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Issue 874

The day of reckoning

17th October - 23rd October 2014

Inside this week...

THE Canarian Government’s will to stop oil exploration and extraction receives its acid test over the next few days.

The campaign group “Movimiento Ciudadano Contra Las Prospecciones” are holding eight rallies across the Archipelago tomorrow (Saturday) as they seek to reverse the national Government’s ruling See full story on page 3 that exploration can take place.

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TEA’s are a roaring success Even some now traditional rain couldn’t put the a dampener on the 8th Tenerife Entertainment Awards last Sunday. Once again the Castillo San Miguel was packed to the rafters and it was standing room only as the community celebrated what has turned into the social event of the year.

Twelve awards were presented and the full of list of winners can be found on pages 40 to 41 while Jamie Droo’s view of the day is on page 38.

Everyone got into the awards spirit and plenty took the Eighties theme to hard by dressing from the decade for the occasion. Many ladies dusted down the glad rags for the afternoon which made for some stunning views.

Described by many as the best TEA’s yet, the party for many went deep into the night and it seems the morning. There were official after parties at Showtime and Magic Bar while a few took some persuading to leave the Castillo!

Roll on next year!

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The day of reckoning Continued from front page.

Tens of thousands have signed the online petition, reproduced here, but it remains to be seen how strong the will actually is.

Canarian President Paulino Rivero has already called a pointless referendum for 23rd November. This is open to all residents over the age of 16, but the vote will not change a thing, legally.

With Rivero leaving the job in six months, there is nothing he can do to stop the drilling and all legal challenges and objections have been vetoed.

But the “NO” campaign and the “Save Canarias” crew fight on.

If there are large numbers at the rallies, there is a school of thought that suggests there may be a compromise agreement with Madrid. But a poor turn-out would sound the death knell.

National minister Jose Mauel Soria, who is from Gran Canaria, has been instrumental in pushing through the legislation.

He has already gone on record to question the point of such rallies and votes when the law courts have spoken.

In a recent interview he said: “Spain uses 1.4 million barrels of oil a day, and 100% of that is imported. For Spain, if Repsol’s expectations are met, and they say there’s an 18% chance

of oil there, we could produce on the order of 140,000 barrels a day there - 10% of the country’s oil needs.

“That would have a huge impact on the trade balance: Spain’s bill for oil and gas imports each year comes to 36 billion euros. And for the Canaries, it would create industrial activity and good jobs.

And as for tourism, the closest rig is 50km away.”

The savecanarias. org movement claim to have the backing of the WWF, Greenpeace, Oceana and Blackfish, along with other groups. Their Facebook

page has around 18,000 “likes” and propaganda on protests around the world, from Paris to Berlin and New York to Uruguay.

They are calling for “a show of force on the street this Saturday.We live here. We decide! Not Repsol.”

The rallies begin at 6pm and the group claim: “We have the right, as Canarians, to decide on the matters that affect us. Anything else will seriously jeopardise the future of both biodiversity and the economic and social well-being of the archipelago.”

They point out that oil production will see the Islands’ economy in the hands of foreign power-brokers.

They also warn of the consequences of an oil spill similar to one which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, devastating wildlife, sealife and the tourism industry.

Spokesperson Noelia Sánchez said: “The Canarian people are in grave danger if the project happens.

We must stop Repsol and, for that reason, everyone must participate in protests on Saturday.”

The movement has the backing of the César Manrique Foundation, from Lanzarote. They have been giving away T-shirts and stickers, island-wide, to highlight the dangers.

Interestingly it is un-

derstood that early tests for oil have showed that the area east of the Canaries may not be as rich as first thought.

Provisional tests have not been massively encouraging, and further tests may yet show that the oil drilling is not cost-effective.

Repsol has already invested tens of millions in the project, and has provided a 20-millioneuro deposit to cover its environmental responsibilities.

It has signed an agreement stating it must halt its explorations if an earthquake strong-

er than magnitude 4.5 strikes the islands.

Opinion polls show that around 65% of Canarians are against oil exploration, but that figure changes hugely from island to island.

There is strong support for the NO campaign in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the islands closest to drilling.

But it is not as strong in the Western Islands.

The potential economic advantages are being seen as essential under the current economic climate, and it is important to remember that many Canarians were against tourism in the Seventies.

They saw it as an “invasion”, but that view quickly changed when the economy took off.

This weekend’s events will clearly not stop the planned drilling, but a poor turn-out would certainly be a massive blow to the NO campaign.

While many may be against it, actually turning up and protesting might be a different matter.

No oil drilling at the Canary Islands / Save the Canary Islands Mr. Martin Schulz, European Parliament President Mr. José Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission President Mr. Mariano Rajoy Brey, president of Spanish Government CC: Mr. Antonio Brufau, REPSOL President CC.: Mr. Peter Terium, RWE Dea Energy Chief Executive Officer CC.: Mr. Michael Chaney, WOODSIDE Chairman Dear Sirs, I am aware that in March 2012, the Spanish Government approved the beginning of oil exploration drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Canary Islands, I also understand that the drilling zone will be situated just 10km from the main beach of Fuerteventura and 18km from the main Lanzarote beach, even though both islands are designated United Nations Biosphere Reserves.

The Canaries are one of the most well-known tourist destinations in the world, with more than 12 million visitors annually. They enjoy the islands’ beaches, nature, climate and landscapes, as well as the culture of their hospitable inhabitants.

I believe the oil drilling will take place below a seabed more than 1,500m under the sea surface. Furthermore, this ocean floor has recorded intense seismic activity consistently. This, undoubtedly, increases the risk to the islands, given that 100% of the drinking water is obtained from the sea.

Should a black tide similar to the 2010 Mexican Gulf disaster occur, the consequences would be catastrophic for millions of people, and for the future of this archipelago. None of the Canary Islands would be saved in the case of a great spill in the area.

This 7.000 sq/km archipelago hosts more than 19.000 species of flora and fauna, of which 5,000 are unique to the planet. Also, the Canaries feature four National Parks, and more than 47% of the islands’ territory is protected by agreements and laws of the UN and the EU, as well as Spain.

However, the Spanish authorities and the three multi-national companies responsible for this project (REPSOL, RWE and WOODSIDE), have given minimum consideration to these values, and neither have they taken into account the criteria of the Canary Islands Government, nor that of the Lanzarote and Fuerteventura Councils.

Our most elementary democratic and ethical codes are being infringed upon, and numerous people and organisations have joined together to reject this project.

The list includes European universities, the United States, scientific committees of more than 100 countries, UICN, organisations like Oceana, Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of Earth, Ben Magec/Ecologistas en Acción, SECAC (Society for the Studies of Cetaceans on the Canary Archipelago), cultural, artistic, social foundations and hundreds of thousands of individuals.

It is clear that this project is incompatible with environmental protection, and energy models should be developed to take care of our planet.

Renowned European tour operators have also raised alerts about the threat of oil drilling, as they may seriously damage the tourism sector, which is the Canaries’ main economic resource.

Reduction of the effects of climate change is the responsibility of all inhabitants on Earth, so it is absolutely essential that we reduce the use of fossil fuel and substitute it for renewable energy.

The Canaries have the perfect climatic conditions to achieve this important goal.

Therefore, I ask for your involvement, as a matter of urgency, to stop this environmental threat definitively, and to promote energy models that benefit the common good.

In today’s world, projects of extreme environmental risk, which serve only to benefit the multi-national oil companies, have no place in a free, democratic and sensible society such as ours.

As a distinguished representative of the people, it is absolutely essential that you demonstrate, especially in these times of great distrust, that our politicians are working hard to defend our rights against private interests.

Thank you very much,

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On-off Catalans’ vote goes ahead, says Mas THE Catalan regional government this week performed an incredible aboutturn on the thorny subject of its proposed independence.

Artur Mas, President of the region, announced on Monday that plans for a contested referendum on 9th November, in defiance of the Spanish Government, had been called off.

Then, just 24 hours later, Mas said the vote was back on because he believed he could employ a different legal framework to proceed.

The initial “consultation” vote, called by the Catalan leader, was suspended by the Constitutional Court last month after a challenge by the central government - a process that could take years to resolve.

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, at loggerheads with Mas over the issue, earlier welcomed reports that the vote had been called off.

His government has portrayed the vote as an actual referendum

and argues that it cannot be held without the consent of the Spanish state. But many Catalans argue that their wealthy region, comprising 7.5 million people, contributes more to the Spanish economy than it gets back through central government funds.

Like other Spanish

regions, it enjoys a degree of autonomy. But campaigners accuse Madrid of seeking to undermine Catalan recently in favour of Spanish as the main language of instruction in schools.

On Monday evening, the vote was definitely off. But the following, dramatic morning

at government house in Barcelona, Mas told reporters the vote would still be held, featuring the same two questions about independence within Spain and full independence.

“The vote on 9th November can be considered the preparatory vote before the defini-

PP’s Credit-card scandal THE Caja Madrid credit-card scandal - involving members of the Spanish Government’s ruling PP party - could prove the downfall of a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief.

The PP has pledged to investigate the case of the opaque credit cards “to its last consequences”.

Party sources said they were not ruling out expelling all PP members found to have abused their privileges, which could potentially include

ex-IMF head Rodrigo Rato - a party heavyweight who served as Economy Minister and Deputy PM in the early 2000s.

Most of the 86 executives or board members of the regional savings bank, and its follow-up lender Bankia, caught up in the scandal, belong to the centreright party, although there are also Socialist, United Left and labour union representatives on the list. Revelations about alleged abuse of representation expenses has already triggered a cascade of resignations and dismissals.

But should Rato be expelled from the PP, it would be the most politically-significant

move by far, given his national and international relevance.

The Tax authorities are said to have known about Caja Madrid’s undeclared expense accounts, which were believed to be a bottomless money pit for Spain’s political parties. Now, they will probe credit-card use at all Ibex’s 35 companies.

Rato, who had ambitions to run for Prime Minister, lost out to Mariano Rajoy in internal party decisions. He ran the IMF between June 2004 and November 2007, and was also chairman of Caja Madrid and Bankia.

Only Rajoy could make the decision

to expel Rato, but everything suggests that social pressure is so great, and the political distance between both men so large, that the decision has probably been made already.

The PP is feeling pressure from opposition Socialists and the unions, both of which have announced that they will expel members ensnared in the scandal, which involves 15.5 million euros in allegedly misused funds.

“We understand the citizens’ indignation and feel the same way, said PP official Carlos Floriano. “We are the first to feel incensed.”

tive one,” he said. The “definitive” vote, he added, would be a new election in Catalonia.

The vote is to be run by volunteers and will have no formal electoral roll, leading local analyst Josep Ramoneda to regard it as “a bit pathetic”.

Mas, outlining the preparations for the vote, said: “There will be ballots and ballot boxes. We can’t apply the decree to hold a referendum, but it will be possible to vote.

“Catalan municipal buildings will be used for the vote, so Spanish government support will not be required.”

Mas insisted: “The Catalan government has jurisdiction over consulting popular opinion.”

And he had firm words for Spain and Rajoy, who has refused to countenance a Scottish-style referendum in Catalonia.

“The real adversary is the Spanish state, which has done everything to stop us voting,” said the Catalan chief.

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans have protested on the streets in recent weeks, demanding their own vote. Polls suggest that most Catalans favour holding the vote, but are just about

evenly split on independence.

Support for the vote has increased among the huge number of Catalan residents following Spain’s economic crisis.

With about 16% of the Spanish population and a distinct language and culture, Catalonia is one of Spain’s richest and most independentminded regions.

Meanwhile, Rajoy told the press at an informal meeting on Sunday that he was available “to sit down and talk” with Mas - “as long as it is for something”.

The Prime Minister has not spoken with his Catalan adversary since 30th July, when they met for over two hours at La Moncloa Palace.

The Popular Party leader had pledged in a digital newspaper article that he would maintain “bridges of dialogue” over the sovereignty drive in the region.

Rajoy’s remarks revealed that there had been no dialogue in any form between the PM and the Catalan leader since Mas signed the decree calling the selfrule referendum on 27th September.

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Shock death of Puerto Mayor AS we go to press, it has been confirmed that the Mayor of Puerto de la Cruz, Marcos Brito, died early yesterday morning (Thursday) at his home.

It is understood that his body was found by two members of his backroom team, who called at his home after he failed to show for work.

The Canary Coalition politician was set to chair a number of meetings and worried staff had been unable to contact him. There is no official confirmation, but it is believed that Sr Brito died from a heart attack.

Santa Cruz Mayor José Manuel Bermúdez expressed his condolences, saying: “Marcos was my good friend and was a good ally to the Tenerife Cabildo.

“My fellow Mayor has been a remarkable

servant to both Puerto de la Cruz and the Cabildo, where he was highly valued. He had great commitment, was full of effort and enthusiasm. He was a tireless worker and his death comes a complete surprise.”

Marcos Brito was born in Valverde, El Hierro, in 1940 and, from a young age, was keen on politics. His first political responsibility came in 1971 when he entered the Town Hall in Puerto de la Cruz as Third Deputy Mayor

Flu jabs at the ready THE great winter flu vaccination has begun in the Canary Islands - and the local health minister is well prepared.

He has revealed that nearly 900,000 euros has been spent on 225,000 doses of influenza vaccine and 12,000 doses of influenza vaccine with adjuvant, which is used for the elderly. This is alongside 20,000 doses of pneumococcal vaccine.

The Canarian Government has been busy promoting the campaign through TV commercials, radio adverts, posters and various big-board displays. The message is: ‘Protection is better than a cure’.

In the 2013-2014 vaccination campaign, some 259,980 people over the age of 65 were given a jab. That works out at

around 55% of those who could claim a flu jab.

It was a huge increase from the 37% just a year earlier, but there is still work to do. The World Health Organisation has set the “developed world” a 75% target.

In other groups, usually the chronically ill, with a target population around 240,000 people, 47,580 doses were administered, compared with 25,572 in the previous season. And 548 pregnant women were vaccinated in their health centres.

In health personnel, with a target population of 25,573 people, 4,113 doses were administered with a coverage of 16.98%, compared with 3,606 in the previous season, with a coverage of 14%. The desirable rate of vaccination in this group is around 60%.

The flu vaccination

could reduce 50% of deaths in Spain as a result of this disease, which accounts for around 2,000 direct deaths annually, although some health professionals believe the actual total is closer to 5,000.

Ministers, keen to get the vaccination figures up, believe there are a few reasons why there are not more flu jabs administered.

One of the biggest reasons is that many people do not believe the disease is so serious, and also that the vaccine has dangerous side-effects. Both beliefs are untrue.

The most common reason for dodging the jab is discomfort from the needle. This can last for two days, but is a small price to pay in light of the long-term benefits.

Those wishing to have the jab should speak with their doctor.

under Felipe Machado Gonzalez Chavez.

During the Seventies, he held several senior positions, including a

spell as interim Mayor in 1979.

He withdrew from political activity for eight years and graduated in Philosophy, becoming a lecturer. But he returned in 1987 as an important member of the Cabildo.

At various times, he was Minister for Culture, Heritage and Education. During his eight years, he worked particularly hard on improving the quality and number of museums.

In 1995, he went back to his roots and ran for Mayor of Puerto de la Cruz - and won with a sizeable majority. He failed to be re-elected in 1999, but he dusted himself down and, sticking to his beliefs, regained the Mayoral role in 2003.

Tenerife Cabildo President Carlos Alonso said: “Today is a very sad day for every-

one. Marcos was a good man, passionate about politics and the municipality, to which he devoted every hour of the day - in many cases sacrificing his personal life.

“I want to send the sincerest condolences from everyone in the Municipality to his family. Over the years, I was able to share with him the concerns and passions of Puerto de la Cruz.

“Today, I deeply regret they he cannot continue with these projects. But we will work with intensity and focus on improving the lives of everyone with his memory.”

The Cabildo leader added: “We always look to the future and we will honour his memory through work, with involvement and enthusiasm to achieve the goals he always wanted to achieve.”

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Libraries wired into system ADEJE’S libraries have signed up to the eBiblio Canarias - the electronic booklending platform operated by the Canarian Libraries network, BICA.

The service is available online at http://canarias. ebiblio.es and users will be given information on how to use the service.

Adeje Libraries Councillor Juan Desiderio Afonso Ruiz said: “With this initiative, local residents can now access a service via a technological platform, which will allow them borrow books online and read on a number of different devices - smart phones, tablets, laptops, or ebook readers.

“Furthermore, the project will encourage the use of devices in the world of learning and training, he added.

The eBiblio Canarias platform enables users to read e-books through the internet via stream-

ing, by cloud (with the right applications) or in your computer or reader.

Users can access the free service with iOS or Android, but they must be members of a library which is part of the Canarian Libraries network, such as the public library in Adeje Cultural Centre.

Once in the web page, use is relatively easy, and near the top right-hand corner is a button to change the language of the page into English.

Each user will need an email and password, which you can request from any of the participating public libraries.

Once signed in, you can access the catalogue, browse by title, author or subject.

And when you have found a book you’d like to read, simply follow the borrowing procedure and the book is available for 21 days.

The project has been promoted by the Spanish Ministry for Education, Culture and Sport, in conjunction with the regional department of culture, sport and social politics.

Watch out, there’s a phone thief about...

THE Guardia Civil have been busy this week, busting gangs in Tenerife who have been targeting trusting or lazy phoneowners.

In the last few days alone, they have had success in Granadilla and Santa Cruz, dismantled gangs who steal the latest phones and send them to the mainland.

Here in the South of the island, 11 people were arrested in one raid in the Añaza neighbourhood, about 9km outside Santa Cruz-.

Of those arrested, four are women between 22 and 59, all residents of Añaza, and the rest are seven men aged between 23 and 36 years, of which two are residents of Santa Cruz, two of Adeje, three of La Laguna.

The Guardia Civil also recovered a number of stolen cars and other personal property.

It is understood that the gangs worked a variety of cons. Some of them simply surfed bar tops, while others lifted from open handbags.

In San Isidro, two robbers used the safe method in mobile phone shops. One thief would browse a range of phones as another ran in, grabbed the high-end examples and dashed out.

Police say they acted with remarkable speed and professionalism, ignoring alarm systems and surveillance cameras and masking their faces.

During the investigation, police discovered that some of the stolen phones were being used in various parts of the Island, especially in the Añaza area.

That information led to the “special investi-

gation”, enabling police to track down each individual phone which was activated.

They used this data and, along with phone

companies, mobile geographical locators and old-fashioned leg work, they were able to follow the gangs.

The police work paid

off when they were able to ‘follow’ the stolen path of the phones as they were sold on. Most of the stolen merchandise was sold on to third

parties, both here and on the mainland.

Some of the phones had been sold through web pages as secondhand goods at very low prices. Some of the higher-end phones were so cheap that police felt it was obvious to the “purchaser” why they were available at such a price.

Therefore, some of these people have been charged with offences of receiving and operating stolen phones.

Police feel that by prosecuting those who purchase goods via websites at clearly ridiculous prices, they are sending a message about the dangers of knowingly buying stolen items.

Meanwhile, police are asking the public to be vigilant with their phones as they remain easy prey for thieves, even with the aid of modern detection technology.

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School founder’s tragic farewell CHRIS GREEN, founder and headmaster of Wingate School, passed away this week after a battle with cancer.

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The scare flare

WELL, it’s good to see we are all still here and not wiped out by the scare virus. I saw someone today walking around Las Americas with a mask on.

It reminded me of one drunken night in 1994. I “met” a girl who was a writer for Cosmo or one of those “blouse” magazines.

She was telling me that they use to dream up some strange fashion “must wears” just for the giggle. They had a white board in the office and every time someone saw a girl wearing her “must wear”, she got a tick. First to 25 won the sweepstake.

There is a serious point to all this. I’ve lost track

of how many places have had a “suspected” case of the scare virus this week, only, thankfully, for it to be a false alarm.

I wonder how long before we suffer the same fate? And when that does happen, I wonder if the scaremongers and Chicken Little consider the consequences.

Think for one second.

A news story in the UK that says the following words.

Ebola. Tenerife.

People will be cancelling their holiday quicker than you can say there’s another shark attack in Egypt.

On a lighter note, rumours of the death of The Greatest turned out to be just that. And to prove it, he posted a lovely selfie that had me smiling all week. God bless Ali!

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The school released the following statement: With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Mr Christopher Green, the Headmaster of Wingate School.

Mrs Margaret Green started Wingate, originally called The English School, in 1982 with just seven students, with Mr Green becoming the first Headmaster two years later.

Renaming the school after his boyhood hero, Wingate has been in the heart of Cabo Blanco ever since. Both the village and the school have grown exponentially over the years.

Mr Green successfully guided the school through the good and sometimes challenging times, but always with the same ethos at its core of strong family values and Christian ethics.

His legacy is the caring, thriving and growing community that is Wingate today. These values will continue to shape the school.

Mr Green was one of the founder members of NABSS - National Association of British Schools in Spain - which now has well over 100 members.

He was integral in the setting-up and influential in the running of this organisation, and he remained so until very recently.

He was a man who helped shape thousands of young people, many often revisiting the school as adults, or sending their own children to be taught at Wingate. He

was a pillar of the community, a support and mentor to many, but an inspiration to us all.

Our love, thoughts and prayers are with Margaret, Damien and Jonathan.

Former students and teachers took to Twitter to pay tribute. Leon Cormack wrote: “Just heard my school friend and headmaster passed away. You will be dearly missed. Thoughts go out to his family. He was an amazing teacher and mentor. RIP Chris Green.”

Maggie Lennard said: “My first employer in Tenerife, and the reason I first came here as an ambitious graduate in 1988. I remember the job interview at Nikko Securities, opposite New Scotland Yard. I remember the terrible phone connection we had when I was offered the job. I remember the remote-control débâcle when he couldn’t get the video of the school to play … I remember the day he broke his little finger playing basketball on the top playground, when my ex tripped him up (his signature was never quite the same after that day). I remember him rearranging the timetable so I could teach Year 7,8 and 9 maths and girls’ PE in the afternoons only, when I started working nights.

Christopher Thomas Green - RIP You shaped the person I became.

For that I thank you.”

Sometimes a person’s own words best describes his vision. On the Wingate webpage, Chris wrote these welcome words: Margaret and I founded the school in 1982. For the first two years I con-

tinued to work as Headmaster of the Yeoward School in Puerto de la Cruz whilst Margaret was left literally “holding the baby” of the very small new school.

At first, with our seven pupils, we were known as The English School, which was later christened Wingate in memory of Orde Wingate, a boyhood hero of mine.

Along with the help we have had over the years from so many people too numerous to name individually - we are happy to believe that we have created a quality First Language British school.

The majority of students have English as their first language, and most students take First Language English IGCSE exams.

Our curriculum is based on the British National Curriculum, which is taught by fully-qualified, caring and, we hope, inspiring teachers.

We expect good behaviour and manners from all students with a respect for themselves, elders and peers, and sincerely hope that our policies inspire parents to feel confident and secure that their children are in good hands.

Your Emails Dear Editor, A couple of weeks ago I lost my son, Craig Andrew Coleby, who many people knew from the Kandi Lounge in Puerto Colon.

I would like to say several “thank-yous” to those who helped support me during the dark days, and with the funeral.

I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Pastor Bill Jeffrey for the lovely service at Adeje Church - a fantastic job!

Also, thanks to Nicola and Andy Washbrook, who gave great support in arranging the funeral, plus Fran and Alan Garfitt, who have been a tower of strength for me during this painfully-sad time.

And Nigel Ross produced a great eulogy to Craig, who would have had a giggle at that.

Thanks go to Craig’s son, Adam (a wonderful grandson to me), who also spoke highly on his dad’s behalf, and Rumple, who was like a brother to Craig - and his Mum and Dad, Caroline and John, who travelled from the UK to lend their support.

Also, thanks to all the friends, too many to mention, and all the staff at Kandi Lounge. You have given me such great support in pulling me through this painful time. And Craig truly got the send-off he deserved.

Finally, on the day, we asked people to put into the hat, all donations going to Cancer Research.

And with small contributions, we raised 160 euros for a great cause.

And we will continue to have charity events each month, all for Cancer Research.

So thank you all again.

Maureen Coleby

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National Day with that Royal flavour SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attended Sunday’s military parade, saluting the country’s National Day and presided over by the King and Queen of Spain.

Personnel from all three Armed Forces, together with the Spanish Guardia Civil, took part in the parade, as well as a number of veterans from these forces.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia were also accompanied by prominent Government ministers, plus various national, regional and local dignitaries.

The celebrations began with the arrival of the royal couple to Plaza de Neptuno, where they received the official honours. His Majesty then inspected the Battallion of the Royal Guard.

After paying homage to the National Flag and tribute to those who have laid down their lives for Spain, the Patrulla Águila - made up of seven C-101 aircraft from the Spanish Air Force Academy - performed a fly-past, displaying the colours of the national flag.

The aerial procession began with a fly-past performed by two F-18 aircraft from the 12th Wing. A series of fighter jets then overflew the parade area: a Eu-

rofighter from the 11th Wing, an F-18 from the 15th Wing and an F-5 from the 23rd Wing.

The display continued with a series of fly-pasts, performed by various groups, including the Frecche Tricolori of the Italian Air Force.

This was followed by a B-707 from the 47th Group.

The procession ended with a Super Puma helicopter from the 48th Wing, the Patrulla Aspa of the 78th Wing and the Patrulla Águila.

Under the command of General Conde, Head of the 12th Guadarrama Armoured Infantry Brigade, the parade began with the motorcycle section of the Royal Guard. This was followed by the Command and Military Staff of the 12th Guadarrama Armoured Infantry Brigade, which was followed by the Motorised Echelon formed by a Unit of Vet-

erans from the three Armed Forces and the Guardia Civil, as well as another of Volunteer Reserves.

The first marching group was led by a battalion of the Royal Guard and included the flags of the Royal Guard, the General Military Academy, the 12th Guadarrama Armoured Infantry Brigade, the Military Naval Academy, the Marine Corps Group of Madrid and the Air Force Academy, the General Air Force Headquarters Group and the Guardia Civil Officers Academy.

Also included were the flags of France, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, Portugal and Tunisia - some of the countries which, together with Spain, make up the 5+5 Defence Initiative.

The next section of the parade comprised a battalion of Spanish Navy cadets, a squad-

ron of Air Force cadets, a battalion of Army cadets and a mixed battalion from the Guardia Civil.

This was followed by a company from the Marine Corps Group of Madrid and a brigade of seamen from units stationed at the Rota

Naval base formed by the Navy battalion, followed by an Air Force Squadron comprising a wing from the General Headquarters Group and another mixed wing with personnel from the Cuatro Vientos, Getafe and Torrejón air bases.

A company from the Military Emergency Unit and another from the 1st Reserve and Security Group of the Guardia Civil then preceded the mixed battalion from the Army made up of a company from the 1st Parachutists Flag, another company from the 1st Immemorial Regiment of the King and, finally, a company from the 66th America Regiment from the Mountain Troops Command.

The 12th Guadarrama Armoured Infantry Bri-

gade formed a Battalion comprising a company from the 31st Mechanised Infantry Regiment of Asturias, another from the 61st Armoured Infantry Regiment of Alcázar de Toledo and a battery from the 12th Mobile Artillery Group.

The fourth and final group of marching units forming a specific section of the parade comprised the 7th Valenzuela Flag of the 3rd Don Juan de Austria Regiment of La Legión, based in Viator (Almeria), and the Tabor Tetuán from the 54th Ceuta Group of Regulars.

The military parade ended with mounted units from the Royal Battery and the Guardia Civil`s Mounted Squadron of the Reserve and Security Group.

Tourist toppers again!

THE Canary Islands remain the most popular tourist region in the European Union, with 89.3 million recorded overnight stays last year.

According to official figures published by Eurostat this week, two other Spanish regions also made the five favourite European destinations list: Cataluña

(70.5m overnight stays) and the Balearic Islands (65.3m).

It is an impressive feat, especially considering the competition.

The Paris metropolitan area (77.5m) and the Croatian Hrvatska Jadranska region (61.8m) make up the top five.

Among the 20 most popular tourist regions in the EU were two other Spanish destinations Andalucia, in eighth place (about 54m) and Valencia, 12th with 39

million. Of the other top 20 EU tourist regions, six were in Italy, five in France as well as the UK (London), Austria (Tyrol) and Germany (Ober Bayern).

According to the Eurostat report, Madrid, with 11.6%, is among the European capitals with the highest proportion of citizens from outside the EU in the total population, There is nothing between other major capital cities Paris, London and Berlin who registered 10%.

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Beauties battling for the Miss Sur crown AS we come towards the end of the Adeje Festival, one of the highlights and most popular event is upon us: the annual Miss Sur competition takes place tonight (Friday) at 9.30pm in the Plaza de España.

This is the third Miss Sur event and is set to be the biggest and best yet. Entry is free and 22 lovely ladies will fight it out for the title. The candidates are from various parts of South Tenerife and are representing different councils and businesses.

The candidates, in order of appearance, are: Tatjana Rodríguez, Ainoa Cano, Yareli Luis, Genny Pierucci, Paula Díez, Verónica López,

Blanca Varela, Elba Rodríguez, Estefany Abad, Serenella Ferreri, Luna Hibner, Lorena Medina, Naomi Ferreri, Alessandra Santagata, Dayana Cancio, Adriana González, Judith Miguélez, Isamar Rosa, Gisella Araya, Ariadna Fortes, Gara Ramos

and Rebeca Solana.

The competition, directed and managed by Sandro Pérgola, will also include performances

by Ainhoa Aguilar, La Isla Music and the band GDM. The women will be wearing swimwear from Javier Aguilar Couture,

casual clothing Bualá and evening

by Geyma Bodas.

Adeje Mayor Miguel Rodríguez

from wear José Fra-

ga (pictured with his Council’s entrant, Judith Miguelez) will be in attendance.

He said: “we are de-

lighted to support the event as this helps bring together different elements of our diverse society, and underlines how we value all facets of our people”.

He added that the event also allows local clothing stores and designers and other businesses to collaborate and promote themselves together on one stage.

The organisers stress that this isn’t simply a beauty contest but is also a promotion of the area and the community.

The winner will receive a cruise on the Royal Caribbean and the chance to work in the world of fashion with the Joa Rubio and BeWater agency.

Children’s playgrounds are made much safer ADEJE Council has spent some 30,000 euros on improvements to the borough’s 34 parks and children’s public playgrounds.

Work completed includes repairs and painting, as well as the replacement of playground items such as swings, slides, see-saws, etc.

In many cases, the surfacing was changed for a safer, more secure base

for children, and railings and safety barriers were also installed.

Park benches and other urban furniture was also upgraded or replaced where necessary.

Esther Rivero Vargas, Parks Garden Councillor, said: “We are working to meet the demands and needs of our younger residents.

“The work undertaken so far was down to general wear and tear, and all parks in the borough in need of attention were included in the reconditioning drive.”

Among the parks to benefit were those in La Caleta, Tijoco Alto, César Manrique and Los Olivos-Tierra Lavada and El Madroñal.

The Councillor added: “These parks are open to the public daily, and are cleaned and kept in condition throughout the year.

“This work is important for these leisure zones, and, hopefully, they will meet the demands of our children.”

Adeje’s public parks are open from 9am until 10pm daily.

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Kim back in public eye

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jongun, who had disappeared under the radar since 3rd September, re-emerged on Monday.

The 32-year-old was photographed giving “field guidance” at a newly-built scientists’ residential district. And the country’s Rodong Sinmun daily newspaper carried several pictures.

His absence led to wide speculation about his health. Some observers said Mr Kim could be suffering from gout, or problems in his hip joint. Others even questioned whether he was still in control of the state.

But official media cited unspecified personal “discomfort” as grounds for Mr Kim’s absence from public view.

The still photographs rendered it impossible to know how easily Kim Jong-un was walking, if at all. He could simply have been standing for the photographer’s ben-

efit. It was also impossible to tell if the stick was to aid an untreated continuation of the previous ailment, or to help him after surgery.

What the pictures clearly show, though, is that he is still at the centre of power.

One of the acolytes is Hwang Pyong-so, the general who led a delegation to South Korea 10 days ago.

Then, some of the wilder speculation was that this might have signified the military leader was actually in control.

On Sunday, North Korea’s ambassador to London told the BBC that Mr Kim was in good health.

The KCNA news agency said that Mr Kim was briefed on the Wisong Scientists Residential District “before a map showing its bird’s-eye view”.

The agency added: “Looking over the exterior of the apartment houses and public buildings, decorated with diverse coloured tiles, Mr Kim expressed great satisfaction, saying they

looked very beautiful.”

It also said that Mr Kim visited the newly-built Natural Energy Institute of the State Academy of Sciences.

During his absence, Mr Kim missed two highprofile public events: the 10th October anniversary of the establishment of the Korean Worker’s Party, and the 9th September Foundation Day of the North Korean State.

Analysts said they were two days in the political calendar when the leader would be expected to make an appearance.

Kim Jong-un took office on the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, in December 2011 and was quickly named head of the party, state and army.

In 2012 he was appointed marshal - the highest military rank - following a high-level military reshuffle.

Then, in December 2013, Mr Kim purged and executed his uncle, Chang Song-thaek, whom state media said had been plotting a coup.

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A big traditional end to the Adeje Festival ADEJE’S Patronal Festival 2014, which has been based on “ c o n v i v e n c i a” , or togetherness, ends this weekend (18th -19th Oct) with the Folklore Festival tomorrow (Saturday) and the Romería, on Sunday.

Tomorrow, the 30th Festival de Folklore Villa de Adeje will present Un alma, una fe, un anhelo (A soul, a faith, a yearning), with a group from Adeje Municipal Folklore School, and the Lus Yerbatus Cultural Association, from Bimenes in Austria, also taking part.

The show tells the story of a young man from an agricultural background who, in 1940, leaves these shores for the Americas in search of a better life.

The wider theme of emigration is explored through the music of the continents, looking at the hopes and dreams of those who went and the pain of leaving family behind.

The evening’s events begin at 9pm in the Plaza de España, to

be followed by a street party with music from the popular Sensación Gomera.

On Sunday, final day of the Festival, there will be a Cattle Fair in the

Plaza del Cerco (beside the main post office) from 10am to midday. And in betwen, at 11am, a special Mass will be held in the parish church in the Calle

Grande, with the offering of locally-grown produce to the Borough’s “patrons” - Our Lady of the Incarnation, Saint Ursula and Saint Sebastian.

The Adeje “romería”, or pilgrim march, will see 12 floats pulled by harnessed animals. Folk groups from various parts of the Island are taking part, as are local associations from Adeje and neighbouring boroughs.

And all those participating must be dressed in traditional costume.

The Adeje cultural department also invites householders along the street to decorate their balconies in traditional form to add to the atmosphere.

The Adeje romería has a long, established tradition and every year, residents and visitors to the borough enjoy the day, happy to accept the offer of wine and food from the floats.

Fun and tradition combine to make this a colourful family event.

And if you are driving to the town and are early enough, you should be able to park near the health centre, or in the cemetery car park, and walk up to the Calle Grande before the events start.

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Liberal Catholic leaders tolerate gay community SENIOR clerics meeting in Rome have called on the Catholic Church to adopt a positive stance on homosexuality.

A preliminary report, written by bishops reviewing Catholic family teachings at a Vatican synod convened

by Pope Francis, said homosexuals had “gifts and qualities to offer”.

The report does not challenge the Church’s long-held opposition to same-sex marriage, but some gay rights groups have hailed it as a breakthrough. Other Conservative groups have rejected the report, one labelling it a “betrayal”.

More than 200 bishops have been taking part in the synod, called by Pope Francis to debate controversial issues such as abortion, con-

traception, homosexuality and divorce.

Monday’s report, issued midway through the two-week meeting,

said: “Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer to the Christian community. Are we capable of welcoming

these people, guaranteeing to them a fraternal space in our communities?”

The Pope’s emphasis

on concentrating upon positive rather than negative aspects of human sexuality seems to have won over many bishops at the synod.

His predecessor, Pope Benedict, referred to homosexual relationships as “intrinsically disordered” in a 1986 Vatican document, when he was chief theological adviser to Pope John Paul II. But Pope Francis told journalists returning from last year’s Catholic Youth Festival in Rio de Janeiro: “If a person seeks God and has goodwill, then who am I to judge?”

Pope Francis who was elected to lead the Church in 2013 after his predecessor, Benedict XI, retired, is the first pontiff to have used the word “gay” in public rather than referring to “homosexuals”.

The document adds: “Without denying the moral problems connected to homosexual

unions, it has to be noted that there are cases in which mutual aid to the point of sacrifice constitutes a precious support in the life of the partners.”

Human Rights Campaign, a leading US gay rights organisation, said the document set a “dramatic new tone”. And London-based Catholic gay rights group Quest called parts of it a “breakthrough”.

But Voice Of The Family, a conservative Roman Catholic organisation, rejected the interim report as a “betrayal”.

The group’s co-founder, John Smeaton, said it was “”one of the worst official documents drafted in Church history”.

A survey launched by Pope Francis last year suggested that the majority of Catholics rejected Church teaching on issues such as sex and contraception.

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Golden goose keeps laying!

CRISIS? What crisis? Or maybe you prefer ‘The rich are getting richer’? Pick your cliché, but what is a fact is there are more millionaires than ever before.

And not by just a couple of extra lottery winners. The number of millionaires in Spain reached 465,000 in the middle of this year, representing an increase of 24% over the same period of 2013, according to the World

Wealth Report 2014 released by Credit Suisse.

Its data indicates that this year, the number of millionaires has grown by double the 2013 increase of 13%.

The number of millionaires in Spain (those with more than a million dollars, 740,000 euros) has grown by 89,000.

And for those called the “Ultra High Net Worth Individuals”, people with more than $50m, or about 40 million euros, there are 1,766 “ultras”.

With respect to the

net wealth of households, with data up to the middle of this year, the increase was 15% above the European average, and a total year-on-year improvement in real terms of 10.6%.

According to the study, this is down to the revaluation of equity markets and the appreciation of the euro.

And the average wealth per adult in Spain - and this does seem a little odd - reached 106,000 euros.

This is about $135,000.

The European average is $145,977 while

the world average is $56,000, or 44,000 euros.

“Wealth” figures calculate things like equity in houses, value of cars, share portfolio and household contents.

Credit Suisse says the people of Spain are at a medium level of wealth because the richest 10% own 55.6% of the wealth, similar to Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal and the UK. However, it recognises that between 2000 and 2014, this has slightly increased the percentage of wealth held by

the richest 10%. This trend has been accentuated in the years 2007-2014.

Credit Suisse forecasts indicate that household wealth will increase by about 40% over the next five years, from $263bn or 207bn euros in 2014 to 369bn 290bn euros in 2019.

Among the factors that will increase, the study points to emerging countries, whose contribution to the world’s wealth would be 21% in 2019. At that time, China will represent 10% of global wealth, compared with

8% which represents today.

Despite the strength of China, the United States would remain top of the standings with an aggregate of $114bn in 2019 wealth.

In terms of average wealth, Switzerland is also in first place with a new maximum of $581,000 per adult, which is about 457,000 euros.

Credit Suisse estimates that in the next five years, the number of millionaires worldwide will grow 53% to reach 53.2 million in 2019.

Gibraltar set to adopt Scotland’s voting age

G I B R A LTA R ’ S Government has proposed lowering the voting age in the tiny-contested British outpost on Spain’s southern shore from 18 to 16.

The move follows last month’s independence

referendum in Scotland, when voters aged 16 and above were allowed to cast their ballots.

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said in a statement: “With the referendum in Scotland having included 16-year-old voters, any future referenda in the UK and Gibraltar are likely to have such a franchise.

“As a result, it is clear to us that voting at general elections should also be extended to those who are 16 and over.

“The 16-year-olds I know are responsible young adults who know what they want and what they stand for.

They have a lot to contribute, and their voice should be heard at elec-

tion time.” Picardo’s Socialist-Liberal alliance holds 10 of the 17 seats in Gibraltar’s assembly, which means the proposal is just about nailed on.

And if approved, Gibraltar will become one of a handful of territories or nations with a voting age of just 16, joining Austria, Brazil, Cuba and Nicaragua.

The next Gibraltar elections, in an enclave of 30,000 people which occupies a strategic spot at the western neck of the Mediterranean, are scheduled to take place by April 2016.

Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht, but Madrid has long argued that it should be returned to Span-

ish sovereignty. Britain refuses to hand it back against the wishes of Gibraltarians.

Nearly 99% of the population rejected sharing sovereignty with Spain in a November 2002 referendum.

Gibraltar is self-governing in internal affairs, with Britain responsible mainly for defence and foreign affairs.

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Toyota’s 1.75m faults

TOYOTA is in in the wars again, recalling 1.75 million vehicles worldwide because of faulty brake installations and fuel component issues.

The latest brake defect is found in some models of Toyota’s Crown Majesta, as well as the Noah and Voxy models produced between June 2007 and 2012.

The Japanese carmaker said it was not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities caused by this defect.

But it would not comment on how much the latest recall will cost it.

In an email to the BBC, Toyota offered a

breakdown of its recall into three separate issues.

Some 802,000 vehicles globally had a faulty brake system, which could crack and result in the brake fluid leaking.

This recall affects the Crown Majesta, Crown, Noah and Voxy models, all produced between June 2007 and June 2012. Toyota will replace a rubber seal ring in the master cylinder to prevent brake fluid from leaking. If brake fluid has already leaked, the brake booster will be replaced.

In another set of recalls announced at the

same time, Toyota said 759,000 vehicles globally had a faulty fuel-delivery pipe system, which could lead to a leak and increase the risk of the motor catching fire. The issue applies to various Lexus models.

The company also disclosed that around 190,000 vehicles had faulty fuel-suction plates in them, which could lead to a fuel leak and increase the risk of the cars catching fire.

This recall affects vehicles in Japan only, specifically the Corolla Rumion and Auris models manufactured between October 2006 and Octo-

ber 2014.

Last month, Toyota recalled 690,000 Tacoma pick-up trucks in the US because of a potential vulnerability in the vehicles’ suspension systems.

In April this year, Toyota issued a recall of 6.4 million cars worldwide because of several issues, including problems with the airbag cable and windscreenwiper motors not working properly.

The latest recalls came to light after the close of trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Before the news, Toyota shares closed up by 0.2% at £35 apiece.

FAMILIES in the Canary Islands spent an average of 600 euros on electricity and other fuels in 2013, representing 3.5% of the average household expenditure in that year.

And, remarkably, the Canaries is one of the regions having the lowest effect on the family budget.

On average Spanish families spent 1,100 euros a year, which is 4,9% of family costs in 2013.

According to a study, this sum paid out for energy in the home last year was 4% lower than in 2012, although the bill was up 6% from 2010.

The average household expenditure on gas in 2013 was below 250 euros, 1.8% less than in the previous year. And contrary to what hap-

pens with electricity, the average expenditure on gas fell by 8.4% compared with 2010.

But while the Spanish average fell by almost 4%, there were nine provinces which showed an upward trend. And seven of them belong to Castilla and León. Only Palencia and Leon escaped an increase on household energy.

However, Soria households suffered the biggest rise, with 10% (about 135 euros), reaching 1,480 euros per year per family.

Energy bills are cheaper in the Canary Islands because the tax is considerably lower and, of course, there is a lower demand for heating.

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New flavour in Scotland as Sturgeon replaces Salmond NICOLA Sturgeon is set to replace Alex Salmond as leader of the SNP and Scotland’s First Minister - the only female to hold that office.

The Glasgow Southside Scottish MP is the natural choice because she is Salmond’s current Deputy, and the country’s Deputy First Minister.

Ms Sturgeon, the only person to put her name forward as a candidate, ahead of Wednesday’s 9am deadline, will formally take over the leadership next month.

Mr Salmond announced he was stepping down after his bitter disappointment at losing last month’s independence referendum.

Ms Sturgeon pledged to lead a “strong and competent government in a powerhouse parliament” and plans to hold a series of rallies across Scotland.

The events will be targeting the 50,000 new SNP members, signed up since the referendum.

The tour will begin in Edinburgh on 29th October, end in Aberdeen on 7th December, and will include an major show on 22nd November at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro, which seats 12,000 people.

“Our new members bring a new energy and dynamism - and not just to the SNP,” said a buoyant Ms Sturgeon.

“They are also a po-

tent force, who can help Scotland progress as a country. I am looking forward to meeting as many of our new recruits as possible, and sharing with them my vision for the future.

“The tour of Scotland also sets the template for the kind of first minister I want to be: open, accessible and determined to work with others across the political divide to find common cause and build a better country.”

Ms Sturgeon regards Mr Salmond as her mentor, having served as his deputy since 2007, and there is great mutual respect between them.

She admits she would have “relished” a leadership contest, but is

“honoured” to have been chosen by the party as its leader.

Asked what she would do if the Westminster parties failed to deliver on substantial devolution, Ms Sturgeon said: “If Westminster renege on those promises, then it is not a case of what I will do to them but a case of what the Scottish people will do.

“They would ensure Westminster parties would pay a heavy, heavy electoral price.”

Andrew Black, the BBC’s Scotland political reporter, said: “The No vote in September’s independence referendum was a bitter blow for the SNP, but Ms Sturgeon is now trying to show that her party is

ready to move on from defeat.

“How will she do that?

First up, with a pledge to hold David Cameron to his word and deliver substantial new powers to the devolved Scottish Parliament.

“Ms Sturgeon is also looking to capitalise on the massive surge in SNP membership up from 25,000 on 18th September to more than 80,000 and rising by going on a Scottish tour to show she’s the leader, not just of her party, but of the whole nation.

“Apart from that, Ms Sturgeon will still have Scotland’s devolved government to run and, beyond that, will be taking the SNP into the

Air pollution rife in Spain

AROUND 16.8 million people in Spain - some 36% of the population - are breathing polluted air.

The present levels exceed the EU’s legal limits, according to the latest air-quality study by the European Environment Agency.

The Annual Air Quality Report, drafted by the green group Ecologists in Action, and using 2013 data, warns that if stricter recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) are taken as a standard, then 95% of Spanish citizens have been exposed to unhealthy pollution levels.

The new document, which used official data from 705 measuring stations, notes that the most problematic pollutants are nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, tropospheric ozone and particulate matter.

And diesel engines are a major source of pollution in cities. Ángel Ceballos,

one of the report’s co-ordinators, said: “International health authorities estimate the number of premature deaths in Spain at 20,000 a year through complications arising from air pollution.”

Worryingly, this figure is 12 times higher than road-accident fatalities.

2016 Scottish election, in which the party will seek an unprecedented third term in office.”

He added: “Before that, her first electoral test comes with the UK election next May - a contest in which the SNP will be seeking to send MPs to a parliament which, it says, has failed to serve the people of Scotland, yet plays a vital role in delivering more powers to Holyrood.

“And yes, there will be questions about whether there should have been an SNP leadership contest, rather than Ms Sturgeon standing as the sole candidate. But in reality, there wasn’t

really any other name in the frame to succeed Alex Salmond.

“Ms Sturgeon says her main focus is on strengthening the powers of the Scottish Parliament, and holding her old adversaries - the Conservatives - to account.”

The new party leader will be formally announced next at next month’s SNP conference.

During a Scottish Trades Union Congress event in Glasgow, Mr Salmond said: “I think she will be an outstanding leader of the Scottish National Party, and an outstanding First Minister of Scotland.”

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By Mike Walsh Many will remember Sir. John Harvey Jones.

The television’s business guru was much admired for his no-nonsense approach to identifying and resolving business problems.

His approach to business was very much that of our own columnist, Mike Walsh.

For 20 years, Mike Walsh was senior business assessment manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen.

Considered the UK’s most prestigious quality assurance regulatory body, Guild members include Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Harrods, the Ritz, the El Parador Hotels of Spain.

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GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A big HEALTH CHECK

Businesses need health checks just as much as people do. Here he sets out three overviews that might healthcheck your business, offer solutions to problems or simply inspire you.

SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING Why do you think the bookies have six paying in tills but only one that pays out. For me, gambling is a mug’s game. Then, during a moment’s reflection I had to admit that I have gambled all of my life.

Every time I started a new job or business venture I speculated.

Each time I pull my plastic out and advertise in a newspaper or the radio I gamble on it being a success. We all have to advertise including those manufacturing household name brands.

If you don’t yell you don’t sell but how do you make your advertisement work for you?

There are no guarantees but you can increase the chances of it doing so.

Never blame the messenger. It is up to you to sell your business by making good use of an advertisement. Newspaper and Radio advertising departments will help you but the obligation to sell your service is yours.

Every salesman has heard the term, KISS. It is an acronym of ‘Keep it simple, stupid.’

In marketing reading time you have about 5-seconds to grab the reader’s attention and interest him enough to act: Check the content out. It should work to this plan. 1) Attention, 2) Interest, 3) Desire, 4) Action. (AIDA).

An advertisement or flier’s word content should never exceed 50 words. Keep to the point and remember to include contact details including directions, phone numbers, website link and email address. The advert is your shop window. Use it to lure them inside.

When customers need your service in future

they will refer back to it.

For this reason a regular advert in a newspaper or on radio is more cost effective than the occasional half page.

Suggest to readers that they cut your advert out and keep it.

Don’t advertise your business; instead advertise how your business can help readers. A special offer or discounts always attracts interest.

Look at what your rivals are advertising and sell something different.

Having attracted new clients treat them right and you will discover the best advertisement is word of mouth.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BODY LANGUAGE IN SELLING To succeed in selling awareness of body language is essential. Most are aware of sales terms like ‘buying signals’, ‘the close’ and ‘body language’. Do we really understand their importance? Let us look at body language. Well named, it means the positive or negative signals radiating from a client’s body language as you set out your stall.

Eye avoidance is clear indication of deceit.

When you meet and greet maintain eye contact with your client. If one has the upper hand during the handshake it suggests dominance.

Times up: If toes point the opposite way to the direction of his face he cannot wait to end the conversation.

When invited to take a seat if you take the

boss’s chair you have just lost the sale. Much the same if you focus unevenly on his wife or secretary. Try to position your seat so you are not directly opposite and if possible without a desk between you.

Never mind what your client says. He may nod approvingly but if his arms are folded or legs crossed with lowered chin he is negative and you can kiss the sale good-bye. Legs spaced apart with hands behind the neck are a strong buying signal.

Size matters. Watch the pupils of his eyes as you show him what is on offer. Enlarged pupils means the client likes what he or see sees. Reduced size means they are under-whelmed.

This is the reason why astute gamblers wear dark glasses. It is something we have no control over.

If your client scratches his nose or covers his mouth when talking, he is possibly being deceitful.

If he touches his sleeve, he is nervous.

An interested client will show an interest in what you are saying; asking questions that enable him to confirm his decision to buy is the right one.

One last thing: body language works both ways.

HOW TO CLOSE A SALE Closing a sale is stressful for most salesmen and women. Many sales books claim to offer the key to unlocking the secrets of closing a sale.

These tend to confuse the reader and make matters worse. Many a grown man loses it when the time comes to ask for the order.

Unless the client asked many questions I was able to reach the close in thirty-minutes. However, I could not figure out why one of my sales staff was taking up to two hours to explain the benefits of his product.

He was frightened of reaching the close so he avoided it until the client did.

The best advice I ever received on closing a sale could have been written on the back of my business card. ‘Ask for the order.’ Closing the sale really is that simple so why make a dog’s breakfast out of it. There is however one trick that will substantially increase your success rate when closing.

Clients are as hesitant of making a decision as the salesman is in asking for the order. Often a decision to buy will be put off and many ditherers have their excuses ready. Once they say no or tell you that they want to think about it the sale is not going to happen.

Never ever ask outright for the order but use instead the ‘either this or that’ close. When asking for an appointment the best approach is to suggest, “I have an hour on Monday morning or Wednesday afternoon.

Perhaps an hour in the evening might suit you better?”

Never say: “Can I help you?”

The response will invariable be: “No!”.

Ask instead, “How may I help you?” This will increase the chance s of a customer responding well as it is difficult to say no to that proposal.

The same rules apply when asking for the order. Always have an Option B to hand. “I think this plan would best suit your needs but the cheaper plan B is a good deal to. Which do you prefer?”

That close is also difficult to say no to. I have seen salesmen and women double and even treble their sales simply by using the ’either this or that’ close.

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Friday Friday Frida 06:00.............................Breakfast 09:15 .................. Rip Off Britain 10:00 ........... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 .......................... Saints and Scroungers

Secrets From The Sky ITV1, 20.00 The country’s most historic landmarks and glorious landscapes are explored from a bird’s eye view in Secrets From The Sky. Using an octocopter, a remote controlled helicopter carrying a camera, historian Bettany Hughes and aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson look down on sites of great historical interest to gain a fresh and revealing perspective and uncover further information about our ancestors.

Britain’s landscape is dotted with historical monuments such as Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, Stonehenge, Maiden Castle, Sutton Hoo, The Antonine Wall and Old Sarum in Wiltshire. The series investigates these monuments, revealing a new insight into our nation’s story and showing Britain’s stunning landscapes through fantastic aerial views.

By looking down on these sites from above, the clues on the ground can be linked together to uncover the full story locked in the landscape. The lumps and bumps in the ground can take on a different meaning when viewed from above.

In the first programme, Bettany and Ben explore Tintagel Castle and consider the archaeological evidence that it was once the home of the legendary King Arthur. They set out to investigate whether there is any truth in the myth and discover that the site was once linked to the richest trade networks in the world. They also learn that some ancient graffiti could reveal how the legend of Arthur began.

Tintagel Castle is located on a cliff top on the North Coast of Cornwall. It was first mentioned that Arthur was conceived there in a book written 900 years ago by a Welsh cleric called Geoffrey of Monmouth. Ben launches the octocopter to investigate the aerial view of the site. From the ground the castle looks like it would have been impenetrable but looking down on it from it the sky, Ben reveals it wasn’t actually a real castle at all.

He meets with English Heritage property manager Matt Ward, who tells Ben the castle was built in 1236 by Richard of Cornwall who wanted to build on what he thought was King Arthur’s birthplace. Matt reveals that the castle was built more for show than strategic defence.

Ben says: “So basically this castle is a medieval vanity project, a breathtaking piece of visual theatre so that Richard, Earl of Cornwall, could bask in the reflected glory of the ancient legend of King Arthur.”

As the castle was built later than Arthur’s time, Ben and Bettany continue to investigate the area for further clues. Ben launches his octocopter again and discovers archaeological remains from around the sixth and seventh century, long before the castle was built.

He sends the octocopter further across the headland where he finds remains of more buildings. The settlement he locates was only discovered in the 1980s when a fire destroyed the vegetation on the headland concealing it. The archaeologists who excavated these buildings discovered they were from the era of King Arthur’s story and several hundred people would have lived in the area.

Bettany says: “What the archaeologists discovered here is unlike anything else ever found in the British Isles. It is hard evidence that has completely rewritten Tintagel’s story.”

The archaeologists discovered evidence that the area was a place of great wealth. Thousands of fragments of pottery were found, the majority from overseas, revealing the site was a hub for international trade. Bettany is also shown a fragment of stone displaying an ancient piece of graffiti. Originating from the sixth century, the graffiti was written by a person called Artognou, which Bettany speculates might be a precursor to the name Arthur.

Bettany says: “This is one of those brilliant things when it’s almost as if myths and legends sometimes give us history by accident so they tell us that there was an Arthur here, and actually we know in the archaeology there was (an Arthur) even if he was a recalcitrant vandal rather than a heroic king.”

Although Bettany and Ben find no firm evidence that the legendary King Arthur did exist, they discover that Tintagel Castle was a place of great wealth and power and was likely to have been home to a king important enough to inspire a legend.

Bettany says: “This place might not be the enchanted home of Arthur, Merlin and his friends, but it does have it’s own special kind of magic because it remind us that our landscape can hold onto powerful secrets for hundreds and hundreds of years.

“And it also tells us that we shouldn’t just dismiss legend if we dig that little bit deeper, then fantasy can sometimes lead us to fascinating, hard historical fact.”

11:45 ..............Break-in Britain The Crackdown

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

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

07:05 ........................ Saints and Scroungers

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

07:50 ............Break-in Britain The Crackdown 08:20 ...........A Taste of Britain

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09:25........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.................... This Morning 10:55............................ ITV News

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

09:05.............£100k House: Tricks of the Trade

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

10:05... Sweets Made Simple 10:35............ The Travel Show

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

11:00.........................BBC News

13:45.............................. Doctors

11:30............BBC World News

14:15 ......................... Perfection

12:00 .......... The Daily Politics

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

13:00 ......... A Taste of My Life

15:45....................... Home Away From Home

14:15........ The Rockford Files

16:30............................. Antiques Road Trip

15:50.................... Who Do You Think You Are?

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

16:50 .................... Great British Railway Journeys

19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30 ..... Coronation Street

17:20.............................. Flog It! 18:00................. Eggheads

20:00.........Secrets From the Sky

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

21:00.......................... Lewis

17:15............................ Pointless 18:00 ................... BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30................. A Question of Sport 20:00................. EastEnders

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13:30 ....Ready, Steady, Cook 15:0.......0 Cagney and Lacey

19:00...... The Great British Bake Off Masterclass

20:30...................Would I CW 20:00 .............Mastermind Lie to You? choice 20:30 ..... Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook 21:00 .................. Have I Got News for You 21:00.......... Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 21:30.......Not Going Out CW ch oi ce

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

21:30.... Gardeners’ World

22:25 .... BBC London News

22:00 ..............................QI

22:35................ The Graham Norton Show

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

11:00.................... 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 ....................Tipping Point 17:00.......................... The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London

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20:30 ..... Coronation Street Crime drama series. A lack of experienced officers means that Chief Superintendent Innocent has asked Lewis to come out of retirement to help newly promoted DI Hathaway with his first murder investigation. Neurosurgeon Alastair Stoke was shot in the head on the farmland he coowned with his troubled business partner, but as Hathaway delves into the network of fear and loathing that surrounds the surgeon, the case begins to career out of control.

23:20 ................The Secrets

23:05........ Never Mind the Buzzcocks

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

23:50................. EastEnders Omnibus

23:35............... Later... with Jools Holland

23:10......... Couples Retreat

22:40................. The Job Lot

W C ch o i ce Not Going Out BBC1, 21.30 Lee Mack, the British Comedy Award and Bafta winning comedian, brings his multi award-winning peak-time sitcom, Not Going Out back to Friday nights on BBC One. Currently the BBC’s longest running sitcom, written by and starring Lee Mack this new 10-part series continues to follow the hilariously ill-thoughtout plans and mishaps of Lee, as he desperately tries to impress long-suffering landlady and object of his affection, Lucy.

When Lucy has her handbag stolen from under Lee’s nose, he feels the need to prove his manliness - over and over and over again.

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17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

ay Friday Friday 17th October 06:20 ............... King of Queens 07:10.. 3rd Rock from the Sun 08:00............. Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55................................. Frasier 09:55 .................... Daily Brunch 10:50...... Come Dine with Me 12:00....... Come Dine with Me 13:30............ Channel 4 Racing 16:30.................. Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 17:00.................... Four in a Bed 17:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00... Stand Up To Cancer 19:30......... Taylor Swift and Jamie Oliver: For SU2C 20:00.......... Andy Murray in Andy Murray: The Movie: For SU2C 21:00................. Gogglebox 22:00......Derren Brown and Martin Freeman for Su2c 23:00...................Will Ferrell for SU2C

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton 08:00 ........................... Futurama 09:00........... NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00 ....................Hawaii Five-0 13:00 ...........NCIS: Los Angeles 15:00................................. Airline 15:30 ............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30 ...............Inside RAF Brize Norton 17:30........................... Futurama 18:00................... Futurama 18:30............ The Simpsons 20:00 ............. The Last Ship 21:00 ................A League of Their Own 22:30 ........An Idiot Abroad: Short Way Round

06:00..................... Children’s TV 08:35 ..............Toby’s Travelling Circus 08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00........................ Tickety Toc 09:15.............. The Wright Stuff 11:10 ............ Cowboy Builders 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ............................... Hey Big Spenders! Shopaholics Exposed 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45...................... Neighbours 14:15 .................................... NCIS 15:15 ...................Deadliest Sea 17:00........................5 News at 5 17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00 ........Home and Away 18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ............... World War II in Colour 20:00.......... Titanic: 3 Hours That Shook the World 22:00 ............Body of Proof 22:55 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 23:55 ........................ Access

06:00 .............. Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 07:00.............. UK Border Force 08:00........... Sun, Sea and A&E 09:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00 ................Criminal Minds 12:00................ Criminal Minds 15:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 ....................The Real A&E 17:30 ....................The Real A&E 18:00........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life UK 19:00............. Million Dollar Listing 20:00 ................Elementary 21:00 ..............The Blacklist 22:00.................. CSI: Miami 23:00 ......... Criminal Minds

06:00.................... Ben and Kate 06:25...................... Up All Night 06:45........................ Emmerdale 07:15........................ Emmerdale 07:45 .....You’ve Been Framed!

08:15 ........................... The Cube 09:15 ........Winners and Losers 10:15 ....................Ben and Kate 10:45 ...................... Up All Night 11:10 ........................ Royal Pains 12:15 ........................Emmerdale 12:45 ........................Emmerdale 13:15 .....You’ve Been Framed!

13:50 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:05 .....You’ve Been Framed!

17:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

18:00................ Royal Pains 19:00... Two and a Half Men 20:00 ..............The Best Ever You’ve Been Framed 21:00 .................The Bourne Supremacy 23:10 ....................... Release the Hounds

06:15........................... Babylon 5 07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand 08:00 ..................Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 09:00 ................................The Bill 10:00 ................................The Bill 11:00.......... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 12:00 .............................. DIY SOS 12:30.............................. DIY SOS 13:00..... MasterChef Australia 14:00 ................... Bondi Rescue 14:30 ................... Bondi Rescue 15:00 ..........Haunted Collector 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who 17:00 ..................Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 18:00 .............Border Patrol 18:30 ................ MasterChef Australia 20:00......... Katherine Mills: Mind Games 21:00......... Motorway Cops 22:00 ......... Jonathan Creek 23:20 .......... Boston’s Finest

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 06:30 ..................................90210 07:10.......................... Desperate Housewives 07:55 .....................Suburgatory 08:30 ................Happy Endings 09:00 ... Rules of Engagement 09:30............ Melissa and Joey 10:00........................... Charmed 11:00................ Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 12:30 ... Rules of Engagement 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00............. Melissa and Joey 15:30... Rules of Engagement 16:00............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 17:00.......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30.............. Suburgatory

07:00 .......................Trawlermen

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

06:00 ................... Football Gold

07:30 .......................Trawlermen

07:00 .............Thirtysomething

07:00 .......................... WWE Raw

08:00 .......Three Men in a Boat

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

09:00 .............. Game Changers

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

09:00 ............... Without a Trace

10:00 ............................. Ringside

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

10:00 .......................Blue Bloods

11:00 ................... Football Gold

11:00 .......................Trawlermen

11:00 ..................................House

12:00............................. Ringside

12:00............................. Top Gear

12:00...................................House

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

13:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

13:00 .......... Football’s Greatest Players

14:00.............. Storage Hunters

14:00 ............... Without a Trace

15:00 .......................Trawlermen 15:30 .......................Trawlermen

15:00 .............................Star Trek: Enterprise

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

16:00 ..................................House

18:00 ........Storage Hunters

17:00...................................House

19:00..... Lizard Lick Towing

18:00................ Blue Bloods

20:00 .................... Top Gear

19:00.......... Without a Trace

21:00 ........Storage Hunters

20:00 ............... Blue Bloods

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

21:00 ............... Blue Bloods

22:40 ............Game of Arms

22:00 ............. House of Lies

23:35.......... Never Mind the Buzzcocks

22:35 ...............Enlightened 23:10 .......Game of Thrones

13:30 .............. Barclays Premier League World 14:00................... Football Gold 14:15 ....................One 2 Eleven: Gary Lineker 14:30 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 15:00 .......................................NFL 16:00 ............................. Ringside 17:00....................................... NFL 18:00.....Football Freestyler 18:30.................The Fantasy Football Club

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Would I Lie to You? Channel 4, 20:30

Rob Brydon hosts the eighth series of the comedy panel show where celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and some of which are not. The aim of the game is to fool the opposition into mistaking fact for fiction and fiction for fact. David Mitchell and guest team captain Greg Davies are joined by Gareth Malone OBE, Amanda Abbington, Richard Osman, and Phill Jupitus.

£100k House: Tricks of the Trade BBC2, 09:05

Kieran Long and Piers Taylor come to the aid of homeowners as they take on ambitious building projects. In this programme they help Sue, who is keen to reconfigure her 1920s semi-detached in Kent and make a fresh start following her traumatic divorce. However, she soon finds out that her £25k budget is not enough to achieve her initial ambitions. Kieran and Piers revise her plans, but as the money runs out, Sue is left to make some tough decisions. Also in this episode, Kieran and Piers help Kath and Greg in Shrewsbury tackle their kitchen.

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17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

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

06:35 ................ The Magic Box

06:00 ....................... Fort Boyard

10:00... Saturday Kitchen Live

08:20....... The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

06:25...................... Pat and Stan

11:30................... James Martin: Home Comforts

09:50 ..............The Trials of Life

12:00 ..........................BBC News

10:40 ..............The Trials of Life

12:10 .................Football Focus

11:30 ...........................Map Man

12:50 .......Saturday Sportsday

12:00 ........................ Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes

13:00 ....................Bargain Hunt 14:00................... Homes Under the Hammer 15:00...Escape to the Country 16:00........................ Final Score 17:20 ..........................BBC News 17:40 ............................ Pointless 18:30 ............. Strictly Come Dancing 20:25 ............... Doctor Who 21:10 .....................Casualty 22:00 .............. The National Lottery Live

13:00 .................... Rock Around the Clock 14:15................ Guys and Dolls 16:40 ................................Flog It! 17:30 ................... £100k House: Tricks of the Trade 18:30 ..... Gardeners’ World 19:00................... Restoring England’s Heritage

06:35 ..................... Pat and Stan 06:40 ............... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:50 ............... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:05............................ Canimals 07:10 ............................ Canimals 07:20 ................. Signed Stories: Share a Story 07:25 ...................................Sooty 07:40 ............................. Mr. Bean 07:50 ............... The Matt Hatter Chronicles 08:20 .................... Horrid Henry 08:30 ............... The Munch Box

19:30 .......... Penguins - Spy in the Huddle

09:25 .........The Hungry Sailors

20:30 ................Dad’s Army

11:20 .ITV News and Weather

10:20 ......... Murder, She Wrote

11:30 ............Storage Hoarders 21:00.............Schama on CW Rembrandt: choice 12:30 ..................... May the Best Masterpieces of House Win the Late Years 13:30 ............................Columbo 15:35 .................The Lost World 18:05...... ITV News London 18:30................... You’ve Been Framed!

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19:00.... The Chase: Celebrity Special 20:00 ...............The X Factor

Bonus Ball

22:00 ................The Culture Show

22:20........The Jonathan Ross Show

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22:30 ..........................QI XL

23:25 ............. ITV News and Weather

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

23:15 .....................The Way

23:40 ................. The Hitche

Schama On Rembrandt: Masterpieces Of The Late Years BBC2, 21.00 For art historian Simon Schama, Rembrandt is the greatest artist of all time and he describes him as “not just a painter but a psychologist of the human condition”. In this new film, Simon - one of the world’s leading experts on Rembrandt - explores the tragic and personal stories behind the masterpieces of his late works.

In the years leading up to his death in 1669 Rembrandt was plagued by illness, poverty and death. He was grieving for the loss of his wife, his mistress and his son, and suffered financial difficulties and bankruptcy as a result of living beyond his means. Filmed in the picturesque city of Amsterdam, Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces Of The Late Years will show how beauty was borne from this misery.

Rembrandt found a whole new artistic language to express the pleasures and pains of growing old, though at the time his works were often considered substandard. But we now know that these works were visionary. As Simon explores iconic paintings including The Jewish Bride and Self-Portrait With Two Circles, he reveals that far from diminishing as he aged, Rembrandt’s creativity gathered new energy in the final years of his life. In the face of his own catastrophe, Rembrandt was forced to confront the human condition even more boldly than ever before.

Simon Schama says: “Rembrandt has always been loved as the peerless painter of the emotions, but in his maturity and old age, stripped of his house, art collection and good fortune, he became profoundly thoughtful; masterpiece after masterpiece driven by the engine of his restlessly versatile intellect. No artist of his time, nor many before or since, put the design of art at the service of big ideas - the necessary roughness of liberty; what a woman feels when stared at by a man; the love-hate relationship between painter and collector; the physical touch of love - and they all blazed forth in that stupendous late phase. Head, heart and heart worked together in perfect union, reinventing what art could do, what it was. Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces Of The Late Years captures that last blaze of thought and feeling; the work of a master who refused to go quietly.”

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TV Guide

17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

Saturday Saturday 18th October 06:10.............Transworld Sport 07:00...................... Hever Castle Triathlon 07:55........... The Morning Line 09:00............ Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 10:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30................................. Frasier 11:30 ................................The Big Bang Theory 12:25.................. The Simpsons 12:55..................... Gadget Man 13:30 ........... Channel 4 Racing 17:00........................ Come Dine with Me 17:35 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00.................. Come Dine with Me 18:30.................. Come Dine with Me 19:00... Come Dine with Me 19:30........ Channel 4 News 20:00.......... Grand Designs 21:00 .................... Fast Five 23:35 ................. Rude Tube

06:00..................... Children’s TV 08:30 ........................Wanda and the Alien 08:45 ...................... Rupert Bear 09:00 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:15 ........................Jelly Jamm 09:30 .......................... LazyTown 10:00 ..............Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:35...............World’s Most CW Pampered Pets choice 11:30 .................The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 12:30 ................ Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

13:30.......................... They Were Expendable 16:10........................... Mosquito Squadron 17:55 .....................Ambush Bay 19:55 ............... World War II in Colour 20:55 .......5 News Weekend 21:00 .................. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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

06:10 ................................The Bill 07:00................................ The Bill

06:00 .......................... Desperate Housewives

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

08:00................................ The Bill

06:50 .....................Suburgatory

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

07:15 .....................Suburgatory

10:00 ..........Haunted Collector

07:40......................Suburgatory

11:00......... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

08:05 .....................Suburgatory

12:00........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

10:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother

13:00........................ MasterChef Australia

11:00 ............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

14:30.............. Masterchef New Zealand

12:00 .............................. The 100

11:05 ....................The Hot Desk 11:20 ......................... Babe 2: Pig in the City 13:10.................................. Junior Amiable comedy about a research scientist who becomes the world’s first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out the trial, he has an embryo implanted, believing that he will only carry the baby for three months, and not anticipating that he will have to face giving birth.

15:30 .............................. DIY SOS

13:00 .................... Alvin and the Chipmunks

16:00 ...................... Doctor Who

15:00 .............Made in Chelsea

15:20 .................... Totally You’ve Been Framed!

17:00 ............................... Atlantis

16:00 ............ Melissa and Joey

16:25..................... The Best Ever You’ve Been Framed

19:00 ......... Jonathan Creek

17:25....................... You’ve Been Framed!

18:00 ...................... Atlantis Mystery drama series from David Renwick, writer of One Foot in the Grave. A cosmetic surgeon is found murdered at his Harley Street clinic.

21:20................ Traffic Cops

19:30 ...The Big Bang Theory

22:20 ..........The Xtra Factor

22:00 .................. The Strain

21:00...................... Shooter

23:20 ...........Celebrity Juice

23:00 ...................... Atlantis

23:35 .....The Inbetweeners

07:00.......... Mortified Sessions

08:30.................... The Real A&E

10:00 ..............Storage Hunters 11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

08:30............................... Seinfeld

09:00 .....................The F1 Show

10:00 ................. America’s Next Top Model

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

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

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

12:00................ Four Weddings

12:30 ............................. Flip Men

13:00 ................ Modern Family

14:00 ............... Border Security

14:00 ........................The Middle

15:00 ........Nothing to Declare

15:00 ...............Inside RAF Brize Norton

15:30........ Nothing to Declare

17:00................. Modern Family 18:00 ............ The Simpsons 19:00 ............Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 20:00.............. Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 21:00 ......................Volcano 23:00............. Hawaii Five-0

13:00.....The Biggest Loser USA

17:00........ Nothing to Declare 18:00 ... Nothing to Declare 18:30... Nothing to Declare 19:00.... Nothing to Declare 20:00 ................. CSI: Miami 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds 22:00.......... Criminal Minds 23:00.......... Criminal Minds

18:00 ...................How I Met Your Mother

20:00 .....Back to the Future

08:00.................... The Real A&E

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

17:30 .....The Big Bang Theory

19:00 ....Brooklyn Nine-Nine

06:00 ........................Cleverdicks

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

17:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

20:20......... Motorway Cops

09:00 ......... Red Bull X-Fighters 2014

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

16:30 ............ Melissa and Joey

17:55 ..................Arthur and the Great Adventure

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

06:00 ...............Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?

09:00 ... Rules of Engagement

12:00 ............................. Flip Men 13:00 .......................Man v Food 14:00 ..............Storage Hunters 15:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 16:00................... Megatruckers 17:00............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00........ Storage Hunters 20:00........................... QI XL 21:00 ...........................QI XL 22:00.............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:00.........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

08:00.............................. Seinfeld 09:00 ................................. Smash 10:00 ................................. Smash 11:00............. Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets 12:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 14:00 ........... Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind 15:00 .......................Blue Bloods 16:00 .......................Blue Bloods 17:00....................... Blue Bloods 18:00 ......... Without a Trace 20:00 ..................Petrol Age 21:00 .... Boardwalk Empire 22:15 ................... The Knick 23:30............. The Leftovers

06:00 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club 07:00 .......... Football’s Greatest Managers 07:30 .............. Barclays Premier League Review 08:00 ....................... The Fantasy Football Club 09:00 .............. Game Changers 10:00 ....................... Soccer A.M. 12:00 .............................. Football 14:30 ......... Football Freestyler 15:00 ............................. Ringside 16:00 ........... Sporting Rivalries 16:30......................... Darts Gold 17:00 .............................. Football 19:30 ....Football Freestyler 20:00 .................. SNF-Game of the Day 22:00..... SNF: Match Choice 23:30..... SNF: Match Choice

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The Jonathan Ross Show ITV1, 22.20

The Jonathan Ross Show returns for a brand new series, featuring some of the biggest names from film, TV, sport, comedy and music.

Joining Jonathan this week are the legendary Sir David Attenborough; Cheryl Fernandez-Versini in her first interview since getting married; fellow The X Factor judge, the fabulous Mel B; and the star of Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Despicable Me, one of Hollywood’s finest comedy actors, Steve Carell.

There’s also music from one of the biggest artists of 2014, Paolo Nutini.

World’s Most Pampered Pets Channel 5, 10:35

Documentary looking for the world’s best place to take your pampered pet.

In Essex, Amy Childs and her pug Prince go fashion shopping at her favourite pet boutique. Comedian Shappi Khorsandi takes her rabbit for a royal grooming session. New York-based pet journalist Dara Foster takes her dog Emmet to try out Fetch Club, a disco for dogs. Deborah Cipriani, meanwhile, is the mastermind of Skunkfest, a yearly gathering for skunk lovers.

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17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

Sunday Sunday Sund 06:00 ....................... Fort Boyard

07:30 ............Match of the Day

06:00..................... Great British Garden Revival

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

07:00 ....................... Countryfile

06:35 ..................... Pat and Stan

08:00........... Gardeners’ World

10:00 ... Sunday Morning Live

08:30.............. The Beechgrove Garden

06:40 ............... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

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

11:00................ Sunday Politics 12:15.................... MOTD2 Extra 13:00.......................... BBC News 13:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 14:15 .... Escape to the Country 15:00 ........Talk to the Animals 16:00 ..................Points of View 16:15............................... Lifeline 16:25................ Songs of Praise 17:00 ............................ Pointless 17:50 ..........................BBC News 18:20................. Countryfile 19:20........Strictly Come Dancing

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20:00.....Antiques Roadshow 21:00 ......................Our Girl 22:00 .................. BBC News 22:30.... Match of the Day 2 23:30 ......... The Apprentice

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09:00 .....................The Football League Show

06:25 ..................... Pat and Stan

06:50............... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:05 ............................ Canimals

10:20.............Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

07:10 ............................ Canimals

11:50............. The Great British Bake Off Masterclass

07:25....................................Sooty

13:50............ Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook 14:20 ...... Seven Years in Tibet 16:30 .................................. Coast 17:00.................................Flog It! 18:00.................. Inside the Animal Mind 19:00 ...... Human Universe 20:00 ......... Wonders of the Monsoon 21:00 ....Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve 22:00 ................. Cast Away

The X Factor ITV1, 20.00

In tonight’s show the tension in the studio is palpable as host, Dermot O’Leary, tells the remaining acts who is safe and who has scored the lowest number of votes. There will be a nail-biting singoff before another X Factor dream comes to an end. Throughout the live shows an outstanding line-up of guest stars will perform.

Louis has the Groups, Mel B the Boys, Cheryl the girls and Simon the overs.

07:20 ..................Signed Stories 07:40............................. Mr. Bean 07:50 ..............................Ultimate Spider-Man 08:20 .................... Horrid Henry 08:30 .................. Big Time Rush 09:00 .................. The Aquabats!

Super Show!

09:25......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 10:25 ......... Murder, She Wrote 11:25 .............................ITV News and Weather 11:35 ....................... Carry on Up the Jungle 13:25................... All Star Family Fortunes 14:10...................... The X Factor 16:30 ............. Downton Abbey 17:30.................... Tipping Point 18:30..................... ITV News London 18:45 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00......... Sunday Night at the Palladium

20:00...........The X Factor CW Results Show choice 21:00 ........Downton Abbey 22:05 ............. ITV News and Weather 22:25............... Perspectives 23:25........... Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

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17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

day Sunday Sunday 19th October 06:10...................................... NFL 07:00 .............Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon 07:55 ............Celeb Gogglebox and More: The Best Bits of SU2C 09:30 ................Sunday Brunch 12:30 ................George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 13:30 ...............Deal or No Deal 14:30 ................. Fifteen to One 15:30 ................................The Big Bang Theory 15:55 ................................The Big Bang Theory 16:25................................ The Big Bang Theory 16:50......................... Journey to the Center of the Earth 18:35 ........ Channel 4 News 19:05..................Posh Pawn W 20:00.......Secret History Coi ch ce 21:00.................. Homeland 22:05......... The Adjustment Bureau

06:00..................... Children’s TV 07:45................ Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 07:55.................. Little Princess 08:05 ..........The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 08:25 .... Wanda and the Alien 08:40.............. Zack and Quack 08:55 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 09:10 ........................Jelly Jamm 09:25 ..............Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:00 ........................ Bupa Great Birmingham Run 12:20 ................... Car Crime UK: Caught on Camera 12:50 ................... Spider-Man 3 15:25......................... Bewitched 17:20 ....................Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 19:00 .......5 News Weekend 19:05 ...........The Forbidden Kingdom 21:00.... Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

06:00 ................... The Hot Desk

06:00......... The Hour of Power 07:00 ....Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 08:00 .....................................Glee 09:00 ...............Gone Girl Movie Special 09:30............ The Maze Runner Movie Special 10:00 ...............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00 ............ WWE Experience 12:00................... Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 13:00........................ The Middle 14:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton 16:00 .................. The Simpsons 18:00 ............Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 19:00............ The Simpsons 20:00 ........ An Idiot Abroad 21:00 ............ Hawaii Five-0

09:00............ Coronation Street Omnibus 11:30..................... The X Factor 13:50................... The Hot Desk 14:05.... You’ve Been Framed!

14:35............... A Little Princess 16:35 ...........Miss Congeniality 18:50 ................. Back to the Future Part II 21:00.......... The Xtra Factor 22:00....................... Tricked 23:00 ........ Bad Bridesmaid

06:15 ......... Coastguard Alaska 07:00 ...................James Martin: Yorkshire’s Finest 07:30................... James Martin: Yorkshire’s Finest 08:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 10:00 ..........Haunted Collector 11:00......... The Route Masters: Running London’s Roads 12:00 ...................... Doctor Who 14:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand 15:00 ...................James Martin: Yorkshire’s Finest 16:00.............. Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 17:00................ Katherine Mills: Mind Games 18:00.........Countryside 999 19:00... MasterChef Australia 20:00............ Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 21:00 ........... The Dog Hotel 22:00 ......... Katherine Mills: Mind Games 23:00............Babylon 5: The River of Souls

06:00 .......... Make it or Break it 06:45................ Happy Endings 07:10................ Happy Endings 07:35................ Happy Endings 08:00................ Happy Endings 08:30................ Happy Endings 09:00... Rules of Engagement 09:30.......................... How I Met Your Mother 10:00 .......Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:35 .............Made in Chelsea 13:40 .................... Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 15:30............ Melissa and Joey 16:00............ Melissa and Joey 16:30 .....................Suburgatory 17:00 .............................New Girl 17:30 .....The Big Bang Theory 18:00 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 18:30........................ The Big Bang Theory 20:00 ......The Day the Earth Stood Still 22:05 .....The Inbetweeners 23:05.................. Rude Tube

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

07:10.....Rocket City Rednecks

06:00 ........................Cleverdicks

06:00............... SPFL Highlights

08:00.................... The Real A&E

07:35 ....Rocket City Rednecks

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

07:00.......... Football’s Greatest

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

07:30 .............................. Seinfeld

07:30 ......... SNF: Match Choice

09:00 .......................Trawlermen

08:00 ..........Mortified Sessions

09:30 .......................Trawlermen

08:30 ..........Mortified Sessions

09:00 ........................The Sunday Supplement

10:00 ...............Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

09:00 .........Friday Night Lights

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

10:00................................. Smash

12:30......... Ford Super Sunday

11:00 ................................. Smash

15:30......... Ford Super Sunday

12:00 ..............Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets

18:30.................. Sky Sports Originals

13:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

19:30.......... Premier League Legends

18:00...................... Red Bull X-Fighters 2014

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

20:00 ....... Goals on Sunday

19:00..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

17:00 ............... Without a Trace 18:00 ......... Without a Trace

21:00.......... Premier League Legends

20:00 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets

21:30 ......... Premier League Legends

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

22:00............. Ford Football Special

08:30 ....................The Real A&E 10:00................. Sports Women Week 10:30............... Border Security 11:00 ....................... The Biggest Loser USA 12:00 .............................. NY Med 13:00................................. Million Dollar Listing 17:00................. America’s Next Top Model 18:00 ..........Four Weddings 19:00...........Four Weddings 20:00................ Elementary 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds 22:00.......... Criminal Minds 23:00 .........................Bones

06:10 ........................ Emmerdale Omnibus

11:00.............. Storage Hunters 11:30 ..............Storage Hunters 12:00 .............................Top Gear 13:00 .............................Top Gear 14:00 ..............Storage Hunters

20:00....... Gavin and Stacey 22:00 ....Would I Lie to You? 22:40 ................ Crackanory 23:20 ...... Gavin and Stacey

22:15........................ Bonnie and Clyde

23:30....... Goals on Sunday

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W C ch o i ce Strictly Come Dancing: The Results BBC1, 19.20

The time has come for a third couple to leave Strictly Come Dancing. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the results of last night’s public vote.

The votes have been counted, and the two couples at the bottom of the leaderboard must dance again for a place in the competition.

Secret History Channel 4, 20:00

Hitler’s Hidden Drug Habit. During the Nazi era, Adolf Hitler was presented to the German people as a great man of destiny, a man possessed of superhuman vigour and strength who would lead Germany to world domination.

The truth was very different. Based on a secret American intelligence dossier and the medical diaries and journals of Dr Theodor Morell, the Führer’s personal physician, this Secret History documentary sheds new light on Hitler’s health and extraordinary medicinal regime during World War II. Dr Morell’s diaries, which have been locked away since 1945, are a unique source of information. They reveal that, far from being a picture of robust health, Hitler was a nervy hypochondriac.

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Monday Monday Mond 06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:15................... Rip Off Britain

W C ch o i ce New Tricks BBC1, 21.00 When a dug-up time capsule is found to contain a cassette tape made by murdered schoolgirl Amy Taskerland, UCOS are assigned to the case.

Sixteen year-old Amy was murdered on the night of her school disco in 1983. The team interview Amy’s best friend Harriet as well as the current headmaster Mr Hines, who had been her teacher.

Dan Griffin analyses the strange mix of music and poetry on the tape and discovers that Amy was using words from a speech written in secret for the Queen and only intended for broadcast in the event of a nuclear war.

UCOS must find out how this troubled schoolgirl got hold of it in 1983 and whether her possession of this incendiary state secret led to her murder.

The team becomes aware that Robert Strickland is keeping his own secret from them - he seems troubled and keeps joining them in the pub.

Gerry Standing goes on his future son-in-law’s stag night and Miller has her first real romance since the divorce from Ned.

Grantchester ITV1, 21.00 After Guy and Amanda ask Sidney to perform their wedding ceremony, the heartbroken vicar takes solace in a bottle. When Mrs Maguire points out he is failing in his duties to his parish, Sidney vows to take a break from drinking and assisting in criminal investigations. Concentrating on his clerical duties, he helps Leonard as he moves into the vicarage, and agrees to help parishioner Isabel (Lucy Black) as she prepares for her upcoming wedding to new man in town, Arthur (Kieran O’Brien). But Isabel’s stubborn mother, Daisy (Jean Marsh), is proving to be a big impediment to their wedding – mostly because she believes that Arthur is out to kill her.

Sidney just wants to see the best in people, but when Daisy is found dead, Mrs Maguire, believing Arthur to be a ‘rotten apple’, goes behind his back and calls in Geordie to investigate. Sidney finds himself reluctantly being dragged into the investigation. Whilst Daisy’s death seems to be due to natural causes, it seems all the more suspicious that Arthur and Isabel are pushing for a fast cremation of the body. What is it that they don’t want to be discovered?

Things take a darker turn when Daisy’s sister Gladys (Isla Blair) is also found dead – and this time, from a suspected poisoning. With secrets about Arthur’s past beginning to come to light, and with a mysterious stranger stalking the town, it’s up to Sidney to try and work out whether or not these deaths are connected, and in so doing, potentially stop any further killings. And all this, without even being able to go down to the pub for a pint.

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00............... Call the Council 11:45 .........................Close Calls: On Camera 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45.............................. Doctors 14:15 ......................... Perfection 15:00............................ Escape to the Country 15:45 ................... Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:30 ............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 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

CoiWce 21:00..............New Tricks ch 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25..... BBC London News 22:35 .......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You 23:20 ...........Our World War

06:05 ...........Homes Under the Hammer 07:05.......................... Saints and Scroungers 07:50 ............. Break-in Britain The Crackdown 08:20 ............ A Taste of Britain 09:05 ............James May’s Cars of the People 10:05 .............Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook 10:35 ....................................Click 11:00 ......................... BBC News 12:00 ............The Daily Politics 13:00 ...........A Taste of My Life 13:30 ..... Ready, Steady, Cook 14:15......... The Rockford Files 15:00......... Cagney and Lacey 15:50 ..........Who Do You Think You Are? 16:50 ......................Great British Railway Journeys 17:20................................ Flog It! 18:00 .................. Eggheads 18:30..............Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00................ Big Dreams Small Spaces 20:00...University Challenge 20:30............ Only Connect 21:00 ...............The Kitchen 22:00 ......... Never Mind the Buzzcocks 22:30................. Newsnight

06:00 ................. Good Morning Britain 08:30.............................. Lorraine 09:25 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .................... This Morning 10:55............................ ITV News 11:00.................... 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.....................Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00 ...... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30 .................Coronation Street 20:00 ......The Undriveables 20:30 .................Coronation Street 21:00..........Grantchester

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22:00.................. ITV News a Ten and Weather 22:40................ The Agenda

23:20 ............. The Jonathan Ross Show

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As the Spanish economy starts to heat up and with property prices going in the right direction, there really hasn’t been a better time to look for your new home. And the Canarian Weekly Property Guide is the first place you will need to look for that great bargain!

SA75 - CHAYOFA

● 1 Bed, 1 Bath ● Terrace and Garden ● Communal Pool

125,000€

SA42 - Roque del Conde

● 2 Bed, 1 Bath ● Sea Views ● Communal Pool

135,000€

Sa33 - los cristianos

● 1 Bed Penthouse ● 2 Bath ● Terraces, Close to Centre ● Amazing Views

173,000€

SA49 - Adeje

● 4 Bed townhouse ● 3 bath ● Pool and Kids play area ● Terraces ● Close to school and Shops

210,000€

SA39 - Granadilla

● 4 Bed Canarian Finca ● 3 Bath ● Totally restored, with land ● Potential for further development

265,000€

SA7 - San Eugenio

● 3 Bed, Villa 3 bath +WC ● Sought after location ● Lots of potential

375,000€

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Courts give ‘cheated’ ex-pats legal hope THOUSANDS of British expats and holiday-makers were tricked into buying illegally-built Spanish properties in the late Nineties and early 2000s.

Many, subsequently, found their holiday and retirement dreams shattered when they discovered that their homes had been built by unscrupulous developers and agents, who did not have planning permission.

Many home-owners have faced the threat of demolition over the years, while others have had no electricity because their homes were not recognised, officially, on the grid.

Now, though, many of these victims have been offered fresh hope following the good fortunes of four British families in Spain, who have been awarded more than £140,000 compensation in a landmark ruling.

A court in Almeria city, Andalusia, this week ruled that the families bought their properties in good faith.

It ordered the developers to pay “moral damages” of between 40-50,000 euros to three families for the suffering and anxiety they have gone through over the last 10 years.

They must also pay another British family

7,800 euros in damages to cover their rental costs because their property was never completed.

Courts have stopped houses being knocked down before, but this is the first time a court has awarded compensation to cover the owners’ ordeals.

Maura Hillen, president of AUAN - an organisation supporting owners of “illegal” homes in Andalusia - said: “It has taken 10 years for this case to be heard. But we succeeded in the main aim, which was to prevent their homes from being demolished.

“These families may have another fight on

their hands to actually get the compensation awarded to them, but I would urge anyone in this situation to fight for their home because this shows it can be saved.”

She also stressed that the ruling sent a clear message that the buyers were not the guilty party.

After years of legal wrangling, the judge in this case ruled that the properties could not be demolished, as there is a chance they may be regulated properly in the future.

Two developers were each sentenced to a year in prison for planning offences.

And if the develop-

ers fail to pay, the local council must foot the bill.

The judge said its poor controls and performance gave the appearance that the homes were legal, even though it knew they were built on land that could not be developed.

The regional government in Andalusia, where there are around 300,000 illegally-built homes, has promised legal backing for affected property owners.

Last month, it even pledged to change the law so that the homes of thousands of Spaniards and expats, whose properties were built on non-urban land, can now be recognised offi-

cially. And Andalusian Government official Susana Diaz claims she is working on a plan to accept the estimated 300,000 illegal homes into the community so that natives and foreigners alike can put their dreadful experiences behind them. I After all those years of worry, of hair turning white, they will be able to get on with their dream life - with electricity and without the looming threat of demolition.

Yet for years, even new-build properties were available to expats in Spain, far cheaper than they could be found in their home country.

For those willing to buy an older property and renovate it, the bargains were even more tempting - which is why so many people were sucker-punched.

Countless Brits, Italians and Eastern Europeans bought up swathes of land and property, only to discover that many of these homes and deals were actually illegal.

It is believed that greedy construction firms locally, working in conjunction with planning officials who were either misinformed or corrupt, led to millions of Spanish properties being built on land without planning permission.

An estimated 100,000 illegally-built homes, many of which belonged to expats, have been razed to the ground.

Compensation has generally not been offered to these home owners who, in many cases, have lost their life’s savings and their dream of retiring to the sun.

Many have had to return to their home country, penniless and homeless, hoping their government or family would offer them shelter.

Several others have been living in “legal limbo” for years - and many of those in daily fear that their homes could be bulldozed at any time.

Now, though, there is a glimmer of hope, at least in Andalusia!

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Property for rent

17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

3 bedroom villa for long term rental in Sun Blas, Golf del Sur - from €1.020 to 1.290 plus bills. Tel: 922 750 603

Roque Del Conde – 2 bed Duplex – amazing views, garage parking – 800€ Plus Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Summerland – Los Cristianos – 1 bed, fully renovated to a high standard – 750€ Inc 70€ Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Amarilla Golf : One bed bungalow with two terraces and sea views in tranquil location. €625 per month.

Tel: 678 010 524 or 922 737 044

1 bedroom apartment for long term rental in El Mirador, Chayofa - €750 including bills. Tel: 922 750 603 Central Los Cristianos – Available from 12th January, 1 bed, UK TV – 620€ Inc 40€ Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

BANK WON’T GIVE YOU A MORTGAGE... I WILL!!

FOR SALE, BY THE OWNER Semi Detached 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Townhouse El Medano, Arenas Del Mar.

€160,000. €25,000 Deposit.

The rest €135,000 private finance @ 7%, over 5 to 10 years.

No offers. Fixed Price.

Tel: 922 714 560. Mob: 627 733 410

Golf del Sur, 1 Bed top floor apartment. Full roof terrace, refurbished, lovely views all round. 475€ + electric per month.

3 month minimum let. Tel: 611 216 197 Property for Sale in Compostella Beach/Las Americas. Looking for Real Estate Agent / Brokers. Please contact Aavesh on 635 973 416

1 bedroom apartment for long term rental in Edif Ceila – Los Cristianos - €675 including bills.

Tel: 922 750 603 Los Cristianos II – 3 bed, very central, close to the church square and all amenities – 700€ Inc 50€ Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

3 bedroom town house for long term rental in La Finca, Chayofa €975 including bills. Tel: 922 750 603 1 bedroom – El Mirador – Chayofa - €750 incl bills. Tel: 922 750 603

Adeje – Partly furnished 2 bed, brand new! Very close to the centre of the town – 450€ - Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Golf del Sur : 1 bed house with small back garden and two terraces giving all day sun situated on residential complex close to the Golf Club. €525 per month.

Tel: 678 010 524 or 922 737 044 Golf Del Sur – Pinehurst – 1 bed available from 1st January – 600€ Inc 50€ Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Amarilla Golf: Top floor, newly refurbished apartment with sea and marina views. €500 per month. Tel: 678 010 524 or 922 737 044 Studio – In the heart of Playa Paraiso – Now available! – 350€ Inc 30€ Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Los Lomas – Chayofa – 2 bed townhouse, private pool, stunning views, secure garage – 995€ Plus Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Golf del Sur : Large, west facing studio situated in popular complex, close to all amenities. €325 per month. Tel: 678 010 524 or 922 737 044 Chayofa Country Club – 1 bed, popular complex with pool – 475€ Inc 50€ - Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Los Abrigos: 3 bed apartment in local coastal village. €525 per month.

Tel: 678 010 524 or 922 737 044 Mirador Atlantico – Chayofa – 1 bed, partly furnished, secure parking, amazing views – 650€ Inc 50€ - Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

Bungalow Chayofa – 3 bed, 2 bath, cottage feel, communal pool, ocean and mountain views – 1300€ Inc 70€ - Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

A348.

JARDIN TROPICAL, SAN EUGENIO. Studio apartment on front line apart-hotel complex.

136.000€

B1521.

SANTA MARIA, TORVISCAS. 1 bedroom apt with good-size terrace; views to the pool & sea.

C1567.

PALO BLANCO, SAN EUGENIO. 2 bedroom bungalow only a few minutes walk from the beach.

Communal pool.

240.000€

D1453.

ROQUE VILLAS, SAN EUGENIO ALTO.

3 bedroom beautiful modern detached villa that has fantastic view & enjoys sun all day. Private pool.

680.000€

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ay Monday Monday 20th October 06:20 ............... King of Queens 07:10 .3rd Rock from the Sun 08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00................................. Frasier 10:00 .................... Daily Brunch 11:00 ..................Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 14:10...................... Countdown 15:00................. Fifteen to One 16:00............... Deal or No Deal 17:00 ....................Four in a Bed 17:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 19:55 .......The Political Slot 20:00 ........................Jamie’s Comfort Food 20:30 ....Sarah Beeny’s How to Sell Your Home 21:00............24 Hours in CW Police Custody choice 22:00 ........ 8 Out of 10 Cats 22:50 ...............Up All Night 23:50..............................NFL

06:00..................... Children’s TV 08:15.......................... Peppa Pig 08:35 ..............Toby’s Travelling Circus 08:50....... Bananas in Pyjamas 09:00........................ Tickety Toc 09:15.............. The Wright Stuff 11:10............ Cowboy Builders 12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime 12:15............No Foreigners CW Here - 100% British choice 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45 ...................... Neighbours 14:15 .................................... NCIS 15:15.................... King of Texas 17:00....................... 5 News at 5 17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00........ Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00...... The Gadget Show 20:00...........................Police Interceptors 21:00 ..................... Gotham 22:00....... Under the Dome 22:55.............. The Business

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

06:00.............. Chopper Squad

07:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton

08:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

08:00........................... Futurama 09:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

10:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

11:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

11:00 ................Criminal Minds

13:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

12:00 ................Criminal Minds

15:00 .................................Airline

15:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15:30 ............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30 ...............Inside RAF Brize Norton 17:30........................... Futurama

07:00 ..............UK Border Force 09:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue

17:00.................... The Real A&E 17:30 ....................The Real A&E 18:00........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life UK

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

19:00 ................The Biggest Loser USA

21:00........ An Idiot Abroad: Short Way Round

20:00 ...................... NY Med 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds

22:00........ An Idiot Abroad

22:00......... Mount Pleasant

23:00..... NCIS: Los Angeles

23:00.................. CSI: Miami

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

06:00 ....................Ben and Kate 06:25 ...................... Up All Night 06:45 ........................Emmerdale 07:15 ...........Coronation Street 07:45 ...........Coronation Street 08:15 ........................... The Cube 09:15 ........Winners and Losers 10:15 ....................Ben and Kate 10:45 ...................... Up All Night 11:10 ........................ Royal Pains 12:15 ........................Emmerdale 12:45 ...........Coronation Street 13:15 ...........Coronation Street 13:50.. The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:05......You’ve Been Framed!

18:00................ Royal Pains 19:00 ................You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00.. Release the Hounds 22:00........................... Plebs 22:30 ......... Dapper Laughs: On the Pull 23:00...................... Viral Tap 23:45 ................ The Job Lot

06:15 ...........................Babylon 5

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks

07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand

06:30 ..................................90210

07:00.................... Radical Highs 07:10 ..........................Hardliners 08:00 .............................Top Gear 10:00 .....Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 11:00 ..........................Hardliners 12:00 .............................Top Gear 14:00 .....Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 15:00 ..........................Hardliners 16:00 .............................Top Gear 17:00......... Red Bull X-Fighters 2014 18:00......... Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 19:00 ........The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook 20:00........................... QI XL 22:00 .................. Room 101 22:40 ..........Mock the Week 23:15 ........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

06:00 ................... Football Gold

07:00............. Thirtysomething

07:00 .......... WWE Bottom Line

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

08:00 .............Goals on Sunday

09:00 ............... Without a Trace

09:00................ Premier League Legends

08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

07:10 .......................... Desperate Housewives

08:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

08:00 .....................Suburgatory

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

08:30 ................Happy Endings

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

09:00... Rules of Engagement

11:00 ..........A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

09:30............ Melissa and Joey

12:00 .............................. DIY SOS 12:30 .............................. DIY SOS

11:00 ............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

13:00 .....MasterChef Australia

12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks

14:00................... Bondi Rescue

12:35 ... Rules of Engagement

15:00.......... Haunted Collector

13:00...How I Met Your Mother

16:00...................... Doctor Who

14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

17:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

15:00 ............ Melissa and Joey

18:00............. Border Patrol

15:30 ... Rules of Engagement

18:30 .............Border Patrol 19:00... MasterChef Australia

16:00 ............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

20:00 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

17:00...How I Met Your Mother 18:00 .The Big Bang Theory

21:00 .............River Cottage Autumn

19:00 .................. Hollyoaks

22:00 ................ Traffic Cops

20:00..... The Mindy Project

23:00 .............Being Human

10:00 .......................Blue Bloods 11:00 ..................................House 12:00 ..................................House 13:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis 14:00 ............... Without a Trace 15:00 .............................Star Trek: Enterprise 16:00 ..................................House 17:00 ..................................House 18:00................ Blue Bloods 19:00 ......... Without a Trace 20:00 Friday Night Lights 21:00..................... Gomorra

10:00 ........................... Charmed

19:30 .....................New Girl 20:30.....Brooklyn Nine-Nine

09:30..... Ford Football Special 11:00 .............Goals on Sunday 12:00....... Sky Sports Originals 13:00..................................... FL72 14:00 .....Ford Football Special 15:30 ....Fantasy Football - The Highlights 16:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 17:00 ................... Football Gold 17:30 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 18:00 ........................... FL72

22:05..... Boardwalk Empire

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

23:20................... The Knick

23:00.....Sky Sports Originals

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No Foreigners Here - 100% British Channel 5, 12:15

Life-affirming documentary series about life in Cheetham Hill in Manchester, one of the most diverse multicultural communities in Britain. During the holy month of Ramadan, the Bhatti family must not eat during daylight hours not easy when you run a busy clothing shop in the middle of summer, and one small member of the family cheats. Meanwhile, the mosque is getting ready to feed hundreds of hungry mouths when the fast ends. Across town at the Jewish day centre, thoughts are turning to romance.

24 Hours in Police Custody Channel 4, 21:00

The landmark documentary series that goes behind the scenes at Luton Police Station continues. This episode opens with a young man accidentally dropping a large quantity of cocaine from his jacket pocket outside a petrol station - all caught on CCTV. On the case are hard-bitten Detective Constable Colin Knight and fresh-faced Police Constable Oly Tomlinson, who joined the team three months ago.

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17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

Tuesday Tuesday T 06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:15 .................. Rip Off Britain 10:00 ........... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...............Call the Council 11:45 .........................Close Calls: On Camera 12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15 ......................... Perfection 15:00 ............................Escape to the Country 15:45.............Holiday of My CW Lifetime with choic Len Goodman 16:30 ............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15............................ Pointless 18:00 ........ BBC News at Six 19:00............The One Show 19:30 ................ EastEnders 20:00 ..................Holby City 21:00 ............... DIY SOS The Big Build 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35..... Panorama Special 23:35 ..................The Street

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06:05 ...........Homes Under the Hammer 07:05 ...............Call the Council 07:50 ........................Close Calls: On Camera 08:20 .............A Taste of Britain 09:05 ......Antiques Roadshow 10:05 ...............Building Dream Homes 10:35 ...........................HARDtalk 11:00 ..........................BBC News 12:00 ............ The Daily Politics 13:00 ........... A Taste of My Life 13:30 ......Ready, Steady, Cook 14:15 ..........The Rockford Files 15:00 ..........Cagney and Lacey 15:50 ......................Who Do You Think You Are? 16:50 ..... Great British Railway Journeys 17:20................................ Flog It! 18:00 .................. Eggheads 18:30 .............Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ................Big Dreams Small Spaces 20:00...The BBC Children in Need Sewing Bee 21:00....Human Universe CW ch oi ce 22:00 ....... Later Live... with Jools Holland

06:00 ................. Good Morning Britain 08:30 ..............................Lorraine 09:25......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .................... This Morning 10:55 ............................ITV News 11:00 .................... 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 ....................Tipping Point 17:00.......................... The Chase 18:00 .................... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30 ........................... UEFA Champions League Live 22:00................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40 ....... UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 23:40.................... The Cube

Human Universe with Professor Brian Cox: Are We Alone?

BBC2, 21.00 Brian moves on to consider alien life. If the universe has thrown up one intelligent civilization, why not another? He tackles the question head on and by the end of the episode, he’s convinced that he has the answer.

He begins by exploring our own urge to reach out and talk to the ‘others’. Our most famous attempt was sending two golden disks out with the Voyager spacecraft in the 1970s. They are now the most distant manmade objects from Earth, on the brink of heading out into interstellar space and they take with them a message of greeting from Earth.

If we want to reach out, then perhaps ET does too… Brian joins the Search For Extra-Terrestrial intelligence, who are now more than 50 years into their search for just such a message in the form of a radio signal. To date, no confirmed message has arrived. This is puzzling, because the universe is full of star systems. 200 Billion of them. Even if only a tiny percentage has life, then surely we’d have heard? Instead, we continue to endure what has become known as the ‘Great Silence’.

Brian meets Dr Frank Drake who in the 1960s formulated an equation that considers all the ingredients needed to make an intelligent civilization: a benign star, a habitable planet, for life to spontaneously arise and evolve, and for civilization itself to get organized. Brian decides to follow the equation and update it, arriving at his own answer to what has become known as the Drake Equation.

His search ends in Easter Island amidst the giant stone heads of a lost civilization where he reveals his own provocative answer to the question of our solitude.

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TV Guide

17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

Tuesday Tuesday 21st October 06:20............... King of Queens 07:10 .3rd Rock from the Sun 08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00................................. Frasier 10:00.................... Daily Brunch 11:00 ..................Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 14:10...................... Countdown 15:00 ................. Fifteen to One 16:00............... Deal or No Deal 17:00.................... Four in a Bed 17:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00........ Channel 4 News 19:55 .......The Political Slot 20:00 ...................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 21:00.........You Can’t Get CW the Staff choic 22:00 ................ Gogglebox 22:35 .............Secrets of the Living Dolls 23:35 ............ Scrotal Recall

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton 08:00 ...........................Futurama 08:30 ...........................Futurama 09:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00.................... Hawaii Five-0 12:00................... Hawaii Five-0 13:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:00................................. Airline 15:30 .........................All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton 17:30........................... Futurama 18:30............ The Simpsons 20:00.......... Modern Family 21:00 ..................... Volcano 23:00..................... Legends

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

06:00 ....................Ben and Kate

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

06:25....................... Up All Night

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

06:45 ........................Emmerdale

11:10 ............ Cowboy Builders

07:15 ...........Coronation Street

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

07:45 ...........Coronation Street

12:15................. The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

08:15 ........................... The Cube

13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45 ...................... Neighbours 14:15 .................................... NCIS 15:15 ........... Stolen Innocence 17:00 .......................5 News at 5 17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00........ Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight

22:50................. The Bourne Supremacy

06:15 ...........................Babylon 5 07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand 08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 08:30.......... Beverly Hills Pawn 09:00................................ The Bill 10:00................................ The Bill 11:00.......... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 12:00 .............................. DIY SOS 12:30 .............................. DIY SOS 13:00 .....MasterChef Australia 14:00 ................... Bondi Rescue 15:00 ..........Haunted Collector 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who 17:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 17:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 18:00............. Border Patrol 19:00................ MasterChef Australia 20:00 ........... The Dog Hotel 21:00 .......... Beauty and the Beast 22:00 ......... Katherine Mills: Mind Games 23:00................ Doctor Who

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 06:30 ..................................90210 07:15 .......................... Desperate Housewives 08:00..................... Suburgatory 08:30................ Happy Endings 09:00... Rules of Engagement 09:30............ Melissa and Joey 10:00 ........................... Charmed 11:00 ............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 12:00.......................... Hollyoaks 12:35 ... Rules of Engagement 13:00...How I Met Your Mother 14:00..... The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ............ Melissa and Joey 15:30 ... Rules of Engagement 16:00............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 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 21:00..................... New Girl 21:30..... The Mindy Project

07:00 ................... Radical Highs

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

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

07:00 .............Thirtysomething

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

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

10:00 ...............The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook

09:00 ............... Without a Trace

10:30 ...............The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook

11:00 ..................................House

06:00................... Football Gold 07:00 ............... WWE Afterburn 08:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 09:00 ............... MNF Highlights 11:30 .............. Barclays Premier League Review 12:30 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 13:00................ SPFL Round Up 13:30 ............... MNF Highlights 16:00 .....................................FL72 17:00 ................SPFL Round Up 17:30 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 18:00 ........Barclays Premier League Review 19:00 ....................Football’s Greatest Players 19:30............. Football Gold 19:40 ..................... Football 21:35 ............... One2eleven 21:40 ............ Football Gold

09:15 ........Winners and Losers 10:15.................... Ben and Kate 10:45...................... Up All Night 11:10........................ Royal Pains 12:15 ........................Emmerdale 12:45 ...........Coronation Street 13:15 ...........Coronation Street 13:50...The Jeremy Kyle Show

19:00.......... Meerkat Manor

17:05..... You’ve Been Framed!

19:30 .................. The Secret Life of Pets

17:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

18:00................ Royal Pains

20:00 ........... Britain’s Worst Crimes: Kidnapped - The Stephanie Slater Story

19:00 .............Totally You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

21:00........................ Tricked

22:00........................... NCIS 23:55........ Secrets and Lies

06:00 .............. Chopper Squad 06:30 .............. Chopper Squad 07:00.............. UK Border Force 08:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E 09:00 .....RSPCA Animal Rescue 09:30 .....RSPCA Animal Rescue 10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00.................Criminal Minds 15:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 ....................The Real A&E 18:00 ........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life UK 19:00 ........................... Million Dollar Listing 20:00.......... Criminal Minds 21:00 ........ Mount Pleasant 22:00......... The Psychopath Next Door 23:00 ......... Criminal Minds

20:00... Two and a Half Men 22:00........... Celebrity Juice

11:00 ..........................Hardliners 12:00 .............................Top Gear 14:00 ...............The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook 15:00 ..........................Hardliners

10:00....................... Blue Bloods 13:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis 14:00 ............... Without a Trace 15:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 16:00 ..................................House 17:00 ..................................House

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

18:00................ Blue Bloods

18:00........ The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook

19:00 ......... Without a Trace 20:00................ Blue Bloods

19:00 ........Storage Hunters

21:00 .............The Leftovers

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

22:05 ................... The Knick

22:00 ............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

23:20..... Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

23:00 ..........Mock the Week

23:55 .......................... Game of Thrones

23:40 ...........................QI XL

Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman BBC1, 15:45

Len Goodman takes famous faces back in time to recreate their childhood holidays. Len takes broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen back to the Isle of Wight to relive her holiday as a six-year-old in 1946. Len helps Esther retrace her steps by visiting the coastal village of Bembridge where she and Len do a spot of crabbing, just as she did all those years ago. They enjoy a trip to Carisbrooke Castle to watch the daily demonstration of the donkeys who for centuries were used to draw up water from the castle’s 16th-century well and Len surprises Esther with a chairlift ride which offers stunning views of the coastline. Along the way Esther reveals that her journalistic curiosity may have started during her time on the Isle of Wight.

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You Can’t Get the Staff Channel 4, 21:00

The demand for domestic staff in the UK is higher than ever, with one in four households now hiring home help. This new series ventures behind the gates of Britain’s stately homes, deep inside the world of those with the money to spend, to see how the cream of society handles the staff from the testing interviews, to the candidates desperate to get their foot in the door, down to those all-important employment decisions - whether the salary is £90 a week or over £100,000 a year. Princess Olga Romanoff, the great granddaughter of Alexander III of Russia, is looking for a ‘garden boy’ to help her Highness run Provender House. Military man, Baronet Sir Humhpry Wakefield of Chillingham castle needs help with his 2000 plus collection of arms and armour, but only the most loyal of servants will meet with his approval. And how will he feel about urine as a possible cleaning solution?

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06:00............................ Breakfast 09:15 .................. Rip Off Britain 10:00 ........... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...............Call the Council

The MOBO Awards

11:45......................... Close Calls: On Camera

ITV2, 20.00

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

This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Mel B and Sarah-Jane Crawford and will take place on 22 October from The SSE Arena, Wembley. It celebrates the best and brightest new talent in the UK’s thriving urban music scene, alongside more established UK and international names. Performances on the night include Professor Green, Krept & Konan and MNEK feat. Gorgon City.

This year’s crop of multiple nominees once again asserts the MOBO Awards’ position as a leader in spotting emerging talent. Krept & Konan is up for four awards including Best Male, Best Hip Hop, Best Album for ‘Young Kingz’ and Best Song for ‘Don’t Waste My TIme’. Sam Smith has also been nominated for four awards, including Best Male, Best R&B/ Soul, Best Album for ‘In The Lonely Hour’ and Best Song for his UK No. 1 hit ‘Stay With Me’. And Fuse ODG, Ghetts, Meridian Dan and Tinie Tempah all received three nominations for awards in several categories.

FKA Twigs is up for three awards including Best Female, Best Newcomer and Best Video for ‘Two Weeks’. And Katy B and Marsha Ambrosius also each received two nominations.

The MOBOs have been a catalyst in the careers of numerous UK artists, including Craig David, Ms Dynamite, Estelle, N-Dubz, Amy Winehouse, Emeli Sandé and Rita Ora – who all went on to achieve great success after having been given a first platform by MOBO or having won the Best Newcomer Award.

13:00........... BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors 14:15 ......................... Perfection 15:00 ............................Escape to the Country 15:45 ................... Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:30 ............... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15............................ Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00........... The One Show 20:00.......... Waterloo Road 21:00.......... The Apprentice 22:00........ BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35...A Question of Sport

Surprise Surprise

23:05 ................ My Brother, the Terrorist

06:00......... Homes Under the Hammer 07:00............. Call the Council 07:45 ................Close Calls: On Camera 08:15 ...........A Taste of Britain 09:00 .............. Jungle Atlantis 10:00............. Building Dream Homes 10:30 .......................... See Hear 11:00 ........................BBC News 11:30 .......... The Daily Politics 13:00.............................. Lifeline 13:10............. The A to Z of TV Cooking 13:30.... Ready, Steady, Cook 14:15........ The Rockford Files 15:00 ....... Cagney and Lacey 15:50 .................... Who Do You Think You Are? 16:50.................... Great British Railway Journeys 17:20.............................. Flog It! 18:00................. Eggheads 18:30 ............Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00............... Big Dreams Small Spaces 20:00.....Trust Me, I’m a CW Doctor choice 21:00.........Gunpowder W C 5/11: The Greatest choice Terror Plot 22:00 ....... The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

Wednesd 06:00 ................. Good Morning Britain 08:30.............................. Lorraine 09:25........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.................... This Morning 10:55............................ ITV News 11:00.................... 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.................... Tipping Point 17:00.......................... The Chase 18:00..................... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00 ................ Emmerdale 19:30...... Coronation Street 20:00..Surprise Surprise

21:00........ Scott and Bailey

22:00................. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40 ..................The MOBO Awards 2014

ITV1, 20.00 Surprise Surprise returns for a new series hosted by Holly Willoughby, who will be rewarding some of the country’s most deserving people with spectacular surprises.

In the first episode of the series, global pop superstar Pharrell Williams gives an amazing young lady the surprise of a lifetime.

Lauren Hawke, 21 from Lancashire, is nominating her best friend Holly Addison, 21 from Staffordshire, for the charity fundraising she has done in memory of her father.

Holly’s father Gary died in February 2013 from an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer. Holly wanted to raise awareness of her father’s condition and she has raised money for The Katherine House Hospice, Cancer Research UK and Brain Tumour Research.

Also on the show, a deserving woman who has touched the hearts of thousands across the world gets a dinner date with Stephen Fry and a special musical performance from Nicole Scherzinger.

Jodi Bickley, 26 from Birmingham, is nominated by her mother Tina Bickley, 54, for writing letters of love and hope to people across the globe.

In 2013, Jodi was diagnosed with M.E., which had a big impact on her physically and emotionally. She went from a busy, fun-loving girl in her early twenties to somebody who couldn’t leave the house. She was extremely ill but decided she didn’t want to give up and wanted to help other people.

She decided to put her lifelong love of writing to good use and set up a website called ‘One Million Lovely Letters’. She invites people to email her with their problems and worries, and she sends them a personal, hand-written letter of support.

Jodi has had an inspirational journey to recovery and tonight gets a very special surprise.

Other surprises in this episode include: two amazing foster carers who have fostered over 250 children get a special thank you, and a woman who sponsored a boy from Africa through his education meets him for the very first time in an emotional reunion.

Each hour-long episode in the series will feature heartwarming surprises and dramatic family reunions, as Holly celebrates ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

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Gunpowder 5/11 The Greatest Terror Plot BBC2, 21.00 For the first time, the inner secrets of the gunpowder plotters - a family circle of militant Catholic gentlemen - are dramatized in his dramadocumentary, using the actual words of conspirator Thomas Wintour, the circle’s most senior captured leader, and the state interrogators in charge of the investigation into the 18-month conspiracy to blow up King and Parliament.

Thomas Wintour’s insider account of this epic tale of faith, fanaticism, persecution and betrayal is told in extraordinary detail, from his recruitment of Fawkes and his own brother Robert Wintour, through to his capture in a dramatic siege and bloody shoot out on 8 November 1605.

This drama-documentary reveals the plotters’ hopes and fears, their plans for large-scale rebellion and royal kidnap, and the details of how they penetrated the King’s bodyguard. We learn how some of the plotters came into extraordinarily close contact with the King; how Fawkes, sword in hand, was a guest at a wedding attended by the King in December 1604, less than a year before the ill-fated plot was put into action.

Interwoven with comment from expert interviewees this film reveals, as never before, the story of how betrayal unravelled a plot that aimed to erase the entire political nation. It dramatises the thrilling and, until now, forgotten story of the final days after 5/11, as the conspirators were hunted down and made to face the terrible punishments that the state reserved for traitors.

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17th October 2014 - 23rd October 2014

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Wednesday

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

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

07:10 ...................3rd Rock from the Sun

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

08:00............. Everybody Loves Raymond

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

09:00................................. Frasier 10:00.................... Daily Brunch 11:00...................Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:30 ........................ Come Dine with Me 12:05 ...... Come Dine with Me 14:10 ...................... Countdown 15:00 ................. Fifteen to One 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00.................... Four in a Bed 17:30...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc 11:10 ............ Cowboy Builders 12:10......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15............... Benefits, Babies and Jail 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45 ...................... Neighbours 14:15 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:15 ........... Tornado Warning 17:00....................... 5 News at 5 17:30...................... Neighbours 18:00........ Home and Away 18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight 19:00.... Police Interceptors 20:00 .......... The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

19:55 .......The Political Slot

21:00................... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

20:00.........The Supervet

22:00 ................ Wentworth

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21:00 .......... Grand Designs

22:00 ...........Grayson Perry: Who are You?

23:00 .....Hey Big Spenders!

Shopaholics Exposed

22nd

06:00 ................... Ben and Kate 06:25 ......................Up All Night 06:45 .......................Emmerdale 07:15 .... You’ve Been Framed!

08:15 ...........................The Cube 09:15 ....... Winners and Losers 10:15................... Ben and Kate 10:45...................... Up All Night 11:10....................... Royal Pains 12:15....................... Emmerdale 12:45.... You’ve Been Framed!

13:50......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:55......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:05 .... You’ve Been Framed!

18:00 ................Royal Pains 19:00......... The Very Best of You’ve Been Framed!

20:00.............The MOBO CW Awards 2014 choice 22:00 ................The Job Lot 22:30.......................... Plebs 23:00................. Release the Hounds

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06:15 ...........................Babylon 5 07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand 08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 08:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 09:00 ................................The Bill 10:00................................ The Bill 11:00.......... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 12:00 .............................. DIY SOS 12:30 .............................. DIY SOS 13:00 ........................MasterChef Australia 14:00 ................... Bondi Rescue 14:30 ................... Bondi Rescue 15:00 ..........Haunted Collector 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who 17:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 17:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 18:00................ MasterChef Australia 20:00 .............. Saving Hope 21:00 ........................ Grimm 22:00 .................. The Strain 23:00 ............... Doctor Who

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

06:00 .............. Chopper Squad

07:00 ...............................Carpool

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

07:00 ..............UK Border Force

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

07:00.......................... Inside RAF Brize Norton

07:00............. Thirtysomething

08:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

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

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

09:00 ................................. RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

09:00 ............... Without a Trace

11:00 ..........................Hardliners

10:00 .......................Blue Bloods

11:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

12:00..............................Top Gear

11:00 ..................................House

13:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00................ Criminal Minds

14:00.............. Storage Hunters

12:00 ..................................House

15:00................................. Airline

12:00 ................Criminal Minds

15:00.......................... Hardliners

13:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

15:30............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains

15:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15:30.......................... Hardliners

14:00 ............... Without a Trace

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

15:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise

16:30 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin

17:00.................... The Real A&E

18:00 ........Storage Hunters

16:00 ..................................House

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

18:00 ............... Blue Bloods

20:00..... Lizard Lick Towing

19:00 ......... Without a Trace

19:0.............0 Million Dollar Listing

21:00 .........8 Out of 10 Cats

20:00 ............... Blue Bloods

21:30 .........8 Out of 10 Cats

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

22:00 ................ Crackanory

21:00 ......... Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters

08:00........................... Futurama 09:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

17:30 ...........................Futurama 18:00................... Futurama 18:30 ............The Simpsons 19:30 .......UEFA Champions League 22:00 .....................Legends 23:00 ...................... Forever

18:00........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA

21:00 ........ Grey’s Anatomy 22:00 ......... Criminal Minds 23:00.......... Criminal Minds

22:40 ............Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:40........... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

22:00............. The Leftovers 23:10..... Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 23:45 ............. House of Lies

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 06:30 ..................................90210 07:15 ...Desperate Housewives 08:00 .....................Suburgatory 08:30 ................Happy Endings 09:00 ... Rules of Engagement 09:30 ............ Melissa and Joey 10:00 ........................... Charmed 11:00 .......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 12:35 ... Rules of Engagement 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ............ Melissa and Joey 15:30 ... Rules of Engagement 16:00 .......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 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 ............. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

06:00................... Football Gold 07:00 .................... WWE Vintage Collection 08:00 ................... Football Gold 08:30 ....Sportswomen - Week 09:00 .............. Game Changers 10:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 11:00 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 11:30 ....Sportswomen - Week 12:00.............. Sporting Heroes 13:00 ................... Football Gold 13:30 ....Sportswomen - Week 14:00 .............. Game Changers 15:00...................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 16:00 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 16:30 ....Sportswomen - Week 17:00 .......... Football’s Greatest Players

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Trust Me, I’m A Doctor BBC2, 20.00

Superfoods, it’s claimed, can deliver many health benefits - but do they live up to the hype? In the second episode of returning series Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates three so-called superfoods: garlic, beetroot and watermelon. They are all thought to reduce blood pressure, but what’s the truth?

Also in the programme, Michael Mosely quizzes leading experts to discover if there is any truth to the headlines that say sugar is as toxic as tobacco, while Dr Saleyha Ahsan dispels some popular myths about treating burns.

The Supervet Channel 4, 20:00

A dachshund called Frankie is brought in by owners Kelly and Daniel to see if Noel Fitzpatrick can do anything to repair a deformity in his foot.

Noel also gives the one-year-old a lesson in doggy discipline along the way. A tenmonth-old Labrador needs a hip replacement before he can begin his training as a medical alert dog to help his owner with her rare health condition. Emily, an eightyear-old shih-tzu from Bognor Regis, has the most extraordinary walk Noel’s ever seen.

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

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

07:05 .............. Call the Council

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

07:50 ........................ Close Calls: On Camera

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

08:20 ............ A Taste of Britain

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

09:05 ..................Long Shadow

10:55 ............................ITV News

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

10:05............ Gardeners’ World

11:00 .................... This Morning

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

10:35 .......................... HARDtalk

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

11:00 ......................... BBC News

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

12:00............ The Daily Politics

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

13:45 .............................. Doctors

13:00........... A Taste of My Life

14:15......................... Perfection

13:30 ..... Ready, Steady, Cook

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

14:15......... The Rockford Files

15:45 ................... Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

15:50.......................Who Do You Think You Are?

06:00 ............................Breakfast 09:15 .................. Rip Off Britain 10:00 ........... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...............Call the Council 11:45 .........................Close Calls: On Camera

Life Story BBC1, 21.00 Life Story is BBC One’s new landmark series from the award-winning Natural History Unit. Presented by David Attenborough, it tells the remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life.

It is a story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, because we all set out on this journey from the moment we are born. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent.

Episode one starts at the very beginning of life, where the first hurdle in life is infancy. Vulnerable, naïve but determined, some young animals face their biggest challenges in the first few days of life. How a creature fares at the very start is the foundation upon which their future success depends.

There are two day old barnacle geese who face a deadly 400 foot jump to reach food before they are even able to fly, and a humpback whale calf getting ready to start on a 3000 mile migration from Hawaii to the Artic.

Even the most formidable predators are vulnerable in infancy; in Kenya a lion cub only has a one in five chance of surviving its first two years.

There is also a new brood of orchid mantises whose first predators are each other, a fur seal in New Zealand undertaking intensive training in a hidden pool and meerkats in South Africa learning how to hunt ants and scorpions.

The Life Story team has employed a wide range of specialist, film-making techniques to help the viewer experience what life is like for animals.

These include being the first wildlife series to be shot at 4K resolution, the sheer unprecedented detail of which draws the viewer into the scenes. A new range of stabilized camera systems have allowed cameraoperators to move around their animal subjects and immerse the viewer in the world of turtles, seals and kangaroos.

The team has worked closely with scientists across the world, learning from their discoveries and employing their study techniques to reveal new aspects of animal behaviour. From filming a whale protecting a calf from sharks; spending months in a hide to film spectacular bird courtship; showing how young Archer Fish learn a complex ballistics technique from older fish; joining cheetah sisters as they bring down their first large prey; to taking the viewer right into the heart of an interaction between a cobra and a family of meerkats.

The sequences are told in a way that helps to immerse the viewer in the experience of individual animals and to show the behaviours that animals use to overcome the great challenges of their lives.

16:30................ Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 17:15............................. Pointless 18:00......... BBC News at Six 18:30 .... BBC London News 19:00 ...........The One Show 19:30................. EastEnders 20:00.................. Watchdog 21:00...............Life Story

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22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35........... Question Time 23:35 .................. This Week

15:00 ......... Cagney and Lacey

16:50 ..... Great British Railway Journeys 17:20................................ Flog It! 18:00.................. Eggheads 18:30 .............Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00 ................ Big Dreams Small Spaces 20:00 ...... The BBC Children in Need Sewing Bee 21:00 ..........Peaky Blinders 22:00....... Russell Howard’s Good News

14:00......................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00.................... Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00..................... ITV News London 18:30............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................. Emmerdale 19:30 ...................... Tonight 20:00 ................ Emmerdale 20:30....... Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs 21:00.......The Great Fire

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

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

22:40 .............Sunday Night at the Palladium

23:20 ......Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot

23:40...................... The Late Debate

Scorpion ITV2, 21.00 Scorpion is inspired by a true story - its a high-octane drama about eccentric genius Walter O’Brien (played by Elyes Gabel) and his team of brilliant misfits who are the last line of defence against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age.

O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis (played by Eddie Kaye Thomas), an expert behaviourist who can read anyone, Happy Quinn (played by Jadyn Wong), a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvestor Dodd (played

by Ari Stidham), a statistics guru. Pooling their extensive knowledge to solve mind boggling dramas amazes federal agent Cabe Gallo (played by Robert Patrick), who shares a harrowing history with O’Brien.

However, while this socially awkward group is comfortable with each other’s humour and quirks, life outside their circle confounds them, so they rely on Paige Dineen (played by Katharine McPhee), who has a young gifted son, to translate the world for them.

These nerdy masterminds have at last found the perfect job; a place where they can apply their exceptional brainpower to solves the nation’s crises, while also helping each other learn how to fit in.

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TV Guide

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Thursday Thursday 23rd October 06:20 ............... King of Queens

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

06:00 ....................Ben and Kate

06:15 ...........................Babylon 5

07:10.. 3rd Rock from the Sun

08:15 ..........................Peppa Pig

06:25 ...................... Up All Night

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

08:35 .Toby’s Travelling Circus

06:45 ........................Emmerdale

07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

07:15 ...........Coronation Street

08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

09:00 .................................Frasier

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

07:45 .....You’ve Been Framed!

08:30........... Beverly Hills Pawn

10:00.................... Daily Brunch

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

08:15 ........................... The Cube

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

11:00 ..................Jamie’s Money Saving Meals

11:10 ............ Cowboy Builders

09:15........ Winners and Losers

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

12:10......... 5 News Lunchtime

10:15 ....................Ben and Kate

12:15 .........Police Interceptors

10:45 ...................... Up All Night

11:00 ....................A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

13:15 .............Home and Away

11:10 ........................ Royal Pains

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

12:15 ........................Emmerdale

14:15 .................................... NCIS

12:45 ...........Coronation Street

13:00 .....MasterChef Australia

15:15 ...............Mom at Sixteen

13:15 ....................... You’ve Been Framed!

15:00 ..........Haunted Collector 16:00 ...................... Doctor Who

13:50......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

17:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

17:05..... You’ve Been Framed!

18:00............. Border Patrol

11:30 ...... Come Dine with Me 14:10 ...................... Countdown 15:00.................. Fifteen to One 16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal 17:00 ....................Four in a Bed 17:30...... Come Dine with Me 18:00 ............The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00........ Channel 4 News 19:55 .......The Political Slot 20:00.......... George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 21:00............ Educating the East End 22:00............. Scrotal Recall 22:30 ........ 8 Out of 10 Cats 23:15 ............The Sex Clinic

06:00 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter 07:00 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin 08:00........................... Futurama 09:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0 13:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:00 .................................Airline 15:30............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30.............. Emergency with Angela Griffin 17:30........................... Futurama 18:00................... Futurama 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00 ..........Modern Family 21:00...................... Forever 22:00 .............The Last Ship 23:00 ................A League of Their Own

17:00 .......................5 News at 5 17:30....................... Neighbours 18:00........ Home and Away 18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight 19:00........ The Gadget Show 20:00...Underground Britain 21:00 .............. Burglars and Break-Ins: Caught on Camera 22:00 ........ Inside Holloway 23:00 ......... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

06:00 .............. Chopper Squad 07:00 ..............UK Border Force 08:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E 09:00... RSPCA Animal Rescue 10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00 ................Criminal Minds 12:00 ................Criminal Minds 15:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 16:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00.....................The Real A&E 18:00......... Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 19:00..............Million Dollar Listing 20:00............. The Face USA 21:00 ......................Scandal 22:00.............. The Blacklist 23:00 ......... Criminal Minds

17:30........................ Royal Pains 18:30 ..............Jurassic Park 21:00.................Scorpion

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22:00 ...........Celebrity Juice

22:50 .......................... Plebs 23:20 ......... Dapper Laughs: On the Pull

12:00 .............................. DIY SOS 12:30 .............................. DIY SOS

17:30.......... Beverly Hills Pawn 18:30 ................ MasterChef Australia 20:00 ............Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 21:00 ......... Katherine Mills: Mind Games 22:00 .................. The Strain

23:50........................ Tricked

23:00 ............... Doctor Who

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

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis

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

07:00 .............Thirtysomething

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

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

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

09:00................ Without a Trace

10:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

10:00....................... Blue Bloods

11:00.......................... Hardliners

11:00.................................. House

11:30.......................... Hardliners

12:00.................................. House

12:00 .............................Top Gear

13:00............. Stargate Atlantis

14:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

14:00................ Without a Trace

15:00 ..........................Hardliners 15:30.......................... Hardliners

15:00............................. Star Trek: Enterprise

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

16:00 ..................................House

18:00 .................. Lizard Lick Towing

17:00 ..................................House

19:00 ........Storage Hunters

19:00.......... Without a Trace

20:00 ............Game of Arms 21:00 ........... Not Going Out

20:00 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets

22:20 ................................QI

21:00 ................... The Knick

23:00 ................ Crackanory

22:00 .............The Leftovers

23:40........... Not Going Out

23:00 .................... Gomorra

18:00................ Blue Bloods

06:00.......................... Hollyoaks 06:30 ..................................90210 07:15....Desperate Housewives 08:00..................... Suburgatory 08:30 ................Happy Endings 09:00... Rules of Engagement 09:30 ............ Melissa and Joey 10:00 ........................... Charmed 11:00 ............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 12:35.... Rules of Engagement 13:00...How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ............ Melissa and Joey 15:30 ... Rules of Engagement 16:00.......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 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 21:00 ...................... Drifters 21:30 ..............2 Broke Girls 22:00 .....................New Girl

06:00 ................... Football Gold 07:00............. WWE Experience 08:00.......... Football’s Greatest 09:00 .......................The Premier League Years 11:00 ................... Football Gold 12:00...........Football’s Greatest 12:30 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 13:00 .....................................FL72 14:00 .......................The Premier League Years 16:00 ................Premier League Legends 16:30 .............. Barclays Premier League World 17:00 .....................................FL72 18:00.......... Premier League Legends 18:30................ Rugby Club 19:30.....................European Rugby Union 22:00 .....................Ringside

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The Great Fire ITV1, 21.00

The fire is gaining strength.

Thomas bursts into sister-inlaw Sarah Farriner’s lodgings to wake his family and lead them to safety. But Sarah is nowhere to be seen and their shouts for her in the street yield nothing.

Thomas leads them through the crowds to the Thames. But they have no luck escaping by river, so instead make their way north towards Moorfields.

Meanwhile, Sarah is being held in a private cell at Newgate Prison while Denton interrogates the Duke of Hanford’s Footman, Carter. Denton’s piecing together a theory about Hanford’s mysterious Spanish guest and believes a box the Spaniard keeps with him at all times contains the keys to a Catholic plot against the King. Soon it’s Sarah’s turn to be interrogated and when she refuses to cooperate, Denton throws her in Newgate’s general cell, crawling with crazed criminals. To her surprise she’s protected

by Newgate’s most formidable criminal, Vincent. While she fights for her life, Sarah’s son David wanders the burning streets alone, searching for his mother. When he sees ‘Mr Wickes’, he thinks he’s found a friendly face – unaware that Wickes is simply one of many masks for Lord Denton.

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Entertainment

By Jamie Droo AFTER months of hype about the 8th Annual Tenerife Entertainment Awards, we are now at the after-party stage, reflecting that the 2014 show far exceeded those in previous years.

Everything was made bigger and better. The standards of the live performances were second to none. And the usual pre-awards rain came right on cue.

Every year, the rain has made an appearance at the Castle.

Sometimes it has been brief, but Sunday’s weather decided to give us a little more than the “fine rain” we have come to expect.

The usual gathering of people outside the entrance didn’t happen this year, with only a few die-hards braving the downpour.

For the first time that I can remember, the doors opened bang-on time, which, for Tenerife, was a first.

The Castillo San Miguel has played host to the awards for the last few years, and most who flock there are familiar with the venue, so it didn’t take long for everyone to get settled into the seating plan.

The atmosphere is always laced with anticipation and excitement, with people who don’t see one another from one year to the next playing catch-up and having a good old gossip.

This day also generates more handshakes than a summit meeting of NATO leaders.

There is no other day in the year where the Island’s entertainers get the opportunity to congregate and converge - and celebrate collectively the talent Tenerife has to offer.

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ing the awards for the first time, it is always an awe-inspiring time.

Nobody ever expects it to be as grand as it is.

As the seats started to fill, I bumped in to Paul Monroe, who is half of the duo Uproar.

Paul has been a solo singer here for almost 16 years, but he has recently teamed up with Oasis Fm DJ and singer Darren Clarke, and

the boys are causing plenty of uproar on the circuit.

This year they were nominated in the Best Group category and had just finished their sound check as the doors opened. Paul had never been to this event in its seven previous years, but 2014 changed all that for him.

Having seen and been

a part of it this year, Paul seemed very impressed with the production and the organisation that goes into the day. He is an exceptional musician and entertainer who is quite hard to impress, and he’s certainly not forward in giving praise.

So to hear such positive comments from one of life’s sceptics was pleasing.

Paul wasn’t the only “first-timer” there because Stu Marlow, from the T2K duo, finally graced us with his presence. Lord Marlow decided to embrace this year’s awards as he was performing live on the day with his partner in rhyme, Corey Tennant, having also been nominated for the Best Group award.

Stuart is an extremely popular, well-known entertainer, so you can imagine the delight of all of his friends when he was overheard asking the stage manager about the timings of his performance, only to receive the response: “Who are you?”

The not-so-magic Marlow’s face was a picture and, as the realisation of his lack of recognition sank in, everyone within ear-

shot fell about laughing.

Just in case you missed it, we have a picture showing Stuart’s face moments after being unrecognised at a major entertainment event. Priceless!

The afternoon was full of laughter and, as the almost-compulsory alcohol flowed and the show got underway, the day quickly became a roaring success. It is fabulous to see the new talent on the Island getting involved - such a super sight to see people begin to realise what the day is all about.

So many positives can be drawn from Sunday, but the biggest thing must surely be changing the minds of a few sceptics, who would, at one time, abstain from attending.

Now, it seems, the tide has turned. The standard of entertainer has got better and better over the last few years so, consequently, the subsequent show produced from such a selection can only get better as well.

People are starting to understand the greater good that comes from this annual event. For example, Beat New-

comer winner Suzie Moore has already featured in the local papers in her home town of Hull.

Thousands of Hull people who read that article may decide to come to Tenerife for a holiday, knowing that entertainers from their home town are here on our beautiful Island.

There were so many happy faces all afternoon, and the smiles spoke volumes about the importance of the day, as much as the actual awards.

For me, this was summed up by the Entertainer’s Entertainer category. It is unique because only the entertainers can vote, and the nominees are revealed only on the day.

The look on Didi’s face when he was nominated was something else.

“Bloody hell. That’s me on the screen!” he yelled. He enjoyed that for all of 30 seconds before Robbie Dominic was crowned the winner.

“Jubilation to devastation in the blink of an eye,” was one of the quotes of the day.

Topped by the winner, though. “It’s taken me eight years, but I’ve finally won one of these!” screamed sixtime losing nominee Robbie during his winner’s speech.

View of the day was Hayley Butler struggling to keep her assets in. “How did they not pop out?” And I didn’t see a glum face all afternoon or evening.

The TEAs bring a great deal of focus to a busy and varied entertainment scene. It will continue to exceed your expectations year in year out.

Next week, this page will be back to business as usual, reviewing the entertainers who tread the boards here every night.

In the next issue, a full and candid review of Island newcomer Jamie Benkert, who arrived on the day of the awards and is my tip to feature in the mix of nominees next year.

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Motoring

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By Jav

Slick Renault hybrid seems like the future

RENAULT’S super- economical hybrid concept, Eolab, which returns a mindblowing 282mpg and 22g/km of CO2, could be the future template for super-minis.

With a 73bhp, 3-cylinder, petrol engine, electric motor, a three-speed clutchless transmission and a 6.7kWh lithiumion battery pack, the Eolab combines hypereconomy, “normal” driving characteristics and a 0-60mph time of nine seconds.

While clearly a prototype, the French company, who unveiled it at the Paris Motor Show, have surely pulled off a technical coup in building a genuine four-seater within an uncompromising, aerodynamic package.

The Eolab incorporates 100 “key new technologies”, and project leader Lauren Taupin told leading car magazine Autocar he expected “up to 90%” of the innovations would be phased into Renault’s production models over the next eight years or so, starting in 2018 with what is expected to be the next-generation Clio model.

The emphasis on the “100 key technologies” being fully capable of integration soon means the Eolab is much nearer reality than VW’s acclaimed two-seat XL1.

It is also a pleasure to drive, according to Autocar’s experts, who enjoyed two laps in the Eolab around a test track near Paris.

Although it remains a pure concept, the company’s Eolab’s supporters say they need to move towards much more radical engineering solutions to head off even more stringent EU CO2 regulations beyond 2020.

With that in mind, The project has seen Renault and a group of key, component suppliers re-think the classic super-mini in virtually every area of the engi-

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neering and construction.

That is why the Eolab, even with a batteryelectric transmission, weighs significantly less than the current Clio

and is also far more aerodynamically efficient.

Rather than engineering in new technologies to an existing platform, this project is based on a substantially new

platform, constructed from a mix of materials.

And, with the package re-thought, the biggest engineering change was the materials used to construct the bodyshell

- a lightweight mix of a new type of ultra-high strength steel (developed by South Korean company Posco), aluminium, magnesium and two types of ther-

moplastic.

Renault have also equipped the Eolab with pneumatic suspension, allowing three ride heights (one for easy access, one for urban driving and the lowest for high-speed travel). The air suspension also delivers antiroll properties on winding roads.

Curiously, if this machine were to be built without the hybrid system - and used a production 90 TCe turbocharged petrol engine, Renault engineers estimate that it would return over 100mpg.

A company statement said: “For Renault, the purpose of Eolab is to remain true to the company’s DNA by ensuring that ultra-low fuel consumption becomes a reality for as many people as possible. This, in turn, means making its technologies available at a price that people can afford.”

Leon estate takes the Seat of power!

THE Seat Leon ST 2.0 TDI FR estate has been awarded the prestigious Caravan Club’s 2015 Towcar of the Year award.

It beat 39 entrants from various classes to pull off the top prize at the Caravan Club’s annual ceremony.

Remarkably, it is the seventh consecutive year that a Volkswagen Group car has lifted the trophy.

The competition ranged from the £12,000 Dacia Logan MCV Laureate, right up to the Land Rover Discovery SDV6 at over £60,000.

The diverse entry list included small 4x4s, saloons, estates, hatchbacks, SUVs, large off-roaders and even an electric/petrol hybrid.

The towcars, which endure a gruelling series of trials, are judged on several criteria; including towing performance over

the Millbrook Proving Ground, how much typical holiday gear it can carry, ease of hookup and value for money.

They are also tested for high-speed towing, ride and handling and performance, together with hill stop-andstart trials.

The Judges’ Special Award went to the Mitsubishi Outlander GX4hs 2.0 PHEV for its innovative petrol/electric drivetrain.

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Health & Home

By Val Sainsbury CAPSULES containing frozen faecal material may help clear up C. difficile infections - bugs which causes diarrhoea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis.

In a recent study, 20 people were given the therapy, using material from volunteers, in an attempt to treat the condition.

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Zap those tummy bugs help reset the balance of bacteria in the gut.

But the scientists warned that people should not be tempted to make ‘home brews’.

C. difficile bacteria live harmlessly in many people’s guts, alongside hundreds of other species - all competing for space and food.

But some antibiotics can kill off C. difficile’s competitors, allowing the bugs to multiply and produce masses of toxins. This can lead to serious diarrhoea and may even be fatal.

Strong antibiotics help some people, while others go on to develop chronic infections.

For this latest research, a team of scientists from America and Israel treated 20 people with chronic C. difficile infections, using

frozen faecal capsules.

Each patient was given 15 capsules on successive days. For 14 of the people involved, their symptoms completely disappeared in the two days, with no recurrences in the following two months.

After another course of treatment, only two patients had further worrying episodes of diarrhoea.

Researchers have in the past carried out successful faecal transplants - a therapy that generally involves administering fresh excrement through a tube, or directly to the colon.

But in the American Medical Association journal, researchers argue that this is uncomfortable, impractical and can carry risks for patients.

Their capsules were made using faecal material from four carefullyscreened healthy volunteers.

Prof Elizabeth Hohmann at Harvard Medical School, where this research was carried out, said: “The small investigation provides preliminary data supporting the safety and efficacy of this approach.

“More experience and larger studies are needed to determine the long-term safety and efficacy.”

Dr Ilan Youngster, from Boston Children’s Hospital, who was also involved in the report, added: “The use of capsules simplifies the procedure immensely, potentially making it accessible to a greater population.

“But while we are striving to make this treat-

ment more accessible to patients it is important to remind people of the potential dangers of attempting ‘home brew’ faecal microbiota transplant, using faecal material from family members or friends.

“This should be performed under strict medical supervision only, with material from thoroughly- screened donors.”

Dr Trevor Lawley, from the UK’s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, said: “Antibiotic use can disturb the healthy intestinal ecosystem. The idea is you physically put the good bugs back.

“This is exciting because they have taken this therapy on to a capsule. Many scientists are now working to ensure we have the most effective mixture of microbes.”

Back to basics…

By Sue McDonald AT the core of all interior design is colour … together with other items such as texture, proportion etc.

But colour creates the biggest impression.

Obviously, the choice of colour in your own property is a matter of personal taste and preference. If your Tenerife property is your second

home or for investment, and not your main residence, then this will play a part in your decisions.

Also, the light in Tenerife is so different from that in the UK, and this will influence the appearance of the colours you use.

They can influence

mood and behaviour, and that is why they are used in certain situations.

For example, green is the colour of nature and sits really well with other colours. It is calming, which is why it is used in the waiting rooms of TV stations (the green room), and

also in hospitals. Green is not particularly flattering for skin tones, so you will rarely see it in clothes shops or changing rooms.

Red, on the other hand, is the colour of blood, the heart, danger and fire. You can see from these associations that it can have the op-

posite effect to green and is used in warning signs, and in areas where it can be stimulating and passionate.

Red should be used sparingly in interior design because, in a dark hue, it will make a room look smaller. It is best used as an accent colour so it is not overwhelming.

Blue is a calming, refreshing colour, associated with the sea and the sky, water and ice. It is clean, and often used in bedrooms and bathrooms. Blue, except for the darker tones, is rarely used in decorating schemes in the UK because of its coolness.

But here in Tenerife, it can be used in any of

its hues because of our warm, bright surroundings.

Yellows and oranges are radiant colours that brighten the mood and remind us of sun and warmth. These colours are often used in halls, kitchens and classrooms because of these associations.

For each of the colours, there is a wide spectrum of tones, from pastels through to rich, dark hues. For example, cream is a variant of yellow, and terracotta originates from orange, so it’s obvious you can soften the effect of any of your chosen colours.

In the photo, the client chose blues and turquoises as a theme, so we used a neutral grey background to tone it down a bit, and introduced the strong colour sparingly to achieve a modern but striking colour scheme.

This property was one we furnished from empty, but if you want to introduce a different colour to your property, you can also do this through smaller changes such as curtains, cushions or by reupholstering the sofa, without spending a fortune.

Advice and interior design is free when using the services of Deco Nuevo.

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Hair & Fashion

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By Ruth Benson WE are all aware that celebrities like to make statements, and one way is through what they wear, while others design clothes they would wear themselves.

One such person is Sadie Shaw, who has designed for women and has a well-established lingerie range with long-

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term friend Jemima French.

The fashion label FrostFrench has been around since 1999, but this week the duo have launched a new lingerie range, which has come under criticism because it is aimed at the under-16 market.

Sadie has designed the Iris & Edie collection, with the help of her 13-year-old daughter Iris, along with her business partner’s daughter Edie, who is 16.

In 2012, Sadie was criticised for her choice of outfit for her daugh-

ter at a fashion show in which the dress consisted of slogans such as “blow me” and “eat sXXXt”.

But what is so controversial about the range? Critics suggest it breaches recommendations made by the 2011 Bailey Review into the sexualisation of children, which was backed

by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Roz Hardie, chief executive of Object, a company which campaigns against the objectification of women in the media, says: “If

Debenhams are proposing to sell see-through pants named after an under-16 year-old, then they are not working within the spirit of the Bailey Review.”

Debenhams were one of a number of retailers who signed up to guidelines on age-appropriate clothing for children, issued by the British Retail Consortium.

The store claimed that the lingerie range of the collection was “aimed solely at adults”. Unfortunately, children and, especially girls, are sub-

jected to what can only be described as grownup images on a daily basis.

Celebrity role models, be it actresses or singers, even sports people, have dressed in ways that none of us would want to see our children mimic.

The sexualisation of children can be seen in the way they dance, act and even speak. Girls, unfortunately, are still seen as sexual objects, and the attitudes and persona of so-called “role models” are what young girls aspire to

and copy.

Being a mother myself, I want to keep my kids as kids for as long as possible. But what they see and hear can make them grow up sooner.

I do believe we are actually lucky in Tenerife because the children here do seem to be children for a little longer, I don’t believe they are subject to the peer pressure as much as in the UK. With reports such as the Bailey Review, it can only help in trying to keep kids as kids for longer.

THE MENOPAUSE, - AND YOUR SKIN!

By Stella from Robot FOR many women, the menopause is an ongoing nightmare: hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, acne, oily and dry skin and mood swings,to name but a few side-effects.

In addition to skin problems caused by accumulated sun damage, lifestyle choices, and your genetics, menopause just makes matters worse.

Your skin becomes thinner, begins to sag, and is not so elastic.

Overnight, seemingly, many women find that their skin looks older.

Maybe those monthly cramps and mood swings weren’t so bad!

Whether you are going through perimenopause - the changes your body goes through before the onset of menopause - or already well into menopause, great skin care can make a difference.

What is important to realise is that menopause is NOT a skin type and does NOT require special skin-care products.

I would love to say there are skin-care products which can reduce the changes menopausal skin may experience. But there aren’t, and for these reasons:

Menopause can cause a range of skin problems which aren’t the same for everyone, so the same skin-care products won’t work for every woman dealing with menopause. No two women will experience menopause the same way.

Whether you’re going through menopause or not, women may experience dry skin, breakouts, itchy skin, oily skin, rosacea, and thin skin. Each is treated differently.

What happens to your skin during menopause is hugely affected by how much sun damage you have been exposed to over the years.

Weight gain (which can be a benefit as fat fills out skin) or weight loss (which depletes fat and makes skin sag more) adds to the mix.

There is absolutely no research showing that special cosmetic skin-care products can change the menopause impact on your skin, particularly with regard to sagging.

Menopause occurs when your body makes less of the hormone es-

trogen than it did when you were younger.

Research shows that applying topical estrogen to skin can help.

But what about putting plants on your skin that have estrogen-like properties (called phytoestrogens)?

Certain plant extracts such as soy, black cohosh, yam extract, and evening primrose oil, to name a few, are thought to be helpful when applied topically for menopausal skin because they are phytoestrogens.

Yet researchers cannot agree. Their benefits are no different from those of other anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredients found in wellformulated skin-care products.

What about skin-care products containing actual bio-identical hormones, or taking estrogen or progesterone orally? When taken orally, there is no question that hormone therapy can benefit the skin, but there are also possible risks that you need to discuss with your doctor.

In terms of topical ap-

plication, there is little to no research supporting the exaggerated claims that you will find online are true.

Because menopause is not a skin type, the same rules for all skin types apply: Treat the skin you have and make sure the products you choose give it the brilliant ingredients it needs at any age.

Not all menopausal women have dry skin.

But if you do, then products we rate highly for dry skin will work, regardless of your age.

Again, you do not need to go shopping for products labelled as being for menopausal (or mature) skin!

Here are the basics for all skin types when you want your skin to stay as young as possible: *Wash your face twice a day with a gentle, water-soluble cleanser appropriate for your skin.

*Every single day of the year, apply a sunscreen with SPF 15 or greater, loaded with antioxidants, cell communicating ingredients such as niacinamide and retinol, and ingredients that restore the skin’s barrier such as glycerin or ceramides. *Use an effective exfoliant for your skin type, such as those containing salicylic acid (BHA) or glycolic acid (AHA). These remove built-up, dull-looking surface skin cells, and research shows they also build collagen. A well formulated AHA or BHA product is a brilliant way to restore a smooth, healthy glow to ageing skin! *Consider using prescription retinoids (a form of vitamin A) such as Retin-A or Renova, to generate healthy skin cell production.

*For brown skin discolourations, you can use a skin-lightener with hydroquinone as the active ingredient. It is considered the gold standard for improving discoloured, sun-damaged skin. *At night, apply moisturisers, serums, or treatment products loaded with antioxidants, cell-communicating ingredients, and ingredients that restore the skin’s barrier.

It is essential that you use skin-care products which are right for your skin type. If you have dry-to-very-dry skin, use emollient lotions and creams with the ingredients mentioned above.

If you have oily, slightly dry, or combination skin with stubborn oily areas, use lightweight gels, serums, or liquids containing those ingredients.

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By Monica Dyson MY mother sometimes sent me on an errand up to a local grocer’s shop when I was quite young. It seems strange now that, as small children, we were allowed to roam about relatively freely,

But that was the way it was in those days! She often sent me for a shilling’s worth of broken biscuits. Why broken ones I can’t remember, as I don’t think we were

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Isn’t life illogical!

a particularly badly-off family.

What has always puzzled me, to this day, is that when the grocer reached for the silver tin which the biscuits were kept, he broke one or two whole ones to make up the weight if there weren’t enough broken ones. Why didn’t he just put the whole ones in?

Things that seem downright illogical have always fascinated me, and there are so many aspects of life today that are as illogical as they are frustrating.

Yesterday, I tried to purchase three packets of Paracetamol from a local supermarket.

“Sorry,” said the checkout assistant. “I can only sell you two.

“However, if I put one

packet aside, you can purchase that separately after you’ve paid for the first lot of shopping. So, I did ... but did it make sense?

It seems that I could also have purchased two packets through each of the dozen-or-so check-outs, thereby accumulating a lot of tablets!

And, yes, I know it’s legislation, and we have to try to deter anyone wanting to take an overdose, but wouldn’t it be better to hand out cards for The Samaritans at each check-out?

At least I was served by a human being and not by a self-service check-out, which are especially designed to annoy and alienate you.

Do you have these in

the Canary Islands?

“Unidentified object in bagging area!” The exercise which would normally have taken a short time becomes an exercise in endurance when the assistant who has been doing the same thing all day comes to help you.

Why do supermarkets not give in to popular demand and do away with those inhuman machines, which are doing people out of jobs?

To many pensioners, they can be like approaching a hoodie on a dark night with fear of the unknown, while also ensuring that they are not going to be able to have a chat with a friendly check-out person and alleviate a bit of loneliness.

Live Arico news

Our dog of the week WHO could resist that face? Russell is 10 months old and has been with us for most of that time. We would love to see him settled before his first birthday in December.

He is medium-sized, sweet, playful and waiting for you right now! He has been vaccinated, sterilised, and micro-chipped, so all he needs now is that special home that won’t let him down.

Call Sue on 629 388 102 to arrange a meeting, or for more information on how you can help.

Sanctuary fund-raiser We have close ties with the Sangha Animal Sanctuary in San Miguel, as many of you know, so now and again we have a joint fundraiser.

The next is on Wednesday, 29th October, at Rendezvous Restau-

rant, Winter Gardens, Golf del Sur, from 8pm.

Enjoy a delicious twocourse dinner and quality entertainment for just 20 euros. Last time we were here we sold out the venue, so reserve your tickets now by calling 629 388 102.

Our Xmas raffle Want to be in with a chance of winning a great prize? Our Xmas raffle tickets are just two euros each and the draw is on Boxing Day. 1st prize, Samsung Tab 4; 2nd prize, Samsung

S4 Mini Smart Phone; 3rd prize, Samsung Tab 3.

Tickets are now on sale in our charity shops, as well as directly from Sue or Eugenio, Vet Cesar Bertoldi, Hospivet Sur, Las Chafiras, Vet Yaiza Perez, Admiral Insurance, Los Cristianos, Beauty Within, Los Gigantes and Don Perro, Las Chafiras.

Live Arico shops If you have quality, unwanted clothes, cds, dvds, shoes, household items or children’s clothing, call Siobhan on 630 857 626. And do come and see us in our shops in Los Cristianos, Calle Revron near Churchills Bar, and San Eugenio opposite Hotel La Nina by Amandas bar at las Carabelas complex.

Both shops now open from 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday, and until 3pm Saturday and Sunday. Have a browse, bag a bargain and help the animals.

There are so many things I find confusing.

Take “Happy Hours”.

Recently, thousands of public houses in the UK agreed to ban Happy Hour promotions in a bid to cut down on excessive drinking.

That’s commendable, but why can Happy Hours be advertised as anything from two hours to all day? That’s illogical! An hour is an hour, surely?

And on the subject of drink, why do people say “cheers” and clink glasses when it originated as a Germanic practice to frighten the Devil out of the drink?

Why don’t you do it with a cup of tea or a glass of lemonade? Just wondering!

Why is it that when you settle down on a deserted beach anywhere in the British Isles, another family arrive, and they pitch camp a few yards away from you when they’ve got miles of golden sand? Is it the insecurity of the British, or the fact that we are naturally gregarious?

And on the subject of holidays abroad, is it just me or are the rules about luggage weight on air craft totally illogical?

You can get penalised if your luggage is over the designated weight, but you can sit next to someone who is so obese that his/her fat hangs over the seat!

Get a whole family of Go-Lightlies and it’s all a bit silly when they have the same luggage allowance as you!

Trying to buy a drink at the bar at a hotel on a holiday in Italy earlier in the year threw up something really illogical. At the beginning of the holiday, you had to purchase cards at 20 euros each. Every time you bought a drink the

cost was deducted.

By the last day we had used up all our credit, but we decided to have a drink before setting off for the airport. “Sorry,” we were told, “you have to buy a 20-euro card, have the price of the drinks deducted and then we’ll refund you the unused money!”

Must make sense somewhere!

I find the British justice system totally confusing, religion totally illogical when it’s supposed to be all about teaching peace and love, when it so often perpetuates abuse, racism, violence, hatred and avarice.

I find the policies of our local council frustrating when they can spend a fortune on consultants, yet close our libraries, knock down many of our historic buildings, yet ignore the wishes of the public who voted them in. Why not save money on consultants by consulting the public?

And I find illogical those notices on major roads here in the UK that tell me where I can expect to be in 13 minutes! That’s if there is no sudden rainstorm, breakdown of vehicles, traffic tailbacks because of roadworks and, no doubt, in a Ferrari.

Yes, I expect it is possible, but why do we need to know? Isn’t it a waste of money? I’m all for information, but is it necessary?

Most of all, I find that today’s technology, which is supposed to make everything so much easier for us all, can actually be so frustrating!

And please don’t start me on trying to open anything. I can lose the will to live on a packet of biscuits.

Viva Las Lions!

THE Arona Lions Club of Las Galletas and Costa del Silencio is hosting an afternoon of fun and entertainment at Vivo, Las Americas, from 2-8pm on Sunday.

It will be hosted by the Club’s Derrick, with entertainment from Adam Magg, Kerri Railton, Holly Bourne,

Eddie Hastings, Suzie Moore, Simon King, Emma Blacka, Paul Blacka, Cy Benson, Shanty and Marc Craig.

There will be a Tombola, Raffle and more, and Sunday Lunch is available at the venue.

Please come along, help support a worthy cause - and have some fun!

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Bank boost for needy kids L E S S - F O R T U N AT E families in the Adeje area will receive help with the cost of school materials and text books for their children

by Caixa Bank - for the second year running.

Adeje Education Councillor Andrés Pérez Ramos met recently with Caixa Bank and AMPA (the parents association for schools) to confirm details of the bank’s commitment.

It means that students from disadvantaged families have equal education opportunities, and it removes difficulties children many have in pursuing their studies.

Pérez Ramos thanked the bank for its donations, saying: “This extra assistance is in addition to the assistance coming from the Department of Education.”

He is working in conjunction with the Social Welfare Councillor to achieve the best possible results for local residents - and this kind of attention to local needs, he said, meant they could also “receive help from other institutions such as Hospiten Sur and the Cruz Roja”.

Representing the Caixa Bank at the meeting was Manuel Luis Méndez Martín, while Eusebio Dorta was there on behalf of the parents’ associations.

The donations are part of the bank’s decentralised social programme, which aims to help people with the greatest needs.

Pérez Ramos added: “The funding for books is also being spent in Adeje book shops, so it’s not just benefiting families but local businesses as well.”

Wingate reaps an excellent Harvest CHILDREN at Wingate School, from Nursery to Sixth-formers, took part in the annual Harvest Festival there.

In true tradition, they were asked to bring food - tins and packets

- to give to others less fortunate.

They responded superbly, thanks to Mum and dad, no doubt, and once set out in the hall, it made an extremely impressive display!

Pastor Bill Jeffrey, from Tenerife Family Church in Costa del Silencio, talked to the children about what

Harvest means and how they were helping with their collection.

He distributes food donations to needy families as they pass through their Halfway House, and also to the project based in the Living Room, in the Veronicas’ area of Las Americas.

Snr Mendez came from

the North on behalf of the Kairos organisation, which offers food support to over 300 families per month, adding up to more 2,000 adults and children.

Both were both overwhelmed by the generosity of the whole school, and they enjoyed the pupils’ celebrations.

San Blas Centre’s healthy arty party

SAN Blas Cultural Centre celebrates its first birthday next weekend with a wealth of free classes, entertainment and a special art exhibition.

The two-day event begins next Friday (24th Oct) with the official opening of the celebrations performed by San Miguel Mayor Valentín González Évora, who will cut the ribbon at 8pm.

This will be followed

by A Mind’s Journey, an exclusive first viewing of an art exhibition by talented artists Lynn Amass Hardy, Lise Briggs and George Amass, which will be a fixture at the Golf del Sur-based centre until

7th November. On the Saturday (25th Oct), there will be a day of free classes, entertainment and healthy refreshments at the centre.

It starts at 10am with a creative dance class for children, followed

by Daniela Gimenez’s Pilates at 11am and an art workshop with Lynn Amass Hardy at the same time.

A dancersize class with José Almanza will be held at midday, followed by an Arabic dancing workshop.

There will be a break for healthy, home-made refreshments at lunchtime, then a relaxing Mindful Meditation class at 2pm and a Yoga session at 3pm.

For more information about San Blas Cultural Centre, call Ruth on 603 384 797.

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Food

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Just the Place to LA CALETA is one of the jewels in the Tenerife crown. It’s gorgeous all day long and is a great place to enjoy the stunning sunsets we get at this time of year.

There is nothing like a lazy wander around the tiny village on a

rare day off, and my wife. Amanda, and I had not been there for absolutely ages. So this week we grabbed the bull by the horns and set off for a relaxing few hours.

La Caleta is known for its fish restaurants and boutique restaurants, but there is more to it than that. By chance we came across James’s Place, a lovely restaurant just by the slip-

way in the old village.

And we were greeted by owner James and his sister, Emma, who are such nice people.

We had a choice of sitting inside on the outside terrace or a table on the pavement. We opted for the terrace and noted immediately that the restaurant was very clean and the décor so chic.

Our waitress, Julie, introduced herself and made us feel at ease immediately with her pleasant manner, She recommended the grapefruit wine, which left me dubious because I’m not adventurous when it comes to wines - a bottle of San Valentin suits me fine. But this wine was superb. Light and crispy ... just perfect!

When the menus arrived, I chose the honey and Jack Daniels glazed sausages (sourced locally) and Amanda had the deepfried camembert with redcurrant jelly. I have

to say that the sauce which came with sausages was very moreish, and the sausages themselves, with just a hint of spice, were fantastic. The camembert was creamy and delicious and we both finished our starters with big smiles, anticipating the main course.

I had a quick chat with James and Emma who originate from Hertfordshire.

They have been here over 11 years and, before opening the current restaurant about three years ago, James owned a bar on The Patch.

James’s has also opened up a separate locale next door, which doubles as a games room and small, intimate bar, which looked fantastic. And, now that summer is over, they are offering Sunday dinners, with a choice of two meats and fresh veg, plus all the trimmings, between 1-6pm. Our main courses

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to relax were served by Julie, and I went for the battered cod and mushy peas. My wife had the sirloin steak with home-made mushroom sauce and small, roast potatoes and a huge selection of freshlycooked veg.

Now, Amanda is fussy about her steak. She asked for it just pink inside, and she was not disappointed because it was cooked to perfection. My battered cod and chips dish was excellent, with tartar sauce on the side. And I had to help out my wife with her veg when I had finished because the portions were ex-

tremely generous.

As we sat there, the sunset glowed on whitewashed houses and we could not believe how tranquil the village of La Caleta was.

My wife felt as though she had left Tenerife and had been wafted off on holiday to somewhere in her dreams.

Julie then brought over the dessert board and, though we were both full to bursting, we could not resist sharing the home-made carrot cake (James’ Mum made it).

The word divine is bandied around too often but the carrot cake, with plen-

ty of frosting, was just that!

James’s Place is also a super bar to enjoy a drink or two and, if you’re the sporty type, relax and watch all the major events in games room.

The restaurant is open seven days a week from 10am, serving a traditional English breakfast and a tasty lunch menu.

And, as their tag line says ...We just haven’t met you yet!

For reservations or more details, call 667 824 518 or e-mail jameslacaleta@ hotmail.com

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It’s that time of year again!

In Germany Oktoberfest is one of the social highlights of the year and many places around the world celebrate as well.

Whilst the German’s celebrate at the end of

September to welcome in October, here in Tenerife we have it at the end of the tenth month!

Arona is getting into the spirit next weekend with a two day event at the popular CC Pasarela in Los Cristianos.

The La Pepe Food Market will go all Ger-

man for the weekend and you know just what to expect. It’s a local celebration of the popular festival held since 1810 in the Bavarian city of Munich. The Los Cristianos version will have traditional dances, Bavarian food, music and of course the steins

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By Roscoe

CD Tenerife 0 Recreativo 2 Ghandi wrote: “The enemy is fear.

We think it is hate; but, it is fear.”

I WONDER if Recreativo boss Jose Luis Oltra saw that in the eyes of the Tenerife fans who use to worship him, as he sent them towards another crushing defeat last weekend.

Goals from Adan and Pedro Rios correctly showed the difference between the two sides as Tenerife’s ugly, lesstalented twin stumbled to another defeat. The Derby victory over Las Palmas was just a few weeks ago, but it felt like a lifetime.

Welsh philosopher Bertrand Russell once suggested: “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”

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superstitious football fans than followers of CD Tenerife. The early months of the 2010-11 season have left a deep scar on the club - and the fear of déjà vu!

Gonzalo Arconada was fired after just four games, there was no win in eight matches and, after four managers passed through the dug-out, Tenerife were relegated for a second season.

The fear of that happening again is killing this club. Tenerife made a similar start last season, but once the days got shorter and the clocks changed, so did the results.

The manager was Alvaro Cervera. After three seasons of failure, including two relegations and eight managers, Tenerife achieved success and promotion. The manager was Alvaro Cervera.

With just seven games to go last season, Tenerife were in fourth place and in sight of promotion.

The manager was Alvaro Cervera.

“Play the kids. Play the locals,” is the mantra of the fans. In the last two seasons, Tenerife have played 18 Canarianborn lads, one of whom ended up in the English Premier League while still a teenager. The manager was Alvaro Cervera.

clearly not match-fit after missing the preseason.

But fear grips the club like a vice.

As the Japanese proverb says: “Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.”

And the fans’ fears, and calls for the manager’s head, have spread to the team. This week, Cristian ‘Ruso’ Garcia became persona non grata after his public Position Points PLD Won Draw Lost F A rinsing of Cervera.

1 Girona FC 17 8 5 2 1 13 7 He slammed his 2 Real Valladolid CF 17 8 5 2 1 10 5 manager over the teams constant changes, 3 Real Sporting 16 8 4 4 0 12 7 especially when away 4 UD Las Palmas 15 8 4 3 1 14 6 from home. Garcia said: “I would love for Christ 5 SD Ponferradina 15 8 5 0 3 11 8 Martin and Suso to play 6 RC Recreativo 15 8 4 3 1 8 5 away. If they do well 7 Real Betis Balompié 14 8 4 2 2 11 9 locally, why can they they not do well away?

8 Real Zaragoza 13 8 3 4 1 10 9 What is the difference?

9 CD Lugo 13 8 3 4 1 9 9 This is my opinion and 10 AD Alcorcón 12 8 4 0 4 11 12 this is not going to change. We want to do 11 FC Barcelona B 11 8 3 2 3 13 11 well, but the changes 12 CE Sabadell FC 10 8 3 1 4 13 14 both home and away makes this so difficult, 13 CD Leganés 9 8 2 3 3 9 9 very difficult.”

14 Deportivo Alavés 9 8 2 3 3 9 9 Ouch!

15 Real Racing Club 8 8 2 2 4 10 10 I’ve written numerous times about the Suso 16 Club Atlético Osasuna 8 8 2 2 4 13 16 away thing. I guess 17 UE Llagostera 8 8 2 2 4 3 6 Cervera wants to play 18 CD Numancia 7 8 2 1 5 9 12 more defensively. I’m not saying either man is 19 CD Mirandés 7 8 2 1 5 5 9 right, but there is a time 20 CD Tenerife 7 8 2 1 5 5 11 and a place. And you 21 RCD Mallorca 5 8 1 2 5 13 19 never do it in public.

Ruso continued: “He’s 22 Albacete Balompié 5 8 1 2 5 6 14 the coach and is in Am I making my point clearly enough?

We are eight matches into a 42-game season.

Tenerife are thirdbottom but just a win away from being in the top half. They have faced five of the top six.

That’s quite a tough start. The key summer signing has not played since the first match, while his back-up is

charge, but we need to have more continuity with the players to get to grips with what we need to do. I gave my opinion in the locker room and It’s a personal opinion - not a group opinion.”

Strong words, which have not gone down well with Cervera, who told a press conference: “Everyone is free to say things and he did, but you should speak to the person involved and try to find a solution.

“I don’t feel betrayed but in football, when someone makes a statement like that in public, it can lead to other problems.”

Cervera has been around the block and will not do his washing in public, but Ruso is finished at the club. It’s not as though he were pulling up any trees.

There have been whispers that keeper Jacobo will also be leaving soon. He is struggling to overcome a knee injury and has gone to Madrid to get treatment, rather than staying here.

The fickle fans are calling for a change, but they forget that Cervera is essentially running the club. He is in charge of all footballing matters, from the root to the tooth.

There is a suggestion that he may move upstairs to the Director of Football role, with a new man in the dugout. Even so, he will still be in overall charge and responsible for policy. It seems he is here to stay, so let’s get behind him and the players.

A few wins would change the whole complexion of the season just like last year. Ricardo Leon said as much when he spoke with the press.

“We are all together in the dressing room,” he said. “We don’t want this run to continue and we are working hard on it. We, the players, are the main culprits and we have to get it right.

“We have to work on our mental strength and concentration.

Alvaro knows everyone.

He is the best person qualified to get this job done.”

This weekend, Tenerife travel to face Osasuna and a meeting with the legendary Nino. They are on a poor run as well and are there for the taking.

This is the weekend for the players to play for the shirt. To summon the strength. To give it their all. And, dare I say it, to play … without Fear!

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Getting Naughty at Nauta!

HAVING won their last five matches, Division 1 leaders Emerald Shamrocks were probably hoping to extend that run at Naughty Nautas.

Gaffers A’s Ramon is making a habit of hitting high finishes. For the second time this term, he has taken over at the top of the leader board, this time with a tasty 120. Steve Sub replied with his first league 180 during a 7-1 defeat for the hosts.

Trap Door, who continue to climb the table, were on the mark again as they disposed of Bamboo Beach, while the Playboys celebrated another “Fluffs night” with an easy win at Sundowners.

With Chipeque Chip-

But this division is truly competitive, and the Naughty ones put in fine performance to hold the championselect to a draw. Julie checked out on 90 for Nauta, and Cameron hit a maximum for the Shamrocks.

PRemier division ResultS

Bar 180 B 2-6 Gaffers B 5-3 The Pub P-P

Phoenix Bar Boothen Target Titans

pers and Marilyns twiddling their darts thumbs last Friday, Waterfall Warriors took the chance to open up a sizeable lead at the summit of Division 2. Their 6-2 success at Ourplace Playgirls gives them a handy nine-point cushion.

With some tricky fixtures coming up, they may well need it.

This week’s hat-tip goes to those lovely Spear Chuckers. Despite having just four players, they made the effort to get to Barracuda Hunters and were rewarded with a

5-3 win. And the loveliest chucker of them all, Dick, weighed in with a 94 finish!

A tight match unfolded at Phoenix Flights as they entertained Palms Sports Bar. So tight, in fact, that it went right down to the trebles leg, which Palms won to tie things up at four apiece.

Well, what can we say about the Premier League?

The past week sadly brought about yet another team having to drop out, leaving just nine from a starting 12. But we soldier on, and Bar

180 A are still top, despite hardly having to throw a dart in anger for a while.

They do have a game at Vikings Ensecan this week, so they will be glad to have a rest the following week!

Phoenix Bar rolled up at Bar 180 B, where new signing Johnny was in sparkling form as he won all three of his games to help the visitors to a 6-2 victory.

New boys The Boothen tasted their first outing at Gaffers B, where they also tasted defeat. Although they did play well enough

Division 1 ResultS

Division 2 ResultS

Naughty Nautas 4-4 Emerald Shamrocks PAS O NADAS 1-7 GAFFERS A PICASSOS A 6-2 CLOUSEAUS SUNDOWNERS 1-7 OURPLACE PLAYBOYS TRAP DOOR 5-3 Bamboo Beach

BARRACUDA HUNTERS OURPLACE PLAYGIRLS PHOENIX FLIGHTS THE PALMS

for Joe to strike a 180, and well enough to make Gaffers have to win the last rubber.

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3-5 2-6 4-4 p-p

SPEAR CHUCKERS WATERFALL WARRIORS PALMS SPORTS BAR MARILYNS

Premier Division Table

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 BAR 180 A 11 9 1 1 69 19 50 69 2 TARGET ARMY 12 7 3 2 65 31 34 65 3 PHOENIX BAR 13 7 2 4 62 42 20 62 4 THE PUB 10 6 2 2 51 29 22 51 5 VIKINGS ENSECAN 10 5 2 3 46 34 12 46 6 TARGET TITANS 10 5 0 5 35 45 -10 35 7 GAFFERS B 11 3 1 7 33 55 -22 33 8 BAR 180 B 11 2 1 8 30 58 -28 30 9 BOOTHEN 12 0 0 12 9 87 -78 9

Division 2 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 EMERALD SHAMROCKS 15 12 2 1 85 35 50 85 2 GAFFERS A 14 9 2 3 72 40 32 72 3 OURPLACE PLAYBOYS 13 8 3 2 66 38 28 66 4 Bamboo Beach 14 6 4 4 59 53 6 59 5 TRAP DOOR 11 9 0 2 56 32 24 56 6 EMERALD LOUNGE 15 5 1 9 54 66 -12 54 7 NAUGHTY NAUTAS 13 3 5 5 48 56 -8 48 8 PICASSOS A 14 4 3 7 45 67 -22 45 9 CLOUSEAUS 13 4 1 8 43 61 -18 43 10 PAS O NADAS 15 1 2 12 43 77 -34 43 11 SUNDOWNERS 15 2 3 10 37 83 -46 37

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1WATERFALL WARRIORS 14 10 2 2 74 38 36 74 2 MARILYNS 14 7 2 5 65 47 18 65 3 CHIPEQUE CHIPPERS 13 8 1 4 61 43 18 61 4 THE PALMS 12 8 1 3 60 36 24 60 5 THE REBELS 12 8 1 3 60 36 24 60 6 PALMS SPORTS BAR 13 5 2 6 53 51 2 53 7 PHOENIX FLIGHTS 12 4 4 4 44 52 -8 44 8 SPEAR CHUCKERS 14 4 1 9 43 69 -26 43 9 BARRACUDA HUNTERS 12 4 0 8 37 59 -22 37 10 OURPLACE PLAYGIRLS 14 0 0 14 23 89 -66 23

Alonso’s big F1 dilemma FERNANDO Alonso, Spain’s two-time Formula One champion, has left Ferrari and is facing a make-your-mindup decision.

He must choose between joining McLaren for 2015 - they are keen to sign him - or taking a sabbatical in the hope of replacing Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes the following year.

Ferrari, whose relationship with Alonso has disintegrated this

season, confirmed this week that they have terminated his contract - at his request - and replaced him Germany’s four-time champ Sebastian Vettel for 2015. It is said that he will earn up to $80m a year with the Italian team.

So 33-year-old Alonso’s only Formula 1 option next year looks to be with McLaren although, when asked how much danger there was of him going without a drive, he said: “Probably not a big risk.”

McLaren are awaiting Alonso’s decision before finalising their 2015 line-

up, so the futures of current drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen are under threat.

Alonso is regarded by many within F1 as the best driver in the world, but if he does take a sabbatical, it could endanger what has been a glittering career.

McLaren insist they have no signed contract with Alonso. But it is understood that an agreed multi-year deal is waiting to be finalised as the Spaniard weighs up what he considers to be the best option for his future.

Although McLaren

want evidence that Alonso would be committed for the long term, it would not necessarily mean him staying for more than a year.

And any deal he struck with them would, inevitably, have performance clauses, which would allow him to leave at the end of next season if those were not satisfied.

Alonso, who won his world titles with Renault in 2005 and the following season, is still a great fans’ favourite in Spain, and will be assured of a following wherever he ends up.

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Week of the underdog THE shocks just keep on coming in the Direct Telecom Pool League. Everyone suspected this year would be the strongest yet, and it is certainly proving to be the case.

A quick look at the Division One results will show you how tight all the matches were on Tuesday apart from one!

They say a wine improves with age, and there is a case to be made in a pool sense for the same theory with Phoenix Potters.

They have a combined average age of what seems like 70, and they are getting better every season.

But this week, maybe the Horlicks kicked in, or maybe they were thinking of cashing the pension cheques in the morning as they certainly fell asleep later on against Palms B. The Potters welcomed the top-flight new boys to Los Abrigos, quickly established a 4-1 lead and looked to be cruising to another three points, only for the match to turn on its head.

Inspired by their captain, Shai, who won his three games, Palms B dug deep and, from nowhere, produced a 7-5 win, even though Richie lost three in a row.

Gaffers A went into the week leading the league, with a lovely frame difference. They have made a superb start. However, on Tuesday they bumped into a stubborn Palms A. The home team are better than their early form suggests and all the players chipped in with big frames.

Ashley and Neil both

had poor nights - for them, anyway - and Gaffers were staring down the barrel at 4-2 down. They pulled it back to 4-4 only for Palms to reassert themselves. The sides traded frames and the eventual 6-6 draw was probably fair. But it was a big two points dropped for Gaffers A - and a marker for Palms A. Gaffers’ slip allowed Tenerife Hammers A to take top spot.

They tackled Exiles B and showed exactly why they are reigning champions. The Hammers were “smoking” all night, while the visitors were just smoking! They are going to take some moving now they are back on top.

Dreamers A made their traditional slow start to the season and looked out of sorts in recent games.

Inn the Pink A were Tuesday’s visitors and they are always hard to beat.

Both teams gave as good as they got and, going into the final frame, Dreamers led 6-5. But they are veterans of snatching a draw from the jaws of a win. This time they held fast and snatched the frame, in slightly controversial circumstances, to pinch a welcome victory.

Tenerife Hammers C and Atmosphere 13 are at the bottom end of the table and on Tuesday they took on Exiles A and Waterfall Rebels respectively.

Given the form they are in, both teams would have accepted a point before the games began, but they were both left disappointed.

They had chances to pull off excellent wins, but in the end they settled for creditable draws.

Down on Amarilla Golf, it was derby night as Terrace A

Division 2 results

Division 1 Results

Atmosphere 13 Dreamers A Exiles A Palms Bar A Phoenix Potters Tenerife Hammers A Terrace Bar A

6-6 Waterfall Rebels 7-5 Inn The Pink A 6-6 Tenerife Hammers C 6-6 Gaffers A 5-7 Palms Bar B 10-2 Exiles B 5-7 Terrace Bar B

Bluebell A Hoppys Bar Inn The Pink B Sporting Jester A Tenerife Pool Tables Toscales Wildcards Waterfall Jokers

8-4 Next Door 6-6 Toscales Beer Chuckers 6-6 Picasso’s A 9-3 James Place 8-4 Sporting Jester B 6-6 Inkspots 7-5 Treehouse B

Division 1 Table

Division 2 table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Hammers A 7 6 1 0 58 26 32 19 2 Gaffers A 7 5 2 0 60 24 36 17 3 Phoenix Potters 7 5 0 2 49 35 14 15 4 The Phoenix 6 4 1 1 42 30 12 13 5 Palms Bar A 8 3 3 2 53 43 10 12 6 Exiles A 8 3 3 2 49 47 2 12 7 Inn The Pink A 8 3 2 3 47 49 -2 11 8 Terrace Bar B 8 3 2 3 44 52 -8 11 9 Treehouse A 7 3 1 3 45 39 6 10 10 Dreamers A 7 2 2 3 41 43 -2 8 11 Palms Bar B 8 2 2 4 46 50 -4 8 12 Exiles B 8 2 2 4 41 55 -14 8 13 Waterfall Rebels 7 1 4 2 39 45 -6 7 14 Tenerife Hammers C 7 2 1 4 31 53 -22 7 15 The Peacocks 7 1 3 3 36 48 -12 6 16 Atmosphere 13 8 1 2 5 39 57 -18 5 17 Terrace Bar A 8 1 1 6 36 60 -24 4

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Sporting Jester A 8 8 0 0 66 30 36 24 2 Bluebell A 8 6 1 1 59 37 22 19 3 Waterfall Jokers 7 5 1 1 52 32 20 16 4 Toscales Wildcards 8 5 1 2 55 41 14 16 5 Inn The Pink B 7 4 3 0 49 35 14 15 6 Inkspots 7 4 2 1 52 32 20 14 7 Picasso’s A 7 4 1 2 47 37 10 13 8 James Place 6 3 1 2 36 36 0 10 9 Gaffers B 6 2 2 2 40 32 8 8 10 Tenerife Pool Tables 7 1 2 4 33 51 -18 5 11 Hoppys Bar 6 1 1 4 30 42 -12 4 12 Treehouse B 7 0 3 4 35 49 -14 3 13 Next Door 6 1 0 5 28 44 -16 3 14 Dreamers B 6 1 0 5 26 46 -20 3 7 0 2 5 26 58 -32 2 15 Toscales Beer Chuckers 16 Sporting Jester B 7 0 0 7 26 58 -32 0

hosted Terrace B. A fiercely-contested battle ensued and there was nothing to separate the two teams over the early frames, the score nicely poised at 4-4.

The B team then found an extra gear and took the first three frames of the final matches to gain the win, the bragging rights and ensured months of grief ahead for the A Team.

Terrace A seem to have become distracted by the famous wooden spoon, and it is costing them games.

So at the end, the spoon was broken. It will be burned and the “ashes” will be con-

tested between the two teams whenever they play. Ding Dong, the Spoon is dead!

In Division Two the engraver can probably start writing Sporting Jester A on the winner’s trophy as they look unstoppable.

This week saw them taking on rivals James Place. On paper, this looked to be a close game with both teams capable of good pool.

But the Jesters really showed their class and run out easy 9-3 victors.

Bluebell A are trying to hang on to their coat-tails, though, and produced a fine win over Next Door to stay second, three points

clear of the Waterfall Jokers.

The Jokers were at home against a Treehouse B team still looking for their first win. They came to Golf del Sur in a confident mood and really gave the Jokers a good game. But the win still eluded them as the home team had enough in the tank to take the match.

The two teams from Toscales are having differing seasons. The Wildcards, looking to bounce straight back to Division One, played out a hard-fought draw against Inkspots to keep pace with the league leaders.

The Beerchuckers,

on the other hand, are yet to record a win this season. But they came close this week, playing out a good draw with Hoppys bar and doubling their points tally.

Inn the Pink B and Picasso’s are similar teams in term of talent and league places. And this showed as nothing could separate the two, the match ending all-square with both teams ruing missed opportunities.

In the performance of the night Tenerife Pool Tables finally got their first win of the season. This was a real bottom-table clash as they took on basement boys Sporting Jester B. The home team raced into a 6-0 lead, but the Jesters fought back and, at 6-3, Nick was starting to get nervous that they may let it slip.

But he took to the table and recorded his third win of the night to secure the win, assisted by vice-captain Colin Taylor, who also gained three wins..

The only way is up, Fat Nick!

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City have the right spur!

By Adi Benson ANOTHER international break is out of the way, and most of the players seem to have emerged unscathed.

It was a great week for the Home Nations but, for most fans, it’s back to the important Premier League stuff. The break has come at the right time for some and, feeling refreshed, I’m ready to see off my Beat Benson challenger.

This week my opponent is Wez Harper, shrewd captain of the Direct Telecom Pool League champions Tenerife Hammers A. Man City v Spurs City will be looking to apply some pressure to Chelsea, but this could be a tricky fixture for them. City have lacked their usual creativity this season and they cannot afford to drop too many more points.

Spurs, who have made a disappointing start, are struggling for goals.

Many thought last season’s signings would shine a year on, but it’s still not happening for the likes of Lamella.

City will relish this one.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Home win Soton v Sunderland The Saints have been a surprise package so far, and it will be interesting to see if they can keep their run going. Ronald Koeman’s team are playing creative, attacking football, but Sunderland have just started to click af-

ter a great win against Stoke. The break came at the wrong time for them and they will look to stifle the hosts. Stephen Fletcher, back in form for the visitors, will cause the Saints a few problems.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Draw Newcastle v Leicester Alan Pardew will have enjoyed the international break as the spotlight shifted off him and his underperforming team. They showed a little grit by getting a draw against Swansea, but they need wins if they are to get out of the relegation places. It’s time for the players to stand up and be counted.

Leicester have had a decent start, considering they have faced some of the better teams. But they stuttered last time out, against Burnley, and will be looking to shake that off by winning here.

With Cisse among the goals, though, it’s sure-

ly time for a rare Toon home win.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Draw Everton v Aston Villa Everton sit just above the relegation zone, but I’m not sure why because they have looked a decent side every time I have seen them play.

Sometimes, though, Lady Luck is not on your side and results have gone against them when they’ve been the better team. This will turn itself around, though, and this game could be the springboard they need.

Villa have just come through a tough run of games and will be looking forward to getting some momentum back.

They will have belief that they can beat Everton, but will have to be creative as their opponents defend well.

Prediction: Draw Beat Benson: Home win C Palace v Chelsea Fortunately for Palace, there are five teams currently worse than them in the league, but un-

less they improve - and quickly - they will soon find themselves in a relegation battle. Rumour has it that Neil Warnock could be moved upstairs if they can find a more suitable manager, but that could cost them.

Chelsea just keep winning games, and the draw with Man City apart, they have won six out of six. This fixture will surely make seven from seven! The midfield is so strong, and the whole team are chipping in with goals.

The league is theirs to lose.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Away win Burnley v West Ham Poor old Burnley have had a torrid time so far, and are still seeking their first win of the season. A draw against Leicester will have helped confidence levels, but they look like a doomed team. Unless they can find some form, they could be down by Christmas. But they need Ings and Vokes fit

and scoring goals.

West Ham, who have come on in leaps and bounds, have hit a fine patch of form in recent weeks and Stewart Downing looks a player transformed. Big Sam is finally giving the fans the attractive football they craved.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Away win Arsenal v Hull More injury worries for the Gunners, with Ozil now out for a few months, potentially, leaving them with few options for a playmaker.

They are down in eighth position, which is not good enough for the fans, and the “Wenger out” brigade is starting to find voice again. They need to put the Chelsea defeat behind them and get back to winning ways.

Hull’s home form continues to impress, as it did last season in the run-up to Christmas, but on the road they struggle. This is a difficult one for them, and they will have to defend well to get anything.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Home win QPR v Liverpool All is not well at Loftus Road, with QPR rooted to the bottom and shipping goals for fun, Tony Fernandes must be wondering what Harry Redknapp spent his money on in the summer. Apparently, defenders! They need to stop conceding goals, and quickly, or they could well beat Derby’s lowest point-scoring record.

Liverpool have had a sluggish start and are six points adrift of this time last year. All the new signings need to start gelling, or it could all end in disaster. They need regular top-four

finishes, so let’s hope Raheem Sterling isn’t too tired this weekend!

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Away win Stoke v Swansea As regular readers may have noticed, I’m not the biggest Stoke fan in the world. The so-called “new era” has not happened for me.

You know what you get with Stoke: aggressive defending and long balls punted forward.

It used to be effective, but teams have worked it out now, although they are hard to beat at home.

Swansea are another surprise package. They lost a couple of good players in the summer but have invested well, and Garry Monk looks a decent manager. A win here and they could jump into the top four.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Draw West Brom v Man Utd West Brom have blown hot and cold so far, looking good against the better teams but performing poorly against the teams around them – the ones they should be beating. Narrowly losing to Liverpool in the last game was a disappointment, but they played well and, with Berahino in the side, they have a real goal threat.

Somehow, Man Utd are fourth in the league while not playing particularly well, but this has got to do with how some of the other teams have started. They are still light in defence and when they meet the bigger teams, it will cost them. Fortunately, they have goal-scorers, which is what is keeping them going.

Prediction: draw Beat Benson: Away win

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