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A tearful Garai leaves Tenerife
TENERIFE football coach López Garai was relieved of his duties last Sunday night, straight after the club’s home draw with league-leaders Cadiz, following an emergency meeting of the Board of Directors. Continued on page 3
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The Basque coach had been given an ultimatum: beat the Andalusians to avoid being dismissed. Garai’s men performed well to earn a draw against the Segunda Division’s runaway leaders. But the fact that Tenerife were in the relegation places was not good enough for the board. They met, urgently, at the Heliodoro facilities, headed by Miguel Concepción, and directors agreed, unanimously, that there was no going back. The poor results, with eight consecutive games without a win, and no home win since 25th August, ultimately sealed his fate, and an official announcement was made at 11pm. As well as Garai, his staff members, Raymond HenricColl and Cristian Bustos, are also leaving, although Víctor Moreno, main supporter of the Basque coach, remains, but in a different role. Moreno announced that Sesé Rivero would be taking
over on an interim basis, until the club finds a new coach, but the Board won’t rush into appointing just anyone. With little time to make a big impact before tonight’s (Friday) game against Sporting de Gijón, Rivero and the rest of his coaching staff have a tough job on their hands. The new blue-and-white coach has been taking training sessions this week, laying down how he wants his squad to play against Sporting. Club captain Aitor Sanz said at a press conference after training: “López Garai’s influence will remain in force at the moment, but we will try to adapt to the modifications proposed by Rivero. “Each coach has his ideas, but this squad is made with Garai’s ideas right now, and the players have to adapt.” Ultimately, time is still on CD Tenerife’s side because there is still a long way to go this season, as long as they don’t slip further down and lose ground on the others… then again, this could be déjà vu!
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TITSA is opening new bus terminal
NATIONAL bus company TITSA opened a new terminal in Puerto de la Cruz yesterday (Thursday), and will begin to provide services gradually. The terminal opens between 5.30am-11.30pm, and the infrastructure has 20 docks, 10 for loading passengers, and the other 10 for waiting. There will also be two large cargo stops at the intersection of Melchor Luz Avenue and Hermanos Fernández Perdigón Avenue. The terminal will provide up to 331 departures daily, using a fleet of 81 buses. Meanwhile, the Cabildo is now working to make Puerto de la Cruz an accessible city, in three months! Its aim is to lower the sidewalks, eliminating damaged curbs, as well as renovating pavements, sections of which have not been renewed for more than 30 years.
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Homeless man is paid €5, to be punched in the face! THE victim of a seemingly nasty video in Gran Canaria capital Las Palmas, which has gone viral across social media, received just five euros for allowing a man to punch him in the face.
The police have been looking, since last weekend, for the person responsible for the punch, as well as the victim, after the post was made public. Guardia Civil officers posted a request on their Twitter
A LIST of the 10 mostpopular package holiday hotspots for families this summer has been revealed, with Tenerife placed on top for the second year running, according to TravelSupermarket. A fall in demand meant that prices fell by up to 38%, with British holiday-makers counting the pennies and shunning expensive destinations, for countries where they can squeeze as much value from their sterling, according to new data. The largest Canary Island was a firm favourite, thanks to its pretty beaches, almost guaranteed sunshine and affordable family accommodation. And it comes as the price of package holidays dived this year, thanks to delays in booking trips.
account for internet users to come forward if they had any information regarding the post, because they considered it disturbing. The images show that a man,
looking at the camera while smiling at the person holding the phone, was punched in the face, shockingly. He struck his head on a concrete bench as he went
down, and the authorities believe that the incident went viral, probably because of the recording’s brutal nature. The injured man, Pedro, unearthed by local Canarian radio/television station RTVC, told the full story to a TV reporter, who soon found the 34-year-old homeless man. He is well known in the area because he sleeps rough, frequently, around the plaza de Santo Domingo, in the historical town of Las Palmas. Pedro told the reporter he was offered five euros in exchange for a smack in the face, about a month ago. But it came to light last weekend, only because another person
Tenerife tops for package holidays It is hardly surprising that Brits are trying to save money wherever possible, because of the huge fall in the pound against the euro, especially with Brexit again looming large. And it’s actually half a century since the pound was worth less than the US $1.24 available last week. Emma Coulthurst, from the comparison website, said: “There have been price drops on package holidays of as much as 38% this year, compared with those charged last summer. “Brexit has raised concerns and seen people delay booking. As a result, demand has dropped and prices have followed.” Turkey, Majorca and the
Algarve also rank highly with holiday-makers who receive bang for their buck, with a huge number of resorts for families with a variety of budgets. To ascertain the most popular package holidays, TravelSupermarket compared searches made by British holiday-makers for hundreds of thousands of holidays across more than 25 package-holiday providers. The searches were made on the site between 1st January 2019 to 18th July 2019, for holidays departing between 1st May 2019 and 30th September 2019, compared with the same dates last year. It found that Spain was a clear favourite, because the
Costa Dorada saw the biggest increase in interest, rising from 16th place last year to eighth this summer. Nearby Portugal was also of interest, the sunny Algarve jumping from fourth place last summer to third place this year. Turkish resorts in the area of Antalya, including Kalkan, Lara and Alanya, rose from seventh place last year to fourth place, and that is unsurprising, given the strength of the lira against the pound. Emma added: “Britons get a lot of lira in Turkey, and it offers some of the largest range and best value, all-inclusive holidays on the market. “With currency volatility with the euro on the minds of Brits,
received the footage via WhatsApp, which, in turn, was posted on Twitter, so that the authorities could witness the incident. The video ended with Pedro on the floor, which sparked public concern about what had happened to him, especially after the hard thump on the head he received when falling down. But Pedro told the RTVC reporter that he was knocked unconscious, and simply couldn’t recall a thing when he woke up. He certainly won’t be reporting the person who recorded the incident, because, he said: “After all, I did give my consent!”
choosing to holiday in these countries enables you to avoid that and not spend a fortune.” But the Brits are shunning more expensive locations, including Menorca, Ibiza, Dubai and Orlando. In fact, the Spanish destinations of Ibiza and Menorca featured in the top 20 most expensive holiday destinations for a package holiday from the UK this summer, according to TravelSupermarket pricing research, highlighting why they were less popular. This is Money, with data from TravelSupermarket, can reveal that the top 10 most-popular package holiday destinations for families this summer were: 1. Tenerife 2. Majorca 3. Algarve 4. Antalya, Turkey 5. Crete 6. Costa del Sol 7. Lanzarote 8. Costa Dorada 9. Corfu 10. Santorini, Greece
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South Airport committee pleads for more security
MEMBERS of Tenerife South’s airport committee are requesting more security there, following a number of incidents in the busy area during the past few weeks. The last incident to be reported was an attack on an airport worker by a homeless man, who was known to have spent the night in the airport vicinity.
But when approached by the airport man, he attacked him with a broken glass bottle, causing several injuries to the man’s legs. This was not the first incident involving airport workers, specifically around the entrance to the building, where thousands of people pass through the doors daily, throughout the year. The committee have pointed out that the airport is the gateway for tourism, as well as an economic hub for the island, and that safety should be ensured at all times.
The situation needs to be made public for all to hear, specifically the airport chief and the state security bodies, as well as the town halls, in an attempt to increase airport security, inside the premises and the surrounding areas. At the moment, say airport committee members, the workers are feeling insecure in their surroundings. In addition, the lack of airport staff at the airport has produced a noticeable drop in security, along with a decrease of airport services in general.
Police probe into suspect building
ADEJE’S Local Police officers have visited a building several times in the touristic area of Avenida Rafael Puig Llivina, at the Centro Comercial Pueblo Canario shopping centre, in Las Americas. They have paid many visits to cordon it off, because the structural work is being carried out without the relevant paperwork or permits. Sources say the owner of the building is installing a type of terrace at road level, the structure being made with metal posts, supported
by various tons of sand containers. But, say other sources, the Local Police believe that this type of project lacks planning, along with specific licences, from Adeje Council. The police estimate that the work being carried out is excessive in weight, bearing in mind that the building surrounding it is 35 years old. Also, underneath the new installations are other establishments. The officers, having frequented the area several times to cordon off the building, claim that, on other occasions, the tape had either been broken or removed. Police are now investigating whether the people working on the new project are legal.
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Spanish licences are to be extended for UK nationals until the end of January ‘20
SPECIAL measures, put in place by the Spanish Department of Transport, for UK nationals to exchange their driving licences, have been extended to 31st January. British expats who have been legal residents for two years in Spain must exchange their UK licence for a Spanish one. Under current measures, the procedure is straightforward and costs just €27.70. However, if there is a nodeal Brexit, the Spanish Government says UK licences held by legal British residents will be recognised for nine months only.
To exchange your licence, you must apply before 31st January, to ensure you have a Spanish one before the end of the grace period. According to the British Embassy, Brits living here, with an expired licence, should apply for a “renovación”. If a UK licence is lost, the applicant should ask for a “sustitución”. British expats can begin the application process as long as they have a NIE, and a green residency card is not necessary. Appointments can be made at your local Jefatura Provincial de Trabajo. For any questions, applicants may contact the British Embassy in Madrid, via their Facebook page.
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Hero Guardia officer rescues NEWS IN BRIEF pregnant woman from blaze Landslide closes busy road GUARDIA Civil officers in Yaiza, Lanzarote, were on stand-by last Monday morning for a fire emergency, close to their headquarters.
AFTER last weekend’s bad weather, a landslide occurred on the TF-333 last Monday evening, causing the busy road inside the Orotava municipality to be closed, temporarily, the following day. It was a safety precaution, specifically because its retaining wall, which usually prevents rubble sliding on to the road, was knocked over because of the force. Tomás Félix García, Orotava’s Insular Roads Director, said the damage was spread across some 300 metres, from the Colegio Pureza de María to the entrance of El Monasterio restaurant. During the road maintenance, temporary traffic lights will be installed around the vicinity, directing the traffic to an alternative route.
González dies in prison
IGNACIO González, the businessman sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement and prevarication in the Las Teresitas case, died last Monday in the Tenerife II prison. González was locked up in April to begin his fiveyear sentence, along with Antonio Plasencia, one-time Santa Cruz Mayor and CC senator, and Miguel Parejo, former urban-planning manager of the Tenerife capital.
The blaze broke out at an apartment block, from which four people were rescued, including a pregnant woman. The incident occurred at 8am, and when the Guardia officers were notified about a fire in a nearby apartment block, they were at the scene immediately. Upon arrival, they saw several individuals standing outside the building, trying to avoid the smoke building up inside the block. The emergency services were notified, and fire-fighters, along with the ambulance services, were sent to the building. While the emergency teams began attending to injured parties, a Guardia Civil officer was asked by one of the neighbours if he would help rescue a pregnant woman from her first-floor apartment. The neighbour was extremely concerned, because the expectant woman was nowhere to be seen, in all in the commotion. The officer raced into the building, and, once on the first floor, he found a fireextinguisher hanging on the wall in the hallway. He then
THE National Police have conducted a huge two-year raid, to dismantle an IPTV reseller television system, worth a reported €1m.
Giant ship’s rapid repairs
They are hoping that this raid on an illegal TV provider has put a dent in the supply chain, which re-sold its services to multiple IPTV services. That’s according to TorrentFreak, a publication dedicated to bringing the latest news about copyright, privacy, and everything related to file-sharing. Police have arrested 12 people, four charged with managing access to content, attracting customers, and collecting cash through various platforms, from selling captured broadcast singles. The other eight people were detained for selling the service. The arrests happened in Tenerife, Madrid, Toledo,
THE world’s largest ship, the “Pioneering Spirit”, which docked for repairs in the Granadilla port on 2nd October, has already departed, even though it was expected to remain there until next month. It is now on its way home to Norway.
to receive treatment for smoke inhalation, but he was soon given the all-clear. Three other people rescued from the building were also treated by the emergency medical team. Thankfully, the four people, including the pregnant lady and three pets, did not suffer serious symptoms. The area was cordoned off, and parked vehicles were removed from the vicinity as a safety precaution, Fortunately, the damage to the building was superficial, with no structural problems.
Illegal TV provider smashed by police
Adeje banks on tap water
ADEJE Council is encouraging people to stop buying water in plastic bottles because the area’s tap water, tested weekly, is 100% fit for drinking and cooking. It is also the most sustainable, environmental option. It favours economic savings because it is cheaper, and it’s good quality and healthy, compared with water in plastic bottles, which can attract pollution.
used the extinguisher on the walls and in the hallway in an attempt to make it “safer”, enabling him to rescue the mum-to-be. Once located, she was safely escorted out of the building by the Guardia officer, and the medical team were waiting to check her. She was taken to a nearby health centre to be assessed, properly, and, fortunately, there were no serious complications. However, the brave officer who rescued her had to be taken to a medical centre
Alicante, Murcia, Gran Canaria and other locations. But the biggest success for the police was finding 15 harddrives and 10 computers, likely to contain the names and information of everyone the IPTV owners worked with. This news comes after Police in Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Bulgaria raided multiple locations in an attempt to shut down what they believe is the back end of many illegal IPTV services. Xtream-codes.com is, reportedly, the company behind the software systems that run many IPTV services, and it was reported that as
many as 50 million people used a service run by XtreamCodes. The company offered an “all-in-one” solution to operate an IPTV service. But, say police, they now have control of the system and have, reportedly, cut off 5,000 clients, servicing over 50 million customers around the world. Exactly what IPTV services used Xtream-Codes is unknown, as is the data which police uncovered. But it is more than likely that they now know the names and locations of many of the 5,000 clients selling the IPTV services.
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Court of Appeal deny Man shot and hurt fake sick couple, who while driving along lost withdrawal claim
THE Jet2holidays company has won a “landmark” court appeal, allowing it to issue contempt-ofcourt proceedings against holidaymakers who withdrew dubious claims of being sick, while on holiday.
The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the tour operator, which will now press ahead with legal action against a Nottingham couple, who pulled out of their sickness claim before formal legal proceedings had been launched. Karl and Laura Hughes had brought a gastric-illness claim against Jet2holidays, which was withdrawn after they were then shown social media posts and GoPro footage of a snorkelling trip, during their Lanzarote holiday in 2016, where they said they had been taken ill. The couple alleged that they had contracted foodpoisoning as a result of eating contaminated food, and they served witness statements, verified by a statement of truth, detailing the extent of their illness in April 2017. Jet2holidays said: “The ruling paves the way for companies to take action against dishonest claimants, even if they do not actually submit legal proceedings.” In 2017, Travel Weekly launched its Fight Fake Claims campaign, bringing together tour operators in a stand against false and exaggerated claims of illness while on holiday. That was in response to a
A 30-YEAR-old man was left in a critical condition, after being involved in a nasty traffic incident with his car on La Palma.
500% rise in holiday sickness claims, according to Abta, which firms put down to a surge in dubious claims. The Court of Appeal’s decision confirms that the High Court has jurisdiction to commit for contempt of court, when false statements verified by a statement of truth had been submitted by a potential claimant, even though no formal claim for damages was ever issued. Jet2holidays says this ruling not just affects the fight against false holiday-sickness claims, but the insurance industry as a whole. High Court judge Judge Owen QC, originally ruled that the High Court had no jurisdiction to deal with the committal proceedings. But Jet2holidays appealed that decision, and the Court of Appeal held, unanimously, that the High Court did have jurisdiction to commit for contempt of Court. And it was sufficient that statements had been served in the pre-action protocol phase. The Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, Lord Justice Hamblin, and Lord Justice Flaux, heard the appeal and summed up as follows: “A dishonest witness statement, served in purported compliance with a PAP (Pre
Action Protocol), is capable of interfering with the due administration of justice, for the purposes of engaging the jurisdiction to commit for contempt, because PAPs are now an integral and highlyimportant part of litigation architecture… we consider, contrary to the view of Judge Owen, that there was a close connection between the original witness statements made by the respondents, and the administration of justice, and that, if those witness statements were false, as appears strongly to be the case, they interfered with the administration of justice.” Jet2holidays was also awarded costs of its appeal. Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2holidays, said: “Jet2holidays continues to lead the way in the fight against fake sickness claims, and this landmark decision shows that the courts take this issue very seriously. “The decision by the Court of Appeal to allow us to progress with contempt proceedings against Mr and Mrs Hughes, despite no legal proceedings being issued, has wide-reaching implications, not only for tour operators dealing with false sickness claims, but the insurance industry in general.
In fact, he had been shot at while driving along, and had lost control of his vehicle, which is why it left the road. The emergency services were alerted at around 9.20am, inside the Fuencaliente municipality. Emergency teams were soon sent to the scene to attend to the accident, and
medics took charge of the driver, discovering that he was suffering from severe bruising. But it soon became apparent that he had been shot at, while driving along, and that it caused him to drive off the road, leaving him in a critical position. The medical team stabilised the victim, before transferring him in a specialised, medically-equipped ambulance, to a nearby hospital, where he needed more extensive treatment. The Guardia Civil were also at the scene to carry out the relevant proceedings.
Thieving house-breakers steal €12,000 of jewellery
GUARDIA Civil officers, based in Tacaronte, have arrested and charged two youngsters, aged 19 and 21, with forced entry and robbery, after were said to have stolen jewellery worth around €12,000. Both suspects are Tacoronte residents, alleged to have forced their way into the property and helped themselves to various items of jewellery. The Guardia officers were notified, and an investigation began almost immediately. The officers made enquiries at a local store, which buys and sells jewellery, and, after some persistence, they recovered the majority of the stolen items, later returned to the rightful owner. Both youngsters are now waiting to be presented before the La Laguna courts.
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Flight-passenger pest arrested by Guardia
Baggy-clothed shoplifter hiding a huge leg of ham U N D E R C O V E R Guardia Civil officers caught a woman stealing a huge leg of jamón (ham) from a supermarket in the Valencia town of Calpe. She was wearing baggy clothing to hide the cured pig’s leg, which can weigh up to 8kg and measure almost 90cm.
She had embarked on a “Christmas campaign” with three companions, stealing chocolates, perfume, makeup kits, turrónes and cockles, worth a total in excess of €500, from the supermarket. Initially, plain-clothes police noticed a man sitting in a car outside a supermarket on Avenida Juan Carlos I, while three women approached and deposited the shop items in the boot. After unloading their haul, the women went back to
various other supermarkets, to appropriate more Christmas goodies, allegedly. But after the third trip, Guardia Civil arrested all four suspects and, while searching the car boot, they were surprised to find “a very large” leg of ham in the car. It is understood that the items would have been resold on the black market. The four suspects, aged 49, 45, 36 and 32, have been released, pending trial, on charges of continued theft crimes.
A PASSENGER on board an Iberia flight, from Madrid to Lanzarote, who persisted in threatening and insulting other passengers and the cabin crew, was, finally, arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 47-year-old man, who has a police record, was detained when the plane landed in Lanzarote, after 2½ hours, angry passengers describing the journey as “the flight from hell”. On arrival, Guardia officers were at the airport, as requested by the pilot, and an off-duty National Police officer, who had been on board. The aggressive man was charged with not complying with airsafety regulations.
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Ryanair hand-luggage fee is Man’s Christmas ‘abusive’, rules Spain court Lotto discovery
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A SPANISH court has ruled that Ryanair’s policy of charging extra fees for handluggage is “abusive”, and can no longer be levied in Spain.
The ruling follows a passenger’s complaint over the policy, introduced last year, which charges most people an additional fee for bringing anything more than one personal item into the cabin. The Irish airline allows only small bags into the cabin, if they can be stowed under the seat in front. Larger bags of up to 10kg require a luggage fee, or a fee-paying, priority-boarding pass. But the airline said in a statement: “This ruling will not affect Ryanair’s baggage policy, either in the past or in the future, as it is an isolated case that misinterpreted our commercial freedom to determine the size of our cabin baggage.” The passenger, travelling from Madrid to Brussels, went to court after staff forced her to pay €20 to bring her 10kg luggage on board. The court ordered Ryanair to
refund her fully, with interest, but it rejected her demand for a further €10 compensation for the suffering she experienced, according to court documents. The judge ruled that the hand-luggage, by size and weight, could be carried easily in the cabin, pointing to a Spanish regulation that allows passengers to take hand-luggage on board at no additional cost. The judge characterised the charge as abusive, adding: “It curtails the rights that the passenger has recognised by law,” and declared it invalid in Spain. She rejected the demand for compensation, however, saying: “Doubtless, the passenger suffered rage and powerlessness in having to pay the extra, unforeseen
cost at the time of boarding.” But she added that the discomfort did not reach a level that would justify compensation. The court also said in a statement that its ruling could not be appealed. But Ryanair, when asked whether it would ignore the Spanish ruling, or appeal it in the European Court of Justice, declined to comment. In February, Italy’s anti-trust authority fined Ryanair €3m, and Hungary’s Wizzair €1m, over their cabin baggage policy, on the grounds that it was tantamount to raising ticket prices in a “nontransparent” manner. But last month, an Italian court cancelled the fines, following an appeal by the two airlines.
A MAN came across a file last week which appeared to have been thrown to the side of a Santa Cruz street. But when he looked inside, he discovered 352 Christmas lotto tickets, valued at €7,040, But the honest citizen didn’t hesitate to report his find to the Local Police. They played their part by performing the amazing task of finding the rightful owner,
and, once they established that the tickets belonged to the man, they were handed back to him. Both men posed with the Deputy Inspector, who claimed that the case wasn’t easy to crack. But he also said that all the hard work by police, tracking down the owner, was definitely worth it. He also said it was a grand gesture by the man who found the tickets, restoring faith in the Canarian people, as well as restoring his faith in human nature.
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Work on main ring-road will take some four years
Bus accident sparks a heavy traffic jam AN accident was reported in La Orotava at 7.15am on Wednesday, involving a TITSA bus.
It happened at la Calle Miguel de Cervantes during the rush-hour, causing large traffic jams, so much so that the Local Police and the Fire
Brigade were requested. The police were asked to assist with the traffic jam, while fire-fighters removed the bus. Only a few days ago, there was another accident reported in the same area, involving a heavy-goods vehicle. Fortunately, no casualties were reported on this occasion.
Wrestler breaks a ref’s jaw, quite by accident A REFEREE suffered a broken jaw after being kicked in the face in a horrific accident during a wrestling bout. Angel Melian was left dazed, on the ground, after a brutal right foot to his chin. Footage of the dramatic incident showed Angel being floored after closing in on the opponents to get a better look at them grappling. As he stepped away, he realised that one of the wrestlers was about to try to lift his rival and dump him on the sandpit. The sound of the impact could be heard, clearly, over the noise of the crowd watching the bout, and Angel’s glasses flew off his face before he toppled over, as members of the public gasped in horror. Rodriguez who accidentally hit the ref, and his opponent, rushed over to help him, along with other sportsmen, before the ref was rushed to hospital and an assistant took over. The incident happened at an arena in Tenerife’s Santa Ursula, during a series of Canarian Wrestling bouts between the island’s division 1 sides Tijarafe Guanche and Tenerife Shipyards Ravelo. A journalist covering the event tweeted afterwards: “The footage is brutal. I’ve
spoken to Angel and he’s devastated. He’s got a broken jaw and he’s in a lot of pain. “He told me the outcome could have been a lot worse if he had been hit elsewhere. He’s on painkillers and waiting for the surgeon to have a look at him, to decide when to operate.” Insurance worker Angel, who lives in Santa Cruz, said in a social-media message: “Everyone’s seen it and I’m having a bad time of it. It was just bad luck. A freak accident, but thanks for all your support.” Canarian Wrestling, Lucha Canaria in Spanish, is the most popular, traditional, local sport in the Canary Islands. Wrestlers start in the middle of a sand circle called a terrero. The aim is to make the opponent touch the sand with any part of his body except his feet, by throwing them off balance. Two falls are required to win a bout.
Canarian President Ángel Víctor Torres (centre), flanked by Tenerife Cabildo President Pedro Martin (left) and Economy Minister Carolina Darias
CANARIAN President Ángel Víctor Torres delivered some important, long-awaited news on Wednesday, which will please hundreds of Tenerife motorists. He announced, at long last, that work would begin on Monday to complete the main ring-road, starting at Santiago del Teide. He added that this particular initiative was in its final stages, and would continue to be a
work in progress, over a fouryear period. There will be two links, one in El Tanque and the other in Santiago del Teide, as well as a roundabout on the southern edge of Erjos, connecting with Masca. The work will produce one viaduct, five man-made tunnels, four underpasses, two overpasses and a pedestrian walkway. And, in total, 28 drainage works will be carried out. The budget for the whole scheme is the largest-ever public investment across the whole of Spain, adding up to €240.4. As for the 11.3km
road, including a tunnel in Erjos (5.1km), that will take an estimated four years to complete. The work, forecast to end in 2023, will reduce the travel time between El Tanque and Santiago del Teide to around 10 minutes, against the present 25 minutes on the TF-82. The Erjos tunnel construction will take around four months to complete. The drilling will start from both ends of the tunnel, and there will be nonstop work around the clock, from Monday to Sunday, with three working shifts over 24 hours.
to turn off his life-support machine because he had no sign of brain activity. The couple have revealed that their son’s organs saved the life of a man in his 30s, who needed a new liver, and also helped a woman, also in her 30s, who received a kidney after being on the waiting list for three years. And there was a third donation for a man in his 60s, who also received a kidney. Luke’s parents believe the holiday flight home from Spain could have triggered the meningitis. Their research revealed the growing number of teenagers and 20-something-year-olds, who have died from the
illness, and they are hoping to set up the Luke Brown Foundation. Ultimately, they would like to buy a lodge, so that families with loved ones affected by meningitis could use it for a well-earned break. The dreadful illness can lead to people losing their sight, and sometimes their limbs, after sepsis sets in. Around 800 people packed out St Mary’s Church in Upton for Luke’s funeral, and a horse-drawn carriage carried his coffin to the service. The coffin was previously held aloft in Prenton Park, the home of Tranmere Rovers, of whom Luke was a devoted fan.
Dream holiday ends in man’s tragedy at home A DREAM holiday in Benidorm ended in tragedy for Luke Brown, who possibly died after contracting meningitis on his return home.
The popular 23-year-old, from Upton, Merseyside, had been fit and healthy. But he fell victim to a dangerous strain of the “silent killer” disease and passed away a week later. Luke was rushed to hospital in Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral in September after his shocked parents, Viv and Del, discovered him having seizures in bed. He was placed into an induced coma. His last text to his devoted dad read: “Can you bring me up a can of Tango when you’re sorted?” The evening before being taken to hospital, Luke had complained of having a headache and asked for a bath to be run for him. His parents kept a vigil by his bedside in hospital during the following week, but they believed he died at home, effectively. They were forced
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The Atlantic Rally is the longest cruise of all, and hugely popular
MOST competing boats are now docked in Gran Canaria capital Los Palmas, and crews are preparing for their Atlantic journey of 2,700 nautical miles in the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) on Sunday (24th Nov).
It spelled the official opening of the 34th world’s largest trans-ocean rally, which is always a favourite with ARC participants, as they follow proudly, behind a lively carnival-like procession around the marina, representing their countries with national flags. This year’s event is particularly special because the High Commissioner for Saint Lucia in London, H.E. Guy Mayers, along with a large group of Saint Lucians wearing colourful national dress, joined Spain’s principal flagbearers, Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands, to lead hundreds of ARC crews around Las Palmas Marina. The High Commissioner wished them well on the voyage, telling the sailors: “When you come to Saint Lucia, you will understand what unique hospitality is all about. I want to thank all of you who have chosen to be part of this. “We welcome you with open arms and will continue to grow the ARC together, so we wish you well across the ocean.” As it’s a special year, the High Commissioner has brought together a group of Saint Lucians from London, to witness what makes the ARC such a defining experience for cruising. They will share the excitement
of spending three weeks at sea to reach Saint Lucia’s shores. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the event’s arrival in the tropical Caribbean island of Saint Lucia and the 40th anniversary of the country’s independence, the occasion being marked in a number of ways for this year’s rally. With a spectacular, colourful carnival parade around the entire Las Palmas marina, crews from 35 nations waved their national flags, patriotically, and got into the spirit of the event. For many, this will be their longest ocean passage, while for others, it remains a regular trip across the pond. But for everyone, it has been the culmination of hard work and preparation in the buildup to this great adventure. An international conga line was led by the Banda Gran Canaria, with the Batucada Timbalao beating a salsa rhythm at the back of the line. Once the procession had completed its parade around the marina, sailors were welcomed to the ARC by World Cruising Club’s Managing Director Andrew
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Bishop. He thanked The Tourist Board of Gran Canaria and Las Palmas Town Hall for their support, and he also praised the Port Authority, which manages the marina, for accommodating the vast number of ARC boats, year on year. Gran Canaria Tourism Minister Carlos Alamo said: “I welcome you. It is a pleasure for us to be chosen by you to set off from here to the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. I hope that you are enjoying your stay in Gran Canaria, and have a safe crossing.” From midday on Sunday, the fleet will begin their ocean adventure, but before then, there is a packed programme of events.
The ARC fleet will set off with 190 entries from 35 countries, and it a multi-national celebration which showcases the rally’s international flavour. The attraction to sail in company as one fleet has continued to have undaunted appeal. Twenty-two boats will sail across with children, and 44 will be part of a family adventure this year. The youngest crew member is aged just three, on the German boat Gentoo. The ARC is very diverse and attracts boats of all sizes and design. This year is no exception; the smallest being the German-flagged Amel Fango Falema at 10 metres, with super-yacht
Ulisse, at 30m in the larger range… and everything in between! There has again been a significant swing towards multi-hulls, and 40 catamarans will be lining up. The average cruise boat crew can expect to arrive at their final destination, in Saint Lucia’s Rodney Bay, in 18-21 days, but the competitive Racing Division, with 28 boats vying for position, will hope to reach the rum punch much sooner. One special crew to follow this year is the ARC Youth Team, bringing together 12 sailors aged 18-30 from Gran Canaria, Saint Lucia and the UK, to sail on board a 72ft Challenge sailing yacht, Challenger 1, operated by Tall Ships Sail Training Adventures. They will be accompanied on board by a professional Skipper and Mate, and two qualified Watch Leaders, on what will be their once-in-alifetime opportunity. The crew are supported by sponsors and benefactors, who have been in involved with the ARC for three decades. With the start closing in, preparations for the crossing increase urgency as provisions are stowed, equipment is checked and re-checked, and further crew members fly in daily to join the yachts. World Cruising Club, together with local supporters, including the Gran Canaria Tourist Board and Town Hall, the Port Authority and local chandlery Rolnautic, organise an extensive programme for the participants. In week two, many will take advantage of the free seminars, led by some of the industry’s most respected cruising sailors and marine specialists.
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2019 has been a busy year for Tenerife Island Rentals LIKE many businesses, we have been working hard to initiate environmental change within our office, from re-cycling paper, to generally being greener.
We even use glass water bottles instead of plastic! We try to use local charities if a client is disposing of old sheets, bedding or furniture, donating whenever we can, to help those not as fortunate as ourselves. Living on a tourist island, we feel, as a company, it is important to do our bit for local communities, and always try to help where we can, and give something back. We are a family business, and lucky that we have so many owners and tenants who make our job so much easier. We are fortunate to receive gifts, throughout the year, from our
Guardia’s melt-down of dangerous weapons
THE Guardia Tenerife capital Gran Canaria’s destroyed 6,015 including knives. many happy clients. This year, the different communities, as a whole, are stronger, and it never ceases to amaze us how many genuine people are here to offer help, and be so charitable. The island has never felt so much like home, so, with Christmas fast approaching, we wanted to show our appreciation to our hard-working tenants. This year saw the Brexit debate continue, and the island suffering, slightly, with the demise of Thomas Cook, but we found that many of our tenants
seemed to work even harder, to work through the changes being seen on the island. Over the years, we have seen our tenants get married, start families or make major career changes, but one thing stays a constant; our tenants stay settled, and have been renting with our company for many years. So to say thank you, and make this a good start to 2020, one of our tenants will have a chance to have their rent paid for them in January, courtesy of Tenerife Island Rentals.
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Civil, based in Santa Cruz, and Las Palmas, have various weapons,
The firearms had been handed over, voluntarily, to the Guardia, as well as those confiscated by officers in recent situations across the archipelago. The weapons, taken to a steel company, were stripped down so that the steel could be melted down and reduced into scrap metal. A total of 3,390 were long weapons (shotguns, carbines and rifles), 775 were small-arms, (revolvers and guns), along with 189 compressed air weapons, 152 detonating weapons, 19 cannons and 1,490 knives. All the weapons destroyed had been stored by the Guardia Civil. Some of them had been handed over voluntarily by their owners, while the majority were confiscated after being used for criminal activities. It is not the first time this process has been carried out. In 2013, the Guardia had to destroy 497 firearms, as well as 690 different types of weapons, Again in 2014, 766 firearms and 1,872 of various types were melted down and reduced to scrap, and then, in 2015, a total of 1,305 firearms and 2003 weapons were also melted down.
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ERE scandal lasted years, and ignored redundant workers TWO former regional premiers from the PSOE Socialist Party have been found guilty by a Seville court in the main case of the so-called “ERE scandal”.
It involves a decade of irregularities in the use of a €680m government fund, which was meant for laid-off workers. A court in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia has found two former regional premiers guilty of corruption-related crimes in a far-reaching scandal, known as the “ERE” case, which involved the PSOE Socialist Party. The probe, named after the Spanish term for a collective dismissal procedure (expediente de regulación de empleo, or ERE), involved allegations of illicit pay-outs from a fund, set up by the regional government to help struggling firms make severance payments to laidoff workers. The system, approved annually by the regional parliament as part of the annual budget, is alleged to have enabled the fraudulent scheme to avoid oversight by the internal audit office. José Antonio Griñán, who served as the PSOE’s regional premier in Andalusia, between 2009 and 2013, has been given six years in jail for his role in the case, while his predecessor, Manuel Chaves, also of the PSOE, in power between 1990 and 2009, has been barred from public office for nine years. What’s more, Magdalena Álvarez, a former government minister and ex-regional economic chief, along with another former regional minister, Gaspar Zarrías, have also been barred from public office for the same period. Griñán, Chaves, Álvarez and Zarrías have all been convicted of prevaricación, which, under Spanish law, is when a public official abuses his/her power by knowingly
making an unfair decision. Griñán was also found guilty of misuse of funds. In addition to Griñán, another four ex-regional ministers have received prison spells: Antonio Fernández (Employment) and José Antonio Viera (Labor), Francisco Vallejo (Innovation) and Carmen Martínez-Aguayo (Finance). The highest sentence went to Fernández, who was jailed for seven years and 11 months. Vallejo and Viera were each jailed for seven years, and Martínez-Aguayo went down for six. Of the 21 defendants, just two were acquitted of all offences: the regional government’s former comptroller, Manuel Gómez, and the head of legal services, Francisco del Río. The probe has focused on a €680-million government fund, used to make payments between 2000 and 2009. The scandal has also affected former, top regional officials from the Socialist Party (PSOE), in power for 36 years until December 2018, when it was ousted by a right-wing coalition, following regional elections. With 507 people under scrutiny for nine years by up to seven investigating judges, the case became so large and unwieldy that it was
broken up into 146 separate probes. On Tuesday, a threejudge panel at Seville Provincial Court handed down decisions in the main case, which will serve as a guideline for the remaining investigations. This main case targeted former regional premiers Manuel Chaves and José Antonio Griñán, as well as six former department chiefs and 13 other former highranking officials from the Andalusian government. “The worst part is that none of the 21 accused has any sense of having committed any crimes,” said one of the lawyers, shortly before the ruling was announced. The trial, which has taken up an entire year, divided into 152 court sessions, has been described as “never-ending”, by both the defence and the prosecution. The ruling runs to around 1,800 pages, similar in scope to the verdict in the Gürtel corruption case, which involved the conservative Popular Party (1,687 pages), and more than triple the space taken up by the Supreme Court ruling on the Catalan secession bid (493 pages). Both former regional premiers and the ex-ministers were considered by the court to
be responsible for the system of public funds. And judges ruled that Griñán, during his time as regional economy chief, was aware of reports from the Comptroller General’s office, which criticised the irregular subsidies, but did nothing in response. Defence lawyers have already said they will appeal the ruling at Spain’s Supreme Court, which will have the last word. But none of the defendants sentenced will see the inside of a prison cell, until that top court has concluded its trial. The scandal began a decade ago, when Seville food wholesaler Mercasevilla underwent an ERE collective dismissal procedure. Police discovered that a few individuals had received early retirement payments from the government fund, despite never having worked for the company. Their investigation uncovered a complex system, set up within the Andalusian Government, to channel early retirement funds to friends of the Labour Department’s Director General, as well as to mayors and to high-ranking PSOE officials. Over the years, the list of potential crimes and irregularities grew to fill two
million pages. The probe was initially led by Judge Mercedes Alaya in cooperation with the Guardia Civil and anti-corruption prosecutors. The probe turned up public funds that had been spent on cocaine by ex-employment chief Javier Guerrero and his driver. There was also a web of ghost companies, and a network of patronage, involving hundreds of entrepreneurs, insurance companies, lawyers and more. Sources involved in the case note that 85% of the money in the fund was used for legitimate purposes, mainly early-retirement payments for more than 6,000 employees. “The heavy-handed headlines about the biggest corruption case in democracy have acted like a steady drizzle that has had an effect, even though they are based on prejudice,” said one lawyer, who requested anonymity. The ruling in the main ERE case probe, which has been used by the PP to counter accusations of corruption over its own Gürtel scandal, comes as Spain’s political parties attempt to forge agreements that will allow the formation of a government following the repeat election of 10th November.
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Catalan rebel Ponsati will fight extradition to Spain CATALAN separatist leader Clara Ponsati, now holed up in Scotland, has dismissed sedition charges against her as being “politically motivated”, saying she will fight extradition to Spain. The 62-year-old, ex-Catalan government minister fled to Scotland following her involvement in organising the illegal, 2016 referendum vote in Catalonia. Spain’s Government has filed an arrest warrant for her with UK police. But British officers were involved in a diplomatic pickle with Spanish officials last week, after calling the arrest warrant “disproportionate”. Following her release on bail by an Edinburgh court, the University of St Andrews professor said she would face a “show trial’ if the
UK sent her to trial in Spain. Her lawyer, Aamer Anwar, said the European arrest warrant against her was full of contradictions and mistakes, and provided no evidence of the alleged crime, which Ponsati denies. Anwar said: “We are
instructed by Clara to robustly defend her from what she describes as judicially motivated revenge. “Clara wishes to put on notice that all those Spanish politicians who have abused the rule of law will also be exposed to
Paedo groomed minors with alcohol and drugs
A VILE paedophile, aged 62, who preyed on victims aged 13-15, supplying them with drugs and booze at his home, has been caught by police. He is alleged to have abused seven minors, in Malaga, where he frequented areas such as playgrounds, and groomed them indoors.
Once the pervert befriended the young girls, he would then request sexual favours in exchange for more substances, even threatening them with weapons if they did not comply. The police investigation began after one of the children’s fathers complained to the authorities. By chance, he spotted his 15-yearold daughter being driven by an older man in a vehicle, to “spend the day in a hotel spa”.
scrutiny in her defence.” He added: “Clara trusts that her fate now lies in the hands of the Scottish justice system, which she believes to be impartial, robust and independent.” Last month, the Spanish Supreme Court jailed nine
Catalan separatist leaders for more than 100 years, for their involvement in organising the 2016 referendum. The jail sentences sparked violent protests in Barcelona, but Ponsati’s case will receive a full hearing early next year.
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UK political developments continue to drive the pound
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THE pound (GBP) struggled to gain, last week, after Q3 UK GDP showed the slowest rate of growth in nearly a decade, while ongoing political developments, ahead of the 12th December general election, continued dominating headlines. Over the last fortnight, the GBP/EUR exchange rate fluctuated between €1.15 and €1.17, as UK political developments continued to drive demand, ahead of the election. The EUR/GBP exchange rate, meanwhile, edged up from £0.85 to £0.86, while GBP/USD drifted from $1.29 to $1.27. Political news remains the driving force behind GBP exchange-rate movement, with hopes that the
upcoming general election could see the Conservatives secure a majority, and break the current Brexit deadlock in parliament, lending sterling some support. However, GBP gains were capped, last week, as the UK's preliminary growth figure for the third quarter revealed the slowest rate of growth for almost a decade. Tej Parikh, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors (IoD), said: “The UK economy has been in stop-start mode all year, with growth punctuated by the various
Spanish man facing Thailand execution
THE Supreme Court of Thailand has ruled that a Spaniard, convicted of murder in 2016, has lost his final appeal and will be executed. Atur Segarra (pictured) is believed to have held compatriot David Bernat hostage in Bangkok, and tortured him for seven days. Segarra, from Catalonia, was trying to force him to send money to his bank account, before killing him and dismembering his body. He pleaded his innocence, but magistrates rejected his last appeal, to which Segarra told
the press: “It is not a surprise; it has not been a fair trial.” There were no eye-witnesses to the murder, but there was substantial CCTV and DNA evidence, which has left the April 2017 sentence to remain. But Segarra can ask the Royal House of Thailand to commute the death penalty for life imprisonment. And, once he has served at least one year of the sentence, he can request extradition to a Spanish prison. Segarra continues to maintain his innocence and claims to be the victim of a trap, which involves his former Thai girlfriend, Pridsana SaenUbon, who testified against him last December.
Brexit deadlines.” Last Thursday also saw Germany's economy avoid a technical recession in the third quarter, with the flash GDP figure rising, unexpectedly, from -0.2% to 0.1%. Meanwhile, the US dollar (USD) began to flag, after optimism surrounding a “Phase One” US-China trade deal increased, following Beijing's announcement that it would renew its US poultry imports. Larry Kudlow, the White House's Chief Economic Advisor, also commented
that the mood between the two superpowers was pretty good, and that they had made very good progress, towards a deal. The UK's political developments will continue to drive the pound, this week, with any signs that the Tories can consolidate their lead in the polls boosting sterling, as a sense of political stability returns. Wednesday saw the House of Common's inflation report hearings. These could have weakened the pound, if the Bank of England (BoE) hinted
at any upcoming rate cuts, because of disappointing inflation data. Meanwhile, Euro (EUR) investors were awaiting yesterday's (Thursday) ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts. Concerning comments about the Eurozone's outlook could prove EUR-negative. Today (Friday), Germany's flash Markit Manufacturing PMI for November could further heighten concerns for the Eurozone’s economy, with Germany's largest sector expected to remain mired in contraction territory. At Currencies Direct, we're here to talk currency whenever you need us, so get in touch if you want to know more about the latest news, or how it could impact your currency transfers. Since 1996, we've helped more than 250,000 customers with their currency transfers. Just pop into your local Currencies Direct branch, or give us a call to find out more. T +34 922 971 781 E canaries@currenciesdirect. com W currenciesdirect.com
Don’t be scared by a volcanic eruption and an earthquake THE Canary Islands will next year experience a complete emergency simulation, in response to a violent earthquake, following a volcanic eruption in Tenerife.
The simulation will involve the UNE (Military Emergency Unit) as well as all the recognised emergency services and the Civil Protection. The Canaries will host a maximum-level emergency drill, to prepare for a highlevel scenario… as scary and realistic as possible! The scenario is thought to comprise an earthquake, rating 5.2 on the Richter Scale, just off the north of Gran Canaria, which, in turn, then causes a volcanic eruption in Tenerife, specifically in the highlands of Güímar.
Faced with such a panorama, and its supposed terrible effects, the emergency would at maximum level, nationally, calling on all the resources available to face such a catastrophe. Luis Manuel Martinez, Lieutenant Chief General from the Emergency Military Unit, said the plan was ambitious, adding: “With such a scenario, it’s better to be ambitious and prepared for what could happen.” The exercise will take place between 21st-26th March, mainly across Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Given the ambitious nature of the simulation, all the emergency services will
be requested because everything will have to be done, from searchand-rescue to attending to potential victims, as well as communications management, health care… the list goes on! For Canarian Security Advisor Julio Perez, this exercise on the islands is excellent news, because, for he and his assistants, there will be the experience of preparing for any chance event, as well as having a better understanding of how to deal with the situation, if ever one should occur. It is estimated that some 2,000 members from various emergency services will take part in the drill.
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How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield
Monday 25th November, BBC1, 09.15
Murder, Mystery and My Family Top criminal barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein re-examine historic murder cases, which may have been miscarriages of justice, to provide answers for the family of the convicted. Jeanette Pratt has called upon leading criminal barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein to investigate the historical case of a canal boat murder in which her ancestor George Thomas was implicated. One hundred and eighty years ago, George Thomas and another boatman were convicted and publicly hanged in front of 10,000 spectators. Rugely, Staffordshire, 1839. At dawn, laborers pull the lifeless body of 37 year-old Christina Collins from Trent and Mersey Canal. Within an hour, a crew of narrowboat men were in custody, most of them still drunk from the whisky they had stolen from their cargo hold. They claimed Christina, the sole passenger on their boat, had committed suicide. Before a murder charge could be considered, the prosecution at the time revealed a key witness and proceedings were halted until this prisoner could receive a pardon and testify. At a second trial eight months later, three men were convicted of Christina’s murder and sentenced to death. One was pardoned at the last minute, but George Thomas and another boatman were hanged. Nearly two centuries later, George Thomas’s descendants are convinced of his innocence. Exploring questions of character, the unusual situation of two trials and legal history, can barristers Jeremy and Sasha find enough new evidence to convince the judge that George Thomas was wrongly convicted?
Sunday 24th November, ITV1, 19.00 This week, as the nation gears up for Black Friday, we reveal some top shopping tips ahead of the big day. Phillip enlists the help of Steph (Mrs Schofield) to pick some of the best gifts and gadgets on the market, from expensive beauty tech to personalised stocking fillers, so you can spoil your loved ones for less this Christmas. With sales of personal electric vehicles on the up, three tech loving lads from Corrie, Jack P Shepherd, Alan Halsall and Colson Smith put them to the test to help you decide whether hoverboards or scooters might make your Black Friday shopping list. Thirty Christmas shoppers play Phillip’s new seasonal gameshow, Higher or Lower. Play along and it could save you a small fortune this Christmas. Can you guess the prices of pairs of similar looking festive favourite’s, from pyjama’s to slippers, scents to lotions? With the price tags and labels removed, will you think the cheapest options on offer are actually more expensive? There are some surprising results. Clare Balding is on a mission to find the perfect present for our pets and hosts a Christmas party with a difference; the festive party food and drinks are for pooches, not their owners. So how do the Champaws and Crisps go down? And with 1 in 5 of us opting to buy a loved one a gift experience at Christmas, Phillip invited Britain’s favourite daredevil Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards to put some of the most popular ones to the test. Which one will he rank best value for money and which will he prefer? Track racing, sky diving, flyboarding or coming face to face with his namesake, an eagle called Keira? At the end of the show Phillip will reveal his top picks of the best gifts and gadgets this Christmas.
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Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show returns to Saturday nights on BBC One for more superstar celebrity guests, amazing musical performances and a few extra surprises along the way - and all filmed in front of a live audience from the world-famous home of British entertainment, The London Palladium in the heart of theatreland. This week, global superstar Liam Payne will perform his new song Stack it Up, survival expert and TV presenter Bear Grylls will face one of his toughest challenges as he hands over his phone to Michael for Send To All, and there will be an amazing surprise for the Unexpected Star, as they get the opportunity to perform live in front of over 2,000 people on stage at the Palladium.
Monday 25th November, ITV1, 22.45
A Very Yorkshire Brothel Mother and daughter team Kath and Jenni run City Sauna, Sheffield’s premier ‘massage parlour’. Prostitution is legal in Britain as long as you’re working alone. But if two prostitutes work together it’s classed as a brothel and is illegal. In this series, Kath and Jenni give viewers a year of privileged access to City Sauna to show how their business works, to meet the women who work there, their clients, the intricacies of the business and their fight to legalise the brothels of Britain. City Sauna is now under more threat than ever before. Just 30 miles away, in Holbeck, Leeds, the council have closed down brothels and launched a controversial scheme to decriminalise street prostitution. It is the UK’s only decriminalised street prostitution area and the stated aim was to make street workers safer. But residents blame it for soaring crime and drug abuse. With a major government enquiry underway into the buying and selling of sex, is it now time to rethink the law on brothels? Episode 1: In this episode, Kath and Jenni visit Holbeck in Leeds and hear that crime and violence are on the rise, making them more determined to fight for legalisation, so all girls can be as safe as those at City. Once back in Sheffield, Kath tries to freshen things up by hiring touring girl Autumn for a temporary guest stint, as well as trialling a sex robot in an effort to get Sheffield’s punters talking about City. Her efforts seem to be working, as the ‘holy grail’ walks through the door: a new, young punter with money to spend and an eye for one of Kath’s top girls, Lilly Lovesit.
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The Mallorca Files In Mallorca, Brit cop Miranda pairs with German cop Max. The duo race to solve crimes across the island. Episode one: Honour Amongst Thieves. British police officer DC Miranda Blake (Elen Rhys) is in Palma de Mallorca to escort a known criminal turned supergrass, Niall Taylor (Aidan McArdle), back to the UK. When things don’t go according to plan her world is turned on its head, and she decides to conduct her own investigation in order to track down the truth. Reluctantly paired with wise-cracking German Detective, Max Winter (Julian Looman) by local police chief Ines Villegas (Maria Fernandez-Ache), the two work through Niall’s gang, winding up at Niall’s wake and meeting meeting Niall’s daughter Claire (Tanya Reynolds) and ex-wife Stella (Denise McCormack). But with a rising body count and the subsequent disappearance of Claire, things look like they’re getting out of hand. When Miranda and Max spot a vital clue, a frantic car chase ensues, and the killer is at last revealed. But when Max finds himself in difficulty, Miranda is left with a dilemma: save Max or let the killer go? Back in Palma, Miranda has to explain events to her senior officer, Abbey Parker (Tanya Moodie), which leads to a life-changing decision.
Wednesday 27th November, BBC2, 21.00
The Baby Has Landed This joyful and poignant new documentary series lifts the lid on one of the most intense and extraordinary times in any family’s life - the arrival of a new baby. Following six families over their first laughter, love and chaos-filled weeks of parenthood, the series provides a window into family life in 2019. This episode introduces the first set of expectant families, including first-time parents Syler and Mo NicholsonBayoumi from Nottinghamshire. In their 20s, they live in Syler’s mum Sara’s house, together with her Dad Tony and her Grandad Pat. The arrival of their new baby will see four generations living under one roof. Meanwhile, Helen and Nigel Pierce are trying to get their four children Emily (five), Edward (four), Charlotte (three) and Rebecca (18 months) out of the door so Helen can go to hospital to be induced and give birth to her fifth child. Old hands at labour, Helen and Nigel pass the time doing a crossword as her contractions grow stronger. In Bedfordshire, Hermisha Nkrumah and her husband Shabazz are expecting a baby girl, a sister to their two boys Elijah (seven) and Ezrah (five). Being overdue has made Hermisha emotional, and when she finds herself in tears her sons comfort her. In West Sussex, married couple Paul and Craig Saunders are preparing for the arrival of their twin girls. They always wanted to be parents, and have found a surrogate - their workmate, Mel - who is now pregnant with the men’s biological children.
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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 13:30.....BBC London News 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15...............Father Brown 15:00....................... Escape to the Country 15:45................Money for Nothing
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16:30.........The Repair Shop 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 19:00....... Question Time 21:00............ EastEnders 21:30................ Would I lie to you
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22:00..... BBC News at Ten 22:40............ The Graham Norton Show 23:30.................. Fleabag 23:55......The Apprentice 01:00............... BBC News
06:30 .. Dom Does America 07:15 ........The Repair Shop 08:00 ....................Love in the Countryside 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 .......The One Show 19:30 .......... Mastermind 20:00 ...... Mountain Vets 21:00 .......... The Name of the Rose 21:50.....Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 22:00...... Mock the Week 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15..............Later - with Jools Holland
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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 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 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30....Coronation Street 20:00...............Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 20:30....Coronation Street 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:15..... ITV News at Ten
00:35.............Ideal World
06:30 .......................Monkey Life
11:35......................Four in a Bed
09:00.................. Dog Whisperer
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10:00 ..............Motorway Patrol
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11:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles
13:10......................Four in a Bed
13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0
13:40......................Four in a Bed
14:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0
14:15........ Come Dine with Me
15:00.............. Motorway Patrol
14:45........ Come Dine with Me
16:00 ................. Modern Family
15:20........ Come Dine with Me
16:30 ................. Modern Family
14:00............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
15:50........ Come Dine with Me
17:00 ................... The Simpsons
15:00.............. Last Stop Garage
16:20........ Come Dine with Me
17:30 ............................Futurama
15:30.............. Last Stop Garage
16:50.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo
18:30 .............The Simpsons
16:00...........Cop Car Workshop
17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics
20:00............Modern Family
17:00.............................. Top Gear
21:00......... Rugby’s Funniest Moments
18:00......................Top Gear
22:00.................. A League of Their Own
19:40.................... Room 101
23:00................... The Russell Howard Hour
07:10............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of 09:00................Storage Hunters 10:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of 11:00..............American Pickers 12:00.............. Last Stop Garage 13:00.............................. Top Gear
19:00.................... Room 101 20:20....... Insert Name Here 21:00....... Live at the Apollo
00:00......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
22:00................... Red Dwarf
22:20..........24 Hours in A&E 00:30.......................... Congo
01:00..........The Force: Essex
01:20....... Insert Name Here
21:00...................... The Team
11:15................... Christmas List 12:50................Britain’s Greatest Bridges 13:10...................................Access 13:15............... Home and Away 13:45........................ Neighbours 14:15...... A Christmas Reunion 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 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00....... The Gadget Show 20:00......... The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys 21:00............... Secrets of the Mega Resort 22:35....................... Ben-Hur 23:35.......................... Access 23:40....................... Ben-Hur 00:55.......................... Access
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! 11:35.......................Catchphrase 12:15......................... Emmerdale 13:15...... You’ve Been Framed! 13:50............................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:45........Supermarket Sweep 15:50........................Dinner Date 16:45............... Dress to Impress 17:45.................... 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 ............ Shopping with Keith Lemon 22:15.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:20.................. Family Guy 23:45............ American Dad! 00:40...The Cleveland Show
BBC1, 21.30
00:10.......... Back to Mine
06:00....................... Monkey Life
19:55......................Escape to the Chateau
09:15....................... Jeremy Vine
23:00...........Take Me Out
09:30............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun
18:55......................... 999: On the Frontline
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV
22:45................. ITV News London
08:55............. Food Unwrapped
07:00..... Sky News @ Breakfast
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 19:30.........Unreported World 19:55................. Party Election Broadcast 20:00................Flirty Dancing 21:00..................... Gogglebox 22:00...................The Last Leg 23:05......Harry Hill’s Clubnite 00:10........Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
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00:00........... Mock the Week
Would I Lie To You? This week the guests joining Lee Mack and David Mitchell are Jay Blades, Sue Johnston, Alice Levine and Bob Mortimer. Rob Brydon is back in the host’s chair for a brand new series of the award-winning comedy panel show, with Lee Mack and David Mitchell returning as the lightningquick team captains. Over the course of each show, a stellar cast of celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves. But are they telling the truth, or are they making it all up?
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Sat 23 nov 2019
06:00...................... Breakfast 10:00 ........................Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 .................Flour Power 12:00............ Football Focus 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:10 ........................Weather 13:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 14:00 .. Money for Nothing 14:45 ...............Escape to the Perfect Town 15:30 ........The Repair Shop 16:00 ...................Final Score 17:15 .....................BBC News 17:25 ....BBC London News 17:32....................... Pointless 18:15............ The Hit List 19:00......... Strictly Come Dancing 20:10................... Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 21:10................. Casualty 22:00............... BBC News 22:20... Match of the Day 23:50........ The NFL Show 00:20.......... What Doesn’t Kill You 01:55...... Weather for the Week Ahead
TV Guide
06:30 ...................... Top Class 07:00............... Mustangs FC 07:25 .................... Blue Peter 07:55 ................... The Amelia Gething Complex 08:35 ............... Wild & Weird 08:50 ..................Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 09:20 .............................Cars 2 11:00 .... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12:00.......... MasterChef: The Professionals 14:00...Best House in Town 14:30................ The Wedding Planners 16:10.........The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes 17:10 ............................. Coast 17:40 .............Wales: Land of the Wild 18:40 ............Dad’s Army 19:10........ Natural World 20:10..... Great Australian Railway Journeys 21:10....................... QI XL 21:55............. Novels That Shaped Our World 22:55........................ Pose 00:40............... Before the Winter Chill
06:00................Childrens’ TV
06:15 ................ King of Queens
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV
08:30............... LEGO Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nublar
06:40 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond
10:25 ..................................Access
08:00...... Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle
12:00 ..........................Enchanted
09:05............................ Mighty Magiswords! 09:25....................... ITV News 09:30..Saturday Morning with James Martin
CW watch
11:40................. Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:10.............................Nadia’s Family Feasts 13:15........................ ITV News 13:30........... ITV Racing Live 16:00...............Tipping Point 17:00 ..................... The Chase Celebrity Special 18:15................. ITV News London 18:25...........Take Me Out 19:40...........The X Factor: Celebrity 21:10........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
23 CW
09:05...................................Frasier 10:35 ......The Big Bang Theory 11:25 ................... The Simpsons 12:30 ..... Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 15:10............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 16:05........................ Four Rooms 16:55.................... Speed: World’s Fastest Tractor
10:35 ................................ Friends 13:05 ..................................Access 13:10.......................... Enchanted 14:10 ......................... Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 15:10...................................Access 15:15...................Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 16:25... A Very Merry Toy Store 17:25...................................Access 17:30... A Very Merry Toy Store 18:10...............Call Me Claus
18:25.......... Channel 4 News
19:10.......................... Access
18:55.......... Great British Car Journeys
20:00.........5 News Weekend
19:15...............Call Me Claus
06:00...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:10......................... Emmerdale 09:05.............Coronation Street 12:00.................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 13:10....................... Take Me Out 14:25.................... Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 16:10............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 17:30..................The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 20:05....................... Yes Man 21:05...................... FYI Daily 21:10....................... Yes Man 22:10.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp
19:50..........The Royal House of Windsor
20:05.............. Party Election Broadcast
21:10..... Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
20:10............................Raids
23:45.............X-Men Origins: Wolverine
00:00............Fights, Camera, Action!
01:45................ The Last Leg
00:55.......................... Access
01:35... Release the Hounds
08:55............. Food Unwrapped
06:00........................Monkey Life
07:10.............................. Top Gear
09:30............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun
08:00........................Monkey Life
08:00.............................. Top Gear
08:30.................. Modern Family
11:35......................Four in a Bed
09:30.................. Modern Family
09:00 ..............Celebrity Storage Hunters
12:05......................Four in a Bed
10:30.........................Soccer A.M.
12:35......................Four in a Bed
12:00..............................Supergirl
13:10 .....................Four in a Bed
13:00............................. The Flash
13:40......................Four in a Bed
14:00.................. Modern Family
14:15........ Come Dine with Me
14:30.................. Modern Family
15:15........ Come Dine with Me 16:20........ Come Dine with Me
15:00.................... Gillette Soccer Saturday
16:55......Escape to the Chateau
17:00.................... The Simpsons
15:00.............................. Top Gear
17:55......Escape to the Chateau
17:30.................... The Simpsons
17:00..........Eddie Eats America
18:55......................Escape to the Chateau
18:00..............The Simpsons
17:30..........Eddie Eats America 18:00..... Would I Lie to You?
20:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics
18:30..............The Simpsons 19:00..............The Simpsons
20:00.............Not Going Out
19:30..............The Simpsons
20:40.............Not Going Out
20:00.................. A League of Their Own
21:20.............Not Going Out
22:00................Live Bellator
23:15.................. Family Guy 23:40.................. Family Guy 00:10.................. Family Guy 00:40............ American Dad! 01:10............ American Dad!
22:10..........The Jonathan Ross Show 23:15................ ITV News 23:35............ You’ve Been Framed! 00:05.............Ideal World
James Martin’s Saturday Morning ITV1, 09.30 CW watch James Martin is back in the kitchen again on Saturday morning with food, fun and entertainment including celebrity guests, top chefs and delicious recipes. In today’s episode James’s special guests include McFly star Dougie Poynter, chefs Brian Turner and Nisha Katona, Dr Hazel Wallace will be making perfect packed lunches and wine maestro Oz Clarke visits some of Britain’s best pubs where he gives top tips on the best wine on offer. So kick start your fun filled weekend by making sure you join James and his special guests on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.
21:00..........24 Hours in A&E 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:05................... Father Ted 23:40................... Father Ted 00:10.......... It Was Alright In 01:15.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
21:00.......................The Dark Knight Rises 00:00................... The Russell Howard Hour 01:00.......... An Idiot Abroad
10:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of 11:00..............American Pickers 12:00..................Expedition with Steve Backshall 13:00............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 14:00.............................. Mega Air
22:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply 23:00........... Mock the Week 00:20..... Would I Lie to You? 01:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You
CW 24
Sun 24 nov 2019
TV Guide
CW watch 06:00....................... Breakfast 07:25....... Match of the Day 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................Escape to the Country 14:50..................Animal Park 15:50...............Seven Worlds, One Planet 16:50......................BBC News 17:15................... Countryfile 18:15.....Seven Worlds, One Planet watch 19:15.......... Strictly Come Dancing 20:00.................His Dark Materials watch 21:00........ The War of the Worlds 22:00............... BBC News 22:30..................Match of the Day 2 23:15...........The Women’s Football Show
CW
CW
06:30....................A to Z of TV Gardening
06:00................Childrens’ TV
07:15.................... The Instant Gardener
09:30......... Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear
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 14:30.......... Talking Pictures 15:05....Great Expectations 17:00...........Golf: World Tour Championship Highlights 18:00.................. Horizon 19:00.................Top Gear 20:00......... Dragons’ Den 21:00..... Reggie in China 22:00...The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
09:25...................... ITV News
12:35................. Countrywise 13:05....................... ITV News 13:15................ Catchphrase 14:00.................The X Factor: Celebrity
17:55........ Come Dine with Me 18:25.... Come Dine with Me 18:55.... Come Dine with Me 19:25.... Come Dine with Me 20:00....999: On the Frontline 21:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics 22:00 .........24 Hours in A&E
19:00......How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield
13:35 ................ The Dog House
18:00............. Deck the Halls
18:50...................... FYI Daily
14:35............Turner and Hooch
19:05............5 News Update
18:55............Nanny McPhee
20:00...........Catchphrase
16:35............Crocodile Dundee
19:10............. Deck the Halls
19:55.........Sherlock Holmes
18:25.......... Channel 4 News
19:55.........5 News Weekend
20:55...................... FYI Daily
18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast
20:00................ The Mummy
21:00.........Sherlock Holmes
21:05............5 News Update
19:00....Great Canal Journeys
21:10................ The Mummy
22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp
20:00......................Escape to the Chateau
22:00....................... Pompeii
23:35.................. Family Guy 00:05.................. Family Guy
21:00........ Our Guy in Japan
23:50............... Greatest Ever Movie Blunders
00:30............ American Dad!
22:00.................. Gogglebox
00:50...... Lip Sync Battle UK
00:55............ American Dad!
23:00..........Bad Neighbours
01:10........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
01:30......................... Release the Hounds
21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:30................ ITV News 22:50............... In the Line of Fire with Ross Kemp
10:00 ............................. Mega Air 11:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 12:00.......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 13:00............... Ultimate Movers
15:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles
14:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of
16:00................... The Simpsons
15:00..............American Pickers
17:00................... The Simpsons
16:00.......... Would I Lie to You?
18:00 .............The Simpsons
17:20.......... Would I Lie to You?
18:30 .............The Simpsons
18:00.....Eddie Eats America
19:00 .............The Simpsons 19:30..............The Simpsons
19:00....................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
20:00................ Magnum P.I.
20:00............................ QI XL
21:00........................S.W.A.T.
21:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You
23:05.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?
22:00.............. Hawaii Five-0
00:10............... 24 Hour Baby Hospital
00:00.........A League of Their Own Us Road Trip
01:15................... Emergency Helicopter Medics
01:00.....................The Force: North East
23:00.......NCIS: Los Angeles
16:05.....................................Shrek 17:10.....................................Shrek
09:00 .................Expedition with Steve Backshall
17:20........ Come Dine with Me
15:25 ..................................Access
12:30................... The Simpsons
08:00 ............................ The Flash
16:50......................Four in a Bed
14:25............................Spy Kids 3: Game Over
18:35................ ITV News
09:55... Escape to the Chateau
14:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles
11:00 ................................ Friends
17:05...............................FYI Daily
07:10 ............................. Top Gear
13:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles
13:20.................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
07:35............................Everybody Loves Raymond
11:55....................... The X Factor: Celebrity
16:10.................... Jingle Around the Clock
07:00 .............................Supergirl
15:50......................Four in a Bed
10:30................ Make You Laugh Out Loud
07:10................ King of Queens
15:30........................... Northpole
06:00 ..........The Hour of Power
14:50......................Four in a Bed
08:55............ Coronation Street
09:30..................Sunday Brunch
00:10.............Ideal World
12:00 ................................S.W.A.T.
10:15.................................Cruising with Jane McDonald
08:25.......................... Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships
00:45........ Paths of Glory
11:00 ...........................WWE Raw
06:45................ King of Queens
16:00..........Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
08:55.............. All Gardens Great and Small
14:15........ Come Dine with Me
06:00 ........................ Emmerdale
14:25 .......................... Northpole
23:00.............. Goldstone
10:00 ................. Modern Family
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV
15:30................Back to Mine
Above Gibraltar, Europe’s only primate lives a life of kidnapping and high drama, whilst in the cemeteries of Vienna grave robbing European hamsters do battle with each other. Come nightfall, the Italian mountain villages are the hunting grounds for rarely seen wolves, whilst lynx lurk in the forests of Spain. Deep underground in Slovenia’s caves, baby dragons live for up to a hundred years. Meanwhile, on the surface the continent has been developed beyond recognition.
13:10........ Come Dine with Me
06:15 ................................. Cheers
08:00............... Everybody Loves Raymond
23:45... Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs
09:00 ................. Modern Family
Lyra (Dafne Keen) and the Gyptians arrive in the North, and seek the help of the Witches’ Consul, Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and an armoured bear in service to the town.
11:30.............................Nadia’s Family Feasts
Seven Worlds, One Planet Europe - this crowded continent hides the most surprising BBC1, 18.15 animals in pockets of wilderness.
12:05........ Come Dine with Me
His Dark Materials BBC1, 20.00
10:30............. John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen
CW watch
11:00... Escape to the Chateau
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22:00........... Mock the Week 22:40..................Taskmaster 23:40.................... Room 101 01:00............ Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
00:50..................The Double
17:50..................Nanny McPhee
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Mon 25 nov 2019
TV Guide
25 CW
06:00....................... Breakfast 09:15.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family 10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00.................. Fake Britain 11:45....................A1: Britain’s Longest Road 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15...... The Mallorca Files 15:00....................... Escape to the Country 15:45............Garden Rescue 16:30.........The Repair Shop 17:15........................Pointless 18:00..... BBC News at Six 19:00........The One Show 19:30.....The Andrew Neil Interviews 20:00............. EastEnders 20:30...............Panorama 21:00....Meat: A Threat to Our Planet? 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45............... The Young Offenders 23:20.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:05............ The Graham Norton Show
CW watch
06:30...Dom Does America 07:15.........The Repair Shop 08:00.............Mountain Vets 09:00............. BBC News at 9 10:00... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 12:00.................. Politics Live 13:00........... Chase the Case 13:40......................Eggheads 14:10.......... Talking Pictures 14:55........... Half a Sixpence 17:20............................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 23:10..................Weather 23:15...... Bollywood: The World’s Biggest Film Industry
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 12:05.................... Couples Come 13:30...ITV Lunchtime News Dine with Me 13:55.........ITV News London 13:05...................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY 14:00.................... Dickinson’s 14:10........................ Countdown Real Deal 15:00..........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 15:00....................The Switch 16:00............ A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 15:59...................ITV London 17:00. . ......... Kirstie’s Handmade 16:00...............Tipping Point Christmas 17:00.............. Cash Trapped 18:00..............The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 18:00.... ITV News London 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 19:00...............Emmerdale 19:55.............. Party Election 19:30....Coronation Street Broadcast 20:00........Food Unwrapped 20:00.........The Martin Lewis Money Show watch 20:30........My Money Secret 21:00..........24 Hours in A&E 20:30....Coronation Street 22:00...................Home Free 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, 23:05................... First Dates Get Me Out of Here! 01:00... Harry Hill’s Clubnite
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
CW
22:00..... ITV News at Ten
09:15....................... Jeremy Vine 11:15 ..........Chasing Christmas 12:40 ..................................Access 12:50 ....................... Neighbours 13:20 ....Christmas in Evergreen 15:00 ...........Road to Christmas 16:45 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:00 ................................ Friends 17:30 ................................ Friends 18:00................ Neighbours 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00......... Britain’s Greatest Bridges 20:00................. Traffic Cops 21:00............... Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 22:30.............Bouncers 24/7 23:35.....................Sabotage 01:05.......................... Access 01:15........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! 11:50...... You’ve Been Framed! 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 21:30............ American Dad! 22:00.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:05.................. Family Guy 00:00............ American Dad!
22:45......................A Very Yorkshire Brothel 23:45..............The Switch
00:15......The Apprentice
00:40....................All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
01:15.............Countryfile
01:30.............Ideal World
The Martin Lewis Money The series returns with up to the minute advice on the impending deadline for the Help to Buy ISA scheme. Martin ITV1, 20.00 has also been travelling across the country answering the pressing financial concerns of the nation. He’s joined by co host Angellica Bell. Presented by Martin Lewis and Angellica Bell
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV
08:55............. Food Unwrapped
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
08:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast
11:35......................Four in a Bed 12:40......................Four in a Bed 13:40......................Four in a Bed 14:10........ Come Dine with Me 16:50.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo 17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics
07:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast 09:00.................. Dog Whisperer 10:00...............Motorway Patrol 10:30...............Motorway Patrol 11:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00............ Air Ambulance ER 16:00.................. Modern Family
18:55....999: On the Frontline
17:00.................... The Simpsons
19:55......................Escape to the Chateau
17:30.............................Futurama 18:00.....................Futurama
21:00..... Nazi War Machines: Secrets Uncovered
18:30..............The Simpsons
22:00.... Nazi Megastructures: Russia’s War
20:00..................... Supergirl
19:30..............The Simpsons
23:00..........24 Hours in A&E
21:00.. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
00:05................... Emergency Helicopter Medics
23:45.................. A League of Their Own
01:05..... Nazi War Machines: Secrets Uncovered
00:45......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
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 16:00..........Eddie Eats America 16:30..........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 00:20.................... Room 101 01:00....... Insert Name Here 01:40....... Live at the Apollo
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TV Guide
Tues 26 nov 2019
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06:00 ...................... Breakfast
06:30.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
07:15.........The Repair Shop
08:30......................... Lorraine
10:00...............Homes Under the Hammer
08:00.......... Great Australian Railway Journeys
09:25............... Judge Rinder
11:00.................. Fake Britain
09:00............. BBC News at 9
11:45....................A1: Britain’s Longest Road
10:00... Victoria Derbyshire
12:30............. Loose Women
12:15............... Bargain Hunt
12:00.................. Politics Live
09:15 ......... Murder, Mystery and My Family
13:00....... BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15.................The Mallorca Files 15:00................Escape to the Country 15:45............Garden Rescue 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
CW watch
21:00........... Gold Digger
11:00..BBC Newsroom Live 13:00.............................. Coast 13:35......................Eggheads 14:05......................... Imagine 15:35............. Carmen Jones 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
10:30............... This Morning 13:30..............ITV Lunchtime News 14:00.................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00....................The Switch 15:59...................ITV London 16:00...............Tipping Point 17:00.............. Cash Trapped 18:00.. ITV News London 18:25......... Party Election Broadcast 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 20:00....The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
22:00.. Live at the Apollo
22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather
22:30..............Newsnight
22:35.. ITV News London
23:40................... Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
23:15........NFL This Week
22:45..On Assignment
00:05..... Britain’s Biggest Warship
23:20..........The Jonathan Ross Show
00:40............... BBC News
01:05...For Love or Money
00:20.............Ideal World
22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45....... Plastic Surgery Undressed
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Holby City BBC1, 20.00
Kian (Ramin Karimloo) is desperate to deliver the surgery that Bea (Rosalind Halstead) desires. But stressed Jac (Rosie Marcel) won’t play ball. How much will Kian sacrifice to give Bea what she wants? Will he end up losing it all? Dom (David Ames) and Lofty (Lee Mead) are too busy putting others first and not dealing with their own problems. Is their relationship strong enough to survive these tough times? Donna (Jaye Jacobs) distracts herself by focussing on returning patient Cherie Grimes (Lorraine Chase). But when fun-loving Cherie goes missing, will Donna be brave enough to convince them both to face their fears?
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 14:10........ Come Dine with Me 14:45........ Come Dine with Me 15:15........ 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.... Celebrity Countdown 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:10........Mary Kills People 01:05..........24 Hours in A&E
06:00 .......................Monkey Life 06:30 .......................Monkey Life 07:00 .. Kay Burley @ Breakfast 09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer 10:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 11:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00.................... Hawaii Five-0 14:00.................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ........... Air Ambulance ER 16:00 ................. Modern Family 17:00 ................... The Simpsons 17:30 ............................Futurama 18:00 ....................Futurama 18:30............. The Simpsons 20:00 .................... The Flash 21:00.........A League of Their Own Us Road Trip
07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00..............American Pickers 09:00............... Storage Hunters 10:00 .............American Pickers 12:00............. Last Stop Garage 12:30 ............. Last Stop Garage 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00.............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 15:00............. Last Stop Garage 16:00 ..........Cop Car Workshop 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.....................The Force: North East
22:00 .................Taskmaster
23:00.......... In the Long Run
23:00........................... Sliced
23:30.......... An Idiot Abroad
23:40 ................... Room 101
00:30.....Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life
00:20.................... Room 101
01:30.......................Sick of It
01:40....... Live at the Apollo
01:00....... Insert Name Here
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........... Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 18:00..............The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 19:55............................. Party Election Broadcast 20:00............. Save My Child 21:00......Caught on Camera 22:00................... First Dates 23:05.................. Gogglebox 00:10............. Flirty Dancing
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:00...................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15 ...........................Married by Christmas 12:50....................... Neighbours 13:20........ Hearts of Christmas 15:00 ............Christmas in Paris 16:45 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:00 ................................ Friends 17:30 ................................ Friends 18:00 ................ Neighbours 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00......... Britain’s Greatest Bridges 20:00.....Our Yorkshire Farm 21:00.............. Tutankhamun With Dan Snow 22:00............... Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 23:05.... Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters 00:05..... Police Interceptors 00:55.......................... Access
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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! 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! 00:30...The Cleveland Show 00:55................Timewasters
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ITV’s international current affairs series continues with more revealing stories from around the world. Tom Clarke travels to Greenland to find out what it was about the country that caught Donald Trump’s eye when earlier this year he suggested that America might want to buy the island from Denmark. Richard Pallot travels to Amsterdam to investigate how party-tourism is making the city unbearable for many of the locals. The red light district is often overwhelmed by huge crowds and the authorities now issue on the spot fines to drunken and stoned visitors that litter the streets at night. Plus, Nina Nannar is in Paris trying out a ‘rage room’, the new global craze of releasing tension through destruction.
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06:00 ...................... Breakfast
06:30.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
07:15 ........The Repair Shop
08:30........................ Lorraine
10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer
08:00 ................... Your Home Made Perfect
09:25 .............. Judge Rinder
11:00.................. Fake Britain
09:00 ............ BBC News at 9
11:45....................A1: Britain’s Longest Road
10:00 .. Victoria Derbyshire
12:30 ............ Loose Women
12:15............... Bargain Hunt
12:00 ................. Politics Live
13:00....... BBC News at One
14:00.................... Dickinson’s Real Deal
13:00 .......... Chase the Case
13:45..........................Doctors
15:00....................The Switch
13:45 .....................Eggheads
14:15...... The Mallorca Files
15:59...................ITV London
14:15 ............Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire
16:00...............Tipping Point
15:15.......Daddy Long Legs
18:00.. ITV News London
09:15.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family
15:00................Escape to the Country
11:00 .BBC Newsroom Live
15:45............Garden Rescue
17:15............................Flog It!
16:30.........The Repair Shop
18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games
17:15........................Pointless
18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two
18:00..... BBC News at Six 18:30.BBC London News 19:00........The One Show 19:30.....The Andrew Neil Interviews 20:00.................. DIY SOS 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45..........The Man Who Saw Too Much 23:45..............Earth From Space
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20:00..... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00.......... The Baby Has Landed
21:00......The Apprentice
00:45............... BBC News
19:00................. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
22:00......The Apprentice: You’re Fired!
10:30 .............. This Morning 13:30...ITV Lunchtime News
17:00.............. Cash Trapped 18:25......... Party Election Broadcast 18:30....ITV Evening News 19:00...............Emmerdale 19:30....Coronation Street 20:00......Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 20:30....Coronation Street
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........... Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 18:00..............The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 19:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 20:00............. The Secret Life of the Zoo 21:00.................................My Grandparents’ War 22:00...................... Shocking Emergency Calls UK 23:05..................Boeing 737: Plane Crash
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15........................Jeremy Vine 11:15....Christmas with a Prince 12:50........................ Neighbours 13:20................... A Very Country Christmas 15:05..........A Christmas Village 16:45......................... 5 News at 5 17:00................................. Friends 18:00................. Neighbours 18:30........... 5 News Tonight 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00............. UK’s Strongest Man 2019 20:00..... Police Interceptors 21:00..... Tutankhamun With Dan Snow 22:00................ The Mummy 23:05.......................... Access 23:10................ The Mummy 00:00................... Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex 00:55.......................... Access 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 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! 00:30...The Cleveland Show
08:55 ............ Food Unwrapped
06:00........................Monkey Life
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...............Motorway Patrol
10:00..............American Pickers
11:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles
11:00..............American Pickers
13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0
12:00.............. Last Stop Garage
15:00............ Air Ambulance ER
12:30.............. Last Stop Garage
16:00.................. Modern Family
13:00.............................. Top Gear
17:00.................... The Simpsons 17:30.............................Futurama
14:00............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
16:50.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo
18:00.....................Futurama
15:00.............. Last Stop Garage
17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics
18:30..............The Simpsons
15:30.............. Last Stop Garage
19:00..............The Simpsons
16:00...........Cop Car Workshop
19:30..............The Simpsons
17:00.............................. Top Gear
20:00...........................Arrow
18:00......................Top Gear
21:00........ Cricket’s Funniest Moments
19:00.................... Room 101
22:00.................. A League of Their Own
21:00....... Live at the Apollo
21:00.......... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather
22:30..............Newsnight
22:35.. ITV News London
23:15.................. Horizon
22:45.................... Peston
00:15................ Inside the Supermarket
23:45.........Monster Carp 01:05.............Ideal World
Made in Britain ITV4, 20.00
Made in Britain. From the mass produced to the hand crafted, a behind the scenes look at how Britain’s most iconic brands are made. Discover how fields of yellow rapeseed flowers are turned into a kitchen cupboard staple. Meet the man that turned his passion for snowboarding into a company creating custom boards. Visit the Bolton trainer factory with a racing pedigree that their competitors can only dream of. And see how a Liverpudlian leather dynasty is producing traditional satchels that are sent around the world. These are just some of the products that are all proudly, Made in Britain.
11:35......................Four in a Bed 12:40 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40......................Four in a Bed 14:10........ Come Dine with Me 15:15........ Come Dine with Me 16:20........ Come Dine with Me
18:55....999: On the Frontline 19:55......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00.............. The Supervet 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:10........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:10................... Emergency Helicopter Medics 01:15.............. The Supervet
23:00........................S.W.A.T.
20:20....... Insert Name Here 22:00............... Hypothetical
00:00................... The Russell Howard Hour
23:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply
01:00......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
01:20....... Insert Name Here
00:00.................... Room 101
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06:00...................... Breakfast
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06:30 ......... Murder, Mystery and My Family
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
07:15 ........The Repair Shop
08:30 ........................ Lorraine
10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer
08:00 .........................DIY SOS
09:25 .............. Judge Rinder
09:00 ............ BBC News at 9
10:30 .............. This Morning
11:00.................. Fake Britain
10:00 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire
12:30............ Loose Women
11:00 ...........BBC Newsroom Live
13:55 ..... ITV News London
09:15 ......... Murder, Mystery and My Family
11:45 ...................A1: Britain’s Longest Road 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ......................BBC News at One
12:00 ................. Politics Live
13:45 .........................Doctors
13:40 .....................Eggheads
14:15 ................The Mallorca Files
14:15 .........................The Best Dishes Ever
15:00...................... Escape to the Country
14:25.............Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness
15:45 ...........Garden Rescue
15:25...........Call Me Madam
16:30 ........The Repair Shop
17:15............................Flog It!
17:15 .......................Pointless
18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games
18:00 ............... BBC News at Six 19:00........The One Show 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00................ Inside the Supermarket 21:00.........Elton John: Uncensored
CW watch
13:00 .......... Chase the Case
18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00................. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00..... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00..................Giri/Haji
22:00.... BBC News at Ten
22:00............................ QI
22:45....... Question Time
22:30..............Newsnight
23:45............... Brexitcast
23:15..... Reggie in China
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The Leader Interviews: Jo Swinson CW watch ITV1, 19.30 Tonight profiles and interviews leaders of Great Britain’s political parties ahead of the General Election. This week, Ranvir Singh meets the leader of the Lib Dems, Jo Swinson.
13:30...ITV Lunchtime News 06:30................. King of Queens 07:45............... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:40...................................Frasier 15:00....................The Switch 10:10...............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 15:59...................ITV London 11:05. . ...Undercover Boss USA 16:00.............. Tipping Point 12:00................Channel 4 News 17:00............. Cash Trapped 12:05.................... Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00.... ITV News London 13:05...................... Escape to the 18:25......... Party Election Chateau: DIY Broadcast 14:10........................ Countdown 15:00..........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 18:30..ITV Evening News 16:00............ A Place in the Sun: 19:00............ Emmerdale Home or Away 17:00........... Kirstie’s Handmade 19:30...............Tonight watch Christmas 20:00............ Emmerdale 18:00..............The Simpsons 20:30.......Gino’s Italian 18:30.................... Hollyoaks Escape: Hidden Italy watch 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 19:55.............. Party Election 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Broadcast Get Me Out of Here! 20:00....................Buy It Now for Christmas 22:30...... ITV News at Ten 21:00.............. What Makes a and Weather Murderer? 23:00.. ITV News London 22:00.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency? 23:15........ Piers Morgan’s 23:05..........24 Hours in A&E Life Stories
14:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal
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06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15 ......... Angel of Christmas 12:50 ....................... Neighbours 13:20 ................... Finding Father Christmas 15:00 .............It’s Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas 16:45 .................................5 News 17:00 ................................ Friends 17:30 ................................ Friends 18:00 ................ Neighbours 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 18:55 ............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00............. UK’s Strongest Man 2019 20:00.....Chris Packham: Plant a Tree to Save the World 21:00.............. Tutankhamun With Dan Snow 22:00........ Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex 23:05.............Bouncers 24/7
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! 19:00..You’ve Been Framed! 20:00..... Supermarket Swee 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:35............ American Dad!
CW watch
Gino’s Italian Express Gino D’Acampo back in his home country of Italy, but this ITV1, 20.30 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. Gino’s next rail journey takes him on a trip of a lifetime, through the wonderful Tuscan countryside on a historic steam train - Treno Natura. Run by ex-railroad men and volunteers, this special tourist train sets off from beautiful Siena and chugs through the most picturesque natural beauty spots Tuscany has to offer. It stops in the town of Asciano where the locals try and compete with Siena’s famous Palio horse race, but here they ride donkeys.
08:55............ Food Unwrapped
06:00....................... Monkey Life
09:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun
06:30 .......................Monkey Life
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 14:10 ....... Come Dine with Me 14:45 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:15 ....... 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 09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer 10:00 ..............Motorway Patrol 11:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00............ Air Ambulance ER 16:00.................. Modern Family 17:00.................... The Simpsons 17:30.............................Futurama 18:00.....................Futurama 18:30..............The Simpsons 20:00...................... A League of Their Own
18:55......................... 999: On the Frontline
21:00............Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life
19:55......................Escape to the Chateau
22:00................... The Russell Howard Hour
21:00..........24 Hours in A&E
23:00........ Romesh Presents
22:00.........New Amsterdam
23:15........ Romesh Presents
23:00........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
23:30................ Just Another Immigrant
BBC1, 21.00
Elton John: Uncensored
07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00..............American Pickers 09:00................Storage Hunters 09:30................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...........Cop Car Workshop 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........... Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier 23:00....... Comedians Giving Lectures 23:40.................... Room 101
Sir Elton and Graham Norton sit down for a world exclusive, intimate chat which sees the legendary ‘Rocket Man’ look back at his extraordinary life and career which spans over 50 years. This exclusive 60-minute film, shot at his home in the South of France while on a break from his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, sees Elton share many candid, personal and laugh-out-loud stories, as the pair revisit Elton’s classic archive performances, interviews and accolades. The revealing film also features previously unseen footage from the 1970s of Elton performing Rocket Man on Top Of The Pops. Elton tells Graham about his childhood growing up in Pinner as Reg Dwight, and reflects on his rise to global super stardom in the 1970s. He also shares musical memories from the 80s and 90s and describes the highs and lows which superstardom brought him. Elton talks about the important friendships in his life, including how he and Rod Stewart have been laughing with each other (as well as at each other) for over 40 years. Speaking openly about the battles with addiction and his recent battle with prostate cancer, Elton also talks about the positive effect that fatherhood has had on his life and how he’d like to spend his time in the future, both on and off the stage.
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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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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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Degusta.me
Degusta.me Adeje is hosting its 10th edition, inviting locals and out-of-towners alike to plunge into the variegated flavours of regional cuisine. The fair promotes the use of local ingredients for richer, tastier meals. Accordingly, many local establishments will be sharing their unique original recipes. Side activities will include wine tasting sessions and workshops for adults, youths, children and families.
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El Hierro bidding for film location honour
A CROATIAN village has been nominated for Best European Film Location of the Year award, with Canary Island El Hierro among the other nine selections. Among this year’s 10 finalists is one location in Croatia, Završje, which is a small village near Grožnjan in Istria. It was one of the filming locations in 2017 for the film Robin Hood: Origins. The opening scenes, which see Robin Hood coming from
the ruins of his hometown and deciding to take the fight against the notorious Sheriff of Nottingham, were filmed in Završje. The cobblestone roads wind upward leading to an ancient church and church tower built in the 16th century in the village. Next to the church is the magnificent Završje castle, built in the 11th century. The film, directed by Otto Bathurst and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx and Jamie Dornan, was also filmed in Dubrovnik and released. Jorge Coira’s film drama Hierro, is about a murder, situated on the smallest of
islands in the Canaries, and the one furthest west. It’s a paradise in the middle of the Atlantic, declared a World Biosphere Reserve in 2000. The island is characterised by its incredible contrasts, both in and out of the water, from its sea bed, considered one of the continent’s main diving destinations, to its craggy coastline, or its extremely dramatic sheer cliffs. It is the third year that the European Film Commissions Network has, in co-operation with Cineuropa, organised the awards for the best European location for the film and TV industries.
Belgian suspected of killing expat pal AN arrest has been made in Belgium following an investigation into the suspected murder of a retired expat, known as Ana.
Her body was found in Tolox, inland of the Costa del Sol in the Malaga region, by her brother, who is one of her only living relatives. But he travelled to her farmhouse there, at around 5pm, after she hadn’t picked up the phone for their daily call. There, to his horror, he found
the body of his sister, hidden under blankets and showing obvious signs of violence. He called the emergency 112 number, immediately, and Guardia Civil officers, from nearby Coin, took charge of the case and searched the property for clues. The police were actually hunting for a Belgian, with whom Ana might have been involved with, romantically. He was reported to have been helping Ana renovate her home, and had been known to stay over. It is believed that the suspect absconded in Ana’s Mercedes, because
neighbours heard the noise of a car at around 5am. Provisional results of the autopsy, carried out at the Malaga Institute of Legal Medicine, suggested that the victim had suffered multiple blows to the head, and died when one of those blows fractured her skull. There was no sign of a forced entry, so it was probable that Ana knew her victim, at least. The suspect has been detained in Belgium under a European Arrest Warrant, for murder and violent robbery, put out by the Guardia Civil. He was driving Ana’s vehicle when captured.
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Boozy Brits are Alicante’s most abusive passengers BOOZY Benidormbound Brits are back in the spotlight, new figures revealing that they have made Alicante’s airport the most disruptive destination in Spain.
Alicante’s main El Altet airport received 216 criminal complaints this year, because of rowdy, drunk and abusive passengers, flying to the Costa Blanca. And British flyers were behind 163 (75%) of these complaints, according to Spain’s air-safety agency AESA. The numbers contrast wildly with just eight denuncias made against Spanish nationals, the second-mostcomplained-about nation, followed by Italy’s seven. The aggressive holiday-
makers also turned Alicante’s El Altet airport into Spain’s No.1 for disruptive passenger removals, with 31 this year. An AESA spokesperson said: “Disruptive, inappropriate, conflicting passengers can cause the diversion of an aircraft and, by extension, affect safety.” Bad behaviour is now a sanctionable offence for passengers flying to Spain, with fines of up to €5,000 meted out to offenders. Since 2017, some 729 people have been fined, adding €580,300 to Spanish coffers. And it’s hardly surprising that Brits were the most-fined nation with 311, followed by 153 Spaniards and 103 Germans. AESA has, reportedly, made a video about the dangers of drunk and disruptive behaviour on board a Spainbound aircraft, and it plans to release it in English in the UK.
Lying car-seller claimed brother was a policeman A CONMAN from Valencia has been arrested, after lying that his brother was a policeman, to win the trust of unwary victims. The 43-year-old, known only as Ricardo MG, chatted online to prospective buyers of his car, while claiming honesty and virtue, via his imaginary, crime-fighting sibling. He then requested a down
payment on the vehicle, before refusing to return any calls or messages. And no wonder, because he was understood to have made thousands of euros from the scam. The conman was nabbed when an off-duty, Local Police officer spotted him in Paterna, parking his Audi A3 in a commercial centre. Six uniformed officers arrived rapidly, handcuffing him on suspicion of fraud. Investigations are now going on to link the man with similar crimes in the region.
Daughter shot in neck by police-officer father
A LOCAL Police officer accidentally shot his own daughter in the neck, accidentally, while removing his pistol at home near Valencia city.
The agent was, reportedly, placing his regulatory firearm into a safety case to prevent any accidents, when the gun went off and struck his 18-year-old daughter at their house in Torrent, at around 11pm. The bullet ricocheted off the floor and hit the girl in the neck, rendering her unconscious, and her father stemmed the haemorrhage frantically, with a towel,
before an ambulance arrived. The policeman, reportedly, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his child, while paramedics introduced a breathing tube into her windpipe. The girl was taken to Hospital La Fe, where she was stabilised after two operations.
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Teenage drug-dealers receive life sentences, for mistaken murder!
Murderers Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19 (left), and Arron Isaacs, 17
TWO drug-dealers have been jailed for life, after murdering 17-year-old girl scout Jodie Chesney this year, by mistake! Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, was sentenced to a minimum term of 26 years at the Old Bailey, and Arron Isaacs, his 17-year-old drug-runner, was locked up for at least 18 years for his part in the murder. The court heard that the pair had been seeking to take revenge on rivals when they killed Jodie. The student was out with friends in Amy’s Park, in Harold Hill, east London, on the evening of 1st March, when two people emerged from the dark, and one stabbed her in the back. Jodie screamed and collapsed in the arms of her boyfriend, Eddie Coyle, 18, as her attackers made off in a fellow drug-dealer’s car. Police arrested the suspects together, a few days later, as they fled from the rear of a house, linked to Isaacs. The defendants denied being responsible for Jodie’s murder, blaming each other for inflicting the fatal wound. But prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told jurors that both were responsible for the killing, amid incidents of “tit-for-tat” violence in the drug-dealing world. The jury deliberated for under six hours last week, before finding them guilty of the murder. Judge Wendy Joseph QC found Ong-aKwie was the stabber and the 17-year-old his “enthusiastic supporter”.
After sentencing, the judge said Jodie’s death had led to a world of anguish for her family. Jodie’s dad Peter Chesney, who gave up a job in the City following her death, said: “I have lost the most precious human being I will ever know. I have no idea how I’m going to continue my life, or come to terms with the loss.”
Her sister, Lucy, added: “Jodie will be greatly missed, and the people who caused such tragedy to a whole family should hang their heads in shame. You have ripped away a bright future that was destined to make a change to many lives.” Jodie’s boyfriend, Eddie Coyle, was left with post-traumatic stress from witnessing her murder.
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Meet Noir! Cats Welfare News
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Helping Hands celebrates a 10th anniversary in style
THIS beautiful, friendly girl is about 4-5 months old. She appeared, overnight, in one of the colonies we feed. She gets along with other cats, and is constantly looking for a caress.
Thousands are raised for the children’s charity
CHILDREN’S Charity Helping Hands, celebrating its 10th anniversary of its support for Tenerife’s under-privileged youngsters, enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Europe Hotel Villa Cortes, in Las Americas, raising an astonishing €8,180 for the youngsters in need. Liz Montague, who runs Helping Hands, said: “We had an absolutely fantastic evening, and we feel extremely proud that you all came along to support this very special occasion with us. Ten magnificent years of supporting under-privileged children and their families in Tenerife, raising over €300,000 during this time! So you can imagine how proud we are. “The Hotel was the perfect venue for our DinnerDance, and the all-round service was professional and impeccable! “Thank you to Sammy Sax, who set the romantic mood on the terrace as guests arrived, to be greeted with a glass of champagne. And everyone looked so glamorous in their evening dresses and the men in their suits… you all looked stunning!” The evening flowed perfectly, with delightful food, and wine glasses always full, and the atmosphere was something else. The fabulous Glenn Fransman opened the evening by singing soul
music as the guests dined, and The Soul Brothers were outstanding. Their 5-star performance made the night, as soon as they approached the stage and began to sing. The guests, who could not wait to join them, were enticed to dance the night away with this absolutely brilliant group. Liz Montague added: “There are so many people to thank. Firstly, we would like to thank you all for supporting Helping Hands. You are the people who make Helping Hands the successful charity it is today. “You have always been here to support our events and without your support we would not exist. Many friends have followed Helping Hands from the very beginning, and we thank you for that. “Thank you to all the sponsors who kindly advertised their businesses in our charity brochure, and to everyone who kindly donated over 35 fabulous raffle prizes. “Thank-you to Dominic James for being our auctioneer for the evening. What a great job he performed. “Thank-you to all our lovely Helping Hands ladies, who helped selling raffle tickets, Margaret, Ann, Linda and Frances (pictured), as well as Bev and Nathan for being our glamorous assistants with the auction… what a great team! “Also, many thanks to Geoff Todd, at Letras Uluminadas, for the beautiful stage lighting. And thank-you Mark Thornton for capturing the evening on film… photos on their way! “Finally, thank-you all so much for joining us, contributing so much to our charity, and making the evening such a great success.”
She has had her first vaccination, and has been spayed. Would anyone give this loving girl a home? 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 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 Next Saturday (30th November) we will be holding a fundraising event at the Terrace Bar, Amarilla Golf,
K9 Animal News WHO is this handsome boy, you may ask? Say hello to Gilbert. He has been at K9 for a few months now. He two years old and is an extremely friendly boy, who also adores attention. We are looking for a forever home for him because he has ended up at K9 through no fault of his own. His ex-owner was going on holiday and put him into a cat hotel, but never came back to collect him. Gilbert was left wondering where his owner had gone, and why he had been left in that strange place. Gilbert has been neutered, and also has his own passport. Can you, or anyone you know,
from 2-6pm. Please come along to support us. There will be a Santa’s grotto, and Santa himself will be popping in to collect the last Christmas letters! It promises to be a fun afternoon for everyone, with Christmasfayre stalls, a tombola, raffle, cake-sale, BBQ, bouncy castle and endless entertainment. Ray Wilde will be our compere, and we’ll 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! Our shop We urgently need books in good condition, and ladies’ and men’s shorts and tops. 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 636 590 557, and he will arrange collection from you.
offer him a forever home, where he can be loved and get lots of attention, and take him away from the kennels? Please call into us any day to meet him, and all our other cats and kittens who are looking for their forever homes and their second chance. Pop in between 9.30am-1.30pm. You are most welcome! 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.
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Not just for Christmas!
WITH Christmas just a few weeks away, we ask you to think very seriously before giving a pet as a present. That little cute ball of fluff will grow into a dog, which will need time, care, money, love and attention.
and have been sterilised, so you can be sure your new dog has the best start to its new life. Please adopt a dog, and don’t buy, and please never let your dog breed. If we all help the dogs in the full refuges, we can make a difference! Assistance required
It is a big commitment which the recipient may not be prepared to undertake, and will, inevitably, lead to another abandoned dog on the streets. Educational programme We are continuing with our programme, and Jack, our Accion del Sol dog, takes his job very seriously, helping to teach school children the importance of caring for their pets, in a correct and loving manner. Presents for the doggies! With Christmas around the corner, we have again started a campaign after the success of last year, asking our friends and supporters of Accion Del Sol to donate a shoebox of goodies for the dogs. These can include tinned dog food for our older dogs
and puppies, puppy milk, dog toys, dog collars and leads. Marion and her team do such an amazing job at the refuge, so I thought it would be great to bring some Christmas cheer to the 200+ dogs. You can deliver your box personally to the refuge by the 20th December, during our opening hours. Alternatively, call 687 905 511, to arrange for your donations to be collected. Please write your name on the box, so that we know who kindly donated. We would like to thank you in advance for your help and support. Adoptions The island’s refuges are full of abandoned dogs, so please adopt and don’t buy. Please spread the word, amongst your Spanish friends, about the dire situation, here in Tenerife. We have 200 gorgeous dogs here, all desperately seeking loving homes. We need to find adopters for the dogs in our care. We do not charge for adoptions, but donations are very welcome towards the vast running costs of the refuge. Every dog is microchipped and fully vaccinated, and is heartworm and flea-free. They each have a passport,
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 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 9.30am-1.30pm. 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-baby-filled 2020. If you interested in donating, or holding your own fundraiser for K9, please contact us on 667 638 468.
We are always looking for people to walk the dogs in the refuge during opening hours. Please do call the refuge on 664 321 219 or 602 463 242, between 8am-5pm, if you can help in any way. We always need tinned dog-food for our older animals, plus blankets, towels, sheets, dog toys, collars and leads. You can call into the Accion refuge on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2-5pm, and Saturdays between 1-4pm. Find us here Accion del Sol is situated directly under the Ecological Park (exit 52) on the northbound TF-1. Head for the giant windmills, and you’ll find us in the buildings on the righthand side. E-mail the refuge at teneriffa@aktiontier.org or, for further details, visit our Facebook page: action tier Accion del Sol.
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Live Paws News
Meet Rusty THIS is Rusty. He is about three years old, and a medium build. He was found tied in a cave. His drinking water was green, and the food was old and dried up. He had been left there to die.
Despite his ordeal, he has a very grateful personality and is very sweet. He’s easy to walk on the lead, and friendly with all the dogs in the shelter. Please contact us to arrange to meet Rusty, if you would like to be his forever friend. Thank you all Last Saturday, we had a great fundraiser to help pay for our annual vaccination and heartworm treatment for all our dogs, and also to support our ten new pups and their mum. It was a fabulous day, and a total of €1600 was raised. Thank you to all the businesses, acts and members of the public who supported us. The Moonlight Bar and staff were lovely, and we are so grateful to them for their support. Until next time! Dog-walking club Join our dog-walking 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. 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. Live Paws 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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Tuesday Crafters raise funds for cancer charity
THE Tuesday Crafters held their annual Christmas Fayre last Saturday. They were raising money for cancer charity FACT, who also had a table at the event, raising €179.92. The Tuesday Crafters raised €662 on the day, having collected subs, through the year, which amounted to €709. The princely sum of €1550.92 was presented to the charity on Wednesday. The Crafters would like to thank everyone for their support, once again, and are already looking forward to next year!
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Avoid these foods to prevent inflammation
INFLAMMATORY foods are major players in the development of much of the suffering in our society. This is because the process of inflammation is at the root cause of most chronic health issues. Eating healthily is quite simple. Once you understand what foods may damage and what foods may protect your health, you can finally eat a nutrient-dense diet. Sugar Most of us are aware that sugar is bad for our teeth and waistline, but it also fans the flames of inflammation in the body. When you eat sugar, it triggers the release of pro-inflammatory molecules called cytokines, that rev up the fire inside you. Artificial sweeteners A diet high in these sweeteners can lead to inflammation that puts you at risk for glucose intolerance and metabolic disease, which are steps on the
path to diabetes. Researchers believe that some of the bacteria in your gut react to artificial sweeteners by secreting chemicals that provoke an inflammatory response, making it harder for your body to handle sugar. In addition to hiking your risk for diabetes, these sweeteners can increase your risk for obesity, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Glutenous grains Thousands of people aquire better control over inflammatory diseases, ranging from arthritis to psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease, by cutting out foods that contain gluten. Inflammatory seed oils Oils like canola, corn, sunflower, safflower, and soybean, as well as margarine and vegetable fats, are highly processed, and
contain an unhealthy ratio of inflammatory omega-6 to anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids. Use healthy substitutes like avocado and olive oil. Dairy When dairy foods are eliminated from the diet, symptoms like headaches, skin breakouts, bloating and a stuffy nose clear up, suggesting that internal inflammation is decreasing.
BPA-lined cans or packages Bisphenol A, or BPA, is already linked to many problems ranging from birth defects to obesity. In addition, research now links BPA to increased inflammation in post-menopausal women. Luckily, more and more manufacturers are offering their products in BPA-free packaging. Read labels carefully, and reach for BPAfree products, whenever you can. Commercial condiments Most grocery-store mayos, ketchups and salad dressings are loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavours, harmful emulsifiers, seed oils and other junk. Soy “Frankenfoods” We hear all the time that soy is good for us. However, the heavy processing of foods like soy burgers and soy hot dogs can lead to the formation of toxins which can damage your cells, leading to inflammation. If inflammation is a problem, try kicking inflammatory foods out of your diet and see what happens. It may take a few weeks, or even a few months, but you’ll feel healthier and look younger!
Hard work a fat lot of good IT’S widely accepted that having an active lifestyle is important for weight management, so it is commonly thought that having an active job is good for your health. But a recent Australian study has shown that those with physically-demanding jobs, who were sedentary while not at work, were at a higher risk of obesity, than those with more of a work-life balance. The study observed the lifestyles of 807 workers,
looking for any connections between work and leisure time, as it relates to obesity. By monitoring their movement throughout the day, as well as having them keep a fitness diary, researchers categorised the participants into four groups, based on their activity level. “Ants”: those active throughout the day, both at work and at leisure “Chimpanzees”: those with a relatively evenlydistributed composition of work and leisure behaviours “Koalas”: those who are more sedentary, and less physically active at work and at leisure, while also spending more time in bed “Lions”: those very active at work, but mostly sit around at home and stay in bed longer. “Our research shows that ‘lions’, people who spent much of their work time being active, but most of their leisure time sedentary or in bed, tended to have the highest risk factors for obesity,” says University of South Australia researcher Dot Dumuid, Ph.D. The research also suggests that a combination of physical activity and rest, dispersed throughout the day, may be more important than a lot of isolated physical activity at one time. Having an active lifestyle is good, but so is recovery time and rest. “If your body does not get enough time to recover,” Dumuid notes, “it can cause a state of chronic heightened inflammation, which can induce adverse effects, such as storing excess energy as fat.” The key findings of this study highlight the importance of having active and leisure time. There are plenty of ways to incorporate movement into your desk
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CD Tenerife TENERIFE and Cádiz settled for a point apiece at the Heliodora, the blanquiazul again raising their game against superior opposition. But this improvement did not translate into the favourable outcome they needed so much. Suso Santana stepped up with a great goal, worthy of the captain’s armband, but, as always with this Tenerife side, it wasn’t enough, and league leaders Cadiz struck back before half-time. The second half proved difficult for Tenerife, who were unable to create clear-cut chances, and the fans were asking, “what do we do with López Garai?” after the coach’s team had gone eight games without a win. Aware of who his team and he were playing, the Basque coach brought some good news to the starting X1. He reintroduced Carlos Ruiz in central defence, instead of Sipcic, while Moore returned to right-back, with Mazán on the left. Álex Muñoz remained unchanged in his position as leader of the back four. In midfield, he had no choice but to introduce the Undabarrena-Alberto pairing, because of the
MotoGP THREE-TIME MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo retired last Sunday at the end of this year’s final Grand Prix, staged at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste, near Valencia. The 32-year-old, from Palma de Mallorca, finished 14th, but that will hardly have mattered to the twowheeled multi-champ after his fabulous career. The Repsol Honda rider Je was 250cc world champion in 2006 and 2007, and secured a hat-trick in MotoGP in 2010, 2012 and 2015. But from 2013 onwards, Jorge reached the top slot just once, because every other title went to Catalunya prodigy Marc Márquez. During Jorge’s career, which started in 2002 when he was just 15, he has also ridden for Derbi, Honda, Aprilia,
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absence of Aitor and Milla. On the right, however, he surprised the crowd by playing Captain Suso Santana on the left, with Nahuel and Mierez up front. Tenerife were in charge for the first 15 minutes, everything going through Suso, and he made it count in the 12th minute. He won the ball in midfield, laid it off to Mierez and continued his run. Mierez cut it back beautifully, leaving Suso one on one with Cifuentes in the Cadiz goal.
Suso released an excellent shot that sailed past the keeper to put CDT ahead, and no wonder he celebrated, clearly burying a few ghosts with this brilliant start! The first serious warning came from Cádiz in the 27th minute when Choco Lozano got the ball from a Salvi cross, deflected by Carlos Ruiz, and crashed it against the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Cadiz had their second chance and took full advantage. After a foul by Moore on Espino, the Andalusian team
had a free-kick 20 yards out on the right. Nano Meso delivered a superb effort, the ball being flicked on to Marcos Mauro at the back post, who volleyed it past Ortolá to level the scores. At the end of the first half, right before the whistle, CDT had a chance to go 2-1 ahead with a move started by Nahuel, who played in Mieres. He found Lasso, who, unfortunately, couldn’t find the back of the net, so it was all-square at the interval. The second half was a scrappy affair, with Cadiz
dominating the Tenerife half, yet there was no real threat to Ortolá’s goal. Tenerife tried to respond at the other end, but didn’t really trouble Cifuentes, who had little to do. Coach Garai tried to shake it up in the 71st minute when he swapped Borja Lasso for Dani Gómez. But bringing on the forward he signed from Real Madrid failed to create any clear, scoring chances. He had one final roll of the dice, eight minutes from time, by taking off Undabarrena and Suso for Javi Alonso and Malbasic. But Mierez had the chance to give him the win in the 85th minute. Tenerife hit Cadiz with a counter-attack, Mierez breaking through, but Cifuentes made a good save by his left post, and the match finished all-square. The home side would have taken this result against the runaway league leaders before the game, even though it leaves them 18th in the table. But the board didn’t agree, and, after the match, López Garai was sacked as head coach, leaving them managerless for their next game, against Sporting Gijon tonight (Friday).
Jorge signing off with track-load of trophies Yamaha and Ducati. He has chalked up 152 podiums, including 68 race victories, to his name, and 68 pole positions. His father, Chicho, built him his first bike, when he was just three, and he was his technical trainer until he was 18. Jorge’s mum, María Guerrero, has also competed in endurance and speed competitions, although it is not known whether his younger sister Laura has followed the family tradition. Jorge has a street named after him in Porto do Son, Galicia, where he spent every summer until his teens, at his paternal grandparents’ home. After a stint living in Barcelona, where he finished his education, Jorge moved
to Lugano, Switzerland, 2½ years ago, to live with his dad, who again became
his trainer, in 2012. The former “Ducados Bend” on the Jerez de la Frontera
(Cádiz province) circuit, known as the “cathedral of motorsport” and officially named after the late Ángel Nieto, was re-baptised as the “Lorenzo Bend” in 2013. He was reserve world champion in MotoGP in 2009, 2011 and 2013, the latter behind Márquez, and came third in the standings in 2014 and 2016. In fact, his lowest position at MotoGP level, and in his entire adult life, was fourth, in 2008. But his last three seasons have been disappointing. After moving from Yamaha to Ducati in 2017, he finished seventh in the world championship standings, then ninth the following year, before shifting to Repsol Honda for 2019.
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Club Activo so active! STARTING with League 2, on Week 17, Club Activo, who travelled to Marilyns, won the first four games 2-0, then had a slight blip, and lost the fifth game 2-0.
But normal service was resumed, and they won the remaining games without reply, to complete a 7-1 scoreline. It would be unkind to mention the unlucky loser, but Graham said: “One of us had to lose, so it had to be me!” There are some kind words from Graham, on the Facebook page, well worth a look. Pink Elephant welcomed Ourplace Playgirls, and what a welcome! They took the singles for a 5-0 lead, but the Playgirls are made of sterner stuff, taking both doubles, before losing out in the trebles, so a 6-2 success for Pink Elephant. Sundowners entertained Palms Sports Bar and were doing fine at 2-2, including Ash with a 180. But they lost the last four, for another 6-2 result. Picasso’s hosted Ourplace Breakaways, and, despite the Facebook forecast saying it could have gone either way, it finished 7-1 to the home side. Pas O Nadas travelled to The Club House, and this was always going to be close, or so I thought. It went to The Club House 7-1, and Charlie boy deserves a mention for his 120 check-out. Finally, in League 2, in-form Emerald Lounge travelled to Naughty Nautas, and, again, it finished with a one-sided 7-1 result, the Emerald celebrating another good win, with Laura producing her first 2-0 success. But the Clouseau’s
v Scooters & Chevys B fixture was postponed. Division 1 was bound to have some closer matches, so let’s start with Gaffers#Teamhollywood hosting The Waterfall. Some hosts they turned out to be, running away with an 8-0 victory, but I can’t tell you any more than that: nothing on Facebook, and team-sheet not photographed! Meanwhile, Emerald B were at home to Suters 20;30 Crew, and with three legs to Emerald, you’ve guessed it… another 8-0. But Captain Jackie wasn’t too despondent. “Thanks to Grant and the boys,” she said. “Great evening of darts. Would like to say that there were some close games, but I would be lying, lol. Well done to Ken, who managed two legs and Jackie F one, which was our total sum for the match. Still, a great evening, as always, with the crazy gang.” On to Sandys Bandits, at home to Mad Hatters, and it’s all a bit repetitive because it was another 8-0 scoreline, to the visitors. More good sportsmanship on Facebook, where John put: “Sandy’s 0 Madhatter 8. A great night with the Bandits. A pity they didn’t have a full , but still the normal atmosphere and welcome when you play there. Thanks to all for a great night, and the new, wee, Sandy’s team member is a cracker.” Pas O Nadas International travelled all the way to The Pub, and, despite a close match at last, they didn’t waste their trip. They came through with a 5-3 win, all down to some very good finishing, by all accounts. Pas O Nadas A had a visit from The Loch Inn Bullseyes to contend with, and contend with it they did, winning 7-1. But there were some quality darts
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from both teams: Richard (Daddy Cool) with two 180s, and the Loch Inn’s Iain with a 171. Finally, Ourplace Playboys met Sandys Bookie boys, who ran into a 4-0 lead, with a 180 along the way for Jim. Playboys pulled one back, and a 180 for Del Boy. But the resistance ended there, and it ended 7-1. division 1 ResultS Scooters & Chevys ‘A’ P-P
LegendS
Sandys Bandits
0-8
Pas O Nadas ‘A’
7-1 The Loch-In BullseyeS
Mad HatterS
Ourplace Playboys
1-7 Sandys Bookie BoyS
Emerald ‘B’
0-8
Suters 20:30 CreW
The Pub
3-5
Pas O Nadas Int.
Gaffers # Team Hollywood 8-0
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division 1 Table Table
P W D L F A +- PTS
1 Pas O Nadas ‘A’
14 13
1
0 93
19
74
93
2 Suters 20:30 Crew 15 11
3
1 89
31
58
89
3 Gaffers # Team Hollywood 14 11 1 2 88 24 64 88 4 The Pub
16 11 3 2 2 41 46 87
5 Pas O Nadas Int.
15
9
2
4 74
46
28
74
6 Sandys Bookie Boys 15 8 3 4 69 51 18 69 7 Ourplace Playboys 16 6 3 7 67 61 6 67 8 Mad Hatters
15
3
4
8 49
71 -22
49
9 Emerald ‘B’
15
4
1
10 37
83 -46
37
10 Waterfall
14
3
1 10 34
78 -44
34
11 Sandys Bandits
10
1
1 12 30
82 -52
30
12 The Loch-In Bullseyes 15 2 2 11 29 91 -62 29 13 Scooters & Chevys ‘A’ 14 1 1 12 22 90 -68 22 14 Legends
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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division 2 ResultS Sundowners
2-6
Pink Elephant
6-2 Ourplace Playgirls
Palms Sports Bar
The Club House
7-1
Pas O Nadas
Marilyns
1-7
Club ActivO
ClouseauS
P-P
Scooters & Chevys ‘B’
PicassoS
7-1 Ourplace BreakawayS
Naughty NautaS
1-7 Emerald LoungE
division 2 Table Table
P W D L F A +- PTS
1 Club Activo
17 14
2
1 98
38
60
98
2 Pink Elephant
15 13
1
1 96
24
72
96
3 The Club House
16 12
2
2 91
37
54
91
4 Palms Sports Bar 17 12
1
4 89
47
42
89
3
3 83
45
5 Emerald Lounge
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83
6 Scooters & Chevys ‘B’ 16 7
16 10
5 4 68 60 8
68
7 Picassos
2
65
16
8
6 65
63
2
8 Ourplace Breakaways 15 8 1 6 63 57 6
63
9 Pas O Nadas
17
7
0 10 61
75 -14
61
10 Sundowners
17
2
4 11 50
86 -36
50
11 Ourplace Playgirls 17 5 0 12 48 88 -40 48 12 Naughty Nautas 17
3
1 13 43
93 -50
43
13 Clouseaus
16
0
2 14 29
99 -70
29
14 Marilyns
16
1
0 15 28 100 -72
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Nandu Rugby NANDU Rugby Club, based in Adeje, hosted their annual invitation tournament last Saturday at La Caleta’s T3 sports complex. With the buzz of the recent Rugby World Cup carried over, organisers, players and spectators were all eager to put on a good show for their respective clubs. Teams in attendance among the 240-plus competitors included boys, girls, ladies and men, from the Canary Islands of Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria. The event kicked off at 10am, with the Under-18 teams battling it out in their first phase of games, before the Under-10s and Under-14s went hammer-and-tongs for the next couple of hours. Competitors throughout the entire morning showed bravery, skill, speed and team spirit, all of which is why this entertaining sport, and the life skills it provides for our youngsters, is so successful. The junior presentations were made, amid the food, drinks, music and camaraderie, before the Under-18s went into the second phase of their schedule, which included some fine tries
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from the Nandu team. Midafternoon was cleared for the senior teams to play, and they did not disappoint as they demonstrated the physical demands of playing this sport, combined with flashes of skill and flair. With the music still playing, the beer still flowing and the sun still shining, it was past 5.30pm when the day drew
to an end, and the teams peeled themselves away, slowly, from the amazing atmosphere at Tenerife Top Training (T3). Many participants from various clubs stayed and continued to help tidy up, while others said their goodbyes and made their way home, reflecting on what had been an outstanding day of rugby
Women’s Football
Women’s strike wrecks their weekend matches A STRIKE by women footballers in Spain’s top division, over a pay dispute, saw all eight fixtures postponed last weekend. Nearly 200 players from 16 clubs voted to strike in October, after more than a year of failed negotiations. They are demanding a professional agreement that regulates minimum working conditions, rights to minimum wages and measures for maternity. Saturday’s two games, and six more on Sunday, were called off. UDG Tenerife did not to travel to their game at Espanyol because their Friday flight was severely delayed by technical problems. But they had planned to strike last Saturday anyway. In a statement on their website, the club said: “We respect the position of the players to support the strike, and we hope an agreement can be reached for the sake of women’s football, and generations to come.” Levante and Sporting de Huelva posted on social media to confirm their game would not go ahead, adding: “Both clubs
decided to join the strike action.” On Sunday, the matches between Athletic Club and Tacon, Real Sociedad and Barcelona, Real Betis and Sevilla, Valencia and Atletico Madrid, Deportivo and Logrono, and Madrid CFF and Rayo Vallecano were all postponed. A video featuring top players, including Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu and fellow Spain international Silvia Meseguer of Atletico Madrid, was promoted on social media by the players’ union. The action was supported by 93% of players, employed by 16 clubs, at a Madrid meeting on 22nd October. Clubs are proposing a minimum wage of 16,000 euros (£13,700), but the players’ unions are asking for at least 20,000 euros (£17,000).
for the young… and older! Nandu Rugby welcomes any newcomers to give rugby a try with us. If you have not played before, you will be supported and encouraged by our players and coaches. But if you have played the game previously, we would love you to join us, as we continue to develop our club. We train at Los Torres Sports
Complex: Seniors on Tuesdays (7.30-9pm), Juniors on Fridays (4.30-6pm) and Saturdays (1011am). For more information, contact Heike at: nandurugbytenerife@gmail. com. Finally, a special thank-you to Trish’s cleaning services, Tenerife, who have sponsored the seniors’ brand-new kits.
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