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Issue 836 17th January - 24th January 2014

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YOUR CHANCE FOR CHANGE!

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YOUR CHANCE FOR CHANGE! THE European Union, scourge of the British Government at times, affects all of our lives even in Tenerife and the next elections are just around the corner.

Every European citizen is entitled to have his/her say in the European Elections taking place this year, including the many British expats living here.

They are being held from 22nd May, but election day in Spain - and the Canaries, of course - is 25th May. But you won’t be able to make your mark unless you are registered on the Electoral Census and the Residents’ Register (the Padrón).

Some people will obviously believe that what happens in Brussels or Strasbourg is too far away to affect us here in Tenerife or the other Canary Islands. But that is simply not true.

Increasingly, what occurs at European level has a direct impact on our daily lives, and every vote counts, especially given the Canaries’ status as an “ultraperipheral region”.

If you are not yet registered, you have until 31st January to put

that right - and make it known that you intend to vote in Spain.

This is to ensure that you don’t vote in more than one country. Elections are taking place over a number of days, so, in theory at least, it would be possible for you to vote in various

countries. The Electoral Census office has sent letters to many European citizens who have not already signed on the Electoral Census.

But if you have received such a letter, all you need do is sign it and return it to the

indicated address.

However, if you haven’t received any communication but would like to vote, call into your local Town Hall and say you wish to register on the electoral census for the right to vote.

You must be on the municipal residents’ register (Padrón) and if you’re not, then you can do this at the same time.

For identification purposes, you will need your passport and your resident’s certificate, ensuring that your address is up to date.

There will also be a short period after the closing date, yet to be determined, when you can check that your details have been registered properly.

Since the last European Elections, the rules have changed. The European Parliament now has more power, both to set the political direction of Europe and over the day-to-day decisions which affect us all.

A more powerful European Parliament means more influence for everyone, more ability to deal with our problems, more ability to change what needs changing, and more assertiveness to conserve what we want to keep.

It adds up to a genuinely important vote – and yours really counts, for everyone’s sake. So make sure you have it, and use it.

The elections will decide who takes up the 751 MEP seats in the European parliament.

Over 500 million people are eligible to vote over the three-day voting period although traditionally, numbers are low. An MEP is voted in for a five-year term. In Spain, 54 seats are up for grabs.

Cabildo dishes out 30m to enhance top tourist areas TENERIFE’S leading tourist areas will be spruced up over the next two years with a 30m-euro fund from the Cabildo.

This cash injection, for regenerating the main tourist areas, will be used in the municipalities of Santiago del Teide, Adeje, Arona and Puerto de la Cruz.

Cabildo President Carlos Alonso announced the investment at a press conference, alongside the mayors of Adeje, Santiago del Teide, Arona and Puerto de La Cruz: José Miguel Rodríguez

Fraga, Juan Damián Gorrín Ramos, Francisco Marcos Brito Child and respectively, along with Ashotel President Jorge Marichal, whose group will also contribute towards the improvement pot.

The money will be spent on upgrading streets, beaches and other places of interest, and will complement other work that has been completed over the last seven years.

From 2007 to 2013, similar projects in the same municipalities have cost nearly 64m euros, so the new funding will take the spend to close on 100m euros.

In Arona, five separate projects will be carried

out, including a 4m-euro improvement to the annex parking in Avenida Rafael Puig and the plaza adjacent to City Centre.

The municipal football field will be upgraded, as will the boulevard and the landscape towards the TF-1 in the vicinity of Exit 28 and Chayofa.

Adeje will see upgrades to roads and streets, especially the access to Fañabe and La Caleta.

Again, the budget is a cool 4m euros.

The Los Tarajales beach in Los Cristianos will have the biggest budget, with 12m euros being splashed out on implementing what will be an almost new beach,

with new facilities. Alonso said: “Los Cristianos needs this improvement.

The make-over of the Bay is a project the town has been waiting for a long time.”

In Santiago del Teide, there will be work on Bouganvilla square, the viewpoint of Los Gigantes, the second phase of the beach and the Guíos Beach Arena first phase. The budget for these four projects is over 3m euros.

Puerto de la Cruz will have an investment of 2.7million. There will be an extension of the Rue de la Hoya and other surrounding works on major roads and embankments.

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It’s back to the sweet life for Tenerife’s top baker LIFE could not have been better for prominent baker Jon Bray, with two packed Croquant shops every day and C h r i s t m a s approaching fast.

And then he became embroiled in a legal dispute with Arona Council and was forced to close his expansive bakery overnight.

That provided his thriving businesses in Los Cristianos with all their stock, so he had to close both bakery/ cafeteria concerns less than three weeks before Christmas.

The 50-year-old from Manchester was stunned because, apart from his loss of earnings, it left him having to lay off his 14 staff but not for long!

On 1st February, proud Jon will reopen his bakery Croquant 3 - at Las Chafiras, complete with new cafeteria as well.

And his two shops, Croquant 1 and 2, in Calle General Franco and the Apolo Centre respectively, will be throwing open their doors again to welcome customers old and new.

“I’ve had the cafeteria/ bakery in Calle General Franco for eight years, and bought another in the Apolo Centre six years ago,” he said.

“In that time, we have made many friends among the customers, including the restaurants and bars we

supply, and they have since been really supportive.

“So many people have said they’ll be back as soon as we reopen, and my staff have been absolutely magnificent.

They’re so loyal, and they’ve all promised to come back to work

for me once I give the word.”

Jon, whose bakery is renowned throughout the south, is extremely proud that he has a reputation of being the best.

But he is saddened that some people have written him off. “The

gossip-mongers have been having a field day because they were convinced I’d done a runner with all the money when they saw both shops closed,” he said.

“But nothing could be further from the truth, and it was very upsetting. Why on earth

would I do a bunk with two excellent businesses?

“My licences for both cafeterias are completely up to date and, once the new bakery is open, I’ll be trading again.

“I’ve got a super new bakery being built in the new premises, on the San Miguel road just up from the main roundabout, past the El Kilo shop on the right-hand side.

“And although it has been a somewhat traumatic time, I’m English and we don’t give up easily.

“I was down but not out, and now I have a really exciting venture to look forward to.

“And I can’t wait to get cracking again - and not just to prove the doubters wrong. My staff were on the dole all through Christmas and the New Year, and not one of them complained, even though some have families.

“They’ve been loyal to me, and I will repay that loyalty.”

With 220 varieties of bread in his shops, and an excellent array of pastries and cakes, complete with five bakers and three cake decorators itching to get cracking again, things really are looking up for baker Jon.

Growers given major windfall THE Canarian Government has given the local producers a major shot in the arm.

It has given the goahead for 73 million euros to be ploughed into the industry.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Water has allocated the money to help the growers of bananas and tomatoes, and those involved in honey production.

The biggest winner is the banana sector, which will receive a mammoth 70 million euros in aid.

Some 2.25m has

been allotted for tomato growers and over 500,000 million for honey producers who promote the Black Bee honey.

Twenty-one beneficiaries and 24 applicants will share the “tomato cash”, while there will be 981 beneficiaries, grouped in 20 beekeeping associations.

The number of farmers to benefit from the “banana money” is over 7,000, which is organised through six separate associations throughout the Archipelago.

The news follows hot on the heels of the Ministry’s announcement last week that nearly 20 million euros will be spent on the agricultural and livestock sector.

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Volcano awareness scores hit the target TENERIFE Cabildo’s Volcano Awareness Campaign has been another hit, and last week its annual awards were dished out.

The Volcano Council gave special awards to the municipalities of: Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife), Tazacorte (La Palma), La Frontera (El Hierro), Hermigua (La Gomera), San Bartolome de Tirajana (Gran Canaria), Yaiza (Lanzarote) and Pajara (Fuerteventura).

And with nearly 18,000

people taking part in the educational Risk and Prevention programme, the regions were all honoured for their large participation numbers.

The annual event was chaired by Cabildo President Carlos Alonso.

The board comprised

Ricardo Melchior, former Cabildo chief and President of the Tenerife Institute Volcano Involcan; Juan Manuel Santana, Canaries’ Director General of Security and Emergency; Spanish Volcanological Society representative Eff-Darwich

Antonio; Spanish Oceanography Institute’s Demetrio de Armas and Nemesio Perez, Involcan Scientific Co-ordinator, Perez said: “The more informed the society is, the better we are prepared against the volcanic risk.”

And Melchior added: “the need to reduce the level of risk is paramount.”

Juan Manuel Santana urged municipalities which have not participated in the programme to do so, saying: “It’s very important that

they support this project because we live in a volcanic area.”

Cabildo chief Alonso praised Pérez for “his work and involvement in this educational programme”, adding: “His scientific knowledge is invaluable. The work Nemesio does is vital.

He is an asset to our Island.”

This latest initiative and education programme was presented in all 88 municipalities of the Canary Islands, but was embraced stronger in some.

The event began in 2008 during the International Year of Plant Earth.

Rivero gets his point across to King Juan PAULINO RIVERO, President of the Canarian Government, was delighted with his meeting with King Juan Carlos on Tuesday.

He told a press conference afterwards: “The affairs of the Archipelago are very much on the agenda of the Royal House.”

Rivero met the King in the Zarzuela Palace and they addressed issues such as the reform of the Economic and Fiscal Regime (REF) of the Canaries and the connectivity of the Islands to the mainland in

an economical, political and social sense.

Rivero felt over the last two years that the Canary Islands had been subjected to a “political isolation by the central Spanish Government”.

He has aired these views to the King, and also two weeks ago to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. And he believes that progress has been made “We talked about moments of particular difficulty, such as the economic crisis through the Archipelago, where the problems are accrued for our geographical remoteness.

“The King noted this, and he had a great willingness to address is-

sues related to the Archipelago.”

Rivero also said that he felt he had made progress on “the need to reaffirm the historical rights of Canarians”.

He felt the King understood his concerns over “the loss of competitiveness of the aviation and maritime transport in out own areas.”

In view of the “territorial issues” in Catalonia and, taking into account the economic and social aspects of the Canary Islands and geographical remoteness, plus the high unemployment rate, Rivero said: “We are challenged by a judgment of the Constitutional Court.

“Of course, we have had a series of agreements with the central government, but we have to make sure that the government is paying attention to Canary concerns.

“The Canaries do not want any special privileges, but if the Rajoy government makes decisions that keep hurting us, and generate problems, my responsibility is to be alert and raise my feelings of disaffection.”

Rivero said he used his meeting with Rajoy to emphasise the harmony between his Executive and that of Rajoy’s.

He added: “I reiterated my appreciation for willingness and desire to reaffirm my under-

standing with the State Government. It’s time to talk rather than hide behind political differ-

ences.” The two presidents will meet again, ahead of the 2015 State Budget.

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Only Fools’ Trigger has died ACTOR Roger Lloyd-Pack, famous to millions as Trigger in Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 69.

He had been battling pancreatic cancer and passed away on Wednesday night. Roger was the son of Hammer horror actor Charles LloydPack and the father of actress Emily Lloyd.

Roger was a familiar face on TV, playing Owen in The Vicar Of Dibley and Tom from The Old Guys.

He also starred in numerous plays, but he will always be remembered as the loveable road-sweeper from Peckham.

Del Boy, actor David Jason, paid tribute say-

“If it’s a girl, they’re gonna name it Sigourney, after the actress.

And if it’s a boy, they’re gonna name him Rodney, after Dave.”

Trigger: “What you up to Dave?”

Rodney: “I’m listening to Mozart’s Concerto No.5 in D-Minor.”

Trigger: “No words to this song, Dave?”

Rodney: “No Trigger,

ing: “I was very saddened to hear of Roger’s passing. He was a very quiet, kind and unassuming actor who was a pleasure to work with.

“Although he played the simple soul of Trigger in Only Fools, he was a very intelligent man and a very fine actor, capable of many roles.

“I shall remember him with fondness and for all the good times we had together.”

John Challis, best known as car-dealer Boycie in Only Fools, said: “I spoke to Roger two days ago. It is very sad and very distressing. My thoughts are with his family. He was a remarkable man and he’ll be missed. Roger is irreplaceable. It’s a very sorry day.”

Classic Trigger lines: it’s an instrumental.”

Del Boy: “All right Trigger? What you doing?”

Trigger: “I’m listening to Mozart’s Concerto No.5 in D-Minor.”

Del Boy: “Okay.”

Trigger: “It’s the karaoke version.”

Del: “It’s closed!”

Trigger (checks watch): “Well, it’s a bit late, innit?”

Del: “What d’you mean, ‘a bit late?’ You said it was open 24 hours a day.

Trigger: “ Yeah, but not at night!”

Del: “Never give up on people, Rodney. I know

that most of the time they don’t seem to understand. But when you’re in trouble and you cry out for help, some will always be there. Trigger’s cousin Cyril’s a perfect example. He owed 500 quid on his mortgage.”

Trigger: “They were

gonna be thrown out on the street the following day. He was very worried about it.”

Mike: “So what happened Trig?”

Trigger: “He drove out to Beachy Head.

Parked about five foot from the edge of the cliff.”

Albert: “What, he was gonna drive off it?”

Trigger: “Yeah! He just sat there for a couple of

hours, his head resting on the steering wheel.

People tried to talk to him out of it but he was too depressed to listen.” Del: “But then, and this is what I mean about people, Rodney, they had a whip-round and got him his 500 quid.”

Rodney: No! “Who held the whip-round?”

Del: “All the passengers on the bus.”

Canarians get less cash WORKERS in the Canary Islands have long suspected that they are underpaid and a new report backs up their claims.

A six-year survey by ICSA and EADA business school found that they are paid less than in the rest of Spain.

Canarian middle-managers and general employees saw a decline of around 3% in their pay packet compared with 2012. But higher-end

managers and directors enjoyed an increase of around 7% compared with the previous 12 months.

These results from the study of 2007-2013 in Wage Developments were surprising.

The Business School collected salary data fro more than 80,000 employees employed throughout Spain.

Ernesto Poveda, ICSA Group President said: “The depth of the economic crisis and lack of jobs have created a stalemate in the salaries of employees.

Normally, improved

wages for higher management can be indicative of the long-awaited recovery. But while their salaries are higher, it’s not what we expected to see.

“It’s normally generalworker wages which rise first, and what we are now witnessing is a reverse process in which managers first notice the improvements.”

Poveda, who believes the recession is still biting hard, added: “The middle-classes and workers are increasingly finding it hard to get growth in their salaries.”

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Stars in our eyes, and there’s more THE great thing about doing this job is that no two days are ever the same.

And just when you think you have everything planned out, something comes along and it’s back to the start - without going to jail or collecting 200 quid.

I had the pleasure of watching and meeting the Everton football lads this week. Players are a strange breed. Everyone is different and I don’t envy the manager.

He has to get success on the field while trying to please everyone off it.

Everton are no different from any other big club in that they have a mix of many nationalities.

Some were easier to spot than others. The Scottish lads swore the most, while the Dutch were a little more laidback. But they were all solid professionals and a credit to the club. They posed for every picture, signed every autograph, and I lost count of how many kids fussed over.

You only hear the bad news these days, so it’s nice to tell you how superb they were.

And they were not the only team at 3T, because Slavia Prague were training there as well.

It’s the time of the year when clubs skip away from the wet and the cold, and there are plenty of other sides booked in over the next

few months - including a top-four English side in March.

All this activity is great for Tenerife, as is the number of famous people who always seem to be here.

Regular visitors such as Daniel O’Donnell and Ron Atkinson are here all the time, and it seems as though Joe Longthorne has the Tenerife bug. He is back for a third batch of dates this weekend.

His gig at Showtime on Friday is sold out and an extra date has been added for Sunday.

If you are a fan of live music and enjoy a real night out, then I urge you to take this chance to see Joe. Over the years it has always amazed me when residents moan about what they miss out on in the UK. Well here is one of the country’s top entertainers, right on your doorstep.

So go and see him.

The same applies to the special Comedy

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Dear Editor, We totally agree with Don Riggs (issue 835) about the caravans and campers adjacent to Costa Mar Los Cristianos.

It is a disgrace. But as far as we can tell, the land is private and the owner is happy to have them there.

We must assume that he is charging them, so perhaps it is the Hacienda/Tax Authorities which should be made aware.

But it seems there is little the council can or, perhaps, want to do.

Communidad El Rincon Club tomorrow night (Saturday).

Spiritual medium Ian D’montfort and hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury have performed here before and believe me, they are excellent. The residents’ price is just 10 euros and it’s the bargain of the year.

The success of these nights breeds more successful nights! Support what is happening in your community and back the guys who worked hard to give you something a little differ-

ent. The booking number is 669 622 622 and I hope to see you over the weekend.

Before I end, I must say thank-you to Bill, aka the Old Golfer, for his help this week. His photography is top drawer and I reckon he enjoyed snapping football for the first time.

Finally, I saw this photo on Twitter and have spent days trying to work out what the sales angle is!

It’s a funny world.

Keep smiling!

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to write to you about an article in a past Canarian Weekly paper. On my last visit to Tenerife, I was in Las Galletas and picked up a copy from a nearby office.

I settled down to read it while waited for my other half to finish shopping. I was particularly intrigued by your front-page article about a message in a bottle arriving on the beach at Golf del Sur, where we have a property.

The main reason for my interest is that, sadly, we lost a daughter last year at the relatively tender age of 49, and her mother and I get some comfort in anything that reminds of us of her life.

And we frequently see something such as her favourite flowers, or music or phrases that awaken memories.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, this article referred to a message in a bottle that was immersed in the seas around Bermuda to obtain information on the ocean currents.

And Bermuda was a significant influence on our daughter’s life as she worked there for some time, met her husband there and was, subsequently, married here in the presence of her family.

I was particularly struck by the fact that the message arrived at a point where Julie had stayed with us in the past. And I resolved to point out yet another coincidence of “Julie is communicating with us”, to her mother.

What compounded the matter was the fact that the date of the article was 5th July. We had arrived on 30th August and actually picked up the paper on 2nd September.

That caused me to remark that not only had Julie sent us a message, but she had even arranged to have the last copy of that issue available to us.

So thank you for printing the article in the first place. It gave us food for thought and a measure of comfort.

Barry Phelps, Golf del Sur

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Lidl’s bitter-sweet move for children!

LIDL, the giant German discount retailer now featuring prominently in Tenerife, has removed all chocolate and sweets from its supermarket check-out queues.

The move will surely be welcomed by consumer groups and parents alike, in the face of growing concerns about increasing childhood obesity.

The company has stores at Las Chafiras and Adeje in the South, and a further two up North, and is proving extremely popular.

Lidl has been consulting its customers for several months and the scheme is in response to their preferences.

Parents say they are up against “pester power” by their kids at the till while queuing to pay their bill.

The National Obesity Forum says Britain is in danger of surpassing predictions of a 2007 report, which estimated that 50% of the nation would be obese by 2050.

Canarian flights are looking up CANARIAN airports recorded 32.5 million passengers in 2013, which was down 1% from the previous year.

Lidl’s action is almost certain to put additional pressure on rival supermarket chains to combat the young sweet-eaters more positively. All major UK supermarkets are committed to removing artificial “trans fats” from their products.

But a Which? report in December 2012 said that while Sainsbury’s and Tesco had banned sweets from their supermarket check-outs, the policy did not apply to their smaller convenience stores.

Asda, Iceland and Morrisons have all “lim-

ited” the sale of sugary treats near check-outs, but they do not plan to impose a Lidl-type blanket ban.

But as yet, Waitrose does not have any policy in place on sweets at the check-out.

Last year, Lidl UK increased the number of “healthy tills” in British stores to 1,200.

The tills replaced “treats” like chocolate with products of a higher nutritional value, such as multivitamin juice and fresh fruit to promote fresh fruit and veg to customers.

Official figures released

by Spanish airport operators AENA show that international passengers were just a shade over 21 million and, encouragingly, this was a rise of 4.4% (883,622) compared with 2012.

It was the biggest yearon-year rise in Spanish history and places Tenerife South airport, Gran

Canaria and Lanzarote in sixth, seventh and eighth place in terms of the volume of international passengers annually at all Spanish airports.

Tenerife South handled 7,880,683 passengers, Gran Canaria 5,977,173 and Lanzarote and healthy 3,712,606.

Fuerteventura’s airport welcomed 3,303,094 international passengers, La Palma 212,081 and Tenerife North 55,530.

Of the 21 million passengers, 19 million were travelling from within the European Union.

The slump in the total number of passengers

is a direct result of the ongoing economic crisis in Spain.

Instead of flying to the Islands more and more, families stayed on the mainland, where it is cheaper. Winter flights have fallen off a cliff, but there are signs that bookings from Spain will be higher this year.

Iberia has recently announced that it is laying on more flights to and from the mainland in July and through the summer months.

Meanwhile, it was a good festive period for the Canaries because nearly three million passengers passed through the Islands’ airports in December.

This was an increase of 9.2% over the same period last year, placing Tenerife and Gran Canaria third and fourth on the grid of international passengers in Spain.

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Primark opens next month THE waiting is nearly over, and February 27th will be circled in many diaries as Primark finally opens its doors in Santa Cruz.

The Irish clothing giant is currently in the hiring process and the final touches are being made in-store, which will be in the old C&A shop in CC Meridiano.

For the last two weeks, Primark has been advertising a plethora of staffing positions, and those shortlisted will congregate at the store tomorrow ahead of the final selection process.

It has been a long, drawn-out affair, but the cheap-as-chips fashion chain store, which has taken the UK, Spain and the rest of Europe by storm, is heading for Tenerife.

There have been rumours for years about the store opening in Santa Cruz, and some media outlets incorrectly announced the

store would be open in time for Christmas.

The @PrimarkTenerife Twitter account has been teasing shoppers recently with stories about the offers they will have in store, and a sneak preview of some of the new clothing ranges.

Primark has been one of the success stories

of the Millennium. At one time, the stores in Britain were regarded as places frequented by the less-well-off.

Now, just like Poundland, even the wealthy are not averse to sifting through the bargain buys.

The company has even had an outlet on Oxford Street for the past five

years and, needless to say, that is also proving to be immensely popular.

Such is the success of the chain store, which now has 238 outlets all over Europe, that it always posts an annual profit, despite these austere times.

Primark opened its first store in June 1969

in Mary Street, Dublin, and spread rapidly all over the British Isles.

In May 2006, the company launched in Spain, in Plenilunio, Madrid, and then opened another in Murcia a few months later.

The following year saw the introduction of Primark to Jerez and a second store in Madrid,

and the phenomenal expansion continued with seven more Spanish stores the following year.

Since then, the mainland growth has continued non-stop.

A Primark spokesperson said: “We are now a well-respected, international brand with a global supply chain, and we take our responsibility seriously to act ethically.

“The group is committed to providing the best possible value for customers, but not at the expense of the people who make the products.”

From the first Penneys store in Ireland to the latest flagship store in Edinburgh, the Primark story has been one of continuing success, founded on a unique combination of fast fashion and lean operations.

Its popular, if hilarious, “Primani” nickname is derived from combining top fashion brand Armani with low-cost Primark to make an ironic word.

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Tram system’s rattling a bit AIR BERLIN has announced an increase in the number of summer flights to the Canaries.

The airline will be making 73 connections in and out of the archipelago every week - a 12% rise.

The number of weekly flights to Lanzarote will go up by three to

13, Air Berlin will fly 16 times a week to Gran Canaria, while and Tenerife South will have 25 flights a week.

Fuerteventura gets an extra service, pushing them up to 18 flights.

For the first time, this summer, the airline will also have weekly flights to from Dusseldorf to Madrid as the airline steps up its Spanish presence.

THE Santa Cruz tram system has suffered its first serious setback with a drop in passengers.

There were 700,000 fewer customers in 2013 compared with 2012, when there was also a decline.

Yet since its 2007 launch, the tram had seen a steady increase in passenger numbers year-on-year.

The 2012 drop was put down to a blip, but

there is now no doubt that the financial crisis is still hitting hard.

Higher unemployment and less cash in people’s pockets are being put down as the reason for the decrease, but the fare increase which started six months ago must surely be a factor.

The inflation-busting 10% increase was well advertised, and its impact is being felt.

Last year, 12.5 million people used the tram - a figure well below

the number politicians hoped to see.

The tram is seen as the long-term solution to the city centre congestion problem, which is why the figures are so worrying.

That said, passenger numbers did recover slightly in September and October, according to data supplied by Metropolitano de Tenerife, which manages the light rail service.

This positive nugget has caught the eye of Cabildo President Carlos Alonso, who

said: “When you look at the data, they have recovered around 300,000 users (in September and October) with respect to the initial estimates.

“It looked as though the figure would be around 12.1 million passengers, so it’s positive to end 2013 on 12.5 million.”

Alonso is hoping the trend will continue throughout 2014, especially as there will be price cuts for the mostfrequent users until the end of February.

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We’re not squids in after monster catch

AN enormous squid, weighing 360lbs, has been landed by a crew of Japanese fishermen - by accident” Shigenori Goto and his men were on the hunt for yellowtail fish. But they had the shock their lives when the squid ap-

peared in the freezing seas of northern Japan.

“We were about 30-40 minutes into our day when we saw this huge, reddish-brown thing come swimming up from the depths,” said the 44-year-old skipper.

“I’d never seen anything like it before, and it was complete chaos on the boat. We all started shouting, ‘giant squid, giant squid’.”

The male squid, which died soon after being pulled to the surface, lost its lengthy tentacles during the catch.

Experts say it was probably about 26ft (8 metres) long overall, since the tentacles are generally equal to the rest of the body’s length.

The largest ever caught measured some 18 metres (60 feet)

from the top of its head to tentacle tip.

The skipper, upset that the squid was not in perfect condition when caught, added: “I wish we’d been able to make the squid more presentable, but there are no fishing techniques for catching giant squid.

“I had no idea it was going to become such a big deal, or I’d have

tried to treat it a bit more gently.”

But the thought of chopping it up to be sold for food never occurred to Mr Goto, even though squid, raw or cooked, is a popular Japanese dish.

“It was a seriously big squid,” he said. “Any smaller and we might have thought about eating it, but there was this really bad ammo-

nia smell. I don’t think it would have made for good food.”

The mysterious giant squid are said to have inspired the myth of the huge “kraken” - a legendary sea monster - and make the odd appearances near the Japanese archipelago.

As for this monster, it was taken away for tests at a nearby research centre.

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Woody’s volley from Mia and son

Oil search gets the green light

WOODY ALLEN’S Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes did not go down well with former girlfriend Mia Farrow and their son, Ronan.

As tributes to the film director started - he was not at the Beverly Hills ceremony in California - the actress, who had been tweeting throughout the show, stopped and said on the microblogging site: “Time to grab some ice cream & switch over to #GIRLS.” Ronan was more explicit, saying on Twitter: “Missed the Woody Allen tribute - did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age 7 before or after Annie Hall?”

His message was believed to be referring

to Allen and Farrow’s adopted daughter, Dylan.

The court case was eventually dropped and Allen’s spokesman denied the allegations.

Farrow also retweeted her son’s message and they both retweeted messages that referred to a Vanity Fair article in which Dylan stood by the allegations.

“I’m scared of him (Allen), his image,” she told a journalist. “I have never been asked to testify. If I could talk to the seven-year-old Dylan, I would tell her to be brave, to testify.”

Farrow and Allen had a 12-year relationship but split in 1992 when she discovered he was having an affair with her adopted daughter from

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another marriage, SoonYi Previn, who is now his wife.

In the absence of Allen, former girlfriend and co-star Diane Keaton accept the award on his behalf.

“Woody’s films have been changing the way we think about life, love and the pursuit of neuroses forever,” she said.

SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has told Canary Islands president Paulino Rivero that exploration work on oil reserves in the Canaries will soon begin.

A deal has been struck between the Government and oil giant Repsol to survey the waters off Lanzarote and Fuerteventura – a project which will be-

gin between July and September. The official green light came just days after Industry, Energy and Tourism minister José Manuel Soria hinted that the controversial project was about to start.

Rivero and Rajoy discussed the issue at length when they met in Gran Canaria in November.

However environment groups and some politicians remain fiercely opposed to the drilling, and court action looks likely.

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Business begins to boom!

THERE is good news on the local business front as new figures reveal more green shoots of recovery.

Official figures show that there were 3,425 new companies created in the Canary Islands in 2013 - a rise of nearly 10% compared with 2012.

Nationally, there were 93,781 new businesses last year, which represents an increase of 5.65% compared with 2012, but 12.6% lower than in 2008.

Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valen-

cia saw the largest number of new companies. But again, this is still 4% fewer than the 2013 combined figure, against the 2008 stats.

Meanwhile, the number of bankruptcy proceedings has slowed significantly. Although 2013 ended with a judicial record of 8,823 insolvencies - an increase of 17.9% compared with 2012 - December’s figures fell for the second consecutive month.

In the second half of 2013, the rate was up just 4.55% against the same 2012 period - in comparison with a rise of 31% for the first six months of the year.

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The extra wonga for defaulting on a loan CASH borrowers who default on their loans may be paying illegallyhigh fines to their payday lenders.

After uncovering penalties of up to £30, Consumer magazine Which? accused lenders of “exploiting” borrowers and said they could push their customers into a debt spiral.

The warning was made at a time when consumers are most likely to be facing finan-

cial pressure. January is, by tradition, a tough month, with many people struggling to pay for Christmas and deal with a six-week gap between pay-days.

Which? studied the default fees of 17 lenders and found that Wonga, one of Britain’s most high-profile payday firms (who sponsor Newcastle United), were tops with a £30 charge.

Ten companies had default fees of £20 or more, and four charged £25 and above.

Legally, says Which,

excessive default fees are unlawful under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.

These state that it is unfair for lenders to charge a disproportionately high fee if borrowers fall behind.

Wonga stressed that its £30, one-off, late-repayment fee s reflected “the additional costs we incur in collecting these loans”.

It also said the sum had been assessed independently by a business advisory service.

The company’s state-

ment said: “As with all our costs, we are completely transparent about our default fee and it’s clear to customers when they apply for a loan, and at least three further times before their repayment date.

“On the rare occasions where people can’t repay, we always encourage them to get in touch with us so we can do everything we can to agree an affordable repayment plan, including freezing interest and charges.”

But Which? claimed payday lenders were using excessive penalties to reduce their headline rates and lead customers to underestimate the true cost of a loan.

The Financial Conduct Authority takes over regulation of the payday lending market from April.

And it is already considering default fees as part of its work on capping the total cost of credit.

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Perfection as Everton P R E M I E R League highflyers Everton have been in Tenerife this week, enjoying some warmweather training at 3T in La Caleta.

All the first-team squad, plus a couple of their promising youngsters, travelled over after their 2-0 win over Norwich.

Everton were here a couple of years ago when David Moyes was in charge, and the club has a long history with the Island.

They first visited in 1934 when their legendary striker, Dixie Dean, was among the squad, and they even played a couple of friendly games.

There was no time to do that this week, however, as they prepared for Monday’s match with West Brom.

New signing Aiden McGeady got to know his new team-mates, while injured England player Ross Barkley also made the trip.

Canarian Weekly caught up with manager Roberto Martinez after training on Tuesday.

“It’s not the first I have been to Tenerife,” he said. “I came here with Wigan last season and it was just what we were after.

“The facilities are excellent and enable us to

do what we need to do with the players. This time we had a few options.

“We thought about going overseas, maybe to the Middle East, but here is just perfect. It’s the same time – it’s a short flight - and the weather is what we are after. We have the great climate, the food but, most importantly, the weather.”

The Everton boss added: “This was really the only gap we had in

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the calendar and we are here until Thursday (yesterday).

“We wanted to get some warm-training into the players and this was the only time

we could do that as we have the match with West Brom on Monday.

“The training is important and, of course, getting away helps with the

team morale and bonding. But everything here is as good as it gets.

The whole club, the whole set-up and the players are as good as you can get. The Chair-

man has been great and we have a good relationship, which enables us to come and do things like this.

“The players get the benefit more than the

coaches and again it’s the weather that is the biggest help.

“I am absolutely enjoying being at Everton, because it is such a great club. Everything is

set up properly and we have some great players.

“And I have all the backing from the chairman - and things are going really well.”

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By Joe Ferguson

OSCAR nominees have been announced as you will see on page 37.

The front runners include Gravity, 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street.

I’ve seen the first and the last. Not to be biased as a Sandra Bullock fan, but Gravity is a movie that needs to be honoured - The Wolf not so much.

I have a huge beef with The Oscars because it’s possibly, outside of Conservative politics, the biggest show of snobbery in our so-called “classless” world.

I love movies, always have. As a little boy, I would sit with my mum, before the video recorder was available in homes, and watch the afternoon movie on BBC2.

Even at such a young age I knew that the Cleopatra and Western movies were of a grander scale than anything I had seen at the local picture house.

I honestly don’t think I have missed seeing a blockbuster movie in the last 40 years. And that’s why I can see the snobbery that goes on with the Oscars.

The blockbusters, the big movies that make

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the most money, or anything that normal people like us would actually pay to see, never seem to win.

Okay, Titanic made billions and came away with a basketful of awards. But that was back in 1998.

So let’s look at a few that made a lot of money in 2013 and which, in my opinion, the “Academy Judges” seemed to look down their nose at.

Bad Grandpa - what a fantastic, hiddencamera comedy movie.

It features a guy made up to look like an older gent, trying to get his eight-year-old grandson back to his father.

Everybody loves pranks so, in the same vein, look at the popularity of Candid Cam-

era, which was adored by millions worldwide.

There’s no real story to the 90-minute film.

A load of pranks are secretly filmed and we get see what the public reaction is like.

I was in tears of laughter watching this. And so were the millions who

APPLE is my hero of the week after I learned that the company will refund customers at least £19.9m after a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission.

The refund agreement settles long-standing complaints over in-app purchases made by children without their parents’ consent.

Apple will also be required to change its billing procedures to make sure customers have given consent before they are charged for in-app purchases.

The company said it had settled rather than take on a “long legal fight”.

My opinions on the whole Apple universe is known to those in the “Techy” world, because I believe that their closed system is just stupid, selfish and extremely arrogant.

Its products are beautiful, no doubt, but after having an iPhone and then changing to an Android product, my whole world opened.

But how many times have parents received a bill only to notice that their child has purchased apps simply by clicking a button?

It’s happened to me. But the fact that the company has agreed to make refunds to unhappy parents gets my full respect.

have also been to see it.

Profanity and a lot of sick humour - right up my street!

Enough She Said is one of those comedies you’ll love. A divorced woman, who decided to pursue the man she’s in love with, learns that he’s her new friend’s exhusband.

It stars Julia LouisDreyfus - you’ll know her from Seinfeld and VEEP - and the wonderful James Gandolfini, from Sopranos fame.

Unfortunately, this was his last movie before he died last year. In my eyes, it was a fitting tribute to what an actor he was. Funny, touching and, with these two as the stars, it’s a mustsee.

Jobs is a somewhat romantic view of Apple’s late chief, Steve Jobs.

For me it was very Hol-

lywood and, as the main character lived a pretty private life, how they came up with some of the scenarios is beyond me. But on is own, it was great.

And the biggest factor for no nomination as best movie can be said in two words: Ashton Kutcher.

He’s now one of the biggest TV stars in the world, thanks to Two And A Half Men, and that’s the problem: movie people don’t like TV people.

Iron Man 3. Let’s face it, no movie is going to get an Oscar with number 2 in its name, so why should they bother with a 3? But it’s a super-hero movie - two hours of brilliance and the best Iron Man movie to date.

These are just a few of last year’s movies which

made a mint because of box-office success. But success means nothing. The movies deemed worthy of a nomination, apart from the brilliant, Gravity, will go on international release the week AFTER the awards.

Does that not make you think something is up? And like the fold we are, we all fall for it and end up bored with a numb backside after nearly three hours of watching rubbish we’ve been manipulated into watching.

Final little thought for you: just take a look at the movies which never won an Oscar over the years, Shawshank Redemption, Taxi Driver, Vertigo, Scarface and Weekend At Bernie’s. That last one is not a joke – it’s a timeless classic!

THIS week’s villain is undoubtedly ITV. The executives must have been whacked out of their heads a few months ago when they decided to bring back the horrific show Splash for a second series. They need to be hung over a six-metre board at their local swimming pool.

Watching Z-list celebs in Speedos, just as I’m sitting down for my Saturday-night tea, makes me want to throw the entire contents of my dinner tray at the telly.

I watched the first show to see if they could clean up the mess from last year but they couldn’t. And the whole point is for these no-namers to learn how to dive into a swimming pool.

All I’ve seen them do is fall into it. Without doubt, it would be my candidate for alltime worst TV show ever.

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National Television Awards 2014 Don't Miss...

Wednesday 22 January 2014, ITV1, 19.30 The 19th National Television Awards will be broadcast LIVE from The 02 London on Wednesday 22nd January 2014. Hosted by Dermot O’Leary, the night honours television’s biggest stars in the only TV awards ceremony where all the winners are chosen by the public in a huge nationwide poll.

Celebrating the viewers’ love affair with crime-based shows, the National Television Awards have introduced a brand new category, TV Detective, where the nation’s favourite detectives - Olivia Colman and David Tennant from Broadchurch, Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch, Luther’s Idris Elba, Law & Order UK’s Bradley Walsh and Scott & Bailey’s Suranne Jones - battle it out to become the first to win this special award.

Last year Strictly Come Dancing upset The X Factor’s dominance of the Talent Show category, but can they do the double and take the prize again? Dancing On Ice, Britain’s Got Talent and The Voice UK complete the strong line-up.

2013 saw The Great British Bake Off find the right recipe, with record-breaking BBC2 viewing figures. The hugely popular cooking show faces tough competition from last year’s winner Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs, Top Gear and An Idiot Abroad to scoop the Factual Entertainment trophy.

Downton Abbey, which carried off the silverware in last year’s Drama category, faces a strong challenge from the gripping crime thriller Broadchurch, period drama Call The Midwife and the hugely popular Doctor Who fresh from its 50th year celebrations.

In a strong year for documentaries, Educating Yorkshire warmed hearts across the country with feel-good real-life stories, such as Musharaf Asghar who overcame his stammer with the help of his English teacher and a technique used by King George V. Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald, Paul O’Grady’s Working Britain and Penguins - Spy in the Huddle complete the line-up.

The Serial Drama category is set to be one of the most hotly contested of the evening as the contenders and long-standing rivals Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks battle to reign supreme.

The Entertainment Presenter category sees NTA host Dermot O’Leary up against Ant & Dec who in 2014 notch up their 25th year in television and will be hoping to pick up their thirteenth consecutive Entertainment Presenter trophy. But Dermot and fellow nominees Keith Lemon, Alan Carr and Graham Norton have all made trips to the winner’s podium at previous NTAs too and will be looking to end the Geordie duo’s record-breaking run.

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Friday Friday Frida 06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:15 ....Wanted Down Under 10:00.................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ....................... The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45....... Real Lives Reunited 12:15.................... Bargain Hunt 13:00.............BBC News at One 13:30......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15 ................... Father Brown 15:00 ......................... Perfection 15:45 ............................Escape to the Country 16:30......... Antiques Road Trip 17:15............................. Pointless 18:00 ........ BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30 .................... Celebrity Mastermind

John Humphrys presents the celebrity version of Britain’s toughest quiz. Four more celebrities take on the Mastermind challenge as actress and presenter oi ce ch Clare Grogan, singer songwriter Newton Faulkner, gold medalwinning Paralympian Richard Whitehead and journalist Quentin Letts answer questions on Doris Day, Harry Nilsson, Tottenham Hotspur and Hereford Cathedral.

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20:00................. EastEnders 20:30..................... Miranda 21:00............ Silent Witness Forensic crime drama series.

Nikki, Jack and DS Ross find themselves under pressure to urgently close the net on a serial killer abducting young women.

Concerns grow over missing Sarah, and solving her mysterious disappearance becomes an urgent priority for Nikki and Jack.

Local huntsman Niall Wallace makes a surprising admission under questioning from DS MacNeil. However, Nikki’s confidence in the detectives is diminished when she suspects a cover-up in the past case of a murdered prostitute and her pimp.

22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:35................ The Graham Norton Show 23:25.................. EastEnders Omnibus

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06:00 ................. Homes Under the Hammer

06:00 ........................... Daybreak

07:00...................... The Sheriffs are Coming

09:25........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show

07:45 ......................... Real Lives Reunited

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

08:15........... Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds

11:30.................... This Morning

09:00 .............Sacred Wonders of Britain 10:00............... Question Time 11:00 ........................BBC News 12:00 .......... The Daily Politics 13:00 ...........Masters Snooker

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

11:25............................ ITV News 12:30.................. Loose Women 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00 .........All Star Mr and Mrs 15:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal

18:00 .................Eggheads

16:00 ................................Britain’s Best Bakery

18:30 .............Great British Railway Journeys

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

Michael Portillo is guided by his Bradshaw’s Handbook on a journey from London’s Euston station to Leeds, on Robert Stephenson’s first inter-city railway line from the capital. On the final leg of his journey, Michael Portillo rediscovers a oncefamous poet in Nottingham. In Mansfield he travels on a railway line resurrected by popular demand after falling victim to Beeching’s cuts, then heads to Worksop, where he learns about the burrowing activities of an eccentric Duke. Michael’s next stop is ‘railway city’ Doncaster, where in the nineteenth century thousands laboured to build trains and where in the twentieth century, rail workers shaped British political history.

His last stop on this journey is Leeds, where he auditions at the Venus and Venice of Variety on the stage at Britain’s oldest continuously working music hall.

19:00...... Masters Snooker 20:00............. Mastermind Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair.

Subjects are Charles Rennie Mackintosh, English test match cricket since 1990, Sam Phillips and the Sun Records label, and the novels of David Peace.

20:30 ...... An Island Parish 21:00 ........Italy Unpacked 22:00 ..............................QI 22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:05 ......Masters Snooker Highlights 23:55..................... Masters Snooker Extra

18:00 ...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00 ................ Emmerdale 19:30 ..... Coronation Street 20:00...The Martin Lewis W C Money Show choice Financial guru Martin Lewis helps those who want to save with his weekly masterclass including tips and advice, while reporter Saira Khan uses his guidance to see how she can manage her cash. With interest rates at an all time low, Martin and Saira bring you their guide to saving. Martin explains how to maximise your savings and has some new rate-busting tips. The reclaim store opens its doors again as Martin shows how to claim flight delay compensation.

20:30..... Coronation Street 21:00 ........... Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Neil Morrissey joins Piers Morgan to look back over his life and career. The Men Behaving Badly star talks openly, for the first time, about his infamous affair with Amanda Holden and how he felt when he was branded a love rat. He also reflects on being taken into care when he was just ten years old and reveals how Mel Gibson was happy for him to pretend to be his brother when they became drinking pals.

22:00................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35........... The Americans 23:35 ...................Benidorm

The Martin Lewis Money Show ITV1, 20.00

Fighting to get the most from your money - The Martin Lewis Money Show returns for a new series just in time to help with New Year’s resolutions to cut costs and save cash.

ITV’s financial guru Martin Lewis helps those who want to save by delivering a weekly masterclass with tips and advice, while reporter Saira Khan uses his guidance to see how she can manage her money.

With interest rates at an all-time low, Martin and Saira bring you their guide to savings. Martin explains how to maximise your savings pot and has some new rate-busting ways to save.

And Martin’s reclaim store opens its doors again - this week he explains how to claim flight delay compensation.

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ay Friday Friday 17th January 06:00............. Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 06:25 ...................... Countdown 07:05................. Will and Grace 07:55 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 .................................Frasier 10:00 ..........................The Secret Millionaire Australia 11:00 .......Building the Dream 12:05....... Come Dine with Me 14:10 .......... A Place in the Sun 15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00...............Jamie and CW Jimmy’s Friday choice Night Feast 21:00......... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 22:00........... Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live 23:05..................... Brooklyn Nine-Nine

06:00..................... Children’s TV 08:45 .......Bananas in Pyjamas 09:0........................0 Tickety Toc 09:15...............The Wright Stuff 11:10.......................... Bigger Big Body Squad 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .... Celebrity Big Brother 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45...................... Neighbours 14:15................... The Mentalist 15:15 ......................Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part 17:00 .......................5 News at 5 17:30....................... Neighbours 18:00.........Home and Away 18:30 ............Newstalk Live 19:00.... Police Interceptors 20:00.Robson’s Extreme W C Fishing Challenge choice 21:00..................... Celebrity Big Brother 22:30 ..............Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 23:30..................... Celebrity Big Brother

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

06:15 .......... Helicopter Heroes

06:55..... You’ve Been Framed!

07:00 ........................MasterChef Australia

06:00 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00 .....................................Glee 08:00 ................Modern Family 09:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 10:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ....................... A League of Their Own 15:30 ...........................Futurama 16:00 ...........................Futurama 16:30 .................. The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00.......... Modern Family 20:30 ..........Modern Family 21:00 ................A League of Their Own 22:00 ..........................Stella 23:00................ A League of Their Own

06:00.................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:10 ..................... Driving Wars

06:00 ...........................Fish Town

08:00 ...........The Gadget Show

07:00 ........Nothing to Declare

07:00 ..........................................ER

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

08:00................................. Maury

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

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

10:00.................... Fat: The Fight of My Life

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

11:00............... Motorway Cops

10:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

11:00................ Four Weddings

12:00................... Three Men Go to New England

11:00................... Stargate SG-1

12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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

13:00 ..................................House

13:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15:00 ...............Motorway Cops

14:00.................Criminal Minds 16:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ..............UK Border Force 18:00... Nothing to Declare 20:00 ................. CSI: Miami 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds

07:45 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

08:00.................. Human Planet

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

09:00.................................The Bill

09:30............................... The Real Housewives of DC

10:00 ................................The Bill

10:30 .............................. The Real Housewives of Orange County

Sci-fi adventure with David Tennant as the enigmatic hero.

On the planet Midnight, the Doctor is trapped, powerless and terrified, as the knocking on the wall begins.

11:30 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker 12:30 ........................Emmerdale 13:00 ........................Emmerdale 13:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

14:00 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:10 ..... The Real Housewives of Orange County 17:05.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker 18:00 ............... Dinner Date 19:00....You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00....The Butterfly Effect 23:25............... Take Me Out

14:00 .............................Top Gear 16:00................... Three Men Go to New England 17:00 .............................Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00........................... QI XL 20:00........................... Suits 21:00............ Not Going Out

11:00....................... Doctor Who

13:00........................ MasterChef Australia 14:00 ............ Rick Stein’s Spain 15:00 ..................Human Planet 16:00....................... Doctor Who 17:00........................... Babylon 5 18:00...... Rick Stein’s Spain 19:00................. MasterChef Australia 20:00..................... Sky Cops 21:00 ................ Traffic Cops 22:00 ................ Traffic Cops 23:00 ........... Cars, Cops and Criminals

12:00........................Blue Bloods 14:00 ..................................House 15:00 .......................Blue Bloods 16:00 .............................Star Trek: Enterprise 17:00 ..........................................ER 18:00 .........................House 19:00......................... House 20:00 ............... Blue Bloods

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:25.................................. 90210 07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty 08:00 ........................... Charmed 09:00 .....................................Glee 10:00................ Rude(Ish) Tube 11:00... Rules of Engagement 11:30 ........................... Charmed 12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 16:00 ...............................Rules of Engagement 17:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 ...................How I Met Your Mother 20:00 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 20:30.............. 2 Broke Girls 21:00 ...........What Happens in Vegas 23:00.................. Rude Tube

06:00................. Good Morning Sports Fans 09:00......................................FL72 10:00 .............................Copa Del Rey Football 11:00 .............. Barclays Premier League World 11:30................... Football Gold 12:00.................... Rugby Union 15:00 .....................................FL72 16:00... Copa Del Rey Football 17:00.............. Barclays Premier League World 17:30 ................... Football Gold 18:00 ................The Fantasy Football Club 22:00 ................The Fantasy Football Club

22:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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

21:00.....................Weight of the Nation

23:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

22:20.......... Mock the Week

22:35.............The Following

23:00 ........Barclays Premier League

23:00........................... QI XL

23:35.................... Mad Men

23:30 ............ Football Gold

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Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast Channel 4, 20:00

Childhood friends Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty continue their new food series that’s all about feasts for the weekend. Coming from their caff at the end of Southend pier, Jamie’s got great recipes; Jimmy shows how to cook great food you wouldn’t usually try at home; and some very special guests drop by to help out. On the menu this time: special guest Sienna Miller gets saucy with her Tuscan duck ragu; Jamie cooks a whole salmon in salt; Jimmy creates a DIY hog roast for the ultimate crackling; and the boys try to revive a forgotten British biscuit, Lancashire’s Tosset cake.

Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge Channel 5, 20:00

Documentary series.

Actor and fisherman Robson Green travels to extreme locations around the world, challenging local champion anglers to a fishing competition. Robson ventures across the Atlantic to eastern Canada, where he attempts to catch his biggest ever Atlantic salmon, his biggest ever tuna and his biggest fish ever on the fly.

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17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Saturday Saturday S 06:00 ............................Breakfast

06:00 ............. This is BBC Two

06:00 ..................... Pat and Stan

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

06:45...................... Sodom and Gomorrah

06:10..................... Pat and Stan

11:30 ...............The Good Cook

09:10 ...................Life on Earth

06:25 ............................Dino Dan

12:00..................Football Focus

10:05................... Life on Earth

06:40 ............................Dino Dan

11:00 ..................Fred Dibnah’s Made in Britain

06:50 ............................ Canimals

11:30 .................... Great British Railway Journeys

07:05 ............................ Canimals

Dan Walker and guests preview another busy weekend of football. Manchester United’s trip to Chelsea is certain to be on the agenda, with both clubs keen to establish their Premier League title credentials. David Moyes’s United were held to a goalless draw in August on Jose Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford as Chelsea boss. It is also a weekend of managers facing their former clubs as Hull City boss Steve Bruce goes back to Norwich City, Tony Pulis’s Crystal Palace host his previous club Stoke, and Newcastle manager Alan Pardew returns to West Ham.

06:20..................... Pat and Stan

07:00 ............................ Canimals

Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train. Taking a copy of George Bradshaw’s Victorian Railway Guidebook, he discovers how the railways changed us and what of Bradshaw’s Britain remains. On his first journey from Liverpool to Scarborough, Michael travels back in time on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, finds out about the latest Roman discoveries in York and takes to the air in the Network Rail helicopter.

07:10 ..............Om Nom Stories

12:00 ............. The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

14:45 ........ Midsomer Murders

13:00............. The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

16:55............................. ITV News and Weather

17:15 ..........................BBC News

14:00.................... The A to Z of TV Cooking

17:10................. Despicable Me

17:25 ......... BBC London News

14:45 .................Ensign Pulver

17:35 ......... Dynamo: Magician Impossible

16:30 ...........Masters Snooker

12:45 ............................. Saturday Sportsday 13:00 ..........................BBC News 13:10 ......... BBC London News 13:15 ............................... Masters Snooker 16:30 ........................ Final Score

Street magician Dynamo travels to Miami, where he tries out some impromptu mind reading, fixes a girl’s tattoo and amazes the residents of South Beach with a teleportation.

18:15....................Reflex 19:00........The Voice UK

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20:20 .............. The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 21:10 .....................Casualty New doctor Cal goes to the rescue of a girl in a limo hanging precariously off a bridge, while his brother Ethan uncovers the truth about an art student whose sight is endangered by flying glass. Director: Steve Hughes Starring: Richard Winsor, George Rainsford, Sunetra Sarker, Derek Thompson, Suzanne Packer, Alex Walkinshaw

22:00................... BBC News 22:20 ...... Match of the Day 23:45 ...............The Football League Show

18:00...................... Flog It! Paul Martin and the Flog It team are on the hunt for antiques, this time in the historic Derby. Amongst the many treasures unearthed by experts Philip Serrell and Michael Baggott are an elegant, Derby-made station wall clock, a unique collection of razors, and an immaculate working toy train set. Paul also gets a taste for a great British icon of design, as he visits the Marmite factory just down the road in Burton-on-Trent.

19:00..... Masters Snooker 22:30 .........................QI XL 23:15 .........................Howl Drama. When the beat poet Allen Ginsberg published his poem Howl in 1957 America, he was put on trial for obscenity. This film tells his story, and illustrates the poem in animation. Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Starring: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm

07:15 ...................................Sooty 07:25 ..............Om Nom Stories 07:30 ........................Scrambled!

09:25............................ ITV News 09:30...................... Dinner Date 10:30......... Murder, She Wrote 11:30............................. ITV News and Weather 11:45 .......... Show Me the Telly 12:45 ............................Columbo 16:45........... ITV News London

Animation. A criminal mastermind plots to shrink and steal the moon, but his plans are disrupted by the arrival of three orphaned girls trying to sell cookies. He decides to recruit them into his scheme, using them to distract his arch nemesis, but he soon finds his affection for the girls has grown and he must choose between being an evil genius or a doting parent.

19:00 ....................... Splash!

Vernon Kay and Gabby Logan present the third heat of the celebrity diving series under the guidance of Olympic medallist Tom Daley. Five more star contestants - MP Penny Mordaunt, musician Paul Young, model Danielle Lloyd, comedian Patrick Monahan and TOWIE star Dan Osbourne - step up to the diving board in a bid to impress the voting public and the judging panel of comedienne Jo Brand and experts Andy Banks and Leon Taylor.

20:30..........Take Me Out

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21:45............. The Jonathan Ross Show 22:45..................... ITV News 23:00................... Burn after Reading

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Saturday Saturday 18th January 06:15 ...................The American Football Show

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

07:05 ............Transworld Sport

09:30.......................... LazyTown

08:00 ...........The Morning Line

10:00 ................Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures

09:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30.......................... How I Met Your Mother

09:15 ........................Jelly Jamm

10:10 ................Power Rangers: Megaforce 10:45............................ Slugterra

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

11:10 .................................Access

10:55 .....The Big Bang Theory

11:20............................. Celebrity Big Brother

11:25 .................. The Simpsons 11:55 .................. The Simpsons 12:25............................ The Taste 13:30 ........... Channel 4 Racing 16:00 ...... Come Dine with Me 16:25 ...... Come Dine with Me 17:00 ...... Come Dine with Me 17:35 ...... Come Dine with Me

12:40 ....................World’s Worst Holiday Horrors 13:45 .........Police Interceptors 14:45 ........... Columbo: Murder Under Glass 16:10 ...........Diagnosis Murder 18:10... Mr and Mrs Murder

18:05 ........ Channel 4 News

19:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

18:30 .................Speed with Guy Martin

19:45 ........................... NCIS

19:30 ............ Britain’s Killer Storms

21:45 .................... Celebrity Big Brother

21:00 ................... Hostages

21:35 .......5 News Weekend

06:00..........................Beauty and the Geek

06:10............................... Wanted Down Under

06:45 ............Coronation Street Omnibus

07:00................................ The Bill

09:05 ........................ Emmerdale Omnibus

09:00 ................................The Bill

12:00 ............................Curly Sue Heartwarming comedy about a conman and his adorable young daughter who scrape a living faking traffic accidents. They target a cynical lawyer but get more than they bargained for when she hits them with her car for real. After taking them in, the attorney’s cold heart is thawed by the winsome daughter, and soon enough, she even starts falling for the ne’er-do-well dad.

14:00 ............The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 16:20................................... You’ve Been Framed!

17:20 .................................. You’ve Been Framed!

18:50 ............ The Incredible Hulk 21:00................ The World is Not Enough

22:00 .................... Knowing

22:45 ..............Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Psych

06:00 .....................................Glee

06:00.........Nothing to Declare

07:10.......................... Meat Men

08:00 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club

06:30 ........Nothing to Declare

07:35 .......................... Meat Men

07:00 ........Nothing to Declare

09:00 .............Sky Sports Game Changers

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

07:30 ........Nothing to Declare

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

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

08:00 ................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

10:00 ..............Storage Hunters

12:00............... World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars

08:30 ................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

11:00............................. Flip Men

23:35 ............... The Magaluf Weekender

10:30.............. Storage Hunters

13:00 ............................Futurama

11:00 ....................Fat: The Fight of My Life

11:30 ............................. Flip Men

14:00 ................................Sinbad

15:00 ...................The Face USA

12:30.......... Lizard Lick Towing

15:00........................... Futurama

16:00........ Nothing to Declare

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

16:00......... Kingdom of Plants

16:30 ........Nothing to Declare

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

17:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton

18:00 ... Nothing to Declare

15:00 ..............Storage Hunters

18:00......... All Aboard: East Coast Trains

18:30 ... Nothing to Declare

16:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

20:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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

18:55 ............The Simpsons 19:55 ......................Jumanji 22:00 ............... The Kumars 23:00 ................. Road Wars

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21:00...................... Dracula 22:00......................... Bones 23:00........ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

12:00.......... Lizard Lick Towing

19:00........ Storage Hunters 20:00........................... QI XL 21:00 ...... Gavin and Stacey 23:40........................... QI XL

Take Me Out ITV1, 20.30 Comedian Paddy McGuinness attempts to find Mr Right for his 30 single girls.

Hoping to bag a hot date tonight are: Ryan, a PE Teacher from Scunthorpe; James, a farmer from Inverness; Travis, a cake baking student from Birmingham, and Damon, a Team GB Ta e k w o n d o athlete.

Plus, find out if last week’s couples found love on the Isle of Fernando’s.

08:00................................ The Bill 10:00................................ The Bill 11:00 .........................EastEnders 12:00 .........................EastEnders 13:00 ...............Motorway Cops 14:20............... Motorway Cops 15:40............... Motorway Cops 17:00................... Frozen Planet 18:00............ Frozen Planet 19:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 20:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 21:00 ........... Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Revamp of the classic film. In 1958, Katey Miller learns she will be moving to Cuba. She meets Javier, a young waiter and they fall in love but Castro’s new regime causes problems.

22:40 .................. Motorway Cops

06:00 ...........................Love/Lust 07:00 ...............The Guest Wing 08:00.............................. Seinfeld 08:30 .............................. Seinfeld 09:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 10:00.......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 12:00 ..........................................ER 13:00 ..........................................ER 14:00 ..........................................ER 15:00 .......................Blue Bloods 18:00.................... Star Trek: Enterprise 20:00 ........................ Smash 21:00 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets 22:00 ............The Following 23:00 ......... The Wolf of Wall Street Special 23:30................ This is Jinsy

06:00........................... Switched 06:25 .......... Make it or Break it 07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty 07:55 ........................... Charmed 08:55 .....................................Glee 10:10 ... Rules of Engagement 10:40 ... Rules of Engagement 12:35 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 13:35 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 14:00 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 14:30 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:30... Dragonball Evolution 17:10................. Rude(Ish) Tube 17:40 ................ Rude(Ish) Tube 18:05................... How I Met Your Mother 18:35................... How I Met Your Mother 19:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 20:00............ The Tomorrow People 21:00 ..................... Top Gun 23:10........................ The Big Bang Theory

06:00................... Football Gold 06:15................... Football Gold 06:30 ............................. Ringside 07:30 .............. Barclays Premier League 08:00 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club 09:00 .............. Game Changers

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The Voice Blind Auditions BBC1, 19.00

Ricky Wilson, Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am, Kylie Minogue (credit BBC/ Wall To Wall) Emma Willis and Marvin Humes present the next set of Blind Auditions as each of the four coaches, Kylie Minogue, Sir Tom Jones, Ricky Wilson and will.i.am, continue to build their talented team of 12.

Each coach has the power to kick start a career by pushing their red button and turning their chair.

However, if more than one coach turns, the power shifts to the artist, meaning they can choose which superstar would be the perfect fit for their talent.

As the teams start to form under each coach, the competition between them increases and Kylie, will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson will use every trick in the book to ensure they attract the best artists to their team.

10:00 ....................... Soccer A.M. 12:00 .............................. Football 14:30 .................Saturday Night Football: Team Talk 15:00 .................. Gillette Soccer Saturday 17:00 .......Ford Saturday Night Football Live 20:00 .......... Saturday Night Football: Game of the Day 22:00 .......... Saturday Night Football: Match Choice 23:30 ........................... FL72

Reflex BBC1, 18.15 Shane Richie hosts the series in which two families battle each other in a series of superfast physical and mental challenges designed to test human speed and reaction.

All the action is captured in stunning super slow motion as Ken Bruce is on hand to offer his own view of the events from the commentary box.

Battling for tonight’s top prize of £20,000 are the Corrie family from Carlisle versus Blackpool’s Webb family.

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Sunday Sunday Sund 06:00 ............................Breakfast

06:00 ............. This is BBC Two

06:00 ..................... Pat and Stan

07:35 ............Match of the Day

06:45 .............................Blessed

06:10..................... Pat and Stan

09:00 .......................The Andrew Marr Show

08:05.................... Monty Don’s French Gardens

06:20 ..................... Pat and Stan

10:00.......... The Big Questions

09:05 ..................... Countryfile 10:00............Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

06:40............................ Dino Dan

11:00 ................Sunday Politics 12:15 ....................MOTD2 Extra 13:00 ..........................BBC News 13:15........................ Moving On 14:00.................... Bargain Hunt 15:00............................ Escape to the Country 15:45............................... Lifeline 15:55 ................Songs of Praise 16:30.......... Hidden Kingdoms 17:30 ..........................BBC News 17:50 ......... BBC London News 18:00....... Fake or Fortune?

Art series with Fiona Bruce and expert Philip Mould. Scriptwriter Keith Tutt gambled his savings on a a large oval picture of a Parisian café scene said to be by the artist Edouard Vuillard, even though it does not appear in the official record of Vuillard’s works. To prove it is a genuine Vuillard, the team will need to convince some of the most demanding art experts in France. In Geneva, Philip and conservationist Aviva Burnstock compare Keith’s picture with a huge Vuillard work called Le Grand Teddy, while Fiona picks up the provenance trail in France and Holland, unearthing tantalising clues about the picture’s past. Once the team has marshalled all their evidence, they seek the approval of the Wildenstein Institute in Paris - the body who notoriously rejected a highly credible Monet in the first ever episode of Fake or Fortune.

Have the team done enough to convince them that Keith’s picture is genuine?

19:00..... Countryfile Winter Special 20:00 ........Call the Midwife 21:00 ........ The Musketeers 22:00 .................. BBC News 22:15..... BBC London News 22:25.... Match of the Day 2 23:25 .......... The Revolution Will be Televised 23:55......................... Shifty

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11:30............. The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

06:25 ............................Dino Dan 06:50 ............................ Canimals 07:00 ............................ Canimals 07:05 ............................ Canimals

12:30............. The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

07:10 ..............Om Nom Stories

13:30 ...........Masters Snooker

07:25 ..............Om Nom Stories

17:15 ......................Ski Sunday

07:30 ........................Scrambled!

Skiing magazine show. The Swiss resort of Wengen, home of the legendary Lauberhorn, plays host to this instalment.

Graham Bell and Ed Leigh present all the action from this classic men’s downhill race.

Italian Christof Innerhofer took the title in an eventful race in 2013.

18:00.......................Flog It! Paul Martin and the team steam in to Swindon to value the public’s antiques with help from experts David Barby and Will Axon. Paul takes time out to explore the Science Museum’s oversized store in neighbouring Wroughton.

07:15 ...................................Sooty

09:25 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 10:20 ......... Murder, She Wrote 11:20............................. ITV News and Weather 11:30 ........................... Inside the National Trust 12:25 ................... The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 13:25 ..................... Catchphrase 14:10................................ Splash!

15:40 .................................. Dr. No 17:50 ........... ITV News London 18:00............. ITV News and Weather 18:15........... Dancing on Ice

19:00..... Masters Snooker 23:00 ......... A Serious Man Dark comedy from the Coen brothers.

Jewish college professor Larry Gopnik lives a quiet suburban life with his wife and two teenage children in the American Midwest. But everything begins to unravel when his wife says she has decided to leave him. Larry finds himself in a spiral of frustration and disaster, not helped by a student trying to bribe him, a racist neighbour to one side and the seductive Mrs Samsky to the other. The Rabbi is always too busy to talk to Larry and his brother is locked permanently in Larry’s bathroom.

Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley host the third of this special final series of the celebrity skating competition featuring former winners and viewers’ favourites. The remaining 10 celebrities go head to head for the first time and one couple will have to leave the competition after tonight’s skate off. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are coaching and mentoring while judges Jason Gardiner, Robin Cousins, Ashley Roberts and Karen Barber give their scores and comments.

19:45............ All Star Family Fortunes 20:30 ...........Dancing on Ice 21:00...........Mr Selfridge

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22:00 ............. ITV News and Weather 22:15 ......Birds of a Feather 22:45 ........... Piers Morgan’s Life Stories 23:45 .......... River Monsters

Mr Selfridge ITV1, 21.00

Based upon the life of flamboyant American entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the world renowned store on London’s Oxford Street in 1909, the second series picks up the story in 1914 as the store celebrates its 5th anniversary of trading.

Harry, played by Emmy award‐winning American actor, Jeremy Piven (Entourage), is proud of the store’s success but there is no time to rest on his laurels. With rumours rife with talk of war in Europe, he prepares staff for challenging times ahead. The store must play its own part in the war effort and help keep morale high on the home front.

Now more than ever Harry needs his wife, Rose, played by Frances O’Connor (AI: Artificial Intelligence, Piccadilly Jim), by his side. But in the last five years, they have become increasingly estranged. Whilst Rose has been spending long periods in America with the couple’s daughters and their son Gordon attends school in Winchester, Harry lives the life of a single man in London.

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day Sunday Sunday 19th January 06:00 .........The Treacle People

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

06:10......................... The Hoobs

08:10 ..........The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky

06:35 ........................ The Hoobs 07:05................ Snowdon Race 08:00................. Will and Grace 08:30............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 .................................Frasier 09:30 ................Sunday Brunch 12:30 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 13:25.................................The Big Bang Theory 14:55.................. The Simpsons 15:55 ............... Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 17:45............... Deal or No Deal 18:40 ........ Channel 4 News 19:00.... Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast

08:25 ..........Angelina Ballerina 08:40 ...................... Rupert Bear 09:00 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 ........................Jelly Jamm 09:30 .......................... LazyTown 10:00................ Power Rangers: Super Samurai 10:35 ............................Slugterra 11:00............................ Highland Emergency 11:30 .... Celebrity Big Brother 12:30 ...................... The In-Laws 14:25 ......................Something’s Gotta Give 16:55...................... Sweet Home Alabama

06:00......................... Beauty and the Geek 06:45 ....Emmerdale Omnibus 09:30 ............Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00 ..................... Take Me Out 13:10 ....Dinner Date Australia 14:10 ......You’ve Been Framed!

Top 100 Holidays 15:10........................... Free Willy 17:30 ...........The Perfect Storm 20:00 ................You’ve Been Framed and Famous!

06:10 .........................EastEnders

21:00............... The Magaluf Weekender

15:00 ................... Frozen Planet

Reality show following revellers on holiday in the notorious resort of Magaluf. Cameras follow the antics of two groups of holidaymakers and their four colourful resort reps - Jordan, Imogen, Tobi and Ali. Arriving at the Lively Hotel resort this time are Bournemouth brothers Ryan and Louis and best friend John, followed shortly by posh students Hannah and Harri. Head rep Imogen loses her patience with the rest of the team, while Hannah does her best to resist lothario Jordan’s charms.

07:00 .........................EastEnders 08:00.............. The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 09:00.............. The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 10:00 ...................... Doctor Who 11:00...................... Doctor Who 12:00 ...................... Doctor Who 13:00...................... Doctor Who 14:00...................... Doctor Who 16:00 ................... Frozen Planet 17:00............... The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 18:00........ The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 19:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible

06:00 ........................... Switched 06:20 .......... Make it or Break it 07:10......................... Ugly Betty 08:00........................... Charmed 09:00................ Rude(Ish) Tube 09:30................ Rude(Ish) Tube 09:55........Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:30 ............................ Revenge 13:30 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother 15:00..... The Big Bang Theory 15:30......The Big Bang Theory 16:00 .......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 17:00..... The Tomorrow People 18:00.....Brooklyn Nine-Nine 18:30........................ The Big Bang Theory 20:00.... Big Momma’s House 22:00.................. Rude Tube 23:00 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 23:30 .......... How I Met Your Mother

20:00.............Speed with CW 19:00........... Legally Blonde Guy Martin choice 20:55 .......5 News Weekend 21:00 ......Don’t Look Down 21:00 .................... Celebrity 22:00..................... Haywire Big Brother 23:45 ......................Domino 22:00 ........ The Lake House

22:00......... The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

22:30 ......... Motorway Cops

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

06:00 ........Nothing to Declare

07:10 ..........................Hardliners

06:00 ...........................Love/Lust

07:00 .....................................Glee

06:30........ Nothing to Declare

07:35 ..........................Hardliners

07:00 .............................. Seinfeld

09:00 ....................................Oscar Nomination Show

07:00........ Nothing to Declare

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

08:00......... Friday Night Lights

07:30.........Nothing to Declare

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

09:30 ...The Blackpool Bunch 1

08:00.................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

10:00......Man v Food Presents

09:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

09:00 .....Sports Women Week

11:00......................... Red Dwarf

09:30................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

11:40 ......................... Red Dwarf

11:00.......................................... ER

12:00 ................................Sinbad

11:00 ...................The Face USA

12:20 .......................... Have I Got News for You

12:00 ..........................................ER

13:00.............................. Jumanji

13:00 ...................Urban Secrets

15:05 ......... Kingdom of Plants

12:00 ..............UK Border Force

13:00............................. Top Gear 15:00..... Man v Food Presents

14:00........................... Team Sky: Road to Glory

10:30 .............Goals on Sunday

16:00 ....................................Oscar Nomination Show

13:00.............. UK Border Force 17:00........ Nothing to Declare

16:00 .............................Top Gear

15:00 .......................Blue Bloods

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

17:30.........Nothing to Declare

19:00........................ La Liga

17:00........... Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance

18:00.... Nothing to Declare

18:00 ......The Kent Divers 2 18:30 ............The Simpsons

10:00 ...............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00 ............ WWE Experience

10:30 .....Man v Food Presents

20:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 21:00 ............Derren Brown 23:30 ................ Traffic Cops

10:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

18:00.................. Red Dwarf

16:00 .......................Blue Bloods

18:40...................Red Dwarf

17:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

20:00........ UK Border Force

19:20 ...................Have I Got News for You

18:00.................... Star Trek: Enterprise

21:00 ......... Criminal Minds

20:00 ....Would I Lie to You?

20:00 ..................Petrol Age

21:00 ............ Hawaii Five-0

22:00 ........ Grey’s Anatomy

20:40.....Would I Lie to You?

21:00 .......Game of Thrones

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

23:00.......... Criminal Minds

23:20.... Would I Lie to You?

23:30 .......Game of Thrones

18:30.... Nothing to Declare

06:00 .................Saturday Night Football: Match Choice 07:30 .............. Game Changers 08:30 .....................................FL72 Leeds United v Leicester City.

Leeds United host Leicester City at Elland Road in the Sky Bet Championship. The spoils were shared when the sides met at the King Power Stadium earlier in the season.

09:00 ........................The Sunday Supplement 12:30 .........Ford Super Sunday 22:00 ............................ Ford Football Special Chelsea/Manchester United and Swansea/Spurs Highlights. Another chance to catch Sunday’s Barclays Premier League double bill. Chelsea face Manchester United at Stamford Bridge and Swansea City meet Tottenham Hotspur at the Liberty Stadium.

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Speed with Guy Martin Channel 4, 20:00

Motorcycle racer and lorry mechanic Guy Martin loves pushing the boundaries of speed in search of a buzz. He claims that nothing can match the adrenaline rush he gets when he’s racing on public roads around the Isle of Man TT course at 200mph. Now he wants to see if he can find anything that can give him the same kick. In this new series, he creates four-speed based challenges, exploring the boundaries of physics and learning about the science of speed. Guy sets out to break the record for the world’s fastest gravity powered sled.

With the help of top sports science engineers, athletes and experts in composite engineering, Guy builds a toboggan to ride on the unforgiving slopes of the Pyrenees as he attempts to claim the record from a group of thrillseeking Germans who set it three years ago.

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Monday Monday Mon 06:00 ............................Breakfast

06:00 ............. This is BBC Two

06:00 ........................... Daybreak

09:15 ....Wanted Down Under

06:05................. Homes Under the Hammer

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

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ....................... The Sheriffs are Coming

In this comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre (Two And A Half Men), Anna Faris stars as Christy, a waitress at a posh Napa Valley establishment who is four months clean and doing her best to be a good mom and overcome a history of questionable choices. Her sobriety is tested when her recovering alcoholic mom, Bonnie, played by Emmy winner Allison Janney, reappears chock-full of passive-aggressive insights into Christy’s many mistakes.

Bonnie joins Christy’s already complicated circle of relationships: her handsome, married boss (and lover) Gabriel (series star Nate Corddry); the restaurant’s hot-tempered chef, Rudy (series star French Stewart); her pretty, 16-going-on-25-year-old daughter, Violet (series star Sadie Calvano); her sweet but overly honest son, Roscoe (series star Blake Garrett Rosenthal); her irresponsible ex and Roscoe’s father, Baxter (series star Matt Jones); and Violet’s clueless boyfriend, Luke (series star Spencer Daniels). Christy tries to remain positive as she pursues her new path in life, but she faces an uphill battle, surrounded by a dubious support system -- and a copious amount of dysfunction.

10:30 .................... This Morning 11:25.............................ITV News

11:45............Helicopter Heroes Down Under

08:20 ...........Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds

11:30 .................... This Morning

12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt

09:05 ...... Britain and the Sea

13:00 ............BBC News at One

10:05............................. Britain’s Empty Homes

13:40.............................. Doctors

ITV2, 21.00

09:25 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show

07:50 ..... Real Lives Reunited

13:30 ......... BBC London News

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07:05 ..................... The Sheriffs are Coming

14:10 ................... Father Brown 15:00.......................... Perfection 15:45 ............................Escape to the Country 16:30 ........ Antiques Road Trip 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30 ..................Inside Out 20:00................. EastEnders 20:30...................Panorama Police: Shooting to Kill? Reporter Alistair Jackson investigates the tactics of the country’s police firearms units. These highlytrained marksmen use lethal force to tackle serious organised crime and take illegal guns off our streets. They also have to react quickly to events such as the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich. But they are under intense scrutiny; the shooting of Mark Duggan in 2011 led to serious rioting, and another killing has been ruled unlawful following a public inquiry. At least two police officers are facing the possibility of being put on trial for murder. Now, for the first time, officers who have killed break their silence to speak out to Panorama. The programme has gained unique access to the unit responsible for killing Mark Duggan, and examines the controversial tactic behind these shootings that is still being used to stop suspects today.

10:35.................................. Click 11:00.........................BBC News 11:30 ...........BBC World News 12:00 .......... The Daily Politics 13:00 ..... World Indoor Bowls Championships

14:00......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00..........................Britain’s CoiWce Best Bakery ch 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00....... ITV News London

18:00 .................Eggheads

18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather

18:30 .............Great British Railway Journeys 19:00 ..................The Great Interior Design Challenge Architectural historian Tom Dyckhoff presents the series searching for untapped interior design talent, judged by interior designers Sophie Robinson and Daniel Hopwood. The search for Britain’s best amateur interior designers begins with the first of eight heats. Would-be interior designers Sarah, Helen and James take on three large bedrooms in Edwardian homes in the leafy north London district of Muswell Hill.

They have 48 hours, £1000 and the help of a builder to interpret and make real the homeowners’ briefs. Vintage homeware designer Sarah has given herself a lot to do including upholstering a chair, something she has never done before. Asset manager James has to get the homeowners on-board with his bright colours and artist Helen is hoping to discover an Edwardian gem behind some built-in cupboards.

Only one designer can make it through to the quarter final.

19:00................. Emmerdale 19:30 ..... Coronation Street 20:00 ............ A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones Griff Rhys Jones presents the series which explores some of the most beautiful and enchanting parts of Wales. In this episode, Griff discovers that his challenge is to walk a Pembrokeshire corgi which he finds in an abandoned garage - but this one has never worn a collar before. On his way along the sublime Pembrokeshire coast, he visits Melin Tregwynt textile mill. Flemish weavers were rumoured to have introduced the corgi to Wales back in the Middle Ages.

20:30...... Coronation Street 21:00... The Bletchley Circle

20:00 .................University Challenge

22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten

20:30 ............Winterwatch

22:25 .... BBC London News

21:30..............Russia on Four Wheels

23:20 ............... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather

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

21:00 ................. New Tricks

22:35 .................. Have I Got Old News for You

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

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22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:20 ..... Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

Drama series about a group of former Bletchley Park codebreakers. Millie has been kidnapped and it seems as if it could be connected to her recent black market dealings. Worried about her friend, but not wanting to incriminate her by contacting the police, Alice asks the other women to help find her. But when they start searching for Millie’s business associate Jasper, it becomes clear that Millie has become embroiled in a very dangerous world.

22:00 ................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:35.................... Accepted

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nday Monday Monday 20th January 06:25 ...................... Countdown 07:10 ................. Will and Grace 07:35................. Will and Grace 07:55 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 .................................Frasier 09:30 .................................Frasier 10:00 ..........................The Secret Millionaire Australia 11:00................... Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 12:00.............. Channel 4 News 12:05...... Come Dine with Me 15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00...... Come Dine with Me 18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00................. Dispatches 20:30 ......Food Unwrapped 21:00 .......... Benefits Street 22:00 .........My Baggy Body 23:00 ............ The American Football Show

06:00................................Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00 .........................All Aboard: East Coast Trains 08:00 ................Modern Family 09:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 10:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00....................... A League of Their Own 15:30 ...........................Futurama 16:30................... The Simpsons 17:30................ Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons 19:00 ............The Simpsons 20:00.......... Modern Family 21:00.................. Mad Dogs 22:00..................... Banshee 23:00 .................. Spartacus: Vengeance

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06:00..................... Children’s TV 08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc 09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff 11:10 ..............Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .... Celebrity Big Brother 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45 ...................... Neighbours 14:15 .................................... NCIS 15:15 ............Family Gathering 17:00 .......................5 News at 5 17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00 ........Home and Away 18:30 ............Newstalk Live 19:00 ......Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 20:00...................... Go Hard or Go Home 21:00..................... Celebrity Big Brother 22:00 .......................... Helix 23:50.............. Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

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

06:15.......... Helicopter Heroes

06:00............................... Switched

06:25 ...........Coronation Street

07:00 .....MasterChef Australia

06:25 ......................................90210

07:25 .....You’ve Been Framed!

08:00...................James Martin’s United Cakes of America

07:10 .............................Ugly Betty 09:00 ......................................... Glee

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

08:30.................. James Martin’s United Cakes of America

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of Atlanta

09:00 ................................The Bill 10:00................................ The Bill

11:30.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker

11:00 ...................... Doctor Who

12:30 ........................Emmerdale

13:00..... MasterChef Australia

13:00 ...........Coronation Street

14:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

23:50... Two and a Half Men

23:00 .............The Man Who Lost His Face

23:00 .......................... The Big Bang Theory

06:00 ................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue 07:00 ........Nothing to Declare 08:00.................................. Maury 10:00.............. Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 11:00................ Four Weddings 12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00 ................Criminal Minds 15:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ..............UK Border Force 18:00 ... Nothing to Declare 18:30... Nothing to Declare 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds 22:00........ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:00 ...................... Dracula

07:10 ..................... Driving Wars

06:00............................Love/Lust

08:00 ...........The Gadget Show

07:00...........................................ER

06:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans

08:30........... The Gadget Show

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

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

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

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

10:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

11:00....................... Traffic Cops

11:00................... Stargate SG-1

12:00....................... Trawlermen

12:00....................... Blue Bloods

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

13:00.................................. House

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

14:00.................................. House

11:00 ................................ La Liga

15:00....................... Traffic Cops

15:00....................... Blue Bloods

16:00 .......................Trawlermen

16:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

13:00 ......................................Ford Football Special

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

17:00.......................................... ER

14:30 ................................ La Liga

19:00................ Traffic Cops

18:00 .........................House

16:00 .............. Game Changers

20:00........................... Suits

19:00......................... House

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

20:00.... Friday Night Lights

17:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits

22:00 ....Would I Lie to You?

21:00......................... Falcón

18:00 ........................... FL72

22:40 ........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

22:00............................ Girls

23:40 ...................Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask

19:00 ............. Ford Monday Night Football

23:45.................... Curb Your Enthusiasm

07:45......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

14:00...The Jeremy Kyle Show

12:00 ...........................Babylon 5

07:55 ............................... Charmed 10:00 ................Made in Chelsea 11:00............................... Charmed 12:00 ......Rules of Engagement 12:30.............................. Hollyoaks 13:00...How I Met Your Mother 14:00 ....... The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ................Made in Chelsea 16:00 ......Rules of Engagement

16:10 ..... The Real Housewives of Orange County

16:00...................... Doctor Who

17:05 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker

18:00 ...........James Martin’s United Cakes of America

18:00 ............... Dinner Date

18:30........... James Martin’s United Cakes of America

19:30 ............. How I Met Your Mother

20:00... Two and a Half Men

19:00 ................ MasterChef Australia

20:00 ....Brooklyn Nine-Nine 20:30................. 2 Broke Girls

22:00 ................ The Job Lot

20:00................. Traffic Cops

21:00 ........................Revenge

21:00 ......... Motorway Cops

22:00 ......... What Happens in Kavos...

19:00... You’ve Been Framed!

CoiWce 21:00....................M.O.M. ch 22:30 .......................... Plebs 23:00 ............Fake Reaction

17:00 ...........................Babylon 5

22:00................ Traffic Cops

23:10......................... Weeds

Britain’s Best Bakery ITV1, 16.00

The search for the best independent bakery in the land returns with six weeks of tough competition, as 60 bakeries selected from all over Britain make their bid to take the ultimate accolade.

Each day brings an array of mouth-watering recipes, regional specialities and delicious treats as the bakeries showcase their true passion for what they do. From artisan bakers, to cupcake specialists, to pie makers; from family businesses to community enterprises; from youngsters just starting out in their baking careers, to bakers in their 80’s, every baker is putting themselves on the line to be scrutinised by judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

Between them the judges have over 35 years of baking experience: renowned cake maker Mich Turner has received an MBE for services to the catering industry, while award winning chef and artisan baker Peter Sidwell is one of the country’s leading bread experts. Together they’re looking for bakeries with passion and creative flair, willing to push themselves and their breads, bakes and cakes to new and exciting heights.

17:00 .. How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 ..................... Hollyoaks

07:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 08:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 09:00 ......................................Ford Football Special

23:00............................ FL72

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W C choice Russia On Four Wheels BBC2, 21.30

Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani set off across Russia on two massive road-trips across the world’s biggest, and one it’s most enigmatic, countries. A former superpower and more recently a struggling giant, Russia is looking to assert itself once again on the world stage. With millions of square miles of land, a wealth of natural resources, the largest automobile market in Europe, diverse borders and trading partners aplenty, Russia has the potential to become one of the richest and most dynamic nations on Earth.

But 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, how far has Russia left its Cold War past behind? And what direction will the country take? Driving thousands of miles in three weeks - and in two very different cars - Justin and Anita find out. Anita and Justin begin their journeys in Sochi, the Black Sea resort home to the 2014 Winter Olympics – the most expensive games ever. Full of futuristic architecture, this is new Russia’s glittering showcase to the world, but just round the corner from the glitzy stadiums is Joseph Stalin’s old dacha, a reminder that in Russia the old and the new are often very close.

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17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Tuesday Tuesday T 06:00 ............................Breakfast

06:00 ............. This is BBC Two

06:00........................... Daybreak

09:15 ....Wanted Down Under

06:05 ................. Homes Under the Hammer

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

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ....................... The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45 ...........Helicopter Heroes Down Under 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:40 .............................. Doctors 14:10 ................... Father Brown

07:05 ..................... The Sheriffs are Coming 07:50 .........Helicopter Heroes Down Under 08:20 ...........Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds 09:05 ....Antiques Roadshow 10:05............... Britain’s Empty Homes 10:35........................ HARDtalk 11:00 ........................BBC News

15:00 ......................... Perfection

11:30 ...........BBC World News

15:45 ............................Escape to the Country

12:00 .......... The Daily Politics

09:25 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30..................... This Morning 11:25 ............................ITV News 11:30 .................... This Morning 12:30 .................. Loose Women 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00....... Britain’s Best Bakery 17:00 ..........................The Chase

16:30 ........ Antiques Road Trip

13:00 ..... World Indoor Bowls Championships

17:15 ............................ Pointless

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

18:00 ........ BBC News at Six

18:00 .................Eggheads

18:30 .... BBC London News

18:30 .............Great British Railway Journeys

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

19:00 .... The Great Interior Design Challenge

20:00 ......Weight Loss Ward

19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30 ................ EastEnders 20:00 ..................Holby City 21:00 ..... Death in Paradise 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35...The Naked Rambler 23:25 ...................Film 2014 23:55 .......... White Mischief

W C choice

18:00 ...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:30 .......... River Monsters

20:00 ............Winterwatch

21:00............ Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans

21:00 ..........The Search for Alfred the Great

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

22:00 .........House of Fools 22:30............... Newsnight

22:35.........Chris Eubank: CW Sports Life Stories choice

23:20...... Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

23:35 .............The Crocodile Hunter Diaries

Chris Eubank: Sports Life Stories ITV1, 22.35

“My job isn’t just to fight. A fight is a show. That’s entertainment. The world is a stage and we are all actors. Here I am.” Chris Eubank Boxer Chris Eubank talks to Gabriel Clarke about his life in sport - from growing up on the streets of Peckham to defending his world title eighteen times, taking in iconic and in one case tragic fights against Michael Watson and Nigel Benn.

With contributions from friends and family including promoter Barry Hearn, son Chris Eubank Jr and boxing correspondent Colin Hart, this programme provides a close insight into what drove Chris to be a world champion boxer, an outspoken character who was at one time said to be the most hated man in his sport.

As a youngster, Chris says he idolised his mother, who left London to live in New York when he was eight, and says she provided him with the tough mindset he needed growing up. At 14, he found himself living on the streets of Peckham, sleeping rough in cars: “I was never a bad boy, I was a rude boy. My mum used to call it a ‘fly by night’ - a wannabe. A Bengal Lancer.

A chancer. I was born to love, only the environment was mean-spirited and it was unkind. You have to toughen up, you have to get some teeth, and if you don’t you get moved to the side and behind.”

His father told him he needed to go and live with his mother in the tough South Bronx area of New York to get away from bad influences in the capital: “My father said, ‘You go and live with your mother, otherwise you’re going to end up in prison in this country.’ That’s the best thing that happened for me because I was able to get away from influence and started boxing and forging my way through the hazardous life of a fighter.”

He joined the Jerome Boxing Club in the Bronx, winning early prizes before turning professional. It was his relationship with his three older brothers which he says drove him to succeed: “It is what defined me, you know, I was fighting for respect. It wasn’t money I was fighting for. I wanted them to respect me.”

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17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Tuesday Tuesday 21st January 06:25....................... Countdown

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

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

06:15 .......... Helicopter Heroes

06:00........................... Switched

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

06:25 ...........Coronation Street

07:00..... MasterChef Australia

06:25.................................. 90210

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

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

07:25..... You’ve Been Framed!

07:45 ...........................The Jerem Kyle Show USA

08:00 ...James Martin’s United Cakes of America

07:10......................... Ugly Betty

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

09:00 .....................................Glee

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

08:30 ...James Martin’s United Cakes of America

09:30 .............................. The Real Housewives of Atlanta

09:00................................ The Bill 11:00 ...................... Doctor Who

11:30 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker

12:00 ...........................Babylon 5

12:30 ........................Emmerdale 13:00 ...........Coronation Street

14:00......... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

14:00...The Jeremy Kyle Show

16:00 ...................... Doctor Who

16:10 ..... The Real Housewives of Orange County

17:00........................... Babylon 5

09:00 .................................Frasier 10:00 ..........................The Secret Millionaire Australia 11:00................... Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 12:00 ..............Channel 4 News 12:05......................... Come Dine with Me 14:10.......... A Place in the Sun 15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00........ Channel 4 News 20:00.... Location, Location, Location

11:10 ....................World’s Worst Holiday Horrors 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .... Celebrity Big Brother 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45...................... Neighbours 14:15.................................... NCIS 15:15................................ At Risk 17:00....................... 5 News at 5 17:30...................... Neighbours 18:00 ........Home and Away 18:30 ............Newstalk Live 19:00 .................... Highland Emergency 20:00 ....... Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun

21:00 ................... The Taste

21:00 .................... Celebrity Big Brother

22:00 ...... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

22:00..................... Autopsy

23:00 ...... The Undateables

23:00 ..............Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

06:00 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 08:00 ................Modern Family 09:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 10:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00....................... A League of Their Own 15:30 ...........................Futurama 16:00........................... Futurama 16:30.................. The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00 ............ Hawaii Five-0 21:00 ................ Ross Kemp: Extreme World 22:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 23:00 ................A League of Their Own

06:00.. RSPCA Animal Rescue 07:00 ........Nothing to Declare 08:00 ................................. Maury 09:00.................................. Maury 10:00 .............. Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 11:00 ................Four Weddings 12:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00 ................Criminal Minds 16:00.................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ..............UK Border Force 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 18:30.... Nothing to Declare 19:00.... Nothing to Declare 21:00.......... Cold Mountain 23:35........ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

17:05.................. The Millionaire Matchmaker

13:00 .....MasterChef Australia

18:00........... James Martin’s United Cakes of America

08:00............................ Charmed 10:00 .............Made in Chelsea 11:00 ........................... Charmed 12:00 ... Rules of Engagement 12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks 13:00........................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 .............Made in Chelsea 16:00 ... Rules of Engagement 17:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

18:00 ............... Dinner Date

18:30 ...........James Martin’s United Cakes of America

19:00.......................... You’ve Been Framed!

19:00................. MasterChef Australia

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

20:00 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

20:30... Two and a Half Men

21:00 ............................. Life

21:00 ................The World is Not Enough

22:00 ............Nature’s Great Events

23:35... Two and a Half Men

23:00......Dynamo Revealed

23:40....The Big Bang Theory

07:10..................... Driving Wars

06:00 ...........................Love/Lust

08:00 ...........The Gadget Show

07:00 ..........................................ER

08:30 ...........The Gadget Show 09:00............................. Top Gear

08:00 .............................Star Trek: Enterprise

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

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

11:00....................... Traffic Cops

10:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

12:00....................... Trawlermen

11:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

12:30....................... Trawlermen

12:00 .......................Blue Bloods

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

13:00 ..................................House

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

14:00 ..................................House

15:00....................... Traffic Cops

15:00........................Blue Bloods

16:00....................... Trawlermen

16:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

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

17:00 ..........................................ER

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

18:00 .........................House

19:00..................... Flip Men

19:00............................ Hous

20:00 ........................... Suits

20:00 ............Urban Secrets

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

21:00......................... Awake

22:00 ..........Mock the Week

22:00............ The Following

23:20 .......... Never Mind the Buzzcocks

23:00.................. Spartacus: Vengeance

06:00................. Good Morning Sports Fans 09:00 .................... Ford Monday Night Football 11:30 ................SPFL Round Up 12:00 .....................................FL72 13:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 14:00 .................... Ford Monday Night Football 16:30..................................... FL72 17:30 ................... Football Gold 18:00..... Football’s Greatest International Teams 18:30 ........Barclays Premier League Review 19:30................ Capital One Cup Football 22:00.........Barclays Premier League Review 23:00..... Football’s Greatest International Teams

18:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 ...................How I Met Your Mother 20:00....... Furry Vengeance 21:50.................. Rude Tube 22:55......... 8 Out of 10 Cats

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W C choice Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans ITV1, 21.00

Animal lover Paul O’Grady travels to South Africa and Zambia to meet animals that have been orphaned in the wild in this new factual series.

He encounters lions, cheetahs, hippos, elephants, baboons and rhinos, amongst others, who are being hand-reared by humans. Most of the animals he meets have ended up as orphans because of humans, either their parents have been killed by poachers or their natural habitat has been destroyed or encroached upon.

Paul gets hands-on helping to care for and rehabilitate the animals and of course makes some new friends along the way.

In episode two, Paul meets cheetah cubs, a rhino calf, baby baboons and spends more time at the Lilayi Elephant Nursery. First, Paul visits Cheetah Outreach, a sanctuary near Cape Town where he learns more about their work to protect Africa’s most endangered wildcats.

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Wednesday 06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:15 ............................... Wanted Down Under 10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00........................ The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45 ...........Helicopter Heroes Down Under 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15 ................... Father Brown 15:00 ......................... Perfection 15:45 ............................Escape to the Country 16:30 .............................Antiques Road Trip 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00 ........ BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00........... The One Show 20:00 .......... Waterloo Road School-based drama. Gabriella sees a chance to drive a wedge between Imogen and Dynasty’s friendship when she offers to take Imogen on a wild night out. Meanwhile, Simon is busy organising an event to promote the Resilience Camp, but he has forgotten to clear it with a preoccupied Christine.

21:00............... Crimewatch 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35............... Crimewatch 22:45................. A Question of Sport Sue Barker hosts the fast-paced sports quiz. Regular team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by European champion swimmer Fran Halsall, England cricketer Dominic Cork, Olympic champion sprinter Jason Gardener and England and Lions forward Geoff Parling.

23:15 ................ The League Cup Show Manish Bhasin introduces the best of the action from the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg ties, as Manchester United seek to overturn a 2-1 deficit at home to Sunderland, and West Ham meet Manchester City.

06:00 ................. Homes Under the Hammer 07:00 ..................... The Sheriffs are Coming 07:45 .........Helicopter Heroes Down Under 08:15 ...........Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds 09:00 ......... Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00 ....... Kangaroo Dundee 10:30 .......................... See Hear 11:00 ........................BBC News 11:30 .......... The Daily Politics 13:00 ............................. Lifeline 13:10 ..... World Indoor Bowls Championships 17:10 .............................. Flog It! 17:55 ..................Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party

Wednesd 06:00 ........................... Daybreak 08:30 ..............................Lorraine 09:25........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.................... This Morning 11:25............................ ITV News 11:30.................... This Morning 12:30.................. Loose Women 13:30..............................ITV News and Weather 14:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00................................ Britain’s Best Bakery 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London

18:00 .................Eggheads

18:25............. Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party

18:30 .............Great British Railway Journeys

18:30............. ITV News and Weather

Steered by his Victorian guidebook, Michael Portillo heads north from the south coast towards the West Midlands. The third leg begins in Wokingham, where Bradshaw’s reports the proprietor of The Times newspaper resided and where he was a great benefactor. Michael finds out how demand from a growing number of rail commuters fuelled the development of the modern printing press and learns how to print on an iron press. He then heads to Newbury, where he encounters a Tudor captain of industry, who manufactured cloth in enormous volumes. Michael’s next destination is Trowbridge, where Sir Isaac Pitman invented his famous shorthand. He ends this leg of the journey in Bradford on Avon, where he hears from a local manufacturer how his Victorian forebears were the first in Britain to be licensed to vulcanise rubber.

19:00...............The Great CW Interior Design choice Challenge 20:00............ Winterwatch 21:00............. Winterwatch Unsprung 21:30.................. Russia on Four Wheels 22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:20 ..........The Search for Alfred the Great

19:00 ..... Coronation Street 19:30............... The National Television Awards 2014 Coverage of British television’s biggest night of the year as Dermot O’Leary hosts the awards ceremony live from The O2 in London. The viewing public have cast their votes in a huge nationwide poll to choose the winners.

Who will be the nation’s number one TV detective, and can Ant and Dec make it thirteen in a row as top entertainment presenters? The ceremony also includes a spectacular opening number paying tribute to one of the year’s most-talked about shows.

22:00 ......... ITV News at Ten 22:40 ............. The Jonathan Ross Show 23:40 ...............Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands Documentary series which takes a look at the popular getaway through the eyes of the people who holiday there, and the many who make their living through tourism on the island. In this episode, we meet property developer Marcus, who builds luxury beachfront properties, housewife Sue who is looking for her dream holiday home, and Becca - a tribute act who does everyone from Lady Gaga to Katy Perry.

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Wednesday

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06:25...................... Countdown

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

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

06:10 .......... Helicopter Heroes

06:00............................... Switched

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

09:00........................ Tickety Toc

06:25 ................Holiday Airport

07:00..... MasterChef Australia

06:25 ......................................90210

07:35 ................. Will and Grace

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

07:25......You’ve Been Framed!

11:10 ........... Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge

07:45 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

08:00.................. James Martin’s United Cakes of America

07:10............................. Ugly Betty

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00................................. Frasier

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

10:00 ..........................The Secret Millionaire Australia

12:15 .... Celebrity Big Brother

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

11:00................... Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

12:00 ..............Channel 4 News 12:05...... Come Dine with Me 14:10.......... A Place in the Sun 15:10 ...................... Countdown 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons

13:15 .............Home and Away

09:30..... The Real Housewives of Atlanta

08:30................................ The Bill 09:30................................ The Bill 10:30...................... Doctor Who 12:00 ...........................Babylon 5

14:15 .................................... NCIS

10:30 ..... The Real Housewives of Orange County

15:15 ........................Shadow on the Mesa

11:30 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker

14:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

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

12:30.........................Emmerdale

15:00 .......................... My Family

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

13:00............................ The Cube

15:40 ...................... Doctor Who

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

14:00.. The Jeremy Kyle Show

18:30 ............Newstalk Live

16:10 ..... The Real Housewives of Orange County

13:00 .....MasterChef Australia

17:00 ...........................Babylon 5 18:00........... James Martin’s United Cakes of America

08:00............................... Charmed 09:00......................................... Glee 10:00................ Made in Chelsea 11:00 ............................... Charmed 12:00...... Rules of Engagement 12:30.............................. Hollyoaks 13:00.............................. How I Met Your Mother 14:00........ The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ................Made in Chelsea 16:00 ......Rules of Engagement 17:00 ..............................How I Met Your Mother

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

19:00............ The Town That Travellers Took Over

19:00 ........ Channel 4 News

20:00..... Terror in the Skies

20:00 .........The Restoration Man

19:00 ...You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 .................... Celebrity Big Brother

20:00... Two and a Half Men

18:30 ...........James Martin’s United Cakes of America

21:00 .....................24 Hours in A and E

22:30............................ Hens Behaving Badly

21:00 ...................Benidorm

19:00... MasterChef Australia

20:00....The Big Bang Theory

23:30 ..............Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

20:00........ The Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure

21:00...The Tomorrow People

22:00 ............... Children On The Frontline

22:00 ............... The Magaluf Weekender

22:00 .................... Rude Tube

23:00.............Fake Reaction

21:00......Dynamo Revealed

23:00 ....... The Inbetweeners

23:50... Two and a Half Men

22:00.............. Judge Dredd

23:35 ...The Big Bang Theory

07:10........... The Gadget Show

06:00 ...........................Love/Lust

07:35........... The Gadget Show

07:00 ..........................................ER

06:00...................Good Morning Sports Fans

08:00............................. Flip Men

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

08:30............................. Flip Men

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

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

10:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise

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

11:00................... Stargate SG-1

23:00 .......... Benefits Street

06:00 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00 ............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 08:00................ Modern Family 09:00................... Hawaii Five-0 10:00........... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ....................... A League of Their Own 15:30 ...........................Futurama 16:30 .................. The Simpsons 17:30................ Modern Family 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00 ..... Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance 21:00 ............... The Kumars 22:00 ......... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 23:00 ................A League of Their Own

06:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 07:00 ........Nothing to Declare 08:00................................. Maury 10:00 .............. Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 11:00 ................Four Weddings 12:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 13:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00................ Criminal Minds 16:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ..............UK Border Force 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 18:30.... Nothing to Declare 20:00........ UK Border Force 21:00......... Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 22:00 ........ Grey’s Anatomy 23:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

18:00............... Dinner Date

11:00....................... Traffic Cops 12:00............................. Flip Men 13:00 .............................Top Gear 15:00 ....................... Traffic Cops 16:00 ............................. Flip Men 16:30............................. Flip Men 17:00..............................Top Gear 19:00................ Traffic Cops 20:00 ........................... Suits

12:00........................Blue Bloods 13:00 ..................................House 14:00 ..................................House 15:00 .......................Blue Bloods 16:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 17:00.......................................... ER 18:00..........................House 19:00 .........................House 20:00..................... Mankind

18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 ..................... Hollyoaks 19:30 ......................How I Met Your Mother

09:00 ........................Capital One Cup Football 13:00 .......... Football’s Greatest International Teams 13:30 ........................Capital One Cup Football 17:30.......... Football’s Greatest International Teams 18:00 ............ Football Gold 18:15 ............ Football Gold 18:30 ............ Football Gold 18:45............. Football Gold 19:00......... Capital One Cup Football 22:00 ...... What’s the Story?

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

21:00 ............The Following

22:00......... Lee Mack Going Out Live

22:00................ This is Jinsy

23:15 ............ Football Gold

22:30 ................The Borgias

23:30 ............ Football Gold

23:20 ..........Mock the Week

23:40 ............ The Sopranos

23:45 ............ Football Gold

23:00............. Football Gold

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The Great Interior Design Challenge BBC2, 19:00

Architectural historian Tom Dyckhoff presents the series searching for untapped interior design talent, judged by interior designers Sophie Robinson and Daniel Hopwood. This time the amateurs are taking on very unusual and rather beautiful homes in Beckenham, Kent. Built in the 1930s, these homes are classic art deco design - blocky, bright white with a touch of Hollywood glamour. The amateurs are asked to redesign sun rooms at the very top of the houses. Surrounded by glass, they create a unique challenge for the designers.

Executive assistant Louise hopes her 1930s cocktail bar will do the trick, while student Charmaine wants to win with her office design. Artist Amy is going all out with her Miami beach theme but with the homeowners being happy with the design being a crucial part of the criterion for winning, will she be able to convince them that gold and purple are the colours to go for?

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17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Thursday Thursday T 06:00 ............................Breakfast

06:00 ............. This is BBC Two

06:00 ........................... Daybreak

09:15.....Wanted Down Under

06:05 ................. Homes Under the Hammer

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

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ................ The Sheriffs are Coming 11:45 ...........Helicopter Heroes Down Under 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:10 ................... Father Brown 15:00......................... Perfection 15:45 ............................Escape to the Country 16:30 ........ Antiques Road Trip 17:15 ............................ Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30..... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show

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Nature documentary tellingch the story of two young animals forced to grow up fast. In the woods of North America a young chipmunk faces ruthless rivals and giant predators as he gathers a vital store of nuts ahead of his first winter. Meanwhile, in the steaming rainforest, a juvenile tree-shrew is forced deep into the jungle to find food. She must draw on all her intelligence and agility if she is to escape the clutches of the fearsome reticulated python.

21:00 ........... Silent Witness Forensic crime drama series.

When the body of a pregnant Northern Irish girl is discovered, the team face the urgent task of finding the baby snatched from her womb. The child’s father, married man Simon, is the prime suspect in DS Sally Kirchner’s eyes. Meanwhile, Thomas uncovers the teenage girl’s connections to a criminal underworld. Nikki and Jack encounter her addict boyfriend Nuri and ruthless drug dealer Bekir, suspected of masterminding the killing of a Drugs Squad cop.

The dead detective’s partner, DI John Brooke, is out to avenge his colleague’s murder.

22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:35 ...........Question Time 23:35 .................. This Week

07:05 ..................... The Sheriffs are Coming

09:25........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .................... This Morning

07:50 .........Helicopter Heroes Down Under

11:25 ............................ITV News

08:20 ...........Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds

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

09:05........... Tudor Monastery Farm 10:05....... Kangaroo Dundee 10:35 .........................HARDtalk 11:00 ........................BBC News 11:30........... BBC World News 12:00 .......... The Daily Politics 13:00 .................. World Indoor Bowls Championships

11:30.................... This Morning 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather 14:00......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00.............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00.................................Britain’s Best Bakery 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London

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

18:30............. ITV News and Weather

18:00................. Eggheads

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

18:30..............Great British Railway Journeys

19:30....................... Tonight

Michael Portillo continues his journey from Southampton to Wolverhampton beginning today in Chippenham, where at Lacock Abbey he discovers how the world’s first photographic negative was made and learns how to make a print. He travels on to Bristol to visit the Victorian Clifton Zoo, where he finds tigers and polar bears before him also arrived by train. Next stop is Severn Tunnel Junction in Wales, where he explores an extraordinary piece of Victorian engineering with its own pump house pumping out millions of gallons a day to keep it dry. Michael then heads for Gloucester to find out why the station became infamous for lost luggage. At the city’s cathedral, Michael meets a stonemason who bravely invites him to chip away.

19:00...................The Great Interior Design Challenge 20:00............... Restoration Home 21:00 ............Winterwatch 22:00 ..... Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe 22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:20 .................. Russia on Four Wheels

20:00................ Emmerdale 20:30.......Birds of a Feather Essex-based sitcom about sisters Tracey and Sharon and their larger-than-life friend Dorien.

The ladies each get romantically involved with three very different men, while Travis faces some issues in his own love life. Garth and Marcie decide to raise money for their new pub with a pop-up restaurant evening at Tracey’s, during which everyone’s romantic ambitions take a knock.

21:00...............Benidorm

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

22:35........................ Weight Loss Ward Documentary series chronicling the work of the UK’s biggest and busiest obesity unit based at the Sunderland Royal Hospital. Today, we catch up with 31 stone Doreen Thomas on her week long assessment on the weight loss ward. At the age of 56, this is the first time she has slept away from home in 37 years but she is determined to do things her own way. Sometimes weight loss does not always go to plan as 66-year-old Jeff Allan discovered. He weighed in at 36 stone before having a gastric balloon fitted, but lost too much weight too quickly.

23:35........... Strictly Kosher

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Thursday Thursday 23rd January 06:20... Hugh’s 3 Good Things

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

06:00 ...........Coronation Street

06:10 .......... Helicopter Heroes

06:00 ........................... Switched

06:25 ...................... Countdown

08:35 .................................. Toby’s Travelling Circus

06:25 ....... Holiday Showdown

07:00 .....MasterChef Australia

06:25 ..................................90210

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

07:25 .....You’ve Been Framed!

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

07:45 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

08:00...................James Martin’s United Cakes of America

07:10 ......................... Ugly Betty

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

08:30 ................................The Bill

08:55......................................Glee

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

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

08:30 ...................... Dinner Date

09:30................................ The Bill

11:10 .........Police Interceptors

10:00..............Made in Chelsea

10:00.......................... The Secret Millionaire Australia

09:30 ..... The Real Housewives of Atlanta

10:30...................... Doctor Who

11:00 ........................... Charmed

12:00............................Babylon 5

11:00 ................... Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses

12:15..... Celebrity Big Brother

10:30...... The Real Housewives of Orange County

12:00 ... Rules of Engagement

13:00..... MasterChef Australia

12:30 ...........................Hollyoaks

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

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

12:30 ...........Coronation Street

14:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

13:00 ........................... The Cube

13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

15:00 .......................... My Family

14:00......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

15:40...................... Doctor Who

15:00 .............Made in Chelsea

17:00 ...........................Babylon 5

16:00.... Rules of Engagement

07:10 ................. Will and Grace

12:05 ...... Come Dine with Me 14:10 .......... A Place in the Sun 15:10 ...................... Countdown

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 13:15 .............Home and Away 14:15 .................................... NCIS 15:15............ Carnal Innocence 17:00 .......................5 News at 5

16:10..... The Real Housewives of Orange County

16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal

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

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

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

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

18:30 ............Newstalk Live

17:05 ..................The Millionaire Matchmaker

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

19:00 ....Winter Road Rescue

18:00................ Dinner Date

19:00 ........ Channel 4 News

20:00 .............World’s Worst Holiday Horrors

19:00 ......................... You’ve Been Framed!

21:00..................... Celebrity Big Brother

20:00... Two and a Half Men

22:00....Botched Up Bodies

22:00 ............Fake Reaction

20:00 ................ Supersize v Superskinny 21:00....... The Undateables 22:00 .......What Happens in Sunny Beach...

23:05... 24 Hours in A and E

06:00 ...............................Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00......................... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 08:00 ..........Football’s Funniest Moments 09:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 10:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 14:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00....................... A League of Their Own 15:30........................... Futurama 16:30................... The Simpsons 17:30 ................Modern Family 18:30............ The Simpsons 20:00 ..........Modern Family 21:00 ......... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 22:00 ................ Ross Kemp: Extreme World 23:00............. Hawaii Five-0

23:00...............Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

06:00 ................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue 07:00........ Nothing to Declare 08:00 ................................. Maury 09:00................................. Maury 10:00 .............. Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 11:00................ Four Weddings 12:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14:00.................Criminal Minds 16:00................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue 17:00 ..............UK Border Force 18:00.... Nothing to Declare 18:30.... Nothing to Declare 20:00............. The Face USA 21:00................ My Kitchen 22:00 ................. CSI: Miami 23:00.........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

21:00 ....................... Tricked 22:50 ........................M.O.M.

18:00 ...........James Martin’s United Cakes of America 18:30........... James Martin’s United Cakes of America 19:00 ................ MasterChef Australia 20:00.......... Fantasy Homes by the Sea 21:00.............. Judge Dredd

07:55 ........................... Charmed

17:00........................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00................... Hollyoaks 19:35................... How I Met Your Mother 20:00 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 21:00 . Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:30.............. 2 Broke Girls

23:50... Two and a Half Men

23:00 ..... Emergency Bikers

22:00... The Midnight Beast

07:10 ..................... Driving Wars

06:00 ...........................Love/Lust

08:00 ...........The Gadget Show

07:00 ..........................................ER

06:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans

08:30 ...........The Gadget Show

08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

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

09:00 .......................Blue Bloods

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

10:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

11:00 ....................... Traffic Cops

11:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

12:00 .......................Trawlermen

12:00 .......................Blue Bloods

09:00 ........................Capital One Cup Football

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

13:00 ..................................House

10:00 ............What’s the Story?

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

14:00 ..................................House

15:00....................... Traffic Cops

15:00 .......................Blue Bloods

13:00........................ Capital One Cup Football

16:00....................... Trawlermen

16:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

14:00 ................... Football Gold

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

17:00 ................... Stargate SG-1

14:15 ................... Football Gold

19:00................ Traffic Cops

18:00......................... House

20:00........................... Suits

19:00 .........................House

14:30 ...................................Dubai Racing Carnival

21:00...........Mock the Week

20:00 ............Urban Secrets

22:20.......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

21:00 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets

23:20.......... Never Mind the Buzzcocks

22:00 ............... Blue Bloods

23:55 ..........Mock the Week

23:35 ............................Girls

23:00 ............................Girls

07:00 ..................Good Morning Sports Fans 08:00................. Good Morning Sports Fans

18:30 ........Barclays Premier League World 23:00 .....................Ringside

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Joyce has set up a volleyball pitch by the Solana pool. Umpire Mateo bends the rules of the game so that he can win a bet he’s made with young Tiger and Michael, but he soon regrets it when Tiger’s parents enter the karaoke competition at Neptune’s that night.

Hidden Kingdoms BBC1, 20.00

A tree shrew darts through Borneo’s tangled, steamy rainforest on her daily search for food.

Tree shrews are intelligent, with the largest brain for their body size in the animal kingdom.

And they also have a super-fast metabolism which means they are always hungry. Their rain forest home is a colourful, vibrant world: by day, packed with the most abundant and extraordinary mini-creatures, but by night, it is transformed into a dark, sinister place of fluorescent fungi, flocks of bats and big-eyed hunters.

EastEnders BBC1, 19.30

Jake’s actions become dangerous, leaving Lauren concerned.

Max is furious when Lauren brings trouble to the Brannings’ doorstep.

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Entertainment

By Jamie Drew ENTERTAINMENT is an essential requirement in most bars here in Tenerife, and it can come in a number of forms.

Whether it be a nightly bumper quiz, a resident singer, group, band or the ever-present Karaoke, entertainment is a medium for holding people’s attention.

The entertainer is the person responsible for delivering that medium.

However, the owner of the venue is responsible for hiring the most suitable artistes for his or her audience.

And when they get it right, it is a recipe for success.

Lazy Daze of wine and roses!

THE Loasby family relocated to Tenerife around 12 years ago.

Mick and Lorraine, together with their daughter, Danni, took over a bar in Torviscas as new owners and called it Lazy Daze.

Very quickly they built up custom, installed a Karaoke system and began their journey.

But after almost two years, it was apparent

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Finding the right formula that the bar was simply not big enough to accommodate all the return customers the Loasbys were creating.

After a brief search, Lazy Daze relocated to Parque de la Paz, where they again had a successful time attracting new customers, as well as retaining the old guard from the Torviscas bar.

Mick and his family spent nine years on this busy strip before deciding to upgrade again to bigger premises, with a view to opening a kitchen and offering food as well as an entertainment programme.

That dream was realised around 18 months ago and the third

chapter in the life of Lazy Daze began.

There is a magic about this bar and, as far as a friendly and welcoming atmosphere goes, nobody does it better than this family.

Whatever time you arrive at the bar, even if it’s in full swing, Lorraine or Danni will al-

ways greet you with a beautiful smile.

That’s not to say that Mick wouldn’t do the same, because he’ll do it from the stage as he also acts as the bar’s compere.

He loves to sing, and also prides himself on putting on some fine artistes. Peter Taylor Young, an amazing performer with a history in entertainment that all professionals should respect, can be seen on Wednesday evenings.

This show is well worth watching if you enjoy variety and a superb voice.

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KEEPING IT LIVE THERE is an abundance of live music fans on the Island, and lots of venues with musicians playing each evening.

However, afternoon gigs are becoming more popular, with Leonardos the latest venue to try something new.

Every Monday afternoon Leos presents a jam session, inviting musicians to come along, join in and play, sing and enjoy an afternoon entertaining the masses.

Lee Rutter and David J Cocker, aka Didi, are the two guys behind this venture and it has proved extremely successful.

Each week, the audiences get bigger as word starts to get around. This format is still in the early stages of development. But if the first few outings are anything to go by, then it will go from strength to strength.

All musicians love a jam, and all are encouraged to get up on the stage and perform solo, or as a part of the DidiRutter combo.

Monday afternoons at Leonardos should definitely be on your “to do” list if you want see a showcase of some of the Island’s hugely-talented musicians enjoying themselves while entertaining and mixing with like-minded people.

tistes during the week are Michael J Grant, an awesome soul singer who performs there on a Tuesday.

Monday evening sees an artiste who has worked with Lazy Daze for over a decade and is also one of the best tribute acts here. Yes, Adam Saint will always please with his Rod Stewart Show.

Mick has recently taken on an entertainer for Thursday nights who is relatively new to the scene. Lee Rutter is an acoustic, vocal instrumentalist who is already proving popular in the bar.

And if you enjoy genuine comedy, then make sure you visit Lazy Daze on a Saturday evening, where you will ache from

laughter while watching George King, a hugelypopular comedian from Blackpool.

Finally, if you want to hear a quality female voice and a personality phased by nothing, then Thursday nights are for you because Vanessa Vee performs her classy tribute to Bette Midler.

Mick and his family have clearly worked hard for more than a decade - and it has paid dividends.

The Lazy Daze menu is has been created by their chef Stuart, whose food alone will make you want to return to this wonderful little bar, which can be found within the group of bars just along from Hotel Noelia.

Nicky Paul – the legend returns

TENERIFE is honoured to have one of the Island’s “Hall of Fame” singers back for a short visit. Nicky Paul graced these shores for many years before returning to his home city of Salford.

He was here in Tenerife and has a superb vocal range and immense power. Nicky can be seen and heard at The Soul Lodge every night for the next few weeks.

He will definitely exceed your expectations and astound you with some fabulous vocal impressions of classic voices.

There are not many voices you will hear in a lifetime that can be compared with this man’s. It’s a shame he’s not back for good, so make the most of him while he’s here.

Nicky is also available for one-off shows during his stay here.

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Will Globe winners have Oscar double?

It’s been a big few days in the movie world with the Golden Globes being handed out and the Oscar nominations revealed.

Three films dominate this year’s 2014 Oscar nominations. American Hustle and Gravity are up for 10 awards apiece while 12 Years A Slave follows closely behind with nine nominations, including one for Best Picture.

It’s a mouthwatering race between three very different films and bookies cannot decide which one will win the

most statues.

A few days ago the Golden Globe awards gave a few clues as to what will win the Oscars, but there was no runaway success. The GG splits films into different categories so

Oscar Nominations Best Picture American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Philomena 12 Years a Slave

there were Best Film wins for both American Hustle and 12 Years A Slave which is the favourite to win Oscar glory next month.

Matthew McConaughey won Best Drama Actor for the Dallas Buyers Club but the strong favourite for the Oscar is Chiwetel Ejiofor from 12 Years a Slave.

Leonardo di Caprio (above), who scoped a

Actor in a Leading Role Christian Bale, American Hustle Bruce Dern, Nebraska Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Actress in a Leading Role Amy Adams, American Hustle Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Sandra Bullock, Gravity Judi Dench, Philomena Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Sandra Bullock in Gravity

Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips Bradley Cooper, American Hustle Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave Julia Roberts, August: Osage County June Squibb, Nebraska

Michael Douglas

Directing American Hustle, David O. Russell Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón Nebraska, Alexander Payne 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese American Hustle

Golden Globe, has also been nominated but it seems his long wait for a gold statute will continue.

Cate Blanchett took the Globe for Best Actress and she is the hottest favourite for Oscar glory, despite Sandra Bullocks strong Gravity claims.

Jennifer Lawrence (right) is expected to add an Oscar to her Golden Globe as best supporting actress while the best supporting actor Oscar looks the most open of contests. Jared Leto (below) won the Golden Globe and will hope to double up. As is always the case there are some controversial omissions to the Oscar list. There was no place for Robert Redford, Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and an unlucky Oprah Winfrey.

Golden Globes winners Best Motion Picture, Drama: 12 Years a Slave Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Cate Blanchett Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Matthew McConaughey Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: American Hustle Best Actress In A Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio Best Animated Feature Film: Frozen Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Jennifer Lawrence Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Jared Leto Best Director - Motion Picture: Alfonso Cuaron Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Spike Jonze Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Alex Ebert Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Ordinary Love (U2) Best TV Series, Drama: Breaking Bad Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Robin Wright Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Bryan Cranston Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Amy Poehler Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Andy Samberg Best TV Movie or Mini-Series: Behind the Candelabra Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie: Elisabeth Moss Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie: Michael Douglas Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie: Jacqueline Bisset Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie: Jon Voight

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Home and Lifestyle

17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Microsoft to open it’s new Windows MICROSOFT will almost certainly dump its troubled Windows 8 operating system for a new Windows 9 next year.

THE Canary Islands were one of only two regions to experience the rise of house sales in November.

Year-on-year sales rose an impressive 13.5 % for that period, compared with November 2012 – an astonishing achievement when you consider the decrease of 15.9% for the whole of Spain.

Statistics issued by the National Statistics

Institute (INE) details the November data, which confirmed a seventh straight month of declines in the country.

The November slump is the second-lowest since January 2007, and only April 2012 was worse.

According to INE data, all regions decreased the number of homes sold in November 2013 from a year earlier, ex-

cept in the Canary Islands and Navarra, which saw 9.7% growth.

The “African” regions also posted impressive figures: Ceuta (which doubled it sales) and Melilla (where it increased 59.1%).

By contrast, the largest slumps were in La Rioja (66.6%), Cantabria (55%), Asturias (37.1%) and Galicia (30.2%).

Informed tech blogger Paul Thurrott says the world’s biggest software-maker will confirm at its Build conference in April that a project titled “Threshold” will deliver an updated system.

He believes it will be launched in about 15 months, following an update to Windows 8.1 this year, which would include phone software improvements.

The American company released Windows 8.1 last October after receiving several complaints about the original Windows 8.

The software ditched the familiar look of previous desktop versions of Windows in favour of a new, tiled lay-out, designed to work with touchscreen devices, such as its Surface

tablet. However, many of those using the software with a traditional mouse and keyboard found it confusing and difficult to navigate.

Microsoft sold more than 100 million licences for Windows 8, but the update was planned after listening to customers’ gripes.

The newer version was supposed to have made things easier for the

millions of people still spending significant time on a PC or laptop, as well as tweaking performance and visual elements.

Changes included the return of the Start button, and new gesture controls for those using touchscreens.

But the modifications were viewed as largely failing to address many of the core problems experienced by users.

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Garden

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By Margaret Tully IT’S the new year and if, like myself, you are full of good intentions regarding your health and have an interest in gardening, it is the perfect time to grow your own greens.

A few weeks ago I sowed some Garden Nasturtium, (Tropaeolum majus) and Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) seeds - and it’s not too late for you to sow them now.

It is a nice idea to create a box or a basket of greens, from which you can pick off leaves throughout the next couple of months, for use as either warm or cold salads.

To make: If you have a large basket or a fruit box, line it with plastic, piercing the base of the plastic with a fork to create drainage holes.

At the bottom of the box or basket, pour in an inch or two of small stones or gravel. Maybe you received a gift at Christmas with polystyrene packaging.

If so, break this up and layer it in the bottom of the box. This makes a lightweight alternative to stone, which is ideal if you intend to move the box around.

On top of the drainage layer, put multipurpose compost, filled almost to the top. But leave maybe an inch from the top empty.

You can sow your seeds directly into the box, or grow plug plants and transplant them when big enough.

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I prefer this method because it is more successful.

Plant in your box: *Garden Nasturtiums, near the side as they will trail over the edge. *Milk Thistle in the centre, as this grows quite tall and will last the longest. *Then all around, plant Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) plug plants.

You can sow more seeds as soon as you plant out the first batch, so you will have a succession of plants

ready to fit in when gaps appear.

Water well and place in soft sun, dappled shade. This will encourage the plants to settle into their new home, and will also produce rich green leaves with more nutrients.

Cut leaves as they mature, but take Milk Thistle leaves while still young and they can be added to your salad.

As the Lettuce plants lose their edibility, remove them and replace with new plants.

Let the Garden Nasturtiums flower so that you can enjoy eating them, as well as the leaves. If you leave some of the flowers they will form seeds, which are also edible.

What a plant!

The Milk Thistle flowers are lovely. They are at the top of a tall stem - an amazing palepurple, thistle-shaped flower head.

Let these die back and, once dry, they will contain seeds for next season. You can even chew the odd one because they are very good for liver cleansing.

You might also throw in a few Cress (Lepidium sativum) seeds, which will grow within days.

I got my supply of cress from my dear friend Tina, who, in turn, gets them from another friend.

Sharing seeds is an excellent way to save money and not wasting seeds that you, perhaps, end up with having too many.

As you can see from the photo, I have a raised bed planted up in the same way - and if you have the room, then go for it.

While you are waiting for your seeds or your little plants to mature, why not take yourself out for a walk.

At this time of year there is the amazing Canarian Sea Fennel (Astydamia canariensis).

It is in abundance all around the rocky coastlines, although you should not pick in large quantities. A small bunch would not be detrimental to the plant.

Also, the seeds heads are bursting, so you can always scatter a few around you to help the plant spread.

Maybe you would like to take a few seeds home if you live near the coast and try to create the same habitat.

This plant is edible and contains a lot of vital nutrients. But a word of caution: it also contains oxalic acid, which to be fair, do lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts and grains - even common ones such as carrots and kale.

This acid is not at all

good for people with arthritic conditions or kidney-stone problems.

Preserving in salt water is a better choice, again, as long as you don’t drink the liquid.

This method retains more nutrients than boiling and also reduces the oxalic acid.

When identifying plants in the wild, is vital that you get the names correct, so, if in any doubt, do not consume.

I merely talked about this green Canarian Sea Fennel by way of opening the door to nature’s larder, containing plants which have been growing for hundreds of years. They were used as staples in the diet of those who came before us.

There are lots of edible wild plants in the Canaries which I hope to talk about throughout this coming year.

It is very important to me not to lose this information about native plants/herbs in the country in which we live.

The modern knowledge that scientists can glean from breaking these plants down gives us all the tools to decide if a particular plant, herb, fruit or nut is good for us as individuals.

Eating your greens is undoubtedly good for you, but bear in mind the motto “everything in moderation”, good or bad.

Gardening can help people through depression, lose weight, gain muscle mass and lots, lots more.

So go - on grow something!

SOW IT, GROW IT, TASTE IT THIS week’s recipe is to further inspire you to have a go at growing your own Garden Nasturtiums, if not any of the other plants.

Poor Man’s Capers (Garden Nasturtium

Vinegar) *Pick the seeds while they are green and fresh (DO NOT use seeds that are completely dry, or from the seed packet) *Soak in water and salt

solution (brine) for an hour or so. Meanwhile… *Put some white wine vinegar into a jug and microwave it for 1 minute (or heat on the stove) *Add some cloves and

a couple of bay leaves, 1 tsp of sugar and ½ tsp of salt (making sure that the sugar and salt granules dissolve). *Leave to cool. *Strain and rinse the seeds and DRY them – it

is extremely important that you dry them *Put the seeds into a sterilised jar and pour over the cooled vinegar liquid until they are covered. Pour right to the top of the jar

*Seal the jar and label *Store in a cool, dark place for one month *Once opened, keep refrigerated.

Believe me, these pickled seeds go lovely with a crispy-green salad.

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Health and Beauty

By Val Sainsbury THE mystery as to why humans outlive almost all other mammals may have finally been solved.

An international team of scientists compared how much energy the average primate uses each day with the equivalent amount of energy other mammals use.

The researchers discovered, somewhat surprisingly, that primates burn half the calories of similar-sized mam-

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THE secret of long life

mals, and that this slow metabolism slows down the ageing process.

The oldest living human, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was a French woman called Jeanne Calmen, who lived to 122.

To put this in perspective, a human - even someone with a very physically active lifestyle - would need to run a marathon each day just to approach the average daily energy expenditure of a mammal their size.

The study also found that primates in zoos expend as much energy as primates in the wild, suggesting physical activity may have less of an impact on the number of calories they use than is often thought.

The majority of mammals, including rats and dogs, reach adulthood within a year or two. In fact, many mammals reach sexual maturity in a matter of weeks.

For example, a sixmonth-old rat is 18 in human years, while a two-year old dog is the equivalent of a human aged 18-25.

In the wild, these

mammals also reproduce much more regularly than primates and many will die in their teens, if not before.

By comparison, humans and our primate relatives, such as apes, monkeys, tarsiers, lorises, and lemurs, have long childhoods, reproduce infrequently, and live exceptionally long lives.

This slow pace of life has baffled biologists for some time because the mechanisms behind this difference were unknown.

Professor Herman Pontzer, from New York’s Hunter College, and colleagues, working with primates in zoos, sanctuaries and in the wild, examined the daily energy expenditure in 17 primate species.

The researchers, using a safe and non-invasive technique known as “doubly-labelled water”, measured the number of calories burned by primates over a 10-day period.

This technique tracks the body’s production of carbon dioxide, which gives an indication of how much energy they are expending.

By combining these measurements with similar data from other studies, the team were able to compare this energy output with that of other mammals.

This dramatic reduction in metabolic rate accounts for their slow pace of life.

All organisms need energy to grow and reproduce, and energy expenditure can also contribute to ageing.

The slow rates of growth, reproduction, and ageing among pri-

mates, match their slow rate of energy expenditure, indicating that evolution has acted on metabolic rate to shape the distinctly slow lives of primates.

“The results were a real surprise,” said Prof Pontzer.

“Humans, chimpanzees, baboons and other primates expend only half the calories we’d expect for a mammal.

“Understanding how human metabolism compares with our closest relatives will help

us understand how our bodies evolved, and how to keep them healthy.”

Co-author Professor David Raichlen, from the University of Arizona, added: “The environmental conditions favouring reduced-energy expenditures may hold a key to understanding why primates, including humans, evolved this slower pace of life.”

The findings have been published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences.

Cannabis-type pill could end the pain A DAILY pill, mimicking cannabis to end the agony of osteoarthritis, has moved a step closer.

The debilitating and painful disease affects around eight million people in the UK, and pain experts say their “significant” and “encouraging” findings could be a breakthrough.

They have discovered that a synthetically-produced chemical compound, which works like the illegal drug to relieve pain, could be developed as a potential treatment.

The artificial compound could also reduce joint inflammation, according to new research at the Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, at the University of Nottingham.

It could be five to 10 years before a pill is available for patients.

But creating a drug which tackles pain over lengthy periods without side-effects would revolutionise the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Professor David Walsh, director of the centre, said: “The results are quite encouraging. There is

the potential that this would be a completely new class of painkiller which would have benefits additional and different from painkillers already on the market.

“For a lot of patients, the drugs we have at present are just not good enough.”

Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage at the ends of bones wears away, causing joint pain and stiffness. It is a major cause of disability.

Current treatment is limited to pain relief, exercise, physiotherapy weight-loss and joint replacement. There are no drugs available to

slow down its progression.

What painkillers are available, such as opiates, can have dangerous side effects or can soon stop working.

But the Nottingham researchers, led by Professor Victoria Chapman, have shown that targeting a molecule involved in the body’s natural pain-sensing pathways in the spinal cord, called cannabinoid receptor2 (CB2), can also reduce osteoarthritis pain in animals.

Cannabis contains a number of natural chemicals called cannabinoids, which can act as pain relievers.

Their use is limited because of psychological side-effects. But the compound used in the study, called JWH133, is made in a laboratory and is not derived from

the cannabis plant. The research, published in the online journal Public Library of Science ONE, has shown that the CB2 receptor is present in humans’ spinal cord tissue.

Scientists see this as evidence that the compound JWH133 may combat osteoarthritis pain in humans.

Professor Alan Silman, medical director of Arthritis Research UK, said: “Millions of people are living with severe, debilitating pain, and better relief is urgently needed.

“This research does not support the use of recreational cannabis use. What it does suggest is that there is potential to develop a synthetic drug that mimics the behaviour of cannabinoid receptors without serious sideeffects.”

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Health and Fashion

17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

MATURE MAGIC...

By Carl from Robot

By Ruth Benson

BEING over 50 doesn’t mean that we want to see you looking that way - quite the contrary!

THE run-up to Christmas in the UK regarding retail sales is closely analysed and scrutinised.

Reaching that age is a time when a woman will still feel she wants to care about her hair, yet doesn’t want to appear as though she’s trying to be 25 again.

I’m a great believer in trying to look a few years younger than you are; not to push it too much, but to look like you can still get away with it.

It’s all a matter of having confidence in yourself to carry it off. And, believe me, you’ve still got it.

It makes me sad sometimes to tell a new client that her hair is just too old for her.

Why do some stylists give up on this age group when they can still be as creative with their hair as with the younger ones?

It’s not too difficult to make-over a client who is starting to show her years through the hairstyle she is wearing.

Honesty is the best policy, I say. Be truthful without hurting the client. And I’m sure that you, as a customer, appreciates this more.

Wearing your hair too long after a certain age is my big No-No. It’s too scary and always adds on years rather than takes them away.

Going for a shorter-tomedium length look is

always best. Soft lines and no sharp edges will frame your face and soften jaw lines.

If you’re going short, then steer away from manly cuts as this will harden your face and pile on the years.

If you are going for colour, then lighter is always better than trying to stay dark, even if this was your natural colour.

Golden and warmer tones will blend away white hairs, unless, of course, Mother Nature has already turned you platinum.

In that case, a touch of colour will take years away without looking too false.

The golden rule with mature hair is “less is more” - no back-combing, overly-bleaching, laquering or ponytails please!

At 50 and upwards, softness is best. Your stylist can guide you through your new look, but be prepared to go for something you may not have tried before.

Don’t get stuck with what you had 10 years ago. After all, you wouldn’t wear clothes that old.

So why the same style?

And the fashion sales for 2013 have been very varied, from one retail outlet to the next.

More predominantly, and not surprising, is that online sales have increased.

The main fashion winner with a sales increase of 14% is Primark, which shows that the UK shopper is still driven by price rather than quality when purchasing.

Among other retail fashion outlets to see an increase in sales were Next, House of Fraser, ASOS and John Lewis.

But one department store badly hit was Marks and Spencer.

The food department figures were up yearon-year, but fashion sales took a big hit.

Part of the reason for the low sales was the late reduction in prices. Debenhams’ boss

Michael Sharp said the high street was “a sea of red” as retailers slashed prices and offered promotions in December.

Other retailers started to reduce stock prices way before Christmas, and this contributed to the M&S downfall. It was the third year running that the chain’s fashion lines experienced a downfall.

Shore Capital’s Clive Black, regarding Christmas sales, said: “Overall, we sense that Christmas 2013 will be ‘all right’, with some doing better than others.”

He added: “This was a tough December for retailers, with priceconscious customers leaving it later than ever before to buy presents.”

Christmas sales are the key time of year for stores to be analysed on their sales, and the Christmas projections also show how the economy is performing.

It is said that if people are out spending money, then the economy on the whole is on the up.

From the above info, it seems that sales were “all right”, so therefore, people still have to be careful with their money - getting good value, and as much as they can for it.

With that in mind, Terry, Adi and I, at London Look, have made the decision to close our shop in Parque Santiago 3. We are now based at our other shop on Amarilla Golf.

We opened our Parque Santiago 3 shop to attract tourists because we already had a loyal residents’ following.

Having been down in Las Americas, we have attracted more residents to shop with us.

But, unfortunately, the tourism market has not been so abundant.

So we are back on the Golf with plans to find another shop in a better location both for tourists, residents and ourselves.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported us in the past - and to all future customers, we look forward to seeing you.

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Food and Drink

17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Tenerife Honey given EU’s seal of approval

THE European Commission has announced that the term “Tenerife Honey” is to be a protected product phrase.

The Designations of Origin (PDO) ruling means that only honey made in Tenerife can be called Tenerife Honey.

This is seen as a major boost to the Island’s popular product, and Tuesday’s decision means there are now over 1,100 food and products which have the European protection.

This controversial protects geographical loca-

tions, designations of origin and traditional specialty products.

The EU ruling first came into place in 1993 as a way of protecting local community output.

As well as the geographical ruling, there is also an ingredients’

copyright, which means that, for example, Cumberland sausages have to be made in a certain way.

The EU Protected Food Name scheme highlights regional and traditional foods, whose authenticity and origin can be guaranteed.

The product is awarded one of three marks: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO); Protected Geographical Indication (PGI); and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG).

Most manufacturers of foods intended for hu-

man consumption can apply for registration, including meat, dairy and fish products, honey, fruits and vegetables, bean, beverages made from plant extracts, bread, pasta, pastries, cakes, biscuits and confectionery.

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Food and Drink

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Restaurant Davimar, Buzanada

Family affair such a treat THE Restaurant Davimar, in the heart of Buzanada, is a typical Canarian eating establishment.

It has been a family business for 30 years, and Pablo is at the helm. His sister Margarita is in the kitchen and his daughter, Carina, assists him in the barrestaurant.

The Valle San Lorenzo family are open six days a week (closed Thursdays), and you will easily find them on the main Guaza-Valle San Lorenzo road, just before the Buzanada roundabout on the left.

Canarian Weekly were invited to sample the specialities Pablo has to offer, and we arrived to a warm welcome. We were promptly ushered into the bar for an aperitif a bar which is popular with the locals because they can enjoy a coffee and brandy there.

We were then accompanied to the restau-

rant area, which was very pleasant, with a typical Canarian look.

We ordered wine and water and then sat back for a leisurely look at the mouth-watering menu.

There was so much to choose from, and we were well aware that everything would be home-made and freshly cooked by Margarita.

We decided to start

with a couple of picks, including the gorgeous goats cheese made locally, and some garlic prawns in a fabulous garlic sauce - some of the best I have experienced here in Tenerife.

We then had a short

break from eating and had a little chat with Pablo before checking out the main courses on offer.

I’d heard that they offered a mean steak, so I chose the fillet steak (rare) in pepper sauce.

And I have to say it was tasty, with the pepper sauce not too spicy and just the way I like it.

We had decided to share meals, so my colleague chose chicken Cordon Bleu and, like the steak, it had all the trimmings. We both enjoyed trying both main courses and together with the chicken dish, we dined in excellence.

Of course, we couldn’t resist trying some of their home-made cream caramel, which again was delicious.

That was the point when we simply couldn’t eat any more, so we had another chat with Pablo before we could even consider the drive home on such a full stomach.

At least, not until we had rounded off a perfect evening with a coffee.

If you are looking to dine somewhere typical Canarian and not expensive , then pay Pablo and his family a visit at the Restaurant Davimar, in Buzanada. You won’t be disappointed!

For more details, call 922 728 093.

Next week’s Canarian Weekly: Oriental Garden and have you ever wondered how the different shapes are made out of carrots in Asian restaurants?

We will reveal all...

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Community News

17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Stars are back in Tenerife

There is an old saying in Tenerife – If it looks like a famous person, it most probably is!

There have been plenty of celebs here this week. As you’ve been reading Everton football club have been training in La Caleta and legendary football manager Ron Atkinson has also been here. Ron is a Tenerife regular and he even sang after one night out this week.

Talking of singers one of the most popular X Factor winners Shayne Ward is relaxing in Golf Del Sur. The 29 year old triumphed in 2005 and his winners song That’s My Goal sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third fastest selling single of all time and the Christmas number one. He has sold over three million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in nine countries. Shayne also appeared in last years Dancing On Ice show on ITV. And ITV’s Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has been here this week. The Andy Sugden actor was in Puerto Colon when he ran into the ladies from the Irish Rose!

St Petersburg ballet is coming to Santa Cruz ADAN Martin Auditorium in Santa Cruz will host two nights of worldclass ballet at the end of the month.

The St Petersburg ballet theatre is made up of soloists from the Russian city’s most prestigious theatres: the Mariinskiy, the Mikhailovskiy, the St Petersburg State Conservatory and the

Russkiy ballet theatre. Its Tenerife performances will feature Ilmira Bagautdinova, Dmitrii Zavalishin, Elena Ivashko, Ilya Zabotin, Maria Makarenko and Andrey Besov.

These acclaimed soloists will be accompanied by promising young dancers from the St Petersburg Ballet School.

Most of these dancers studied at the best classical ballet school in Russia - the Vaganova

Ballet Academy in St Petersburg.

The gala programme features a classical repertoire and contemporary choreography, and has been designed to interest ballet experts as well as lovers of the art of music and dance.

Audiences will enjoy masterpieces of world ballet such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky; Giselle (Adam), Chopiniana (Chopin), Don Quixote and La Bayadere (Minkus), Le Corsaire (Adam) and Scheherazade (RimskyKorsakov).

Tickets, which are selling fast, are on sale at 15 and 25 euros. For details, call 902 317 327

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Accion del Sol news

Lucky 13 for some inmates!

LAST year saw over 500 dogs of all shapes and sizes coming into the refuge.

Many struck lucky and found loving homes, while others still wait patiently for their turn to be rehomed.

In this week alone, 13 lucky dogs have travelled to Germany to start their new lives.

But every day, it seems, dogs still arrive at the refuge after being dumped on our streets.

So our work continues with your help and support, which we greatly appreciate.

Accion del Sol’s revised opening times, from 1st February, are as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 2-5pm; Saturdays, 1-4pm.

Saturdays are aimed at children especially, with organised activities, but adults are welcome to join in.

The first activity, on 1st February, will be to learn dog agility. You are wel-

come to bring your own dog or you can borrow a dog from the refuge - a welcome treat for them!

Accion del Sol always needs towels, sheets and blankets for the dogs, especially after the recent bad weather. So if you have any to spare, then please bring them to the ref-

uge, or contact us on the number below for collection.

We have many kind, generous and loyal supporters, all helping in their own special ways.

One such lady is Mary, who has been busy knitting some gorgeous soft toys for us to sell at the refuge to raise funds

Live Arico News

Lucy sees the light!

LUCY, who is almost a year old, has had a bad start in life. Perhaps you remember the blind pups?

Their eyes dried out and ulcerated when they were very young.

But following our “never give up” ethos,

we found an animal ophthalmologist and fund-raised enough money to cure them.

Lucy was the worst of the trio, with only 5% vision at her worst time.

Unfortunately, she walked through the embers of a fire, unable

to see the danger, and has lost two toes on one foot.

Her eyes are now good, however, and despite everything she has been through, she is an absolute sweetie.

Her foster carers can’t keep her any longer so we really need to find a home where she will receive the love she deserves.

Please can you consider Lucy? If so, call Sue on 629 388102.

Remember the oldies Please consider taking care of an old dog.

Abandoning any dog is unforgivable, but to dump an elderly pet is a heartbreaking crime.

We normally charge an adoption fee of 110140 euros for younger, healthy dogs, but we can be far more flexible with the over-10s and can even offer ongoing vet care.

Please contact us if you can help and would like to explore the possibility further.

for the dogs. Mary is in need of spare wool and cushions, or soft padding to fill the toys with.

So if you have any to spare, it would be much appreciated.

A big thank-you to Mary for helping the refuge dogs. And if there are any doll lovers who would like to purchase

one of these lovely toys and help a dog or two, then do visit the refuge.

Please call 922 778 630 for more information, or if you would like to help out in any way

The refuge is situated at the Granadilla Industrial Estate, Exit 51 on the TF1, directly next to the ITER ecological park, where the windmills are.

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Motoring

17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Genesis plays sweet music

By Jav BRITISH Hyundai’s dealers will be rubbing their hands with glee about the 2015 Genesis being offered with righthand drive.

The new-look machine was unveiled at the current Detroit Motor Show, and those traders will be begin taking orders in the middle of this year – albeit in limited numbers.

The car has been modernised, and there are mechanical and technological advances over the outgoing model.

The first-generation Hyundai Genesis was introduced to the US in 2008, and the Korean saloon mirrored executive cars like the BMW 5-series. Yet featured pricing in line with the compact executive class.

The Genesis looked pretty good on paper, but it failed to emulate the cohesive styling and chassis dynamics of the German competition and didn’t offer allwheel drive - so important for the American market.

Hyundai call the design of the new Genesis Flu-

idic Sculpture 2. This is the second phase of the design language first introduced in 2009 on the Sonata saloon - the US version of the i40.

The Korean company claim this evolution “encapsulates the modern Hyundai look, and a premium ambience”.

Whatever, this Genesis is at least closer to carrying a style of its own instead of what previously resembled a random collection of design ele-

ments pinched from the competition.

Inside, special attention has been paid to simplify controls, increase storage area functionality, and give buyers “ultra-precise” fit and finish.

And the level of equipment and technology really is fantastic.

Advanced smartphone apps offer Google Glass (a type of wearable computer).

It can message owners

advising the use of the remote engine-starting feature, based upon scenarios such as outside temperature and their commuting schedule.

A premium navigation system is also available, while a 720p high-definition screen and the climate control system utilises a CO2 sensor for increased air quality and driver safety.

The engine set-up is similar to the outgoing Genesis. The base 3.8-li-

tre V6 engine develops 311bhp and 293lb ft of torque. It is available with either rear drive or the new “HTRAC” allwheel drive system.

The 5.0-litre V8 puts out 420bhp and sends its power solely to the rear wheels. Both engines feature direct injection and are hitched to Hyundai’s in-house, 8-speed automatic.

There is no diesel option.

The styling and tech-

nology improvements, combined with optional all-wheel drive, should increase the reach of the new Genesis in the US dramatically.

But the lack of a diesel will limit its Europe appeal, although offering both the steering wheel on the right.

Official imports is a step in the right direction, and is also a big opportunity for Hyundai to move upmarket in the EU.

JLR are worldwide smash hits LAST year’s global sales recorded by Jaguar Land Rover went through the roof, setting records in 38 international markets.

The iconic brands Britain’s largest car manufacturer sold 425,006 vehicles, which was an increase of 19% on the previous year.

The company were helped enormously by a boom in the rapidlygrowing developing economies of India and China, as well as Germany.

Jaguar sales were up 15% and Land Rover’s 13% in Britain alone.

And Land Rover proved a worldwide smash, representing the largest share of sales (15%) with 348,383 units sold.

In addition, demand for the luxury Jaguar has grown rapidly over the last 12 months, almost doubling its international sales to 76,668.

The sparkling sales run-down came a few days after JLR launched the first phase of a recruitment drive to take on employees at their new engine manufacturing centre.

Some 600 jobs will be created over the next four years at the firm’s

West Midlands site near Wolverhampton.

The company, whose main base is in Coventry, are investing more than £500m in the centre, where low-emission engines will be built.

They also have design and manufacturing plants in Merseyside

and Warwickshire, and they are supporting more than 190,000 UK jobs through the supply chain, dealer network and “wider economy”.

Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) chief executive, said proudly: “It was a very positive year for us, thanks to

continuing strong demand for vehicles across the range.

“Our unrelenting focus on design, technology, innovation and quality has seen Jaguar Land Rover reach global consumers in more markets than ever before.

“That’s thanks to the most desirable product line-up, enriched further in 2013 by the Jaguar F-TYPE and all-new Range Rover Sport.”

The latest sales figures represent a huge turn-around for the company.

They were taken over

by Indian firm Tata Motors in 2008, after they put the begging bowl out to Government for bail-out funds during the economic crisis.

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Puzzle

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NEW Godoku!

The rules of Godoku are simple - just enter the letters stated below once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the puzzle grid. When you have completed it a word will appear.

This week’s letters: A B C D K L N O W Here is the clue for the word you are looking for: This 2013 thriller by D. M Mitchell is set in early 19th century Regency England (9 letters).

L D N A

L O

K B K A N D C

W C K O D N

L

C L W K

30-Second Brain Training

What better way to train your brain. Starting at the left with the number provided, work across each of these lines applying the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don´t reach for the calculator - that´s cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. Aim to complete each round in about 30 seconds.

Good Luck!

Making you think...

Which number should replace the question mark?

Beginner Starter Number

1

2

3

52

÷4

+44

÷3

6

7

8

9

3/4 of this

+68

-55

x5

2

3

4

-15

5

x4

Answer

Intermediate Starter Number

1

62

÷2

+77

3/4 of this

6

7

8

9

+44 ÷17

-7

x37

2

3

4

-63

5

x7

Answer

Advanced Starter Number

1

200

67% of this

-39

6

7

8

-512

7/13 of this

+245

5

4

÷5 +302 x2 9

2/3 of this

Answer

Quick Wordsearch Find the words on: activities: to go to skateboard to scubadive to climb towrite a letter to write an email to ski to win to go on a hike to read email to read newpaper to read magazin to swim to take a walk to take a stroll to ride a bicycle to in line skate to play sports to see movies to visit monuments fun activity

D A Sudoku X...

Just enter the numbers 1 - 9 once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the sudoku X puzzle grid. In addition to standard sudoku, the numbers must only occur once in each side of the ‘X’ that is marked on the grid.

5 7 9 8

3 5

8 2 5 7 8 1 6 6 1 6 4 9

2 6 7 5 2 6

Last Issue's Answers:

5 9 1 3

Brain Training: Beginner: 65 Intermediate: 51

Advanced: 57

Making you think: A:58 B:86

And 2 normal sudokus for you aswell...

5 6 4 3

2 3 1

2 1

5 9 4

8 3 6

4 3 9 5

2 6

5 1

5 1 7 3

7 4 5 8 6 2

8 9

9 2

9 1 8

6 1 4 9

8 9

6 2 1

3 9 4 7

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4 9 3

In the first oval, all numbers are multiples of 8, and in the second, they are all multiples of 7.

Godoku:

Sudoku:

7 8 5 3 2 9 6 4 1

3 2 5 8 6 9 7 1 4

9 6 3 1 5 4 7 8 2

7 9 6 1 4 5 2 3 8

1 2 4 8 7 6 9 3 5

1 8 4 3 2 7 9 5 6

4 9 1 6 3 7 5 2 8

2 6 9 7 3 8 5 4 1

2 5 6 9 1 8 4 7 3

8 3 7 4 5 1 6 2 9

3 7 8 5 4 2 1 9 6

5 4 1 6 9 2 3 8 7

5 3 7 4 8 1 2 6 9

6 1 3 2 7 4 8 9 5

8 4 9 2 6 5 3 1 7

9 7 8 5 1 3 4 6 2

6 1 2 7 9 3 8 5 4

4 5 2 9 8 6 1 7 3

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computer monitor, 25 euros. Valle San Lorenzo. Tel: 922 722 255

Property for rent (cont.)

LG 32in flat screen TV, as new, 195 euros ono. Digit box and aerial to receive BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channels 4 & 5, 165 ono. Tel: 687 055 314 Scooter back box and fittings, 20 euros. 2 crash helmets, 5 euros and 8 euros. 2 DVD players, 10 euros each. Tel: 603 201 723 Black boots, leather, size 39, 53 euros. Oxmox black boots, leather, size 37½, 45 euros. Grey Luttuse 3-quarter boots, size 5½, brand-new, 35 euros. Children’s mini-scooter, blue & grey, brand-new, 52 euros. Lady’s jacket, size 40, light brown, 30 euros. Tel: 650 730 478 Bookcase, solid wood, 148 euros. Tel: 922 102 723

Large rectangular mahogany mirror, as new, 25 euros. Large gold and ivory rectangular mirror, as new 25 euros. 2 tennis racquets with cover, 10 euros each. 1 pool cue with case 25 euros. Tel: 606 547 772.

Bunk beds from UK, bottom bunk double with single above, good thick mattresses, 150 euros ono Buyer to collect. Tel: 650 601 463 Figurines by NAO, all boxed, from 50 euros. Tel: 676 051 351 Patio set, beige steel, glass-top table and 4 hairs, 85 euros.

Matching beige sunbrella with stand, opens 2 metres, winding handle, can angle, 20 euros. 4 kitchen stools, chrome, white vinyl seats, 40 euros. Bathroom unit, 4 doors, 2 drawers, white with white/grey marble top, sink with tap, 50 euros. Matching bathroom mirror, built-in lights, 25 euros.

Baby cot, varnished wood with drop side and mattress, 15 euros. Folding, lightweight pushchair, 8 wheels, 15 euros.

Microwave cooker with grill, 25 euros. Ceiling light comprising 4 small glass-shaded lamps on glass panel, 15 euros. All items in perfect condition, Chayofa. Tel: 678 195 705.

Drop-down front writing desk, two drawers and glass-fronted cupboard, all wood, 85 euros. 1960s glass-fronted cabinet, 45 euros. Silver gas cylinder 30 euros. Wilson hammer 6.4 tennis racquet with padded bag, hardly used, 20 euros. Wilson dual taper beam 2.9 tennis racket, with padded bag, hardly used, 20 euros. Single and double blow-up bed, almost new, with electric air pump, 35 euros. Beech wooden computer desk, 15 euros. Surround-sound system, 65 euros. Chico baby intercom, 25 euros. Riding boots - sizes 31, 35 and 37, 5-7 euros each pair. Silencio. Tel: 629 570 945 JVC portable radio, CD & cassette player. battery & mains with remote, Perfect cond, 25 euros. Tel: 600 553 073.

Boys clothes, aged 5-11: T-shirts, shorts, jeans, jackets and shoes. Good assortment of ladies clothes size 10-12, 50 cents an item. Brother electric typewriter AX100 as new, 40 euros. Binatone big button sim-free mobile phone, 10 euros.

Modern china cabinet high-quality wood and glass dome top with light, 55 euros. Playstation 1 with controller and joy sticks, memory card, Duke Nukem, Pro Skater 2 and X Men 2 excellent condition, 10 euros. Assorted suitcases all different sizes from 2-5 euros each. 4-wheel shopping bag/walking assist, 7 euros. Callao Salvaje Tel: 922 742 257 or 661 084 981 Gas cylinder, 25 euros. Roll-top pine bread bin, ex cond. 5 euros. Triple mirrors free-standing, mahogany and goldcoloured frame, 20 euros. 3 brand new white toilet pedestal mats, thick & fluffy, 100% cotton, 3 euros each or all 3 for 7 euros. Tel: 922 733 299 Lady’s mountain bike. 21-speed, good cond, 75 euros, Tel: 600 700 521.

Large outback charcoal BBQ with cover, good cond, 70 euros ono. Tel: 670 758 457 Double sofa bed with double mattress, buyer collects, 100 euros, Tel: 922 750 298 Pink footstool, 20 euros. White round table, 40 euros. Long dressing mirror, 30 euros. Dressing table, small, 15 euros.

Raised toilet, 15 euros. Full English keyboard and 19in

Child’s red Mickey Mouse bike with training wheels, good con. 25 euros. Toddler’s pedal bike, 10 euros. Pine coffee table, 20 euros. Baby car seat 10 euros. Child’s car seat, 30 euros ono. Brass cornet in carry case & music book, ideal for child learning in school, 100 euros. Genuine Panama hats, small & med, like new, 25 euros. Los Cris. Tel: 699 199 392 or 922 794 790 Microwave and grill, 35 euros. TDT with remote, 15 euros.

Ceiling fan with lamp, 25 euros. Camping gas, 20 euros. DVD player/video recorder combo remote, 45 euros. DVD player, 25 euros. VCR player, 20 euros, Butane gas bottles, 40 euros each, 3 for 110 euros. Two orange juicers, 10 euros each.

Deep fat fryer, 20 euros, VCR player, 20 euros. Cordless home phone, 10 euros. Table lamp with shade, 10 euros. Computer monitor, 25 euros. Child’s car seat, 20 euros. Tel: 632 526 710 Computer tower, 70 euros, PC monitor, 30 euros. DVD player, 20 euros. VCR player, 25 euros. Foot-bath massager, 20 euros. Playstation 2 with controller + two games, 45 euros. Microwave 25 euros. Microwave dishes, 8 euros each.

Vacuum cleaner, (bagless), 20 euros. 21in TV, 30 euros. Minioven, 20 euros. Tel: 686 336 904 Front-loading washing machine, 135 euros. Top-loading washing machine, 130 euros. Can deliver. Tel: 635 911 337 Under-counter fridge, 50 euros. Stainless-steel 4-ring electric hob, 50 euros. White microwave, 25 euros. 10 stainless-steel electric kettles, 12 euros each. Chest freezer, 120 euros. 14in computer monitor, 10 euros. Mountain bike, 85 euros. Video recorders, 20 euros. Table fan, 15 euros. Tel: 686 336 904 4-drawer freezer, fully functional but a bit tatty externally. Los Abrigos, 25 euros. Tel: 679 884 888

Cars wanted CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH - Offer made once seen, we will come to you. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4 X 4’s, small vans, people carriers, runners and non runners, accident damaged, etc. ANYTHING CONSIDERED.

Call us now on 678 451 641

Cars/BIKES

Property for SALE

4 car lock-up garage for sale Golf del Sur. Tel: 637 819 680 or 922 709 984 Property for rent 3 bed apartment in El Medano, quiet area, bathroom, lounge with balcony, kitchen, washing machine, pool, parking space, €540 monthly electric & water extra, 1 month deposit required. Call 607 371 034.

Private Sale Playa San Juan Spacious, sunny 2 bed apt, 5 minutes from beach, 78,000 euros.

Tel: 922 710 675

Retail premises to let or for sale in San Blas, Golf del Sur. Formerly Ladies Hairdresser, Nail Bar , Beauty Salon. 75,000 euros or 80 euros per week. Tel: 0044 (0) 7912 623999 or email mr.dbetts@hotmail.co.uk

Audi TT 18t 2002 model ,95k,recent engine recon and new clutch. This model boasts porche brakes and drives like new 7995 euros.

Tel: 639 913 349 2007 Mercedes 280SLK Silver, 3000cc V6 engine, Tiptronic gearbox, one owner from new only 50,000 Kms. Owner leaving the island. 22,000 euros, call 922 718 061 Year 2000 renault megane coupe,1.4 very good mechanically, ITV oct 2014, 1450 euros including change of ownership and taxes.

Tel: 674 388 147

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Cars/BIKES (cont.)

CLC World Resorts & Hotels are currently looking for professional, motivated, British sales consultants and Managers to join their In-house and Fly-Buy teams.

Successful applicants will enjoy high volume commissions and fantastic quality resorts. Full training is provided. For a confidential interview, please call Kinder Singh on 659 067 438 or Christine Gibson on 607 849 900 A Marketing Company In Torviscas Alto requires Czech, Slovak, Hungarian Croatian, Slovenian, Romanian speaking staff. No experience needed as training will be given. Must be self-motivated and work as part of a team.

Basic wage plus commission. Hours of work 9.00 to 4.30 pm Monday to Friday. Send CV. to mail@destinationtenerife.com or call Sue on 922 714 632

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Antiques ALADDINS CAVE. Antiques & Vintage Goods bought & sold Tel: 922 720 493

Blinds

Due to further expansion and exciting incentives for 2014, Eze-Group are recruiting for their extremely busy Sales and Consolidation departments.

The right candidates need to be highly motivated with a proven track record. All applicants will be considered for both positions. Call 630 359 651 or email recruitment@ezegroup.com All enquiries will be handled in complete confidence.

Chiropodist Ann Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist. All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel.

Tel 625 799 570

Air-conditioning

Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBChA - making happy feet between El Medano and Los Gigantes for 18 years. Tel: 608 029 790

Cleaning

PERGEOT 107 – Dec 2009, 5 door, Triptronic gears, 16,000 km, immaculate, 4 new tyres, 4,900 euros. Tel: 693 867 248 or email: rigbygolf@talktalk.net

Jobs

Elite Cleaning Services is an established cleaning company who can provide a professional cleaning service for Apartments, Villas and Offices. Call us today on 922 789 795 or 696 922 597.

CLUBS & SOCIETIES A Vacation Ownership Company in south Tenerife requires Russian speaking personnel for a new sales and marketing team. Full training provided, excellent work conditions and high commissions. If you are a communicative, dynamic, self motivated individual native or speak excellent Russian with a Spanish work permit, please send your CV to ivanuher@hotmail.com or call from 10am to 12am 634 552 097 Tenerife Island Rentals Property Management Company are looking for a flexible outgoing person to join their expanding team, This full time position will involve dealing with enquiries, property viewings with clients, property checks and general office duties. Candidate must be Professional, flexible, hold a full driving license and have a car. English spoken and Spanish an advantage. Please email sue@tenerifeislandrentals.com or call Sue McHardy on 922 751 587 Part time Accounts Clerk required for day to day book keeping and accountancy. Applicants must be fluent in both English and Spanish, and have suitable knowledge of computing. Previous experience essential.

Please email your CV to jobs@oasisfm.com

An opportunity for residents & holidaymakers to meet & socialise at the Restaurante Castañuelas, seafront, Los Cristianos near the Sunday market, 3 course meal with ½ bottle of wine for only 12 euros. To reserve call Nancy on 655 679 033. (closed after 18th December until 15th January).

Computers

Telephone: 922 736 728 E-mail: Computer Service Provider BT Authorised Dealer Dell Registered Partner

info@act-tenerife.com

Web:

www.act-tenerife.com

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Gardening

Kitchens & bathrooms (Cont.)

Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing etc. (e.g. complete bathroom & kitchen refurbishments, including all materials & labour from under 2000 euros) Tel 661 081 843 for quotation.

Lawyers

Garden Furniture

Mechanics

Health & Beauty www.fitnesswithdebbie.com Tel: 664 576 779

Insurance

Patio Doors & Windows

Kitchens & bathrooms

Driving school Theory in English at home, collection from home for lessons.

More information www.autoescuelaenred.com or email info@ autoescuelaenred.com SMS or Whats App on 629 135 005.

Electrician

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Personal ServiceS

Pool tables

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security

Patricia a Venezuelan in Los Cristianos, true Photo, lets get together for an unbelievable time without limits, in front of the Hotel Aguamar, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits, call 610 127 223.

Removals UNIVERSAL EXPORTS S.L. PROFESSIONAL REMOVALS TO AND FROM THE U.K. Email: info@removals-tenerife.com Transport Licence: No. 11572932 C.I.F. No. B38820395 Tel: 922 720 711

repairs Gaby a Columbian girl, come & enjoy yourself with my natural French, erotic massage, no limits, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits. In front of the Hotel Aguamar in Los Cristianos. Call 660 938 631.

I am a good looking girl called Patricia who is willing to give you enjoyment to the limit!

You will find me in front of the Hotel Aguamar, 24 hour service, hotel-home visits available, call 610 127 223.

Translation Second-hand Shops

Alejandra, the perfect lover, passionate, obliging, inmoral, abundance of pleasure without limit, 24 hour service, in front of the hotel Aguamar in Los Cristianos, hotel-home visits, call 650 442 665.

English model, showgirl, professional striptease, quality service, general entertainment. Stag night, dominatrix, fetish, luxury conditions, visits 24 hours, escort service available, 697 227 139.

Eva, the girl you’ve been looking for in Las Galletas, all services, to fulfill your fantasies, call now on 669 738 298.

SISSY LOS CRISTIANOS SLIM, SEXY, DOMINATING GOOD-LOOKING, PRIVATE APARTMENT, CALL : 634 273 126.

2 friends in Las Galletas, Venezuelan & Mexican, slim, big breasts, sensual, classy, kinky, obliging, all services, they are waiting for your call 669 738 298.

Erika, an attractive, loving Brazilian girl in Los Cristianos, kisses, cuddles, massage, natural French, complete Greek, toys, hotel visits, in front of the Hotel Aguamar, call 655 784 373 or 654 111 670.

Furniture & Household Items bought for cash Immediate decisions

Phone Freddie 609 303 634

Las Americas, 40 yrs, blonde, sexy, sympathetic massage and more. Tel: 660 618 331

Plumbing security

Boiler King: All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICES: Legally registered with over 25 years experience. Official, Medical, Notary, Wills, Utilities, Probate, Pensions, car paperwork and much more.

Professionalism and confidentiality guaranteed.

Transport available. Call Tracey on 666 857 991 or email on info@tenerifetranslationservices.com

TV and Satellite Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116 Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance and Sales.

Windows

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Sport

By Roscoe

CD Tenerife 0 Sporting Gijon 0 BEARING in mind this was a goal-less match, there were so many talking points afterwards.

Sporting are the best side I’ve seen this season and, on this form, they are certainties for promotion. I wrote last week about their potent Serbian strike force and it’s to Tenerife’s credit that they managed to keep a clean sheet and steal a point.

Oh, and the fact that Sporting left their scoring boots in Gijon. Lekic, in particular, resembled the old cartoon favourite Billy Dane - the young lad who was an average footballer until he put on his old Grandad’s boots. Bingo! He never failed to hit the back of the net.

Well, Lekic brought Emile Heskey’s old size 9s to Santa Cruz last Sunday.

Don’t get me wrong.

Sporting didn’t batter Position

17th January 2014 - 24th January 2014

Tenerife get lucky point Tenerife and the hosts were not flattered. In fact, CDT had the better of the first half.

They created the better chances only for Ayoze to have his first poor game.

It’s going to happen and it’s a surprise that it has taken so long. At some stage, sides will know how to stop him and on Sunday, that is what happened.

Bernardo is an excellent centre-back at this level, and the Colombian was too wise for Ayoze.

He was a stride ahead of the youngster and physically too big. And on the rare occasions that Ayoze did get a chance, and play Luismi Loro in the hole behind, only he he was wasteful.

There was one such knows.

The second half was all incident in the first half when he raked his effort Sporting. Carmona’s inwide with the goal at his troduction for the quiet Serrano, was the key mercy.

This might have been to the midfield battle. the match to change They were happy to hit him at half-time, but Tenerife on the counter Tenerife don’t have and their wide men had many options.

It’s the speed to kill Tenersomething they need ife.

Llorente and Moyano to address in the transfer window, although had to drop deep and, why the manager didn’t because they weren’t forward, push Aridane forward bombing Points PLD Won Draw Lost F A

1º RC Deportivo

36

21

10

6

5

22

14

2º Real Sporting

33

21

8

9

4 35

28

3º SD Eibar

32

21

9

5

7

26

20

4º Real Zaragoza

32

21

9

5

7 29

25

5º RC Recreativo

32

21

9

5

7

36

33

6º CD Numancia

31

21

7

10

4

26

22

7º UD Las Palmas

31

21

8

7

6

23

22

8º Córdoba CF

30

21

8

6

7

26

24

9º CE Sabadell FC

30

21

9

3

9 27

27

10º RCD Mallorca

30

21

8

6

7

27

33

11º Real Murcia CF

28

21

6

10

5

29

26

12º SD Ponferradina

28

21

7

7

7

26

23

13º Real Jaén CF

28

21

8

4

9

27

27

14º CD Lugo

27

21

7

6

8

23

24

15º FC Barcelona B

27

21

8

3

10 28

30

16º CD Tenerife

27

21

7

6

8

20

22

17º Hércules CF

27

21

7

6

8 25

33

18º CD Mirandés

26

21

7

5

9

22

25

19º AD Alcorcón

25

21

6

7

8

18

19

20º Girona FC

23

21

5

8

8

23

28

21º Deportivo Alavés

22

21

5

7

9 31

33

22º Real Madrid CF Castilla

21

21

6

3

12 20

31

Sporting could leave their wingers up.

Chance after chance went begging for Sporting, and there was always the possibility that Tenerife would nick one.

That is until the 76th minute.

There are some awful refs in Spanish football, but Medie Jimenez is not one of them. The Catalan whistler and his assistants were strong all afternoon.

The home fans had been giving them the traditional “welcome” all day, especially after they correctly gave the visitors some tight offside decisions.

Fourteen minutes from time, Lekic broke after a Tenerife corner and Bruno pulled him down lazily just outside the box.

It was the easiest yellow you have ever seen.

Not that the crowd saw it that way, of course.

Their anger made its way on to the field and the Tenerife players lost their heads.

Do you know, in nearly 40 years I have never, EVER seen a ref change his mind after a player argued with him. Not ONCE. In parks’ football, at school, Premier League, European Cup, World Cup or FA Cup Singles. Never.

Which may come as a surprise to the Tenerife lads as they seem to

think it’s the norm.

Bruno booked. “NO!” was the collective cry.

Cue, six men surround the ref. “Shut up or you are getting booked” goes the ref. “Blah, blah, blah, bunny waffle,” is the reply. Bosh! Yellow card for Suso.

“No! He’s the captain,” go the players. “Shut up or you are getting booked” says the ref.

“Blah, blah, blah, bunny waffle,” is the reply. Bosh!

Yellow card for Sanz.

“No! No!” go the players...

You get my drift? I wanted to go over to them, slap them with a wet fish and tell them to grow up. Meanwhile, Sporting have three players looking at the free-kick.

And they are smirking at the Tenerife lads, who have all lost their heads.

As have the fans. 60 seconds later the poor ref is trying to get the wall back 10 yards … and he’s trying, and trying and trying. Just when the yellow card is about to come out, the players miraculously retreat.

Funny that.

The whistle blows, Llorente breaks ranks, runs to the ball and stops the shot. The Sporting players look at the ref, he reaches for his pocket and shows a yellow card to Bruno!

And that’s the cue for

round two of pandemonium.

Out comes the red and Bruno just stands there.

The crowd go nuts.

The ref has sent off the wrong player.

Two more minutes elapse before Bruno departs. Now. Yes, the ref cautioned the wrong man. But if he’d booked Llorente, he would have been sent off!

It’s not as though Llorente, who was busy hiding, went over the the ref, put his hand up, and asked the ref to send him off.

No. Let’s harass the ref, who has made an honest error rather than Llorente, who is cheating by saying nothing.

By the time Bruno had left and the free-kick taken, five minutes had elapsed (which was never added on at the end) and Tenerife were mentally gone.

Sporting threw everything and the kitchen sink at Tenerife, but the ball just wouldn’t go in.

Point gained?

Yes. Lesson learned? Fat chance!

Canarian Weekly ratings CD Tenerife: Roberto 6, Moyano 6, Ruiz 7, Bruno 6, Llorente 6, Sanz 7, Ricardo 7 (Rivero 74min 5), Suso 7 (Alberto 83min), Martin 6 ( Loro 64min 6). Aridane 7, Ayoze 5.

Sporting Gijon: Cuellar 6, Luis 7 (Guerrero 90min), Bernardo 8, Mandi 7, Canella 6, Jara 7, Sergio Serrano 6 (Carmona 55min 7), Stefan 6, Barrera 7 (Hugo 81min), Lekic 7.

Finally this week, by the time you have read this, keeper and club captain Sergio Aragoneses should be a Recreativo player (pictured).

He owes us nothing and deserves our thanks for his commitment, courage and performances.

It’s a shame he didn’t get a Nino or Cristostyle send-off. But his place in CDT hearts is assured.

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The Playboys are playing up!

THERE was no doubting the shock result of the week in the Oasis Fm Darts League.

It came at Ourplace Playboys as they came from 3-0 down to record an excellent 5-3 win over high-flying Phoenix Bar. The win, just their second this season, included a maximum from new-boy Frank.

The drugs tests proved negative.

Second played 5th at Palms Sports Bar, and

Target Army simply had no answer to a superb performance from the home side. High check-outs from Mark and Tom were backed up by a 180 from Daniel.

Another whitewash took place at Scruffy

PRemier division ResultS

Bar 180 A Ourplace Naturals Ourplace Playboys Palms Sports Bar Scruffy Macs Target Titans

8-0 2-6 5-3 8-0 0-8 2-6

Gaffers A The Pub Phoenix Bar Target Army Vikings Ensecan La Caña Pirates

Macs as visiting Vikings Ensecan earned all eight points, and La Caña Pirates put six past Target Titans.

In Division 1, Marco struck his first 180 for Rood during his side’s narrow victory over Summerland, while a

6-2 win for Gaffers B against the Bytes put them in good stead for this week’s crunch match with Emerald Lounge.

But the green team will be disappointed to have lost a bit of ground after being held to a draw at Amistad 1.

Good news for Chipeque Pool Bar: they actually played a match - and won it, too!

Their 6-2 home success against Naughty Nautas included a maximum from Bryn.

Both Bar 180 teams in this section recorded wins. The C string put

Marilyns to the sword, and the B side took the trebles to overcome Trap Door.

No joy at all for Division 2’s Bar 180 D. They were soundly walloped and departed Tenerife Sun with a big fat zero!

Second-placed Emerald Shamrocks keep plugging away, and who knows, they might still do it.

They play Tenerife Sun in a few weeks but for now, they can be content with a solid 6-2 result over Amistad 2.

The third-place spot is also being keenly contested and La Caña

Lancers, with a game in hand, will be quietly confident. But their run-in looks tricky, with two visits to Tenerife Sun coming up.

Anyhow, their 6-2 win over local rivals The Rebels keeps them just ahead of Picasso’s, who were pegged back to draw with Pas O Nadas.

Sundowners trip to Barracuda Hunters proved fruitful because they came away with a six-point haul, while Phoenix Flights matched that result at home to the Playgirls.

Division 1 ResultS

Division 2 ResultS

Amistad 1 4-4 Emerald Lounge Bar 180 C 6-2 Marilyns Chipeque Pool Bar 6-2 Naughty Nautas Gaffers B 6-2 Barracuda Bytes Rood 5-3 Summerland Trap Door 3-5 Bar 180 B

Barracuda Hunters 2-6 Sundowners Emerald Shamrocks 6-2 Amistad 2 La Caña Lancers 6-2 The Rebels Phoenix Flights 6-2 Ourplace Playgirls Picassos 4-4 Pas ‘O’ Nadas Tenerife Sun 8-0 Bar 180 D

Premier Division Table

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Bar 180 A 24 20 3 1 150 42 108 150 2 Palms Sports Bar 25 19 2 4 144 56 88 144 3 The Pub 26 17 3 6 133 75 58 133 4 Phoenix Bar 25 16 6 3 132 68 64 132 5 Target Army 25 14 4 7 123 77 46 123 6 Target Titans 25 9 5 11 93 107 -14 93 7 La Caña Pirates 25 9 3 13 90 110 -20 90 8 Ourplace Naturals 25 8 4 13 88 112 -24 88 9 Vikings Ensecan 25 6 5 14 86 114 -28 86 10 Gaffers A 25 3 5 17 58 142 -84 58 11 Ourplace Playboys 25 2 5 18 52 148 -96 52 12 Scruffy Macs 25 2 5 18 51 149 -98 51

Table 1 Rood 2 Gaffers B 3 Emerald Lounge 4 Chipeque Pool Bar 5 Bar 180 C 6 Bar 180 B 7 Trap Door 8 Naughty Nautas 9 Barracuda Bytes 10 Summerland 11 Marilyns 12 Amistad 1

Division 2 Table

P W D L F A +- PTS 26 20 5 1 139 69 70 139 26 17 5 4 131 77 54 131 25 14 4 7 121 79 42 121 26 13 3 10 114 94 20 114 26 9 7 10 108 100 8 108 25 11 6 8 104 96 8 104 26 7 11 8 103 105 -2 103 25 6 7 12 95 105 -10 95 25 9 6 10 92 108 -16 92 25 6 6 13 83 117 -34 83 25 4 3 18 69 131 -62 69 26 3 5 18 65 143 -78 65

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Sun 25 18 5 2 143 57 86 143 2 Emerald Shamrocks 25 18 2 5 128 72 56 128 3 La Caña Lancers 25 13 6 6 113 87 26 113 4 Picassos 26 11 8 7 113 95 18 113 5 Pas ‘O’ Nadas 26 12 3 11 107 101 6 107 6 Sundowners Bar 25 11 4 10 103 97 6 103 7 The Rebels 26 11 4 11 102 106 -4 102 8 Bar 180 D 26 10 7 9 101 107 -6 101 9 Barracuda Hunters 25 7 3 15 89 111 -22 89 10 Phoenix Flights 25 7 7 11 87 113 -26 87 11 Amistad 2 25 6 5 14 80 120 -40 80 12 Ourplace Playgirls 25 0 2 23 50 150 -100 50

Fantasy Football League As we are in the January transfer window, I wonder how many of the Oasis Fm Fantasy League managers are tinkering with their teams?

I suspect quite a few given the amount of injuries and suspensions that keep being picked up, and there will be one or two waiting to see if any big transfers occur that they can fit into their line ups.

As for point scoring, it is still Luis Suarez who is leading the line for many teams and as long as he keeps scoring so do they. Still out in front at the top of the league is Steve Schofield but he dropped a few points this week with Jeff Hall and his ‘Summerland Saints’ cutting the gap at the top to just 72 points that may seem like a lot but in Fantasy

Football that can easily be made up.

Team of the week goes to ‘Over Land & Sea’, managed by Paul Tregent, who scored 81 points, he has a certain Mr Suarez as his captain but he will be please to see Daniel Sturridge return to action, as he scored and topped his points tally up nicely.

Down at the bottom, the bookies would al-

ready be paying out on the wooden spoon winner, with Per Kersoe’s ‘Mostly Vikings’ having been there for most of the season. He decided to go with a team mostly made up of Scandinavian players, but this gamble just hasn’t worked, with his team only managing 5 points this week! But as they say it’s not the winning, it’s the taking part...

Top Ten standings Pos

team name

player

this week

total pts

1

Tenerife Hotspur

Steven Schofield

64

1,347

2

Summerland Saints

Jeff Hall

79

1,275

3

Shankly’s Best

Michael Dwyer

78

1,256

4

Premier Sat Utd

Andy Palmer

68

1,246

5

The Spartans

Jamie Palmer

76

1,242

6

Burghill Rovers

Stephen Snook

72

1,228

7

Over land and sea

Paul Tregent

81

1,217

8

Run-DMC-11

David Clarke

52

1,197

9

WAL’S WONDERS

Warren Wilson

64

1,192

10

Athletico Abbottski

Nick Abbott

63

1,191

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Palms B shock former Cup winners The TPT Cup 1st round normally provides a fair few shocks and there were a couple of upsets on Tuesday.

Palms A have had an up and down season in division one, but they fancied their chances against their stable mates Palms B. The banter had been flowing since the draw was made. Palms B have had a great run as they charged up the division two table and they were fast starters against the former cup holders.

They were 3-1, then 4-2 up as the A team struggled to peg them back.

Inspired by Graham and Guv’nur Shai, Palms B always had their noses in front. They deserved the 7-5 win and it’s no consolation that the A team now get to defend the TPT Plate.

Cup holders Phoenix Knights were considered outsiders when they pitched up at the Patch to face bang in form Inn The Pink A. With everything in Pink’s favour it was a fine 7-5 win for the Knights and maybe

this will kick start their season. Toscales A haven’t won a match in division one all season, but their is nothing wrong with their cup form!

They needed a 13th frame to win at The Peacocks. Maybe the hosts were still licking their wounds after Leeds 6-0 debacle at Sheff Weds!

And their B team won as well. It’s been a hard few week for Toscales B, but they were smiling after beating 2JZs. Tenerife Hammers C avenged their cup exit last year at the hands of Bluebell B while Gaffers B won the sudden death frame to get past Treehouse B. League leaders Tenerife Hammers A were in a real battle at 3-3 with La Cana A before their class saw them home, aided

by Sergio losing all 3 frames. Next Door, Inn The Pink B, James Place, Dreamers A and Exiles A are all in the draw for round 2 as are the Suicide Squad of Terrace A. Their 11-1 win was tainted only by

Division 2 results

Division 1 Results Bar La Cana A Dreamers A Gaffers A Inn The Pink A Palms Bar A Phoenix Potters Tenerife Hammers C

6-6 5-7 10-2 8-4 6-6 7-5 5-7

Terrace Bar A Tenerife Hammers A Toscales A Exiles A Phoenix Knights The Peacocks The Treehouse A

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Hammers A 20 17 1 2 160 80 80 52 2 Gaffers A 20 16 3 1 161 79 82 51 3 Phoenix Knights 20 9 6 5 135 105 30 33 4 Phoenix Potters 19 9 5 5 113 115 -2 32 5 Bar La Cana A 20 9 4 7 118 122 -4 31 6 Exiles A 19 8 4 7 115 113 2 28 7 Inn The Pink A 20 8 3 9 127 113 14 27 8 Dreamers A 19 7 4 8 114 114 0 25 9 Palms Bar A 20 6 5 9 114 126 -12 23 10 The Treehouse A 18 6 4 8 104 112 -8 22 11 Terrace Bar A 20 6 3 11 98 142 -44 21 12 The Peacocks 19 6 2 11 97 131 -34 20 13 Tenerife Hammers C 20 5 2 13 108 132 -24 17 14 Toscales A 20 0 4 16 80 160 -80 4 captain Adi Benson losing. Again!

Tenerife Pool Tables Cup 1st Round results Gaffers A 10-2 Exiles B Bluebell B 5-7 Tenerife Hammers C Terrace A 11-1 La Cana B Toscales B 7-52JZs Palms A 5-7 Palms B Picassos 5-7 Next Door Phoenix Potters 7-5 Terrace B Treehouse B 6-7 Gaffers B Tenerife Hammers

A 8-4 La Cana A Gaffers C 4-8 Inn The Pink B Peacocks 6-7 Toscales A Inn The Pink A 5-7 Phoenix Knights Hoppys 7-6 Bluebell A James Place 7-5 Tenerife Pool Tables Kandi 13 4-8 Dreamers A Exiles A 8-4 Treehouse A It’s back to the bread and butter of the league this week and Tenerife Hammers A will look

2JZ Bluebell B Exiles B Hoppys Bar James Place Shorty’s Tenerife Pool Tables Toscales B Gaffers B Division 2 table

6-6 Kandi 13 7-5 Inn The Pink B 8-4 Treehouse B 4-8 Palms Bar B 5-7 Next Door 3-9 Picasso’s A 6-6 Dreamers B 5-7 Bluebell A 10-2 Cosy Corner A

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Inn The Pink B 20 15 3 2 157 83 74 48 2 Palms Bar B 19 15 2 2 159 69 90 47 3 James Place 20 14 3 3 161 79 82 45 4 Gaffers B 18 13 3 2 146 70 76 42 5 Bluebell B 18 13 1 4 128 88 40 40 6 Exiles B 19 12 3 4 147 81 66 39 7 Hoppys Bar 19 10 5 4 129 99 30 35 8 2JZ 19 10 4 5 129 99 30 34 9 Kandi 13 20 10 4 6 131 109 22 34 10 Bluebell A 19 9 5 5 129 99 30 32 11 Terrace Bar B 20 9 4 7 133 107 26 31 12 Tenerife Pool Tables 20 8 3 9 120 120 0 27 13 Toscales B 20 8 2 10 115 125 -10 26 14 Gaffers C 19 6 6 7 119 109 10 24 15 Next Door 18 5 2 11 94 122 -28 17 16 Bar La Cana B 18 5 1 12 91 125 -34 16 17 Treehouse B 18 5 0 13 88 128 -40 15 18 Cosy Corner A 16 4 1 11 64 128 -64 13 19 Shorty’s 19 3 1 15 87 141 -54 10 20 Picasso’s A 18 2 3 13 83 133 -50 9 21 Dreamers B 19 2 2 15 74 154 -80 8 22 Cosy Corner B 18 0 0 18 0 216 -216 0 to kick on against Hammers C. Gaffers A are full of beans and they should get past Inn The Pink A and will Toscales A make it back to wins as they

host Terrace A on Wednesday.

Division Two leaders Inn The Pink B go to Treehouse B and second place Palms B host Gaffers C.

Fears for F1 Legend Reports in Germany suggest that Michael Schumacher may be in a coma for the rest of his natural life.

‘Focus’ a German news magazine and respected newspaper ‘Bild’ are reporting similar stories. They have spoken with brain specialists and they report that his condition is so severe grave that as things stand there are no plans to wake him from his coma.

The motoring legend has been in

an induced state of unconsciousness for nearly three weeks.

There has been no word from his management recently. The medical team which is treating him in France has also maintained a silence.

The ski accident on December 29 stunned the sporting world and fans awaited news of a recovery which has so far not happened.

The 44 year old has not recovered anywhere near enough for him to be awoken from his coma. This has fueled speculation, which his management team have done little to play

down, that he may never recover.

“There may have been complications’ neurosurgeon Andreas Zieger of the University Clinic for neurosurgery in Oldenburg told Focus magazine.

“We should not speculate here.

Ultimately, we are talking about life and death. A coma can in theory be maintained for a lifetime. It won’t hurt the human brain.”

S c h u m a c h e r ’ s wife Corinna and two children are maintaining a bedside vigil and they have requested privacy from the world’s media.

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By Adi Benson FOOTBALL was once described as being “a funny old game” and it’s true, as the league demonstrates.

Just six points separate 20th place from 10th place, which means there are 11 teams in the relegation battle as it stands.

And the way results are going, it is anybody’s guess as to who will be in the bottom three come May. It’s close at the top as well, with no one really opening up a gap.

Arsenal are still top, but I still believe it is Man City’s league to lose!

Anyway let’s turn our attention to this weekend’s fixtures.

Sunderland v Southampton (Saturday, 12.45pm) Sunderland will go into this game brimming with confidence after back-to-back wins, and they will want to keep the momentum going against a Southampton side in turmoil off the pitch.

Sunderland could really do with some consistency from Adam Johnson, who blows hot and cold. But if he can reproduce last week’s performance, don’t bet against them.

Southampton could there for the taking as their stars and manager consider their futures.

Prediction: Home win West Ham v Newcastle (Saturday, 3pm) Sometimes when your backs are against the wall, just one result or one incident in a game can prove to be a pivotal point in your season.

And last week, West Ham secured a muchneeded result - and welcomed back bigmoney signing Andy Carroll, who made an immediate impact with an assist for their second goal. If they can get him back to full fitness and keep him injury-free, he could just keep Big Sam in a job.

Newcastle looked good against Man City and maybe deserved a draw, but the ref had other ideas. Newcastle

need to get back to winning ways and will see this game as a good opportunity to do so.

Prediction: Away win Norwich v Hull (Saturday, 3pm) Norwich are in real danger of getting embroiled in the relegation battle. They just cannot seem to put a decent run together and a loss last week and a midweek defeat in an FA Cup replay will have done no good for their confidence.

Hull will not be too despondent after losing to Chelsea last week.

They will view this fixture as winnable and an opportunity to put more points between themselves and the bottom clubs.

Prediction: Draw Man City v Cardiff (Saturday, 3pm) Welcome to the Premier League Ole Gunnar Solskjaer! His first home game in charge ended in a defeat

by West Ham, which plunged Cardiff into the bottom three. And now he goes to the Etihad, where Man City have already scored 1,000 goals this season (well, it feels like it).

As much as managers talk up their teams, this game for Cardiff is about damage limitation, and they must hope the teams around them drop points as well.

For City, Yaya Toure is doubtful with a back injury, and Sami Nasri is also out. But they have so much strength in depth that they will not be missed.

Prediction: Home win Crystal Palace v Stoke (Saturday, 3pm) Had Jason Puncheon converted the penalty last week (the less said about that the better), the outcome against Spurs could have so different. Palace played well, but their lack of goals is costing them.

Stoke, on the other hand, have confirmed the permanent signing of Stephen Ireland, and they have taken promising young forward John Guidetti on loan from Man City, giving them extra firepower.

If they play as well as they did against Liverpool last Sunday, it will mean more misery for Palace fans.

Prediction: Away win Arsenal v Fulham (Saturday, 3pm) Arsenal are still top of the pile, but they are showing signs of slowing down. They got the win against Villa on Monday night, but it could have easily have been a draw.

They didn’t kill the game off and sooner or later a result is going to go against them.

Fulham are dangerously close to the bottom three and need to start getting results.

Their ageing defence is a worry, and they will get nothing at the Emirates.

Prediction: Home win Liverpool v Aston Villa (Saturday, 5.30pm) You can’t say Liverpool have not

been entertaining this season. But an eight-goal thriller last weekend against Stoke highlighted their defence frailties. If they can stop the errors and Keystone Kop defending, they should get the much-coveted fourth place this season.

Aston Villa have just added more firepower in the shape of Grant Holt, a player Paul Lambert knows well, and they will be hoping he has bought his scoring boots. This game could be a great start for him.

Prediction: Home win Swansea v Spurs (Sunday, 1.30pm) Swansea are struggling, and I feel the European games have taken too much out of them. And with Michu injured, they find themselves at the wrong end of the table.

At home against an indifferent Spurs side, this is a good chance to get their season back on track.

Tim Sherwood is certainly trying to make his mark on the squad he has at Spurs, with many names being mentioned as departures during this window, some of them signings made in the summer. Whether Chairman Daniel Levy is willing to spend money is debatable.

Prediction: Home win Chelsea v Man Utd (Sunday, 4.pm) You can always bank on this fixture to provide entertainment, and Jose Mourinho is off

and running by making claims that he has the inside track on Man Utd’s transfer dealings.

This is a big game for both teams, Chelsea will look to keep pace with Man City and Arsenal, so three points for them is vital.

Man Utd really need a win to keep their chances of a Champions League spot alive.

Should United lose and the top four all win, they will be eight points off fourth place, and that could be insurmountable.

Prediction: Home win West Brom v Everton (Monday, 8pm) There is a very loose Tenerife connection to this game, West Brom are managed by Pepe Mel, one-time manager of CD Tenerife and Everton have been here on the island this week training in Adeje (told you it was loose).

The other connection is, of course, Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku. Last season he was on loan at West Brom, and now he’s is on loan at Everton - and how West Brom are missing his goals. He fired them to a top-half finish last season, but without his goals, they are just three points off relegation while Everton are just a point off fourth place.

And after a bit of Tenerife sunshine on his back, Lukaku would be a good shout for first goal-scorer.

Prediction: Away win

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