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Woman murdered on the day against domestic violence
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THOUSANDS of women across Spain and the Canary Islands were out demonstrating on last Monday’s International Day of Violence Against Women. But, tragically, a young female was stabbed to death at home in the early hours of that morning. Continued on page 3
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Sara, 26, a native of León, in north-west Spain, became a victim of domestic abuse at her Tenerife home. She was found dead in the early hours of last Monday in her bedroom, lying in a pool of blood. She had bled to death after her 29-year-old old partner, Jaime BH, stabbed her in the neck with a knife after a noisy row, heard by several neighbours at the quiet, residential complex in the Granadilla town of San Isidro. Sara actually made the emergency 016 call, which is a special number for victims of domestic violence and physiological abuse. Unfortunately, when the emergency services arrived, it was too late because Sara had suffered a massive heart attack, probably brought on by the shock of the preceding events. Sara shared the home with Jaime BH, her boyfriend and assailant, as well as her grandmother, who, during the attack, was asleep in the next room. She was awakened by the commotion, and went, immediately, to see what
was going on. But when she reached Sara’s room, she found the door locked. According to Canarian Government delegate Juan Salvador León, several neighbours called the emergency services, having heard what was going on, Neighbours have since recalled that they’d heard previous arguments and fighting coming from the victim’s home, although no official complaints were made. Coincidently, Sara’s mother lives just a few metres from where her daughter died. Sara’s partner, born in Medellin Columbia, with a Spanish nationality, had no criminal record, but he had several cuts to his hands and was taken to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Guardia Civil officers, along with a forensic team, collected more evidence from the crime scene. The forensic team didn’t complete their search until after midday on Monday, only a few hours before the body was transferred to a van and taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine, where a full autopsy will be performed. She became the eighth
domestic-violence woman this year to die in the Canary Islands, in her own home. The entrance to the San Isidro building was sealed off during the morning, although several people circulated the area in disbelief, after learning
Wow! New Big Bang alerts Canary Islands A GAMMA-RAY burst, the most powerful explosion since the Big Bang, has occurred in a distant galaxy, and those in the Canary Islands, equipped with huge telescopes, were the first to witness it.
The Daily Mail newspaper reported that the extremely powerful blast created more energy in a few seconds than the sun will burn in its 10-billion-year lifetime. Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions known in the universe. A set of new studies believed they can generate even
more energetic light beams than astronomers previously realised. The powerful blast, discovered by more than 300 scientists from around the world, led by researchers from Curtin University in Western Australia, now has the record for the brightest light ever seen from Earth. Researcher Dr Gemma Anderson said gammaray bursts were the most energetic events in the universe. She noted that the bursts happen so far away that they can be detected only when the beams are pointed directly at Earth, lasting from a few milliseconds to a few hours. “They are likely produced by a massive star, being
blown apart in a supernova, with the resulting explosion leaving behind a black hole,” the researcher told the daily newspaper. This gamma-ray burst was said to have reached Earth on 14th January 2019, and was detected by two space satellites: the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, built by University College London, and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. This gamma-ray burst was named GRB 190114C and, within 22 seconds, its coordinates were sent to astronomers across the globe. First to survey the bursts were astronomers at the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) telescopes on the La Palma Canary Island.
what had happened. Police and media also populated the immediate scene, but, fortunately, calm was restored at around 1pm. A friend of Sara, who was in the vicinity, said she had warned her friend about
Jaime. She also revealed that the couple had lived together for just over three months, and that they had met online. Another friend, obviously affected by events, said Sara was a beautiful person, inside and out. Granadilla Council Mayoress Maria Candelaria Rodríguez, from the Town Hall, where Sara did a three-month internship in the IT department in 2017, said she was a cheerful, discreet and calm person. Sara CG, who had lived in Tenerife for some years, was studying at the Technological Institute of Renewable Energies (ITER). The Canary Islands’ Superior Court of Justice confirmed that Jaime would have been processed on Tuesday and Wednesday, and would then be at the court’s judicial disposition. During an extraordinary and urgent plenary session in Granadilla, attended by several councillors, it was unanimously approved that there would be a three-day period of official mourning, as well as an institutional declaration for the elimination of violence against women.
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THE Gran Telescopio Canarias, one of the world’s largest telescopes, is located at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, on the La Palma Canary Island. Rafael Rebolo, Director of the Canarian Research Centre Astrophysics Institute, says a giant telescope, costing 1,4bn dollars, is one step nearer to being built on the Canary Islands, should an international consortium give up plans to build it in Hawaii. Rebolo told Associated Press that a building permit for the telescope had already been granted by La Palma town Puntagorda.
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“There are no more building permits needed according to Spanish legislation,” he said in an email. The international consortium, backing the construction of the Thirty Metre Telescope
(TMT), wants to build it atop Hawaii’s tallest peak. But some native Hawaiians consider the Mauna Kea summit sacred and their protests have stopped construction from going
ahead since mid-July. However, La Palma, which already hosts several powerful telescopes at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, was chosen in 2016 as a back-up site for the
giant telescope. Rebolo, who maintains regular contact with the consortium and Spain’s Science Ministry, is optimistic that Spain could end up welcoming the telescope. “I think it is possible,” he said. “The Canary Islands offer a very good solution, so that the TMT can be built quickly, and be a successful project for cutting-edge science.” After protesters mounted a blockade of Mauna Kea’s access road this summer, the consortium decided to go ahead and ask for a building permit in Spain, in case the Hawaiian site became untenable. The Spanish observatory site had already passed environmental impact evaluations, and the Mauna Kea and La Palma summits are considered among the world’s best sites for deepspace observation, thanks to their prime weather and air conditions. The large size of the planned telescope’s mirror means it would collect more light, allowing it to see faint, faraway objects such as stars and galaxies. Astronomers are hoping to peer into the deepest reaches of the universe, and examine the period immediately following the Big Bang.
Fitness parks are now on their way PLAYA San Juan and Alcalá are the first two Tenerife villages to have calisthenics parks installed.
The construction work has already begun on the workout areas, with a budget of €180,954, subsidised by the Cabildo and the City Council.
And Alcalá’s park, the first to be built, will be accessible to people with reduced mobility. The calisthenics parks, requested by Guía de Isora for several years, have finally become a reality, and the first to be installed will be in Alcalá, then Playa San Juan. The Alcalá park is sited next to the current biosaludable (well-being) park on the
Paseo de La Jaquita and will be fully accessible for people with reduced mobility, said Town Planning Councillor Eduardo González. The park in Playa San Juan will be complemented by a new petanque field: a demand that reflects the high number of people who practise this sport, and who need an improved, wider field than the existing one.
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Mass propaganda man alleged to be a jihadist GUARDIA Civil officers have arrested a man in Tenerife, believed to be a jihadist, who is said to be calling Muslims to fight. The 26-year-old, from Nouadhihou, in Mauritania, accused of terrorist propagation and indoctrination, was arrested by police, in conjunction with Europol. Police said he was involved
in mass propaganda from several terrorist groups, including Islamic State. A spokesperson added: “He has taken on board the most violent examples of these groups, justifying and praising their attacks against nonbelievers, for which the West is held responsible.” The alleged jihadist used WhatsApp and Telegram to share propaganda videos, made by producers associated with the Islamic State. And, as reported by the Armed Institute, the images were of violent executions, techniques for the execution of attacks and murders, and detailed manuals for the manufacture of explosive devices. Since the “terrorist alert” elevation to Level 4, the Guardia Civil have enhanced all investigations related to this type of propaganda, radicalisation and recruitment structures, especially in the field of new technologies. Officers are also giving special importance to the connections between individuals resident in Spain, and other people residing in countries around us, reinforcing international police co-operation.
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Binter flying high with new jet plane
BINTER Canarias has taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 jet, and now the Spanish regional carrier is the second operator of the model. It also prides itself in becoming the European launch customer of the E195-E2 aircraft type.
Earlier, in September, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras took delivery of the very first E195-E2 aircraft as the worldwide launch customer. In total, Binter Canarias ordered five Embraer E2versions of the E195 regional aircraft. A firm order for three Embraer airplanes was announced in November last year and, later, the carrier exercised its options for an additional two E195-E2s. Binter’s new jets are
configured with 132 economy-class seats. They will be deployed on the carrier’s route network, which includes eight airports on the Canary Islands, nine cities in Africa and two in Portugal. But it will be used mostly on flights to destinations outside the Canary Islands. Apart from the new Embraer E195-E2, Binter operates mostly ATR turboprop planes and a few CRJ1000 aircraft.
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Jet2 adds 200,000 extra NEWS IN BRIEF seats to winter schedule Restaurant shooting tragedy A MAN died in hospital after being shot in the head and stomach while dining at a Torremolinos restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol last (Saturday). The victim was said to have been shot several times, in front of other diners at the eatery, on the Playamar seafront, and the gunman fled the scene in a white vehicle. There are suggestions that the shooting was connected to the settling of scores between crime gangs This resulted in several shootings, kidnappings and stabbings on the Costa del Sol during the summer.
Death of bottlenose dolphin
A DEAD bottlenose dolphin was spotted in the El Medano area of La Mareta Beach last weekend. Several people gave the alarm, and the lifeless mammal was removed, rapidly. The bottlenose dolphin is one of the friendliest and most sociable of species, living in groups of 10-12 usually. It is thought that this beautiful mammal became disoriented and finished up on the shore, where it eventually died.
Migrants rescued in Channel
A BOAT carrying 13 migrants was intercepted last Sunday off the Kent coast, near Folkestone. The vessel was spotted, shortly after 9.30am, attempting to cross the English Channel, which signalled an alert to the HM Coastguard and Border Force. Agents stopped the boat near Folkestone, where the group, including several children, were brought ashore. The migrants have now been transferred to a specialist unit for individuals wishing to claim asylum. This year has seen an increase in the attempted English Channel crossings by boats, prompting security to be increased along the French coast. The Foreign Affairs Committee has warned that the UK’s focus on closing borders has driven migrants to take more dangerous routes, pushing them into the hands of criminal groups.
Woman run over by tram
A TRAM in Santa Cruz ran over a 42-year-old woman pedestrian on Tuesday morning in Calle Iriarte, at around 9.30am. The emergency services were called, and an ambulance was sent to the scene, where medics treated the woman. She had suffered injuries to the upper part of her body as well as severe bruising, and she was taken to Candelaria Hospital for further treatment. Local Police were at the scene to assist with the emergency.
AIRLINE Jet2.com has now opened its projected operational base at Tenerife South, to support the airline’s hugely-expanded flight programme to the Canary Islands this winter. It has added more than 200,000 departing seats from across nine of its UK bases this winter, responding directly to a huge demand from British holiday-makers, eager to visit Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. To support this expanded Canary Islands operation, the base at the South Airport enables the company to have a spare aircraft and
replacement crew on permanent stand-by. As well as further demonstrating its commitment to the Canary Islands, this investment enables the airline to continue delivering a VIP customer experience, and industryleading punctuality. It also allows Jet2 to support an expanded flying programme, with daily and multiple weekly flights operating to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria this winter. It also means holiday-makers can enjoy more flexibility around their holiday. This move was pioneered by the group a decade ago, so that customers could choose holidays of any duration, to suit their budgets and needs. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2. com and Jet2holidays said: “We are the UK’s leading operator to the Canary
Islands, and we continue to demonstrate our confidence and commitment by adding more flights and holidays to the Islands. “The opening of this operational base at Tenerife South underlines our commitment to the Canary Islands. “It will play a key role in supporting our expansion, while also ensuring that we continue to deliver our award-winning customer experience.” Pedro Martin, Tenerife Cabildo President, said: “We are thrilled that Jet2. com has chosen to open an operational base in Tenerife. “It shows its continued commitment to the island, after adding in a lot of extra capacity this winter, which proves that Tenerife remains a top choice for UK holidays.”
Man, 62, attacked elderly tourists, and robbed them THE National Police have arrested a 62-year-old man, charging him with committing violent robberies in the tourist areas of Arona and Adeje.
An investigation was carried out after several reports were made by tourists in the south of Tenerife, about a man employing violence and intimidation when robbing them. In some cases, the assailant approached elderly tourists from behind, pushing them to the ground, as well as disorientating them. He then snatched any jewellery they were wearing, as well as
purses or wallets. On one occasion, he attacked an 80-year-old tourist, who had to be admitted into hospital until he had recuperated from the ordeal. The thief was identified during the investigation, and officers were able to study his movements until they
collected enough evidence to arrest him. He was on the move constantly, dodging the police, but officers eventually arrested him at an Adeje apartment. The man is now in police custody, waiting to be dealt with by a judge.
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Sanchez-Iglesias coalition gets a Yes from Podemos
Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias, a Government get-together
A RULING coalition to form Spain’s Government in Madrid has been given the green light by Podemos party members.
FOLLOWING the Thomas Cook crisis, Ryanair closing bases and the impact of Brexit on Spanish tourism, the Canary Islands are doing their best to attract winter visitors. British holiday-makers, looking for a getaway in the next few months, can take advantage of the Canarian hotels cutting their prices, as well as new flight-routes opening up. Yet the Canaries’ tourism sector is preparing for a winter of discontent, and Ramon Estalella, of Spanish hotel group Cehat, admitted that hotels were reducing prices for rooms as they face a drop in holiday-makers. “It is probably going to be the first winter in the last four
years, in which more of an effort is needed to capture demand,” he said. “This is down to some zones and markets at lower levels than in previous years.” So far this year, there has been a drop of 9.2m tourists from 2018 heading to the Canary Islands, according to a study by Cehat. The impact of factors, including Thomas Cook’s demise, along with Ryanair closing bases in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, means the Islands are facing over 745,000 fewer seats on planes heading for the sun, up to August 2020. This is divided up with 253,000 fewer seats from now to the end of the year, and then 491,000 up to August next year. A positive note for Brits is that EasyJet, along with Jet2, Vueling and Iberia, as well as other airlines, have taken
up the Thomas Cook slots. The Canary Islands tourism office told Daily Star Online: “Some airlines have reacted quicker than others to the drop in plane numbers arriving. “Jet2, for example, has been the first to sell 168,000 new seats. Also, the Hungarian Wizz Air will start a new route to the Canary Islands, from its Luton base to South Tenerife. “TUI were, initially, looking at reducing capacity, but they have now changed their approach and will have additional seats available.” This week, easyJet launched a package-holiday business, which will allow customers to book hotels in various locations, including the Canary Islands. New easyJet routes include those from Belfast to Tenerife and Lanzarote, which will, next summer, add around 130,000 more departure seats.
The left-wing political party, led by Pablo Iglesias, saw 97% of votes cast by its members endorse a deal, which will keep Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his PSOE socialist party in office. A pre-agreement had been signed between the two leaders on 12th November, shortly after the General Election. But it needed the backing of Podemos
members before it could be formally ratified. In the vote, of the 134,760 people who decided to take part, 130,150 voted ‘Yes’ (96.8%), while 4,244 said ‘No’ (3.16%) and 366 voted blank (0.27%). As reported by Podemos, the participation featured 59% of active, registered voters. According to Podemos rules for internal processes, a member who has accessed the party’s participation website at least once in the last year is considered an active registrant. By holding the vote, Podemos kept to its code of ethics, which promises not to enter a political pact without the go-ahead from its members.
Sweet old find in Vilaflor
A SUGAR MILL from the 16th-century has been discovered in the Vilaflor municipality, and archaeologist Sergio Pou says it resembles those found in Gran Canaria’s northern villages of Agaete and Guía. But this is Tenerife’s first archaeological mill excavation.
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Not enough police, stress airport’s night workers
NIGHT-SHIFT workers at Tenerife South Airport claim there is a significant lack of police presence to protect them, when necessary. They have reported concerns about their safety and security, especially after a person selling ONCE tickets was stabbed by a vagabond. He is a recognised man, who roams the vicinity. The ONCE worker was stabbed several times in the neck and arms by a broken glass bottle. The Airport Committee raised the alarm, and served a denuncia
on the CEP (Spanish Police Federation) after the attack. The Committee state that Tenerife South airport is the gateway for many tourists who visit the island, as well as an economic engine for the whole of Tenerife. They add that the workers’ individual safety should be ensured at all times, and they want to denounce the situation publicly, before the airport Director, along with all other official bodies, including the head of the state security. These airport workers insist that there is a sense of insecurity at their workplace, both inside and outside the premises.
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Sex-rated sculptures are erected on beach
Here’s one example, but the others are too racy for a family paper!
STATUES of figures, engaged in X-rated sexual acts, which include threesomes at an Alicante beach in Spain, have led to controversy among locals and expats. The so-called artwork, criticised as “bordering on pornographic”, has sparked many complaints, and
one horrified British ex-pat, 73-year-old Dave Mills, said he could no longer take his grandchildren to the Costa Blanca beach, while others complained to the local council. The sculptures, erected at the popular beach, have been described as “bordering on pornographic”, and “unsuitable for a place frequented by young children”. Mr Mills told The Sun newspaper: “Thousands of
visitors and locals, including children, walk along the ‘passeo’, and they will not be able to miss the pornographic elements.” However, a female sunbather, aged 62, who would rather stay anonymous, told the daily publication that the art had taught her “a thing or two” and had helped her keep an open mind. “I must admit I kind of like them… it broadens the mind somewhat,” she added.
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Migrants land Baby born ‘pregnant’ was also carrying identical twin in El Medano EARLIER this year, a baby was, apparently, born “pregnant” with her own sibling, and she needed an operation to remove her twin in one of the most bizarre events ever.
A MIGRANT boat with 28 people on board, six of them minors, arrived last Monday at the El Medano coast. The patera was spotted some 200 metres from the beach, so the emergency services were called to intervene. Officers from the Guardia Civil and the Local Police, as well as personnel from a local health centre, arrived to attend to the migrants. Happily, no one required medical assistance, and they are all in the hands of the Guardia Civil now.
Last March, a mother gave birth to a baby girl she named Itzmara, through a caesarean delivery, which is a normal procedure for women. Otherwise, a vaginal birth would put the baby or the mother at risk. However, just a mere 24 hours later, doctors performed a similar operation on Itzmara herself because she had, apparently, absorbed her twin while they were in the womb, making her “pregnant” as well. The case was first discovered when the mother, Monica Vega of Barranquilla, Colombia, had an ultrasound while she was seven months into her pregnancy. Through the ultrasound, the doctors discovered that Vega, apparently, had two umbilical cords inside her. While one of the umbilical
cords connected the baby to the mother, the other, apparently, connected the baby to a mass, which was confirmed to be her parasitic twin. It was then diagnosed that the baby Itzmara had “fetus in fetu,” which is a rare condition, occurring when the twin is shown to have the malformed body of its identical twin. From this, the doctors then decided that Itzmara needed to be delivered, so a C-section was performed on her immediately. Leaving the baby with its parasitic twin risked the twin itself growing and damaging Itzmara’s developing organs.
Thus, Itzmara was given a C-section after Vega gave birth to her. The mass, reportedly, had neither heart nor brain, and the baby is reported to be in good health following the surgery. Information from the National Institutes of Health suggests that Itzmara’s case of fetus in fetu is extremely rare… a miracle even, because these circumstances happen just once in around 500,000 births. However, not all cases of the condition are similar, because there are some that develop once the child has grown up… and even some that don’t affect the person, once he or she is an adult.
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Crash kills pensioner, who wasn’t wearing a seat-belt A LOCAL man, aged 66, from the La Palma town of Tajiya, died after being involved in a head-on collision last Sunday.
The pensioner wasn’t wearing a seat belt when the incident happened, in the El Paso municipality that afternoon on the LP-2 and the LP-3, the junction where the two main roads merge. At the time of the accident, for reasons unknown, the elderly man did not have his seat belt on when drove his Toyota Hilux into the oncoming lane and crashed into a Citroen Berlingo. Fortunately, the people inside that car were relatively unscathed. But, on impact, the 66-year-old was thrown from his car. Sadly, he died almost immediately, after suffering a heart attack, which meant
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that when the emergency ambulance team arrived, there was nothing they could do for him. A 73-year-old man in the Berlingo had a minor leg injury, while his companion, a 69-year-
old woman, experienced bruising. They were taken to a nearby health centre, where the man was treated for his injuries, and the woman was checked over. The dead man was identified
as J.R.P.G, who was seen earlier in the afternoon, driving erratically in his Toyota, around the area where the accident occurred. The Guardia Civil were first at the scene to assist with the collision.
Bulwer’s petrel flies more than 1,800km in search of its food
THE Bulwer’s petrel flies more than 1,800km, from the Canary archipelago up to the Azores, hunting for food, according to data from a new scientific monograph. It is based on studies carried out from 2010 to 2018 by the Research Group of Ecology of Marine Birds at the University of Barcelona, under the supervision of Professor Jacob GonzálezSolís. The new study, carried out in the breeding colony of Lanzarote’s Montaña Clara, in the north, shows the bird’s migratory routes, as well as its wintering areas. With the data researchers obtained from 105 birds with geolocation devices (GPS and GLS), there were 59 completed routes to find food, from 48,597 geographical positions. It is the most comprehensive, scientific study ever published on the diet, plus the daily and annual pattern of the movements of Bulwer’s petrel, which
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is a threatened species. The new volume is the fourth monograph of the Migra programme, promoted by SEO/BirdLife, with the collaboration of Iberdrola Spain Foundation. And the Bulwer’s petrel, which is featured on the red list of threatened birds in Spain, breeds regularly in the archipelagos of the Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde. The species, which spends most of the time at the open sea, gets closer to the
land, mainly cliffs and stone quarries, during its mating season. During the breeding season, between May and August, the petrel flies around the Canary Islands and reaches the Azores, simply to find food. These journeys take place over the ocean waters, where preys live, and are two-way journeys coming back to the breeding colony. Both males and females take turns, of up to 15 days, to incubate the only laid egg.
Following the egg’s hatching, after 45 days of incubation, the bird has to be fed frequently and these routes are reduced to a half. In both phases (incubation and breeding), petrels fly during a similar period of time, day and night, and there are no differences in time, distribution areas, and distances made by both genders. The geolocation techniques also allowed researchers to know the daily activity of these birds over the year. Bulwer’s petrels rest in the surface waters during the day and show eating habits at night. In particular, they feed from preys: fish, small cephalopods, such as squid, and some crustaceans, which move to the surface to eat at night. Bulwer’s petrels’ threats in the open sea are not yet clear, but the effect of climate change on the ocean is certainly one of them.
AN entire Welsh village, which has been on the market for the past three years, just won’t sell, even though it’s going for the same price as a London flat. The hamlet of Aberllefenni, south of Gwynedd, near Machynlleth, was put up for grabs by estate agent Dafydd Hardy for £1.5m, back in August 2016 . Sixteen homes and cottages, along with dozens of acres of agricultural land, are included the sale. But it seems as though no buyers are tempted to make the plunge, reports WalesOnline . Since then, it has been reduced in price by £250,000, because sellers blame the uncertainty around Brexit as a reason why it won’t go. At £1.25million, it is currently valued at the same sum as a plush two-bed apartment in Knightsbridge in west London. “The main problem is the lack of confidence in the market ever since the referendum took place,” said Mr Hardy. who has five offices covering Gwynedd, Anglesey, and Conwy. “We’ve had a lot of interest, and we’ve even come close to selling them a few times. But the political goalposts keep getting moved, and no one knows what’s going to happen in the future.” But because the properties are already tenanted, any potential landlords will have to consider potential changes to things like the EPC ratings levels, which govern energy efficiency. “It could be that, but properties of a certain banding might end up being deemed unlettable until they’re brought up to spec,” said Mr Hardy. “That means installing new boilers and upgrading heating systems. “That means a lot of prospective buyers will be waiting until long after the December General Election before deciding whether or not to take a punt. “In fact, I think people will have to wait until a good six months, when the economy finally starts to calm down, and confidence returns to the market.”
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THE eagerly-awaited Michelin Guide 2020 for Spain and Portugal is now in circulation, following the glittering awards ceremony last Wednesday, with 30 new stars. That produced a third star for one restaurant in Spain, six eateries their second, and honoured another 23 starred restaurants for the first time, with two based in the Canary Islands. The Canaries now have seven Michelin Star restaurants, with five in Tenerife, and two newlyappointed establishments in Gran Canaria. But just one Canarian restaurant holds two Michelin stars, and that is M.B, based in Tenerife’s Ritz-Carlton Abama, in Guia de Isora. It is headed by world-famous Martín Berasategui, who holds 10 stars in total, which is the most for any chef in Spain. And Martin is the fourth, globally, behind Joel Robuchon, Alain Ducasse and Gordon Ramsay. The two new stars were awarded to restaurants in the south of Gran Canaria: La Aquarela, in front of Anfi la Mar in Patalavaca, whose head chef is Gran Canaria-
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Tenerife glittering, with five Michelin stars in its eateries born Germán Ortega. He left the island in 1997 to travel and work all over the world, which he succeeded in doing. But he returned to the island and has been at La Aquarela since 2002. Los Guayres is based in Hotel Cordial Mogán Playa, in Mogán, and Alexis Álvarez, also from Gran Canaria, has been head chef since 2014. Spain now has 11 restaurants with three Michelin stars, although several chefs, who own eateries of lower categories, have that many to their names. They include Quique Dacosta, whose eponymous restaurant in Dénia (Alicante province) has a waiting list of up to six months, although his El Poblet premises in Valencia, which has just won
its second star, comes in at about a third of the price. The only female chef with three stars is the Basque Country’s Elena Arzak. And of the 25 new stars given to chefs, only two went to women: Begoña Rodrigo, of La Salita, in Valencia, and María Gómez from Magoga, in Cartagena (Murcia). Portugal failed to gain any three-starred restaurants, but its newest two-star premises is Casa de Chá da Boa Nova, in Leça da Palmeira, near Oporto. Most ordinary folk, when hearing the words “Michelinstarred” to describe a restaurant, immediately strike it off their lists, unless they have a big birthday
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or wedding anniversary on the horizon, and they’re prepared to empty their savings accounts. But this is where Spain does it differently. Even its threestarred joints can come in at around €150 to €200 a head, and it is perfectly possible to find meals in one-and twostarred restaurants for a twofigure sum. In fact, plenty of Michelinstarred restaurants in Spain offer tastier menus, covering a series of small dishes as a sample of the best of the main list. And, altogether, they make up enough food to fill three conventional courses, amply, for between €28 and €45 a head.
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29th November -5th December 2019
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The first trans-Atlantic drug submarine sails in THIS may be of huge significance for counternarcotics operations, because it is the first example of a Latin-American style, narcosubmarine in Europe. And it may also be the first instance of a transatlantic version.
At dawn last Sunday, Spanish police descended on a picturesque bay just north of Vigo, on Spain’s Atlantic coast. The so-called narco-submarine, used for smuggling cocaine, was abandoned by its crew. They appear to have scuttled it to hide the evidence. Two were arrested and a third suspect was reported to be on the run. Despite more than 160 reported narco-submarine incidents since 1993, this one is extraordinary. Virtually all previous sightings have been between Colombia and Mexico, and mostly in the Pacific. Narco-submarines, typically, travel a couple of thousand miles. But a transatlantic voyage in such a small craft
is hard to contemplate. The craft is estimated to be 24 yards long, which makes it around twice the size of the typical drug submarines, found operating between Colombia and Mexico. Like most others, it is, technically, a Low-Profile Vessel (LPV) instead of a genuine submarine. This means that it runs very low in the water to avoid detection, but it cannot submerge fully. Initial reports suggest that the submarine had been operating between Guyana, in South America, and
Spain. And, reportedly, it stopped off in Portugal enroute, which is where lawenforcement officers picked up its trail. This is broadly consistent with expectations, with likely drug routes between South America and Cape Verde off the coast of Africa, then up to Spain. It is well known that drugs are trafficked via this route, but by cargo ships and yachts. Yet Narcosubmarines have long been suspected. In 2014, for example, a large narcosubmarine was discovered in
Guyana, lending credence to this notion. Suspicions of transatlantic vessels have been around since 2007, when an extraordinarily-large narco sub was discovered on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, in the Guajira Desert. In 2010, a convicted drugsmuggler was reported to have been building a $20m submarine in Africa. It was intended to sail across to Latin America, where it would pick up a cargo of cocaine. It would then visit the Canary Islands, and from there, the drugs
would be sent to Europe. Then, in December 2015, a narco-submarine was discovered on Brazil’s Atlantic coast, in the jungle. But that made no sense, unless the crew had been preparing for a transatlantic trip. It proves there have been several precursors, but this discovery in Spain is the most solid evidence yet of this happening. However, it is not the first time the Spanish coast, around Vigo, has been at the centre of narco-submarine news. In August 2006, a small, steel submarine, discovered abandoned on a beach, was suspected of being meant for drug-smuggling. But it was built locally, probably for ferrying drugs from larger ships offshore. That vessel was newsworthy at the time, but it now ranks as a curiosity, rather than a trend. But this latest discovery changes the understanding of international drugsmuggling by experts.
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Human-traffickers’ gang leader given a four-year sentence
29th November -5th December 2019
THE leader of a humantrafficking gang, who brought more than 100 migrants into the UK inside refrigerated lorries, has been jailed for four years in Spain.
Iraqi-born Shwana Rafiq put the lives of whole families at risk by hiding them in freezing-cold trailers in which temperatures could fall below 4°C. The 36-year-old was sentenced after he admitted playing a lead role in an international criminal gang, who organised operations involving the smuggling of Kurds into Britain and Ireland. Spanish police believe Shwana’s gang were responsible for smuggling more than 100 people into the UK between 2017 and 2018, earning up to €1m in the process. He was jailed after striking a pre-trial plea bargain deal with prosecutors at a Spanish court in the Teruel province of Aragon, after being arrested in January last year. State prosecutors had
initially been seeking a 14year prison term for Spanish expat Shwana, on charges of money-laundering and human-trafficking. His Spanish wife, Esperanza Martinez, who was facing a prison sentence of up to 12 years before admitting to being his accomplice, was given a two-year jail term for human trafficking. This will be suspended, as is common under Spanish law for first-time offenders, condemned to under twoyears’ jail time. Five other people linked to the people-smuggling organisation were given prison sentences, ranging
from six months to a year. The Spanish police operation was sparked by the discovery of six Iraqis, including four children, in the back of a UK-bound refrigerated lorry at a service station near Teruel. They alerted the unsuspecting lorry driver of their plight by screaming for help, hours after being hidden in the trailer by Shwana, who broke into it, then locked it back up with them inside. The following month, eight Turkish and Iraqi migrants, including another four children, were discovered in almost identical circumstances, in a second UK-bound lorry, near the
same spot. Describing the organisation’s methods, a Spanish National Police spokesman told the Daily Mail: “It consisted of the introduction of groups of between six and eight people, generally families with young children including babies just months old, in the back of refrigerated trucks bound for the UK. “The members of the organisation would try to obtain detailed information about the destination of the vehicles. And, while the driver was resting overnight, they smuggled people into the cargo hold, without him realising.
“The normal length of stay would be between 30-40 hours, at temperatures of no more than four degrees Celsius. “The gang were conscious of the risks these sorts of journeys entailed, and they acted with complete disdain for the lives and well-being of the people they were trying to smuggle into Britain. “At times, they even resorted to hitting those who had panic attacks while they were travelling, or giving them drugs to calm them down. “The price people were charged increased considerably, if they requested the presence of a smuggler inside the back of the lorry to help them.” Teruel’s three sentencing judges said: “Given the low temperatures they travelled in, which were never above four degrees Celsius, there was a clear risk to their life and physical integrity, to the point that, in some cases, the migrants themselves had to raise the alarm so they could be rescued. “The organisation has organised and participated in a large number of illegal transfers of migrants, and the financial benefits they have obtained would have been high. “The activities carried out by the criminal gang consisted of transferring unauthorised migrants to different countries in Europe but in the case of this organisation especially, to the United Kingdom.”
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Smiling Airbus is whale of a plane! THE world’s largest cargo plane is shaped like a whale, smiles widely and could take off for the first time at the beginning of next year. Workers at the Airbus’ plant in Getafe, Madrid had to build and open a hangar of 7,200 metres, spread over 1.75 acres, to enable the Beluga XL to be stored. It combines part of the fuselage of the A330200 and the A330-300, but has 30% more cargocarrying capacity than its predecessor, the A300 Beluga, being seven metres (22ft 9ins) longer and one metre (3ft 3ins) wider. While the A300 Beluga was large enough to carry one A350 wing between plants, the Beluga XL is able to carry two, which will reduce the number of return trips between factories across Europe. The Airbus profits have risen in the past year by 141%, thanks to sales of the A320, and this figure is likely to rise with the help of the Beluga XL because parts for these aircraft can be shipped in fewer trips. The Beluga XL is awaiting a licence from the
European Union to allow it to take to the skies officially, and this is hoped to be imminent. Its main hurdle was its weight: at 63 metres long and 19 metres high, with a wing-span of 60 metres (just under 207ft feet by 62ft4ins with a 197ft wing-span), the paperwork specified two options for take-off weight, of 227 and 205 tonnes, both with a maximum landing weight of 187 tonnes. The difference is that, as the aircraft burns fuel in flight, it will be lighter on landing than on take-off.
The Beluga XL is able to fly 4,000km (2,845 miles), loaded to full capacity, thanks to its two Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines, and it can transport up to 51 tonnes of goods. And, like its earlier version, the “whale” is heavier at the front than at the back. Airbus will gradually replace its five Beluga STs, first launched in 1990, with the Beluga XL, which will operate between 11 European destinations, increasing the Airbus industrial capacity, as well as enabling it to meet a wider number of commercial
deadlines, which is crucial for the company to be able to compete with its direct rival, Boeing. That said, Airbus also uses road, rail, river and sea transport to move its parts between production centres. The Beluga XL, first unveiled in public in 2018 at the ToulouseBlagnac aerodrome, made its inaugural flight in the presence of 10,000 employees and subcontractors, mostly from Getafe. While awaiting authorisation, the two Beluga XLs have
made just over 200 test flights, totalling 700 hours, taking in all its future 11 European destinations to be able to check that runways and hangars have been adapted for its size. Now, with the European Air Security Agency (EASA) licence on its way, the smiling whale will be in operation for full business by the beginning of 2020. Its wide smile and eyes, which give it a whale-like appearance, were designed and chosen by Airbus employees.
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Business
AFTER over two decades of looking after the finances of both expatriate Canary Island residents and non-residents, business is going from strength to strength for Blevins Franks Financial Management Canary Islands. Further expansion has begun under company partner, Paul Montague, starting with the appointment of Adele Thomas as Private Client Manager. “Our growth over the past few years has been incredible,”says Paul. “With continued low highstreet interest rates, bank insolvency and survival, playing on people’s minds, investors have been looking for a different home for their money. “People also want to ensure that they are perfectly positioned, tax-wise, in the Canary Isles, and that they are not looking over their shoulder, especially with the Brexit issues. Our reputation for trust and honesty, in such tumultuous, financial times, has ensured that client referrals are at an all-time high. We’ve basically had no choice but to grow the team.” Adele Thomas began her financial career in 2003, with various roles at NatWest bank in the UK. A keen football fan (and a fully-qualified coach), her next position was with her favourite team, working in corporate sales and business development at Everton Football Club. This was followed by four years as director of a mortgageadvice company, before she was head-hunted by Paul in July 2019, to assist with the ongoing expansion plans at Blevins Franks Canary Islands. “Adele will help me carry out reviews of existing client portfolios,” says Paul. “Between us, we’ll ensure funds are in the right place at the right time, to satisfy the needs of not just the clients, but also their immediate family, thereafter.” Before the move, Adele had been a regular visitor to Tenerife since childhood, always thinking that one day she would like to live on this sunny island. “Obviously, it was a big decision,” she recalls. “It wasn’t just me to consider, there was also my husband and my three children, Ivy, 11, Evie, 6, and Frankie, 2. We’d all be uprooted, and I didn’t know where to start.” Fortunately, she had inbuilt help. Alison Skirrow has worked with Paul for 11 years. She’s the business
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co-ordinator, and the first point of contact for clients. According to Adele, motherof-two Alison couldn’t do enough to help her settle into a new life in Tenerife, both in and out of the office. “Alison is unbelievably efficient in the office, but she’s also such a warm, people-person,” says Adele. “Both she and Paul were instrumental in helping me find the right schools for my kids, and making in-roads to a social circle, via local sports and activity groups for ourselves, and for Ivy, Evie and Frankie.” The banter amongst the trio in the office is palpable, and Adele had no problem fitting into this informal, office culture. “It’s a unique atmosphere,” she says. “The level of professionalism is so high, but it’s not stuffy at all. “Paul is one of the most meticulous people I have ever met, but also so downto-earth. What you see is what you get. No airs and graces, just straight talk, mixed with a great sense of humour.” Alison agrees. “Paul might be the boss,” she says, “and a good one, at that. But, at the end of the day, he knows it’s me who wears the trousers!” Paul looks up from his screen at the far end of the office. A cheeky smile crosses his face. “We have a chuckle,” he says. “There’s a good team spirit, but we’re deadly
serious when it comes to looking after our clients. It’s all about customer care. People trust us.” It’s this trust and approachability that has sustained Blevins Franks’ reputation as the European leaders of
financial management. All Blevins Franks partners and private-client managers are regulated by the UK’s financial-conduct authority, including those covering the Canary Islands. This gives clients an extra layer of trust and security. “It’s quite simple,” says Paul. “If you have monies to invest, we’re the best at looking at your overall financial situation when it comes to retirement, investment and estate planning. No one is better at making sure your money is in the right place.” The expansion of the company in the archipelago is a testament to the Tenerife team’s success and popularity. They care for the finances of many families, and have well over 100 million euros of funds under advice, in the Canary Islands. With the client base growing, and the consequent expansion of the Canary Islands team, it’s no wonder that there’s such a positive atmosphere in the Tenerife office. “I actually love coming to work,” beams new recruit, Adele, “and I’m proud to be associated with such a wellrespected company. I’ve now got a dream job, with my dream company, in my dream destination. What’s
not to smile about?” Blevins Franks has been providing specialist financial advice to British expatriates across Europe for over forty years. If you want to check that your current financial situation is at its maximum potential, call Paul and his team now on +34 922 716079 (for Tenerife publications) +34 928 433 411 (for Lanzarote), or email canaryisles@ blevinsfranks.com For more information visit www.blevinsfranks.com Blevins Franks Financial Management Limited (BFFM) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, reference number 179731. Where advice is provided outside the UK, via the Insurance Distribution Directive or the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, the applicable regulatory system differs in some respects from that of the UK. Blevins Franks Trustees Limited is authorised and regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority, for the administration of trusts and companies. Blevins Franks Tax Limited provides taxation advice; its advisers are fullyqualified, tax specialists. This promotion has been approved and issued by BFFM.
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Gino’s Italian Express
Saturday 30th November, ITV1, 19.10
The X Factor: Celebrity
It’s The X Factor: Celebrity Final, where the remaining celebrities take to the stage in the hope of impressing the audience at home and the panel of judges one last time. Over the past seven weeks we’ve seen stars from the worlds of music, film, sport, television and social media come together to compete to win a life-changing recording contract. This series we’ve seen Simon mentoring the Groups, Louis the Unders and Nicole the Overs, with host Dermot O’Leary overseeing proceedings and keeping the judges in check along the way. Only one act can ultimately be crowned our champion, but who will it be?
Thursday 5th December, ITV1, 20.30 This week Gino is visiting the jewel of the Italian Riviera - the Cinque Terre. Only accessible by boat or by train, these five breathtaking towns cling to the cliff edges and offer a truly magical rail journey along the Mediteranean sea. His first stop brings him to the smallest town, Corniglia, to meet an opera singing florist on market day before hopping back on the train to Manarola. After meeting the dry stone wallers, responsible for keeping Manarola and the rest of the towns from crumbling into the sea, Gino makes a hearty Minestrone soup with cheesy ciabatta bread. Finally heading to Vernazza Gino meets heroic wine producers Bartolo and Lisse who scale 1000 meters above sea level to tend to their vines! After a hair-raising monorail ride to the top, Gino prepares a tiramisu with a twist - using lemons and limoncello. Perfect with a glass of local dessert wine, and for steadying the nerves!
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Friday 29th November, BBC1, 09.15
Murder, Mystery and My Family
Chris Canner is hoping to prove the innocence of his ancestor Dorothea almost 90 years after she was charged for murder. With the help of of a modern-day nursing historian and a forensic pathologist, can leading criminal barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein uncover new information to investigate whether Dorothea’s conviction was a miscarriage of justice? Nottingham, 1935. Ada Baguley, a 55 year-old resident in a family-run nursing home passed away. Initially, Ada was thought to have died from natural causes, but a post-mortem revealed her body contained lethal doses of morphine. Dorothea Waddingham, the owner of the nursing home and primary caregiver of Ada Baguley, and her partner Joe Sullivan, were made the subject of an inquest into Ada’s death. It was revealed that a short time before Ada’s passing she had changed her will and left her entire estate to Dorothea Waddingham and Joe Sullivan. Both were arrested and charged with murder. Joe Sullivan was acquitted, but despite professing her innocence Dorothea was sentenced to death for the murder of Ada Baguley. Jeremy and Sasha examine the motive surrounding the case and explore whether there was any truth in the accusation that Dorothea killed for cash.
Sunday 1st December, BBC1, 21.00
The War Of The Worlds Everything seems to be red, the ground, the sky - is this Mars? Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson) and Ogilvy (Robert Carlyle) are here, but there’s no sign of George. Most people are ill or starving, and some sort of red weed covers the Earth. This isn’t Mars at all - it’s Earth in the aftermath of the Martian invasion. At the orphanage, black smoke engulfs the sky so day never dawns. Along with Mrs Elphinstone (Susan Wooldridge), George (Rafe Spall) is now ill. Frederick (Rupert Graves) decides they need a plan of action so he inspects the orphanage with Amy, looking for supplies and potential weapons. All of a sudden, a Martian appears - a spider-like creature that inhabited the tripod. It impales one of the party and the others make a run for it. George becomes more and more delirious and he and Amy hide in a nearby butchery. Back in the ‘red world’, Amy is reunited with Ogilvy. Together they piece together the events of the Martian invasion, hoping to find the clue to the Martians’ weakness. But in order to unlock the key to a human fight-back, Amy must face traumatic memories of her own. In the butchery, George is lucid enough to realise he needs to save Amy. He goes outside to face the Martian, so that Amy can escape...
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Tuesday 3rd December, ITV1, 20.00
How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield In the second episode we’ve scoured the shops to help you decide which Toys deliver the biggest bang for your buck this Christmas. Phillip rates some of the latest “must haves”: from stocking fillers to big ticket items; giving viewers the heads-up on what’s likely to be topping children’s Christmas lists this year. As this year, it’s all about Llamas, Phillip’s invited in a real one! Kiera the llama joins Phillip in his kitchen as he puts the latest twerking and hatching lllama’s to the test. Phillip’s joined by some familiar faces including Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy and wife Rebekah who along with 5 other families test the latest board games that are all up against the clock. ‘Interactive’ is the buzz word this year with Phillip and Steph trying out ‘Interactive Christmas Jumpers’ and 4 families testing the new craze for Interactive Animals. These toys require patience and devotion - the more children nurture their pet, the more it develops and does in return, from flying to having babies! Which toy keeps our testers occupied the most and proves to be the best value for money? Will the most expensive be the most popular with our seven year olds? Motor racing’s Billy Monger goes head to head with Phillip on the race track when they put some remote controlled cars with unique talents to the test. Stacey Solomon and family try out the latest connective play trend and she looks at how to buy your kids the best fancy dress outfits without paying fancy prices. Plus Phillip gives school children the chance to pick which presents they want to find at the end of their beds this Christmas in his Little Shop of Stocking Fillers. Stuffed with 30 different gifts, all under fifteen pounds, will his experiment reveal Santa doesn’t need to spend as much on stockings to keep children happy as he may think? At the end of the show Phillip will reveal his top picks of the best toys this Christmas.
Wednesday 4th December, ITV1, 23.15
Peston Robert Peston brings his political magazine show to Wednesday nights to provide viewers with an fresh, intelligent and lively perspective on the big matters of the day. Promising a stellar line-up of guests from across the political spectrum as well as cultural figures, Peston will feature major interviews with Westminster heavy hitters, topical guests and the very latest political gossip from inside the bubble. Co-presenter Anushka Asthana will help Peston fuel the conversation in the studio and online, with updates from social media taking in perspectives from viewers, experts and key-players throughout the programme.
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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........... BBC Election Debate 20:30............. EastEnders 21:00...........Still Open All Hours 21:30............... Have I Got News for Youwatch 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:40............ The Graham Norton Show 23:30.................. Fleabag 23:55......The Apprentice 00:55............... BBC News
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06:30.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family 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........... Chase the Case 13:45......................Eggheads 14:15........... Darcey Bussell’s New Dance 14:45.......... Talking Pictures 15:35.......................... Top Hat 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..................Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 22:00...... Mock the Week 22:30..............Newsnight 23:10..................Weather 23:15......Margate, Turner and the Prize 23:45............ Cosmopolis 01:30...............Panorama
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
09:00 ................. Dog Whisperer
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
07:00 .... Sky News @ Breakfast 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
15:15........ Come Dine with Me
16:00 ................. Modern Family
15:50........ Come Dine with Me
17:00 ................... The Simpsons
16:20........ Come Dine with Me
17:30 ............................Futurama
16:50.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo
18:00 ....................Futurama
17:55...........................Emergency Helicopter Medics
20:00 ...........Modern Family
18:55.999: On the Frontline 19:55......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00...................... The Team 22:15..........24 Hours in A&E 23:20..........24 Hours in A&E 00:25.........................Everest
18:30 .............The Simpsons 20:30 ...........Modern Family 21:00 .............Agatha Raisin 22:00 .............Agatha Raisin 23:00 .................. The Russell Howard Hour 00:00.The Force: North East 01:00......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
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06:30................. King of Queens 07:45............... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 08:40...................................Frasier 09:25 .............. Judge Rinder 10:10...............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 10:30 .............. This Morning 11:05.....Undercover Boss USA 12:30............ Loose Women 12:00................Channel 4 News 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime 12:05.................... Couples Come News Dine with Me 13:05...................... Escape to the 13:55..... ITV News London 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 18:00..............The Simpsons 17:00 ............. Cash Trapped 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 18:00.... ITV News London 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 18:30....ITV Evening News 19:30...... Unreported World 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:30..............Coronation 20:00............. Flirty Dancing Street 21:00.................. Gogglebox 20:30...............Tonight watch 22:00................ The Last Leg 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, 23:05... Harry Hill’s Clubnite Get Me 00:10....... Anchorman 2: The Out of Here! Legend Continues
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
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06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:45...................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! 11:50...... You’ve Been Framed! 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! 19:30..You’ve Been Framed! 20:00...Supermarket Sweep 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:35............ American Dad! 00:30...The Cleveland Show
22:30...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:00.. ITV News London 23:15...........Take Me Out 00:25.......... Back to Mine 00:50.............Ideal World
07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00..............American Pickers 09:00................Storage Hunters 09:30................Storage Hunters 10:00..............American Pickers 11:00..............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 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................... Red Dwarf 00:00........... Mock the Week 01:20....... Insert Name Here
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The Leader Interviews – Tonight Tonight profiles leaders of Great Britain’s political parties ahead of the General Election. This week, Ranvir Singh talks to Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP, and also interviews the co-leader of the English Green Party, Siân Berry. Jonathan Hill interviews Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price. Viewers in Wales will see a longer version of Jonathan Hill speaking with Adam Price of Plaid Cymru and viewers in Scotland a longer version of Ranvir Singh’s interview with Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP.
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Sat 30 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......... Live Snooker: UK Championship 16:30....................Final Score 17:15......................BBC News 17:25..................BBC London News 17:35........................Pointless 18:25.........The Hit List
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19:10.......... Strictly Come Dancing
20:10................... Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 21:10................. Casualty 22:00............... BBC News 22:15..................Weather 22:20..................Match of the Day 23:40........ The NFL Show 00:10........ The Uninvited 01:30...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35............... BBC News
CW watch The Hit List is back with more sing-a-long tunes and big cash to be won! This week, hosts Marvin and Rochelle Humes are joined by mother and daughter Janette and Lynsey from Wigton; friends Ross and John from Bristol; and sisters Natalie and Christina from Bedfordshire, who are all attempting to show off their music knowledge and take home the full £10,000 prize pot.
TV Guide
06:30 ...................... Top Class 07:00 ...............Mustangs FC 07:25 .................... Blue Peter 07:55 ................... The Amelia Gething Complex 08:30...................Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 09:00..............Natural World 10:00...................Robot Wars 11:00..... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12:00.......... MasterChef: The Professionals 14:00...........Best Bakes Ever 14:30...Best House in Town 15:00.........The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes 16:00................. Radio 1 Teen Awards Highlights 2019 17:00...............Football: Euro 2020 Draw 18:30.............Dad’s Army 19:00............ Wales: Land of the Wild 20:00..... Great Australian Railway Journeys 21:00....................... QI XL 21:45.....Seamus Heaney: The Music of What Matters 23:15............Snooker: UK Championship
06:00................Childrens’ TV 08:10.....The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 08:30............... LEGO Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nublar 09:05...Mighty Magiswords! 09:25....................... ITV News 09:30.......Saturday Morning with James Martin 11:40................. Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:10...............Nadia’s Family Feasts 13:10....................... ITV News 13:25........... ITV Racing Live 16:00........ Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 16:30...................... The Chase Celebrity Special 17:30....................... ITV News 18:00...........Take Me Out 19:10...........The X Factor: Celebrity 21:10........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:10..........The Jonathan Ross Show 23:15................ ITV News 23:40............ You’ve Been Framed! 00:10.............Ideal World
The Hit List BBC1, 18.25
23 CW
06:00...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
01:35................ The Last Leg
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 10:20.................................. Access 10:30................................ Friends 13:30 .....................Call Me Claus 14:30 ..................................Access 14:35 .....................Call Me Claus 15:25............................ Christmas Under Wraps 16:25...................................Access 16:30............................. Christmas Under Wraps 17:10.................................. A Snow White Christmas 18:10.......................... Access 18:15...............A Snow White Christmas 18:55.........5 News Weekend 19:00.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:05............. UK’s Strongest Man 2019 20:05....Police Raids: Caught by Surprise 22:00...........Fatal Attraction 00:15.................. Me and My 01:10........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
08:55............. Food Unwrapped
06:00 .......................Monkey Life
07:10 ............................. Top Gear
09:35............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun
06:30 .......................Monkey Life
08:00 ............................. Top Gear
07:00 .......................Monkey Life
10:35............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun
07:30 .......................Monkey Life
09:00 ..............Celebrity Storage Hunters
06:10................ King of Queens 06:35 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 07:50 ..................................Frasier 08:20 ..................................Frasier 08:50 ..................................Frasier 09:20 ......The Big Bang Theory 10:40 ................... The Simpsons 11:10 ................... The Simpsons 11:40..................... Four in a Bed 12:40 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40 .....................Four in a Bed 14:15 ............. Live International Rugby Union 17:00 ...........................Formula 1 18:30 ......... Channel 4 News 19:00 .... The First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man 20:00..........The Royal House of Windsor 21:00........................ Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 23:35.......... Keeping up with the Joneses
11:35........ Come Dine with Me 12:40........ Come Dine with Me 13:40........ Come Dine with Me
08:00 ................. Modern Family 09:00 ................. Modern Family 10:00 ................. Modern Family 10:30 ........................Soccer A.M.
06:10......................... Emmerdale 09:10.............Coronation Street 12:05....................... Take Me Out 13:20...... You’ve Been Framed! 14:25............................Spy Kids 3: Game Over 15:30............................Spy Kids 3: Game Over 16:10.....I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 17:30..................Nanny McPhee 18:30...................... FYI Daily 18:35............Nanny McPhee 19:35.........Sherlock Holmes 20:35...................... FYI Daily 20:40.........Sherlock Holmes 22:10.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:15.................. Family Guy 23:45.................. Family Guy 00:10............ American Dad! 01:05....................... Through the Keyhole
10:00..............American Pickers 11:00..............American Pickers 12:00..................Expedition with Steve Backshall
12:00 .............................Supergirl
13:00............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
13:00 ............................ The Flash
14:00.............................. Mega Air
14:00 ................... The Simpsons
15:00.............................. Top Gear
14:30 ................... The Simpsons
16:00.............................. Top Gear
16:55... Escape to the Chateau
15:00 ................... Gillette Soccer Saturday
17:00..........Eddie Eats America
17:55... Escape to the Chateau
17:00 ................... The Simpsons
18:00..... Would I Lie to You?
18:00 .............The Simpsons
18:40..... Would I Lie to You?
19:00 .............The Simpsons
19:20..... Would I Lie to You?
20:00 ................. A League of Their Own
20:00.............Not Going Out
21:00.. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
21:20.............Not Going Out
14:15......................Four in a Bed 14:45......................Four in a Bed 15:20......................Four in a Bed 15:50......................Four in a Bed 16:25......................Four in a Bed
18:55......................Escape to the Chateau 20:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics 21:00..........24 Hours in A&E 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:05................... Father Ted 23:40................... Father Ted
23:45................... The Russell Howard Hour
00:15.......... It Was Alright In
00:45........................S.W.A.T.
17:30..........Eddie Eats America
20:40.............Not Going Out 22:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply 23:00........... Mock the Week 00:20..... Would I Lie to You?
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Sun 1 dec 2019
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Nadia’s Family Feasts Nadia Sawalha’s galivanting off to Greece to discover a ITV1, 11.30 family feast with London’s youngest Michelin-starred
CW watch 06:00....................... Breakfast 07:35....... Match of the Day 09:00.................. The Andrew Marr Show 10:00............ Sunday Politics London 10:30.....Fern Britton Meets 11:30..............Wanted Down Under
06:45.................... The Instant Gardener
06:00................Childrens’ TV
07:30....................Around the World in 80 Gardens
08:55....................Spy School
08:30..................... Robozuna 09:25....................... ITV News
chef Asimakis Chaniotis. Featuring Greek scrambled Eggs for breakfast and chicken gyros for lunch, Asimakis makes his mum’s meatball soup for dinner and Nadia rustles up some Greek almond crescent biscuits to enjoy for dessert.
CW
08:30................... Countryfile
09:30....Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear
09:30.........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
10:30............. John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen
11:00.......... MasterChef: The Professionals
11:30.........Nadia’s Family Feasts
12:00.....................Rick Stein’s Secret France
12:35........................ ITV News
watch
CW
06:20.................................. Cheers
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV
06:50................. King of Queens 07:15................. King of Queens
10:20...........Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
07:40............... Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30...................................Access 10:35................................. Friends
08:05............... Everybody Loves Raymond
12:35....................Deck the Halls
13:45.................The X Factor: Celebrity
08:30...................................Frasier
13:50....................Deck the Halls
09:00...................................Frasier
15:45................Back to Mine
09:30..................Sunday Brunch
14:25..... Northpole 2: Open for Christmas
16:10....................... ITV News
12:30.................... The Simpsons
15:25...................................Access
16:40.................. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
13:30.................... The Simpsons
15:30..... Northpole 2: Open for Christmas
22:00...........................The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
19:00..... The ITV Election Debate
15:15........ Crocodile Dundee II 17:30................Channel 4 News
18:05 ................ Santa Who?
21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
18:00.............. Party Election Broadcast
19:15.......................... Access 19:20................. Santa Who?
22:00............... BBC News
23:00.......... The Program
22:05................ ITV News
18:05.................... Formula 1
20:00............ Crackers About Christmas
22:30..................Match of the Day 2
00:35............Snooker: UK Championship
22:25.....Holiday Horrors: Caught on Camera
23:45...........The Women’s Football Show
01:25............Snooker: UK Championship Extra
23:25.......Police, Camera, Auction!
12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00......................BBC News 13:15........... Songs of Praise 13:50....................Final Score 16:05...............Seven Worlds, One Planet
13:00......... Live Snooker: UK Championship
16:55......................BBC News
18:00..................Match of the Day
17:20................... Countryfile
19:00.................Top Gear
18:20......... Seven Worlds, One Planet 19:20.......... Strictly Come Dancing 20:00.................. His Dark Materials 21:00...............The War of the Worlds
00:15............... BBC News
20:00......... Dragons’ Den 21:00..................... Reggie in China
watch
12:45.......... How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield
00:15.............Ideal World
Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear CW watch ITV1, 09.30 Today’s beautiful bakes all involve spices. Juliet serves up a spiced pumpkin pie with a delicious meringue topping, chocolate and chilli cookies and winter pavlova with spiced apples and pears. She visits a Lebanese bakery and is joined by food and travel writer John GregorySmith, who makes date and cinnamon squares.
08:55......Escape to the Chateau
06:00.......... The Hour of Power
07:10.............................. Top Gear
09:55......Escape to the Chateau
07:00 .............................Supergirl
08:00.............................. Top Gear
11:00......Escape to the Chateau
08:00............................ The Flash
09:00............... Ultimate Movers
12:05........ Come Dine with Me
09:00................. Modern Family
10:00.............................. Mega Air
12:35........ Come Dine with Me
09:30 ................. Modern Family
13:05........ Come Dine with Me
10:00 ................. Modern Family
11:00............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
13:40........ Come Dine with Me
10:30 ......................The F1 Show
14:10......................Four in a Bed
11:00 ..... WWE Raw Highlights
15:15......................Four in a Bed
12:00 ............. Cricket’s Funniest Moments
16:20......................Four in a Bed 16:50........ Come Dine with Me 17:50........ Come Dine with Me 18:55.... Come Dine with Me 19:25...........Britain’s Wildest Weather
13:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00 ................... The Simpsons 16:30................... The Simpsons 17:00 ...........................Formula 1
12:00.......Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 13:00............... Ultimate Movers 14:00..............American Pickers 15:00..............American Pickers 16:00.......... Would I Lie to You? 17:20.......... Would I Lie to You? 18:00.....Eddie Eats America
18:00............. The Simpsons
19:00....................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
21:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics
19:00............. The Simpsons
20:00............................ QI XL
19:30............. The Simpsons
22:00..........24 Hours in A&E
20:00................ Magnum P.I.
21:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You
23:05.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?
21:00............. Hawaii Five-0
22:00........... Mock the Week
22:00......... Micky Flanagan’s Out Out Tour
22:40..................Taskmaster
00:00.......NCIS: Los Angeles
00:20.................... Room 101
01:00.........A League of Their Own Us Road Trip
01:00............ Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
00:10............... 24 Hour Baby Hospital 01:15................... Emergency Helicopter Medics
23:40.................... Room 101
14:30.................... The Secret Life of the Zoo
20:00......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00......... Our Guy in Japan 22:00.................. Gogglebox 22:55.......Bad Neighbours 2 00:45.................. Snake Eyes
13:45...................................Access
16:10.The Sweetest Christmas 18:00.........5 News Weekend
21:00............ Stanley Baxter: Comedy National Treasure 22:20......... Britain’s Greatest Ever Double Acts 01:00........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
06:00.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:25......................... Emmerdale 09:30.............Coronation Street 12:30............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 13:30.......................Catchphrase 14:30...... You’ve Been Framed! 15:00..............The Santa Clause 17:05..................How the Grinch Stole Christmas 18:05...................... FYI Daily 18:10............How the Grinch Stole Christmas 19:10.........Captain America: Civil War 20:10...................... FYI Daily 20:15.........Captain America: Civil War 22:00.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:05.................. Family Guy 00:30............ American Dad! 01:25...................Release the Hounds
Mon 2 dec 2019
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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..Reported Missing 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45............... The Young Offenders 23:15.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:00............ The Graham Norton Show 00:50............... BBC News
CW watch
06:30.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family 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......... Live Snooker: UK Championship 17:15............................Flog It! 18:00.....Richard Osman’s House of Games 18:30................ Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00........... Match of the Day Live 19:30............Saving Lives at Sea 20:00......... Only Connect 20:30............... University Challenge 21:00......... Vienna Blood 22:30..............Newsnight 23:10..................Weather 23:15............Snooker: UK Championship 00:05............Snooker: UK Championship Extra
06:30 ................ King of Queens 07:45 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30......................... Lorraine 08:40 ..................................Frasier 09:25............... Judge Rinder 10:10 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 10:30............... This Morning 11:05.....Undercover Boss USA 12:30............. Loose Women 12:00................Channel 4 News 13:30...ITV Lunchtime News 12:05.................... Couples Come Dine with Me 13:55...... ITV News London 13:05...................... Escape to the 14:00.................... Dickinson’s Chateau: DIY Real Deal 14:10........................ Countdown 15:00..........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 15:00..............The Switch watch 16:00............ A Place in the Sun 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 20:30........My Money Secret Money Show 21:00..........24 Hours in A&E 20:30....Coronation Street 22:00.................. Dispatches 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, 23:00................... First Dates Get Me Out of Here! 01:00............. Flirty Dancing
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
CW
22:30...... ITV News at Ten and Weather
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15.................. Christmas Mail 12:50....................... Neighbours 13:20... Christmas Connection 15:00 .......... Hope at Christmas 16:45 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:00................................ Friends 18:00................ Neighbours 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 .................... Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights 20:00... Save the Hedgehogs for Help the Animals 21:00............... Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 22:00.........Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 23:05.... Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters 00:05............... Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 01:00........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
06:00......................... The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20...................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 .......................Dinner Date 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:25 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:20............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:20............... Dress to Impress 12:15......................... Emmerdale 12:50.............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! 21:00.................. Family Guy 21:30............ American Dad! 22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:35.................. Family Guy 00:30............ American Dad!
23:00.. ITV News London 23:15..... A Very Yorkshire Brothel 00:15....................All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 01:05.............Ideal World
The Switch ITV1, 15.00
Contestants are first given a chance to bank as much money as they can individually in the ‘Easy Money’ clue-based round. Each answer could rhyme with a word, start or perhaps end with the same letter. Every correct answer is worth cash (round 1 £100, round 2 £200, round 3 £300) and they each have just 45 seconds to add to their money pots. The three ‘Easy Money’ rounds alternate with ‘Switch’ rounds. And here’s where the quizzers can get tactical, as they’re given the chance to ‘stick or switch’ question categories. Will they switch out their competitors’ favourite subjects? Or will they focus on sticking their favourites? Once the categories are locked in the quiz changes to multiple choice questions. But there’s a twist - one of the answers is incorrect. Contestants race to secure a correct answer. Choose the wrong one and you’re ‘switched out’ of the game. Frozen out, you’re at risk of being left with the wrong answer in the next round, too! The ‘switched out’ player can only hope that one of the other contestants picks an invalid answer and brings them back into play. On the third and final question, the quizzer ‘switched out’ is eliminated. By the final ‘Switch’ round, only two are competing, with just one right and one wrong answer so speed is paramount. And if you’re ‘switched out’ in the deciding third category question you lose, leaving your opponent to move victoriously to the final. The plucky finalist gets one more chance to ‘switch out’ the final categories. Once the three are stuck, they need to answer just one question right in each category to win half their pot.
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
07:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast 09:00.................. Dog Whisperer 10:00...............Motorway Patrol 10:30...............Motorway Patrol 11:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles
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.............................. Top Gear
13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0
15:00.............. Last Stop Garage
15:00.....Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family
16:00..........Eddie Eats America 16:30..........Eddie Eats America
16:00.................. Modern Family
17:00.............................. Top Gear
17:00.................... The Simpsons
18:00......................Top Gear
17:30.............................Futurama
19:00.................... Room 101
18:00.....................Futurama
19:40.................... Room 101
18:30..............The Simpsons
20:20....... Insert Name Here
19:30..............The Simpsons
21:00....... Live at the Apollo
22:00.... Nazi Megastructures: Russia’s War
20:00..................... Supergirl
22:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply
23:00..........24 Hours in A&E
23:30.................. A League of Their Own
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..... Nazi War Machines: Secrets Uncovered
00:05................... Emergency Helicopter Medics 01:10..... Nazi War Machines: Secrets Uncovered
21:00...................The Matrix
23:00........... Mock the Week 23:40.................... Room 101
00:30......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
00:20.................... Room 101
01:30....The Force: North East
01:40....... Live at the Apollo
01:00....... Insert Name Here
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TV Guide
Tues 3 dec 2019
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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 18:55......... Party Election Broadcast 19:00.....The Andrew Neil Interviews 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00.............. Holby City 21:00.......Gold Digger watch 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45....... Plastic Surgery Undressed 23:40................... Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 00:40............... BBC News
CW
CW watch
06:30 ............Murder, Mystery and My Family
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
07:15........... The Repair Shop
08:30........................ Lorraine
08:00............. Great Australian Railway Journeys
09:25.............. Judge Rinder
09:00................BBC News at 9
12:30............ Loose Women
10:00......Victoria Derbyshire 11:00....BBC Newsroom Live 12:00......................Politics Live 13:00............Live Snooker: UK Championship 17:15................................Flog It! 18:00....... Richard Osman’s House of Games 18:30................... Strictly: It Takes Two 19:00.................... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 20:00....... MasterChef: The Professionals 21:00.................Rick Stein’s Secret France 22:00.....Live at the Apollo 22:30................ Newsnight 23:10.................... Weather 23:15.......... NFL This Week 00:05.............. Snooker: UK Championship 00:55.............. Snooker: UK Championship Extra
10:30.............. This Morning 13:30...ITV Lunchtime News 13:55...... ITV News London 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......How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 23:15..On Assignment
CW watch
23:50..........The Jonathan Ross Show 00:50.............Ideal World
On Assignment ITV1, 23.15
06:00........................Monkey Life 06:30........................Monkey Life 07:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast
07:10............................... Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00..............American Pickers
08:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast
09:00................Storage Hunters
09:00.................. Dog Whisperer
09:30................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
14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0
12:30.............. Last Stop Garage
15:00.....Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family
13:00.............................. Top Gear
16:00.................. Modern Family
15:00.............. Last Stop Garage
17:00.................... The Simpsons
15:30.............. Last Stop Garage
17:30.............................Futurama
16:00...........Cop Car Workshop
18:00.....................Futurama
17:00.............................. Top Gear
18:30..............The Simpsons
18:00......................Top Gear
20:00..................... The Flash
19:00.................... Room 101
21:00.........A League of Their Own Us Road Trip
20:20....... Insert Name Here
22:00....The Force: North East 23:00.....Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 00:00.......................Sick of It 01:00......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:00...................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals
09:15....................... Jeremy Vine
06:20.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
11:15 ............................ Christmas Homecoming
07:10....................... Dinner Date 08:00........................ Emmerdale
12:50........................ Neighbours
08:30............ Coronation Street
13:15................... A Very Country Christmas
09:25.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show
15:00................... Christmas with a Prince
10:20........... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
16:45......................... 5 News at 5
11:50 ..... You’ve Been Framed!
17:00................................. Friends
12:15 ........................ Emmerdale
18:00................. Neighbours
12:45 ............Coronation Street
18:30........... 5 News Tonight
13:50 .............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show
18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00........ The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 20:00........The Yorkshire Vet 21:15.................... Missing or Murdered? 22:15..................5 Clues That Caught a Killer
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! 21:00.................. Family Guy
23:15......Ted Bundy: Stranger Beside Me
22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp
01:00............... The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
00:30...The Cleveland Show
23:35............ American Dad!
22:30................ ITV News
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution, Paul Davies returns to Bucharest, where he and the ITN team were the only international reporters to gain access to the country’s main TV station as the revolution gained momentum. He returns to the television studio he reported from meeting old friends, key players in the uprising and listens as survivors recount their disappointment in the uprising’s outcome. Jerusalem has an unusual problem... there are not enough places to bury their dead. For Jews, Muslims and Christians alike, its soil is sacred. The city needs more than 4,000 new graves every year. With sought-after plots costing tens of thousands of pounds, the latest solution is to dig downwards – John Irvine visits the new six-storey underground burial site.
08:55............. Food Unwrapped 09:30............ A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 10:30............ A Place in the Sun: Winter 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......................Escape to the Chateau 22:00...........24 Hours in A&E 23:05...................... Shocking Emergency Calls UK 00:05........Mary Kills People 01:05....999: On the Frontline
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 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................. How to Save £1000 Online? 21:00..... Restorative Justice 22:00................... First Dates 23:05.................. Gogglebox 00:10........ Our Guy in Japan
14:00.............................. Top Gear
21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00..................Taskmaster 23:00........................... Sliced 23:40.................... Room 101 01:00....... Insert Name Here 01:40....... Live at the Apollo
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Newly engaged, Julia (Julia Ormond) finds herself unable to share the good news as her children arrive for Christmas. Benjamin (Ben Barnes) can’t help but feel bruised, and makes a point of calling his ex to tell her the news. Under pressure, Julia blurts out the news over dinner and is met with a shocked silence - none of her children congratulate her. Benjamin thanks Julia for proving her commitment to him, and it looks like the worst is over - but Julia has one more person to tell. Ted (Alex Jennings). Ted says he knows exactly why Benjamin is marrying Julia, and an ugly row ensues. But Julia takes ownership of the situation. She won’t apologise to her children any more for moving on, and she’s decided that she wants to get married soon. But as Ted struggles to keep himself together and he throws himself into a new plan to propose to Marsha (Nikki Amuka-Bird). Taking this as proof he is still obsessed with Julia, Marsha walks out - and Ted breaks his sobriety. Hiding this from everyone, Ted uses his children’s reluctant festive visit to urge them into action: Benjamin is going to leave their mother and take their inheritance - they need to act. And if they won’t, he will.
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06:00....................... Breakfast 09:15.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family 10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00.................. Fake Britain
06:30.......... Murder, Mystery and My Family 07:15.........The Repair Shop 08:00........................See Hear 08:30............Sam & Shauna’s Big Cook Out
11:45....................A1: Britain’s Longest Road
09:00............. BBC News at 9
12:15............... Bargain Hunt
11:00..BBC Newsroom Live
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 18:30... BBC London News 18:55......... Party Election Broadcast 19:00........The One Show 19:30.....The Andrew Neil Interviews 20:00.............The Sheriffs are Coming 21:00......The Apprentice 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45... Match of the Day 00:15............... BBC News
10:00... Victoria Derbyshire 12:00.................. Politics Live 13:00......... Live Snooker: UK Championship 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.......... The Baby Has Landed 22:00......The Apprentice: You’re Fired! 22:30..............Newsnight 23:10..................Weather 23:15............Snooker: UK Championship 00:05............Snooker: UK Championship Extra
06:30 ................ King of Queens 07:45 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30......................... Lorraine 08:40...................................Frasier 10:10...............Ramsay’s Kitchen 09:25............... Judge Rinder Nightmares USA 10:30............... This Morning 11:05.....Undercover Boss USA 12:00................Channel 4 News 12:30............. Loose Women 12:05.................... Couples Come 13:30...ITV Lunchtime News Dine with Me 14:00.................... Dickinson’s 13:05...................... Escape to the Chateau: DIY Real Deal 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00....................The Switch 15:00 .........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 15:59...................ITV London 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 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 18:25......... Party Election 19:55.............. Party Election Broadcast Broadcast 20:00............. The Secret Life 18:30..ITV Evening News of the Zoo 19:00............ Emmerdale 21:00.................................My Grandparents’ War 19:30..Coronation Street 22:00......Caught on Camera 20:00.......Paul O’Grady: 23:05......... The World’s Most For the watch Expensive Presents Love of Dogs 00:05................. What Makes a Murderer?
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
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09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15 ........Christmas in the Air 12:50 ....................... Neighbours 13:20 ........A Perfect Christmas 15:00 ......................Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane 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........ The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 20:00........The Yorkshire Vet 21:15....What’s Your Pension Really Worth? 22:15...........Critical Surgery: Changing Lives 23:15.... Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters 00:15................... Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex
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! 11:50...... You’ve Been Framed! 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! 19:30..You’ve Been Framed! 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:30............ I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:35............ American Dad! 00:30............... The Stand Up Sketch Show
21:00........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 22:30................ ITV News 23:00.. ITV News London 23:15.................... Peston 00:15.........Monster Carp 01:05.............Ideal World
Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs CW watch ITV1, 20.00 In episode seven, Paul meets an agoraphobic Staffy cross who is too scared to even go outside for a wee. Paul needs to think outside the box reassure Barry otherwise he’ll never find a home. When an usually quiet chihuahua arrives, Paul suspects she could be down in the dumps because she’s got a limp and might be in pain. Paul also meets a gang of four Japanese Chin crosses who’ve had a bit of a family tiff and need to be separated.
06:00...................... Childrens’ TV
08:55............ Food Unwrapped
06:00........................Monkey Life
09:30 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter 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: Winter Sun
08:00... Kay Burley @ Breakfast
09:00 ...............Storage Hunters
09:00.................. Dog Whisperer
09:30............... Storage Hunters
10:00...............Motorway Patrol
10:00............. American Pickers
11:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles
11:00 .............American Pickers
12:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles
12:00 ............. Last Stop Garage
13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0
12:30 ............. Last Stop Garage
14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0
13:00 ............................. Top Gear
15:00........................Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family
14:00 ............................. Top Gear
16:00.................. Modern Family
16:00 ..........Cop Car Workshop
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 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.............. The Supervet 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:05........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
16:30.................. Modern Family 17:00.................... The Simpsons 17:30.............................Futurama 18:00.....................Futurama 18:30..............The Simpsons 19:30............. Gillette Soccer Special 22:15......... Micky Flanagan’s Out Out Tour
00:05................... Emergency Helicopter Medics
00:15................... The Russell Howard Hour
01:10..........24 Hours in A&E
01:20....The Force: North East
15:00 .....................Timber Kings 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00................... Room 101 19:40 ................... Room 101 20:20....... Insert Name Here 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00............... Hypothetical 23:00...Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply 00:00.................... Room 101 01:20....... Insert Name Here
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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............. EastEnders 20:00................ Inside the Supermarket 21:00............ Who Do You Think You Are? 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30........Regional News and Weather 22:45....... Question Time 23:45............... Brexitcast
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06:30........................... Murder, Mystery and My Family
06:00............. Good Morning Britain
07:15..................... The Repair Shop
09:25 .............. Judge Rinder
08:00.................... Your Home Made Perfect
12:30............. Loose Women
09:00............. BBC News at 9
08:30......................... Lorraine
Former winners Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty and David O’Doherty test their general knowledge skills on this week’s special House of Games: Champion editions.
10:30............... This Morning 13:30..............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55...... ITV News London
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store in Hedge End, Southampton, with manager Becky and her team eager not to lose precious custom while the refurbishment takes place. At head office, two new food brands - a chorizo snack and a fresh fruit tea - are being trialled across 70 stores, while in retail, plans are under way for this year’s Christmas campaign.
08:55............. Food Unwrapped 09:30...................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 10:30............ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 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 18:55.999: On the Frontline 19:55......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00...........24 Hours in A&E 22:00.........New Amsterdam 23:00........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Richard Osman’s House of Games CW watch BBC2, 18.00
06:30................. King of Queens 07:45............... Everybody Loves Raymond 14:00.................... Dickinson’s 11:00............BBC Newsroom 08:40 ..................................Frasier Real Deal Live 10:10 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen 15:00....................The Switch Nightmares USA 12:00.................. Politics Live 11:05.....Undercover Boss USA 15:59...................ITV London 13:00......... Live Snooker: UK 12:00................Channel 4 News 16:00...............Tipping Point Championship 12:05.................... Couples Come 17:00.............. Cash Trapped Dine with Me 17:15............................Flog It! 13:05...................... Escape to the 18:00. . .. ITV News London 18:00...............Richard Chateau: DIY Osman’s House watch 18:30....ITV Evening News 14:10........................ Countdown of Games 15:00..........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 19:00............ Emmerdale 16:00............ A Place in the Sun 18:30................ Strictly: It 19:30...................Tonight 17:00........... Kirstie’s Handmade Takes Two Christmas 20:00............ Emmerdale 19:00..........Live Snooker: 18:00..............The Simpsons 20:30......Gino’s Italian UK Championship Escape: Hidden Italy watch 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00.......... Channel 4 News 20:00............ MasterChef: 21:00........I’m a Celebrity, 19:55.............. Party Election The Professionals Get Me Broadcast 21:00.............Giri/Haji 20:00....................Buy It Now Out of Here! watch for Christmas 22:00............................ QI 22:30...... ITV News at Ten 21:00.............. What Makes a and Weather 22:30..............Newsnight Murderer? 22:00.......... 999: What’s Your 23:00.. ITV News London 23:10..................Weather Emergency? 23:15........ Piers Morgan’s 23:15............Snooker: UK 23:00........... Rick and Morty Life Stories Championship 23:30..........24 Hours in A&E
10:00........................... Victoria Derbyshire
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 12:00.............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00.......Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family 16:00.................. Modern Family 17:00 ................... The Simpsons 17:30.............................Futurama 18:00.....................Futurama 18:30..............The Simpsons 20:00........Rob & Romesh Vs 21:00.....Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 22:00................... The Russell Howard Hour 23:00........ Romesh Presents 23:30................ Just Another Immigrant
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07:10............Cops UK: Bodycam Squad 08:00 .............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 09:30 ...............Storage Hunters 10:00 .............American Pickers 11:00 .............American Pickers 12:00 ............Jay Leno’s Garage 13:00 ............................. Top Gear 14:00 ............................. Top Gear 15:00 .....................Timber Kings 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
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06:00...................... Childrens’ TV 09:15 .......................Jeremy Vine 11:15 .................. How Sarah Got Her Wings 12:50 ....................... Neighbours 13:20 ............................ Christmas Next Door 15:00........................ Christmas at Pemberley Manor 16:45......................... 5 News at 5 17:00................................. Friends 18:00................. Neighbours 18:30........... 5 News Tonight 18:55.............. Party Election Broadcast 19:00........ The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 20:00............ Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 21:15.................. What’s Your Pension Really Worth? 22:15......Restaurant Rescue 23:15.........................Missing or Murdered?
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! 21:00.................. Family Guy 22:30.............I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp 23:35............ American Dad!
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Yuto’s (Yosuke Kubozuka) plans to return to Tokyo are derailed when he receives a call from Jiro (Yoshiki Minato) - he has Taki (Aoi Okuyama) and they’re going to throw her off a rooftop unless Yuto hands himself in. Kenzo (Takehiro Hira) and Yuto race to save her, but Kenzo is confronted by a vengeful Abbot (Charlie Creed-Miles) who is still out for Yuto’s head. They make a deal and Abbot accompanies Kenzo to the rooftop. However, when Sarah (Kelly Macdonald) see Abbot strong-arming Kenzo into a car her suspicions are roused, and she decides to tail them. Once everyone eventually reaches the rooftop, they find themselves in a stand-off - until Taki, in a heartfelt outpouring of grief, highlights the lies and faults in everyone around her and confesses her own insecurities. After an almost magical moment of self-reflection, it is time for Yuto to act - but will he become the killer his brother tried so desperately to save him from, or will he sacrifice his freedom for the good of his family? Meanwhile, having made it to Natsuko’s (Mitsuko Oka) family home in the country, Eiko (Anna Sawai), Natsuko and Rei (Yuko Nakamora) are apprehended by Fukuhara’s (Masahiro Motoki) men. Before they’re attacked, a flurry of bullets fells their assailants - and standing in the smoke is an unexpected saviour who could either be friend or foe. At the yakuza peace meeting, Shin Endo (Kobayashi Katsuya) forces Fukuhara to atone for Saburo’s (Masaya Mimura) murder. Fukuhara complies, cutting off two fingers - but it soon becomes apparent that this isn’t enough: Shin Endo’s thirst for revenge is unquenchable.
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Nutcracker - Ballet de Moscú
The Nutcracker is back again at the Infanta Leonor with Cristina Terentiev and Aleksandr Petrishenko, captivating the public by conveying emotion and the most refined technique of the Russian school.
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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. 29th November icod de los viños www.tablasdesanandres.net
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Pescando por Tenerife - Arona
Gastronomic days with tastings and workshops to promote the consumption of local fish in the Canary Islands.
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Workshop - Be Sustainable this coming Festive Season
Lupe Castro, fashion expert, & Kim De Coster, sustainable event organiser, decided to team up and launch a series of sustainable fashion events, starting with their very first workshop “Re-use it, Revamp it, Re-glam it... Be Sustainable this coming Festive Season” to get you ready for the festivities in the most sustainable way possible. During the workshop you’ll learn how you can be original with what you own already, we’ll show you why it’s more fun to avoid fast fashion and you’ll get to know lots of local sustainable fashion brands. Price: 30€ per person Includes * Styling workshop by Lupe Castro * Dossier with Tricks & Tips * Canapes & Drinks * Popup Store Local Fashion Brands * A wonderful Goodie Bag You will have to bring an item of clothing or outfit. More specifics will follow soon!
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Police sniffer dog finds party pills in car boot
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Lorry driver charged with manslaughter of of 39 frozen travellers
IT was like a Q Branch gadget from a James Bond film. But, far from fighting evil villains, the false floor in a Benidorm vehicle yielded plastic bags, filled with party pills, hash and a switch-blade. Two British men, responsible for the illegal substances, were charged with drug-trafficking. The heist came after Benidorm’s Local Police were patrolling the English Square area earlier this month, accompanied by canine units. One of the dogs marked an area of the boot of a stationary car, but, initially, police could not discover the source of the dog’s alarm. However, they soon found a secret button, which, when pressed, revealed a false floor in the vehicle’s boot, that contained the contraband drugs. The Local Police also found the suspected criminals’ business cards, suggesting that they worked “on request” for their clients in the Costa Blanca party city.
Sacked sex-act policeman showed videos to woman
A disciplinary hearing heard that PC Leach filmed himself performing a sex act
A POLICE officer has been sacked for sending videos of himself, performing a sex act in his uniform, to a “vulnerable” woman. Christopher Leach, 37, was dismissed for an “improper sexual relationship” with the woman he met while working. The divorcee admitted filming two videos in the toilets of his police station, while in uniform, saying it gave him a “thrill”, reported Wales Online. A disciplinary hearing was told that PC Leach filmed himself performing the act inside a Cardiff police station, in the district of Cathays. He then sent the videos to the 35-year-old woman, after working his shifts as a uniformed police constable. PC Leach, who admitted sending the messages, denied filming them while on duty. He told a misconduct hearing that he filmed the explicit videos before his shift started, kept them on his phone, and sent them to the woman, if she asked. After being caught, he told senior officers that when he was unable to see her, they would communicate by sending explicit messages and videos to each other. The hearing learned that the officer came into contact with the woman because of his police work, and that she was vulnerable to an abuse of trust or power. PC Leach, who had worked for the force for five years, denied misconduct. But he was dismissed without notice by a disciplinary panel.
A LORRY driver, accused of being involved with the deaths of 39 migrants, has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration. Robinson, a 25-year-old known as Mo, is charged with the manslaughter of a group of men, women and children, all found dead in a refrigerated trailer. The Northern Ireland man was appearing at the Old Bailey, via video link from East London’s Belmarsh Prison, for a plea hearing. He was not asked to enter a plea to 41 other charges, including 39 counts of manslaughter. The frozen bodies of eight
females and 31 males were discovered in the trailer on 23rd October, attached to his Scania cab, in an Essex industrial park in Grays. The victims were later identified as coming from various Vietnam provinces, the youngest being two boys, aged 15. The accused, wearing a light-blue sweater and tan trousers, spoke to confirm his identity and British nationality. During the hearing, before Mr Justice Edis, he admitted conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, between 1st May, 2018 and 24th October, 2019. The charge states that he plotted with others “to do an act or series of acts, which facilitated the commission of a breach of immigration law by various persons”.
He also admitted acquiring criminal property, namely cash, on the same dates. The defendant, of Laurel Drive, in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, was not asked to enter pleas to other charges, including 39 counts of manslaughter. He is charged with conspiracy to commit human-trafficking offences, between 1st May 2018 and 24th October 2019. The details of that charge state: “He arranged or facilitated the travel of other persons into the UK, with a view to their being exploited.” He was also charged with transferring criminal property and was remanded into custody until a further hearing, on 13th December.
Shattering demo blow for wealthy Tesla boss TESLA chief Elon Musk saw more than 75% of a billion dollars wiped off his fortune, following the botched launch of his latest electric vehicle.
Shares in the firm slid following the bungled unveiling of the pick-up truck, which had its supposedly-unbreakable glass window shat-
ter twice during a demo! Needless to say, the demonstration was a complete flop. The so-called stunt came after Musk had bragged about the strength of the glass on his futuristic, stainless-steel-skinned Cybertruck, which was brought on stage amid flashing lights, lasers and flames. Musk bragged: “You want a truck that’s really tough, not fake tough. You want a truck you can take a
sledgehammer to; a truck that won’t scratch; doesn’t dent!” To prove it, he then ordered an employee to strike the door with a sledgehammer, resulting in no damage. But then, they threw a metal ball at the driver’s side-windows, which splintered! A shaken Musk said: “Oh my f****** God.” Needless to say, his boast has certainly shattered the multi-billionaire’s bank balance!
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New adventures and old foes to celebrate Doctor Who return
IT has been a long wait, but the TARDIS is finally about to return to our homes. Doctor Who sat out most of 2019, the last episode to air being the New Year’s Day special “Resolution,” which brought back the Daleks. At last, though, Season 12 is upon us, and this first teaser trailer promises that we can expect some familiar foes and brand-new adventures, for Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor and her friends in 2020. Season 12 began work back in January, but just wrapped last week. Filming encompassed overseas shoots in Tenerife and South Africa, as well as production closer to home in the UK. The producers worked hard to keep most of the season’s secrets under wraps, but they made it official that the Judoon would be returning in the run. The Rhino-headed
monsters first faced off against David Tennant’s Time Lord back in 2007. Photos on set have also confirmed that the Daleks will be making another comeback, though there’s a belief that this could be part of filming for a special to come after the conclusion of Season 12, perhaps in Christmas 2020 or New Year’s 2021. If they’re planning that far ahead, that would explain why the process took almost the entire year. But the hard work looks to have paid off now. Of course, Whittaker will again be joined by her faithful companions, Yaz Khan (Mandip Gill), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole) and Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh). In season 11, the three human time-travellers were just as much the leads of the show as the Doctor herself, so we’d also expect this to continue, as well. And we’ve been promised that Yaz, in particular, will get more to do. Doctor Who Season 12 arrives in the new year, at last!
Holiday Brit father drowns on night out
BRITISH father Andrew Wallace drowned in a Benalmadena marina while holidaying with pals on the Costa del Sol.
The 54-year-old, from Bolton, become separated from his mates on a night out. His body was found in Benalmadena by a local sailor, who had gone to prepare his boat for the town’s marina. The Lancashire family man’s death is not believed to be suspicious, although a local judge has been carrying out a routine investigation, according to the SunOnline. Andrew was first reported missing last Saturday morning, after disappearing
hours earlier. He was set to fly home on Sunday with his group of friends, who notified the National Police of his disappearance. An autopsy showed that Andrew had sustained chest and arm injuries, because, it was assumed, he tried to pull himself out of the water. Andrew’s brother, nephew and son are believed to have travelled to Spain to organise having his body repatriated. Meanwhile, tributes have flooded in for the Bolton man, who has been described as “one in a million”. Jade Glendening, one of many people paying her respects, said: “Rest in peace Andy Wallace. Lovely man. Sending lots of love to the family.”
Chef Gary Rhodes dies at 59 in Dubai
GARY RHODES, the celebrity chef known for his spiky hair and passion for British cuisine, has died at the age of 59 while working in Dubai.
A family statement said: “He died on Tuesday with his beloved wife Jennie by his side. The Rhodes family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of beloved husband, father and brother, Gary Rhodes OBE. “The family would like to thank everyone for their support and ask for privacy during this time.” Gary, born in south London in 1960, grew up in Kent and trained at Thanet Technical College. His first professional job was at the Amsterdam Hilton, where he began to experiment with nouvelle cuisine. And he opened his first restaurant in 1997 and was made an OBE in 2006. His TV work included appearances on Masterchef, Hell’s Kitchen and his own series, Rhodes Around Britain. He was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008. Gary ran two restaurants in Dubai: Rhodes W1 and Rhodes Twenty10. Jaideep Bhatia, PR director
of the Grosvenor House Dubai, which housed Rhodes W1, said: “Gary was working until the day he died.” Gordon Ramsay led the tributes on Twitter, writing: “We lost a fantastic chef today in Gary Rhodes. He was a chef who put British Cuisine on the map. Sending all the love and prayers to your wife and kids. You’ll be missed.” Jamie Oliver added on Instagram: “Gary was a fantastic chef and an incredible ambassador for British cooking. “He was a massive inspiration to me as a young chef. He re-imagined modern British cuisine with elegance and fun. Rest in peace Chef.” Great British “Bake Off” winner Candice Brown tweeted: “So, so sad to hear about Gary Rhodes. His banana and syrup loaf was the first thing I baked all on my own. The pages are stuck
together with syrup. So much love to his family.” Ainsley Harriott added: “So sad to hear the news about Gary Rhodes. A true culinary icon and a lovely man. Sending my love and thoughts to his wife Jennie and their boys. RIP, my friend.” In a statement, Grosvenor House Dubai and Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa, where Rhodes worked, said: “The team are devastated to hear of the tragic passing of Chef Gary Rhodes OBE. “Not only has the industry lost a true culinary legend, but we have also lost an inspirational human-being and a very dear friend. “No words can express our sadness at Gary’s death, or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Rhodes family.”
‘Drug-related’ Brit is shot dead by assassin
THE identity of a British businessman, gunned down outside his villa, has been revealed as Peter Andrew Williamson, 39, from Salford. He was shot dead at around 3.15pm as he parked his Audi, after returning from the gym last Thursday. Assassins fired seven bullets at him when he arrived outside his home, in the Riviera del Sol urbanisation, near La Cala de Mijas. One shot hit him in the heart and killed him instantly, before some 10 police turned up at the luxury address. Original reports suggested that the suspected killer who was of “Arabic origin” sped off from the murder scene, in Calle Ofrebres, in a getaway
car. This has not yet been confirmed, but police said there had been no arrests yet. A Guardia Civil spokesperson told the Olive Press online newspaper: “There was a shoot-out involving firearms in the Riviera del Sol urbanisation. “Emergency services arrived
and gave CPR to the victim but they could not save him.” Local daily paper Diario Sur claimed that police were working on the theory that the hit was drugrelated. It added that Williamson had been arrested by police in March for his alleged role in shipping cannabis out of Malaga. One neighbour also told the Olive Press: He might have been involved in the drug trade.” Earlier, after the shooting, those close to Williamson, who was nicknamed Snaggle, paid tribute to him. “My caring beautiful nephew little Peter,” wrote his aunt, Carol Williamson Moores. “Taken from us in horrible circumstances. Gone too soon. Love you Snaggle. Always in my heart. Will never be forgotten.”
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Brits top list of foreign Red Sky TV series to feature Arona on TV house-buyers in Spain BRITONS lead the way for being foreign house-buyers in Spain, accounting for 14.27% of sales to non-Spaniards in the third quarter of the year, having bought 2,160 properties.
According to figures from the College of Registrars, the French represented the second-largest foreign group acquiring property in the country (8.4%), followed by Germans (6.6%), Belgians (6.17%), Moroccans (6.05%) and Romanians (5.83%). Property purchases by nonnationals in Spain in July, August and September represented 12.5% of the total, which was a higher proportion than in the previous two quarters of 2019. However, the number of sales in the third quarter, adding up to 15,150, was down on the 16,000 recorded between the beginning of
April and the end of June. By province, Alicante registered the highest proportion of house sales to foreign buyers in the third quarter, at nearly 42%. Tenerife capital Santa Cruz clocked the second highest (32.6%) and Malaga the third (28.8%). The region with the greatest percentage of non-Spanish
house-buyers was the Balearic Islands (28.1%), followed by the Valencian Community (25.8%). The Canary Islands had the third-highest (23.7%), with Murcia one place behind (21.5%), and, some way back in fourth and fifth spot were Cataluña and Andalucia, with 12.7% and 12% respectively.
Cowboy builder not a breath of fresh air
A BUILDER is believed to have fled to the UK with thousands of euros, paid to him by an expat to fit airconditioning in her new, dream home. Expat Nicola Brookes claims she is owed €1,709 by Air Care Gibraltar director Andrew Maddison, who has returned to the UK. The Casares resident in Malaga has called in police to probe the case, after the former Duquesa-based builder suddenly upped
sticks. Nicola also says she had to spend €700 on legal fees, as well as changing the locks. However, this was firmly denied by Phillip Charlton, a so-called “accounts manager” of the firm, who threatened her to stop spreading ‘malicious rumours’. The problems came in August, after she had paid 50% of the quote up front. “He failed to return to do the job,” she told online newspaper Olive Press. “He is a total nightmare.” Since leaving Spain in September, the 55-year-old plumber appears to have
set up two new businesses in Hampshire. When contacted, he insisted the claims were “entirely false”, and that he was suing Brookes for slander. He added he no longer owned Air Care Gibraltar and insisted the company’s new boss had offered to complete her installation, which she had turned down. “She refused and then started slandering me everywhere, but it had nothing to do with me, once the company was sold,” he stressed. But despite his claims, he still appears to be the director of the La Linea-based business.
PART of the Netflix television series “Red Sky” will be filmed in Arico during December, and the municipality could be featured throughout the series. “Sky Rojo” is produced by Vancouver Media SL, creators of “The Paper House”, and will be distributed by Netflix in what promises to be a new global success. The series, created by Álex
Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, and directed by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson and Javier Quintas, has an international cast, headed by Verónica Sánchez (“El Embarcadero”), Cuban actress Yany Prado (“The double life of Estela Carrillo”) and Argentine actress and singer Lali Espósito (“Floricienta”, “Sweet Love”, “Almost Angels”). The cast is completed by Asier Etxeandia (“Pain and Glory”, “Velve”, “The Bride”), Miguel Ángel Silvestre (“Sense8”) and Enric Auquer (“Perfect Life”).
You’ll still be quids in, shopping at Poundland HOW much does any item cost at Poundland? The oncesimple answer from the discount retailer, which revolutionised the high street, isn’t as easy as you’d think.
Everything in Poundland will no longer cost £1, the discount retailer has announced, in a major shift for the brand. The company plans to launch products for under and over £1, as it moves away from its iconic, single-price structure. The retailer already sells some items for 50p under occasional “manager’s specials”, and it also introduced pricier items for £2 and £5 in 2017. However, Poundland will now have even more discounted items, as well as prices in excess of £1. Barry Williams, managing director of Poundland, said: “We promise customers amazing value and we are committed to fulfilling that promise on the widest range of items. “While threequarters of the products we offer will still be £1, it’s important that we look to broaden our ranges elsewhere, whether above or below £1. “Our customers are among
the savviest in the country. We know that and it’s why we’re moving at the pace they dictate, to become the simple price-retailer they want us to be.” He added: “The new prices will be trialled in stores in the Midlands before potentially rolling out nationwide if successful. The move to more flexible pricing should give Poundland potential scope to deliver a more varied, and, arguably, stronger value proposition.” Clive Black, a retail analyst at stockbroker Shore Capital, said in a note to clients: “If rolled out across its estate, then the competitive intensity within the discount channel could intensify a notch. “That is something, no doubt, the value-based supermarkets will also be keeping an eye on.” Black said the pricing shift coincided with Poundland rolling-out clothing at its stores, most of which retail for more than £1.
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Proud Liz offers her own Helping Hands Liz Montague with Virag, Balint Horvarth and his partner
LIZ Montague, leader of the children’s charity Helping Hands, had a busy time last Thursday, distributing €4,000 to worthy causes, after raising over €8,400 at the organisation’s’ 10th anniversary dinnerdance the previous weekend. She handed over €1,000 to Balint Horvarth, whose daughter Virag is suffering from Dock8, a rare, life-threatening disease, which has to be monitored regularly at Candelaria Hospital. It is an immunodeficiency syndrome, and most youngsters need specialist treatment to get beyond 18, which is Virag’s age. The cash will go towards the cost of the teenager’s daily visits by car to the hospital, where she receives treatment. “She has been unwell for many months, and it is
incredibly sad to see her so poorly,” said Liz. “I hope the donation will help the family get her to and from the hospital regularly.” If anyone would also like to support the family financially, please go to https://www. gofundme.com/f/1olc9jp1yo Helping Hands also donated a similar sum to Aaron Banister, a brave youngster who is battling Duchenne Disease from his wheelchair… usually with a smile on his face for everyone, and a song if there’s a microphone handy! Also, €2,000 was given to Yanes Academy to help inspire more youngsters to join the Academy’s hairdressing courses. Finally, at the end of her busy day, Liz gave a €2,000 donation to the Happy to Help fellow charity, which, like Helping Hands, also supports underprivileged families in need. The tireless charity worker added: “We have always had fabulous support, and I have updated our charity accounts. The overall total to date is €315,000… an incredible amount over 10 years!”
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Accion Del Sol News
Christmas stresses! WE would like to remind owners to give extra care and be aware of their pets’ behaviour, over the festive period. There are a lot of different people, noises and activities, that may cause stress to your pet. Please do not leave them alone for more than four hours. It is a well-known fact that pets can suffer more stress, at this time. The refuge will closed from 22nd December to the 2nd January, inclusive, for the Christmas period. 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, 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 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.
Live Paws News
Do you know me? THIS little dog was found in San Miguel, last week. He is in good health, apart from having a small wound on his leg. Let’s see if we can help him find his way home. Please call 652 297 873, if you have any information. Thank you. The good news is that three dogs were adopted, last week. Dog-walking club Join our dog-walking club on Saturday mornings from 9am1pm. 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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Cats Welfare News THIS gorgeous little boy is two months old, and is playful, lively - and lovely! He is fine with children and other cats. He has had his first injection, and has been wormed and deflead.
A while ago, Olaf had an operation to remove a kidney stone, so he needs a special diet of urinary soft food, designed for cats with this sort of problem. He was born with the stone, and it’s possible he may develop another one, but a special diet will reduce the risk of this happening. He also needs special, filtered, lowmineral water. 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
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Meet Olaf! 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 Linda (English) on 711 004 155, Sandra (English, Spanish and German) on 671 282 773 after 6pm, or Sharon (English) on 662 524 006, 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 Tomorrow (Saturday) we will be holding a fundraising event at the Terrace Bar, Amarilla Golf, 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, in-
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cluding 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.
Capital treats Come to the cabaret! at every stop!
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WE’RE almost into December, and K9 would like to invite you all to their Christmas Dinner and Cabaret. It is taking place on Saturday 14th December in St Eugene’s in San Eugenio. The cost for tickets is €20, which includes dinner and an amazing cabaret show. There are a couple of dinner choices, as well as a vegetarian option. Drinks include €8 for a bottle of wine, €1 for water or refreshments, and €1.50 for a jug of beer, until 11.30pm. We are inviting everyone to meet at the bar at 7pm, and the meal will be served at 8pm. The Cabaret includes Frankie Mack Rat Pack Show and Gary Nelson. Tickets can sell out quite quickly for this event, so make sure you get your tickets early, to avoid disappointment. We do have various locations where you can buy the tickets, which are shown on the poster. We have a Facebook page, should you wish to make contact this way. Our Christmas party is always a lot of fun, so don’t miss out this year, and get your tickets today. We are asking people to bring along some treats for our furry friends - our cats and dogs. We always get so
many wonderful donations throughout the year for them, so we want to continue this wonderful tradition, and make our fur-babies’ Christmas special for them. They don’t yet have their forever families to share this happy occasion with, so we do our very best to make sure they are spoilt. We are open all year round, including Christmas Day, because our dogs and cats need to be walked, cleaned, fed and looked after, every single day. If you are looking for a lovely way to spend your Christmas morning, please do call up and see us, and maybe walk
a dog or two. You can visit any day between 9.30am1.30pm. We are on Calle Chimbesque, between Las Chafiras and Las Zocas. We look forward to seeing you! We have had many adoptions over the last few months, but for every dog that leaves, one or two are found, surrendered or abandoned. We would like to thank everyone for their continued support every year, and would like to wish you all a very successful, fur-babyfilled 2020. If you interested in donating, or holding your own fundraiser for K9, please contact us on 667 638 468.
Rebbecca Hurley will shortly be taking the most extraordinary bus journey of her life.
“I’m off to the Philipines next Monday,” she enthuses, “to deliver toys and clothes for the capitals’ kids. Rogelio Castro, the bus driver featured in the BBC documentary, ‘The Toughest Place in the World to be a Bus Driver’, will be helping me. “He will take me to safe distribution points in the slums, so that I can give out any donations I have to the cities’ poorest. I watched this BBC programme, a couple of years ago, and was so moved by his story, seeing the poverty and situations that, for some, are a very harsh reality. “Kids sleep in tuk-tuks, not knowing where their next meal is coming from, or what future they could possibly have. Rogelio’s own story is one of hard graft, to make ends meet, for him and his family. “My suitcases are now full, because I have had so many donations, so, if you’d like to help, please donate to my PayPal account: oceangolf101@yahoo.co.uk “This money will be used to
purchase clothes, food and other necessary items, as soon as I arrive in Manila. All donations and purchases will be documented, and posted on my Facebook page. To all the people who have kindly donated clothing and money, thank you so much.” Links to the documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ programmes/b01rr8pc https://www.bbc.co.uk/… /3V9LJ8Kmhsm5nRcKvX7Z…/ rogelio-castro
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THE recent Londonbased Wines from Spain Awards 2019 reveals the top-100 favourites among British experts, and three whites have been given prizes. During a blind testing, oenologists, or “Masters of Wine”, as they are known in the UK, named three brands from as many bodegas from the 2018 crop. And one of them is available “on tap”. The white which won “best value for money” was the Castelo de Medina Verdejo 2018, from the Castelo de Medina wine merchants’ and using the Verdejo grape variety. “Best newly-discovered” white was Pansa Blanca 2018, from the Raventós de Alella bodega. And best premium white was Malvasía Seco Colección 2018, which comes from the oldest wine merchants in the Canary Islands: Bodegas El Grifo, in Lanzarote. “El Grifo” translates as “the tap”, meaning the range known as “El Grifo Seco” means, effectively, “dry tap”. But there must be plenty of it flowing because it is
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one of the most-exported Spanish wines to the UK, and is well-known throughout the Canary Islands and the mainland. El Grifo’s Malvasía 2018 is pale-yellow in colour, with green, shimmering flecks when held under the light, and floral aromas such as saffron and jasmine and notes of “stone fruit” such as apricots and peaches, with plenty of volume and a
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long finish, is said to be ideal for accompanying fish and seafood. Its unique flavour comes from its grapes, grown in the volcanic, ash-covered territory which forms the landscape in the La Geria valley, Lanzarote (pictured), where the El Grifo bodega is based. El Grifo, founded in 1775, means it is now 244 years old, and one of Spain’s 10 oldest
wine merchants. Whether it is Britain’s favourite, or just that of the “Masters of Wine” in London, will depend largely upon subjective tastes, and also on the price! Residents in the UK are used to paying far more for their wine than anyone has to in Spain. But apart from special occasions, most Brits would seek out as much of a bargain as possible without
compromising on quality. In this case, El Grifo is a double hit, and, though up to five times the price of a bottle of Spain’s cheap, but decent, supermarket plonk, the online price of the awardwinning premium Malvasía Seco Colección 2018 comes in at €14.50. That’s far from breaking the bank in Spain, and only slightly above average in the UK.
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By Val Sainsbury EXPERTS are warning parents to be careful when buying food and drinks for their kids. Researchers at the University of Glasgow found that a lot of children’s food and drinks, such as fruitbased snacks, juices, yogurts, cereals, and ready-to-eat meals marketed as “healthy” in the UK, are not as healthy as claimed. The researchers found that of the 332 products investigated from supermarkets, 41% were less healthy than they were marketed to be. Apart from making health claims, these products sometimes used cartoons, toys, and other such promotions, to attract young consumers. They noted that parents trying to feed their children healthy foods were being deceived by food labels
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Marketing ploys affect kids’ health claiming the products are nutritious, but which were actually packed with sugar or salt. Such products, most of which were fruit-based drinks and snacks, had labels that said: “No added sugars.” Many products also made claims about containing “one-of-five-a-day” fruits and vegetables, but most did not contain the recommended portion size of 80g. The researchers warned that such health claims have created a “health halo”, preventing parents from realising that many such snacks are full of sugar. They also warned that the heavy use of cartoons as a marketing ploy have greatly contributed to the childhood obesity crisis. The researchers found that cereal bars had the highest content of saturated fat and sugar, while cereals had the most salt. Additionally, fruit snacks were found to have the highest sugar content, averaging 48g per 100g. Most fruit snacks also made the fivea-day claim, which could
be misleading or confusing for parents, and 42% of the products tested said they had at least one portion of five-aday of fruits or vegetables. However, three quarters of those did not really contain what they claimed. There is no exact portion size recommended for children, but 62.3% of products, which made the claim, did not even contain 40g of fruits or vegetables. With regards to fruit juices, the serving size for most exceeded the recommended 150ml for fruit juice. Yet, the fruit and vegetable portions for most products did not meet the recommended portion size. Additionally, almost a
quarter of the products, mostly fruit-based drinks and snacks, claimed no added sugars in them, but half had concentrated juice or fruit puree as added ingredients. This could mislead consumers, who might not realise that they were still loaded with natural sugars, that could also contribute to weight gain. “Pre-packed foods, targeted at children, can be consumed as part of a ‘healthy’ diet, yet their health and nutrition claims remain questionable,” said the researchers. The researchers stressed the need for stricter regulations for food labelling, marketing techniques and product
content, to lessen the risk of obesity, especially now that childhood obesity has become endemic. The consumption of less-nutritious foods may affect children’s health, in the long run. Today, one-in-ten children is already obese by the time he or she reaches the age of five. This increases to one-infive children, by the time he or she enters secondary school. In fact, childhood obesity has been recognised as being one of the most-serious, public-health challenges of the 21st century. Obese children are at risk of having almost every major system of their bodies harmed. Obesity can damage their heart, lungs, muscles, bones, digestive tract and kidneys. It can also disrupt the hormones that control blood sugar and puberty, as well as take a heavy toll on social and emotional health. Furthermore, overweight or obese children are more likely to be overweight or obese in adulthood, which can raise their risk of disease and disability, later in life.
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REGULAR car servicing may seem to be an expense you put at the back of your mind, but, in the long term, it can actually save you money. Having your car regularly serviced can make the difference towards its smooth running, and fuel efficiency, and reduce the risk of an unexpected breakdown. The service schedule of your car is normally determined by the manufacturer’s guideline. If followed correctly, it can save you money, although, if the recommendation is for every 10,000 kms for example, and you have done 10,500kms, this won’t be a major issue.
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CD Tenerife
Rejuvenated CD Tenerife earn three valuable points
AFTER Tenerife’s eight weeks without a win, the new coaching staff encouraged the blanquiazul team to react accordingly, during their visit to Sporting.
And how they responded, with goals from Suso and Dani Gómez in a fruitful second-half. Sesé Rivero, his coaching staff, and the CDT players, brought light to a sad week last Friday with a muchneeded victory at the El Molinón stadium, proving that this team are not dead. Sporting started the stronger and pressed hard, looking for gaps in a nervy Tenerife team, who had suffered poor results, and the sacking of coach Aritz López Garai, the previous week. But the defence stood strong against Sporting’s attacking trio of Rivero, Medina and León, and each ball was cleared without thinking. Each time keeper Ortolá was involved, he cleared eve-
Sporting de Gijón 0 CD Tenerife 2
ry attack quickly with a long ball, to ease any pressure. Sporting had their first real chance in the 16th minute with a cross from Djurdjevic on the left wing, which found Aitor García, but his shot was blocked by Moore. Tenerife had not been too troubled until then, when Ortolá decided to return to the Garai way of playing, and released a ball which the Asturian team intercepted in the danger zone. Some 25 minutes had gone, and the signal was clear for Sporting: they would have to increase the pressure! For Tenerife, it was all about concentration. Moore tried to make something happen down the left wing, leaving a gap behind him, and a loose ball found Aitor García, already knowing which flank to attack. Sporting’s striker got into the Tenerife area and cut past Muñoz, but his shot forced a good save from Ortolá. At this point, nothing had been seen of Lasso because, every time he got
the ball, two or three Sporting players were on him. Nahuel, on his birthday, hadn’t been in the game either, while Malbasic had barely touched the ball, and Sporting keeper Mariño could have stayed in the dressing room! At the end of the first half, Tenerife had done well to keep the score at 0-0, because Sporting had not taken advantage of their disastrous first 45 minutes. However, the second half was completely different. It is not known what Sesé Rivero said to his players during the break, but they returned to the Asturian turf with a different attitude, coming out more focused. Suso and Borja Lasso linked up to attack the Sporting defenders of Pedro Díaz and Valiente, and, for the first time, they tested the home goalkeeper. This passageway came to fruition in the 57th minute when Nahuel was brought down on the edge of the 18-yard box. The referee wasn’t happy with the chal-
lenge and consulted VAR, awarding Tenerife a penalty and sending off Marc Valiente, despite much protesting from the Sporting players. In this situation, there’s no better man than Suso Santana to step up and inflict maximum pain, as he struck the penalty high, into the left-hand corner, to put Tenerife ahead. Suddenly, Sporting were behind, with a 10-man team and very angry home fans, after the VAR decision. Coach José Alberto reacted by taking off midfielder Javi Fuego, and replacing him with a faster, more attacking Álvaro Traver. What the home coach did not count on was that Tenerife were not prepared to roll over. As the Asturian team continued looking for the equaliser, CDT were taking full advantage of the extra man by attacking Mariño’s goal. Then, Tenerife won a corner, which was played across the goal, and Javi Alonso got the ball and fed
it to Dani Gómez, who had come on for Malbasic. He dribbled the ball to find a better angle, and released an unstoppable shot, which found the far corner of the net for a great goal, to make it 2-0 after 70 minutes. With another 20 minutes left, it proved too much for the home team, and Tenerife went on to dominate the remaining time. To ensure there were no unpleasant surprises in the last few minutes, Sesé Rivero took off Suso and strengthened his defence, giving a debut to Mauro dos Santos, as well as winger Elliot, playing his first minutes in the League. At the final whistle, it was job done for CD Tenerife. It was a valuable win and some stability, after a difficult few weeks. But tomorrow (Saturday), they have a tough home game against second-placed Almeria. They are not out of trouble, by any means, but morale is everything in sport, and this will have lifted everyone.
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The menace of Dennis! DIVISION 1 is really coming alive, and Dennis is proving a menace to the opposition, but you don’t need my opinion. Here’s the quote from Duncan, on the Facebook page:
Gaffers Hollywood 8 Scooters A 0 “Some great darts by Gaffers. We were outplayed: Dennis, 170 check-out with 18-dart game: Joe, 15dart game, great to watch. Tony had a chance for 126 check-out; missed double 3 and bust good food. Great night. Thanks Gaffers, and good luck for the rest of the season.” Call me lazy, but with such good quotes on Facebook, which say it all, why should I try to compete with them? Mad Hatters 2, Pas O Nadas A 6 Trebles to Pas O Nadas, 180 for Wayne Pas O Nadas. “That was one tough game, could have been 4-4, 3-5 or 5-3, hitting a double wins games. “Luckily, we eventually hit a couple more than them. Great night, great food and a lot of laughs. Shame we only play you three times a season. There was only one 3-0 result, so not quite as one-sided as it might appear. Waterfall 1 v Pas O Nadas Int 7 Some great darts, in between some very poor darts, 118 finish for Santi Pas O Nadas. Barry played exceptionally well to win the first game. Good laugh all round. Thanks the Waterfall. Sandys Bookie Boys 7 Emerald B 1 This was slightly
closer than the bare result, with a few 3-2s, but no doubting the better team. The weakened Emerald B team are struggling, but still had a great night, even if they did lose 7-1. Loch Inn Bullseyes 3 Ourplace Playboys 5 Can’t tell you much about this one. It was hard work just getting the result, but Pablo hit a 180. Suters 20:30 Crew v The Pub (postponed) Division 2 had some closer games, but they weren’t at Club Activo, who faced a visit from Clouseau’s. Activo won the first eight legs, then Clouseau’s had to give away the next game, because of a shortage of players, which meant they were 5-0 down, without reply. But Clouseau’s gave it a good shot, and won a couple of legs, before going down to an unfortunate 8-0 defeat. Naughty Nautas 4 Sundowners 4 Sundowners took a 3-1 lead, but Nautas fought back to 3-3, only to lose the lead again in the 7th. That left them chasing a draw in the team game, and they did what was needed, to finish 4-4. Emerald Lounge 5 Ourplace Breakways 3 The Emerald took a 3-1 lead, before the fightback began, and Breakaways had a chance of the draw in the trebles, but in-form Emerald took it to seal a 5-3 win. Pas’O’Nadas 4 Marilyns B 4 Apparently, there was some good scoring from both teams, and again it came down to the trebles. Marilyns took it, to level the match. Ourplace Playgirls 1 The Club House 7 The Playgirls faced
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the daunting prospect of being visited by The Club House, and if they thought it was going to be tough, they were right because it finished 7-1 against them. Scooters & Chevys B 5 Picasso’s 3 (at Palms) Again, can’t tell you much about it, but it ended 5-3 to Scooters. Palms Sports Bar v Pink Elephant (postponed) division 1 ResultS Sandys Bookie Boys
7-1 Emerald ‘B’
The Loch-In Bullseyes 3-5 Ourplace PlayboyS Mad Hatters
2-6
Pas O Nadas ‘A’
Legends
P-P
Sandys BanditS
Gaffers # Team HollywooD 8-0 Scooters & Chevys ‘A’
Waterfall
1-7
Pas O Nadas Int.
Suters 20:30 Crew
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The PuB
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1 Pas O Nadas ‘A’
15 14
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0 99
21
78
99
2 Gaffers # Team Hollywood 15 12 1 2 96 24 72 96 3 Suters 20:30 Crew 15 11
3
1 89
31
58
89
4 The Pub
16 11 3 2 2 41 46 87
5 Pas O Nadas Int.
16 10
2
4 81
47
34
81
6 Sandys Bookie Boys 16 9 3 4 76 52 24 76 7 Ourplace Playboys 17
7
3
7 72
64
8 Mad Hatters
16
3
4
9 51
77 -26
8
72 51
9 Emerald ‘B’
16
4
1
11 38
90 -52
38
10 Waterfall
15
3
1 11 35
85 -50
35
11 The Loch-In Bullseyes 16 2 2 12 32 96 -64 32 12 Sandys Bandits
14
1
1 12 30
82 -52
30
13 Scooters & Chevys ‘A’ 15 1 1 13 22 98 -76 22 14 Legends
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0
division 2 ResultS Club Activo
8-0
Pas O Nadas
4-4 Marilyns
Clouseau’s
Ourplace Playgirls
1-7
The Club HousE
Palms Sports Bar
P-P
Pink ElephanT
Naughty NautaS
4-4
SundownerS
Emerald LoungE
5-3 Ourplace BreakawayS
Scooters & Chevys ‘B’
5-3
Picasso’s @ PalmS
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P W D L F A +- PTS
1 Club Activo
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1 106 38
68
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38
60
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3 Pink Elephant
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1
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4 Palms Sports Bar 17 12
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42
89
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48
40
88
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68
0
68
8 Ourplace Breakaways 16 8 1 7 66 62 4
66
9 Pas O Nadas
18
7
1 10 65
79 -14
65
10 Sundowners
18
2
5 11 54
90 -36
54
11 Ourplace Playgirls 18 5
0 13 49 95 -46
49
12 Naughty Nautas 18
3
2 13 47
97 -50
47
13 Marilyns
17
1
1 15 32 104 -72
32
14 Clouseau’s
17
0
2 15 29 107 -78
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