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Issue 906 12th June - 18th June 2015

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The stars of Sky Sports Soccer Saturday were in Tenerife for the Chris Kamara Charity Golf day at Amarilla Golf on Thursday. For more details go to page 16-17.

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Rare diphtheria puts boy in intensive care

A SPANISH youngster is in intensive care after coming down with the country’s first case of diphtheria in 28 years.

The disease, long disappeared from most of the western world thanks to widespread vaccination programmes, has made a resurgence in areas like post-Soviet Russia, which have fractured medical systems.

And although Spain has a free, widespread vaccination programme, the six-yearold boy, from Olot, just outside Girona, was not vaccinated against diphtheria.

His parents say they were “tricked” by antivaccination groups, who persuaded them

to skip vaccinating their son.

Spanish doctors had a difficult time finding appropriate treatment for diphtheria because they had not treated the disease for such a long time.

The child is currently being treated with an anti-toxin in Barcelona, but the drug was not easy to find.

The country’s Health Ministry appealed to the World Health Organisation and US authorities before finally locating a dose in Russia.

“The problem is that these days, no one has this illness because everyone is vaccinated,” said Health Service general secretary Rubén Moreno The Russian ambassador to Spain brought the drug by plane from

Moscow early on Monday.

Diphtheria, caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, infects adults over 60 and under-fives most frequently.

It is spread both through the air and via direct contact and can cause heart problems, nerve damage and severe respiratory

Canaries’ EC windfall

THE European Commission has been busy making its grants’ decision, and the Canary Islands Government has been given a windfall!

The EC has approved a request from Madeira, the Azores and the Canaries, which will see the territories split 130 million euros over the next five years on a range of projects.

Delighted Javier González Ortiz, Minister of Economy, Finance Security, said: “This

will develop projects to enhance co-operation with local islands and neighbouring, and will help boost our Islands’ economy.”

The project falls into a number of areas. The first is dedicated to promoting research, technological development and innovation, with special attention to universities and research centres, which serve an international agenda.

The second is intended to promote the Islands to adapt to climate change and risk prevention. This includes improved management training and covers areas such as

inter-region co-operation. Environmental conservation and improvement of administrations and public services complete the rest of the long-term budget.

Beneficiaries of this financial aid are the regional and local administrations; agencies; universities; research centres; technology institutes and foundations; chambers of commerce, business associations and professionals; other public and private non-profit based groups in the regions of the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira.

distress. “The family are devastated and admit they feel tricked because they were not properly informed,” said Catalan public health chief Antoni Mateu. “They have a deep sense of guilt, which we are trying to rid them of.”

Eight other children in Spain were found to have been infected with the diphtheria bacteria. But as they have been vaccinated against it, they have not developed the same life-threatening symptoms as the youngster.

This is a huge backward step for public health.

Diphtheria used to be a deadly, widespread disease which killed nearly 10% of those afflicted. Less than a century ago, thousands of children, died in the US during its 1921 diphtheria epidemic.

But thanks to the introduction of the diphtheria vaccine, the disease is no longer something most parents have to worry about. However, if parents refuse to let their children receive these

potentially life-saving vaccinations, they are putting them at risk needlessly.

These recent diphtheria cases on the mainland has led to local authorities asking questions in the Canaries.

And the plight of the six-year-old boy has reignited a debate on whether children should still be vaccinated against it.

In the Canary Islands, the General Director of Public Health said that of the 15,016 children aged up to one year in 2014, a total of 14,699, representing 97.8% had been vaccinated against diphtheria. The remaining 317 were not vaccinated because their families did not favour the inoculation.

Domingo Nunez, the Ministry of Health’s Head of Epidemiology and Prevention, stresses: “There is no reason for alarm, but this disease does pose possible infection risks to those who didn’t have the jab.

“The vaccine is directed against the toxin the bacteria can produce, and if you are not vac-

cinated, it is very easy to develop.”

But Nunez does not believe cases may arise in the Canaries, because when vaccination coverage is above 95%, it is difficult for infections to spread.

In addition, Nunez said the Cataluña Ministry of Health has taken the necessary preventive measures, checking contacts up to 150 people (among family, friends and acquaintances) who could have been related to the affected child.

“They have immunised people who are not infected, and even reinforced the applying of the antibiotic to the ones who were,” he added.

“Vaccines stimulate natural defences against a reaction. It is like taking an antibiotic, which is a foreign element to the body.

Vaccines help the body produce its own defences.

“Therefore, I believe that there is no possible debate on the appropriateness or not to vaccinate children, because those antivaccinated groups are not supported by more than 95% of the population.”

Diphtheria is slowly being eradicated.

Around the world in 1980 there were 100,000 cases a year but this had dropped to just under 5,000 cases in 2013 according to the World Health Organisation.

Most cases occur in the Saharan region of Africa, India and Indonesia.

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Hospital’s date for completion T E N E R I F E South Hospital is taking shape, finally, but perhaps much more slower than was hoped.

The Canary Islands Government is working hard to speed up the work, but many features will not be open to the public until at least January 2018.

That is the date mapped out by the Ministry of Health in the Official State Bulletin (BOE).

This announcement confirms that the operating rooms and delivery rooms have a

budget of 10.5 million euros, and the deadline date for obtaining documentation and contracts for construction is June 23. Thereafter, the BOE states a contract period of 30 months from the signing of the project to an opening procedure.

Since April 2014, the South Hospital Emergency Department has installed an X-Ray unit, Mental Health Unit, Day Hospital and Outpatient Radiology - the same services being offered in the Arona A&E. Currently there are 100 beds for medium-stay patients, and long-stay beds will be added this summer.

Canarian divorces popular!

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Adeje’s new government

AS laid out by the state’s national electoral law, following the 24th May local elections, newly-elected representatives meet 20 days after the elections to pledge their allegiance.

They will then vote for Mayor the person who will lead the corporation for the next four years.

In Adeje, there will be few surprises. Outgoing THE Canary Islands are the hot-spot divorce centre of Spain, registering the highest percentage of petitions in the first quarter of 2015.

We are just ahead of Cataluña (0.83), while the lowest rates were in Castilla and Leon, according to the Statistical Service of the General Council of Judiciary

(CGPJ). The number of claims in the first quarter saw an increase of 4.6% over the same period last year, and a massive two points more than the 2.3% national level.

A total of 1,806 cases has already been dissolved this year, and of these divorces, 996 have been mutually agreed and 810 were contested.

Flying service CANDELARIA hospital’s heliport has performed a total of 65 urgent flights during its first six months.

The helipad is operational for both emergency assistance and for transporting patients needing specialised medical care.

The Ministry of Health said the highest lev-

els of activity were recorded in April, with 16 transfers - on Mondays, Thursdays, and Wednesdays.

Patients come from La Gomera, El Hierro and Gran Canaria, as well as Tenerife.

For example, 33 flights were received from La Gomera and El Hierro, carrying 25 patients.

Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga, won an overwhelming majority, returning to the Council chamber with two more seats than he left.

It means the socialists will now have 15 of the 21 seats. Four are held by the Coalicion Canarias, one by the united left party, and one by the Partido Popular.

Adeje’s swearing-in ceremony takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am in the Convento de San Francisco, the lovely restored building between the Town Hall and the Plaza de España, and it is open to

the public. The 21 newly-elected representatives will be called and asked to swear (bible or not, their choice) their oath of allegiance. Once that ceremony has concluded, there will be nominations for Mayor and a vote held.

The PSOE will nominate Jose Miguel Rodriguez Fraga, who, once elected, will be presented with the rod of office and address the assembled crowd.

While many of the outgoing councillors have been re-elected, there will be a number of new faces on the local gov-

ernment benches: Mª Isabel Fernandez Gonzalez, Manuel Luis Mendez Martin, Mª Cristina Fuente Carballo, Carmen Lucia Rodriguez del Toro and Zebensui Chinea Linares.

Outgoing councillors for tourism, culture and urban works, Rafael Dolado, Nayra Bethencourt and Gonzalo Delgado, decided not to stand again, for a variety of personal reasons.

The allocation of departments hasn’t yet been announced, but it is expected to happen in the coming days.

Greenpeace rap for the Canaries THE refinery in Santa Cruz and the extensive use of pesticides in agriculture, “degradation” of the coast and the “low-interest in recycling” are some of the factors that put the Islands among the Spanish regions with poor environmental quality.

Basically, according to the Greenpeace criteria, the Canary Islands as a whole uses too much

fuel. The conservation group presented its annual report “on the social environment”, which includes a classification in which the Canaries is rated “low quality” and is placed 11th of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities.

In fact, no region in Spain is actually doing that well. The best group, led by La Rioja

and Navarre, does not go above an “average” environmental quality.

Greenpeace highlights the “weight of polluting cites” in Tenerife as being a cause for concern.

These include Guía de Isora, Arona, Candelaria and Granadilla.

As for the pollution associated with industrial activity, the ecologists’ reports refer to the existence of “several stud-

ies” linking the Cepsa refinery in Santa Cruz with “health damage”.

Waste management is, according to Greenpeace, one of the unfinished businesses of the region. The low level of recycling and recovery just 8.27% in 2013 - and “the bad sewage treatment”, in which “the European legislation is not met”, was another black mark.

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Abortion Act held up

THE long-awaited Abortion Act has been delayed again!

The bill is currently in Parliament’s House of Representatives and will not now be heard until September.

‘Suitcase’ family finally reunited THE family of the Ivory Coast boy caught being smuggled into Spain in a suitcase last month have been reunited.

The boy’s father, Ali Ouattara, was released from prison on bail, hours after eight-yearold Adou was reunited with his mother at a youth centre.

It was where he had been looked after since border police in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta discovered him on 7th May, curled up in a Moroccan woman’s suitcase.

The father, who lives with the mother legally in Spain, was arrested hours after Adou was discovered.

He was remanded on rights-abuse charges for trying to have him smuggled into the country.

He has said, through his lawyer, that he knew nothing of the suitcase plan, believing his son was to be brought in by car with a visa for which he had paid. The Moroccan woman, unrelated to the boy, was also detained.

Spanish authorities allowed the mother to take custody of Adou after DNA tests proved they were related. And her husband was released from jail after his wife paid 5,000 euros in bail at the Ceuta court.

Francesco Luca Caronna, from the law firm acting for the family, said Ouattara still had to face being charged with humanrights abuse against a foreign citizen.

“If he had known his son was to be brought in hidden in a case, he would never have allowed it,” said the lawyer. “He is a victim of migrant traffickers.”

Ouattara must surrender his passport and appear before the court regularly until the trial, which is not expected for several months.

The father has been living legally on Fuerteventura for seven years. His Ivorian wife had joined him and they were trying to bring over two of their children.

His lawyer said an 11-year-old daughter had been allowed in recently, but Ouattara’s monthly salary fell short of the sum authorities required to care for two children.

It was then that the father bought the visa.

Adou was discovered in the suitcase when Guardia Civil agents noticed that a 19-yearold woman was reluctant to pass through border controls at Ceuta.

They asked her to place her fuchsia-coloured, wheeled suitcase in an X-ray machine, expecting to find drugs or illegal merchandise inside.

Instead, the figure of a child was clearly outlined.

When guards opened the case, the boy emerged scared and confused, telling authorities that his name was Adou, he was eight and from the Ivory Coast.

Each year, thousands of migrants risk their lives to cross into Spain through the northern Africa enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, hoping to find a better life in Europe.

Last year, fewer than 5,000 were successful in making it across the border. But as Spanish authorities step up efforts to crack down on the migrants, many have become more creative, resorting to hiding in false-bottomed cars or shipping containers.

Yet the original Spanish Government plan was to have the reforms up and running in July.

A Government spokesman said the delay would not affect the bill and added: “It does not mean removing any proposals in the act, and we are confident we can move it forward.”

Last week, the House

of Congress debated all the possible amendments, which would see mandatory parental consent for under-16s who wish to terminate their pregnancy voluntarily.

And next week sees the closure of the deadline for opposition parties to submit their proposals to the reform, presented by the Government. But any

proposals are unlikely to actually be included into the bill.

Like any law being debated in Congress, once the deadline for submitting amendments has been received, these are discussed behind closed doors by the Committee on Health, Social Services and Equality, which is where this legislation is processed.

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How to maintain Spanish recovery THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2015 on Tuesday to 3.1% from a previous 2.5% estimate.

“Continued fiscal consolidation has reassured markets and further boosted confidence,” said a group spokesman.

“These collective efforts of Spanish society are the foundation upon which the recovery has been constructed.”

He added: “Lower oil prices and the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing, which have contributed to lowering government borrowing costs, helped Spain’s financial conditions.”

Nevertheless, IMF officials called on the Spanish Government to carry out new reforms, including the creation of a single contract for permanent and temporary

workers, the increase of valued-added tax (VAT) and the introduction of healthcare co-payment.

Unemployment remains high, yet the Fund acknowledged that the country’s economic recovery had gathered speed, and that job creation was

accelerating. But the spokesman warned that the level of unemployment was still high. Although some half-million new jobs were created since mid-2014, more than five million Spaniards, many of them young, remain unemployed.

“Spain has rebounded

strongly and employment is increasing, helped by past reforms,” he acknowleged. “However, the level of unemployment is still painfully high and vulnerabilities remain.”

He also praised the labour market reforms, saying that moderate

Oil drilling... is it dead in the water?

ENVIRONMENTAL organisations in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura have asked the Ministry of Industry to clarify the situation about Repsol’s oil exploration in waters near the Canary Islands.

The two groups claim in a statement, that even though Repsol abandoned drilling in the Canaries six months ago, there has been no official documentation

by Repsol or the Ministry, confirming that this is the end of the controversy. Also, the environmental groups have not had any news

about the project’s future: is it finished, or do other companies plan to replace Repsol and search themselves.

This is why the El Guincho and Agonanebased organisations are demanded some finality from the Ministry.

Repsol have declined to comment on its Canarian commitment, and there have been whispers that another company might take over the project.

Cairn Energy recently ended its four permits, prospecting for oil off the shores of the Balearic Islands and Valencia.

wage growth supported employment and helped Spain regain the competitiveness lost during the pre-crisis boom.

But he also said that although the new incentives for permanent hiring were promising, “the cost of dismissing a permanent worker is still much higher than that for a temporary one, and this gap should be closed”.

Fiscal consolidation Although the country has brought down its fiscal deficit as the economy has recovered, the IMF considers the level of public debt to be really high.

Thus, it recommends that the Government strengthens the regional fiscal framework and continues improving the monitoring and enforcement of regional fiscal targets.

At this point, the Fund also establishes that the region’s fiscal targets should be allowed to differ, “taking into account structural differences in adjustment needs and capacity”.

The IMF stated that Spain’s collection efforts could be improved by reducing the costs of providing public health and education services, by increasing regions’ responsibility to co-pay for these services.

It also suggested raising excise duties and

environmental levies, and gradually reducing VAT preferential treatment.

Boosting businesses The fund also pointed out that reducing obstacles for small businesses, as well as medium-size enterprises (SME) to enable them to grow, was critical.

And to foster competition, it says the country should eliminate hurdles and support exports.

“Efforts should continue to strengthen SMEs’ access to market-based financing,” it said.

Strengthening banks “Continued strengthening of the Spanish banking sector will support growth as credit demand picks up,” said the Fund.

But it echoed that operating conditions remain challenging, so the authorities should continue to encourage banks to increase highquality capital and find ways to reduce the carrying costs of high, nonperforming loans.

Government’s position José Luis Ayllón, Spanish State Secretary for Relations with Parliament, gave an assurance on Monday that the Government had no plans so far to raise VAT, or introduce co-payments in health or education, as proposed by the IMF.

Scientists in full bloom!

THE number of people seeking work in the Canaries has fallen for 14 consecutive months - and one sector is still starting to really blossom.

There are 1,600 more scientists and technicians in work compared with a year ago, according to figures

published by the Employment Observatory Canario.

Scientists were among the professionals most affected by the economic crisis.

But with new research projects recently announced, together with the economic revival, the sector is looking healthier.

This year alone, more than 900 scientists and technicians have left the unemployed ranks.

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Emma finds Tissot joy

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Age is no barrier THERE comes a time in your life when you hit a few notable barriers. We all know the big birthdays and, while some embrace them, others try to shy away.

It´s personal taste, I guess. Having sailed through the 40 mark, I can safely say there is nothing to fear, kids. I use to tease my parents when they hit 50 then 60, and they told me they still felt 18. The truth is, they weren’t lying!

I thought of this recently as a few pals hit the big 50. And I have no idea how they managed to hit it. Firstly, my old mate Steve Lee, who many of you will remember for his time in the Nineties in charge of Gigolos, Arena and Images. And, of course, Yesteryears back in the day.

What I like about Steve is the fact that he is the same bloke. Lots of people change, and Tenerife does have a habit of speeding that process up.

But not Steve. Rightly or wrongly, he is the same daft guy he always was. And I love him for that. One day someone will write a great book

around his Tenerife life.

The same can be said for Andy Williams, now to be found at the Terrace Bar on Amarilla Golf. Again, he could and probably shouldn’t tell all the tales, but he is the sort of guy you can rely on.

Andy hits 50 this weekend and on Sunday, his bar is free until the booze runs out. I urge you to join us in celebration.

Like Steve, Andy is not perfect but what these guys did, in many ways, helped to shape the glory years of the early Nineties. Bo, from Linekers and beforehand T´s, also hit 50 a few days ago, and he is another member of our community who deserves a hand.

These guys are selfmade. They started as PRs, or on the bottom rung, and helped create something. I´m proud to call them my friends.

Happy 50th, guys.

OVER the last few weeks, jewellers Joyeria Adeley has been running a competition on Oasis Fm for a Tissot watch, worth over 300 euros.

The draw took place on Oasis Fm at Siam Park, from where it broadcasts live every Saturday afternoon.

And Joyeria Adeley owner Fernando picked a winner from the silver ice bucket.

Netflix showing here soon

AFTER three months of speculation, US online streaming service Netflix has officially confirmed that it will be available in Spain (including the Canaries) from this October.

Exact details have not been revealed, but the Spanish service will offer national and international film, and TV

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There was a great response to the competition, and congratulations go to Emma Harding, proud new owner of the Tissot watch.

Fernando then decided he would give away a second watch, so another draw took place and Duncan Ward was the lucky recipient.

A big thank-you to Fernando for organising the competition. Joyeria Adeley, his master jewellers’ shop, is situated in Las Chafiras, a few doors along from McDonalds.

content, at around eight euros a month - the same as in France and Germany.

The website www.netflix.com/es has been running for several weeks, allowing those interested in the service to receive more information.

The catalogue of TV series and films available at launch time will probably be more limited than that offered in the US and the UK. And two of the major series Netflix produces itself, House of Cards and Orange Is the New

Black, will not be on the platform because Canal+ already owns their Spanish broadcast rights.

However, many other original Netflix series yet to part with their distribution rights in Spain, such as Daredevil - the most-viewed of its own shows on the platform - Marco Polo, Bloodline, Grace and Frankie, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will all feature in the launch catalogue. New offerings such as Sense8, Narcos and French se-

ries Marseille may also be included.

Netflix will be available for smart TVs, tablet devices, smartphones, computers, and video game consoles, and content will be available in its original version, with Spanish subtitles, or dubbed into Spanish.

Its appearance in Spain has been a long time coming because of several issues, including the country’s high digital piracy rates, and the large royalty payments demanded by the Spanish film and TV industry.

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Yes, the mighty Take ‘em, at a pinch!

Motocross is back!

SPANISH tourists are European champions when it comes to pinching hotel supplies, such as shampoo, soap and even towels.

The Germans and the Irish, also prone to a bit of suitcase smuggling,

are Europe’s top three, according to a survey by Hotels.com.

But when it comes to the global stage, travellers from Argentina are the world’s worst, with those from Singapore a close second.

A walkaway criminal ties newspaper up in Notts!

VIOLENT criminal Haroon Ahmed was picked up by Nottinghamshire police after he ‘walked out’ the front door at Dovegate prison in Staffordshire last week.

Ahmed, who told the Sunday Mirror he was hiding out in Marbella, on the Costa del Sol, can now add “conman” to his violent tag.

A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “The 26-year-old was arrested in the Nottingham area.

He has been recalled to prison following breaching the terms of his licence.

Ahmed told the newspaper: “In my own mind I wanted to test out the security. I thought I’ll give it a go - and walked out of the door. That’s how easy it was. I just kept on walking.”

He added that he was worried for his safety if he returned to the UK, and claimed his family were being harassed because of his escape.

The newspaper informed police of Ahmed’s so-called whereabouts, and the information was

THE Freestyle Motocross International is back in Tenerife this summer, and tickets are now on sale.

Tickets can be purchased for a special price until 18th June for one of the most amazing motocross shows Officials have launched the event’s campaign, and earlybird tickets will save time and money.

They can be purchased online from www.tomaticket.es or in the Gran Sur Shopping Centre, the Añaza Mall and in specialised motor shops over here.

The Motocross International will be held on Saturday, 18th July, at the Sports Stadium in Las Americas, from 9pm Top racers Dani Torres and Maikel Melero will be among the competitors and for more details, go to fmxtenerife.com/entradas/

passed on to investigating officers.

Staffordshire police had previously said they were “investigating all lines of inquiry” amid reports that Ahmed had fled abroad. And a spokeswoman said cautiously: “We cannot confirm or deny that he has fled to Spain.”

Ahmed, a 6ft Asian from the Derby area, had been on the run since fleeing from HMP Dovegate, near Marchington, on Wednesday of last week.

Police launched a manhunt for the robber, even though the Sunday Mirror, unknowingly, said he had fled to Marbella.

Because of his conviction for violence, police advised members of the public not to approach him but instead to ring 999.

Officers arrested his brother, Majeed Ahmed, 25, also from Derby, and charged him with assisting a prisoner to escape from prison. He was released on bail until a court appearance on 25th June.

Great feast of pride!

THE death of popular politician and media figure Pedro Zerolo has led to this week’s announcement of the first “Pride Week” in Santa Cruz.

Ten days of activities will start on Wednesday (17th June) with an activist demonstration through the streets of the city, and a great Pride Feast on Anaga Avenue.

“We decided this morn-

ing to dedicate the week to Pedro Zerolo,” said Carlos Marrero, President of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex of Canarias (LGBTI).

Florentino Guzman Plasencia, the Head of Equality Councillor, announced the “Big Pride” in Santa Cruz.

Plasencia began the presentation by remembering 55-year-old Zerolo

with the same words with which the deceased socialist was defined in his Twitter profile: “Republican, Federalist, Socialist, activist, atheist, secular, feminist, migrant, LGBT, Latino, lawyer, councillor of Madrid, PSOE secretary social movements...”

Under the slogan “for real equality, from 17 to 27 June”, there will be lots of acts of celebra-

tion. “It’s the first time that the City Council and the Municipal Council LGTBI, which was also the first constitutionalist of the Canary Islands, has been able to arrange this, said Plasencia. “It’s a step forward for what has long been a taboo subject.”

The Councillor recalled that, despite advances in the recogni-

tion of rights, “attacks continue to occur which we thought that we, as a society, had overcome homophobia”.

Plasencia wants to address issues such as the EU ban on gays donating blood or prejudice, which have led to the expulsion of a gay couple for kissing in a restaurant, or discrimination against those in the workplace.

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Teenage girl has leg amputated after theme park crash

Alton Towers tragedy, but the cogs are turning again A GIRL involved in last week’s Alton Towers roller-coaster crash has had her leg amputated above the knee.

Leah Washington, 17, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was on a first date with new boyfriend Joe Pugh, when their carriage on The Smiler ride ploughed into another one.

Hospital chiefs confirmed that she needed an amputation above her left knee after being airlifted for treatment in Stoke-on-Trent after the crash, in which she also fractured her left hand.

Joe had both his knees broken.

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sity Hospital spokesman described Leah’s condition as “serious but stable”.

The teenager’s injuries emerged as Alton Towers was reopened to the public on Monday, with some visitors describing it as a “ghost town”.

Her father, David Washington, said: “Leah has suffered a life-changing injury and now has many months of rehabilitation ahead,” Another rider on the carriage which crashed said Leah was given a blood transfusion and morphine while she was trapped, and that she passed out before being freed after four hours.

Sixteen people were injured on The Smiler ride when the carriage they were in collided with another, which had come to a halt on the track.

Alton Towers’ X-Sector, which houses The Smiler, will remain closed until further notice to allow the Health and Safety The Spinball ride will

also be closed at the Staffordshire theme park until enhanced safety protocols have been implemented, but owners Merlin Entertainments said this would take slightly longer than it had hoped because of the ride’s design.

Two rides at other Merlin Entertainments’ parks, Thorpe Park, and Chessington World of Adventures - both in Surrey - will also remain closed until new safety protocols can be implemented.

But they are expected to reopen soon.

Leah’s father said her family had released details of her injuries “to put people’s minds at rest. He added: “We would like to thank all the emergency services at the scene, and all the hospital staff who saved Leah’s life.”

“We would also like to thank our family and friends, and all the wellwishers for their support.’

Leah’s new boyfriend Joe, a textile design student at Huddersfield University, is said to be in a stable condition after suffering two broken knees and extensive hand injuries.

The condition of Vicky Balch, also seriously injured along with her friend Daniel Thorpe, was described as “stable’, although no further details of her injuries were released.

A statement by Stewarts Law, which is representing her family, said on Monday: “Victoria, who is at university studying international spa management, is still undergoing surgery, further

to significant leg injuries.

But her condition is not life-threatening.”

It added: “This is certainly not how she intended to celebrate her 20th birthday today. The family remain grateful for the stream of good wishes.”

A spokesman for Coventry Hospital, where 27-year-old hotel assistant manager Daniel Thorpe is being treated, described his condition as “stable”. The extent of his injuries are not known.

Alton Towers said it was “deeply saddened” by news of Leah’s condition, adding that it would “provide full support to all of those involved now, and throughout their recovery and rehabilitation”.

Another passenger on the ride reportedly had stomach surgery after suffering internal bleeding.

Chanda Singh, 49, from Wednesbury, West Midlands, was sitting in the second row of The Smiler with her daughters Meera, 26, and 29-yearold Vanisha.

Visitors began entering the theme park - which had been closed since Tuesday - from 10am on Monday, as Nick Varney, Chief Executive of Merlin Entertainments insisted it was committed to ensuring people can visit again “with confidence”.

He added that “several thousand” people had entered for the day.

It took four hours for rescuers to remove all of those injured, who were trapped 25 feet from the ground.

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Sorry pal, you’re just too fat to be a proper copper!

THERE is no longer a place for fat coppers in the Force! That’s the damning message to overweight officers from Sir Bernard HoganHowe, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

Britain’s most senior policeman said that when the public and other officers called for help, they did not expect someone to come “waddling down the road” and “out of breath”.

He welcomes the compulsory annual fitness tests introduced last year, but admits they are not strict enough and are failing to weed out overweight officers.

The fitness assessments were brought in following recommendations by Sir Tom Winsor, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary.

All officers must now complete a shuttle run or bleep test, running between two points, 15 metres apart, as the gap between the bleeps gets shorter.

Despite criticism that the tests were far too easy, figures published earlier this year showed

that hundreds of Met officers had failed to make the grade.

Sir Bernard, 57, still a keen footballer and horse-rider, who passed the test easily “without any preparation”, believes the standards should be raised.

In a Radio Times interview, he said: “For me, the standard is too low - I think it should be higher. It’s relatively easy to pass.”

Sir Bernard, who joined the police in 1979 in his native South Yorkshire, said if officers could not reach the standards expected of them, they would be kicked out of the force.

Those who fail, he said, would be given time to get fit and try to pass again. But he added: “If they don’t, then we haven’t got a job for them. I think you’ve got a duty to your colleagues.

“If people shout for help, they want fit people to come. They don’t want somebody waddling down the road who’s never going to arrive, and when he gets there he’s out of breath.”

But Sir Bernard, who made his most recent arrest last year when he apprehended a man who had run off without paying a cab fare,

said age was not a barrier to good policing.

He admits to being full of admiration for “60-something officers” still on the front line, fighting strong, athletic, 18-year-olds. “That takes guts,” he said.

With increasing cuts putting pressure on frontline policing and bobbies on the beat, much of police work is being done using technology such as CCTV. But Sir Bernard rejected suggestions that Britain was turning into a surveillance society, pointing out that often, the police did not have the same ability to use technology as taxi companies, who are able to use mobilephone signals to locate a customer quickly.

The Commissioner said: “They will know where your phone is and where the taxi is and then put you together.

“But when people ring the police, we haven’t got a clue where that phone is. You may have been stabbed and expect us to come and help.”

He said the police could not use location data in “real time”, adding: “We have to make an emergency application - there’s a process to go through.”

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Life for a man who strangled his mum, then killed in Spain A SURREY man who strangled his mother before fleeing to Spain, where he murdered another woman in a knife attack, has been given a life sentence.

Sean Heiss, from Surbiton, killed 58-year-old Margaret Sheehy at her home in nearby Kingston-on-Thames in June 2012. Three months later, he nearly beheaded Clementina Liscano in Barcelona.

Heiss admitted killing Ms Sheehy, but denied murder on grounds of diminished responsibility. But that cut no ice with the jury, and he will serve at least 27 years and three months in jail.

Judge Gerald Gordon sentenced Heiss at the Old Bailey after a jury convicted him by a majority of 10 to one.

The court had heard that Ms Sheehy had considered selling her flat and using some of the proceeds to help pay off her son’s debts, but then changed her plans.

Judge Gordon ruled out greed as the motive

for her murder and said: “In my view, the cause of the killing that night was anger.”

Heiss had quit his job and was £200 overdrawn in one bank account when he throttled Ms Sheehy. He then stole her bank cards and escaped by Eurostar to Paris, travelling from there to Spain.

He was arrested by Spanish police for stabbing Ms Liscano to death in the October, after she disturbed him while he slept rough by a cash machine.

Heiss, 30, who had suffered from psychotic illness in the past, did not dispute that he killed his mother, but denied murdering her on grounds of diminished responsibility.

He was sentenced to 22 years in jail for the Spanish murder and extradited to the UK for murdering his mother.

Judge Gordon said Heiss’ life sentence would run alongside any outstanding sentence for Ms Liscano’s murder.

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‘Magic cheese’ made millions for woman A CHILE woman, who is alleged to have made millions of euros by selling “magic cheese” to enhance beauty products, has gone on trial in France.

Gilberte van Erpe, 74, accused of selling the near-worthless powder as a costly domestic cheese-making kit, was said to have tricked thousands of Chileans into buying it.

They were lured with the promise of huge returns when their “cheese” was sold on, but the 14.5m-euro (£10.6m) scam is one of the largest in the country’s history.

Ms van Erpe, nicknamed Madame Gil by the French press, was arrested in 2008. She is being tried at a Paris court because she could not be extradited to Chile. Three of her al-

leged accomplices are also on trial.

French media reports say the so-called scam attracted some 5,500 people, each investing sums of between 400-168,000 euros.

They were charged more than 350 euros for kits that would help produce the “cheese” if added to milk.

The buyers were told that the fermented

product they made in their h o m e s could be sold to the French cosmetics industry at a much higher price.

The victims were initially paid their promised dividends, and the early “success” enticed them to invest larger amounts.

Many encouraged their friends and family to sign up -and they did,

cashing in their savings, selling homes and property, or giving up jobs to concentrate on full-time “cheese-making”.

However, the dividend payments soon stopped. The initial returns are alleged to have been funded by new members joining up in a form of pyramid scheme.

The scammed victims are alleged to have included many villagers who had attended Ms van Erpe’s public lectures.

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Yates back in the swing YATES bar in central Las Americas is back, and last weekend its official reopening party drew a mammoth crowd for a full day’s entertainment.

They were treated to some brilliant acts - Didi and Sam the Sax going through the gears with a Ska set. The duo were followed by a rare double appearance from Danny Darcy and Peter Hoey.

Lots of money was also raised for Help For Heroes, and co-owner Shaun Coyne said: “It´s been a remarkable success.

It´s wonderful to see so many people supporting what we are doing, and I´m looking forward to the next event very soon.”

Colonial Day’s a roaring success

FAÑABE’S Colonial Bar & Restaurant hosted a bumper Family Fun Day for charity on Sunday in aid of Aria, a three-year-old Down’s Syndrome Girl.

She is in desperate need of open-heart surgery to repair her Vitral Valve and, on hearing of Aria’s plight, the Colonial took on the task of organising this event in just 12 days!

Polly Pinfield and Charlotte Chalkey set the ball rolling by contacting artists. Oasis Fm’s Gordon King, Silvio, Pascal Paschalis, Paul White, Nigel Walker, Tony Toledo, Jamie O’Rourke and Willy Ray

all gave up their time to entertain. There was Face-Painting, Fancy Dress competitions, Children’s Games, Raffles and Auctions to suit everyone.

Heartfelt thanks from the Colonial go to NuArte for the posters, Magic Moments for the balloons and hamper, Freebird for the boat trip, Oasis Fm and Showtime for the Sound of Musicals’ tickets, Gift Excursions for a boat trip and jet-ski safari, Headquarters for the beauty voucher and Mega Bowl for the voucher and tickets.

Also, Gift of Beauty for the massage voucher,

Scotch Corner for the roast dinners, MHT for tickets for their show at Vivo, Tenerife Chili Farm for their hot hamper, Nigel for the Telescope and Iceland Overseas for the Gift Card. Finally to Tom and Paula and to Rob, Lorna and Jackie, who donated a week’s stay in each of their respective apartments in Yucca Park, Fañabe and in San Remo, Palm Mar. If you have any donations you would like drop off to the Colonial, for this cause. Please contact Polly 922 715 200 or general@colonial tenerife.com

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Pistorius

to be freed

SOUTH African prison authorities say Oscar Pistorius will be released on probation on 21st August, after serving just 10 months in jail for shooting dead his beautiful model girlfriend.

A state appeal against his acquittal on murder charges is scheduled for November.

Under South African law, Pistorius is eligible for release under “correctional supervision”, having served a sixth of his sentence.

Zach Modise, South African Commissioner of Correctional Services, told the BBC that the case management committee at Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II prison, where Pistorius is being held, made the recommendation last week.

The decision is likely to mean a spell under house arrest for Pistorius, who shot and killed Ms Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door at his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day 2013. He told the trial he b e -

lieved she was an intruder, A Johannesburg court blocked his legal team’s attempts in March to stop the prosecutors’ appeal.

They say Pistorius should have been found guilty of murder and, if convicted this time, he could face a much lengthier jail term. His girlfriend, Reeva, was a model and TV star before her untimely death.

Tania Koen, a lawyer for Ms Steenkamp’s parents, Barry and June, said that while the two had forgiven Pistorius, “ten months is not enough”.

She added: “It also doesn’t send out the proper message and serve as the proper deterrent in the way it should.”

The decision will reignite a national debate in South Africa about the rule of law, says the BBC’s Milton Nkosi.

Pistorius was born without the fibulas in both legs, and had surgery to amputate them below the knee while still a baby. He went on to become one of South Africa’s best-known sports stars, making his name as a gold-medal winner during London’s 2012 Paralympics 400m and 4 x 100m relay. He was also the first amputee to compete against able-bodied athletes in the 2012 London Games.

BOOTS, the major High Street chemist, is axing 700 jobs as part of a restructuring, but the mass sacking will affect the company’s UK-based offices only and not the store-based staff.

The move follows its merger with US giant Walgreens, which took effect at the end of last year.

Boots said the cuts would “simplify support operations” and that it

would attempt to redeploy, retrain and offer redundancy to those affected.

Company president Simon Roberts said: “Together with my leadership team, I believe this plan will make Boots even better for our customers and drive sustainable future growth.

“We also remain fully committed to our presence in Nottingham, which has

been the home of Boots since the very beginning.

“We have not taken these decisions lightly, and understand the impact that the announcement may have on our colleagues.

“We are fully committed to doing everything we can to support all our people as we transform Boots and strive to be even better for our customers and patients.”

The Paralympic sprint superstar, a double-amputee, was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp. Her parents have said that the time he has served is “not enough for taking a life”, and they will be surely be fuming at this decision.

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THE annual Chris Kamara Charity Golf Day at Amarilla Golf yesterday (Thursday), sponsored by Aberdeen Property Leasing, Club La Costa and Venture Restaurants, was another huge success.

A total of 28 teams teed off in perfect conditions. The event was broadcast live on Oasis Fm and there was lots of excited golfers,

keen to get their hands on the trophy.

Kammy had brought over a range of football celebs, including Niall Quinn, Iain Dowie, Tony Gale and Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling.

Legendary Irish singer Daniel O´Donnell also joined in the fun.

Competition was fierce, well for most teams. Jeff Stelling, not exactly a Rory McIlroy, said: “I feel a bit sorry for my team-mates as I´m not

the best golfer. But it´s wonderful to finally be here in Tenerife, supporting Kammy and Marie Curie Cancer Care.

“I know how much the lads enjoy it every year, and it´s simply a superb day.”

This annual event raised over £75,000 last year for the Marie Curie charity, and it is hoped that this year’s event will push that past the six-figure barrier. The Division One winners were Hole

in the Wall 2, who scored 56.5 points. Well done to Simon Gibbard, Michael Marshall, Andy McHugh and Simon Palmer. They beat second place Team Turtle (57.4) and James Place (58.0). The Division 2 tournament produced a stunning win for Canarian Weekly and Roscoe´s Wanderers.

They carded an amazing 56.6, with Roscoe joined by Jon Todd, Adi Benson and birthday boy Daniel Mark. Idiots

Abroad were second on 59.7 and Bookie Bashers took bronze with 60 points.

A massive thank-you to all the players and sponsors, together with Simon Shovlar and Greg James for their invaluable help.

Tonight (Friday) sees the big Sky Soccer Saturday evening at Showtime, which has over 200 people attending the sold-out event.

Photos: Sir Old Golfer.

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There’s no giant asteroid heading our way

The end is NOT nigh!

START breathing easily again! The world will not end in September, despite a prediction by self-proclaimed prophet Rev Efrain Rodriguez. So we can carry on dreaming of a white Christmas.

But NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has had to deny his radical claims that a giant asteroid will soon destroy humanity.

The Rev Rodriguez, and his online community of biblical theorists, say that life as we know it will be wiped out between 22-28th September this year.

He says he received a “message” from God, which told him the huge asteroid would collide with Earth near Puerto Rico, triggering earthquakes and tsunamis.

This, he adds, will devastate the east coast of the US, Mexico, central and southern America.

He warned that NASA should issue an alert “so people can be relocated from the areas that are to be affected”.

The claims have gone viral, forcing the US Government’s space agency to allay fears, despite the sect’s lack of credentials.

A spokesperson for the agency said: “NASA knows of no asteroid or comet currently on a collision course with Earth, so the probability of a major collision is quite small.

“In fact, as best as we can tell, no large object is likely to strike the Earth any time in the next several hundred years.”

According to the theorists, those governing the world’s leading nations are aware of what will happen.

They believe the countries’ leaders are keeping the information

secret to prevent mass panic - and to allow the rich and famous time to prepare for the event.

Other accounts of the apocalypse theory being shared online agree that the event will be a climate catastrophe.

Some have even predicted the events will be started by Cern’s Large Hadron Collider - the most powerful particle accelerator ever built.

But though these latest killer-asteroid claims are unfounded,

scientists have long said that these space rocks pose a major threat to Earth.

Television’s Professor Brian Cox, an English physicist and Professor of Particle Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester, said: “There is an asteroid with our name on it and it will hit us.”

Last September, Prof Cox said we were at risk of being wiped out by asteroids, and that

we were not taking the threat seriously.

In fact, the Earth had a ‘near-miss’ only a few months ago. “We didn’t see it,” said the 46-year-old. “We saw it on the way out. But if it had just been a bit further over, it would have probably wiped us out.

These things happen.”

The bus-sized asteroid, named 2014 EC, came within 38,300 (61,637km) miles of Earth in March - some sixth of the distance

between the moon and our planet.

And it wasn’t the only one threatening Earth. NASA is currently tracking 1,400 “potentially-hazardous asteroids” and predicting their future approaches and impact probabilities.

The threat is so serious that former astronaut Ed Lu has described it as “cosmic roulette”, saying that only “blind luck” has so far saved humanity from a serious impact.

Other accounts of the apocalypse theory being shared online agree that the event will be a climate castastrophe.

Some even cite a meeting between French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and US Secretary of State John Kerry in May 2014 as further evidence that the Rapture - the second coming of Christ - is approaching, according to the Huffington Post.

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By Carol Schleisman of Currencies Direct

DESPITE recent statistics that suggest property prices are finally stabilising, Spanish property prices are still in decline.

The average price of residential property fell by 3.6% between May 2014 and May 2015, according to Tinsa’s latest IMIE General and Large Markets Index.

The most recent figures have unsettled the markets a bit, as April saw optimism begin to build when the year-on-year depreciation shrank to a modest 1.7%.

There was a note of positivity in Tinsa’s report, though, as it showed that in the first five months of the year, prices fell by only 1.6%.

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Property prices are still falling seven years ago, prices are still down by about 50% in a number of Spanish regions.

The average loss of property value in Spain as a whole stands at 41.5%, which means that Spanish property prices have returned to levels last seen back in 2003.

The worst-affected areas were noted in Zaragoza, where prices declined by 52.8%, Girona (-52.9%), Guadalajara (-53.6%), and Toledo (-56.8%).

Meanwhile, many other regions saw prices halve, such as Catalunya and Castilla LaMancha (just over 50%), Aragon (49.6%) and Madrid (48.5%).

But it’s not all doom and gloom, as there are analysts who predict that stability, and an era of rising prices, is still on the horizon.

The Tinsa report showed that prices

on the Mediterranean coast are actually on the up, growing by an encouraging 1.4% in the first five months of the year to outperform the rest of the market easily.

In yearly terms, prices on the Mediterranean coast dropped an average of 2.3%, while in the Canary and Balearic Islands, the drop was an even more modest 2.1%.

However, in the first

five months of the year prices there fell at 1.5% - a similar rate to the national average.

Markets remain in a consolidation phase and signs of stability are starting to show. But it is evident that, overall, prices are on their way down.

Yet investors are increasingly more optimistic and looking to take advantage of the

drastic price drops, especially those from overseas, as favourable exchange rates make Spanish property prices even more attractive.

Whether you’re moving to Spain or transferring money overseas, keep on top of the currency market. The friendly experts at Currencies Direct are just a phone call away whenever you need them.

At home in Spain since 1999, the company has eight offices across the country, including one in Tenerife, and is set to open more Spanish offices soon.

For more information, give the experts a call they are always on hand to help.

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A licence to cycle?

SPAIN’S road traffic authority (DGT) may introduce legislation to enforce cyclists to register their bikes, purchase a rider’s licence and take out insurance.

The DGT has recently been sounding out cycling associations to get an idea of what their members feel about of this possible mesasure.

But the idea has run up against serious opposition from these organisations, who describe it as “unheard of in Europe”.

What officials should do is find common ground with the sector, developing measures that will inspire safer cycling.

The traffic authority held a meeting with cycling groups to discuss the issue last weekend, and a top official admitted that registration, licensing and insurance measures were under consideration.

That did not sit well with Manuel Martín, of the cycling advocacy group Conbici. “Not only was the survey biased and lacking any scientific rigour, but the meeting sought to defend obligations and taxes for cyclists that are unheard of elsewhere in Europe,” he said.

A joint press release

by Conbici and the Association of Professional Cyclists said: “We find it very strange that the DGT, toward the end of its term, continues to propose measures that have already been rejected by Congress.

It could have included them in the Traffic Law reform that was recently approved.”

At the meeting, DGT official Mónica Colás expressed concern over Spain’s bicyclerelated accident rate.

In 2013, bike-users were involved in 5,835 accidents (7% of the total), and the death toll among bikers was 69, of whom 45 were hit on inter-city roads, where safety helmets are mandatory.

“What the DGT should do is find common ground with the sector, developing measures that truly promote safer cycling,” said sources at Conbici.

The confrontation illustrates the lack of involvement of Spanish cycling associations in policy-making, as is the norm in other European countries, where

bicycles are a standard form of travel.

“It is necessary to adopt brave and bold new measures, such as making bicycles preferential vehicles, and increasing the number of bikes in our cities,” said Conbici.

“They could apply national practices and local policies that have been proven to work in other countries, rather than coming up with random rules that are unheard of in a European setting.”

This is not the first time Spanish cycling groups have been at odds with traffic authorities. In 2013, riders demonstrated across Spain in protest at plans to force them to wear safety helmets in cities. Ultimately, the obligation was restricted to inter-city travel.

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Tuesday 16th June, BBC1, 22.35 In the year of Professor Stephen Hawking’s Oscar winning biopic, this special documentary for BBC One will see comedian Dara O’Briain gain a unique and personal insight into the man behind the bright lights and the equations.

Dara, who himself has a degree in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, has been fascinated by Professor Hawking since he was a teenager. Now he has opportunity to get to know his childhood hero.

After meeting Professor Hawking for the first time at the world premiere of his biopic in Leicester Square, Dara will spend time with Professor Hawking at his home as well as his place of work and on his social engagements - from teaching his research students the University of Cambridge to filming a Comic Relief sketch with David Walliams and Catherine Tate.

Dara will also interview Professor Hawking’s two children, Lucy and Tim, as well as his colleagues, students and close friends to find out more about the daily life of the world’s most famous living scientist.

Celebrity Masterchef Thursday 18th June, BBC1, 21:00 Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill. In the first of the heats, the first five celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Hoping to show they’ve got what it takes are former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, singer and songwriter Chesney Hawkes, TV presenter Yvette Fielding, and actors Sheree Murphy and Patricia ‘Tish’ Potter. The first challenge for the five hopefuls is the invention test, the infamous test of imagination and creativity. The celebrities are then split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. In the final test, the contestants are asked to prepare a two-course menu of their own design. The celebrities work furiously in a last attempt to prove themselves to the judges, because at the end of this test one of them will be going home.

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F riday 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ................ Crimewatch 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed 11:30 ............Family Finders 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ....................Perfection 15:00 ...............Escape to the Continent 16:00 .........................The Box 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00....... The One Show 19:30 .........A Question of Sport 20:00............ EastEnders 20:30.. The Vicar of Dibley 21:00 .............New Tricks 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:35........... The Graham Norton Show 23:20 ................. Suntrap 23:50............... The Ruins 01:15...... Weather for the Week Ahead

06:00...... Homes Under the Hammer 07:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed 07:30 ............Family Finders 08:15 ...... Gardeners’ World 08:45 .............. Cowboys and Angels 09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 .... Cagney and Lacey 13:45........ One Man and his Campervan 14:15 ........Cash in the Attic 14:45 ................... Earthflight 15:45 ..............Are You Being Served?

16:15..................... ‘Allo, ‘Allo!

16:45................ Yes, Minister 17:15 .Antiques Roadshow 18:00 .............. Eggheads 18:30 .......Beat the Brain 19:00......... Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Island 20:00........Mary Berry’s CW Absolute Favourites choice 20:30...Gardeners’ World 21:00 .........Kate Humble: Living with Nomads 22:00.................The Clare Balding Show 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:00...........In Our Name 00:30................. Women’s World Cup

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.............. Judge Rinder 15:00................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 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.......... Gino’s Italian Escape 20:30....Coronation Street 21:00............ Doc Martin 22:00..... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40................... Vicious 23:10............ Total Recall 01:15........... Jackpot247

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06:00 .................Countdown 06:45 ............Will and Grace 07:10 ............Will and Grace 07:35 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30 ........................... Frasier 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 .......................Car S.O.S 10:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:00 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:35.................... Come Dine with Me 13:10 ...................... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 14:10................. Countdown 15:00......... Deal or No Deal 16:00 ..................Benchmark 17:00 .............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30.............. Hollyoaks

19:00 ..................Channel 4 News 20:00 .....Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 21:00 .............. TFI Friday 22:35............... Alan Carr: Chatty Man 23:40 .............Man Down 00:15.................. Virtually Famous 00:55 ................ Brooklyn Nine-Nine

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:10 .................Igam Ogam 06:20 ................................ Lily’s Driftwood Bay 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam 06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 06:55...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:10............. Little Princess 07:20 ....The Mr. Men Show 07:35 .................Thomas and Friends 07:45 ... Milkshake Monkey 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15..................... Peppa Pig 08:20..................... Peppa Pig 08:25..................... Peppa Pig 08:30 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35......... Toby’s Travelling Circus 08:45 .Bananas in Pajamas 09:00................... Tickety Toc 09:15........ The Wright Stuff 11:10........ Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 12:10... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .................. Big Brother 13:15........ Home and Away 13:45................. Neighbours 14:15 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:15 ......... Jesse Stone: Sea Change 17:00.................. 5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00.... Home and Away 18:30..... 5 News Tonight 19:00........ World War II in Colour 20:00 ............ Conspiracy 21:00.....Big Brother: Live Eviction 22:30........... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 23:30............ Big Brother 00:00........... Cricket on 5 01:00......... Super Casino

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05 ..................Emmerdale 08:10.................. You’ve Been Framed!

08:35 ................ Dinner Date 09:35............................. Psych 10:25......................... The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 13:15.................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ................ Dinner Date 14:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ............Love Island 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00...........The Amazing Spider-Man 2 23:45....... Celebrity Juice

06:15 ................Hart of Dixie 08:00........... One Born Every Minute 09:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00............... Escape to the Country 13:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 14:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00......... Escape to the Country 19:00..... Neighbourhood Blues 20:00......... Resurrection 21:00..... Motorway Cops 22:00 ................ Sherlock 00:00 .Haunted Highway

08:55 ....Location, Location, Location

06:00 .............. The Real A&E

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters

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

07:00 .............Gadget Geeks

07:20 .......................Top Gear

06:15............. Football Gold

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

09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

06:30.................... WWE Main Event

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

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

07:30 ....................... Ringside

09:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

10:30 ........ Storage Hunters 11:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing

08:30 .........Barclays Premier League World

11:00..... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00.............. Hawaii Five-0 15:00............. RSPCA Animal Rescue 16:00.................. Moone Boy 16:30... Last Man Standing

12:00....................... Top Gear 14:00.................... Scrapheap Challenge 15:00 ........ Storage Hunters 16:00....................... Top Gear

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

18:00...............Scrapheap Challenge

17:30 ..................Moone Boy

19:00.... Storage Hunters

18:00.. Last Man Standing

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

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

22:00...... Mock the Week

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

22:40............. Red Dwarf

22:00.... An Idiot Abroad

00:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News

23:00 ........ Hawaii Five-0

01:00.... Storage Hunters

01:00....NCIS: Los Angeles

01:30.... Storage Hunters

10:00... Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:05 ...............River Cottage Bites 11:25......... The Last Wagon 13:25 ...................Time Team 14:30 ...................Time Team 15:35 ...................Time Team 16:40..... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50 .......Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 19:55...... Grand Designs 21:00 .......The Land Girls 23:15 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 00:15....... Grand Designs 01:20........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

09:00 .................... World Cup of Darts 13:00 ........ Sky Sports Years 14:00 ..................The Premier League Years 16:00 .................... WWE Raw 18:00 ............ Tight Lines 19:00 .............. World Cup of Darts 23:00 .............Darts Gold 23:30.... Barclays Premier League World 00:00......... Super League Highlights 01:30............ The Premier League Years

Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites BBC2, 20:00

Cookery series.

Mary Berry takes inspiration from the great British tradition of growing your own on the allotment.

Like many others, Mary’s father turned his flowerbeds over to growing veg for the war effort and ever since then, Mary has been hooked on growing her own fruit and vegetables. In this programme, Mary travels to the Tangmere allotment in East Sussex, where she meets people from all walks of life growing their own, cooking and sharing recipes. The visit inspires Mary to cook some of her favourite dishes, including a recipe her own mother cherished - ginger orange poussin with freshly dug new potatoes. She also makes a classic chutney to use up any leftover harvest veg, a dinner party treat of winter root vegetables using a new cut of lamb, the foreshank, and a strawberry c r o w d - p l e a s e r.

Whilst down at the allotment, Mary helps to prepare a harvest feast to celebrate the end of the growing season.

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S aturday 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:00........ Saturday Kitchen Live 10:30................ Trooping the Colour 2015 13:05 .....................BBC News 13:15 ....................... Athletics 14:20 .............. Bargain Hunt 15:20 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 16:20 ...............Escape to the Continent 17:20 ........................Celebrity Mastermind 17:50 .......................Pointless 18:40.............. BBC News 19:00........Prized Apart CW choice 20:05.......... The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 20:55................ Casualty 21:45..............The John W C Bishop Show choice 22:30 .............. BBC News 22:50 ...... Not Going Out 23:20 .............Old School 00:50 ..... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:55............... BBC News

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06:00 ........... The Quick Gun

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

07:30 ................... The Deadly Companions

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

09:00 .................Animal Park 09:30 ................... Earthflight 10:30 .........................The Box 11:00 .........................The Box 11:30 .........................The Box 12:00 ......... Talking Pictures 12:30..................... Suspicion 14:05 ......... Talking Pictures 14:40........................ Rebecca 16:45 ...........................Flog It! 17:30...... Gardeners’ World 18:00 ..........Trooping the Colour 19:30...............Edwardian Farm 20:30............ Dad’s Army 21:00 ...................... Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 22:00 ..... Mock the Week

06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:45 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:00 ...................... Canimals 07:15 .............................Sooty 07:30 ......................... Super 4 07:45..................... Nerds and Monsters 08:00 ...............Thunderbirds are Go 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30...................... Weekend 09:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:20 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25 .............. ITV News and Weather

22:30....... Julie and Julia

12:30 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show

00:30...... The Many Faces of Dick Emery

13:35.............. Tipping Point

01:30 ........... French Film

Prized Apart BBC1, 19.00 A brand new Saturday night entertainment show for BBC One presented by Emma Willis

14:35 ........1000 Heartbeats 15:40 ................. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 18:10................. ITV News London 18:20 .........ITV News and Weather 18:30 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

19:00....... The Hobbit: An and Reggie Yates.

Unexpected Each couple comprises an adventurer and Journey a studio player. Ten contestants will be based in the UK, while their partners will be abroad. The adventurers compete in a set of physically and mentally challenging tasks in Morocco with Reggie Yates on hand to support them; their aim is to stay in the competition as long as possible and avoid being sent home to the UK until the last episode. The studio players remain in the UK and could find themselves an22:15......... ITV News and swering make or break questions posed by Weather Emma Willis, to keep them and their part22:30..........................300 ner in the competition and in the running for the prize.

00:40........... Jackpot247 In this episode the ten adventurers bid farewell to their loved ones and head to Morocco to face their first challenge - the first team task of the series. Having jumped from a helicopter they are divided into two teams, each of whom must build a raft and race across the water to the mainland.

The losing team then face the survival challenge. To stay in the competition each adventurer must complete the jaw-dropping canyon swing, which means pulling themselves on a wire out over a 200ft deep canyon, summoning the courage to unclip themselves from their seat and swinging over the chasm. The two adventurers who jump in the quickest time are safely through to next week, while the three contestants who are placed bottom must fly back to the UK, where their studio partners anxiously await the result.

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aturday

1 3 th

06:15........... How I Met Your Mother

06:00 .....................Peppa Pig

06:40 ........... How I Met Your Mother

06:20 .... Angelina Ballerina

07:05........... How I Met Your Mother 07:30 .............FIM Superbike World Championship

06:05.. Bananas in Pajamas 06:30 ... Milkshake Monkey 06:35 ......................Pip Ahoy!

06:45 ....The Mr. Men Show 07:00 .............Chloe’s Closet

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

06:15 ...................MasterChef Australia

08:55 ............ Hugh’s 3 Good Things

08:30 ...... Coronation Street Omnibus

08:00 ............... Resurrection

09:15 ...................Time Team

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

10:10 ...................Time Team

10:55........ Beethoven’s 2nd

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

11:15 ........ Carry on Behind

12:45.................... Babe 2: Pig in the City

11:00 .......................... The Bill

13:05 ...............Four in a Bed

14:35........................ Mr. Bean

12:00 .......................... The Bill

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

13:00 .......................... The Bill

15:40 .........................Building the Dream

08:00 ..... The Morning Line

07:10 ................Roobarb and Custard Too

09:00 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

07:20............... Make Way for Noddy

09:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

07:30 .................... Milkshake!

Bop Box

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

07:35 ....................Paw Patrol

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

07:45 ............. Little Princess

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

11:00 ...........................The Big Bang Theory

08:05 ........... Wanda and the Alien

18:50................. The Vow

18:00 ..................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

11:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory

08:15......... Zack and Quack

21:00............ Love Island

20:00 ..................Atlantis

22:00.... Couples Retreat

21:00................. Sherlock

00:20.... The Keith Lemon Sketch Show

23:00 .........................Silk

23:05....... Auschwitz: The Forgotten Evidence

00:55............ Love Island

00:20 ................. Haunted Highway

00:10......................... Nazi Megastructures

01:55....... Crazy Beaches

01:15......... A Gifted Man

01:15........ Secret History

15:00 ........... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 15:35 .............. Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

11:55............. The Simpsons

08:30 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

12:25 .............The Simpsons

08:45................... Jelly Jamm

12:55 .............The Simpsons

09:05 .....................LazyTown

13:25 ......Channel 4 Racing

09:30 ...... Dora and Friends

16:15 ................... Come Dine with Me

10:00 .........Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

16:45 ................... Come Dine with Me

10:35 .....................The Secret Life of Pets

17:15 ................... Come Dine with Me

11:00 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

17:50 ................... Come Dine with Me

12:00 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

18:15............. Come Dine with Me

13:00 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

18:40 .... Channel 4 News

13:55 ... Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star

10:00 ..........Flying Monsters with David Attenborough

15:20 ..................GPs: Behind Closed Doors

11:30 ....Kingdom of Plants

16:20 .....The Dog Rescuers

14:30................ Monkey Life

17:15... Inside Manchester’s Midland Hotel

15:00 ................ Monkey Life

18:15....... The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

17:00 ...........Modern Family

19:00 ..... The Trainer and the Racehorse: The Legend of Frankel

20:00 .....The Restoration Man

19:30.......Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

19:55... 5 News Weekend

21:00........The 90s: Ten W C Years That choice Changed the World

20:00.....She’s 78, He’s 39: Age Gap Love

22:35 .............. TFI Friday

22:00.................... Boxing

00:10 ...............In Bruges

00:00..........Super Casino

21:00............ Big Brother

06:00 ......... Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 07:00 ................................Glee 08:00 .... Football’s Funniest Moments 09:00............... The F1 Show

12:30.... Kingdom of Plants

16:30 ...........Modern Family 19:00 ....... The Simpsons 19:30 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 ............... Football’s Funniest Moments 21:00....Snakes on a Plane 23:05....NCIS: Los Angeles 00:05.............. Road Wars 01:05.............. Road Wars

14:00 .........................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 16:00 .........................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

07:00......................... Carpool 07:10....................... Top Gear 08:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 09:00.................... Scrapheap Challenge 10:00 ...... American Pickers 11:00........ Storage Hunters 11:30 ........ Storage Hunters 12:00.... Storage Hunters UK 12:30..... Lizard Lick Towing 13:00..... Lizard Lick Towing 13:30..... Beverly Hills Pawn 14:30......... Storage Hunters 21:00....................... QI XL 22:00........ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:00........ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 00:00............. Blackadder the Third 01:20............. Blackadder the Third

16:45 ....Location, Location, Location 17:50.... Location, Location, Location 19:55 ........................ Nazi Megastructures 21:00 ....... Secret History 22:00......Hitler’s Hunting Experiment

06:00 ............. Football Gold 06:15............. Football Gold 06:25.............. Rugby Union 08:30.............. Rugby Union

10:30 .............. Rugby Union 13:00 .................... World Cup of Darts 16:00 ...........UEFA European Championship Qualifier 19:30 .............. World Cup of Darts 23:30 .............Darts Gold 23:45............. Darts Gold 01:00............... Live: Fight Night International

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The John Bishop Show BBC1, 21:45

Comedy entertainment series hosted by awardwinning comedian John Bishop, coming each week from the Hackney Empire.

Across the eightpart series, John introduces his favourite comics from all over the world, as well as music guests and variety acts. This show features two tracks from Florence and the Machine and standup from comedians Tom Stade, Ellie Taylor and Phil Wang.

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World Channel 4, 21:00

The 1990s revolution in British music, fashion, film, sport, art and media, as told by the plucky young rebels who made it happen. It features a decade-defining soundtrack, never-seen-before archive and narration by Kathy Burke, and includes candid interviews with the Happy Mondays, Jarvis Cocker, Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox and many more.

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Protecting Our Foster Kids: Jesse’s Home

12th June - 18th June 2015

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BBC2, 22.00 The second episode follows four month-old Jesse, from when he comes into emergency foster care until his first

birthday.

When Jesse is moved to a new placement he meets Dawn and Keith, experienced foster carers. We follow their story as they juggle giving Jesse the love he needs whilst also encouraging his bond with his mum Natasha to strengthen, as he may eventually go home to her.

Birth-mum Natasha has been struggling with post-natal depression and found the challenge of looking after two children too much after Jesse’s birth. But she hasn’t given up on him and has weekly contact.

Dawn is acutely aware that the longer he stays the harder it’ll be to say goodbye, a process that Keith says “nearly destroyed her in the past”.

As the months progress Jesse grows his first tooth, learns to sit and then crawl. As his first Christmas approaches, all the professionals need to decide whether it’s in the child’s best interest to return to mum and his mum has an important decision to make too.

With privileged access to Dorset’s Children and Family Services and the emotional worlds of both the foster family and the birth family, the film concludes at a meeting where Jesse’s long-term future is decided.

Animals Unexpected BBC1, 17.35 Biologist Lucy Cooke turns detective to discover why, all over the world, animals are turning up in strange and unexpected places. Some are showing up thousands of miles from their natural homes - like African hippos now running riot in South America. Other native animals are turning up on our doorsteps - like black bears taking dips in swimming pools. Lucy travels from the remote peaks of the Italian Alps to the heart of New York in search of animals where they just shouldn’t be. She discovers wolf-like creatures in the Big Apple, North American raccoons in Berlin and ancient sea creatures flocking around vast billowing power stations. Lucy uncovers the latest research about the superpowers that enable these animals to survive and thrive in new and unexpected places - from lock-picking raccoons to giant pythons that are the masters of staying hidden. Ultimately she discovers how we humans are changing the world - and how animals are reacting in ways we could never have predicted.

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:00 .......The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 .... The Big Questions 11:00 .......... Sunday Politics 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15................ Prized Apart 14:25............... Escape to the Country 15:05 ......... The Truth About Your Teeth 16:05 .............Points of View 16:20 .......................... Lifeline 16:30.......... Songs of Praise 17:05 ....Nigel Slater: Eating Together 17:35......................Animals W C Unexpected choice 18:35.............. BBC News 19:00 ............Countryfile 20:00 ................ Antiques Roadshow 21:00...Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell 22:00.............. BBC News 22:30.....Live at the Apollo 23:15......... High Fidelity 01:00 ..... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05............... BBC News

06:15 ......The Big Allotment Challenge 07:15 .................. Countryfile 08:10 ...... Gardeners’ World 08:40 ......Greatest Gardens 09:10 ......... The Beechgrove Garden 09:40 ........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:15 .........................The Box 11:45 .........................The Box 12:15 ................. Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 12:45....................... Athletics 13:45 .............. They Came to Cordura 15:45 ...........................Flog It! 16:45 .............Beat the Brain 17:15 ...................Hotel India 18:15....Shanghai Knights 20:00..........Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure 21:00..................BBC at CW War with Jonathan choice Dimbleby 22:00.....Protecting Our CW Foster Kids choice 23:00............. Secretariat 00:55.............Countryfile

06:00................. Fort Boyard 06:25 ................Pat and Stan 06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:45 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:00 ...................... Canimals 07:15 .............................Sooty 07:30 ................. Fort Boyard 08:25 ...................... ITV News 08:30 ......................Weekend 09:25 .............. Judge Rinder 12:20...................... ITV News 12:35........Long Lost Family 13:35............... Jurassic Park 16:00..... ITV News London 16:15...................... ITV News 16:30..................Euro 2016 Qualifier

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19:15...........Catchphrase 20:00........ All Star Family Fortunes 21:00.............Home Fires 22:00..........ITV News and Weather 22:15...........................The Unforgettable...

22:50 ...............Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights

BBC At War presented by Jonathan D BBC2, 21.00 In this two-part series Jonathan Dimbleby uncovers the story of how the BBC fought Hitler - and Whitehall - with a unique insight into one of the story’s leading players: his father, Richard Dimbleby.

At the outbreak of war the BBC was very nearly shut down, but Dimbleby reveals how the success of Nazi Germany’s propaganda broadcasts - listened to by up to six million in Britain - goaded it into action. Though the BBC had no newsgathering capability before the war, Richard Dimbleby was among the pioneers who overcame heavy censorship to bring the sounds of war into homes with the first battlefield recordings.

This enlightening series unearths the many dilemmas faced by the broadcaster and the stories of the household names that spoke to the nation. Using a wealth of preserved recordings and previously unseen documents, Dimbleby tells the compelling story of how the BBC found itself in unchartered territory, with a succes-

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1 4 th 05:55 ........... How I Met Your Mother 07:10 ......................Caterham Motorsport 07:35........ Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00.........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30............................ Frasier 09:00............................ Frasier 09:30........... Sunday Brunch 12:30............George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 13:35..............The Simpsons 14:00..............The Simpsons 14:30...................... Evolution 16:35.....Location, Location, Location 17:35......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:30..... Channel 4 News 19:00......Kevin Mccloud’s Escape to the Wild 20:00............... The Secret World of Lego 21:00..................Humans 22:00............ Magic Mike 00:15............... Six Million Dollar Conman 01:45...........A Better Life

06:00................Children’s TV 08:15 .........Zack and Quack 08:25 .........Toby’s Travelling Circus 08:40 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:50................... Jelly Jamm 09:00..................... LazyTown 09:25............... Olly the Little White Van 09:30 ...... Dora and Friends 10:00 .........Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:35 ..........Chinese Food in Minutes 10:50 ........... Ultimate Police Interceptors 13:50............ The Man in the Iron Mask 16:15....Disney’s Snow Dogs 18:05..... Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 19:00............Cricket on 5 19:55... 5 News Weekend 20:00.........Animals Make You Laugh Out Loud 21:00............ Big Brother 22:00..... The ABBA Years 23:30.......... ABBA: Live in Concert

Dimbleby sion of many broadcasting firsts - breaking out from the control of the mighty press barons and defending its news coverage as it set out to tell the truth.

But the BBC wasn’t just fighting for its position in the media; as the conflict unfolded across Europe the corporation experienced many challenging moments that would shape its future. As Dimbleby explains, the conflict ultimately transformed the BBC into a global news force and the battles that raged over its independence forged the template for the BBC we have today.

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06:00.............. Life’s Funniest Moments

06:15 ..................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

08:55.... Location, Location, Location

06:20 ...................Emmerdale Omnibus

08:00 ..................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

10:00...Building the Dream

09:05 ...... Coronation Street Omnibus

10:00...................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

11:35................ Take Me Out

12:00 ............... Pride and Prejudice

12:50 ......................... Take Me Out: The Gossip 13:35 ........The Perfect Man 15:40.................. Happy Feet

13:00 ............... Pride and Prejudice 14:00........... Doctor Who 16:00 ...........Doctor Who 17:00 ...........Doctor Who 18:00 ...........Doctor Who 19:00 ...........Doctor Who

17:50.................. Love Island 18:50........ She’s the Man 21:00............ Love Island 22:00........... Knocked Up 00:35............ Love Island

20:00 ................One Born Every Minute 21:00................ Pride and Prejudice 23:00................... Grimm

11:00........ Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food 12:05 ................Gadget Man 12:35 ................Gadget Man 13:05 ................Gadget Man 13:35 ...... Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 14:10...... Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 14:40 ...............Four in a Bed 17:15... Come Dine with Me 20:00... Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food 21:00................ Car S.O.S 22:00............... Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

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

23:05 ............ 24 Hours in A and E

01:00 ...........Doctor Who

01:35 .......Crazy Beaches

00:10..... 8 Out of 10 Cats

01:45 ...........Doctor Who

01:10.................Car S.O.S

06:00 ... The Hour of Power 07:00 ......... Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 08:00 ....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie 09:00.... Spy Movie Special 09:30............. Pitch Perfect 2 Special 10:00 ................................Glee 11:00 .................... WWE Raw 12:00 ................ Monkey Life 15:00........... Modern Family 17:00 .............The Simpsons 17:30 .............The Simpsons 20:00.. Kings and Queens of Speech 21:00.............A League of Their Own 22:00...... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 23:00...............Ascension 00:00...............Ascension 01:00.............. Road Wars

07:10......... Motorway Cops

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

08:00 .........Motorway Cops

07:00 ................ One2eleven

09:00........ Storage Hunters

07:15 ................ One2eleven

09:30 ........ Storage Hunters

07:30 ................ One2eleven

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

08:00 .............. Major League Soccer

10:30 ........ Storage Hunters 11:00 ........ Storage Hunters 11:30 ........ Storage Hunters 12:00 ........ Storage Hunters 12:30......... Storage Hunters 13:0........... Storage Hunters 15:30........................... Storage Hunters UK 16:00 .........Motorway Cops 17:00 .........Motorway Cops 18:00 ................Top Gear 19:00 ... The Black Adder

10:00................... Fight Night International 13:00 ...World Cup of Darts 17:00 ................... Darts Gold 18:00.............. Sky Sports Originals - Ryan Giggs: A United Life 19:00.. World Cup of Darts 22:00 .............Darts Gold 22:30...... Premier League 100 Club

21:00 ............ Blackadder the Third

23:00...............Sky Sports Originals - Ryan Giggs: A United Life

23:00....... Not Going Out

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

00:20....... Not Going Out

00:05......... Major League Soccer

01:00.... The Black Adder

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Euro 2016 Slovenia V England ITV1, 16.30

Mark Pougatch introduces live coverage of England’s qualifier for Euro 2016 against Slovenia from Ljubljana.

Roy Hodgson’s side will look to maintain their 100 per cent record in Group E as they sit at the top of the group after a 4-0 win over Lithuania at Wembley in March.

Tottenham’s Harry Kane scored his first goal for England on his debut in that match, and will hope to continue in a similar vein alongside emerging talents like Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph.

When the two sides met at Wembley in November, England came from behind after Jordan Henderson’s own goal gave Slovenia a shock lead, with a Wayne Rooney penalty and two goals from Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck helping the side to a 3-1 win.

Slovenia sit second in the group, six points behind England after a 6-0 home win over San Marino in March.

Kick-off 5pm

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It’s A Funny Old Week ITV1, 21.30

Following the success of the annual comedy review show It’s A Funny Old Year, Jason will turn his eye to weekly events from the worlds of news, showbiz, culture and sport.

From the biggest news stories of the week to what’s slipped under the radar Jason will cast his comic eye over it.

Jason said: “I’m made up to be hosting It’s A Funny Old Week after three end of year specials. Everyone’s in for a treat! It’s a fun recap of the news from local headlines to world events. I’m looking forward to looking at the funny side of what goes on in the world each week and discovering how crazy the news can be - especially when seen through my eyes!”

ITV’s Commissioner Entertainment and Comedy Claire Zolkwer said “Jason’s take on the week’s news and events will give a unique sideways take on what’s going on around the country – the news in his hands will be laugh out loud.”

It’s A Funny Old Week will be made for ITV by ITV Studios. It was commissioned by ITV’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy Elaine Bedell and ITV’s Commissioner Comedy Entertainment, Claire Zolkwer. It will be executive produced by Lee Connolly and Nicholas Steinberg for ITV Studios.

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

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

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

07:00................ Claimed and Shamed

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

11:00................ Claimed and Shamed

07:30 ............Family Finders

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

08:15 ..................Demolition

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

11:30 ............Family Finders

09:15........................... Victoria Derbyshire

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

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

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

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ................ Crimewatch

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

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

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

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

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

13:00 ............................Tennis 18:00 .............. Eggheads

16:00 .........................The Box

18:30....... Beat the Brain

16:30 ...........................Flog It!

19:00............. Big Dreams Small Spaces

17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 18:30.BBC London News 19:00....... The One Show 19:30 ........... Nigel Slater: Eating Together

20:00......... £100k House: The Final Fix 21:00......... Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Island

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15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30......... ITV News and Weather

20:00....Johnny Kingdom’s Wild Exmoor

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20:30....Coronation Street 21:00....................Vicious

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

ITV1, 22.40

14:00............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room

19:30....Coronation Street

21:00... The Met: Policing London

Exposure - Jihad: A British Story

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

19:00 ........... Emmerdale

20:00............ EastEnders 20:30..................Stolen Childhoods

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

22:32.......... BBC Weather

21:30...........It’s a Funny CW Old Week choice

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

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

23:35............ The Graham Norton Show 00:25...... Weather for the Week Ahead

22:00.................Episodes 22:30..............Newsnight 23:20.................The Clare Balding Show 23:50..................Women’s World Cup

22:40...Exposure: Jihad CW - A British Story choice 23:45...............Sports Life Stories

00:30............... BBC News 00:35............ Jackpot247 “It’s hard being young, it’s even harder being young and Muslim. It’s harder being young and Muslim and being alone, and it’s harder being young, Muslim and alone in the War on Terror generation. No matter what you try to do to fit in, to be a part of society, you are always being seen as an outsider. And that is really deeply unsettling.” - Alyas Karmani, former extremist This new documentary in the Exposure current affairs strand sets out to provide a close insight into why some young Muslims embrace extremism and go abroad to fight holy wars. It reaches beyond political and cultural motivations to shed fresh light on the intimate, personal reasons individuals are drawn into that world.

Jihad: A British Story focuses on a two-year investigation by Emmy Award-winning director Deeyah Khan into the roots of Islamic radicalism in Britain, and features individuals talking in raw, strikingly candid and often emotional terms about the reasons for their involvement in extremism, and in some cases why they came to reject it.

Deeyah, a Muslim who grew up in the West and produced the award-winning Banaz: An Honour Killing for ITV, first hears the story of a former fighter described as the ‘Godfather of Jihad in the UK’.

Abu Muntasir confesses to having inspired jihad abroad - recruiting, fundraising and organising, as well as leading other British Muslims to fight in places like Afghanistan, Kashmir and Burma. He also talks about the moment he realised he no longer wanted to be an extremist.

Deeyah meets followers who joined his circle, talks to a convicted terrorist who fought in Bosnia and a young British man facing terrorism charges, as well as young Muslims who haven’t embraced extremism. She also speaks to a young woman who after being sexually abused turned to extremism because she thought a radical interpretation of Islamic law would be a means of gaining justice for what had been done to her.

Abu Muntasir now leads a small community of devout Muslims, preaching around the country and doing charitable works. But in the 1980s and 1990s, he was a charismatic and fiery Islamic extremist preacher, with a large following across the UK. He describes how his worldview at the time led him to be one of the first British Muslims to go and fight abroad - before coming back and helping to influence and radicalise others. He says of his mindset at that time: “The world is populated by Muslims and non-Muslims. That everything that constitutes disbelief, unbelief in their systems, in their education, in their way of life, all of it is dishonourable or defective or corrupt.”

The trigger for Abu Muntasir to turn away from extremism was while fighting in Burma, and he breaks down in tears as he tells Deeyah the story. He met two brothers aged just 13 in the jungle, and suddenly visualised his son and daughter in the same position. He says: “It’s not the suffering of being in the jungle and living in the dirt and eating poor food. It’s the idea and the picture of them, my son and daughter carrying guns to be maimed or blown up at the behest of leaders and commanders who fight for a false ideal and an unwinnable war.”

Alyas Karmani was one of his loyal followers, and tells Exposure he joined his group to achieve a sense of belonging after growing up facing racism where he lived. Now Alyas has turned away from extremism, and says he thinks one reason behind young men becoming jihadis is actually sexual tension, repressed by traditional Muslim families. He says: “You know what, ‘I’m a mujahid now. I’m there with my gun, I’m powerful now. I’m sexy now. Girls are going to look at me and there are girls who want to become my bride now.’”

Another of the young men who Abu Muntasir inspired, Munir Zamir, says he was drawn to extremism by a sense of alienation from British society. But he also admits physical disabilities to his hand arm and leg may have played a part in it. He says: “For me coming to terms with my physical state has been the greatest realisation I’ve known as a human being on this earth. For me to be able to accept that I don’t need to be ashamed of how I look and don’t need society to tell me that I don’t need to be ashamed. My greatest jihad was back then coming to terms with me.”

Deeyah also meets Yasmin Mulbocus, to better understand why women are attracted to extremist organisations. Yasmin joined an extremist group in the UK when she was younger, after suffering sexual abuse. When she reported it to police, the case was dropped for a lack of evidence.

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05:55 ........... How I Met Your Mother

06:00............. The Wotwots!

06:20 ........... How I Met Your Mother

06:20. Lily’s Driftwood Bay

06:45 ............Will and Grace

06:10................. Igam Ogam 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

07:10............ Will and Grace

06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

07:35........ Everybody Loves Raymond

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig

08:00 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

07:10 ............. Little Princess

08:30........................... Frasier 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 .......................Car S.O.S 10:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:00 ................... Come Dine with Me 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me

06:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:20 ....The Mr. Men Show 07:35................. Thomas and Friends 07:45... Milkshake Monkey 07:50...... Noddy in Toyland 08:00........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35..........Toby’s Travelling Circus

12:00......... Channel 4 News Summary

08:45. Bananas in Pajamas

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

09:00 ...................Tickety Toc

12:35 ................... Come Dine with Me 13:05.................Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

08:55...Milkshake! Bop Box

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05.................. Emmerdale 07:35..... Coronation Street 08:35................ Dinner Date 09:35............................. Psych 10:25 .........................The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10.................. Emmerdale 12:40 .....Coronation Street 13:45 ................ Dinner Date 14:40 .............. Judge Rinder 15:50................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ............Love Island 18:55....Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde 21:00 ............Love Island 22:00 ...Ibiza Weekender 23:00 ...... Celebrity Juice 23:45.................. Two and a Half Men 00:35.............Love Island

06:15................ Hart of Dixie 08:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 09:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00 ...............Escape to the Country 13:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 14:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00 ......... Escape to the Country 19:00..... Neighbourhood Blues 20:00. Emergency Bikers 21:00...Gavin and Stacey 22:20......... The Catherine Tate Show

08:55 ....Location, Location, Location 10:00 ............ Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:05 ...........Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 11:15 ...............The One That Got Away 13:25 ...................Time Team 16:40.....Location, Location, Location 17:45......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00.......... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 22:00.................One Born Every Minute 23:05............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:10..... 8 Out of 10 Cats 01:00.......... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

09:15........ The Wright Stuff 11:10 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime

14:10 .................Countdown

12:15.................. Big Brother

06:00 .............. The Real A&E

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters

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

15:00......... Deal or No Deal

13:15........ Home and Away

07:20 .......................Top Gear

13:45................. Neighbours

06:15............. Football Gold

16:00...................... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

07:00 ............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

14:15 ............................... NCIS

08:00................. Monkey Life

09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

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

15:10 .. Crimes of the Mind

09:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

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

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

17:00 ..................5 News at 5

11:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing

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

17:30 .................Neighbours

13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

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

08:00 ..............................Game Changers

18:00.... Home and Away

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

18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

15:00 ............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

09:00 ................. Soccer A.M.

19:00 ...... World’s Busiest Border Crossing

16:00 ..................Moone Boy

14:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

16:30 ... Last Man Standing

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

10:00.................. The Premier League Years

20:00.............Furious and Funny: Caught on Camera

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

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

17:30 ..................Moone Boy

18:00 ..............Scrapheap Challenge

18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30 .............. Hollyoaks 19:00 .... Channel 4 News 20:00 ............ Dispatches 20:30........Gadget Man

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21:00..... Kevin Mccloud’s Escape to the Wild 22:00 .............Man Down

22:30 ............ Channel 4’s Comedy Gala 2015 01:00 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 01:55 ...... Country House Rescue

21:00 ..................... Inside Manchester’s Midland Hotel

18:00.. Last Man Standing 18:30........ The Simpsons 20:00 ..... Modern Family

22:00............ Big Brother

21:00 ............ Fright Club

23:00 .......... Big Brother’s Bigger Bit on the Side

22:00 ....................... Glee

00:15.....She’s 78, He’s 39: Age Gap Love 01:10..........Super Casino

23:00 ............A League of Their Own 00:00......... Hawaii Five-0 01:00......... Hawaii Five-0

19:00.... Storage Hunters 20:00 ...... Not Going Out

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

12:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 13:00 ..................The Fantasy Football Club 13:30 .......... Premier League 100 Club

22:00 ..... Mock the Week

14:00 ..................The Premier League Years

22:40 ............. Red Dwarf

15:55 ...........................Cricket

00:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News

23:25 .......Cricket Classic

01:00.... Storage Hunters 01:30.... Storage Hunters

23:45....... Cricket Classic 00:00 ........... The Premier League Years

Stolen Childhoods BBC1, 20:30

It’s nearly a year since a damning report into sexual exploitation revealed the abuse of 1400 children in Rotherham.

Panorama reporter Alison Holt returns to the town to find many young women still trying to come to terms with what happened and asking if they will ever see their abusers in court.

She discovers further evidence of the authorities failing to read the warning signals and investigates whether they’re doing enough now to tackle the network of abusers who traffic children around the UK.

Gadget Man Channel 4, 20:30

Richard Ayoade is joined by comedians Katherine Ryan and Tom Rosenthal to try out dating gadgets - including a £1500 handbag that displays messages, and a carbon dioxide cooling vest to make sure you remain ice cold however hot things get. And for those already in a relationship.

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

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

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

07:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed

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

11:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed

07:30 ............Family Finders

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

08:15 .............Collectaholics

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

11:30 ............Family Finders

09:15 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire

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

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

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

06:00...................... Breakfast 09:15 ................ Crimewatch

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

11:30 ........BBC World News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics

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

13:00 ............................Tennis

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

18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30....... Beat the Brain

16:00......................... The Box

19:00............ Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial

16:30........................... Flog It!

11:00.............. This Morning 13:30.............. ITV News and Weather 14:00............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00.............. Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase

17:15 .......................Pointless

18:00................ ITV News London

18:00..... BBC News at Six 18:30. BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show

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

19:30............ EastEnders

19:00............ Emmerdale

20:00............. Holby City 21:00.....The Syndicate

CW choice

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

20:00 ....... Natural World

22:25 .BBC London News

21:00.............. An Hour to Save Your Life

22:32 ......... BBC Weather

22:00..........................Rev

22:35 ......... Dara O’Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

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

23:25................. Creation

00:20 ...............The Super League Show

01:05...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:10............... BBC News

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23:20 .............. Napoleon

01:05 .......Antiques Road show

19:30......... A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 20:00 ............. Me and My Guide Dog 21:00......The Enforcers

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choice

22:00 ..... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40 .............. Benidorm 23:10 .... The Big Fish Off 00:05 ........... Jackpot247

The Syndicate BBC1, 21.00

Amy has been missing for four days. Her bloody apron is discovered on the moorland, but when new leads come to nothing Dawn (Elizabeth Berrington) is left struggling to cope.

When a journalist brings new information to light, a furious Andy decides to take the investigation into his own hands.

Sean is leaving Hazelwood for good. Sarah, struggling with her emotions, tries to convince him to stay. But he is in a hurry to leave after the press conference and he won’t tell her why. As his past catches up with him the syndicate are shocked to discover that Sean is not all that he seems.

Meanwhile, the staff’s bid for Hazelwood Manor is threatened by Lady Hazelwood and Spencer and the reality of the forged paintings starts to unravel.

Elizabeth Berrington interview: Why Kay Mellor kept The Syndicate’s plot a mystery from the cast

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12th June - 18th June 2015

1 6 th 06:00 .................Countdown

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:45 ............Will and Grace

06:10 .................Igam Ogam

07:10 ............Will and Grace

06:20 ....Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:35 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

08:00................. Royal Ascot

06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

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

06:50..................... Peppa Pig

09:30 ........................... Frasier

06:55...................... Pip Ahoy!

10:00 .......................Car S.O.S

07:10............. Little Princess

11:00................... Come Dine with Me

07:20 ....The Mr. Men Show

11:30................... Come Dine with Me

07:45 ... Milkshake Monkey

12:00......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 ................... Come Dine with Me

07:35.. Thomas and Friends 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig

12:35 ................... Come Dine with Me

08:20 .....................Peppa Pig

13:10................... Come Dine with Me

08:30...Milkshake! Bop Box

08:25 .....................Peppa Pig

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06:00.............. Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05 ..................Emmerdale 07:35 .....Coronation Street 08:35 ................ Dinner Date 09:35 ............................. Psych 10:25 .........................The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10.................. Emmerdale 12:40..... Coronation Street 13:45................ Dinner Date 14:40.............. Judge Rinder 15:50 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ............Love Island 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00 ............Love Island 22:00..... Bad Bridesmaid 23:00....... Celebrity Juice 23:45............... Two and a Half Men

06:15 ................Hart of Dixie 08:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 09:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 10:00........................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00 ...............Escape to the Country 13:00........... One Born Every Minute 14:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 15:00.......................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00 ......... Escape to the Country 19:00..... Neighbourhood Blues 20:00 .......... Airport 24/7 21:00 ........... Who Do You Think You Are? USA 22:00.................... Grimm

08:55 ....Location, Location, Location

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00... WWE SmackDown!

08:00 ................ One2eleven 09:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 10:00 ..................The Premier League Years 12:00................. Soccer A.M. 13:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club 13:30 .......... Premier League 100 Club 14:00.................. The Premier League Years 16:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 17:00 ..................The Fantasy Football Club 17:30.......... Premier League 100 Club 18:00.... Premier League 19:00....William Hill Derby 21:30............ The Fantasy Football Club 22:00........... One2eleven 22:30..... Premier League

13:40 ................. Royal Ascot

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

18:00........ The Simpsons

08:45.....Bananas in Pajamas

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

09:00................... Tickety Toc

19:00.... Channel 4 News

09:15........ The Wright Stuff

20:00.................. Running the Shop

11:10 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

21:00 ............ No Offence

12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime

06:00................. The Real A&E

07:00........ Storage Hunters

12:15 .................. Big Brother

06:30.................. The Real A&E

07:20 .......................Top Gear

07:00 ................RSPCA Animal Rescue

09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

08:00 ................... Monkey Life

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

09:00 .................Hawaii Five-0

11:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing

11:00 ........NCIS: Los Angeles

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

13:00 .................Hawaii Five-0

14:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

13:15 ........Home and Away 13:45 .................Neighbours 14:15 ............................... NCIS 15:15 ............ Time of Death 17:00 ..................5 News at 5 17:30................. Neighbours 18:00.... Home and Away 18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

15:00 ................RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

16:00 .....................Moone Boy

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

16:30 ......Last Man Standing

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

17:00 ............... The Simpsons 17:30 .....................Moone Boy

18:00.............. Scrapheap Challenge

18:00.................... Last Man Standing

19:00.... Storage Hunters 21:00........... Undercover

22:00 ........... Big Brother

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

21:40...................... QI XL

00:40 ............ Royal Ascot Highlights

23:00........... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

20:00 ........Modern Family

22:40 ............. Red Dwarf

21:00 ...Snakes on a Plane

01:10 ..........KOTV Boxing Weekly

00:00............Benefit Brits by the Sea

23:05 ...............Strike Back

00:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News

01:40....................Cycling

00:55..........Super Casino

01:05....NCIS: Los Angeles

19:00....... Ultimate Police Interceptors 20:00...The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 22:00 ............ Gogglebox 23:35 .........Secrets of the Living Dolls

21:00........... Viva Espana!

OAPs Behaving Badly

00:05........... Hawaii Five-0

01:00.... Storage Hunters 01:30.... Storage Hunters

10:00 ............ Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:05............. Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:40 ................... Genevieve 13:25....................Time Team 16:40..... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50 ........ Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 19:55 ...... Grand Designs 21:00 .......Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 22:00 .........Britain’s Most Extreme Weather 23:05 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 00:10 .... 8 Out of 10 Cats 01:00 .......Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

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The Enforcers ITV1, 21.00

In the second episode, enforcement officers Scott Hines and Steve Michell are tasked with the eviction of a council property in South London - a dark, dirty and potentially dangerous environment.

Steve, spotting a large knife next to one of the squatters’ beds, says: “We’ll have people shouting, making threats, picking up lumps of wood, metal bars – whatever they can find. Where a lot of these people are scared for their own safety, they’ll have weapons beside their bed… Maybe not to use against us, but against other people coming to rob them.”

Enforcer Dave Dearden is on his way to a shop in Leeds, which owner Leonora Stapleton and her elderly mother let out to a family friend – but then it all turned sour. He’s left the shop with all his stock despite owing £4,500. Leonora says: “I feel like he’s betrayed the whole family.

Not just me, but my mum especially – who’s 78.

Someone who is that mature – he was always trying to get one over her. It’s really disappointing to see that.”

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Napoleon BBC2, 21.00

This second episode charts the transformation of the French political leader to Emperor and global statesman. It is now 1805 and Napoleon was at the height of his power, having been crowned the King of Italy. The previous year he had been crowned Emperor of the French.

Historian Andrew Roberts will visit the battlefield of one of the most significant military encounters of the 19th century - the Battle of Austerlitz. Considered one of the greatest victories achieved by Napoleon, the Grande Armée of France were to defeat a much larger Russian and Austrian army led by Tsar Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. This programme will take a close look at the strategic military tactics Napoleon employed to secure the remarkable victory.

This was now the rise of a Napoleonic Empire - which at its peak numbered over 40 million people - and the supreme meritocracy that was the Napoleonic regime. Andrew Roberts will also consider the compromises Napoleon had to make to guarantee his global power, compromises that relied upon his trusting nature, a personality trait that in later years would prove to be an Achilles heel to his power.

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W ednesday 09:15 ................ Crimewatch

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

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

07:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed

11:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed

07:30 ............Family Finders

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

08:15 ........................Antiques Roadshow

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

08:45 .............. Cowboys and Angels

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

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

11:30 ............Family Finders 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One

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

10:55 ...................... ITV News 12:30............ Loose Women

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

09:15 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire

14:15....................... Perfectio

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

15:00............... Escape to the Continent

11:30 ....................... The Daily Politics

16:00 .........................The Box

13:00 .......................... Lifeline

15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal

16:30 ...........................Flog It!

13:10 ............................Tennis

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

17:15 .......................Pointless

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

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

18:00.... BBC News at Six

18:30.................. Beat the Brain

18:00................. ITV News London

19:00 .............Newsnight

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

13:30.... BBC London News

18:30 ........... BBC London News 19:00....... The One Show 20:00 .....DIY SOS The Big Build 21:00 .....The Interceptor 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:25........... BBC London News 22:32......... BBC Weather 22:35................Suntrap

CW choice

23:05... The Met: Policing London

Long Lost Family

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

00:05...... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:10............... BBC News

20:00 ........... Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00............Napoleon

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choice

22:00........ The Bin Laden Conspiracy 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:20.............. BBC at War with Jonathan Dimbleby 00:20 ....... Portillo’s State Secrets 00:50 .......Modern Times 01:50 ......The Detectives

13:30.............. ITV News and Weather 14:00 ............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room

19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..............Coronation Street 20:00 ............... The Cube 21:00.............Long Lost Family

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22:00 ..... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40......... The Enforcers 23:40.... More Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 00:10............ Jackpot247

ITV1, 21.00 This episode features two stories exploring feelings of abandonment- a son who has struggled with the fact that he was given up for adoption and a brother whose biggest fear is that his little sister felt abadoned when he was kept by their mother and she wasn’t.

Peter Gunn searching for his birth mother Daphne Phelan Peter Gunn is a thirty nine year old carpenter and lives in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. Peter has struggled his whole life with the decision his birth mother made to give him up for adoption as a baby. He is now searching for her, hoping that she will finally help him put his demons to rest.

Peter had a very happy early childhood, knowing he was adopted, with the love and support of his adoptive family. It wasn’t until his parents’ marriage broke down and his father left the family home that negative feelings surrounding being given up for adoption began to surface.

Daphne describes to Nicky how devastated she was when she had to give Peter up all those years ago. It’s clear that it was far from an easy decision.

Having grown up in a strict religious family in Ireland, she felt there was no way she could even tell her father about the pregnancy, which is why she stayed in UK to give birth to Peter.

Daphne reveals to Nicky that in fact Peter had been with her for nine months before he went to his adoptive parents. She explains that although she tried, her living circumstances were terrible- she had very little money, she was living in a rough “mother and baby cum battered wives home” where she feared for the baby’s safety. It became apparent there was no way she could keep her baby and give him the life he deserved.

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12th June - 18th June 2015

ednesday

1 7 th

06:00 .................Countdown

06:00 ............. The Wotwots!

06:45 ............Will and Grace

06:10 .................Igam Ogam

07:10 ............Will and Grace

06:20 .Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:35 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

08:00 ................. Royal Ascot

06:40 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

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

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig

09:30 ........................... Frasier

06:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

10:00 .......................Car S.O.S

07:10 ............. Little Princess

11:00 ................... Come Dine with Me

07:20 ....The Mr. Men Show

11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05................... Come Dine with Me 12:35................... Come Dine with Me 13:10 ................... Come Dine with Me 13:40 ................. Royal Ascot 18:00........ The Simpsons 18:30.............. Hollyoaks 19:00............... Channel 4 News 20:00 ........... The Auction House 21:00............. 24 Hours in A and E 22:00 ..........Bums, Boobs and Botox 23:00...... Domino’s Pizza: A Slice of Life

07:35.......................... Thomas and Friends 07:45 ... Milkshake Monkey 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15..................... Peppa Pig 08:20 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25..................... Peppa Pig 08:30.................... Milkshake!

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

09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff 11:10........ Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

08:55.....Location, Location, Location

06:00............... The Real A&E

07:00 ........ Storage Hunters

07:00 ............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

07:20 .......................Top Gear

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 .......WWE Experience 08:00 ................ One2eleven 09:00................. Soccer A.M. 10:00.................. The Premier League Years 12:00................. Soccer A.M. 13:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club 13:30 .......... Premier League 100 Club 14:00.................. The Premier League Years 16:00 .........Game Changers 17:00 ......... Premier League 19:00. Live Horse Racing 21:00........ Football Gold 21:30............ The Fantasy Football Club 22:00........... One2eleven 22:30 .... Premier League 23:00...Time of Our Lives 00:00 ........... The Premier League Years

08:00 ................ Monkey Life

09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

09:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

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

11:00..... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing

13:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

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

15:00 ............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

14:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge

17:00 ..................5 News at 5

15:30 ............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

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

17:30 .................Neighbours

16:00 ..................Moone Boy

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

16:30 ... Last Man Standing

18:00 ..............Scrapheap Challenge

12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .................. Big Brother 13:15 ........Home and Away 13:45 .................Neighbours

18:00 ... Home and Away 18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ........... GPs: Behind Closed Doors

01:35... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

06:15 ................Hart of Dixie 08:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 09:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00 ...............Escape to the Country 13:00........... One Born Every Minute 14:00................. DIY SOS The Big Build 15:00 .......................... The Bill 16:00................... New Tricks 17:00..................Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00 ......... Escape to the Country 19:0....... Neighbourhood Blues 20:00.......... Resurrection 21:00 ................... Grimm 22:00................. Dynamo: Magician Impossible

10:00.............. Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 11:05 .............Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:40 ................. The Siege at Red River 13:25 ...................Time Team 14:30 ...................Time Team 15:35 ...................Time Team 16:40 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50........ Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 19:55 ...... Grand Designs 21:00 ....... P.S. I Love You 23:30............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:35..... 8 Out of 10 Cats 01:20....... Grand Designs

09:00 ...................Tickety Toc

15:15 ....................Dangerous Attraction

01:05 ............ Royal Ascot Highlights

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05.................. Emmerdale 07:35...................... The Cube 08:35................ Dinner Date 09:35............................. Psych 10:25......................... The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:40 ......................The Cube 13:45 ................ Dinner Date 14:40 .............. Judge Rinder 15:50 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ............Love Island 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed and Famous!

20:00............... Two and a Half Men 21:00............ Love Island 22:00...... Celebrity Juice 22:50 .......... The Vampire Diaries

08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

14:15 ............................... NCIS

00:05.................. Wild Life Festival

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20:00 ....... Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 21:00...Caught in the Act 22:00 ........... Big Brother 23:00 .... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:00............Cricket on 5

17:00 .............The Simpsons 17:30.................. Moone Boy 18:00.. Last Man Standing 18:30........ The Simpsons 20:00............. Fright Club 21:00 ............ Strike Back 22:00 ....An Idiot Abroad

19:00................... Storage Hunters UK 20:00 ................Top Gear 22:00 ..... Mock the Week 00:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News

23:00........ Hawaii Five-0

01:00................... Storage Hunters UK

01:00....NCIS: Los Angeles

01:30.... Storage Hunters

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Crime comedy.

An undercover reporter and his former mentor join forces to solve mysteries on a Spanish island.

Brutus sacks his barman Zorro after he goes missing, and replaces him with a new barman, New Zorro. Three days later, Old Zorro returns and pleads for his job back, explaining that he has had a run of bad luck at the casino. He then reveals that, in a desperate attempt to win back his money, he has gambled the bar - and lost it! And to save his knees, Zorro did a deal with the casino manager, who agreed to waive the debt if Woody will do a job for him. Somebody is ripping off the casino and he needs to find out who it is before the casino’s owners - the Gamberos brothers and notorious gangsters - arrive on the island in 48 hours’ time.

With Melody by his side, Woody goes undercover.

Will he find the thief before the Gamberos brothers arrive and Brutus loses his beloved bar forever?

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Stonemouth BBC2, 21.00

Stewart persuades Ellie to help him uncover the mysterious circumstances of Callum’s death, as the two-part romantic mystery, based on the novel by the late Iain Banks, draws to a close.

As Stewart delves deeper into the apparent suicide of his best friend he uncovers secrets and lies in Stonemouth’s closeknit community. He soon realises that his questions are ruffling feathers: even his godfather, local businessman Mike McAvett, is behaving strangely, quizzing Stewart and warning him off.

At Callum’s funeral, Stewart feels the threatening eyes of Don Murston and Powell Imrie on him at every turn, and realises that time is running out.

Old friend Ferg is torn between protecting Stewart and his own secret desire to keep him in town - little realising Stewart’s not the only one in danger. And then there’s Ellie. Convinced he’s lost his true love for good, Stewart faces up to the enormity of the mistake he made two years ago.

Despite their troubled past, Stewart and Ellie race against to clock to right the wrongs of Stonemouth’s troubles and expose the sinister forces behind Callum’s death.

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T hursday 09:15................ Crimewatch

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

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

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

07:00................. Claimed and Shamed

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

11:00 ................ Claimed and Shamed

07:30 ............Family Finders

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

11:30.............Family Finders 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 Continent

11:30 .....................BBC World News 12:00 ....................... The Daily Politics

16:30............................Flog It!

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

17:15 .......................Pointless

18:30 .......Beat the Brain

18:00.... BBC News at Six

19:00 ........... Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial

19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00 ..............Watchdog 21:00................ Celebrity MasterChef

10:30............... This Morning 10:55...................... ITV News 11:00.............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30.............. ITV News and Weather 14:00............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00.. ITV News London 18:30 .........ITV News and Weather

20:00................ The Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale

19:00............ Emmerdale

21:00........Stonemouth

20:30.. Big Box Little Box

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19:30 ..................Tonight 20:00............ Emmerdale

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

22:00 ................ Mock the Week

21:00......Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow

22:25... BBC London News

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

22:32.......... BBC Weather

23:20......... Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

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

22:35....... Question Time 23:35...............This Week

The second episode in this landmark documentary series in which a threegenerational Ethiopian tribal family have allowed cameras in to film their day-to-day lives. It’s a stressful time for family elders Ayke Muko and Kerri Bodo. Their son is due to get married but after failed dowry negotiations, relations between the two families have broken down. The bride-to-be Dami is a teenager from a neighbouring village. Getting married will mean she has to leave her family, the most traumatic event for any young Hamar woman. Similar in age to Dami is Hacho, the only daughter still living at home with the Ayke Mukos. A rebellious teenager, she’s next in line to get married. As Hacho clings on to her last few months of freedom, she skips family dinners, dishes out endless backchat and steals her mother’s money. When the girls’ worlds collide it’s Kerri Bodo’s wisdom that brings them together as a family.

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

13:00 ............................Tennis

19:00 .......The One Show

Channel 4, 21:00

09:15........................... Victoria Derbyshire

16:00......................... The Box

18:30... BBC London News

The Tribe

08:15 .........................Horizon

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

22:40.... The Late Debate 23:10.......... Perspectives

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12th June - 18th June 2015

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06:20 ........... How I Met Your Mother

06:00.............. The Wotwots!

06:45 ............Will and Grace

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:10 ............Will and Grace 07:35 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00................. Royal Ascot 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 ........................... Frasier 10:00....................... Car S.O.S 11:00................... Come Dine with Me 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary

06:10 .................Igam Ogam

06:30.............. Fireman Sam 06:40................ Toot the Tiny Tugboat 06:50..................... Peppa Pig 06:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:10.............. Little Princess 07:20............................The Mr. Men Show 07:35.......................... Thomas and Friends 07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland 08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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

08:15..................... Peppa Pig

12:35 ................... Come Dine with Me

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

08:25 .....................Peppa Pig

13:10................... Come Dine with Me

08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

13:40................. Royal Ascot

09:00................... Tickety Toc

18:00 ....... The Simpsons

09:15......... The Wright Stuff

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

11:10 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

19:00 ..................Channel 4 News 20:00..........Dogs: Their Secret Lives 21:00.............The Tribe

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12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

06:00 ..............Life’s Funniest Moments 06:20............................. Psych 07:05 ..................Emmerdale 07:35 .....Coronation Street 08:10 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

08:35................ Dinner Date 09:35............................. Psych 10:25......................... The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:40......Coronation Street 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ................ Dinner Date 14:40.............. Judge Rinder 15:50.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ............Love Island 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ..................Two and a Half Men 21:00 ............Love Island 22:00.......... Reality Bites

06:15 ................Hart of Dixie 08:00 ...........One Born Every Minute 09:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 10:00.......................... The Bill 11:00 ................... New Tricks 12:00 ...............Escape to the Country 13:00........... One Born Every Minute 14:00 ................. DIY SOS The Big Build 15:00........................... The Bill 16:00 ................... New Tricks 17:00 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? 18:00 ......... Escape to the Country 19:00..... Neighbourhood Blues 20:00 ................... Grimm 21:00...Dynamo: Magician Impossible 22:00.................One Born Every Minute

08:55 ....Location, Location, Location

06:00............... The Real A&E

07:00........ Storage Hunters 07:20 .......................Top Gear 08:10 .......................Top Gear 09:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 10:00........ Storage Hunters 11:00.... Lizard Lick Towing 12:00 .......................Top Gear 14:00 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 15:00........ Storage Hunters 16:00....................... Top Gear 18:00.............. Scrapheap Challenge 19:00 ... Storage Hunters 20:00 ...................... QI XL 21:00 .... Hoff the Record 21:40 ........... Undercover 22:20................... Would I Lie to You? 23:00................... Would I Lie to You? 23:40..... Hoff the Record

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00... WWE SmackDown!

08:00 ................ One2eleven 09:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 10:00.................. The Premier League Years 12:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 13:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club 13:30.......... Premier League 100 Club 14:00 ..................The Premier League Years 16:00................. Soccer A.M. 17:00......... Premier League 17:30......... Barclays Premier League World 18:00 ................ Ringside 19:00 .......... One2eleven 19:30 .......Rugby League 22:15...................... Super League Gold 22:30.... Barclays Premier League World

07:00............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

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12:15 .................. Big Brother 13:15 ............................. Home and Away

08:00 ................ Monkey Life

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13:45 .................Neighbours

11:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

14:15............................... NCIS

13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0

15:15..................... Imaginary Friend

15:00.............. RSPCA Animal Rescue

17:00 ..................5 News at 5

16:00.................. Moone Boy

17:30 .................Neighbours

16:30... Last Man Standing

18:00...................... Home and Away

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

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22:00............ 17 Kids and Counting

18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight 19:00....................Trauma Doctors 20:00..... Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 21:00............ Big Brother 22:00 ................Person of Interest 23:00........ Dementiaville

23:00 .... Big Brother’s Bit on the Side

09:00...............Hawaii Five-0

17:30 ..................Moone Boy 18:00.Last Man Standing 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 ...............Kings and Queens of Speech 21:00....................... Glee 22:00............ A League of Their Own 23:00...... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

10:00 .............. Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 11:05............. Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:40.................. Destination Gobi 13:25 ...................Time Team 14:30 ...................Time Team 15:35 ....Time Team Special 16:40 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45 .....A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50 ........ Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 19:55 ...... Grand Designs 21:00....... The Good Wife 22:00 .............. My Big Fat Gypsy Holiday 23:00 ............ 24 Hours in A and E

Dogs: Their Secret Lives Channel 4, 20:00

One in four British homes has a dog. But our 21stcentury world can be baffling for man’s best friend. Mark Evans and his team take on the cases of dogs struggling with the modern world, tackling some of the most outrageous, challenging and shocking examples of dog behaviour. In this episode specially shot surveillance footage shows how battling Alsatian sisters Tasha and Kes have forced their owners to partition their home and lead separate lives. Meanwhile, tiny Chihuahua Marley is a big nuisance as he marks his territory throughout his house, leaving a smelly trail and destroying furniture. Mark sets out to help these dogs, other dogs and all their owners enjoy happier, healthier lives.

The team also investigate whether dogs can feel jealous or guilty, and trainer Tamsin Durston shows how to stop dogs jumping up.

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What’s On in Tenerife

12th June - 18th June 2015

Tenerife Opera 2015.

Ana Bolena Anna Bolena is the first work of Donizetti’s Queens’ Trilogy and is the essence of the dramatic bel canto that the composer would later repeat in Roberto Devereux, María Estuardo and, particularly, Lucia di Lammermoor. Donizetti applied all his talent to the psychological portrayal of his characters in this delightfully-melodic piece. The all-star cast features Mariella Devia (one of the greatest bel canto sopranos of the last 40 years) in the leading role, Tenerife’s international tenor, Celso Albelo, and mezzo-soprano and Alessandra Volpe, who returns to Ópera de Tenerife after her tremendous success last season in Nabucco.

‘Romería’ of San Isidro in La Orotava When: One of the most colourful and traditional events in La Orotava enjoyed by locals and tourists alike, is the festival of San Isidro.

Enjoy the festive spirit of this event and its ox carts, the costumes, music, good wine and local food.

When: 23rd June

14th June

Where: Tenerife Auditorium “Adán Martín” in Santa Cruz

Where: La Orotava More details: www.laorotava.es

More details: www.ost.es

Dorada Brewery Tour The local beer company opens its doors to unveil the manufacturing process of Dorada beer, from the collection of raw materials to bottling. It’s a guided tour through the facilities, explaining each stage of the brewing process. And at the end of the visit you will be invited to a Dorada or two in the Tasting Room. Booking is highly recommended.

10th Arico Honey Route This popular event is back for its 10th anniversary, An expert beekeeper will guide you through the landscapes of Arico to see closely the work of the bees and the first phase of the creation of honey. A beautiful excursion with flowering plants, which ends with a demonstration of extraction of honey from the combs, and a tasting!

When: 20th June Where: Arico More details: www.arico.es

Tegueste Tour Enjoy the scenery and explore the history of the town of Tegueste via over 30 thematic routes that take place throughout the year. Specialised guides will show you the most beautiful scenery of the town, its historical, artistic and archaeological heritage and, of course, vineyards and everything related to its great wine tradition. There are hiking trails, dramatised routes that will transport you to the past or night routes for a unique experience under the moon.

When: Every Day More Info www.tegueste.org

When: Every Tuesday Where: Avenida de Ángel Romero in Santa Cruz More info: doradatour.es

Tenerife Symphony Orchestra VIOLIN concertos and the symphonic works of Mahler are among the highlights of the 2015 season of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Polish maestro Nesterowicz Michal.

When: Until 26th June Where: Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz More details: www.ost.es

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Entertainment

12th June - 18th June 2015

By Jamie Droo

IT is always a pleasure to write about the entertainers who work on the Island I love to live on, and about the entertainment scene in general.

I have reviewed so many acts over the years on this page, yet they comprise just a small fraction of those who tread the boards every night in venues around this small, but big-party volcano called Tenerife.

A resident this week asked who I liked most on the circuit, but it’s a tough question. My initial answer was that I simply couldn’t say.

Not that it would be unethical, but I really couldn’t pinpoint a favourite.

I have respect for every artiste I’ve reviewed, and I’ve thoroughly enjoy their shows. I like a show with many dynamics and, for a party island where inhibitions are lower in an audience, my favourite part of a show is audience participation.

Involving the crowd in some way, and creating memories for them to take away, are so important in creating a need for them to return to see that particular artiste on their next visit.

Audience participation has to contain some originality and directed towards the participants’ personality.

Getting the audience clapping along to the

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songs cannot really be classed as participation.

Yet it is, technically, because they are getting involved by clapping along.

However, my point earlier was that entertainers are in the business of creating memories, and if they involve audience participation in a show, there has to be a bit more than simple hand-clapping.

I can’t imagine a group sitting in the pub, reminiscing about their holiday, and one of them saying: “Do you remember when that singer got us all clapping to the songs? We had a right old laugh. Can’t wait to go again next year and clap along with him.”

Okay, it’s a little tongue-in-cheek, but I saw a show recently that was billed as containing “Plenty of audience participation”.

I was quite disappointed when clapping along and the odd “ogi, ogi, ogi” was thrown in. I love audience participation and so, after pondering on the question posed to me about my favourite entertainer, I’d have to say the audience.

Yes, the entertainer is driving the bus but, ultimately, in a show embracing the audience, it is those passengers on the bus who provide the entertainment.

These are the shows I favour and would seek out if I were to ever take a holiday in a comparable resort.

There are lots of acts here who use the audience in their shows and,

funnily enough, they all seem to be doing very well and are always in demand. Some are resident and some are touring acts.

Craig Shaw, resident compere at the Pheasant Plucker, loves audience participation and involves the crowd as much as possible. Craig has tons of experience along that strip in San Eugenio and applies it so naturally.

For example, if a karaoke singer does a certain song, he will decide whether or not that person would accept him joining in - or even dressing up himself, or the individual, in a comedic way to create laughter and a lasting memory for the individual and for those watching.

His skill comes in deciding whether a person will be embarrassed, or if he feels it will work after judging the singer’s personality. And 100% of the time, Craig gets it right. The Pheasant Plucker is always full and he is one of the most popular comperes around.

Another entertainer who employs the audience is The Rock DJ. This guy’s high-energy tribute to Robbie Williams gets selected members of the audience involved in dance routines on stage - and he forms his own “boy band” during the show.

The Blues Brothers do the same. Paul and Mark have lots of comedy throughout their show, but most of it is ad-lib. They have a

loose script, but both are experienced enough to go with the flow and chat with the audience.

And they have so many put-downs for wannabe hecklers, while also sounding out which two members they will use for their audienceparticipation sections.

They have one for a female and one for a male.

Again, this duo never struggle for work and are always in demand.

The Mister Sister Show has so many audience-

participation routines and it’s never the same, from week to week.

You will always see something different, but it will always contain three to four audience-participation sections in every show.

I believe utilising the audience is a huge tool in building memories for those putting bums on seats, and it should last long enough for them return to see the act, time and again.

It is not the sole reason an act is sought out

here. An exceptional vocalist, with no help from his/her audience, will always build those same memories by wowing the crowd with flawless vocals and ability to sing songs that others don’t, simply because they can’t.

So for next week’s column, I’ll be looking for these types of entertainers; those who can just draw a crowd by standing on the stage, singing under their own name … and making jaws drop!

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Wine and Dine

12th June - 18th June 2015

The Bistro Bistro Restaurant is now open for lunch, serving the most famous pies, sausage rolls, quiches, sandwiches and different specials every day. All homemade and freshly baked, plus drinks offers every lunchtime including local wine at 1 euro per glass, 1.50 euros for Torres wines, 1 euro a pint and 2 euros for local spirits.

Ed. Florin, Calle Valle Menendez, behind the Cultural Centre, Los Cristianos Open: Mon - Sat, midday - 4pm, 6pm - late. Sun, midday - late.

Call: 922 795 823

Embrujo We offer the best products and dishes in Spanish cuisines. Allowing you to travel around Spain from North to South, to taste all the senses. You can choose from a wide selection of culinary specialties from Basque and Galician, Castilian, Andalusian and Canarian cuisine. From authentic Spanish omelette, oxtail, paellas, meat and fish all prepared with recipes of each region and the freshest products available.

CC Americas Plaza, Las Americas

Call: 922 789 518 or 676 868 729

The Swan Try our new homemade m enu from our new chef Tim, with all your favourites including: fish and chips, roast dinners, lasagne, steak pie, plus daily specials. If there’s anything you fancy that’s not on the menu, just give us 24hr notice and we will do it for you!

Or just pop in for a drink, with live entertainment every night, 9pm - midnight, and your favourite quiz on Sunday evenings.

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 698 396 367

The Waterfall Live Entertainment every Thursday and Sunday. Come and see our poster boards to find out who’s on.

Full-size snooker table, pool tables and dart boards.

Restaurant open 11am, all day to 9pm.

Pint of beer and large wine from 2 euros.

A lovely place to be!

Las Adelfas 2 complex, Golf del Sur

Open: All day everyday

Call: 922 737 779

Belgabar Belgabar has very quickly become a favourite for diners. Our selective menu includes the finest prime steak, fresh seafood and vegetable dishes and a tropical dining experience not to be missed. There is an extensive wine menu, which includes local produce, and a range of international beers.

Belgabar menu is popular, so reservations are recommended.

You must try the house special!

Open 7 days a week Every day (9am - 5pm) For breakfasts, lunches, snacks & cakes.

Beer, wine, spirits, coffee & a proper pot of tea.

BBQ Wednesday Nights (6pm to last orders 9pm) Don’t like BBQs? - Full menu available. (booking strongly advised)

Every Sunday (12noon - 6pm) Traditional Sunday Roast - Beef - Chicken - Pork

Every Friday Best ‘Cod & Chips’ with our own beer batter

Beachfront, The Patch, Las Americas, next to Burger King

Open: 12pm til late

Call: 674 578 413

*Try our Homemade liqueur ice-creams

Pueblo Canario, Las Americas

Call: 603 153 580

* Try our Sangria - one of the best on the island * Try our home-made cakes & desserts - baked on the premises

barraquito A traditional after dinner drink that is particular only to Tenerife. Cut out this advert & try a FREE barraquito for yourself.

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12th June - 18th June 2015

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Otelo Otelo restaurants serve traditional Spanish cuisine, specialising in delicious crispy garlic chicken and Canarian potatoes, plus all the tasty sauces. Try out our Canarian night, with our staff all dressed in national costumes and live Canarian music - at Otelo 1, with its gorgeous mountain views, on Monday night. Or Thursday night at Otelo 2, our beach-front restaurants. Otelo 1: closed 22nd June - 7th July. Otelo II: open as usual with the same specialities during this time.

Otelo I: Baranco Inferño. Otelo II: Fañabe Beach front

Open: Otelo I: 12noon - 11pm Otelo II: 11am - 11pm

Call: 922 780 374 / 922 716 342

Leo’s Italian & Grill Come and taste the fine Italian cuisine served at Leo’s restaurant in Oasis Paserella.

Authentic Italian cuisine with a modern twist, with a set 3-course daily menu for just 9.95 euros (served until 5.30pm) plus a fantastic selection from the a la carte. You can’t fail to find something that will delight your taste buds.

Try the amazing pastas, pizzas, fresh meat or fish, and maybe indulge yourself in one of the homemade desserts.

C.C. Pasarella, Los Cristianos

Open: daily, 11am - 12am

Call: 922 788 872

Fusion Restaurant A much-welcome, fine dining experience in Amarilla Golf. Beautiful restaurant with stunning views of Fairways pool area. Everything freshly home-made on the premises, including delicious desserts!

The owners, who also have the Premier Bar, and A.C. Woodenspoons, are now offering a different aspect of fine dining at its best.

Gourmet food at affordable prices.

Amarilla Golf Open: Every day 9.30am - 5pm & 7pm - 10.30pm

Call: 922 708 069

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Wine and Dine

12th June - 18th June 2015

Meat Boutique’s special flavour IF you have not yet been to the Venture Restaurants’ butchers’ Meat Boutique, you really must check them out.

Meat Boutique was an idea that began over a year ago when the butchers became a victim of their own success. That’s because they were unable to sustain their quality from what the Island could supply.

This was becoming a frustration because, despite sourcing the best products they could buy, these were still not up to their high standard.

But once Venture created Meat Boutique and became their own supplier, their product quality became the benchmark standard they wanted it to be.

As well as supplying all their restaurants, Meat Boutique specialise in dry ageing all their meats to create a unique flavour that is now in demand.

What is dry ageing?

This process gives a much higher flavour to the meat by intensifying the flavours, while still

keeping the juices contained. Meat boutique sustain this quality by selecting the finest cows to ensure much heavier-marbled meat with the lowest amount of muscle.

The skilled butchers personally age these on the bone for a minimum of 28 days to ensure they deliver the richest, robust melt-in-yourmouth beef.

All the special cuts are dry-aged between 2-4 degrees in their special 40% humidity-controlled cold room.

The benefits of being their own supplier have now give Venture Restaurants the opportunity to perfect this to

an even higher standard than originally expected. Once starting the dry-ageing supply to their famous steak house Empire, their guests have the opportunity to select one of the special cuts from a

fridge inside the restaurant. If you eat at Empire, you can even request what weight you would like your steak and watch the chef cut that the piece off the aged loin!

After fantastic feed-

back from their regulars, Venture Restaurants have got so passionate that they are now opening a new restaurant called CHAR, in La Caleta later this month. CHAR is set to raise their ageing stand-

Nutters Full English breakfasts, home-cooked food, home-cooked chips, freshly prepared sandwiches and baguettes.

A variety of cakes served with tea or coffee for 4.95 euros, after 3pm everyday.

Drinkers welcome!

Food served all day, takeaway available.

ard even more, and has a gastronomic, modern twist.

Having Meat Boutique controlling and delivering their most valuable produce also gives them the opportunity to stay in touch with their community.

They can now provide customers with their favourite restaurant cuts over the counter to enjoy in their own home because they know they cannot visit their restaurants seven days a week.

Meat Boutique produces are definitely a must-try, and their knowledgeable staff are always happy to help, or offer you the right recommendations, cooking tips or preparation advice for your special occasion.

9€

Litre Sangriapm after 3

Middle square, San Blas, near taxi rank

Open: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-6pm.

Sat & Sun, 8.30am-5pm

Rumours Rumours has recently re-opened after refurbishment. It’s a friendly bar serving fabulous homemade English food.

With breakfast, light lunches and evening meals plus Sunday lunches from 1pm. The menu combines the traditional with the more adventurous, or just enjoy a drink on our sunny terrace. With entertainment nightly from 10pm including Karaoke. Plus don’t miss Buddy Graham’s award-winning comedy show every Saturday. There really is something for everyone at Rumours. Great food great beer, great entertainment!

Paloma Beach, Los Cristianos

Open: 9am til late

Call: 922 792 608

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Lifestyle

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Adventure park hits the heights

By Vanessa Vee THIS week we are taking you to PortAventura resort in the south of Barcelona on the Costa Dorada.

It attracts around four million visitors a year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most-visited in Europe!

The resort also includes a quartet of 4-star hotels: PortAventura, Caribe, El Paso and Gold River.

The park features five theme areas, based on historic civilisations, plus a dedicated area for children, and I will detail each area.

Mediterrània is the main entrance area, featuring three rides and several restaurants and shops, reproducing a typical Catalonia coastal town.

In this section, you have the roller-coaster Furius Baco. which has a top speed of 135km/ hr. Other points of interest here are the FiestaAventura when, during the summer months, the lake becomes the site of an amazing fireworks display. It also has a display of floats, representing all the various park areas.

Themed as an old

western town, the Far West area features many buildings and sculptures. The area boasts nine attractions which makes it the biggest part of the park. It is perfect for those who love the thrill-seeking rides.

Here you will find The Stampida, which is a wooden roller-coaster and the park’s thirdlargest. We also have the Grand Canyon Rapids, where you can enjoy a white-water raft adventure along the Grand Canyon.

This can also be fun for the people watching because there are plenty of water cannons along the way which can be aimed at those in the boats - prepare to get drenched!

The Mexico area is themed exclusively on the country’s pre-Columbian times. It features temples, statues and a Great Pyramid which is the entrance to the Gran Teatro Maya, - the park’s biggest show zone.

In this area you will also discover the Hurakan Condor ride, which, at an impressive 330ft tall, is one of the highest in the world.

It is operated by a cable lift, which provides a fantastic view of the park before you are sent free falling to the bottom of the ride.

A must for adrenalineseekers!

Next we come to China, one of the biggest theme lands there. This

area includes a wonderful buffet restaurant with a good range of Chinese dishes available. The main path through the area is themed in the same style as the Great Wall of China, giving you a truly authentic feel of the Orient.

The Shambhala, Europe’s fastest and highest roller-coaster, can be found in this area.

The Polynesian area, much smaller and more laid-back, includes a pirate ship, a 4D cinema and water rides for young and old alike.

Finally we come to the area dedicated to the younger clientele - Sesame Street. It contains 11 attractions, including a roller-coaster, water ride and monorail.

I’m sure that some of the big kids around us will enjoy these rides, too!

With daily direct flights to Barcelona and something to suit all ages, PortAventura really is the perfect place to take the family for a fun-filled break.

Tenerife Sunshine have packages available, starting from 1,855 euros for a family of four, including flights, transfers, hotel in the park for four nights and unlimited access to the park.

For more information, call the Tenerife Sunshine Travel Team on 922 751 867 ext 1-1 or email travel@tenerife sunshine.com

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LOVING THE LENGTH

By Carl from Robot

THERE are many times around and about that I see very long hair that’s kept all one length and is just begging for a haircut … long hair that just hangs there.

It looks unkempt, uncared for and, quite clearly, hasn’t been cut for years. But there’s no need for it to go short, or even shorter - just some careful layering to really give the hair some movement.

Even if you have longer hair, is it not better to see it well cut and cared for, than have it long and straggly?

Giving your hair a few layers and, maybe, some sort of fringe, will provide you with a totally new image, without removing length.

If anything, giving hair more bounce can give the illusion of more length - the more height you have, the longer it looks.

If you are going to wear your hair longer, then make sure you look after it - extra everything to make sure it stays in peak form.

But don’t forget that you need to keep up

with regular cuts, even while its growing. Split-ends travel up your hair and can result in you having to remove more than you’d like.

You should be having your hair cut at least every two to three months, depending on the growth and the condition.

Leaving it longer won’t make it grow any more.

You must blunt the ends by cutting to strengthen them. Don’t forget, either, that if you are using heated rollers or tongs to create movement, please, please use heat defence.

It’s the worst damage I see, and it can stop you growing your hair if it’s not looked after.

Remember, long hair needs more care … and lots of TLC!

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Community News

By Monica Dyson TO many people, religion is the backbone of their beliefs, morals and general way of life, and they can be called good people whether they are Christian, Muslim, Jewish or anything else.

But there are some people who have beliefs that are as bizarre as they are unacceptable to the majority of us.

Shirley MacLaine is well known for her strange New Age views and unconventional beliefs about reincarnation and alien life. The actress has recently provoked widespread fury with the publication of her latest book, in which she states that the victims of the Holocaust brought their fate upon themselves.

She says that the six million Jews and others who were systematically murdered in Hitler’s death camps were “balancing their Karma” for crimes committed in their past lives.

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Religion’s weird, whacky world...

about it, but in London only a month ago there was a conference attended by Nazi sympathisers and those who deny that the Holocaust ever took place.

Anti-Semitic rants and references to Jews as enemies were material used in speeches by the Far Right, who stated that the Holocaust was used as a propaganda weapon to justify the war against Germany.

Holohoax was a word used.

And possibly

many of these people might call themselves Christians.

I read an article recently by a survivor of the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, commemorating 70 years since its liberation.

She had been a teenage girl at the time and says: “It was when I saw that the first victims to be chosen for the extermination ovens via the bath houses were children and, as I watched the unsuspecting small children walking in crocodiles, some crying for their mothers, some quite excited, thinking it was a game, that I decided that there was no God.” There are literally hundreds of strange sects and religions around the world. Or, perhaps, I should say that to their believers they are quite normal!

However wacky they may seem to most of us, they are undeniably interesting. An actor who appeared recently here in Sheffield starring as Jesus in Jesus Christ, Super Star was a follower of the Raelians.

Said by many to be a bizarre sect, but with many followers worldwide, they believe that life was created by a species of extra-terrestrials, having discounted theories that it came either from God or from Evolution.

Founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhow, it holds seminars in many countries at Happiness Academies, and lists among its followers former clergy of mainstream religions to include Roman Catholic and Mormon.

The island of Tanna in Vanuath, in the South Pacific Ocean, is home to members of the

“Prince Phillip Movement” It was started in the Fifties, and its followers worship our Queen’s husband, believing he is a divine being.

Members of many sects have had their lives ended in tragic circumstances. Those of the “Heaven’s Gate”, a new-age UFO religion led by Marshall Applewhite, who founded it in the Seventies in San Diego after suffering a near-death experience, were part of a mass suicide in 1997 when nearly 40 of its followers died in order to reach an alien spacecraft following the comet HaleBopp.

Applewhite believed he was directly related to Jesus and that the planet Earth was about to be re-cycled and the only way to survive was to leave it immediately.

Followers of the Branch Davidian group, a breakaway sect from the 7th Day Adventist Church, settled on a Texan ranch to await the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Led by leader David Koresh, they were to meet a fiery end in 1993 when, after a 50-day siege, 76 men, women and children died in fires after a raid by Federal agents. There were 33 British citizens among the victims. Two survived to be deported back to the UK. Little is left of the tragic site. An avenue of trees and a small chapel is all that marks the

Waco massacre, but in the neighbouring town of Waco, survivor Clive Doyle is waiting for the resurrection of David Koresh.

Jim Jones, of the People’s Temple in Jonestown, Guyana, led the mass cyanide poisoning in 1978 of his followers.

It was to be the most deadly, non-natural disaster in American history up to 11th September 2001.

This religion, founded in the mid-Fifties, was a bizarre mixture of religion and socialism.

Jones had a vision of a utopian communist community.

However, he feared an imminent attack on his group and so, instigated the mass suicides.

In Japan, the Ho No Hana was a foot-reading cult started in 1987 by Hogen Fukunaga, who claimed he was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and Buddha.

However he was convicted for fraud some years later and his footreading activities came to an end.

And in Uganda, the Movement for the Restoration of the 10 Commandments of God was a breakaway religious movement from the Roman Catholic religion.

However, in the late Eighties, all its 2,000 followers perished after a series of poisonings and killings - and it was no more!

Makes the gentle tolling of church bells here in the UK seem quite peaceful, doesn’t it!

Lions rendezvous at the Winter Gardens THE Arona Lions Club of Las Galletas and Costa del Silencio are again putting on an afternoon of excellent entertainment and fun this Sunday (14th June) from 2pm until 8pm.

It takes place on Golf del Sur, at the Rendezvous Bar and Bistro in the Winter Gardens.

Your host as always will be Derrick of the Lions, and entertainment comes from Storm Duo, Nicky Paul, Kerry Railton, Simon King, Steve Tyler, Soul Commitments, Suzie Moore, Spencer Robson, Up-

roar and Chrissy Dean.

There will also be a Raffle, Tombola, Stalls, Bowls, and a BBQ, supplied by the venue for a fee.

Please come along, have a fun-filled afternoon and help support a worthy cause. We are always there to help people in need, and if you need any informa-

tion regarding the Lions, please join us on Sunday and speak with one of our members or volunteers.

We are also looking for clothes and goods for our shop in Coral Mar Square, Costa del Silencio. We are open weekdays from 10.30ampening hours weekdays from 10.30am until 2pm.

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A taste of Canarian Soul

Accion del Sol

Poor mum & six babies AN abandoned dog and her six puppies in Guia de Isora killed 30 chickens in their quest to avoid starvation - the sad results of uncaring, irresponsible owners.

Mum and her offspring are now at the refuge, where they will have to be trained and socialised in the hope that one day we can safely rehome them.

Classical music concert Friends of Accion del Sol are asked to support the refuge tonight (Friday) at a gala evening of classical music by youngsters from the British School of Music.

The concert is being held at Los Cristianos Cultural Centre, and the musicians and singers are supporting Accion in our constant battle to rescue abandoned dogs from the streets of Arona, Granadilla and Guia de Isora. Tickets, just seven euros for adults and five for children, can be purchased at the

Live Arico News

CANARIAN Soul, a new venture to Tenerife, presents its first event on next Saturday (20th June), bringing together a selection of talented artists, craftsmen and designers, all based in the Canary Islands.

venue, which is open (Monday-Friday, 9am2pm) or through the website www.arona.org There will also be a guest appearance by the Opera Prima, so please come along, enjoy a wonderful night of music and, at the same time, help our abandoned dogs at the refuge. Call 922 778 630 for more information.

Reward their patience Some of our dogs have spent many years in the refuge, and maybe you have a little spare time and would like to exercise one. There are so many animals here who would love a walk and some human companionship - apart from the staff, of course - for an hour or two.

Where to find us The refuge is situated at Granadilla’s Industrial Estate, Exit 51 on the TF1, directly next to ITER, the ecological park which houses the windmills.

Tradition and timeless materials, treated with the very latest techniques, result in truly unique designs: hugely-detailed pieces that stand out not only for their craftsmanship, but for the passion they convey as well.

Organisers have joined the Slow Fashion movement. They want to know who made the clothes, accessories and jewellery we wear, and to give these people the importance they deserve.

The event is being held at the Baobab Suites and its sports club Activate. This modern, minimalist, Costa Adeje building, with incredible views and a unique setting, has highlighted all the elements of the southern island landscape by integrating them into an avant-garde design.

Different parts of the hotel complex will be transformed into a Market Square, PopUp stores, Nomad Boutiques, an Art Gallery and makeshift Fashion Catwalks, as well

Do you know these dogs?

as some Eno-gastronomic areas. You will find handcrafts; goods made from recycled materials; costume jewellery; art; jewellery fashion; casual wear; swimwear; evening wear; children’s clothes; skincare; gastronomy and wine.

Canarian Soul opens at 11am next Saturday, so come along and find out for yourself.

TAKE a look at the photos: the white dog was found in Silencio and appears well cared for. He is chipped but in another country and we have been unable to locate the owner. Do you know him?

The little grey one was found in poor condition in Callao Salvaje, riddled with fleas and without a chip. It is likely that this one is abandoned, but do you recognise him?

If you have any information about either dog, call Sue on 629 388 102.

We have a selection of rescue dogs needing homes, and this time of year is terrible. If you consider adopting one of our dogs, we will give you a friend for life. Adopt don’t buy.

MusCat trip sell-out Our next trip out to sea on the MusCat is fully booked, but call Sue on 629 388 102 in case there are any cancellation tickets available. We go out

tomorrow (Saturday) at 1.15pm from Las Galletas.

Live Arico shops All is going well at our new charity shop on the Golf, and remember that our vet, Cesar Bertoldi, is with us on Wednesday mornings from 10am-noon, offering advice on all aspects of your pet’s healthcare. Come and have a chat with him.

We are situated at Golf Park, on the loop road before the lottery kiosk and we’re open 10am-4pm, Monday to Saturday.

We also have 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 open from 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday, and until 3pm on Saturday and Sunday. Do have a browse, bag a bargain and help the animals.

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YOU GOT THE LOOK?

By Carl Pattison

WHEN it’s time to spruce up your summer wardrobe, guys, you can be a little reluctant to part with the cash, or even be bothered to go out and look for clothes.

Even if it’s just a few new items to mix in with what you have already, this will go a long way to re-vamping your wardrobe.

Don’t just stick to what you have always gone for - think outside the box and try on something different for a change. If you’re thinking of splashing out at our new Mall here in the South, look at your wardrobe and assess what you really need, and what’s missing from your basics, before you go shopping.

When will you be wearing these new clothes and what functions will they need to cover? Are they for work, casual wear, going out or for an

event? Most guys have no idea when searching for clothes what they are looking for and tend to take along a female to assist them.

This can be a good idea, but is she going to put you in what she wants to see you in, or what makes you feel good?

Okay, so let’s say you are in the store and looking, but what next?

Start with a basis, say T-shirts. Pick out two or three in various colours and styles, then move on to shorts or trousers.

Look for colours that combine with each other, so your bottom half can be mixed up with the top part.

Don’t grab the first thing that catches your eye. Think: “Will it go with anything else I’m buying?”

Your clothes need to be inter-mixable to create different looks, so that when you dress, you’re not always stuck with the same styles.

For instance, pick out a colour scheme. I tend to go with black, white, grey and red. These colours mix well together in any combination, so you have a more varied wardrobe.

You can choose your own mix, but sticking to a colour palette will make sure you get it right every time - without asking others: “Does this go together?”

Above all, feel confident in what your wearing. Check to see that it fits you well, and don’t be afraid to experiment.

There are no boundaries these days, even with men’s clothes. It’s all about finding what works for you.

It’s worth the extra!

By Sue McDonald BUYING furniture should be a carefully-considered decision, since it can be an expensive business, and you will have to live with your choices for a long time.

Among our best sellers are sofa beds, which can be made to size and in a material of your choice, at no extra cost. This means your sofa fits your room perfectly, and is ideal for how you want to use it, whether for sitting, lounging or sleeping!

Depending on how you sit on your sofa (legs up, or leaning on the arm), you can choose a style that suits you best.

Clothes’ fashions come and go, and it is the same with home furnishings. However, whatever outfit you buy isn’t the end of the world, because you don’t wear it every day, and you can always consign it to the back of the wardrobe.

I´m sure, somewhere, I have a pair of jeans in my wardrobe which are older than my teenage children!

But furniture is a rather more permanent and a much bigger investment, and worthy of some thought and preparation beforehand. After all, just because lime green is in fashion one

year doesn’t mean you will want to live with it for the next 10 years.

We often go to clients´ houses to check the lay-out of their room and measure up to make sure the sofa will fit, as well as check that the colour will tone well with other items, such as floor tiles or curtains.

Sometimes, we can see a different way to lay out the room to better effect. When you are familiar with a space, you often can´t

imagine it organised any other way.

It´s the same with curtains. You might be lucky and buy some ready-made ones that fit perfectly. But there is nothing like a pair of quality curtains that are perfectly sized, just a couple of centimetres off the floor, perfectly gathered to fit the width of the window, and enough room to pull them back off the frame … it´s just chalk and cheese.

Everyone has to work to a budget, but curtains are a major feature of any room, and you may be pleasantly surprised at the amount of choice of curtain material, and the fact that it isn’t as expensive as you might expect.

So give some serious thought to your furniture purchases, and if in doubt, make sure you get some advice, or at least a second opinion!

Deco Nuevo provides the interior design free, and all as part of the service, including home visits.

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Health

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New drugs could replace chemotherapy in five years

The great cancer miracle

By Val Sainsbury IT could be the biggest breakthrough of all in the ever-challenging crusade to cure cancer.

And experts are convinced the incredible results achieved from several major trials with patients signal a “new era” of treatment for the killer disease.

Immunotherapy drugs, which harness the body’s immune system to destroy tumours, are proving so effective that in one trial involving British patients, 60% of those with terminal skin cancer saw their tumours shrink significantly. And for some, who had been given just months to live, the disease simply vanished.

So effective are the range of drugs that scientists believe they could save the lives of tens of thousands of

people in Britain each year - and, perhaps, millions around the world.

Professor Peter Johnson, Cancer Research UK’s lead clinician and head of cancer medicine at the University of Southampton, said: “The evidence emerging from the clinical trials suggests that we are at the beginning of a whole new era for cancer treatments.

“Some of the most common types of cancer seem to be treatable with hypnotherapy, taken that overall cancers of the lung, kidney, bladder, head and neck, and melanoma, cause about 50,000 deaths a year, or around one-third of cancer deaths.”

Prof Johnson, who is convinced the new treatments are “the next big step forward for cancer treatment”, says: “In the 1970s, we had chemotherapy, and early this century we had molecular-targeted treatment. Now we have immunotherapy!”

Experts say the immunotherapy drugs could

replace highly-toxic chemotherapy within five years, sparing patients from devastating side-effects which include hair loss. In fact, they say the drugs could reduce the classification of the most deadly cancers to “chronic illnesses”.

Worldwide specialists have hailed with joy the “spectacular” results, with tumours completely disappearing within weeks for patients with

notoriously hard-totreat cancers, including lung, malignant melanoma skin cancer, kidney, bladder, colon, ovarian and head and neck cancer.

Professor Roy Herbst, chief of medical oncology at Yale Cancer Centre in the US, said of the skin cancer trial results: “You can see a response as quickly as a couple of weeks, and some patients have amazing survival.”

The latest trial results, released at last week’s Chicago meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - the world’s leading cancer congress - show unprecedented average survival rates of around 12 months in some of these cancers.

Dr James Larkin, consultant medical oncologist at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital, said: “We have seen these drugs working in a wide range of cancers. I think we are at the beginning of a new era of treating cancer.”

Vicky Brown, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with melanoma in 2006.

Seven years later, the 61-year-old former college teacher discovered a lump in her breast.

After contacting the charity Melanoma UK, she joined clinical trials at the Royal Marsden Hospital in August 2013 and was given a combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab.

Within weeks, her lung tumour disappeared.

Although her cancer re-

turned last year, it was again treated successfully. She now has a new tumour in her lung but hopes to use the drugs again.

Vicky said: “After taking the treatment, the tumours disappeared.

It felt like a miracle drug. It gave me my life back and has given me at least two years of life to enjoy - and hopefully many more.”

She added: “I feel blessed that I was able to get on this trial. I would definitely want to see people get these treatments on the NHS.” Yet it’s not as simple as that: the drugs are so costly that there are fears they will be turned down for routine NHS use, even though pharmaceutical companies are set to rake in billions - as they always seem to do from new, proven drugs that hit the market.

But why can’t the Government get involved and ensure they are made available for all NHS sufferers?

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Motoring

By Emma at Motorworld

MANY drivers will have exceeded statutory speed limits at some point, yet they are imposed for a reason, and you should stick to them.

They are mainly for safety and, obviously, to minimise accidents in dangerous areas of a road, or narrow and winding lanes where visibility is bad, or extremely limited.

We will all have been passed by the so-called “boy racers“ (they can be girls these days). And more often than not, they are new or inexperienced drivers, who would be unable to handle the car effectively in an accident, which could prove fatal.

In Spain as a whole, excessive or inappropriate speeding is one of the three most-common

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Speed limits on Spanish roads

contributing factors to road accidents.

For this reason the risk factors increase with speed and other factors mainly alcohol and drugs – and, of course, inexperienced drivers.

On some roads there will be a low speed limit or restriction, which will not be obvious to the driver, but when a road is being built, many factors are taken into account and speed is one of them.

And while they may not be obvious to the driver, there will almost certainly be a good reason for them.

In the UK, areas are often known for accident “black spots” and the same can apply here, especially as many roads are not up to the same standard as those in some other European countries.

It is important to remember that the speed limit indicated by a red circular sign with black numbers in the middle is the MAXIMUM speed

limit that can be reached during ideal circumstances.

For example, the 120km-per-hour motorway limit is not recommended in heavy rain or bad visibility because this can endanger the lives of drivers and/or passengers and also, potentially, other road users. And pedestrians can be at risk on minor roads.

Many people will not know that there is also a minimum speed limit sign which is a blue circular one with white numbers inside. This denotes that if your vehicle - a tractor or lorry, for example - cannot reach this limit, it should not use this road.

However, these signs are not that common here in the Canary Islands.

There is a third sign which is blue but square, and is used as an advisory sign rather than mandatory. This will have been decided by road

planners and it is, therefore, advisable to adhere to it during the stretch of road to which it relates.

It is often used in conjunction with other speed limit signs, which, of course, could cause some confusion.

You should always remember that signs are just indicators of speed limits, and you should adjust your driving and speed according to conditions in rain or bright sunshine, flow of traffic, and any obstacles or slow-moving vehicles which may be travelling in the same, or even opposite, direction to you.

All roads have a speed limit, even if one is not dis-

played, and these fall into four categories.

The first is motorways or Toll roads. These are known as Autopistas or Autovias, and usually have a speed limit of between 100-120km/h.

The second is split into two groups, and known as conventional roads.

They are sub-divided into “vías automóviles and carreteras convencionales” with a hard shoulder equal to, or more than, 1.5m or more, and/or more than two lanes in each direc-

tion. Visitors from the UK would class them as dual carriageways, and the speed limit varies from 80-100km/h.

The final group is known as urban roads, “vías urbanas” or “travesías”, where the speed limits can range from 2050km/h.

I know this may all seem confusing, but the best advice is stick to the speed limit displayed!

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Puzzle Page

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PRIZE Godoku!

WIN! Tickets for bowling at Megabowl The rules of Godoku are simple just enter the letters stated below once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the puzzle grid.

When you have completed it, a word will appear.

Email the answer to info@canarianweekly.com before 5pm on Wednesday 17th June 2015 and you’ll be in with a chance of winning.

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Caption Competition CW Crossword WIN! 2 tickets to see The Sound of Musicals

Email your caption to info@canarianweekly.com before Wednesday 17th June 2015.

Last Week’s winner (Issue 905): John Fox Please come up to the OasisFm / Canarian Weekly offices to pick up your prize. You have until 10th July 2015 to pick up and use your vouchers.

This week’s letters: C E L O R S T U W This week’s mystery clue: This is the title of Stewart Meyer’s debut thriller, with “The” (9 letters).

R U L

L U

O W S

C O U R

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W L C T T S E

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T O W

Sudoku X...

Just enter the numbers 1 - 9 once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the sudoku X puzzle grid. In addition to standard sudoku, the numbers must only occur once in each side of the ‘X’ that is marked on the grid.

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30-Second Brain Training

What better way to train your brain. Starting at the left with the number provided, work across each of these lines applying the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don´t reach for the calculator - that´s cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. Aim to complete each round in about 30 seconds.

Good Luck!

Beginner

Starter Number

6 7 3 9 9 4 1 2 9 7

7

x5

6

7

-44

7 2

4 8 2 9 6 4 1

x6

2

3

-29

x8

8

9

-43

of this

2

3

5

4

+28

3/4

of this

Answer

20%

Intermediate Starter Number

7 3 9 1

1

1

31

x3

-78

x7

6

7

8

9

-18

x18

-85

x8

1

2

3

3/7

5

4

+63

÷7

Answer

42

x7

-196

of this

6

7

8

9

-217

x6

-298

+313

3/4

5

4

4/5

of this

Answer

of this

And 2 normal sudokus for you aswell...

7 5 9 4

1 8 5 2

7 1 5

6 1 7 9 5

9 8

2 8 4 6

6 5 9 8

3 7 8 1 9

1 5

9 5 8 4

2 9 1 6

1 8 5 9 7

5 7

5 7 2 3

3

6 9 3 5 2

9

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7 3 5 8

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by Trevor Kirton

Last Issue's Answers:

Solution to: Rowing Across the River

Call the requested width of the river r.

The first time that Patrick and Eric meet, the total distance that they have traveled together equals the width of the river, or r. The second time that Patrick and Eric meet, the total distance that they have traveled together equals twice the width of the river plus the width of the river, so 3 × r. Because Patrick and Eric row with a constant speed, it also holds that the distance that Patrick traveled in total at the second meeting, equals 3 times the distance that Patrick traveled in total at the first meeting.

The distance that Patrick traveled in total at the first meeting is 180. The distance that Patrick traveled in total at the second meeting is r + 100. When we combine the above, we get the following equation: 3 × 180 = r + 100.

When we solve this equation we find that r = 440.

Therefore, the river is 440 meters wide.

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CDT avoid last-day drama Numancia 3 CD Tenerife 3

By Roscoe THE players certainly had fun on the last day of the season in sunny Soria. A joke crowd of less than 2,000 saw an entertaining game that felt like a pre-season match.

Aridane opened the scoring in what could be his last game for the club. It was his 44th Tenerife goal and he was keeping his cards close to his chest in a presser this week, saying: “I will think about next season after my holiday.

“I do not want to leave, but things are never certain in football. I am happy here. This year we wanted to stay up and we have done that.

We have been very unlucky at times.”

Tenerife tried to take the Aridane effort into the half-time break, but they should have had a few more by then.

Then, in time added on, Julio Alvarez got his first of the afternoon. All Tenerife fans hate the Venezuelan for his “efforts” in the season we went down. But he is a different player when he pulls on the red Numancia shirt.

He has had his best season at the age of 34, and he would go on to net a penalty in the second half as well.

He did so after a crazy 15 minutes. Firstly, Regalon’s second of the season had given the hosts a lead they were always likely to take, with clown keeper Roberto in goal.

But Tenerife were in no mood to lie down. Firstly, Carols Ruis helped himself to the equaliser before Juan Carlos got his first for the club two minutes after.

The softest of soft penalties moments later gave Alvarez his second and ensured the points were shared.

Late on, Iker came off the bench for his 20th and last appearance for the club as the game petered out.

Earlier in the day, there

was a thrilling finale to the league. Sporting Gijon had to win at champions Real Betis and then hope Girona didn’t do the same at home to Lugo for them to return to La Liga. Betis duly rolled over and gave Sporting the 3-0 win, but Girona were leading.

They were ready to make history and secure top-flight football for the first time in their history, only for the sporting, excuse the pun, Gods to take over.

With just seconds left on the clock, Caballero tucked the ball into the net to stun the hosts. It took the same two seconds for the Sporting fans in Seville to go bananas.

Girona’s players collapsed on the pitch, and it took them a few minutes to get back in position for the restart. With one last thump forward, remarkably, they managed to put the ball in the net.

There was pandemonium and the Sporting fans 500 miles away started crying and shaking their heads.

However, nobody had noticed the linesman,

who had raised his flag.

The players remonstrated, the linesman was surrounded and someone in the crowd threw an object which struck his head. The ref had no choice but to take the players off the park.

Meanwhile, Osasuna were facing a doublebubble relegation.

They needed to get a result at alreadyrelegated Sabadell, as Racing Santander were doing their bit by beating Albacete. Osasuna were 2-0 down with 15 minutes to play when David Garcia bundled one home to give them hope. Deep, deep into Fergie time and with Racing having won in Albacete, Osasuna looked doomed.

A Hail Mary saw the ball thrown into the box and just when Osasuna needed a hero, up popped Javi Flano to snatch an unbelievable goal. There were, officially, two seconds left on the clock.

Racing hearts were broken and Osasuna, who had employed four managers during the season, partied like they had won La Liga.

Meanwhile in Giro-

na it was still kicking off in the tunnel. The Lugo players were not fussed so they showered and changed. Manager Quique Setien had started the after-match press conference when word seeped through that the ref had orPosition

dered the players to get changed and play the remaining minute of added time.

This brought the farcical scenes of the Lugo manager trying to race out of the presser to speak with his side, who had already restart-

ed the match. Only in Spain!

Seconds later the game was over. Sporting were up, Girona were paired with Real Zaragoza in the play-offs and Racing were trying to work out how they had been relegated

Points

PLD

Won

Draw

Lost

F

A

1

Real Betis

84

42

25

9

8

73

40

2

Real Sporting

82

42

21

19

2

57

27

3

Girona FC

82

42

24

10

8

63

35

4

Las Palmas

78

42

22

12

8

73

47

5 Real Valladolid

72

42

21

9

12 65 40

6

61

42

15

16

11

7 Ponferradina

60

42

16

12

14 55 51

8

CD Mirandés

59

42

16

11

15

42

44

9

UE Llagostera

57

42

15

12

15

41

41

10 CD Leganés

56

42

15

11

16

48

42

11 Alcorcón

54

42

12

18

12 44 49

12 CD Numancia

53

42

12

17

13

13 Alavés

53

42

14

11

17 49 53

14 Albacete

51 42 14 9 19 55 65

15 Lugo

49

42

11

16

15 48 56

16 Mallorca

48

42

13

9

20 51 64

17 CD Tenerife

48

42

11

15

16 41 48

18 Osasuna

45

42

11

12

19 41 60

19 Racing Santander

44

42

12

8

22

20 Recreativo

41

42

10

11

21 37 59

21 Sabadell FC

38

42

8

14

20

41

66

22 FC Barcelona B

36

42

9

9

24

55

83

Real Zaragoza

61

54

42

58

55

53

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Chuckers speared by Flights!

YOU can’t win the league in June, but you can get an important result. And judging by the early-season form of the top teams in Division 2, the Spear Chuckers v Phoenix Flights clash could have a real bearing come the end of the campaign.

Both sides have recruited well, and both will surely be there or thereabouts next March. Chuckers started strongly and held a 3-1 lead just before the pizza break. But Phoenix Flights rallied and took the next four rubbers to claim a dramatic win.

Barracuda Hunters are also going along nicely and remain top after winning 5-3 at Waterfall B. Marilyns had been going along nicely, too, but the wheels came off somewhat as they crashed to a 7-1 home defeat by Naughty Nautas.

The Jucee girls lost for the first time, at Picassos, while Clouseaus won for the first time at home against Sandys

Chippers. Bar Leones, still finding their feet a bit, lost the trebles leg and the match at Sundowners.

The summit of Division 1 is as you were from last season, although in slightly different order. Leaders Boothen Army have come out with all guns blazing and have dropped just two points from their opening four fixtures. But they lost nothing as they whitewashed Bar 180 B, with Sam hitting his fourth maximum and Ray checking out on 118.

Maximums, too, for Tom and Richard at Bar 180 A as they thumped Palms Sports Bar, and for Bubbles and London during Phoenix Bar’s beating of Pas O Nadas.

Plenty of banter in Silencio in the Exiles v Playboys derby, and, so I hear, the good-looking team won!

Colin and Graham weighed in with maximums for the Playboys, and Exiles’ Nathan replied with his first of

division 1 ResultS

division 2 ResultS

Bar 180 A Boothen Army Emerald Lounge Exiles Bar Gaffers Palms Pool Bar The Phoenix

8-0 Palms Sports Bar 8-0 Bar 180 B 3-5 Boothen Titans 3-5 Ourplace Playboys 4-4 Emerald Shamrocks 5-3 Waterfall Warriors 8-0 Pas o Nadas A

Clouseaus Marilyns Pas O Nadas B Picassos Spear Chuckers Sundowners Waterfall B

5-3 Sandys Chippers 1-7 Naughty Nautas P-P Summerlands 5-3 Gaffers Jucee Girls 3-5 Phoenix Flights 5-3 Bar Leones 3-5 barrcuda hunters

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division 2 Table

Table

P W D L F A +- PTS

Table

1 Boothen Army

4

4

0

0 30

2

28

30

1 Barracuda Hunters 4

3

2 Bar 180 A

4

3

1

0 27

5

22

27

2 Phoenix Flights

3

3

0

3 The Phoenix

3 3 0 0 23 1 22 23

3 Spear Chuckers

4

1

2

4 The Pub

3 2 1 0 19 5 14 19

4 Marylins

P W D L F A +- PTS 1

0 21

11

10

21

0 18

6

12

18

1 18

14

4

18

4

2

1

1 17

15

2

17

1

2

1 16

16

0

16

5 Emerald Shamrocks 4

3

1

0 19

13

6

19

5 Gaffers Jucee Girls 4

6 Gaffers

4

2

2

0 19

13

6

19

6 Sundowners

4

2

0

2 15

17

-2

15

7 Ourplace Playboys 4

2

0

2 18

14

4

18

7 Picassos

4

1

2

1 14

18

-4

14

3

1

2

0 13

11

2

13

8 Emerald Lounge

4

1

1

2 16

16

0

16

8 Clouseaus

9 Boothen Titans

4

2

0

2 15

17

-2

15

9 Ourplace Playgirls 3

2

0

1 13

11

2

13

10 Exiles Bar

4

0

1

3 10

22 -12

10

10 Bar Leones

4

1

0

3 13

19

-6

13

1

1

1 12

12

0

12

-2

11

3 0 0 3 9 15 -6 11 Waterfall Warriors

9

11 Shandys Chippers 3

12 Palms Pool Bar

3

1

0

2

6

18 -12

6

12 Naughty Nautas 3

1

0

2 11

13

13 Palms Sports Bar 4

1

0

3

6

26 -20

6

13 Summerlands

3

0

2

1 11

13

-2

11

3

0

1

2

15

-6

9

3 0 0 3 7 17 -10 7

14 Bar 180 B

4

0

1

3

5

27 -22

5

14 Pas O Nadas B

15 Pas O Nadas A

4

0

0

4

2

30 -28

2

15 Waterfall B

the season. We haven’t been told who won the drinking, but I have a good idea!

Elsewhere, a Golf del Sur derby had Palms Pool Bar just edging

out Waterfall Warriors. Boothen Titans nicked a close one at Emerald Lounge, and Gaffers claimed the last rubber to tie the match with Em-

erald Shamrocks. No league action this week as we go in to our first knock out competition of the year, and this time it’s the doubles. Some 60-

9

odd players, spread between three venues, will go head-to-head for the chance to play at our Finals’ night in September. Good luck to everyone.

Stan the Man puts boot into Djokovic NOVAK Djokovic, bidding to join the all-time greats of tennis by winning Sunday’s French Open, received the shock of his career as he was muscled out of the Paris final.

A win for the World No.1 Serb would have put him alongside the seven men who have won all four Grand Slam titles.

But Stan Wawrinka had other ideas and, despite losing the first set, the man from Switzerland went on to pumell his seemingly unbeaten rival in the next three sets to claim his first French Open title and

second major success, at the age of 30.

It was impossible to drag your eyes away from the TV screen as the Swiss, a No.8 seed, outwitted the greatest player on the circuit to seal a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory at Roland Garros.

Wawrinka’s incredible power - and the occasional deft touch - ended Djokovic’s 28-match winning streak as he clinched the decisive fourth set from 3-0 down.

It looked for all the world that Djokovic would be able to pull off another of his great escapes when he broke Wawrinka’s serve for that three-game advantage.

But his opponent simply cranked up his power-play to narrow the deficit, then broke the Serb’s service - and all of a sudden it was game on again for the determined, big-hitting Swiss on the clay court.

The Serb will have to wait at least 12 months before attempting to match the full set of major titles collected

by Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Rafael Nadal and Fred Perry.

But no one, surely, has

received such a Paris ovation as the crowd, who had favoured his opponent throughout, kept the applause up for several minutes after Djokovic received his runners-up plate.

It was a magnificent tribute to a fabulous player, and it brought tears to the eyes of a superstar, who admitted he had been beaten by the better man.

The 28-year-old Serb was a strong favourite to get his hands on the title after smashing nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in the quarters and finishing off thirdseeded Andy Murray in the semis after a raindelayed five-setter. But he was genuinely outplayed by Wawrinka.

“It was an incredible atmosphere on court and I felt emotion like I never have before,” said Wawrinka. “I would like to thank my coach, Magnus Norman. You played in the final without winning, but this victory is yours as well as mine.”

He knew he would have to summon up the finest tennis of his career, and that’s exactly what he did in one of the great don’t-blink-oryou’ll-miss-it clashes.

Stan’s backhand down-the-line winner to seal the decisive break in the fourth set was the most breathtaking return of all, but it was just one example of the magnificent, attacking shots that left Djokovic flustered.

But sporting Djokovic, despite his obvious despair, was quick to praise the new champion: “There are things that are more important in life than victories and that is character and respect,” he said. “Stan, you are a great champion with big heart.”

Their last four GrandSlam matches had gone to five sets, and this was every bit as good in terms of quality, with Wawrinka hitting 60 winners as his aggression broke down Novac’s seemingly invincible defence.

The victory makes him only the second Swiss to win at Roland Garros after Swiss compatriot Federer, whom he saw off in straight sets at the quarter-final stage.

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Testing, testing, Froome set for his next big trial

BRITAIN’S Chris Froome and six of his Team Sky colleagues have been building up for the 2015 Tour de France across the testing Mount Teide landscape for up to five hours daily.

tador and 2014 victor Vincenzo Nibali were all based at altitude on top of Teide, where Lance Armstrong, cycling’s major druggie, once trained.

“Three major TDF (Tour de France) contenders staying on Mt Teide and no out-ofcompetition tests for the past 2 weeks - very disappointing,” Froome tweeted.

This time, Nibali’s Astana Pro Team, who were staying in the same hotel and are managed by former drug cheat Alexander Vinokourov, were also tested twice.

It relieved a lot of tension for Froome, who has been adamant that

And the riders were given two more tests in Tenerife - by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation, to the delight of Froome.

The 2013 Tour winner complained at the lack of testing last year, even though he, Alberto Con-

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regular drug-testing must be stepped up.

“It’s good to hear it is across the board,” he said after becoming so frustrated last year at the lack of tests. “We had been coming up here for three years, two or three times a year, and we had only been tested once.”

“Also, asking around the other teams who had been up here, they hadn’t been tested, either. Whenever we went to the races, one of the first questions journalists would ask was, ‘You were up in Tenerife, which obviously has a bad reputation in the past. Were you tested?’

We could only say, ‘No,

we weren’t’, which just doesn’t look good.

“I just wanted to be able to say, ‘Yes we were up there; yes we were tested - the results are there, nothing to worry about’. I also wanted to know that all our competition is being tested, especially with so many teams using Tenerife as a training hub at those critical times of the year.”

He added: “You think that would be one of the times testing should be at its highest. It was

division 2 ResultS

Inn The Pink A Palms Bar B

5 - 7 6 - 6

Exiles B Waterfall Rebels

division 1 Table

Tenerife Pool Tables

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Inn The Pink B

division 2 Table

Table

P W D L F

Table

P

1 Gaffers A

28 25

3

0 238 98 140 78

1 Sporting Jester A

26 21

3

2 219

2 Tenerife Hammers A

28 22

4

2 227 109 118 70

2 Bluebell A

26 18

3

5 183 129 54 57

3 The Phoenix

28 15

5

8 181 155 26

50

3 Gaffers B

26 16

5

5 191 121 70 53

4 Inn The Pink A

28 14

4

10 183 153 30

46

4 Waterfall Jokers

26 16

4

6 183 129

5 Treehouse A

28 13

4

11 173 163 10

43

5 James Place

26 15

4

7 184 128 56 49

6 Phoenix Potters

28 12

3

13 169 167

39

6 Inn The Pink B

26 13

8

5 174 138 36 47

7 Waterfall Rebels

28 10

8

10 161 175 -14 38

7 Hoppys Bar

26 11

2

13 166 146 20 35

8 Dreamers A

28 10

5

13 168 168

35

8 Picasso’s A

26 10

4

12 151 161 -10 34

9 Palms Bar B

28 10

5

13 156 180 -24 35

9 Next Door

26

9

3

14 152 160

10 Palms Bar A

28

7

12 164 172 -8

10 Sporting Jester B

26

7

3

16 129 183 -54 24

9

A +- PTS

2 0

34

W D

L

F

A

+- PTS

93 126 66

54 52

-8 30

11 Exiles B

28

9

6

13 154 182 -28 33

11 Tenerife Pool Tables

26

7

2

17 131 181 -50 23

12 Terrace Bar B

28

8

4

16 142 194 -52 28

12 The Crown

26

6

3

17 80

13 Tenerife Hammers C 28

7

3

18 129 207 -78 24

13 Dreamers B

26

5

3

18 120 192 -72 18

14 Treehouse B

26

2

5

19 121 191 -70 11

14 Terrace Bar A

28

6

4

18 139 197 -58 22

15 The Peacocks

28

4

7

17 136 200 -64 19

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something I really felt I needed to draw attention to.

“I felt the authorities could have been doing more. But I am happy with the number of times they have been here this year.”

Their fortnight in Tenerife was followed on Sunday by the start of the Critérium du Dauphiné, the eight-day race in which Froome is competing directly against several other Tour de France contenders, including Nibali.

The Tour starts in less than a month and, following Alberto Contador’s success in last week’s Giro d’Italia, Froome still considers the Spaniard as his most dangerous rival.

“He’s got an amazing Grand Tour résumé,” he said. “I can’t write off guys like Nibali, Nairo Quintana or Alejandro Valverde, but Contador does stand out. He is the benchmark, the guy to beat.”

Froome finished second to Contador last September at the Vuelta a España, but beat him emphatically in the 2013 Tour before crashing out last year.

Both men are aiming for cycling history next month. A Contador win would mean him holding all three Grand Tour

titles simultaneously, while Froome wants to confirm his status as Britain’s greatest Tour de France rider, joining the likes of Fausto Coppi and Laurent Fignon on the list of double winners.

His rivalry with Contador is developing handsomely and is something he contemplates during those endless hours of preparation.

“It definitively pushes me,” says Froome, who was 30 last month. “I do think about my rivals quite a lot when I’m training. I think, ‘Would they be training like this? Would they be pushing this hard?’ It’s something I use for motivation.”

He describes his relationship with Contador as “a healthy rivalry” and seems genuinely to hope that they are both at their peak for a big showdown in the Pyrenees and Alps.

“I’m sure there will be days when that looks more aggressive than I’m letting on, but we do respect each other,” says Froome. “We don’t hate each other. I think that when it does come to the Grand Tours, both of us want it to be a good race.

“We want to be able to take each other on, and for one of us at the end to be able to say, ‘I was better’.

“So much of the Tour is surviving that first week, getting through those tricky stages cobbles, classic stages.

Once you are into the mountains, it is a huge sigh of relief. This is what you have trained for - this is what the race is really about.”

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