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Issue 875 24th October - 30th October 2014

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A RAIN BLAME GAME!

LAST Sunday’s storms were nothing out of the ordinary, but they have started a massive argument which could have far reaching implications.

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Severe floods in the North, not our fault, says Cabildo Continude from front page.

The first real storm of the season may have seen nothing more than heavy rain here in the South. But in Santa Cruz, there were some real horror stories.

A 56-year-old women died from a heart attack after being swept under a car in fast-moving flood water. That this was the only fatality is nothing short of a miracle. As the pictures show, it could have been far worse.

Officially, 140 litres of water fell per squaremetre in Santa Cruz.

This is the equivalent of emptying 28 large fivelitre bottles of water on one large tile.

Of course the theory is that you do it for every tile in the city. While it’s a huge amount of rain, it is not even close to last November’s 180 litres, which caused chaos in the South, or the 230 litres from March 2002.

That deadly storm led to calls for an improved infrastructure as the public struggled to get an answer to one simple question: “Why does the Island fall apart when it rains?”

While there have been improvements since 2002, most noticeably in the South, where Sunday’s storms caused little damage, there are still underlying mainstream problems.

Reports have put the cost of the latest storm at anything from 15 million to 30 million euros.

But whatever the price, it could easily have been spent of prevention.

The blame game started almost immediately with politicians pointing the finger at AEMET, the national meteorological service, for under-estimating the storm’s strength.

The weathermen issued a yellow alert, but a storm of this size was comfortably an amber alert case.

Tenerife Cabildo President Carlos Alonso has since stated that a new state-of-the-art satellite service, with “super computers”, will be purchased and installed to help better understand storms and their inten-

sity. That’s a step in the right direction, but why was this not budgeted and implemented before?

For AEMET the storm, though severe, was given the correct exposure.

The public and the powers that be knew days in advance that it was coming.

In fact, it must be said that the “guts” of the storm were scheduled to hit further south rather than Santa Cruz.

Alonso has heavily criticised AEMET’s poor forecasting, without quite explaining what else it could have done.

After all, it’s not the weathermen’s job to prevent flooding!

Alonso has tried to come up with some longterm solutions this week, but without much joy.

At a press conference he said that from his experience of living in Brussels, Santa Cruz should “close tunnels when heavy rains occur in order to ensure the safety of people”.

Quite how he proposes to adapt the current tunnels into watertight units and how it happens - let alone who pays for it was skipped over.

And what of those people who live higher up and the water comes sweeping down their

non-tunnelled streets?

The image of the tunnel flooded at the bottom of the city (pictured) shows the full problem.

Alonso said: “The good work of the water infrastructure undertaken in recent years, with an investment of 55m, of which 37m euros came from the Cabildo, has paid off. But it is a hard job as the city is built on a slope, and problems will always persist.”

Well, Cabildo money is taxpayer money and, as the pictures show, the city was still under water. To kind of shrug the shoulders and say there will always be problems with a city built on a hill

by the sea, is stunning.

A three-year-old knows what will happen when the rains come.

It has not been Alonso’s best week.

Jesus Morales, Councillor in charge of water matters, who was also present at the press conference, spoke in a similar way, saying there was a real need for proper urban planning in Santa Cruz.

Never!

He also blamed the physical factors such as the topography of the Island, Santa Cruz’s steep slopes, and the many ravines.

Tenerife’s CCN leader, Benito Codina, was

rightly scathing of the Cabildo and the President.

He called for an urgent budget review and a priority of spending on maintenance and improvement of roads, as requested by Alonso’s political rivals the PP, rather than “more lavish spending on propaganda and funding of pointless events”.

Codina pointed out: “It is not acceptable that an island which basically lives off tourism can function where the roads are the only means of mobility. And yet the infrastructure has, in some cases, to be considered third world.”

It has to be said that Codina has nailed it.

Alonso would, correctly, point to the previously-announced tender for road work, which is scheduled to start in early 2015.

This sees over 3m euros being spent to upgrade the road infrastructure in some older areas.

However this work,which could have been done in the summer, was not considered a priority. This covers work in areas such as Barrack de Badajoz,

Guía de Isora and Guaza here in the South.

The Island, like the rest of the Canaries and the mainland, is slowly finding its feet after the deep financial crisis.

And the once-a-year holiday-makers can see the progress being made. But it’s clear to see that there is still much work to do.

Nobody wants public budget cuts, but to have them in a road infrastructure that clearly needs upgrading is ridiculous.

Tenerife is a volcanic island filed with ravines and peaks - and the topography is always going to cause problems during severe weather.

But this happens in many other areas of the world and a solution needs to be found - and quickly!

The shrugging of the shoulders and saying, “That’s just the way it is”, doesn’t fly in 2014.

A drainage solution to heavy and extreme rainfall must be the No.1 priority.

And it needs to be worked on now, before the next killer storm blows in from the Atlantic!

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Tourists simply can’t stay away!

TOURISM is booming in the Canary Islands, with visitors pouring in all the time and that is official!

A record number of foreign tourists arrived in the first nine months of 2014, and there is no suggestion that the flood is drying up.

A total of 8,363,317 foreign tourists checked in from 1st January to the end of September, which was a massive 11.4% more than a year ago, and 2013’s figures were 10% higher than the year before.

According to the latest survey of tourist movements at the border by official statisticians Frontur, our archipelago region recorded the greatest growth.

The Canaries were 4% higher than the national average, and even the national figures make remarkable reading Spain saw an impressive 7.4% like-for-like leap, which equates to over 52 million international tourists passing through Customs so far this year. The data from Frontur, produced and published by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, shows that the Canary Islands received a total of 845,761 foreign visitors in September alone, which was 7.5% more than in the same month last year.

This increase was mainly through increased British arrivals, while the French and German markets also recorded remarkable progress.

And some people still claim our Island is quiet!

President Carol’s call to European Citizens CAROL Salisbury Chappell, new President of the Canary Islands’ European Citizens Group, has already planned six monthly meetings in advance.

Carol, better known to Canarian Weekly readers as a fund-raiser extraordinary after collecting thousands of euros for a “cancer bus” for sufferers, who had their transport funding withdrawn.

It means they have had to make their own way to and from Candelaria Hospital for treatment.

“I’ve been given all the praise, but I actually had great support from a friend, who was also a sufferer,” said Carol. “And she is still working hard to raise funds for the bus, which will be an operation soon.”

Meanwhile, her first outing in charge of the ECG is on Wednesday (29th Oct) at Los Cristianos Cultural Centre, where the British Consulate team are her first guest speakers.

The meeting starts at 7.30 pm and the team, led by Vice-Consul Helen Keating, will explain exactly how they can help British citizens when necessary.

Members of the audience will be able to write questions on Feedback forms - which will be supplied - for the team to take away and answer by email within 21 days. .

“Hopefully, they will have some interesting questions,” says Carol, who is expecting a bumper crowd to support her first venture at the helm.

And that’s not all!

Carol and her committee have also invited prominent speaker Ros Jeffery, a church minister who has assisted people in need for

many years, particularly women imprisoned here.

Ros runs a charity called SHE, which supports women and girls who have been abused, and her aim at the meeting, as always, is to make people aware that there is an organisation available to help them with their problems.

She is an accomplished speaker and knows the British Consul team personally because they have been associated with her work in the past.

Carol adds: “We have had similar meetings in the past and usually attract a full house, so to avoid people turning up on the evening and unable to get in, we would appreciate if those interested would leave their names and phone numbers on these email addresses: europeancitizens23@ yahoo.com or carolchappell2004@yahoo. com

Couples have a 10-year itch!

THE average marriage in Spain lasts 15.2 years, although that statistic is not strictly true because it’s taking into account the actual time between the “I do” and the official “Sign here to finalise the divorce”.

According to data collected by the National Institute of Statistics it is estimated that, on average, every marriage takes 5.5 years to dissolve from separation to decree absolute.

So this suggests the average “working” marriage is now around 10 years, which compares favourably with the US. There, the average “active” marriage spans eight years and in Australia, the total is 8.7 years. But the Brits stick it out longer - 11.7 years on average.

But none of these figures is, of course, anywhere near full term.

Overall, three out of 10 divorces came after 20

years of marriage, and 20% lasted between five years and a decade.

For separations, 48.2% of the marriages lasted more than 20 years and 15.6% between five and 10. In 2013 in Spain, most married couples split which led to divorce proceedings - when the man was between 40-49 and the woman between 3039 years.

The statistics also show that 75.4% of divorces and 83.9% of separations in 2013 were consensual.

Six in 10 broken marriages had produced children and in 48% of cases, the kids were under 16.

Also, the custody of the children was awarded to the mother in 76.2% of cases, which was lower than in the previous year (79.6%). Just 5.5% of the children ended up in the sole custody of the man.

With a national average of 2.1 annulments, separations and divorces per 1,000 inhabitants in Spain, the region recording the highest levels were the Canary Islands at 3.0, which was just ahead of Ceuta (2.8) and Catalonia (2.5).

By contrast, those who had the lowest rates were Extremadura (1.4) and the Basque Country (all 1.7).

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Adeje’s youthful learning powers THE “Education in values for Adeje’s young people” programme has been launched for the fourth consecutive year.

To underline its importance, Adeje Mayor Jose Miguel Rodríguez Fragat said: “This programme is now part of our Convivencia/Together 10/10 initiative, which has five basic pillars: sharing Adeje with the over 120 nationalities who live here; emphasis on the person; interchange of cultures, ideas, languages; communal shared spaces and education.”

He added: “Equality is something we need to see across the board, ibecause it has implications in all areas and departments that are at the disposal of Adeje residents.

“We want all our residents to come together

so that we can grow as a society, improve and build a future for the next generations.

“Under the umbrella of co-existence, we want to build a better place to live. Since we began this initiative, we have started a series of actions, helping individuals grow through the exchange of ideas and strengthen as people.

“And the people are the motor, the axis, the backbone which will make advancement in Adeje possible. We also want to see education playing a hugely-important part of this project, which will help us understand all people who live in Adeje.”

Regarding the education programme in values for Adeje’s youth, the Mayor said: “We are emphasising events that help educate through awareness-raising, using real examples of discrimination and inequality which many of our young people ex-

perience in their daily lives, in schools for instance.”

He added that all the planned actions fall under the current strategic plan for equal opportunities for men and women in Adeje.

Under the Education in Values programme, a number of plans are being developed to pro-

mote equality among the borough’s youngsters. To this end, there is co-ordination with the education centres, plus a training and awareness programme for students, teachers and the parents’ associations.

Rodríguez Fraga said: “The planned strategies are designed to improve

the quality of life and co-existence both inside and outside our schools.

At the same time, they are designed to meet a need identified as important by the directors of our schools.”

The education programme is divided into seven units, which will run throughout the 2014/2015 academic

year: bullying prevention (October), prevention of domestic/ couple violence (October-November), basic sex education (December-February), prevention of drugtaking( November-December), prevention of unwanted pregnancies (December-February), and prevention of homophobia and transphobia (May).

Each unit is independent and can be requested separately by the schools from the Council. And each one is also designed to meet the needs of the entire education process, including sections for students, training for the teachers imparting the unit, and workshops for families.

The first such workshop, on the prevention of bullying in schools, will be held in the CDTCA on Thursday (30th Oct) at 6pm. Entry is free, but places are limited.

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‘Honest’ Council official sacked for being a mum A MADRID municipal worker, who ran the district’s legal services department for 10 years, has been dismissed allegedly because she has a small child.

Her boss, Popular Party (PP) councillor Ángel Donesteve, who heads the city’s Hortaleza district, said “she would rather balance her personal and family life”.

For the last two years, the woman has served as district secretary, the third-most-important

position in the local administration.

Donesteve called her “an honest, public servant who has done her work very well. Thanks to her, the administrative output of the legal department has increased by 50%”.

He became a Madrid councillor on 30th January 2013. Though initially left out of the Council when the PP won local elections in 2011 (the party secured 31 seats and he was 41st on the list), subsequent resignations and refusals by other party members opened the door for him.

Previously, Donesteve had worked as a politi-

cal advisor in the Salamanca district. These positions are personal appointments whose holders do not have to pass a relevant public examination but are, nevertheless, funded with public money.

As such, his salary was 50,500 euros. But as councillor, Donesteve makes 91,780 euros.

Yet the councillor, who has the power to appoint and dismiss the district secretary as he sees fit, justified her sacking with the following argument: “I was delighted when she happily became a mother a year ago.

“But right now, I prefer to have maximum per-

formance. I only have eight months left here at the most, so I want the utmost efficiency from the entire district team.”

Donesteve, whose district has a population of 174,000, added: “I feel that the residents of Hortaleza deserve complete dedication.”

He also happens to sit on the Family and Social Affairs Committee of the Madrid City Council.

Since having her child, the employee never asked to work reduced hours; nor did she apply for any measure aimed at balancing work and family life.

She put in her regular

8am-3.30pm shift, and also did additional afternoon work.

Since her dismissal as district secretary several days ago, she has been on sick leave with anxiety. She has decided not to return to her post in the legal department because this position also answers to the councillor; instead, she is awaiting a new appointment at a different city agency.

Donesteve has since sent a note to Spanish newspaper El País, apologising to the municipal worker “insofar as it might have been construed that the reason for dismissing her was based on her moth-

erhood. It should not be construed in this manner at all.”

But opposition groups in the Madrid Council - the Socialists, United Left and Union, Progress & Democracy criticised Donesteve’s decision.

Jaime Lissavetzky, local Socialist spokesman, said it violated labour law and represented “discriminatory exclusion”.

He added: “The PP is cutting back on kindergartens and on social assistance to the elderly. And, at the same time, it is preventing people from balancing their work and family lives.”

Ain’t gonna rain on this parade!

WHEN it rains here, it pours. And for those who believe the Canarians are simply scared of a few drops of rain, last Sunday’s earlymorning, electric thunderstorm, and daylong downpour, proved that’s not always the case.

In Adeje, while the problems were not as grave as in the north of Tenerife, the council had the foresight to cancel a number of public events scheduled to end the Patronal Fiestas. And while there were a few Facebook grumbles, most people agreed that the right decision was taken. So this weekend, from today (Friday) to Sunday, the fiesta fun continues.

The Miss Sur Gala event takes place tonight in the spectacular Plaza de España setting, from 9.30pm. And organiser Sandro Pérgola is adamant that this is much more than a conventional beauty show.

“Miss Sur stands out as different and has reinvented the way these events are being organ-

ised,” he stressed. And of last Friday’s postponement (with the 22 contestants getting ready) he said it was absolutely the right decision, adding that the safety of people came first.

Adeje Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga believes this competition is important because, he says: “We need elements that unify our diverse society and at the same time, value our individuals.”

He added that the event - entry is free - was also a vehicle for local businesses and bodies to promote themselves

to the public. Tomorrow (Saturday), also in the Plaza de España, there is a “Verbena”, a street dance/party, with some great bands playing from 10pm to midnight.

These are family fun events and with bars selling drinks and snacks - a super way to spend Saturday evening.

The other plus is that the temporary fairground in the parking lot behind Adeje Cultural Centre has continued for the week because of the suspended events.

So there is still lots for the kids to do, as well

as candy-floss at every corner!

On Sunday the Fiestas finally come to an end with a cattle fair in the small park, up from the main post office at 10am, and the Romería starting at 1pm after Mass in the parish church.

If you have never attended a Romería, this is a good place to start.

Oxen-drawn carts will amble up the main Calle Grande, followed by people from different collectives in traditional Canarian dress, handing out wee glasses of wine and some local nibbles.

What’s not to like!

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Cheers! Santa Cruz beer festival is here SANTA CRUZ hosts its third annual Beer Festival this weekend, with lots of events taking place.

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The fame game!

Ladies, now you know how to get that free facelift!

As Renee Zellweger explained: “I’m living a more fulfilling life and I’m thrilled that perhaps it shows.”

Perhaps?

“I’m glad folks think I look different!”

The Hollywood A-lister says that any aesthetic changes reflect, and I quote, her “newfound inner positivity and contentment”, after having re-adjusted her work to life balance.

So, nothing to do with a surgeon’s knife and, maybe, a craving for anonymity?

When I read the story, I did wonder how she got on the red carpet for the ‘Elle Women in Hollywood Awards’.

I assume she didn’t

have a ticket, so how would you recognise the Oscar-winning actress?

It reminded me of when I use to work the Premier League beat.

One day, after an Arsenal win, I was interviewing a couple of the players in the tunnel. Patrick Vieira was always a good guy, but the goalscoring match-winner, Sylvain Wiltord, was much harder work with his dodgy English.

Later that night, I was in a bar with a few friends when, and I swear this is true, I noticed Vieira at the end of the bar. I waved and he came over clutching a Tia Maria and Coke.

“That was a fun interview today” he said and ordered a round of drinks. My mate was a little star-struck. So I introduced him to Patrick and his ‘friend’ Sylvain. “Nah, that’s not Wiltord. He’s too small.”

My friend wasn’t having it.

The Arsenal lads found it funny and swiftly went back to their party. All week, my pal was adamant it was a wind-up.

Vieira, of course, is a household name, while today, I reckon few football fans would recognise Wiltord.

Being famous and not recognised. The A-list dream!

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The extravaganza begins tonight (Friday) at 9pm and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Canary Islands Brewing Company (Compañía Cervecera de Canarias).

It is organised by the Autonomous Organisation of Events and Recreation (OAFAR) City Hall, and is expected to be the biggest and best yet in the Island’s capital.

Fiestas’ Councillor Fernando Ballesteros said: “We want to commemorate this 75th anniversary in style.

“We want everyone to attend this festival, which is an opportunity to celebrate, not only for those who enjoy beer but also as a meeting point for many families and friends.

“Live music in a way, helps revitalise the city, which this weekend will bring together the community and more than 12,000 cruise passengers, who will be in Santa Cruz this weekend.

“And the revenue from ticket sales will go to charitable organisations.”

The festival, which runs from Friday until Sunday, showcases a

wide range of international beers, including Italian, Czech, American and Irish brands, plus others which are native to the Canary Islands.

The event will be accompanied by live performances and sets from various DJs. Organiser Luis Durango said: “This festival will show the history of beer, through an exhibi-

tion that will reveal the evolution of the logo and the bottle itself.

“There will also be tastings and presentations of limited-edition beers specially created for this occasion.”

It kicks off this evening, and Saturday and Sunday sessions will begin at noon. Today and tomorrow (Saturday), the closing bell will ring at midnight, while Sunday is scheduled for a 10pm finish.

Admission is a euro, while children have free access, provided they are accompanied by their parents.

The Beer Festival Santa Cruz features 12 tents, displaying various types of beer!

These are brilliantly priced at just a euro, or 1.5 euros, according to their origin. Tapas will cost two euros and event organisers estimate that around 15,000 people will visit the event, in Plaza de la Alameda, in the centre of Santa Cruz, over the weekend.

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Still no peace from ETA BASQUE separatist group ETA vowed three years ago that it was ending a secessionist campaign in Spain after more than 40 years.

But lasting peace is not a given. The Spanish government wants the group dissolved as a precursor to peace talks. But ETA still exists and the logjam has prevented western Europe’s last major armed secessionist movement from ending, in letter and spirit.

ETA is blamed for the killing of 829 people in a long campaign of bombings and shootings for an independent homeland in parts of northern Spain and southern France.

On 20th October 2011, it declared a “definitive end” to armed activity. And in February this year, international monitors released But the group, greatly weakened by the arrest of its top leaders, has not formally disbanded, despite demands by the Spanish and French governments.

“The process is deadlocked,” said analyst Mikel Buesa, a Madrid university professor who specialises in terrorism.

“But the military defeat of ETA has been confirmed over the past three years.”

A French expert who

has written several books on ETA echoed his feelings. “There are only about 15 or 20 active ETA members on the warpath and not behind bars,” said Jean Chalvidant.

In July, ETA said it had dismantled the “logistical and operational structures” of its armed campaign in a step towards full disarmament.

“Their fight has now moved to a political level,” added Chalvidant.

Non-violent leftist Basque nationalist parties have gained political influence and increasing power through regional elections in the region.

But for now, the biggest stumbling block in the peace process is the thorny question of prisoners.

According to a count by pro-prisoners’ group Etxerat, there were about 470 ETA members jailed in 76 prisons, including some 100 incarcerated in France.

Madrid has notably refused to budge on one of ETA’s most sensitive demands: the return of imprisoned ETA members to the Basque country.

ETA members have tried to gain concessions from the Spanish Government over prison conditions, outraging victims’ families.

Buesa said a possible way out of the deadlock could be a law like the one Italy enacted, trimming jail sentences for Red Brigade members who wreaked

havoc in the Seventies.

Inigo Urkullu, head of the Basque Government, recently told Spanish daily El Pais that the situation had changed in the Basque region over the past three years, with the nationalist left having accepted Madrid’s “legality”.

ETA was formed in 1959 during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco by a group of Basque nationalist students.

It carried out its last known deadly attack in 2009, when it killed two police officers by placing a bomb under their car in Majorca.

Police nab ETA woman A WOMAN attached to terrorist group ETA has been arrested by Guardia Civil officers in Alicante.

Nagore Múgica was nabbed as she visited her partner and ETA terrorist, Juan Carlos Iglesias Chouzas “Gadafi”, who is serving out his sentence at the Alicante II penitentiary centre.

Nagore Múgica joined the Txalaparta ETA cell in 1990, together with Óscar Abad Palacios, José Ramón

Martínez García and Francisco Javier Goitia Elorza, and took part in some 15 attacks in the province of Biscay on vehicle showrooms, bars accused by ETA of drug-trafficking, Guardia Civil officers and railway lines, among other targets.

On 25th October 1991, an explosive device exploded in a house in Bilbao (Biscay), killing a member of the Txalaparta cell, Francisco Javier Goitia, who was Múgica’s partner at the time.

She fled to France, where she was taken in

by the terrorist gang’s underground network there.

Múgica moved to Mexico in 1995 with Juan Carlos Iglesias Chouzas, returning on 25th May 1996 to France, where she was arrested at RoisyCharles de Gaulle Airport.

In October 1998, she was sentenced in France to six years in prison for criminal conspiracy and storing explosives. Two years later, she was extradited to Spain and committed to the country’s prison system.

On 4th February 2003, she was sentenced to eight years in prison for storing explosives an offence committed during her membership of the Txalaparta cell.

On 30th October the same year, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence handed down by the National High Court. And on 14th February 2011, she was released after serving her time.

But last week, an arrest warrant was issued, under which she has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

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A SPANISH nurse, said to be the first person to contract Ebola outside West Africa, has now tested negative for the virus.

The result of a blood test, says the Spanish Government, proves that Teresa Romero, 44, is no longer infected.

A statement said Ms Romero’s immune system had eliminated the virus from her body, although a second test would shortly be done to be absolutely sure.

Ms Romero contracted the virus earlier this month in a Madrid hospital when treating two infected missionary priests.

They had been repatriated from West Africa and, subsequently, died - just two from the 4,500plus across the country who have also lost their lives through Ebola..

The nurse has been treated at Madrid’s Carlos III hospital - where she had been working and, reportedly, received a human serum containing antibodies from Ebola survivors. Her health is now said to be “developing favourably”.

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mon, was also placed in isolation, while the couple’s dog, Excalibur, was put down as a precaution, triggering outrage among animal-rights activists.

Javier remains under under observation in quarantine, along with 14 other people, but they have displayed no symptoms so far, said a hospital spokesperson.

The incubation period for Ebola can last up to three weeks.

Meanwhile, European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss how to strengthen their response to the threat posed by the spread of the Ebola virus.

European countries have committed more than 500m euros (£400m), but the UK is pressing to double that sum.

The money is being sought to help reinforce over-stretched healthcare systems in the three

main counties affected, and to mitigate the damage Ebola is doing to their economies.

One item of good news came on Monday when the World Health Organisation declared Nigeria to be free of Ebola officially, after six weeks with no reported cases.

Senegal had already been given the green light.

A Liberian diplomat brought the virus to the commercial capital Lagos in July, but the out-

break was contained, with only 20 known cases and eight deaths.

WHO representative Rui Gama Vaz, from the capital, Abuja, said it was a “spectacular success story”.

“The virus is gone for now,” he said. “The outbreak in Nigeria has been defeated, which shows to the world that Ebola can be contained. But we must be clear that we have only won a battle. The war will only end when West Africa is also declared free of Ebola.”

The outbreak has been confined mostly to Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, where some 70% of those infected have died.

In another development, US health officials confirmed that 43 people being monitored closely after coming into contact with Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan had been given the all-clear.

They were subject to twice-daily monitoring

during the 21-day incubation period.

However, others who cared for Mr Duncan remain at risk, including two nurses he infected and their close contacts.

Up to 120 people are still being monitored, and their waiting period is set to end on 7th November.

The Nigerian outbreak began when Patrick Sawyer, an AmericanLiberian citizen, was diagnosed with the illness in July.

Nigeria declared a national public health emergency and Mr Sawyer later died of the disease, followed by seven nationals.

These included Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who diagnosed Mr Sawyer and is credited with helping to contain the outbreak at its source.

John Vertefeuille, from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Nigeria had taken the

right steps to contain the outbreak. “Nigeria acted quickly and early and on a large scale,” he said.

Nkosazana DlaminiZuma, who chairs the African Union Commission, told the BBC that countries affected

by Ebola would have to deal with the consequences for years.

“A lot of things are almost at a standstill.,” she said. “They are not going to be producing as much food as they would have produced, “They are diverting some of the money for education to other things to stamp out the epidemic.”

British Ebola survivor Will Pooley has flown fback to West Africa, where he caught the disease, to rejoin the Ebola battle.

The 29-year-old nurse, “delighted” to return to Sierra Leone, is looking forward to doing all he could “to prevent as many unnecessary deaths as possible”.

Mr Pooley, the first confirmed Briton to contract Ebola, was flown back to the UK in August. He was treated with the experimental drug ZMapp at London’s Royal Free Hospital.

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Folk Festival returns

THE seventh edition of the Canarias Folk Festival is back, and it promises to be the biggest and best yet, running until 27th March next year.

The Plaza de Los Cristianos had the honour of hosting the opening night, initiated by Arona Tourist Board Arona, chaired by Evelin Santos.

The Folk Fest will be held every Thursday in the Plaza de La Pescadora (along the Los Cristianos seafront),

every Friday at City Centre Square Mall (Playa de Las Americas) and the second Saturday of each month at the Rambla de Las Galletas. Groups taking part are the Municipal School of Folk-

lore and Folk Groups Arona I’gara, and Punta Scratch Verodal, plus many guest artistes.

The events will also have locally-produced food and drink available to add to the enjoyment!

That top taste of mountain rambling ADEJE’S Together 10/10 campaign is organising a walk tomorrow (Saturday), called “Making the most of the forest”, which will take ramblers from Ifonche, to el Aserradero and, finally, La Quinta.

The campaign, under Councillor Esther Rivero Vargas, is organised by the Council’s Department of the Environment and Sustainable Development, The Councillor said: “This initiative was such that once the mountain walks in the borough had been regulated and signposted, we were able to propose a series of alternative routes, inviting people to get to know our natural zones and the mountain characteristics.

“We wanted to develop more than just another rural walk, and what we

are doing here is showing off the indigenous elements of the area, and the richness of our natural heritage.

“Once people get to know the various protected zones of Adeje, they will learn to enjoy and care for them.”

During the walk there will be two guides, Rafael Morales Siverio and Sebastián López Ramírez, who will explain in Spanish, “through their living testimonies and experiences”, how and why these paths were used in the past.

As well as getting to know the countryside, the walkers will also experience the hospitality of La Quinta residents. They will also be invited to take part in a tasting event on the patio of a home there.

“The best way to learn

the stories of pathways and their use in the past is from the people of the region,” added Cllr Rivero Vargas.

The walk should last about six hours and is listed as one of medium difficulty. Wear appropriate shoes or waterproof hiking boots - if possible, high enough to protect ankles.

You should also use sun protection and wear sunglasses and a hat. If you have a hiking stick, a waterproof jacket and energy foods (dry fruits, biscuits, etc.), you should also bring them, as well as water – 1½ litres will be adequate.

If you would like to take part, sign up today (Friday) at the Citizens’ Office - the SAC, in the main council building, Places are limited to 25.

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Killer Pistorius gets five years ...but could serve 10 months D I S A B L E D South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given a five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

He was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of murder, and Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge.

Prosecutors at Pretoria High Court had called for a minimum 10-year term, while the defence argued for community service and house arrest.

The parents of Reeva said they were happy with the sentence and relieved the case was over. Her mother, June, said: “Justice has been served.”

Pistorius, the Paralympic sprint champion who also competed in the 2012 Olympic Games, showed little reaction to the sentence other than to wipe his eyes before being led away.

Defence lawyer Barry Roux said his client, who shot dead his girlfriend on St Valentine’s Day last year, was expected to serve 10 months in prison, with the rest under house arrest.

Dup De Bruyn, a lawyer for the Steenkamp family, told Reuters that “justice was served”, although he believed Pistorius would probably serve

two years. Arnold Pistorius, the runner’s uncle, said: “We accept the judgement. Oscar will embrace the opportunity to pay back to society, and I hope he will begin his own healing process.”

He appealed to the media to accept the court ruling and added: “Let us move forward in this process and give us some degree of dignity and privacy.”

He said the family would support and guide the athlete as he served his sentence.

The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko, outside court, said opinion there was divided on the sentence, some saying it was too light, and others that it was fair.

Pistorius was taken away from court in a police van to Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru prison. He will have been evaluated over the next few hours to decide where he would stay, based on his disability.

Judge Masipa considered her sentence to be “fair and just, both to society and to the ac-

cused”. She added: “A non-custodial sentence would send the wrong message to the community. On the other hand, a long sentence would not be appropriate, either, as it would lack the element of mercy.”

The Judge said that nothing she could say or do could bring back Reeva Steenkamp, “but, hopefully, this judgement on sentence shall provide some sort of closure for the family”.

The judge began reading her decision by

saying there must be a balance between retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation.

In summarising the evidence, she described defence witness and social worker Annette Vergeer as “slapdash and disappointing”.

Ms Vergeer had argued that Pistorius would be “a lot more vulnerable than the normal man” in jail.

But Judge Masipa said she was sure prisons were equipped to cater for the requirements of a special-needs inmate.

She also had a “feeling of unease” at what she called an over-emphasis on the athlete’s vulnerability.

But she said Pistorius had made an “enormous contribution to society” in his charity work, and in changing the public perception of disability.

The judge also said: “It would be a sad day for this country if an impression were to be created that there was one law for the poor and disadvantaged, and another for the rich and famous.”

The three-year suspended term was for unlawfully firing a gun in a restaurant - a separate incident before the Steenkamp killing.

Yet the case may not be over because both prosecution and defence have the right to appeal.

The International Paralympic Committee told the BBC it would not allow Pistorius to run at any of its events for five years, even if he were released early.

The 27-year-old, an amputee sprinter who became the first athlete to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, killed Ms Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year.

He says he shot her by mistake, fearing there was an intruder in his Pretoria house.

Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, reality TV star and law graduate, was hit three times by bullets fired

by Pistorius through a toilet door.

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Gay couple in school clash over their child A PRIVATE school, alleged to have refused to enrol a gay couple’s child, has led to the principal and head of admissions facing legal action.

When Iván Vallejo and Ricardo Lucas, parents through a surrogate mother in the US, first tried to sign their son up at the Yago School two years ago, they were told there were no more available spots.

They had clearly indicated that they were a same-sex couple, and when they later tried again - without mentioning their family situation the admissions office said it would not be a problem enroling their child, who was then three.

Now, the Seville provincial court has decided that the principal and the admissions chief may have been guilty of a “crime against fundamental rights and public liberties guaranteed by the Constitution”.

Three judges believe there is preliminary evidence to suggest that “the refusal to enrollthe minor was due to his parents’ sexual condition”.

In their written decision, the judges state

that Vallejo and Lucas wrote an email to the school in September 2011 requesting their child to be admitted the following school year, without concealing their family situation.

The school replied saying there were no places left and that they should try again the following year. In February 2012, the couple wrote another email and received the same reply.

The couple became suspicious when other families told them the school was admitting new students. They contacted the admissions office again, this time failing to mention that the child had two fathers.

They were immediately given an appointment for 16th February and told in person that there were spots left for the 2012-2013 school year.

Asked about the previous refusals, admissions chief Maravillas R, sister of the principal, Ramón R, said it was an “administrative misunderstanding”.

Yet four days later, she telephoned to say that, again, there were no spots available for their son.

A football fan’s delight TENERIFE’S annual Soccer Experience International 7s Tournament is back for an eighth year - and promises to be another great weekend.

Former England international Neil Webb heads the list of former pro players who will battle it out with the finest Tenerife has to offer at Adeje Stadium from 31st October to 1st November.

The ex-Man United midfielder is joined by former Nottingham Forest striker David John-

son, Gary Bull, Steve Guinan, along with recently-retired Paul McKenna and Craig Armstrong.

Former Rangers star and Holland international Michael Mols will lace up his boots, along with Danny Lennon, ex-Raith and Partick Thistle midfielder, and recent St Mirren manager.

Former Burnley and Wigan assistant boss Sandy Stewart will be alongside ex-Hearts forward Jose Quitongo.

And there are more star names to be confirmed.

If you have followed the tournament over the last years you will have noted just how good the

local teams are. These are your teams, made up of dads and brothers and mates, who work and live here in Tenerife.

These local teams are far from overwhelmed at the thought of playing alongside, or against, some of the game’s big names of yesteryear, and take the challenge really seriously.

Organiser Martin Tierney said: “This is a great chance for a team of local players to join in a fun competition and meet some new people and challenges.

“Some of the teams are also looking for extra players, so if you would like to play, please get in touch. It doesn’t mat-

ter what language you speak, we all speak football on the pitch.”

Adeje Stadium is open throughout the tournament, FREE to anyone who would like to come along and watch.

It’s easy to find at the Adeje Las Torres Sports Pavilion. Exit 79B for Los Olivos/Las Nieves, Adeje on the TF1.

For more information and particularly if you are a player who would like to take part, or the parents of a child who would like to be a ballboy or ballgirl, call or text 654 200 470, and check out the website: www.socexp.com or email : info@socexp. com

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Brave Lynda’s sad finale BRITISH actress Lynda Bellingham, who announced recently that she had incurable cancer, has died at the age of 66.

Lynda, best known for her long-running role as the Mum in TV’s Oxo adverts, and as a presenter in TV’s Loose Women, had been battling colon cancer since being diagnosed in July 2013.

She died peacefully in the arms of her husband, Michael Pattemore, on Sunday at a London hospital, said her agent, Sue Latimer.

The actress had also announced that she planned to end her treatment to limit her family’s suffering after it spread to her lungs and liver.

And she wanted to spend her last Christmas with the family free of chemotherapy treatment. She had two sons and was married three times.

Ms Latimer added: “Actor, writer and presenter - to the end, Lynda was a consummate professional.”

Mr Pattemore told Yours magazine, for which his late wife was a columnist, that she had been unable to die at home as she had hoped.

“She was in too much pain and they didn’t have it under control enough for me to be able to look after her,”

he said. “I just want her to be remembered as an actress more than anything and not as a celebrity or one of the Loose Women.

“She started her career as an actress and never thought of herself as a celebrity - she’s always been an actress.”

Her famous TV role, that advert apart, was as Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, alongside Chris-

topher Timothy. Earlier this month,she said her decision to give up chemotherapy was “a huge relief because I took back some control of myself”.

The first 20 minutes of Monday’s Loose Women was dedicated to the show’s former co-host.

“The mood is very different in the studio today,” said host Ruth Langsford. “It’s a very sad day for us here, but we want this to be a celebration of Lynda.”

Bellingham’s friend, Christopher Biggins, gave an emotional tribute, telling the show: “Last night was a very difficult night, but I went to bed laughing, thinking of a joke she used to tell over and over again.

“It’s a blessing in a way - we don’t want her to suffer any more.”

Colleen Nolan, a panellist on the programme, was visibly moved. But singer Jane McDonald, who also used to work on Loose Women, said Lynda “would be mortified if we were all sad, weeping and wailing. We

have to keep the spirit of Lynda alive.”

Lynda spoke about her illness on BBC Breakfast earlier this month A final interview with the actress, which was recorded a few weeks ago, was broadcast on Wednesday.

During an emotional appearance on Loose Women recently, Lynda told viewers: “Grasp it all. Don’t be afraid .Enjoy the bits you can and tell your family you love them while you have the chance.”

After her death was announced, Christopher Timothy described her on the BBC as “a real friend. She was a life force. She was funny, she was loyal, talented and a great mum.”

He added: “On set, she was ‘one of the boys’ really - she was naughty and funny. We’ve all been expecting it, but it is so unjust that she didn’t make her last Christmas, as was her intention.”

Michael Redfern, who played Bellingham’s TV husband in the Oxo commercials that be-

came a national institution, said: “Everyone liked her. I think she was just normal - that’s all it was. She was like the lady next door, the wife, your mother. She had everything, just a very open person.”

Kaye Adams, another of Bellingham’s Loose Women co-presenters, said she would be remembered as “honest, generous, kind, courageous, intelligent, thoughtful”.

Denise Welch, who was also on Loose Women, said: “She turned everything into a positive.

She’s left a wonderful legacy - one of the best character actresses this country has known.”

Lynda, born in Montreal, Canada, grew up near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire after being adopted.

She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and, as well as “All Creatures”,she landed the title role in the Faith In The Future sitcom .

She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her charity work.

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Harry Potter’s triple return NEWS of three Harry Potter spinoff films in the next few years will delight his fans all over the world.

Warner Bros has also revealed that there will be three new instalments of The Lego Movie and 10 DC Comics superhero films, including Wonder Woman and Aquaman.

While the Harry Potter franchise ended with its eighth instalment in 2011, three new films from the world of magic created by JK Rowling will be released every two years from 2016, starting with Fantastic Beasts.

The new film will feature characters from the fictional textbook, written by Newt Scamander at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They will be directed by David Yates, the film-maker behind the final four Potter movies.

Masked hero Batman will get a starring role with Ben Affleck’s portrayal in Zack Snyder’s anticipated 2016 release of Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice.

Affleck will reprise the role for Snyder’s Justice League Part One in 2017, with Henry Cavill

returning as Superman and Amy Adams as Lois Lane. Snyder will also direct Justice League Part Two for release in 2019.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot will debut as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman, and star in her own Wonder Woman film in 2017.

Lego Batman, voiced

by Will Arnett in this year’s hit animation The Lego Movie, will get his own spotlight in The Lego Batman Movie in 2017, and will also return in The Lego Movie 2 in 2018. The Lego franchise will also include Ninjago in 2016.

Also, Robert Downey Jr is negotiating to appear again as Iron Man in Captain America 3.

A new band of DC heroes, the Suicide Squad, will get their own film in

2016, directed by Fury film-maker David Ayer.

The Suicide Squad are ruthless, imprisoned villains who work for the government in high-risk missions.

Speedy hero The Flash will be played by 22-yearold Perks Of Being A Wallflower actor Ezra Miller in a stand-alone film in 2018, and Game Of Thrones actor Jason Momoa will take the lead in Aquaman the same year.

Captain Marvel, who has the power to transform into six mythical heroes, will lead new film Shazam in 2019, and stage actor Ray Fisher will play the lead in 2020’s Cyborg, the superhero alter-ego of Victor Stone and one of the founding members of the Justice League.

Xmas jobs by the thousand at Royal Mail and Amazon ROYAL Mail will hire 19,000 additional workers and online retailer Amazon are after 13,000 staff to cope with the Christmas postal rush.

The Royal Mail, privatised last October, said the jobs will start in the middle of November and end in January, with December being the peak staffing period. These part-time posts will support the company’s 124,000 fulltime sorting and delivery personnel.

Royal Mail chief operations officer Sue Whalley said: “Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Royal Mail, and we plan, all-year-round to help ensure we deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Amazon also needs

thousands of temps at its warehouses, saying: “Every Christmas, we make a substantial financial commitment in additional resources to handle the festive mailbag.”

The company wants seasonal roles to be filled at eight warehouses around the country, and at its customerservice centre in Edinburgh.

The announcement came a week after Amazon said it needed 1,000 new permanent positions at its warehouses.

John Tagawa, its UK operations director, said: “Last year, on the busiest day in the runup to Christmas, our customers ordered 4.1 million items - about 47 items ordered per

second.” The vast online company said that “hundreds” may end up with permanent positions as a result of the temporary work.

Delivery services have seen a huge demand in recent years amid the rise on online purchasing by consumers.

New services have also been set up to try to alleviate the problem of deliveries when recipients are not at home.

Network Rail launched a 3,000-staff recruitment drive for Doddle, which allows commuters to pick up parcels at train stations.

And Amazon has its own locker pick-up points at certain supermarkets and at some London Underground stations.

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Miracle as paralysed man can walk again!

A POLISH man, who was paralysed from the chest down in a vicious 2010 knife attack, is walking again after a pioneering therapy.

It involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord, and, remarkably, 40-yearold Darek Fidyka can now walk with aid of a frame.

The treatment, a world first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London.

BBC One’s Panorama programme, which had unique access to the project, spent a year charting the patient’s rehabilitation.

Darek, paralysed after being stabbed repeatedly in the back, said walking again was “an incredible feeling” and added: “When you can’t feel almost half your body, you are helpless.

But when it starts coming back, it’s like you were born again.”

Prof Geoff Raisman, chair of neural regeneration at University College London’s Institute of Neurology, led the UK research team. What had been achieved, he said, was “more impressive than man walking on the moon”.

The treatment used olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) - specialist cells which form part of the sense of smell.

The OECs act as pathway cells that enable nerve fibres in the olfactory system to be renewed continually.

In the first of two operations, surgeons removed one of the patient’s olfactory bulbs and grew the cells in culture.

Two weeks later, they transplanted the OECs into the spinal cord, which had been cut through in the knife attack, apart from a thin strip of scar tissue on the right. They had just a drop of material to work with - about 500,000 cells.

Some 100 micro-injections of OECs were made above and below the injury. And four thin strips of nerve tissue were taken from the patient’s ankle and placed across an 8mm (0.3in) gap on the left side of the cord.

The scientists believe the OECs provided a pathway to enable fibres above and below the injury to reconnect, using the nerve grafts to bridge the gap in the cord.

Before the treatment, Mr Fidyka had been paralysed for nearly two years and had shown no sign of recovery, despite many months of intensive physiotherapy.

But this exercise programme - five hours per day, five days a week - has continued after the transplant at the Akson Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, in Wroclaw.

Mr Fidyka first noticed that the treatment had been suc-

cessful after about three months, when his left thigh began putting on muscle.

Six months after surgery, he was able to take his first tentative steps along parallel bars, using leg braces and a physiotherapist supporting him.

Now, two years after the treatment, he can walk outside the rehabilitation centre using a frame.

He has also recovered some bladder and bowel sensation - and sexual function.

Polish research team leader Dr Pawel Tabakow, consultant neurosurgeon at Wroclaw University Hospital, said: “It’s amazing to see how regeneration of the spinal cord something thought impossible for many years - is becoming a reality.”

Mr Fidyka, who still has five hours of physiotherapy daily, still tires quickly when walking. But he said: “I think it’s realistic that one day I will become independent.

“What I have learned is that you must never give up but keep fighting, because some door will open in life.”

The ground-breaking research was supported by the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation (NSIF) and the charity UK Stem Cell Foundation (UKSCF) The latter, set up in 2007 to speed up progress of promising stem-cell research, has so far contributed £2.5m.

The NSIF was set up by chef David Nicholls

after his son, Daniel, was paralysed from the arms down in a swimming accident in 2003.

To date, the foundation charity has given £1m to fund the research in London, and a further £240,000 for the work in Poland.

A key difference with Mr Fidyka was that the scientists were able use the patient’s olfactory bulb, which is the richest source of olfactory ensheathing cells.

This meant there was no danger of rejection, so no need for immunosuppressive drugs used in conventional transplants.

Most of the repair of Mr Fidyka’s spinal cord was done on the left side, where there was an 8mm gap.

He has since regained muscle mass and movement, mostly on that side.

Scientists believe this is evidence that the recovery is down to regeneration, because signals from the braincontrolling muscles in the left leg travel down the left side of the spinal cord.

MRI scans suggest that the gap in the cord has closed up following the treatment.

Prof Geoff Raisman said: “It would be my proudest boast if I could say that no patient had to pay one penny for any of the information we have found.”

And none of those involved in the research are seeking profit from it.

NSIF said if there were any patents aris-

ing, it would acquire them to make the technique freely available.

The complex neural circuitry responsible for our sense of smell is the only part of the nervous system that regenerates throughout adult life. Scientists have tried to exploit this ability in stimulating repair in the spinal cord.

Every time we breathe, molecules carrying different odours in the air come into contact with nerve cells in the nose.

These transmit messages to our olfactory bulbs - at the very top of the nasal cavity, sitting at the base of the brain.

The nerve cells are being continually damaged and must be replaced. This process of regeneration is made possible by the OECs, which provide a pathway for the fibres to grow back.

NSIF’s Mr Nicholls said: “When Dan had his accident, I made him a promise that, one day, he would walk again.

“I set up the charity to raise funds purely for research into repairing the spinal cord. The results with Darek show we are making significant progress towards that goal.”

Prof Wagih El Masri said: “Although the clinical neurological recovery is, to date, modest, this intervention has resulted in findings of compelling scientific significance.”

The consultant spinal injuries surgeon, who

has treated thousands of patients in the UK, added: “I have waited 40 years for something like this.”

All those involved in the research are keen not to raise false hopes in patients. They stress that the success will need to be repeated to show, definitively, whether it can stimulate spinal-cord regeneration.

The scientists hope to treat another 10 patients, in Poland and Britain, over the coming years, but it will depend on the research receiving funding.

Dr Tabakow said: “Our team in Poland would be prepared to consider patients from anywhere in the world who are suitable for this therapy. They are likely to have had a knife wound injury, where the spinal cord has been cleanly severed.”

Sir Richard Sykes, chair of the UK Stem Cell Foundation, said: “The first patient is an inspirational and important step, which brings years of laboratory research towards the clinical testbed.

“To fully develop future treatments that benefit the three million paralysed globally will need continued investment for wide scale clinical trials,” Prof Raisman has spent more than 40 years studying how to repair the spinal cord.

In animal studies, he showed that OECs injected into the rat spinal cord could reverse paralysis.

In 2005, he was approached by a Polish neurosurgeon who had begun researching how to apply the technique in humans.

Dr Tabakow carried out an initial trial involving three paralysed patients, who each had a small amount of OECs injected in their damaged spinal cords.

While none showed any significant improvement, the main purpose of the study was achieved, showing that the treatment was safe.

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Sunday 26th October, BBC1, 21:00 What killed King Tutankhamun? Ever since his spectacular tomb was discovered, the boy king has been the most famous pharaoh of all ancient Egypt. But his mysterious death, at just 19 years old, has never been explained. In this BBC One special, presenter Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth. For the first time, a virtual autopsy of Tut’s mummified body reveals astonishing secrets about the pharaoh. Using CT scan data, the programme creates the first full size, scientifically accurate image of the real Tutankhamun. Brand new DNA analysis uncovers a shocking secret about Tut’s family background, and the genetic trail of clues leads to a radical and revolutionary new theory to explain Tut’s sudden and unexpected death. This is an epic detective story that uncovers the extraordinary truth of the boy behind the golden mask.

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Friday Friday Frida 06:00 ............................Breakfast

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

09:15 .................. Rip Off Britain

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

10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ...............Call the Council 11:45 .........................Close Calls: On Camera

07:05............. Call the Council 07:50 ................Close Calls: On Camera

06:00 ................. Good Morning Britain 08:30 ..............................Lorraine 09:25 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .................... This Morning

08:20........... A Taste of Britain

10:55 ............................ITV News

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

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

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

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

14:00..........................Dickinson’s Real Deal

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

15:45................... Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

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

12:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30 ......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors

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 ................. A Question of Sport 20:00................. EastEnders 20:30 ....................... Would I Lie to You?

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21:30 ...........Not Going Out

09:05.................. £100k House: CW 11:00 .................... This Morning choice Tricks of the Trade 12:30 .................. Loose Women 10:05 ............................Sea City 13:30 .............................ITV News and Weather 10:35 ........... The Travel Show

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.......... Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 22:00 ................... BBC News W C choice at Ten 21:30 .... Gardeners’ World 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:00 ..............................QI 22:35 ............... The Graham Norton Show 23:20 ................The Secrets 23:50................. EastEnders Omnibus

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22:30 ............... Newsnight 23:05 ........ Never Mind the Buzzcocks 23:35 .............. Later... with Jools Holland

15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show 16:00.................... Tipping Point 17:00 ..........................The Chase 18:00...... ITV News London 18:30 .................... ITV News 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30...... Coronation Street 20:00.........Secrets From the Sky

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20:30 ..... Coronation Street 21:00.......................... Lewis After a difficult start, the Lewis/ Hathaway partnership seems to have achieved some semblance of normal. DS Maddox has become integral to the team, and even Hobson), initially sceptical, seems to be at peace with sharing her supposedly retired partner with Hathaway and the Oxfordshire Police. But the team’s abilities will be sorely tested when the team begin to investigate the brutal murder of an American classics student, Rose Anderson (Alisha Bailey), whose body is hauled from the canal with stab wounds to the neck and abdomen.

22:00.......... ITV News at Ten 22:40................. The Job Lot 23:10............... Out of Sight

Secrets From The Sky ITV1, 20.00

In episode two, we visit Old Sarum in Wiltshire, formerly one of the most important cities in Britain. It is the site where Saxon kings produced their money, William the Conqueror flaunted his victory over King Harold and the Domesday Book was created.

Now all that remains of this glorious ancient city is an abandoned ruin, which overlooks Salisbury, the bustling city which replaced it. The remnants of a medieval castle on top of a huge mound, surrounded by vast ditches and a cross-shaped ruin suggest that Sarum was once a place of great power and importance. To discover more about the mystery of Old Sarum, Ben uses his octocopter, a high tech flying camera, to give him a bird’s eye view. With a new perspective to the site he unpicks the centuries of history etched onto the hill.

The octocopter flies around the giant ditch surrounding the entire hill and Ben reveals the importance of huge banks, which were built around 2500 years ago.

Ben says: “They’re partly about saying, ‘Look how important we are. Look what we can achieve.’ But they’re also partly about defence and refuge, so when you’re being threatened by the neighbouring tribe, this is somewhere to come. In their prime, these defences would have been exposed chalk rubble and that’s incredibly difficult to clamber up. Even if you managed to get over that first bit of defence you’d be in the bottom of a massive ditch looking up at this great defensive wall and having all sorts of projectiles thrown at you.

It’s a great big piece of prehistoric civil engineering.”

Coins from a local museum show that Sarum was a Saxon stronghold where major Kings from the 11th century based their mint. But in 1066, William the Conqueror took over control of Sarum, after King Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings. England now belonged to William and his Normans and it is possible that Sarum is the place where the greatest nobles in the land came to declare their allegiance.

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

ay Friday Friday 24th 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 19:35.... Unreported World 20:00......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 21:00................. Gogglebox 22:00...............Alan Carr: CW Chatty Man choice 23:05...The Feeling Nuts W C Comedy Night choice

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

06:00.....................Ben and Kate

06:15 ...........................Babylon 5

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks

08:35 ..............Toby’s Travelling Circus

06:25 ...................... Up All Night

07:00 ........................ Masterchef New Zealand

06:30.................................. 90210

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 .... Underground Britain 13:15 .............Home and Away 13:45...................... Neighbours 14:15.................................... NCIS 15:15 .................................At Risk 17:00 .......................5 News at 5 17:30 ...................... Neighbours 18:00 ........Home and Away

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 14:55...The Jeremy Kyle Show

18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight

16:00......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show

19:00 ............... World War II in Colour

17:05..... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00......Rome: The World’s First Superpower

18:00 ................ Royal Pains

21:00............... Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy 22:00.............Body of Proof 23:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

17:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

19:00 .............Totally You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00..................... Hot Fuzz 23:25... Release the Hounds

08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

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

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

12:30.............................. DIY SOS 13:00 ........................MasterChef Australia

12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks

14:30 ................... Bondi Rescue

13:00...How I Met Your Mother

15:00 ..........Haunted Collector

14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

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

15:00 ............ Melissa and Joey

17:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

15:30.... Rules of Engagement

17:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

16:00............................ Charmed

18:00 .............Border Patrol 19:00 .MasterChef Australia 20:00 ......... Katherine Mills: Mind Games 21:00 ......... Motorway Cops 22:00......... Jonathan Creek 23:20 .......... Boston’s Finest

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

06:00.............. Chopper Squad

07:00................... Radical Highs

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

07:00.............. UK Border Force

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

07:00 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin

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

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

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

11:00 ....................Hawaii Five-0

10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

11:00 ..........................Hardliners

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

13:00 ...........NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 ................Criminal Minds

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

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

15:00................................. Airline

15:00............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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

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

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

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

14:30.............. Storage Hunters

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

15:00 ..........................Hardliners

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

17:00.................... The Real A&E

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

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

18:00........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA

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

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

19:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing

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

20:00............. The Last Ship

19:00... Million Dollar Listing

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

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

21:00................ A League of Their Own

20:00 ................Elementary

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

22:35 ...............Enlightened

21:00.............. The Blacklist

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

21:30 ..................Road Wars

22:00 ......... Criminal Minds

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

23:10..... Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

22:00 ........An Idiot Abroad: Short Way Round

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

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

23:45......... Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters

08:00 ........................... Futurama 09:00 ...........NCIS: Los Angeles

15:30............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin 17:30 ........................... Futurama 18:30 ............ The Simpsons

16:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

10:00........................... Charmed

12:35 ... Rules of Engagement

17:00...How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 .......... How I Met Your Mother 20:00....The Big Bang Theory 21:00.......................Shooter

06:00 ................... Football Gold 07:00 .......................... WWE Raw 09:00 .....................................FL72 10:00 ............................. Ringside 11:00 ................... Football Gold 12:00 .....................................FL72 13:00 .......... Football’s Greatest Players 14:00 ................... Football Gold 14:30 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 15:00 .......................................NFL 16:00 ............................. Ringside 17:00..................................... FL72 18:00.....Football Freestyler 18:30.................The Fantasy Football Club 19:30 ..................... Football 22:00................ The Fantasy Football Club 23:00........ Barclays Premier League Preview

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Alan Carr: Chatty Man Channel 4, 22:00

Alan is joined by Grammy award-winning star Taylor Swift who chats to Alan and performs Shake It Off from her forthcoming album 1989, James Nesbitt talks about his upcoming Channel 4 drama Babylon, plus, Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges talks about his debut autobiography: We Need To Talk About... Kevin Bridges.

The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night Channel 4, 23:05

Jack Whitehall plays host to an evening of entertainment that’s full of surprise comedy pairings and some seriously awkward conversations, while encouraging the nation to feel nuts. This momentous event’s aim is to raise awareness of testicular cancer and make audiences laugh along the way. The show reunites sitcom pair Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey in a brand new Men Behaving Badly sketch written by Simon Nye. Heavyweight comedy double act Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse perform a classic sketch.

There’s a special musical collaboration from James Corden and Rizzle Kicks, while Jimmy Carr and Jamie Cullum form an unlikely alliance.

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

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

06:30................. Rugby League

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

10:00... Saturday Kitchen Live

09:00.............. The Trials of Life

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

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

09:50 ........................The Private Life of Plants

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

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

10:40 ................The Private Life of Plants

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

12:10................. Football Focus 12:50....... Saturday Sportsday 13:00 ................. Rugby League 14:30 ....................Bargain Hunt 15:30 ............................Escape to the Country 16:00........................ Final Score 17:25 ..........................BBC News 17:45............................ Pointless 18:30............. Strictly Come Dancing 20:20 ............... Doctor Who 21:05 .....................Casualty 21:55 .............. The National Lottery Live

Saturday Numbers for r are: 25th Octobe Bonus Ball

22:05................... BBC News 22:25 ...... Match of the Day

11:30 ...........................Map Man 12:00 ................. The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo 12:30 ...................................That’s Entertainment!

14:35 ..................Silk Stockings 16:30 ................................Flog It! 17:30 ................... £100k House: Tricks of the Trade 18:30 ..... Gardeners’ World 19:00 ...................Restoring England’s Heritage 19:30 ......Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Lost City

07:20 ................. Signed Stories: Share a Story 07:25 ...................................Sooty 07:35 ............................. Mr. Bean 07:50 ............... The Matt Hatter Chronicles 08:15 .................... Horrid Henry 08:30 ............... The Munch Box 09:25............................ ITV News 09:30 .........The Hungry Sailors 10:25 ......... Murder, She Wrote 11:20............................ ITV News 11:30 ............Storage Hoarders 12:30 .............Surprise Surprise 13:30 ...................All Star Family Fortunes

Documentary following a team of maritime archaeologists as they uncover the remarkable city of Heracleion, lost to the sea and forgotten for over 2,000 years. In the fading days of the pharaohs, the port city of Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt. An opulent and prosperous place adorned with statues, it was a city of religious significance and home to the temple of Amun. In the 2nd century BC it was wiped off the face of the earth in a mysterious subsidence.

14:15 ........................ Doc Martin

20:30 ................Dad’s Army

20:00............... The X Factor

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

22:10 ............. The Jonathan Ross Show

21:45 ....... Dylan Thomas: A Poet in New York 23:00........... The Accidental Husband

15:15 ....................Tipping Point 16:20 .................Jurassic Park III 18:00 ...... ITV News London 18:15 ............. ITV News and Weather 18:30................ You’ve Been Framed!

19:0................The Chase: CW Celebrity Special choice

23:15............. ITV News and Weather 23:30.............. The Beguiled

The Chase: Celebrity Special ITV1, 19.00 Bradley Walsh hosts a celebrity edition of the hit quiz show where four well known celebrities take on The Chaser, one of Britain’s finest quiz brains, to try and win thousands of pounds for charity.

Tonight’s celebrities are television and radio presenter Adrian Chiles, Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna, Holby City’s Rosie Marcel and journalist & presenter, Jon Snow.

The Xtra Factor ITV2, 22.10 This weekend The Xtra Factor live shows continue. Sarah-Jane Crawford gets all the exclusive reactions to the live performances and brings you all the very best goss from behind the scenes!

We’ll be chatting to judges Louis Walsh, Mel B, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell to find out what they made of all the night’s action plus Sarah-Jane will be joined by a whole host of celebrity The X Factor fans each week.

This year The Xtra Factor will be more interactive than ever before. As your opinion portal for all things X, we’ll be putting your phone calls, video calls and Facebook and Twitter comments direct to the acts and judges.

Asking all the questions you are desperate to know the answers to.

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

Saturday Saturday 25th October 06:30............................... Mobil 1

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

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

06:10 ................................The Bill

07:00................. Ironman World Championship

08:25........................ Wanda and the Alien

06:10 ....................... You’ve Been Framed!

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

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

08:40.............. Zack and Quack

09:00 ............Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose

08:55 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

06:35........................ Emmerdale Omnibus

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

10:00................................. Frasier

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

10:30..................................Frasier

09:30.............. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

11:00..... The Big Bang Theory 11:30 .....The Big Bang Theory 12:00 .................. The Simpsons 12:30 ............... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 13:30........... Channel 4 Racing 16:10...... Come Dine with Me 16:40...... Come Dine with Me 17:10 ...... Come Dine with Me 17:40 ...... Come Dine with Me 18:10... Come Dine with Me

10:05 .................................Access 10:10 .........Police Interceptors 11:05................. The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 12:05 ................ Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

13:10 ...... Mosquito Squadron 14:55 ...........55 Days at Peking 18:00 .................. When Hell Broke Loose

18:40 ........ Channel 4 News

19:30................ World War II in Colour

19:00 .......... Grand Designs

20:25....... 5 News Weekend

20:00...Walking Through CW 20:30.....World Title Boxing: History choice Monte Carlo 21:00......... This Means War 23:00...................... Gotham

09:25 ............Coronation Street Omnibus 11:55 ................ I’m a Celebrity...

Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations 12:55 ..................................Junior 15:05 ......................... Arthur and the Great Adventure 17:15 ....................... You’ve Been Framed!

17:45 ........... Miss Congeniality 20:00 ................. Back to the Future Part II 22:10......The Xtra Factor

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23:10 ...........Celebrity Juice

23:55 ................ The Job Lot

08:00................................ The Bill 10:00 ..........Haunted Collector 11:00 ........ Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

06:00.......................... Desperate Housewives 06:50..................... Suburgatory 07:15..................... Suburgatory 09:05............................... Rules of Engagement 11:00............ Melissa and Joey

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

11:30............ Melissa and Joey

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

12:55..... Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts

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

14:00 ........................ Masterchef New Zealand

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

15:00 ...................... Doctor Who

14:50 .....Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts

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

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

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

16:00............................. New Girl

18:00 ...................... Atlantis

16:30 .....The Big Bang Theory

The budding relationship between Hercules and Medusa hits a bump when she is kidnapped. To ensure her return, Hercules must retrieve an artefact from the Underworld.

Sitcom set in a job centre.

While Trish sets off to a less salubrious part of town in a bid to retrieve her lost mobile phone, Natalie struggles to deal with difficult claimant Keith and finds herself threatened with legal action.

19:00......... Jonathan Creek 20:20......... Motorway Cops 21:20................ Traffic Cops 22:00 .................. The Strain

17:00 ....................Honey, I Blew Up the Kid 18:50 .......... Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 19:00 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 21:00 .................... Limitless 23:10 .....The Inbetweeners

23:00...Friends with Benefits

23:55......................... Access

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

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

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

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

06:00.....Football’s Greatest

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

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

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

06:30............. Football Gold

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

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

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

08:00 .............................. Seinfeld

06:45 ............ Football Gold

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

09:00.................... The Real A&E

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

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

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

09:30.................... The Real A&E

11:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

09:00 ................................. Smash

07:30 ........Barclays Premier League Review

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

10:00............... Border Security

12:00 ............................. Flip Men

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

10:30............... Border Security

13:00 .......................Man v Food

11:00.............. Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA

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

12:00.....The Biggest Loser USA

16:00 ...................Megatruckers

13:00........ Nothing to Declare

16:30 ...................Megatruckers

13:00 ............................The Maze Runner Special 13:30........... The Judge Special 14:00 ........................The Middle 15:00...Inside RAF Brize Norton 17:00 ..... Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 18:00............ The Simpsons 19:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 20:00............. Hawaii Five-0 21:00............... The Jewel of the Nile

13:30 ........Nothing to Declare 14:00 ........Nothing to Declare 18:00 ........UK Border Force 19:00 ........UK Border Force 20:00 ......... Criminal Minds 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds 22:00 ......... Criminal Minds 23:00 ......... Criminal Minds

15:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing

17:00..............................Top Gear 18:00 .................... Top Gear 19:00.........Storage Hunters 20:00.... Would I Lie to You? 22:00............ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:00 ........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

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

10:00 ................................. Smash 11:00 ..............Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets 12:00 ......... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

23:40..... The Inbetweeners

08:00................ The Fantasy Football Club 09:00 .........Game Changers 10:00 ................ Soccer A.M. 12:00 ..................... Football

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

14:30 ....Football Freestyler

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

16:00 ................. Darts Gold

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

16:45 ............ Ford Saturday Night Football

17:00 .......................Blue Bloods 18:00.......... Without a Trace 20:00 ..................Petrol Age 21:00..... Boardwalk Empire 22:15.................... The Knick 23:15..............The Leftovers

15:00 .....................Ringside

20:00 ............. SNF: Game of the Day 22:00 ................. SNF: Match Choice 23:30 ................. SNF: Match Choice

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Walking Through History Channel 4, 20:00

The dramatic moors and valleys of West Yorkshire are the setting for an unusual slice of the past in Tony Robinson’s first walk from this new series. This evocative landscape was the home of, and inspiration for, the Brontes, the remarkable literary family that produced Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Over four days, Tony heads out from the Victorian wool capital of Bradford, and treks in a giant loop around what is now known as Bronte Country. From the birth of Charlotte, Emily, Anne and their brother Branwell in the Bradford suburb of Thornton, Tony traces their childhoods to the muchromanticised Bronte hub of Haworth. But the shocking reality of 1820s life in the mill town was far removed both from the tourist town of today, and from the fantasy world dreamed up by the Bronte children at their father’s parsonage home.

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

Sunday Sunday Sund 06:00 ............................Breakfast 07:35............ Match of the Day 09:00....................... The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 ... Sunday Morning Live 11:00 ................Sunday Politics 12:15.....................MOTD2 Extra 13:00.......................... BBC News 13:15 ....................Bargain Hunt 14:15...Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 15:00 ........Talk to the Animals 16:00 ..................Points of View 16:15 ................Songs of Praise 16:55 ........................... Life Story 17:55.......................... BBC News 18:10 .... BBC London News 18:20 ................ Countryfile 19:20 ............. Strictly Come Dancing 20:00.....Antiques Roadshow 21:00 ........... Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered 22:00................... BBC News

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22:30.... Match of the Day 2

06:00 .....................Great British Garden Revival 07:00 ....................... Countryfile 08:00 ........... Gardeners’ World 08:30 ............. The Beechgrove Garden 09:00..................... The Football League Show 10:20 ............Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:50 .........Sweet Baby James 12:20 .........Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 13:20 ................ War and Peace 16:40 ...................Escape to the Continent 17:10 ................................Flog It! 18:00 .................. Inside the Animal Mind 19:00....... Human Universe 20:00 ......... Wonders of the Monsoon 21:00...... Afghanistan: The Lion’s Last Roar?

22:00 ...... Russell Howard’s Good News 22:30.......................The Fall

Keep It In The Family ITV1, 19.00

For the first show of the series, six stars from the hit TV soap Emmerdale will be joining Bradley in the studio as they prepare to face the dreaded drop.

Each week three generations of rival families battle head-to-head, through a series of hilarious games, for incredible prizes including a family holiday or a brand new car.

The Emmerdale stars (Mark Charnock, Charlotte Bellamy, Dominic Brunt, Chris Bisson, Samantha Giles and Natalie Anderson) will each hold the clue to a prize and it’s up to the family to decide if they would like to keep what’s hidden in their chosen box, or drop the star.

Tonight, the Graziano family from Plymouth will be competing against the Davis family from Surrey.

In this show, it’s the kids who are in charge. They decide which family member plays each game and they even choose which prizes the family compete for.

06:00 ....................... Fort Boyard 06:25 ..................... Pat and Stan 06:35 ..................... Pat and Stan 06:40 ........................... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:50 ............... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:05............................ Canimals 07:20................. Signed Stories: Share a Story 07:25 ...................................Sooty 07:35 ............................. Mr. Bean 07:50 ..............................Ultimate Spider-Man 08:15 .................... Horrid Henry 08:30 .................. Big Time Rush 09:00 .................. The Aquabats!

Super Show!

09:25 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal 10:15 ......... Murder, She Wrote 11:15............................. ITV News and Weather 11:25 ................... Carry on Cleo 13:05 ...................All Star Family Fortunes 13:50....... The Unforgettable...

14:20 ......................The X Factor 16:30 ............. Downton Abbey 17:35 ....................Tipping Point 18:30 ...... ITV News London 19:00................Keep it in CW the Family choice 20:00 ............... The X Factor Results Show 21:00 ........Downton Abbey Period drama following the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants. Following last week’s altercation, relations between Robert and Cora are strained. Blake’s scheming starts to come to fruition when Mary is unexpectedly pitted against her love rival. Edith receives some terrible news and decides to take drastic action, leaving people reeling. Following a mysterious tip off, Baxter becomes embroiled in the investigation of Green’s death.

Meanwhile, Thomas’s condition is deteriorating, prompting him to finally reveal the truth to Baxter.

22:05 .................... ITV News 22:15 ............. Harry’s South Pole Heroes

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

day Sunday Sunday 26th October 06:30 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 06:55 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 07:25............. Everybody Loves Raymond

06:00..................... Children’s TV 07:25 .......................... Make Way for Noddy

13:20................ The Xtra Factor 14:20................... The Hot Desk 14:30 ....................... You’ve Been Framed!

15:05..................... Jurassic Park 17:40......................... Back to the Future Part III 20:00.................... Scorpion 21:00 ......... The Xtra Factor 22:00 .......................Tricked

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

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

07:35......................... Paw Patrol 07:55.................. Little Princess

09:00................................. Frasier

08:05.......... The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky

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

08:25 .... Wanda and the Alien

13:00 ...................................... NFL

08:40 ..............Zack and Quack

17:00 .................. The Simpsons 17:30 ..............Channel 4 News

08:55 ................ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

17:55..... Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

09:25.............. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

08:40...................... Coronaation Street Omnibus

10:00........................ Bupa Great South Run

11:05..................... The X Factor

08:30 .................................Frasier

Michael Apted’s family fantasy adventure recounts the continued adventures of the children who discovered a fantastical world hidden at the back of a wardrobe.

In this third instalment of CS Lewis’s enduring saga, Lucy and Edmund are transported back to the mystical land of Narnia while admiring what turns out to be an enchanted painting.

09:10........................ Jelly Jamm

12:00 ............... World’s Scariest Plane Landings 12:45 ....................Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 14:25............Kangaroo Jack

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16:10 .....................The Goonies

20:00.............Speed with CW Guy Martin choice 18:20 .............. Speed Racer 20:55 .......5 News Weekend 21:00 ................. Homeland 22:05.................. Four Lions

21:00.....Angels and Demons

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

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

07:00 ................... Radical Highs

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

07:10 ....Rocket City Rednecks

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

07:35 ....Rocket City Rednecks

08:00..................................... Glee

06:30 ..................RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

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

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

09:00................. Inside Gatwick

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

10:00 ...............World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars

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

09:00 ...................Megatruckers

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

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

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

11:00 ............ WWE Experience

10:30............... Border Security

10:00....................... Trawlermen

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

12:00 ...................Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew

11:00 ....................... The Biggest Loser USA

10:30............... Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

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

13:00........................ The Middle

12:00 .............................. NY Med

11:30.............. Storage Hunters

13:30 ....................... The Middle

13:00 .....Million Dollar Listing

12:00 ..............Storage Hunters

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

14:00 ...............Inside RAF Brize Norton

14:00 .....Million Dollar Listing

12:30.............. Storage Hunters

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

18:00 .............. Red Bull Cliff Diving 2014

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

18:40 .............. World’s Most Dangerous Roads

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

07:00............... Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?

16:00 ................Modern Family 18:00 ............The Simpsons 20:00................... Futurama 20:30............ The Simpsons 21:00............. Hawaii Five-0 22:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

10:00..... Sports Women Week

17:00................ Four Weddings 18:00 ..........Four Weddings 19:00.......... Four Weddings 20:00................ Elementary

20:00 .................. Room 101

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

20:40 .................. Room 101

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

22:40................. Crackanory

21:20 .................. Room 101

17:00 ............... Without a Trace 20:00 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets

06:00 .......... Make it or Break it 06:45 ................Happy Endings 07:10................ Happy Endings 07:30................ Happy Endings 07:55 ................Happy Endings 08:25 ..........The Mindy Project 08:55 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 09:55....... Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:25............. Made in Chelsea 13:30 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 ............... How the Grinch Stole Christmas 16:05 ............ Melissa and Joey 16:35 ............ Melissa and Joey 17:05 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 18:00 ...................How I Met Your Mother 18:30 ....................... The Big Bang Theory 21:30..... The Inbetweeners 22:00 .....The Inbetweeners 22:30 ...................... Drifters

06:00................ Premier League Legends 06:30 ................Premier League Legends 07:00.......... Football’s Greatest 07:30 .........................SNF: Match Choice 09:00 ........................The Sunday Supplement 10:30 .............Goals on Sunday 12:30 .........Ford Super Sunday 15:30 .........Ford Super Sunday 19:00............... Pl 100 Club Andy Cole 19:30 ................Pl100 Club Dwight Yorke 20:00 ....... Goals on Sunday

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

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

22:10 ................. Dangerous Liaisons

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

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Speed with Guy Martin Channel 4, 20:00

Speed junkie, motorcycle racer and lorry mechanic Guy Martin loves pushing the boundaries of speed in search of a buzz. He returns with a second series of Speed with Guy Martin, taking on four new speed-based challenges. From racing a motorbike at altitude to trying to break the speed record for a hovercraft, Guy wants to find out what makes things go fast by getting his hands dirty in a range of unique engineering projects.

Kangaroo Jack Channel 5, 14:25

Comedy adventure. Two childhood friends get caught up with the mob in New York and find themselves forced to travel to Australia to deliver 50,000 dollars of dirty money. The trouble really starts when they reach the outback, and a kangaroo bounds away with the cash.

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

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

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

07:05 .............. Call the Council

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

07:50...Close Calls: On Camera

11:00............... Call the Council

08:20 ............ A Taste of Britain

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

11:45 .........................Close Calls: On Camera

09:05......... Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

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

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

10:05 .............Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook

11:00 .................... This Morning

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

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13:00 ............BBC News at One 13:30......... BBC London News 13:45 .............................. Doctors

10:35 ....................................Click 11:00 ......................... BBC News

10:55 ............................ITV News 12:30.................. Loose Women 13:30............................. ITV News and Weather

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

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

Baby P: The Untold Story

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

12:00 ............The Daily Politics 13:00 .............Cash in the Attic

BBC1, 20.30

15:45 ................... Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

13:30 ..... Ready, Steady, Cook

15:00 ............................. The Alan Titchmarsh Show

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

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

15:00 ......... Cagney and Lacey

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

Baby P: The Untold Story features exclusive interviews with many of those connected to the case and its aftermath. These include Sharon Shoesmith; social workers Gillie Christou and Maria Ward; Ed Balls; and the husband of Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat, the last medical practitioner to see Baby Peter before he died.

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 ...................nside Out 20:00 ................ EastEnders 20:30............Baby P: The Untold Story

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22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News

FA Cup First Round Draw BBC2, 19.00 Mark Chapman presents live coverage of the FA Cup first round draw from the National Football Centre at St George’s Park.

There are 40 ties to be drawn as 48 clubs from League One and League Two join the non-league teams who have battled their way through qualifying. The incentives are huge with a potential tie against the likes of Chelsea or Manchester United just two wins away. The FA Cup is returning to BBC television after a six-year absence and you will be able to watch up to 16 live matches and comprehensive highlights of every round.

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

14:00 .........................Dickinson’s Real Deal

18:00..................... ITV News London 18:30 ............. ITV News and Weather 19:00................ Emmerdale 19:30..... Coronation Street 20:00 .............. Countrywise

19:00.............FA Cup 1st CW 20:30 ..... Coronation Street Round Draw choice 21:00.........Grantchester CW choice 19:30....Children’s Hospital 22:00................. ITV News at Ten and Weather 20:00...University Challenge

22:35.......... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

20:30 ............Only Connect

22:40................ The Agenda

23:20 ...........Our World War

21:00 ............The Intruders 22:30 ................ Newsnight

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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Spanish home prices continue to improve THE price of Spanish homes has now risen five months in a row, which is excellent news for sellers because it means the residential market is stabilising.

Latest figures from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveal that sales went up by 10% in July on an annual basis, and by 9% on a quarterly basis.

Mark Stucklin, of Spanish Property Insight, said: “After five consecutive months of annualised sales increases, it’s clear the Spanish property market is starting to recover in volume terms, as more buyers enter the market.

“The figures confirm that overall sales are now stable, if not growing slightly. Markets are all about transactions and prices, which determine volume and value.

And increasing transactions are a sign of confidence, which improves liquidity and reduce risk.

“When buyers outnumber sellers, prices start to rise. After almost eight years of consecutive declines in home sales, that is welcome news for Spain.”

But he warned: “It doesn’t mean the Spanish property crisis is over. But it is now crystal clear that the Span-

ish property market has established a floor in transaction terms, suggesting sales are unlikely to fall any further. If anything, they will continue growing, as they have been doing.”

The INE doesn’t break down monthly sales figures by nationality, but Mr Stucklin and other real estate experts point out that foreign buyers are driving the sales increase.

This suggests there is plenty of scope for further increases when local demand picks up, with falling unemployment and easier mortgage-lending.

And the trend towards resales continues, with new sales down 8.3% in a year, and resales up 26.8%.

“Expect the trend to continue, as the pipeline of new homes that people actually want to buy dries up over the next year or so,” added Mr Stucklin. “Housing starts have collapsed by 95% since the boom, and the Spanish homebuilding industry has all but disappeared.

“It might not be a bad time to invest off-plan if you can find anything to buy off-plan, that is.”

He also outlined that the label “new home” is starting to lose its meaning in Spain, as most of the new homes on the market were built years ago!

They were constructed during a boom, when standards fell and prices rose, and these homes

have been collecting dust and depreciating for years.

Looking at regional sales, some of the biggest increases took place in the provinces of the interior. For example, Cáceres saw sales increase by 87%, albeit from a low base. And sales in some coastal ar-

eas, like Málaga’s Costa del Sol, where foreigners tend to buy, were above the national average.

“For the time being, and likely for some time to come, sellers outnumber buyers in the Spanish property market,” said Mr Stucklin. “So price pressures will remain mut-

ed at a national level.

“It doesn’t help that the biggest vendors of all are Spanish banks, who are probably the worst property sales organisations on the planet and not much better at banking.

“On the other hand, Spanish estate agents report that demand

pressures are already starting to build in prime segments of Barcelona, Madrid, and the best resort towns of the coast.

“So investors and vendors will learn more by looking at segments rather than at national averages.’

The INE data also shows that average Spanish rental prices fell 0.7% over the 12 months to the end of August. The average in Spain has now fallen every month since April last year.

A breakdown of the data shows that rents fell last month in 15 out of Spain’s 17 regions, but rose a fraction in Catalonia and Asturias.

Compared with house prices, rents are now in negative territory, while house prices are rising for the first time since the first quarter of 2008, which means rental yields are shrinking.

Falling rental yields diminish the appeal of property as an investment, but the yields have improved considerably since 2007 as rents have risen 10%, while house prices have fallen 33%.

Mr Sucklin added: “Falling rental prices reflect the continued economic crisis and levels of supply and demand.

There is an overall surplus supply of rental properties in Spain. But at the same time, agents are reporting a shortage of attractive rental properties in prime areas.”

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Property for rent

24th October 2014 - 30th 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

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

Rental wanted Mature couple requires winter let. Villa or house preferred, but anything else considered. Cash deposit available. Tel. Brian 0044 1253 681524 or Luke 727 767 975

Property for Sale

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

Central Los Cristianos – Available from 12th January, 1 bed, UK TV – 620€ Inc 40€ Bills – Tel. 922 797 438/693 713 686.

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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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

ay Monday Monday 27th October 06:20............... King of Queens

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

06:45 ............... King of Queens

08:15 ..........................Peppa Pig

06:00 ................... Life’s Funniest Moments

07:1........3rd Rock from the Sun

08:35....Toby’s Travelling Circus

06:25 .....You’ve Been Framed!

07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand

08:00............. Everybody Loves Raymond

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

06:45 ........................Emmerdale

08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

07:15 ...........Coronation Street

08:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

09:00 .................................Frasier

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

07:45............Coronation Street

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

10:00 .................... Daily Brunch

06:15 ...........................Babylon 5

11:10 ............ Cowboy Builders

08:15............................ The Cube

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

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

09:15........ Winners and Losers

11:30 ...... Come Dine with Me

10:15.................... Ben and Kate

14:10....................... Countdown

12:15 .................The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

11:00 ..........A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

15:00................. Fifteen to One

13:15 .............Home and Away

11:10........................ Royal Pains

16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

12:15 ........................Emmerdale

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

14:15 .................................... NCIS

12:45............Coronation Street

17:30 .........................Coach Trip

15:15............ Deadly Adoption

13:50 .. The Jeremy Kyle Show

18:00 ............The Simpsons

17:00 .......................5 News at 5

17:05 .....You’ve Been Framed!

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

17:30...................... Neighbours

18:00................. Royal Pains

17:00........... Beverly Hills Pawn

19:00........ Channel 4 News

18:00........ Home and Away

17:30........... Beverly Hills Pawn

20:00 ................ Dispatches

18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight

19:00 .............Totally You’ve Been Framed!

18:00..............Border Patrol

19:00 ..... The Gadget Show

20:00... Two and a Half Men

19:00... MasterChef Australia

20:00........ Marilyn Monroe: The Missing Evidence

21:00... Release the Hounds

20:00...... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

21:00...................... Gotham

22:30 ......... Dapper Laughs: On the Pull

20:30.....Sarah Beeny’s How to Sell Your Home 21:00..................24 Hours in Police Custody 22:00 ........ 8 Out of 10 Cats 22:50 ..........Sex Toy Stories

22:00....... Under the Dome

10:45 ...................... Up All Night

22:00........................... Plebs

12:00.... DIY SOS The Big Build 13:00......MasterChef Australia 14:00.................... Bondi Rescue 14:30 ................... Bondi Rescue 15:00...........Haunted Collector 16:00....................... Doctor Who

21:00 .............River Cottage Autumn 22:00................. Traffic Cops

22:55.............. Amityville II: The Possession

23:00..................... Viral Tap 23:45................. The Job Lot

23:00......Being Human USA

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

06:00.............. Chopper Squad

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

06:30 ...............Dog the Bounty Hunter

08:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

07:00 ................... Radical Highs 07:10 ............................. Flip Men 08:00............................. Top Gear 10:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 11:00.............................. Flip Men 12:00............................. Top Gear 14:00 ..................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 15:00............................. Flip Men 16:00 .............................Top Gear 18:00 .............. World’s Most Dangerous Roads 19:00......... The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 20:00............ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 21:00 ...........................QI XL 22:00 .................. Room 101 22:40 ..........Mock the Week 23:15 ........Russell Howard’s Good News Extra

23:50 .............................NFL

07:00 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin

07:00.............. UK Border Force 09:00 ..................RSPCA Animal Rescue

08:00 ...........................Futurama

10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

09:00.......... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 ................Criminal Minds

11:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

12:00 ................Criminal Minds

13:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

15:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

15:00 .................................Airline 15:30 ............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30 ............. Star Wars Rebels 17:30 ...........................Futurama 18:00....................Futurama 18:30 ............The Simpsons 20:00.......... Modern Family 21:00........ An Idiot Abroad 23:00..... NCIS: Los Angeles

17:00 ....................The Real A&E 18:00 ........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 19:00 ................The Biggest Loser USA 20:00................ The Biggest Loser USA 21:00 ......... Criminal Minds 22:00 ........ Mount Pleasant 23:00 ......... Criminal Minds

07:00 .............Thirtysomething 08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 09:00 ............... Without a Trace 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 ................... The Knick 22:00 .... Boardwalk Empire 23:15 ......................Game of Thrones

06:00 .............................. Hollyoaks 06:30 ......................................90210 07:10... Desperate Housewives 07:55........................ Suburgatory 08:30................... Happy Endings 08:55...... Rules of Engagement 09:30 ............... Melissa and Joey 10:00 ............................... Charmed 12:00 .............................. Hollyoaks 12:35 ......Rules of Engagement 13:00...How I Met Your Mother 14:00........ The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ......Rules of Engagement 16:00............... Melissa and Joey 16:30............... Melissa and Joey 17:00...How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 ..................... Hollyoaks 19:30 ......... Melissa and Joey 20:00........................ New Girl 20:30.... Brooklyn Nine-Nine 21:00.......... Made in Chelsea 22:00................................Glue 23:10........................... The Big Bang Theory

06:00 .......................Football Gold 07:00 .............WWE Bottom Line 08:00 .......Mini Game Changers 08:15............. Football Freestyler 08:45 .......................Football Gold 09:00 ................Goals on Sunday 10:00 ....... Ford Football Special 11:30 .......................Football Gold 11:45 ..........Sky Sports Originals 12:45 .......................Football Gold 13:00 ......................................... FL72 14:00................ Red Bull Air Race: The Final 15:30 .......................Football Gold 15:45 .......Mini Game Changers 16:00 .............Football Freestyler 16:30 ...... Fantasy Football - The Highlights 17:00 .........................Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 18:00............................... FL72 19:00 ................ Ford Monday Night Football

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Sidney is awoken in the early hours by a fire in the village. Putting his own life on the line, Sidney drags the dazed Marion Taylor (Flora Montgomery) free from the burning house, much to the relief of her husband Dominic (Lee Williams). But there’s a mystery around the fire – was it really an accident, or was it started deliberately?

And why was Marion so reluctant to leave the house? Normally Sidney would turn to Geordie when there was a mystery like this to be solved, but Sidney finds that the detective is far from his normal self – distracted and detached. When Dominic Taylor is found stabbed, Sidney is surprised to find that it’s Geordie’s junior, Atkins (Joe Claflin), that will be heading up the case – and he’s not exactly a fan of interfering vicars. When Sidney attempts to take his concerns to Geordie, he makes an awful discovery – Geordie’s baby son is gravely ill. Rather than take some time off however, Geordie relishes the opportunity to take his mind off things with a good investigation – but Sidney worries that Geordie’s increasingly erratic behaviour means that his thoughts are actually far from the job in hand.

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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 13:30 ......... 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................. EastEnders 20:00.................. Holby City 21:00...........The Missing

W C choic

22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25..... BBC London News 22:35..............Imagine...

W C choic

23:55 ............ The Mothman Prophecies

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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 ............. Cash in the Attic 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 ..... The Great Interior Design Challenge 20:00........... Autumnwatch 21:00 .......Human Universe 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...Wilderness Walks CW with Ray Mears choice 20:00................... Midsomer Murders 22:00................ ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40.................... The Cube 23:40..................... Gems TV

imagine…The Art That Hitler Hated BBC1, 22.35 Presented by Alan Yentob, the return of the BBC One’s flagship arts strand opens with a remarkable two-part special, The Art That Hitler Hated.

These films, from award-winning director Jill Nicholls, explore the sensational discovery of a hoard of art, which had been hidden by a reclusive old man in his Munich flat.

The find sheds new light on the fate of many paintings looted by the Nazis and puts the question of restitution back centre-stage. This is a story full of coincidences, cover-ups and denial, which has reignited passions that seemed long spent.

With the strange tale of Cornelius Gurlitt’s treasure trove as a springboard, imagine… dives deep into an intriguing past and uncovers a lost world of Jewish collectors. This was art Hitler thought as sickly and ‘degenerate’ as the Jews themselves; he tried to rid Germany of both. Their pictures were seized, scattered or sold at knockdown prices before the owners fled into exile or were killed. imagine... follows the trail of the old man’s father, Hildebrand Gurlitt, art dealer to the Nazis. It opens a new window onto the history of the Third Reich and its campaign against modern art.

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Tuesday Tuesday 28th October 06:20 ............... King of Queens

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

07:10 ...................3rd Rock from the Sun

08:50....... Bananas in Pyjamas

06:00 ................... Life’s Funniest Moments

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

06:25..... You’ve Been Framed!

08:00 .............Everybody Loves Raymond

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

06:45 ........................Emmerdale

11:10 ............ Cowboy Builders

07:15 ...........Coronation Street

09:00 .................................Frasier

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

07:45 .............Coronation Stree 08:15 ........................... The Cube

11:00..... The Big Bang Theory

12:15 .......... Rome: The World’s First Superpower

11:30...... Come Dine with Me

13:15 .............Home and Away

10:15 ...................... Up All Night

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

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

10:45 ...................... Up All Night

14:10 ...................... Countdown

14:15 .................................... NCIS

11:10......................... Royal Pains

15:00 ................. Fifteen to One

15:15 ... The Good Witch’s Gift

12:15 ........................Emmerdale

16:00............... Deal or No Deal

17:00........................5 News at 5

12:45 ...........Coronation Street

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

17:30 ...................... Neighbours

13:15 ...........Coronation Street

17:30 .........................Coach Trip

18:00........ Home and Away

18:00 ............The Simpsons

18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight

13:50 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show

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

19:00 ......... Meerkat Manor

17:05 .....You’ve Been Framed!

19:00........ Channel 4 News

19:30 .................. The Secret Life of Pets

17:30 .....You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ....Caught on Camera

19:00 ............. Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed!

10:00 .................... Daily Brunch

20:00 ...................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

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choic 21:00........ CSI: Crime Scene 21:00 ............. You Can’t Get Investigation the Staff 22:00 ........................... NCIS 22:00 ................ Gogglebox

09:15........ Winners and Losers

18:00................ Royal Pains

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00........................ Tricked

23:05 ...... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

22:55 ........................... NCIS

22:00 ...........Celebrity Juice

23:50 ........ Secrets and Lies

22:50..................... Hot Fuzz

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

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 10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00................ 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 USA 19:00..............Million Dollar Listing 20:00 ........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 21:00 ........ Mount Pleasant 22:00........... The Last Witch 23:00.......... Criminal Minds

07:00................... Radical Highs 07:10 ............................. Flip Men 08:00 .............................Top Gear 10:00............... The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 10:30 ............... The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 11:00 ............................. Flip Men 12:00 .............................Top Gear 14:00 ............... The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 15:00 ............................. Flip Men 16:00 .............................Top Gear 18:00......... The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 19:00 ........Storage Hunters 21:00........................... QI XL 22:00............ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:00 ..........Mock the Week 23:40 ....Would I Lie to You?

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 USA 15:30 ............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin 17:30 ...........................Futurama 18:30............ The Simpsons 20:00.................... The Flash 21:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 22:00 ................A League of Their Own 23:00......................Legends

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Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears ITV1, 19.30

“I have explored some of the wildest places on earth but my favourite is still Britain.” - Ray Mears This new ITV factual series follows bushcraft expert Ray Mears as he journeys through some of Britain’s most spectacular and diverse landscapes.

In Wilderness Walks, Ray takes viewers on a trail of discovery along rivers, through forests and across mountains as he searches for some of our greatest natural treasures. Ray travels from dawn to dusk to explore each unique habitat and the incredible wildlife that exists there.

In episode three, Ray visits Snowdonia and discovers how in the rugged landscapes around Britain’s highest mountain there are forms of wildlife which survive against all the odds, and can only be found in this very special part of Wales.

He puts down mammal traps overnight to see how much wildlife is roaming on a tightly-cropped Snowdonia hillside - and is surprised to discover four wood mice in a small area.

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 The Big Build 13:00..... MasterChef Australia 14:00................... Bondi Rescue 15:00.......... Haunted Collector 16:00...................... Doctor Who 17:00.......... Beverly Hills Pawn 18:00............. Border Patrol 19:00................ MasterChef Australia 20:00............ The Dog Hotel 20:30............ The Dog Hotel 21:00................. Beauty and the Beast 22:00 ......... Katherine Mills: Mind Games 23:00................ Doctor Who

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis 07:00................ Team Sky: Road to Glory 08:00....... Star Trek: Enterprise 09:00 ............... Without a Trace 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 18:00................ Blue Bloods 19:00.......... Without a Trace 20:00................ Blue Bloods 21:00............. The Leftovers 22:15................... The Knick 23:15 ..... Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 23:50........Game of Thrones

06:00.......................... Hollyoaks 06:30........................... Charmed 07:15... Desperate Housewives 08:00 .....................Suburgatory 08:30 ................Happy Endings 09:00 ... Rules of Engagement 09:30 ............ Melissa and Joey 10:00 ........................... Charmed 12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 12:35.... Rules of Engagement 13:00...How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ... Rules of Engagement 16:00............ Melissa and Joey 16:30 .....................Suburgatory 17:00...How I Met Your Mother 18:00....The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 .......Melissa and Joey 20:00....The Big Bang Theory 21:00..................... New Girl 21:30 .... The Mindy Project 22:00 .... Tattoos After Dark 23:00....The Big Bang Theory

06:00 ................... Football Gold 07:00............... WWE Afterburn 08:00 .....Mini Game Changers 08:15......... Football Freestyler 08:45................... Football Gold 09:00 ............... MNF Highlights 11:30 ...................... One2eleven 11:45 .............. Barclays Premier League Review 12:45............ Fantasy Football The Highlights 13:15................ MNF Highlights 15:45..... Mini Game Changers 16:00 ......... Football Freestyler 16:30 .............. Barclays Premier League Review 17:30 ................SPFL Round Up 18:00....................... Fantasy Football - The Highlights 18:30........ Barclays Premier League Review 19:30 ................ Capital One Cup Football

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W C choice The Missing BBC1, 21.00

2006. Tony and Emily Hughes’ life changes forever when their five year-old son Oliver goes missing on a family holiday to France.

A huge manhunt led

by Julien Baptiste, one of France’s finest detectives, is launched.

The French police face an uphill struggle in their mission to find the young boy – Oliver seems to have disappeared into thin air. Tony and Emily are in a foreign land, they do not speak the language and do not understand the rules.

As their desperation and profile of the case grows, Tony and Emily find themselves thrown into a media maelstrom, learning the hard way that not everyone they meet is willing to operate in their best interests.

Present day. Eight years on from Oliver’s disappearance and the fallout has resulted in the end of Tony and Emily’s marriage.

Tony refuses to believe that Oliver is dead and doggedly continues his search to find his son. After years of searching, Tony is given new hope when a shred of evidence emerges. This reignites the interest of Julien Baptiste, the lead French detective at the time of the disappearance, who returns to Chalons Du Bois to try and finally get to the bottom of what happened to Oliver Hughes.

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Wednesday

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Waterloo Road BBC1, 20.00

Rhiannon’s commitment to the virtual baby project causes raised eyebrows, while Carol’s latest scheme puts Maggie’s job in jeopardy. Justin is punished for his bad behaviour.

Allie’s Virtual Baby initiative sees the students confront the responsibilities of parenthood. While Rhiannon takes to ‘motherhood’ like a duck to water, her dedication to the project leaves Darren shaking in his boots.

With her hands no longer in George’s pockets, Carol is feeling the pinch.

Spotting the opportunity to make some cash, she ramps up the theatrics in the Home Economics class, leaving Maggie fearful for her job.

Allie reveals the full extent of Justin’s anger issues to his father. Vaughan is livid and decides it’s time his son faces the consequences of his actions.

Rhiannon is played by Rebecca Craven, Carol by Zoe Lucker, Maggie

by Melanie Hill, Allie by Nicola Stephenson, Darren by Mark Beswick, George by Angus Deayton, Justin by Max Bowden and Vaughan by Neil Pearson.

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 13:30......... 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 CW choice 21:00 ......... The Apprentice 22:00 ....... BBC News at Ten 22:25 .... BBC London News 22:35 ................. A Question of Sport 23:05 ................ The League Cup Show

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 ............................Horizon 10:00............................ Building Dream Homes 10:30 .......................... See Hear 11:00........................ BBC News 11:30 .......... The Daily Politics 13:00........... Cash in the Attic 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..The Great Interior CW Design Challenge choice 20:00 ......... Autumnwatch 21:00 ...................Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 22:00........ The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

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

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......On Assignment

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23:15 ...............Through the Keyhole

On Assignment ITV1, 22.40

The following reports will air in the seventh programme: A year on from Typhoon Haiyan - Mark Austin in the Philippines: Last November Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and as one of the strongest storms ever recorded at landfall, it became the deadliest in the country’s history, killing more than 6000 people. Mark Austin was there in the immediate aftermath of its devastation and as the first anniversary of Haiyan approaches, Mark has returned. He revisits Tacloban, the city with the gravest death toll, where locals and officials tell him government aid is still not reaching those in most need. He then takes these claims in person to the central government in Manila. Mark also finds the woman he first met last year when she gave birth to her baby having lost five children in the Typhoon and returns with her as she visits their grave for the first time. Haiyan was a disaster which led to a record breaking response here in the UK. The British public helped raise 95 million pounds to help the survivors via the DEC appeal. Mark travels with one of the DEC charities, Care International, to see how they have helped transform some areas.

25th Anniversary of the fall of the wall - Julie Etchingham in Berlin: Germany also has an upcoming anniversary next month, a very historic one, as it is a quarter of a century since the fall of the Berlin wall. Its destruction after three decades of keeping East and West Berliners apart not only paved the way for German reunification but many say marked the start of the end of the Cold War. Julie Etchingham - who was a student in Germany a year before the fall - returns to the country and visits Berlin, a city now united and trying to overcome its past. Julie hears personal stories from both east and west including a love story that crossed the divide and speaks to an eyewitness from the night itself and the border guard who opened the gate. And she goes under the city to see an often unseen border beneath the wall.

America’s mental health system - Robert Moore in Vermont: Behind the picture perfect Vermont landscape, lies an often unseen crisis: a collapsing mental health system. America is plagued with a lack of funding for people with mental health problems, and some patients are wreaking havoc for police and ERs. Robert Moore speaks to police and doctors on the frontline, some of whom say their system is “primitive”. And he meets the patients, many of whom are vulnerable but feel neglected by government-funded programmes, to see how the infrastructure is failing victims of this silent epidemic. There’s an acute shortage of psychiatric beds, and little funding for alternative treatments. Today 350,000 mentally ill people are in prison, when it’s believed that many may be better placed elsewhere.

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W C choice Scott & Bailey ITV1, 21.00 The discovery of slaves on the Pritchard farm has turned a murder inquiry into a massive, multi-agency investigation. The enormity of the case brings Dodson to Syndicate 9, keen to establish Gill’s state of mind and efficacy as SIO. Having been the driver involved in the fatal collision with Cal Pritchard, Janet is under investigation and unable to interview Evie Pritchard. Devastated by the consequences of their actions, Janet eventually finds solace in Chris’s calm and kind reasoning.

When an incandescent Evie Pritchard smells alcohol on Gill’s breath, she has all the ammunition she needs to discredit the investigation and to bring Gill Murray down. But Scott and Bailey are determined to get Gill over the finish line to retirement, with her phenomenal reputation in tact.

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

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Wednesday

29th

06:20 ............... King of Queens

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

07:10.....3rd Rock from the Sun

08:35.Toby’s Travelling Circus

06:00................... Life’s Funniest Moments

08:00..............Everybody Loves Raymond

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

09:00 .................................Frasier

October

06:15 ...........................Babylon 5

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks

06:25.... You’ve Been Framed!

07:00 .............. Masterchef New Zealand

06:30 ........................... Charmed

09:00........................ Tickety Toc

06:45....................... Emmerdale

08:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

07:15 .......................... Desperate Housewives

09:15.............. The Wright Stuff

07:15.... You’ve Been Framed!

08:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

08:00 .....................Suburgatory 08:30................ Happy Endings

10:00 .................... Daily Brunch

11:10............ Cowboy Builders

07:45 .... You’ve Been Framed!

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

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

12:10 .........5 News Lunchtime

08:15 ...........................The Cube

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

09:00... Rules of Engagement

11:00 ..........A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

09:30............ Melissa and Joey

14:10...................... Countdown

12:15 ......................Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy

09:15 ....... Winners and Losers

15:00 ................. Fifteen to One

13:15............. Home and Away

10:45 ......................Up All Night

12:00 ...........................Hollyoaks

16:00............... Deal or No Deal

13:45...................... Neighbours

11:10 ........................Royal Pains

12:00 ...................... DIY SOS The Big Build

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

14:15 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles

12:15 .......................Emmerdale

17:30 .........................Coach Trip

15:15 ......... Meltdown: Days of Destruction 17:00 .......................5 News at 5

12:45........ I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations

17:30....................... Neighbours

13:50.. The Jeremy Kyle Show

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

18:00.........Home and Away

17:05.... You’ve Been Framed!

17:00 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn

18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight

18:00 ................Royal Pains

17:30.......... Beverly Hills Pawn

19:00.... Police Interceptors

19:00 ............. Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed!

18:00............. Border Patrol

11:30 ...... Come Dine with Me

18:00............ The Simpsons 18:30 .................. Hollyoaks 19:00 ........ Channel 4 News 20:00 .............The Supervet 21:00.......... Grand Designs 22:00 ................Barclaycard Mercury Prize Live Winner Announcement

20:00 .......... The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

10:15 ......................Up All Night

13:00 .....MasterChef Australia 14:00 ................... Bondi Rescue 14:30 ................... Bondi Rescue 15:00 ..........Haunted Collector

20:00... Two and a Half Men

18:30................ MasterChef Australia

22:05............Grayson Perry: Who are You?

21:00................... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

21:00..................... Freshers

20:00 .............. Saving Hope

22:00................ The Job Lot

21:00................ Traffic Cops

23:05..................24 Hours in Police Custody

22:00................. Wentworth

22:30 .......................... Plebs

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

23:00......... Inside Holloway

23:00...Release the Hounds

23:00 ............... Doctor Who

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 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 18:00........ Obese: A Year to Save My Life USA 19:00..............Million Dollar Listing 20:00.........CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 21:00 ........ Grey’s Anatomy 22:00 ......... Criminal Minds 23:00 .........................Bones

07:10 ............................. Flip Men

06:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis 07:00 ........................... Team Sky: Road to Glory 08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 09:00 ............... Without a Trace 10:00 .......................Blue Bloods 11:00.................................. House 13:00 ............. Stargate Atlantis 14:00 ............... Without a Trace 15:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 16:00 ..................................House 18:00 ............... Blue Bloods 19:00 ......... Without a Trace 20:00 ............... Blue Bloods 21:00 ......... Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters 21:30 ......... Alan Partridge’s Mid-Morning Matters 22:00............. The Leftovers 23:15..... Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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 USA 15:30............... All Aboard: East Coast Trains 16:30 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin 17:30........................... Futurama 18:00....................Futurama 18:30 ............The Simpsons 19:00 ............The Simpsons 20:00.................... The Jewel of the Nile 22:00 .....................Legends 23:00...................... Forever

08:00 .............................Top Gear 10:00.............. Storage Hunters 10:30.............. Storage Hunters 11:00............................. Flip Men 12:00 .............................Top Gear 14:00 ....... Storage Hunters UK 14:30 ....... Storage Hunters UK 15:00 ............................. Flip Men 16:00............................. Top Gear 18:00... Storage Hunters UK 19:00 ................ Traffic Cops 20:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing 20:30 .... Lizard Lick Towing 21:00 ...........................QI XL 22:00................ Crackanory 22:40............ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:40........... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

10:00 ........................... Charmed 12:35 ... Rules of Engagement 13:00 .How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ... Rules of Engagement 16:00 ............ Melissa and Joey 16:30 .....................Suburgatory 17:00...How I Met Your Mother 18:00... The Big Bang Theory 19:00................... Hollyoaks 19:30....... Melissa and Joey 20:00 .................. Footloose 22:10........................ The Big Bang Theory 23:10 ...................... Drifters 23:40 ....... Made in Chelsea

06:00................... Football Gold 07:00 .................... WWE Vintage Collection 08:00 .....Mini Game Changers 08:15 ......... Football Freestyler 08:45................... Football Gold 09:00 .............. Capital One Cup Football 10:00 ..................... Soccer A.M. The Best Bits 11:00 ............Fantasy Football The Highlights 11:30 ...................... One2eleven 11:45 ....Sportswomen - Week 12:15.............. Capital One Cup Football 13:15 ....Sportswomen - Week 13:45 .............. Capital One Cup Football 14:45............... Game Changers 15:45 .....Mini Game Changers 16:00.......... Football Freestyler

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The Great Interior Design Challenge Channel 4, 19:00

Architectural historian Tom Dyckhoff presents the series searching for untapped interior design talent, judged by interior designers Sophie Robinson and Daniel Hopwood. It’s the second of nine heats, as three new designers battle it out for a place in the second round. This time three designers take on three 1920s beach huts on Canford Cliffs beach and just three days and £750 to transform the two and a half square metres huts. In his nautical design, actor Michael must make sure he creates enough storage for the four families who share his hut.

For school teacher Anne it’s a tricky task keeping her hut owner on board with her bold colour choice. Meanwhile, antiques restorer Sandy struggles to make a decision in her multi-coloured, nature inspired scheme. Tom Dyckhoff delves into the history of the nation’s love affair with the beach hut, while it’s down to judges Sophie and Daniel to decide who has the winning design and will go through to the next round.

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24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

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

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

07:05 .............. Call the Council

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

11:00 ...............Call the Council

07:50 ........................ Close Calls: On Camera

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

11:45 .........................Close Calls: On Camera

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

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

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

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

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

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

13:00 .............Cash in the Attic

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

13:30 ..... Ready, Steady, Cook

15:45 ................... Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

15:00 ......... Cagney and Lacey

06:00............................ Breakfast 09:15 .................. Rip Off Britain 10:00 ................... Homes Under the Hammer

Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs ITV1, 20.30 Paul O’Grady is back at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, meeting the latest residents that need treatment, training and ultimately new homes.

In this new eleven part series, Paul visits Battersea homes at Brands Hatch in Kent and Old Windsor in Berkshire as well as the iconic Battersea London site, meeting the happy-go-lucky dogs, as well as those dogs that are lucky to be alive.

As always, Paul helps to care for the canines, feeding them, walking them and accompanying them during treatment. He learns about how each dog ended up in the home, hearing stories that are heart-warming as well as heart breaking.

This week, Paul meets a hyper chocolate Labrador, falls in love with a Staffie-Boxer cross puppy and is amazed by one of the biggest dog that Battersea have ever taken in.

Ten-week-old puppy, Tulip, was dumped in a graveyard close to the Battersea Old Windsor site and for Paul, it’s love at first sight.

Paul says: “Do you want to come home with me? What am I saying? I’ve got four. Oh she’s just the business, I’m in love, badly, seriously folks. I’ve gone! Hook, line and sinker. Oh this is big, big trouble. I’m going to leave you Tulip before we get too attached.”

A gorgeous puppy like Tulip should have no problem being rehomed but 18-month-old Labrador Scooby might be a little trickier. He was brought into Battersea as he was too much for his owners to handle.

But service dog manager Keith thinks Scooby has the potential to be a great search and rescue dog. Paul volunteers to help Scooby as he begins his training and hides in the grounds of the Old Windsor site, to see if Scooby can locate him. He does well and Keith is hopeful about his future but remains cautious until Scooby has completed his training and been officially tested.

Keith says: “We do have some problems with chocolate Labs in that sometimes they don’t make it all the way through the course and they kind of lose interest.”

The failure rate is high for dogs like Scooby but if he focuses on his training, there could be a nice home and a career waiting for him.

At the Brands Hatch Battersea site, Paul meets the biggest challenge they’ve ever taken on. Khan is an Alaskan Malamute and finding him a home is going to be a huge challenge as lots of owners may not be able to cope with his gigantic size. To make matters worse, Khan is nearly two stone overweight.

Rehoming & Welfare Assistant Beth Stevenson explains: “Malamute were originally bred to pull freight cargo across Alaska, so they are very powerful dogs. If they’re not given the right lifestyle they can become unfit and put weight on. Which is what’s happened to Khan.”

Paul is then devastated to learn there might be something wrong with Tulip the puppy. Her front legs have started bowing and Battersea vet Paul Dobson wants to take a closer look.

Paul says: “When she first came in, she was looking like a wonderfully normal, healthy puppy. No problems at all on examination. These front legs are starting to look a bit crooked, we‘re worried there’s some kind of growth deformity. So she is going to have a couple of x-rays. Then we review and see what they show us.”

Once the x-ray results are in, Paul goes to meet head vet Shaun Opperman and braces himself for the worst.

Shaun says: “In the puppy [the legbones] grow at the same stage until about a year of age. If one stops growing that’s when we can see problems.

The leg starts to bow and there is surgery you can do to try to correct the two bones but it is quite challenging. We have taken some x-rays actually.

So if one of her growth plates closes down then you’ve got yourself a problem. But we can see both these growth plates actually look fine, so we’re quite relieved about that. [Puppies] grow out of it.”

Paul is hugely relived and begins to think about Tulip’s new home. After much deliberating, he decides to try fostering her, to see how she fits in with his other dogs.

Paul says: “How about I foster you for a few weeks and see how you get on with my lot? Do you fancy that? Olga is going to ignore you. Louie is not interested. Bullseye will adore you and Eddy will hate you on sight and will be mad jealous but I think you can hold your own.”

Sadly the fairytale ending Paul is hoping for, doesn’t quite work out. Eddy does not take well to a new dog on the block.

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

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

14:15 ......... The Rockford Files 15:50 ......................Who Do You Think You Are? 16:50...................... Great British Railway Journeys

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

17:20 ................................Flog It!

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

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

19:00................ Emmerdale

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

19:30 ...................... Tonight

19:00 ..... The Great Interior Design Challenge 20:00............Autumnwatch 21:00......Peaky Blinders

20:00 ................ Emmerdale 20:30.........Paul O’Grady: CW For The choice Love of Dogs 21:00............ The Great Fire

CW choice 22:00 ................ ITV News at

22:25..... BBC London News

22:00 ....... Russell Howard’s Good News

22:35 ...........Question Time

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

Ten and Weather 22:40......... My Grandfather Dylan

Peaky Blinders BBC2, 21.00 The Peaky Blinders are under attack. Tommy’s power base in London is obliterated and both Arthur and Michael are arrested and imprisoned.

Major Campbell now has Tommy, and his family, under his thumb.

Distraught at the prospect of losing her son to a lengthy prison sentence, Polly compromises herself to secure Michael’s freedom. But her actions may damage their already fragile relationship for good.

As he takes extreme action to regain the upper hand, Tommy is paid a visit by someone from his past. Old wounds are sliced open and Tommy must make an impossible decision.

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TV Guide

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

Thursday Thursday 30th October 06:20............... King of Queens

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

07:10 ...................3rd Rock from the Sun

08:15 ..........................Peppa Pig

06:00................... Life’s Funniest Moments

08:35 ..............Toby’s Travelling Circus

06:25..... You’ve Been Framed!

08:50 .......Bananas in Pyjamas

09:00 .................................Frasier

07:15 ...........Coronation Street

09:00 ........................ Tickety Toc

10:00 .................... Daily Brunch

07:45..... You’ve Been Framed!

09:15 ..............The Wright Stuff

08:15............................ The Cube

11:00 .....The Big Bang Theory

11:10............ Cowboy Builders

09:15........ Winners and Losers

11:30...... Come Dine with Me

12:10......... 5 News Lunchtime

10:15 ...................... Up All Night

12:00 .............. Channel 4 News Summary

12:15 ..... Marilyn Monroe: The Missing Evidence

10:45 ...................... Up All Night

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

13:15 .............Home and Away

14:10 ...................... Countdown

13:45 ...................... Neighbours

12:15 ........................Emmerdale

15:00 ................. Fifteen to One

14:15.................................... NCIS

16:00 ...............Deal or No Deal

15:15 .....................Spring Thaw

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

17:00 .......................5 News at 5

17:30 .........................Coach Trip

17:30 ...................... Neighbours

18:00............ The Simpsons

18:00........ Home and Away

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

18:30 ......... 5 News Tonight

19:00 ........ Channel 4 News

19:00 ..... The Gadget Show

08:00............. Everybody Loves Raymond

06:45........................ Emmerdale

11:10 ........................ Royal Pains 12:45 ...........Coronation Street 13:15 ....................... You’ve Been Framed!

13:50 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:55 ........................ The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:05 .....You’ve Been Framed!

20:00.....George Clarke’s CW 20:00............. Underground Amazing Spaces choice Britain

17:30 ........................ Royal Pains

21:00... 24 Hours in A and E

21:00 .................... Scorpion

22:00 ............ Scrotal Recall

21:00.... The Sham Wedding Crashers

22:30......... 8 Out of 10 Cats

22:05......... Inside Holloway

22:50 .......................... Plebs

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

06:00.............. Chopper Squad

07:00 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin

07:00 ..............UK Border Force

08:00........................... Futurama

09:00...................RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:00 ................... Radical Highs 07:10 ............................. Flip Men 07:35............................. Flip Men 08:00............................. Top Gear 09:00 .............................Top Gear 10:00 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 11:00............................. Flip Men 11:30............................. Flip Men 12:00 .............................Top Gear 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00.......... Lizard Lick Towing 14:30 ..........Lizard Lick Towing 15:00............................. Flip Men 16:00 .............................Top Gear 18:00..... Lizard Lick Towing 19:00........ Storage Hunters 20:00 ............Game of Arms 21:00........... Not Going Out 21:40........... Not Going Out 22:20................................ QI

08:30 ............................The Maze Runner Special

06:30 .............. Chopper Squad 08:00 ........... Sun, Sea and A&E

09:00........... NCIS: Los Angeles

10:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

10:00........... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00................ Criminal Minds

11:00 ................... Hawaii Five-0

15:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

13:00 .......... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:00 ....................... Airline USA 15:30 ......Greatest Little Britons 16:30 .............. Emergency with Angela Griffin 17:30 ...........................Futurama 18:30............ The Simpsons 20:00 .........................Arrow 21:00 ...................... Forever 22:00 .............The Last Ship

16:00 ............. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 17:00 ..............UK Border Force 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

18:25 .......... The Lost World 22:00........... Celebrity Juice

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 The Big Build 13:00 .....MasterChef Australia 14:30 ................... Bondi Rescue 15:00 ..........Haunted Collector 16:00...................... Doctor Who 17:00.......... Beverly Hills Pawn 17:30 .......... Beverly Hills Pawn 18:00............. Border Patrol 18:30............. Border Patrol 19:00................. MasterChef Australia 20:00............ Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 21:00..... Dynamo: Magician Impossible 22:00................... The Strain

06:00 ...........................Hollyoaks 06:30........................... Charmed 07:15... Desperate Housewives 08:00..................... Suburgatory 08:30 ................Happy Endings 09:00 ... Rules of Engagement 10:00........................... Charmed 12:00.......................... Hollyoaks 12:35.... Rules of Engagement 13:00 .......................... How I Met Your Mother 14:00 .....The Big Bang Theory 15:00 ... Rules of Engagement 16:00 ............ Melissa and Joey 16:30 .....................Suburgatory 17:00...How I Met Your Mother 18:00........................ The Big Bang Theory 19:00 .................. Hollyoaks 19:30 .......Melissa and Joey 20:00 ...The Big Bang Theory 21:00 ...................... Drifters 21:30 ..............2 Broke Girls 22:00 .....................New Girl 22:30........ The Inbetweeners

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

06:00 ................... Football Gold 07:00............. WWE Experience 08:00 .....Mini Game Changers 08:15 ......... Football Freestyler 08:45 ................... Football Gold 09:00.............. Capital One Cup Football 10:00.................... The 100 Club 10:30 ..........Football’s Greatest 11:00................... Football Gold 12:00.............. Capital One Cup Football 13:00....................... The Premier League Years 15:00................... Football Gold 15:45 .....Mini Game Changers 16:00......... Football Freestyler 16:30............... Capital One Cup Football 17:30 .............. Barclays Premier League World 18:00......................Ringside

07:00........................... Team Sky: Road to Glory 08:00 .......Star Trek: Enterprise 09:00................ Without a Trace 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 ....... Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets 21:00................... The Knick 22:15 .............The Leftovers

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George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Channel 4, 20:00

George meets the man trying to build the first UFO-styled pre-fabricated Futuro house seen in this country for half a century, but with the kit in 16 pieces, he struggles to bring this retro vision of the future back to life. George meets a woman trying to build a magical garden room using techniques hundreds of years old, including earth, sand, straw and even human hair.

George’s Italian road trip takes him to a traditional old village, where he discovers the most modern of houses with an extraordinary design featuring a floating swimming pool. And, as George and Will get down to work on their wilderness retreat, there’s a close shave for George as a 50-year-old oak is felled a little bit too close for comfort.

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Money Matters

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

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Simplifying

By Mariano Zunino Siri

WHEN you talk and discuss the law here in Spain, it’s important to understand what we are talking about!

The law is complex and the wording can sometime seem like gobbledygook, even for a lawyer. So let’s try to simplify a few terms.

Technically, the system applied by Spanish Law is called “continental system”, which is supported,, principally, by the law in the broad sense (laws and regulations) and to a lesser extent by judicial decisions and customs.

It is extremely complex as there are many autonomous communities with their own legislation, co-existing with the national law.

Local bylaws in essence.

This is not uncommon around the world. For example, in America it is legal to drink alcohol in most states at 21, but in some it’s 30.

The supreme Law is the Constitution of 1978, which regulates the functioning of public bodies, the fundamental rights of the Spanish citizens and the organisation and competencies of the different autonomous communities.

All laws in Spain must be declared compatible with the Constitution (all laws in breach of the Constitution are null).

The Constitutional Court is the judicial

Spanish legal terms

body in charge of control of this matter - the only judicial body with the power to reject laws.

The sources of law in Spain are: *Law *Usage *General principles of law *Jurisprudence (a secondary source, which is different from the Common Law system used in the Anglo Saxon legal system, based on judicial antecedents).

And it’s not just the basics of the law which seem a little confusing.

The legal terminology can also appear daunting, so, hopefully, the following will make everything a little clearer.

Abogado (attorney; lawyer): A person designated to act for another in legal affairs. In real estate matters, a buyer

or seller of property may wish to hire a lawyer to review legal documents, and provide advice on accepting the legal obligations of the sales contract.

Abogado (attorney; lawyer): A person designated to act for another in legal affairs. In real estate matters, a buyer or seller of property may wish to hire a lawyer to review legal documents, and provide advice on accepting the legal obligations of the sales contract.

Adquirente (see Comprador).

Comprador/Parte compradora (buyer, purchaser): In sales contracts, the party which pays the sales price and takes ownership of the property.

Ejecución Hipotecaria (foreclosure): A legal

procedure whereby property pledged as security for a debt (mortgage) is sold to pay the defaulted debt. Foreclosure gives a lender the right to sell property that was pledged for a debt. All parties in a mortgage loan contract should be aware about its consequences.

Gestoría: The company that handles paperwork for obtaining official authorisations, permits, licences, etc. Gestor is the person who normally presents at the authorities (Tax Office, Social Security) all the papers connected to the business.

Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles (IBI, rates): Spanish yearly property tax paid to Town Hall.

Impuesto sobre Actos Jurídicos Documentados: Stamp Duty.

Impuesto de Transmisiones Patrimoniales (Transfer Tax): to be paid by the purchaser after buying a property percentage on the assessed property value).

Impuesto sobre el Incremento del Valor de Terrenos (Municipal Tax): Payable on the increased land value.

This tax, also called Plusvalía, is paid to the Town Hall where the property is located.

Inmobiliaria: Estate agent Libre de cargas (free of charges): Applicable to the property that has no mortgage, no attachment (embargo).

Licencia de obra: Building licence.

NIE (Foreigner Identity Number): Applied for at the police station, and later, the Tax Office can give you the NIF (Tax

Identity Number).

Nota simple: Land registry informative record.

Parcela: Plot of land (also solar).

Poder notarial (power of attorney): There are many types of Poder depending of the authorisation the grantee has.

Promotor: Property developer Registro de la propiedad (Land Registry): In which all the properties of the area are registered. Every finca (property) has a number for identification and is recorded, showing the name of the owner, charges of the property and any relevant information affecting the property.

Representante fiscal: Tax representative Se alquila: For rent Se vende: For sale Señal: Deposit, down payment.

Subvención: Subsidy.

Grant.

Superficie útil: Useable area of the property Tasación: valuation.

Terreno: Also plot of land Titulo de propiedad (Title Deed): This public document states the ownership of property, date of sale, charges, features, number of finca, etc.

Transmisión/Traspaso: Sale or transfer of ownership.

Valor catastral (Value): Registered value of land at the Town Hall needed to liquidate the IBI. VPO (Vivienda de Protección Oficial): Lowcost housing subsidised by the state.

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Food News

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

UK food production and jobs threatened PRODUCTION of popular British foods such as apples is being threatened drastically following tougher controls on measures to tackle weeds, disease and pests.

A new report, commissioned by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and Crop Protection Association (CPA), studied the economic impact of plant protection products (PPPs) on UK agriculture and the wider economy - among them insecticides, fun-

gicides and herbicides.

Researchers found that apples, carrots and frozen peas are all under threat through the loss or restricted use of ingredients in PPPs to safeguard healthy growth because of changes to EU and national regulations.

The implications for the control of weeds, disease and pests in key British crops would also have an impact on the gross added value (GAV) of agriculture, including horticulture, which would fall by £1.6bn said the study.

The UK would become more reliant on imports, with production of some products being “severely curtailed”.

Farm business consultants Andersons, which compiled the report, said its assessment of job losses in agricultural wholesale, the supply chain and the wider food and drink industry, revealed that

as many as 44,000 jobs could be lost if these active ingredients were no longer available.

The report also found that the UK’s farming profit would fall by 36%, leading to major structural changes in the agriculture industry.

Guy Smith, NFU vicepresident, said: “We have been warning that in the lifetime of the current European Parliament, we would face significant threats to PPPs. “This important and timely report has confirmed and added clarity to the negative impacts that losses and restrictions on PPPs would have on UK food production, on farms and throughout the supply chain.

“It is absolutely essential that farmers have regulation that is risk-based, and that it follows sound science to ensure the farming sector keeps growing and contributing to

the £97bn UK food and drink industry.

“For this to happen, we need government at both UK and EU level to put British food production at the heart of policy-making across all government departments.”

Nick von Westenholz, CPA chief executive officer, said: “The report provides a clear picture of the implications of the flawed system that governs pesticide use in the EU.” He added: “Hopefully, European policy-makers will now realise how imperative it is to make a proper assessment of risk and impact when they take decisions affecting food production - and to make sure they foster rather than stifle innovation.

“If not, farmers can no longer expect to benefit from increasingly targeted and effective crop-protection products as industry diverts investment away from Europe.”

David Hutchinson, AIC strategy group member, said: “This report highlights the serious effects of policy and regulatory decisions not based on sound science.

“Any crop-protection product should be assessed in the wider context of a food production strategy, so that agronomists have at their disposal both cultural controls and a range of chemistry to help farmers and growers sustain UK food production. “A big concern is that current EU policy-making and regulatory systems are heavily influenced by political considerations. And sound science often comes second in assessing agricultural technologies, old and new.

“In the meantime, farming and the wider economy of our food industry will continue to suffer and be placed at an ever-increasing competitive disadvantage to those countries outside the EU.”

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Food Review

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

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Meson Era Las Mozas restaurant

The T-bone steak was bigger than the plate!

IF you want to sample typical Canarian cuisine, or even a huge rack of ribs, you must visit the exquisite Meson Era Las Mozas restaurant in Valle San Lorenzo.

The restaurant is known affectionately as The Courtyard by the British community. although some stick to The Ribs. But whatever the label, the food is spectacular.

The spacious premises do, indeed, feature a courtyard with a tree in the middle, as well as a beautiful restaurant inside.

This is a veritable oasis tucked away down a tiny side street of Valle San Lorenzo behind the catholic church.

If you’re coming from the Los Cristianos direction, turn right just past Dorta, the kitchen company, and follow your nose until you come across it, on the right, complete with car park.

Las Mozas has been there for 13 years, so if you’ve lived here for a while, you will surely have been there at least once. If not, you don’t realise what you’re

missing! Some friends, happy to sit at home most nights, venture out for a meal two or three times a year. And guess where they go?

Always! And always ribs! And no wonder!

It was a lovely evening so we chose to sit outside in the covered courtyard area (where they allow smoking), complete with real hanging plants and a whole host of long

trestle-like tables, ideal for large groups.

On colder evenings, less-hardy folk slip inside to the cosy restaurant.

With a bottle of Dorada and glass of Canarian red wine in hand, we perused the multilingual menu, which is definitely a meat-lover’s delight.

To be fair, if you’re vegetarian, it’s not the place for you, although they will cater for you if necessary Hot bread, “Mojo” sauce, both green and spicy red, together with the not-to-be-missed home-made Ali Oli (garlic mayonnaise) were brought to the table. To begin, we shared a reasonablypriced dish of garlic prawns, which were fresh and simply delectable, accompanied by a huge mixed salad. Las Mozas

is famed for its ribs, but we felt like breaking with tradition. So for the main event I chose beefsteak; two large pieces of thin steak graced my plate.

In fact, so big were they that there was no room to add the salad, or the m e l t - i n - y o u r- m o u t h Canarian Potatoes.

The meat was succulent and tasty, which tells you exactly why people return time after time.

My work colleague chose the T-bone steak, which was bigger than the plate itself. But he made good progress tucking into it until the sheer size defeated him.

In fact, we simply had no room left for dessert but enjoyed two cups of their tasty coffee instead.

All in all we had a superb evening. It is spotlessly clean, you

get attentive, excellent service and the main reason you go there is for the food, which was spot-on.

To reserve a table, call 922 765 597, the restaurant now opens for lunch and goes straight through to the evening for dinner.

It’s not that long since they closed for a siesta and reopened in the evening, which suggests that business, as it should be there, is booming!

Las Mozas is open six days a week and is closed on Mondays.

There is ample carparking and they are now taking bookings for Christmas parties, for which they have a set menu.

For more information check out their website w w w. e r a l a s m o z a s . com - or find them on Facebook.

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Health & Home

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

SAD sufferers’ light relief

By Val Sainsbury SCIENTISTS believe they have identified the underlying reason why some people are prone to the winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

People with SAD have an unhelpful way of controlling the “happy” brain-signalling compound serotonin during winter months.

Brain scans reveal that as the nights draw in, production of a transporter protein ramps up in SAD, lowering available serotonin.

The work was presented this week at a neuropsychopharmacology conference.

The University of Copenhagen researchers, who carried out the trial, say their findings confirm what others have suspected,

although they studied just 11 people with SAD and 23 healthy volunteers for comparison.

Using positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans, they were able to show significant summer-to-winter differences in the levels of the serotonin transporter (SERT) protein in SAD patients.

The SAD volunteers

had higher levels of SERT in the winter months, corresponding to a greater removal of serotonin in winter, while the healthy volunteers did not.

Lead researcher Dr Brenda McMahon, said: “We believe we have found the dial the brain turns when it has to adjust serotonin to the changing seasons.

“The serotonin trans-

porter (SERT) carries serotonin back into the nerve cells where it is not active, so the higher the SERT activity, the lower the activity of serotonin.

“Sunlight keeps this setting naturally low, but when the nights grow longer during the autumn, the SERT levels increase, resulting in diminishing active serotonin levels.

“Many individuals are not really affected

by SAD, and we have found that these people don’t have this increase in SERT activity, so their active serotonin levels remain high throughout the winter.”

Prof Siegfried Kasper, of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, said: “SERT fluctuations associated with SAD have been

seen in previous studies, but this is the first study to follow patients through summer and winter comparisons.

“It seems to offer confirmation that SERT is associated with SAD.” Sam Challis, information manager at mental health charity Mind, said: “We don’t yet know enough about how serotonin levels can be affected by light levels, so this is quite an interesting, albeit small, study.

We would welcome more research.”

She said there was a range of treatments available for SAD, such as light therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy.

“We know that eating a balanced diet, cutting down on caffeine and getting some exercise can help, as can spending as much time as possible outdoors because - even when it’s overcast - light will be higher than indoors,” she added.

SAD affects about two million people in the UK, and more than 12 million across northern Europe.

Lung-cancer victims are given fresh hope LUNG cancer can remain dormant for 20 years before it is triggered into an aggressive form of the disease. But new research by scientists has renewed hope that a new discovery will lead to earlier detection.

At the moment, twothirds of patients are diagnosed with advanced forms of lung cancer, when treatments are less likely to be successful.

Over 40,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year, but fewer than a 10th survive for up to five years after the diagnosis.

Professor Charles

Swanton, at Cancer Research UK’s London Research Institute and the UCL Cancer Institute, said: “Survival remains devastatingly low with many new, targeted treatments making a limited impact on the disease.

“By understanding

how it develops, we have opened up the disease’s evolutionary rule book in the hope that we can start to predict its next steps.”

The study, published in the Science journal, examined lung cancers from seven patients including smokers, ex-

smokers and complete abstainers. The findings also highlighted the role of smoking in the development of lung cancer.

Many of the early genetic faults are caused by smoking. But as the disease evolved, these became less important, with the majority of faults now caused by a new process generating mutations within the tumour, controlled by a protein called APOBEC. The wide variety of faults found within lung cancers explains why targeted treatments have had limited success so far.

Attacking a particular genetic mistake identified by a biopsy in lung cancer will be effective only against those parts of the tumour with that fault, leaving other ar-

eas to thrive and take over.

Professor Nic Jones, Cancer Research UK’s chief scientist, said: “This fascinating research highlights the need to find better ways to detect lung cancer earlier when it’s still following just one evolutionary path.

“If we can nip the disease in the bud and treat it before it has started travelling down different evolutionary routes, we could make a real difference in helping more people survive the disease.

“Building on this work, Cancer Research UK is funding a study called TRACERx, which is studying hundreds of patients’ lung cancers as they evolve over time to find out exactly how lung cancers mutate, adapt and become re-

sistant to treatments.”

Dr Noel Snell, Director of Research at the British Lung Foundation, said: “Late presentation and diagnosis are key reasons for the poor survival rates from this disease, which are worse in the UK than in Europe and the US. “Finding the cancers earlier means that they are more liked to be curable, and this exciting new research suggests that if they could be diagnosed at a very early stage in their evolution, we might be able to tackle the disease earlier and improve survival rates dramatically.”

He added: “Greater investment in this sort of research is absolutely vital if we are to make significant advances in the management of this terrible condition.”

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Hair & Fashion

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

IT’S BLACK, IT’S WHITE!

All dressed up for Halloween, but no witches

By Ruth Benson

By Carl from Robot

WITH Halloween just a week away, I am sure people will be starting to think of what to wear, especially if they have kids.

THIS isn’t my view but about choice … to cover white hair or to leave it natural? So many women go through this decision when the first few white hairs start to wave at them from their scalp.

It takes just a few to inflict any man or woman with horror. It’s a sign that you are ageing, and few of you are inclined to sit back and give in or are you?

We are accustomed to seeing women without their white hair showing, yet men do get away with it more. But when those hairs start to bother you, what do you do?

Should you give in and cover up those offending little wisps? Or should you grow old gracefully and accept the fact that they are there?

We are often faced with this dilemma here in the salon. I give my opinion, but it’s up to the client how she or he feels about their gradual or not-so-gradual change of hair shade.

If you decide to colour, you have the upkeep to consider. Should you decide to stay with the white strands, will it stress you out looking at them?

To me, it’s the same as bowing to fashion and wearing age-appropriate clothes, or rebelling

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article regarding children and dressing up - and how children’s themed outfits such as Disney Princess have become just as popular for adults as kids.

If you are still stuck for ideas, Yahoo has listed the five most-searchedfor Halloween outfits.

The children’s theme is there, with the No,1 costume being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

It’s probably down to the imminent release of the film that the site saw a 5,000% increase on searches for the masked Ninjas.

Jack Sparrow/Pirates came second, followed

by Star Wars, Poison Ivy and general superheroes came in at fifth.

I always thought Halloween was meant to be about witches, ghosts and so forth. Amazon also did a survey, with women favouring Maleficent, Catwoman and Wonder Woman and again, I can see a pattern forming.

Now the searches for men’s costumes on Amazon are a bit surprising, with Lederho-

sen/Bavarian costumes being popular as, well, a banana! Don’t ask!

Google has been dominated by Frozen, followed again by Maleficent and Ninja Turtles.

It seems from these results that the outfit choices are heavily influenced by recent films. Last year, one of my favourite costumes, which is also popular this year, is that of a Minion from the Kids film Despicable Me. This year has also seen an increase in pet costumes, which may be down to the viral video of spider dog. If you

have not yet seen it, have a look online - it’s very funny.

Dogs seem to lead the way in costumes, and Google reported a 15% increase in searches for costumes this year.

For the brave among you, there has also been a costume relating to this year’s headlines.

But be warned that it should probably be avoided. Personal Protective clothing worn by the Centre for Disease Control and Preventions has been issued to healthcare workers during the Ebola crisis.

It is sold online at Amazon as Ebola Protective kit. The New York Post has already called it this year’s “hot” Halloween costume, while others have criticised the outfit, the disease having killed over 4,500 people in Africa.

An outfit worn previously and still seen as bad taste is the one resembling Osama Bin Laden. And we all remember when Prince Harry wore his Nazi outfit!

If you do go out this Halloween and choose to dress up, it seems that film choices are a good idea.

But to be honest, I can’t see what’s wrong with a sheet featuring two holes. It worked for me!

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and going down fighting?

It’s all a b o u t how you see yourself. Do you want to be honest with everyone and show off your white bits, or do end up kicking and fighting until, in the end, covering them up?

I cannot decide for you, but if you do feel the need to blend away the years by applying colour, choosing the right shade isn’t a good exercise to try at home.

Colouring white hair is best left to your stylist. Simply shoving on what was your old colour won’t go with your skin tone, your eye colour or wardrobe.

All these factors come into play when deciding to cover up what you’re not too happy seeing in the mirror.

Or do you let nature take its course? Then, you brave your natural look, hold your head up high and say: “This is me!”

Every woman is different. Some want rid of the first white hair at sight, while others ignore it and carry on as though it isn’t there.

Yet like it or not, we live in a world that judges you, not on your personality or wealth but on how you look.

People form opinions about you in an instant, casting an eye on what you are wearing, right down to your shoes and even your accessories.

I’m not telling anyone to colour or not colour - that’s something I decide when I give salon consultations. I need to know you and know about you and your “look” before offering an opinion.

It’s not about throwing on a brown colour to get rid of the offending strands. We have to talk upkeep, and what you would want to see from a colour.

That’s if it’s best for your hair. Maybe it’s a beautiful shade of platinum and is not needed.

It all depends on how you feel about it.

So now, all you ladies stuck in the middle of deciding what to do about those twinkling strands, don’t jump in feet-first. Consider the effect colouring your hair will have on everything, from skin tone to clothing.

To colour or not to colour? You decide!

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A Senior View & Community News

By Monica Dyson

24th October 2014 - 30th October 2014

Ringing all the phone changes!

IT was a sad reflection of the times to see pictures of a rundown but still working phone box in my home town of Sheffield.

At one time our local public telephones, in their bright-red boxes, were an important part of our lives. And at first they were beautifully maintained, with the phones disinfected regularly, But as the years went by, they became dirty and smelly - often used as substitutes for public toilets - as well as cold and draughty with broken windows, when vandalism became the sport of some bored teenagers.

The first phone boxes in the UK, erected in 1920, were constructed of concrete. Few of those remain today, and the red telephone box with which we are familiar came into use in 1924. This K2 kiosk was designed by architect Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott, who also designed Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station. His original wooden prototype for the first red telephone box can be seen in Piccadilly, London.

By 2013, just 10,000 of the original 60,000 remained in Great Britain, They are a popular item for collectors and, in some parts of the country, former and unused boxes have been adopted by the local authorities and converted into other uses.

Over 150 conversions are used as libraries or book exchanges, and there’s even a small art gallery in one.

Many people, especially in rural communities, take great pride in looking after their phone boxes, cleaning them and planting flowers round them.

When I was a child, almost no one had a telephone and you were dependent on the facility which seemed to be at the end of every road.

Given that there were always so many people who wanted to use them, it wasn’t uncommon for queues to form outside, and for your conversation to be terminated abruptly by someone banging on the door and shouting: “How much longer are you going to be in there?”

There would also be people who viewed them as their own private phone, who could be seen outside awaiting a call.

“Sorry, I’ve a call

coming through,” they would say to you as you approached the box.

And, being the polite Brits we are, we would stand there like lemons waiting with them!

The UK’s first trunk dialling system from a public phone box came in 1959. The new, streamlined coin telephone boxes had slots for 3d, 6d and oneshilling pieces, and you put the money in when your call was answered.

This was an attempt

by Post Master General Ernest Marples to modernise the phone system and encourage its use.

This eventually replaced Button A, where you put the coppers in, and Button B, which you pressed when you’d been connected and the use of the operator, who was contacted by dialling ‘O’.

The operators were often the butt of

schoolboy humour by youngsters, who would ask if it were the operator on the line and then shout: “Better watch out, there’s a train coming,” before running away!

Phone boxes were also used for sheltering from the rain - and often a bit of courting!

Telephone directories were available and, surprisingly enough, were not usually vandalised.

In towns like London, phone boxes were used by ladies of a certain occupation to advertise their services by means of cards placed around the interior.

On some school trips to the Capital, many of the boys were more interested in seeing how many cards they could collect than the sight of Big Ben! When phones started to appear in homes here in the Sixties, it was often thought of as a sign of affluence.

This could be a doubtful pleasure because, once it became known that there was a phone in someone’s house, it became common for the whole street to use it as a public amenity if there were an emergency!

Party lines, where a phone line was shared between two households, could be annoying because someone else could be on the line. And you were never quite sure if someone was listening in to your private conversation.

It was around the early Sixties that touch-dialling phones came into use instead of the type where you used your finger to dial numbers.

Although the new phones, especially the “trim phones”, were undeniably compact and attractive, many people still think nostalgically about the old-style telephones, which were actually comfortable to hold, with clear sound reproduction.

STD became commonplace after being used for the first time in the UK by the Queen in the late Fifties. when she dialled Edinburgh the furthest place that could be contacted by phone from London at that time.

How technology has progressed. In the Sixties we would have thought of mobile phones as something from a science-fiction film, and it wasn’t until the Eighties that they came into general use.

However, they were practically as big as house bricks and would be carried around by businessmen in a shoulder bag, complete with a battery for re-charging.

And given that most people today would be demented if they left the house without their mobile, what on earth did we do without them when we were young?

Team up with K9 on the Open Day THE K9 Kennels Open Day takes place next Sunday (2nd Nov) from 2-4pm, and includes a barbecue with soft drinks on sale.

There will also be cake and book stalls, as well as tombola.

Guests are invited to check out the new refurbishment work in the

kennels by think.pet to whom we are very grateful.

Mikey (and, hopefully, Lisbeth) will be around to answer questions about the new “Teaming” initiative, which was launched on Facebook this week.

The 2015 K9 calendar will be on sale at five euros, and tickets for the K9 Christmas Dinner, on 6th December, will also be available for 20 euros.. We look forward to seeing you on both occasions.

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Live Arico news

WE took in mother and daughter Staffie crosses Thelma and Louise a couple of months ago, after they had been found wandering alone and neglected.

They bear the scars of fighting, had missing teeth and were heartworm positive.

But thanks to people’s generosity, we were able to have them treated for the terrible condition, and they are now doing well in Country Pet Hotel.

But they still need a loving home, and we know it is a big ask because they have to stay together. They like to sleep outdoors, so somewhere with plenty of space, like a finca, for example, would be perfect.

Despite their troubled past they are very affectionate dogs. Please 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 Oct), at Rendezvous Restaurant, Winter Gardens, Golf del Sur, from 8pm. Enjoy

a delicious two-course 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 Sue on 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.

Tui’s Mega helping hand!

LAST Saturday was the Day of the Animals in Santa Cruz, with most of the animal protectors on the Island uniting to support Tenerife’s abandoned animals.

The event, which was well attended, is now held yearly to raise awareness of their plight.

Many organisations across the Island supported the event, including Albergue Comarcal Valle Colino, Centro de Protección Animal Tierra Blanca, Amigos de los Animales de Arico, Aupcan, SOS Felina, Voluntariado Sirius Canarias, ANDA Canarias, Animalia SOS, SOS Peludos y Mon Nuba, Adepac, Refugio APONOT, Protectora El Arca, 4 PATAS and Accion del Sol. Refuge deep clean Our Accion del Sol refuge was closed from Monday to Wednesday this week for a deep clean, which is imperative for the animals’ welfare. It enables us

to maintain our high standards of We apologise to any of our volunteers and supporters who may have been inconvenienced, and we look forward to seeing you now that our gates have reopened.

Your help wanted We have again experienced a high number of abandoned dogs and puppies and, with winter approaching, we would appreciate any towels, sheets or blankets to aid their comfort. Please call 922 778 630 if you would like to help out in any way at the refuge.

Where to find us Accion del Sol is situated on the Granadilla Industrial Estate, Exit 51 on the TF1, directly next to the ITER ecological park and the windmills, which can be seen easily from the motorway.

Our opening hours The refuge is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 2pm-5pm, and on Saturdays from 1pm-4pm.

It is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays and on Public holidays.

EWF legend in Tenerife

Al McKay and the Earth, Wind & Fire Experience will be rocking Las Americas next month.

Magma centre will host a night dedicated to some of the finest tunes from the late Seventies! Al has won five

LIZ MONTAGUE, President of children’s charity Helping Hands in Tenerife, presents a Certificate of Thanks to Neil Hayhoe, TUI UK & Ireland Area Manager, and Admin Manager Sandra Molyneux, for the company’s 2,082.29euro donation from the 2014 Tui Mega Raffle.

Grammy Awards for his work with EWF and cowrote some great songs including ‘September’.

He also penned The Emotion’s classic hit “The Best Of My Love” Tickets are now on sale for the November 4th concert.

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Motoring

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The nippiest old banger around doing 205mph!

By Jav EVEN if you were desperate for a set of wheels and were offered this old banger for a few quid, you’d hardly be queueing up for it.

He adds with a grin: “Once, I was at traffic lights and a young guy in a pimped-up Mitsubishi Evo pulled up and revved his engine a bit. I just laughed. This car is like turning up to a knife fight with an AK-47 because there’s nothing to prove.

“For the price of a BMW M3, it will outstrip anything on the road.

And it won’t lose anything in depreciation to become outdated. More importantly, you won’t see another one anywhere in the world.”

Conversely, he drives a Ford Transit as his everyday car, while the Volvo is reserved for special occasions.

He has already caught the eye on TV with a two-year project to rebuild a WW2 Spitfire, shot down over northern France in 1940. But Guy has no plans to break the sound barrier … not yet, anyway!

Yet this 47-year-old Volvo Amazon estate is probably the most unique car in Britain because, as its owner says: “It’s the fastest road car in the land.”

Car fanatic Guy Martin, Channel 4’s Speed with Guy host and a racing driver to boot, has tweaked the engine so much that it has registered a top speed of 205mph. He also reckons it does 0-60mph in under three seconds which is seriously quick.

“Although it looks like a standard Volvo, I reckon it is about the fastest

car in Britain - quicker than any Ferrari, Porsche or even Bugatti,” says Guy. “It is perfect - the best-built, most beautifully-finished car in the world.

The 32-year-old engineering buff described how he bought the battleship grey Volvo Ama-

By Emma at Motorworld

New driving-licence law is coming soon

CHANGES in the laws regarding driving licences will be implemented on 20th January 2015.

At present, if you are stopped by the Policia Local or Guardia Civil and fined for not having a Spanish licence, you may appeal this fine and

Tráfico have assured us this will be quashed.

However, once the new laws have been imposed, the whole situation changes and many will find themselves in a difficult situation.

If you hold a Green Certificado de Registro, which shows you are resident in Spain, you MUST exchange your European licence for a Spanish one.

zon in Sweden, after seeing a picture of it.

“As soon as I got it back to the UK, I took it for a spin down to Grimsby, near where I live. My God, it is frightening. You have to keep it pointing in a straight line.”

Proud Guy loves his

You are not legally allowed to renew your UK licence because you are not resident there. This is stated quite clearly on the DVLA renewal form, although lots of drivers choose to ignore it.

Many people hold a Residencia, even though they are not actually resident here, such as Swallows or those who come and go quite often and have -

“anti-supercar” because, while boasting a modified 2.8-litre turbo-charged engine, its dowdy looks makes it a complete no-no for posers.

It has been fitted with red leather racing seats and a dazzling dashboard, modelled on the

before the rule change making it more difficult to obtain Residencia secured one to qualify for reduced air or ferry fares.

Some also use them to register with a social doctor here, while maintaining a GP in the UK. In other words, enjoying the best of both worlds.

For those holding a white NIE form only, they do not have to ex-

Volvo P1800, Amazon’s sportier sister model.

“It is not just the engine that has been modified,” adds Guy. “The entire car has been pimped and engineered.

It’s mega. Every time I get in, it just twists my mind and it would do the same to you, too.”

change their licence.

But they could be obliged to have a periodical medical here to be valid for driving in Spain if the licence doesn’t have an expiry date.

This information would then be recorded and registered on Tráfico’s system to validate said licence.

An English paper licence is not a European licence and, technically, is not valid outside the UK and should have been exchanged for a card licence.

But from the 20th January, if you have a UK licence, have renewed it while resident here in Tenerife - holding a Green Residencia Certificate - and want to exchange it for a Spanish licence, this will not be permitted unless you can prove you were not resident here at the time of renewal, which is virtually impossible.

Also, if you have renewed your HGV or PSV part of your licence in the UK while resident here, you could not exchange those categories and would have to take a written and practical test to have it added to a Spanish licence.

Many people have not changed their UK licences as they are under the impression that a Spanish Licence is valid in Spain only. But this not the case. A Spanish licence, just as a UK Card licence, is a European licence and is valid for driving throughout Europe.

As you can see, this will cause complications for some, and if you are in any doubt, contact me at emma@motorworldtenerife.com with your exact circumstances and I will advise you on an individual basis. Or we can ask at Tráfico for your circumstances to be clarified.

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Los Cristianos. Tel 687 963 121 VW Polo 1.8 GTi Turbo 5 door. 2007, 104,000km, silver, full service history, ITV, 1 owner from new, all extras including air con, PAS, CD, alloys. Excellent condition.

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By Roscoe

Osasuna 3 CD Tenerife 2 MAYBE the players are reading this column? Last week I wrote: “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!”

And boy, did they do all of the above! How Tenerife returned from the mainland without something for their efforts is beyond me.

They were magnificent, applying the same spirit that saw them defeat Las Palmas a few weeks ago.

I’m not saying Osasuna didn’t deserve to win because they also played well - it was one of those games. But Tenerife really had a go.

They chased down every lost cause and never stopped.

The 93rd-minute winner was so cruel. Yes, our young keeper Roberto could have done

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CDT heroes Osa unlucky better as Kodro’s shot squirmed under his body. But these things happen.

The hosts will say it was a piece of pay-back luck regained after Tenerife were awarded a soft penalty, and they are probably right.

Tenerife deservedly took the lead through a rare Aitor Sanz goal.

They bossed the first half and only Iranian veteran Nekounam’s penalty denied them leading at the break.

Last week, ‘Ruso’ Garcia openly asked why Suso and Cristo Martin didn’t play away from home. Well, his point was hammered home as they both featured.

It was a more familiar looking line-up and Tenerife flew out of the blocks, making Osasuna look average.

Even a reshuffle of the back four following an injury to Albizua after just half-an-hour didn’t stop the flow.

In the second half, they took the game to Oasasuna, and even with Tenerife legend Nino looking dangerous for the hosts, we always

Position

Points

PLD

Won

seemed most likely to score.

It came from a soft penalty, but we will take it. Vitolo, who had a decent match, stroked the penalty home and a first away win of the season was on the cards.

However, Osasuna and their United Nations team threw everything at the away defence. First Nino and then Garcia missed good chances before the equaliser finally Draw

Lost

F

A

1 Girona FC

20

9

6

2

1 15 7

2

18

9

5

3

1

3 Real Valladolid CF

18

9

5

3

1 10 5

4 Real Sporting

17

9

4

5

0 13 8

5 SD Ponferradina

16

9

5

1

3 11 8

6 RC Recreativo

16 9

4

4

1 9 6

7 Real Zaragoza

16 9 4 4 1 12 10

8

FC Barcelona B

14

9

4

2

3

17

12

9

Real Betis Balompié

14

9

4

2

3

11

10

UD Las Palmas

16

6

10 CD Lugo

13 9 3 4 2 9 10

11 CD Leganés

12

9

3

3

3 10 9

12 Deportivo Alavés

12

9

3

3

3 10 9

13 AD Alcorcón

12 9 4 0 5 12 16

14 Club Atlético Osasuna

11

9

3

2

4

16

18

15 CE Sabadell FC

10

9

3

1

5

13

16

16 CD Mirandés

10 9 3 1 5 8 11

17 Real Racing Club

8

18 RCD Mallorca

8 9 2 2 5 17 20

19 UE Llagostera

8 9 2 2 5 4 10

20 CD Numancia

7 9 2 1 6 9 14

9

2

2

5

11

12

21 CD Tenerife

7 9 2 1 6 7 14

22 Albacete Balompié

5 9 1 2 6 8 17

came. The sporting Gods decreed it would be Nino, whose smart finish from 12 yards was so familiar to the Tenerife fans, who worshipped him a few years ago. While Nino smiled and took the congratulations from the players, he didn’t celebrate the goal. It was a classy touch.

Deep into injury-time, both sides went for the win and spurned their chances. Before the last-gasp Kodro effort, which really should have been stopped.

It was heart-breaking, but a real stride in the right direction.

The pressure is still on manager Alvaro Cervera, but at least this showed the players are behind him. This week, the Spanish media have suggested he will be sacked if Tenerife don’t beat Barcelona’s B team of kids. But, as I wrote last week, that would be wrong. Tenerife are actually in a similar situation to the one Eibar were in after eight matches last season.

They didn’t panic, and ended up winning the division!

That said, the Tenerife board do have some options. The surprise sacking of Jose Luis Mendilibar at Levante leaves him on the market. And he’s a fine coach.

Then there is the curi-

ous case of Albert Ferrer. The ex CDT player took over Cordoba in January and led them to a famous play-off promotion in June.

With the second-smallest budget, it’s no surprise they are bottom of La Liga, but even Jose Mourinho couldn’t have done a better job than Ferrer. It’s a cruel dismissal and it’s understood the former Chelsea and Barca defender wants to get back on the horse.

So with two big names available, you can see why there would be a temptation to get them before someone else does. This week, Santi Castillejo was fired by tiny Llagostera to start the unofficial sacking season.

It’s always nice to watch Barcelona B and Real Madrid Castilla.

Over the years they have produced some fine young players and it’s great to see them at the very start.

A couple of years ago, Barca B smashed Tenerife in a Santa Cruz downpour. A number of those Barca kids would go on to lift the Champions League - and a couple are now full internationals.

It’s a match to take the kids to see. This season’s crop are at the end of a two-year cycle. Denis Suarez finished last

season so well that he is now on loan at Sevilla to add some seasoning.

I was very taken with then 18-year-old Cameroon centre-back Frank Bagnick in last season’s fixture, and he is developing nicely. Fellow defenders Diagne and Alex Grimaldo are also catching the eye, and then there are the flair kids.

All real fans will have heard of the potential of Alen Halilovic. The 18-year-old is already a full Croatian international, and don’t be surprised if he gets a loan to the Premier League in January. Everton nearly got him in August.

Sergi Samper, David Babunski and fast-improving Juan Camara are scouted to within an inch of their lives.

But the cherry is Jean Dongou. Like Lukaku at Everton, he is a manchild.

His reputation saw him well-marked last season, but a year’s growth and a bit of beef have made all the difference this campaign.

He has six goals already and has been involved in a few senior squads. He is not the tallest, but he has a touch, pace and a swagger.

Believe me, Dongou is going to be a real player!

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Shamrocks rock the artists!

THE artist Pablo Picasso had what became known famously as his “blue” period.

After extensive research, we discovered he also had a green period!

It was uncovered at Emerald Shamrocks, who took all eight points from Picasso’s.

Not so much oil painting but a whitewash!

Anyhow, that opened the gap at the top of Division 1 to 16 points, with second placed Gaffers A managing to

just about beat Chipeque, 5-3.

The Playboys had to wait until the last rubber to beat a plucky Naughty Nautas side, while Sheena checked out on 80 for Pas O Nadas as they hammered a struggling Sundowners outfit.

Trap Door, who seem to move up a place every week, are now fourth after thrashing Emerald Lounge 7-1. And, with games in hand, they could have a big say in things later on.

Just three matches in Division 2 this week, and one of those made a significant difference at the summit.

Waterfall Warriors

PRemier division ResultS

Phoenix Bar Target Titans Vikings Ensecan

made light work of The Rebels and claimed everything but the trebles leg to open up a 14-point gap at the top.

Chipeque Chippers moved into second place after beating Phoenix Flights 6-2. It was the battle of the tree-huggers at Palms Sports Bar as they en-

tertained Palms Pool Bar. And true to form, they battled out an environmentally-friendly 4-4 draw!

Congratulations to Bar 180 A, who actually played this week!

They were a bit rusty at Vikings Ensecan, but it was certainly a good performance

Division 1 ResultS

5-3 5-3 3-5

Target Army Boothen Bar 180 A

EMERALD SHAMROCKS GAFFERS A OURPLACE PLAYBOYS PAS O NADAS TRAP DOOR

by the hosts.

With Danny firing in a maximum, they pushed the Premier League leaders all the way. Of course, Tom weighed in with another 180 of his own - his ninth - and Bar 180 nicked a 5-3 win.

Sam rifled in a maximum for the Boothen boys during a close encounter at Target Titans, but the Titans held on in the final leg to claim a hard-fought victory.

Two more 180s came in an interesting match at Phoenix Bar. Having recently beaten Phoenix 6-2, visiting Target Army would have been confident of

getting another positive result.

But, with London rolling back the years, and some great darts from new recruits Ricky and Johnny, the home side won all five singles games.

This prompted Target captain Grant to mumble something about kicking butt on the way home! Whether he did remains a mystery, but it seemed to do the trick as they rallied to take both doubles and the trebles for a rather more respectable 5-3 scoreline.

The match included maximums for Target’s Bryn, and London, of Phoenix.

Division 2 ResultS

8-0 5-3 5-3 7-1 7-1

PICASSOS BAMBOO BEACH NAUGHTY NAUTAS SUNDOWNERS EMERALD LOUNGE

BARRACUDA HUNTERS CHIPEQUE CHIPPERS PALMS SPORTS BAR WATERFALL WARRIORS

P-P 6-2 4-4 7-1

OURPLACE PLAYGIRLS PHOENIX FLIGHTS THE PALMS THE REBELS

Premier Division Table

Division 1 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 BAR 180 A 12 10 1 1 74 22 52 74 2 TARGET ARMY 13 7 3 3 68 36 32 68 3 PHOENIX BAR 14 8 2 4 67 45 22 67 4 THE PUB 10 6 2 2 51 29 22 51 5 VIKINGS ENSECAN 11 5 2 4 49 39 10 49 6 TARGET TITANS 11 6 0 5 40 48 -8 40 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 13 0 0 13 12 92 -80 12

Division 2 Table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 EMERALD SHAMROCKS 16 13 2 1 93 35 58 93 2 GAFFERS A 15 10 2 3 77 43 34 77 3 OURPLACE PLAYBOYS 14 9 3 2 71 41 30 71 4 TRAP DOOR 12 10 0 2 63 33 30 63 5 Bamboo Beach 15 6 4 5 62 58 4 62 6 EMERALD LOUNGE 16 5 1 10 55 73 -18 55 7 NAUGHTY NAUTAS 14 3 5 6 51 61 -10 51 8 PAS O NADAS 16 2 2 12 50 78 -28 50 9 PICASSOS A 15 4 3 8 45 75 -30 45 10 CLOUSEAUS 13 4 1 8 43 61 -18 43 11 SUNDOWNERS 16 2 3 11 38 90 -52 38

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 WATERFALL WARRIORS 15 11 2 2 81 39 42 81 2 CHIPEQUE CHIPPERS 14 9 1 4 67 45 22 67 3 MARILYNS 14 7 2 5 65 47 18 65 4 THE PALMS 13 8 2 3 64 40 24 64 5 THE REBELS 13 8 1 4 61 43 18 61 6 PALMS SPORTS BAR 14 5 3 6 57 55 2 57 7 PHOENIX FLIGHTS 13 4 4 5 46 58 -12 46 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

Injured Costa cost a fortune!

IT was good to have to put the old sheepskin coat back on as we returned to action in the Oasis Fm Fantasy Football League.

Fortunately, most players reported back from the international break in one piece, the exception being Chelsea’s Diego Costa.

He has been many managers’ captain and top point-scorer but, judging by some of this

week’s totals, one or two managers forgot to take him out of their teams.

Mind you, the last time he was meant to be injured he played and notched a hat-trick. It’s tough being a manager.

Surprisingly, the pointscoring team of the week wasn’t the whole of the eight-goal Southampton side. They had two players feature, but Everton led the way with three players - all three defenders.

Manchester City contributed two, and the others came from Chel-

sea, Arsenal, Newcastle and West Ham. There was no change at the top of the league, Mike Edens’ Mikehammered team retaining top spot - and he has now opened an 18-point lead.

Team of the Week were Sparky’s Sparkster’s, managed by Mark Kennedy, who were in elec-

tric form. They scored 88 points, with Sergio Aguero his captain and top point-scorer and Phil Jagielka chipping in with a nice tally.

Hat-tip to young Mikey, who helped himself to 86 points, which enabled him climb an excellent 25 places!

In the battle at Oasis Fm Towers, Chris Elk-

ington just kept his nose in front, by three points, after a great week for Adi Benson saw him scoring 75 points and shooting up the league.

John Zammit comes

next and, as much as it pains me to write this (tongue firmly in cheek), Roscoe is bringing up the rear,with a fair bit of ground to make up.

Fantasy Football League 1. MikeHammered

Mike Edens

75

454

2. Boomtown Rabz

Nick Abbott

84

436

3. Crossfire Hurricanes

Warren Wilson

81

433

4. Dan United

Dan Lawton

53

431

5. Kingsmead Krunchers

Stephen Snook

55

428

6. Los Pollos Hermanos

Jay Merrick

48

427

7. Little T

Tom Edens

64

425

8. Toffees

Frank Devaney

75

423

9. Coffee shop karma

Gordon wilson

52

419

10. Addickted

Chris Ayliffe

56

415

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Top guns move into position IT’S deja vu at the top of the Direct Telecom Pool League’s Division One I bet you knew I was going to write that!

There was a feeling that a few teams would challenge the “big two” but it doesn’t look like happening.

Phoenix Potters were one of the contenders, but they seem to have run out of steam recently and, maybe, the Werther’s Originals are no longer working.

They travelled to Inn the Pink A confident of picking up a win, but it wasn’t to be. Potters started off okay, trading early frames, but then lost four on the bounce, from which they never recovered.

But credit to John and his Inn the Pink team, who just keep going from strength to strength. This slip allowed Phoenix to jump above the Potters in the table and I am sure this won’t be mentioned over the weekend!

Harry and his boys welcomed Atmosphere 13 to Los Abrigos, but once the pleasantries were out of the way, they showed no mercy at the table and were comfortable winners.

Defending champions Tenerife Hammers A remain top after beating Terrace Bar B but they were made to work hard for their victory and admitted that a draw would have been a fair result.

Jambo and Paul were in white-hot form, which made all the difference, but Terrace B are going the right way.

Gaffers A stayed within two points of Hammers after a comfortable win over

Treehouse A, despite a bout of flu from guv’nor Neil - and the bar undergoing a refit.

Palms B moved up the table nicely with another tight win, this time over the Peacocks.

Graham enjoyed a hat-trick of wins, while Richie again failed to win a frame. Coupled with his beloved Middlesbrough getting chinned by Wolves, he had a night to forget.

Exiles A, who have started to get their act together, have moved into fifth spot after taking three points from Waterfall Rebels.

The Rebels were expected to be much further up the table by now, but they missed some easy pots against Exiles who have become a decent yardstick in the top flight.

Exiles B were also winners, against Dreamers A, in another of those close games.

But apart from Gav who won all his games, the rest of Dreamers were offform.

They also seem to be making a habit of dropping points on the last game. There were hopes of a draw, but Stash beat Mark and give Exiles B victory.

Tenerife Hammers C took on fellow-strugglers Terrace Bar A. The teams were evenly matched and through the first eight games, there was nothing to separate them.

But Hammers C got their noses in front, and though Terrace’s Mal had a chance to earn a draw after losing his first two frames, he fluffed his lines.

Ken, who had been in great form all night, stepped up to take the win and the points.

The Spoon Squad from the Terrace need to start winning

Division 2 results

Division 1 Results Exiles B Gaffers A Inn The Pink A Palms Bar B Tenerife Hammers C Terrace Bar B The Phoenix Waterfall Rebels Division 1 Table

7-5 8-4 8-4 7-5 7-5 4-8 8-4 4-8

Dreamers A Treehouse A Phoenix Potters The Peacocks Terrace Bar A Tenerife Hammers A Atmosphere 13 Exiles A

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Tenerife Hammers A 8 7 1 0 66 30 36 22 2 Gaffers A 8 6 2 0 68 28 40 20 3 The Phoenix 7 5 1 1 50 34 16 16 4 Phoenix Potters 8 5 0 3 53 43 10 15 5 Exiles A 9 4 3 2 57 51 6 15 6 Inn The Pink A 9 4 2 3 55 53 2 14 7 Palms Bar A 8 3 3 2 53 43 10 12 8 Palms Bar B 9 3 2 4 53 55 -2 11 9 Exiles B 9 3 2 4 48 60 -12 11 10 Terrace Bar B 9 3 2 4 48 60 -12 11 11 Treehouse A 8 3 1 4 49 47 2 10 12 Tenerife Hammers C 8 3 1 4 38 58 -20 10 13 Dreamers A 8 2 2 4 46 50 -4 8 14 Waterfall Rebels 8 1 4 3 43 53 -10 7 15 The Peacocks 8 1 3 4 41 55 -14 6 16 Atmosphere 13 9 1 2 6 43 65 -22 5 17 Terrace Bar A 9 1 1 7 41 67 -26 4

matches - and soon!

The Division Two title could be decided by Christmas.

Sporting Jester A, who are head and shoulders above everybody else, made it nine wins from nine with a whitewash over Dreamers B. There was no shame in the defeat because I’m sure there will be other teams suffering the same fate this season.

So who will give the Jesters a run for their money? Bluebell A are nicely positioned in

second spot, and the match between the two will be interesting.

In the meantime, Bluebell A picked up another three points against James Place who, surprisingly, are struggling a little at the moment.

It is worth noting that Jester A have not played any of the other top sides, while James Place have faced just one of the bottom seven.

Inn the Pink B went close to promotion last season and are in the

Dreamers B Inkspots James Place Next Door Sporting Jester B Toscales Beer Chuckers Treehouse B

0-12 3-9 4-8 11-1 0-12 3-9 4-8

Sporting Jester A Inn The Pink B Bluebell A Tenerife Pool Tables Waterfall Jokers Gaffers B Hoppys Bar

Division 2 table

Table P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Sporting Jester A 9 9 0 0 78 30 48 27 2 Bluebell A 9 7 1 1 67 41 26 22 3 Waterfall Jokers 8 6 1 1 64 32 32 19 4 Inn The Pink B 8 5 3 0 58 38 20 18 5 Toscales Wildcards 8 5 1 2 55 41 14 16 6 Inkspots 8 4 2 2 55 41 14 14 7 Picasso’s A 7 4 1 2 47 37 10 13 8 Gaffers B 7 3 2 2 49 35 14 11 9 James Place 7 3 1 3 40 44 -4 10 10 Hoppys Bar 7 2 1 4 38 46 -8 7 11 Next Door 7 2 0 5 39 45 -6 6 12 Tenerife Pool Tables 8 1 2 5 34 62 -28 5 13 Treehouse B 8 0 3 5 39 57 -18 3 14 Dreamers B 7 1 0 6 26 58 -32 3 8 0 2 6 29 67 -38 2 15 Toscales Beer Chuckers 16 Sporting Jester B 8 0 0 8 26 70 -44 0

mix again with almost a different team. They took on Inkspots, who have also had a decent start to the season.

But Inn the Pink are experienced, though, and it showed as they proved too strong for the league new boys.

Tenerife Pool Tables travelled to Next Door, still buoyant from picking up their first win of the season last week. Unfortunately, their euphoria didn’t last long and they were bought back down to earth with a bump.

Good good job young Harley won a frame to avert a whitewash!

Gaffers B, comfortably positioned in midtable, had a routine win over Toscales Beer Chuckers, even though both teams played away from home. So a big thanks to Picasso’s for hosting the game at short notice.

In the final match, Hoppy’s Bar picked up another win against Treehouse B and look set for a climb up the table in the next few weeks.

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Barclays Premier League review

By Adi Benson ANOTHER weekend of worldclass football, and more twists and turns when it comes down to results … our major league continues to surprise!

Chelsea are still sitting atop the Premier League, with the rest just trying to hang on to their coattails.

Last week, I saw off my Beat Benson challenger comfortably, and this week I will chin fellow-columnist Geoff Huxtable, who is still smiling after his beloved Arsenal’s smash-and-grab in Anderlecht.

As for Liverpool’s humbling by Real Madrid - don’t ask!

West Ham v Man City Hammers’ fans must be in dreamland at the moment. From the struggles of last season to the dizzy heights of fourth, the team are playing good football.

They are difficult to beat at home, but this is their biggest test so far, and a solid defence will be needed to keep City’s attacking line

yes, we’ve all got the Blues!

at bay. City will come into this game with a point to prove after an average midweek Champions League performance. However, they seem to enjoy this lunch-time fixture slot after scoring four against Spurs last week, Aguero is the key and, if he performs as he did against Spurs, West Ham are in for a torrid time.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Away win West Brom v C Palace Confidence is everything in football and, after a battling draw against Man Utd, the Baggies will be raring to go again.

They played with a confident, attacking style and have plenty of pace to cause problems for the Palace defence, If they can score an early goal, they will feel the three points are theirs.

Palace stood up to Chelsea in their last game and gave a really good account of themselves. And if they can continue to play with that passion every week, they will stay up.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Home win Sunderland v Arsenal

Sunderland will want to put last week’s poor performance behind them rapidly, but the fixture list hasn’t been kind to them. I doubt they will concede eight goals again, but they are in for a tough afternoon. But it does give them a chance to get a huge confidence boost - win this and the fans may just forgive them.

Gunners were off the boil against Hull and looked toothless in attack, so a massive improvement is needed if they are to avoid losing any more ground to the league leaders.

They are 11 points behind Chelsea and the title is already beyond them.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Away win Southampton v Stoke The Saints are most certainly the surprise package of the season, I’m not sure what they put in the water down at St Mary’s, but it is certainly working. They demolished Sunderland with a master class of attacking football, led

by Tadic. He looks to be an absolute bargain, along with Pelle up front.

Stoke for me were surprise winners over Swansea, but at home they are a difficult team to play against, and they were helped by a little theatrical acting from Victor Moses.

This will be a stern test for them, but I can’t see them gaining any points here.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Home win Liverpool v Hull Liverpool’s defending is a joke. Against QPR, they were extremely poor and have a long way to go if they are to secure a top-four finish come May. With Balotelli yet to score a league goal, they need Sturridge back in the team quickly.

They look a side short of confidence and leadership.

Hull will take plenty from their creditable draw against Arsenal and go to Anfield believing they can win, Injured Jelavic is a big loss for them, but they are physical side and will bully Liverpool’s defence.

Prediction: Home win Beat Benson: Home win Swansea v Leicester Swansea made an excellent start to the

season, but they have been in freefall lately.

Defeat at Stoke didn’t help, especially as they lost to a controversial penalty. They need to get back to their attacking ways to restore a little pride back in their game if they are to finish in the top 10.

Leicester also started well, especially as they had a difficult opening few games against the bigger teams. They now have fixtures from which they should take points, but they have stuttered slightly.

Ulloa has stopped scoring - and nobody has stepped up to the plate.

Prediction: Draw Beat Benson: Home win Burnley v Everton Will Burnley win a game this season?

That’s the big question, yet you have to feel for them a little as they have been close in a few matches. But they have found the Premier League very tough.

They must beat the teams in and around them if they are to stand a chance, but they can’t even do that.

It stands to reason that their lack of goals is letting them down.

Everton showed last week why they finished fifth last season. They were strong and took their chances against Aston Villa when they came around. But the Europa League is a distraction for them, so maybe Burnley will catch them tired.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Draw Spurs v Newcastle Spurs have been close to a top-four finish over the last few seasons, and that is their target again.

But failure to sign a decent centre-forward in the summer is costing them. Soldado scored goals for fun in Spain, but he has not adapted to the English game - he can’t even get on the scoresheet with a penalty! They need January to come round, but who will be available?

The

pressure lifted a little on Newcastle boss Alan Pardew last week after the Magpies’ win against Leicester.

But that will count for nothing unless they kick on from that result and start gaining points regularly. They are a good team on paper and just need the belief now.

Prediction: Draw Beat Benson: Home win Man Utd v Chelsea Just when you thought they’d got their season on track, United were derailed

by West Brom and lucky to escape with a draw, so their problems continue. Van Gaal still believes they can win the league, but defeat here would put them 13 points adrift of their opponents - and they will not make that up!

Chelsea have only one fit striker, Didier Drogba, but are his best days behind him?

Fortunately, they have plenty of other players who know where the goal is. We know United’s defence is not the best, and Chelsea are capable of ripping them apart.

Prediction: Away win Beat Benson: Draw QPR v Aston Villa Harry Redknapp seems to have gone into meltdown with an outspoken attack on one of his players.

That is certainly not good for morale - and it is even worse, given that they are bottom of the league. They need to stand together as a squad if they are to turn their woeful season around.

It is a good job Villa picked up early points because otherwise, hey would also be in the relegation places. As it is, they are just three points above QPR, and the key for them is Benteke. Results will come if he can get back to scoring goals.

There is no truth in the rumour that the loss of Roy Keane’s beard has anything to do with their dip in form.

Prediction: Draw Beat Benson: Away win

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