founding of NATO, an organisation committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes, of which both the UK and Spain are members.

Every year, many UK nationals attend Remembrance events across Spain. And these services and other events are a way for communities to come together to honour those who served, and also to ensure that their sacrifices are never forgotten.

HMA Hugh Elliott said: “I am proud to wear the poppy, as a symbol, not only of remembrance, but of hope for a peaceful future. In every act of remembrance, we honour the memory of the fallen, and pledge to care for the living.”

He added: “I am grateful that so many Embassy and Consulate staff have taken part in events right across Spain, and that the British communities here hold services of remembrance each year.

“It is incredibly important that we continue to commemorate the fallen, and reflect on the importance of peace.”

Staff representing the Embassy and Consulates took part in many Remembrance Sunday services across Spain,

including HMA Hugh Elliott reading at the Remembrance service at St George’s Church, Madrid, alongside Consul Sarah-Jane Morris, Defence Attaché Captain Ian Clarke and members of the British armed forces.

Elsewhere, Consul General Lloyd Milen gave a reading at an Ibiza service in Ibiza, while Consul Charmaine Arbouin laid a wreath at Malaga’s English cemetery.

And in Tenerife, Vice Consul Helen Keating read the Act of Commitment and laid a wreath in the sea at Westhaven Bay, Tenerife, alongside representatives of the island’s Royal British Legion.

Alicante Vice Consul Sara Munsterhjelm gave a reading in Orihuela Costa, and the Barcelona Vice Consul laid a wreath at the Madremanya service.

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Thief helps himself to €30,000 jewellery haul A MAN aged 40 has been arrested, after forcing his way into a La Laguna house in the Geneto area and stealing valuable jewellery items, worth around €30,000.

Emergency landing down to false alarm

A BINTER flight was believed to have run into trouble on Wednesday morning, when the pilot said he was forced to make an emergency landing, shortly after take-off, because of a technical fault with an engine.

The National Police began investigating after they received a report from a property owner, claiming that several valuable pieces of jewellery had been stolen from the family home.

What caught the officers’ attention was the huge €30,000 estimate of the stolen goods.

When they began investigating, they discovered that the property showed no sign of a forced entry, so they took a closer look at the people surrounding the family; those who were familiar with the family’s routine, and those who had access to the home.

They learned that a maintenance man had been working on the family home recently, by refurbishing several areas of the premises.

The police also discovered that he had entered the

premises, carefully, by climbing through a window, which was when he took advantage by stealing the jewellery.

Officers soon identified the thief, who was arrested in La Laguna.

The officers searched the individual’s home, in which they recovered most of the

missing jewellery. Some of the items had already been sold to a second-hand jewellery shop.

But, fortunately for the family, all the stolen items were accounted for and returned to the owners.

As for the thief, he is in police custody, awaiting his appointment with a judge.

SPAIN’S National Police, working alongside the Italian equivalent, Arma dei Carabinieri, have arrested a Mafia ringleader in the San Bartolome de Tirajana town of Gran Canaria.

The arrest followed the Italian authorities’ European Order for his Detention and Delivery (OEDE).

The Order was put in place after an investigation into an international drugtrafficking ring, which came to light while the Italians were checking out an anti-Mafia operation called Neve di Marzo.

The man is recognised as one of the most notorious members of the Mafia Organisation, La Cuarta Mafia, based in Vieste city, inside the province of Foggi.

These Mafia men are renowned for violence and cruelty, as well as using dangerous weapons freely, such as the AK-47A Kalashnikov and 12-calibre rifles.

The arrested man is an important leader of the group, considered to be playing the main negotiating role with other members of organised criminal groups, as well as trafficking drugs like cocaine, hashish and marijuana.

Following the arrest, the European Investigation Order, issued by the Italian Public Prosecutor’s Office, enabled the police to search inside the detainee’s home, in the Maspalomas town, to look for more evidence to confirm his relationship with the Mafia.

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However, it was later established that the alert was a “false alarm”, although

the pilot acted correctly after detecting a technical incident.

The flight’s route runs between Tenerife North and Gran Canaria, and it left Tenerife at 7am, with 72 passengers and four cabincrew members on board.

The incident occurred as the flight approached Gran Canaria, and the pilot requested permission to land immediately after discovering the fault.

He landed the plane without incident, and the relevant emergency services were present on the runway.

Reader left with stars in his eyes

Mafia chief is arrested in joint police venture A BAFFLED reader has shared a mysterious photograph with local newspaper Diario de Avisos, which he took at precisely 8pm in El Fraile last Tuesday, specifically in Calle Ladera del Teide.

He was surprised by the image he caught, especially as it was captured with a mobilephone camera, with very poor lighting.

The reader said that everything happened in the space of 20 seconds.

The lights moved at a moderate speed, and, as they disappeared on one side, they reappeared on the other.

The man said he was left a little stunned after his sighting. But on reflection, he believes it could be star-linked satellites.

He was aware that on the previous day, objects were launched into the atmosphere, with the intention of forming a constellation, specifically to assist with broadband coverage to a large part of the world’s population.

And in the second image, you can see a series of starlinked satellites, launched in May this year.

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Five boat migrants die, but four are recovered THE Emergency Services confirmed on Wednesday that they had recovered the bodies of five people, while rescuing another four people alive.

The drama occurred after a boat carrying immigrants capsized off the coast of Lanzarote.

Authorities said the accident happened in the early hours of Wednesday, when the boat hit rocks close to the town of Teguise, on the east coast.

Conditions at the time of the accident were described as “adverse”, with high winds and powerful waves in the area.

The four survivors were found by Guardia Civil officers at around 8.10am, with the survivors reported to have told authorities that a total of 12 people were travelling in the boat.

Maritime Rescue Services, the Guardia Civil and the Local Police, as well as Civil Protection, all have boats out, looking for

A COURT order protecting the identity of two police officers, charged after an inquiry into the death of Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson, has been lifted by a judge at Birmingham Crown Court.

Judge Simon Drew QC overturned the Contempt of Court Act order, allowing the names of West Mercia Police Constables Benjamin Monk and Mary Ellen BettleySmith to be made public, after submissions by media organisations.

Both officers were present at the hearing, at which their lawyers agreed that anonymity could not be justified.

Instead, they argued that their home addresses should not be revealed in media reports.

A further hearing to decide the issue of addresses was held yesterday (Thursday).

Monk, 41, accused of murdering the former Premier League star, faces an alternate charge

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Man knifed several times

A MAN aged 43 was seriously injured in Gran Canaria after being stabbed several times in a brutal incident, inside a building in Vecindario, in Santa Lucia de Tirajana.

the other three missing people.

Wednesday’s incident was the latest in a series of tragedies involving immigrants, attempting to reach the Canary Islands chain.

At least nine people are known to have drowned,

while making the journey from Africa to the islands this year, and among them were four people who lost their lives when the boat they were travelling in sunk, off the south coast of Gran Canaria, on 29th October.

In addition, a woman

and baby drowned while attempting to land on Gran Canaria in May. The Teguise coast of Lanzarote was the site of another tragedy in January 2018, when seven people drowned, following the sinking of a boat, carrying 27 people.

PCs who Tasered star footballer identified during death inquiry

of manslaughter, while 29-year-old Bettley-Smith is

accused of causing actual bodily harm (ABH).

Mr Atkinson, 48, who had also played for Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday, died after being Tasered outside his father’s home in Telford, Shropshire.

His family claimed after his death that the Taser device was deployed at least three times.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct placed the two officers under criminal investigation, days after the tragedy.

They were interviewed under caution, most recently last summer, and also served with “gross misconduct” notices.

Last October, it emerged that a file of evidence had been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service to

consider potential criminal charges.

The CPS announced the charges last Thursday, shortly before the officers appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.

They were referred to during the proceedings as Constable A (Mr Benjamin Monk) and Constable B (Ms Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith).

Mr Monk was released on unconditional bail after making a later appearance at Birmingham Crown Court, while Ms Bettley-Smith indicated a “not guilty” plea to a charge of assault and she was also granted bail.

They are now set to appear at the same court on 9th December.

Lawyers for the two officers argued successfully for their names and addresses to be

The Canarian emergency services were alerted at around 6.15pm on Wednesday, and an ambulance was dispatched to the scene immediately, after the caller said the man had been seriously injured, suffering deep wounds to both his arms, his thorax and abdomen.

When the ambulance arrived at Calle Primero de Mayo, medics assessed the victim and made him comfortable, before taking him to a nearby hospital for much-needed treatment.

The police accompanied him, and are continuing to investigate. kept confidential, claiming their “right to life could be infringed” if identified publicly. But that restriction was lifted after a further hearing.

Relatives of Mr Atkinson said he was suffering from ill-health and had a weak heart, before he was Tasered.

In a statement after his death, his siblings described him as “a kind, caring and protective brother”.

They added: “He always brought life and energy to family gatherings. When Dalian turned up, we knew there would be laughter and banter.”

Kate Maynard, a solicitor for the Atkinson family, said they welcomed the charges against the two officers.

But she added: “They “regretted that already more than three years have passed since Dalian died.”

Deborah Coles, director of the Inquest charity, also welcomed the CPS charging decision, saying: “We hope the next stages of this prosecution are pursued promptly, and the upmost scrutiny of the officers’ actions is ensured.”

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Spain-Lithuania combine to smash a sex-slave ring SPANISH National Police, along with their Lithuanian counterparts, have smashed a sex-slave ring in an operation led by the judicial authorities in both countries, in close co-operation with Eurojust and Europol.

The combination led to the arrest of two alleged organisers in Spain, and 13 alleged criminal group members in Lithuania.

At least 50 searches were carried out in both countries, with cash, drugs, counterfeit documents, weapons and ammunition seized. A car fitted with police lights was also found! The large-scale investigation spanned two years and uncovered the activities of an organised criminal group, active in Lithuania. Gang bosses also operated out of Malaga, on the Costa del Sol. The criminal group profited from the earnings of 118

female victims of enforced prostitution, from Ukraine, Belarus and other countries working in Lithuania.

Victims and competitors were subject to extreme violence by the gang.

The arrested hoodlums were previously known by the authorities for crimes such as robbery, trafficking of human beings and sexual exploitation.

They have all been detained and are awaiting trial, and their assets have been frozen.

Eurojust and Europol support-

ed this joint investigation by organising co-ordination and operational meetings.

Eurojust strengthened both factors, between the Lithuanian and Spanish national judicial authorities, throughout the two-year investigation, leading up to the simultaneous operation.

Eurojust, in constant contact with the national authorities about the best way to proceed with the investigation, co-ordinated and facilitated the execution of European Investigation Orders and

European Arrest Warrants.

Europol provided analytical support from the early stage of the co-operation between Spain and Lithuania.

It also supported the action day by deploying experts in fighting human-trafficking to Lithuania, to cross-check operational information in real time against Europol’s databases.

Europol, which also assisted in extracting data from seized devices, activated a Virtual Command Post to support the action day.

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Dodgy dozen promised women paradise

TWELVE people have been ordered to the Santa Cruz courts for sentencing in the next few days, following an ongoing humantrafficking case.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the dodgy dozen formed a criminal organisation, specialising in capturing Nigerian woman, mainly, and promising them “paradise homes”, as well as regular work with high salaries.

But it became clear to the Prosecutor’s Office that “voodoo” (a form of magic) was used on several occasions to subdue the women.

The Nigerians were promised a better lifestyle in Spain, but, to get there, they had to travel precariously, taking routes via Libya and Italy.

From there, they travelled on to Tenerife, via Madrid.

But when they arrived on the island, they were forced to prostitute themselves, and were threatened with voodoo.

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Tenerife Property Shop honoured at the European Property Awards 2019 CONGRATULATIONS go to Tenerife Property Shop, who, this year, were recipients of awards in not one, but two, categories.

They were presented with a 5 Star Award for Best Real Estate Agency Canary Islands, and were the award winner for Best Real Estate Agency Website Spain, at the European Property Awards 2019-2020, the largest, most-prestigious and widely-recognised event in the industry.

Presented at Royal Lancaster Hotel London on 24th October, the International Property Awards and European Property Awards are judged by an independent panel of 96 industry experts, chaired

by Lord Caithness and Lord Best, and focus on design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and commitment to sustainability.

The European Awards are part of the International Property Awards that include the regions of Asia Pacific, Africa and Arabia, The Americas and the UK, and celebrate the very best projects and

professionals in the industry.

Tenerife Property Shop was chosen from over 200 companies, spread across the European regions, and have proved themselves to

be the very best in the realestate sector.

Tenerife Property Shop represents two generations of a family business, maintaining the key foundations of honesty

and integrity, throughout more than three decades of success in Tenerife.

The majority of the Tenerife Property Shop team have been working with

the company for many years, creating an excellent foundation of knowledge and strength, plus continuity of service to their clients.

With a focus on evolution, to meet changing markets and international situations, Tenerife Property Shop has built a solid and sustainable company around their exceptional quality of service and support for their clients, and fully deserve the awards with which they have been honoured.

All the staff of Tenerife Property Shop are very proud to receive these awards, which are testimony to all the hard work and dedication given in assisting clients.

For more information about Tenerife Property Shop S.L. visit www. tenerifepropertyshop.com Tel: +34 922 714700 e: info@tenerifepropertyshop. com For more information about The European Property Awards visit www.propertyawards.net Contact PR and Marketing Manager, Dawn Wightman T: +44 1245 250981 e: pr@ipropertymedia.com

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‘Fake’ bus mogul made €3.2m from illegal trips The suspect’s fleet of buses were taken by police

Helicopter rescues a struggling swimmer A WOMAN tourist was rescued off the Santiago del Teide coast on Monday afternoon, after she was found struggling while out swimming, and could, possibly, have drowned.

She was seen in the Charco Isla Cangrejo area, and a helicopter was dispatched

for the rescue, because of where she was spotted.

The woman was soon hoisted on to the helicopter and transferred to land, where an ambulance crew was waiting to assess her condition. She was shaken up after the ordeal, but there were no other complications, Officials from the emergency services remind the public to take precautions, particularly around this time of year, because of the undercurrents off the Tenerife coastlines.

Drug-trafficker nabbed while drinking with pals A WANTED international drug-trafficker has been arrested outside a Marbella bar, with two of his pals in upmarket Puerto Banus.

The 42-year-old Moroccan, known only as R.M., had been wanted by French authorities, accused of drugtrafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation.

The suspect was a key player in a large-scale trafficking operation, which moved drugs from Morocco to Marseille, in France.

The man would store the drugs in Catalunya, near the French border, and was the only point of contact between the Moroccan producers and French

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, thought to have been concerned with the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act. The second man, 21, was arrested at a separate

The 45-year-old businessman, identified only as MDB and from near Toledo, is accused of presiding over a fleet of 19

illegally-bought buses, which have now been seized by police.

It is alleged that MDB did not comply with payment procedures, and, also, that some of his passengers were young children.

His lack of the correct documentation also meant that drivers employed by him were not insured correctly.

The suspect mainly ran his operations in Talavera de la Reina, where he is based, as well as “nationwide” services, according to officers.

A Guardia Civil statement said that companies hiring MDB’s buses were unaware that they ‘had been acquired illegally’.

Police discovered his illegal buses in Spanish areas, as far-flung as Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, Malaga, Almeria and Zaragoza.

Guardia officers made their arrest under the “Bustalva” operation, following a tipoff from Madrid’s Traffic Sector.

The fraudster now faces alleged crimes of fraud and falsifying documents.

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buyers. He is alleged to have been responsible for collecting the money and organising the transport of the illegal goods.

Prosecutors in France are seeking the maximum 30year sentence.

Terrorism suspects held

by Met Police in London TWO men, arrested in east London on suspicion of terrorism offences, have been detained by the Met Police.

POLICE have arrested a “fake” bus mogul, believed to have netted €3.2m since 2017 from his illegal journeys, ferrying tourists around without the necessary legal documents and insurance policies.

address on suspicion of the encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications, under Sections 1 and 2 of the Terrorism Act. Both men were detained and taken to south London police stations, where they remain in custody.

Officers are now carrying out searches at the two residential addresses where the men were arrested. They are also searching a third commercial premises in the area, confirmed a spokesperson. The investigation is expected to be ongoing.

THE famous donkey “taxies” of Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, will soon be breathing a sigh of relief because, from the new year, they will not have to transport passengers weighing more than 80kg.

It is one of the measures contained in a proposed local law for the town, regulating the service.

The donkey rides have been growing ever more controversial in recent years, as various people have raised animal-welfare issues.

The new law aims to address people’s concerns. But, initially, it has to be rubberstamped after public consultation, although this is seen as a formality.

Mijas Town Council is tightening up veterinary controls, which will be intensified, and conditions will also be improved, both in the stables and at the taxi ranks.

Transport and Mobility Councillor Nicolas Cruz says that all the measures contained in the new regulations are the result of meetings, held by the Town Council, with muleteers and various animal groups.

Cllr Cruz says that the regulations take into account the need for animal welfare, as well as the interests of the donkeyhandlers, and the Council itself.

Veronica Sanchez, Director of the Refugio del Burros donkey sanctuary, said: “We are very happy to have reached this point, which includes the concept of animal welfare and its development with specific

measures, and abides by national and European regulations.

“It is something pioneering, because they will be incorporated into municipal ordinances.”

The Department of Transport and Mobility has also announced that information and awareness-raising campaigns will be carried out.

Cllr Cruz said that the search was on to uncover alternative locations for the current stables.

“They will respond to the needs that the current ones do not cover, because our facilities date from 50 years ago, and the regulations have changed a lot,” he added.

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Lobster increases data by up to double, for everyone, with no changes in price!

• Since 5th November, Lobster customers have been able to surf the internet more, and for longer, with no changes in price!

• Lobster has increased data, by up to double, across all its tariff plans. The Small Plan now has 4GB per month, the Medium Plan 10GB, and the Large Plan 25GB. • All Lobster tariff plans continue to include unlimited calls and texts in Spain, to the UK and other countries.

• Everyone gets the increase in data, both new customers and current customers. Lobster does not treat new customers better than current ones!

• Lobster’s tariff plans are tailor-made for British expatriates, and other English speakers, who reside in Spain, and start from just 12€ per month, VAT included.

• Lobster is the only mobile operator in Spain to offer a service completely in English.

• Lobster extends its “First month free” promotion, for a limited time.

Lobster, the only mobile operator in Spain to offer a service completely in English, announces that, since 5th November, all its tariff plans have got even better, with no changes in price.

Lobster has increased data, permanently, by up to double, across all its tariff plans, so Lobster customers can now surf the internet more, and for longer! All tariff plans continue to include unlimited calls and texts in Spain, to the UK and other countries, and start from just 12€ per month, VAT included.

Everyone gets the increase in data, both new customers and current customers.

Lobster does not treat new customers better than current ones!

All current Lobster customers will get the data increase automatically, without having to do anything. In addition to unlimited calls and texts in Spain and to the UK, all our tariff plans also include unlimited calls and texts to Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the USA.

Also, the tariff plans include “Roam Like At Home”, so that customers can enjoy the same services while at home, in any country in the European Economic Area, at no additional cost.

Customers can keep their existing Spanish number, if they already have one, or we can give them a brandnew one.The Lobster brand was created to establish an emotional bond with British values and service.

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“Our customers asked for more data with the same great tariff plans, with unlimited calls and texts at competitive prices,” said Tony Watts, Marketing Director of the company.

“We are always listening to our customers and have acted, increasing data for both new and current Lobster customers, with no changes in price. It is important to us that our customers have the

highest levels of satisfaction in the market. ”Lobster extends its “First month free” promotion, for a limited time, where the first month’s plan payment is free for new customers, so that they can try the service. With Lobster, there are no commitments, lock-ins or hidden surprises.

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Just provide identification, your credit or debit card payment details through a totally secure process for paying month by month, and you’re good to go. It doesn’t have to be a Spanish credit or debit card. You can cancel at any time.

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Man’s death at memorial service

BENIDORM police have been criticised heavily, following emails which revealed that they allowed missing British man Philip Pearce walk out of a police station, in the dead of night, in a A MAN, not known to clearly “confused and those attending a Re- disoriented state”. membrance Sunday service in north Wales, The family of the greatgrandfather now demand at Caernarfon Castle, answers from Benidorm was heard screaming police about why he was for help just before released on 10th September, at 3am, which was his lastmidday, shortly be- known sighting. fore dying.

The pensioner, from Guests were evacuated from the landmark, moments after the traditional two-minute silence was observed.

Paramedics from the air ambulance rushed to help the stricken man, but they were unable to save him.

A witness told North Wales Live how a member of the emergency services went into nearby shops and asked staff to pull down the blinds as the body was removed from the castle.

Eleri Gray-Thomas, who runs the café opposite, said: “It is very sad to hear.”

The man’s identity was not known, but he was believed to be an overseas visitor.

Bridgewater, Somerset, was taken to the station after he became lost while on holiday, it was presumed.

He was known to have signs of early-onset dementia.

But in a shocking email from the British Consulate, seen by the Olive Press online newspaper, there are suggestions of a breach of duty of care.

What is not clear, however, is how and why he was allowed to leave the station three hours later. “The police are simply not answering our questions,” his 41-year-old son, Lee Pearce, told the Olive Press.

“It’s absolutely gutwrenching for us as a family,

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not knowing where he is and why he disappeared. I just want him home so badly. I miss him so much.”

Philip was known to be suffering from the early signs of dementia, but was “happy and smiling” when he went to Alicante with a friend and travelling partner.

He then left his Playa Levante hotel at 5.30pm on 9th September to buy cigarettes, before he lost his bearings and was taken to police.

Two months on, Lee told the Olive Press that a request for

a ground search and sniffer dogs was ignored, while the family were left searching for answers.

“We just need closure on whether my dad is still alive,” added Lee. “But apart from claiming to have sent out some drones to look, the police don’t seem to be doing anything at all.”

The official text reveals that the pensioner had clearly told the National Police he did not remember where he was staying, nor even where he came from in England.

The Consulate email also stated that Philip was carrying neither his passport nor his wallet, when he was taken by a stranger to the police station in the Old Town, just after midnight, as CCTV footage confirmed.

Scores of British residents have spent weeks searching for signs of the grandfatherof-three.

David McQueen, who owns cab firm Alicante Transfers, has spent four to five hours daily, scouring abandoned buildings and traveller

communities around the Costa Blanca.

“I even sent my dog out with a GoPro camera to search in every bush and in every corner, but we’ve found nothing,” said McQueen “I’ve got 130 taxi drivers that start at 4am and finish at 2am, but none of the hotels and establishments has seen a sign of Philip.”

The family have spent weeks putting up posters and handing out flyers of his missing father around Benidorm, with contact details.

A spokeswoman for the British Consulate said: “We do not comment on individual cases such as this.”

A National Police spokesman claimed that helicopters had been scrambled to search for Philip on various Benidorm hillsides.

However, the spokesman failed to answer questions about the exact details of his release from the station, or whether sniffer dogs and ground searches had been deployed, or would be soon.

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MOST of Europe’s major cities are expanding sustainable forms of transportation, but Madrid’s authorities are bucking the trend with plans to eliminate cycling space.

There is a consensus among urban planners and mobility experts that cities should forfeit some of the space used by private vehicles to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists, to reduce pollution levels.

Most of Europe’s capitals have created a network of cycle lanes in recent years, and extended their pedestrian zones.

Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Seville and, more recently, London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona and Valencia are all becoming cycle-friendly, and pedal-power is even being championed in cities where the car is king, such as New York, Bogotá and Mexico City.

This makes it all the more staggering that Madrid City Council has declared it is planning to remove a bike lane for the benefit of drivers.

“At this point, it’s very strange to be seeing cycle paths removed to reopen lanes for private vehicles,” said Valeria Fedeli, President of the European Urban Research

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Association, (EURA). “Most mayors across the world are changing their cities to introduce new ways of getting around.”

José María Ezquiaga, President of the Spanish Association of Urban Technicians, agreed, saying: “The global trend is to reduce the tarmac. For cycling to be a viable means of transport, it needs to be simple and safe for everyone, which involves creating a network of bike lanes across the entire city.”

But, said a spokesperson for Madrid City Council, the cycle lane being removed is just 850m long, and on the Gran Vía of Madrid’s Hortaleza district, in the north of the city.

It was created by former Mayor Manuela Carmena, and is a no-car zone, although cars must drive across it to reach a number of designated parking spaces.

The authorities have justified its removal by arguing that

it is generating congestion in the area. “We will return all the lanes that don’t help cycling mobility to their original use,” said Mayor José Luis Martínez Almeida, after his controversial announcement.

However, when queried by EL PAÍS newspaper, city officials were unable to explain the exact criteria for the cycle lane reversal.

Almeida and his deputy, Begoña Villacís, having initially removed the pedestrian zone on Galileo street, recently created by the previous administration, returned it to private vehicles.

Now, City Hall is studying the removal of at least two additional cycle lanes.

Madrid has just 43km of lanes reserved for cyclists, some segregated and others defined by lines on the road.

Yet Barcelona, which has half the population of the Spanish capital, has a 209km network.

And Seville and Valencia, with populations of 688,000 and 791,000 respectively, have bike lanes totalling 200m and 150m.

The global trend is not just to extend the number of cycle lanes, but also to improve those already in place by physically separating them from the rest of the traffic to make them safer.

“London, Berlin and Paris are trading the lanes designated with paint for protected ones,” said David Lois, a lecturer at UNED and researcher at the Transportation Research Centre at Madrid Polytechnic University.

Last week, New York City Council announced a $1.7bn plan that includes the creation of 400km of protected bike lanes, prompted by the death of 25 cyclists this year.

Many angry New Yorkers have, in the past, argued that they reduce parking space and affect retail

business. And, in some cases, the authorities have even been taken to court.

“Many studies indicate that cycle lanes benefit the local economy,” said Giuseppe Grezzi, Valencia’s Mobility Councillor. “We have been criticised, but the results have shown us to be right.”

Esther Anaya, researching bicycle mobility at Imperial College, London, is also critical of Madrid’s regressive move. “This backward step is not only embarrassing but it’s also an attack on people’s health,” she said. “We either opt for speed and pollution, or give this space over to bicycles and pedestrians to promote active and healthy mobility.”

Nacho Tomás, secretary of the City Network for Bicycles, which encompasses more than 100 towns and cities across Spain, including Madrid, said: “We are against getting rid of cycle lanes in any Spanish city, and support the construction of protected lanes to improve cyclist safety.

“Madrid is the only city in the world that has thought of getting rid of cycle lanes,” said Niccolo Panozzo, spokesman for the European Cyclists Federation (ECF).

“From Portland to Bogotá, and Singapore to Tel Aviv, every other city is moving in the opposite direction.”

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A 41-YEAR-OLD man contracted the mosquito-borne viral disease dengue fever, after having unprotected sex with another man who had returned from Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

After being warned of the patient’s condition at Madrid’s Ramon y Cajal Hospital in September, an epidemiological investigation was launched.

The General Directorate of Public Health confirmed that the affected man was the first to acquire the disease in Spain, caused by any of the four dengue viruses.

This virus may induce a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash, and recovery generally takes two to seven days.

The affected man had not left Spain in the 45 days prior to the first signs of any symptoms.

However, his partner, who had travelled to the Caribbean countries during the incubation period, had been in Spain for just 10 days before the onset of symptoms.

Health officials confirmed that the disease had been transmitted through his partner’s semen. It was only

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discovered by scientists that the disease could be live in semen 18 months ago, when a traveller, who had been in Thailand, was studied.

Of the case in Spain, Public Health representative Susana Jimenez said: “His partner presented the same symptoms as him, but lighter, around 10 days earlier, and he had previously visited Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

“An analysis of their sperm was carried out, which revealed that not only did they have dengue, but that it was exactly the same as the virus circulating in Cuba.”

Officials at the European

Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said: “To our knowledge, It’s the first sexual transmission of the dengue virus, among men who have sex with men.”

The World Health Organisation (WHO) advice reads: “The global incidence of dengue has grown, dramatically, in recent decades. About half the world’s population is now at risk. The virus responsible for causing dengue, is called dengue virus (DENV). There are four types of DENV serotypes (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4), which means that it is possible to be infected four times.”

THE Spanish region of Valencia is to ban gendered school uniforms, to ensure that no student will be “forced to wear a skirt because of his or her sex”.

Valencia’s governing parties, Socialists PSOE, left-wing coalition Compromís and anti-austerity party Podemos, presented the proposal on 30th October, arguing that gendered school uniforms violated “students’ individual freedoms and right to nondiscrimination”.

The proposal aims to reform the 2008 decree that regulates “order in non-university educational centres, maintained by public funding”.

And, given that the parties hold the majority in the regional government, the reform is expected to meet approval without any problems.

A Compromís spokesperson confirmed that the ban would affect both public and chartered schools, known in Spanish as escuelas concertadas, which are

private centres which are either totally or partially subsidised by public funds.

The initiative enshrines a student’s “complete individual freedom”, and expresses, explicitly, that they will not be forced to wear a skirt because of their sex.

The measure was presented to the Education and Culture Commission in the Corts Valencianes, the main legislative body of the Valencian government, by Socialist regional deputy Ana Besalduch.

According to Besalduch: “The ban will help adapt public-school regulation to the 21st century.”

Pilar Lima, from Podemos, said it was a necessary step towards an equal and inclusive school.

Papi Robles, from Compromís, said gendered school uniforms violated the principle of equality before the law and non-discrimination, which includes sexual and gender diversity.

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Estate planning for UK nationals in Spain

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British expatriates living in Spain need to be aware of, and plan for, a number of inheritance issues.

Your last will and testament If you live in Spain, it is advisable to make a Spanish will to deal with your Spanish assets. It is easier to wind up an estate using a local will.

A UK will may be effective in Spain, but a major disadvantage is that it will have to go through the UK probate process. This can create long delays and high costs, and it has to be notarised and translated, before being accepted in Spain. If you have assets in the UK you can have two wills, one for each country.

Spanish succession law In the UK, you are generally free to distribute your estate as you wish, but Spanish succession law imposes “forced heirship” rules.

In general terms, children are entitled to receive two thirds of an estate’s assets, so, under Spanish law, you cannot leave everything to your spouse.

MAKING a claim for a delayed flight no longer requires the affected passenger to show his or her boarding pass as proof, rules the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

When a flight is three hours, or more, late in departing, despite reaching its destination less than three hours later than planned, passengers are automatically entitled to €250 compensation for short-haul, or €600 for longhaul flights, The airline is also obliged by international law to provide refreshments or vouchers for the same, although the sum is not stipulated, as well as overnight accommodation, if the plane’s time slots make this necessary.

Generally, as these compensation sums are standard, reclaiming them is a painless, administrative exercise, handled by mainstream customer-

This Spanish succession law will apply to foreign nationals, living in Spain by default.

You can, however, use a European Succession Regulation, “Brussels IV”, to opt for the succession law of your country of nationality, to apply on your death, instead.

You must specifically state this in your will.

Spanish succession and gift tax Inheritance tax in Spain works very differently from UK inheritance tax. Tax is paid by each recipient, not the estate, and the tax rate varies, depending on the relationship between the person passing the money, and the person receiving the

money. There is no blanket spouse-to-spouse exemption.

The state tax rates range from 7.65% to 34%. Multipliers based on the familial relationship and beneficiary’s net worth can take tax rates much higher.

Reductions and allowances are low. Spouses, descendants and ascendants only receive a reduction of €15,957; it is lower (or nil) for everyone else. There is a 95% reduction against an inherited main home, but only for spouses or descendants who keep the property for at least 10 years, capped at €122,606 per inheritor.

However, the autonomous communities can adjust the

tax rates, allowances and reductions, to make them more beneficial for residents in the different Spanish regions. In the Canary Islands, the 99.9% relief applicable for inheritances to Group II was extended to Group III beneficiaries, for tax year 2019.

Spanish succession and gift tax is due if the asset being inherited or gifted is located in Spain, or if the recipient is resident in Spain.

UK inheritance tax Many British expatriates remain liable to UK inheritance tax, because it is based on domicile rather than residence. Your estate could be liable to both UK and

‘Delayed flight’ boarding pass not needed for claim

service departments.

Yet passengers set to fly between Paris and Venice on an easyJet flight, on 24th October, were denied payment, after their return to the French capital was delayed by three hours and seven minutes.

They were told they had to provide their original boarding passes, to be able to claim their standard €250.

The airline did not deny the flight had been over three hours late in taking off, but it would not pay up without sight of the boarding passes,

so the affected passengers applied to a court in Paris.

French judges sought clarification from the ECJ, which confirmed that Article 7 of European regulation 261/2004 found easyJet to be in breach of its legal duties.

The ruling states that an airline cannot refuse payments, solely on the basis of the passengers’ not having produced proof of checking-in, unless it is able to provide clear evidence that the traveller never even boarded the aircraft.

If the airline has transported passengers with confirmed bookings, it is understood, by default, that they have complied with the requirement to present themselves for check-in.

Proof of this already exists without extra evidence, in the form of a boarding pass, having to be requested.

Spanish-based association Reclamador de Vuelos

Spanish inheritance taxes, but credit is given in Spain for tax paid in the UK. Succession planning Start by establishing your goals. Who would you like to benefit from your estate? Do you want to control how they receive their inheritance?

What can you do to make the inheritance process as easy and cost-effective as possible for them?

Then seek specialist, crossborder advice on how you can achieve your wishes for your heirs, while keeping inheritance taxes as low as possible. Estate planning for Spain and the UK can get complex, but, with careful planning you can get peace of mind that you have the most suitable approach in place, for yourself and your family.

Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices, which are subject to change.

Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

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

(“Flight Reclaimer”) says the ECJ verdict is binding in all European courts.

Its Communications Manager, Javier López, said: “This is a great change for passengers, who, on many occasions, throw their boarding passes in the bin as soon as they get off the plane, or these passes, not in paper format, “disappear” from the airline’s App on the passenger’s phone, once the flight date has passed.

“This is a very common situation, with airlines trying to pull a fast one when a passenger claims compensation for a delay, attempting to wriggle out of it with no boarding pass to show.”

López added: “But this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep your boarding pass, or a copy of it, because, despite the ECJ verdict, a boarding pass can still provide valuable information in proving your case in the event of any dispute.

“We always advise affected passengers to keep theirs, and take a copy of it if they send the original by post.”

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Children in Need 2019

Sunday 17th November, ITV1, 21.00

I’m A Celebrity…

Get Me Out Of Here!

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! is back which can mean only one thing… the time has come for a brand new cast of celebrities to head down under and battle it out in TV’s toughest entertainment challenge.

Leaving their plush pads and luxuries far behind, our celebrity campers will spend up to three weeks taking on the harsh surroundings of the Australian Jungle, with a whole host of brand new nasty surprises created just for them.

Full contestant details Ex footballer and broadcaster – Ian Wright MBE Pop star – Nadine Coyle ‘Rak-Su’ singer – Myles Stephenson Radio 1 DJ – Adele Roberts Comedian – Andrew Maxwell Soap Star– Jacqueline Jossa Capital Radio DJ – Roman Kemp Olympian and TV personality – Caitlyn Jenner Ex England rugby player – James Haskell TV and radio presenter – Kate Garraway

Friday 15th November, BBC1, 19.30 The annual night of fundraising for Children in Need projects across the UK is back and bigger than ever, with the always brilliant hosts Tess Daly, Ade Adepitan, Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc.

There’ll be plenty of entertainment, including a trip to the country’s most famous ballroom for a Strictly special with the cast of EastEnders, a visit from Doctor Who, a Star Wars spectacular, the long-awaited return of Crackerjack to BBC One, Countryfile presenters as you’ve never seen them before and an extra special surprise from the England Football Team.

Plus plenty of all singing and all-dancing studio performances from West End shows Big and Circus 1903; the Children in Need Choir sing live up and down the country; the One Show Rickshaw finishes its epic journey in the studio, plus lots of great music including performances from Louis Tomlinson and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. As always throughout the night there will be many films focusing on the incredible and inspiring stories of the brave children who are supported by some of the 3,000+ Children in Need projects around the UK. From start to finish they’ll be thank yous to the TV shows, radio stations, corporate sponsors and big stars who have gone above and beyond to raise money, plus celebrities will be live in the studio to put some more fun into fundraising!

And of course there would be no Children in Need without the fantastic fundraisers across Britain who will be celebrated for their fantastic fundraising feats, plus the nations and regions of Britain will all be doing their bit and showcasing what they’ve been up to this year and how they’ve been raising money for Children in Need, and a super-fundraiser will be awarded the Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser Of The Year Award 2019.

The fun doesn’t stop at 10pm when over on BBC Two the Dragons circle around a dinner table for an extra special additional of I’ll Get This… but which one will end up paying the bill?

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The Hit List The Hit List is an exciting and addictive music quiz hosted by Marvin and Rochelle Humes, where three teams of music lovers compete for the chance to win £10,000 by naming as many song titles and artists as possible.

In this first episode sisters Sara and Vanessa from London, friends John and Rachel from Glasgow, and father and son duo Fluff and Freddie from Kent, are all competing to show off their music knowledge in a bid to win £10,000.

Across three exciting rounds, they’re put to the test as they attempt to identify huge hits from across the years - whether it’s a song from the swinging ‘60s or the number one track from today’s charts, the teams must prove their ability to recognise songs and artists from all genres of music: from pop to rock, R’n’B to country and many more.

Round One is all about speed. The teams are played a selection of clips from hit tracks and must press their button whenever they recognise a song. All the songs in this round are themed: whether it’s having to identify two songs written by the same songwriter or attempting to remember what song was at number two in the charts when another was at number one, the teams must rely on their music memory to answer quickly enough. The first two teams to give five correct answers progress though to round two.

Round two is all about the intros. The two remaining teams must identify a range of song titles and artists by listening to the very beginning of the songs and recognising them before their time runs out. The teams are given visual clues to help them - whether it’s a map showing where the singer is originally from, or an image of a famous person whose name is mentioned in the song’s lyrics, each team must work against the clock to ensure their time doesn’t run out. The first team to run out of time will be sent home.

Only one team will make it through to the last round, which is guaranteed to get your heart racing: The Final Chart Rundown. This round sees the final team attempting to make it to the number one spot by recognising 10 songs and artists before their money runs out. The team will start the round with £10,000 available in their prize pot, but after five seconds of each track has played the money starts to drop. If the team can correctly name 10 song titles and artists before the money disappears, they’ll go home with whatever is left in the pot. This highly intense and exciting round is the ultimate test in how quickly the Hit-Listers can recognise songs - the longer they take, the less they make.

Sunday 17th November, BBC1, 21.00

The War Of The Worlds

England 1905.

Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson) and George (Rafe Spall) are neighbourhood pariahs - they’ve fallen deeply in love but George is married to another woman.

This doesn’t bother their astronomer friend Ogilvy (Robert Carlyle) in the slightest, who feels like an outcast himself.

Amy and George visit Ogilvy’s observatory where they witness eruptions from Mars.

George, a journalist at the London Evening Chronicle, visits his brother Frederick (Rupert Graves), Secretary to the Minister for War, at the Admiralty, and begs for his help. He needs his brother to convince Lucy, George’s wife, to sign divorce papers.

Frederick is indignant at George’s decision and refuses outright.

A mysterious capsule lands in Horsell Common. Amy, George and Ogilvy are among the first to notice and examine it. Is it an asteroid? Stent (Daniel Cerqueira), Astronomer Royal, certainly seems to think so, and when the capsule starts to shudder and move he’s the first to act. He’s also the first to die. The capsule rises into the air and unleashes a devastating heat ray, killing hundreds.

Amy and George can’t find Ogilvy anywhere. They rush home, but it’s not safe there either - something has come out of the capsule and it’s on the move. They decide to go to Frederick at the Admiralty. But just as they start their escape from Woking the fighting machine in the capsule takes its full tripod form and blasts out another heat ray: Amy manages to escape while George disappears behind rubble and smoke.

Amy arrives at the Admiralty and explains everything to Frederick, who wants to know where his brother is and if he’s alive. Amy can’t say for sure, but she does reveal a secret, one that not even George knows.

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Wednesday 20th November, BBC2, 21.00

Tuesday 19th November, BBC1, 23.45

The National Lottery Awards: Celebrating 25 Years BBC One presents The National Lottery Awards: Celebrating 25 Years, a glittering gala event hosted

by Ore Oduba and recorded at Television Centre, with special musical performances from Emeli Sande and Rick Astley.

The 60-minute show will pay tribute to the winners of this year’s 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards, the annual search for the UK’s favourite National Lotteryfunded projects and people.

From over 700 entries, 40 were selected as finalists in four categories reflecting the different areas the National Lottery funds. The four projects who won a public vote will be revealed on the night with the help of celebrity guest presenters, including Hugh Bonneville, Torvill & Dean, Laurence Fox, John Torrode and Gregg Wallace, Strictly Come Dancing’s Karim Zeroual and Amy Bowden, Sir Chris Hoy and Ellie Simmonds.

The categories are: Best Arts, Culture and Film Project / Best Heritage Project / Best Sports Project / Best Community & Charity Project There will be three new Awards for individuals - Young Hero, Sporting Legend and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Plus a Special Recognition Award, recognising an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to society with the help of National Lottery funding.

Ore Oduba, who will be presenting the show for the third year, says: “The National Lottery marks it’s 25th Birthday this year, a landmark moment to celebrate the incredible difference The National Lottery has made to the lives of people and communities across the UK. It’s such an honour to be a part of a show which celebrates the inspirational people and projects that do extraordinary things with National Lottery funding. Everyone who plays the National Lottery should be very proud to have supported these individuals and organisations - what they have achieved is truly amazing.”

It’s thanks to National Lottery players, who raise £30 million each week for good causes, that these extraordinary projects are possible.

Guilt As thrilling drama Guilt concludes, the old man’s death returns to haunt the brothers, with Max and Jake each deciding who to save and who to sacrifice Sheila plays dumb when she discovers that Henry the lawyer has unwittingly uncovered her lies about Angie and informed the police.

With Angie taken in for questioning, Max reluctantly sits in on her police interview and listens with discomfort to her startling confession.

With the truth about Walter’s death edging ever closer to being revealed, Max orders Jake to leave with Angie and start a new life while they still can - he’s got things covered.

However, an untrusting Angie suspects Max is going to hatch a deal with Sheila and double-cross his brother.

Having uncovered Sheila’s guilty secret, Max thinks he finally has the upper hand over his blackmailer. With the tables finally turned, Max offers Sheila a tempting deal to bring matters to a close, once and for all.

Meanwhile Claire makes a drastic decision about her future happiness, while Kenny puts the final pieces of his investigation together.

As secrets and lies unravel and guilt becomes unbearable, the brothers reach a crossroads in their relationship with lives changed forever.

Sheila is played by Ellie Haddington, Henry by Michael Nardone, Angie by Ruth Bradley, Claire by Sian Brookes and Kenny by Emun Elliot. Also starring Bill Paterson as Roy, Moyo Akande as Tina, Henry Pettigrew as Stevie and Anneika Rose as Nicola.

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06:00....................... Breakfast 09:15......................Dom Does America 10:00...............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00................. Claimed and Shamed 11:45...........Ill Gotten Gains 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15................Headhunters 15:00....................... Escape to the Country 15:45...................... Money for Nothing 16:30.........................Antiques Road Trip 17:15........................Pointless 18:00..... BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News 19:00........The One Show 19:30.................. Children in Need 22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:35.................. Children in Need 00:30.................. Children in Need

CW watch

06:30......................Dom Does America 07:15 ...........................Flog It! 08:00...... Gardeners’ World 09:00............ BBC News at 9 10:00........................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00.................. Politics Live 13:00.......... Talking Pictures 13:30.......... Talking Pictures 14:00........... Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 16:45......................Eggheads 17:15............................Flog It! 18:00................ Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games 19:30........... Mastermind 20:00....... Mountain Vets 21:00........... The Name of the Rose 21:50.....Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 22:00.Children in Need watch 22:35..............Newsnight 23:15..............Later - with Jools Holland 00:20............... Look Back in Anger

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06:00............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25.............. Judge Rinder 10:30.............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:55....................... ITV News London

06:00 .......................Monkey Life 06:30 .......................Monkey Life

10:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 11:35..................... Four in a Bed 12:05 .....................Four in a Bed 12:40..................... Four in a Bed

07:00 .... Sky News @ Breakfast 09:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 09:30 ..............Motorway Patrol 10:00 ....................Stargate SG-1 11:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ............. Cash Trapped 18:00.... ITV News London 18:30....ITV Evening News

13:05 .... A New Life in the Sun 15:00 ........... A Place in the Sun

17:00 .................Junior Bake Off 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 19:30 ..... Unreported World

23:05... Harry Hill’s Clubnite

22:25...... ITV News at Ten and Weather

00:05........ Celebrity Hunted

22:00 ............... The Last Leg

01:05... She’s Funny That Way

11:15..... A Christmas Reunion

13:10 ..................................Access 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:20 ............ Baby in a Manger

06:00......................... The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:45 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

07:10 .......................Dinner Date 08:00 .................I’m A Celebrity Surviving the Jungle 08:55 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

16:00 ................................ Friends

09:25.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show

16:30 ................................ Friends

10:25 ......................... Superstore

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

11:15 .............. Dress to Impress

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

12:15 ......................Catchphrase

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

13:15 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ...... The Gadget Show

13:50 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show

20:00 ........ The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys

14:45 .......Supermarket Sweep 15:50 .......................Dinner Date

21:00......Great British Ships

16:50.............. Dress to Impress

22:00..............Inside Russia’s Toughest Prisons

17:55................. I’m A Celebrity Surviving the Jungle

23:05 .....................The Rock

19:00.... You’ve Been Framed!

00:05 ......................... Access

20:00..... Supermarket Sweep

00:10 .....................The Rock

21:00 ......... The World’s End

01:35........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

00:10........... American Dad!

23:15................. Family Guy

22:55.. ITV News London 23:10..............Ant & Dec’s DNA Journey

CW watch

00:30..........The Jonathan Ross Show 01:25.............Ideal World

07:10 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00 .............American Pickers 09:00............... Storage Hunters 10:00............. American Pickers 12:00.............. Lazy Boy Garage 12:30.............. Lazy Boy Garage 13:00............................. Top Gear

15:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 16:00 ................. Modern Family

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

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

15:50 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

16:00....................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads

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

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

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

16:50 ................... The Secret Life of the Zoo

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

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

17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics

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

19:00................... Room 101

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

19:40................... Room 101

22:00... Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking

21:00 ........................... QI XL

00:30........................ Triple 9

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

20:30........................ Vera

14:45 ....... Come Dine with Me

00:00...... There’s Something About Movies

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

21:00 ................. Gogglebox

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

22:20..........24 Hours in A&E

11:05.... Undercover Boss USA

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

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

23:00................... The Russell Howard Hour

12:50 ............Cruising with Jane McDonald

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

20:00 ............ Flirty Dancing

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

21:00...................... The Team

08:40 ..................................Frasier

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

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

19:55......................Escape to the Chateau

09:15....................... Jeremy Vine

16:00 ..................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY

13:10..................... Four in a Bed

18:55.999: On the Frontline

07:45 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond

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

As all the couples head to Blackpool, Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark-Neal present analysis of the pro-celebrity couples’ progress. Gethin Jones will be at the Blackpool Tower chatting to the couples, while Zoe and Rylan keep the sofa warm in the Two studio along with some celebrity super fans, who deliver their verdict on recent performances.

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

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

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

Strictly: It Takes Two ITV1, 23.10

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

06:30 ................ King of Queens

14:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:59.................. ITV London

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14:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 15:00.............. Lazy Boy Garage 15:30 ..............Lazy Boy Garage

20:20....... Insert Name Here 22:00 .................. Red Dwarf 00:00 .......... Mock the Week 00:40 .......... Mock the Week 01:20....... Insert Name Here

BBC2, 22.00

Dragons’ Den Does I’ll Get This: Children In Need Special The Dragons from Dragons’ Den dine out at the I’ll Get This restaurant in this special episode for Children In Need.

However, rather than one of them paying the bill they’ll all be making donations to Children in Need - with the amounts increasing as the evening progresses!

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 10:00 ........................Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 .................Flour Power 12:00 ......................... Football Focus 12:30 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:10 ........................Weather 13:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 14:00 .......Live International Rugby Union 16:30 ...........Garden Rescue 17:15 .....................BBC News 17:25 ..................................BBC London News 17:35 .......................Pointless 18:25............ The Hit List 19:05 ......... Strictly Come Dancing 20:20 .................The Wall 21:10.............Casualty

CW watch

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

22:20.......... Guardians of the Galaxy 00:15...........................The NFL Show 00:45............... BBC News

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TV Guide

06:40................... The Amelia Gething Complex 07:00........Live International Rugby League 09:30...................Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:00 ..................Robot Wars 11:00 .... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12:00.......... MasterChef: The Professionals 13:00.......... MasterChef: The Professionals 14:00........... Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 16:45.................International Rugby League 17:30........... Britain’s Biggest Warship 18:30.............Dad’s Army 19:00............ Wales: Land of the Wild 20:00..... Great Australian Railway Journeys 21:00....................... QI XL 21:45............. Novels That Shaped Our World 22:45........................ Pose 23:25........................ Pose 00:20................ Jimi: All is

by My Side

06:00................Childrens’ TV 08:10 .................The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 08:30 .............. LEGO Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nublar 09:05...Mighty Magiswords!

09:25....................... ITV News 09:30.......Saturday Morning with James Martin 11:40...............Nadia’s Family Feasts 12:40............... ITV News and Weather 12:50...........Riding a Dream 13:25.......... ITV Racing Live 16:00........ Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 16:30 .............The Mountain 17:00 ..............Tipping Point 18:00................ ITV News 18:15............... The Chase Celebrity Special 19:10 ..........Take Me Out 20:20.......... The X Factor: Celebrity 22:10 .........The Jonathan Ross Show 23:15 ............... ITV News 23:35............. Ant & Dec’s DNA Journey 01:00.............Ideal World

Casualty BBC1, 21.10

Duffy (Cathy Shipton) looks after Robyn’s (Amanda Henderson) daughter for the day when Robyn takes on an extra shift in the ED (Emergency Department).

But when Duffy returns the hospital without Charlotte in tow, Robyn and Charlie (Derek Thompson) immediately panic. Can Duffy still be relied upon or are things getting worse?

Ethan (George Rainsford) and Effie (Abigail Hardingham) have a touching heart to heart, and consider moving their relationship forward. But Ethan realises it’s not always best to interfere with the lives of people you care deeply about.

Rash (Meet Mohan) and Mason (Victor Oshin) continue to wind each other up, but Mason’s tenacity with a patient pays off, and seeing Rash needs a helping hand, Mason shares the glory with him.

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06:20 ................ King of Queens

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

06:45 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond

09:20........ Shimmer and Shine

08:00 ..................................Frasier

09:45 .........................SpongeBob Squarepants

09:35 ..... Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle 10:35 ......The Big Bang Theory 11:00...... The Big Bang Theory 11:30 ................... The Simpsons 12:00 ................... The Simpsons 12:30 ..... Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 15:10 ........... A Place in the Sun

09:35 ...................Digby Dragon

06:00...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:25 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:50 ........................ Emmerdale 09:05 ............Coronation Street

10:00...........Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

12:05 ...................... Take Me Out

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

14:05...... You’ve Been Framed!

10:15 ................................ Friends

15:00................... Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

13:05 ....................... Mrs. Miracle 14:05.................................. Access 14:10....................... Mrs. Miracle 15:00.. A Very Nutty Christmas

13:25...................... Catchphrase

16:05....................Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 16:55.... Step Up 2: The Streets

16:55...........................Enchanted

19:00........... The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

16:30 ....................... Four Rooms

17:55...................................Access

21:40.................. Family Guy

17:30 ................... The Secret Life of the Zoo

18:00...................Enchanted

22:15.................. Family Guy

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

22:40.................. Family Guy

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

19:00..... Police Interceptors

23:10............ American Dad!

19:00 ................Great British Car Journeys

20:00.....No Ticket No Travel: Fare Dodging Wars

23:35............ American Dad!

20:00..... Independence Day

21:00................. Live Boxing

22:50.................... Formula 1

23:05........................Greatest Sci-Fi Movies

00:35...The Cleveland Show

15:55 ........... A Place in the Sun

00:20..........................Behind Enemy Lines

00:35......Caught on Camera

00:05...The Cleveland Show 01:05............................Plebs 01:30... Release the Hounds

08:55 ... Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

06:00 .......................Monkey Life

07:10 ............................. Top Gear

09:25 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

06:30 .......................Monkey Life

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

11:25............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun

07:00 .......................Monkey Life 07:30 .......................Monkey Life

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

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

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

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

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

09:00 ................. Modern Family

12:00..................Expedition with Steve Backshall

12:30............Location, Location, Location 14:40......................Four in a Bed 15:10......................Four in a Bed 15:40......................Four in a Bed 16:15......................Four in a Bed 16:50......................Four in a Bed 17:20........ Come Dine with Me 17:50........ Come Dine with Me 18:25.... Come Dine with Me 18:55.... Come Dine with Me 19:25.... Come Dine with Me 20:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

10:00 ................. Modern Family 10:30 ........................Soccer A.M. 12:00 .............................Supergirl 13:00............................ The Flash 14:00 ................. Modern Family 14:30 ................. Modern Family 15:00 ................... Gillette Soccer Saturday 16:55 ................... The Simpsons 18:00............. The Simpsons

13:00............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 14:00 ............................. Mega Air 15:00 ............................. Top Gear 16:00............................. Top Gear 17:00 .........Eddie Eats America 17:30 .........Eddie Eats America 18:00..... Would I Lie to You? 20:00.............Not Going Out

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

21:40.............Not Going Out

20:00 ..................... A League of Their Own

22:20...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply

21:00......... The Dark Knight

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

00:10.......... It Was Alright In

23:45...... There’s Something About Movies

01:15......... The World’s Most Famous Train

00:45 .................. The Russell Howard Hour

21:00..........24 Hours in A&E 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:05................... Father Ted

00:40............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 01:40.............Not Going Out

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Strictly Come Dancing The Results: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman BBC1, 19.15 present from the legendary Blackpool Tower

CW watch 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:00 ................. The Andrew Marr Show 10:00............ Sunday Politics London 10:30............................Sunday Morning Live 11:30 .............Wanted Down Under 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 .......... Songs of Praise 13:55 .......................... Lifeline 14:05 .................Animal Park 15:05....... Children in Need 15:50 ..............Seven Worlds, One Planet 16:50......................BBC News 17:15 .................. Countryfile 18:15 ........ Seven Worlds, One Planet 19:15.....Strictly Come Dancing watch 20:00................His Dark Materials watch 21:00...............The War of the Worlds 22:00............... BBC News 22:30.............The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 23:15...........The Women’s Football Show 23:45.... Gary Lineker: My Grandad’s War

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CW watch

06:15......................... A to Z of TV Gardening 07:00 ...................... The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge 08:00....................Around the World in 80 Gardens 09:00................... Countryfile 10:00.........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:30.......... MasterChef: The Professionals 12:30.....................Rick Stein’s Secret France 13:30.........................Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 14:25............... From Here to Eternity 16:20 ...........................Flog It! 17:00 ...................The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes 18:00......Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 21:00..... Reggie in China 22:00...........................The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 23:00.....The Hurt Locker 01:05....... Question Time

06:00................Childrens’ TV 08:30 .................... Robozuna 08:55 ...................Spy School 09:25 ...................... ITV News 09:30 .........Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 10:30 ............ John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 11:30 ............................Nadia’s Family Feasts 12:30 ..... Love Your Garden 13:35 ....................... ITV News and Weather 13:50 ................The X Factor: Celebrity 15:40 ...............Back to Mine 16:15 .......Live International Football 19:15 .........ITV News and Weather 19:25.. ITV News London 19:30 ........ Tipping Point 20:00............... The Chase Celebrity Special 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

22:45................ ITV News 23:00.......... International Football Highlights 00:05.... England’s Grand 01:15.............Ideal World

His Dark Materials BBC1, 20.00 From the clutches of the Gobblers, Lyra (Dafne Keen) finds help from an unlikely place.

It helps her put together more about her past and keep safe from Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson) and the Magisterium.

08:55 ......................... All Gardens Great and Small

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

07:10 ...........................Deadly 60

09:55.................. George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

07:00 .............................Supergirl 08:00 ............................ The Flash

07:35 .................. Deadliest Pests Down Under

11:00.................. George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 12:05........ Come Dine with Me 13:05........ Come Dine with Me 14:10........ Come Dine with Me 14:40......................Four in a Bed 15:50......................Four in a Bed 16:50......................Four in a Bed 17:20........ Come Dine with Me 18:25.... Come Dine with Me 19:25.... Come Dine with Me

09:00 ................. Modern Family 10:30 ......................The F1 Show 11:00 ..... WWE Raw Highlights 12:00 ................. Modern Family 13:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00 ................... The Simpsons 16:30................... The Simpsons 17:00 ................... The Simpsons 17:30 ................... The Simpsons 18:00..............The Simpsons 18:30..............The Simpsons

08:00............................. Top Gear 09:00 .................Expedition with Steve Backshall 10:00 ............................. Mega Air 11:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 12:00.......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 13:00...............Celebrity Storage Hunters 14:00..............American Pickers 16:00.......... Would I Lie to You? 18:00.....Eddie Eats America

20:00....999: On the Frontline

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

21:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

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

19:00...... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad

20:00................ Magnum P.I.

20:00............................ QI XL

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

21:00........................S.W.A.T.

23:05.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

22:00.................... Formula 1

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

00:10............... 24 Hour Baby Hospital

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

22:40..................Taskmaster

01:0............... Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking

01:00............ Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

01:15................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

23:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

22:00........... Mock the Week 23:40.................... Room 101

Ballroom, as the judges scores are combined with the public vote to determine which couples must compete in the dance-off. The Strictly professionals also get together for a group dance on a grand scale and there will be an unmissable musical performance from Westlife.

06:20 ................................. Cheers 06:45 ................ King of Queens 07:10 ................ King of Queens 07:35........................... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00............... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30....Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships 09:30 .................Sunday Brunch 12:25 ................... The Simpsons 12:55 ................... The Simpsons 13:25 ................... Flushed Away 15:10 .........Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom 17:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:35 ................ The Dog House 18:30 ......... Channel 4 News 19:00.Great Canal Journeys 20:00......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00............. Speed: World’s Fastest Tractor 22:30.................... Formula 1 00:30.......................Criminal

06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:20 ........Shimmer and Shine 09:35 ...................Digby Dragon 09:45......................... SpongeBob Squarepants 10:00...........Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:10.................................. Access 10:15................................ Friends 12:05......................... Just in Time for Christmas 13:05 ..................................Access 13:10 .................. Just in Time for Christmas 13:55......................Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan 15:50 ........The Christmas Train 17:50 .............5 News Weekend 17:55 ..................Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 20:00 ...................... Ben-Hur 21:10 ...........5 News Update 21:15 ...................... Ben-Hur 22:25..................... Gladiator 01:15........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

06:00 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:20 ........................ Emmerdale 08:35 ............Coronation Street 11:35 The X Factor: Celebrity 13:20 .................I’m A Celebrity Surviving the Jungle 14:20 ......................Catchphrase 15:25 ..........................Beauty and the Beast 17:10 ....................................Shrek 18:55 ...................... Yes Man 21:00 ................. Family Guy 21:30 ................. Family Guy 22:00 ........... Celebrity Juice 22:45 ............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:50 ........... American Dad! 00:20 ........... American Dad! 00:45 ........................ Release the Hounds 01:45 ...........Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

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Mon 18 nov 2019

TV Guide

25 CW

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15......................Dom Does America 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00................. Claimed and Shamed 11:45 ..........Ill Gotten Gains 12:15.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ..............Father Brown 15:00 ...................... Escape to the Country 15:45 ...........................Money for Nothing 16:30 ........The Repair Shop 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 .... Critical Incident 20:00 ............ EastEnders 20:30 ..............Room 101 21:00 ..............Panorama 22:00 ... BBC News at Ten 22:30 .......Regional News and Weather 22:45.............. The Young Offenders 23:15 Earth From Space 00:15............... BBC News

CW watch

06:30...Dom Does America 07:15 ...........................Flog It! 08:00 .............Natural World 09:00 ............ BBC News at 9 10:00 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 ................. Politics Live 13:00 ............Street Auction 13:30........... Chase the Case 14:15.......................Coast and Country Auctions 15:00..................Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00.........................Yes Chef 16:45......................Eggheads 17:15............................Flog It! 18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games 18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00................. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00......... Only Connect 20:30............... University Challenge 21:00......... Vienna Blood 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15...... Bollywood: The World’s Biggest Film Industry 00:15......The Apprentice

06:30 ................ King of Queens 07:45 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:40.................................. Frasier 10:10.............. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 11:05 .........................Undercover Boss USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 ................... Couples Come Dine with Me 13:05...................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 .........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:00 .................Junior Bake Off 18:00 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00......... Channel 4 News 20:00 ................. Dispatches 20:30 .......My Money Secret 21:00 .........24 Hours in A&E 22:00 ..................Home Free 23:00 .................. First Dates 00:05 .................. First Dates

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

23:50....................All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

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

06:00 .......................Monkey Life

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

06:30 .......................Monkey Life

00:45.............Ideal World

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

08:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25.............. Judge Rinder 10:30.............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:55 ..... ITV News London 14:00................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00......................... Tenable 15:59.................. ITV London 16:00.............. Tipping Point 17:00 ............. Cash Trapped 18:00.... ITV News London 18:30....ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00........ The Mountain 20:30..Coronation Street 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

09:15....................... Jeremy Vine 11:15................... Christmas List 13:10.................................. Access 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ...................... Secret Santa 16:00 ................................ Friends 16:30 ................................ Friends 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00........................... Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ............. Alaska: A Year in the Wild 20:00................. Traffic Cops 21:00 ..................... Cold Call 22:00 ............Bouncers 24/7 23:05 .............. Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 00:05............................Raids 01:00........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 .......................Dinner Date 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 08:30 ............Coronation Street 09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:25.................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 12:45 ............Coronation Street 13:50............................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:45........Supermarket Sweep 15:50........................Dinner Date 16:50............... Dress to Impress 17:55.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 18:10...... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

20:00...Supermarket Sweep 21:00.................. Family Guy 21:30............ American Dad! 22:00 ................. Family Guy 22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:35.................. Family Guy 00:05............ American Dad!

22:30..... ITV News at Ten 23:00.. ITV News London 23:15..On Assignment

CW watch

On Assignment ITV1, 23.15

ITV’s international current affairs series continues with more revealing stories from around the world.

In Detroit every day, in a bid to cut crime, thousands of CCTV images from across the city are live streamed into the downtown police headquarters as part of “Project Green Light.”

Carl Dinnen investigates the controversial use of facial recognition software, that is said to misidentify African American faces at higher rates than white ones, in a city with a largely black population.

Tom Clarke travels to Colombia to meet the man fighting to save South America’s elusive pink River Dolphins from extinction.

Lucrezia Milarini is in Berlin where the city council has approved drastic measures to curb surging rents.

11:35..........................Four in a Bed 12:05..........................Four in a Bed 12:40..........................Four in a Bed 13:10..........................Four in a Bed 13:40..........................Four in a Bed 14:15...........Come Dine with Me 16:20...........Come Dine with Me 16:50........................The Secret Life of the Zoo

07:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast 09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer 10:00.....................Stargate SG-1 11:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00...............Motorway Patrol 15:30...............Motorway Patrol 16:00.................. Modern Family 16:30.................. Modern Family

17:55....... Emergency Helicopter Medics

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

18:55....999: On the Frontline

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

19:55.. Escape to the Chateau

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

21:00.........A Royal Tour of the 20th Century

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

22:00............. It Was Alright In 23:05.............24 Hours in A&E 00:05......................Emergency Helicopter Medics 01:10....999: On the Frontline

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

21:00.......................The Dark Knight Rises 00:00...... There’s Something About Movies 01:00.................. A League of Their Own

07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00..............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 09:30 ...............Storage Hunters 10:00 .............American Pickers 12:00 ..............Lazy Boy Garage 12:30.............. Lazy Boy Garage 13:00 ............................. Top Gear 14:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 15:00.............. Last Stop Garage 16:00..........Eddie Eats America 17:00.............................. Top Gear 18:00......................Top Gear 19:00.................... Room 101 20:20....... Insert Name Here 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply 23:00........... Mock the Week 23:40.................... Room 101 01:00....... Insert Name Here 01:40....... Live at the Apollo

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Tues 19 nov 2019

TV Guide

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15...Dom Does America 10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00................. Claimed and Shamed 11:45...........Ill Gotten Gains 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15...............Father Brown 15:00................Escape to the Country 15:45... Money for Nothing 16:30.........The Repair Shop 17:15........................Pointless 18:00..... BBC News at Six 19:00........The One Show 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00.............. Holby City 21:00.......Gold Digger

CW watch

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

22:30........Regional News and Weather 22:45....... Plastic Surgery Undressed 23:45........... The National Lottery Awards Celebrates 25 Years 00:50............... BBC News

06:30...Dom Does America 07:15.........The Repair Shop 08:00.......... Great Australian Railway Journeys 09:00............. BBC News at 9 10:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00.................. Politics Live 13:00........................... Lifeline 13:10.............Street Auction 13:40........... Chase the Case 14:25..... Coast and Country Auctions 15:10.......... Talking Pictures 16:00.........................Yes Chef 16:45......................Eggheads 17:15............................Flog It! 18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games 18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00................. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00..... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00..............Rick Stein’s Secret France 22:00.. Live at the Apollo 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15........NFL This Week 00:05..... Britain’s Biggest Warship

06:30................ King of Queens 07:45 ...........................Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30......................... Lorraine 08:40 ..................................Frasier 09:25............... Judge Rinder 10:10 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen 10:30............... This Morning Nightmares USA 11:05 . . ..Undercover Boss USA 12:30............. Loose Women 12:00 . . .............Channel 4 News 13:30..............ITV Lunchtime 12:05 . . .................

Couples Come News Dine with Me 14:00.................... Dickinson’s 13:05..................... Escape to the Real Deal Chateau: DIY 15:00 .........................Tenable 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 .........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 15:59 ..................ITV London 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun: 16:00 ..............Tipping Point Home or Away 17:00 ............. Cash Trapped 17:00 .................Junior Bake Off 18:00.. ITV News London 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:25......... Party Election 18:30................... Hollyoaks Broadcast 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00 .......Food Unwrapped 18:30..ITV Evening News 21:00 ................The Bankers’ 19:00............ Emmerdale Fortress 20:00...........Johnson v 22:00................... First Dates Corbyn: The watch 23:05........ Shut-Ins: Britain’s ITV Debate Fattest People 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, 00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Get Me Out of Here!

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

CW

23:00................ ITV News 23:55..........The Jonathan Ross Show 00:50.............Ideal World

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head to head in their first live TV debate. Both will set out how they would break the political deadlock and heal a divided nation.

Hosted by Julie Etchingham.

06:00 .......................Monkey Life

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

06:30 .......................Monkey Life

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

09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer

11:35 .....................Four in a Bed 12:40..................... Four in a Bed 13:40..................... Four in a Bed 14:15 ....... Come Dine with Me 14:45........ Come Dine with Me 15:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:50........ Come Dine with Me 16:20........ Come Dine with Me 16:50.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo 17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics

07:00 .. Kay Burley @ Breakfast 10:00 ....................Stargate SG-1 11:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00.................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00.............. Motorway Patrol 16:00................. Modern Family 16:30................. Modern Family 17:00 ................... The Simpsons 17:30 ............................Futurama 18:00.................... Futurama 18:30............. The Simpsons 20:00 .................... The Flash

09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15 ...................Christmas Mix 12:50 .................................Britain’s Greatest Bridges 13:10 ..................................Access 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ................ Christmas Hero 16:00 ................................ Friends 16:30................................ Friends 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ............. Alaska: A Year in the Wild 20:00.....Our Yorkshire Farm 21:00...................... Cold Call 22:00....... Sadie Hartley: The Clues That Caught the Killer 23:05........Ian Brady: His Life Behind Bars 00:05........ Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex 01:00........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 .......................Dinner Date 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:25.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:55...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 12:15......................... Emmerdale 12:45.............Coronation Street 13:50............................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:45........Supermarket Sweep 15:50........................Dinner Date 16:55............... Dress to Impress 18:00...... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

19:30..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00...Supermarket Sweep 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:00.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:05.................. Family Guy 23:35............ American Dad! 00:30............ Celebrity Juice

22:00..... The ITV Election Interviews

Johnson V Corbyn: The ITV Debate CW watch ITV1, 20.00

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

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

07:10 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00 .............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 10:00 .............American Pickers 12:00 ............. Last Stop Garage 13:00 ............................. Top Gear 14:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 15:00 ............. Last Stop Garage 15:30 ............. Last Stop Garage 16:00 .......................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00 .....................Top Gear 19:00 ................... Room 101

18:55....999: On the Frontline

21:00 ........A League of Their Own Us Road Trip

19:55......................Escape to the Chateau

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

21:00... Celebrity Countdown

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

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

23:30......... An Idiot Abroad

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

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

00:30...... Anthony Joshua vs Rob & Romesh 2

00:20 ................... Room 101 01:00 ...... Insert Name Here

00:05........Mary Kills People

01:30...........................Arrow

01:40 ...... Live at the Apollo

20:20 ...... Insert Name Here 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00................. Taskmaster 23:00.......................... Sliced

Gold Digger

BBC1, 21.00

When Julia (Julia Ormond) brings Benjamin (Ben Barnes) to her home in Devon, he is taken aback by its size.

Their honeymoon period is interrupted by Ted (Alex Jennings), who come to check out this younger man. The atmosphere is barbed between the exes, with Ted insinuating that Julia is only with Benjamin because of her recent divorce.

Feeling judged, Julia decides to return to London, telling Benjamin she’d like to get to know his friends. At a club, and feeling out of her depth, Julia meets Zac (David Avery) and Bianca (Elena Saurel) and learns about Benjamin’s messy recent break-up.

Across town, Della is gearing up to confront her own past - turning up unannounced on the doorstep of her ex Emily (Maeve Dermody). It’s a painful encounter and it sends Della (Jemima Roooper) off on another bender.

Back at the club, and with the night drawing to a close, Julia asks Benjamin for his address, but he is cagey, having thought they were going to the hotel. He refuses to allow her back to his flat, causing Julia wonder what he’s hiding. Hurt, Benjamin packs her off in a taxi alone.

Julia throws herself on the mercy of her son Patrick (Sebastian Armesto). Seeing his mother so upset, Patrick pressurises Della into actively investigating Benjamin - and what they find out changes everything.

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wed 20 nov 2019

TV Guide

27 CW

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 .....................Dom Does America 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00................. Claimed and Shamed 11:45........................ Ill Gotten Gains 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00.......................BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15...............Father Brown 15:00....................... Escape to the Country 15:45...................... Money for Nothing 16:30..................... The Repair Shop 17:15........................Pointless 18:00..... BBC News at Six 19:00........The One Show 20:00.................. DIY SOS 21:00......The Apprentice 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45......Inside the Cage: The Rise of Female Fighters 23:25..................The Wall 00:15............... BBC News

06:30.....Dom Does America 07:15 .......... The Repair Shop 08:00 ............Eat Well for Less 09:00 ...............BBC News at 9 10:00 .....Victoria Derbyshire 11:00....BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .....................Politics Live 13:00................Street Auction 13:30..............Chase the Case 14:15........Coast and Country Auctions 15:00..................Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00.........................Yes Chef 16:45......................Eggheads 17:15............................Flog It! 18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games 18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00................. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00..... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00........................Guilt 22:00......The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

22:30..............Newsnight 23:15..........Million Dollar Wedding Planner 00:15..........The Americas with Simon Reeve

06:30................. King of Queens 07:45............... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 08:40...................................Frasier 09:25 .............. Judge Rinder 10:10...............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 10:30 .............. This Morning 11:05.....Undercover Boss USA 12:30 ............ Loose Women 12:00................Channel 4 News 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime 12:05..........Couples Come Dine with Me News 13:05...................... Escape to the 14:00.................... Dickinson’s Chateau: DIY Real Deal 14:10........................ Countdown 15:00......................... Tenable 15:00..........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 16:00............ A Place in the Sun: 15:59.................. ITV London Home or Away 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 .................Junior Bake Off 17:00 ............. Cash Trapped 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 18:00.. ITV News London 19:00......... Channel 4 News 18:25......... Party Election 20:00........... George Clarke’s Broadcast Old House, New Home 18:30..ITV Evening News 21:00..................Boeing 737: Plane Crash 19:00............ Emmerdale 22:00...................... Shocking 19:30..Coronation Street Emergency Calls 20:00..Paul O’Grady: For 23:05..........24 Hours in A&E the Love of Dogs watch 00:10............. Flirty Dancing

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

CW

09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15 .....Once Upon a Holiday 12:50 .................................Britain’s Greatest Bridges 13:10 ..................................Access 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ..........................Rent an Elf 16:00 ................................ Friends 16:30 ................................ Friends 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00.............. Alaska: A Year in the Wild 20:00..... Police Interceptors 21:00...................... Cold Call 22:00............... Robbing Your Relatives 23:05......................... Hunted and Confronted: Cowboys, Crooks and Chancers 00:05...... First Time Call Girl

06:00....... The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 .......................Dinner Date 08:00........................ Emmerdale 09:00...... You’ve Been Framed!

09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:20 .............. Dress to Impress 12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 13:15 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

13:50 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:45........Supermarket Sweep 15:50........................Dinner Date 16:55 .............. Dress to Impress 18:00...... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

19:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00...Supermarket Sweep 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:00.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:05.................. Family Guy 23:30............ American Dad!

20:30..Coronation Street 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

22:00..... ITV News at Ten 22:45.................... Peston

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

06:00 .......................Monkey Life

23:45.................. Tenable

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

06:30 .......................Monkey Life

07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad

07:00 .. Kay Burley @ Breakfast

08:00 .............American Pickers

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

09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer

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

10:00 ....................Stargate SG-1

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

11:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

12:00 ............. Last Stop Garage

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

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

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

14:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad

00:35.........Cash Trapped

Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs ITV1, 20.00 CW watch In episode five Paul falls in love with an Akita who doesn’t seem to know he’s an Akita. Normally they’re aloof and standoffish, but Samson’s like a giant teddy bear. The vet team just need to work out what’s wrong with his injured nose. Paul helps an exracing greyhound, who’s spent most of his time in kennels, get ready for life in a domestic home.

He also meets a dog called Hugo who’s been down on his luck, but could end up being adopted by the family who own his brother.

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

11:35..................... Four in a Bed 12:40 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40......................Four in a Bed 14:15 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:20........ Come Dine with Me 16:50.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo

14:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 16:00 ................. Modern Family 17:00 ................... The Simpsons

17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics

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

18:55.999: On the Frontline

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

19:55......................Escape to the Chateau

20:00.......................... Arrow

21:00............George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

22:00 ......... In the Long Run

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

21:00 ......... An Idiot Abroad

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

22:30 ..... There’s Something About Movies

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

23:30........................S.W.A.T.

00:05................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

00:30................... The Russell Howard Hour 01:30.......NCIS: Los Angeles

15:00 ............. Last Stop Garage 15:30 ............. Last Stop Garage 16:00 .......................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 ................... Room 101 19:40 ................... Room 101 20:20 ...... Insert Name Here 21:00 ...... Live at the Apollo 22:00 .............. Hypothetical 23:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply 00:00.................... Room 101 01:20....... Insert Name Here

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CW watch 06:00 ...................... Breakfast

06:30...Dom Does America

09:15 .....................Dom Does America

07:15.........The Repair Shop

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

08:00..........................DIY SOS

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

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

09:00............. BBC News at 9

09:25 .............. Judge Rinder

10:00... Victoria Derbyshire

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

11:00................. Claimed and Shamed

11:00..BBC Newsroom Live

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

12:00.................. Politics Live

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

11:45...........Ill Gotten Gains 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00.......................BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors

13:00.............Street Auction 13:30........... Chase the Case 14:15..... Coast and Country Auctions

13:55...... ITV News London 14:00.................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00..........................Tenable

14:15...............Father Brown

15:00..................Who Do You Think You Are?

15:00 ...............Escape to the Country

16:00.........................Yes Chef

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

16:45......................Eggheads

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

15:45...................... Money for Nothing

17:15............................Flog It!

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

16:30.........The Repair Shop 17:15........................Pointless 18:00................ BBC News at Six 19:00........The One Show 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00............Inside the Supermarket

CW watch

18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games

18:30....ITV Evening News

18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two

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

19:00................. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

20:00............ Emmerdale

20:00..... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00..................Giri/Haji

21:00............ Who Do You Think You Are?

22:00.... Later - with Jools Holland

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

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

22:45....... Question Time

23:10..................Weather

23:45............... Brexitcast

15:59...................ITV London

23:15..... Reggie in China

19:30...................Tonight 20:30...........Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

22:15..... ITV News at Ten 22:50.. ITV News London 23:05.............. Brothers in Football

The Secret Life of the Zoo Dagmar the giraffe is supporting her closest Channel 4, 20.00 herd member Orla, whose new calf is overdue

- but at the same time she is reluctant to allow her own youngest to feed properly. So the keepers plan a herd birth in the hope that both mothers can learn from each other. There is concern when two of the spider monkeys withdraw from their family, while two devoted camels experience the trauma of separation when one undergoes an operation.

06:30................. King of Queens 07:45 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:40 ..................................Frasier 10:10 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 11:05 ....Undercover Boss USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 ................... Couples Come Dine with Me 13:05...................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 .........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:00 .................Junior Bake Off 18:00............. The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00......... Channel 4 News 20:00........The Secret Life of the Zoo watch 21:00.............. What Makes a Murderer?

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06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 .......................Dinner Date 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:25.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:20 .............. Dress to Impress 12:15 ........................ Emmerdale 12:45 ............Coronation Street 13:50............................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:45........Supermarket Sweep 15:50........................Dinner Date 16:55............... Dress to Impress 18:00...... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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20:00...Supermarket Sweep 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:00............. Shopping with Keith Lemon 22:15.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:20.................. Family Guy 23:45............ American Dad!

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year of trading, especially as the Queen will be there. After 50 years’ service on the tills, Jenny from the Wallington store has been selected to meet Her Royal Highness and she cannot wait. As the supermarket celebrates its past, it also looks to the future by trialling an experiment to remove all the checkouts from one store, encouraging customers to pay with their mobiles. Will it change the face of shopping or simply send customers elsewhere?

08:55 ............ Food Unwrapped 09:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 10:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 11:35..................... Four in a Bed 12:40..................... Four in a Bed 13:40..................... Four in a Bed 14:15 ....... Come Dine with Me 14:45 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:50 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:50................... The Secret Life of the Zoo 17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics 18:55.999: On the Frontline 19:55......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00...........24 Hours in A&E 22:00.........New Amsterdam 23:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

06:00 .......................Monkey Life 06:30....................... Monkey Life 07:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast 09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer 10:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 10:30 ..............Motorway Patrol 11:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00...............Motorway Patrol 16:00.................. Modern Family 17:00.................... The Simpsons 17:30.............................Futurama 18:00.....................Futurama 18:30..............The Simpsons 19:30..............The Simpsons 20:00........Rob & Romesh Vs 21:00.....Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 22:00 .................. The Russell Howard Hour 23:00........ Romesh Presents 23:30................ Just Another Immigrant

07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00 .............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 10:00 ............. American Pickers: Best Of 11:00............. American Pickers 12:00 ............. Last Stop Garage 13:00 ............................. Top Gear 14:00.............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 15:00............. Last Stop Garage 16:00 .......................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 ................... Room 101 20:20 ...... Insert Name Here 21:00 ...... Live at the Apollo 22:00 .......... Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier 23:00....... Comedians Giving Lectures 23:40.................... Room 101

Gino D’Acampo back in his home country of Italy, but this time he’s experiencing it like never before. In this series he is travelling on Italy’s railways, taking in spectacular landscapes on some of the most scenic train journeys in Europe.

Tonight he’s starting his epic journey in France. - because from the Alpine town Breil-Sur-Roya, he can travel into Italy in style on a train journey that takes him right through the Alps.

In Italy, he’ll meet a local Doctor who does his rounds on horseback, through vineyards and hazelnut groves, where Gino will prepare a scrumptious chocolate cheesecake.

He’ll travel onto the beautiful city of Turin, where he’ll get a personal tour- Italian Job style - in the seat of a classic Fiat 500 and fulfill a lifelong dream of racing on top of the world famous Lingotto rooftop track. Here he’ll make his final dish of Fettuccine pasta with mascarpone and pork mince.

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Adeje Theatre and Dance Festival

Adeje is hosting a new edition of its Theatre and Dance Festival, offering a number of interesting shows. The festival is proof of the Creative Development Area’s efforts to support culture in all its forms. Focusing on dance and theatre, is offers everything from comedy to social criticism to modern versions of all-time classics.

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Adeje Tapas Tour 2019

this weekend

Adeje is playing host to a new Tapas Tour, where you can try the best tapas served by participating bars and restaurants, and win lots of prizes! The winning tapa will be chosen by tasters themselves.

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10th Las Águilas Ascent

Tenerife’s road and dirt race is coming to its 10th edition. Starting at Plaza de los Reyes Católicos, the ascent will finish in Mount Taoro, more than 300 metres above sea level. In this taxing race, participants will have to cover 7 kilometres, running along narrow dirt paths before they reach the summit.

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A Night of Magic

The Magic Night returns to Los Realejos one more year! A day full of fun for all ages in the Realejo Alto Open Shopping Area. Concerts, theatre and children’s entertainment, local cuisine, show of the craft beer “Birralejo”, battle of roosters, marathon of zumba and dance, solidarity zone, acrobatics, magic, playground...

Take the opportunity to make or book your Christmas shopping at #ComerciosConCorazón.

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St Andrew’s Sled Ride Festival 2019

Every year, in late November, the people in Icod de los Vinos get their sleds ready to ride down the many hills surrounding the village. The event is known as Las Tablas de San Andrés – a popular festival that has become a local tradition and has been kept alive for many years, all the way to the present.

The event also marks the beginning of the winery season. The first bottles of wine are opened, and the earliest wines of the season are tasted with chestnuts.

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Sorry kids; chips not on Sainsbury’s menu

SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s has not only removed chips from all its children’s cafe meals, but it has also replaced them with “healthier” alternatives.

It means that youngsters will now have to choose between mashed potatoes, baked potatoes or sweetpotato fries to accompany their fish-fingers, sausages and chicken nuggets.

Chips are still available as a side for adults, but they are no longer part of the chain’s £2.75 kids’ meals. And shoppers are unimpressed.

“My boy loves chips but wasn’t allowed them with his

fish fingers,” a West Yorkshire shopper in Halifax shopper told The Sun. “It’s a farce because chips are on the adults’ menu.

“When I pointed this out, I was told that kids can’t eat chips at Sainsbury’s. They are such killjoys. Who are they to tell me what I can or can’t feed my kids?”

A parent at a Sainsbury’s cafe in London added: “Chips are loved by children and should be a treat when eating out.

It’s crazy the store is dictating their diets.”

Sainsbury’s Cafe children meals cost between £1.30 and £3, and still include lesshealthy options, including pizza… just not chips!

Sainsbury’s told The Sun it hadn’t had chips on its children’s menus “for 18 months”.

Evil teenager shatters his 8-month-old baby’s skull AN evil, 18-year-old killer has been jailed for 100 years after battering his eight-month-old baby daughter so badly that her skull was totally shattered.

Jayden Straight was, justly, handed the sentence after admitting the July 2018 murder of baby Raija Straight in Des Moines, Iowa.

The killer, 17 at the time of the murder, left his baby suffering serious internal injuries, multiple skull fractures, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and massive retinal haemorrhaging.

Straight’s partner, Ri Bambino, left him caring for their tiny daughter on the afternoon she was fatally injured, to run some errands. She returned to find her baby injured, horrifically, with Straight, subsequently, going on the run.

The tragic tot’s brutal father admitted murdering her. But after handing himself in the next day, he was unable to provide any explanation for the wounds inflicted on Raija. And he has since failed to provide any motive for his daughter’s death.

A doctor, who treated the baby in hospital before she died, said: “The injuries were from a deliberate assault, and

could not be explained as unintentional or accidental.”

The Des Moines Register reported that Straight was jailed for 50 years for seconddegree murder. He was handed a further 50-year sentence for three counts of wilful injury and two counts of child endangerment, resulting in serious injury. All six sentences will run consecutively, which means that Straight will not be released from jail before 2119.

The tragic infant’s heartbroken great-grandma, Robin Head, paid tribute to Raija, saying: “When I saw this child’s face and what she has brought to me for the eight months of her life, I can’t never explain that feeling of holding her, laughing with her, touching her, walking with her, and crawling with her.”

Hidden pipe sucks in two innocent friends

Flooded area hides dreadful danger from youngsters

TWO youngsters, both 12, have spoken about the bizarre moment they were both sucked through an unseen pipe as they headed home from school.

Euan Bottomley and Luke Davies were heading back from Carres Grammar School in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, when the incident happened.

As a result of flooding, they could not see where they were putting their feet, and ended up falling into a brook and through a pipe under a track.

Before he could even think, Euan said he was sucked under the water and into the pipe before being spat out at the other end.

He added: “It sucked me in with a lot of force; so much so that I didn’t have time to hang on. I thought at first I would just get my feet a bit wet, and felt that the water might go up to my knee.

But when I fell in, I was fully submerged.”

Euan Bottomley, who was sucked into the tunnel first, said: “I don’t remember getting out. I just remember putting my head up, out of the water, about a metre from where I emerged.

“The river was so overflowing that we couldn’t actually see the pipe. In fact, it was so overflowing that we didn’t even know the river was there… we couldn’t tell!”

Luke spotted his friend’s

PE bag in the water, so he went down to retrieve it, but ended up being sucked into the pipe as well.

Euan, who couldn’t see what had happened, noticed his bag coming through the pipe, only to find some resistance. He then realised it was Luke, who had done the same thing as him.

He said: “Luke told me he saw my PE bag and thought I was messing about, so I went to get it. He said he got sucked in, though. Both of his legs were pulled, and he couldn’t hold on.”

Happily, the pals had no injuries and were able to return home. But Euan said the incident left him realising just how lucky they were.

“If I had got stuck, or a branch had been in the way, I could have drowned,” he said. “The shock made me not cry. Normally, I would have cried at that sort of stuff, but I was just so shocked. I was a bit traumatised when I got home, having been underwater.

“I thought it would have been

shallow, but in the click of my fingers, I was in the pipe.

I couldn’t breathe for five seconds, and Luke told me he swallowed some water when he tried to breathe.”

The schoolboy broke down when he told his parents what had happened, after returning home sodden.

Euan’s relieved dad Stephen said: “He told me he had been holding his breath for five to six seconds, but it felt like forever. Both lads thought they were going to die.”

The concerned father is now calling for the pipe to be blocked, warning: “What if someone does die in the next week or year? How could I live with myself if I didn’t report it?

“It needs a gate, or something to make sure no one can get through. It needs a bit of metal to stop people going through, or they could all be dead.

“Both kids could have been dead and we wouldn’t have known for hours. You don’t think about looking through a pipe!”

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Police shoot dead British gangster outside his hotel

BRITISH gangster Sean Hercules, better known as Shacker, was killed in a shoot-out with police on the Costa del Sol, after pulling out a gun outside his Cancelada hotel, in Estepona.

The 39-year-old crook, from Leeds, who had convictions for drugtrafficking and carrying firearms, fired at police as they arrived to arrest him at the Autosole Aparthotel at 5pm on Monday.

Hercules, who was imprisoned for nine years but served four for a postoffice robbery, was shot down on the pavement. Another two guns were, reportedly, found in his hotel bedroom.

Police had spent two hours searching urgently for the criminal, after he had been seen fleeing a traffic accident,

armed in Puerto Banus earlier that day.

Eventually, he was spotted acting suspiciously and followed back to his hotel by a routine patrol.

He was declared dead at the scene, but his body was not removed until a judge arrived at 7pm.

Hercules previously faced a charge of attempted murder in the UK after leaving a man with more than 250 gunshot pellets in his body.

“Officers came under fire when they went to arrest him and were obliged to use their weapons to repel the attack, resulting in death,” said a National Police spokesman. “Two firearms and four cartridges were found next to him.”

The incident is currently under investigation.

He pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, as well as possessing a prohibited weapon.

Painful insight over regular mobile calls

A DOCTOR from Torrevieja has revealed the extent of harm that mobile phones can inflict on the human body, especially among the young.

Dr Alfonso Cort highlighted studies that show we spend an average of 5½ hours looking at cellphones or computers every day, causing “technological injuries” in children.

These injuries include tendinitis of the thumb, carpal tunnel syndrome and epicondylitis (aka tennis elbow) through repetitive movement.

“These have their origin in the repetition of the same movements of our hands and fingers for long periods, which causes an inflammation in the tendons and nerves,” he said.

“These injuries begin with tingling in the hands, especially at night, accompanied by muscle pain in the upper limb.”

Dr Felipe Garibo, a specialist at Quironsalud Valencia, adds that the position we adopt when using devices also harms us.

He recommends less time using devices, raising them to avoid lowering the head, as well as using both thumbs and both hands, and adopting regular exercises to improve muscle strength.

Robbed of seeing grandkids, admit heartbroken pair

SPAIN’S High Court has ordered the Justice Ministry to pay two grandparents €50,000 in damages, for failing to protect their right to see their grandchildren.

In 2007, when their son, Jordi, was separating from his wife, Ramón and Margarita went to a Catalonia court to fight their former daughter-in-law for the right to visit their two granddaughters.

The court ruled in their favour, and ordered that they be allowed to see the two girls at least once every two weeks.

But the mother refused to obey the court order, and, for years, the grandparents were unable to see them.

“We once travelled 200km to see them,” said Ramón, who lives with his wife in a small municipality in the north-eastern city of Tarragona.

“We knocked on the door, but the daughter-in-law never let us in.”

As the years passed, the couple wrote numerous times to the judge in charge of the case to say they were not being allowed to see the children. But nothing was done.

Now, in a pioneering sentence, Spain’s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, has ordered the Justice Ministry to pay Ramón and Margarita €25,000 each, plus interest, in compensation for the judge’s inaction, as well as the lengthy legal process.

“The money does not compensate for all that we have lost,” said Ramón.

“So many court cases, and we were not able to be with the granddaughters, or see them grow up.”

Neither Ramón, or Margarita, have seen their grandchildren for 14 years, and the couple have lost all hope that things will change. One of the girls is now 18, and the other one 16.

A bitterly-upset Ramón added: “They have robbed us of a life with our grand-daughters. When we look at each other, we know that we are without them.”

“We are both 76 years old and we would like to be with them before we die.”

The children’s mother also stopped the father from seeing the children.

And, after their divorce, she reported Jordi for, allegedly, abusing one of their daughters.

A judge issued a restraining order against him and began criminal proceedings. But Jordi was acquitted eight years later by Tarragona’s High Court, which described the mother’s complaint as “seriously disturbing”.

During that eight-year period, Jordi was unable to see his daughters, and, when a judge finally allowed him to, the girls did not want to see him.

Meanwhile, their mother continued to put up obstacles to stop him and the grandparents from visiting the girls. But, sadly, as the girls grew up, they refused to see their father or his parents.

“What good does it do now that the justice system has ruled in our favour, if the court order was never met?” asked angry Ramón.

He and his wife asked for €200,000 in compensation, initially, for psychological damage over the court’s inaction. But the Justice Ministry agreed to pay just €10,000 to each.

Ramón and Margarita appealed the Ministry’s offer at the High Court, which ruled that they each be given €25,000 for the “undue delays of the judge” in enforcing his own sentence.

“They have grown up, and we still know nothing about them,” said a bitter Ramón. “The Justice Ministry has been very slow. Years have passed and there has been a lot of suffering.

“We would like to be with them before we die. But time has passed and I fear we will die without that pleasure.”

As for the compensation, their son said it was far from enough. “We have spent more on lawyers,” he added.

But Jordi is, however, hopeful that he will be able to reconnect with his daughters in the future: “After some years have passed, my daughters will be able to think for themselves, without being influenced, and then I will be able to speak with them and tell them everything,” he said.

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Meet Max (previously Titan)

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Live Paws News

Come to our

fun-day!

WE are holding a fun-day fundraiser to fight filaria at the iconic Moonlight Bar in Fanabe tomorrow (Saturday), from 2-6pm. Lots of artists will be performing, including a magician and acrobats, along with some of the island’s best singers.

Some puppies and a lamb will also be popping in to say hello!

This beautiful boy doesn’t suit the name Titan, because he’s a big, soft lad! He’s a typical Labrador, and is full of fun and energy.

He is waiting for his forever home, and is a perfect family dog.

If you would like to meet Max, please contact Elaine on 678 015 653.

Island arts and crafts

The usual tombola, raffle, football cards and auctions will also be part of the day.

Any help or support will be very much appreciated.

Filaria, also known as heartworm, is a horrible disease that kills many dogs in Tenerife. It is passed through the bite of the mosquito. It is very expensive to treat, over €4,000 euros, but easy to prevent with an annual vaccination.

Live Paws invest in this prevention as part of

Cats Welfare News MY name is Princess Beauty. I am about five months old, and I really want to come and live with you. I have been spayed, wormed and deflead, and had my first injection. So now I’m good to go!

AROUND 30 Tenerife artisans will take part in the latest Arts and Crafts Island Market, on Costa Adeje’s Troya Beach today (Friday) and over the weekend, from 8am-5pm.

They will offer goods in a wide range of trades, such as leather goods, glassware, jewellery, open-work, fabric decoration, ceramics, wood-turning, miniaturism, basketry, binding, modelling and metal-engraving, as well as soap and cigar-making, among other items. For more details, log on to: http://www.tenerifeartesania.es/portal/evento/7a-feriainsular-artesania-adeje-2019-2/

Adoptions We have several other kittens available for adoption, and one way of getting to see some of them is to pop along to Koala Sur, next to the Farmers’ Market in Las Chafiras. A fabulous area has been set aside for them to frolic to their hearts’ content, with fantastic play equipment, and even two very comfortable armchairs!

It is a perfect environment for the public to interact with them, to help them decide as to whether they feel

the annual vaccination programme for our dogs.

Prevention is better than cure, especially with this disease.

Please come along and support the day, and have a great time.

The calendar is here!

The Live Paws 2020 calendar is now on sale at Iceland in Las Chafiras, in our shops, and at the shelter. It costs €4.99, and features the dogs we care for. It will also be on sale at our benefit fundraiser at the Moonlight Bar tomorrow (Saturday), from 2-6pm.

Dog-walking club Join the Live Arico dogwalking club on Saturday mornings from 9am-1pm.

Our dogs absolutely love it, and you can keep fit and find a furry friend at the same time. Please come and meet the dogs. They have a fabulous time with the walkers, and look forward to going out

for a wander. Please feel free to pop along, even for a chat.

If you have any questions, send a WhatsApp to Mark on 652 297 853, for further details.

Live Arico shops Come and bag a bargain at our shops. Donations are always very much appreciated.

San Eugenio - opposite Hotel La Nina, at Las Carabelas, near Amanda’s Bar. Open weekdays 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-2pm and now Sundays 11am-3pm.

Los Cristianos - Calle Revron, near Thistle and Dragon Bar and play-park. Open Monday-Friday (10am-4pm), Saturday 10am-2pm. The shop is now open on Sundays from 11am-3pm.

Join us on Facebook - Live Arico P.A.W.S Tenerife twitter.com/live_arico www.livearico.com

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adoption to be a good idea.

Give them a ring on 922 712 425, to see what little kitties are in residence!

Please send us a private Facebook message, or ring/ WhatsApp Sandra (English, Spanish and German) on 671 282 773 after 6pm, Sharon (English) on 662 524 006, or Linda (English) on 711 004 155, if you would like to enquire about any of the cats and kittens which are available for adoption. We ask for a minimum donation of €20 per kitten, to cover costs. *All kittens go for a week’s trial, in your home * Upcoming event On Saturday, 30th November we will be holding a fundraising event at the Terrace Bar, Amarilla Golf, from 2-6pm.

Please come along to support us. It promises to be

a fun afternoon for everyone, with Christmas-fare stalls, a tombola, raffle, cake-sale, BBQ, bouncy castle and endless entertainment.

Ray Wilde will be our compere, and we will all be able to enjoy the various artists, including Glen Gannon, Emma Blacker, Nathan James, Ann Marie Dorrity, Jamie McDonald, Indiana McDonough, Michaela Bridges, Kerry Railton, Juan C Santana and That’s René. Come and watch the Can Can Girls in action, too.

Other entertainers will also be dropping in to give us a song!

We would really welcome any raffle prizes. Please contact Jakki Hooper via her Facebook page, or give her a call on 626 721 908. Thank you very much in advance!

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Come to the cabaret!

WE are only in November, but next month will not be be too slow in coming, so K9 would like to invite you all to their Christmas Dinner and Cabaret.

It is taking place on Saturday 14th December in St Eugene’s in San Eugenio. The cost for tickets is €20, which includes dinner and an amazing cabaret show. There are a couple of dinner choices, as well as a vegetarian option.

Drinks include €8 for a bottle of wine, €1 for water or refreshments, and €1.50 for a jug of beer, until 11.30pm. We are inviting everyone to meet at the bar at 7pm, and the meal will be served at 8pm.

The Cabaret includes Frankie Mack Rat Pack Show and Gary Nelson.

Tickets can sell out quite quickly for this event, so make sure you get your tickets early, to avoid disappointment. We do have various locations where you can buy the tickets, which are shown on the poster. We have a Facebook page, should you wish to make contact this way.

Our Christmas party is always a lot of fun, so don’t miss out this year, and get your tickets today. We are asking people to bring along some treats for our furry friends - our cats and dogs. We always get so

irror…

We need good quality ladies’ and men’s clothes.

Please have a look around at home, and drop them in to us.

And we always need cat food, litter, sheets, towels, bedding etc. for the cats and kittens in our care, and also good quality/condition items for sale in the shop on San Blas, Golf del Sur (behind Hiperdino). It is open seven days a week, 10am-6pm.

We stock good-quality clothes of all sizes, at sensible, low prices. Pop along and take a look. Our customers come from all over the island, and we see many holidaymakers return, time and again, eager to snap up a bargain.

If you don’t have transport, please ring Mark on 6365 90557, and he will arrange collection from you.

Remembrance Sunday

Royal British Legion remembers the fallen

THE Royal British Legion in Tenerife held its annual Remembrance Service at Westhaven Bay last Sunday. many wonderful donations throughout the year for them, so we want to continue this wonderful tradition, and make our fur-babies’ Christmas special for them.

They don’t yet have their forever families to share this happy occasion with, so we do our very best to make sure they are spoilt. We are open all year round, including Christmas Day, because our dogs and cats need to be walked, cleaned, fed and looked after, every single day.

If you are looking for a lovely way to spend your Christmas morning, please do call up and see us, and maybe walk

a dog or two. You can visit any day between 9.30am1.30pm. We are on Calle Chimbesque, between Las Chafiras and Las Zocas. We look forward to seeing you!

We have had many adoptions over the last few months, but for every dog that leaves, one or two are found, surrendered or abandoned.

We would like to thank everyone for their continued support every year, and would like to wish you all a very successful, fur-babyfilled 2020. If you interested in donating, or holding your own fundraiser for K9, please contact us on 667 638 468.

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And, despite the windy conditions, it was another excellent service, again attended by more than 500 people.

They included former Service men and women, along with Tenerife’s British Consul.

There was a warm welcome for Wingate School Choir, all 50 of them, who were appearing at the service for

the first time. They performed perfect renditions of “Wear Your Poppy Today” and “Let There Be Peace On Earth”.

The Service concluded with a beautiful song, “The Call”, sung superbly by Wingate schoolteacher Jordana Burridge, winning the praise and admiration of all.

The Royal British Legion thanks all supporters for their attendance, and continued support, in addition to their generous donations.

Also, thanks to Westhaven Bay, Wingate School and the organisers and helpers, without whom this annual event would not be possible.

Tuesday Crafters’ charity fundraiser THE Tuesday Crafters are holding their annual Christmas Craft Fair tomorrow (Saturday) from 11am-3pm, in the El Paso Bar, Castle Harbour, in Los Cristianos.

Once again, they will be donating all the proceeds from the tombola, raffle and table hire to FACT (Fighting Against Cancer Tenerife). All items are hand made.

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Prickly pears are such a surprise!

WHILE prickly pears are new to American cuisine, this ingredient isn’t anything new to Mexico and Central America, where it is a staple food.

The prickly pear (opuntia ficus-indica) grows in hot, arid areas, and, although it’s covered in spikes, it’s completely edible. There are three parts to a prickly pear cactus.

Nopales: these are the cactus pads, and are another common name for prickly pear. They can be scrambled into eggs, tossed with pasta, and generally eaten as a vegetable. You might find them a little bit slimy, so preparation is key!

Flower petals: like most cacti, the prickly pear blooms each year. The flowers are gorgeous and are edible. They can be used as a garnish to meat dishes, or added to salads for colour.

Prickly pear fruit: the pear itself is the fruit of the cacti, and it’s completely edible,

but only after you remove the outer peel, which contains small spines that can cause discomfort.

Health benefits In addition to its watermelonlike flavour, the health benefits make this cactus fruit worth eating. They’re a good

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source of nutritional values like vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

Weight loss Because the prickly pear is high in fibre and low in calories, it makes a great addition to your weightloss plan. The fibre will fill

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Disease prevention The prickly pear is rich with

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The antioxidants can also work hard to prevent heart disease, prevent degeneration in the eyes and reduce the risk of cataracts, and prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s.

Immunity booster One serving of prickly pear will get you a third of the way to your daily requirements of vitamin C. This vitamin is a major component to immune health, and producing and stimulating white blood cells.

Heart health All that fibre also helps protect your heart. That will lower your risk of high cholesterol, which increases your chances of developing heart disease, which leads to heart attacks and strokes. The potassium in prickly pears also reduces high blood pressure, dilating your blood vessels and reducing the strain on your system.

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A bit of butter makes for a healthy coffee!

By Val Sainsbury THE low-carb diet movement has created a demand for high fat, low-carb food and beverage products, including butter coffee.

While butter coffee products are extremely popular among low-carb and paleodiet enthusiasts, many wonder whether there’s any truth to their suggested health benefits.

What is butter coffee?

In its simplest and most traditional form, butter coffee is just plain, brewed coffee, combined with butter.

Although many people believe that butter coffee is a modern concoction, this high-fat beverage has been consumed throughout history.

Many cultures and communities, including the Sherpas of the Himalayas and the Gurage of Ethiopia, have been drinking butter coffee and butter tea for centuries.

Some people living in highaltitude regions add butter to their coffee or tea for muchneeded energy, as living and working in high altitude areas increases their calorie needs.

Additionally, people in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and India, as well as certain areas in China, commonly

drink tea made with yak butter. In Tibet, butter tea, or po cha, is a traditional beverage, consumed on a daily basis.

Nowadays, especially in developed countries like the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, butter coffee usually refers to coffee that contains butter and coconut or MCT oil. MCT stands for mediumchain triglycerides, a type of fat commonly derived from coconut oil Today, people consume butter coffee for various reasons, such as to enhance weight loss and promote ketosis, a metabolic state in

which the body burns fat as its main energy source. You can prepare butter coffee easily at home. *Coffee: packed with healthpromoting antioxidants like chlorogenic acid, coffee may increase energy, enhance concentration, promote fat burning, and even reduce the risk of certain diseases. *Grass-fed butter: this contains higher amounts of powerful antioxidants, including beta carotene, as well as higher amounts of anti-inflammatory Omega-3 fatty acids, than regular butter. *Coconut oil or MCT oil: coconut oil is a healthy fat

that may increase heartprotective HDL (good) cholesterol and reduce inflammation. MCT oil has been shown to promote weight loss and improve cholesterol.

One advantage of butter coffee applies to those following the ketogenic diet.

Drinking a high-fat beverage like butter coffee may help people on a keto diet reach and maintain ketosis.

In fact, research shows that taking MCT oil may help induce nutritional ketosis, and reduce symptoms related to transitioning to the ketogenic diet, also known as the “keto flu”.

Coconut oil and butter are also beneficial for those on ketogenic diets, because consuming high-fat foods is necessary to reach and maintain ketosis.

Adding butter, MCT oil, or coconut oil to your coffee will make it more filling, because of the extra calories and ability of fats to make you feel more full. However, some butter coffee beverages can contain over 450 calories per cup.

This is fine if your cup of butter coffee is replacing a meal like breakfast, but adding this high calorie brew to your normal breakfast meal can cause weight gain, if the calories aren’t accounted for, during the rest of the day.

Apart from being an option for those wanting to reach and maintain ketosis, butter coffee doesn’t offer many health benefits.

While the individual components of butter coffee offer various health benefits, no evidence suggests that combining them into one beverage offers benefits beyond those associated with consuming them separately, throughout the day.

Although butter coffee enthusiasts may recommend drinking butter coffee in place of a meal, choosing a more nutrient-dense, wellrounded meal is a healthier option, regardless of what dietary pattern you follow.

The dreaded roundabouts in Spain

By Emma

from Motorworld

MOST foreign, and even local, drivers in Spain find the prospect of using a roundabout daunting, and, at times, frustrating.

So many people seem to have their own “rules”, when it comes to using them! A roundabout is designed to improve the flow of traffic and not to hinder it, but that’s not always the case!

Let’s take a look and see

if we can clarify their use.

We’re all aware that, when approaching a roundabout, we are obliged to give way to the traffic already on the roundabout.

Most accidents on roundabouts occur when exiting, not entering, although there are incidents when we drive into the rear of a vehicle, because we thought/judged that they had entered the roundabout, only to find out BANG they haven’t.

In Spain, we drive a left-hand drive car, but our normal driving position on a road should always be as far to the right of the road as possible, and this also applies to a roundabout.

If you think of a roundabout as nothing more than a road with curves, it may make your approach less terrifying. We have many clients who have

said they find roundabouts in Tenerife alarming, and that does not help the smooth flow, because drivers are distracted by their fear.

We should ALWAYS exit a roundabout from the righthand lane, unless there are signs or signals that indicate otherwise. So, to put this into perspective, let’s consider a normal journey along a reasonably-straight road with two lanes - a dual carriageway, perhaps.

We want to turn right at the next junction, so which lane

would you need to be in?

That is a no brainer. We would have to be in the inside, right-hand lane, in order to carry out this manoeuvre, safely.

I would hope that none of our readers would consider using the outside lane in these circumstances, where you would, potentially, cut across another vehicle, perhaps causing an accident or incident.

If the road were the same, but with various curves, the same rule would apply. So, if you

apply the above rules to a roundabout, then you would be in the right-hand lane, in order to safely and correctly exit the roundabout.

According to the DGT, when asked “Can I exit a roundabout from the inside lane?”, the answer is a firm “No”. If an accident occurs, the DGT will blame the person not using the roundabout correctly, i.e. if a car on the inside lane cuts across a car in the right-hand lane, who has not yet exited the roundabout.

Confused? We don’t blame you at all. But if you try to consider a roundabout as a straightish road with curves, where there are junctions on the right hand side you may wish to use, and apply the same logic to a roundabout, you should remain safe and accident-free, and on the right side of the law!

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Music and massage are the best treatment for dementia N O N - DRUG treatments, such as massage and music therapy, are as effective as antipsychotic drugs in treating dementia symptoms, a review of the medical evidence has found.

A recent report said there was a “significant over-reliance” on chemical restraints, such as antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs.

It described the use of drugs to sedate and control elderly residents as “inhumane, abusive and unjustified”, and more should be done to stop the drugging of elderly people in care homes.

High rates of antipsychotic prescribing in elderly care have been known about for many years. An Australian study, conducted last year, found one-in-five care residents were being given antipsychotics, every day.

These medications are commonly used to manage the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, like agitation and aggression.

Yet evidence also suggests antipsychotics are only modestly effective in managing dementia-related symptoms, and there can be significant side effects.

These drugs increase someone’s risk of falls

and fractures, cognitive impairment and death. So there’s been considerable interest in reducing the use of antipsychotics, and replacing them with non-medical treatments.

A recent review of scientific studies on this topic, published by a Canadian team in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, has found that some non-drug treatments for aggression and agitation in dementia were at least as effective, and, sometimes, more effective, than typical drug treatments.

“We found that massage therapy, or massage therapy combined with music therapy, and multidisciplinary care, were some of the most effective interventions,” said Dr Jennifer Watt, the study’s lead author, and a geriatrician at St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto.

Massage therapy can be as simple as a five-minute hand massage, while music therapy involves playing music the person enjoys, or may have enjoyed as a child. Multidisciplinary care means the involvement of

different professionals, like social workers and nurses, to anticipate and meet a patient’s needs.

What about the cost?

An objection to these nondrug treatments is cost that implementing the staff needed to deliver these sorts of therapies would be too expensive.

The Canadian review didn’t look at how cost-effective their treatments are. They plan to do that next. But Dr Watt said some interventions were less time-consuming and costly than you might

expect.

“For example, in my practice as a geriatrician, it would be that music therapy intervention could be something as simple as getting a resident their own iPod with headphones, and having family members choose music genres that they know their loved one enjoyed, before they developed such severe dementia,” she said.

“Similarly, massage therapy could be something as easy as a simple hand massage for five minutes, or hand-holding.

And, again, that can be very comforting.”

How could change occur?

Between 2013 and 2017, the rate of antipsychotic prescriptions to people over the age of 65 dropped by 6%, which may have come about because of changes to the way certain drugs can be prescribed, and awareness campaigns about the possible harms of antipsychotics.

In one Australian study, researchers fed back information to the aged care facilities themselves, on how many antipsychotics residents were taking, That study, trialling multiple measures to reduce antipsychotic prescription in aged care, saw significant reductions over a two-year period.

Rates of antipsychotic prescribing dropped by 13%, while benzodiazepine prescription (Valium-like drugs) dropped by 21%.

Is this farewell to the dreaded smear tests?

STUDIES have recently found that a simple DIY urine test, or swab, from a new vaginal swab kit, could put an end to the dreaded smear test, thanks to its “game-changing” advance.

The tests, developed by experts at Queen Mary University of London, look for chemical changes in DNA, prompted by disease, and the results have been startling.

Of the 600 patients tested, “pre-cancer” signs were identified with more than 80% accuracy, which is similar to existing methods.

This simple urine test, or swab, will allow women to test themselves for cervical cancer in the privacy and

comfort of their own home, and it could replace the current procedure because those women would send off

the swabs or urine samples for laboratory analysis.

Cancer-screening rates have plunged to a 21-year low,

with just seven in 10 women attending appointments.

Many women ignore invitation letters, because they find smear tests painful or embarrassing.

The test will also benefit those who might prefer a home test because it saves time.

It makes the recent findings crucial, with hope that the DIY kit will encourage more women to check for cervical cancer.

Dr Belinda Nedjai, who led the research, added: “Over50s in particular can avoid smear tests, because they can be more painful at this age, so a non-invasive test is needed to improve attendance.

“We hope urine tests and swabs, done at home and posted away, could eventually be part of the national screening programme. It is a good

solution to offer to people who have received several invitations and not turned up.”

The study recruited 600 patients at the Royal London Hospital, who’d had an abnormal smear test or were HPV-positive, and asked them to test themselves.

The urine test detected pre-cancer, accurately, in 83% of women. And one of the four different swabs trialled was 88% accurate.

The results give women a risk score, so doctors know whether to give them further examinations.

The British scientists behind the tests hope they will become routine within three to five years.

More than 3,000 women a year are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 850 die from the disease.

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Sport

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CD Tenerife TENERIFE headed to Girona last weekend, off the back of three draws, and looking for an elusive win.

Girona, however, were hoping to build on a couple of good recent results to move up the table.

Neither team took charge at the start, although Girona tried to force something through main playmaker Borja García.

They also had the pace of Gallar and Jairo on the wings, with lone striker Stuani up front to pick up crosses and hold play.

In fact, this was the route that led to their first chance after only six minutes, when García hit a fierce shot against the post.

This attack was a wake-up call for Tenerife, who decided to join in and not be shy going forward!

In the 16th minute, after several consecutive corners, Luis Milla also had a shot, which hit the post after the ball was deflected

by Stuani’s leg.

Tenerife were able to gain more possession, much to the annoyance of the home fans and Girona players, who were impatient to please.

When Pep Lluís Martí’s men squeezed the throttle, they had a couple of quick chances, Stuani meeting a Mojica cross, but heading wide, and Jairo sending another shot against the woodwork after drawing out Tenerife’s Shaq Moore to the left wing.

Just before half-time, a moment of stupidity left Tenerife one man down, when Aitor Sanz brought down Stuani as he headed towards Ortolá’s goal.

The referee had no choice

10-man Tenerife are punished by Girona Girona 1 CD Tenerife 0

but to show Sanz a red card because he was the last man, which would make Garai’s half-time talk interesting because CDT had to play the whole second half with 10 men.

After the break, Tenerife had no choice but to defend in numbers as Girona came forward, relentlessly, trying to take advantage of the extra player, and locking CDT in their own half.

Tenerife defended the best they could, and were doing well until Sipcic brought down Samu Saiz in the area, giving Girona a penalty in the 63rd minute.

Nandu Rugby

Nandu are serving up a genuine rugby feast NANDU Rugby Club are featuring several other clubs tomorrow (Saturday), turning out teams of under10s, through to under18s and at senior level, from all over the Canaries.

The lure is Nandu’s spectacular, annual tournament, taking place at Tenerife Top Training (T3).

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Around 270 players, aged eight and upwards, are expected to compete, from Tenerife South and North, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

The official start is at 11am, but the first kick-offs will probably begin an hour earlier. That’s because many more players than last year’s 140 total are expected to descend on the ground.

A word of warning: everyone must enter the ground, vía reception, because the lower access will not be open.

Stuani stepped up for Girona to take the spot-kick, eager to bury the ghost of missing one in their last match, against Alcorcón.

This time he didn’t miss. Ortolá guessed correctly, but the power of the shot meant it was 1-0 to Girona.

The rest of game was pretty much the same, Girona pressing and Tenerife defending.

Stuani had the ball in the Tenerife goal a second time, but it was ruled offside, and the final whistle signified another bad result for the blanquiazul.

Tenerife are now 18th in the

table with three draws and two defeats in their last five games, level with Oviedo on 14 points.

They face league leaders Cadiz at home on Sunday.

They are nine points clear at the top of the table and flying… fear the worst!

Football

Southgate drops angry Sterling, after bust-up LIVERPOOL defender Joe Gomez, whose side beat deadly rivals Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday, trained at St George’s Park on Monday morning, sporting a scratch below his right eye.

It was caused, apparently, from his on-pitch bust-up with City’s Raheem Sterling the previous day.

But Sterling also trained that morning, despite England manager Gareth Southgate making him “unavailable” for last night’s game (Thursday) with Montenegro.

Both sides have played down the physical side of the row and they have made peace, with Gomez understood to have urged Southgate not to send Sterling home.

Sterling and Gomez, involved in a heated exchange towards the end of the

Premier League game, embraced after the full-time whistle.

But emotions were still running high when the duo joined up for England duty at St George’s Park on Monday, Sterling reacting badly as Gomez offered a handshake from behind, leading to another verbal altercation.

Sterling attempted to play down the row as though the situation had been defused. And some England stars stepped in to separate the duo after realising the incident was not friendly banter, as first thought.

But Sterling wrote on his Instagram account: “First and foremost, everyone knows what that game means to me! Everyone knows that I am not that way inclined, and, more to the point, both Joe and I have had words and figured things out, and moved on.”

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Playgirls; naughty but nice!

THE first round of the Canarian Weekly Handicap was, as usual, an excellent night for most players.

Ourplace Playgirls, away to Naughty Nautas, were closely handicapped. There were some extremely tight games, but with their success at the final’s night boosting confidence, the Playgirls secured a 5-2 scoreline.

Sandys Bandits hosted the Waterfall for another closely-matched handicap. But again, the visitors did the business, running out 5-2 winners.

Mad Hatters, at home to Pas O Nadas A, lost 5-2, and, according to John: “It was a brilliant night with a 180, great darts and great company. And if we were going to get beaten, we couldn’t have lost to a better crowd of guys.”

Harvey and Wayne, with maximums, and Singles champ Janice, with another fine performance, were in superb form.

There was also an Ourplace derby, with the Breakaways facing the Playboys, and Breakaways really went to town with a 7-0 win. Even Alex’s 180 couldn’t save the Playboys, and the result was obviously down to home advantage!

Club Activo were given a 140 start from visiting Sandys Bookie boys, and it came down to the very last double to decide it, the Bookie boys claiming it for a 4-3 win.

Excellent handicapping, Chas!

By the way, apologies to Graham for my comment about his MC efforts last week. He is a very good MC, but I believe his quotes are even better.

The Emerald Lounge had a tough one, with Pas O Nadas International, visiting, but they made full use of their handicap and ran out 6-1 winners.

Loch Inn Bullseyes, perhaps rejuvenated in their new home, gave visiting Scooters & Chevy’s B, a warm welcome, and a 140 start. But their generosity stopped there, and they won 5-2.

Emerald B travelled to Suters Bar, AKA “The love shack”, and although the 20;30 Crew proved too

good, winning 5-2, there were some close games, and Jackie F played a blinder.

It was like David and Goliath, but with darts instead of a slingshot. And, having scored brilliantly, Jackie just failed to take out 148, before finishing off the remaining 24 points with her next throw.

Outstanding stuff!

Jackie H was the other Emerald winner, and it looks as though a team of Jackies are needed for them!

Sam hit a 180, on what turned out to be a good, fun evening.

Pink Elephant had The Pub’s visit to contend with, and they raced into a 4-0 lead. Match won! But Grizzly wasn’t taking it lying down, and fought back to prevent the whitewash.

Sadly, that’s as far as the resistance went and it ended 6-1. Both Lynn and Chris hit 180s, while Grizzly had a 111 check-out.

Pas O Nadas received a visit from Picasso’s, and the handicapping left just 20 points between them.

It finished 4-3 to the visitors, which was pretty good handicapping again.

I appreciate that some will be unhappy with the handicapping, but please spare a thought for the guys sorting this out. They do it for free, and it isn’t easy. If it were, then loads more horse races would be dead-heats … and I might even win a game of golf one day!

By the way, The Club House were awarded their match with Palms Sports, as per rules.

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I know 180s don’t count, but they still deserved a mention.

Incidentally, thanks go to Jackie H, for organising the event. It was her first attempt, and she performed brilliantly.

Canarian Weekly Handicap Trophy 1st Round Results - 8th November 2019

Naughty Nautas (541) Sandys Bandits (821) Mad Hatters (881) Ourplace B/aways (641) Club Activo (761) The Club House (721) Emerald lounge (681) Loch Inn Bullseys (801) Suters 20;30 Crew (981) Pink Elephant (741) Pas’O’Nadas (621)

2 v 5 Ourplace Playgirls (561) 2 v 5 Waterfall (841) 2 v 5 Pas’O’Nadas “A” (1021) 7 v 0 Ourplace Playboys (921) 3 v 4 Sandys Bookie Boys (901) 7 v 0 Palms Sports Bar (701) 6 v 1 Pas’O’Nadas “Int” (941) 5 v 2 Scooters & Chevys B (661) 5 v 2 Emerald “B” (861) 6 v 1 The Pub (1001) 3 v 4 Picasso’s (601)

1st Round byes Scooters & Chevys “A” Marilyns Clouseaus Sundowners Gaffers#Team Hollywood

division 1 Table Table

P W D L F A +- PTS

1 Pas O Nadas ‘A’

13 12

2 The Pub

15 11 3 1 84 36 48 84

3 Suters 20:30 Crew 14 10

1 3

0 86 1 81

18 31

68 50

86 81

4 Gaffers # Team Hollywood 13 10 1 2 2 24 56 80 5 Pas O Nadas Int.

14

8

2

4 69

43

26

69

6 Ourplace Playboys

15 6 3 6 66 54 12 66

7 Sandys Bookie Boys 14 7 3 4 62 50 12 62 8 Mad Hatters

14

2

4

8 41

71 -30

41

9 Emerald ‘B’

14

4

1

9

37

75 -38

37

10 Waterfall

13

3

1

9 34

70 -36

34

11 Sandys Bandits

13

1

1 11 30

74 -44

30

2 10 28 84 -56

28

12 The Loch-In Bullseyes 14 2

13 Scooters & Chevys ‘A’ 14 1 1 12 22 90 -68 22 14 Legends

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

division 2 Table Table

P W D L F A +- PTS

1 Club Activo

16 13

2

1 91

37

54

91

2 Pink Elephant

14 12

1

1 90

22

68

90

3 The Club House

15 11

2

2 84

36

48

84

4 Palms Sports Bar 16 11

1

4 83

45

38

83

5 Emerald Lounge

3

3 76

44

32

15

9

6 Scooters & Chevys ‘B’ 16 7 5 4 68 60 8

76 68

Coco Loco

14 8 1 5 62 50 12 62 7 Ourplace Breakaways 8 Pas O Nadas

16

7

0

9 60

68

-8

60

Formally “The Rockin Horse”

9 Picasso’s

15

7

2

6 58

62

-4

58

10 Sundowners

16

2

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4 10 48

80 -32

48

11 Ourplace Playgirls 16 5

0 11 46 82 -36

46

12 Naughty Nautas 16

1 12 42

42

3

86 -44

13 Clouseau’s

16

0

2 14 29

99 -70

29

14 Marilyns

15

1

0 14 27

93 -66

27

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