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Issue 944

CARNIVAL’S COLOURFUL JAMBOREE!

11th March - 17th March 2016

THE Arona Carnival is in full swing, and this weekend it reaches a thrilling conclusion. There have already been some exciting concerts, Murgas competitions. And, last weekend, the opening procession was full of colour and rhythm.

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Thousands turn out for Arona spectacle Continued from front The streets of Las Americas and Los Cristianos came alive as thousands of people lined the streets trying to get a glimpse of the opening gala.

There was a real streetparty atmosphere as more than 500 people took part in the parade. Local police said that over 15,000 people watched and partied as the “International Carnival of Los Cristianos” started with a bang.

The event was followed by the presentation of the Carnival Queen and Carnival Princess candidates. And, like every year, the party began in Las Americas before snaking into Los Cristianos.

There were 30 major dance troupes, street musicians, and ensemble groups in an afternoon noted as the best for many a year.

Arona Mayor Jose Julian Mena said: “We have a very unique Parade and it is thrilling to see so many tourists filling the town.

“The importance of the Carnival cannot be under-stated. This is the South Carnival - a fusion between attraction, work and fun by the people and for the people. We have 10 days of events and a lot of fun planned!”

The parade also included a special appearance by Las Palmas Carnival’s Gala Drag Queen, who walked the route with some of the most outlandish dance troupes.

For the first time, the Orobal association of parents of people with

physical and mental disabilities took part to help raise awareness of universal inclusion and accessibility.

After the parade, attention turned to the first evening event and something a little different. Papagayo Beach Club hosted the firstever Wig party. It was exactly how it sounds!

Hundreds of party-goers wore their best or most outrageous wig!

And there was a serious element because 2,000 euros was up for grabs, with a variety of wig-based awards.

The judges had a hard task in finding the best original wig. But in the end, the title was awarded to Richard Castro for his fantasy “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” in the individual category.

Richard Castro scooped 500 euros and a specially-designed trophy for coming first.

Irene Avero Candelaria Perez, with Remembrance of Cuba (300 euros), was second, while the 200-euro third prize went to Esteban Antonio Fumero Garcia’s fantasy creation Habanísimo.

In the groups’ contest,

the team called Hawaii won, wearing a design

by Sara Bethancourt Morales. They shared a cool 1,000 euros!

A couple of nights later, the traditional Murgas competition took place in front of a capacity crowd of more than 1,500.

There was plenty of humour, and competition was fierce as the six groups did battle. It pitched some of the North’s Carnival winners in with some southern acts, and the Mamelukes, from Santa Cruz, took the spoils.

On Wednesday night Nayara Plasencia González was crowned the Carnival Princess.

She overcame five other girls under the age of eight in the final.

The judges said it was almost impossible to

pick a winner. These events simply whetted the whistle for the next few days. Last night (Thursday), saw the crowning of the main Carnival Queen, while the Drag Queen will be elected tonight. This leads into a full three days of activities.

The Mayor said: “The first weekend of the International Carnival of Los Cristianos was a complete success, with lots of participation and attendance.

“This weekend, we have some of the most important events of the festival, such as the gala election of queens, and, of course, the Carnival Day, which is a holiday the whole family can enjoy.”

Tomorrow (Saturday) is for partying all day long, it seems.

From noon, there will be two stages set up and, for many, the 40 Principales stage will be a Carnival highlight.

There will be more than 20 acts performing in what is another Carnival favourite.

This special concert, which runs until 8pm, is dedicated to the best in-

ternational Latin music.

The afternoon is dedicated to Old Havana, with Henry Mendez topping the bill. Jose de Rico, Amelie, Jorge Sanchez, DCS and Rasel are among the supporting bill.

On Sunday, the streets will be filled with the Classic Car exhibition. This begins at 11am and, with perfect weather forecast, it will be a car enthusiast’s dream.

Later in the afternoon, from 4pm, there is an-

other parade. It is bigger than the opening parade and will be guided through the streets of Los Cristianos.

Then, on Monday, comes the grand finale with the Burial of the Sardine. This time-honoured tradition has to be seen to be believed!

There really is something for everyone at this Carnival - and don’t forget, the fairground rides will still be in town for a week or so after the official celebrations end!

Diary of Event FRIDAY 11 MARCH 21:00: Drag Queen Gala! Crowning of Miss Drag Carnival Queen.

Venue: Carnival centre (outside the Valdes Center), Los Cristianos Followed by the Great Ball with band Delicious.

24:00: Zone DJ with local DJs entertaining until the early hours.

LOCATION: Plaza de la Pescadora (outside the Cultural center), Los Cristianos.

SATURDAY 12 MARCH 12: 00h: Carnival Day! There will be two live stages: “Stage 40 Principales” with national and international artists.

Venue: Carnival (against Valdes Center Building) “Family Stage” with various performances and workshops Carnival.

5:00 p.m.. Carnival Costume Contest LOCATION: Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos.

20:00: Big Dance night with bands and the Harmony Show and Tropin show.

Venue: Carnival stage (in front of the building Valdes Center) 24.00: DJ Zone with local DJ’s until late.

LOCATION: Plaza del Pescador, (outside of the Cultural Center), Los Cristianos.

SUNDAY 13 MARCH 11.00 to 14.00. . Exhibition of Classic and Antique Cars Venue: Carnival area (against Valdés Center building).

11:30 AM: Pets Contest Venue: Carnival area (in front of the building Valdes Center) or Plaza de la Pescadora 16: 00h. Grand Carnival Parade From the apartments Paloma Beach on Avenida Juan Carlos I to the Cultural Center of Los Cristianos Followed by.. The Big Dance Party with bands Combo Dominicano and Pasion Gomera MONDAY 14 MARCH 20:30: Burial of the Sardine of the Carnival of Arona.

LOCATION:. From the Plaza del Pescador (Cultural Center) to the Los Cristianos Followed by the End of Carnival Big Dance Party with local DJs.

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And you think we’re short of police here!

THE police shortage here in the South has been well-documented recently, but the problem is even worse in La Palma.

A shocking new report shows that most of the island’s municipalities have no local police on duty on Sundays and night shifts during the week. Some municipalities do not even have agents to patrol the streets during daytime hours.

The most unusual situation exists in Fuencaliente, where the South of the Island has had no police for over a year. Its single officer was, at least in principle, on sick leave, and his shifts have never been covered.

Nor does it appear that the city is in a great hurry to fill the vacancy.

Meanwhile, Puntagorda has only one copper, who doesn’t work on Sundays and Thursdays unless there is an extraordinary event.

The schedule depends on the day of the week.

Monday, for example, he works up to 6.30pm,

while on Tuesday and Wednesday he is on duty in the morning only. And when he goes on vacation … well, you can work it out!

In Villa de Garafía there are two policemen, although earlier this week it was confirmed by a Cabildo minister that “the two policemen are on sick leave; and for now we have no one doing their service”.

In nearby Barlovento, the police do not work Sundays “unless there are fiestas, funerals or extraordinary events”, confirmed a police spokesperson. The two agents do not work night shifts.

Throughout La Palma, in fact, it is very difficult to find a town with enough police.

In Puntallana, there are two policemen.

Monday through Friday who do 24-hour shifts: a full day each!

In Villa de Mazo, San Andrés and Tijarafe they do not have any police on Sundays and evenings, and the same goes for Brena Baja, despite this boasting one of the two most important tourist areas on the island.

Spain so polluted POLLUTION levels in Spain topped all other European countries last year, according to a study by the Observatory of Sustainability.

The 4% overall increase in CO2 emissions there was blamed on a 23% rise in electricity used. And emissions from vehicles also

grew by 3.4% in 2015.

Chief investigator José Santamarta has criticised the European CO2 trading market, which is designed to cut carbon emissions.

He believes that current prices of CO2 emitted per tonne are too low to be prohibitive.

Canary women can’t find work THE Canaries has a total of 49.7% long-term, unemployed women, which is more than anywhere on mainland Spain.

It tops Valencia’s 46.7%, according to an Adecco report, released to coincide with “International Women’s Day.” Some 155,400 Canarian women are unemployed, of whom 77,300 have been jobless for over two years.

The older they are, the lower the rate of unemployment, and vice-

versa. Between 16-19, 74.2% are without jobs, exceeding the 70.7% national rate.

As the level of education increases, unemployment falls. Canarian women with just a primary education suffer a jobless rate of 36%. The rate stands at 23.1% for those with a university - or higher education.

Overall, in the Canary Islands, 88.3% of women are employed, and 38,700 women are business owners.

LA roadworks nearly finished THE project was meant to have been completed by the start of Christmas, but it looks as though everything should finally be finished before Easter.

That’s the news on

the road improvements along the so-called Golden Mile in Las Americas.

This week, Cabildo President Carlos Alonso inspected the work along avenida de Las Americas, and he was pleased with what he saw, saying: “The remodelling will generate more economic activity throughout the area.”

Alonso was joined by

the Canarian Government’s Palmero Angeles, General Trade and Consumer Affairs Director, along with Cabildo Tourism Minister Alberto Bernabe and Arona Mayor José Julián Mena.

The improvement work, which stayed within the 4.4m-euro budget, was financed with contributions from the Canary Is-

lands, Tenerife Cabildo, Arona Council and local businesses.

Bernabe stressed the importance of the renovation, saying it was necessary to increase the tourist destination’s quality.

He added: “It serves as an incentive to promote and improve the private sector in what is an important tourist area.”

Centre opens to treat anorexia and bulimia ALABENTE, the Tenerife association which helps those with anorexia and bulimia, has started an Adeje-based public service offering specialised treatments for eating disorders.

The centre, available on Tuesdays from 8am3pm, is based in Adeje’s Department of Health, beside the town’s main post office, on c/Tinerfe el Grande, 32.

A professional, qualified team - a psychologist and a dietician make up the advisors, and people interested can call 922 756 257. The team will help make assessments and decide on care needed for affected individuals and families.

“It is difficult to estimate the numbers with eating disorders, said

Adeje Health Councillor Amada Trujillo Bencomo.

“In general, most studies show a growth in the number of cases in developed countries.”

In Spain, statistics show that between 4-5% of the adolescent population will suffer from some form of disorder. Anorexia counts for 0.3%, bulimia for 0.8%, while nonspecific eating disorders affect 3.1% of the female population be-

tween the ages of 12 and 21.

Councillor Bencomo said: “The size of the problem is evident - it affects at least one in every 10 adolescent girls. But of the adolescent population, just 5-10% of those affected are boys.”

Bencomo and Local Development Councillor Manuel Luis Méndez Martin held their first meeting with the Alabente group last November to ascertain the

needs of affected persons in Adeje, and how to establish a support structure in South Tenerife.

Alabente has been working since 1995 with those suffering eating disorders as well as their families, with information, workshops, individual and group sessions, home visits, etc.

Its aim is to improve the quality of life and aid recovery for those affected.

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Loro Parque’s scheme to open students’ eyes FROM now until April, Loro Parque Fundación will continue to provide awareness -rais ing sessions in various elementary and high school centres in the Canary Islands.

An agreement with the Canarian Government’s Ministry of Education and the Islands’ universities, which began last month, is part of an “Experts in Animal Welfare” programme.

It is a Loro Parque Fundación project to raise awareness among youngsters about the preservation of oceans and, especially, about the risks threatening their integrity and sustainability.

The project aims at triggering their enthusiasm for marine environment and animal species.

Ms Soledad Monzón, Canarian Councillor for Education, emphasised the “particular relevance” of the sea in our autonomous community, saying: “In the Canary Islands, more than in other communities, it’s essential to raise awareness among young people about the ocean’s

key role in climate, temperature moderation and many other aspects.”

These awarenessraising sessions, organised by Loro Parque Fundación’s Education Department and lasting one week at each of the 16 participating centres, are supported by diverse exhibition and graphic materials.

They will also be integrated with the students’ academic syllabus.

Canarian students will learn about marine pollution, over-fishing and threatened species. This knowledge

will be strengthened by them taking marine samples and using the IT apps.

Loro Parque will also distribute 3,000 tickets among centres which belong to REDCICE (Canarian Network of Innovating Centres for Schooling Continuity), which is an organisation whose goal is to prevent students cutting short their schooling early.

Diverse elementary and high-school centres from Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are participating in these sessions, while many other

Extra road freedom for city electric cars IN a new move to help ease congestion in city centres, electric vehicles are now allowed to use bus-taxi lanes in the Santa Cruz municipality.

The Capital’s Mayor Jose Manuel Bermudez, announcing the scheme, said: “This measure is already carried out in some Spanish and European cities, and we consider

this will boost the electric vehicles’ appeal and encourage the use of this type of car.”

Zaida Gonzalez, first Deputy Mayor and Public Safety and Mobility Councillor, said the measure was a boost to improve the environmental quality of the town, and entice drivers to use electric vehicles.

Coupled with the installation of recharging points for these vehicles in the city, Mayor Bermudez says it puts Santa Cruz on a par

with other Spanish and European municipalities which already have similar regulations.

And from now on, says the Council, those using this type of clean transport, which hits the European programme for zero emissions, can drive within the bus-taxi routes.

That said, the electric vehicles are not allowed to make stops in these lanes, except to comply with traffic rules, or ordered to by a copper.

Canarian educational institutions are expected to join the activities, both in marine conservation and in other areas associated with animal welfare.

This initiative enables Loro Parque Fundación to reinforce its commitment to raising awareness in the Canarian community about the need to get informed, protect and conserve the environ-

ment and animal species. The task has been undertaken by this non-profit international foundation in environmental education, research and biodiversity conservation since 1994.

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Tenerife’s trading bond with Africa strengthens

Arona Mayor’s quest to improve the roads THE problems on the roads here in the South are getting beyond a joke. The daily congestion is something of which the local authorities are aware. But being aware and making changes are two separate things.

Recently, Arona Mayor José Julián Mena told Canarian Weekly of his plans to get the TF-1 motorway up to three lanes in both directions.

And this week, Arona Council clarified its

plans for the TF-66: it wants the road put on the Insular Road Plan.

The TF-66, a key trunk road linking the Guaza crossing with Buzanada, Valle San Lorenzo, Cabo Blanco and La Camella, supports hightraffic intensity.

The Arona Mayor, along with Works and Infrastructure Councillor José Luis Gómez and Urban Studies and Planning Councillor Luis Garcia, have held several meetings with Miguel Becerra and Ofelia Manjon, the Cabildo’s Highways and Landscape Ministers respectively, to work together on the needs of the municipality roads.

Mena insists the TF-66

needs improving, and he believes the best way forward is to include it on the Insular Plan.

“We are talking about an intervention that should be a priority, because the road is in a deplorable state and supports a high intensity of traffic,” he said.

“It links the motorway with the nuclei of areas and accounts for almost 40% of the traffic in the municipality. It’s also the only link with the waste plant for the region.”

Mena added: “The Cabildo should consider this as an urgent matter since the road deterioration is high, and has so much traffic. This cannot wait until 2017.

It must be a priority to avoid jeopardising the safety of drivers.”

The monthly meetings have also been an opportunity to discuss projects to improve other Arona roads, some of which have already been approved by the Cabildo.

These include the stretch between El Fraile and Palm-Mar, resurfacing work on the TF-66 and a new roundabout constructed at the entrance to the Echeyde school, which should free traffic in the area.

A technical report was also submitted by Arona this week concerning the Chayofa roundabout, which also needs a few tweaks.

ROUTES Africa, the only route-development forum for the African region, will this summer be hosted by Tenerife Tourism Corporation, supported by the Canary Islands Government.

The forum, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has been bringing together leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities to discuss air services to, from and within Africa since 2006.

And some 250 routedevelopment professionals are expected to attend the 11th annual forum,which takes place between 26th28th June.

Historical trade links to Africa were strengthened by the creation of a common, economic-development area between the Canary Islands and neighbouring African countries.

The project, supported by the European Union, has inspired trade agreements with Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal and Cape Verde.

More than 200 Canarian companies now operate in Africa, exporting goods worth 224 million euros to the continent between January and November last year.

Tenerife’s long-term aim is to become a logistical stepping-stone to Africa, connecting the continent to Europe and the Americas through the expansion of its air route network.

And Routes Africa plays an important role in Tenerife’s trading activities to achieve this target.

The event will showcase our year-round

sunshine and stunning beaches, mountains and national park, which all combine to attract six million tourists to Tenerife every year, making it one of Spain’s top destinations.

Routes Africa will also highlight the Island’s potential for investment as a hub for passengers, goods and data, thanks to its special, fiscal advantages.

Routes Director Katie Bland said: “West Africa is an important trading partner for Tenerife because of its geographical position, and there is huge potential to develop more air-service to the African continent.

“Hosting Routes Africa will support Tenerife’s strategy to become an aviation hub connecting West Africa to Europe and North America.”

She added: “The Tenerife Tourism team are hugely proactive in airservice development, and a key partner of Routes.

“We look forward to working with them even more closely towards Routes Africa 2016, and to uniting the route-development community from across the African continent and beyond in a stunning destination.”

Cabildo President Carlos Alonso said: “We are delighted and very honoured that Tenerife is hosting this prestigious event.

“Routes Africa is an exciting opportunity for us to showcase our Island to key aviation industry leaders from across the world, as a business hub for Africa - and a gateway to four continents.”

Tenerife’s costly coastal upgrade

CABILDO President Carlos Alonso and Tourism Minister Alberto Bernabe have announced the second phase of Tenerife’s Sea improvement programme, with an impressive 65 million-euro budget, invested over 10 years.

This budget is supplied jointly by the Cabildo and the Canarian Government, and covers 140 different works, which will enhance the

coastal values to improve tourism and afford better accessibility to the sea.

Bernabe said the money would not be spent on major infrastructure, adding: “This is aimed at the small and medium-size coast and facilities, giving access to the sea via stairs, trails or other elements.”

The Canarian Government says the cash will spread evenly between the three responsible ad-

ministrations: Cabildo, municipalities and autonomous government.

Alonso, who hopes negotiations with the Island’s 28 coastal municipalities occur before the end of June, highlighted the investments they have made.

Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Bernabe described the complexity of Tenerife’s coastline, saying: “We have an Island with only 4% sand and 96% of cliff or rocky

areas. This means that 30% of the sea hits us in a dangerous area.

“So we are always looking at how to make areas safer without tourists losing the natural feel.”

The previous coastal upgrade, carried out between 1992 and 2007, concentrated on 36 projects, costing a 20meuro total, and in places like Las Eras (Fasnia), Charco del Viento (La Guancha) and in the low-tide areas.

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What a week WE all have dates in the calendar to which we look forward. And for me, the next seven days make up one of the best weeks of the year.

It’s Carnival weekend in the South, Tuesday is the start of the Cheltenham Festival and, to put a large cherry on top of a massive cake, Thursday is Paddy’s Day! There has been a real buzz around Arona Carnival this year. Obviously, in these belttightening days, we are never going to have the outrageous carnivals we enjoyed in the Eighties and Nineties.

They really were something.

The fair was three times bigger, and the celebrations went on for weeks. However, this year’s event has been a stride in the right direction. The events so far have been really well-attended, and last weekend’s parade was something to enjoy. The new Arona Mayor has certainly given the area a bit of a buzz.

Thursday will see our area turn green as the Irish, literally, have their day in the sun. The expat community can be proud of many things,

and the way Paddy’s Day has become part of the calendar is astonishing.

It first took off here in the early Nineties through the efforts of FAILTE members, and the hard work they did then has borne an orchard of fruit since.

I simply cannot imagine Tenerife without this event. Thousands of people come here, specifically to celebrate it.

I’d wager it attracts far more holiday-makers than the Santa Cruz Carnival.

And all of this happens just after one of the great sporting events.

I adore the Cheltenham Festival. The rain of the last few weeks should ensure the ground is soft and this, hopefully, will eliminate any fatalities.

Just like the Grand National, the Festival brings out all the dogooders who bleat about animal welfare. Everyone connected with this great sport cares very deeply about the racehorses, and many treat them like their children.

But nothing in life is 100% safe. More people die on the golf course every day than on a race track every year.

And there are no calls for that sport to be banned!

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Your Emails Dear Editor, I have lived on Tenerife for six years and thought I was quite knowledgeable about the way things worked there. It turns out that I know very little - and certainly nothing about the way the electricity system and suppliers work.

My friend and I recently purchased a property which required quite a bit of work doing to it. All was going well until the house was rewired by a Spanish company.

We expected to have no problems - after all, it was a simple rewiring job. We paid 6,000 euros for the job and the electricians started work.

Most people know that when a house is bought, it comes with a bulletin which includes a layout of the electrical wiring. The electrician refused to give us a new bulletin as the consumer unit (which was 2km away) now has to be placed inside the property.

There were also other problems: the lights dip and the power is not sufficient to work the microwave. And every time the pool heater is turned on, it trips the fuse.

The electricians had placed a 25-amp fuse in the consumer unit, which seems very low as my house in the UK has a 30-amp one, yet the property is a quarter of the size of this Tenerife one.

We are plunged into darkness, but at least we know now to have a torch at hand all the time.

We visited Endesa on 29th November and met a nice young man, who spoke excellent English. He said an inspector would visit the property. But despite a number of subsequent visits to Endesa, the inspector still hasn’t called.

We looked on the Endesa web site (also in English) and noted that they have an ombudsman to deal with unsatisfied clients.

We are not just unsatisfied but frustrated, angry and at a loss as to what to do next.

I would like to get in touch with anybody who has had a similar experience with Endesa so that we can put pressure on them to deliver a decent service.

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Bomberos boosted by new firefighters

FOUR new firefighters have joined Adeje Bomberos after overcoming the eightmonth period of training, instruction and final exams!

Adeje’s Volunteer Fire Department has inaugurated its new members, who this week began their first shifts.

Adeje Park, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary, is associated with the Insular Tenerife Fire Consortium, covering part of South Tenerife 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

It has 38 firefighters currently, trained, accredited and equipped to provide the answers to nearly 500 call-outs in 2015.

The new firefighters were trained in the field of fire-fighting, covering traffic accidents, engine management and power tools.

They also worked with breathing apparatus and firefighting techniques, both in confined spaces and outdoors, among other concerns.

Canaries still top in divorce stakes THE Canary Islands remains the divorce capital of Spain, yet the number of demands for marital dissolution, divorce and separation, actually fell by 2.6% in 2015 compared with 2014.

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Dear Editor, As a regular visitor to your Island, I have been impressed with the improvements made to pedestrian areas, and the cleanliness of the streets, beaches and other public areas.

But I cannot understand, though, why excursion-providers are allowed to lay out pamphlets wherever they like (including the beaches).

These pamphlets tend to be blown all over the place - beaches, private properties, streets and cliffs, etc.

The north side of Puerto Colon, looking down from the sea barrier has been awful this year.

Though not wishing to harm them in any way, surely these companies could provide stands for their advertising.

AP Fry, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

But the number of annulments for invalidity rose 6.9% according to the latest data from the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ).

Last year’s divorces here totalled 123,330

and, of these, 73,389 were by mutual agreement, and 49,941 were contentious.

This gives marriage dissolutions a rate of 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants the highest in Spain. We are followed by Cata-

luña and Valencia at 3.1. followed by Andalucia, Asturias and the Balearic Islands.

The national average rate in 2015 stood at 2.8 marriage dissolution demands per 1,000 inhabitants.

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Get your walking boots on THE Island is again hosting one of the most important hiking events in Europe, which will attract more than 100 participants from across the continent.

Santa Cruz opens on a Sunday, once a month SANTA Cruz is finally moving into the 21st Century … well, sort of! The first Sunday of the month, with immediate effect, will see a commercial revitalisation of the Island’s capital.

Mayor Jose Manuel Bermudez, who has finally allowed all-day trading after the success of a few pilot schemes,

said: “The point is that everyone can identify the first Sunday of the month to come to Santa Cruz because trade and shops will now be open. This is a natural progression after trialling it.”

Economic Planning Councillor Alfonso Cabello said that last Sunday’s first official opening was a success, attracting many members of the public to Santa Cruz.

Bermudez added: “The rate of opening of the shops was 75%,

and our 2016 goal is to increase that rate and make more profitable activity for everyone.”

The Mayor said the capital has had 30 months of uninterrupted positive growth and that events like this would boost this growth. “We have to claim that we are a capital, with the largest business concentration in Tenerife, and we are already a tourist town.

It’s all we need to transform into more and better jobs. It’s a move forward.”

Cabello drew attention to the number of cruise passengers last year visiting the city on Sunday - more than 60,000 in March alone - who complained that they had nowhere to visit or to shop.

Bermudez acknowledged that, saying “We have to take advantage of this because it is shown that more supply over demand ultimately translates into additional revenue for businesses and this, in turn, into more jobs.”

Catholic school’s third sex scandal

A THIRD teacher at a Barcelona school run by a Roman Catholic order has, inadvertently, admitted in a video that he has been abusing students sexually.

The video, released on Monday, has deepened one the biggest paedophile scandals to hit Spain.

The man, in his seventies and identified by his AF initials only, can be heard in the video - recorded with a hidden camera - apologising to one of the victims he abused in the Eighties.

“I don’t know why I did it … it was like a child’s game,” he says in the video, posted on

the website of Barcelona-based daily newspaper El Periodico de Catalunya, which masked his face.

The victim said he was sexually-abused by the former teacher dozens of times between the ages of 8-14. And the allegations were not refuted by the culprit.

The abuse took place at a Marist school in the Barcelona neighbourhood of Les Corts, which is already at the centre of a paedophile scandal.

It erupted last month after the paper published the confession of a former gym teacher, who said he had abused his students sexually.

The teacher spoke to the newspaper before being questioned by a judge, who is investigating complaints of

sexual abuse filed by five families against him.

The newspaper article triggered a wave of fresh accusations.

There is now a total of 29 complaints against six former teachers from three Marist schools in Barcelona.

Three of the former teachers, including the man featured in the video released on Monday, have confessed.

Juan Jose Omella, Archbishop of Barcelona, apologised to the victims in an interview published on Sunday in El Periodico de Catalunya.

He added that the Marist community - a Roman Catholic teaching order - was unaware of the abuse until now and followed the protocols in place to deal with such cases.

It has caused outrage in Spain, a predominantly Catholic country, where there have been few sexual-abuse scandals involving the Church.

The biggest case to date erupted at the end of 2014, when a former altar-boy complained of having been molested as a child by priests in the southern city of Cordoba.

The case attracted the attention of Pope Francis, who vowed “zero tolerance” for paedophilia.

Ten Catholic priests and two laymen were initially charged over the case, although charges were eventually dropped against all but one of them – only on the grounds that too much time had passed since the alleged crimes took place.

The second annual Tenerife Walking Festival (TWF 2016) will be based in Puerto de la Cruz from 29th March to 2nd April.

It will highlight adventure and outdoor activities, and will feature internationally and nationally-renowned speakers, plus a grand finale, displaying the Island’s cuisine and wines.

Cabildo Tourism chief Alberto Bernabé said: “The Walking Festival returns with the same strengths and qualities which made it a benchmark last year - notably, the quality and variety of footpaths, the complementary activities and Puerto de la Cruz hosting the event.

“In just two editions, the festival has become a reference for ramblers. And we want its promotional philosophy and respect for the environment to be present in other initiatives we plan to implement on the Island during the year.”

The Festival offers a chance to hike up to 15 trails, which are a selection of the most striking on Tenerife. If you wish to enrol, you can still register online at www. tenerifewalkingfestival. com The whole Island, and specifically Puerto de la

Cruz, will be focusing on hiking during the weeklong TWF 2016, and local residents are invited to take part in the parallel activities.

These include presentations on Wednesday, 30th March, Thursday, 31st, and Friday, 1st April, which take place in the San Felipe Castle at 8.30pm.

On Wednesday, 30th March, there will be a talk by José María Nasarre, Head of Nature of the Spanish Mountaineering Federation (FEDME), about safety on the trails.

The following day, Juan Jesús Ibáñez, from the International Union of Mountaineering and Climbing (UIAA), will speak about the Respect the Mountain project, which will restore a Tenerife footpath in June.

Sebastian Alvaro, legendary adventurer and director of Spain’s TVE programme “Al Filo de lo Imposible”, who is again the Festival’s “godfather”, will offer one of his keynote talks on Friday, 1st April. He will combine his life story with spectacular photographs and videos of his expeditions.

You are also welcome to join in the grand closing party on Saturday, 2nd April, in the Plaza de Europa from noon.

All these activities will be free of charge and open to all.

The TWF 2016 will be a bustling, lively celebration with tapas, local wines, cooking sessions and a fair, featuring a sample of the wide range of outdoor and adventure activities on offer for visitors to the Island.

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For richer, for poorer POZUELO, a Madrid dormitory area, has been named Spain’s richest town, while Torrevieja, a run-down resort on the Alicante coast, remains the poorest.

That’s according to the latest municipal “wealth and inequality” survey, published by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

The study covers 109 Spanish municipalities throughout Spain, and shows that the 70,298euro, annual household income in Pozuelo some 15km north-west of the capital - is five times that of Torrevieja’s 13,977 euros.

Unsurprisingly, Pozuelo is dotted with exclusive, gated communities, the home of highly-paid footballers and other celebrities.

But poor old Torrevieja houses many pensioners all year round, many of them from the UK and Germany, and its economy is largely

dependent on the summer season.

In general, the north of Madrid is home to the capital’s wealthiest inhabitants: in Majadahonda, the country’s second-wealthiest town, annual household income is around 56,000 euros. Four more of Spain’s 10 richest municipalities are also to be found around the

capital: Alcobendas, Las Rozas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, and the city centre itself. Naturally, the survey reveals a close link between household income and joblessness, a relationship particularly evident in Andalusia, where many of the poorest Spanish municipalities are located: Sanlúcar de Barram-

Spain’s top daily paper heads for small screen EL PAIS, the biggestselling newspaper in Spain, could end its printed edition and become, primarily, an online outlet.

That was the headline-making news from Editor-in-Chief Antonio Cano last Friday. And, sadly, it is becoming a global trend among national newspapers, under pressure from the Internet.

El Pais, which gained a reputation as the newspaper of democratic Spain after the death of dictator General Franco, has reported a steady decline in readership since the country’s 2008 economic crisis.

The possibility of one of the world’s most influential Hispanic newspa-

pers halting the presses follows the recent disappearance of Britain’s Independent from newsstands, to be replaced by an online version.

Cano told his El Pais staff in a open letter: “The step from paper to digital is just one part, and is not even the biggest of the many steps newspapers will have to take until we find our true space in the future.”

He assured staff that El Pais was committed to publishing a print edition “for as long as possible”. But he also said it would be working to build a digital medium which could respond better to the demands of readers.

“We can already assume

that the habit of buying a newspaper at a newsstand is now the thing of minority,” he added.

“The majority of people, in particular youngsters, look for their information on a range of different devices, and they consume it in a different way.”

Like many other Spanish newspapers El Pais, founded in 1976, ran into debt when advertising revenues plummeted during the economic crisis.

Its circulation has fallen steadily, shrinking by 15% last year to around 220,000 copies. But its online business has been growing, with unique online-users rising 15.3% last year to a monthly average of 13.5 million.

eda (42.3% unemployment), La Línea de la Concepción (40.1%), and Jerez (39.4%).

The jobless total in Pozuelo is 9%, and its similarly-wealthy neighbours have com-

parable levels of unemployment.

The survey also provides an insight into the gap between rich and poor within Spain’s major cities: data from 2012 puts average annual household income in the capital’s two wealthiest neighbourhoods, El Viso and La Piovera, in the northern area of Madrid, above 100,000 euros. Barcelona’s Pedralbes comes in third at 92,755 euros.

The poorest Spanish neighborhood are in the south of Seville: Polígono Sur, Los Pájaros and Amate, where average income is little over 12,000 euros a year.

The INE survey is part of the European Union’s Urban Adult project, which measures living conditions in cities throughout the EU.

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Mouth-wateringly rich DEHESA Maladúa, which costs an astonishingly 4,100 euros a leg, is the world’s most expensive ham.

And its reputation was sealed after it was recently awarded the charcuterie world’s equivalent of an Oscar.

Europe’s leading organic food trade fair “Biofach”, is held each February in Nuremberg, this unique, dry-cured ham, was rated its finest product.

Dehesa Maladúa’s founder, 67-year-old Eduardo Donato, produces just 80 hams a year, and says the secret of his success is “patience, passion, and pleasure”.

The prize-winning ham comes from a rare breed of pig called the Manchado de Jabugo, which takes its name from the distinctive dark patches on the animals’ coats.

Donato helped rescue the breed from extinction 25 years ago, when he moved to the tiny community of Cortega-

na, in south-western Spain’s Huelva province.

The Manchado de Jabugo breed has been kept alive over the years by a handful of dedicated farmers like Donato.

But unlike him, most of them did not sell their produce. Instead, they focused on other types of pigs bearing the Huelva Denomination of Origin, of which there

are now around 22,500.

Manchado de Jabugo ham’s unique taste is created because the pigs eat natural ingredients only. Donato allows them to forage for acorns and almonds, and to root around in the rolling woodlands of Huelva, which is washed

by Atlantic rains.

The ham’s excellence was already established

by Córdoba’s Nutri-

tional Science and Food Technology Department, after it was subjected to a tasting by 10 experts, based on international norms.

These measure the intensity of its colour, which is dark and lustrous; its fat, which is white and soft; its aromatic intensity, which is deep, with notes of toasted dried fruit and bread crust; and its overall flavour, which is a balance of sweet and salty.

What’s more, Manchado de Jabugo ham not only tastes wonderful, but it’s good for you as well: rich in protein, vitamins B1 and B6 and healthy minerals. High in unsaturated fatty acids, a 100gm portion (which would cost around 50 euros) provides around 185 calories.

A Manchado de Jabugo pig takes up to three years to reach maturity, while other varieties can be sold when they are as young as 14 months. It then takes another six years before the ham is fully cured.

To complicate matters further, Manchado de Jabugo pigs sometimes fail to produce the dark pigmentation in their trotters, which has become one of the distinguishing features of Iberian ham (pata negra).

Donato looks after his pigs like few other farmers, sometimes sitting among them while they bathe and drink amid the fast-running streams of the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche UNESCO biosphere reserve.

Aside from traditional veterinary treatments, Donato’s animals are also treated by a homoeopathist, who cures cuts and grazes with a mixture of extra virgin olive oil and ash from the holm oaks that populate the hills of Huelva.

They are de-wormed and treated for parasites with a special recipe, made from mint and sunflower seeds.

Donato came to the area in 1990 after selling the construction company he had founded in his native Tarragona, buying a farm in Mal-

adúa, an abandoned village around eight kilometres from the village of Cortegana.

He began learning all he could about sustainable pig-breeding and ham-curing, creating a company he registered with the Spanish Ecovalia organic products certification.

This performs up to six checks each year on the animals roaming freely over Donato’s 80 hectares of woodland.

The hams are now sold throughout Europe and as far afield as Hong Kong and, says Donato: “Our commitment to protecting the environment means we can only produce a certain amount of ham.”

He runs what is virtually a one-man operation, helped only by his daughter Marta, who moved to the area six years ago, and a neighbour, who also helps out from time to time.

His customers are happy to pay top dollar, knowing they are acquiring a unique product, as well as helping to save a rare breed.

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Oh happy day! Adeje to open a Gospel school

INTERNATIONAL gospel singer “The Latonius” is this week directing an Adeje workshop entitled “Uniting Nations”.

And the town is set to become a reference point for Gospel lovers and singers the world over.

Culture Councillor Adolfo Alonso has announced that Adeje Council is opening a municipal International Gospel School, with all-year-round courses, classes and performances.

Its Gospel roots lie in the old Negro spirituals,

many of which have been sung since the 1600s, becoming popular two centuries later.

The first workshop, with the assistance of world-famous, Milwaukee-born singer Tony Jermaine Earl - “The Latonius” as he is known - will be held under the working title “Uniendo Naciones” (uniting nations).

The three-day workshop, which began yesterday (Thursday), is aimed at people with or without choral experience.

Nearly all places are taken, with huge international interest in the workshop, which will dis-

cuss the Gospel’s place in our lives today.

There will also be practical workshops, vocal exercises, choral lessons and the concert tomorrow (Saturday), when The Latonius Choir will perform at the Cultural Centre.

Following months of negotiations, Adeje Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga and Cultural Councillor Adolfo Alonso are delighted to confirm that this will be the first in a series of workshops, with the establishment of Adeje’s International Gospel School.

It will initially be based at the Cultural Centre for space reasons, but will,

ultimately, move to the Adeje School of Music and Dance.

“It is a model music centre and has all the infrastructure needed for this kind of course” said Cllr Alonso.

It is also envisaged that a number of international gospel artists will travel from Europe and the US to host workshops and master-classes there.

Tony Jermaine Earl was born in Milwaukee into a musical family, and lived and breathed singing from the day he was born.

As “The Latonius”, he sings across a range of disciplines - Soul, R&B,

Babies able to shrug off dreaded peanut allergy THE effect of peanuts being fed to babies, in one form or another to avoid the risk of allergy, has been condoned by new research into the matter.

A 2015 study claimed that early exposure to peanut products could cut the risk of allergy by 80%. Now, though, scientists say “long-lasting” allergy protection can be sustained - even when the snacks are later avoided for a year or more.

The New England Journal of Medicine study looked at 550 children deemed prone to developing a peanut allergy.

The latest paper builds on the results of the 2015 research, which was also carried out by King’s College London.

It marked the first

time scientists were able to suggest that exposing children to small amounts of peanut snacks could stave off an allergy.

The new study suggests that if a child has consumed peanut snacks within the first 11 months of life, then at the age of five he or she could afford to stop eating the food entirely for a year, and maintain no allergy.

Lead author Prof Gideon Lack said: “The research clearly demonstrates that the majority of infants did, in fact, remain protected, and that the protection was long-lasting.”

He said that part of the problem was that people lived in a “culture of food fear”.

Prof Lack told the BBC News website: “I believe that this fearof-food allergy has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, because the food is excluded from

the diet and, as a result, the child fails to develop tolerance.”

The researchers used the same children who took part in the 2015 study - half of whom had been given peanut snacks as a baby - while the remainder had been fed a diet of breast milk alone.

“The study found that at six years of age, there was no statistically-significant increase in allergy after 12 months of avoidance, in those who had consumed peanut during the 2015 trial,” said the authors.

The children taking part in the study were considered prone to peanut allergy, because they had already developed eczema as a baby - an early-warning sign of allergies.

Prof Lack said that further studies were needed to see if the resistance lasted for considerably longer than the 12-month absti-

nence period. He said that in the UK and US combined, 20,000 babies a year were being diagnosed with peanut allergies.

He also added that between 1995 and 2005, the number of people being diagnosed had trebled - and this was not because detection methods had become any more advanced as they had remained the same.

Prof Barry Kay, from Imperial College London, said the study’s results “point the way to completely fresh thinking on the mechanisms of tolerance to allergenic foods in ‘at risk’ infants”.

Michael Walker, a consultant analyst and medical adviser to the government, said of both pieces of research: “Taken together, these are reassuring findings that pave the way to stem the epidemic of peanut allergy.”

and Gospel among them - and has shared stages with some of the greats, including Sarah Vaughan, Al Jarreau, E. La Quint Weaver & the Hallelujah Singers, Darnell Davis & The Remnant, Isaac Cates & Ordained.

He now divides his

professional time between Europe and the United States and has lived in Hamburg, Germany, for a number of years.

Tony works with the Be Fly Music production and composition company and has released a number of singles.

Drunken mother shopped by son!

A MOTHER was arrested in the Girona province, on mainland Spain, after her 11-year-old son reported her for driving him and his sibling, 10, around while drunk.

The boy, pretending he needed the toilet at a petrol garage, forced his mum to stop there. And, while inside, he asked one of the staff to call the police, because his sozzled mum wasn’t able to drive properly.

Last Saturday morning, she had picked her children up from the juvenile facility where they live - under state care - to spend the day with them.

The 46-year-old has some 30 previous convictions for theft, and violent acts against her children - and teachers at Girona’s Educational Action Residential Centre (CRAE).

At about 7.30pm, while they were motoring along the C-35 highway in Vidreres, in La Selva, the eldest child realised his mother was in no fit state to be behind the wheel, so he asked her to stop at the petrol station. A few minutes later, members of the Mossos d’Esquadra regional police and citizen security personnel arrived there, along with an ambulance.

The mother became extremely agitated with the kids because of her condition and, when the

police asked her to take a breathalyser and drug test, she refused.

She was subsequently arrested, and her children were taken back to the juvenile centre.

The Directorate General for Children and Adolescent Services (DGAIA) is issue a report on the events, once it has completed talks with the children, family members and the police officers involved in the arrest.

The Childhood and Adolescence Attention Team (EAIA) has also said it will revise the mother’s visitation rights. *Another boozed-up woman, who broke and dislocated her arm, was so drunk that she posed for photos while unaware of the painful damage.

Her room-mate wrote on Reddit: “I think the bill will be more terrifying than the pictures.”

The pair live in Colorado, US, where people have to pay medical bill themselves if they don’t have health insurance.

Her friend said she was in a privately-run hospital, and didn’t have insurance, so the bill could be anything between a mind-blowing £3,500-£50,000.

Her pal, under the pseudonym QuercusPercus, wrote: “She broke her ulna and dislocated her radius.”

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Alleged rape victim is ‘humiliated’ by judge A FEMALE judge, who “humiliated” an alleged rape victim in Spain by asking whether she had tried closing her legs, has been reported to the national judicial council (CGPJ).

The magistrate reportedly interrupted the alleged victim’s account, asking: “Did you close your legs properly? Did you close off your female organs?”

The Clara Campoamor association, a women’s rights organisation in Spain, has reported Judge Maria del Carmen Molina to the CGPJ, demanding she be suspended or dismissed over the interrogation, which took place in a special women’s “violence” court in February.

Blanca Estrella, CGPJ President said: “This question is offensive, degrading and humiliat-

ing. “It shows a complete lack of professional rigour and ethical treatment of the victim.”

The woman, who is five months pregnant, reported her partner to police in Vitoria, northern Spain, for “repeatedly abusing her, both sexually and physically”.

She told the Association she was “shocked” by the aggressive line of questioning when she appeared in front of Judge Molina, seeking a restraining order against the accused man.

Ms Estrella said: “The magistrate showed obvious disbelief of the testimony of the victim, questioned her without allowing her to answer, asking leading and offensive questions.

“Such questions are not only unnecessary to the investigation but are completely offensive,

and they violate the dignity of the victim.”

The CGPJ confirmed that the complaint had been received earlier this week. And a spokesman said the magistrate had been asked to give her version of events before a disciplinary committee decides whether to take action.

The Clara Campoamor association, named after a politician from the Spanish Republic, who campaigned for women’s suffrage, said that other women had complained about Judge Molina’s attitude.

According to Spain’s judicial authorities, 1.1 million complaints of domestic violence against women have been reported since a 2005 law set up specific courts to make it easier for female victims to seek protection.

Terrorists’ military scam falls apart at the seams

SPAIN’S National Police Force, which seized 20,000 military uniforms and accessories intended for Al-Nusra Front and DAESH, also neutralised a highlyefficient, business network.

Its main aim was to supply, preserve and strengthen the military structures of terrorist group DAESH with a constant supply of military material.

The raids followed on from the anti-terrorist police operation against Jihadi activities on 7th February.

Then, seven people were arrested for providing logistical and financial support to the two terrorist groups operating in Syria and Iraq.

The National Police opened three goods’ containers (two in Valencia and one in Algeciras) with links to the companies of the

now-dismantled, international network.

Some 5,000 kilos of military clothing - about 20,000 uniforms - were on their way to the terrorist organisations.

Their business network had responded effectively to orders placed by DAESH, as well as offering the best prices and quality for the goods.

It created an international supply network for technological goods, arms and military equipment, which was sent to areas controlled by DAESH. That meant the network was directly supporting and strengthening the terrorist group.

The military uniforms, hidden among others in large bundles containing different types of clothing, were of similar characteristics to those seized during the February police searches.

The containers carry-

ing military uniforms were declared to hold “second-hand clothing” to avert suspicion and pass the various Customs’ inspections without difficulty.

This ploy worked for some time because one of the activities in which the companies of those arrested were engaged was the export and import of second-hand clothing.

With the almost-20,000 military uniforms and accessories seized, it would have been possible to fully-equip an army, ready to enter combat in any of the global fighting hotspots where Jihadi terrorists are active.

The successful police operation was led and supervised by Central Criminal Investigation Court Number 6, and co-ordinated by the Spanish National High Court’s Public Prosecutor’s Office.

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British Museum’s still the biggest attraction LONDON’S British Museum, for the ninth consecutive year, was deemed the most popular 2015 attraction for visitors in Britain.

In fact, the top-10 most-visited centres in the country were all in the capital, according to the latest figures.

Visitor-attractions in the UK saw a 3.2% rise in 2015, with Scotland boasting the biggest increase, of 5.48%, with Edinburgh Castle drawing the most people the first time in five years.

More than 65 million people visited London attractions, with some 6.82m at the British Museum - up from 6.7m the year before.

The National Gallery remained in second place, with 5.9m viewers, although it suffered an 8% drop in numbers.

And in third place was The Natural History Museum, with 5.3m visitors.

The Southbank Centre and Tate Modern both suffered sizable drops in numbers - 18% and 19% respectively.

Tate Modern’s 4.7m total was its lowest in a decade, but figures are expected to improve this year following a high-profile Georgia

O’Keeffe exhibition, and the summer opening of the venue’s extension.

O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1 - considered the most expensive painting by a woman - will be the centrepiece of an exhibition there in July A spokeswoman said.”Tate Modern continues to be the world’s most popular gallery of modern and contemporary art.

“We attract around 4.5-5m visitors, and we

achieved our highest, record-breaking year in 2014 with 5.8m visitors, thanks partly to the success of Henri Matisse’ The Cut-Outs.”

The Southbank Centre said its falling numbers were “down to the closure for refurbishment of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery from September onwards.”

Temporary exhibitions were credited with giving a visitors’ boost to a number of attractions,

including London’s Somerset House, which saw the largest visitors’ increase (31%) in the top 10. It came in at eighth place, with 3.2m.

The Royal Academy credited its 33% increase to its Ai Weiwei and summer exhibitions.

Meanwhile, the Victoria and Albert Museum’s figures were boosted by record numbers at Alexandra McQueen’s Savage Beauty exhibition.

And the National Por-

trait Gallery also had a huge draw with Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon.

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, said it was a record year for visitors from overseas and the UK. “More people visited the V&A, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, combined, than visited Venice,” he said.

“More people visited

the British Museum and the National Gallery, combined, than visited Barcelona, and more people visited the Southbank Centre, Tate Modern and Tate Britain, combined, than visited Hong Kong.”

The Library of Birmingham remained the most visited “free” attraction outside London. It came in 11th place with 1.8 visitors.

Chester Zoo was the most-visited “paid-for” attraction in England outside London with 1.7m.

It showed an 18% visitor increase, thanks to the opening of its Islands development, which recreates six tropical South East Asian Islands - the biggest new zoo development in Europe.

Top-10 visits The British Museum: 6,820,686 The National Gallery: 5,908,254 Natural History Museum: 5,284,023 Southbank Centre: 5,102,883 Tate Modern: 4,712,581 V & A Museum: 3,432,325 Science Museum: 3,356,212 Somerset House: 3,235,104 Tower of London: 2,785,249 National Portrait Gallery: 2,145,486

Turkey says Yes to keep migrants safe

LEADERS from Europe and Turkey have arrived at an agreement to stem the flow of migrants and refugees reaching the EU through the Balkans - and to shut off the people - smuggling routes.

European Council President Donald Tusk, following Brussels’ talks, said: “The days of irregular migration to Europe are over.

“The flow of migrants

passing from Turkey to Greece remains much too high and needs to be brought down significantly.”

Turkey, keen to join the EU, has confirmed that it will begin to take back migrants apprehended in the Aegean Sea, in which hundreds have drowned during desperate attempts to reach Greek islands.

It will also implement an agreement “to accept the rapid return of all migrants not in need of international protection crossing from Turkey into Greece”.

A statement released

after the meeting added: “The Heads of State or Government agreed that bold moves were needed to close down people-smuggling routes, to break the business model of the smugglers, to protect our external borders and to end the migration crisis in Europe.

“We need to break the link between getting in a boat and getting settlement in Europe.”

Tusk said the EU had agreed to look at resettling some of the millions of refugees currently in Turkey.

A “one-in, one-out” system was proposed

at the summit, in which one Syrian refugee would be resettled in the EU for every person sent back to Turkey from Greece.

European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker added that refugees who attempt to reach Europe illegally will be put on the bottom of the list for resettlement.

Mark Stone, Sky TV’s Europe Correspondent, said that clamping down on the well-trodden migration route would be “very difficult to try to put into place” because some EU courts may rule the

measures proposed are not legal.

Another proposal will see Turkey and the EU work together to improve humanitarian conditions inside Syria, identifying “safe zones” where refugees can live.

Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called for 3bn euros (£2.3bn) of EU funds already pledged for refugees to start being used in the coming days - and warned that Ankara would need a further 3bn euros to cope with the Syrian refugees who have already crossed the border into Turkey.

Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece, believes many leaders were surprised at Turkey’s “attractive proposals” for managing the migration crisis.

A two-day summit will begin on 17th March to finalise each commitment, but any agreement made with Turkey will come with conditions.

The country is seeking talks to advance its long-standing ambition of joining the European Union, as well as visa-free travel for Turkish citizens travelling into the Schengen zone.

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Dads army thieves get soft sentence MEMBERS of the “Diamond Wheezers” gang, involved in the £14m Hatton Garden jewel heist - said to be the biggest burglary in English history - have been jailed for a total of 34 years.

The raid was carried out over last Easter’s bank holiday weekend, in the heart of London’s diamond district, and the thieves used an industrial drill to break into the vault at Hatton Garden Safety Deposit.

They escaped with cash, gold and precious gems from the private boxes, and two-thirds of the haul is still missing.

Ringleaders John ‘Kenny’ Collins, 75, of Islington; Daniel Jones,

Hero Chinaman ‘was a big fraud’

A MAN portrayed as a hero in China by caring for his comatosed girlfriend was, she says, actually responsible for her injuries.

Liu Fenghe, 24, promised to take care of 20-year-old Lin Yingying after a serious accident left her paralysed in a vegetative state for eight months in 2014.

He was said to have spent £21,00 on medical treatment for her, pledging to take care of his girlfriend for the rest of his life.

But Lin’s family took her home from hospital last February after they were, reportedly, unhappy about his hospital visits.

Lin, who regained consciousness last May, now alleges that Liu was a big fraud because he caused her injury.

She said he whacked her on the head with a heavy rolling pin after she accidentally burnt some bread in the bakery business they ran together.

She also accused him of physically abusing before, but said she had been too frightened to tell anyone. Her family have now referred her allegations to the police.

61, of Enfield, and Terry Perkins, 67, also from Enfield, were each sentenced to seven years, of which they will serve half. The group’s oldest member 77-year-old Brian Reader, of Dartford, who was dubbed the “Master” by his coconspirators, has had his sentence suspended until a later date - if he is still alive!

He fell ill in Belmarsh prison and, after suffering a second stroke, and was deemed unfit to appear in court.

Reader and the other three ringleaders pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary last September.

Of the other gang members, Carl Wood, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, and William Lincoln, of Bethnal Green, east London, were convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property, after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court. Wood was jailed for six years and Lincoln for seven.

Plumber Hugh Doyle,

48, was convicted of laundering the stolen loot after letting the gang use his workshop forecourt to transfer bags of jewellery between vehicles.

But because of his limited role, the judge gave him a suspended sentence of 21 months. A relieved Doyle claimed outside the court that he had been “just sucked into it”, adding: “I feel sorry for the victims.”

However, another thief, known only as Basil and instrumental in helping the gang get into the vault, remains at large.

Craig Turner, Flying Squad Detective superintendent, said: “This was an audacious burglary, directly centred on, and targeting, the heart of the diamond community within London.

“Those responsible thought they had got away with it. However, a meticulous police investigation ensured this was not the case.

“There may be people out there who feel sympathy in relation to those sentenced to-

day. However, these were all career, callous criminals, who had no thought in relation to the property they stole from the victims.”

Det Supt Turner said the police were continuing the hunt for “Basil” and stressed there was a £20,000 reward on offer for information leading to his arrest and conviction.

The daring heist had been at least three years in the planning, with Jones searching the Internet for highpowered drills in advance.

The gang were let into the building before climbing down a lift-shaft, disabled an alarm and boring through the vault wall.

Their equipment failed, initially, so they left and returned a second night to complete the task, breaking open 73 of the 1,000 safe deposit boxes and stealing the contents.

But their success was short-lived, mainly because Collins used his own car to recce the premises on the second night.

Investigators traced the car through Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras and identified Collins and the rest of the gang, who continued to meet up to discuss what they had done.

Secret police bugs and cameras - and mobile telephone analysis - led to their arrests and charges.

AC/DC cut tour after deaf threat for singer HEAVY metal group AC/ DC, on tour in America, have postponed their 10 remaining shows because lead singer Brian Johnson has been told he risks total deafness if he carries on performing.

The band said gigs would be rescheduled with, probably, a guest vocalist. But fans are uncertain about the European leg of their Rock Or Bust tour, set to begin on 7th May in Lisbon.

Johnson joined AC/DC in 1980 after the band’s former lead singer, Bon

Scott, died following a night of heavy drinking.

Concern over the 68-year-old’s hearing is the latest prob-

lem to hit the group’s ageing members.

In September 2014, Malcolm Young, a founding member of AC/DC, left permanently at the age of 61 after being diagnosed with dementia.

Last July, the band parted ways with drummer Phil Rudd, who, after being convicted of threatening to kill an employee, pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana and methamphetamine.

He was sentenced to eight months of home detention by a judge in New Zealand.

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OJ knife found?

LOS Angeles Police are testing a knife, believed to have been found at a former home of OJ Simpson, whose 1995 murder trial, and subsequent acquittal, captivated the US.

Someone claiming to be a construction worker gave an off-duty police officer the knife years ago and he kept it, thinking the case was closed.

But though the house was razed in 1998, police recently recovered it and are having the blade tested for DNA and hair samples.

Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in June 1994. But a jury found the former American football star not guilty after a dramatic, televised trial.

Police cast some doubt on whether the knife was connected to the OJ Simpson case at a news conference last Friday, saying it could be “bogus”.

Captain Andrew Neiman, of the LAPD, said.

“If this story is accurate, you’d think any time you come into contact with evidence that you should submit it to investigators. I don’t know why that didn’t happen.”

NBC News, citing police sources, reported that the knife was of a utility type and inconsistent with the one used in the crime.

Simpson, serving a 33-year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, cannot be prosecuted again under US law for the murders.

His ex-wife and her friend were found stabbed in the head and neck in the yard of Brown’s home.

Authorities asked

Simpson to turn himself in after the murders, but he failed show up at the police station. Hours later, he was spotted inside a White Ford Bronco, leading to a slow-speed pursuit by police across Los Angeles’ motorways.

The chase was broadcast on live TV to millions of enthralled viewers. And Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995, in what, for many, was the trial of the century.

The acquittal divided the US, on racial lines partially. At first, as Simpson fled, pursued by police and paparazzi on live television, his supporters waved placards as they cheered him on.

The question now is whether modern DNA techniques can prove whether their loyalty to the man they called “The Juice” was misplaced.

Of course, the knife may turn out to have nothing to do with the murders. In any case, the “double jeopardy” law protects Simpson from a retrial, and he’s behind bars anyway.

But he can apply for parole from next year, which will surely reignite the controversy.

When it comes to OJ, the fascination, the division and the heartbreak never seem to end.

He eventually surrendered after 90 minutes and later assembled a “dream team” of highlypaid lawyers to contest the case.

The 10-month trial created a huge media frenzy. Television networks gained huge ratings from the trial proceedings, and many magazine covers were also devoted to it.

Simpson later lost a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the victims’ families.

The case has returned to prominence via the TV mini-series American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson.

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EU debate slows employment rate

By Carol Schleisman of Currencies Direct

UNCERTAINTY surrounding the EU Referendum is still in the news, and it has impacted on February’s employment growth.

In fact, it has shown that business activity and new work both expanded at the slowest rate since March 2013.

This matched reports from service companies in China and the Eurozone.

After seven years of interest rates being at a historic low, there is speculation on the financial markets that the Bank of England could cut interest rates even lower.

This certainly puts paid to any talk of the

Bank increasing interest rates in the near future, and reinforces belief that the 0.05% rate could even continue into 2017.

Sterling made a slight improvement versus the US dollar last Friday, but that was more as a result of disappointing data from the States. The Euro has had a mixed time, falling against the generally-stronger dollar but gaining against the beleaguered pound.

However, the Euro was also hit by Brexit, with investors showing concern and weighing potential impact should the UK leave the EU. With the Eurozone producing a negative inflation reading of -0.2%, the ECB (European Central Bank) is now under more pressure to increase the size and extend the length of the current QE (Quantitative Easing) programme. This was introduced last December to boost growth in the

Eurozone economy and avoid negative inflation.

The extent of any such new measures could, theoretically, result in euro weakness, sending it tumbling against the Pound, which is good news for Euro buyers…..

If you’re buying currency, it is important to keep up with these developments. With three major announcements coming from the ECB over the next week, the market will likely remain volatile.

Watch this space…

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

At home in Spain since 1999, they have 10 offices across the country, including one in Tenerife, and are set to open more Spanish offices soon.

T: 922 971 781 E: canaries@currencies direct.com W: currenciesdirect.com

Spain eyes gib ‘pounce’ SPAIN is threatening to “pounce on Gibraltar the very next day” if Britain votes to leave the EU in the June referendum.

Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo issued the warning on a Spanish breakfast radio show.

While he hoped Britain would remain in the EU, he said its withdrawal would represent a “golden opportunity” for his country.

Garcia-Margallo told Radio Nacional listeners: “It’s true that this gives us an opportunity to have an even more

important role than the one we already have with the United States.

“And don’t forget about one other thing: we’ll be talking about Gibraltar the very next day.”

Thousands of jobs could be at risk if Spain does attempt to grab The Rock because Brits and locals alike earn big wages there with top companies benefiting from its low tax rates.

But Ukip’s Julia Reid, MEP for South West Counties and Gibraltar, said Gibraltar had nothing to fear from Brexit.

She added: “Any move for the outpost, which is as British and Britain itself, would be repealed, as has every attempt

been for hundreds of years.

“And even if Britain votes to leave the EU, it doesn’t make any difference because Gibraltar will still be British territory - and that’s that!

“It sounds more like an old communique from Buenos Aires, rather than a new one from Madrid.”

On another sobering note, Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabien Picardo said: “It is safer and more secure for us to remain in the EU to deny Mr Margallo the opportunity to pounce on us.

“We have fought to ensure that Gibraltar is able to vote in the Brexit referendum so that we can influence that decision.”

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IT’S very important to ensure the safety of children in cars. As of 1st October 2015, all children measuring 135cm in height or less must ride in the rear seats of a vehicle, irrespective of their age.

And the correct seat must provided, appropriate to their size and weight, although there are a number of exceptions to the rule.

For example, when the vehicle does not have rear seats; when all rear seats are already occupied by others under the same characteristics, and where it is not possible to install approved child restraints in those rear seats.

These are the only occasions when children may occupy a front seat, but they must always use the restraint system approved for their height and weight.

The amendment to this provision also stipulates that child restraints must be installed in the vehicle in accordance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer - with instructions to indicate how and what kind of vehicles can be used safely.

The modification of the law also reflects the scientific evidence from numerous studies, which demonstrate the benefit of children travelling in the rear seats

of vehicles to strengthen their protection.

A US study looked at 5,751 vehicle occupants under 15, who had suffered from serious car accidents. The report shows that sitting in the back seat had a protective effect with respect to serious injury or death.

A further study in Australia concluded that the risk of death in children aged under four involved in an incident while travelling in a car was doubled if they sat in the front.

The risk of death was four times higher if the person was under one year, according to the study.

Not only is the overall risk of injury higher in the front seats, but also the severity of injuries sustained, according to the CIREN institution, the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network.

The change to the law in Spain was prompted by the DGT seeing growing concerns for the safety of children in vehicles.

In 2014, two of the 14 children under 12 who were killed while travelling in vehicles, were not wearing any safety device at the time of the accident.

It was the same for nine out of the 82 children who were seriously injured; they, too, were not wearing any kind of restraint.

The DGT, therefore, made it one of its priority objectives in the 2011-2020 Road Safety Strategy, to ensure that no children lose

their life as a result of not being properly restrained.

Therefore, as well as clarifying the laws and making them easier to understand, the DGT has also increased the powers of the traffic police in dealing with adults who fail to take necessary responsibility for children.

These include the immediate immobilisation of a vehicle in which children are found to be travelling without appropriate safety restraints.

To make the matter even clearer, there are a number of Golden Rules that must be followed regarding children in vehicles. *Never carry a child in your arms, or use the same seat belt protecting the adult *The use of child restraint systems (CRS) reduce the risk of death by 75% and the severity of injuries by 90% *Make sure the seat is properly installed. It should not move and ought to be properly secured, the recommended option being the Isofix anchorage system *The child’s head should never hover higher than, or over the back of, the seat. If this happens, it must be replaced by another of a suitable size *If the child has to ride in the front seat, because of one of the three exceptions, and if the vehicle has front airbags, you must only use a rear-facing restraint if the airbag has been deactivated *Always make sure the restraints are wellanchored, even on short journeys, when the highest number of risk-behaviours accumulate It is recommended that you continue to use appropriate and approved child-restraint systems until the child reaches 150cm in height. Once a child is taller than that, they must use a seat-belt.

It is important to note that it is the responsibility of the adults transporting children to ensure their safety, as well as their own.

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Tuesday 15 March, BBC2, 21.00 For millions of people, the election of the first African American President, Barack Obama marked a new era of hope. The energetic young President was eager to end the war in Iraq, close Guantanamo, fight climate change, and provide healthcare for all.

What happened instead was the worst economic collapse in living memory, minimal cooperation from the Republican opposition, and the rise of a populist anti-big-government Tea Party.

This four-part series, made by Brook Lapping for BBC Two, is an authoritative account of Obama’s successes and failures as told by his inner circle, including: David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, Eric Holder, John Kerry, Robert Gates, Tim Geithner and Larry Summers - and his chief adversaries.

This is the story of how Obama tried to reshape America, from inside a White House unlike any other in history.

When elected, Obama promised to change America. However, he discovered that change would be harder then he predicted and his plans were knocked off course by the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression.

To solve this national crisis and pass his rescue plan, Obama needed to bring together the two parties in Congress. The programme shows how, overcoming constant criticism and blocking from his Republican opponents, Obama passed an $800 billion stimulus package - the largest in US history.

Obama’s top advisors at the time tell the story, including David Axelrod, Chief Strategist for his presidential campaign and then Senior Advisor; Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers; and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

This episode also tells the story about how Obama crashed a private meeting of fellow heads of government to persuade the Chinese to tackle climate change at the Copenhagen summit. It also focuses of his struggle to shut down Guantanamo, as told by his ally Attorney General Eric Holder, and Republican Congressman Frank Wolf.

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Fri 11th Mar 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15 ............... Heir Hunters 10:00...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00.........Countryside 999 11:45................. Claimed and Shamed 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:30.....BBC London News 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15................... Moving On 15:00................Escape to the Country 15:45................... The TV That Made Me 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........... Match of the Day Live 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:25............ BBC London News 22:35...................Comedy Playhouse 23:05...... Catherine Tate’s Nan 23:35.......... The Celebrity Apprentice USA

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06:15 ............... Heir Hunters 07:00 ........Countryside 999 07:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed 08:15.......... MasterChef: The Professionals 09:15... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00.... The Chef’s Protege 13:30.............. Portillo’s State Secrets 14:00...... Who Do You Think You Are? 15:00........ The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:50......................Mountain 16:50.......Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 17:20............... Bargain Hunt 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.......... Too Much TV 19:00.. The Great Interior Design Challenge 20:00........... Mastermind 20:30...Gardeners’ World 21:00.......... Land of Hope and Glory British Country Life 22:00....Britain’s Secret CW Slavery Business choice 22:30..............Newsnight 23:00................Artsnight 23:30......Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00........ Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 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...... Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 20:30..............Coronation Street 21:00........Mr Selfridge

22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40............... Benidorm

23:10 ..........The Spy Who Loved Me

Mr Selfridge ITV1, 21.00

Jimmy’s final act has left Harry reeling; he blames himself for everything that’s happened. Mae’s love life, Harry’s judgement, Selfridge’s and Whiteley’s are now all under the spotlight of a abloid frenzy. Serious questions about Harry’s financial stability are rife.

Harry retreats from the glare, isolating himself at home. He refuses to see anyone, even Mae. Gordon is left to run the store and keep an increasingly tetchy Mr Keen Mr Keen at bay. Then, when Chairman Hardcastle finds that stock was secretly moved from Selfridge’s to Whiteley’s - to plug the gap caused by his trade embargo – he explodes with fury.

Making a stand, Hardcastle places Selfridge’s under an immediate embargo too - until all debts are paid.

The situation is catastrophic. Selfridge’s itself is in real jeopardy for the first time. Gordon is stunned. He’s busy planning celebrations of the store’s 20th anniversary – which is imminent. Stymied and frustrated, Gordon implores Harry to come back to his own store – where he’s needed.

Harry pulls himself together and returns to face the music. There, Harry encounters an angry Mae who confronts him about his cowardly absence. Mae is at the end of her tether after also being subjected to intense gossip and fevered speculation. She feels totally abandoned by Harry. After all they’ve been through, Mae expected more. Harry’s apologies just aren’t enough; their relationship hangs in the balance.

Meanwhile, Mardle has returned to work at Selfridge’s. It isn’t long before Harry makes her a poignant and visionary offer that she can’t refuse. In the corridors of Selfridge’s, we get the sense of a new generation ‘moving in’, that a breeze of change is in the air…

Next, Harry looks to tackle the crippling embargos. He forges an ambitious plan to seduce Chairman Hardcastle and the other aggrieved suppliers. Harry knows he can’t afford to pay their debts, so he has to offer them something very special. Organising a lavish reception, Harry offers the suppliers unprecedented fixed term contracts to supply both Whiteley’s and Selfridge’s. Harry is in full, charming showman mode.

Everything rests on this final gamble…

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

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

06:45.......... King of Queens

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

07:10 ..........King of Queens

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:35 ..........King of Queens 08:00 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam 06:40 .........................Wissper

08:30.........Everybody Loves Raymond

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

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

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

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

07:20 ..........Bob the Builder

10:00 .......................Car S.O.S 11:00........ Undercover Boss Canada 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05................A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:10................A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:10.......... Deal or No Deal 15:10..................Countdown 16:00.................A New Life in the Sun 17:00.............Couples Come Dine with me

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

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 08:50 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat

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

19:00 ............ The Gadget Show

19:00.... Channel 4 News 19:30............ Crufts 2016

06:20...... Who Do You Think You Are?

08:55.... Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

07:10....................MasterChef Australia

09:25.......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

08:20.......... MasterChef USA

09:55.................... Come Dine with Me

06:00 ..........................Sunrise 06:30 ..........................Sunrise 07:00 ..........................Sunrise 09:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 10:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 11:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 12:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 14:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 15:00 .. The Holidaymakers 16:00 ..................... Futurama 16:30..................... Futurama 17:00..............The Simpsons 17:30 ..................... Futurama 18:00............... Futurama 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 19:00 ....... The Simpsons 20:00 ..... Dogs Might Fly 21:00 ............... Stan Lee’s Lucky Man 22:00...................... Stella 23:00......... Hawaii Five-0

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

09:15........................... The Bill 10:20....................EastEnders 11:00...............Tipping Point 12:00...............Tipping Point

11:00................Four in a Bed 11:30................Four in a Bed 13:40....Come Dine with Me

13:00........My Dream Home

14:15....Come Dine with Me

14:00..................Who Do You Think You Are?

14:50....Come Dine with Me 15:20....Come Dine with Me

16:00............................Beverly Hills Pawn

15:50....Come Dine with Me

16:30..... Beverly Hills Pawn

17:25.................... Dogs: Their Secret Lives

17:00........My Dream Home 18:00......... Tipping Point 19:00.... MasterChef USA 20:00............ Humble Pie 21:00.................... Grimm 22:00............. EastEnders 22:40.................. Mallrats

16:20...............The Supervet

18:30.....Crufts 2016 with Clare Balding 19:30....... Grand Designs 21:00........................ Spin 22:10.............. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

11:15 .......Cowboy Builders 12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

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

06:00 ........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20................. Dinner Date 07:10 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ..................Emmerdale 09:00............ Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 09:35 ............... Catchphrase 10:15 ................ Dinner Date 11:15 .................. Royal Pains 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:40.............. Judge Rinder 15:40.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50.................Take Me Out 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00................Two and a Half Men 21:00.. Run, Fat Boy, Run

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

For this brand new episode we’re in and around Marbella in Spain, where extrovert Jojo and long term partner Adrian kick off the competition with their 1970s inspired menu. Down to earth Caz and her husband Dave don’t quite know what to make of the upfront hosts, and tensions arise between Jojo and Caz. Day two sees young, fun loving Mark and Zoe plan an international themed menu which goes down well with the group.

12:15........... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

13:15 ........Home and Away 13:45................. Neighbours 14:15............................... NCIS 15:15 ..............Wrong Swipe 17:00 ..................5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00 .............. Home and Away 18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

20:00...................... Kitten Impossible

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

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

22:00 ..........The Last Leg

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

23:10................ Raised by Wolves

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

23:40 ............. Rude Tube

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

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07:25 ......Ice Road Truckers 08:10...... American Pickers 09:00...... American Pickers 10:00....................... Top Gear 11:00....................... Top Gear 12:00............. Megatruckers 12:30 ............. Megatruckers 13:00 .Storage Hunters UK 14:00 ...... American Pickers 15:00...... American Pickers 16:00 .......................Top Gear 17:00 .......................Top Gear 18:00...American Pickers 19:00...American Pickers 20:00.. Ice Road Truckers 21:00............Dangerman 22:00...... Mock the Week 22:40...... Mock the Week 23:20 ...........Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

06:00 ............. Football Gold 06:30 ......Live Super Rugby 08:30.......... Premier League 09:00..........Barclays Premier League World 09:30........... Premier League Darts 13:00..........Barclays Premier League World 13:30...................The Premier League Years 15:30.... La Liga Show 2015 16:00........... Premier League 100 Club 16:30................ BPL Legends 17:00..........Game Changers 17:30..........Barclays Premier League Preview 18:00............ The Fantasy Football Club 19:00.... Barclays Premier League Preview 19:30...Live Super League 22:30............ The Fantasy Football Club 23:30.............A League of Their Own

Britain’s Secret Slavery Business BBC2, 22.00

Investigative journalist Darragh MacIntyre (pictured) exposes the reality of modern-day slavery and exploitation in Britain.

From our factories and food producers, our carwashes and nail bars this oneoff current affairs documentary lifts the lid on how exploited workers are embedded in parts of our economy. In Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, Darragh hears from one of the Hungarians trafficked to work at Kozee Sleep, a bed factory which supplied to major high street retailers. He reveals how the workers were promised a good job but were paid as little as £10 a week and forced to live in slum-type conditions. The film reveals how people are exploited up and down the country, from the fishing industry in Scotland to the car washes in London. And shockingly, it reveals that this problem not only affects migrants from Europe and other parts of the world - but also people from the UK.

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Sat 12th mar 06:00 ...................... Breakfast

06:15 .................Animal Park

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

07:10 ...... Homes Under the Hammer

11:30.................. Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking

08:10.................Station West

12:00......................BBC News 12:10.............Football Focus 13:00............... Bargain Hunt 14:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 15:00............................Flog It! 15:45................Escape to the Country 16:30....................Final Score 17:00......................BBC News 17:10..................BBC London News 17:20................. Match of the Day Live 19:30 ......... The Voice UK 20:45 .......... The National Lottery 21:35................. Casualty 22:25............... BBC News 22:45..................Match of the Day 23:30................ The Ring 01:15...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20............... BBC News

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You’re Back In The Room ITV1, 20.30

09:40............... The Master of Ballantrae 11:10 .............Natural World 12:00 ........Rick Stein’s India 13:00......................... The Best Dishes Ever 13:30......................... The Best Dishes Ever 14:00......An Ideal Husband 15:30............................. Coast 16:15................... The TV That Made Me 17:00........Big Dreams Small Spaces 18:00.............. Gardeners’ World 18:30..... Queen Victoria’s Children 19:30......Back in Time for the Weekend 20:30.............Dad’s Army 21:00........................ Stag 22:00.....The Talented Mr. Ripley 00:10........... Line of Duty 01:10........... Line of Duty

06:00 ......... Bottom Knocker Street 06:15.......... Bottom Knocker Street 06:25...........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:35...........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:45.............. Share a Story 06:50............................. Sooty 07:05 ......................... Super 4 07:15 ......................... Looped 07:30 ..................Scrambled!

07:35 ....................... Mr. Bean 07:50 ...............Horrid Henry 08:10 ..................... Nerds and Monsters 08:30............................. Jessie 09:05 ................The Tom and Jerry Show 09:25 ....Murder, She Wrote 10:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 11:20.............. ITV News and Weather 11:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:30 ............................Rugby 15:25 ............................Rugby 18:30................ ITV News London 19:00..........Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 20:30..........You’re Back in the Room

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21:30....The Jonathan You’re Back In The Room, the game show in which five complete strangers take on a series of simple Ross Show games under the power of hypnosis, is back.

This week’s show sees JonThe popular game show, hosted by Phillip Schofield, returns to ITV for a four part series, with the conathan chatting to Oscartestants all falling under the hypnotic trance of International Mentallist Keith Barry. nominated star of stage and screen Glenn Close, X The seemingly straightforward tasks get much harder, as their Files and The Fall star Gilhypnotic triggers cause the contestants to unwitlian Anderson, and Scary tingly sabotage their chances of winning a cash Movie and Fifty Shades of Black’s hilarious Marlon prize.

Wayans. Award-winning Episode one will see the five contestants set the US singer Carrie Undertask of pampering five of the Loose Women – Anwood also performs live. drea McLean, Sherrie Hewson, Nadia Sawalha, 22:30..........ITV News and Linda Robson and Kaye Adams – but with one Weather contestant under the illusion she is a cosmetic 22:45............. Moonraker surgeon, another in crippling pain whenever he pulls a wax strip off, and another convinced the 01:20............ Jackpot247 ladies have bad body odour, hilarity and unpredictability is bound to ensue….

Phillip Schofield said: “I’m incredibly excited to be back with a second series. I don’t think anything could have prepared me for the genuinely hilarious and completely unexpected moments that happened in the first series. Each of the contestants were thoroughly entertaining, and I can’t wait to see what happens this time around!”

The Gadget Show Channel 5, 20:10 Action-packed consumer show presented by Jason Bradbury, Amy Williams, Ortis Deley and Jon Bentley. Ortis and Jon join forces to take on Amazon Prime at transport tech. Yue Xu is in California to look at the future of food. Inventor Colin Furze opens his top secret bunker to reveal what he has been cooking up. Jon tests Apple and Google’s forays into the world of automobile audio. Gadget fan Christian asks the team to pimp up his PC gaming set-up.

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

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

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

06:40 ..........King of Queens

06:05 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

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

07:05 ..........King of Queens

06:20.......... Bob the Builder

07:30 ........ MSA British Rally Championship

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

08:45....... Coronation Street Omnibus

07:55.........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:55................ Roobarb and Custard Too

08:25.........Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 ..... The Morning Line 10:00 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 10:30........................... The Big Bang Theory 11:00 ..... The Superhumans Show 11:30 .............The Simpsons 12:00............. The Simpsons 12:30.......... Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 13:30 ......Channel 4 Racing 16:10................... Come Dine with Me 16:40 ................... Come Dine with Me 17:10 ................... Come Dine with Me 17:40 ................... Come Dine with Me 18:10.............. Come Dine with Me 18:35..... Channel 4 News 19:00......Crufts 2016

07:00 ...............Make Way for Noddy

11:10............... Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 12:45....................The Almost Impossible Gameshow 13:40........................Scorpion

07:15 ....................Paw Patrol

14:35................. Nancy Drew

07:25 ............. Little Princess

16:40................ Catchphrase

07:40...................... Pip Ahoy!

17:45............ Legally Blonde

07:55............... Blaze and the Monster Machines

19:40..............Back to the Future Part III

08:20........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

22:00.... The Keith Lemon Sketch Show

08:35........... Wanda and the Alien

22:30............. Family Guy

08:45..............The Fairly Odd Parents

00:00.......American Dad!

09:20 ............... The Saturday Show Live

01:50..... Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

11:20...............................Police Interceptors

23:00............. Family Guy 00:55....Ibiza Weekender

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

08:55....River Cottage Bites

07:00...... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

09:50.. Come Dine with Me

08:00...... Who Do You Think You Are? USA

12:25................Four in a Bed

09:00........................... The Bill 10:00........................... The Bill 14:00.....................EastEnders Omnibus 16:30........ EastEnders: Ricky and Bianca 17:10............A Culture Show Special 18:30........ Doctor Who: A Farewell to Matt Smith 19:30............Doctor Who 20:00............Doctor Who 21:00.......Meet Joe Black 00:30..... The Musketeers 01:40............Doctor Who

09:25.. Come Dine with Me 11:55................Four in a Bed 13:00................Four in a Bed 13:30................Four in a Bed 14:05................Four in a Bed 14:35............. Vet on the Hill 15:40.................... Dogs: Their Secret Lives 18:55.....Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages 20:00.......Japan Tsunami: Caught on Camera 21:25.... Japan’s Tsunami: How it Happened 22:30...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:35.......Japan Tsunami: Caught on Camera 01:00.... Japan’s Tsunami: How it Happened

12:20...............................Police Interceptors 13:15... Pets Who Hate Vets 14:15............ Psycho Pussies: When Cats Attack 15:15 90................... Cats and Counting: Cat Crazies 16:15.......Kitten Impossible 17:10..................41 Dogs in a 3-Bed Semi

06:00.............. Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance 08:00..........Game Changers 08:30.................Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 09:00...................The Fantasy Football Club 10:00.................. Soccer A.M.

12:00................. Monkey Life 18:10......................Now CW That’s Funny! choice 13:00............Modern Family 19:10.....................5 News 15:00...................... Futurama Weekend 15:30...................... Futurama 19:15........ World War II in 17:30..............The Simpsons Colour 18:00................The Flash 20:10..........The Gadget W C Show choice 19:00......... Hawaii Five-0

Clare Balding hosts coverage of the 125th anniversary of the world’s largest dog event live from the NEC in Birmingham, with extensive highlights of the main arena events. Today, Clare is joined in the studio by ‘Supervet’ Professor Noel Fitzpatrick to discuss scientific advances in canine health and answer viewers’ questions. Judging comes from the Working and Pastoral groups.

21:00.............Lee Evans

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

21:00.The Championship

20:00......................Arrow

22:00...............Goal Rush

21:00.................Limitless

22:30.......Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

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

23:20.......Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

23:00...... DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

00:15..........Super Casino

00:00...................Cellular

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07:10...........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 08:00....... American Pickers 09:00....... American Pickers 10:00........................Top Gear 11:00........................Top Gear 12:00........................... Storage Hunters UK 12:30........................... Storage Hunters UK 14:00....... American Pickers 16:00........................Top Gear 17:00.................... Blackadder Goes Forth 19:00............Dangerman 20:00............................ QI 20:40............................ QI 22:00............ Taskmaster 23:00............Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 00:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News 01:00....................... QI XL

06:00..........Barclays Premier League Preview 06:30.......Live Super Rugby 08:30......................Nick Kicks 09:00...................The Fantasy Football Club 10:00.................. Soccer A.M. 12:00.......Live Ford Football Special 15:00...............Tennis: Indian Wells Masters 16:00.... Sporting Triumphs 16:15.... Sporting Triumphs 16:30.... Sporting Triumphs 16:45.... Sporting Triumphs 17:00......Live Ford Saturday Night Football 20:00.......... SNF: Game of the Day 22:00...SNF: Match Choice 23:30...SNF: Match Choice 01:00...SNF: Match Choice

Lee Evans Channel 4, 21:00

Recorded live at The National Indoor Arena Birmingham, awardwinning comic Lee Evans is at his majestic best in front of a packed house. He takes the audience on his personal journey of modern day life with all its irritations. From his take on the selfie phenomenon to imitating the characteristics of a rescue dog - he reveals what bugs him about getting older and the numerous ways he attempts to keep his long-suffering wife happy - all delivered with his trademark boundless energy.

Now That’s Funny!

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Fa m i l y - f r i e n d l y comedy clip show featuring user-generated video content from around the world. Each episode features amazing caughton-camera moments in categories like cute kids, funny pets and animals, whacky vacation videos, bloopers, inspirational clips and more, wrapped in fresh and funny graphics with witty commentary.

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Houdini & Doyle ITV1, 22.15

Stephen Mangan (Episodes) plays Sir Arthur Conan Doyle alongside Michael Weston (Six Feet Under, House) as Harry Houdini, two of the most fascinating and iconic characters of the early 20th century: reallife friends, real-life adversaries, real-life crime solvers.

Harry Houdini: master magician, escape artist, born penniless and now the highest paid performer in the world and he wants everyone to know it. He refuses to believe in the paranormal. As a professional magician and master of illusion he knows there’s nothing supernatural about magic. To him, everything unexplained is a trick, a gimmick, or a fraud.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of the greatest detective of all time - Sherlock Holmes - but is also a passionate believer in the paranormal. Because, having lost someone very close to him, he desperately wants to find a way of communicating with them.

This fundamental difference between the two men leads to conflict... and humour... and competition. High-minded competition in the pursuit of the truth and ridiculous petty competition because they’re... guys. But despite all this, they need each other. Doyle needs Houdini because he is gullible. Houdini needs Doyle because he is wrong.

Houdini & Doyle draws heavily on the rich history of the period. At the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police, mired in the ways of the 19th century, were overwhelmed with bizarre and often inexplicable cases so they turned to outsiders including, believe it or not, Houdini and Doyle, who collaborated with New Scotland Yard on some unsolved and inexplicable crimes.

What can we believe? What should we believe? Is cynicism to be admired or is it what makes us human? Is reason the antithesis of hope?

Houdini, Doyle and Adelaide investigate the murder of a nun in one of the notorious Magdalene Laundries. A witness claims the killer is a young woman who was tormented by the nun. The only problem is, that young woman has been dead for six months.

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 08:15...... Match of the Day 09:00 .......The Andrew Marr Show 10:00..... The Big Questions 11:00 .......... Sunday Politics 12:15.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 .................. The TV That Made Me 14:00..... Six Nations Rugby Union 17:05 .......... Songs of Praise 17:40....................... Pointless 18:30.............. BBC News 18:50.BBC London News 19:00............ Countryfile 20:00 ................ Antiques Roadshow 21:00................ The Night Manager 22:00............... BBC News 22:20... BBC London News 22:30.. Match of the Day 2 23:00... Match of the Day 23:30...... It’s a Wonderful Afterlife 01:05...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:10............... BBC News

05:45..................Great British Garden Revival 06:45......... An Island Parish 07:15....... This Farming Life 08:15...... Gardeners’ World 08:45 .................. Countryfile 09:45 ........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:15.The Best Dishes Ever 11:45 ................Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 12:15 .............. MOTD2 Extra 13:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 14:00................Escape to the Continent 15:00.........Strictly Ballroom 16:30.......Gymnastics World Cup 2016 18:00.................... Flog It! 19:00..... Who’s the Boss?

20:00.Steve Backshall’s W C Extreme Mountain choice Challenge 21:00....... Let’s Play Darts for Sports Relief 2016 22:00................. Thirteen 23:00.............. The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 23:50...... The Magdalene Sisters

Doctor Thorne ITV1, 21.00 It’s Election Day, and while Sir Roger Scatcherd wins the respect of the voters, he succumbs to ill health at the hustings. Doctor Thorne does his best to ease the pain of the cantankerous old man, but he senses the end is near. Scatcherd’s son, Louis, is called for and he takes an immediate shine to Mary. Doctor Thorne is horrified to learn that Louis has romantic designs on his niece.

Meanwhile, Miss Dunstable urges Frank to follow his heart and stay true to Mary, despite mounting pressure from his family.

06:00......... Bottom Knocker Street 06:15......... Bottom Knocker Street 06:25...........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:45 .............. Share a Story 06:50 .............................Sooty 07:05 ......................... Super 4 07:15 ......................... Looped 07:30 ..................Scrambled!

07:35 ....................... Mr. Bean 07:50 ...............Horrid Henry 08:10 ..................... Nerds and Monsters 08:30.................... Bear Grylls Survival School 09:05 ................The Tom and Jerry Show 09:25...................... ITV News 09:30.............. FIA Formula e Championship Highlights 10:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:30.............. ITV News and Weather 12:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:45............River Monsters 14:45... Big Star’s Little Star 15:45........Off Their Rockers 16:15.....For Your Eyes Only 18:35.. ITV News London 18:45..........ITV News and Weather 19:00..... Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 20:00... The Story of Cats 21:00.....Doctor Thorne

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22:15.................Houdini W C and Doyle choice 23:15..................... Rugby 00:15............ Jackpot247

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22:00................. Slumdog Millionaire

06:00................Children’s TV 07:50 ......................Pip Ahoy!

08:05............... Blaze and the Monster Machines 08:35............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:50 ...................Wanda and the Alien 09:05......... Toby’s Travelling Circus 09:20 ...................Jelly Jamm 09:35 .....................LazyTown 09:55 .............The Fairly Odd Parents 10:30....The Championship 11:30..................... Goal Rush 12:00.........Zathura: A Space Adventure 14:00...... Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 16:15.......................... Flubber 18:00... Now That’s Funny!

19:00.... Budgies Make You Laugh Out Loud 20:00......Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas 20:55... 5 News Weekend 21:00.............. Jonah Hex 22:20..............Angels and Demons 00:50......................Tattoo Disasters: UK

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

06:10...............Bondi Rescue

06:50....................Emmerdale Omnibus

07:00...............Bondi Rescue

09:30....... Coronation Street Omnibus 11:55.................Take Me Out 12:55................. Nancy Drew 15:00.....The Incredible Hulk 17:05............... Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 18:45...Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

06:35...............Bondi Rescue 07:30...............Bondi Rescue 09:00........My Dream Home 10:00........My Dream Home 12:00.....................EastEnders Omnibus 14:30........ EastEnders: Ricky and Bianca 15:10................. Doctor Who 16:10................. Doctor Who

21:00....Ibiza Weekender

17:05................. Doctor Who

22:00............. Family Guy

20:00..........Get Me to the Church

22:30........... Bordertown 23:00............. Family Guy 00:00.......American Dad! 00:55.........The Cleveland Show 01:55...... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

21:00..... The Musketeers 22:15............ Who Do You Think You Are? 23:20..... Neighbourhood Blues 01:20........................W1A 01:50............Doctor Who

08:55............Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 09:20....Discovering Britain 10:20............. Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 11:25.......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 11:55....Come Dine with Me 12:30....Come Dine with Me 14:40................Four in a Bed 15:10................Four in a Bed 17:15....Come Dine with Me 17:50....Come Dine with Me 18:20.............. Come Dine with Me 20:00.................Car S.O.S 21:00......... Million Pound Motors 22:00............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:10......... Embarrassing Bodies 01:15.................Car S.O.S

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

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

06:00.... Sporting Triumphs

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

07:15 ..........Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

06:15.... Sporting Triumphs

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

08:05 ................. Traffic Cops

08:00.... SNF: Match Choice

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

09:05.................. Traffic Cops

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

10:05................. Hellfighters

09:30................... The Sunday Supplement

Indian Summers

12:00 .....................Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

12:30....................... Top Gear

11:00........ Goals on Sunday

13:30.. Storage Hunters UK

13:00......................... Football

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13:00 ............... Modern Family 14:00 ...........................Futurama

14:00.................... Blackadder Goes Forth

15:30......................... Football

The epic drama picks up in 1935, where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to power. A terrorist attack against the British Viceroy of India puts Aafrin Dalal in the frame. As the Viceroy fights for his life, Aafrin struggles to keep his secret life as a nationalist spy from being exposed. Aafrin discovers Alice is now married to Englishman Charlie Havistock, but tension between the two lovers soon returns to the boil. Meanwhile, Cynthia urges Ralph to make a play for the top job of Viceroy, but Ralph’s American wife Madeleine has other ideas.

16:00 ............... Modern Family

16:00.....................Red Dwarf

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

16:40.....................Red Dwarf

19:00........ Dogs Might Fly

18:00.................Top Gear

20:00............. Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

19:00.................Top Gear

00:20...........The Last Leg 01:20......... Embarrassing Bodies

21:00........... Hawaii Five-0 22:00 .... NCIS: Los Angeles 23:00...Stop, Search, Seize 00:00 ......... Air Ambulance 01:00......................Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets

21:00.......Have I Got a Bit More News for You

06:30.... SNF: Match Choice

18:00..... Football League Goals 19:00.... Spanish Football Gold 19:15..................Football 21:30... Goals on Sunday

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

22:30.............The Sunday Supplement

23:00................ Parks and Recreation

00:00..... Premier League 00:30..................Football

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

00:45..... Premier League

00:40...............Room 101

01:15..... Premier League

01:20...... Mock the Week

01:45..................Football

Steve Backshall’s Extreme Mountain Challenge BBC2, 20:00

The second episode picks up where episode one left off with Steve and the climbing team halfway up the unclimbed, sheer-sided face of a remote tepui, about to make one last desperate attempt to reach the summit. It is then on to the second stage of the expedition. Joining up with a team of elite Italian cavers, Steve ventures deep within a tepui - inside a newly discovered cave. Within this dark underworld, the team encounter strange creatures, ancient mysteries and the raw geological forces that give the tepuis their unique shape. But nothing can prepare them for an attempt to forge a path into unexplored areas of the cave - a dangerous mission of intense claustrophobia and nerveshredding tension. To end the adventure, Steve reunites with the climbing team to abseil alongside the Angel Falls -the highest waterfall on earth.

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Behind Closed Doors BBC1, 21.00

With unprecedented access to the Thames Valley Police Domestic Abuse Teams and the victims of violence they are helping, Behind Closed Doors gives an extraordinary insight into the most common violent crime to take place in the home.

Shot over 12 months, and starting from the moment a 999 call is received, the film follows three brave women who each waive their right to anonymity to show how insidious and terrifying domestic abuse can be. The complex emotions involved when someone you love becomes violent towards you are also exposed, and the difficulties for police when those feelings mean that victims are not completely honest.

With an unfolding, present-tense narrative, the film also exposes the lack of consistency in terms of the length of sentence given to offenders. When the police repeatedly take one perpetrator to court only to have magistrates release him again and again, the film demonstrates how the huge ordeal of going to court for these victims of domestic abuse does not mean that, in their eyes, justice will automatically follow.

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Mon 14th mar 06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15................ Heir Hunters 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ........Countryside 999 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 ...............Escape to the Country 14:45 .......The Queen’s 90th Birthday: A Service of Celebration for Commonwealth Day 16:15........................... Flog It! 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00.... BBC News at Six 19:00....... The One Show 19:30 ............... Boris: The London Years 20:00............ EastEnders 20:30 ..............Panorama 21:00.....Behind Closed W C Doors choice 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:45................... Cuckoo 23:15........ Have I Got Old News for You 23:45.. Live at the Apollo 00:30...... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:35............... BBC News

The Agenda ITV1, 22.45 The Agenda features ITV News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby discussing the big issues of the week with four high-profile guests in front of a studio audience at The Hospital Club in central London.

Guests during the series will include leading political figures as well as the biggest names from the world of entertainment, arts, culture and journalism.

Each Monday Tom and his guests look at the big issues of the week ahead – from the European referendum and taxing sugary foods to the US elections, the Oscars and other cultural issues.

06:15 ............... Heir Hunters 07:00 ........Countryside 999 07:45 ................ Claimed and Shamed 08:15.....Emergency Rescue Down Under 08:45.................. Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking 09:15... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ............................. Coast 13:15 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? 14:15 ......................... WPC 56 15:00 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:55 .....................Mountain 16:55 ......Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 17:25 .............. Bargain Hunt 18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30 ......... Too Much TV 19:00...This Farming Life 20:00 .............. University Challenge 20:30......... Only Connect 21:00...... The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 21:50...................... QI XL 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:15 ... Steve Backshall’s Extreme Mountain Challenge 00:15....La Traviata: Love, Death and Divas

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 ............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30 .............Coronation Street 20:00.......Further Tales CW from Northumberland choice with Robson Green 20:30..............Coronation Street 21:00........ Davina Mccall: Life at the Extreme 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:45.........The Agenda

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

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

06:45 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

07:10........ Everybody Loves Raymond

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............................ Frasier

07:20 ..........Bob the Builder

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

07:35 .................Thomas and Friends

09:30........................... Frasier 10:00 .......................Car S.O.S 11:00............ Shipping Wars

06:50 .....................Peppa Pig 07:10............. Little Princess

07:50.......Noddy in Toyland 08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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

08:15 .....................Peppa Pig

12:05....................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

08:35.................... Paw Patrol

13:10 ...................... A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

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

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

11:15 ......................... Cowboy Builders

15:10................. Countdown 16:00 ................A New Life in the Sun

08:25..................... Peppa Pig 08:50.................... Bananas in Pajamas

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

12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ......The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies

06:00 ........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20................ Dinner Date 07:10 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00.................. Emmerdale 08:30 .....Coronation Street 09:35 ............... Catchphrase 10:15 ................ Dinner Date 11:15 .................. Royal Pains 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:45 .....Coronation Street 13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:40.............. Judge Rinder 15:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 ................Take Me Out 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00............. Family Guy 21:30........... Bordertown 22:00............. Family Guy 22:30.......American Dad!

06:25 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? 07:20 ...................MasterChef Australia 08:20......... MasterChef USA 09:15 .......................... The Bill 10:20 ...................EastEnders 11:00.............. Tipping Point 13:00....... My Dream Home 14:00................. Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00 .... Beverly Hills Pawn 17:00 .......My Dream Home 18:00........ Tipping Point 19:00.... MasterChef USA 20:00 ........... Humble Pie 21:00 .........Get Me to the Church 22:00............. EastEnders 22:40........................W1A 23:20..........Get Me to the Church 00:20..... Neighbourhood Blues

08:55...................... Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

06:00 ..........................Sunrise

07:00................. The World of Stupid Criminals 07:25....... American Pickers 08:15...... Ice Road Truckers 09:00 ...... American Pickers 10:00 .......................Top Gear 12:00.......................... Storage Hunters UK 14:00...... American Pickers 16:00........................Top Gear 17:00........................Top Gear 18:00...American Pickers 18:30...American Pickers 19:00...American Pickers 20:00...............Room 101 21:20...... Mock the Week 22:00........ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 23:00................. Last Man on Earth 23:30............................ QI 01:30................. Last Man on Earth

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 .................... WWE Raw 08:00 ....... Goals on Sunday 09:00 ......... Football League Goals 10:00 ... Sporting Triumphs 10:30 ........................ Football 12:30.... Sporting Triumphs 13:00......... Football League Goals 14:00 ....... Goals on Sunday 15:00......... Football League Goals 16:00 .........Game Changers 16:30......... Fantasy Football Club Highlights 17:00.........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 18:00..... Football League Goals 19:00.. Live Ford Monday Night Football 23:00..... Football League Goals

06:30 ..........................Sunrise 09:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

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

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

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

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

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

12:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles

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

14:15 ............................... NCIS: New Orleans

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

19:00.................. Channel 4 News

15:15 .......................A Mother Betrayed

15:00 .. The Holidaymakers

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

16:30 ..................... Futurama

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

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

18:00 ... Home and Away

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

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

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

19:00 ......Weather Terror

20:00..........The Muppets

20:00............ Dispatches 20:30 ....................... Food Unwrapped 21:00............. Royal Navy School 22:00............. Fresh Meat 22:50.................. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:55 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 00:50 ............... Alan Carr: Chatty Man

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20:00 ......................Police Interceptors 21:00 ............. The X Files 22:00 ................. Gotham

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

19:00........ The Simpsons 20:30...... Modern Family 21:00...... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

22:55 .......................NCIS

22:00.............A League of Their Own

23:55 .......................NCIS

23:00.................Limitless

00:45.....True Crimes: The First 72 Hours

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

09:35...... Food Unwrapped 10:05.................... Come Dine with Me 11:10 ...............Four in a Bed 11:45............... Four in a Bed 12:15 ...............Four in a Bed 13:55.................... Come Dine with Me 16:40 .....A Place in the Sun 17:45..... A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:50......... The Supervet 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00 ....... Vet on the Hill 22:00 ............ 24 Hours in A and E 23:05........My Granny the Escort 00:10... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:10........ Vet on the Hill

Further Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green ITV1, 20.00

Robson Green returns for a third instalment of this popular series, as he continues to explore his home county - one of the most fascinating, remote and beautiful parts of Great Britain.

This time, in each episode Robson tackles a different journey through Northumberland - from hiking the Pennine Way, to travelling along the border with Scotland, from travelling by air to get a bird’s eye view of the region, to following the route of the River Tyne.

Along the way he’ll tell the stories of the people and landmarks he encounters on his travels.

Robson heads to the seaside in South-East Northumberland to visit the men and women who are helping to preserve the region’s proud coastal heritage.

Off the coast of Blyth, Robson is shown the ropes on board a 100-year-old tall ship.

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Tue 15th Mar 06:00....................... Breakfast 09:15............... Heir Hunters 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ........Countryside 999 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 ......................... WPC 56 15:00...................... Escape to the Country 15:45 .................. The TV That Made Me 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.............. Holby City 21:00..........Happy Valley 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30... BBC London News 22:45.. The Estate We’re in 23:45................ Shop Well for Less 00:45...... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:50............... BBC News

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06:15 ............... Heir Hunters 07:00 ........Countryside 999 07:45 .Caught Red Handed 08:15 ....Emergency Rescue Down Under 08:45................. Great British Railway Journeys 09:15... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00......................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ..................... The Super League Show 13:45............................. Coast 14:00..... Who Do You Think You Are? 15:00 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:55..................... Mountain 16:55...... Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 17:25.............. Bargain Hunt 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.......... Too Much TV 19:00...This Farming Life 20:00........Mary Berry’s W C Easter Feast choice 21:00....... Inside Obama’s White House: 100 Days 22:00............... Scrappers 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15.. Miss Transgender: Britain’s New Beauty Queens 00:15....... Let’s Play Darts for Sports Relief 2016

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............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00.............. Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30........The Inspectors are Coming 20:00........ It’s Not Rocket Science 21:00....Speeding Wars

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

22:40......................Rugby Highlights 23:40........ Davina Mccall: Life at the Extreme 00:35............ Jackpot247

Speeding Wars ITV1, 21.00

In rural Wales, Dyfed Powys Police have a problem with drivers using their roads as if they were racetracks. Throughout the summer, the police carry out special operations targeting those who put their lives and the lives of others in danger, so they can experience the thrill of going fast. Unfortunately, with so many vehicles exceeding the limits, it’s not long before accidents happen.

In contrast, the Isle of Man has no speed limits at all on some of its country roads. Every year, they hold the Isle of Man TT Races, which sees bikers racing up to 200mph. But it’s also an excuse for bike fanatics from all over the world to head to the island and try the roads out for themselves - driving as fast as they can without breaking the law.

Across the UK, members of the public have taken speeding matters into their own hands. In Ticknall, Derbyshire, Kevin Harris has set up a Speed Watch group determined to combat speeding drivers. But it’s not just the drivers who are unhappy. Kevin, however, is unrepentant and committed to making his local road safer.

We also meet Perry Antoniou, the owner of a drag racing team, who has allegedly been clocked driving at 84mph in a 50 zone. He calls in specialist motoring solicitor, Hojol Uddin, at great expense, to take his case all the way to court, rather than take the three points that would potentially damage his reputation.

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W C ch o i ce 06:00 .................Countdown 06:45 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 07:10 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 07:35.........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00..... The Morning Line 09:00............................ Frasier 09:30............................ Frasier 10:00........................Car S.O.S 11:00.............Shipping Wars 12:00......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05............................... Food Unwrapped 12:35..................Cheltenham Festival

16:30 ............ Three in a Bed 17:00 .............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00.......................... The Simpsons 18:30.............. Hollyoaks 19:00...................Channel 4 News 20:00 ...............Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 21:00..............First Dates 22:00............. Gogglebox 23:05............. Very British Problems 00:10..............Poker Stars and MonteCarlo Casino Ept Grand Final 01:10............ Cheltenham Festival Highlights 01:50...........KOTV Boxing Weekly

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

06:10..............Chloe’s Closet 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 08:50.................... Bananas in Pajamas 09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff 11:15 .......Cowboy Builders 12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime 12:15....Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:15.........Home and Away 13:45..................Neighbours 14:15................................ NCIS 15:15.......................... After All These Years 17:00...................5 News at 5 17:30..................Neighbours 18:00.... Home and Away 18:30...... 5 News Tonight 19:00.......................Police Interceptors 20:00.......Britain’s Horror Homes 21:00....... Benefits by the Sea: Jaywick 22:00.The Best of Bad TV 23:00......Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas 23:55............. On Benefits and Proud 00:50......................Tattoo Disasters: UK 01:15..........Super Casino

06:00.........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20................. Dinner Date 07:10........................ The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00...................Emmerdale 08:30......Coronation Street 09:35................ Catchphrase 10:15................. Dinner Date 11:15................... Royal Pains 12:10...................Emmerdale 12:45......Coronation Street 13:45........................ The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:40............... Judge Rinder 15:40....................The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50.................Take Me Out 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

20:00................Two and a Half Men 21:00.. Run, Fat Boy, Run 23:05............. Family Guy 00:05.......American Dad!

06:25 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 07:20 ...................MasterChef Australia 08:20 ........ MasterChef USA 09:20.......................... The Bill 10:20 ...................EastEnders 11:00 ..............Tipping Point 13:00 .......My Dream Home 14:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00 .... Beverly Hills Pawn 17:00 .......My Dream Home 18:00 ........ Tipping Point 19:00.... MasterChef USA 20:00 ........... Humble Pie 21:00 ................... Grimm 22:00 ............ EastEnders 22:40................ Get Me to the Church 23:40..... Neighbourhood Blues 00:40.................... Grimm 01:35............ Humble Pie

08:55 ......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

07:00................. The World of Stupid Criminals

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

07:20.......Ice Road Truckers

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

09:35 ......Food Unwrapped 10:05....Come Dine with Me 11:10................Four in a Bed 11:45................Four in a Bed 12:15................Four in a Bed 13:55....Come Dine with Me 16:40......A Place in the Sun 17:45......A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:50......... The Supervet 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 22:00...........Multi-Million Pound Properties 23:05............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:10... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:10........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

06:00.......................... Sunrise 06:30 ..........................Sunrise 09:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 10:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 11:00...............Hawaii Five-0 12:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00...............Hawaii Five-0 14:00...............Hawaii Five-0 15:00... The Holidaymakers 16:00...................... Futurama 17:00..............The Simpsons 17:30...................... Futurama 18:00............... Futurama 18:30........ The Simpsons 19:00........ The Simpsons 20:00................The Flash 21:00...................... Stella 22:00..NCIS: Los Angeles 23:00......... Hawaii Five-0 00:00......... Hawaii Five-0 01:00.............. Road Wars

08:10....... American Pickers 10:00........................Top Gear 11:00........................Top Gear 12:00.... Storage Hunters UK 12:30.... Storage Hunters UK

06:15.............. Football Gold 06:45.............. Football Gold 07:00....WWE SmackDown!

08:00.........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits

14:00....... American Pickers

09:00.......... Football League Goals

15:00....... American Pickers

10:00................ BPL Legends

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

10:30................ BPL Legends

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

11:00.................Soccer A.M. The Best Bits

18:00...American Pickers 20:00............................ QI 22:00............Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 23:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News 23:40....................... QI XL

12:00................Ford Monday Night Football 15:00.......... Football League Goals 16:00..........Barclays Premier League Review

00:40..... 8 Out of 10 Cats

17:00...............Tennis: Indian Wells Masters

01:40............Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

18:00............. Live Tennis: Indian Wells Masters

Mary Berry’s Easter Feast BBC2, 20.00 Mary Berry is not just a woman of flans and fairy cakes, but also a woman of faith.

She has made no secret of the fact that her Christianity has helped her through life’s toughest moments.

In this series, at the holiest time in the Christian calendar, Mary explores the roots of her faith through the medium for which she is best known - food. How does Britain eat its way through Easter?

Mary shares her favourite Easter recipes, including hot cross buns, Simnel cake and roast lamb, and learns on this gastronomic adventure how every Christian community and culture, from Russians to Filipinos to Caribbeans to Italians and Poles, has its own way of commemorating and celebrating this most important festival through food - all religiously and culturally symbolic and distinct.

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Brendan O’Carroll: My Family At War

11th March - 17th March 2016

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BBC2, 21.00 In a deeply personal film, writer and comedian Brendan O’Carroll (Mrs Brown’s Boys) tells the story of the Irish

Easter Rising.

Exactly 100 years ago, in Easter week 1916, some 1,600 Irish rebels took over the centre of Dublin. Despite overwhelming odds the rebels held out against the forces of the British Empire for six days, until they were shelled into submission.

Three of those rebels were Brendan O’Carroll’s uncles. Now, on the centenary of the revolt, Brendan tells the dramatic story of the Rising and looks into the part his family played in it. He explores how the Rising, though a complete military failure, sent shock waves through the British Empire and signalled the birth of today’s Irish Republic.

He talks to historians and some of the descendants of the men and women who fought for and against an independent Ireland. The intimate memories, pictures, films and letters they share bring to life different perspectives on the experience his uncles lived through. Through his investigation, he reveals what their story tells us about the wider crisis that shook the British Empire.

With access to freshly released records, Brendan shines new light on a dark and tumultuous chapter that would go on to shape the history of the British Isles for the next century.

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

06:15 ............... Heir Hunters

09:15 ............... Heir Hunters

07:00........ Countryside 999

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

07:45 .................. Caught Red Handed

11:00 ........Countryside 999

08:15 ....Emergency Rescue Down Under

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 ......................... WPC 56 15:00 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45................... The TV That Made Me 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15........................Pointless 18:00..... BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News 19:00........The One Show 20:00.Shop Well for Less

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21:00.......... Famous, Rich and Homeless 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30... BBC London News

22:45.............The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2016 23:30......... Pompeii: New Secrets Revealed with Mary Beard 00:30...... Weather for the Week Ahead 00:35............... BBC News

08:45..................Great British Menu 09:15........................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00......................BBC News 11:30.................. The Budget 15:45..................Britain’s Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 16:45.......Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 17:15............... Bargain Hunt 18:00............... Eggheads 18:30.......... Too Much TV 19:00...........This Farming Life 20:00.................. Horizon 21:00.............My Family CW at War choice 22:00................ Live From the BBC 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15....... Inside Obama’s White House: 100 Days 00:15.......... Land of Hope and Glory - British Country Life 01:15...................Dominic Sandbrook: Let Us Entertain You

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30............... This Morning 12:15 .........The Chancellor’s Budget: An ITV News Special 14:00 ............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..............Coronation Street 20:00................. Big Star’s Little Star 21:00..........Grantchester 22:00................. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:45........................UEFA Champions League Highlights 23:50............. Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 00:45............ Jackpot247

Shop Well for Less BBC1, 20:00 The One Show’s Alex Jones and business journalist Steph McGovern are on a mission to help families change the way they shop without changing their lifestyle. In this episode, Steph and Alex are in Hertfordshire with a family who love to shop as a way of spending time together and having fun, but it’s an expensive pastime and this family are hoping they can become cannier with their cash.

To analyse their shopping habits Steph and Alex secretly spy on them and watch as they splash the cash, egging each other on to spend. To show them the error of their ways, Alex and Steph sneak into their house and take their possessions to stock a pop-up shop; the Garretts are shocked when they are confronted with how much they already own and what they have spent. This is a brand-loyal family, and Professor Avi Shankar talks about why we emotionally connect with brands.

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11th March - 17th March 2016

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1 6 th

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

06:45.........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:10.........Everybody Loves Raymond

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

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

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

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

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

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

06:40......................... Wissper 06:55...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:20.......... Bob the Builder

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

07:35 .................Thomas and Friends

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

07:50...... Noddy in Toyland

11:00 ............Shipping Wars

08:00 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

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

08:15 .....................Peppa Pig

12:05................................ Food Unwrapped

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

12:35 .................Cheltenham Festival

08:50 ....................Bananas in Pajamas

16:30 ............ Three in a Bed

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

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

08:35 ....................Paw Patrol

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

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

11:15 .......Cowboy Builders

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

12:10........................... 5 News Lunchtime

19:00 ..................Channel 4 News 20:00................Scruffts: CW Britain’s choice Favourite Dog 21:00............. 24 Hours in A and E 22:00................ Raised by Wolves

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

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

12:15 .........Trauma Doctors 13:15........ Home and Away 13:45................. Neighbours 14:15 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:15 .....................Damaged 17:00 ..................5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00.... Home and Away

06:00........ Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ................ Dinner Date 07:10........................ The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ..................Emmerdale 08:30................ The Guide to You’ve Been Framed!

09:35............... Catchphrase 10:15................ Dinner Date 11:15 .................. Royal Pains 12:10 ..................Emmerdale 12:45.................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:40 .............. Judge Rinder 15:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 ................Take Me Out 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed and Famous!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00.....The Fast and the Furious 23:10............. Family Guy

06:00 ..........................Sunrise 06:30 ..........................Sunrise 09:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 10:00...............Hawaii Five-0 11:00...............Hawaii Five-0 12:00...... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00...............Hawaii Five-0 14:00...............Hawaii Five-0

18:30..... 5 News Tonight

23:35............... My Big Fat Asian Wedding

20:00............ GPs: Behind Closed Doors

16:30...................... Futurama

21:00.............. Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

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

01:05 ........... Cheltenham Festival Highlights 01:50...... The Trainer and the Racehorse: The Legend of Frankel

19:00....... The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

22:00.... Person of Interest 23:00.... Person of Interest 23:55.......Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 00:45.....True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 01:15..........Super Casino

06:25 ..... Who Do You Think You Are?

08:55 ......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

07:15 ...................MasterChef Australia

09:35 ......Food Unwrapped 10:05....Come Dine with Me

08:20......... MasterChef USA

11:10 ...............Four in a Bed

09:15........................... The Bill

11:45 ...............Four in a Bed

10:20....................EastEnders

13:55....Come Dine with Me

11:00...............Tipping Point

14:25....Come Dine with Me

13:00........My Dream Home

16:40......A Place in the Sun

14:00...... Who Do You Think You Are?

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

16:00..... Beverly Hills Pawn

18:50......... The Supervet

17:00........My Dream Home

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

18:00......... Tipping Point

21:00.............Discovering Britain

19:00.... MasterChef USA 20:00............ Humble Pie

22:00...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

21:00..... The Honourable Woman

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

22:10............. Code Black 23:10...Gavin and Stacey

00:10... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

00:25..... Neighbourhood Blues

01:10.............Discovering Britain

01:20............ Humble Pie

22:35.....................How to Get a Council House

00:35................ Live From Abbey Road Classics

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15:00... The Holidaymakers 16:00...................... Futurama 17:00..............The Simpsons 18:00............... Futurama 18:30........ The Simpsons 19:00........ The Simpsons 20:00......................Arrow 21:00.................Limitless 22:00...................Cellular 00:00......... Hawaii Five-0 01:00......... Hawaii Five-0

07:00................. The World of Stupid Criminals 07:20.......Ice Road Truckers 08:10....... American Pickers 09:00....... American Pickers 10:00........................Top Gear 11:00........................Top Gear 12:00.... Storage Hunters UK 12:30.... Storage Hunters UK 14:00....... American Pickers 15:00....... American Pickers 16:00........................Top Gear 17:00........................Top Gear 18:00...American Pickers 19:00...American Pickers 20:00...... Sin City Motors 21:00....................... QI XL 22:00....................... QI XL 23:00.. Would I Lie to You? 23:40.. Would I Lie to You? 01:00..... 8 Out of 10 Cats 01:30..... 8 Out of 10 Cats

06:00.............. Football Gold 07:00........WWE Experience 08:00..........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 08:30........... Premier League 100 Club 09:00.............. Football Gold 10:00..........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 10:30........... Premier League 100 Club 11:00.........Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 12:00....La Liga World 2015 12:30..........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 13:00...................The Premier League Years 15:00.............. Football Gold 16:00....La Liga World 2015 16:30..........Fantasy Football Club Highlights 17:00...............Tennis: Indian Wells Masters 18:00............. Live Tennis: Indian Wells Masters

Scruffts: Britain’s Favourite Dog Channel 4, 20:00

Six handlers. All competing in the world’s largest and most famous dog show: Crufts.

But they’re not the pedigree pooches who compete to be labelled Best in Show. These are the loveable family pets competing to win the Scruffts title. While Crufts has been celebrating pedigrees since 1891, today, through the Scruffts competition, Crufts have opened their famous competition to the crossbreeds that most of us own as pets.

Competition is intense as just six from 2000 entrants make it through to the final round.

The finalists emerge as winners from their individual categories, including Child’s Best Friend, Most Handsome Dog, Golden Oldie and Best Rescue. But who will be the ultimate victor?

This warm, witty and entertaining documentary celebrates the dogs and their handlers who might not have the breeding but have the character and class to win the title.

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Jo Brand’s Hell Of A Walk For Sport Relief

11th March - 17th March 2016

T hursday

BBC1, 21.00

Documenting a remarkably different charity challenge from any other in Sport Relief history, this hour-long, one-off programme on BBC One looks back on the seven day challenge that saw comedian Jo Brand walk east to west across the country, covering 135 miles for Sport Relief 2016.

Made by BBC Bristol, the programme provides exclusive behind-thescenes access to the much-loved 58 year-old as she battles the physical and mental effects of the trek, in a raw and revealing account that people across the UK will be able to identify with.

Jo - a reluctant hero on the challenge - says she wants to represent all the overweight middle-aged women who are rarely in the media spotlight for positive reasons. As Jo says, she wants them to “get up off their bums, do a bit of exercise and live a bit longer” - as she proves that even she can do this, and for seven whole days!

Her hellish week starts on the Humber Bridge, where she battles the elements to complete her first day. There is no let-up on day two, with Jo walking for an exhausting 14.5 hours, which is supposed to be improved

by Alan Davies joining her for the entire day...

As Jo reaches the half-way point in the walk, to try and keep her spirits up she is joined by another mate - fellow comedian Lee Mack. But the day does not prove to be the stroll in the park she had hoped for, and as she struggles for energy with every step, she is helped along by her aim of “leaving London as a barrel and returning as a stick”.

The programme goes on to tell the inside story of the dramatic fifth day when the challenge became news, when Jo is blown off her feet by a battering gale from Storm Jonas. Undeterred by biting cold, gale force winds of over 50mph and torrential rain, she battles her way across the Pennines, joined by pal and past challenge veteran Davina McCall for the closing stages.

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15............... Heir Hunters 10:00 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00.........Countryside 999 11:45................... Caught Red Handed 12:15............... Bargain Hunt 13:00....... BBC News at One 13:45..........................Doctors 14:15.......................... WPC 56 15:00................Escape to the Country 15:45................... The TV That Made Me 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00..... BBC News at Six 19:00........The One Show 19:30............. EastEnders 20:00...............Room 101 20:30............. EastEnders 21:00.....Jo Brand’s Hell CW of a Walk for choice Sport Relief 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30.BBC London News 22:45....... Question Time 23:45...............This Week

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06:15............... Heir Hunters 07:00........ Countryside 999 07:45.................. Caught Red Handed 08:15 ...... The Great Interior Design Challenge 09:15 .. Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 .....................BBC News 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00... The Chef’s Protege 13:30.............. Portillo’s State Secrets 14:00 .................Who Do You Think You Are? 15:00 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:55...Britain’s Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 16:50 ......Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 17:20 .............. Bargain Hunt 18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30 ......... Too Much TV 19:00 ............ Big Dreams Small Spaces 20:00............... The Secret History of My Family 21:00.................Murder CW ch oi ce 22:00...........Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15... My Family at War

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............... Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 15:00 ................... Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30 ........... ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30.................. Tonight 20:00 ........... Emmerdale 20:30 ............. The Cruise 21:00 ............ Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:40...........UEFA Europa League Highlights 23:55.......Speeding Wars

Murder: The Big Bang BBC2, 21.00

Ten years ago, an off-duty policeman was killed in cold blood in a swimming-pool car park. That much is not in dispute. What has never been ascertained is precisely which one of the three armed robbers serving life for PC Prescott’s murder actually pulled the trigger.

Seven at the time, Jess witnessed the crime and has been tormented by this and numerous other gaps in the official account. She’s still angry now and it’s an emotion that has got her in trouble over the years.

Jess is on the final day of a sentence in a youth offender institution herself. She’s been talking with a therapist there in an attempt to resolve her issues. The therapist has promised to contact the convicted trio and ask them to consider providing Jess with the precious gift of truth.

Jess is hoping against hope that she’ll find out before she leaves the institution in the morning.

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11th March - 17th March 2016

1 7 th 06:20 ........... How I Met Your Mother

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

06:45.........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:10 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 07:35........ Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00 ..... The Morning Line 09:00 ........................... Frasier 09:30 ........................... Frasier 10:00 .......................Car S.O.S 11:00 ............Shipping Wars 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 ......Food Unwrapped 12:35 .................Cheltenham Festival 16:30............ Three in a Bed 17:00............. Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30.............. Hollyoaks 19:00 .... Channel 4 News 20:00.......Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

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 08:50 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:00 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff

06:00 ........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20................ Dinner Date 07:10........................ The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ..................Emmerdale 08:30..... Coronation Street 09:00............ Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 09:35 ............... Catchphrase 10:15 ................ Dinner Date 11:15.................. Royal Pains 12:10...................Emmerdale 12:45 .....Coronation Street 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:40 .............. Judge Rinder 15:40 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55................ Take Me Out 18:45......... The Hot Desk 19:00 ........ Totally You’ve Been Framed!

20:00................Two and a Half Men

06:10 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? USA 07:00....................MasterChef Australia 08:00.......... MasterChef USA 09:00.......................... The Bill 10:00 .....Emergency Bikers 11:00 ..............Tipping Point 13:00 .......My Dream Home 14:00 ..... Who Do You Think You Are? USA 16:00 ..... Beverly HillsPawn 16:30 .... Beverly Hills Pawn 17:00....... My Dream Home 18:00........ Tipping Point 19:00........ Tipping Point 20:00 ........... Humble Pie 21:00 ............ Code Black 22:00 ............ EastEnders 22:40................Gavin and Stacey 23:20................Gavin and Stacey

08:55 ......................Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

06:00 ..........................Sunrise

07:00 ................ The World of Stupid Criminals

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 ...WWE SmackDown!

08:00 .......... Premier League 100 Club 09:00.............. Football Gold 10:00...................The Premier League Years 12:00.............. Football Gold 13:00........... Premier League 100 Club 14:00...................The Premier League Years 16:00........... Premier League 100 Club 17:00.... Sporting Triumphs 17:30..........Barclays Premier League World 18:00.......... BPL Legends 18:30...........Darts Gold II 19:00............Live Premier League Darts 22:30...........Darts Gold II 22:45.... Barclays Premier League World 23:15...La Liga Show 2015

09:35.......Food Unwrapped 10:05.. Come Dine with Me 11:10................Four in a Bed 11:45................Four in a Bed 12:15................Four in a Bed 12:50................Four in a Bed 13:25................Four in a Bed 13:55....Come Dine with Me 14:25....Come Dine with Me 16:40......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:45......A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:50......... The Supervet 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00....... The Good Wife 22:00........... Thicker Than Water 23:20........... Gadget Man 23:55........... Gadget Man

11:15 .......Cowboy Builders 12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ............Britain’s Horror Homes

Tammy and Stuart live in an outdated bungalow in a pretty village in West Sussex. The bungalow’s main living rooms are completely starved of light.

Tammy and Stuart are desperate to create a family home but with a budget of just £50,000, their options are severely limited. Will Alsop is arguably one of the country’s most renowned architects. Will designs a dramatic barrel-vaulted extension to the rear of Tammy and Stuart’s bungalow, complete with specially constructed exposed curved beams, a shiny aluminium roof and four porthole windows. It’s an audacious, unique design. In such a sleepy part of the country, what will the neighbours think?

13:15........ Home and Away 13:45................. Neighbours 14:15............................... NCIS 15:15........................Dispatch 17:00 ..................5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00...................... Home and Away

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

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07:00 ..........................Sunrise 09:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 10:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 12:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 15:00 .. The Holidaymakers 16:00..................... Futurama 16:30..................... Futurama

19:00 ......Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK

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

21:00.... Trauma Doctors 21:00 .............Speed with Guy Martin

06:30 ..........................Sunrise

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

20:00 .......The Secret Life of the Family

23:05.......Tattoo Fixers

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22:00........ Britain’s Worst Crimes: April Jones 23:00............... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

17:00 .............The Simpsons 18:00 .............. Futurama 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 19:00........ The Simpsons 19:30........ The Simpsons 20:00.......... DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

07:20...... Ice Road Truckers 08:10 ...... American Pickers 09:00...... American Pickers 10:00........................Top Gear 11:00 .......................Top Gear 12:00 .......................... Storage Hunters UK 12:30 .Storage Hunters UK 14:00 ...... American Pickers 15:00 ...... American Pickers 16:00........... Sin City Motors 17:00 .......................Top Gear 18:00...American Pickers 19:00...American Pickers 20:00.. Would I Lie to You? 20:40.. Would I Lie to You?

21:00.............Childhood’s End

21:20.. Would I Lie to You?

23:00................ Stan Lee’s Lucky Man

23:00.... Russell Howard’s Good News

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

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Tattoo Fixers Channel 4, 23:05

The tattoo fixers revamp more of the nation’s most embarrassing, offensive, and sometimes downright awful body art. In this episode, visitors to the studio include Luke, whose tribute to his beloved mum went drastically wrong.

Meanwhile, Sketch helps Sian cover a clown tattoo that’s scaring the life out of anyone who sees it. Jay has to deal with Emma’s extremely intimate cat portrait, and Daz looks for help covering a tattoo which boasts about the size of his manhood. The studio is also visited by Harry, who has a reminder of the girl who broke his heart on his neck, and friends Beth and Nat, who got matching rude tattoos on a drunken night out.

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What’s On

11th March - 17th March 2016

Tegueste Has Sea Festival This will be a popular event which organisers hope to make an annual feast. Enjoy a unique and exclusive gastronomic product, the “patudo” is part of a sustainable fishing tradition. Teueste has organised an event When: Until March 13th which includes tastings of gorgeous bigeye tuna and local Where: Tegueste wines tastings, plus a cooking show with expert chefs and other activities related to tuna.

More info: In addition, the municipality’s restaurants offer during www.festivalpatudocanario.es these days special dishes made with the bigeye tuna.

Disney on Ice

Mundos Encantados The Mouse is back as Disney on Ice returns to Tenerife. The all new Mundos Encantados show (Enchanted Worlds) includes modern favourites Cars, The Little Mermaid, Toy Story and of course Frozen!

Where: Pabellón de Deportes Santiago Martín, La Laguna When: 23rd to 27th March More details: disney.es/ disney-on-ice/mundos-encantados

Monje wine tour Werther This is a real treat for Tenerife’s Opera lovers. Make an appointment with an essential piece of the romantic repertoire that also serves as a tribute to a great master. 50 years ago the tenor Alfredo Kraus debuted with role of ‘Werther’, and to celebrate this event Tenerife Opera are staging this masterpiece, with Celso Albelo in the role that Kraus made legendary.

Tegueste Tour Enjoy the scenery and explore the history of the town of Tegueste via over 30 thematic routes that take place throughout the year.

Specialised guides will show you the most beautiful scenery of the town, its historical, artistic and archaeological heritage and, of course, vineyards and everything related to its great wine tradition.

There are hiking trails, dramatised routes that will transport you to the past or night routes for a unique experience under the moon.

When: Every Day More Info www.tegueste.org

When: 12, 16 and 19 March Where: Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz More info: auditoriodetenerife.com/

Visit the Monje WinWhere: ery and test El Sauzal the wine and When: gastronomy Every day from 10am of Tenerife.

More details: The landwww.bodegasmonje.com scape all around the winery is a delight to behold: vineyards, mountains, the sea and the sun. It is a perfect spot to live and nurture our wines. Built in 1956, the winery was modernised in 1983 but still holds the original oak barrels, nearly 200 years old, where the traditional red wine is left to ferment and mature. Age-old 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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Let us entertain you

By Brad Chermside

IT is with great pleasure that I begin the first of a new fortnightly column, keeping you abreast of all that’s going down on the Tenerife entertainment scene, and the phenomenal artistes who set the night light when the sun dives down behind La Gomera.

Four years ago, I arrived here with my suitcase packed full of the usual hopes and fears: Will I get a job? Where will I live? Can I make the dream come true of living in a place where I

can do what I love every day of the year?

I needn’t have wor-

ried. The Island has treated me like a longlost son, and I am eter-

nally grateful for all the opportunities that have come my way.

Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that my show would be so well received, that I’d be a three-time winner at the Tenerife Entertainment Awards, and land a spot in the cast of The Sound of Musicals.

I’m still counting my lucky stars.

Reflecting further, so much has happened in the entertainment world in those four years since I touched down.

Many have arrived and achieved great success and popularity; Tony Kay, Lisa Bridge and Keith George spring to mind immediately.

Others have returned to the motherland and left tourists and fellowartists with a plethora of fond memories, such as Mike Carlton, Paul Lee and Paul Stone.

Acts which were packing out venues when I got here still continue

to do so - Billy Porter and Crush to name but a couple.

Mister Sister and Roxy Rosario have sought fame and fortune on Britain’s Got Talent and The Voice, respectively, and have done themselves and our celebrated circuit proud.

New venues like the Sky Bar have sprung up and quickly come to prominence, while old favourites like The Thistle and Dragon have, sadly, closed their doors for business.

But it’s fair to say that there’s always something going on!

In my column, I aim to bring you the news and points of views, not only of the artists but everybody associated with the entertainment industry – bar-owners, hotel entertainment teams and event-organisers included.

I’ll also bring into the spotlight those who go about their business quietly, yet contribute

just as much as those always grabbing the headlines.

Among a whole host of unsung heroes making many people’s holidays, there are dancers, comperes and animators, who remain in the shadows.

Whether it’s me or someone else writing this column in four years, I wonder what he or she will be reporting on? Who’ll still be here? Who will have moved on to pastures new? What venues will be leading the way?

Will Steve Carney (Bahia Beach compere) still be pulling his jeans up, Simon Cowellstyle?

One thing is for sure.

We know it’s never going to be boring!

Between columns, you can follow me on my blog: www.rockdjtenerife.wordpress. com, on Facebook by liking the page ‘The Rock DJ,’ and on Twitter @THEROCKDEEJAY.

Tenerife Loves Karaoke

Nil by mouth!

SO popular is our Tenerife Loves Karaoke competition that at the Penny Farthing in Paloma Beach, Los Cristianos, those who could not get a seat inside still watched and cheered from the terrace outside.

With eighteen singers for the third heat, the support for all them and the competition, was just as vibrant as it had been in previous rounds And such was the high level of performance that the judges, Pauline and Robin (representing Oasis Fm), Penny Farthing compere Ray, and Jacqui (representing the bar), followed previous judging committees by having a hard

time finding the three heat finalists - if not the toughest time so far.

It took them ages to make up their minds as the singers waited and waited for the verdict because of the close scores, which led to checks and rechecks.

Finally, the three heat finalists chosen, Lynn, Rena and Nil, guaranteed our first female in the 2016 final.

After the final three had offered their final song, the judges delivered their verdict, with Nil Van Aelst’s “Going Home” emerging triumphant to clinch her spot in the Grand Final, where she will join Mauro Rodrigo Ferreira Da Silva and Don Taylor.

The final takes place in June at Showtime, Las Americas, where the heat winners will compete for the 1,000euro cash prize and the title of Tenerife Loves Karaoke 2016.

If you would like to compete for this fabulous prize, please HURRY, HURRY, HURRY! All venues have been announced and places are being filled quickly, so if you are interested in competing at any or all of the

heats, which are open to everyone over the age of 13, every nationally and to anyone who has entered before, call Oasis Fm on 902 232 102, register at the relevant venues or at facebook oasisfm Tenerife.

Otherwise, just come

along, have a great night out and enjoy being one of the many happy faces in the audience.

This year’s competition is proudly sponsored by Bombay Babu Indian Tandoori Restaurants, which gives you three perfect

places to have best Indian food in Tenerife including their latest restaurant, in the commercial centre in La Tatejita.

Bombay Babu also offer a full take-away & free delivery service, either by calling 922 705 092 or on-line at bombay-babu.com REMAINING VENUES March Tomorrow (Saturday): Clouseau’s, Palm Mar; 14th: Dreamers, Los Cristianos; 26th: Palms Sports Bar, San Eugenio; 30th: Crystals Palace, the Patch.

April 8th: Springers, El Mirador; 13th: Skybar, Puerto Colon; 22nd: Churchills, Los Cristianos; 27th: The Pub, Torviscas.

May 2nd: Palms Bar, Golf del Sur; 11th: Dylans Bar, El Mirador; 22nd: Albatross Bar, Costa del Silencio; 27th: Leonardos, Las Americas.

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Feature

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Homes Under The Sun … experience counts!

WHILE it may be a new name on the Island, Homes Under The Sun boast a team of multi-lingual staff with over 35 years experience within the property industry in Tenerife.

What sets us apart from all the other agents is the genuine passion our staff have for both property and for Tenerife itself. This passion is shown in the results that have been achieved since the Playa de las Americas branch opened in May 2015.

We have a dynamic team who are constantly on the move, seeking out not just properties to sell but also buyers to buy them.

With the advance of technology and the everchanging market place, some agents have been

left behind. But we have moved with the times and have embraced all the additional tools which have been placed at our disposal.

We are marketing properties to a global audience, via a series of multi-lingual, multi-national campaigns.

No stone is left unturned in our drive to match customers with their ideal dream properties. We are always looking for new ways

to get our properties in front of buyers. Social media is one such method, and we are active across all the popular platforms.

Homes Under The Sun also have a contemporary website, which enables visitors to search our portfolio of properties quickly and easily.

It also offers a wealth of advice about real estate and the Island of Tenerife, and allows visitors to sign up for

newsletters, or enquire about a property at the click of a button.

We also invite purchasers to come and experience a “Taste of Tenerife” inspection visit. We find out exactly what each purchaser is looking for with regards to property size, area, facilities and any specific requirements.

We then put together a selection of suitable properties and spread the viewings over a few

days, or a week, so that they can get a real taste of both the properties and of the areas in which they are located.

This method gives us time to show them the real Tenerife as we help them discover the sights, sounds and flavours of this wonderful Island.

Our portfolio of properties extends Islandwide to ensure that we can fulfil the needs of our customers, no matter how unique those needs may be.

From bargain studios to luxury villas, and from land with planning permission to the more traditional rustic fincas, we have something for everyone.

Whether it is an investment property or holiday home, our large portfolio and complete Real Estate service keep our customers happy.

With such a knowledgeable team in place, we can guide you every

step of the way during the property purchase.

But our service doesn’t end when you have your keys in your hand.

We have an excellent after-sales team, equipped to offer a full range of property management services, including interior-design, home -improvement, cleaning, maintenance and much more.

So if you’re looking to buy or sell a property, why not get in touch?

You can find our Homes Under The Sun office in the Palm Beach shopping centre, opposite the Troya beach in Playa de Las Americas.

Address: Av. Rafael Puig Lluvina 4, Centro Comercial Palm Beach local 23-27, 38660 Playa de Las Americas, Tenerife, Spain.

T: 822 250 591 E: info@homes-under thesun.com

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Wine and Dine

11th March - 17th March 2016

Lucky 7’s Bar and Burger Joint Specialising in burgers made with the finest, freshest, selected cuts cooked to your liking. Delicious cocktails and amazing views.

Burgers, booze and views!

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

The Swan 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!

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 602 601 634

San Telmo Strip, Los Cristianos Open: Everyday, 1pm - midnight

Call: 922 17 35 25

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Wine & Dine

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Tex Mexico The new Tex Mex in Los Cristianos has a wide selection of tasty Texan and Mexican dishes.With portion sizes to satisfy any appetite plus margaritas and Mexican beers to quench your thirst...

Everything is cooked fresh, so you can order to suit your taste buds. You can choose non spicy, tangy, and for the brave, super spicy and everything in between. Come down and give us a try and we know you will come back!

Edificio Simon, Entrance road to Los Cristianos, on the corner between Hipertrebol & Farmacia

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Swedish Corner More than just meatballs!

The Swedish Corner is situated in the heart of Los Cristianos and only a stone’s throw from the beach. They have a 3-course special between 125pm for only 10 euros.

Serving modern classics with a Swedish twist including meatballs, Gravalax, possibly the best homemade burgers in Tenerife and baby-back ribs with homemade Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce, not forgetting the extensive wine list to accompany it all.

Behind Burger King in Los Cristianos

Open: Everyday, 11am - midnight

Open: Everyday, 12 noon - 11pm

Call: 922 796 962

Call: 922 788 525

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

Middle Square, San Blas, near taxi rank

Open: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-6pm.

Sat & Sun, 8.30am-5pm

Chill Events and Grill

The perfect opportunity to explore a world full of exciting flavors from exotic meats, traditional cooking to fusion cuisine.

Taste a delicious crocodile or buffalo hamburger or the bison and guanaco dish.

Famous for its Andalusian style fried fish and “ Serranitos”.

On the menu also a variety of salads, pizzas, homemade croquettes and much more....

At the Petrol station in Guaza Open 24hrs a day

Call: 922 169 174

La Rambla Would you like to try our well-prepared garlic chicken with mojo sauce or tender roasted ribs? Or why not try something different from our specials like smoked or roasted salmon, pork or duck? And if you’re just looking for a snack there is a wide range of tapas and montaditos available.

Come and meet, man and wife team, Jose and Alexandra, who have been providing freshly prepared food and excellent service since 2006.

La Rambla is located in Adeje, by the local church, don’t miss out on this amazing restaurant Calle Grande No.7, Adeje

Open: Everyday, 12.30 - 22.30

Call: 922 710 428

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

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Lifestyle

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We’re not all overweight

By Val Sainsbury

Food Review

Kikiriki, it’s more than just a cock-a-doodle-do MANY of you will probably know of Kirikiki, this little Canarian treasure which has been established for the last nine years in the Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos, and Cabo Blanco before that.

It is a long-term favourite with locals and tourists alike. And although this family-run eatery is famous for its various tasty chicken dishes, this week we decided to sample the other delights on their expansive menu.

To start with, we ordered the smoked salmon and onion tart, along with creamy spinach gratin. The tart came with a grilled topping and served with a crisp side-salad. The spinach was smooth and cheesy with a hint of pepper.

They were an ideal combination for sharing.

For mains, we went for the Grilled loin of Cod, topped with garlic, as recommended by owner Antonio, and then it was a toss up between the Roast Suckling Pig or tender Leg of Lamb?

In the end the pig won, and it came crispy on the outside but with a melt-in-the-mouth inside after being slowroasted in the oven.

It was served with a traditional home-made apple sauce on the side, along with sautéd potatoes and seasonal veg - plenty for even the heartiest of appetites.

The fish was also to die for, a nice plump fillet that flaked easily at the touch of your fork. Be aware, though, that this dish is sure to keep away the vampires. If you’re not such a garlic lover (or are on a hot date), then ask for the other fish options, simply grilled or with a light sauce.

As previously mentioned, they still have their numerous chicken options available: delicious roast chicken as a half or quarter-portion, chicken breast with Pepper, mushroom or Roquefort sauce.

And not forgetting the amazing home-made desserts, almond cake, apple cake or lemon meringue to name a few.

All this was washed down with half a litre of their easy-to-drink house red, served in traditional terracotta jugs.

You may be wondering when you can sample these delights for yourself? Well, they are normally open Tuesday to Saturday, 5-10pm and Sundays from 1pm onwards. However, over the festive period there are a few little changes, so take note.

Finally, as a thank-you to their loyal customers over the years, they are offering a 40% discount (Yes, 40%!) on orders over 10 euros on Sundays between 1-5pm.

MANY children and adults are incorrectly accused of being overweight, because of misleading BodyMass-Index (BMI) tests, according to researchers.

They say the tests are unreliable because they doesn’t measure, accurately, whether someone is carrying excess weight, or is more likely to die.

Slim adults may have dangerous, internal (visceral) fat around the abdominal organs. But, because their weight is within the BMI “normal” range, they are classed as being healthy.

The findings are further evidence that the measurement, widely used by the NHS and schools, cannot be relied upon.

There is no way of distinguishing between muscle and fat, so rugby players - and other wellbuilt athletes - may be classified as being obese.

The method is also flawed when used for children, even though it is employed in schools to measure all kids aged five and 11 as part of a NHS monitoring scheme.

Many parents of slim youngsters have been sent letters from school nurses, urging them to attend weight-management classes.

Dr William Leslie, of the University of Manitoba

in Canada, compared the records of almost 50,500 middle-aged men and women. Their BMIs and fat percentages were observed, and whether or not they were still alive.

He found that the two groups most likely to have died had either a low BMI, or a high percentage of body-fat.

Those with a high BMI - classified as being overweight or obese - were actually in relativelygood health, and were often very fit.

Dr Leslie, whose study is published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, said: “The simple messaging that we’re all too fat, and should be thinner, is based on BMI. “It’s an over-simplification of a more-complex story. There are some people who are in the overweight or obese range, but they may not necessarily be an unhealthy weight because they have a large amount of muscle tissue.

“I’m not saying that BMI isn’t helpful - clearly, it is. But it’s a crude measure, and body composition is not accurately captured by BMI alone.”

He added: “To say that people are obese implies that they have too much fat, and BMI may misclassify some of them as having excess fat, which isn’t the case.

“At the other end of the scale, just because you’re not in the obese range doesn’t mean you don’t carry excess fat.”

Around 60% of adults, and 20% of children aged 11, are either obese or overweight, as classified

by their BMI. In January, researchers from the University of California called for the measurement to be scrapped, claiming it was wrongly giving adults a “death sentence”.

They also pointed out that many were being penalised wrongly by health insurers, who considered their risks of dying to be higher than they really were.

Tam Fry, chair of the Child Growth Foundation, said: “The thing to remember is that BMI is a waste of time. All it will do is tell you how tall, how short, how thin or how fat a child is on that given day.

“If you are to make any kind of judgement appropriate for individual children, you either have to measure them again in three-to-six months, or use clinical judgement to determine whether they are normal, or overweight.

“If they are sporty, that immediately tells you they will have more muscle, which weighs one-and-a-half times as much as fat. And BMI takes no account of that.

“When making a judgement about individuals, you have to actually see them holistically [as a whole], and know a bit about them - whether they are sporty or not, or tall for their age.

“It is really important that a clinical judgement is made by somebody who knows what he/she is doing - a healthcare professional.

“Measurements taken at school are sent to parents at home, without clinical assessment.

“A computer inputs the measurements and BMI into a pre-formed letter, and that can annoy parents. They know exactly how their children live, exercise and eat, and their standard of living.

“Only the interaction between the health professional and parents can achieve a sensible outcome.

“BMI is a useful measure, but only when taken sequentially, so a curve can predict the child’s growth, and whether it is normal or veering towards overweight or underweight.

“And for that, you need two, ideally three, measurements.”

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11th March - 17th March 2016

Chill out… keep cool!

By Miruna Voicu WINDOW dressings are very important in any interior- design scheme, but maybe more so, here in Tenerife, because we tend to have bigger windows than in the UK.

Traditional Canarian houses are more likely to have small, shuttered windows to keep the heat out. But builders were quick to realise that large patio doors let in lots of light and sunshine, and show off that stunning view. They are a major selling point with non-Canarians.

However, the reality is that these lovely windows let in lots of light, but lots of heat as well.

From a practical point of view, you need to choose window dressings that will work for you.

This presents two issues, from an interior-design point of view. Firstly, curtains are a very large block of colour and/or pattern to introduce to any scheme, so you need to be sure what you are doing, if you choose something bold.

That´s not to say you couldn’t have bright-red curtains, for example, but you’d need to ensure that the rest of the room was relatively neutral to balance them, or they would be too overpowering.

If you choose a bold pattern, go for a plain sofa in a toning colour, perhaps, with a couple

of scatter-cushions to match the curtains, so everything is co-ordinated.

Secondly, because these big windows are likely to let in a lot of heat, you need to be practical. In the UK, windows are kept small, and are often dressed with swags and swathes of material, to keep out the cold. Here, the opposite is true.

You can choose from a variety of styles to dress your window, but the best way to keep the heat out is to install suncurtains. Close them when you go out, and you´ll return to a lovely, cool home.

Various choices are available. The old, silver-backed plastic curtains are still around, but most people go for a white version, or choose from the wide range of coloured fabrics which have a black-out layer.

These perform the task of keeping the heat out, while looking like a pair of normal curtains.

You will need only one set, instead of the additional plastic pair. They will look nice, and match

your colour scheme!

Sun-curtains are also a fabulous option for the bedroom. Whether you take a siesta in the afternoon, sleep in at the weekend, or have a young child who doesn’t want to go to bed while it’s still light outside, they will keep your bedroom dark and cool.

There are lots of readymade curtains available, but there’s nothing like a pair of made-to-measure ones that form the perfect frame for your window.

They are proportionally easy on the eye, and are exactly the right height to do their job, allowing you to mop the floor without staining them.

Made-to-measure curtains need not be expensive. A professional should visit your home, measure up and install them for you, guaranteeing the perfect fit.

Just choose the colour in the comfort of your own home. This makes the decision easier, as you will see it in the actual setting.

All items mentioned are available from Deco Nuevo.

NUMBERS

By Carl Pattison HAVE you done it?

Are you a victim of it?

Have you gone “colourblind”?

I’m talking about your hair colour, and maybe the lack of it!

Very rarely, in the salon, is a cut complete without the added touch of colour. A correctly-coloured head of hair brings a haircut to life, and finishes off what we have just created.

Find me a celeb with a natural hair colour.

Look for those in the public eye when you can say that their “natural” colour does wonders for their hair.

Now and then, adding a colour to a beautiful,

natural shade would be a crime, but very few are blessed with this.

The correct colour will enhance your complexion, and the style of your haircut. It can transform the simplest of cuts into something to make heads turn.

This week, I had a client who received three compliments before she had even left the salon.

Why? Because the colours we added complemented the haircut, as well as her image and age group.

It doesn’t have to be anything outlandish, or over the top, to make sure you have the hair that everyone talks about. It just has to combine with your whole look.

I never put on a colour just to block out the natural colour. It has to blend with how nature intended you to be eyebrows, skin tone and eye colour,for instance.

There’s so much more to hair-colouring than grabbing a tube and hoping for the best.

Consult your stylist for an in-depth consultation, making sure you receive all the information about your new colour, before going ahead.

Colouring your hair shouldn’t be a chore. It should be your “pick me up”, when things start to get a little tired, hairwise.

COLOUR HAS NO AGE

By Carl Pattison WHEN do you stop bothering with fashion?

At what age do you give up, and start to dress top-to-toe in beige, to “blend in” with the crowd?

Many of the more-mature generation tend to think they are no longer important, and that no one will take an interest in what they are wearing.

Being a stylist, I tend to incorporate hairdressing into fashion.

For me, it has to achieve a total look.

Women tell me they tend to “skip” fashionable clothing, and opt for something that just covers them up.

I don’t believe for one moment that any woman should strive to look

like a model once she has reached her fifties.

But there is still so much that can be found to flatter you, which makes you have the glow that “DRESSINGUP” can bring.

Find out what colour schemes work for your hair and skin tone, and try on something a little more daring and, shall I say, “youthful”.

It’s not a case of trying to look 20 years younger, but all about looking the best for your years.

Blending in with the crowd is fine, if that’s how you feel. For those of you who may, sometimes, still want to be fashionable, the clothing is out there - believe me.

It’s a matter of finding a store which fits your

idea of what’s stylish for you. This doesn’t mean staying out of moreyouthful stores, either.

If you still have the urge, the world’s your oyster. Just stay away from “beige”, and open up a world of colours again.

Yes, this still can be done - even at “your” age!

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Iceland’s Easter helpers!

Accion del Sol News

All set for walkies PLEASE remember that tomorrow (Saturday), we are walking down to the beach with some of our many dogs, any time between 1pm and 5pm at the refuge.

If you would like to participate, but are unable to do the walk, there will definitely be a dog - or 200 plus! - who would like a brush and some attention instead.

Please call 922 778 630 if you want to take part.

It’s great fun and the dogs have a super time, especially enjoying a gentle stroll around the beautiful, natural landscape by the refuge.

Gentle giants These two, gentle giants are looking for a new home. If you have a large garden or finca with plenty of space, it would be perfect for them. They are both fully passported, spayed and micro-chipped. The

dogs have lovely natures and are good friends, so it really would be brilliant if they could stay together. Please contact us if you are interested.

Grateful thanks We are so thankful for all the support we receive from so many volunteers and supporters of all nationalities.

You help us in so many ways … adoptions, dogwalking, donations of bedding, sheets and towels, and even flying to Germany with them, on their way to new homes.

You also help to ease the pain and suffering of some of the many strays, who may have endured years of physical, and mental, abuse.

Please call us on 922 778 630 if you can help in any way, or visit on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2-5pm, and Saturdays (14pm).

THE 1st Los Cristianos Rainbows, Brownies and Guides were back in Iceland’s Las Chafiras store last Saturday, helping shoppers pack their bags.

This time they were armed with cakes - their own, home-made varieties, which they sold to willing customers to raise charity funds. And they went down a storm!

The cafe area outside was filled with people, all joining in the tombola and the “guess-howmany-sweets-inthe-pot” game.

A grand total of 477.01 euros was raised to complete an absolutely brilliant

morning, so a big thankyou to all the girls and everybody who came along.

Thanks also to the ladies who helped the girls, and to Iceland for welcoming the youngsters back.

Half the total raised will go towards a local childen’s charity, yet to be decided.

Live Arico news

Find those Easter Eggs FOLLOWING last year´s successful Easter Egg hunt, we are staging it again on

Good Friday, so join us on the Top Square in San Blas from 8pm.

Kids can seek and find

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the eggs, and there will be a night of entertainment hosted by Suzy q, with guests Ady Evans, Steve Delsey, Nigel Walkers’ Ska Show, Colin Stevens’ comedy-drag show, Michaela Jay and Debbie Diamond.

We also have a signed ball from CD Tenerife footballers to auction.

Come on down and enjoy the night.

Charity shop bargains There are plenty of bargains for all, so have a good root around at any of our three shops: *San Eugenio, opposite Hotel La Nina, at las

Carabelas near Amandas Bar. Open MondaySaturday (10am-4pm) *Los Cristianos, Calle Revron, near Thistle and Dragon Bar and playpark. Open daily (10am-4pm) *Golf del Sur, Golf Park, just before the lottery kiosk. Open Monday-Friday (10am-to 6pm), Saturday (10am4pm), Sunday (10.30am3.30pm) Save them for us!

Don’t throw things away! Call 629 388 102 and we’ll sell your unwanted items to help the dogs.

Jessie is a lively, four-month-old pup with oodles of energy. She will be medium-sized and is playful, sweet and loving. And she needs a home, so could that be you? Call Sue for more information on 629 388 102.

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Flabtastic way to lose that fat ARE you one of those people who carry areas of excess fat you just can’t shift? Don’t fret because there is a solution, which promises amazing results.

Inch Loss Tenerife, a revolutionary, non-surgical, body-shaping treat-

ment really does what it says. It is totally painfree and non-invasive, delivering measured inch-losses without pain or use of surgical needles, in just four easy steps.

This involves inch-loss “paddles” being placed across the area where the fat resides. Lasers then break down the fat cells, which are made up

Cancer Bus boost

THE market sale last Friday at Passerella, Los Cristianos, raised a whopping 1,800 euros, and organiser Carol Chappell thanks all those who helped or shopped.

The tombola, organised and run by Ann Plummer, raised 365 euros, and the food hamper, donated by Avalon, made over 200 euros.

Magnificent Mike really pulls it off!

THE Swallows’ Drama Group has staged another annual winner with Daisy Pulls It Off, at the Hotel Tryp (Princesa Dacil) in Los Cristianos.

They also created their own spot of drama, via director/producer Mike Huntington in Saturday night’s final show because one of the ladies, with a major role, had to return urgently to the UK. Up stepped Mike, complete with school-

girl uniform, to fill the breach. It was tremendous fun and Carole Hart (pictured with Mike), who runs the Swallows, said: “He was so fab, stepping in the way he did to save the night.”

Thanks to the hard work of Mike, all the cast and background staff, the production attracted a full house for all three days, raising a fantastic 2,814 euros for the Swallows’ Cancer Research charity.

of fatty acids, glycerine and water.

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treatments per week are advisable. They are carried out in a friendly, confidential environment, inviting you to relax and enjoy the experience.

The first session is totally free until Monday (14th March) and there are discounted packages of eight treatments for just 150 euros. Call 652 29 57 75

Cleopatra, Queen of Cats WE are looking to find a home for a wonderful tabby-and-white female we’ve called Cleopatra.

She was found wandering the streets, bewildered and alone.

But she’s really friendly, so she’s obviously been someone’s pet at some stage. Cleopatra has now been spayed, and given a microchip, together with her first year’s injections.

She is young and very loving, and would make a perfect companion.

All cats go on a week’s trial, so you can make sure they settle in before you make a commitment. No adoption fee is required.

If you would like to ask questions or meet her, Whatsapp Theresa on 680 475 500 (9am-6pm, seven days a week).

Details and pictures of all the cats we have for adoption can be found on our website www. cats-welfare -tenerife. com/pets Temporary foster carers Do you live here permanently? Maybe you are here for just a few months, or weeks even.

Did you know that you can be a foster carer for us? We constantly need people who are prepared to take in a cat, or kitten, short-term, until we find them a permanent home.

We provide all food, litter and veterinary care. You provide the cuddles!

It’s an ideal way to have a pet, with none of the long-term responsibility - or cost.

If you would like to find out more, or talk to an existing foster carer about their experiences, please contact us via our web page, or call Theresa on the above number.

Heartfelt thanks A huge thank-you to Purina, and the Atlantic Dog pet shop in Las Galletas. Together, they

have made a wonderful donation of food, to help us feed the cats in our care.

Both companies do a tremendous amount of charity work, and, on behalf of all the hungry kitties, we can’t thank them enough.

We receive no Government funding, so every donation makes such a a difference to the number of cats and kittens we can help.

Your donations Why not join our group of “Teamers”? Just one euro a month will be donated from your des-

ignated account. We are hoping this small sum will attract people who may not be in a position to give more, but who still want to help our cause.

It’s secure and simple to enlist, and takes just a couple of minutes. It gives us a regular income, which means we can plan, more effectively, the work to which we can commit month.

Check out http://teaming.net/catswelfaretenerife if you’re interested.

Something to give?

We always require old towels and blankets as

bedding for the cats and kittens. We also need pet-carriers, pet-beds, scratch-posts, etc. (in good condition please), plus donations of goodcondition/quality clothes for our charity shop.

If you have anything to donate, including as-new furniture and household effects, ring Mark on 636 590 557, and he will arrange collection.

Our shop is on San Blas, Golf del Sur, behind HiperDino. We are open from 10am-6pm, except Saturdays (11am-4pm).

Do pop in. There’s lots to see.

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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.

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All property, classified and service point have to be paid for in cash at our officces in Las Chafiras. *Service point adverts have to be in for a minimum of 4 weeks.

Deadline: Tuesday 4pm

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.

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

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 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

Beach Safety Obey the beach warning flags and always supervise children when near water.

Red - Strong currents do not swim

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

IKEA cot and mattress both hardly used and in excellent condition, 35 euros. San Eugenio. Tel: 603 276 109

Discounts available for more than one edition.

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Quality office desk with three drawers & cupboard underneath. Black Ash, (L)136cm x (W) 59cm x (H) 76cm, 50 euros. Lexmark printer scanner with instruction book, plus new ink refill kit, 25 euros. Three old Manchester City football shirts, as-new, 10 euros each. Los Cris area. Tel 922 794 790.

Imatsu 4 ring electric ceramic hob, 50 euros. Lynx built-in oven, hardly used, 150 euros. Asa overhead shower unit, wall-mounted with large sunflower-type shower head. Unused, still in original box with fitting instructions, 150 euros. San Eugenio Alto. Tel: 922 724 601 Glass shower cubicle 980cm x 780cm to fit base 1,000cm x 800cm x 1805cm high with all fixtures and fittings. 65 euros. Buyer must collect, Los Cristianos. Tel: 922 799 088 or 651 524 137.

Overhead fan with light and remote control, brand-new, 50 euros.

Artificial grass, brand-new, 7m x 2m, 150 euros. Las Americas Tel: 922 797 565 or email privat3001@yahoo.de.

Burgundy ladies city bike, as new, lights, gears, basket, 120 euros.

Silencio area. Tel: 603 288 253 White electric ceiling fan with light, 20 euros. 2 All-glass display cabinets, 20 euros each. Tel: 922 167 771

TV box for 6 English channels, no Aerial, but available, 40 euros. Chico Baby navy-blue front carrier, 5 euros. Child carrier (for adults back), storage pockets, good quality, 15 euros. New navy-blue cotton baby bag. 6 euros. White microwave (Whirlpool) with grill/steam, plus jet & crisp features (older model, but good cond), 45 euros. Acer computer keyboard & mouse, 15 euros. Large, modern, oval mirror set on whitepainted wood, 30 euros. Large wall mirror with natural cane surround, 20 euros. Large mirror set on pine wood, 20 euros. Large wall mirror with natural cane surround, 20 euros. Nest of three small tables, white-painted cane glass tops, 25 euros. Black Logitech wireless keyboard, as-new, 10 euros. Curtains for patio doors, heavy cotton, as-new, self-lined, paleblue, lots of gathering, handmade, length 200cm, each width, 346cm, 30 euros. Black & white Eiffel tower scene at night, 15 euros. Small elec fan heater, 12 euros. Desktop elec fan, 20 euros. Very small worktop mini oven & grill, elements at bottom & top, lightweight, 15 euros. Nador glass hob, 4 rings, must be connected to oven, with controls knobs for hob, 45 euros. 4 black, soft blankets, ideal throw-overs, 170cm x 140cm, all for 15 euros. White cane unit with 3 drawers at bottom, glass doors at top & shelves, 50 euros. Small, grey, metal filing cabinet on wheels, 20 euros.

Ladies glam, long coat, knitted style, in cotton beige. Size 14 (UK), worn once, 20 euros. Los Cris Centre. Tel: 922 790 794 699 199 392

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Property for renT Playa las Americas, large bungalow (near Hotel Tenerife Sol) 30m from beach. Inside 95m2, outside 120 m2 garden/ terraces, partly furnished, 2 bedroom. Ideal for family with domestic animal. 1,100.00 € net/month. 1-off payment for new sunblinds and 1 A/C. Free from April. Tel: 922 797 565 Email: privat3001@yahoo.de

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Rentals: 922 797 438 Sales: 922 751 072 Mobile: 693 713 686

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Los Cristianos - 1250€

San Eugenio Alto - 1250€

3 bed, 2 bath penthouse apartment centrally located with large terrace area, has fantastic sea views, double size bedrooms and has independent fully fitted kitchen.

3 bed 2 bath villa with private pool, large terraces, grand master bedroom with walk in wardrobe, fully fitted independent kitchen and all bedrooms of double size.

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Chayofa - 995€ 2 bed 2 bath townhouse with small plunge pool, good size terrace with coastal views, fully fitted independent kitchen, double size bedrooms and has enclosed garage parking.

Las Chafiras - 865€ 4 bed 2 bath duplex apartment which has master bedroom with en suite and w.c on entry level, spiral staircase leading up to a small lounge area with additional 2 bedrooms and large terrace area.

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B1524. BALCON DEL ATLANTICO, TORVISCAS ALTO.

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Apt with a good-size lounge-dining area, American style kitchen, fully fitted bathroom & a large terrace (20.75 m2). Sold furnished.

126.000 euros.

C1705. OPTIMIST, PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS.

Bright & spacious fully equipped kitchen, living room,15 m2 terrace, bathroom and 2 bedrooms.

Communal pool.

270.000 euros

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

Jobs Emcan Media is looking for someone to manage their social media. This will involve regular updates to facebook, twitter, instagram and you tube, for everyday work and events.

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Personal Fitness wrestling partner wanted. Male or Female 18y to 65y, none competitive. Just fun and a great way to keep fit. No charge. For more information phone Neil 0044 754 896 1558

C1692. CLUB ATLANTIS, SAN EUGENIO.

Spacious 2 bed corner apt in excellent condition. The property has of fully fitted kitchen, lounge / dining room, bathroom + good size terrace. Various pools.

295.000 euros

D1557. EL MADROÑAL VILLA.

Beautiful, large, detached villa, which has very spacious, airy accommodation & is fully furnished in luxury style. It has 4 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (2 en-suite) and small separate studio, private pool + a 2 car garage.

595.000 euros

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Lawyers 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

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Mechanics Electrician Elite Cleaning Services is an established cleaning company who can provide a professional cleaning service for Apartments, Villas and Offices. Call us today on 922 789 795 or 696 922 597.

Clubs

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Gaffers’ slight hiccup

THE final month of matches in the Direct Telecom Pool League has arrived, and we’re now at the business end of the season.

Gaffers A are making the running in Division One, but this week they were pegged back by Treehouse A on a night when both teams produced high-quality pool.

They traded frames like boxers trade punches, but neither team could make the breakthrough and, at the end, both sides were happy with a point.

Gaffers now just need four points from their remaining four games to be crowned champions.

But Tenerife Hammers A, who met The Phoenix in Los Abrigos, are not giving up the chase and raced into a 3-1 lead, despite being without Nurse Paul!

The second session was a lot closer, with Phoenix getting back into it by sharing the four frames. But

Hammers moved up a gear and took the first two frames of the deciding session to clinch victory, which moved them back into second spot, just five points behind the leaders.

After a slow start to the season, Rewind A were looking to finish as high as possible.

They faced a Silencio trip to play Exiles A, with both teams level on points.

Exiles are difficult to beat at home, but the honours were squared after the first four games However, Exiles A then found their rhythm and went 5-3 ahead.

This soon became 6-3 before Rewind’s John hit back. But Blair and Tel took their games, and the win, to round off a good team performance, with all the players chipping in with frames.

At the bottom of the table, Terrace Bantams secured their place in Division One next season with a hard-fought win against Phoenix Potters.

There was nothing to separate them over the first few frames, and it looked like be-

division 1 ResultS Exiles A Gaffers A Tenerife Hammers C Terrace Bantams The Phoenix

8 - 4 Rewind A 6-6 Treehouse A 5-7 Gaffers B 7-5 Phoenix Potters 4 - 8 Tenerife Hammers A

division 2 ResultS Hoppys B Tenerife Pool Tables Bluebell B Hoppys A

4 - 8 Splash Bar 3-9 Bluebell B 9-3 Hoppys B 4-8 The Crown B

ing the same in the second session until birthday-boy Sparky missed an easy red. This allowed Pod to roll in the black to put Potters 5-3 up.

The home side haven’t won since December, and they were staring down the barrel of another defeat ... until the balls started to roll for them, with Mal, Marky P and Con giving them a shock 6-5 lead.

That left Adi playing for a Bantams’ win, and Eric looking to get the draw for Potters in the decider. The frame was cagey, with both players opting to play safety-first to begin with.

But the game opened up, and when Adi rattled his penultimate yellow, Eric was left with a fine cut on the

black. His shot looked in all the way, but it lacked pace and rolled to a stop on the edge of the pocket.

Adi didn’t need a second invitation, clearing his remaining colours and rolling in the black for a well-earned win.

Tenerife Hammers C look destined for life in Division Two after another loss. But they gave it a real good go and were unlucky not to take a point against Gaffers B. The home side stormed into a 4-1 lead before losing five on the bounce, only for Tony Macaroni to beat Wilson to put Gaffers 6-5 ahead. Ken was up against Nathan, trying to nick the draw, but it wasn’t to be as the Gaffers’ man dragged them over the line.

In Division Two, with

two of the top three inactive, the chasing pack had a chance to narrow the gap, and Bluebell B took full advantage after playing two games in as many nights.

They started at home on Monday against Hoppys B and, despite some resistance from their visitors, they enjoyed a comfortable 9-3 win.

On Tuesday, they travelled to Valle San Lorenzo to meet Tenerife Pool Tables, who have been in fine form.

But Bluebell were on a roll and soon got into the groove, picking frames off.

And after producing some excellent pool they recorded their second successive 9-3 success.

Hoppys A, who welcomed second-placed Crown B on Monday, gave a good account of themselves over the first few frames.

But the Crown boys are all seasoned league players, and never looked back after forging a lead to move to within two points of the league leaders.

Crown B have three games in hand, tho-

ugh, so the title is still very much in their hands.

Splash Bar got back to winning ways with a success at Hoppys B. The home side took the first frame, but Splash roared back to take the next four.

Hoppys rallied and took the next, only for Splash to repeat their earlier performance with another four on the bounce to take the points.

After Monday’s league win, Crown B were back in action on Tuesday in the Tenerife Pool Tables Plate quarter-final against Dreamers A. The Division Two side were looking to take a Division One scalp, but it was a night they will want to forget.

Steve struck first for Dreamers and Joel levelled. But the Crown’s wheels then came off as Dreamers rattled off nine frames in a row to leave the home side shell-shocked and out of the competition.

Dreamers, who progress to the semi-finals, look as though they’ll be tough opposition to beat.

Oasis Fm Fantasy League

Frank still points the way PREMIER League matches are starting to be ticked off as we approach the final stages of the run-in. But we still don’t have a clear picture of who will finish where.

It’s slightly different in the Oasis Fm Fantasy League because we have a clear frontrunner, although it is certainly by no means over.

Leicester continued their good run at the top, Swansea put distance between themselves and the relegation zone and Man

City put on a good second half show against struggling Aston Villa.

And, as a result of this, all three teams contributed two players apiece into the point-scoring team of the week.

The rest came from Arsenal, Southampton, Bournemouth, West Ham and Stoke, with King from Bournemouth and Payet from West Ham top scorers with 13 points.

In the Oasis Fm Fantasy League, top spot is still held by Frank Devaney, who has an impressive 1,661-point

total. Frank now leads the chasing pack by 57 points and, while that advantage is not insurmountable, it will take a big collapse for him to be caught. He just needs his top players to stay fit and in among the points.

Behind him, there is a real bun-fight taking place as managers and teams jostle for position within the top10.

There is a gap of just 64 points separating second spot going down to 10th. So there really is everything

still left to play for, especially if you use the point-boosts correctly because you can score an impressive total and soon make ground on your rivals.

Warren Wilson did just that as he used the triple captain boost and, as a result, had the team of the week with 104 points.

His captain was Sergio Aguero who, with the boost in place, scored 33 points. He also had Payet with 13 points and Mahrez with 11 points, with the rest of his team averag-

ing 7-8 points each.

So with that in mind, choose your team and

your boost careful, and you can quickly make up space.

Fantasy Football League

1. Baines on Toast

Frank Devaney

77 1661

2. Passo united

Trevor Passingham

64 1604

3. SpArTaNs

Jamie Palmer

68 1595

4. Frankenstein united Lee Walsh

64 1590

5. Just 4fun

Paul Plowman

76 1584

6. Neils Gooners

Neil Lobban

71 1579

7. Untouchables

David Retberg

72 1569

8. Crossfire Hurricanes Warren Wilson

104 1569

9. Goldpack

76 1551

Matthew Potts

10. Deedees hotspurs Elodie Townsend

65 1540

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Just Pas the Cup over!

LAST Friday’s Team Handicap finals produced plenty of nailbiting drama … and saw a few betting slips thrown in the bin, including mine!

Gaffers were strong favourites going into the Trophy showdown with Los Abrigos outfit Pas O Nadas A, who had a 48-point advantage only.

The Gaffers gang drew first blood, with Matt beating Andy, but Nadas were having none of it. The League’s youngest captain, Beck, levelled the tie by taking out Neil, followed by Steve Sub’s 2-0 win over Tel. Gaffers’ Tom squared things up by taking a point from Walter, but a

crucial fifth singles leg was won by the Nadas’ Wattie who rolled back the years to beat Mike Telf 2-1.

On to the doubles, and Pas O Nadas’ pairing of Steve Sub and Wattie

held their nerve to hold off any fightback by Gaffers to claim their first-ever John Lowe Team Handicap Trophy. Suffice to say that even Beck celebrated with a Fanta orange!

The Plate final, between Hoppys Bar and Emerald Shamrocks, followed a similar pattern, although it was all over before the doubles.

Jamie beat Grizzly

to claim the first rubber for Shamrocks, but that was it for the San Blas team as Hoppys slotted home the next four games to see them lift their first John Lowe Plate. Griz-

zly would, of course, like to thank his teammates for carrying him throughout the evening!

Many thanks to The Crown and Ourplace for hosting the finals, and congratulations to all involved for the fine sportsmanship displayed. Great stuff!

So that brings us to the Memorial Trophy charity singles knockout at Nauta Bar tonight (Friday).

The three finals stemming from this event will be played on stage at our Presentation Night, which gives all players the chance of a bit of glory under the bright lights.

See you there!

Not-so-mellow yellow CD Tenerife 0 Almeria 0

By Roscoe SOMETIMES, you can sum up a match in one sentence. There were more yellow cards than shots on goal. Guillermo Cuadra is one of those referees who thinks the game revolves around him.

He showed 10 yellow cards, and even managed to give the red one an airing for the luckless Raul Camara.

Cuadra showed 11 the last time he was in charge of Almeria, and he has now dished out his yellow card 34 times in four matches.

But this poor match wasn’t totally down to Cuadra the clown. Both sides seemed happy to

keep a clean sheet and grab a point, almost from the outset.

Almeria showed that they will soon be out of the relegation zone now that Nestor Garosito has got them organised.

On reflection, it was a perfectly acceptable point for Tenerife, and a glance at the table shows that a play-off place is still a realistic target.

And we will know a bit more about that chance after this weekend’s visit to surprise leaders Leganes. They are a small, municipal team, with a stadium that barely holds 8,000. Yet they are on a brilliant run.

They have won their last four matches and have gone a calendar year without losing at home. Yes, Leganes are almost the Leicester of this division!

The side comprise grizzled old veterans and discarded youngsters.

Defender Pablo Insua played a dozen games in La Liga for Depor-

tivo last season, but he was left on the shelf until a late call from Leganes.

Then there are the journeymen who are busting a gut to make the top flight, finally. Players such as Sastre, Mantovani and Lazaro, and you can also throw in Alexander Szymanowski, the Argie with the Polish name who is playing like Messi.

And, finally, there is the Tenerife connection. Both Omar Ramos and Albizua could be playing against the hosts. Omar has flirted with a return to Tenerife for a few years, while Albizua was a solidenough centre-back last season.

Asier Garitano, who has been in charge for nearly three years, has molded a team who are easy on the eye. All neutrals would love for them to do an Eibar and get into La Liga.

However, in some ways the cat is out of the bag.

To these eyes, they are pretty much a Plan A team. Tenerife should set up 4-4-2. And if Position

they go there with a bit of luck, they are more than capable of flying home with some points.

Points

PLD

Won

Earlier in the season, that formation frustrated Leganes. They are not Barca!

Draw Lost

F A

1

CD Leganés

52

28

14

10

4

41

21

2

Alavés

49

28

14

7

7

32

24

3

Real Oviedo

46

28

12

10

6

39

30

4

Córdoba CF

46

28

14

4

10

39

36

5

Gimnàstic

44

28

11

11

6

35

29

6

Osasuna

43

28

12

7

9

30

29

7

Real Zaragoza

42

28

11

9

8

32

25

8

Alcorcón

42

28

11

9

8

32

28

9

Girona

40

28

10

10

8

31

23

10

CD Mirandés

40

28

10

10

8

42

35

11

Elche

40

28

10

10

8

26

30

12

CD Lugo

39

28

9

12

7

32

33

13

Real Valladolid

38

28

9

11

8

30

27

14

CD Tenerife

37

28

9

10

9

34

35

15

CD Numancia de Soria

35

28

7

14

7

36

34

16

Ponferradina

31

28

8

7

13

28

35

17

Huesca

30

27

6

12

9

26

30

18

Mallorca

30

27

7

9

11

23

29

19

Almería

27

28

5

12

11

26

36

20

Albacete

26

28

6

8

14

27

41

21

Llagostera

22

28

6

4

18

23

40

22

Athletic Club B

21

28

5

6

17

19

33

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Can Reading upset Palace?

WE have a mixed bag this week with the FA Cup quarter-finals and a sprinkling of Premier League games, so there is certainly something for everyone.

FA CUP QUARTER-FINALS Reading (CH) v Crystal Palace (PL)

Neither of these teams have won the Cup before, but Palace appeared in the 1990 Final and have reached the semis on two other occasions, most recently in 1995.

Reading also have two semi-final appearances to their name, the second coming last season - 88 years after their only other last-four experience.

But the sides have had three previous Cup meetings, twice in the early Thirties and again 20 years later, in the 1952-83 season. All three games ended in draws, with Palace eventually going through after winning all three replays.

With Reading the only Championship club remaining, it has been 10 years since the quarter-finals were an all-Premier League affair.

My Prediction: Home win

PREMIER LEAGUE Norwich v Man City

Norwich, who have slipped backwards at an alarming rate, find themselves in the bottom three after taking just four points from their last 10 games. Some are calling it the curse of new chairman Ed Balls! They have the second-worst defence in the League, and City will look to exploit the leaks.

But City have not been in the best form after suffering three consecutive defeats, and last week’s win over bottom club Villa was merely papering over the cracks. A win at Norwich could open up a four-point cushion and a chance to put daylight between themselves and their rivals for a top-four finish.

Prediction: Away win Last season: N/A

Bournemouth v Swansea

The Cherries have had two wins in a row, which should secure their Premier League status because it moved them 11 points clear of the relegation zone.

They have been unlucky with injuries this season, and it will be interesting to see how they cope next season with experience under their belts. If they can take these points, they can start to relax.

Swansea gave themselves a massive boost by beating Norwich last weekend, which was a big step closer to safety. They are another team who have picked up a couple of wins just at the right time. They now need to channel the confidence from this clash and continue to perform well.

Prediction: Home win Last season: N/A

Stoke v Southampton

Everton (PL) v Chelsea (PL)

This clash is the only repeat FA Cup Final in this season’s last eight. They met in the 2009 Final, which Chelsea won 2-1. Over the course of the Cup, the clubs have met nine times. Chelsea have the upper hand with six victories, compared with just three for Everton.

The Liverpool club are making a record 45th appearance in the quarterfinals, while Chelsea are contesting their 34th.

However, it is also Chelsea’s 11th quarter-final appearance of this 21st century, which is a record itself. But with new investment in place, Everton will be looking to impress.

Prediction: Away win

Arsenal (PL) v Watford (PL)

The Gunners are still on track for a third consecutive FA Cup triumph, a feat last achieved by Blackburn Rovers 130 years ago. And in this day and age, it would probably be hailed as an even greater success.

The clubs have met five times in the past, with Arsenal boasting four wins, two of which came while they were still playing as Woolwich Arsenal.

Watford have yet to win an FA Cup, making just one final appearance in their 108 seasons when losing 2-0 against Everton in 1984. Arsenal, on the other hand, are current record-holders with 12 FA Cup wins.

Prediction: Home win

Man Utd (PL) v West Ham (PL)

This has the makings of a really good FA Cup tie because there is little to separate the clubs when it comes to current league position. But on current form, West Ham are probably slight favourites.

They have faced each other eight times before in the Cup, Hammers winning the first two. Since then, however, Man Utd have won five with only one more in reply.

This will be United’s eighth quarter-final appearance since last winning the trophy in 2004, while in the same period, West Ham have made just three appearances at this stage.

Home advantage should favour United, but they will need to put in a better performance than they have been producing recently.

Prediction: Away win

If Stoke can continue their decent run, they could move up to seventh. And if they hadn’t hit an inconsistent patch, they might really be challenging for a European spot. Ten points from the last four games has seen confidence flow through the team, who will be relishing this home fixture.

Southampton have won of their last 10 games, but they’ve been off-form in the last three. Just when we thought they’d built up a head of steam, they slipped to ninth. They need to regroup and get back to winning ways - and Stoke away from home is not a bad place to start!

Prediction: Draw Last season: 2-1

Aston Villa v Spurs

Villa are playing like a team already relegated. And if it weren’t for the teams above them who also keep losing, they would have been down by now. They are nine points from safety with nine games to play. So, while the great escape is still mathematically possible, their fans will harbour a glimmer of hope ... although that glimmer is fading fast.

Spurs need to keep the pressure on Leicester, so victory is vital. They have looked tired in recent games, and a midweek Europa League match against tough opposition will not have helped. But Villa are the one team in those circumstances you’d want to face.

Prediction: Away win Last season: 1-2

Leicester v Newcastle

The Leicester bandwagon continues to roll, and what a difference a year makes because last March, they were seven points adrift of safety! Dependent on results elsewhere, their lead may be down to just two points going into this game, so they will know how important the outcome is. But the Gods seemed to have deemed it their year!

Newcastle need a big result to restore confidence, and they don’t come much bigger than the league leaders. But it is going to be a tough task. They need to come out fighting, but with caution because Leicester are quick on the counter-attack.

If the Magpies could score an early goal, it might be enough to unsettle their opponents.

Prediction: Home win Last season: 3-0

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