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Issue 926 30th October - 5th November 2015

PM Rajoy goes for Xmas vote

THE starting pistol has been officially fired for the Spanish General Election, which will take place in Christmas week.

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Crunch-time for Rajoy Continued from Front.

On Monday, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the election for December 20th and dissolved Parliament.

It was ratified by King Felipe, who officially signed the document which brought the current parliament to an end.

In stating the date, Rajoy declared passionately that he was still the right man to lead Spain.

The 60-year-old said in Madrid: “My government has turned the economy around, and we have honoured our pledge to bring down unemployment.”

Rajoy and his Popular Party will run on a “better-the-devil-you-know” ticket. He will urge voters to plump for continuity and stability, and said his party, and its policies, was the only chance Spain had to safeguard the recovery and create more jobs.

“If I didn’t think I was the best candidate, I wouldn’t be running,” he added. “Therefore, if my party does not win the most votes, I won’t try to be Prime Minister.”

This early promise puts all his eggs in one basket. In the last election, in 2011, he secured 186 seats in the 350-seat lower house of parliament.

This gave him a working majority - something he is unlikely to get for Christmas.

That said, his party is still leading in the polls, and it would be a surprise if the PP didn’t win the most seats and get the most votes.

As in the UK, the party with the most seats gets

first shot at forming a coalition, so Rajoy’s promise to stand down if this doesn’t happen is very much of getting his party onside.

It’s safe to say that all is not sunshine and flowers in his party, but his handling of the economy is seen as his real ace in the hole.

While many Spaniards remain unhappy with his economic action, there is little doubt that the country is going in the right direction.

On Monday, Rajoy was asked about any potential coalitions and, while he kept his cards close to his chest. he did reveal that he would lead any coalition government.

“My head is well-placed, and I’m not letting anyone change that,” he said, swotting away any talk of someone else leading his party if they fall short of an absolute majority.

The Prime Minister’s party has been dogged by corruption allegations over the last four years, and the PP’s popularity of 47% in early 2012 has melted to below 30%.

However, it still leads the way. The PP was battered in the May local elections, but not as badly as many predicted.

And it’s the lack of any single, hard-hitting policy change, or an inspirational rival, which is keeping Rajoy ahead.

Some of the PP’s traditional voters have defected to Ciudadan o s , which is polling around

16% - up from 4% a year ago.

Led by 35-year-old former lawyer Albert Rivera, Ciudadanos is picking up at the right time but is unlikely to challenge for control.

It remains to be seen if Rajoy would do a deal with those who have defected from his leadership and PP. The Socialist PSOE did okay in the local elections but, nationally, it has also suffered a hit in the polls. From a high of 30% in January 2012, the party has failed to make much headway. And in some polls, it has lost around 4%. In a tight

election, that would be crucial.

Leader Pedro Sanchez has found it hard to reinvent the party after the demise of Jose Luis Zapatero in 2011. Many still blame the party for the economic crisis, which happened on its watch.

While the PSOE enjoyed 25% of the vote in the local elections, there was a feeling that it didn’t make the progress it should have.

Sanchez is yet to come up with an alternative economic policy, which pleases the business world.

And, in fact, it can be argued that his ideas

pushes the party even more to the left.

The previously-mentioned Ciudadanos may have its roots in Catalonia, but it is picking up support nationwide. The party has a pro-business agenda, which would see a top rate of tax capped at 40%, a lowering of corporation tax and the merging of smaller municipalities.

It wants a smaller government and an opendoor immigration policy.

Controversially, it wants to legalise prostitution, euthanasia and soft drugs such as marijuana.

Because of its roots, Ciudadanos is walking a fine line when it comes to the hot potato subject of Catalonia. Leader Albert Rivera has this saying: “Catalonia is my homeland, Spain is my country, and the European Union is our future.”

Then there is Pablo Iglesias’s Podemos party which, a year ago, seemed to be on a crest of a wave.

Founded in Easter 2014, it started out as a leftwing, anti-corruption, protest party.

Iglesias’s frustration with mainstream politics and its rulers struck a chord with the electorate.

But like UKIP in the UK, it faltered at a crucial moment. It’s often hard to understand exactly what it would do differently and, obviously it lacks any experience.

Podemos campaigns on an anti-austerity ticket at a time when the

economy is growing and unemployment is down.

This has hit the party’s polling figures, and supporters have seen their popularity crash from 30% to nearly 10%.

Wanting change is one thing; explaining and convincing people that you know how to do it is something else.

A major opinion poll in Diario de Avisos this week showed how much work the smaller parties still need to do.

This is shaping up to be one of the most closelyfought elections ever.

There is a possibility that one of the big two parties will find the public mood.

But the bookies and most experts feel there will be a hung result.

In that eventuality, the smaller parties will have a role to play … and there would be considerable horse-trading with policies.

The economy will be the major issue, while the handling of the Catalonia problem could be a deciding factor for voters.

The fall-out from anticorruption investigation Operation Punica, which saw 51 arrests, including some high-profile figures from both the PP and PSOE, remains fresh in the memory.

Throw in concerns over immigration, agriculture and manufacturing, and the long-standing abortion debate, and it’s easy to see that this election will have plenty of twists and turns.

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Canarian chiefs investing more

THE Canary Islands Government will increase investment next year by 3%, but it’s not an acrossthe-board rise because some areas get more money than others.

Funds for health and education go up 1%, there is an extra 15% for employment, the social policies rise 11.2% and there’s 10.9% for housing.

These are some of the figures from the draft budget law for 2016, advanced by Finance Minister Rosa Dávila, after being approved by the Governing Council, which, for next year, predicts 2.9% GDP Canarian growth, and a 28.5% unemployment rate.

In the 2016 accounts, resources for productive sectors have also increased to 18.1%: thus, a 12.1% increase in the allocations for agriculture, livestock and fisheries; 14.5% support for the tourism sector, 37.9% for economic and promotion of trade, and 38.2% for Research and Development.

The overall budget will increase 6% over the year, totalling 7.071bn euros, which is about 400m more than in the current year, with an actual spending of 6.180bn. And the public debt should be lowered by 39.7%.

Recent fiscal developments include the previously-announced 99.9% bonus on inheritance and gift tax, and a 15% tax rise on tobacco.

Expenditure on salaries for the Canarian Government and its advisers, already increased by around halfa-million euros, will remain unchanged.

Improving life’s quality

ADEJE Mayo José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga this week got together with Ricardo Redondas Marrero, Regional Director General of the public health service, to discuss the region’s co-ordinated prevention plans in health.

Also present were Amada Trujillo Bencomo, Adeje Councillor for the promotion of better health, and Coun-

cil Health Department staff.

The Mayor said: “We have established a good working relationship and opened up lines of communication between the different administrations in both established projects and new ones.

“In particular, we are stressing the need for prevention programmes and health protection, developing programmes on matters such as child obesity, drug-addiction prevention, sexuallytransmitted diseases, etc.

“Our objective is also to continue and strengthen existing pro-

grammes, as well as offering a range of new services, especially for the more vulnerable members of the population, like young people, children and senior citizens.”

During his day working with the Adeje personnel and representatives, the Director General also visited the local health centre to see the situation for himself, and the changes needed.

Ricardo Redondas said the meeting had been very positive, adding that Adeje was also to the forefront in prevention and health protection programmes.

“We have earmarked particular areas for cooperation to intensify a number of existing health programmes concerning prevention and, for instance, the promotion of healthy lifestyles.”

During the meeting, the representatives also looked at the PIPO project, which has been developed in Adeje and targets obesity in young people.

The programme began last year with a series of workshops and talks in the borough’s public schools to promote the importance of good eating habits and regular exercise.

There was also mention of the borough’s attention to drug-addiction prevention, sexual education projects and first-hand help for cancer sufferers.

Councillor Trujillo Bencomo said: “All these programmes stem from local council initiatives over recent years. And the new challenge in this phase is to give them fresh impetus, in partnership with the regional government.

“This synergy between the two administrations will be highly beneficial for the citizens of Adeje, which is our main objective.”

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Record tourist numbers again NO wonder tourism chiefs in the Canaries and the mainland are beaming! Spain has broken yet another record after welcoming a best-ever 54.4 million international visitors this year, up to the end of September.

And the Canaries received 8.4 million international tourists in the same period, which was 1.2% up on the corresponding time last year.

Only Cataluña and the Balearic Islands posted better figures.

Spain’s bumper tally was revealed in a new survey - as was those of the islands - released by the country’s Industry, Energy and Tourism Ministry.

It was 3.8% higher

than calculations taken at the end of September 2014 for the same ninemonth period.

Spain broke its all-time record for the number of foreign tourist arrivals, up to and including August, when it registered 47.2m visits, which topped the first eight months of 2014 by 4.1%.

Madrid showed the biggest improvement with an 11% increase. Latest figures from Frontur, the Ministry’s Tourism Border Movements Survey, show that again, most visitors came from Britain, Germany and France which, combined, make up more than half of all tourists entering the country.

In all, Spain received two million more tourists than in 2014 over the same nine-month period. And the Madrid region showed the biggest improvement in the survey, with an 11% increase.

But Catalonia remains the preferred destination of most foreign tourists, with almost 14 million arrivals - 3.2% more than last year.

The Balearics ranked second with more than 10 million foreigners landing on the islands, which was a 2.5% improvement from 2014.

While the latter is a prime destination for Britons, Catalonia has experienced a particular increase in the number of French visitors, with 5.2% more than last year coming over.

The region’s proximity to France, and the number of good holiday deals, were the key factors, said Frontur.

There were also increases in tourists numbers from Asia (33.4%), the US (23.1%), Switzerland (8.6%) and other European nations (8.7%).

But while Germany ranked second in the survey, its tourist numbers declined by 3.4%, against the same period last year.

Russian visitors are still falling - 36% compared with the JanuarySeptember 2014 period.

That was down to the global fall in oil and gas prices, upon which a large part of the country’s economy depends.

Portugal’s visitors also dropped, but by 2% only compared with last year.

Curiously. the number of international motor-

ists arriving in Spain rose by 4.3% - representing 10 million arrivals. But air travel was the most commonlyused form of transport to Spain, eight out of 10 people flying in to the

country, says Frontur.

As for accommodation, six out of 10 international tourists stayed in hotels, though an increased number opted for other types of places to spend their holidays,

especially rental properties.

The majority of visitors to Spain, 71%, again preferred to organise their trips online themselves rather than via package deals.

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King’s praise for big two at Asturias Awards gala AMERICAN filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and Cuban writer Eduardo Padura featured largely during the Princess of Asturias Awards gala.

Spain’s King Felipe VI presided over the ceremony at Oviedo’s Teatro Campoamor, accompanied on stage for the award presentation

by Queen Letizia, while his mother, Queen Sofia, looked on from the royal box.

The 1,500 invited guests responded with particular warmth to Coppola, winner of the Arts Award, who delivered one of the keynote speeches.

“This is the real thrill of the human species, that each generation, children can run faster, leap higher, play musical instruments with uncanny, technical excellence and dream bigger, newer, cinematic expressions than we can’t even guess at,” he said.

The King hailed Coppola for his “unmistakable talent” and his ability “to reinterpret and renew the gamut of human passions, ever more wisely and effectively”.

And from “the prodigious and magnificent list of Coppola films”, Felipe cited The Godfather and Apocalypse Now as emblematic.

Padura, the Asturias Literature laureate who wore a Cuban shirt known as the “guayabera”, spoke lovingly of Cuba, the Spanish language and work.

He recalled his origins in the Havana suburb of Mantilla, where he continues to live in the house in which he was born.

King Felipe, paying tribute, said: “Padura is one of the leading writers of his generation. He is the creator of a body of work which evocatively embraces Havana, its neighbourhoods, its people and its history.”

The monarch added: “All his works enable him to speak of disappointment, failure, disil-

lusionment, corruption and, at the same time, the beauty and serenity of happy days, awash with joy and enthusiasm.”

French economist Esther Duflo, recipient of the Social Sciences Award, invoked the plight of refugees and said that society “cannot allow itself the luxury” of turning its back on them.

The King stressed that Duflo had spent years “engaged in the noble task of finding effective ways to combat extreme poverty, and explaining why many of the initiatives taken in this area fail.”

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia, honoured with the 2015 Award for International Co-operation, “seeks to place culture within the reach of the largest number of people possible, with a clear desire to expand knowledge, to generalise and make knowledge accessible,” said Felipe.

Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledo, the Communication and Humanities, expressed concern about humanity’s inability to rise above ignorance, violence and cruelty.

The King presented Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, who shared the Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as “two scientists renowned worldwide for having developed a revolutionary technology that enables the modification of genes with great precision”.

The Award for Concord, granted to the Hospitallers of St John of God, was accepted by Jesus Etoyo, head of the order.

The only people honoured who weren’t present in Oviedo were basketball-star brothers Pau and Marc Gasol, joint recipients of the Sports Award.

They could not make the trip from the States because of professional commitments with their respective NBA teams.

But Felipe said of the

talented Gasol brothers: “The memories and emotions of the recent European gold medal won by our national team, to whom we reiterate our congratulations from here, are still very much alive in our thoughts.”

The King, alluding to the independence movement in Spain’s north-western region of Catalonia, said: “May no one build walls with feelings. Divisions will never make a people great ... they only impoverish and isolate.”

He added: “In any democratic society like ours, the defence of the law, and constitutional

principles, is the guarantee of the rights and freedoms of all citizens.

We Spaniards must, therefore, preserve the co-existence that fortifies and enriches our collective life.”

This year marks the first time the prize, which bears the name of the heir to the throne, has been called the Princess of Asturias Award.

It was changed from Prince when Princess Leonor’s father ascended the throne last year as King Felipe VI. Each winner receives 50,000 euros and a replica statuette, designed

by Joan Miró, the late Spanish artist.

Major test for HIV cure THE world’s first clinical trial to cure five HIV patients within three years - soon to take place in Spain will use transplants of blood from umbilical cords.

Until now, just one person, known as the “Berlin patient”, has been completely cured of HIV. He was diagnosed with both HIV and leukaemia, and needed treatment for

cancer. Doctors used a bone-marrow of a donor who had a certain cellular mutation, which resisted HIV. After the transplant, the patient’s HIV levels decreased and he is now cancerfree, with only traces of virus found.

To see if this can work, the National Organisation of Transplants (ONT) has selected 157 donors with a genetic muta-

tion which allows them to resist HIV, and will treat HIV patients suffering from leukaemia and lymphoma.

Doctors will transplant umbilical cord blood into the patients and the treatment will begin in December in Madrid. The announcement came last week at the haematology conference by Spain’s National Organisation of Transplants (ONT).

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Arona is planning first theme hotel in Tenerife

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Not good enough THE first autumn rains, a week or so ago, saw some nasty storms in the archipelago and not all of them were of a meteorological nature.

Last Friday was one of the sunniest, warmest days of the month. Well, it was on the east, south and west coasts of Tenerife. Fuerteventura was experiencing a real humdinger of a storm, which tailed into Gran Canaria, where Telde got the worst of it.

But here? Nothing but sun!

It was like a late summer’s day. But for the ankle-biters, it was Snow Day since all the schools were closed. Why? I still cannot get a proper answer for that.

The Canary Islands Government made the decision late on the Thursday night. The local town halls don’t have the power to over-rule such acts, I was told by one municipality.

I understand that halfa-dozen Tenerife schools needed repair work done, so I have no problem with them being closed.

But the rest?

We would all have accepted the schools being closed the previous day, In fact, there is a separate argument about why the schools were open when the storm was at its strongest.

Someone suggested the schools were closed because teachers from the north couldn’t travel south. Well, the TF-1 was open and the buses were running just fine.

If the Government didn’t want people to travel, simply close the

roads. And why is it always the schools that close? If there is such concern for mass gatherings of people when it rains, close the commercial centres.

Shut all businesses in Las Chafiras (THAT would solve a lot of road problems) or, say, Siam Mall. I notice Alcampo, and all the Government buildings in the north where the rain was at its heaviest, were open.

The whole things smacks of Little Island syndrome. Yet we claim to be a developing region which can attract big business.

Not on last week’s showing. At times, we lack common sense.

I have all the sympathy in the world for those parents who had to take a day off work, losing money, because of a drop of rain. I wonder if someone in the Government has got the calculator, out to try to work out how much money our economy lost as a result of the schools being closed. In the UK, parents are getting fined £60 a day, per kid, for not taking them to school.

So maybe parents should bill the schools, or the Government, when they cannot send them to classes? Fair’s fair, and I bet it would stop in a heartbeat all the soft school closures.

Of course, safety comes first. But closing schools for no real reason hardly sends out the best life lesson to children.

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IT is set to be one of the best hotels on the Island, and the entire, ambitious project has already created a buzz.

Yes, Tenerife’s first themed hotel and recreational centre could be operational in four years.

The total investment exceeds 47 million euros - the largest in the South - and the planned hotel will have five-star status, with a 400-room

LAST week’s heavy rainfall caused problems throughout the Canaries, with severe damage in many municipalities.

Gran Canaria’s Telde was the worst hit and the national Minister Jose Manuel Soria, who is from the region, said: “Exceptional measures will be taken to alleviate the effects of the catastrophe.”

During a visit to the coast of Telde to see the damaging effects, Soria said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had instructed the Interior, Development and En-

capacity. Arona municipality has backed the new project, which is on a 45,700sq/m plot, purchased 15 years ago

by Santiago Puig, next to Las Americas golf course and opposite the National Police headquarters.

The site is within easy reach of the Magma Arts and Congress centre, and is practically adjacent to the highway.

True, the area has an ugly look now, and is often avoided at night because of constant problems with street prostitution. But that reputa-

tion should be shredded over the next few years.

According to a press release, the plot’s total area, plus the building - an average height of eight floors and 39 accommodation units on each floor - will occupy 20,280sq/m.

The remainder will house a large natural park, inspired by the Riviera Maya resorts - quality hotels with natural attractions featuring water circuits, caves, waterfalls and lush vegetation.

All the facilities, especially aquariums,

water parks, zoos and amusement parks, are said to be extremely profitable.

If all goes as expected, the first earthworks will begin in early 2017 and the hotel will be completed in early 2019. The construction will lead to the creation of 500 jobs and, long-term, the hotel will employ up to 400 permanent staff.

Spanish company Aspro Parks, which manages 62 parks in 11 European countries and receives 14 million visitor annually, is behind the project.

Storms leave a trail of damage costing millions vironment and Agriculture Ministers to “make a valuation on the cost as quickly as possible”.

He added that Rajoy had been following the effects of the archipelago storms in detail.

In an initial assessment, the City of Telde estimated damages to be in the region of eight million euros. “This is a partial estimate,

because it remains to be known the exact damage that has been caused in a large part of the public roads and municipal infrastructure,” said Soria. The Mayor, Carmen Hernandez, has asked the central and regional executives to deal with the exceptional aid as quickly as possible.

But Antonio Morales,

Gran Canaria Cabildo President, predicts that the cost of the damage on the island will be “many more millions of euros”.

Tenerife was also affected badly, but not in the same way as Telde.

Repairs will cost a few million euros,which will be found from the national emergency relief fund.

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‘We will ban schools religious instruction’ PEDRO Sánchez, head of Spain’s socialist party, says that if he’s elected, his government will do away with religion courses in public and private schools.

Sánchez leads the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), the nation’s largest opposition party, into the 20th December general election for all the seats in the lower general house of Spain’s parliament, and more than 75% of the upper-house seats.

The proposal to remove religion courses from all schools in Spain is part of the first draft of the PSOE’s platform, which was reviewed last

week by the Standing Executive Committee.

The party’s platform states that the Spanish Government must promote “necessary reforms in the current legal framework, as well as international agreements,” in order to “promote a secular public school where religious instruction is not included, either in the curriculum or the school schedule”.

Not even private schools, run independently of the government, could offer religion courses for students to take during school hours under the proposal. They could do so only as an extracurricular activity.

Father José María Gil Tamayo, spokesman of the Spanish Conference of Catholic Bish-

ops, told Spain’s largest radio network (COPE) that no student was obliged to take religious instruction classes, but it was obligatory for schools to offer the course.

Fr. Gil Tamayo also emphasised that this course formed part of “a curriculum on a par with the rest of the subjects”.

He added: “This is a matter of parents exercising their right within the educational system, laid down in the constitution, for their children to be educated in accordance with their religious and moral convictions.”

According to the PSOE platform, the religion course could no longer be used in calculating the average grade used to obtain a schol-

arship, or be admitted to a university.

But Father Gil Tamayo pointed out that the PSOE, perhaps looking for a few votes, was simply “stirring up a problem (for itself)”.

He also stressed that the party “needs to keep in mind that the moderate people of this country, the voters of the PSOE, proportionate to the major religious denomination in Spain, are Catholics.”

The PSOE is one of six parties involved in Spain’s general election.

The current rulers, the People’s Party, is conservative and Christian democratic.

The social-democratic PSOE last led the Spanish Government from 2004-2011, under Prime Minister José Rodríguez Zapatero.

Norwegian cuts cost to mainland, via Tenerife

NORWEGIAN Airlines this week started a plethora of new routes between Tenerife and the peninsula - Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga - during the winter season.

The budget airline will operate daily routes between Los Rodeos in the north and Madrid, four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and also to Barcelona, and two (Monday and Friday) between Tenerife South and Malaga airport.

SPAIN’S Civil Guard is investigating dozens of complaints filed across the country since the summer by members of the Ashley Madison website, which encourages extra-marital affairs.

Complainants say they are being blackmailed by online ex-

Alfons Claver, Norwegian’s Director of Institutional Relations, told the media, after hosting the first national flight, that since the collapse of Spanair, availability of flights between the Island and the mainland had been deci-

mated.

“Norwegian, thereby, seeks to help turn around this situation - and with an offer of very low rates, generous legroom, new aircraft and the option of using free wifi aboard,” he said.

“Today, a Canary resi-

dent can find a ticket for 25 euros with Norwegian without difficulty.”

Claver also said the occupancy of the flight, and the time of purchase, are factors that influence flight prices.

Apart from again acknowledging the company’s determination to continue to grow in Tenerife, we are being used as a hub by the airline. There are plans for flights to America, and Claver is convinced that Norwegian is “an airline with competitiveness.

He added: “Our prices are much lower than they were about three months ago.”

Spain could be the leading pig suppliers SPAIN’S pig producers have been spreading their wings, in a manner of speaking, and the country could become a bigger sector in that market than Germany in the EU if its growth rate continues.

Karsten Flemin, Danish Agriculture and Food Council’s senior analyst, said during its recent Pig Conference in Herning, central Jutland, that there had been a lot of investment in Spain, and the country’s production increase had found outlets on the Asian market.

“This year has seen a big increase, particularly when you see the May and June figures,” he said.

Those figures show a 6.2% rise in the Spanish pig herd - 26.983 million specimens - compared

What a dodgy affair!

tortionists, who want money in return for notspilling the beans to their spouses, relatives, friends and work colleagues about their romantic exploits, reports news agency Europa Press.

Ashley Madison - slogan “Life is short, have an affair” - is a is based in Canada, with a presence in 26 countries, including Spain.

But the Civil Guard’s computer crime experts say the messages are coming from outside Spain.

Although confidentiality is a key element of the site’s success, a group of hackers calling themselves The Impact Team stole personal and financial information in July about its 37 million-plus clients.

The group left it in the hard-to-access “Dark Web,” part of the so-called “Deep Web,” which cannot be reached via search engines.

The disclosure has led to extortion and blackmail threats, and the Canadian police said in August that it was investigating two suicides, apparently linked to the scandal.

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In recent weeks, dozens of Spaniards have been receiving email reminders of their affairs, and seeking sums ranging from between 500-2,000 euros to keep quiet.

And to prove they have genuine information about their targets, the blackmailers show financial transactions made by the victims as clients of Ashley

with Germany’s standstill numbers of just over 28 million.

At the same time, though, Germany’s sow-herd numbers fell by 2.7%, while Spain’s rose 2.3%.

Mr Flemin said that in the EU, only Spain and the UK were able to retain high prices because the products were going to a high-priced domestic market.

The Dutch pig herd is showing a slight rise of 2.8%, with a small rise in the sow herd, but the French pig herd, rising by 2.3%, is also experiencing a drop in sowherd numbers.

Denmark is witnessing a 1.4% increase in pig production and a 0.5% rise in its sow herd.

But in the short term, at least, the price forecast for the Danish pig producers continues to be poor. with farmers hoping to break even at best. Yet the EU’s pigmeat production is expected to remain stable through 2016.

Madison that required a membership fee.

The extortionists hack into their victims’ social media accounts before making their threats - to find out who their friends and acquaintances are.

The Civil Guard’s computer crime experts, having determined that the messages are coming from outside Spain, are working with police in various countries to try to put an end to the practice.

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Transgender fails to claim Spain’s world beauty title ANGELA Ponce, a transgender woman, failed to make history by becoming Miss World Spain on Sunday. But she still feels like a winner, despite being favourite to win the international event.

Angela, a 23-year-old from Seville, represented Cadiz in the international beauty pageant in Estepona, on

the Costa del Sol. But she failed to make the final 10, Mireia Lalaguna (Miss Barcelona) went on to claim the title, and a disappointed Angela said: “In my eyes, I’m still a winner. I have the regional crown on my head and I’m fighting to make us seen, to make us heard and to demonstrate that I am already a queen.”

The 23-year-old, the first transsexual woman to compete for Miss Spain, says knew she was “different” as a youngster, recalling:

“When my parents asked me what toy I wanted, I went straight for the Barbies.”

The model, who still works at her parents’ restaurant, told 20minutos.es: “The bottom line is that my family supported me when I was little”, and she added that her father sat with her as she played with her dolls.

She began to investigate and discover transsexuality when she was 11, and said she can now begin to fight for be-

Tenerife-Edinburgh flights BUDGET airline Norwegian yesterday (Thursday) expanded its range of Tenerife routes with a service from Edinburgh.

The company will operate one Boeing 737 flight to the Island on Thursday and Saturdays.

Commercial director Thomas Ramdahl said: “Tenerife remains one of the most popular holiday getaways for Scottish travellers, and complements the range of city breaks we offer.”

Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gor-

don Dewar added: “This is a massive vote of confidence for the airport.

“Norwegian Airlines share our commitment to improving connectivity and, together, we are offering a great new route between Scotland and Tenerife.”

ing “who I really am”.

And though she wasn’t bullied at school, misunderstanding was rife and she now wants to help educate young people because, she says: “People do not know what transsexuality is; they still confuse it with transvestism.”

After years of hormone therapy, Angela had surgery in 2014 to complete her transition, and she is determined to raise awareness for the transgender community in Spain, pledging: “The battle continues.”

She added: “Society is not educated for diversity and that is what has made me go public.

Here I am and I’m not weird. I just have a different story.” And of the pageant, she said: “It is part of my history and I have nothing to hide.”

She has been working with the Daniela Foundation to raise aware-

ness about transsexual and transgender individuals.

Lea T, often cited as the first transgender supermodel, was discovered by French fashion house Givenchy in 2010 and has been redefining the fashion industry.

Others include model

Andrea Pejic, originally from Serbia, who has walked the ramp for noted designers like Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs.

And American model Arisce Wanzer, who has been the face of Kenneth Cole, has also represented fashion houses like Topshop.

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Making a prime mark TYPICALLY, new Primark storeopenings attract crowds. Madrid is no different and among them, as ever, is George Weston, Chief Executive of Associated British Foods.

He enjoys oversees the low-cost fashion chain, along with a number of food brands, which include Ovaltine and Twinings Tea. True, a peculiar combination, but Weston defends the varying businesses which comprise ABF. “Hodgepodge is not fair,” he says. “We are a differentiated food company with Primark attached.”

It’s just a fancy way of saying that the group has a number of unrelated grocery brands, from sugar to bread and cereals, as well as a fashion chain. But Primark is the profit leader for his family-controlled conglomerate.

Weston draws a comparison with consumergoods giant Unilever, which also owns a raft of seemingly-unconnected brands, adding: “Primark has thrived over the past 40 years.”

This Madrid store is a new landmark for Primark because it’s the first which is not situated in a mall, although the company already has 40 shops in Spain.

The Gran Via shop is in the heart of Madrid’s shopping district, which, believes Weston, will bring in younger shoppers.

Primark’s new site, once a department store, spans five floors and is the company’s second-largest shop, after Manchester. And, as Spanish fashionistas have come to appreciate, it is nothing short of a phenomenon.

Primark was started in 1969 by Weston’s grandfather, Garfield, who

opened the first shop in Ireland. Nowadays, it contributes £662 million of the group’s £1.1bn operating profit last year, which is a huge chunk.

Here in Tenerife, we have our own Primark store in Santa Cruz, which was an instant hit with Brits as well as the Spanish when it opened a few years ago. Brits from the South made pilgrimages by coach to get their hands on the inexpensive, value-formoney clothes for men, women and children.

Weston reveals the secret to Primark’s success: “Modesty,” he says proudly. “It is no accident that some of the greatest retailers come from small countries.

With its Irish roots, Primark has humility.

Who are we to tell you what to buy? We listen to what shoppers want and we adapt to them.”

He adds: “We are traders, the cheapest on the High Street. It is all about the clothes we sell, the culture around our stores, and the speed with which managers respond by finding a solution if something doesn’t work out.”

He outlines that some international retailers have adopted a onesize-fits-all approach: “They say, ‘this is what we do in America, so this is what you should do, too.’

“The Irish influence on the business should not be underestimated.

There is a sense of determination that comes from Primark’s Irish heritage. Also, a lot of the managers have the same background and went to school together.”

He points out that there aren’t a lot of “silos” in Primark - management-speak for an open atmosphere. Far from working in isolation, managers chat with each other, discussing what’s selling and what’s not.

Weston claims Primark can offer low prices as well as great style,

and that it has stores in prime locations and offers good service. These elements, he insists, are all essentials and not “either-or” qualities.

Earlier on opening day, Weston took a starring role at the new store’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. He was joined by Primark’s retail royalty - a host of top bosses usually tucked away behind the scenes.

Among them was Primark Chief Executive Paul Marchant. And his predecessor, Arthur Ryan, widely seen as the architect of the chain’s success and now an 85-year-old retail guru, was also among the guests.

Weston is still not shy to shop while at work and an hour later, in the fifth-floor meeting room, he appears clutching a store bag, because he saw a pair of black Primark trainers he just had to have.

“They were only 15 euros (£11) and on launch day you get a free cloth bag,” says the tycoon, who last year took home a bulging pay package of £7.1m.

Primark made its first overseas foray with a Spanish store in 2006, and Weston is keen to expand further in Eu-

rope. “We think we are immature outside the UK,” he admits. “We have no High Street stores in France or Germany, but next year, we will open in Milan.”

So is that a suggestion that Primark, with 186 stores in the UK, has reached saturation?

“Maturing is the word to use,” he says. “That doesn’t mean we don’t have more to do.”

Some people believe Primark would be more valuable if it were spun off from ABF and that it would grow faster as a stand-alone company.

But Weston says money - or being part of a wider group - has not barred them from opening new stores. “The biggest constraint is finding the right sites,” he admits. “It took five years to get this Spanish one together.

Weston, who read PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) at Oxford University, is an heir to the dynasty behind some of the world’s most prestigious brands.

The Weston clan controls upmarket department stores Fortnum & Mason and Selfridges, as well as furniture store Heals.

He worked as a man-

agement consultant for two years after graduation, then cut his teeth in the family business working at a food factory in Sydney.

He says the pressure of living up to his highachieving family tree is not unbearable. “I’ve been Chief Executive for 10 years, and the company has done well,” he says modestly.

“When I was growing up working at the pie factory in Australia, all that weighed on me, but I hope I have gone beyond that stage.”

The family control Primark, which is listed on the London market. In 1950, Garfield Weston placed 80% of his wealth

in a charitable trust which owns 44% of the business, while the family directly own 16%.

The trust depends on the success of ABF to make donations to good causes, and it exceeded £58m last year.

Weston says: “Ownership by the Foundation gives us stability. Shareholders in family companies really matter because family-run firms are able to create value in the long term.

“There is no point being a hero over six months and bust in three years.”

He says the business probably takes less financial risk than rivals and this means it has lower levels of debt.

But when it came to taking a punt on Primark breaking into America, Weston didn’t hesitate, despite the US being a graveyard for many UK retailers. And last month, the company opened its first shop, in a converted department store, in Boston.

Food retailers have found it difficult, but firms such as H&M and Zara owner Inditex have done well,” he recalls.

“You have to think of Primark as being European - it’s Irish. A lot of UK firms haven’t succeeded in Europe, but we have.”

And this is far from the end of the astonishing Primark story. No wonder it’s nicknamed Primarni by so many!

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BARCELONA will soon be featuring Europe’s tallest building in the form of the city’s most famous tourist attraction the revamped La Sagrada Familia Basilica in all its wondrous beauty!

Work on the Basilica is now entering its final phase, with its six towers set to be raised, and chief architect Jordi Fauli is absolutely sure the central “Tower of Jesus Christ,” the tallest of the six, will ensure an architectural marvel, drawing millions of visitors each year when it is finished in a little over a decade.

The “Tower of Jesus Christ” rising 175m above the ground level,will be crowned by a cross and tightly surrounded by five other towers, one dedicated to Mary and four slightly shorter ones for the four evangelists.

Fauli unveiled the next phase of the construction in a newly-finished chamber that formed a small amphitheatre, perched 60m (196ft) above the floor of the church, from where hundreds of visitors gaze

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at the church’s stained glass windows and arching ceilings.

The Tower will rise directly above the chamber, which is designed to support the weight of the towers and channel sunlight into the building.

“La Sagrada Familia” Foundation announced on 21st October t h a t t h e temple had entered final construction phase The first stone was laid on 19th March, 1882, following the Neogothic design drawn up by ar-

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Visionary architect Antoni Gaudi took over the design of the Sagrada Familia in 1883 until his death on 10th June, 1926, when he was run over by a street trolley.

Chief Architect Fauli said: “The central tower of 172.5m (566ft) will make it the tallest cathedral in Europe, because t h e tall-

est tower in Europe is Germany’s Ulm, at 162m (531.5ft).”

But St Peter’s Basilica, in Rome, will still have the tallest interior.

According to “La Sagrada Familia” Foundation, the temple could be finished in the first third of the 21st century, and that will delight the three million-plus people who visit the temple each year. Fauli said the plan to have the towers and most of the church’s structure completed in 2026 for the 100th anniversary of Gaudi’s death was still on schedule.

But he admitted there would still be some elements left to finish, such as decorations. “It’s difficult to predict,” he said.

“But we can say that it will be completed by 2030-2032.”

The main projects being undertaken over the coming years are the construction of the west sacristy, the central towers and the Tower of Jesus. A mere 15 years ago,

there was no roof on the inner part of the church as it stood between the two beautiful facades, with eight bell towers that leave spectators overcome with awe - one side looking like a sand castle and the other a work of art inspired by cubist painting.

Gaudi, a fervent Catholic, won the patronage of some of Barcelona’s wealthiest industrialist and upper-crust families, who commissioned him to build gorgeous homes and other daring buildings and parks that have helped make Barcelona a leading tourist destination. He never expected the cathedral to be completed in his lifetime, and just one facade was finished when he died.

The monument received more than 3.2 million visits in 2014, making it one of the biggest tourist sites in Spain.

And the entrance fees of 15-20 euros finance the construction budget of 25m euros a year.

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Disabled forced to wait a year for their benefits WHAT should take a maximum of three months can take more than a year. That is the depressing reality for those waiting to be declared disabled officially, so they can collect their benefits.

A 2014 decree for the disabled, established by the Canary Islands Government, says the

waiting period should be 90 days. But nearly 17,000 people in the Islands have been waiting at least a year for their benefits.

The figure, pointed out this week by Popular Party Deputy Leader Josefa Luzardo, coincides with reports from bodies such as Disability and CERMI Tenerife Canary platform.

And it is very similar to that offered in July 2014

by Paulino Rivero, the

then Executive President.

Inés Roja, Social Policy Minister of the regional executive, admitted in Parliament that there were 16,631 people unable to enjoy their rights because of “an administrative collapse,” adding: “About 11,000 are still awaiting assessment.”

Far from improving, the situation has worsened in the last year, and Patricia Hernandez, the Ministry of Social

Policy’s Vice-President, said: “We must sort out the allowance of public benefits and services as quickly as possible.”

To achieve this, she said that management would be reorganised, with administrative support, criteria and “clear and common protocols for the seven islands”.

She added: “We must also launch a new software tool that will allow a more agile and efficient management of

records within the database centres and information services.

“We will provide more staff to create new assessment teams, con-

sisting of doctors, psychologists and social workers, who will also have administrative support for managing records.”

TB rife in London ONE-THIRD of London’s boroughs suffer from high rates of tuberculosis, with more than 40 incidents reported per 100,000 people.

That’s the shocking news contained in a report by the London Assembly, which points out that some areas have higher rates of than Rwanda or Iraq.

The report records that some wards in Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow and Newham have rates of more than 150 per 100,000.

It also says prisoners, homeless people, people with substance abuse issues, refugees and migrants are particularly at risk.

Although the BCG vac-

cination against TB is recommended for all London’s new-born babies, it is not on offer in eight of the 24 boroughs.

The rate of infection among UK-born Londoners has risen, yet it has fallen throughout those who weren’t born in Britain. But the report said it would be wrong to assume TB was a disease of migrants.

Newham borough has the highest rate per 100,000 people, with 107 cases while, against that, 2013 figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed that in Rwanda, the figure was 69, and 45 in Iraq.

Algeria and Guatemala also had a lower incidence than the capital, and the average rate per 100,000 in the UK as a whole was 13.

Controversial bear hunt

AN organised bear hunt throughout Florida ended after just two days when a higherthan-expected number were killed.

Officials had sold more than 3,200 hunting permits for the controversial, week-long hunt in the state - the first for 21 years.

Supporters claimed the intention was to cut down on the surging population of black bears, whose numbers have increased from 300 in the Seventies to more than 3,000 today.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) released a statement reporting that 295 bears had been killed in two days of hunting, adding: “The 2015 bear hunt is officially over.”

Authorities were not

concerned by the numbers, saying it was a sign that the bear population was higher than initially thought.

Pro-hunting campaigners believe there have been hundreds of bear incidents in neighbourhoods over the last few years, including four where people have been injured - mostly north of Orlando.

Bears have also been blamed for a number of pet deaths - mostly dogs - which get caught up with the large animals as they rummage through waste bins.

Hunting licences cost 100 dollars for Florida residents, and 300 for non-residents. Restrictions on them required the bears to weigh at least 100lbs.

There was a limit of one bear per hunter, and they were not allowed to be killed if they were with any cubs.

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Toyota inches ahead of scandal-hit rivals

TOYOTA is back on top of global vehicle sales after releasing figures for the first nine months of the year.

The Japanese car-maker sold 7.5 million in the first three quarters of 2015, beating Volkswagen’s 7.43 million and General Motors’ 7.2 million.

After six months of the year, VW was ahead of Toyota, in pole position for the first time.

But Volkswagen’s emissions’ scandal emerged towards the end of September. The discovery of software, able to mislead emissions tests on diesel cars, could well have

more effect on VW’s sales in the remainder of the year.

Toyota’s sales for the first nine months were 1.5% below the level at the same stage last year.

The company initially overtook GM to take the top slot in 2008 and has kept it every year since, except 2011, when GM was the top seller after the fatal tsunami in north-eastern Japan disrupted Toyota’s production.

But there was genuine relief at General Motors on Sunday when it reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union, avert-

ing a threatened strike.

Details of the four-year labour deal were not released. It will now go to a vote of UAW leaders, and then the union’s 52,700 workers at GM. “We believe that this agreement will present stable, long-term, significant wage-gains and job security commitments to UAW members, now and in the future,” said union President Dennis Williams.

The union had threatened to terminate its existing contract at midnight Eastern time on Sunday, meaning there could have been a strike.

Judge charges ETA suspects FIVE suspected former leaders of ETA, the armed Basque Separatist Movement, have been charged by a Spanish judge with committing crimes against humanity.

He was referring to attacks carried out by the group after 2004, which killed 12 people.

Judge Juan Pablo Gonzalez, of the National Audience, which handles terrorism cases, laid the charges on Tuesday as part of a probe into crimes against humanity.

He began the investigation in July in response to a complaint filed by several victims’ associations.

It centres on cases of murder or kidnapping, carried out by the group since 1st October 2004, when Spain’s criminal code was amended to include

a chapter on crimes against humanity.

They include the bombing of a car park at Madrid airport by ETA militants on 30th December 2006, in which two Ecuadorian men died.

The judge said the investigation has focused on the suspected leaders of ETA during this period, since they “had knowledge of the plan of the crimes that were carried out” and had issued instructions.

Among those charged were the suspected former military heads of ETA, Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias “Txeroki”, and Angel Iriondo Yarza, both arrested in 2008; Aitor Elizaran Aguilar, suspected head of ETA’s political apparatus who was detained in 2009, and Mikel Carrera Sarobe, arrested in 2010.

The four are being held in jails in France, where they were all arrested.

The judge also charged Jose Anto-

nio Urrutikoetxea, also known as “Josu Ternera”, a veteran leader of ETA between 1977 and 1992, who has been on the run since escaping arrest in France in 2013.

ETA is accused of killing 829 people in a four-decade campaign for the independence of the Basque region, which straddles the French and Spanish border.

The group announced the end of its armed campaign in October 2011, but has refused to hand over its weapon, or dissolve the organisation, as demanded by governments in both countries.

ETA began a unilateral disarmament programme in early 2014, in co-operation with the International Verification Commission an independent group of experts from various countries, not recognised officially by the Spanish Government.

ETA is considered to be a terrorist organisation by the EU.

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30th October - 5th November 2015 TONY Blair has apologised for “mistakes” in the planning of the Iraq war - after 12 years of outright denial - saying “the intelligence we received” was wrong.

The former Labour Prime Minister also admitted there were “elements of truth” in the feeling that the 2003 invasion was the “principal cause” of Islamic State’s rise.

Blair spoke about the war during an interview on US TV, in which he expressed regret over some aspects of the conflict.

“I apologise for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong,” he told CNN in an interview.

“I also apologise for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime.”

But Blair was adamant he did not regret ousting Saddam Hussein. “I find it hard to apologise for removing Saddam,” he said. “I think, even from today in 2015, it is better that he’s not there than that he is there.”

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was “the principal cause” of the rise of Islamic State, the former Labour leader said: “I think there are elements of truth in that.” He added: “Of course, you can’t say those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015.

“But it’s important, also, to realise that one, the Arab Spring, which began in 2011, would also have had its impact on Iraq today. And two, ISIS actually came to prominence from a base in Syria and not in Iraq.”

Blair’s “apology” was issued amid claims that he was attempting to “spin” the response to the longdelayed Chilcot Inquiry.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was quick to strike, saying: “The Blair spin operation

Lotto winners take an IOU ORGANISERS of a lottery run

by America’s Illinois state say budget problems mean they can offer only IOUs to those who win more than a few hundred dollars.

Since July, the lottery organisers have been withholding payments to players who win 25,000 dollars (£16,000) or more. And now, they have now lowered that threshold to $600.

The delay, they say, is because of a budget stalemate between Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and the Democrats, who control the Illinois General Assembly.

Illinois Lottery chiefs said in a statement that it could not issue the cheques legally.

“Please note that the funding to pay winners exists, but the legal authority to issue checks does not,” they added.

Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger said a $560m payment to the state pension system

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was also on hold because of the budget row.

Needless to say, the IOUs sparked a classaction lawsuit last month in federal court.

The case was filed by two people who won $50,000 and $250,000 respectively in July, but have yet to be paid.

The lawsuit says the Illinois Lottery has withheld more than $288m in prizes since the state budget expired in June.

“How the heck can they do this, and they’re still selling tickets?” demanded one of the lead plaintiffs, 48-year-old Rhonda Rasche, reports the Chicago Tribune.

“If I were the one selling raffle tickets and I didn’t pay, I would be sued or in jail - or both!”

begins ... but the country still awaits the truth.

The delay to the Chilcot report is a scandal.”

No date has yet been given for the release of the Chilcot Inquiry’s final conclusions.

The inquiry was established more than six years ago by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who succeeded

Blair. He said it would take a year to complete.

A Blair spokeswoman said: “Tony Blair has always apologised for the intelligence being wrong and for mistakes in planning.

“He has always also said, and says again here, that he does not, however, think it was wrong to remove Saddam.

“He did not say the decision to remove Saddam in 2003 ‘caused ISIS’ and pointed out that ISIS was barely heard of at the end of 2008, when al Qaeda was basically beaten.”

She added: “He went on to say that in 2009, Iraq was relatively more stable. What then happened was a combina-

tion of two things - there was a sectarian policy pursued by the government of Iraq, which were mistaken policies.

“But also, when the Arab Spring began, ISIS moved from Iraq into Syria, built themselves from Syria and then came back into Iraq. All of this he has said before.”

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FROM the start of the new year, the Spanish legal system will be a speeded up. A little! A revised law will bring Spain into line with a number of other European countries.

It means that some court matters can now be resolved without your attendance. And there is an extra system in place to alert you of court action.

The Civil Proceedings Law Reform came into force on 7th October, and the main changes, which relate to information and communications, via technology

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and communications with the Administration of Justice, can now be conducted electronically.

From 1st January 2016, all legal practitioners and judicial officers must use telematics systems for submitting all written acts, and acts of communication.

Among other issues, emails and telephone numbers may be used to locate the defendant, even by SMS or text.

This means that legal requirements, such as decisions and summons, can be send via modern technology, such as a text to a mobile device or an email to a mailbox.

Legal certifications and the ability to perform acts of commu-

nication this way, now mean that Court officials can register notifications without the need of witness assistance.

Also, from the start of 2016, a Verbal Proceeding is now allowed.

This is the acceptance of a written plea (until now the defendant had to plea in court) and means the claimant will know the defendant’s answer before the hearing.

This will help to speed up the legal process, especially with smaller cases. It will be possible for parties to request that the lawsuit is resolved without the need of a hearing.

However, the processes pending at the time will continue, according to the previ-

ous legislation. So this will affect cases which are submitted only after 1st January 2016, or crimes committed after the same date.

To guarantee the consumer rights in the Monitory Proceeding, the judge will be able to verify the existence of abusive clauses in consumer´s contracts.

And he/she may declare ex-officio the unfairness of a term, which cannot be invoked in any other trial later.

This way, the proceeding will be in accordance with the provisions of the European Court ruling of 14th June 2012.

The Law amends 79 articles of Civil Proceedings Law, as well as provisions of the Civil Code (in relation to the statutes of limitation that goes from 15 to five years) of the Horizontal Property Law (relating to the election of President of the Community of Owners), Legal Aid, Contentious Administrative Jurisdiction and others.

You can contact me directly at mariano zuninosiri@gmail.com abogado@abogados madridtenerife.com Or telephone 673 542 212 Mariano Zunino Siri is a registered lawyer at Tenerife Bar Association.

Sophia’s Wellness Centre ideal for a great tone-up THEY say the best things in life are FREE, so why not enjoy a free trial (for two people) at Sophia’s Wellness Centre in Adeje?

The Centre’s purpose is to make you feel comfortable and relaxed while you work off those excess inches.

Whatever your shape, age or size, Gabriela is on hand to offer a solu-

tion in a friendly, family atmosphere!

The power-assisted exercise machines can be used by any age group and have many benefits, such as improving mobility and flexibility, as well as total body-toning.

The eight toning tables are programmed for just 30 minutes. So whether you are after a slimmer waistline, or want firm-up your inner or outer thighs, bums and tums, the tables provide superb

exercise for an all-over, firm and toned body, working lower back and abdominal muscles, and increasing joint mobility.

Clients can also use the Power Plate for 10 minutes a day, which is an ideal tonic for increasing your metabolism and tone muscle.

It will also help with weight loss.

The Sophia Wellness Centre provides an important approach to a healthy lifestyle, less stress, better sleep,

more energy, less pain and better circulation.

Special offers are available for residents and non-residents.

The centre is in the old town of Adeje, near the Town Hall, behind the main street and next to the free open car park.

For more information, call Gabriela on 922 102 723, or email Gabriela@sophiawellness.com.

Don’t forget your free trial, for a limited period only, which is valid for two people.

Brit property investors back in the market OVERSEAS buyers are mainly targeting Spain and France, according to research provided by overseas mortgage specialist Conti.

In the third quarter of 2015, 40% of inquiries were about Spain and 38% concerned France.

Between January to September, 46% of inquiries were for Spain and 31% for France. But the French have reversed the trend over the past last few months with 46% of inquiries in August and September, compared with Spain’s 31%.

Conti director Clare Nessling said: “There’s no doubt that Spain’s appeal was tarnished following the property crash, which saw prices in some of the most desirable areas fall by up to 50%.

“But, following a nightmarish few years, the property market is on the up at last, and

British investors are regaining confidence in real estate and rediscovering their love for the sights and sounds of this beautiful country.

“Although the French property market has remained a lot steadier than that of Spain, many investors have been holding off to see what happens with property prices there.

They are now expected to stabilise and then begin a slow increase, which is good news for anyone thinking of entering the market now.”

In third place is Portugal, which accounted for 19% of inquiries in the third quarter of 2015, up 3% from January to September.

Conti says it’s an ideal time buy in all three locations, with the strong pound shedding tens of thousands of pounds off property prices.

A 200,000-euro property, for example, is now almost £14,000 cheaper than it was this time last year, and around £20,000 cheaper than 18 months ago.

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Wednesday 4th November, ITV1, 21.00 “My Elvis was this young one, before the jumpsuits and the big lifestyle. But what was he really like? If my dream had come true and he had come over to England and I had met him, I wonder would I have liked the boy buried underneath the myth? I’m going in search of the youth catapulted to fame and fortune. ” Joanna Lumley embarks on a very personal journey for an intimate insight into Elvis Presley, the man behind the myth, for this unique one-hour documentary. The programme sees Joanna travel to Graceland and meet some of Elvis’s closest surviving friends and family, including ex-wife Priscilla Presley, for an honest portrait of what ‘The King’ was really like.

One of the first records Joanna ever bought was “Hound Dog” and ever since that day she has loved Elvis.

This year Elvis would have turned 80 and it is one of Joanna’s biggest regrets that she never got the opportunity to meet the man.

Joanna says: “The thing about being a fan of Elvis is that you just love everything about him. I loved the way he looked, the way he sang, the way he dressed, the photographs of him, the way he performed on stage…and I loved his smile and his sense of humour. I love the fact that he never really grinned huge cheesy grins, he had a special Elvis grin, and I borrowed that for Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous…a little tribute to Elvis.”

Joanna joins Priscilla Presley at Abbey Road Studios for a recording session of the new Elvis album “If I Can Dream” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As they listen to musicians from the live orchestra recording together, the atmosphere is emotional.

Priscilla says (of Elvis): “This is something he would have dreamed of doing, especially here. It gives me chills really.”

Joanna accepts Priscilla’s invitation to Graceland for a personal tour of Elvis’s home, where Priscilla shares intimate memories about their married life and Joanna learns that Elvis was an insomniac who preferred milkshakes to alcohol.

Joanna says: “The TV room, the living room, Elvis’s jungle-themed den, are virtually untouched. His mother’s bedroom is still as it was. It’s open to the public, but tonight, Priscilla and I will be alone, with her memories.”

Elvis had just turned 22 and was the biggest sensation in music when he bought the house. But his story began in Tupelo, Mississippi, where he was born. Joanna heads there next, to see his humble beginnings for herself and visit the shack which Elvis’s father built for the family.

Joanna reveals how his parents, who couldn’t read or write, were regarded at the bottom of the social ladder in the 1930s.

She explains: “Dirt poor was a term coined in America in the 1930s and it meant people who were so poor that they had a roof over their heads but the ground they were on was just earth. This little shack, that Vernon, Elvis’s dad built when he was just a teenager, in fact had planks on the ground but there was pretty much nothing inside it, just a few sticks of furniture. They were dirt poor. It’s extraordinary to think that this was where he was born.”

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30th October - 5th November 2015

Fri 30th Oct 09:15 .............Rip Off Britain

06:45 .....................My Life on a Plate

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

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

07:30 ......................The Edge

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

08:15 ...... Gardeners’ World

11:00 ................ The Housing Enforcers

08:45 .................Great British Menu

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

11:45...Caught Red Handed

09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire

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

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

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

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

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

13:00 ............................. Coast

14:15.......................The Edge

13:10 .......................Bergerac

13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News

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

14:00 .........................The Box

14:00 .............. Judge Rinder

14:30 .........The Great British Bake Off

15:00 ........................ Pick Me!

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

15:45.......My Life on a Plate

15:30........Nature’s Weirdest Events

16:30....Antiques Road Trip 17:15........................Pointless

16:30..............Natural World

18:00..... BBC News at Six

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

19:00........The One Show 19:30............. EastEnders 20:30........Citizen Khan

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21:00............... Have I Got News for You 21:30.....The Kennedys

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18:00.......... Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00............ Gymnastics 21:00.. Great Continental Railway Journeys

10:30.................................. This Morning 12:30.............................. Loose Women

16:00.......................... Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00..............Coronation Street 19:30......................Rugby World Cup

22:00.... BBC News at Ten

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

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

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

22:15................ ITV News

23:25.Asian Provocateur

23:00................Artsnight 23:35.............Later... with Jools Holland

23:00......................Rugby World Cup Highlights

23:50.............. Hollywood Homicide 01:40..................Weather

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00:35.............Witchfinder General

23:45...............The Chase 00:40............ Jackpot247

The Kennedys BBC1, 21.30

It’s Jenny and Tim’s wedding day and Tony is determined that everything goes according to plan. Emma is their bridesmaid but would rather take part in the annual grudge match with the neighbouring street.

Things get off to a disastrous start when Brenda and Emma, in an attempt to help Jenny into her wedding dress, accidentally rip it in two with only a couple of hours to go.

Tim is racked with nerves and is of no use to anyone. Tony has to take charge and runs around, frantically trying to gather all the old, new, borrowed and blue things for Jenny’s perfect traditional wedding.

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06:00 .................Countdown

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

06:45 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

07:10...............3rd Rock from the Sun 07:35.........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00.........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30.........Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00............................ Frasier 09:25............................ Frasier 10:00................... Undercover Boss USA 11:00....................Posh Pawn 12:00.......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05.................... Come Dine with Me 13:10...............Sarah Millican Hijacks Deal or No Deal

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam 06:40 .........................Wissper 06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 06:55...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:10............. Little Princess 07:20 ..........Bob the Builder 07:35.......................... Thomas and Friends 07:50.......Noddy in Toyland 08:00............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:15......................Peppa Pig 08:25......................Peppa Pig 08:35.....................Paw Patrol 08:45.....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:00.................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

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

09:15......... The Wright Stuff

15:00.............Fifteen to One

11:10........Cowboy Builders

16:00......A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

12:10.....5 News Lunchtime

17:00................Four in a Bed 17:30.................... Come Dine with Me

12:15.................Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys

18:00 ....... The Simpsons

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

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

13:45 .................Neighbours 14:15 ............................... NCIS 15:15 ............. Oliver’s Ghost 17:00.................. 5 News at 5 17:30................. Neighbours 18:00...................... Home and Away

19:00..... Channel 4 News 19:30............ Unreported World 20:00............... TFI Friday

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

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

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00........ Scary Movie 4 22:45................Educating Joey Essex 23:45......... House of Wax 01:50...... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

06:05................. DIY SOS The Big Build

08:55....... Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

07:00............. Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck

10:00.....................Building th Dream

08:00....................MasterChef Australia

11:00........................ Porridge

09:00 ..............Tipping Point

14:00..................IPC Athletics World Championships

00:05.............. Rude Tube

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

01:00.............Miss March

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

16:00 ...........................CSI: NY 18:00 ............ MasterChef Australia

18:50................ A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:55....... Grand Designs

00:35... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

01:45.......... Real Rescues

01:35....... Grand Designs

06:00.. The Dog Whisperer

07:00....................... Flip Men

07:00 ................ Monkey Life

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

07:30 ................ Monkey Life

08:10...... Ice Road Truckers

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

09:00 ...... American Pickers

09:00 ...........Modern Family

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

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 .......WWE Main Event 08:00 .........Barclays Premier League World 08:30........... Premier League 100 Club 09:00................NFL: Miami @ New England 10:00..........Capital One Cup Round Up 11:00......................Sky Sports Originals - Hard Times - Fernando Ricksen 12:00.................... NFL: Miami @ New England 13:00..........Capital One Cup Round Up 14:00..........Barclays Premier League World 14:30........... Premier League 100 Club 15:00.............. Football Gold 16:00..........Capital One Cup Round Up 17:00..........Game Changers 17:30..........Barclays Premier League World

12:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ...........Modern Family

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

23:05..............First Dates

15:00 .......................... The Bill

17:45................A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

00:00....................CSI: NY

20:00............. Conspiracy

22:55................. NCIS: Los Angeles

14:00 ...................MasterChef Australia

16:40....................Time Team

22:20............... The Eagle

17:30..................... Futurama

22:00........................NCIS

13:00 ...........................CSI: NY

16:10.......Food Unwrapped

22:00.................... Frailty

19:00.......................Police Interceptors

22:00................ Alan Carr: Chatty Man

12:00 ...........................CSI: NY

21:00.........The Returned

16:00..................... Futurama

21:00............. Gogglebox

11:00 .......................Pointless

21:00.............. The Strain

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

21:00............... NCIS: New Orleans

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

12:55....................Time Team

20:00............ Humble Pie

10:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

17:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30........ The Simpsons

21:00..... Mount Pleasant 22:00................ Football’s Funniest Moments

10:00 .......................Top Gear 13:00. Storage Hunters UK 14:00 ......Ice Road Truckers 15:00 ...... American Pickers 16:00.................... Money Pit 17:00........ Storage Hunters 17:30........ Storage Hunters 18:00.....Ice Road Truckers 19:00...American Pickers 20:00 ................Top Gear 21:00................. Dynamo: Magician Impossible 22:00...... Mock the Week

00:00....NCIS: Los Angeles

00:00........ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

01:00......... Hawaii Five-0

01:00...Would I Lie to You?

23:00......................... Zoo

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Citizen Khan BBC1, 20:30

Sitcom following the trials and tribulations of self-appointed Muslim community leader Mr Khan and his long- suffering family. The Khans decide to have a family day out to visit Farley Manor, owned by Lord Anstruther, which is putting on a display of Indian treasures collected during the British Raj. Mr Khan’s efforts to impress the council committee are put on hold while he takes Naani around the old manor. He becomes much keener on all things ancient and Indian after meeting Lord Anstruther, but his hopes of hobnobbing with the aristocracy are jeopardised by Naani’s sticky fingers.

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S a turd a y 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 10:00 ........................Saturday Kitchen 11:30 ..............James Martin: Home Comforts 12:00 .....................BBC News 12:10 ............Football Focus 12:50 ........................Saturday Sportsday 13:00 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:30 ................. Gymnastics 16:15 ...................Final Score

06:10 .................Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon 08:05 ............The Man in the White Suit 09:30 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 10:30 .................Animal Park 11:00 .............. Animal S.O.S. 11:30.............. Animal S.O.S. 12:00........................... My Life on a Plate

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

12:45........................... My Life on a Plate

17:35 .................BBC London News

13:30...... Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip

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

14:00 ......... Talking Pictures

18:35......... Strictly Come Dancing

14:35 .....................Lucky Jim

20:15........... Doctor Who

16:10 ...........Whisky Galore!

21:05 ................ Casualty

17:30 ...............Escape to the Continent

21:55 .......... The National Lottery Live

18:30................... Flog It!

22:05 .............. BBC News 22:25 .................Match of the Day 23:50 ..........................The Apprentice 00:50 ..... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:55............... BBC News

19:30....................... Great Continental Railway Journeys 20:30............ Dad’s Army 21:00 ...........The Dresser 22:45 ........F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 00:00........... Fright Night 01:40 ......Horror Express

06:00......... Bottom Knocker Street 06:40 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:05 .............. Share a Story 07:10 .............................Sooty 07:25 ......................... Super 4 07:40 .........Adventure Time 08:00 ........ Marvel Avengers Assemble 08:30 ...............Thunderbirds are Go 09:00 .............................Jessie 09:25 ....Murder, She Wrote 10:20 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 11:15...................... ITV News 11:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:30 ....... Downton Abbey 13:30 ................The X Factor 15:00 ................Rugby World Cup Final 18:45.. ITV News London 19:00............... The Chase Celebrity Special 20:00........... The X Factor 22:25 .........The Jonathan Ross Show 23:30................ ITV News 23:45... Rugby World Cup Highlights

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06:15 ........... How I Met Your Mother 06:40 ........... How I Met Your Mother 07:05 ........... How I Met Your Mother 07:30...................... Ben Nevis Braveheart Triathlon 08:00 ................The Morning Line 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 ........................... Frasier 10:00 ........................... Frasier 10:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 11:00 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 12:00............. The Simpsons 12:30 .............The Simpsons 13:00 .............The Simpsons 13:30......................... Channel 4 Racing

06:00..................... Peppa Pig 06:05 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 06:20.......................... Bob the Builder

06:50 ...................MasterChef Australia

10:45 ................The X Factor

08:25 ...................MasterChef Australia

11:05 .............Jamie’s Money Saving Meals

13:20 .......................... Tricked

06:55 ...............Make Way for Noddy

14:20.................. You’ve Been Framed!

07:05.................... Paw Patrol

15:25 .......................The Little Vampire

07:15............. Little Princess

17:20................ Scooby-Doo

07:30...................... Pip Ahoy!

19:10....... Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

07:50 ...............Blaze and the Monster Machines 08:15............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:30 ...................Wanda and the Alien 08:45......... Toby’s Travelling Circus

09:30 ............... The Saturday Show

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

11:30.................. The Gadget Show

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

12:30......................... Ice Road Truckers

18:00............. Come Dine with Me

13:25......................... Ice Road Truckers

18:30 ..................Channel 4 News

14:25................ The Ghost of Greville Lodge

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

16:10 ...................... Fail Army

23:35 ............. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

08:15 ...... Coronation Street Omnibus

06:40 ........................Zack and Quack

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

22:30............... TFI Friday

08:55 ...................Time Team

12:15 .......... The Xtra Factor

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

21:30..................It Was CW Alright in choice the 1970’s

06:00 .............Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck

06:30................... Tickety Toc

08:55......................... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

20:00.................How to CW be Queen: choice 63 Years and Counting

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

16:40 ....................Now That’s Funny!

17:40 ........... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

18:30......... Superman III 20:55.....................5 News Weekend 21:00...................Football League Tonight

00:40..................... Fargo

22:25............The Cabin in the Woods

01:50 ............... Alan Carr: Chatty Man

01:55..........Super Casino

00:15........... White Noise

21:00........ Scary Movie 5 22:45 ...... Celebrity Juice 23:35 ............ Release the Hounds 00:30................... Tricked 01:30 .............The Almost Impossible Gameshow

06:00......... Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 07:00 ...........Modern Family 08:00......... Game Changers 08:30.... Football Freestyler 09:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club 10:00................. Soccer A.M. 12:00............... The F1 Show 13:00 ..................... Futurama 13:30 .............The Simpsons 17:00 ...................... Supergirl 18:00 ...............The Flash 19:00 ..... Modern Family 19:30 ..... Modern Family 20:00.... Landscape Artist of the Year 21:00...... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 22:00......You, Me and the Apocalypse 23:00..... Freddy vs Jason 01:00............. Night Cops

09:30................... MasterChef Australia 10:35 ...................MasterChef Australia 13:30.......................... The Bill

10:00 ...................Time Team

11:35 ........ The Battle of The River Plate 14:00.... IPC Athletics World Championships 16:10............. Jamie’s Money Saving Meals

14:35 .......................... The Bill

16:40.................. Great Canal Journeys

15:35 .......................... The Bill

17:45......Homes by the Sea

18:40 ......... Your Home in Their Hands

18:50..................... Homes by the Sea

20:00...... Honey I Bought the House

19:55....... Grand Designs

21:00 .... Motorway Cops

21:00...Britain’s Medieval Vampires

22:00........................ Final Destination

22:00..........A Very British Witchcraft

00:00............... Stranded

23:05..... The Sixth Sense

00:55.......... Real Rescues

01:15................... Britain’s Medieval Vampires

01:50 ......... Real Rescues

07:10 ..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

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

08:00 ...... American Pickers 09:00 ...... American Pickers

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

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

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

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

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

12:00 .Storage Hunters UK 12:30.................... Money Pit 13:30. Storage Hunters UK 14:00 .Storage Hunters UK 17:00 .......................Top Gear 18:00.Dynamo: Magician Impossible 19:00....................Would I Lie to You?

07:00 ....Football Freestyler

09:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club 10:00 ................. Soccer A.M. 12:00 ........................ Football 14:45 ...............The F1 Show 15:45 ................. Mexican GP: Practice 17:15................... Darts Gold

21:00........ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

17:30 ............. Football Gold

22:00......A Nightmare on Elm Street

20:00......... SNF: Game of the Day

00:00.......Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 01:00.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You

17:55 ........................ Football

22:00...SNF: Match Choice 23:30...SNF: Match Choice 01:00...SNF: Match Choice

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How to be Queen: 63 Years and Counting Channel 4, 20:00

With 63 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest serving British monarch in history and is still as popular as ever.

The same hasn’t always been true for all of her family.

In recent decades, they have become an endless source of gossip, tragedy and scandal.

So how has the Queen retained the nation’s love and respect? Using movie clips and a panel of leading royal watchers, this programme explores what she has learned from her family’s mistakes, revealing the top ten secrets of Her Majesty’s success and how to survive on the British throne.

It Was Alright in the 1970’s Channel 4, 21:30

The theme this time is Living Dangerously, revealing more television to leave viewers wide-eyed and shaking their heads. Responding to the clips are Tony Blackburn, Bill Oddie, Jennie Bond, Samira Ahmed and Elis James.

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The Hunt: The Hardest Challenge

30th October - 5th November 2015

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BBC1, 21.00

The contests between predators and prey are the most dramatic events in nature. For both sides, it’s a matter of life and death.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough and made by Alastair Fothergill (Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Frozen Planet) and Huw Cordey (Planet Earth, South Pacific), The Hunt will reveal, as never before, the difficulties predators face in catching their prey. They encounter many challenges in their lives, but the most defining, supported by statistics, is this: most hunts fail.

Episode One shows how predators must overcome not only the significant defenses of their prey, but also the unique challenges of their habitats.

Innovative filming techniques will put the audience right amongst the real-life drama: running alongside wild dogs chasing wildebeest; racing through the open ocean with orca, taking on 40-ton humpback whales; in Zambia, creeping alongside a leopard, stealth-hunting gazelle.

Even for the most skillful hunters the outcome is never certain. The leopard’s success hinges on its powers of stealth and its ability to make the most of whatever cover it can find, to get within striking distance of its prey. The wild dogs in Africa’s open plains rely on teamwork and stamina to catch their prey, in a habitat where there’s nowhere to hide. For the killer whales it’s all about intelligence.

The planet’s most patient predators, the giant crocodiles of the Nile, have the ability to wait an entire year for a meal and can hold their breath for up to two hours waiting for prey to come close enough for their lightning strike. Amur falcons travel an epic 16,000 miles every year in their search for insect prey. Darwin’s bark spiders build a web up to 25 feet wide to make a bridging line across a river.

Whatever the strategy, the surprising truth is that most predators fail most of the time. It’s what makes predators some of the hardest working animals on the planet.

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 07:35 ........................Match of the Day 09:00 ................. The Andrew Marr Show 10:00........................... Sunday Morning Live 11:00 ...........................Sunday Politics 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00.................... BBC News 13:15 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 14:15 ..........................Eat Well for Less

06:30................... A to Z of TV Gardening

06:00 ......... Bottom Knocker Street

07:15 ...........................The Big Allotment Challenge

06:10 ......... Bottom Knocker Street

08:15 .................. Countryfile

06:25......... Bottom Knocker Street

09:15 ........................Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

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

10:45........................... My Life on a Plate 11:30........................... My Life on a Plate 12:15 .............. MOTD2 Extra 13:00 .........................F.A. Cup

06:55 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:05.............. Share a Story 07:10............................. Sooty 07:25......................... Super 4 07:40 .......... The Matt Hatter Chronicles

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

13:30 ................. Gymnastics 16:45 ............Rugby League

16:00 .............Points of View

08:00 ........ Marvel Avengers Assemble

19:00.........Caribbean with Simon Reeve

08:30................... Fish Hooks

16:15 .......... Songs of Praise 16:50 .......................Pointless 17:35 .....................BBC News 17:50 .................BBC London News 18:00........Countryfile’s CW Ramble for choice Children In Need

19:15 ......... Strictly Come Dancing 20:00 ................ Antiques Roadshow 21:00..............The Hunt

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22:00............... BBC News

22:20 ........... BBC London News

The second leg of Simon Reeve’s journey around the Caribbean Sea starts on beautiful islands and takes him along the coast of South America. On the beautiful and wealthy island of Barbados, he meets the owner of a traditional chattel house who has turned down offers of millions of dollars from luxury property developers and dives the reef on a hunt for invading lionfish which are disrupting the delicate ecosystem. On the green volcanic slopes of St Vincent, Simon meets the marijuana growers hoping, like their prime minister, that the drug will soon be decriminalised. Venezuela is one of the most turbulent countries in the Caribbean and from a high-rise slum in Caracas to the lawless border lands, Simon tries to work out how a country so rich in oil has fallen so low.

09:00 ........Horrible Science 09:25 .......................... Murder, She Wrote 10:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25.............. ITV News and Weather 11:35 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:45 ..............All Star Family Fortunes 14:25 ................The X Factor 16:50 ...............Everything or Nothing: The Untold Stories of 007 18:35................. ITV News London 19:00 ..... Jekyll and Hyde

20:00 .......Earth’s Wildest Waters 21:00 .................. Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 22:00..................Match of the Day 2 23:00............. Family Guy

22:30........ F1: Grand Prix

23:45...........Top Coppers

00:00 ......... Citizen Khan

00:15......................... NFL

00:30 ................. Weather

01:15.....The Abominable Snowman

00:35............... BBC News

08:45 ...................Fish Hooks

20:00 ...........The X Factor Results Show 21:00..............Downton CW Abbey choice 22:05................ ITV News 22:20.........Bond Girls are Forever 23:20...............The Chase 00:15............ Jackpot247

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

06:00 ...............Children’s TV

06:40 ..........................Cycling

07:45 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:35.................... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00 .................... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:30........................... Frasier 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 ...........................Sunday Brunch 12:30 .................. The Legend of Zorro 15:00 .......................The Core 17:40......................... Channel 4 News 18:05.................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:00................ Restoring Britain’s Landmarks 20:00............. Great Canal Journeys 21:00.............. Homeland 22:05 ............ Gogglebox 23:10 .........Warm Bodies 01:00..................... Grand Designs 01:55................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

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07:35............. Little Princess 08:00 ...............Blaze and the Monster Machines 08:20 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:40 ...................Wanda and the Alien 08:55 .........Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:10................... Jelly Jamm 09:30..................... LazyTown 09:55 .........Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 ......... Football League Tonight 11:55......................... Ice Road Truckers 14:50 ........................ Haunted Honeymoon 16:25 ................. High Spirits 18:15........... The Addams Family Values

06:00 ........... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 06:20 ...................Emmerdale Omnibus 08:35....... Coronation Street Omnibus 11:00................ The X Factor 13:30 ...................The Almost Impossible Gameshow 14:30.... Totally You’ve Been Framed!

15:35 ................Scooby-Doo 17:20 ................... Space Jam 19:05........... Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 21:00..... The Xtra Factor 22:00.............. The Ty and Ky Show 22:30 ......... All About the Bants 23:00 ........... The Faculty 01:10 .........The Ty and Ky Show 01:35.......... All About the Bants

06:10 ............... Walking with Dinosaurs

06:00 ... The Hour of Power

07:10 ................. Traffic Cops

07:00 ................ Monkey Life

08:00 ................. Traffic Cops

07:30 ................ Monkey Life

09:00.................. Traffic Cops

08:00 ..................... Futurama

10:00 ......Ice Road Truckers

09:00 ...................... Supergirl

11:00...... Ice Road Truckers

10:00 ......................The Flash

12:00...... Ice Road Truckers

11:00 .................... WWE Raw

15:00.... Storage Hunters UK

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

12:00 ..........Bring the Noise

15:30 ........The Hunt for Red October

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

18:00............ Traffic Cops

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

06:35 ................ Doctor Who 07:00 ................ Doctor Who 07:30 ................ Doctor Who 08:00 ................ Doctor Who 08:30 ................ Doctor Who 09:00 ..............Tipping Point 10:00 ..............Tipping Point 11:00.............. Tipping Point 12:00.............. Tipping Point 14:00 ................ Doctor Who 18:00 ................Sky Cops 19:00 ...................CSI: NY 20:00 ...................CSI: NY 21:00 ...................CSI: NY 22:00 ...................CSI: NY 23:00 ...................CSI: NY 00:00 ......... Real Rescues 01:00 ................Sky Cops 01:50 ......................Being Human USA

08:55.....Location, Location, Location 11:00......Homes by the Sea 12:05................... Great Canal Journeys 13:05..............Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 13:40..............Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 14:40................Four in a Bed 15:15................Four in a Bed 17:20....Come Dine with Me 17:55....Come Dine with Me 20:00.................Car S.O.S 21:00......................... Nazi Megastructures 22:00................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 23:05............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:10......Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:10......................... Nazi Megastructures

19:55 ....................5 News Weekend 20:00..... Arachnophobia 22:05......... The Haunting of Radcliffe House 00:00............. Poltergeist 01:55..........Super Casino

Downton Abbey ITV1, 21:00

Period drama following the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants at Downton Abbey. Henry Talbot invites the Crawleys to watch him motor racing at Brooklands, but events leave Mary reeling. Violet makes a plan which surprises the family and delights Denker, and also gets to the bottom of Amelia Cruikshank’s curious show of friendship towards Isobel. Mr Molesley and Daisy must rise to the challenge on examination day, while Mrs Patmore and Mrs Hughes teach Mr Carson a lesson.

13:00 ..................... Futurama 15:00 ...........Modern Family 17:00............. The Simpsons 17:30 .............. The Muppets 18:00...... Modern Family 18:30........ The Simpsons 19:00 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 .....................Arrow 21:00 ........................ Zoo

19:00............ Traffic Cops 20:00............ Traffic Cops 21:00..........Blackadder II 21:40............. Blackadder the Third 22:20............. Blackadder Goes Forth

22:00.... Stop Search Seize

23:00.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You

23:00................ Road Wars

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

00:00....Air Ambulance ER

01:00............................ QI

01:00....Air Ambulance ER

01:40............................ QI

06:00..................................SNF: Match Choice 07:30..................................SNF: Match Choice 09:00 .................. The Sunday Supplement

18:50...................Mexican Grand Prix 21:30........................... Bpl Legends 22:00......................... Ford Football Special 23:30............. FL72 Goals 00:30........................... Bpl Legends 01:00.................. Goals on Sunday

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Countryfile’s Ramble for Children In Need BBC1, 18:00

In this special extended edition of the programme, the team present the first ever Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need.

For one weekend in the autumn, thousands of people answered the call to ramble through the rural landscape and help raise funds for charity. Matt Baker is on a mountain ramble up Tryfan in Snowdonia with Ella, a youngster who is severely visually impaired.

Ellie Harrison is on a six-mile trek along the Jurassic with 14-yearold Grace, who was helped by children’s bereavement charity Winston’s Wish.

Adam Henson takes on an eight-mile hike through the Peak District, accompanied by some teenagers from the Sheffield Young Carers project. Anita Rani is joined by hundreds of Countryfile viewers to take a four-mile ramble around Windsor Great Park.

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Simply Nigella BBC2, 20.30

Relaxed, inspiring and as mouth-watering as ever, Nigella Lawson’s latest series shows us that what - and how - we cook can make us feel better and more alive.

Packed with new recipes and tips designed to make our lives easier, Nigella proves that whatever the occasion, food, in the eating and the making, should always be pleasurable.

From energy-boosting breakfasts and satisfyingly simple suppers, to fuss-free ideas for feeding a crowd and ‘bowl food’ to nourish and uplift, every episode is full of irresistibly easy recipes to help create some breathing space after a busy working day, or unwind with friends and family at the weekend.

In this first episode, Nigella introduces us to recipes that are quick and calm.

There’s Nigella’s favourite breakfast - a twist on avocado toast, with radishes; a deliciously different Thai noodle dish with cinnamon and prawns that was inspired by a recent holiday to Thailand; and a laid-back family supper of luscious lamb ribs with Nigella sativa (black cumin seeds), served with a speedy feta and avocado salad.

To help the wind down at the end of a hectic day, there’s some stoveside pottering with Nigella’s warm spiced cauliflower and chickpea salad. And a sweet treat comes in the form of a beautifully simple apricot almond cake.

Hugh’s War On Waste BBC1, 21.00 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to change the way we think about waste, by challenging the supermarkets and fast food industry to drastically reduce the amount of waste they generate.

We live in a country where one third of the food we produce never gets eaten and the average household bins £700 worth of food a year. Hugh believes that something needs to be done.

Armed with a wheelie bin, Hugh confronts ordinary shoppers in a supermarket. He’s going to try and take their shopping off them before they’ve even left the store - if they’re only going to throw it away later in the week, why not save them the bother of even taking it home?

Then he heads to a parsnip farm in Norfolk, where he uncovers the truth about the supermarkets’ strict cosmetic standards: any slightly imperfect fruit or veg are rejected. Hugh is determined to try and help the farmers by getting the supermarkets to change their practices, but when he requests an interview with one of the big four supermarkets he realises that things aren’t going to be as easy as he’d hoped.

In a bid to get everyone in the country to think more about how much food we throw away, Hugh visits Prestwich in Greater Manchester and goes undercover as a bin man. Poking through people’s bins, he sees first-hand just how much stuff is thrown away which shouldn’t be. He challenges the residents to drastically reduce the amount they throw away, and offers them tips and tricks to help them save food and money. Some of the residents join in willingly, and an active online community starts up.

But the sceptics need more persuading, so Hugh takes them all to a recycling plant so they can see what actually happens - in the place most of them think doesn’t even exist.

30th October - 5th November 2015

M ond a y 06:00....................... Breakfast

06:15 ......My Life on a Plate

09:15 ................... The People Remember

07:00...................... The Edge

10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ................ The Housing Enforcers 11:45................... Caught Red Handed 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors

07:45 ............................ Flog it!

Trade Secrets 08:15 ...............Escape to the Continent 09:15... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ...................A to Z of TV Gardening 13:15..............F1: Grand Prix

14:15...................... The Edge

14:45..........The Great British Bake Off

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

15:45........Nature’s Weirdest Events

15:45..... My Life on a Plate

16:45............. The Wonder of Animals

16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30 .BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ............. Inside Out 20:00 ............ EastEnders 20:30 ............. Hooked on Painkillers

17:15.........................Antiques Roadshow 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.......... Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00............ Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands

21:00...........Hugh’s War CW 19:30......... Only Connect on Waste choice 20:00............... University Challenge 20:30.....Simply Nigella

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21:00........Autumnwatch

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

22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:25.BBC London News 22:35.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You

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

23:20............ The Graham Norton Show

23:15................... Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF

00:05...... Weather for the Week Ahead

00:15.........Face of Britain

by Simon Schama

00:10............... BBC News

01:15......The Apprentice

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30.............................. Loose Women 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 ........................ Pick Me! 16:00 .......................... Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30 ........... ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30 .............Coronation Street 20:00 ......... Countrywise 20:30 .............Coronation Street 21:00..........Doc Martin Drama series about a curmudgeonly country doctor and his patients in Cornwall.

Martin finds himself trapped by Annie Winton who desperately wants him to try and save her husband Jim, who has recently been diagnosed as having terminal cancer.

Louisa is worried about Martin and wonders if the breakdown of their therapy could have led to him deciding to leave Portwenn for good. PC Penhale drives Louisa up to Winton Farm, where they discover Martin performing a life-saving operation on Jim. Martin and Louisa are reunited, but is it too late to save their marriage?

22:00 ..... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:50 ........... The Job Lot 23:20................... Murder, She Wrote 00:15........... Jackpot247

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06:00 .................Countdown

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

06:45 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

07:10...............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

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

06:40 .........................Wissper

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

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

08:30.........Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00............................ Frasier 09:30............................ Frasier 10:30.................... Come Dine with Me 11:00.................... Come Dine with Me 11:30.................... Come Dine with Me

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 07:10 ............. Little Princess 07:20 ..........Bob the Builder 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

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

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

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

08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

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

09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

13:10...................Benchmark

09:15........ The Wright Stuff

14:10.......... Deal or No Deal

11:10 ......Ice Road Truckers

15:10..................Countdown

12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

16:00................A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

08:35 ....................Paw Patrol

12:15 ......Ice Road Truckers

17:00................Four in a Bed

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

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

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

18:00........ The Simpsons

15:15........ Deadly Revenge

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

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

19:00..... Channel 4 News

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

20:00............. Dispatches

18:00.... Home and Away

20:30........................ Food Unwrapped

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

21:00..............SAS: Who CW Dares Wins choice

20:00 ......................Police Interceptors

22:00...................... Fargo 23:05......It Was Alright in the 1970’s 00:10................. Ramsay’s Hotel Hell

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

19:00.. The Gadget Show

22:00.......Britain’s Horror Homes 23:00.......Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

01:00....................Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr

00:00......... My Sister Had My Boyfriend’s Baby...And Other Betrayals

01:55.............. Kai Po Che

00:50..........Super Casino

06:00...............The Hot Desk 06:10............................. Psych 06:55 .....Coronation Street 07:30 ......................The Cube 08:30 ................ Dinner Date 09:30 ............................. Psych 10:20 .........................The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10 .....Coronation Street 12:40 ......................The Cube 13:40 ................ Dinner Date 14:40................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00......... Judge Rinder 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00........... The Fast and the Furious 23:10............The Comedy Basement 23:40..............Pranksterz 00:10....... Celebrity Juice

06:10................. DIY SOS The Big Build

08:55....... Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

07:00..............Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck

10:00..........................Building the Dream

08:00....................MasterChef Australia

11:05....River Cottage Bites

06:00... The Dog Whisperer

07:00 ....................... Flip Men

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

07:00................ Monkey Life

07:20 ..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

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

08:10...... Ice Road Truckers

09:00 ............... Ford Football Special

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

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

11:20.............. Bell, Book and Candle

11:00................. Humble Pie

13:25....................Time Team

12:00 ...................MasterChef Australia

15:35........ Walking Through History

14:00.......................... CSI: NY

16:40..........Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages

16:00.......................... The Bill 17:00 ................. Cops Uncut 17:30.......................... CSI: NY 19:30............ MasterChef Australia 21:00...... Honey I Bought the House 22:00.........................Final Destination 23:50....................CSI: NY 00:50....................CSI: NY 01:30.................Sky Cops

09:00.....................Road Wars

09:00 ...... American Pickers

10:00...............Hawaii Five-0

10:00 ................. Traffic Cops

12:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 .......................Top Gear

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

13:00.. Storage Hunters UK

15:00.....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

14:00.......Ice Road Truckers

16:00...................... Futurama

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

17:00............Modern Family 17:30...................... Futurama 18:00............... Futurama 18:30........ The Simpsons 20:00..........The Muppets 20:30...... Modern Family 21:00................... Trollied 21:30............ After Hours 22:00......Bring the Noise 23:00..... Mount Pleasant 00:00..NCIS: Los Angeles

15:00....... American Pickers 17:00.................. Traffic Cops 18:00.....Ice Road Truckers 19:00..........Blackadder II 19:40............. Blackadder the Third 20:20............. Blackadder Goes Forth 21:00....................... QI XL 23:00... Last Man on Earth

17:45......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50.......... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00......... The Supervet 22:00............. 24 Hours in A and E 23:05......... Embarrassing Bodies 01:15......... The Supervet

08:00 ....... Goals on Sunday

10:30 ......... Football League Goals 11:30 ................Bpl Legends 12:00........................ Football 12:30 ......... Football League Goals 13:30........ Goals on Sunday 14:30................ Ford Football Special 16:00..........Game Changers 16:30..........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 17:00.........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 18:00............. FL72 Goals

23:30............................ QI

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

00:50...... Mock the Week

23:00.........Football Gold

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Selection for the SAS is the world’s toughest job interview, and the truth about what it takes to succeed is surprising. In SAS: Who Dares Wins, a group of ex-Special Forces soldiers recreate the selection process they passed, and put 30 civilian men through it. The first two stages of the selection process revealed the recruits’ characters and exploited their weaknesses.

Almost two thirds of the group have either voluntarily withdrawn or been kicked off by the DS; of the 30 recruits who started the course, only 12 remain. Now the DS focus on the recruits’ fear. With just the recruits who they rate remaining, the DS use extreme tactics to reveal who has the potential to make it through to the final phase of selection. Chief instructor Ant and his team spread fear in the group to see if anyone will hand in their armband and voluntarily withdraw.

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30th October - 5th November 2015

T uesd a y 06:00...................... Breakfast

06:15 ......My Life on a Plate

09:15.................... The People Remember

07:00 ......................The Edge

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

07:45 .......... Junior Bake Off

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

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

08:15 ...... Great Continental Railway Journeys

11:00 ................ The Housing Enforcers

09:15... Victoria Derbyshire

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

11:45................... Caught Red Handed

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

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

11:00......................BBC News 13:00....................A to Z of TV Gardening

10:30.............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News

13:25........................Bergerac

14:00.............. Judge Rinder

14:15......................... The Box

15:00 ........................ Pick Me!

14:15 ......................The Edge

14:45......... The Great British Bake Off

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

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

15:45................... Wild China

13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors

15:45 ......My Life on a Plate

16:45............ The Wonder of Animals

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

17:15.Antiques Roadshow

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

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

18:00.... BBC News at Six

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

18:30. BBC London News 19:00....... The One Show 19:30............ EastEnders 20:00 ............. Holby City 21:00.....................River

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22:00.......BBC News at Ten 22:25... BBC London News 22:35............Imagine...

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23:45 ............ Blackthorn

01:20...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:25............... BBC News

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19:00...... Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul

17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30......... Deals, Wheels and Steals 20:00 .........Eternal Glory

20:00........Autumnwatch

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

21:00.............The Great CW Pottery Throw Down choice

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

22:00.....Later Live... with Jools Holland 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15........Earth’s Wildest Waters 00:15... Face of Britain by Simon Schama

22:45 .........The Jonathan Ross Show 23:50 .....................Rugby Highlights 00:40 ........... Jackpot247

Imagine...

BBC1, 22:35

Antony Gormley: Being Human.

Alan Yentob meets the sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the iconic Angel of the North, and uncovers the influences that have shaped his life and work.

Across a career spanning more than forty years, Gormley has used sculpture as a means to examine the human condition. He explains how his strict Catholic childhood and his subsequent search for enlightenment in India influenced his decision to become a sculptor. ‘If you are brought up a Catholic you may lose you Catholicism but the fact is it has marked you for life. And the need to replace its belief system with something else becomes your life’s work.’ Imagine shows rare archive footage of the creation of Gormley’s key works, including the sculptor being fully encased in plaster to create casts of his own body, as well as footage of the installation of the Angel of the North. The film also follows exhibitions in 2015 in Paris, Florence and on Lundy Island.

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06:00 .................Countdown

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

06:45 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet 06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:10.............. 3rd Rock from the Sun

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

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

06:40 .........................Wissper

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

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

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 07:10............. Little Princess

08:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

07:20.......... Bob the Builder 07:35 .................Thomas and Friends

09:00........................... Frasier 09:30 ........................... Frasier

07:45 ... Milkshake Monkey

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

07:50 ......Noddy in Toyland

10:30 ...Come Dine with Me

08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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

08:15 .....................Peppa Pig

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

08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35 ....................Paw Patrol

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

08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

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

09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

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

06:00...............The Hot Desk 06:10............................. Psych 06:55.................. Emmerdale 07:30..... Coronation Street 08:30................ Dinner Date 09:30 ............................. Psych 10:20 .........................The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:40 .....Coronation Street 13:40 ................ Dinner Date 14:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00......... Judge Rinder 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

20:00............... Two and a Half Men 21:00 .................. Tricked 22:00 ................... Glitchy 22:30 ........... The Job Lot 23:00............. Release the Hounds 00:05................Two and a Half Men

09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff

14:10 ......... Deal or No Deal

12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime

15:10 .................Countdown

12:15...... Ice Road Truckers

16:00 ...................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

13:15........ Home and Away 13:45................. Neighbours

08:55 .........Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 10:00.....Building the Dream 11:05 ............... Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 11:40 ..................The Bandit of Sherwood Forest 13:25 ......................Time Team 15:35 ..........Walking Through History 16:40 ............Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages 17:45 ........A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50....A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:55......... Grand Designs 21:00....Homes by the Sea 22:00......... Grand Designs 23:05....... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

00:15......Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

11:10 .........................Ice Road Truckers

13:10 ..................Benchmark

06:10 .........DIY SOS: The Big Build Children in Need Special 07:00 .............Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 08:00 ...................MasterChef Australia 09:30 .............Choccywoccydoodah 10:00.......................... The Bill 11:00 .......................Pointless 12:00 ...................MasterChef Australia 13:30............. Choccywoccydoodah 14:00.......................... CSI: NY 16:00 .......................... The Bill 17:00 .......................Pointless 18:00................... CSI: NY 20:00............. MasterChef Australia 21:00.................... Grimm 22:00............. Code Black 23:00....................CSI: NY 01:00 ................... Grimm

06:00 .. The Dog Whisperer

07:00 ....................... Flip Men

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

07:00 ................ Monkey Life

07:20 ..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

07:00... WWE SmackDown!

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

08:10 ......Ice Road Truckers

08:00 ........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits

17:00 ...............Four in a Bed

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

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

09:00.....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

09:00 ...... American Pickers

09:00............. Football Gold

15:15............. Burden of Evil

09:30 ......... Sporting Greats

18:00........ The Simpsons

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

10:00...............Hawaii Five-0

10:00 ................. Traffic Cops

12:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 .......................Top Gear

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

10:00......... ATP Tennis: Paris Masters

18:00.......................Home and Away

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

18:30.............. Hollyoaks 19:00.... Channel 4 News

18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

20:00........The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds 21:00............. 24 Hours in A and E 22:00........... Catastrophe 22:35.......Tattoo Fixers

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23:35....... Bodyshockers

00:30..... Pokerstars.Com Shark Cage 01:25.......... KOTV Boxing Weekly 01:55.................... Gillette World Sport

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15:00.....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

19:00 ............. Now That’s Funny!

16:00...................... Futurama

20:00................. Pets Who Hate Vets

17:30...................... Futurama

21:00........How the Other Half Live 22:00...............CSI: Cyber 22:55......... The Mysteries of Laura 23:50......... The Mysteries of Laura 00:40..........Super Casino

17:00............Modern Family 18:00............... Futurama 18:30........ The Simpsons 20:00................The Flash 21:00...... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 22:00..Stop Search Seize 23:00..NCIS: Los Angeles 01:00......... Hawaii Five-0

13:00 .Storage Hunters UK 14:00 ......Ice Road Truckers 15:00...... American Pickers 16:00....................... Top Gear 17:00.................. Traffic Cops 17:30 ................. Traffic Cops 18:00.. Ice Road Truckers

22:00 ....................La Liga World 2015 22:30....... MLS Round-Up Show 23:00.........Football Gold 23:15.........Football Gold

19:00...American Pickers

23:30...... Premier League Legends

20:00................... Storage Hunters UK

00:00......... Sportswomen - Week

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

00:30....... MLS Round-Up Show

22:00............Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 23:00...... Mock the Week

01:00.....................La Liga World 2015

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

01:30............. FL72 Goals

The Great Pottery Throw Down BBC2, 21:00

Ten home potters from around the country compete to become Top Potter. The search for a top potter begins with a four day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay. The potters’ every move is watched over by judges Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones, while Sara Cox makes them feel right at home in the heart of the Potteries, Stokeon-Trent. While they wait for their bowls to dry and fire, the potters face two more challenges of their potting skill. In this week’s Spot Test, they must make and attach handles onto twenty mugs using a technique called pulling - with mixed and amusing results. In the Throw Down, the judges test the potters’ skill at the wheel, challenging them to throw as many egg cups as they can in twenty minutes. Which potter will make the most? On the last day, the potters’ bowls finally come out of the kiln and they see whether all their hard work has paid off.

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River BBC1, 21.00

The investigation into Stevie’s murder changes direction when CCTV footage suggests she was closely involved with a Somalian migrant the owner of the car that was used in her murder.

The more secrets River uncovers, the greater his confusion - until he discovers the surprising identity of the person Stevie spoke to on the night she died. Has he blown the case wide open?

Tattoo Fixers Channel 4, 22:35

Three of the nation’s most exciting tattoo artists join forces to fix the UK’s shocking and shameful tattoo catastrophes. In this episode, the Tattoo Fixers need to rescue more than just skin. They also have the challenge of saving a wedding, as Sam’s embarrassing tattoo has earned him a serious ultimatum. The team tackle some holiday ink that Ryan doesn’t remember getting, and rid Adam of the ultimate lasting reminder of his ex.

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Dominic Sandbrook: Let Us Entertain You

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BBC2, 21.00

In the years since the end of the Second World War, Britain has been a nation in decline: the loss of Empire, the collapse of industry, and the decline of political and economic influence in world affairs. However, there is one arena in which we can legitimately claim superpower status - our popular culture.

In the post-war years, Britain’s cultural contribution has been second to none, from music and fashion to art, film, literature and theatre.

James Bond to Agatha Christie, Andrew Lloyd Webber to John Lennon, it is through our culture that the world now sees us.

In four one-hour episodes for BBC Two, historian Dominic Sandbrook argues that this is a contribution anchored firmly in our own past. A uniquely British culture, reflecting uniquely British values and outlooks which were first forged and articulated during the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era. The same impulses, the same concerns, the same ambitions that drove our Victorian forbears remain the engine of our modern culture today.

In the first episode of Let Us Entertain You, Dominic examines the way in which culture has become our newest export - and a key part of our identity on the world stage. He argues that it is an industry every bit as much as shipbuilding or textile production: a commodity that has been manufactured, marketed and exported. And, like the industrial revolution, ours is a cultural revolution that has flourished in the old industrial regions, and has drawn heavily on the former connections of Empire. London may be a global cultural capital, but British culture owes as much to the industrial north and the echoes of our imperial past as it does to the South East.

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

06:15..... My Life on a Plate

09:15 ................... The People Remember

07:00 ......................The Edge

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

07:45 .......... Junior Bake Off

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

08:15 .......................See Hear

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

11:00 ................ The Housing Enforcers 11:45...Caught Red Handed

08:45 ......Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News

09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women

11:30 .......The Daily Politics

13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News

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

13:00....................A to Z of TV Gardening

14:00.............. Judge Rinder

14:15 ......................The Edge

13:25....................... Bergerac

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

14:15 .........................The Box

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

15:45 ......My Life on a Plate

14:45 .........The Great British Bake Off

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

15:45................... Wild China

17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six

16:45 ............ The Wonder of Animals

18:30. BBC London News

17:15 .Antiques Roadshow

19:00....... The One Show

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

20:00....................... Cuffs

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

21:00......The Apprentice 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:25.BBC London News 22:35 .............A Question of Sport 23:05............... Film 2015 23:35........ Thirteen Days 01:55...... Weather for the Week Ahead

19:00...... Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 20:00........Autumnwatch

15:00 ........................ Pick Me! 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30 ........... ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30 .............Coronation Street 20:00............All Star Mr CW and Mrs choice 21:00...... Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me

21:00...............Dominic W C Sandbrook: choice Let Us Entertain You

22:00....UEFA Champions League Highlights

22:00......The Apprentice: You’re Fired!

23:50....UEFA Champions League: Extra Time

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

00:20 ........... Jackpot247

23:00................ ITV News

All Star Mr & Mrs ITV1, 20.00

This week’s celebrity couples are Emmerdale favourites Chris Chittell and his fiancée Lesley Dunlop; Olympic champion Tessa Sanderson and her husband Densign; and presenter Rylan Clark and his fiance Dan. All Star Mr & Mrs sees three celebrity couples battling it out to see who knows the most about their other half in a bid to win up to £30,000 for their chosen charity.

All they need to do is match each other’s answers, but it’s not as easy as it seems.

In round 1, the celebrity is asked three questions whilst their partner is in the soundproof booth, unable to hear their answers. When the celebrity has answered all three questions, their partner comes out of the booth and is asked the same three questions. they need to match their answers to score a point.

Round 2 is the paddle game. Each couple is separated by a screen so that they are unable to see each other. They are asked six questions, and have to match answers by holding up a paddle relating to either themself or their partner. If they hold up the same paddle, they have a match and win a point.

The couple with the most matches at the end of the two rounds goes through to play in the final. The two losing couples each leave with £5000 for their chosen charity. All couples leave with a crystal encrusted carriage clock.

In the final, the celebrity goes into the booth and their partner is asked four questions. The celebrity in the booth must match all the answers their partner has given in order to win the £30,000 jackpot.

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06:00 .................Countdown

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

06:45 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

07:10 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

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

06:40......................... Wissper

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

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

08:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00........................... Frasier 09:30........................... Frasier 10:00 ........................... Frasier 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 ..................Benchmark 14:10........................... Deal or No Deal

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 07:10 ............. Little Princess 07:20 ..........Bob the Builder 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 08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35 ....................Paw Patrol 08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ......Ice Road Truckers

16:00 ...................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

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

11:25................. Sea of Sand 13:25 ...................Time Team 15:35........ Walking Through History 16:40........................Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages 17:45....................... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00.................Car S.O.S 22:00...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:05......... Embarrassing Bodies 00:10... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:10.................Car S.O.S

14:15 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:15........ The Good Witch’s Destiny

07:00....................... Flip Men

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

07:00 ................ Monkey Life

07:20 ..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

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

08:10 ......Ice Road Truckers

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

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

09:00 ...... American Pickers

10:00...............Hawaii Five-0

10:30 ................. Traffic Cops

08:00 .........Fantasy Football Club Highlights

12:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00........................Top Gear

08:30.... Football’s Greatest

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

13:00.. Storage Hunters UK 14:00 ......Ice Road Truckers

09:00 ............. Sportswomen - Week

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

18:00.... Home and Away

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

18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

19:00 .... Channel 4 News

15:00.....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

19:00..........Secrets of the Scammers

16:00...................... Futurama

20:00............ GPs: Behind Closed Doors

17:30...................... Futurama

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

21:00.......Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

22:00...... My Psychic Life

22:00....... The Gift of Life

23:00 ............ 24 Hours in A and E

23:00.......Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

00:00............ Blink: Music on 4

23:55.......Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

00:30...................Fashion

00:45..........Super Casino

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

09:00.....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

18:00 ....... The Simpsons

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06:00... The Dog Whisperer

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

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10:00 ..Building the Dream

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

21:00..................Grand Designs

08:55 ...... Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

11:10 ......Ice Road Truckers

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

20:00................ Restoring Britain’s Landmarks

06:10....... DIY SOS: Children in Need Special 07:00 .............Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck 08:00 ...................MasterChef Australia 09:00.............. Tipping Point 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00 .......................Pointless 12:00 ...................MasterChef Australia 13:00.............. Tipping Point 14:00 ...........................CSI: NY 16:00 .......................... The Bill 17:00....................... Pointless 18:00................... CSI: NY 20:00 ............ MasterChef Australia 21:00.....Secrets and Lies 22:00...............The Strain 23:00....................CSI: NY 01:00 ..............The Strain 01:50 ................Sky Cops

09:15........ The Wright Stuff

15:10 .................Countdown

17:00................Four in a Bed

06:00............ Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 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 13:40................ Dinner Date 14:40................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ........ Judge Rinder 19:00 .....Paving the Way 20:00 ...............The Mobo Awards 2015 22:00 ............ Release the Hounds 23:00 .......... The Vampire CW Diaries choice 00:00................... TrickedCW choice 01:00 ...............Two and a Half Men

17:00............Modern Family 18:30........ The Simpsons 20:00......................Arrow 21:00......You, Me and the Apocalypse 22:00..... Prison: First and Last 24 Hours 23:00..NCIS: Los Angeles 00:00......... Hawaii Five-0

10:00 ................. Traffic Cops

15:00....... American Pickers 17:00.................. Traffic Cops 18:00.. Ice Road Truckers 19:00 ..American Pickers 20:00 ...................... QI XL

07:00........WWE Experience

09:30..........ATP Tennis: Paris Masters 22:00......... Sportswomen - Week 22:30.......... Sky Scholars: I Am Lucy Garner

21:00.. Would I Lie to You?

22:40.......... Sky Scholars: I Am Jess Judd

22:20... Would I Lie to You? Unseen Bits

22:50.......... Sky Scholars: I Am Siobhan O’connor

23:00...... Mock the Week

23:00.....Cricket’s Greatest

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

23:30.....Cricket’s Greatest

01:00.. Would I Lie to You?

00:00.................... Cricket

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The MOBO Awards 2015 ITV2, 20.00

One of the biggest nights in the music calendar - the stars will be out in force and battling it out to take home a coveted MOBO Award include Skepta, Wiley, Mark Ronson to name but a few. With live performances from Rita Ora, Krept & Konan, Ella Eyre, Lethal Bizzle, Naughty Boy, FKA twigs, Lianna La Havas and more to be announced.

Grand Designs Channel 4, 21:00

House of the Year.

Every year the Royal Institute of British Architects holds a competition to find the best new home in Britain and this time, Grand Designs is along for the ride. Presented

by Kevin McCloud, this four-part series explores some of Britain’s most contemporary and cutting edge homes, all of them in the running for the prestigious Riba House of the Year Award 2015. In this first episode, Kevin McCloud visits five homes built for country living.

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Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs

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Paul O’Grady meets more of the canine residents at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home who are looking for love, help, understanding and a new home. Paul meets a famous face when A-list actor and massive dog lover Tom Hardy drops in for a tour.

Paul introduces him to big, boisterous American bulldog Titch who proves to be the perfect playmate for the Hollywood action man. Paul also gets acquainted with Sidney the staffie who returns to the kennels after five years. But when his behaviour takes a turn for the worse, it raises serious concerns over his future. Finally, Paul meets Millie, a pampered seven-year-old shih tzu who has been dropped off with a wardrobe of her favourite clothes. Dubbed the ‘Paris Hilton’ of Battersea, Millie melts Paul’s heart with her classy demeanour before putting on a cat-walk model show the likes of which has never been seen before!

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ................... The People Remember 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00................ The Housing Enforcers 11:45 .................. Caught Red Handed 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:30 ....BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ......................The Edge 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45 .....................My Life on a Plate 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 18:30 .BBC London News 19:00....... The One Show 19:30............ EastEnders 20:00.............. Watchdog 21:00 ......Class of 92: Out of Their League 22:00 ... BBC News at Ten 22:35 ...... Question Time 23:35.............. This Week

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06:15 ......My Life on a Plate 07:00 ......................The Edge 07:45 .......... Junior Bake Off 08:15 .........The Great British Bake Off Masterclass 09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ............................. Coast 13:25 .......................Bergerac 14:15 .........................The Box 14:45 .........The Great British Bake Off 15:45................... Wild China 16:45............ The Wonder of Animals 17:15 .Antiques Roadshow 18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30 ......... Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 19:00........Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 19:30.........Autumnwatch Unsprung 20:00 .......Autumnwatch 21:00.The Last Kingdom CW choice 22:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15...................Dominic Sandbrook: Let Us Entertain You

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30......................... Lorraine 09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00........................ Pick Me! 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30 ........... ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 20:00............. Coronation Street 20:30......Paul O’Grady: CW For The choice Love of Dogs 21:00 ..........Unforgotten 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40...........UEFA Europa League Highlights

The Last Kingdom BBC2, 21.00 Uhtred wins the protection of Alfred, but his commitment to the new king costs him his relationship with Brida.

Uhtred and Brida are in prison as Father Beocca brings news of a Saxon victory at Asec’s Hill. With the battle won, Uhtred is released and he forces his way into Alfred’s rooms to confront him about his imprisonment, only to discover a quiet and unresponsive prince. Alfred’s brother, King Aethelred, is dying and Alfred will succeed him because his 15 year-old son Aethelwold is too young

to be crowned.

Alfred confides in Uhtred that he is afraid of the responsibility. He asks what he should do with the king’s son, and Uhtred tells Alfred he must kill him Alfred, who sees violence as a last resort, spares his nephew and creates an enemy within. Alfred is crowned king.

After Asec’s Hill the Danes have retreated but Uhtred assures Alfred that they will be back. Appreciating Uhtred’s advice and knowledge of the Danes, their bond is seemingly re-established. Brida remains sceptical of the alliance and finds the Saxon court a dull place compared to life with the Danes.

Alfred makes a gift of armour to Uhtred and asks him to formally ally himself to England by marriage. Uhtred rejects the invitation, but after proving himself in dangerous peace negotiations with Ubba, Uhtred agrees to give Alfred his allegiance for one year – his ultimate goal remains reclaiming Bebbanburg. Brida, now secretly pregnant, despairs of Uhtred’s allegiance, and the rift between them grows.

A clever tactician, Alfred has secured Uhtred’s loyalty knowing that Uhtred is a man of his word, but equally he understands that he is headstrong and needs to be broken. So Uhtred is sent to Hamtun (Southampton) to train his troops in fighting a shield wall with straight-talking Saxon warrior, Leofric.

Leofric refers contemptuously to his charge as ‘Arseling’ but they nonetheless become great friends.

In Hamtun Uhtred and Leofric hear of a Danish raid on the coastline, and come face to face with Ragnar the Younger. Uhtred convinces his adoptive brother he is innocent of killing their father Earl Ragnar. Ragnar the Younger believes him but is disappointed that Uhtred’s commitment to Alfred means he won’t join forces in revenge. Instead Brida, who has since miscarried Uhtred’s baby son, sails into the distance with Ragnar.

The emotional price Uhtred has paid for his commitment to Alfred is clear. Uhtred now has no reason not to accept Alfred’s offer of a Saxon wife to cement the commitment.

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06:00 .................Countdown

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

06:45 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

07:10.............. 3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam

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

06:40 .........................Wissper

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

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

08:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30........................... Frasier

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 07:10 ............. Little Princess 07:20 ..........Bob the Builder 07:35 .................Thomas and Friends

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

07:50 ............................ Noddy in Toyland

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

08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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

08:15 .....................Peppa Pig

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

08:35 ....................Paw Patrol

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

08:25..................... Peppa Pig 08:45 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

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

06:20 ............................. Psych 07:05.................. Emmerdale 07:35..... Coronation Street 08:05.................. 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!

13:40 ................ Dinner Date 14:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:00 ........ Judge Rinder 19:00 ..... The Xtra Factor 20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00 .............The Almost Impossible Gameshow 22:00....Celebrity Juice CW

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06:10 .........................DIY SOS 07:00............. Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck

08:55...... Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 10:00...Building the Dream

08:00 ...................MasterChef Australia

11:05 ...........Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

09:00 .......................... Tipping Point

11:20 ....One of Our Aircraft is Missing

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

13:25................... Time Team

11:00 .......................Pointless

15:35 ....... Walking Through History

12:00 ...................MasterChef Australia 13:00 ..............Tipping Point 14:00 ...........................CSI: NY 15:00 ...........................CSI: NY 16:00.......................... The Bill 17:00 .......................Pointless 18:00 ...................CSI: NY

16:40 .........Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages 17:45..... A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50 ......... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:55....... Grand Designs

19:00 ...................CSI: NY

21:00 .........Disappearing Britain

20:00............ MasterChef Australia

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

21:00............ Code Black

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

22:00 .................... Frailty

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

09:15.................... The Wright Stuff

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

11:10 .........................Ice Road Truckers

13:10.................. Benchmark

12:10........................... 5 News Lunchtime

06:00 .. The Dog Whisperer

07:00 ....................... Flip Men

06:00........................... Cricket

07:00................ Monkey Life

12:15 .........................Ice Road Truckers

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

07:20 ..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

07:30 ......................... Cricket’s Greatest

08:10...... Ice Road Truckers

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

09:00 ....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

08:00 ................ One2eleven

09:00 ...... American Pickers

08:15 ................ One2eleven

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

10:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

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

12:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

11:00 .......................Top Gear

15:15 ............................Deadly Revenge

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

13:00 .......................... Storage Hunters UK

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

15:00 ....Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

14:00 ......Ice Road Truckers

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

16:00 ..................... Futurama

18:00.......................Home and Away

16:30..................... Futurama

18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

17:30...................... Futurama

14:10........................... Deal or No Deal 15:10................. Countdown 16:00 ...................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00................Four in a Bed 17:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 18:00........ The Simpsons 18:30............... Hollyoaks 19:00...................Channel 4 News 20:00.................... George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 21:00....................Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr

19:00 ......................Police Interceptors 20:00 ..........When Sharks Attack

22:00............. First Dates

21:00 ......... Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys

23:05............ Gogglebox

22:00.....The Expatriate

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17:00 ...........Modern Family 18:00............... Futurama 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 ............... Supergirl 21:00..... Bring the Noise

10:00.................. Traffic Cops

15:00 ...... American Pickers 16:00....................... Top Gear 17:00.................. Traffic Cops 17:30.................. Traffic Cops

08:30................ One2eleven 08:45 ................ One2eleven 09:00 ........................ Sporting Greats 09:30.................... ATP Tennis: Paris Masters 17:30 ................. Tennis Gold 17:50 ................. Tennis Gold

18:00.. Ice Road Truckers

18:10........... Tennis Gold

19:00................... Storage Hunters UK

18:30..............ATP Tennis: Paris Masters

19:30...............Money Pit

22:00.................. ATP Tour Uncovered

22:00.................. Trollied

20:30................... Storage Hunters UK

22:30........... After Hours

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

22:30...................Cricket’s Greatest

23:00..NCIS: Los Angeles

23:20...... Mock the Week

23:00.................... Cricket

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Celebrity Juice ITV2, 22:00

Keith Lemon hosts the outrageous comedy panel show, aided by team captains Holly Willoughby and Gino Sheffield D’Acampo.

Guests tonight include former The Wanted member Nathan Sykes, football legend and host of Ninja Warrior Chris Kamara and controversial talk show host Jerry Springer.

The Expatriate Channel 5, 22:00

Action thriller about a former CIA agent who discovers that all records of his existence have been erased and that he and his estranged daughter have been marked for termination as part of a widereaching international conspiracy involving illegal arms sales.

Forced to go on the run, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as he tries to keep one step ahead of the assassins and uncover the truth.

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Keroxen 2015

Disney Live!

After a three year wait the magic of Disney returns to Tenerife to give the kids a pre Christmas treat.

The popular Disney Live! Show will be in Santa Cruz for five shows as part of a massive Spanish tour.

When: 5th- 8th November More details: www.disneylive.es

Tablas de San Andrés It’s not just Madeira that has street toboggan! Icod welcomes the boards to slide down the street, roasted chestnuts and local wine which are the main ingredients of one of the most important celebrations of the feast of St. Andrew in the Canary Islands.

These ‘Tablas de Icod de los Vinos’ are certainly one of the most funny and original events in the run up to Christmas.

When: 29th and 30th November Where: Icod de los Vinos Web: www.icoddelosvinos.es

The Keroxen festival is one of the cultural highlights of the year in Tenerife. International figures of avant-garde and contemporary music, with national When: and local artists, offer a number of interEvery Friday until esting concerts and new and exciting ar13th November tistic projects.

Confirmed guests are Tim Hecker, MauWhere: rice Louca, Rob Mazurek & Black Cube Espacio Cultural El Tanque, SP, Disrupt, Scotch Bonnet, Fumaça Santa Cruz Preta, Girl Band, Chancha Via Circuito, More info: Miquel Serra, Nicho de Elche, Kiki Hitowww.keroxen.com mi aka ‘Yellow Mouse’ and Pumuky.

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.

When: Every Tuesday Where: Avenida de Ángel Romero in Santa Cruz More info: doradatour.es

Monje wine tour

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

Visit the Monje Winery and test the wine Where: and gastronomy of Tenerife. The landEl Sauzal scape all around the winery is a delight When: to behold: vineyards, mountains, the sea Every day from 10am and the sun. It is a perfect spot to live and nurture our wines. Built in 1956, the More details: winery was modernised in 1983 but still www.bodegasmonje.com holds the original oak barrels, nearly 200 years old, where the traditional red wine is left to ferment and mature.

Ageold practices go hand in hand with modern-day technology.

The winery accommodates all the grape harvesting requirements with its capacity to hold 160,000 litres.

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Health & Beauty

By Carl Pattison

30th October - 5th November 2015

IT’S NOT ALL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

GONE are the days when men didn’t style their hair, and had nothing more to do with it than wash it.

Now, most men consider looking after their hair as something important.

This season sees the return of the quiff: not the regular style, brushed back with gel or wax, but blow-dried into shape to create the height that this fashion demands.

This look won’t be achieved without a little

It’s the finishing touch to their image, and I don’t have to show guys how to style it … most know and take pride in doing so.

work from yourself, which all starts with the right cut. This will ensure that it’s easier to style your hair and, most of all, that it stays looking good all day.

If you’re not one for messing around for 10 minutes, this isn’t a good look for you. The style takes us back to the early Eighties when it was considered that the bigger the hair, the better.

Not so much rock and roll but more Alternative.

There’s nothing new in fashion or hair fashion because things just come back around, yet

we take inspiration from what has passed and give it a new “twist”.

If this cut grabs your attention, you’ll need a little patience and a lot of styling products to hold it all in shape.

Start with a mousse or root-lifting spray, blow back to create lift, and finish off with a large, round brush to give the fringe its curl.

Perfect if you have straight-to-wavy hair, but not so easy if you’re trying to tame curls into this shape. Ask your stylist for his/her advise on how to maintain this look.

Above all, ensure that your cut isn’t just a quick 10 minutes in the barber’s chair.

This requires a precision cut from a stylist, who will show you what to do, and how to maintain your new style at home.

Take a snooze from booze

By Val Sainsbury DO yourself a favour: give up boozing for a month, give your liver a deserved rest and, perhaps, prevent serious illness in later life.

That’s the message from concerned doctors, who cite dramatic British research showing how abstention can heal the liver, as well as lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

It also demonstrated that patients who abstained for four weeks were also at lower risk of developing cancer and diabetes.

The study was the second at the Royal Free hospital to uncover the huge benefits of staying off the booze.

“The results were staggering,” said Professor Kevin Moore, who was involved in both experiments. ‘If you had a drug that did this, it would create a multibillion-pound market.

“There was a 40% reduction in liver fat they lost about three kilograms in weight

and their cholesterol levels improved.”

In the second, larger study, the London researchers looked at 102 relatively healthy men and women in their forties taking part in a “dry January” campaign.

The women had been drinking an average of 29 units of alcohol a week, almost double the Government guidelines. The men were, typically, on 31 units 10 too many.

All had blood tests and liver scans, and answered detailed questionnaires.

Four weeks later, the damage caused to their livers by years of heavy drinking had started to repair itself.

Their “liver stiffness” - an indication of disease - had been reduced by 12.5%. And their insulin resistance - a measurement of diabetes risk - had come down by 28%.

They had also lost weight, their blood pressure had dropped, and many said their concentration and sleeping levels had improved.

The researchers plan to publish further details, which are expected to show the risk of developing certain cancers was also reduced.

Gautam Mehta, a liver specialist who oversaw the study, said: “I

am excited. There are some findings that will be pretty novel. It’s an important study which shows the benefit from a month’s abstinence.

“But what we can’t say is how long those benefits last, and how durable they are.”

The initial results are already being examined by Department of Health officials, who are preparing new guidelines on safe drinking.

Current recommendations state women should have no more than three units a day or 14 units over a week, while men should not exceed four units a day, or 21 a week.

One unit is equivalent to less than half-a-glass of wine or half-a-pint of beer, depending on their strength and size.

But health profes-

sionals say these limits should be reduced.

They also want adults to be told to have at least two or three days off a week to allow their bodies to recover.

The Royal Free’s first experiment featured 10 men and women, un-

dertaking a dry January last year.

Tom Smith, of Alcohol Concern, said: “This evidence confirms what a growing number of other studies have shown - that having even just one month off from alcohol

has incredible health benefits.”

And Andrew Langford, of the British Liver Trust, said: “It provides good evidence that simple, behavioural change can make a real difference to the health of your liver.”

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We’re just performing, for Kicks and Tricks!

By Jamie Droo OVER the last two months, a few new acts have emerged on the circuit which I have been fortunate to either see or work with.

The first I’m writing about falls into the genre of variety. People say this is the spice of life and, within entertainment, many believe that the more variety, the better chance of keeping an audience’s attention.

Kicks and Tricks is a show which does just that. There are three members in this act, put together originally for hotel audiences.

However, the trio felt they could adapt the show to be more suitable to the showbars and various pubs on the Island offering entertainment.

The contrast between what is deemed a hotel show and a show for a bar is somewhat stark.

Under the corporate hotels’ umbrella, there are certain restrictions which generally concern the boundaries of taste.

In a hotel, bad language would never be tolerated in a show, and neither would any strong innuendo towards more adult material.

In most bars, that tolerance can wear extremely thin and in some of them, anything goes! However, that is generally judged by the professionalism of the artiste.

And where expressive language would normally be used freely, an act might choose a tamer approach during school holidays, with more families in the audience.

The way Kicks and Tricks have adapted their show to suit is subtle, to say the least, and nothing too drastic to possibly offence in any way … unless, of curse, the audience is made up of devout nuns!

John, Vicky and Bhambi work really well together in this variety act. It involves magic and illusion, some of

which is close-up and involves members of the audience assisting them.

There are strong vocals from Vicky as well, along with choreographed dance routines from John or Bhambi and, occasionally, all three together.

There is a good selection of well-known songs throughout the show, coupled with the other elements already mentioned. It is an eclectic mix of everything that is variety, with plenty of comedy, too, and the 45-minute performance includes lots of costume changes.

The trio are aware that some bars require a one-hour show, so they have an extra bolt-on, Vicky performing a selection of dance tunes to keep the audience on their feet.

This is a perfect transition for those late-opening bars which want to keep the place bouncing for another couple of hours after the featured show is over.

Kicks and Tricks have some spare slots, but I doubt they’ll last long, and this will be a great show to have in place ready for the Christmas family audiences.

The second of the two new acts I’m featuring this week have chosen to perform music which could really be given a genre of its own.

Although most of The Beatles’ distinctive music was produced in the Sixties, the hit machine also known as the Fab Four also had their own sound in the guise of an army of fans and a plethora of songs, ingrained in the minds of generations.

Even people born long after The Beatles split up know the songs and can quite easily sing along to them.

Adam See and Paul Ward have taken on the roles of McCartney and Lennon. They also play guitars in their act, as well as sing.

Paul plays bass - an exact replica of the same model used by McCartney - while Adam plays an acoustic guitar with electronic pick-ups.

They play along to custom tracks, from which

the “live” guitar elements are stripped from the track. The duo are well-established multiinstrumentalists: both play piano and keyboard, bass, rhythm and lead guitars. And Paul can also play the drums (as can McCartney).

It is this musical experience which enables them to put their tracks together so well with medleys and custom arrangements of The Beatles biggest hits. Both have taken on their roles fully and can emulate that distinctive sound and look. Their attire is as smart as was the Fab Four’s in the Sixties, and although there are just two of them on stage, they recreate the sound so well.

The look, I would say is a little harder to maintain for one of them. Paul has naturally, grown out of his own hair, and dons a wig to complete the look.

However, this is Tenerife and it’s very hot on any stage, so he has to tolerate profuse leakage during their one-hour show. And I’m told it takes him at least two hours afterwards to replace lost fluids.

These boys clearly enjoy what they do on stage and work well together, with good banter between themselves as well as interacting with the audience between songs.

It is one of those shows that sparks dancing from the onset, and ends with everyone joining in with a medley of those Beatles’ songs that everyone knows - like one described by a 15-yearold in the audience as: “the one that goes, Na, na, na, na … na, na, na, na”, which just proves that what I mentioned earlier is so true.

Even if you didn’t live through their era, you must be aware that the music is timeless, and any entertainment billboard featuring a show

by The Beatles will always attract the attention of passing trade.

It’s so true that you can’t buy love, but you can certainly buy talent.

So get a Beatles show booked before there’s no space left.

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Wine and Dine

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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. Also extensive evening menu available. Book early for Christmas Day - 4 course dinner with a choice of traditional or alternative menu.

Why not have your office party with us?...

Ed. Florin, Calle Valle Menendez, Los Cristianos.

Down the road from the church square on the left.

Open: Mon - Sat, midday - 4pm, 6pm - late. Sun, midday - late.

Call: 922 795 823

The Swan

9€

Litre Sangriapm

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.

after 3

Fresh food served 7 days a week, all with good quality produce. We also cater for any special requirements.

Daily Specials. Friday: Cod and chips night.

Sunday Lunch: 12noon - 8pm.

24hr notice for paella, lamb shank, fillet steak or ask us for anything you fancy.

Or just pop in for a drink, with live entertainment every night, 9pm - midnight, and your favourite quiz on Sunday evenings. Great entertainment, even greater value!

Middle square, San Blas, near taxi rank

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Open: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-6pm.

Sat & Sun, 8.30am-5pm

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 698 396 367

James’ Place The only British bar and the jewel in the crown in La Caleta. Something for all the family with stylish dining area, sun drenched terrace, games room, all your Live Sport and a fantastic menu.

Freshly beer battered fish and home to ‘The Best’ Sunday Roast!

1pm-6pm James’s Place - Where we just haven’t met you yet!

La Caleta

Open: Food served Mon-Sat: 10am - 10pm.

Sun: 10am - 6pm. Open til late.

Call: 922 168 139

Love India The infinite cuisines of India are characterised at Love India, which highlights the originality, taste and presentation.

Using the traditional Indian clay oven, Tandoor, to make special bread and Indian dishes like Nan. We take care and attention and offer a taste of authentic Indian fine dining, paneer roll, Hariyali muyga, dal shanti, and all varieties of chicken and lamb tandoori style and served with aromatic basmati rice.

You will find a constant search for balance and contrast of flavours and textures. Oriental food in general is a healthy, delicious and spectacular food presentation.

C.C Vulcano Hotel, Vulcano Local 1, Las Américas

Call: 922 750 048

Adeje Chicken in Buzanada Bryan is back but now he is the owner with his mum in the kitchen for the famous home-made food & all her excuisite & authentic recipes of mojo & Ali-oli. Still serving their chicken dishes including grilled chicken breast, spicy chicken & honey chicken garlic chicken, with a pint of beer for only 1 euro!! Open for breakfast & sandwiches all day until 10pm. A new addition to the menu, which starts at 12noon until 4pm, includes 2 courses & a drink for only 6.80 euros & will change daily (not only chicken dishes).

Buzanada Roundabout, Buzanada.

Open: Tues-Sun, 8am-10pm. Closed Mondays

Call: 922 728 290 / 629 331 124

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Juniper threat’s no tonic for gin SCOTLAND’S juniper plant is being attacked by a deadly disease, and that means the country’s gin supply could run dry.

The purple berries give gin its aromatic flavour, but the plant is now in a critical state, according to conservation charity Plantlife.

Juniper has been found in Scotland since the last Ice Age, and it’s that special taste, which gin such a tonic!

But the fungal disease phytophthora austrocedrae, sweeping through populations, could soon kill it off, and there are concerns for Scottish

gin distillers, many of whom use the locallysourced berry.

Much of the juniper

used in the big companies’ gin production now comes from Eastern Europe. But cam-

paigners are calling for action to protect the plant in Scotland, its last remaining UK base.

Juniper shrubs are either male or female, and it can be difficult for isolated plants to pollinate successfully.

Last year, 79% of juniper in Scotland was

discovered to be either dead or more than a century old, limiting the plant’s ability to seed even more.

Juniper has already been lost from 25% of the areas where it once flourished. And, said the charity, apart being used in gin production, the plant provides food for wildlife.

Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said: “Juniper is one of our most iconic species.

Used not only by birds as cover and food, it is a key native plant for human use, too.

“Plantlife’s report is a call to action for all of us to do what we can for juniper, and to ensure that future generations get to smell crushed juniper

berries and delight in the assorted shape and sizes of juniper in our countryside.”

He added: “Land manager, visitors, conservationists and politicians can all do something for juniper.”

Deborah Long, head of Plantlife Scotland, said: “Volunteer citizen science surveys are helping us understand what is happening to juniper here.

“Thanks to these citizen scientists, we can start working with land-owners to help juniper communities become more resistant to this new disease. But it needs active conservation effort and intervention for it to survive.”

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Lifestyle

By Sue McDonald IF you´ve been trying to sell your property for a while, and it´s just not moving, perhaps you need to take a long hard look at how you are presenting it.

This is particularly true if other. comparable properties are being

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Dress up for a quick sale!

sold, but yours isn’t.

Selling a house has become a very different ball-game over the last 10 years. It´s no longer enough that you like living there and think the house is great, and surely any potential buyers will see that.

The economic situation means that buyers will have a number of properties to view, and, inevitably, will be making comparisons.

Their first introduction to your property may be through the internet before they even come to the Island, so that photo had better be a good one!

Many people don’t have the vision to see past clutter and personal effects. If you are still living in the house while it is for sale, it can be difficult - but definitely worthwhile - to keep everything very

HOT BRIGHT NOW! ALTHOUGH we don’t see much winter weather here, the majority of us tend to have a winter wardrobe. And, as the darker shades come forward, what better way to liven them up by adding a splash of colour?

Bang on-trend is another hot mix of primary colours, added to darker shades, which really looks striking against a black background - or any muted shade.

There are no rules, and you can even add the colour with clever use of accessories, adding your chosen colour to your outfit. Even greys look hot with the added touch of colour, and adding acid green

to your greys and cerise can look just as good.

If you’re going for more earthy tones, such as browns and beiges, then yellow is the colour to look for as you piece together your outfit.

It all depends on you how you add the contrasting colour, but make sure you keep the contrast as your secondary colour.

For example, if you’re taking a black skirt with a matching black jacket, add the “hotter” colour underneath the jacket and tie it in with complementing shoes.

This is so easy to do, and you can add these colours to other outfits in your wardrobe - thus expanding your selection.

Don’t just think of brighter colours for the summer. There’s nothing more stylish than seeing a bright outfit when everyone else is in black.

clean and tidy, even if it means a desperate clean-up to take the photos, and again just before viewings!

You might need to move your personal effects, such as family photos and sentimental objects and put them out of sight or in storage, because they can be distracting and prevent someone from feeling they could envisage themselves living there.

If you aren´t living in the property while it is for sale, you have the opportunity to “dress” it to its best advantage, yet a surprising number of people don’t take the time to do this.

First impressions are very important, and these will be formed right at the front door.

Make sure the front door is clean, and touch-up any paintwork

around it if necessary.

Don’t forget to pay attention to the entrance hall, and make sure it is welcoming, uncluttered and, ideally, has a wow factor. Less is more, and a clear dressing table or shelf and mirror could be all it takes to make the entrance hall look special. It goes without saying that the house should be spotlessly clean as well - another matter often overlooked by sellers. It doesn’t cost much to give the place a good clean, but potential buyers can be put off before they´ve even come through the door.

And a dirty kitchen or bathroom are likely to put anyone off.

While it´s best not to have too much personal stuff around as this can be distracting, it´s also true that you shouldn’t strip a property of all of

its character because it may appear cold and impersonal.

After all, your aim is that potential buyers can see themselves living in your property, and putting their own personal touch on it.

Find a balance between the property looking cozy, well-equipped and attractive, and looking neglected, or even derelict. It´s surprising how much this will affect the price you achieve as well, because potential buyers are mentally putting a value on everything as they look around.

If you have a strong interior design scheme, consider whether it will help sell the property.

Just because you like the colour purple, for example, doesn’t mean everyone else does. And while you might find one buyer who shares your taste, the chances are you will do better with a more neutral scheme.

Bear in mind, as well, that pale colours make rooms look both brighter and bigger, and darker tones will bring walls forward and make spaces look smaller.

Therefore, investing in a coat of white paint, and a really good clean throughout, could be an excellent investment for the time and money involved.

Deco Nuevo provides a “house doctor” interior design service - ask for a no-obligation quote.

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K9 news update

When Pablo met Presley

PABLO, who has seen many dogs re-homed over the years since being dumped at the K9 kennels in July 2009, must have felt his turn would never come.

But his photo was spotted by a German family on our website and so after, being resident at the kennels for over six years, he was flown to Stuttgart on 10th September.

He was accompanied by two kennel-mates, Aldea and Cagney, who were also travelling to new homes.

A week after his arrival, Pablo attended an “Open Day”, where he met Homer, Presley, Hutch, Frankie and Laurel, who all have loving homes now in the Stuttgart area.

The picture of Pablo, two weeks after his arrival, leaves no doubt that he has well and truly settled in with his new family.

Only Auto and Rose have been at the kennels longer than Pablo, but perhaps their chance of a new home is just around the corner.

K9 Xmas dinner Our Christmas Dinner is being held on Saturday, 12th December, at Restaurant Cueva La Campesino, in Aldea Blanca. Cabaret is in the capable hands of Aidy Evans and Storm Duo. Tickets, costing 20 euros, are available from the Kennels, Lin on 626 344 799, Studio 5 in Los Cristianos and from k9mikey@gmail. com.

The price includes unlimited beer, wines, water and soft drinks with the meal. It is the same venue as last year, when 152 guests had an enjoyable night, and the fun starts from 7.30pm.

Shop items wanted Our Alcala Plaza shop, which opens from 10am to 2pm (Mon to Sat), is

our life support for the cats and dogs in our kennels, and every cent raised goes towards their care.

We are in continual need of items to sell.

Small items or clothing can be taken direct to the shop or the kennels, but if you have larger items that require collecting, please contact Muriel on 646 561 035 to arrange a mutually- convenient time.

And by the way, if you have four hours to spare to help in our shop, we’d love to hear from you.

Car boot sale We also have our Car Boot Sale at Los Gigantes bus station, from 9am to 12.30pm on 25th October and 29th November (both Sundays. There are lots of bargains to be had and it pays to arrive early to grab them, especially quality clothing and bric-abrac.

Who’s for walkies?

Our dogs love to go for a walk, and if you have some spare time on ANY morning from 9am, please come along and meet them.

If you have any old newspapers, please give them to the carers on duty. Old blankets and towels are also appreciated.

Adopt - don’t buy!

Right now we have 85 dogs, plus 20 cats and kittens, who would like a new home. Please adopt, don’t buy ... we probably have just the four-legged pet for you.

New K9 website The kennels’ phone numbers are 667 638 468 and 822 106 195. We are revamping our website at k9tenerife.com and we hope to be back online very soon.

Much appreciated Many thanks to our supporters and volunteers for their continued help.

We really appreciate all the assistance we receive.

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THE 1st Tenerife Scout Group have just returned from a successful weekend’s camping at the Camp Nauta site, near Guaza.

After all the fundraising events and donations over the last year, which enabled the organisers to buy the necessary equipment, four leaders took five cubs and six scouts away for a fun-filled weekend.

It was touch and go with the dreadful but intermittent weather, but after nearly cancelling the event, the group put on a brave face and pressed ahead with their adventure.

Activities included cooking on open fires, wide games in the dark, compass-reading and orienteering, pioneer-

ing, a blind trial, campfire songs, and taking part in the swimmers’ badge, Stage 1, which they all completed successfully.

Delighted Scoutmaster Steve Leisel, who formed the pack in Costa del Silencio last year, said: “All the kids enjoyed it and from the feedback from their parents, who thanked us, they did, too!

“It gave us, the leaders, a lot of satisfaction to be able to do this, and we look forward to our next adventure with the children.”

If you feel your children might be interested in the group, which features Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, contact Steve Leisel at 1st.tenerifescoutgroup@gmail. com

THEY say good things come in small packages.

Well, look at this pocket dynamo.

Max is around 2-3 years old and weighs just 3kg.

The wee man needs a home, but can you offer him one? If so, please call Sue on 629 388 102.

Thank you, MustCat We had another a lovely trip out on MustCat last weekend, and were lucky to happen upon a family of bottlenose dolphins early on in the journey, just off Palm Mar. They swam with us for around half-an-hour before we carried on to see the pilot whales, of which there are around 800 in our waters.

Thank you, as always, to Justin Muscat for his ongoing support.

Halloween Fund-raiser We’re staging a Halloween fund-raiser tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon from 2pm to 6pm (ish), thanks to Milhany’s, next to the Santa Maria hotel in San Eugenio.

And it’s shaping up to be a good one. Suzy q and Derrick Lynes will be introducing you to top cabaret performers like Jacqui Peters, Steve Delsey, Kerry Railton, Seamus, Mark the resident guitarist, Willy Ray and more.

Big Xmas raffle Our 2014 Christmas raffle was so popular that we have decided to repeat it this year, with superb prizes again. Win a FitBit lifestyle band, a head camera or a drone for just two euros a ticket.

It will be drawn on Boxing Day on the Top Square, Golf del Sur, and tickets are now on sale in our shops.

Coffee Morning, Costa del Silencio

The 1st Los Cristianos Rainbows, Brownies & Lone Guides are having a coffee morning on Saturday 7th November, 11-1am at Costa del Silencio Church in Coral Mar Square. Come and join us and treat yourself to some cake!

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Travel/Motor

By Vanessa Vee SOMETIMES, you have to remind yourself of the luxury of our natural beauty on the Island. And that’s why we decided to revisit the magnificent whales and dolphins, which occupy our waters all year round.

There are many ways of doing this: yachts, catamarans, jet skis and even kayaks. We opted for Freebird’s luxury catamarans, which sail daily from Puerto Colon in Las Americas.

Although coaches can pick you up from various destinations, North and South, we took a casual drive down to the port, where there is easy, reasonably-priced parking. We then collected our boarding passes and took our places at the front - on

By Emma at Motorworld

AT some point in our driving career, many of us will have answered, or attempted to answer, a telephone call on our mobile phone while on the road.

This, we all know, is illegal and can be very dangerous. And, in some cases, fatal!

Guardia Civil statistics reveal that any distraction while driving is likely to cause an accident or incident, and the use of a mobile phone tops the list of reasons in almost every country.

We used to be allowed to answer an incoming call, provided we were wearing an ear device, made specifically for this purpose, But it was made illegal some time ago. Currently, using a hands-free device is legal, but touching your

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Our whale of a time

the cargo nets!

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of seats around the spacious catamaran, but for a real wind-in-your-hair, sea-spray experience, you can’t go wrong with the cargo nets.

Behind us the fullyoccupied deck-chairs were people applying sun-cream, popping on hats and sunglasses and stretching out for a tan.

An announcement that the bar was open was enough for us - and we were off!

The crew on board the One For You, just one of the fleet, went through our safety instructions for any occasion, including looking after the sea life and making sure no debris was discarded into the water.

By sailing in the morning, the temperature was comfortable, and the kids took to doing their “titanic poses” for the camera instantly as we set off in search of the aquatic life. It didn’t take long.

Before we had even finished our sandwiches, supplied from the crew, and our first round of drinks, the captain informed us of a group of

Pilot whales. Within a safe distance to avoid crowding them, the engines were cut.

It always seems so obvious to me how people on the Island are extremely aware about the conservation of our sea life. We are privileged to share their home and see them in their natural surroundings.

However, these beautiful creatures, curious

and intelligent, came to us. Two juveniles were playing so much that they almost bumped into the side of the catamaran, but Mum was on hand to keep them in check.

Next, a group of adults could be seen approaching from behind us. Everyone changed position on board to make sure of a fantastic view. And the crew shared infor-

mation across the microphone constantly about their behaviours, habitat, lifestyle ...even names! A baby could be seen, staying very close to Mum and Dad, and we were told that this was, indeed, a rare sight as she was only a weekor-so old. The whales stayed with us for almost 20 minutes before diving out of sight.

We set sail again for

the bay, but on the way we were informed of another family ahead; this time, Bottlenose dolphins. I had goose bumps.

We could see their fins in the distance, riding the waves, but on this occasion they chose not to join us for games. Another day perhaps. After all, they are free to do whatever they please in their home.

Along the coast, our catamaran arrived at a beautiful, sandy bay and dropped anchor, allowing us to descend the steps into the refreshing water. A short swim, then back on board for more refreshments before beginning the sail home.

Every time we sail on a whale-and-dolphin excursion, the experience stays with us ... seeing wildlife in their natural habitat. It’s priceless!

To book your experience aboard the Freebird Catamarans, visit www.tenerifesunshine. com - or drop into any Tenerife Sunshine office.

Call 922 751 867 or email info@tenerifesunshine.com for further information.

GPS device while on the move is not.

There is only one way to answer a call when in your car and that is to stop in a safe, convenient place that does not hinder other road-users (this does not mean the hard shoulder of the autopista).

If you miss a call, you can always ring back when you have stopped driving. Your life, and that of other road-users or even pedestrians, in some cases, are then safe from harm.

New technology being brought into the market, such as smart watches and similar devices that can be linked to your mobile phone, pose an increased risk potentially as they are often more distracting than just a ringing, or often a song

used as a ring-tone. This market is increasing as people search for more up-to-date technology to keep up with the times.

And, often, to prove to their “friends” that they have the latest gadget on the market.

With the development of driver-less cars moving at a rapid speed, internet giant Google is attempting to help solve some of the problems caused by humans behind the steering wheel.

And it has patented a system, primarily for smart watches but which, no doubt, will be expanded eventually if successful, to detect your personal location - in the driver’s seat, passenger’s seat, or rear of the vehicle, etc.

Not only will it detect your position, but it will

be able to monitor your movements, such as steering the car or gearchanging.

If the device detects that you are the driver, it automatically disables some of the more distracting functions; thereby reducing the risk of a loss of concentration and/or a potential collision or accident.

While humans will be in control of any such device, the element of risk remains - as does the temptation to multitask, such as answering your phone while continuing to drive, either one-handed or with neither hand on the steering wheel.

I am sure we have all witnessed people driving and texting at the same time. It’s an all-too-common occurrence, and the

fact that a global enterprise such as Google is trying in some way to assist with these problems should be recognised and praised.

Others will, no doubt, be quick to follow, or may even be working on their own prototype as I write. But they won’t disclose their idea for fear of another company stealing it. For Android phones, there is now an app available called the Muting App. This is a free app and by activating it, either manually or automatically, all calls and notifications are silenced, vibrate is cancelled and the screen is switched off.

This has been designed to avoid distractions while driving. By activating this app, all calls, notifications and vibrate

are switched off from the moment the engine is started until the car is parked.

If a call is repeated, it is considered urgent and will, where possible, be passed to the vehicle’s hands-free system.

No calls are lost. They are stored and, with the driver simply getting out of the car, all normal functions return.

Other muting apps act in different ways and are generally activated through the vehicle’ hands-free Bluetooth, or manually. In these cases, your contacts can see your status as either not available or driving.

Some Apps advise the caller by a chat that you are driving and, when this is not available, it is possible to notify him/ her by text message.

Smart phone use is not very smart

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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!

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1 3 7 2 4 3 7 5 7 9

1 3 8 9 4

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Kakuro Puzzles

Fill in the blank squares with numbers from 1-9, so that the numbers add up to the total required both horizontally and vertically. Each number can only be used once in each row or column. You will need to use both your adding and logic skills!

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And 2 normal sudokus for you aswell...

9 1

6 9 2 1

1 6 2

3 2 6 9

3 2 4 8

1 4 5 6

7 6 5 9 2

5 3

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DOWN. 1 SHREK, 2 HUMILIATE, 3 MASH, 4 RABBIT, 5 CHATEAUS, 6 END, 7 TARGETS, 12 REDUNDANT, 13 TIMOROUS, 14 TYRANTS, 16 BIKERS, 19 TAMER, 20 VALE, 22 ION.

Brain Training:

Beginner: 70 Intermediate: 162 Advanced: 184 Godoku:

Sudoku X:

4 5 2 6 3 7 8 1 9

5 3 2

9 2 7 1

Arithmagons:

9 6 8 1 2 5 7 3 4

5 7 8 3

ACROSS. 1 SCHEMER, 5 CREST, 8 ROMPS, 9 BOARDER, 10 KILO, 11 PINE TREE, 14 TRAGIC, 15 GUIDES, 17 RHETORIC, 18 UNIT, 21 NOISOME, 23 ALARM, 24 SINGS, 25 SWELTER.

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6 3 5 8

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ACROSS 1 Enemy (3) 3 Heinous (9) 8 Begin again (7) 9 Sicilian society (5) 10 Flat, level (4) 11 Certainly (2,6) 13 Fall (6) 15 Less soft (6) 18 Dares, risks (8) 19 Chinese currency (4) 22 Indian delicacy (5) 23 Dizziness (7) 24 Sailor’s song (3-6) 25 Firearm (3)

8 6 5

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3 9 5 7 1 4 2 8 6

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2 5 8 4 1 7 3 9 6

8 7 5 6 2 9 3 1 4

9 1 6 8 2 3 5 4 7

2 4 9 3 1 7 8 5 6

3 4 7 6 5 9 1 8 2

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British Consulate Address: Plaza Weyler, 8, 1º, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Public opening hours: Tuesdays & Fridays: 08.30hrs – 13.30hrs Notarial services: Please consult our webpage or call 902 109 356 or alternatively +34 913 342 194 for further information on how to make an appointment. Please note, we are no longer able to provide notarial services without prior appointment.

Emergency Assistance: Assistance is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week by calling us on 902 109 356 or alternatively +34 913 342 194 E-mail: info.consulate@fco.gov.uk Web:http//: ukin spain.fco.gov.uk Cosumer Office Tel: 922 76 16 00 Town Hall Tel: 922 76 16 00 Emergencies

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Information Emergency Services (All) Tel: 112 National Police - Tel: 091 Local Police Tel: 092 Ambulance Tel: 061 Fire Brigade Tel: 080 Guardia Civil Tel: 062 Multi-lingual police central office Tel: 902 102 112 Call this number and ask to speak to an English operator to make a report or official complaint.

Local Police Tel: 922 75 70 06 Red Cross Emergencies and Ambulances Tel: 922 28 18 00 Information and Blood Bank Tel: 922 28 29 24 International MEDSERVICE Tel: 922 79 05 63 Medical Benefits Agency Tel: (00 44) 191 218 7547 For if you find yourself in medical difficulties whilst on

60in LG Smart TV PLED, with separate smart remotes, 2½ years old, excellent cond, 500 euros. Tel: 634 340 267 Playstation 3, two controls, 11 games, 135 euros. Girl’s pink Barbie bike, excellent cond, 35 eruos. Tel: 676 812 864 Cash register, 35 euros ono. Large fridge cooler, 120 euros. Large gold leaf mirror, 40 euros ono. Child’s pink bed frame, as new, 25 euros. Tel: 663 283 505 Over 200 items of assorted children’s clothing, brandnew, 275 euros ono. Wall-mounted, flat-screen, 42in TV, with brackets, 70 euros. Tel: 609 908 294 Double wardrobe, pine-coloured with hanging rail and two drawers underneath, 35 euros. Buyer to collect, Los Menores. Tel: 654 837 328 Fitness machine, vibrating plate, display functions, time and speed setting, vgc, 90 euros.

Tel: 671 373 594 3-seater cottage-style sofa bed, strong, vgc, 198cm wide, 100 euros. Strong, well-made bunk beds, can be separated, into 2 single beds, metal blue, yellow, red.

Size 156cm high, 197cm. long, 97cm wide, excellent cond, bargain, 80 euros. Tel: 922 785 894

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holiday and without the proper holiday insurance.

Pharmacy Information and Locator (24 hours) Tel: 922 28 24 24 Citizen Information Tel: 010 Postal Services Tel: 902 19 71 97 International Operator Tel: 11825 Local Operator Tel: 11818 Tourist Information Tel: 922 60 55 90 Hospitals & Medical Centres (Answering Machine) Tel: 094 Hospital Las Americas, Playa de las Americas Tel: 922 75 00 22 Playa de Las Americas Centro Medicos Del Sur Tel: 922 79 10 00 Candelaria Hospital Tel: 922 60 20 00 Beach Safety Obey the beach warning flags and always supervise children when near water.

Red - Strong currents do not swim

Yellow - Strong winds and turbulent sea conditions. Take care.

Green - Safe to swim Shopping Most shops open from Mon - Sat 09:00 - 13:00 then 16:00 20:00 Some shops may open for just Saturday Morning, and many shops are closed on Sundays and Tourist Offices, Bank Holidays, with the exception of souvenir shops which tend to open 7 days a week.

Tourist Offices Tenerife Sur Tourist Office (Main Tourist Office) Tel: 902 00 31 21 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Tel: 922 28 93 94 Santiago de Teide Tel: 922 86 03 48 Costa Adeje Tel: 922 75 06 33 Puerto de la Cruz Tel: 922 38 60 00 El Medano Tel: 922 17 60 02 La Laguna Tel: 922 63 11 94

Whirlpool integrated washing machine, 3 months old,(brought over from UK but does not fit), 500 euros. Mini Denon complete hi-fi system, vgc, cost £1,500, will take 500 euros. Lots of summer dresses, tops, sizes 8-10, bags and costume jewellery. Size 4 shoes, worn few times, as new, good makes - Karen Millen, Coast, Debenhams etc, 5-70 euros. Tel: 672 968 782 or email juliana7869@gmail.com for details and pics Wet suit, short lady’s, size 12, as new, 8 euros.

Reclining armchair tan-leather look, good cond, Silencio, 30 euros. Silencio could deliver if not far.

Tel: 676 264 494 Pine furniture, all as new with safety glass & rounded corners on top. Chest of drawers, 80cm wide x 43cm deep x 84cm high; dressing table, 105cm wide x 43cm deep x 76cm high; bedside cabinet, 46cm wide x 43cm deep x 63cm high, Sold together, 150 euros or near offer. Buyer collects. Tel: Mary or Dave on 922 712 380.

Acer black keyboard, as new, 10 euros. Lexmark printer-scanner & instruction book, 220 x 250, ink refill, new kit, 25 euros. Logitech black keyboard, as new, 10 euros. Lady’s 3-piece luggage set of unusual 2 half-moon-shaped cases, large & med, plus vanity case for make-up/toiletries, all hardly used, tapestry design with roses, 25 euros. New-born baby front carrier, navy-blue, 5 euros. Child back carrier with storage pockets, 15 euros. Brass cornet (Sonata) small trumpet, good cond,130 euros ono.

Cane floor-standing unit with glass doors at top, shelf below, 3 drawers at bottom, painted white, Los Cris Centre. 40 euros ono Tel: 922 794 790 or 699 199 392 & whats app for photos.

La Orotava Tel: 922 32 30 41 Las Galletas Tel: 922 73 01 33 Los Cristianos Tel: 922 75 71 37 Los Llanos de Aridane Tel: 922 40 18 99 Playa de las Américas Tel: 922 79 76 68 Playa de las Vistas Tel: 922 78 70 11 Tour Operators TUI/ Thomson Tel: 922 761 201 Thomas Cook Tel: 922 757 409 Cosmos Tel: 922 793 802 Transport TFS - Tenerife Sur Airport (Reina Sofia) For flights from the Spanish mainland and nearly all scheduled international flights.

Telephone numbers: Flight Information 902 404 704 (lines open 24 hours) Airport Information Tel: 922 75 90 00 Tourist Information Tel: 922 392 037 TFN - Tenerife Norte

airport (Los Rodeos) For all domestic flights and some scheduled international and mainland services.

Telephone numbers: Flight Information Tel: 902 404 704 (lines open 24 hours) General Information Tel: 922 635 800 Buses TITSA is Tenerife´s public bus company.

Tel: 922 53 13 00 The ´Bono-Bus´ discount card can be purchased from all TITSA stations and terminals of TITSA and reduces the cost of transport by up to 30%.

Radio Taxis Tel: 922 64 11 12 N.B. Taxi cabs display a special SP (Servico Público) licence plate.

Arona Taxis Tel: 922 74 75 11 National Ferry Services Fred Olsen Tel: 922 62 82 52

Jobs

Hairdressers: PINKIES Hair and Nail Salon, Golf del Sur Be your own boss, rent a chair!

70€ per week including electric and water

Contact David on 0044 791 262 3999 or email mr.dbetts@hotmail.co.uk

A busy and expanding company in the south of Tenerife requires a part time Admin assistant. The suitable candidate will have all the required legal paperwork, own transport, a knowledge of I.T especially Excel, Word and Outlook.

Should speak English and Spanish fluently and be able to work within a team. Candidates need to be organized with strong admin skills and able to meet deadlines.

Fully legal contract with fantastic remuneration package and training will be offered to the successful candidate. Please forward your CV to admin@ regencyshoressl.com EZE Group and Regency Shores are recruiting for a new front of house reception in their office in Roque del Conde Alto. Applicant must speak fluent English and Spanish and any other languages a bonus, along with a good telephone manner and good knowledge of Word and Excel. Applicant needs to have full licence and access to a car. If you feel you are the right candidate then please email your CV to danielle.harris@ezegroup.com or call 922 715 610for further information Established resort in Tenerife south requires Czech, Slovak

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Jobs (cont.) and Polish speaking people to work in their marketing department. Some experience of on-line strategies and campaigns an advantage. Please e-mail your CV and contact telephone number to: jobs@destinationtenerife. com or telephone 922 714632 Wanted for an established in house sales team in the south of Tenerife, experienced reps for fractional and points based products. Great commissions and weekly incentives. Limited positions, apply now to Justine@ pearlygrey.com 627 107 631 or phil@pearlygrey.com 637 560 822.

Air-conditioning

Property for renT

Cars/BIKES

Tel 922 797 438 Mobile: 693 713 686

info@tenerifeislandrentals.com

Los Cristianos - 550€

Port Royale - studio apartment in a popular complex, has a south facing balcony with views, there is a pool on this complex and you have roadside parking.

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Las Chafiras - 865€

4 bedroom duplex apartment which has a fully fitted kitchen, master bedroom with en suite bathroom, a spiral staircase leading from the lounge up to the 1st floor which has two further bedrooms and roof terrace.

IN HOUSE MaintenanceVERS EO TEAM FOR ALL JOBS/MAK

Chayofa - 1300€

Calle Del Centro, 3 bed 3 bath house with garden/ terrace areas surround the house, all bedrooms are of double size with en suite bathrooms, secure garage parking and shares a communal pool.

Guia De Isora - 550€

Chirche - 2 bed 2 bath finca located in a quiet rural area, has a fully fitted kitchen, both bedrooms are of double size, has a small plunge pool with fantastic views.

Local 1, Edif Sur Y Sol, Av Londres, Los Cristianos Property for Sale

A359. SANTA MARIA, Torviscas.

Studio: Excellent apartment on apart-hotel with plenty of services on-site.

95.000 Euros

B1559. PARQUE SANTIAGO, PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS.

Duplex apt on the top floor consisting of lounge, fully fitted kitchen, bathroom, double bedroom, with an attractive terrace.

Communal pool.

179.000 Euros

C1685. LOS ALTOS DEL ROQUE, TORVISCAS ALTO.

Cars wanted CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH - Offer made once seen, we will come to you. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4 X 4’s, small vans, people carriers, runners and non runners, accident damaged, etc. ANYTHING CONSIDERED.

Call us now on 678 451 641

Beautiful 2 bed apartment that has great view and is sold furnished.

Sold with a double garage.

Communal pool.

129.000 Euros

C1687. ALTA VISO, CALLAO SALVAJE.

Very clean and cozy residence with pool; 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom town house with 2 terraces, lounge-diner, fitted kitchen, garage parking space & store room.

129.500 Euros

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Auction Fortnightly General Auctions at Tenerife Auction Rooms, Las Chafiras. Buy and sell almost anything! Collection & delivery available. Call 609 303 634

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Construction (cont.)

ALADDINS CAVE. Antiques bought & sold Tel: 922 720 493

&

Vintage

Lawyers

Goods

Blinds

Cars Long term car rental (1 x week) from 200 euro per month. We pick up full insurance and breakdown. Please telephone 642 756 473 for fast polite service

Mechanics Electrician

Chiropodist Ann Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist.

All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own home/hotel. Tel 625 799 570 Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBChA. Based in Los Cristianos.

I offer perosnal visits to the South of Tenerife. Tel: 608 029 790.

Email: canarianfeet@gmail.com

Cleaning

All ELECTRICAL WORK CARRIED OUT. Fully qualified, 25 years experience. Reliable, Clean, conscientious worker. Very competitive rates. Specializing in fault finding. For expert advice/free estimates Phone Danny, Los Cristianos 822 901 384.

Furniture New Bed Bases & Mattresses for sale at Tenerife Auction Rooms, Las Chafiras. Excellent Quality, Low Prices, Next Day Delivery. Call 609 303 634

Garden Furniture

Elite Cleaning Services is an established cleaning company who can provide a professional cleaning service for Apartments, Villas and Offices. Call us today on 922 789 795 or 696 922 597.

Computers

Telephone: 922 736 728 E-mail: Computer Service Provider BT Authorised Dealer Dell Registered Partner

info@act-tenerife.com

Web:

Health & Beauty www.fitnesswithdebbie.com Tel: 664 576 779 www.yogavibetenerife.com

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Construction

Home removal Patio Doors & Windows

Kitchens & bathrooms Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing, Decorating, Plastering etc. Tel: 661 081 843 for quotation.

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Pool tables

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Storage Short and Long Term Storage available at Tenerife Auction Rooms, anything from a suitcase to complete removals. Collection available. Call 609 303 634

Tiling

Property services

Translation TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICES: Legally registered with over 25 years experience. Official, Medical, Notary, Wills, Utilities, Probate, Pensions, car paperwork and much more. Professionalism and confidentiality guaranteed.

Transport available. Call Tracey on 666 857 991 or email on info@tenerifetranslationservices.com

Travel agents

Removals UNIVERSAL EXPORTS S.L. PROFESSIONAL REMOVALS TO AND FROM THE U.K. Email: info@removals-tenerife.com Transport Licence: No. 11572932 C.I.F. No. B38820395 Tel: 922 720 711

Second-hand Shops

Personal ServiceS

House, Apartment & Villa Clearances Everything bought for Cash Immediate Decisions

Call Freddie on 609 303 634 Long & Short Term Storage also available.

repairs

Sissy, Los Cristianos. Slim, sexy, domination, good looking, Private Apartment, Call: 634 273 126 Las Galletas, novelty 2 friends, sensual friendly services. Come and enjoy with us, kisses. Tel: 669 738 298

Pest control

Plumbing

Boiler King: All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replacements, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair & maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

security

TV and Satellite Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116 Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance and Sales.

Windows

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Sport

30th October - 5th November 2015

Oh so sweet against Osasuna CD Tenerife 2 Osasuna 2

By Roscoe NOW this was a game of football.

Last week, in defeat, Tenerife showed that they were just starting to come together, and this excellent point against the league leaders was further proof.

And it was a fine reward for a battling performance, which saw the hosts finish the match with nine men.

It didn’t start that way, though, as Osasuna took a fourthminute lead through Roberto Torres’s sixth goal of the season. The 26-year-old looks a different player this season, and his goals from midfield are making all the difference.

Tenerife sucked it up and took the game to the visitors. To these

LEWIS HAMILTON, surely now the Muhammad Ali of Formula One, deservedly collected his third world title on Sunday, outwitting Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and everyone else who attempted to prolong his march to glory.

Mechanic faults aside - and they have been rare this season - Hamilton, regarded as a genuine racer and fighter, always seems to find a solution, as did Ali on so many occasions. True champions, through and through.

When Rosberg threatened to take their duel into at least one more race, Lewis applied the pressure, pushed and pushed and, eventually, the German made an unforced error, seven laps from the end of the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. It was the spark his rival needed to take control, rewrite F1 history as the first British driver to win back-toback titles, and join an

eyes, they looked a yard sharper than a few weeks ago and the crisp pace, combined with a higher tempo, saw Osasuna on the back foot.

And CDT got their reward late in time added on as Omar Perdomo scored his first senior goal. And boy, did the

youngster enjoy it!

It made the team talk easier for Raul Agne, but all the good work was undone six minutes into the restart with Alberto taking an early bath.

This signalled a second half which wouldn’t look out of place in an Sixties’ FA Cup-tie.

Osasuna threw on an extra attacker and Enrique Monreal got his reward when Oier restored the away lead 25 minutes from time.

Some meaty challenges and counter-attacks became the order of the day as both sides went for the fourth goal.

Agne brought on won-

derkid Choco Lozano in place of right-back Camera, and when Nano replaced the toothless Pedro Martin, Tenerife slipped into another gear.

Try as they may the goal wouldn’t come, and with keeper Dani needing five staples in a head wound, and

Champ Hamilton pulls no punches! elite club of three-time F1 title winners.

There is no love lost between the rivals, and that suits Hamilton because he knows it will always give him a vital edge.

Rosberg absolutely hates it when, after beating Hamilton to pole position, he sees him roar past to take the lead, as he has done in the last two races.

No wonder he remained sullen-faced as Hamilton celebrated winning an extraordinary, incident-packed, Texas thriller.

No wonder, when it was all over, he refused to participate in the traditional champagnespraying podium celebrations with Hamilton and third-placed Sebastian Vettel.

No wonder Rosberg threw his runner’sup podium cap back at Hamilton in a fit of pique behind the scenes.

And no wonder he complained bitterly

about his team-mate’s grid start. “Lewis was too aggressive today - he took it too far,” said Rosberg. It was extremely aggressive.

We hit each other. Well, Lewis came into me, and that’s not good.

But I can’t say any more than that.”

There’s more bad news ahead for the German because Hamilton is adamant his pursuit of further Formula One glory goes on, despite achieving

his lifelong ambition of matching late Brazilian Ayrton Senna, his great F1 idol.

Hamilton awoke on Monday, probably with a sore head, and posted a heartfelt, truly inspirational message on his Facebook page.

“Moments like these are rare, yet powerful beyond measure,” he wrote. “The journey is not over yet, but the happiness I feel today could light up a city.

What a dream it is to wake up a 3xF1 World Champion.

“I am but a small link in a big chain of great people who have helped me along the way. There is nothing we cannot do, reach or conquer. We do it together. Dream big people.”

Lewis received unexpected congratulations on the podium from singer Sir Elton John, who appeared as a guest of friend Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire F1 boss.

And he insists he

young Nano being stretchered off late on after a sickening head clash (he would have a fit in the ambulance, but was released from hospital 24 hours later) it looked as though blood was spilt for nothing.

And not wanting to go all Bonnie Tyler but deep into time added on, Tenerife were “looking out for a hero”. It duly came from the strangest of places.

German started his Tenerife career like Bambi on ice, but he has improved. And last weekend he popped up from nowhere to pinch a late goal, a point and send the fans home dreaming that this season may not be a blowout.

We are back in the drop- zone, but in this crazy, stupid league, there are genuine grounds for optimism. has no intention of taking it easy in Sunday’s Mexico Grand Prix. “The motivation part is really easy,” said the 30-year-old.

“I was born with it, so it doesn’t go away.

Winning is winning - it never gets old.”

Worryingly for the opposition, he added: “I feel like this is the beginning. I will keep pushing.

Everything I compete in, I want to win. I don’t feel the need to go search for motivation at all.”

Nigel Mansell, 1992 champion and a hugely-modest hero in his time, sees no reason why Lewis should not be celebrating again next year.

“There is no one to touch Lewis at the moment, and he deserves every accolade,” he said. “Lewis is doing the job he needs to do. And I say to people: ‘Watch Lewis now - he’ll get even better’.

“He is a marvellous driver - he’s a racer and a fighter! With the cars’ reliability today, there is an opportunity to win many more races and championships and Lewis is the hot favourite for 2016 and, possibly, even 2017.”

Rosberg and Co, you have been warned.

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Sport

30th October - 5th November 2015

Gleeful Gaffers get going!

HAVING signed a couple of quality darters a while back, Gaffers’ first team were expected to start climbing the Division 1 table quite quickly. But that didn’t happen.

Their results haven’t really caught the eye.

Until now!

Facing fourth-placed Booth-

en Titans, who are no mugs, they finally got it all together with a cracking performance.

It included Tom’s fifth maximum and enabled them to rout Titans with a 7-1 victory, which left Gaffers just five points behind them with three games in hand!

Boothen Army entertained Exiles Bar, who can also chuck a dart, but they ran out 6-2 victors, despite a 150 check-out by Jamie.

division 1 ResultS

division 2 ResultS

Boothen Army Emerald Lounge Gaffers Hoppys Bar Pas O Nadas A The Phoenix

6-2 Exiles Bar 3-5 Ourplace Playboys 7-1 Boothen Titans 7-1 Palms Pool Bar 6-2 Emerald Shamrocks 8-0 Waterfall Warriors

division 1 Table Table 1 Boothen Army

Marilyns P-P Clouseaus Naughty Nautas 4-4 Picassos Ourplace Playgirls 3-5 Gaffers Jucee Girls Sandys Chippers 6-2 Pas O Nadas B Sundowners 5-3 Summerlands Waterfall B 2-6 Spear Chuckers

P W D L F A +- PTS

division 2 Table

17 17

111

Table

P W D L F A +- PTS 17 17

0

0 108 28

80

108

0

0 111 25

86

2 The Phoenix

16 14

1

1 108 20

88

108

1 Phoenix Flights

3 Hoppys Bar

15 11

2

2 83

46

83

2 Spear Chuckers

18 11

4

3 93

51

42

93

4 Boothen Titans 18 8 4 6 77 67 10 77

3 Sandys Chippers

16 13

1

2 88

40

48

88

5 Gaffers

4 Summerlands

18 8 5 5 83 61 22 83

6 Emerald Shamrocks 16 9 2 5 71 57 14 71

5 Picassos

18

8

5

5 75

69

6

75

7 Exiles Bar

6 Naughty Nautas

17

7

3

7 73

63

10

73

8 Waterfall Warriors 17 6 2 9 58 78 -20 58

7 Sundowners

18

8

3

7 70

74

-4

70

9 Pas O Nadas A

8 Gaffers Jucee Girls 17 6 3 8 65 71 -6 65

37

15 8 3 4 72 48 24 72 17 15

6 4

3 3

8 65 8 51

71

-6

69 -18

65 51

10 Ourplace Playboys 16 5 1 10 51 77 -26 51

9 Clouseaus

15

7

5

3 63

57

11 Emerald Lounge 17

2

2 13 46

90 -44

46

10 Marylins

18

5

5

8 63

81 -18

63

12 Palms Sports Bar 16

6

0 10 45

83 -38

45

11 Pas O Nadas B

18

5

1 12 60

84 -24

60

13 Palms Pool Bar

2

2 12 37

91 -54

37

12 Bar Leones

17

4

3 10 58

78 -20

58

29

13 Legends

16

5

2

74 -20

54

14 Bar 180 B

16 15

2

And Phoenix Bar are now just three points behind after Mitch hit his first 180 during their 8-0 whitewash of Waterfall Warriors.

Tony hit his second maximum as Hoppys Bar restricted Palms Pool Bar to a single point, Pas O Nadas A maintained their excellent run with a 6-2 success over Emerald Shamrocks, and the Playboys claimed the trebles leg to squeak victory

1 12 29

91 -62

at Emerald Lounge.

With Phoenix Flights having a night off, the chasing pack narrowed the gap at the top, as both Spear Chuckers and Sandys Chippers recorded 6-2 wins.

Pas O Nadas B, on a four-match winning streak, came unstuck at Sandys, and Waterfall B had no answer to a strong Spear Chuckers outfit. Summerlands lost the trebles leg and the match 5-3

9 54

6

63

14 Ourplace Playgirls 15 4 0 11 40 80 -40

40

15 Waterfall B

31

18

0

at Sundowners, while Naughty Nautas won the trebles leg to finish all-square with Picassos.

That last result made it a good night all round for Gaffers, with the Jucee Girls, their B string, enjoying a 5-3 victory at Ourplace Playgirls.

Finally, a special mention for three players from the Oasis Fm Darts League,

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who travelled to Avila in mainland Spain last weekend to compete in the southern Europe qualifier for the 2016 PDC world championships.

David Berry, Johnny Lightfoot and Richard Roberts came up against some stern opposition and, sadly, did not qualify. But they must be applauded for their efforts.

Well done lads!

Skipper Kane is Untouchable AFTER a few weeks of high point-scoring in the Oasis Fm Fantasy Football league, last weekend saw a drop as the premium players misfired or were out injured.

There were, of course, one or two exceptions, but the 50-point mark seems to have been the average. Let’s hope they pull their socks up this weekend.

The point-scoring team of the week was testament to results picked up by one or

two of the lower teams, notable Sunderland’s derby win over Newcastle.

As a result, Sunderland contributed four players to the team.

Spurs provided two, in-

cluding highest pointscorer Harry Kane, after his hat-trick against Bournemouth.

The rest came from Arsenal, Leicester, West Brom, Watford and West Ham. In the Oasis Fm league, it was as you were at the top as Frank Devany’s team, Baines On Toast, stayed there, although his lead has been cut to just 17 points. Holding on to second spot was Passo Utd, coached by Trevor Passingham who had a

decent week, cutting the lead and gaining a little space from the chasing pack.

Team of the week, considering the low point-scoring, goes to the Untouchables, led by David Retberg.

They amassed an impressive 86 points, with the whole team picking up points. But he had Harry Kane as captain, which gave him 34 points on which to build his final total.

There are some tasty games among

this weekend’s fixtures,which could yield high points.

Time to shuffle the pack a little, me thinks!

Fantasy Football League 1. Baines on Toast

Frank Devaney

31

550

2. Passo united

Trevor Passingham

51

533

3. Bilic’s Boys

Dave Stringer

52

526

4. SpArTaNs

Jamie Palmer

42

522

5. Neils Gooners

Neil Lobban

59

519

6. Roscoe’s Wanderers

Ross Browning

44

514

7. Macaroni’s Hammers

Tony Smith

42

506

8. Just 4fun

Paul Plowman

30

505

9. Jacqui’s giants

Jacqui Obeirne

58

501

10. Golfreds

Gary Peart

42

497

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Chelsea v Liverpool

According to the UK national press, Mourinho is finished if Chelsea lose this game.

But he has always enjoyed putting one over Liverpool, so I expect to see a fired-up Chelsea.

They need to be better defensively, and try to light the spark from midfield. An early goal would settle them.

So far, Jurgen Klopp hasn’t won a game as Liverpool manager.

But then again, he hasn’t lost one - and what a great game this would be to record his first victory. However, he must sort out his forward line because Liverpool look poor up front.

Prediction: Home win Last season: 1-1

Crystal Palace v Man Utd

Palace made a good start to the season but, of late, they have been a bit inconsistent.

They are normally strong at home and will, hopefully, use this to their advantage.

Counter-attacking is their ploy because they have some real pace in the team. And one man out to prove a point is Wilfried Zaha.

United were the better team in the Manchester derby, but they just couldn’t find a way past the City defence.

Van Gaal has made some tough decisions of late, benching Depay and picking Valencia at right-back instead of the ever-present Darmian. But will he drop Rooney, who seems to be holding the team back?

Prediction: Away win Last season: 1-2

Man City v Norwich

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great game. But you can guarantee they will employ different tactics this time. Aguero is still missing, and Bony looks a little uncomfortable on his own up front.

Sterling is supposed to be supporting him but, just as he did in a Liverpool shirt, he went missing in the big game.

As I predicted!

Norwich, who are struggling, really need a decent result to restore some confidence, but can this possibly provide them with the perfect opportunity? What will go against them is their woeful defence. It’s the league’s second-worst, and they will have a busy afternoon against City.

Prediction: Home win Last season: N/A

Newcastle v Stoke

Just when Steve McClaren thought his Newcastle team had turned a corner, they endured a good hiding in the derby game. It will be difficult for them to bounce back, but the players will be chomping at the bit to get back on the pitch. Sometimes, though, you can try too hard and they need to play a sensible, patient game.

Stoke are underachieving in the league, given the players Mark Hughes has brought

to the club. They are struggling to adapt to his attacking style, despite a midweek penalty-shoot-out win in the Capital One Cup against Chelsea.

Prediction: Away win Last season: 1-1

playing, Arsenal could have a real chance of a league title this season.

But they need to keep pace, and this could be a tricky encounter for them.

Prediction: Away win Last season: 2-1

Swansea v Arsenal

Watford v West Ham

Rumours were coming out of the Liberty Stadium that Garry Monk was on the verge of losing his job. But a win against Aston Villa helped push them away.

They had such a good 2014-15 season that expectations were high.

Yet the Swans have a good squad and will surely finish in the top half of the table.

Arsenal moved to the top of the league until City drew level and leapfrogged them on goal difference. The way other clubs are

They are the league’s joint-lowest scorers, but Watford must hope they have turned a corner after Troy Deeney’s first Premier League goal at the weekend, especially as he was so prolific in the Championship.

They have a tight defence and if the goals do come, they will start climbing the table.

West Ham are riding a huge wave of confidence as they continue to pick up good results against the league’s supposedly bigger teams. Bilic’s players are fighting

for him and for each other, and it’s paying dividends on the pitch.

Andy Carroll’s return from injury could be a big boost, especially after his winner against Chelsea.

Prediction: Away win Last season: N/A

they will need to defend well. If they can keep Everton out in the first half, a win could be on the cards.

Prediction: Home win Last season: 0-2

West Brom v Leicester

Saints seemed to be heading for defeat against Liverpool until Mane popped up with an equaliser.

Unfortunately, he also picked up a red card, leaving striking duties to Pelle, who does not convince me.

South Coast bragging rights should see them through this game, though.

Things are not looking good for Bournemouth following two heavy defeats.

Dependent on other results, they could find themselves in the bottom three this weekend. They have picked up some nasty injuries and are now realising just how tough a task they face in the Premier League.

Prediction: Home win Last season: N/A

The Baggies will be happy with recent results.

They sit comfortable in midtable, having pulled away from the relegation places. They are tighter at the back and look more of a threat going forward, but they need to be consistent, especially at home. Salomon Rondon needs to keep scoring to repay his transfer fee.

Leicester are flying, and it is all down to Jamie Vardy, who has scored in his last eight games (discounting his brief appearance and midweek penalty miss against Hull in the Capital Cup). Ranieri doesn’t need to tinker too much as his team are doing the business, week in, week out.

Prediction: Draw Last season: 2-3

Everton v Sunderland

The Toffees rolled over a little too easily against United, but looked better in the defeat at Arsenal. They will have taken those games on the chin but know they cannot slip up against Sunderland.

Lukaku is key to Everton’s form and he has not been at his best of late. But if he steps up to the plate, though, three points should be theirs.

Sunderland will be buoyed by their superb derby victory against Newcastle, but they can’t be too overconfident because those types of games are always different. This is going to be a tough match for them and

Southampton v Bournemouth

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Spurs come into this game on the back of a heavy win, via a Harry Kane hat-trick, and they must believe they can do the same to the league’s bottom club. They didn’t make the greatest of starts to the season but are beginning to find their feet and form. Lamela has become a key player after struggling to make an impact, and Erikson’s free-kicks are helping.

Villa finally parted company with manager Tim Sherwood, and you have to wonder who will be mad enough to take the job. Whoever it is has a huge task on his hands because, the way they are playing, they could be relegated before Christmas.

Prediction: Home win Last season: 0-1

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Tenerife Hammers C played host to reigning Division One champs Gaffers A on Tuesday night and, needless to say, the smart money was on the visitors, with not many giving the home team much of a chance.

But inspired by Ken The Glove, they started brightly. They didn’t let Gaffers A settle and took a shock 3-1 lead, which quickly became 4-1. The upset of the season was on the cards.

Yet Gaffers clawed their way back into the match and soon levelled the score, only for Tony to beat Dan. Then Bobby Baker, who had spent all day baking a quiche, beat Kev! The Hammers had at least a draw! Could they take the victory, though? Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be. Ken H wasted a golden opportunity to win the match when he put the black in too early, enabling Neil to wrap up the final frame to give Gaffers a draw.

It was two points dropped by the league leaders, and the scoreline didn’t really reflect the match!

While Gaffer got out of jail and with Dreamers A not in action, Confident Treehouse A had an opportunity to make up some ground. They were odds-on faves to get an away win at Terrace Roosters, who themselves were upbeat on the back of their first

win of the season last week.

However, it was back to the old routine for the home team. They fluffed their lines time and again and, before long, they were 7-1 down and Treehouse had the points.

With Gaffers A being held, it was up to Gaffers B to put in a performance against Palms B. The away side, looking to bounce back after last week’s derby loss, started brightly and picked up frames.

But the hosts, no push-overs, were matching them on the table. It was a tough one to call, but Palms B got their noses in front and took the points, thanks to a rare win from Paul.

In Los Abrigos, the Phoenix Pensioners (sorry, Potters), played host to Terrace Bantams and it looked like being a tricky night for them when the visitors took an early 3-1 lead.

But Lady Luck intervened for the home side and, over the next four games, she punished the Bantams as the score swung back in Potters’ favour.

The visitors were rattled and could not find any rhythm in the last session as Potters secured a good, albeit lucky, success.

The Phoenix, away at Palms A, showed little of the form of which we know they are capa-

division 1 ResultS

Bluebell A Gaffers B Palms Bar A Phoenix Potters Rewind A Tenerife Hammers C Terrace Roosters

4-8 5-7 5-7 8-4 7-5 6-6 4-8

Tenerife Hammers A Palms Bar B The Phoenix Terrace Bantams Exiles A Gaffers A Treehouse A

division 1 Table Table

P W D L F

A +- PTS

1 Gaffers A

11

9

1

1

93

39

54

28

2 Dreamers A

12

8

3

1

89

55

34

27

3 Treehouse A

12 8 3 1 89 55 34 27

4 Palms Bar B

12

7

2

3

80

64

16

23

5 Tenerife Hammers A

10

6

2

2

72

48

24

20

6 Terrace Bantams

12

6

1

5

75

69

6

19

7 Exiles A

12

6

0

6

67

77 -10 18

8 Phoenix Potters

13

4

5

4

75

81

-6

17

9 Rewind A

11

4

1

6

65

67

-2

13

10 Gaffers B

13

3

4

6

70

86 -16 13

11 The Phoenix

11

3

3

5

62

70

12 Tenerife Hammers C 13

3

3

7

72

84 -12 12

13 Bluebell A

12

3

1

8

61

83 -22 10

14 Palms Bar A

11

3

1

7

51

81 -30 10

15 Terrace Roosters

13

1

0

12 47 109 -62

ble. That said, Palms A were not in great shape, either. And with JT out of sorts, it was as though they were playing with three.

It was close as they traded frames but Phoenix, with Bubbles in fine form, just did enough to take the points Rewind A, slowly finding their form, were hopeful of another win when entertaining Exiles A. But they made the worst possible start and were soon 4-1 down.

In earlier matches,

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12

3

this would probably have been game over.

But, having added a little steel, they roared back to take the next five games - and the advantage.

But Mark beat Lee and Exiles were back in it, looking for the draw. Wilf, having seen his beloved Sheffield Wednesday beat Arsenal, had renewed inspiration and beat Tel to earn Rewind an exciting win.

In Division Two, Treehouse B are making the early running and, against Tenerife Pool Tables at home, they were looking to add another three points to their tally.

They made a bright start, but the visitors played some fine pool and frames were being traded. It was difficult to see where a winner would come from as both teams dug deep.

But neither could get the edge and the game finished with honours even.

With Bluebell B not in action, Crown B knew

division 2 ResultS Dreamers B Hoppys B Sabores The Crown B Treehouse B

4-8 6-6 3-9 9-3 6-6

Splash Bar Hoppys A Picasso’s A The Crown A Tenerife Pool Tables

division 2 Table Table

P

W D

L

F

A

+- PTS

1 Treehouse B

12 9 3 0 92 52 40 30

2 The Crown B

10

7

2

1

78

42

36 23

3 Bluebell B

11

7

1

3

78

54

24 22

4 Splash Bar

12

5

5

2

84

60

24 20

5 Picasso’s A

10

5

2

3

70

50

20 17

6 Tenerife Pool Tables

10

4

3

3

70

50

20 15

7 Hoppys A

12

4

3

5

70

74

-4 15

8 Hoppys B

6

3

1

2

33

39

-6 10

9 The Crown A

10

2

2

6

52

68

-16 8

10 Dreamers B

13

2

0

11 54

102 -48 6

11 Sabores

12

0

0

12 27

117 -90 0

they had a chance to move into second spot.

But first they had to negotiate a match against stable-mates Crown A. First blood went to the “away” side when Steve beat John, but the home side woke up and took the next five frames. Bill pulled one back with victory over Joel, but the damage had already been done, Greg the Bounty Hunter beat Laslo to ensure the draw and Joel beat Jim for the win, allowing Crown B to move up to second spot.

Splash Bar, also keeping themselves in the mix, were away at Dreamers B. They are playing with confidence, on the back of a decent run of form, and it showed as they took early games.

Dreamers put up a spirited fight, but Splash had their noses in front - and that is where they stayed, eventually wrapping up an 8-4 win.

Sabores are league newcomers this season - the first time we have had a team from El Medano. Unfortunately, things aren’t going to plan for them

because they are still looking for their first points of the campaign.

But credit where credit is due, they are holding their heads up and having a go, and this week saw them host Picasso’s A. It was to be another disappointing night for them, though, as the visitors took early frames and had soon built a commanding lead.

Sabores picked up a few frames, but they were merely consolations. Those points are going to come, guys, so stick at it!

It was derby night down in Hoppys Bar as the B team took on their A-team comrades. These games are always tense affairs because nobody wants to lose and have to suffer their opponent’s bragging, and this was no different.

Frames became games of chess, with players stalking around the table, nobody wanting to make a mistake. The scoreline ebbed and flowed but, eventually, the two sides had to make do with a share of the points.

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