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Issue 1136

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BY the end of the year, Spain will almost certainly have attracted record numbers of festive holiday-makers, who have decided to up sticks and head out to the sunshine coasts, as temperatures are expected to soar.

While the UK has been swamped through storms, the dreadful weather is persuading families to pack their suitcases and head out to the Spanish sun.

Airports in the UK are reporting record numbers, as travellers depart for their Christmas and New Year holidays, now the holiday season has started for many, who break up from work.

Budget airlines easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2.com have flights, constantly full, back and forth to Spain right now, as the UK weather conditions are so bleak, with mass flooding and freezing temperatures.

New arrivals coming through Malaga airport all had a tale to tell about their departure from Britain. Yasmin King arrived with her son Daniel, saying: “The weather is truly awful back home in Taunton, and the Somerset levels are all flooded out.

“I just thought “blow it”, jumped on the internet and booked a hotel and flight package for the two of us.

Prices were good, so it was a no-brainer. I may even go for paella on Christmas Day, rather than turkey!”

Meanwhile, Bridget Eason, with her family, came through the terminal and said: “Feel the warmth! We saw the weather forecast for Spain this Christmas week and it was a last-minute booking.

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My husband, Tim, doesn’t go back to work until 3rd January, so we booked for Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve in Spain, and we are really looking forward to it.”

Iain Stamper, who, with his wife Sarah landed from Manchester, said: “It’s Spain for us this year. We don’t normally go away for Christmas, but the kids are grown up now, so we thought we would give it a try.

“With Brexit coming up as well, we felt it best to make use of our easy European travel, just in case!”

With full flights, and airlines rarely having an empty seat flying into Spain, air hostess Sharon Roulestone said: “All flights are packed out inbound, but we are noticing far fewer travellers going home for Christmas.

“We chat with our customers, and it’s the same message: The weather, and customers are taking full advantage, with Spain being a top Christmas destination this year.”

She added: “Many of them are late bookings, and we’re seeing customers booking a package more than just a flight, which is the normal

signal of late getaways.”

Temperatures were expected to reach 22ºC in Seville in the southern region of Andalusia, on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when the average for those days is usually 16ºC. On the Costa Blanca, Alicante regions may reach 24ºC, when the December average is 17ºC. And the Costa del Sol was predicted to hit 22ºC as temperatures rise through the Christmas period.

Spain’s tourism will greatly benefit from this boost, and hotel owners are delighted as well as bar and cafe owners.

Restaurant owner Emma Coleman, who operates Scoffers on Fuengirola’s sea front, said: “We’ve been shut for the December break we normally take, but we have had so many messages from our customer base, asking when we are reopening.

“So me and my husband Scott will reopen straight after Christmas Day, because of the influx of holidaymakers heading here,” she said.

Whatever happens in Spain, its glorious Christmas weather seems to be a hit this year, giving a great boost to the Spanish economy.

world championships. Arriaga was successful in making contacts with organisers of international motorsport events, for the circuit’s future construction.

In the announcement, he stressed that the circuit should generate sport and economic activity on the island, attracting tourism, and could easily host toplevel events for a sport which has a large fan base in the Canary Islands.

He also confirmed that there was genuine interest from the organisers, to visit Tenerife and include the island in their future plans.

“For this reason, mediumterm meetings are being scheduled to further these conversations, and to detail all the attractions Tenerife

has, as a venue for events related to the motoring world,” said Arriaga.

He added that this experience had been fundamental to verify that progress of the project was being made in the right direction.

Enrique Arriaga was accompanied by Orlando Pérez, functional head of the Roads, Mobility and Innovation department, and by technical advisor Walter Sciacca.

They held talks with Chase Carey (Executive President and CEO of Formula One Group), Alejandro Agag (President of Formula E Holding), Chris Aylett (CEO of the Motorsport Industry Association) and McLaren F1 drivers’ Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris.

Tenerife race-track on the verge of green light THE “Circuito de Tenerife” will be tendered in 2020 and could be operational in three years, with further plans to build an industrial park for engine and automotive technology, on the land attached to the circuit.

This was announced by Enrique Arriaga, Tenerife Cabildo’s Vice-President and advisor of Roads, Mobility and Innovation, at the 2019 Autosport Awards in London.

It is an international event for the winners of motor sports’

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Fast and Furious, so deadly for the film-star drivers!

THE most dangerous stunt from the Fast and Furious series, filmed on the closed road between Buenavista del Norte and Punta de Teno, in the northeast of Tenerife, really did spell danger for the actors, during filming of the race scene.

The franchise is famous for its high-octane car chases and spectacular crashes, but are all those wild stunts really as dangerous as they look?

Absolutely!

Stunt driver and co-ordinator Robert Nagle, who oversaw the thrilling racing scenes in James Mangold’s juggernaut Ford v Ferrari, opens up in an exclusive interview about his career, sharing his most harrowing Fast and Furious experiences.

Nagle, who has been a stunt driver in every main instalment of the film series since Fast Five, didn’t mince words when asked to identify

his most dangerous stunt.

“It’s all pretty precarious,” he said. “There’s so much going on, and with some of these scenes, almost everything is inherently unsafe, especially with multiple cars and explosions, plus pyrotechnics, going off around us. A whole lot that can go wrong very quickly.”

When pressed, however, Nagle singled out one “especially dangerous” scene, and that was the opening of Fast and Furious 6, which he described as “pretty hairball”.

Remember the sequence?

Park here at your peril, visiting drivers warned SANTA Cruz Council has warned drivers coming to the city that they will be fined if they park, illegally, in spaces allocated for the disabled.

Police, who are stepping up their checks, will also be verifying disabled parking permits which, they say, are often used fraudulently.

The City Council believes there should be a greater awareness about the difficulties faced by the disabled, and that more respect should be shown to them.

As well as detection and punishment, the police will be distributing leaflets published by the Society for the Promotion of Persons with Disabilities (SINPROMI).

There are 664 parking spaces for the disabled, across the city.

Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) race on a twisty, Spanish road to get home before Brian’s girlfriend, Mia (Jordana Brewster), gives birth.

The scene was filmed in the north of Tenerife… and on one side of the road is a sheer rock cliff, while on the other, nothing but ocean.

Nagle was in the camera car filming the action, while Ben Collins, formerly known as the mysterious driver “Stig” on Top Gear, and rally car champion Mark Higgins, did the actual racing.

Nagle added that the driving wasn’t the problem, but the road itself! “There was this road they wanted me to shoot, which was deemed too dangerous for the general public to drive on,” he recalled.

“It’s got a 1,000ft drop into the ocean with these little blocks, probably meant to slow you down just enough so you get a really good view of where you’re about to crash!”

Not only did Nagle have to navigate the road for the first time at full-speed, but he also had to do it without any practice. While Collins and Higgins had been racing for a week, it was Nagle’s first day at work. “Two absolutely top drivers, who had been driving this road for the last week… and I’ve got to chase them down with this camera car,” he said. “Yeah, it was a little scary.”

Thankfully, he’s a pro: one take, and the scene was done. “But he admitted:

“expecting the unexpected is all part of the job.”

Naturally, Nagle has plenty of experience behind the wheel.

Before becoming a stunt driver, he worked as a racer, though he switched careers when money became too big a factor. “Going down the back straight at 180mph, and you’re trying to think about where the next cheque is coming from,” recalled Nagle. “It just takes away the sport’s passion.”

As such, Nagle tends not to worry about whether or not he and his fellow drivers are up to the task because they always are!

“A lot of the guys I hire have a pretty solid racing background, because I know I can put them in any car,” he said. Their skill-set is far superior to most cars out there.”

The real danger, Nagle noted, comes from factors outside the stunt team’s control. Take that Fast and Furious 6 race, for example.

“Afterwards, I said to the guys: ‘Some really bad potholes on that road’. And somebody said to me: ‘You know, those aren’t potholes … they are divots from rocks. They’ve been falling off the cliff on the other side of you, which is 1,000ft up’.”

Film shoots are carefully planned, but when nature gets involved, things can still get harrowing, regardless.

On the other hand, reallife accidents sometimes provide great inspiration for the films. Ford v Ferrari’s most spectacular car crash, which occurs as Christian Bale’s

Ken Miles completes his very first lap at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was based on a reallife event.

A few years back, Ford v Ferrari’s second-unit director, Darrin Prescott, was participating in a celebrity race when another car fell apart, right in front of him.

Nagle said: “It was a righthand corner and the car went a little bit wide, and dropped the outside wheels into the grass.

“That turned the car sideways and shot it back across the track, and it hit a concrete wall. Prescott was pretty certain he’d just seen somebody die. But, luckily, that wasn’t the case, because the other driver was fine."

When it came time for Ford v Ferrari, Nagle and Prescott decided to recreate that crash in the movie. “Prescott was like, “Can we do something with this?” said Nagle.

They could and they did, but the final scene isn’t just there for thrills, though. As Nagle noted: “It’s there to really drive the point home about how Le Mans is so dangerous.”

After all, the wreckage comes during the first four minutes of Miles’ race, and, at that point, he still has 24 hours to go!

Nagle has certainly performed dozens of dangerous driving stunts throughout his professional career. But the opening sequence of Fast and Furious 6, and the crash in his most recent work, Ford v Ferrari, are clear stand-outs.

In this age of CGI (3D computer graphics), it’s really easy for film-makers to use digital effects in place of actual stunts. And though the end product might look cool, it doesn’t pack the same punch as drivers putting themselves in harm’s way.

As a result, audiences often suspect that over-the-top stunts have been computergenerated illusions.

However, these insane scenes, actually going on in real life, are stunts so unbelievable that you’d never guess they were absolutely genuine!

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Surfer rescued by Winners are celebrating a helicopter crew El Gordo’s €4m jackpot

THE Canarian emergency search-and-rescue helicopter was dispatched to El Medano on Sunday, just after 6pm, to rescue a kitesurfer in trouble.

A caller to the emergency service told the operator that while the surfer was out at

sea, practising the sport, he had been dragged along by the strong winds.

He was obviously finding it difficult to return to the shore without assistance. But the helicopter team rescued him, rapidly, and delivered him back to safety.

Tenerife’s world-beaters

Hotel Vincci is one the best

GERMAN tour operator TUI has included five Tenerife hotels among the 100 “best in the world” and has given them the “TUI Holly 2020” award.

They are Tigaiga; Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden; Apartamentos Ambassador; Hotel RIU Garoé, and Hotel Vincci Selección la Plantación del Sur.

THE winning number in Spain’s 2019 Christmas lottery, popularly known as El Gordo (The Fat One) was 26590. The lucky five-digit figure, corresponding to the top €4m prize, was sung out by two children from San Ildefonso school, as per tradition, at 9.19am on Sunday, just eight minutes after the draw began.

The first prize-winning number in the hugely-popular draw was sold at lottery offices in the municipality of Salou, in Tarragona province, as well as Salamanca (Castile and León) and Alicante (Valencia).

The number was also sold in Madrid’s famous Doña Manolita lottery shop.

Every number in Spain’s Christmas lottery is divided into 10 identical segments, or décimos, costing €20 each. Because numbers are also divided into series, there are, in fact, 1,600 tickets with the same number, sold at lottery sales points across the country, making it impossible for one person to buy them all. Many people buy even smaller stakes in several décimos, to increase their chances of winning something.

A €1 stake in the winning number is worth €20,000, while a €20 décimo pays out €400,000 before taxes. But those who

miss out on El Gordo can still win a prize. The second prize awards €125,000 to each winning decimo, or €6,250 for every euro paid. Third prize is €50,000 for a decimo, or €2,500 for every euro.

The Christmas lottery also includes 1,794 prizes of €1,000 for every decimo, or €5 for every euro (the so-called Pedrea).

Punters also have the chance to win back the cost of a décimo (the Reintegro) if the last digit of their number matches the last digit in the six-digit sequence that wins first, second or third prize.

All prizes over €2,500 are subject to a 20% tax, which means that décimo holders of the top prize will each take home €320,050, the rest going to the taxman.

José María Nogales had cause to celebrate selling El Gordo tickets at his lottery shop because it was first time a winning

number dad been sold there.

Spain’s first national Christmas lottery took place on 18th December 1812. But historians say it was first conceived to buy bullets and make cannons to fight the French troops attacking the Andalusian city of Cádiz. In 1812, that was Spain´s last line of defence against the Napoleonic invasion.

The lottery was created during the siege of Cádiz, which had already ended by the time the draw took place.

Yet the siege lasted from 5th February 1810 to 25th August 1812.

However, the war was still raging, and the lottery spread from Andalusia to the rest of Spain, as the Spanish troops defeated the French.

In 1814, when the war was nearly over, the lottery headquarters moved from Cádiz to Madrid, and it has remained in the capital ever since.

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Hairdresser’s €1m scam was a snip to customers

A WOMAN from Seville, Spain, has been jailed for her part in a callous scam, in which 56 people were defrauded of around €1m.

Posing as a hairdresser to gain her victims’ trust, the woman, named by police as ABGA, tricked the clients into handing over their money, with fictitious tales of having stock-market expertise.

Through their hair appointments, the coolheaded scammer boasted that she had excellent relationships with investors in Barcelona, persuading her victims to hand over their well-earned cash.

Alongside her husband, the

woman even registered a false real-estate company in a bid to go unnoticed by the police.

She paid large sums into its bank account under the pretence that it was money made from property sales.

However, when one of her victim’s became suspicious after the woman refused to return her calls, the police were notified.

And an investigation by the Guardia Civil revealed the scam, which had been carried out over several years.

Once enough evidence had been collected, ABGA was brought to trial, and, last Friday, she was found guilty of fraud.

In addition to one year’s imprisonment, she has been ordered to compensate her victims €912,600.

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Renewables accounting for nearly 50% power in Spain RENEWABLES are estimated to account for 49.3% of Spain’s total power generation capacity, as 2019 comes to a close, according to Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE).

The installed renewable energy capacity rose by 10% in 2019, with close to 5 GW (gigawatts) coming online.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has grown the most over the year, up by 66%, compared with the 2018 installations.

And by the end of 2019, Spain will have more than 7.8 GW of solar power in total. Wind farms have added more than 1.6 GW this year, raising the total installed-windpower capacity to over 25.2 GW. This figure includes the first 5 MW (megawatts) of offshore wind, which made a Spanish debut in 2019,

with the deployment and commissioning of an offshore turbine in the waters around Gran Canaria.

Two coal-fired power plants totalling 347 MW were taken offline, further contributing to Spain’s decarbonisation efforts, said REE. In 2019, renewables have generated 36.8% of all electricity in the country. And, on 14th December, coalbased power was not used at all to produce electricity for a whole day in the Spanish peninsula.

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Adeley Jewellers, expanding all over Tenerife!

ADELEY Jewellers are a popular, family business, here in Tenerife, and have been trading for 30 years. They have a wealth of experience in this sector, which all began in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in 1989.

They are proud to announce that they now have five shops on the island, three of which are here in the South.

One can be found in Las Chafiras, and the others are situated on the high streets of San Miguel and Valle San Lorenzo.

The latest additions to the business are two shops in the North of the island. They are located in the historical city centre of La Laguna, a heritage site since 1999.

With over 600 historical buildings, the town’s charming streets (many free of traffic) are ideal for walking and shopping, or just visiting the Adeley shops!

Adeley Jewellers offer the largest collection of wedding

and engagement rings in the Canary Islands, and also make them to order. They have an exquisite selection of 18-Carat-gold items, and certified diamonds, all put together in their own, professional workshops.

Why not customise your jewellery, to create a unique piece for you, or your loved one? It will be exclusively yours, the only one like it in the world, and personally designed by you!

We have a great selection of famous jewellery brands like Calvin Klein, Fossil, One of Fifty, Michael Kors, Swarovski and many more, all in different vibrant colours, or simple, soft tones.

For the gentlemen, we stock wallets, pens and keyrings, by exclusive brands such as Mont Blanc. With their characteristics and timeless elegance, you will experience a feel of luxury, throughout your working day.

Why not surprise your loved one with a really special gift, with one of our special, limited-edition Mont Blanc writing sets? We have sets that include Mickey Mouse, Petite Prince, and Marilyn Monroe, among many others.

Don’t forget our range of elegant watches like Mont Blanc, Gucci, Tissot, Swatch, Oris, Ice, Calvin Klein, Seiko, Sandoz, Jaguar, Tommy Hilfiger, Skagen, Bering, Emporio Armani, Tous, Casio, G-shock, Garmin, Festina, Viceroy and Lotus.

Our team of professionals are available at all our locations.

They will attend to you with the greatest discretion and service you would expect from our company.

Adeley Jewellers would like to take this opportunity to wish all their British customers a happy Christmas and the best for 2020, and thank them for their trust and continued business.

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Fancy that! A Christmas tree, bang in the middle of a forest

DOG-WALKER Hugh Somervel was astonished to come across a fully-decorated Christmas tree… in the middle of a Costa Blanca woodland.

Hugh was out with his Australian Shepherd dogs when he spotted the mystery pine, complete with red baubles, silver stars and a Santa Claus on top.

In a now-viral social-media post, Hugh shared his joy at the “amazing sight”. He was also fascinated that no one had pinched the decorations.

“It’s a lovely sight when walking the hounds,” he said, adding that the tree was on the edge of the Granadella forest on Carrer del Passarell in Cost Nova, Javea.

In fact, it has become a regular tradition, started more than five years ago

by Brits Liz Dickson and her friend Dawn.

“Some years back, Dawn suggested we decorate a tree in the woods to bring some Christmas cheer to dog-walkers,” Liz told the Olive Press online newspaper.

“Dawn walks her dogs there twice a day, and several others do, too, including me.

It was a lovely idea and so nice to see.

“But this year one of the Swedish ladies, who also walks her dog there, told Dawn the original tree was ugly, so a proper Christmas tree was bought and put up.

“The new tree may be a little over the top, as there were already a ‘shedload of pine trees in the wood,” she confessed.

“But I hope it brings a smile to walkers during the festive season.”

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FOSSIL scientists (palaeontologists) studying them in Las Casiones (Teruel), have discovered the presence of the species Indarctos, a relative of the giant panda found in China today.

A 2012 study concluded that the last European pandas lived in the Iberian Peninsula.

They also uncovered proof of the existence of relatives of the giant panda, in what is now Spain, dating back between 11-12 million years in various fossil remains.

These were excavated from sites Abocador de Can Mata, in Els Hostalets de Pierola (Barcelona) and Nombrevilla-2 in Daroca (Zaragoza).

They were the oldest fossils of their kind in Europe, belonging to a species found only in Asia today.

The most emblematic of them all was China’s giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a species which would have evolved from a more basal bear, like the ones found fossilised in the Spanish sites.

Now, a new study, led by fossil scientist Juan Abella, at the Catalan Institute of Paleontology (ICP), together

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with fellow-scientists at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCNCSIC), the universities of Cape Town and Valencia, as well as the Paleontology Foundation Teruel-Dinópolis, have calculated that the postcranial remains and teeth belonging to Indarctos punjabiensis in Las Casiones (Teruel),

were 6.23 million years old.

The discovery, published recently in the “Geodiversitas” magazine, suggests that the last European panda really did live in the Iberian Peninsula.

“Based on cranial, mandibular and dental characteristics, these fossils can be classified in the Ailuropodinae

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Two brave ladies!

KITTYCATZ are a small, but mighty, group of volunteers.

The team have only been together for just over a year, but have have helped many sick cats and kittens; some lives saved, some lost, hearts broken, and sanity just about intact!

Our supporters are generous with their time and donations.

In particular, Ann Perkin and Teresa Sumner, and Sharon and Howard from New Hoppy’s Bar, took fundraising very seriously, for our new foster kitten, Garci.

He was found with a deformed front leg, and, after consultations with our veterinary surgeon, it was decided that, when Garci was strong enough, it would be amputated.

Ann and Teresa have been lifelong friends, both now in their 70s, so when one of them retired to Tenerife, the other was sure to follow.

Pondering over their lives, and telling tales in Hoppy’s Bar, they ventured onto what they would have liked to have done, given the opportunity.

Both are terrified of heights and water, and neither can swim, so they decided it was now or never, to conquer their fears.

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Slowly, an idea turned into something special - a sponsored paraglide! Sharon and Howard collected sponsorship money in the bar, and an incredible €500 was raised. KittyCatz and Garci are so grateful, and his surgery is booked for 7th January.

The donation covers the surgery, and his post-operation care. What better way to start off the year than to overcome a fear, and raise some money for KittyCatz? We can always help with sponsorship, so please contact us with your ideas. What will you conquer in 2020?

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KittyCatz is not a charity in its own right. We are affiliated to registered charities Sangha San Miguel Educational Farm and Madat (Manos Amigas De los Animales de Tenerife).

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If anyone would like to look at the accounts, we would be more than happy for them to do so.

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sub-family, thus making them relatives of today’s giant panda,” said Abella.

According to genetic methods, the ailuropodinae separated from other subfamilies of current bear species during the Late Miocene, about 20 million years ago.

“These were the predominant bears in the carnivoran assemblages for most of the Late Miocene in the Iberian Peninsula,” he said, adding that at least three species of bear lived at that time in the region now known as Spain.

“These fossils of Indarctos punjabiensis represent the last population of this subfamily from the Iberian fossil record, and possibly also from Europe, making this an important advance in our knowledge of the

evolutionary history of this group.”

According to the paleontologist, the skeleton of Indarctos suggests it was omnivorous, but with a large vegetable component in its diet. Its young could climb trees with relative ease to escape from danger, and the more mature bears were able to fend off almost any attack because of their large size and powerful claws.

The scientists believe that, six million years ago, Las Casiones (9km north of Teruel) was an area with many lakes and diverse fauna, including other large mammals like hippopotamus, rhinoceros and Proboscidea, close relatives of today’s elephants, as well as hyenas and other carnivores, which are now extinct.

Fred Olsen’s new trimarans ready for roll-out next year

AUSTAL Australia has rolled out the hull and attached the superstructure for the first of two 118-metre trimarans, under construction for Fred Olsen Express, which has operated in the Canary Islands for many years.

Bajamar Express was rolled out, on to the hardstand at Austal Australia’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia on 14th December, in preparation for a final fit-out before its launch, in February 2020.

Austal chief executive officer David Singleton said: “This is one of nine trimarans we are building for commercial and defence customers throughout the world.

“We have two of these amazing 118-m trimarans ferries for Fred Olsen Express underway, and we can’t wait to see Bajamar Express in the water.

“It will be an impressive sight, and, along with its sister ship Bañaderos Express, a fantastic addition to the Fred Olsen Express fleet.”

Austal was awarded the contract for the two trimarans, worth over 131m dollars, in October 2017, and construction of the first vessel began in September last year. With construction on track, and fit-out scheduled over the New Year, the vessel is on schedule for delivery.

The new ferries, capable of transporting more than 1,100 passengers and 276 cars, at speeds of up to 38 knots, feature Austal’s latest, optimised trimaran hull form.

It will be fitted with motion control technology, which delivers a smoother ride, as well as an enhanced, onboard experience for both customers and crew.

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A FAMILY, who stopped at a service station in Spain for a break, drove off without noticing they had left their 10-yearold child behind, until police stopped them… 200km away!

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Golden-boy Nadal wins a Guardia silver tribute

RAFAEL Nadal, Spain’s golden sportsman, and a tennis hero the world over, capped a successful 2019 with a Silver Medal from the Guardia Civil.

The much-admired star, who this year won a record 12th French Open, was handed the gong for his impressive, off-court heroics.

After marrying childhood sweetheart Xisca Perello in October, the 33-year-yearold also found time to help Spain’s youth.

A proud Nadal was pictured accepting his honour in front of top Guardia Civil bosses at a ceremony in his native Mallorca.

When not facing his top tennis rivals this year, he was partnering Spain’s law-enforcement body to promote the Inter-university League of Challenges,

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in Cyberspace. That’s a Guardia Civil programme, which aims to train young people about the potential dangers of cyberspace.

The initiative sets out to capture the digital skills of the country’s university students, and put them to use in our rapidly-changing world. Key areas of the programme include “ethical hacking”, “digital jurists” and “communicators”, as well as “economy and business”.

The first hacking event of the “Cyberleague” was won by a group of students from the University of Granada.

Nadal was recognised for his “selfless support” of the project, which coincides with the Guardia Civil’s 175th anniversary.

Guardia Civil chiefs said Nadal had reached over 200,000 people through his work, and had made it possible for 1,000 young people to participate in the Cyberleague.

disorientated, walking along the busy A-1 road.

The caring driver stopped, picked up the boy for his own safety, and drove him to the next service station, where he alerted the Guardia Civil.

A Guardia spokesman said that on 18th December, at around 6.15am, a car with French plates, carrying a family of Maghrebi origin, in North Africa, and resident in France, was on its way to Morocco when it stopped at a service area in Madrigalejo del Monte (Burgos), on the A-1, towards Madrid.

The father got out of the vehicle for a rest, without realising his son had done likewise. The dad drove off moments later, leaving a bewildered youngster behind.

A Guardia Civil patrol took charge of the child, and a French-speaking officer was able to get the full story.

Unfortunately, the boy could not remember his telephone number, or the vehicle’s number plate. Yet Guardia officers traced the lad’s parents and told them of their mishap.

By this time, they were more than 200km away, near Madrid, and still had not realised their child was missing. But when they got over the shock, they drove back to Burgos to pick him.

Guardia Civil say the youngster was extremely grateful for the “love and support” he received, to the extent that he has since written them an emotional letter of thanks, with a drawing.

had not known how to do the Heimlich manoeuvre, which involves encircling the person with both arms from behind, and applying sharp pressure to the entrance to the stomach.

Schools in many regions in Spain now have anti-choking masks for children, which are easy to apply. National Police officers learn first-aid from the very beginning

of their training, and take refresher courses constantly.

Whenever an ambulance or the fire brigade is called out in Spain, Local Police will automatically be summoned to the scene, too.

That’s because they are normally the first to be able to arrive, and can start firstaid or rescue operations while awaiting the main emergency services.

Choking four-year-old saved by smart officer AN officer from the National Police officer saved a four-yearold boy’s life after he stopped breathing, after beginning to choke on a piece of food.

His panicked mother carried him to the station in Lorca, Murcia, because it was the nearest port of call… and every second was vital!

One of the desk-duty officers, seeing the tot was not breathing, performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on him, causing him to spit out the obstruction and recover instantly. The mother and child were then attended to by the saviour’s colleagues, who calmed them both down.

It transpired the mother

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By Paul Montague Partner, blevins Franks

ANYONE recently retired, or approaching retirement, is entering a new and exciting phase in life.

While some worry that retirement will be boring, many embrace the freedom it offers. If you have chosen to retire in the Canary Isles, you probably fall into the latter category!

Tenerife certainly offers a beneficial lifestyle for retired expatriates, but long-term, financial security is crucial, to help you enjoy your retirement years. You need to take a good look at your finances, and the way you hold your assets.

Your situation is totally different now, from your working days in the UK, so be prepared to make some adjustments.

Savings and investments You may have built up a successful portfolio of investments, over your working

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Retiring to the Canary Isles, with financial peace of mind life, but your circumstances and objectives were different then. With a regular salary, you could afford to take more risk, and focus more on growth.

If you are looking for income, now you are retired, you need to plan for that, and also to protect the capital that generates the income. You should aim to earn at least enough capital growth to keep pace with inflation, over time, to help maintain your spending power, throughout retirement.

It’s a fine balance. The starting point is to obtain an objective assessment of your risk tolerance. Together, with a good understanding of your aims, circumstances, needs and time-horizon, this is key to ensuring your portfolio is suitable for you.

Taxation All that free time in retirement costs money! You can help maximise your income through strategic tax planning. While tax-mitigation opportunities are limited, when paying PAYE on your salary, how you hold investments can make a difference to retirement income.

Take note that UK tax planning

is unlikely to be effective in Spain. ISAs, for example, become taxable for Spanish residents. Once resident in Spain, you gain access to investment opportunities that might provide better taxefficiency, alongside other advantages.

Pension plans This is the time you get to benefit from those years of pension contributions. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for expatriates, but, once you are no longer UK resident, it may become less beneficial to leave UK pensions where they are.

UK pension income is paid in sterling, so if your key spending is in euros, this invites exchange-rate risk. UK pensions remain subject to UK regulations, which could

change for non-residents, after Brexit.

Many expatriates transfer UK pensions to a Qualifying Regulated Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS), or reinvest funds into more-tax-efficient arrangements for Spain.

To protect your long-term, financial security, research your pension options and understand the various implications. You need to take care here, so professional, regulated advice is essential.

Estate planning None of us like to think about our departure from this world, but there is no denying that reaching retirement age does bring it closer to home.

Decide who you want to leave your assets to, how much, and when. Then research the most-effective

way to achieve this, in the most-tax-efficient way, taking both Spanish and UK rules into account.

An integrated, financialplanning approach produces better results than just focusing on one element at a time. While some try a DIY approach, cross-border tax, wealth management, pensions and estate planning are complex, and it is difficult to objectively assess your own situation.

For peace of mind, talk to a specialist adviser who will take time to understand your circumstances, needs and goals, to help you secure a prosperous retirement in the Canary Isles.

The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices, which are subject to change.

Tax information has been summarised; individuals should seek personalised advice.

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

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Friday 27th December, BBC1, 20.30

A Question Of Sport At 50 On 5 January 1970, David Vine presented the first edition of what was to become a British television institution. In January 2020 that iconic quiz show, A Question Of Sport, turns 50 and is now the longest continuously-running quiz show on British TV. This special hour-long documentary celebrates the programme’s half century.

Sporting greats including Jessica Ennis-Hill, Denise Lewis, Sebastian Coe, Tom Daley Alex Scott and Alan Shearer share their memories of the show.

Celebrity fans including Paddy McGuinness, Nick Knowles, Dan Walker and Richard Osman also chat about the show’s enduring appeal. HRH the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, reminisces about when she joined much-loved team captain Emlyn Hughes to appear as a guest on the 200th episode in 1987, with her appearance attracting a huge audience of 19 million viewers.

There will be a look back at some of the earliest shows, fronted by David Vine, as well as remembering how the much revered host David Coleman made this show his own, even introducing the ritual of eating a Sunday dinner before every studio record. A 50th celebration would not be complete without an interview with current presenter Sue Barker, who has been in the quizmaster’s chair for over 20 years, recording almost 800 shows.

Some of the sporting legends who have become team captains will be recalled, including Henry Cooper, Cliff Morgan, Willie Carson, Bill Beaumont, Ian Botham and Ally McCoist - to name a few.

Plus there will be a chance to see behind the scenes with current cohorts Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell, as they show what a day in the life of A Question Of Sport captain really involves.

Plus viewers will learn how favourite rounds such as Mystery Guest, What Happened Next and the dreaded Home Or Away questions have kept fans entertained week after week, helping to make A Question Of Sport the world’s longest running TV Sports quiz show.

A special 50th anniversary edition A Question Of Sport: 50 Not Out will also be shown.

Saturday 28th December, BBC2, 21.20

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

Mystify: Michael Hutchence is a major new documentary about the life of the INXS frontman. The film is an intimate portrait that uncovers the secret and mysterious side of the lead singer and songwriter.

Written and directed by Richard Lowenstein, who worked on some of the band’s early music videos, the film is co-produced by the BBC. Featuring rare archive footage and intimate insights from friends, lovers, family, colleagues - and Michael Hutchence himself - the film portrays his life, from his fractured family background to the peaks of rock stardom.

Those who were closest to him are interviewed for the film, including Helena Christensen and Michele Bennett (neither of whom have ever spoken publicly about Michael until now), Kylie Minogue, Kathy Lette, Bono, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Dennis Farriss, Tina Hutchence, Rhett Hutchence, Susie Hutchence, Ananda Braxton-Smith, Belinda Brewin, Chris Bailey, Nick Conroy, Gary Grant, Erin Hamilton, Dr Rachel Hertz, Nick Launay, Leslie Lewis, Lian Lunson, John Martin, Jenny Morris, Chris Murphy, Kirk Pengilly, Chris Thomas and Martha Troup.

It features personal footage filmed by and courtesy of Michael Hutchence, Kylie Minogue, Michele Bennett, his family - Kell Hutchence, Susie Hutchence, Rhett Hutchence and Tina Hutchence, INXS bass guitarist Garry Gary Beers and others.

Accompanying this film, BBC Two also broadcasts Live Baby Live this Christmas - INXS filmed in concert at Wembley Stadium, London, on 13 July, 1991, performing one of their most stunning concerts ever to a sold out, crowd of 72,000 fans.

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Snow Cats And Me

Dame Edna Rules The Waves

In this heartwarming two-part Christmas series, wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to Russia to help cat expert Dr Victor Lukarevsky as he tries - for the first time ever - to rescue and rehabilitate lynx from the lucrative fur and pet trades, back to the wild.

Joining Lukarevsky in the wild Ural Mountains, Gordon helps rescue Koshka and Miass, two adult lynx. They’ve been held in tiny steel cages by a fur trapper for years, bred for the fur their kittens provide.

Can Gordon and Dr Lukarevsky repair their psychological and physical wounds and teach them how to live in the wild again?

We follow Koshka and Miass as they begin to regain their strength and, in an unexpected turn of events, they have two beautiful kittens.

Having never raised her own kittens before will she be able to look after them?

They are joined by two lynx from Russia’s pet trade: an overly friendly young male, Bryansk; and Dasha, a skittish young female. Both were raised in a house and have never seen the outdoors. These pets will be the ultimate test of Lukarevsky’s project to rehabilitate captive lynx.

Bancroft

Following her emotional farewell tour celebrating her 50 years in showbiz, Dame Edna has been enjoying luxury downtime on board her enormous yacht sailing the seas without a care in the world. But now she’s back for one very special night.

Recorded earlier this year, Dame Edna welcomes global superstar Sharon Osbourne, TV personality Rob Rinder, presenter Emily Atack, star of stage and screen Joe Sugg and presenter Anita Rani on board her luxury yacht, the Ocean Widow. How will today’s celebrities react to Edna’s merciless interview style?

Steering the Ocean Widow is EastEnders favourite, Captain Rudolph Walker who gives a very special performance of his 1975 hit song, Reggae Woman. Celebrity Chef Rick Stein in on hand to make sure those on-board do not go hungry - but what else does Dame Edna have in store for him? Closing the show is an amazing performance from the legendary Nile Rodgers and Chic.

Thursday 2nd January, BBC1, 20.00

Best Home Cook

New Year’s Day, ITV1, 21.00

New Year’s Eve, BBC1, 21.05

Best Home Cook is back. The eight-part series returns with a new lease of life; brand new kitchens, tougher challenges and an exciting and tense finale each week.

There’s also a new addition to the judging line-up, with Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett joining the queen of home cooking Mary Berry, and fruit and veg expert Chris Bavin.

Hosted with wit and warmth by Claudia Winkleman, ten talented home cooks embark on the ultimate immersive cooking competition, living together in a shared house and competing against each other whilst the trio of judges look on and put their cooking prowess to the test.

Each week the cooks are faced with two challenges, starting with Mary’s Ultimate round, where the contestants produce their tried and tested food for special occasions.

Up next, it’s Chris’s incredibly difficult Rustle Up challenge - one star ingredient and one hour to create a mid-week masterpiece.

Those who haven’t impressed enough across these two challenges will be picked to take part in Angela’s dreaded Eliminator challenge, where the cooks go head to head and must follow one of Angela’s recipes - perfectly. Easier said than done when the decision of who goes home is based on that dish alone. The Eliminator is judged blind, and the judges will send home the cook responsible for making their least favourite version of the dish. They will not know which cook has cooked which dish until they’ve made their decision.

This week Mary challenges the cooks to produce their Ultimate Italian pasta dinner. The cooks are straight in at the deep end, making pasta from scratch in front of Italian cooking pro Angela Hartnett.

With all the cooks showcasing their talents for the first time we see a plethora of different dishes, as well as varied techniques for making pasta, with one cook hand-rolling their pappardelle. With their individual cooking styles shining through, dishes range from a classic lasagne and a traditional fettuccine bolognaise to a more adventurous squid-ink tortellini - and a rather unusual surf & turf tagliatelle. At the end of this round, the judges each pick their personal favourites and the cooks head back to the house to relax together.

The following day starts with Chris’s Rustle Up challenge, where the cooks have just one hour to rustle up a dish from scratch. This week they have to think on their feet with a piece of fruit. With no notes, no recipe books and a limited selection of other ingredients the cooks have to turn the given ingredient into a dish that will impress the judges enough to keep them out of the Eliminator.

We see the cooks, though at times reluctantly, going to each other for help, advice and even a shelf in their oven. After a fraught and frantic hour, the judges give their verdict on 10 very different dishes.

The judges must then decide, based on the cooks’ performance in both rounds, who is safe and who needs to prove themselves by cooking again in the Eliminator.

Promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent, Elizabeth Bancroft (Sarah Parish) returns on a professional high. However, it appears success has come at a high price as she’s now estranged from her beloved son Joe (Adam Long) and facing increasing pressure from her dangerous pact with crime boss, Daanish Kamara (Ryan McKen).

When a chilling double murder brings an unexpected personal reunion, Elizabeth’s true loyalties are questioned. Forced onto the side lines by the new Detective Superintendent, Jake Harper (David Avery), Elizabeth must turn to her old skills in order to get her way.

Despite warnings to stay away from the murder investigation, the main suspects disappearance pulls Elizabeth further into the case. With a dangerous new enemy emerging for Bancroft, old foes sense a weakness and opportunity to take their revenge.

New Year’s Day, BBC1, 18.55

Doctor Who

Spyfall - part one.

Intelligence agents around the world are under attack from alien forces, so MI6 turns to the only people who can help The Doctor and friends.

As the team travels the globe looking for answers, attacks come from all sides. Earth’s security rests on the their shoulders - but where will this planet-threatening conspiracy lead them?

Action-adventure for all the family, starring Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.

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06:00....................... Breakfast 08:05.........................Match of the Day 09:40................. How to Train Your Dragon 2 11:10........................... Book of Dragons 11:30..............Planet Earth II 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:25............... Raiders of the Lost Ark 15:15.................. Zootropolis 16:55.......................Grandpa’s Great Escape 18:00................ BBC News at Six 18:30.............Celebrity Mastermind watch 19:00.................Worzel Gummidge watch 20:00............. EastEnders 20:30..............A Question of Sport 21:30............... Have I Got News for You 22:00......................... Mrs. Brown’s Boys 22:30................ BBC News at Ten 23:00................. Ant-Man 00:50.................. Fleabag 01:15............... BBC News

06:20.....................Love in the Countryside

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

08:20........... Race Across the World

09:25...................... Midsomer Murders

09:20........... Race Across the World

14:50 .....................Four in a Bed

13:45 ......The Big Bang Theory

13:30...... ITV News London

14:10......................Inside the Toy Factory at Christmas

14:15...........Becoming Jane 16:05.............................Emma 18:00......... Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse

20:00............... University Challenge 20:30... The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale 21:30....... The Limehouse Golem 23:15....................... QI XL 00:00........NFL This Week 00:50....... Home is Where the Art is 01:35..... Reggie in China

06:30.................. Modern Family 07:30 ................. Modern Family 08:00 ........Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic 10:00.........Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic 12:00.............. Cricket’s Funniest Moments

15:20 ....... Come Dine with Me

13:00......................Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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

15:00 ................... The Simpsons

16:25 ....... Come Dine with Me

15:30 ................... The Simpsons

17:00 ....... Come Dine with Me

16:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

16:30 ................... The Simpsons

18:05.............. The Supervet

17:00 ...................... TV’s Greatest Gameshow

19:05 ....................... Sink the Bismarck!

21:00 .........................Sicario 23:20 .........24 Hours in A&E 00:25..........24 Hours in A&E 01:30........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

11:35 ....................... Neighbours

13:25.ITV Lunchtime News

07:00.................. Modern Family

14:20..................... Four in a Bed

10:35 ................................ Friends

09:00................. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

11:20.....Evil Under the Sun

09:35 .............................A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

13:45 .....................Four in a Bed

08:05................. King of Queens

10:20...................The Planets

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

13:15 .....................Four in a Bed

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

11:25................ The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

13:15............. Animal Babies: First Year on Earth

19:00.......... Live World Darts Championship 23:00..............Bee Gees: One Night Only 01:10.....................Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live

13:40...................... Jack Frost 15:35..........................Tenable 16:35...............Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 17:35...................... The Chase Celebrity Special 18:30....ITV Evening News 18:40.... ITV News London 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..............Coronation Street 20:00................Midsomer Murders 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:09............. ITV London Weather 22:10......... Love Actually 00:30.............Ideal World

07:10..................Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 07:35.................................Red Bull Soapbox Race 08:30......................................Eddie Eats America 08:55......................................Eddie Eats America 09:25.............................. Top Gear 11:00 ............................. Top Gear 12:00 ............................. Top Gear 13:20 ............................. Top Gear 14:20 .......... Top Gear: Top Fails 15:20 .......... Top Gear: Top Fails 16:20 ............................. Top Gear 18:00........................ Red Bull Soapbox Race 19:00................ World’s Most Dangerous Roads 20:00................................. QI 21:00................ Stand by Me 23:00..................Taskmaster 00:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 01:00................................. QI

Celebrity Mastermind BBC1, 18.30 John Humphrys asks the questions as four more famous faces take to the black chair, with participants donating their fee to their chosen charities. Actress Bronagh Waugh, comedian Darren Harriott, TV presenter and campaigner Adam Pearson and presenter and author Riyadh Khalaf tackle questions on TV series Fleabag, American rapper Kanye West, World Wrestling Entertainment and James Cameron’s movie Titanic.

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06:50............... Everybody Loves Raymond

10:50....................... Short Circuit

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

12:45 .....................Four in a Bed

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

07:20........This Farming Life

CW 18:30......... Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse CW 19:00....... Mountain Vets

10:30................................ Cocoon

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12:45 ................... The Simpsons 13:15 ................... The Simpsons

15:10............ A Place in the Sun 16:10........................ Christmas at Chatsworth House 17:15................Channel 4 News 17:30.................... The Simpsons 18:00..............The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00............. Gogglesprogs 20:00........ The Crystal Maze

09:00 ..................................... Bean

12:05 .......Father of the Bride II 13:05 ..................................Access 13:10 .......Father of the Bride II

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

07:10......................... Emmerdale 08:00.............Coronation Street

14:20 ............................ Sister Act

08:25............I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

15:20 ..................................Access

09:25...... You’ve Been Framed!

15:25 ............................ Sister Act

10:30....................Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

16:25 ...............Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 17:25.................................. Access 17:30 ...............Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

11:35...............................FYI Daily 11:40....................Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 12:20......................... Emmerdale

18:30................ Neighbours

13:25.............Coronation Street

19:00....... World’s Strongest Man 2019

14:00.....................Looney Tunes: Back in Action

20:00......... The World’s Most Expensive Cruise Ship

15:45...........................Space Jam

21:00.......... Richard Osman’s World Cup of the Decade

21:00.............Most Shocking Celebrity Moments

22:30.................. Gogglebox

00:50.......................... Access

00:25.....The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

01:00........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

23:55................... In Therapy

17:30...................The Lost World: Jurassic Park 20:00....... Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 22:40.................. Family Guy 23:40............ American Dad! 00:35...The Cleveland Show

BBC1, 19.00

Worzel Gummidge: The Green Man The Green Man (Sir Michael Palin), welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook.

The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans.

Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton (Zoë Wanamaker) is holding a fête, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will Worzel’s most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart (Colin Michael Carmichael), and The Green Man make of it all?

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06:00....................... Breakfast

06:25...................... Top Class

06:00.................... Dino Dana

06:00......................Carry on Jack

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

06:00......................... Emmerdale

10:00.........................Saturday Kitchen

06:55 ..................................This Farming Life

06:10.......................... Super 4

07:35................. King of Queens

09:25 ................................ Friends

08:50.............Coronation Street

06:35................Thunderbirds are Go

08:00................. King of Queens

11:35 .....................................Babe

12:15 ......................The Big Quiz

08:25............................Everybody Loves Raymond

12:40 ..................................Access

13:15 ...................Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

08:55............................Everybody Loves Raymond

13:25...............The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

09:25............................Everybody Loves Raymond

14:25...................................Access

11:30..................Flour Power 12:00............ Football Focus 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:10............... Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 15:00.....................Inside Out 16:30....................Final Score 17:10......................BBC News 17:20..................BBC London News 17:30.........................Celebrity Mastermind 18:00......... Alice Through the Looking Glass 19:45.........The Hit List

CW watch

07:55 .................. Race Across the World 08:55 .................. Race Across the World

07:25........................ Mr. Bean

09:55 ..................The Planets

07:55.....The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

10:55.................. The Planets

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

11:55.......................Inside the Factory

08:30....The Sara Cox Show

10:25.................. Baby’s Day Out

09:25.......Saturday Morning with James Martin

12:20 ................... The Simpsons

11:35............. John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen

13:20 ...........Jamie and Jimmy’s Festive Feast

12:55.......................... Nadiya’s Party Feasts 13:55............. Animal Babies: First Year on Earth 14:55........... The Ipcress File 16:40...............The Eagle Has Landed 18:50................ The Many Faces of

20:30.................Pointless

19:50.............Dad’s Army

21:20................. Casualty

20:20........ Natural World

22:10............... BBC News 22:25..................Weather

21:20..... Mystify: Michael Hutchence

22:30..................Match of the Day

23:00................INXS: Live Baby Live

00:00................... The NFL Show

00:00............David Brent: Life on the Road

00:30................... Internal Affairs

07:00..................... Robozuna

01:35..... Three Summers

12:35.. Nadia’s Family Feasts 13:35..........Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 14:35....................... ITV News 14:45... Midsomer Murders 16:45...............Tipping Point 17:15....................... ITV News 17:30.................Take Me Out 18:30............... The Chase Celebrity Special

09:55...................................Frasier

12:50 ................... The Simpsons

12:45 .....................................Babe

16:30 ............. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

16:15.....................Live Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union

17:10 ............... Happy Feet Two

18:35......Caught on Camera

18:20 ......... Happy Feet Two

19:00........ World’s Strongest Man 2019

19:10........... Jurassic Park III

19:55.........5 News Weekend 20:00............... Mamma Mia!

16:25 .....................Mother’s Day

21:10............... Mamma Mia!

18:40 ....... Snow White & the Huntsman 21:00.....................Baywatch

16:25 ..............................FYI Daily

14:30...............The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

14:25.............................. Sunshine on Leith 18:30....................... Channel 4 News

15:20.............. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

21:05............5 News Update 22:15............. Calendar Girls 23:15.......................... Access 23:20............. Calendar Girls 00:20.............Funny Women

23:20........... The Green Mile

01:15........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

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

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

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

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

18:15 ..................... FYI Daily

20:15...................... FYI Daily 20:20........... Jurassic Park III 21:00.....The Hangover Part II 22:00..........................FYI Daily 22:05.....The Hangover Part II 23:10.................. Family Guy 00:05............ American Dad! 00:35............ American Dad! 01:05............................Plebs 01:35................... Contagion

19:30...............The Chase 20:30.... Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 23:05................ ITV News 23:15............... Cape Fear 01:25.............Ideal World

The Hit List Celebrity Special BBC1, 19.45

Husband and wife presenting duo Marvin and Rochelle Humes will host this very special celebrity edition of highly addictive Saturday night music quiz show, The Hit List.

Teaming up to play are comedian Susan Calman with Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom; former Footballer and rap star John Barnes with Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, and football pundit and presenter Chris Kamara with DJ Vick Hope.

The pressure is on to name as many hit songs and artists as possible to win up to £10,000 for their chosen charities, especially for the DJs!

07:10.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals

11:30 .............................The Jewel of the Nile

07:00.....................Kylie Minogue Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour

07:35........................World’s Most Dangerous Roads

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

09:05.................... The Simpsons

09:25..........Eddie Eats America

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

09:55..........Eddie Eats America

14:10 .....................Four in a Bed 14:40..................... Four in a Bed 15:15 .....................Four in a Bed 15:45 .....................Four in a Bed 16:20........ Come Dine with Me

10:30.........................Soccer A.M. 12:00............Football’s Funniest Moments 13:00.................... The Simpsons 14:00.................... The Simpsons

08:25.. Red Bull Soapbox Race

10:25........... Top Gear: Top Fails 11:25........... Top Gear: Top Fails 12:30.............................. Top Gear 14:10............................Room 101

15:00.................... Gillette Soccer Saturday

15:30............................Room 101

17:25........ Come Dine with Me 17:55........ Come Dine with Me

17:00........Live Premier League

17:25.......... Would I Lie to You?

18:25.... Come Dine with Me

20:00..............The Simpsons

19:00................ Britain’s Best Loved Sitcoms

20:30..............The Simpsons

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

16:50........ Come Dine with Me

20:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics 21:00..........24 Hours in A&E 22:00..........24 Hours in A&E 23:05................... Last Vegas 01:10........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

16:10.......... Would I Lie to You?

21:00.... Romesh’s Look Back to the Future

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

22:00........Planes, Trains and Automobiles

21:40..... Would I Lie to You?

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

23:00..................Taskmaster

01:00.............Harry Potter: A Who’s Who of the Wizarding World

21:00..... Would I Lie to You? 22:20........... Mock the Week 00:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 01:00................................. QI

CW 20

Sun 29 dec 2019

TV Guide

06:00....................... Breakfast

06:30................... Countryfile

07:40....... Match of the Day

07:30........This Farming Life

09:15.... Monsters vs Aliens

08:30..........The Great British Sewing Bee

10:40........................... Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

09:30..........The Great British Sewing Bee

12:00................Blue Planet II

10:30.........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

13:00......................BBC News

12:00......Inside the Factory

13:10 .......... Weather for the Week Ahead

13:00............. Animal Babies: First Year on Earth

13:15........... Songs of Praise 13:50...... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

14:00...... The Culture Show

15:50.. Monsters University

15:00........Saving Mr. Banks

17:25........................ Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure

17:00..........Australia: Earth’s Magical Kingdom

17:30......................BBC News

18:00........ Natural World

18:00.............Countryfile

19:00......... Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse

19:00.... The Repair Shop 20:00................. Antiques Roadshow 21:00..........The Trial of Christine Keeler

CW watch

22:00............... BBC News 22:30.. Match of the Day 2 23:35.. Would I Lie to You? 00:05.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:50.............The Hit List 01:35............... BBC News

19:30......... Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 20:00............... Snow Cats and Me 21:00.................Top Gear 22:15..Liam Gallagher: As It Was

CW watch

23:40.............Alpha Papa 01:05................ Inside the Supermarket

06:00.................... Dino Dana 06:10.......................... Super 4 06:25.......................... Super 4 06:35................Thunderbirds are Go 07:00 ....................Mr Magoo 07:25 ....................... Mr. Bean 07:55 .................... Robozuna 08:25 ...................... ITV News 08:30... The Sara Cox Show 09:25......... Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 10:25............. John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 11:25...............Nadia’s Family Feasts 12:25 ...................... ITV News 12:30........... Dancing on Ice 14:25....... Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 15:25...............Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

16:45.........Tenable All Stars 17:45....................... ITV News 18:00........Quizmaster watch 19:35............... The Chase Celebrity Special 20:35........ Torvill & Dean 22:30................ ITV News 22:45........... Knocked Up 01:00.............Ideal World

CW

Liam Gallagher: As It Was BBC2, 22.15 Liam Gallagher: As It Was tells the honest and emotional story of how one of the most electrifying rock’n’roll frontmen went from the dizzying heights of his champagne supernova years in Oasis, to living on the edge, ostracised and lost in the musical wilderness of booze, notoriety and bitter legal battles.

Starting again, alone, stripped bare and with nowhere to hide, Liam risks everything to make the greatest comeback of all time.

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

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

10:00 ............ Food Unwrapped

07:00 ................... The Simpsons

11:05 ....... Come Dine with Me

08:10 ................... The Simpsons

11:35 ....... Come Dine with Me

09:15................ Andre the Giant

07:35.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals

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

12:00....... Harry Potter: A Who’s Who of the Wizarding World

08:00.. Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00..........Eddie Eats America

13:00................. Cinderella: After Ever After

09:30..........Eddie Eats America

12:40 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:10 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:40 .....................Four in a Bed 14:45 .....................Four in a Bed

14:00 ................... The Simpsons 14:30 ................... The Simpsons

07:10.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals

10:00 ............. American Pickers: Best Of

15:00 ................... The Simpsons

11:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of

15:30 ................... The Simpsons

12:00............................Room 101

16:00 ................... The Simpsons

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

16:30 ................... The Simpsons

16:00............................Room 101

17:00................... The Simpsons 17:30 ................... The Simpsons

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

18:00 ......... The Lego Movie

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

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

21:00..... Would I Lie to You?

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

21:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0 22:00 ......NCIS: Los Angeles

21:40..... Would I Lie to You?

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

00:10...................... Shocking Emergency Calls

00:00............The Decade the Music Died

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

01:30..............Bee Gees: One Night Only

15:50 .....................Four in a Bed 16:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 17:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 18:25.... Come Dine with Me 18:55................ Britain’s Best Loved Sitcoms 20:00......Caught on Camera 21:00................... Emergency Helicopter Medics

23:00 .......................S.W.A.T.

22:20........... Mock the Week 23:00..................Taskmaster 00:00................................. QI 01:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You

www.canarianweekly.com 27th December 2019 - 2nd January 2020

The Trial Of Christine Keeler BBC1, 21.00

The cover-up of an affair between a British Minister and model Christine Keeler threatens to bring down the government. ‘Love triangle’ model Christine Keeler is in hiding with the society doctor Stephen Ward (James Norton), while War Minister John Profumo (Ben Miles) seeks the attention of the press.

06:05........................Escape From Planet Earth

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

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

07:30 ................... The Simpsons

11:10................. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

07:55 ................... The Simpsons

12:10 ..................................Access

08:25 ................... The Simpsons 08:55................... The Simpsons

12:15 ................ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

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

13:20 ...................The King and I

12:30 ......................................Hulk

14:20 ..................................Access

15:10 ............................. The Core

14:25 ...................The King and I

14:55 .................. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

17:45 ...............Channel 4 News

16:05 ............... Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie

17:05...................................... Hotel Transylvania

18:00.............. The Supervet 19:00............. The Secret Life of the Zoo 20:00............................ Eddie the Eagle 22:00.............. Joe Lycett: I’m About to Lose Control and I Think Joe Lycett 23:00........................ 8 Out of 10 Cats 00:00................ John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky 01:40................... The Crystal Maze

17:05.................................. Access 17:10 ............... Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie 18:25.........5 News Weekend 18:30....... World’s Strongest Man 2019 19:3......... Britain’s Favourite Biscuit 2019: The Big Dunk-Off 21:00.................Peter Kay: In His Own Words 23:00.....What Women Want 01:20........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

Quizmaster

06:25 ........................ Emmerdale 09:20 ..........................Coronation Street 12:50 ...................... Take Me Out 13:55 ......................Catchphrase

18:55......... Despicable Me 2 20:00......... Despicable Me 2 21:00............................Fast & Furious 8 22:10............................Fast & Furious 8 23:40.................. Family Guy 00:10.................. Family Guy 00:35 ........... American Dad! 01:05............ American Dad! 01:30....................... Through the Keyhole

ITV1, 18.00

“For one night only, the cleverest contestants go head to head in a battle of the brains. They have got all the answers except one - who will be Quizmaster 2019?”

- Jeremy Vine, presenter This new factual entertainment show hosted by Jeremy Vine pits high-profile contestants on major TV quiz programmes against each other to find out who is king or queen of TV game shows.

Quizmaster, a 90-minute peak time special, sees 15 previous contestants on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Mastermind, The Chase, Fifteen to One and University Challenge compete in a high-stakes battle to become ultimate quiz champion.

The 15 competitors do battle across a series of rounds, each one designed to test a different aspect of their quiz knowledge, catch out other contestants or beat the clock.

Among the familiar faces competing are actor Shaun Williamson, who won Celebrity Mastermind, Isabelle Heward who won Mastermind in 2017, Egghead Pat Gibson who won £1 million on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and his Eggheads teammate Kevin Ashman, a former Mastermind champion who holds the record for the highest score ever, Ailsa Watson who was Fifteen-to-One Grand Final winner in 2015, as well as Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull, who achieved success on University Challenge.

Contestants are eliminated in each round, until just two remain to go head-to-head in a climactic final.

Jeremy Vine says: “How clever do you have to be to win a million on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Cleverer than a Mastermind champion? Or are the students on University Challenge the brainiest? Well, we decided to find out. And you could have cut the tension in the studio with a knife. This quiz is a Christmas monster!”

Mon 30 dec 2019

www.canarianweekly.com 27th December 2019 - 2nd January 2020

TV Guide

21 CW

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

07:40............... Everybody Loves Raymond

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

08:05 .........The Great British Sewing Bee

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

08:10............... Everybody Loves Raymond

09:20 ................................ Friends

09:05 .........The Great British Sewing Bee

10:30..................... Midsomer Murders

10:05......... Talking Pictures

12:30 I.TV Lunchtime News

11:05 ......Escape to Athena

12:35 ..... ITV News London

13:00.......... The Apartment

12:45 .......................... Twister

12:20................................. Edward Scissorhands

15:00 ........Some Like it Hot

14:55 .........................Tenable

14:20 ..................................Congo

17:00 .........Australia: Earth’s Magical Kingdom

16:00.............. Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

16:25.................................. A Place in the Sun

18:00....... Natural World

17:00..................... The Chase Celebrity Special

17:25 ................... The Simpsons

18:00........ In for a Penny

18:00 ................... Hollyoaks

18:25. ITV Evening News

19:00 ................. Great Canal Journeys

06:00...................... Breakfast

06:05............ Mountain Vets

09:00........... Planes: Fire and Rescue

07:05 .......This Farming Life

10:15 ....... Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 11:35 ............... The Highway Rat 12:00 .........Life in the Snow 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:25 .............. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 16:45 ..........Top of the Pops

19:00......... Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse

17:45 .......................Pointless

19:30........... Mastermind

18:30.... BBC News at Six

20:00......... Only Connect

15:20 ..........................Shrek 2

19:00....... Snow Animals 20:00............ EastEnders

20:30............... University Challenge

20:30 ...................Would I Lie to You?

21:00............... Snow Cats and Me

21:00.............. The Trial of Christine Keeler

22:00....... Frankie Boyle’s New World Order

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

22:45.............. The Best of 2010-2015 Wipe with Charlie Brooker

22:30.......Gavin & Stacey 23:35..............Iron Man 3 01:35...... Weather for the Week Ahead

00:15....Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe

01:40............... BBC News

01:20......The Apprentice

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

18:40.. ITV News London 19:00 ........... Emmerdale

08:40 ....................Step Up All In 10:50 ................... The Simpsons 11:20 ................... The Simpsons 11:50 ................... The Simpsons

17:55 ...............Channel 4 News

20:00........... Supershoppers

19:30..Coronation Street

21:00............. Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast

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

22:05.............. Little Fockers

20:30..Coronation Street

23:55...................East is East

CW

01:35..................... Sleepless 21:00...........Alan Carr’s Celebrity watch Re-Play 2019

09:15 ..................................Access 11:25............. The Yorkshire Vet 12:20....................... Neighbours 12:50 ...................... My Fair Lady 13:50 ..................................Access 13:55 ...................... My Fair Lady 16:35 ............Cruising with Jane McDonald 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00..... Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights 19:00........ World’s Strongest Man 2019 20:00......... The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys 22:00.... Secret in Their Eyes 23:05.......................... Access 23:10.... Secret in Their Eyes 00:15............. The Wonderful World of Chocolate 01:10........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

06:00 ........................ The Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ...........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

07:10................ The Boxer & The Ballroom Dancer 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30 ............Coronation Street 09:00 ......................Catchphrase 10:00 ...........I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00...................... Take Me Out 12:00 ........................ Emmerdale 12:30 ............Coronation Street 13:00 ......................Catchphrase 14:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

15:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

15:30 ...............Cats and Dogs 2: Revenge of Kitty Galore 17:10.............. Despicable Me 2 19:15...Hotel Transylvania 2 21:00............... Pitch Perfect 23:15................. Family Guy 23:45................. Family Guy 00:10............ American Dad! 00:35............ American Dad! 01:05............................Plebs

22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:14............. ITV London Weather 22:15............The Holiday 00:35.............Ideal World

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

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

11:00 .. Escape to the Chateau

07:00 ................. Modern Family

12:05 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:05 ....... Come Dine with Me

Alan Carr’s Celebrity Re-Play 2019 ITV1, 21.00 From Stormzy smashing Glastonbury to Boris Johnson smashing parliament, from England almost winning the Rugby World Cup to RuPaul finally bringing Drag Race to the UK, 2019 has been one hell of a year. So what better way to celebrate than with Alan Carr’s Celebrity Re-Play 2019, the fun, celebrityfilled, end-of-year show that we all deserve.

Alan is hosting a games night that sees six celebrities take seats on his sofas for a raucous entertainment show which looks back at the good, the cringe and the unbelievable events of the year. Expect hilarious clips, must-see virals, comedy moments, surprise guests and one celebrity couple having the chance to win £25,000 for charity.

06:30 ............................Futurama 07:30 ................. Modern Family

13:40 ....... Come Dine with Me

08:00...........Cats and the Movie Musical: Special

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

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

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

09:30 ................... The Simpsons

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

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

16:20 .....................Four in a Bed

10:30 .... David Attenborough’s Galapagos

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

13:30 ...........The Bachelor King

17:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 17:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

15:00.... David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive

18:25.... Come Dine with Me

16:30 ................... The Simpsons

18:55.... Come Dine with Me

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

19:25.... Come Dine with Me

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

20:00......................Escape to the Chateau

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

21:00..........The Dressmaker 23:20..........24 Hours in A&E

21:00................... The Russell Howard Hour

00:25........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

22:00............The Shawshank Redemption

01:30.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

00:45.... Romesh’s Look Back to the Future

07:10.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 07:35.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 08:00.. Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00..........Eddie Eats America 10:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of 11:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of 12:00.................................Red Bull Soapbox Race 14:05.................. Gavin & Stacey 15:20.................. Gavin & Stacey 16:40.................. Gavin & Stacey 18:00........................ Red Bull Soapbox Race 20:00.............Not Going Out 20:40.............Not Going Out 21:20.............Not Going Out 22:00.............Not Going Out 22:40........... Mock the Week 23:20..... Would I Lie to You? 00:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 01:00............................ QI XL

CW 22

New year’s eve

TV Guide

www.canarianweekly.com 27th December 2019 - 2nd January 2020

06:00....................... Breakfast

CW 09:30.................Chicken Run 09:00..... Revolting Rhymes

watch

10:50........Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas 11:20...................The Railway Children 13:05....... BBC News at One; Weather 13:30.............. Paddington 2 15:10........... Shrek the Third 16:35......... Gangsta Granny 17:45 .......................Pointless 18:30.... BBC News at Six 19:00 ................ Celebrity Mastermind 19:30............. EastEnders 20:05.............. Holby City 21:05... Dame Edna Rules the Waves 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:20............ The Graham Norton Show

CW

06:55.................................. This Farming Life 07:55 .........The Great British Sewing Bee 08:55 .........The Great British Sewing Bee 09:55 ......................Wild Tales From the Village 10:55 ........................... Talking Pictures 11:30 ...........................The Big Country 14:10 ........................... Talking Pictures 14:55 ................... The Heroes of Telemark 17:00........................ Australia: Earth’s Magical Kingdom 18:00........ Natural World 19:00......... Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 19:30............... University Challenge

23:25........Craig David Rocks Big watch 20:00.....A Life on Screen 21:00...............Billy Elliot Ben Live 22:45...... Mock the Week 23:55........ New Year’s Eve Fireworks 23:15.....Jools’ Annual Hootenanny watch 00:10............. Craig David Rocks Big 01:15............Glastonbury Ben Live 2019

CW

06:00............. Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25 .............. Judge Rinder 10:25..................... Midsomer Murders 12:25..............ITV Lunchtime News 12:35...... ITV News London 12:45 ...................The Queen 14:45 .........................Tenable 15:50 ..............Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 16:55...................... The Chase Celebrity Special 18:00.........In for a Penny 18:25....ITV Evening News 18:40.... ITV News London 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00...................Spectre 22:45...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:59............. ITV London Weather 23:00...............Alan Carr’s Celebrity Re-Play 2019 23:55................Big Ben at Midnight 00:10............. Uncle Buck 01:50.................. Tenable

Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live Craig David will be brightening up New Year’s Eve on BBC One in a very special live concert as the multiple award- BBC1, 23.25

winning and critically acclaimed singer songwriter performs a selection of his smash hits and much more besides to welcome in 2020 Craig David Rocks Big Ben Live will be co-hosted by presenter, radio DJ and I’m A Celebrity 2019 finalist, Roman Kemp. Craig will be kicking things off with his legendary band on stage at London’s Central Hall Westminster and as Big Ben strikes midnight, London’s famous fireworks will light up the night sky over the River Thames with a spectacular display choreographed to a specially edited medley of music.

08:55....... Come Dine with Me 09:35 ....... Come Dine with Me 10:05 ....... Come Dine with Me 10:35....... Come Dine with Me 11:05....... Come Dine with Me 11:40..................... Four in a Bed 12:10..................... Four in a Bed 12:40 .....................Four in a Bed 13:10 .....................Four in a Bed 13:40 .....................Four in a Bed 14:15 ............................. Escape to the Chateau 15:20 ............................. Escape to the Chateau 16:20 ............................. Escape to the Chateau 17:30 ..............The Longest Day 21:00 ............ Sarah Millican 22:05 ............ Sarah Millican 23:10 .................. Father Ted 01:20 .................. Father Ted 01:50 .................. Father Ted

06:00 ............................Futurama 07:00 ................. Modern Family 08:00 ................. Dog Whisperer 09:00 ................... The Simpsons 11:00 ...................... TV’s Greatest Gameshow 13:00 ............. Cricket’s Funniest Moments 14:00 .............. Rugby’s Funniest Moments 15:00................Premier League’s Greatest Moments 17:00................... The Simpsons 17:55............................ Futurama 18:20..............The Simpsons 18:45.....................Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live 20:00.............. Coldplay: Live in Sao Paulo 22:20.................. Queen: Live at Wembley 23:45.......................New Year Fireworks Live 00:15....... Oasis: Ten Years of Noise and Confusion 01:30......Queen - Hungarian Rhapsody: Live in Budapest

07:25 ............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 08:20. Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:20 .........Eddie Eats America 10:20 ............. American Pickers: Best Of 12:20.. Red Bull Soapbox Race 13:20 ................. Gavin & Stacey 14:00 ................. Gavin & Stacey 14:40 ................. Gavin & Stacey 15:20 ................. Gavin & Stacey 16:00 ................. Gavin & Stacey 16:40 ................. Gavin & Stacey 17:20 ................. Gavin & Stacey 18:00....................... Red Bull Soapbox Race 19:00........................ Red Bull Soapbox Race 20:00.............Not Going Out 22:40..... Would I Lie to You? 23:20........... Mock the Week 00:00............ Have I Got a Bit More News for You 01:00............................ QI XL

06:05............................... The Four Musketeers

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

08:00..................................... Swiss Family Robinson

08:40 ....................Little Princess

10:25 .............................Anna and the King

09:05 ........................... Peppa Pig

13:20 ............................Ever After

09:25 ................................ Friends

15:40................. Supershoppers

09:55 ................................ Friends

16:45................................ Channel 4 News

10:25 ........................................Pan

16:55..................................Robots

11:30.........................................Pan

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

12:40 ...............Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

19:00..........................George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 20:00......................Escape to the Chateau 21:00................ The Last Leg 23:05................... The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019 01:00................... Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

08:25 .............................. Floogals 08:55 ............. Nella the Princess Knight 09:10 ..................................Access

11:25 ..................................Access

14:50 .....................Mamma Mia! 17:00 ................... Calendar Girls 19:00........ World’s Strongest Man 2019 20:00.........Jane McDonald & Friends 21:00 ........... New Year’s Eve 22:00 ......................... Access 22:05 ........... New Year’s Eve 23:20 ...............When... Goes Horribly Wrong 01:50........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

Jools’ Annual Hootenanny

06:00................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

06:50................ The Boxer & The Ballroom Dancer 07:45 ........................ Emmerdale 08:15............ Coronation Street 08:45 ............Coronation Street 09:15 ......................Catchphrase 09:55 ................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

10:55...................... Take Me Out 11:55 ........................ Emmerdale 12:30 ............Coronation Street 12:55 ............Coronation Street 13:30 ......................Catchphrase 14:30 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

14:55 ..................The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 16:05 ..............................FYI Daily 16:10 ..................The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 16:45 ..........................Space Jam 18:25.............. Jurassic Park 21:00............... Bridesmaids 23:35 ................. Family Guy 00:30 ........... American Dad! 01:20 ........... Celebrity Juice

BBC2, 23.15

Jools’ Annual Hootenanny is now firmly part of the UK’s tradition in celebrating the New Year on television. He and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra take centre stage in providing the soundtrack to seeing out the old year and welcoming in the new.

Joining Jools on this year’s Hootenanny are Stormzy, Brittany Howard, La Roux, Rick Astley, Tom Walker, YolanDa Brown, Stereophonics, Melanie, Eddi Reader, Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson from The Selecter, Joseph, Ruby Turner, and the Pipes And Drums of The 1st Battalion Scots Guards.

South London rapper and the star of Glastonbury 2019, Stormzy, performs Crown and more from his second album, Heavy Is The Head. Long-standing Welsh rockers Stereophonics perform songs from their recent seventh number one album, Kind, plus a classic tune. Lead singer Kelly Jones also joins Jools and the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with his take on a song made famous by Nina Simone, joined by award-winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown.

Jools welcomes back the synth-pop stylings of La Roux who returned with new music this autumn after a five year break; she brings a taste of her forthcoming album, Supervision, and performs her 2009 hit, In For The Kill. Taking stage in the centre of the floor it’s a family affair with sisters, Joseph. The trio of siblings from Portland, Oregon showcase their harmonies on a track from this years’ Good Luck, Kid and a reminder of their breakout song, White Flag.

Joining Jools and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are Alabama Shakes’ frontwoman and Grammy nominee Brittany Howard, who brings a taste of her debut solo album, Jamie, and lends her dynamic vocals to Jackie Wilson’s dancefloor filler (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher. Tom Walker, the Mancunian debut star of 2019 performs a track from his number one record, What A Time to Be Alive. 80s pop icon Rick Astley delivers a big band version of his classic, Never Gonna Give You Up, the song that made him a global superstar and saw him grace the Reading Festival stage with Foo Fighters this summer, and he also takes on a Temptations classic. First lady of Woodstock and performer at the inaugural Glastonbury, Melanie, brings 70s sunshine vibes to New Year’s Eve with sing-a-long hit, Brand New Key, AKA The Rollerskate Song. Bringing a taste of ska to the celebrations are Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson from much loved Midlands outfit, The Selecter.

Glasgow singer-songwriter and frontwoman of 80s folk-pop band Fairground Attraction, Eddi Reader, performs the band’s iconic 1980s smash, Perfect. And it wouldn’t be a Hootenanny without vocal powerhouse Ruby Turner who joins Jools to sing the pairs latest single, Come On In.

www.canarianweekly.com 27th December 2019 - 2nd January 2020

New year’s day

TV Guide

23 CW

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:00 .... Revolting Rhymes 09:30 ..................... Shaun the Sheep Movie 10:50........... Inner Workings 11:00 ............. Pete’s Dragon 12:35 ...... BBC News at One 12:50 ...BBC London News; 13:00......The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 13:05.........Seven Worlds, One Planet

CW watch

14:05................The Snail and the Whale 14:30.. The Sound of Music 17:20..........BBC News at Six 17:35.....BBC London News 17:45.........................Miranda 18:55............Doctor Who 20:00 ............ EastEnders 21:00 ..................Dracula 22:30........Mrs. Brown’s Boys

CW watch

23:00.... BBC News at Ten 23:05... Match of the Day 00:40......Top of the Pops 01:40.................. Weather 01:45............... BBC News

06:15 .......................See Hear 06:45 ................. Fake Britain 07:15....... This Farming Life 08:15 .........The Great British Sewing Bee 09:15 .........The Great British Sewing Bee 10:15.............New Year’s Day Concert 12:45 ................. The Thomas Crown Affair 14:25.......... The Magnificent Seven 16:30......The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 16:35 ...................Final Score 17:30 ......Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words 19:00..... MasterChef: The Professionals 20:00......... Only Connect 20:30............... University Challenge 21:00...Earth’s Tropical Islands watch 22:00..................... Dara O Briain - Voice of Reason 23:00............A Year in the Life of a Year 2019 23:30....... Frankie Boyle’s New World Order

CW

06:00................... Dino Dana

06:10 .................... Carry on Cleo

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

06:25......................... Super 4

07:45......................................... The Parent Trap

09:05 ..................................Access

10:15 ......................Child Genius

10:15 .................................. Oliver!

06:55................ Dare Master 07:00.. The Powerpuff Girls 07:25 .......... Teen Titans Go! 07:55 .... Hotel Transylvania: Enter The Nose Picker/ Hide & Shriek 08:20 ....The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 08:55.................... Mr Magoo

11:20 ................... The Simpsons 11:50.................... The Simpsons 12:20 ................... The Simpsons 12:50 ................... The Simpsons 13:20 ................... The Simpsons 13:50 ........................... Shark Tale 15:40 ..........................Back to the Future Part II

09:25 ...... Britain’s Favourite Walks: Top 100

17:50 ...............Channel 4 News

12:00 ............... Countrywise

19:40 .....................The Great British Bake Off

12:45...ITV Lunchtime News 12:55........... ITV Racing Live

18:00 .............The Lion King

09:10 ................................ Friends

06:00 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:10... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:15 ..................................Access

07:00 ................ The Boxer & The Ballroom Dancer

11:20 .................................. Oliver!

08:05 ........................ Emmerdale

13:15....................... Neighbours

08:40 ............Coronation Street

13:40 ..................Cool Runnings

09:10 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

14:40 ..................................Access

09:40 ....................Looney Tunes: Back in Action

14:45 ..................Cool Runnings 15:45 ............................... Jumanji 16:45...................................Access 16:50 ............................... Jumanji 17:55 ....................... Neighbours 18:20........ The Two Ronnies: The Unseen Sketches

11:30 ........................ Emmerdale 12:00 ............Coronation Street 12:30 ............... Happy Feet Two 14:35 ...........Hotel Transylvania 16:20 ..............Minion Madness 16:30 ..............Minion Madness

19:30........ World’s Strongest Man 2019

16:35 ..............Minion Madness

21:00......................... Bridget Jones’s Diary

18:35............ Jurassic World

15:30.................. You’ve Been Framed!

21:00........................ Mission: Impossible - Fallout

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

23:50............................Red 2

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

01:50...................... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

22:55.............Most Shocking Celebrity Moments

23:40................. Family Guy

01:45........The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show

00:35 ........... American Dad!

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

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

09:30 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

10:00 ....... Come Dine with Me

07:00................. Modern Family

10:30 ....... Come Dine with Me

08:00 ................. Dog Whisperer

11:05 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

18:00...........Catchphrase 18:40............ ITV Evening News

16:45 ...............................Minions 21:00.......... Fast & Furious 8 00:10 ................. Family Guy

19:00............ Emmerdale 20:00....Coronation Street 21:00................. Bancroft 22:20................ ITV News 22:35........ The Hangover 00:35.............Ideal World

Best Of Seven Worlds, One Planet BBC1, 13.05 The most spectacular moments from the Seven Worlds One Planet series, highlighting the incredibly rich, and wonderful diversity of life found on our planet’s seven unique continents.

We witness the remarkable hunting behaviour of polar bears who have found a way to avoid hunger in the lean summer months by ambushing unsuspecting beluga whales in North America’s Hudson Bay. In the cemeteries of Vienna ‘grave robbing’ European hamsters do battle with each other for food, while deep in the forests of Africa a young chimp gets a vital lesson in jungle survival.

11:35 ....... Come Dine with Me 12:05..................... Four in a Bed

10:00 ...........Football’s Funniest Moments

07:10.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 07:35.............Modern Wheels or Classic Steals 08:00.. Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00..........Eddie Eats America 09:30..........Eddie Eats America

12:40 .....................Four in a Bed

12:00....... Harry Potter: A Who’s Who of the Wizarding World

10:00.............. American Pickers: Best Of

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

13:00.............. The Queen and I

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

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

14:30........................... Ratburger

12:00.....Red Bull Soapbox Race

14:10 .....................Four in a Bed

16:00................ Cinderella: After Ever After

13:00.....Red Bull Soapbox Race

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

15:20.................. Gavin & Stacey

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

16:40.................. Gavin & Stacey

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

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

14:40 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:15 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:50 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:20 ....... Come Dine with Me 16:50 ....... Come Dine with Me 17:25 ............. The Dam Busters

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

14:00.................. Gavin & Stacey

19:00................................. QI

19:55............ Secret History

21:00............. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

19:40..... Would I Lie to You?

21:00 ................Guy Martin’s Great Escape

23:00...........U2 - Experience: Live In Berlin

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

23:05............. Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live 00:05................... Father Ted

00:30................... The Russell Howard Hour 01:30......................Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

20:20..... Would I Lie to You? 21:40.................Pulp Fiction 00:40..................Taskmaster 01:40................. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year Special BBC1, 22.30

Madagascar: Earth’s Tropical Islands BBC2, 21.00

Orange is the New Mammy There’s bad news for Winnie when Agnes discovers Peggy Piper the Pernod poisoner is out on appeal and could be coming back to Finglas. This might mean Winnie has to give evidence against her again as she was the one who saw Peggy poison her husband.

There is much discussion about whether Peggy is guilty or not but the only way there’s ever going to be closure is by meeting Peggy herself…Meanwhile, Buster loses the tank Dermot’s hired for their latest promotion and must find it before Dermot finds out.

Journey across the tropical island of Madagascar, exploring the unique and incredible wildlife it has to offer - from its renowned lemurs to tiny chameleons. Formed nearly 90 million years ago, the island is now home to some of the most extraordinary landscapes, mountains and rainforests, which are home to both human and animal.

From Madagascar’s most famous furry residents the ring-tailed lemurs, who are the direct descendants of one of the very first mammals to arrive, to the tiny Labord’s chameleons which are unique to Madagascar, the island is home to many distinctive animals.

The humans living on the island must find ways to survive on terrain and weather which can at times be unpredictable. Cameras follow the people of Ampotaka, who have learnt to use baobab trees to store vast quantities of water in their trunks, which act as a lifeline when droughts hit the island.

Madagascar’s unique wildlife has slowly been evolving for millions of years, but since humans arrived the pace of change has been faster than many animals can cope with. As little as 20 percent of the island’s original forest remains, and 95 percent of lemurs are now threatened with extinction.

We hear how the greater bamboo lemur has been saved from the brink of extinction.

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imagine... BBC1, 23.00 06:00 ...................... Breakfast

06:10 .............The Next Step

09:15 ..................Animal Park Summer Special

06:35 .............The Next Step

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

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

07:00 .......This Farming Life 08:00 ......... MasterChef: The Professionals

09:25 .............. Judge Rinder 10:30 .............. This Morning

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

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

10:00 ..................................BBC Newsroom Live

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

11:35 ............... The 39 Steps

13:55..... ITV News London

13:00 ......... Talking Pictures

14:00............... Catchphrase

13:40 ......... Talking Pictures

11:00 .............Wanted Down Under 11:45...........The Customer is Always Right

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

Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted And Black. Alan Yentob follows one of our best loved performers as he releases his first autobiography charting his early years in show business. In this revealing and poignant film Sir Lenny Henry meets up with his closest friends, family and colleagues to remember his sudden rise to fame aged 16 on TV talent show, New Faces, which catapulted him from working-class kid from Dudley to one of Britain’s most celebrated black performers.

06:05 ................................. Cheers

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

07:25 ................ King of Queens

08:40 ....................Little Princess

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

08:15 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond

08:55 ........Shimmer and Shine

14:25 ...................... Fall of the Roman Empire

15:59 ..................ITV London

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

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

10:05................... The Simpsons

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

14:45... Money for Nothing

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

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

15:30............Garden Rescue

18:00................ Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

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

12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:30.....BBC London News 13:45....................... Escape to the Country

16:30 ........The Repair Shop 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00 ................ Celebrity Mastermind 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00...........Britain’s Best Home Cook 21:00...............Dracula

19:30 ..................Tonight

20:30............... University Challenge

20:0.............. Emmerdale

21:00...Earth’s Tropical Islands

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22:50........Regional News and Weather 22:55..................Weather

CW watch

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

20:00......... Only Connect

CW 22:00...................... I Love

22:30.... BBC News at Ten

23:00..............Imagine

19:00............... Snow Cats and Me

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

20:30...........Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 21:00................. Bancroft

22:30........... Suits You Sir: The Inside Leg of the Fast Show

22:20...... ITV News at Ten and Weather

23:15........The Fast Show

23:05........ Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

23:55........NFL This Week

22:50.. ITV News London

10:35 ................... The Simpsons 11:05.....Undercover Boss USA

09:05 ........................... Peppa Pig 11:15 ..........Police Interceptors 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime

07:00 ..................Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:15 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

07:45 ........................ Emmerdale 08:50 ............Coronation Street 09:50 ...................Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

12:05 ...............Channel 4 News

12:15 ............. World’s Strongest Man 2019

11:55 ........................ Emmerdale

12:10.... Romancing the Stone

13:35 ....................... Neighbours

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

14:10 .........What Women Want

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

15:00............ A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

15:25 ..................................Access

16:00......A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now?

16:35 ................................ Friends

17:00.................... Couples Come Dine with Me

15:30 .........What Women Want 17:05 ................................ Friends 17:30 .................................5 News

12:55 ............Coronation Street

14:50.................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

15:50.................... I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

16:50...................... Take Me Out 17:55 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

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

18:00................ Neighbours

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

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

18:25............The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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

19:00 .......................Building the Ice Hotel

20:00............The Lost World: Jurassic Park

20:00 ............... Dirty Britain

21:00.............. The Hangover Part II

20:00.... Last Minute Holiday Secrets Unpacked 21:00...........The Big Fat Quiz of the Decade

21:00 ........ More Big Fat Lies About Diet and Exercise

23:05.... Celebrity Gogglebox

23:05........ The Big Wedding

23:05.................. Family Guy 23:35.................. Family Guy

Dracula BBC1, 21.00 The Russian ship The Demeter is a perfectly ordinary vessel, but her new voyage seems different.

A motley collection of remarkable passengers includes one Count Dracula. Soon the crew are locked in a life-or-death struggle to stop the vampire before he reaches England. The ship of death has a new captain...

Claes Bang stars as Count Dracula. The series also stars John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Joanna Scanlan, Morfydd Clark, Sacha Dhawan, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Jonathan Aris, Lyndsey Marshal, Lydia West and Matthew Beard. Dracula is written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and is made by Hartswood Films for BBC One.

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

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

07:10............................... Brojects

09:35 ........... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

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

07:35 ...............................Brojects

07:00 ........................ Animal 999

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

07:30 ........................ Animal 999

08:00............. American Pickers: Best Of

08:00 ................. Dog Whisperer

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

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

10:00 ............. American Pickers: Best Of

11:35 .. Escape to the Chateau 12:40 ....... Come Dine with Me 13:10 ....... Come Dine with Me

09:30 ................... The Simpsons

11:00 .............................. Cops UK: Bodycam Squad

13:45 ....... Come Dine with Me

10:00 .....................................David Attenborough’s Wild City

14:15 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

12:00 .................Sin City Motors

14:50 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

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

15:20 .....................Four in a Bed

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

16:25 .....................Four in a Bed

15:00 ................. Modern Family

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

17:25 .....................Four in a Bed

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

17:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

18:25.... Come Dine with Me

16:30 ................... The Simpsons

18:55.... Come Dine with Me

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

19:30.... Come Dine with Me

17:30 ................... The Simpsons

20:00......................Escape to the Chateau

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

21:00..........24 Hours in A&E

20:30 .............The Simpsons

22:00.........New Amsterdam

21:00 .....................The Rock

23:00.......... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

23:30 ................. Queen: Live at Wembley

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

15:00................. Sin City Motors 16:00 ..............James May’s Cars of the People 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00................................. QI 19:40..... Would I Lie to You? 21:00....... Live at the Apollo 22:00 .................Taskmaster 23:00 ........................... QI XL 23:40 ........................... QI XL

BBC2, 21.00

Borneo: Earth’s Tropical Islands Episode two: Borneo. In the heart of South East Asia lies the tropical island of Borneo.

Twice the size of the British Isles, it is the third largest island on earth and home to possibly the greatest diversity of life of any island - from flying lizards and sun bears to orangutans. Its huge variety of habitats, from bustling coral reefs and ancient jungles to towering mountains, have given rise to over 60,000 species of plants and animals, many found nowhere else on earth.

Borneo’s shoreline is fringed by a tangle of mangroves, home to an extraordinary creature - the proboscis monkey. Their unique pot-bellies allow them to survive on the nutrient-poor leaves, but even so, they are forced to cross crocodile-infested rivers to reach the freshest shoots.

Heading inland are the ancient forests, home to some of Borneo’s 180 species of frog. In a never-before filmed sequence a male tree-hole frog, barely larger than a thumbnail, has come up with an ingenious solution to being heard above the noise.

With little to eat, many of Borneo’s terrestrial mammals are smaller than on the mainland - including the exceedingly rare Bornean sun bear. At just over a metre long, it has taken to the trees to find food.

For 10,000 years, Borneo’s staggering diversity has been protected by its isolation, but with the arrival of industrial logging all that has changed. Only half of its ancient forests are left and much of its unique wildlife is under threat, including the iconic orangutan. With their forest home being destroyed, how much longer can these remarkable animals survive?

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December

The Addams Family

The Addams Family – the Broadway musical staged in many countries to great success – is coming to the Tenerife Auditorium. It is a spooky yet hilarious show, inviting audiences to follow the creepiest family in Central Park on their quest for a normal life.

The Addams Family is a family show where music and humour play the leading roles – along with a bunch of weird yet adorable characters.

28th December - 4th january Adan Martin Auditorium, Santa Cruz www.auditoriodetenerife.com

December

PIT 2019

The Tenerife Trade Fair and Congress Centre is playing host to the 30th Tenerife Children and Youth Park (PIT). The Park features about 40 play areas and a programme of games, sporting and educational activities. In sum, a value-added quality proposal for the holiday season.

Attractions include a figure skating rink, amusement rides, concerts, theatre shows, and workshops on environmental care, make-up, balloon twisting and crafts, among others.

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December This weekend

21st December Siam mall www.ccsiammall.com

Navilunio

On 26 October, a special event organised by the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Town Council could not take place due to heavy rain. Now, it has been revamped to be held as Navilunio, a cultural festival to take place on 28 December.

There will be concerts, p a r a d e s and special m u s e u m activities.

In addition, on account of the special time of year, there will be Christmas activities especially designed for the little ones.

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December

Voca People

Recinto Ferial de tenerife, Santa Cruz www.pit-tenerife.com

December

38th San Silvestre Lagunera Race

As usual, runners can round off the year doing what they like best: racing at the 38th San Silvestre Lagunera, to be held on 31 December.

The course, covering 5700 metres in length, unfolds along the main streets in Ciudad de los Adelantados (San Cristóbal de La Laguna).

Both the start and the finish line will be in Plaza de la Concepción.

31st December, 6pm La Laguna www.canarias88.com

December

26th Ports of Tenerife Special Christmas Concert

In Christmas, Ports of Tenerife becomes one of Europe’s greatest outdoor venues hosting classical music concerts, with 20,000 people listening to the music live and thousands doing so at home on TV or over the Internet.

Every year on 25 December, the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra offers a Special Christmas Concert. This year, for concert number 26, the orchestra will be conducted by Antonio Méndez.

After their successful international tour, Vocal People are coming to the Pirámide de Arona Auditorium in Tenerife. Voca People are an Israel-based eight-strong ensemble performing vocal theatre combining a cappella and beat box vocals to reproduce the sounds of an entire orchestra. After performing around the world in more than 40 countries, they are now coming to Tenerife.

In this original show, Voca People vocal techniques and a good dose of humour to go over the history of music, from the greatest film soundtracks, opera arias and classical music pieces to international rock & roll hits of all time.

December

Until 30th December, 8.30pm

Until 10th January, 10am - 8pm

25th december, 9pm

Piramide de Arona, Las americas

Tenerife Arts Space, Santa Cruz

los Llanos del puerto dock, Santa Cruz

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FotoNoviembre 2019

FotoNoviembre is an event covering a series of image-based topics in contemporary art: new technologies, photographic legacy, artistic creation, evolution of audio-visual media, etc. In addition, it will feature an exhibition by Pablo Roma: Colours and Rock&Roll – a series of Cubist portraits of music legends like Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Freddie Mercury and John Lennon, among others.

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Oh, what a wonderful year!

By Adam

from Keddy’s entertainment

WE at Keddy’s Entertainment are always proud and pleased to be able to bring you the latest, hot-off-thepress entertainment trends.

Over the last year, we have regularly featured some of our fabulous Tenerife acts.

They range from established performers to amazing, brand-new talent, both international and homegrown!

We have focused on bringing you their behind-the-scenes hopes and aspirations. We based our interviews on encompassing our artistes’ backgrounds, asking what has spurred them on, and why they chose and love performing here.

We hope this has been of as much interest to you as it has been to us, whether you are a much-welcomed tourist, or a young-at-heart, fabulous, migrating “Swallow”, an affectionate term, adopted by our lovely, winter, seasonal guests. And, of course, including everyone who is blessed to be living here, in sunny Tenerife.

Once again, we have been proud to be associated with

The Tenerife Entertainment Awards, a truly-stunning, yearly event, created and organised by the main man himself, Mr. Chris Elkington.

This year, the awards featured a circus theme, a huge, colourful extravaganza of talent, in which you, the wonderful public, cast your votes, to determine the awards in the various categories.

Who knows what’s in store for the Ts in 2020!

We have prided ourselves on continuing to conduct our focused customerservice reviews, literally being out and about on the streets of Tenerife. We canvassed your feedback, from what you looked for in a bar, to expressing your entertainment needs and preferences.

Keddy’s Entertainment values all feedback. It is a precious gift, and to ignore it, is at our tourist competitive industry’s peril!

So a huge shout-out, for those who have taken the time, when approached, to stop and be interviewed. We salute and thank you!

We at Keddy’s Entertainment actively listen, act and strive to deliver, on what you tell us you want!

Our children’s parties have continued to be extremely popular. It is so lovely seeing the birthday celebrations. and it is a privilege to host such celebratory events.

More recently, Keddy’s Entertainment have hosted “Silent adventures Tenerife”, and are pleased to report that this is going from strength

to strength. If you haven’t yet given it a try, then you really don’t know what you’re missing!

The new Scandal dinner show at the 5-star, luxurious GF Hotel Victoria is on every Friday evening. Seriously, it is a truly top-class dinner show, set in amazing surroundings.

The feedback has been phenomenal, and it’s a great excuse to dress up for that red-carpet entrance, and

razzle dazzle the evening away. Prepare to be wowed and scandalised in style!

Keddy’s Entertainment are now supplying artistes and acts to various hotel chains across Cyprus and the Greek isles. We are producing and developing Animacion academies, both here and in in the UK, training and developing our fabulous new entertainers for the future.

Keddy’s Entertainment is pleased to have forged good links with our major, leading, tour operators, both UK-based and international.

We look forward to working together on new ventures next year.

We are pleased to have several other exciting projects bubbling on the 2020 entertainment horizon, including a new venture that will change the face of entertainment, here in the Canaries. So, watch this space!

We would like to end on a very personal level, and it gives us great pleasure to announce that, within our happy Keddy’s Entertainment team, we have a wedding announcement to make.

Paul O’Connor, who is in charge of one of our hotel entertainment programmes, and Emily Martinez, his better half, are engaged and getting married.

Warmest congratulations to you both. Our director, Adam Keddy, was truly touched and honoured to be asked to be best man. So we are sure that you will, like us, want to wish them every future happiness, and may all their troubles be little ones!

The Keddy’s Entertainment family group would sincerely like to wish everyone a very happy and wonderfullyhealthy, brand-new year!

Whatever you are doing in life, continue doing it with humour and great zest, and enjoy. See you all in 2020! But, for now, check us out on Facebook @ keddysentertainmentpage

What should I carry in the car?

By Emma

from Motorworld

AS we are in the festive season, you will have noticed more police about on the roads.

For this reason, we feel it would be a good idea to remind readers of what they should be carrying in their vehicles, in order that they can avoid fines (multas), if unfortunate enough to be stopped.

We have covered this subject

in the past. If you are stopped, be polite to the officers and follow their instructions, especially if you are asked to get out of the car.

In order to be legal, and for your own safety, you must carry reflective jackets. If your car is a five-seater, you should carry five. These must be accessible from the inside of the car, as they must be put on before exiting the vehicle.

If you breakdown on the motorway, put on your jacket, and get your two, warning triangles from the boot. Position one in front of the car, and the other at the rear, at an approximate distance of 15 metres.

Stay with your car, although it is safer to climb over the safety barrier and wait on the other side, for the breakdown truck to arrive. All passengers should leave the vehicle and wait with you in a safe place, eg the other side of barrier or

on another road, safely away from oncoming traffic.

Apart from this, you should always make sure you have a legal spare tyre or run flat. Regular checks of this are important. They could save you a lot of heartache, worry and loss of time, when travelling.

With regards to paperwork, this is far more complex.

Firstly, you should note that all paperwork carried MUST be an ORIGINAL. You must carry: *Permiso de Ciculacion de Vehiculo. This is the car’s permission to be on the road.

This document carries the make, model, engine size, fuel type, chassis number, registration number, date of first matriculacion, and the date of the last change of ownership.

It also bears the owner’s name and surname, but no longer shows the address, because of data protection.

This is held on the Trafico system *Ficha Tecnica.

This is, basically, the car’s log book, holding all the technical data, engine size, model, tyre sizes and the optional sizes permitted, along with the manufacturer’s details and the chassis number.

On the reverse of this (the newer versions are A4 size, so details are all on one side) are details about the ITV, and when it is valid until. It is important to note that there will be a specific date on here, whereas, on the sticker displayed on the windscreen, it shows only the month that it is valid until *Your in-date, photocard, driving licence, either a Spanish one, or, if you are not resident, a European one, only where appropriate *Your current, in-date passport *Your current and up-to-date Residencia

*Your insurance documents, and the receipt for proof of payment of the premium.

For this, we recommend that you have a good “sort out” of old papers, and only keep the most-current, up-to-date ones in the car, to avoid any confusion.

If you do not wish to carry your original passport and Residencia, notarised copies are acceptable, legally. With regard to the Ficha Tecnica and Permiso de Circulacion, for a fee at Trafico, you can obtain what is known as copias compulsada of these documents, which are legal to carry and produce, if stopped the police.

Other things you are not legally obliged to carry, but which can prove useful, are a pen and notepad, or some paper, a small torch, an accident claims form and a small medical kit. This list is by no means exhaustive, but is a guideline for you.

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MANY people wonder if sweet potatoes are actually that good for you. That isn’t surprising, because their name suggests they’re sugarand-starch bombs!

Sweet potatoes can be enjoyed, all year round, and, in the colder weather, they become particularly appealing, as a hearty sidedish, and as an ingredient in everything from soups and stews, to pies and desserts.

These colorful gems offer some pretty-impressive health perks.

They’re a good source of Vitamins C and A, and one cup of baked sweet potato provides nearly half of your daily Vitamin C requirements.

The same portion also supplies 400% of your recommended daily intake of Vitamin A. Both nutrients are vital for supporting immune function, which is especially important during cold and flu season. Vitamin A is also key for maintaining healthy skin, vision, and organ function.

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Going sweet on these potatoes! delivers a third of your need for manganese, a mineral that helps produce collagen, and promotes skin and bone health. You’ll also get between 15-30% of several energysupporting B vitamins and minerals, including potassium.

Vitamins A and C also function as antioxidants that protect cells against ageing and disease. For even more antioxidants, choose purple sweet potatoes. The pigment that gives them their gorgeous hue has particularly potent antioxidant properties.

Unchecked, low-grade inflammation raises the risk of nearly every chronic disease, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Natural antiinflammatory compounds in

sweet potatoes have been shown to quell inflammation, at cellular level.

Some may regard sweet potatoes as being too starchy, but their high fibre content makes them a slow-burning starch, meaning they won’t spike blood sugar and insulin levels. One cup of baked sweet potato provides

about 6g of fibre, which is more than a quarter of the daily recommended minimum.

One cup of sweet potato, baked in its skin, provides 950mg of potassium. That’s more than twice the amount in a medium banana. Potassium essentially sweeps excess sodium and fluid out of the body, which lowers blood pressure, and reduces strain on the heart. Potassium also helps regulate heart rhythm and muscle contractions.

About 12% of the starch in sweet potatoes is resistant starch, a filling, fibre-like substance that your body doesn’t digest and absorb. Replacing just 5.4% of total carbohydrate intake with resistant starch results in a 20-30% increase in fat burning, after a meal. Resistant starch

also prompts the body to pump out more satiety-inducing hormones.

Eat more sweet potatoes Bake sweet potatoes, and drizzle with a combo of ground cinnamon and maple syrup, thinned with a drop of warm water. You can also bake, mash and fold sweet potatoes into overnight oats.

Whip them into a smoothie, or puree them with vegetable broth, as the base for a soup.

Chunked, baked sweet potatoes make a fantastic addition to a garden salad, and crisp oven-baked wedges can satisfy a French-fry craving.

Mashed, sweet potato also makes a fantastic addition to desserts and goodies, from nobake biscuits, to brownies and puddings.

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THE United States grows and supplies up to 80% of the world’s pecans.

They’re delicious, nutrient-packed powerhouses, that make for an ideal snack, condiment, or ingredient in your favourite recipe

A handful goes a long way Just a single ounce of pecans (about 19 halves) provides 200 calories, 3g of fibre, 3g of protein, and 20g of mostly unsaturated fats, making them a hearty, satisfying snack, with loads of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

They’re important for immunity Pecans provide phytonutrients, which are plantbased compounds that have powerful antioxidant benefits. They’re also a good source of the mineral zinc, crucial for immune-cell development and function.

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many diseases, particularly those related to age and lifestyle. What’s more, eating ellagic acidcontaining foods, an antioxidant found in pecans, is associated with a reduced risk of some cancers.

They’re full of flavonoids Pecans have more flavonoids, a type of antioxidant found mostly in vegetables and fruit, than any other tree nut. People who eat diets high in flavonoids are less likely to develop chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, and cognitive decline.

They’re crucial for heart health Pecans are chock-full of monounsaturated fatty acids, a type of fat linked to improving total cholesterol levels. There is another benefit to these tasty tree nuts: pecans are filled with beta carotene and Vitamin E, which protect cells from damage, by mitigating the effects of chronic inflammation.

They’re surprisingly low in sugar Not only do they contain very little sugar, but pecans may also help improve blood-sugar levels, overall, by slowing down the rate of absorption from the bloodstream into peripheral tissues. This helps to maintain energy levels, and prevent blood-sugar spikes, which ultimately lead to major crashes later on!

They can boost your brain Nuts are some of the most nutritious foods, and diets high in Vitamin E have been linked with lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, by up to 25%. That’s because Vitamin E and other antioxidants in plant-based foods help reduce oxidative stress caused by inflammation, protecting cells and tissues of vital organs, like your brain.

They’re helpful for weight loss While it’s true that nuts contain lots of fat, the type found in tree nuts and fruit (eg olives) can actually promote weight loss and maintenance. That’s because nuts are a filling source of oleic acid, a beneficial fat that makes you feel full, while also boosting heart health.

Eating every three to four hours, limiting added

sugars and saturated fats found in processed foods, and making more of your meals plant-based, are also key to successful, long-term weight loss. As a delicious, satisfying snack, pecans are a good one to keep on hand for a nutritious boost, that won’t leave you feeling deprived.

They’ve got key minerals Pecans are excellent sources of manganese and copper, two minerals that boost overall metabolic health, may contain anti-inflammatory properties, and potentially help to reduce the risk of heart disease. The added benefit is that these nutrients have shown promise, specifically in preventing in high blood pressure.

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By Val Sainsbury NOW the New Year is upon us, it’s not uncommon to start thinking about health goals for the coming year, such as losing weight, eating healthier, exercising and quitting smoking.

But though we may have good intentions, choosing January 1st to make promises to get on a healthier track, year-round, doesn’t always work. In fact, according to a 2017 Marist poll, about a third of people who make a New Year’s resolution, fail to stick with it.

This doesn’t mean we should give up on setting health goals, but it does mean we might need to rethink our goal-setting strategies.

According to some experts, rather than setting a year-long goal at the start of the year, a more-effective approach is to make “Monday resolutions”, weekly goals that can be thought of as miniresolutions, taking

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Mondays are best time to make those changes!

advantage of the natural momentum of our weekly cycles, giving us a chance to start fresh, each week.

If people cheat on their diets on Tuesday or Wednesday, they know they can get back on track the following Monday. There’s no sense starting again on Thursday or Friday, or even Saturday, and Sunday is basically a free-for-all. Monday is the only day that will work.

Unlike other days of the week, Mondays offer the opportunity for a health reset, when you might set intentions, celebrate progress, or simply get back on your plan.

“Monday can be thought of as the New Year of the week, a time to refresh and put our past bad deeds behind us, and try to do better in the coming week,” said Joanna Cohen, director of the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institute for Global Tobacco Control.

Peggy Neu, president of The Monday Campaigns initiative, agrees, saying: “It makes achieving our health goals more sustainable.

New Year only comes around once a year,

but Mondays come every seven days.

You basically get 52 chances a year to stay on track.”

Focusing on a new goal or health initiative each week, which will build on the previous one, is also an excellent way to ease someone into a new healthier lifestyle, said Marjorie Cohn, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Monday resolutions can help create more tangible positive outcomes for people to recognise.”

Reflecting on small successes can be empowering. “Setting minigoals creates a feeling of accomplishment, and, when someone feels positive, they tend to make more positive choices. It’s the snowball effect,” she said.

This may be especially true when it comes to weight loss. Losing 50-

100lbs seems impossible, and the amount of work, the length of time, and the reality of it seems daunting, and can truly deter people from even trying.

When weight loss is broken up into weekly goals, it helps to see progress, feel confident, reach benchmarks and feel motivated to continue.

Using Monday as a cue for quitting smoking can be particularly beneficial, according to Cohen. “For most people, it takes multiple tries to actually quit for good. But there’s a lot of self-learning that happens, each time you try.

“With a weekly cue, you get to try again more often and learn more quickly, and, hopefully, be more successful sooner, versus only trying to quit on New Year’s Day.” In fact, research shows that Mondays are a

natural opportunity to engage smokers, and reduce their likelihood of relapse. “It’s the January of the week, the day that smokers are looking for help,” Cohen said.

In a study titled “What’s the healthiest day?”, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Cohen and her colleagues set out to determine whether there were any weekly patterns in health-promoting behaviours among individuals. The goal was to work out whether the days of the week seem to make a difference, in terms of when people are thinking about improving their health.

“It made sense from a practical perspective that, at end of the week, there are parties, and you may not necessarily be at your healthiest. Maybe you are eating more food than you should. And the idea was that, when you get to the beginning of the week again, it’s behind you, and you might think of being healthier.”

Cohen’s team looked at people’s Google searches, particularly terms that included the word “healthy”.

“We looked at things like ‘healthy recipes’ and ‘healthy diet’, to see if there were patterns in searches by day of the week.

And, indeed, at the beginning of the week, specifically Monday

and Tuesday, more people are searching for healthy things, and then it sort of drops off as you get closer to the weekend,” Cohen said.

In fact, Monday and Tuesday “healthy” searches were 30% greater than the combined Wednesday-toSunday average. “You make the connection that the searches are an expression of what people are thinking about, and people are thinking about being healthier earlier in the week, rather than later in the week.”

Cohen’s research revealed that for people who want to help others be healthier, it might make sense to reach them at the beginning of the week, instead of a Friday or Saturday, when they are less likely to be thinking about being healthier.

Her research helped to inform the Monday Campaigns, a nonprofit initiative that has taken the foundational concept of Monday as a health reset, and applied it to health behaviours, providing individuals and organisations with tools and resources to help them achieve their health goals.

For example, “Move it Monday” developed “The Monday Mile”, an activity designed to help people start their week by moving together. All you have to do is map a route, wherever you’re at, gather your group, and have fun walking!

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Money in the Bank or Money in a Bond, make an informed choice The majority of us keep money in a bank account, why? Because it is easy, relatively secure, and easily accessible. There is also a deposit protection scheme in place which covers the amount in your bank account up to €100,000 or £85,000. So far, so good?

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Injury-time goal wrecks CD Tenerife Christmas IN the final action of the last game of the year, a corner in the 95th minute, turned in by a Nolaskoain header, sent bitter disappointment through the Tenerife ranks.

It was impossible to imagine such a painful ending. Tenerife had fallen to Deportivo La Coruña, in Riazor, having risen from a disastrous first half.

They went from euphoria, after Suso had scored a penalty, to absolute despair at Deportivo’s second goal, from a set-play in the last minute of time added on.

Coach Rubén Baraja was forced to find a replacement for the injured Borja Lasso, and chose Luis Milla to play in midfield, while Naranjo acted as a striker, leaving Dani Gómez on the bench.

In addition, Álex Muñoz again played on the right, with Aitor Sanz and Javi Alonso as play-makers in the middle. But the match started disastrously for Tenerife, thanks to their

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“favourite friend” VAR. Referee Iñaki Vicandi Garrido was told to review a section in which Aitor touched the ball with his hand, just inside the CDT area.

Deportivo had crossed from the right, and the ball was cleared

by Aitor at the edge of the area. But as he attempted to deflect the ball, it brushed his hand.

After review, the referee assessed that it was hand-ball, and inside the area, although

Aitor had no intention of conceding a penalty.

Aketxe stepped up to take the penalty, but, sometimes, justice is done and keeper Ortolá guessed the correct way Aketxe would send the ball. And, diving to his left, he pulled off a brilliant save to keep it at 0-0.

Football had taken revenge on the injustice committed by VAR! This stroke of good luck settled Tenerife, who were now playing okay. But

their joy lasted only until the 21st minute.

Deportivo launched a counter-attack, started by Aketxe, who put through Koné. He broke from his own half and sent a cross to striker Santos, who found himself alone, and headed the ball past a sprawling Ortolá, to put Deportivo ahead.

The rest of the first half was dominated by the home team, to the amazement of their fans who couldn’t remember the last time they

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went into half-time with a lead.

In the opposition ranks, ridicule and disaster defined the role of the Blue-and-Whites perfectly, during the first half.

The second half began with a Baraja substitution, Naranjo being replaced by Dani Gómez.

And, in the 57th minute, Tenerife tested Dani Giménez in the Deportivo goal. Malbasic went to place the ball and Giménez was stretched to the maximum to avoid an equaliser.

This was the visitors’ best chance so far, and woke up Tenerife, who had now seen the way through to fight for a draw.

Baraja surprised everyone in the 62nd minute by introducing Elliot in place of Javi Alonso, and the youngster played really well, bringing a lot of freshness and pace down the left side.

As time went on, Deportivo began to look nervous, and simply wanted to protect their lead.

Tenerife had a great chance to tie the game in the 73rd minute with a header from Dani Gomez on the penalty spot, but the ball struck the crossbar.

At this stage, Tenerife deserved a goal because they were now

the attacking team. But it was now all-or-nothing for Baraja, and, in the 78th minute, he made his final change, taking off Malbasic and bringing on captain Suso Santana, who was responsible for the equaliser.

In the 90th minute, Tenerife won a corner, taken by Bermejo. He sent it into the danger area and it was cleared by Montero… but VAR appeared on the scene again!

This time, though, it showed a clear-cut penalty. Montero tried to clear the corner with his shoulder, but the ball struck his arm. Referee Vicandi Garrido came back to the monitor and had no choice but to point to the spot.

Step up captain fantastic, who sent the keeper the wrong way to level the scores at 1-1. Suso celebrated his goal by dedicating it “with love” to Rubén Baraja, who had introduced him at the last moment!

But the euphoria turned to disaster. In the dying seconds of the 95th minute, a Deportivo corner from the right was met by the head of Nolaskoain, who deflected the ball into the far corner, past Ortolá, to the bewilderment of everyone involved with the Tenerife team, as well as the fans.

It was completely against the run of play, bringing the final whistle to end a game Tenerife didn’t deserve to lose.

There were many positives to be drawn from this performance, especially the second half, which was their best display so far under Baraja.

The new coaching staff now have time to spend with the squad before their next match, against Albacete on 4th January, and then Huesca on the 15th.

They will need to use it wisely, if they are to see an improvement in their battle for safety in 2020.

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