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Issue 966 12th August - 18th August 2016

Ranger dies in La Palma blaze horror

IT has been over a week since a forest fire started burning in La Palma, and it has still not been extinguished. The authorities say the situation is under control, even though it will take some time before all the fires are out.

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Homeless man sparks inferno Continued from Front

One idiotic act is all it took to wipe out almost 10% of the forest in La Palma - and claim the life of a brave ranger.

It is now understood last Wednesday, a 27-yearold German man of no fixed abode attempted to burn some soiled toilet paper, only for the wind to carry the lighted item into an area of bush, which started a fire.

Strong, dry winds quickly whipped up the flames and, in the tinderbox of the forest, the blaze quickly spread.

Over the next few days, the fire raged through over 14,000 acres, despite the best efforts of hundreds of fire-fighters, a dozen helicopters and seaplanes.

Initially, the authorities thought they could contain the fire, but mother nature had other ideas.

The fire forced the evacuation of around 2,500 people and, tragically, killed forest ranger Francisco Jose Santana, a married father of five children.

Nieves Barreto, La Palma’s Safety Minister, said the worst-affected areas were the municipality of El Paso, where almost 5,900 acres of land have been burned, followed by Fuencali-

ente, Mazo and Los Llanos de Aridane.

She said more than 1,200 loads of water had been dropped over the flames and described the rescue services as “heroic”.

Ms Barreto added: “We praise the limitless dedication of all those who have been involved in fighting the fire. Everyone has gone above and beyond the call of duty.”

Last weekend the firestarter was in court, whose spokesman, Gonzalo Perez Ponferrada, said: “The person suspected of having provoked the fire on the island of La Palma, Scott Verdini Stump, has been remanded in custody.”

He added that the suspect was “being investigated for causing a forest fire through gross negligence”. He faces a 10-year prison sentence.

Police believe the man had been living in a cave on the island. He told them he had started the fire by accident, saying that he was burning used toilet paper in an area full of pine needles and other dry vegetation, and didn’t want to leave soiled paper lying on the ground.

The rescue services worked around the clock and, on Tuesday, one of the helicopters crashed. It was part of the BrifPuntagorda fleet and, miraculously, the two-man crew walked away unharmed

from the crash site, in Montes de Luna.

It is believed that the tail of the already-descending helicopter, clipped a pine tree, and the low speed and altitude was in factor in the men’s lucky escape.

The La Palma fire is another reminder of what can happen in an instant in the forest regions of the Canary Islands.

There have been alerts for months about the possibility of fires, and there has been a blanket ban on the lighting of BBQs or any fires in the wooded regions.

Unfortunately, it seems the message isn’t getting across. On Wednesday, the Canarian Government issued a press release, publicly ac-

knowledging the exceptional and heroic work performed by fire-fighting and environmental teams in La Palma.

Another island with a serious fire problem is Madeira, where three people died this week after wildfires raged in Funchal.

All three are said to have been elderly people, whose homes caught fire. And 1,000 people have also been evacuated from homes and hotels.

The Portugese government has triggered the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which enables other European states to help. Italy immediately send a Canadair aircraft to join the effort.

“Last night, the fire was 100 metres away from the hotel and you could hear gas bottles exploding,” said Ricardo Correia, a manager at the hotel Castanheiro, on Wednesday. “We evacuated our 140 guests as a precaution and they spent the night in a sports stadium.”

On the outskirts of Funchal the five-star Choupana Hills, which is considered one of the

island’s finest, was razed to the ground.

Yesterday (Thursday), Regional President Miguel Albuquerque told a news conference: “The fire is still burning and taking some time to get under control. The situation is complex but not catastrophic.”

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Antonio Costa visited the island on Thursday.

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Race-track’s go-go-go!

TENERIFE’S long-promised motor-racing arena has finally been given the green light … and construction work on the Atogo circuit in Granadilla begins on 29th August.

Cabildo President Carlos Alonso, who last year announced that Italian company Onda Rossa had been commissioned to undertake the 30-millioneuro contract, to build the track and infrastructure, said it will go ahead “imminently”.

He added: “This is very important to the Island for the generation of economic activity and job creation. And it adds to the tourism industry.”

News of the track has alerted several hundred tweeters, including some from the motor-sport world.

Former F1 world cham-

pion Damon Hill wrote: “Hey, that looks fun.”

And Mark Blundell, former F1 driver, Le Mans 24-Hour champion and TV presenter, tweeted: “Tenerife most spectacular backdrop for track I’ve seen.”

Onda Rossa has also been awarded the administrative and management contract for the next 35 years. Alonso said the company had considerable experience in Italy, building roads, airports and car parks, and had worked on the Monza circuit.

The project was already under way last year, on paper at least, but the actual physical work begins in earnest this month.

The initial outlay is 23.8m euros, of which 21.4m will go on the track and 2.4m on access points. Another 240,000 euros will be spent purchasing land to aid access.

In addition, 4.2m will be spent on equipment and another million towards miscella-

neous matters such as a control room, security cameras, closedcircuit TV, a perimeter fence and sundry staffing.

The Otogo motor complex will take up over 1.3sq/m. The circuit will be just over 4km long, with a top speed for a Formula 1 test car of around 310kph.

Alas, the track will not be suitable for staging Formula 1 or Formula 2 motor-racing, but it will accommodate sports touring-car events.

These could possibly include a stage of the annual World Touring Car Championship, which already visits European arenas in Germany, France, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as China and other countries.

International Grand Prix motorbike-racing (MotoGP), one stage of which is held in Spain, could also take place on the Tenerife circuit, as well as other two-wheel categories, domestic and international.

Candelaria Festival’s safety-first approach

Bike helmet fears THE risk of a fatal accident while travelling by motorcycle in Spain is 12 times greater than riding in a car.

That is the finding by a Mapfre Foundation study into the risk of travelling on two wheels, although the figure is reduced to 4.5 times for moped users.

These facts were uncovered in Mapfre’s “Helmets with History” campaign, which focuses on the importance of wearing helmets at all times while bike-riding.

According to Spanish Road Safety Foundation experts, helmets saved the lives of over 300 bikers nationwide in 2014.

The campaign, by insurance company Mapfre, examines the evolution of the motorcycle helmet from 1885 to the present day, highlighting various milestones and characters linked to its history.

It shows, for example,

TENERIFE Cabildo and Candelaria are fully prepared for this weekend’s festivities in the m u n i c i p a l i t y, which is one of its highlights of the year.

how TE Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia, as he was better known, died in 1935 because he was not wearing a helmet while tearing around the country roads of Dorset. Modern neurosurgeons contributing to the campaign revealed how a helmet, even a standard one from the Thirties,

would have prevented serious injury.

Lawrence’s fatal crash helped convince the English Army of its importance, and, in 1941, it became mandatory for soldiers to wear one.

The first modern, fullface helmet, which fitted the head and face, became mandatory in Spain as late as 1982.

The Nuestra Señora de Candelaria will see tens of thousands of people flocking to the region over the long weekend.

Authorities have organised an 800-strong team of people to ensure the safety of people participating in the traditional pilgrimage to Candelaria.

There are a few tweaks this year, and, controversially, “walkers” are banned from using the southbound section of the TF-1 motorway.

Extra bus services will be laid on free for those travelling from

Santa Cruz and La Laguna. And, along with transport and safety, organisers are also keeping an eye on the weather.

“There will not be a heatwave and it should be cooler than the weather we have experienced over the last week,” said Cabildo Vice President and Security Minister Jose Antonio Valbuena.

“There are no alerts expected, but we are alert to any possible variation. Our priority is the safety of people.”

Candelaria Mayor Maria Concepcion Brito added: “We expect an influx that may see as many as 150,000 people for the four traditional routes over the two days, and I call for peace and civility.

“We want our citizens to respect the environment and the authorities who are there for everyone’s safety.”

Alejandro Trujillo, in charge of safety said: “We will have 450 people from the Cabildo, along with about 350 from different entities, who will be co-ordinated by the city of Candelaria.”

This year’s celebrations are well covered in the modern world.

The Cabildo has created a free app, which can be downloaded from the Android and Apple Stores.

There is a plethora of information, including guidelines on how to make the pilgrimage to the municipality. And there are GPS maps to guide users through the routes and points of interest.

The app also has historical information about the tours and has video features, plus details on watering holes and places to eat.

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are still awfully low IT has been a rough few years for home-owners, and the scale of the ride is there for all to see.

According to the official Tinsa IMIE Index, the average house price in Spain is 41.3% lower than at the peak of the property boom, in 2007.

It hasn’t been quite so hard in the Canary Islands, but prices on average are still 29.2% lower than then.

Where investors have been hit hardest is on the Mediterranean coast, housing costing 47.5% lower than nine years ago.

In the major cities, the price is 44.9% lower, and

even in Madrid and Barcelona, it’s still down 44.5%.

That said, house prices are slowly rising. For the first half of 2016, nationally prices were up, and they rose another 0.3% last month, compared with July 2015. Overall,

between January and July this year, the price of housing has risen 1.6%. The highest annual increases in house prices in July were in the Canary Islands, where prices were up an impressive 7% against the same 2015 month.

Home, sweet home, but only if you’ve got a job!

ONE in three households would struggle to pay the rent or mortgage for more than a month if the bread-winner were to lose his or her job, according to a study by Shelter and YouGov. The figure results from a July poll of 8,381 adults including 1,581 working families with children.

They were asked how long they could afford to pay their rent or mortgage from their savings if they lost their job and remained unemployed.

The study found 37% of households would not last more than a month, and 23% of working families said they would be unable to pay any of their housing costs from the outset.

The findings mirror recent government figures, which show that 16.5 million working-age adults in the UK have no savings.

Almost half of those surveyed said the cost of housing was the biggest expense.

One of those who participated in the study is Lou Hart, a single

mother of two, living in a small flat in Guildford, Surrey.

She told Sky News: “I had to live with friends until I was able to afford to rent this flat. My children had to do the same and it was pretty dire.

“My daughter went to live back with my exhusband, and my son went to live with various friends. So our family was split up - really split up!”

Households in the North West are hit the hardest, with 29% unable to pay their rent or mortgage should they lose their job. Those in the same position in the East Midlands total 28%, with 24% in the South West.

But for some, savings comes down to the individual - no matter how small the pay cheque.

Gregor Watt, from HJP Independent Financial Advisors, in Dorking, Surrey, said: “My belief is that the buck has to stop with you. It’s your responsibility.

“Nobody else is going to save your future retirement fund, or your savings fund, so it’s up to you.”

But Shelter Chief Executive Campbell Robb said the study was “a

stark reminder that sky-high housing costs are leaving millions of working families stretched to breaking point - barely scraping by from one pay-cheque to the next”.

He added: “It’s vital that if life does take a turn for the worse, there’s enough support available for families so that they don’t go hurtling towards homelessness.”

A Government spokesman said: “We are introducing the national living wage, increasing the personal tax allowance and giving the next generation choice and flexibility in their savings, including the Help to Save scheme for people on low incomes.

“We are continuing to spend around £90bn a year on working-age benefits to ensure a strong safety net for the most vulnerable.

“And for those who do fall on difficult times, there are strong protections in place to guard against the threat of homelessness and ensure we don’t return to the bad old days, when the total sum of people without homes in England was nearly double

CHILDREN’S charity Plan International UK, which has released stats using the Freedom of Information Act, reveals that kids as young as five have been accused of carrying out sexual offences at school.

In one case, it discovered, a five-year-old girl was reported to police for sexually assaulting a boy under 13.

The number of sex crimes reported at UK schools has nearly trebled in four years, from 719 in 2011-12 to nearly 2,000 in 2014-15.

And, astonishingly, rape, child prostitution and sexual grooming have all been recorded.

The children’s charity said the findings were “alarming”, demanding that the Government makes relationship education compulsory.

Lucy Russell, the charity’s UK Girls’ Rights campaign manager, told Press Association: “We are very concerned about these findings.

“Sadly, we are not really shocked because we have heard time and

time again from girls in the UK that sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools is sadly quite commonplace. It is something they are really worried about.”

In England, boys and girls as young as five were accused of carrying out sexual offences - while the youngest alleged victims were the same age!

In Wales, the youngest alleged victim of a sexual offence was just four, but no details of the allegation, or the child’s gender, were given.

Welsh police also investigated claims that a five-year-old boy had sexual activity with a five-year-old girl.

The investigation also found that the number of allegations of sexual crimes reported at schools averaged 10 each school day.

In total, some 4,643 sexual offences were reported at UK schools during the four years.

Nearly two-thirds (66%) of alleged victims are female, and 94% of the alleged offences are committed by males, the figures showed.

The figures come from 34 out of the 45 police

forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Police Scotland declined the request on cost grounds.

The numbers relate to sexual assaults where the location was recorded as a school.

An NSPCC spokesman said: “It is deeply concerning that, over the last few years, thousands of young people have made allegations of sexual offences committed against them in school; a place that should be a sanctuary for children where they are safe from such horrors. “The rise in reporting to police reflects a very worrying trend, which should make all authorities and parents sit up and take notice, and then redouble their efforts to keep children safe from sexual abuse, both inside and outside of school.” A Department for Education spokesman said: “Schools are safe places, and crime is very rare.

But any offence must be reported to the police. “We are looking at all options to raise the quality of personal, social and health education (PSHE) teaching.”

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Smiles galore from The Smiler victims NO wonder Leah Washington and Joe Pugh are smiling wide after the year they’ve had, and it’s not just our Tenerife heatwave that delights them.

Seeing them now, it’s hard to believe that Leah and Joe were among the most-damaged victims of the Alton Towers disaster in June 2015, at the Staffordshire theme park.

Leah, 18, was forced to have a leg amputated and 19-year-old boyfriend Joe suffered painful injuries to his legs after the horrific crash on The Smiler roller-coaster.

But time - and lengthy surgery – heals, and, as you can see, Leah and Joe were totally relaxed, beaming broadly and deeply in love as they posed for pictures while relaxing here in the South.

Using a selfie stick the couple smiled broadly for the camera just weeks after the disaster’s one-year anniversary.

Dedicated medics battled frantically, several

feet in the air, for hours to save their lives, and those of other passengers, on the rollercoaster.

Leah and another passenger, Vicky Balch, each had a leg amputated after the crash left them with horrific damage.

Joe, who also needed surgery, was on crutches for many months, during which he also went through rehabilitation after the ride mangled his own legs.

But happy Leah told her 18,500 followers: “It doesn’t feel real that me and Joe are on another holiday.”

Well-wishers tweeted: “Both look wonderful so much respect for you Leah, sending my love what a role model to many xx” and “Wow you both look absolutely amazing!! X” Joe, who was left with two shattered knees after The Smiler crash, obviously retained his sense of humour, tweeting: “Ordering a vodka n Coke and basically getting a cup of vodka instead, can defiantly tell I’m abroad.”

The couple both had to learn to walk again, but they have made a

remarkable recovery, along with winning a legion of fans. Leah, determined to stay on top of the situation, said that since the accident, she set herself a number of challenges - and she’s already been skiing and trampolining.

Joe tweeted about their relationship recently, saying: “HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! The most surreal year ever but the best one at that, Thankyou for everything @leahwashy”.

Leah retweeted: “I love you” along with a heart emoji. In all, 16 were hurt on the calamitous £18million Smiler ride at the famous theme park in June last year.

Leah and Joe had been going out for just four days at the time of the crash, and he simply couldn’t wait to take Leah to the park.

They were sitting at the front of their rollercoaster carriage when it rammed into a stationary car at 50mph.

But just 13 months on, who’d have thought the indefatigable couple were having the time of their lives, here in Tenerife?

A holiday fit for the King WITH the royal family relaxing in the Balearic Islands, staying at the Almudaina Palace in Mallorca, King Felipe VI admitted this week that his official, annual holiday was “a standard affair”.

He told journalists: “This holiday is going to be a typical break. How-

ever, it’s a bit unusual as there are still matters to cover for the country.

But I do not want to get into political discussion at this time.”

The Spanish monarch was, of course, alluding to the ongoing problem in getting an agreed and workable government.

Felipe VI posed for a few pictures with Queen Letizia and their daughters, Leonor and Sofia.

It will be a spilt holiday because the King

expects to return to Madrid at some stage to meet with Mariano Rajoy, the Prime Minister-elect, to start the investiture.

“This is something that will be arranged when the time comes,” he added. “I do hope to go to the races and watch the Copa del Rey, and my daughters want to do some sailing!”

The King also ruled out going to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Android devices flawed with bugs SERIOUS security flaws found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices could give attackers complete access to a phone’s data.

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The age of rage AUGUST is generally a quiet month for meaty news. National newspapers lead on stories that would normally be on page 13.

The old gag about there being no news if the headline is about health, weather or showbiz is never truer.

Over the last few years, I have noticed that August brings more and more stories about holiday rage.

Take this week, for example. A 56-year-old from Harlow has been jailed for eight months for threatened to stab the pilot and everyone on board an easyJet flight from Bristol to Malaga. The incident happened in April.

Apparently the guy bought two bottles of duty-free wine. He drank one before boarding and the other on the aircraft.

Where did he get the opener from?

The court heard cabin crew found an empty bottle of wine in the toilet. The geezer then became abusive after the captain announced the flight would be returning to Bristol. “If the pilot turns us around, I am going to stab him

and I am going to hit him,” he said. “I’m going to stab an air-hostess and kill everybody on the plane.”

Nice guy! I believe the recent proposals for either banning bars in departure lounges or limiting people to a certain number of drinks is wrong. But something has to be done. How about breathalysers?

“Excuse me, sir, can I have your ticket and passport, throw the aftershave and the water in that bin and blow into this bag for me please!”

I’m guessing those dreaded words “Human Rights” would be thrown around.

This week, I heard about a flight to Tenerife that saw two men sneak into the toilets for a crafty fag. They disabled the smoke alarm and were rather stunned to find the captain waiting for them on their return. And then the Guardia Civil wanted a word after the landing at TFS. Why would you smoke on a plane? In fact, if you’ve got a second, imagine in the modern world PROPOSING there should be a smoking section on a plane! How did anyone survive the Sixties and Seventies?

The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software running on chipsets - groups of integrated circuits (microchips) that are typically used together to serve a single function and sold as units - made

by US company Qualcomm.

The firm’s processors are found in about 900 million Android phones, it said.

However, there is no evidence of the vulnerabilities currently being used in attacks by cyber thieves.

“I’m pretty sure you will see these vulnerabilities being used in the next three to four months,” said Michael Shaulov, head of mobility product management at Checkpoint.

“It’s always a race as to who finds the bug first - whether it’s the good guys or the bad.”

Affected devices includ-

ed: BlackBerry Priv; Blackphone 1 & Blackphone 2; Google Nexus 5X; Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P; HTC One; HTC M9 and HTC 10; LG, G4, LG G5 and LG V10; New Moto X, by Motorola; OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3; US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung S7 Edge, plus Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

Mr Shaulov said six months of work to reverse engineer Qualcomm’s code revealed the problems.

The flaws were found in software that handles graphics, and in code that controls communication between different processes running inside a phone.

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of those companies have issued updates to customers’ phones.

Checkpoint has created a free app called QuadRooter Scanner, which can be used to check if a phone is vulnerable to any of the bugs, by looking to see if the patches for them have been downloaded and installed.

In addition, Mr Shaulov said Android owners should only download apps from the official Google Play store to avoid falling victim to malicious programmes.

“People should call whoever sold them their phone, their operator or the manufacturer, and beg them for the patches,” he added.

Police arrest online child-porn viewers A BRITISH schoolteacher, living in Barcelona, was among seven people arrested by Spanish police for, allegedly, sharing thousands of online images and videos of child pornography.

The investigation kicked off last year when police received information that the illicit content was circulating on various internet platforms.

Subsequently, it was given a major boost when a specialised firm came forward with a damaged harddrive, given in by a customer to retrieve files. On it, stunned staff found more than 27,500 photos of child abuse! Police experts, who examined the content of the hard-drive, also found video games, consisting of abusing computer-generated images of very young

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Exploiting the bugs would allow an attacker, gradually, to be able to take more control over a device and gain access to its data.

The flaws could be used to make boobytrapped apps that gain access to a phone’s data steadily.

Checkpoint handed information about the bugs and proof of concept code to Qualcomm earlier this year.

In response, Qualcomm is believed to have created patches for the bugs and started to use the fixed versions in its factories. It has also distributed the patches to phone-makers and operators. But it is not clear how many

girls. They promptly raided the hard-drive owner’s home, in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona, where they found dozens of child-abuse videos. Another five people were arrested as part of the same operation in Barcelona, Biscay, in the Basque Country further north-west, and Castellon in the east.

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Bloody Sunday’s Bishop dies at 82 DOCTOR Edward Daly, former Catholic Bishop of Derry, whose photograph became the iconic image of Bloody Sunday in 1972, died at the age of 82 in the early hours of Monday.

Unsurprisingly, tributes have poured in for the Bishop, who came from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland.

The image of the then priest Father Daly, waving a handkerchief over one of the Bloody Sunday victims, was one of the most enduring visions of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

He was then a 39-yearold curate at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry, having been a priest in the city since June 1962, and was appointed Bishop of Derry in 1974.

Bishop Daly was forced into full retirement in 1994 after suffering a stroke, but he continued in the role of chaplain to Derry’s Foyle Hospice until last February.

Bishop Daly made headlines in 2011 when he said there needed to be a place in the modern Catholic Church for married priests.

He addressed the controversial issue in his book, A Troubled See, about his life in the Church. Allowing clergymen to marry would

No work chances for for long-term jobless ease the church’s problems, he said.

The Bishop, who officiated at the funeral of comedian Frank Carson, received the Freedom of the City of Derry in 2015.

“He was an iconic figure in the civic and church life of Ireland,”, said Archbishop Eamon Martin, of Armagh, the Catholic primate of Ireland.

“As the Bishop who ordained me to the priesthood in 1987, I had huge admiration for Bishop Edward.”

He added: “I shall always be grateful for his pastoral guidance, kindness and support.

Bishop Edward will be remembered as a fearless peace-builder - as exemplified by his courage on Bloody Sunday in Derry - and as a holy and humble faith leader.

“Bishop Edward’s bravery was also apparent in his lived conviction that violence from any side during the Troubles was futile and could never be morally justified.”

Bishop Donal McKeown, of Derry said: “Bishop Daly served, without any concern for himself, throughout the

traumatic years of the Troubles, finding his ministry shaped by the experience of witnessing violence and its effects.”

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said Bishop Daly was “a constant right throughout the course of the last 40-odd years in the city, through the good times and bad”.

And the Sinn Fein MLA said: “Bishop Daly was, inherently, a shy person. He was not someone who sought the headlines, but he was propelled into the headlines because of Bloody Sunday for that iconic image, as he tried to help Jackie Duddy.

“He was a bishop and priest who was very in tune with the local community.”

Mr McGuinness said Bishop Daly was always very critical of the IRA and “anyone that was involved in the conflict”.

Pat Hume, wife of former SDLP leader John Hume, said Bishop Daly had been an “immense source of strength” to her family.

“He was such a wonderful communicator,” she told the BBC’s Evening Extra programme.

ONE in four unemployed people in Spain has been out of work for at least four years, says a report by the Fedea economic think-tank, based on official figures.

The figure defies the official, gradual reduction in Spain’s unemployment figures, which do not translate into any improvement for the country’s long-term jobless.

In fact, between April and June 2016, 1,127,879 of Spain’s 4.5m jobless had not been offered work for at least four years, says Fedea’s Florentino Felgueros, who adds that the figure has increased eleven-fold since 2008, when the recession kicked in.

He points out that with unemployment at 20%, employers can pick and choose - and they usually prefer younger people, who have been out of work for shorter periods.

And for Spain’s long-term unemployed, the job creation of the last two years has had little impact. While jobless figures hit a peak at the end of 2013, the number of people who haven’t worked in four years or more continued to grow until a year ago, reaching 1.18 million, says Felgueros.

The instability doesn’t benefit the long-term jobless, says José Ignacio García-Pérez, a lecturer in Economics at the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville: “I study job flows in terms of hiring and lay-offs, but I see no sign of the long-term unemployed.”

And Enrique Neguerela, of the regional unemployment department of Galicia, says: “Companies look at how long people have not been working. If somebody has been out of work

for more than a year, then they don’t even consider him or her.

“Somebody who has been out of work for four years needs to be retrained and to be given a job immediately.

Training and employment is the only way.”

Lack of skills is a major reason why so many people are unable to find work, he adds, pointing out that more than 60% of long-term unemployed have no other qualifications than a highschool graduation.

García-Pérez stresses: “You have to have had some kind of recent work experience, even if it’s just been for a short period.”

He is working on a project to help the long-term unemployed find work experience. “The problem is that many of these people have only worked in the construction sector,” he says.

“They need retraining.

“Being hired by the local council to do building work isn’t going to help them. It’s a medicine that will simply make the illness worse.”

But José Ignacio Pérez argues that a job with the local authority, even for a short time, is better than paying people benefits, or reducing their social security contributions.

“Those kind of incentives don’t work,” he says. “And, anyway, in a lot of cases, people would have got a job anyway. If the private sector can’t help, then the public sector has to step in.

“We have to do something for this group, and, above all, make sure that they aren’t unemployed for more than a year.

He adds ruefully: “If you’ve been out of work for four years and you’re aged 50 or over, then it’s almost impossible for you to find a job.”

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Navy warships should protect Gibraltarians

BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May has been advised that Royal Navy warships should be sent to Gibraltar to “protect it from Spain” during Brexit negotiations, The advice came from Luke Coffey, former Ministry of Defence special adviser, who says it is a necessary step to help ward off Spain’s bid for joint sovereignty.

It has also been suggested to the PM that she should visit visit Gibraltar to show its importance to Britain, and keep it from the clutches of the Spanish.

The Spanish Government, emboldened by Britain’s Brexit vote, demanded joint sover-

eignty on the day the EU referendum results were announced.

Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Brexit meant a “complete change of outlook” over the disputed land.

But the 30,000 citizens who live there have voted several times for The Rock to remain a British overseas territory.

Coffey wrote on the Conservative Home website that Britain needed to take action to safeguard Gibraltar’s interests as a reassurance the Brits living there.

He said: “Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liam Fox, Michael Fallon, and David Davis should make a joint visit to Gibraltar as soon as possible.

“To show that this is an issue of national importance, members of the

Another centre for ‘special-risk’ kids THE Municipal Institute of Social Care (IMAS) in Santa Cruz, and SOS Children’s Villages Spain, have signed a collaboration agreement that will provide another much-needed children’s centre.

The new project, which will have an annual budget of nearly 110,000 euros, will be the fourth of its kind in the municipality.

The new centre will provide much support for families who have children classified as being at “special risk of vulnerability”.

It will have a large staff of professionals, aimed at achieving social and family integration.

Social Care Councillor Oscar Garcia, said: “Since January 2012, we have made great strides in this service. Over the last 4½ years, thanks to the efforts and goodwill of many people, we are seeing a lot of positivity.”

The centre will accommodate 14 children, from 4-17 years, who require specialised education and care.

The IMAS is providing 83,000 euros of the budget and the rest will come from the SOS Children’s Villages charity.

Garcia added: “The Council’s Social Services helps many people - the children and the families. By participating in various social-skill workshops, personal tutoring or life-development, we see how this helps so many people.

“We can also provide free bus services and snack facilities.”

Shadow Cabinet and representatives from other political parties in Westminster should be invited to join as well.

“The Ministry of Defence should also make a grand gesture by increasing the Royal Navy’s visible presence in Gibraltar. This would send an important message to the Gibraltarians.”

Coffey also accused Spain of anachronistic behaviour, adding: “The UK needs to prepare for the worst. This could include maintaining a robust air bridge if the land border is closed.

“Also, in the event of a border closure by Spain, the UK must be prepared to respond with appropriate, firm, and proportionate measures against Madrid.”

In the wake of the EU

referendum result, Europe Minister David Lidington said the UK would continue to stand beside Gibraltar.

“We will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of

another State against your wishes,” he added.

“Furthermore, the UK will not enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which Gibraltar is not content.”

The people of Gibraltar voted 95.9% to Remain

because The Rock relies heavily on Spain for trade.

It has been a British territory since 1713, but Spain continues to claim sovereignty over the enclave, which lies at the end of Spain’s Iberian peninsula.

Iron Lady ditches fast after 16 years A WOMAN campaigner in India, who was on a hunger strike for 16 years and refused food or water throughout, has ended her fast.

Irom Sharmila, known as the “Iron Lady of Manipur”, had been protesting against a controversial law, giving India’s army draconian powers to tackle unrest in her home state of Manipur.

Authorities have kept her alive by force-feeding her through a tube in her nose since she began fasting.

That was in November 2000, after she had witnessed a group of civilians being killed

by India’s paramilitary forces.

The 44-year-old has pressed for the scrap-

ping of the widely-criticised Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

The legislation allows the security forces to arrest people without a warrant and use deadly force, while giving soldiers immunity from prosecution.

But there has been an insurgency for the last five decades in Manipur, a state in India’s north-east, with a number of militant groups demanding independence.

Human rights groups in India claim the AFSPA is used by soldiers as legal cover to carry out torture and extrajudicial killings.

United Nation groups also believe it is a violation of international law, urging India to repeal it.

Irom, described as a “prisoner of conscious”

by Amnesty International, was held in cus-

tody during her protest for attempting to commit suicide under Section 309 of the Indian penal code.

Her struggle has been compared with those of Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi. But she has now decided to pursue her protest via politics.

Her brother, Singhajit, told Sky News: “I cannot express why she suddenly changed her mind. But as a brother, I stand with her. I am sure she will succeed in

her struggle to repeal the special powers act.”

Her decision, however, has not been welcomed by everyone. Activists have called on her to reconsider, and she has been threatened by insurgent groups.

Irom told Sky News back in 2013 that she did not want to commit suicide, and that her protest was about “justice and peace”. She said it was no different from what Mahatma Gandhi did to end British rule in India.

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Be #PassportAware

WITH more than 21,000 British passports lost or stolen last year, including 5,172 in Spain, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) urges UK nationals abroad to be #PassportAware.

Keep them safe at home to avoid extra costs and troubles which may spoil their holiday.

And,with summer now in full swing, many Britons are jetting off to the sunshine.

TripAdvisor says South-

ern Europe, as usual, is the hot destination.

Majorca is No.1 for Brits, followed by Tenerife and Ibiza respectively, while Crete and Lanzarote come in fourth and fifth place.

Most holiday-makers enjoy trouble-free trips, but, as some of you will know, valuable holiday time and money can be lost if a passport is lost or stolen.

That’s because the victim may need to report the theft to the police,

as well as spend time at the local Consulate or Embassy so they can be issued with an emergency travel document (ETD).

The cost of ETDs and new passports for two adults could pay for two additional nights in a mid-range hotel, and two meals a day in Tenerife.

Consulates around the world issued over 30,000 ETDs last year, and helped distressed British victims of crime.

For the second year running, the FCO has produced a series of short films, with fraud and stealth-crime expert James Freedman, to raise awareness of passport-hustling techniques, and to educate the public on how to avoid this crime. These videos show a further four techniques that thieves use to steal passports as well as tips to avoid being a victim.

The videos can be viewed on the FCO Travel Facebook, Twitter and YouTube feeds.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Tobias Ellwoo, said: “While we should all enjoy our holidays, it is important that we remain vigilant about valuables - particularly passports.

“Becoming a victim of theft, or losing your passport, could ruin your trip. And replacing a passport will cost money and valuable holiday time.

“But by following the simple tips included in these videos, you can minimise the risk of falling victim to thieves while abroad.”

Mr Freedman, added:“With identity theft on the rise, the ac-

Africa’s airline links boost Canarian trade AFRICA is proving to be an extremely popular business partner for the Canary Islands, and there was further evidence of that this week.

The Binter airline expects this year to accommodate more than 90,000 passengers on nine routes, operating with West African countries.

This strengthens its commitment to the business in the neighbouring continent significantly. And from October, the airline will begin operating scheduled flights in Cape Verde.

Binter director Pedro del Castillo and Canarian President Fernando Clavijo, this week spoke of a collaboration between the two parties, which will publicise the Archipelago as a logistics centre for business with the continent.

Under this agreement, Binter will carry the slogan “Canary Islands, European business hub in Africa” on the side of its planes.

It is part of the Canarian Government’s plan to do more business in Africa.

Fernando Clavijo, stressed that the first advertising agreement with Binter is in recognition of the airline’s commitment to operate nine routes with Af-

rica, featuring 21 weekly flights.

Clavijo has underlined that the Canaries can offer the “best fiscal framework of Europe for investment, plus a secure environment, European quality of life and good health services, along with education to install the offices that deal with business in West Africa”.

However, he said that all previous efforts to promote the Canary Islands as a European business hub with Africa became impossible because the islands had no connections with the mainland. “Previously, to travel to Senegal, they first had to fly to Paris,” he added.

Therefore, they have

emphasised the value of it being a Canarian business such as Binter, which is now providing the Archipelago routes to connect every week with the islands with Agadir, Casablanca and Marrakesh (Morocco) El Aaiun (Western Sahara), Dakar (Senegal), Banjul (Gambia), Nouakchott (Mauritania) and Praia and Sal (Cape Verde).

Of his future plans, the Binter President said the company preferred not to talk about adding new routes to its offer to Africa, but to consolidate the existing ones.

Also, his company wants to implement businesses with interisland flights in Cape Verde.

tual cost of losing your passport could be thousands of pounds.

“Criminals and con-men are always evolving the tricks they use to target tourists, but a few simple precautions will really help you to stay safe.

“Carry only what you really need, and keep cash and other valuables in a secure pocket or bag.

Remember that if you put bags down, they should always be in your line of sight.

“If you don’t need your passport and other valuables when you’re out and about, leave them at the hotel.

“Above all, trust your instincts - and be aware of anyone invading your personal space!”

There are many other ways thieves can target your passports and valuables, and, in addition to pickpockets, many Consulates worldwide have seen the rise of items being taken from hire cars.

One example was a couple who had their passports stolen while celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on a trip to the south of Spain. They were so upset that they decided to cut their holiday

short.

Thieves anticipate items of value, such as passports, being left in hire cars, so don’t take chances.

The FCO’s top tips for keeping your passport safe are: *Be aware of your surroundings and be wary of strangers who take an unusual amount of interest in you. *A damaged passport cannot be used for travel, so value it and keep it safe *Lock your passport in a safe if you have access to one, or if you are required to keep it with you, ensure its location is not visible *Make two photocopies of your passport.

-Leave one with friends or family, and take the second with you, or store an electronic copy securely. Where permitted, use your photocopy as alternative ID, when going out at night, for example *For certain countries your passport must be valid for 6 months after the date you travel – check the entry requirements before you go *Ensure you fill in the emergency details/ next of kin page before you go.

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At 82, Emperor Akihito feels a need to abdicate

JAPAN’S Emperor Akihito says he is considering abdication because, at the age of 82, he believes he is getting too old to perform his duties to his satisfaction.

In a rare, public video address in Tokyo, he stopped short of saying he wanted to abdicate, but said his “fitness level is gradually declining”.

He added: “I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being, as I have done until now.

“There are times when I feel various constraints, such as in my physical fitness.”

In fact, public broad-

caster NHK reported last month that Akihito wanted to step down in the next few years.

Such a move would be unprecedented in modern Japan, and no legal procedures exist for an abdication.

The Emperor has undergone heart surgery and been treated for prostate cancer in recent years.

The video address marked only the second time Akihito has spoken directly to the nation.

The first occasion was in the days after the March 2011 triple earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, as he sought to calm a nation experiencing its worst crisis since World War Two. But Japan’s emperor is defined in the constitution as a symbol of the “unity of the people”, and has no political power.

Most Japanese citizens sympathise with his desire to retire, although conservatives who back Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are opposed to the move.

A survey by Kyodo News last week showed that 85.7% of people surveyed were in favour of legal changes that would allow an abdication.

Mr Abe, in a response to the emperor’s speech, said the government would take the emperor’s remarks “seriously”.

He added: “Considering the emperor’s duties, as well as his age and the burden of the job, we have to look firmly at what we can do.”

Japan’s imperial house is said to be the world’s oldest hereditary monarchy, and, according to legend, stretches back some 2,600 years in an unbroken line.

Cycling and the law IN Spain, the law says that if you want to overtake a cyclist, you must leave 1.5 metres at least between you and the rider.

We know it is QUICKER to overtake a group of cyclists when they are two abreast. But it is SAFER to overtake only one cyclist.

That’s because there is more room in the remaining carriageway to allow enough space between vehicle and cyclist, so your vehicle needs occupy a little part on the opposite lane only.

Do you remember the exception of the law about breaking a solid line? If there is a broken line, you can cross it to overtake a cyclist: *If the line is solid, it’s because overtaking can be dangerous. *Common sense! you need to spend the least time possible in the opposite lane, because you are overtaking in a dangerous place with a solid line. So if there’s

Flash mob hint of terror attack FIVE German women, who were arrested last week when a flash mob stunt in the northern Spanish town of Platja d’Aro sparked fears of a terrorism attack, have been charged with public-order offences.

just one bike, it will be easier/safer for you if a vehicle is coming the opposite way.

What happens when there is broken line? In these cases, cyclists can ride two abreast unless there is a lot of traffic coming the other way.

They will then have to ride single file, and in several groups if there are lots of them, leaving enough space to let other vehicles overtake them.

Many cyclists ride two abreast on a busy road, and they think they are doing well because there is broken line on the lane, and other vehicles can overtake them.

Wrong! Vehicles must then slow down because of the speed of the cyclists,. So riding two abreast can be extremely dangerous. It is also selfish behaviour, punishable by law.

Nowadays, is difficult to ride two abreast on Spanish roads - and here in Tenerife - unless you do so on the hard shoulder, or in cycle lanes.

There are many vehicles on all roads, and you all share the same space. But bicycles are generally slower, and riding two abreast simply increases the risk of having an accident.

Please don´t risk your life!

Holidaymakers ran and hid from the presumed attackers after people pretended to be chasing a celebrity, shouting and taking photographs.

The panic turned into a stampede as bystanders mistook selfie-sticks for weapons. Eleven people were treated for bruising and heart palpitations, and three were taken to hospital.

Police were called to the town centre following accidentally-false reports that shots had been fired. Videos on social media showed children in tears as people around them cowered under tables.

German newspaper Die Welt said that about 200 people took part in the flash mob, organised by several Germans.

Apparently, those taking part were invited on social media to descend on Platja d’Aro on Tuesday evening and behave like paparazzi.

The detained women, aged between 20 and 25, who were later released,

were accompanying a youth-group trip in the Costa Brava town.

Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont tweeted that some things should not be joked about. He also praised the reaction from the town council and police.

A flash mob comprises a group of strangers who organise themselves, using mobiles or the Internet, to gather together in a public place.

They behave in a pre-determined manner for a pre-determined time, and then disperse quickly.

But not this time!

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More jobs needed for tourism sector The debate over the ability of the tourism sector to create jobs has been going on for years.

Most popular bus routes THE fasting- with the new growing bus South Hospital routes in Tenerife and El Valle.

South are the 467 And now, they also carry the most passengers, line, which con- says bus company Titnects Costa del sa. On the Silencio-Los Silencio with Los Cristianos route, the figures have risen sharply Cristianos and this year, from 1.90 to La Caleta, and 2.50 passengers per kilothe 418 line, link- metre.

The section of the route, ing Los Cristianos which starts in Los Cris-

tianos and heads west to La Caleta, has gone from an average of 0.95 passengers per kilometre to 1.40.

These two lines are, says Titsa: “Proof that the company is delivering success stories.”

Alongside these figures, Titsa have revealed results from a passenger study in the South, which asked users: “What can we do bet-

ter?” Some 34% asked for more buses on a more frequent services, 25% wanted cheaper ticket prices and 23% asked for better punctuality. Finally Titsa revealed that 76% of busservice users were resident in the region, while the remaining 24% were divided among different nationalities - and, predominantly, British tourists.

The financial crisis of 2008 stoked the fire and there is evidence that supports the idea that the tourism sector is understaffed.

The universities of La Laguna (ULL) and Las Palmas (ULPGC), the Canary Employment Observatory (Obecan) and the Canary Foundation for the Promotion of Labour (Funcatra) have released a joint in depth analysis of the working needs in the tourism sector.

There research shows that there are nearly 13 workers per hundred beds, 12.8 to be exact, in the archipelago.

This is based on data from 2014 and shows that seven of the 16 major tourist areas of the region are above that average.

These include Adeje and Puerto de la Cruz, with 16.4 and 15.1 employed per hundred

tourism beds, respectively. At the opposite end are Puerto del Carmen (9.5) and Mogan (9.2).

There is also an interesting spilt in destinations. For example in Meloneras in Gran Canaria, and Playa El Duque in Tenerife, the number shoots up to 26 and 25 employees per hundred Beds.

This is because these areas of a high concentration of higher quality hotels.

To prove the point Puerto Rico and Puerto del Carmen, with 6.6 and 6.9 workers per hundred beds have the lowest number of workers. These regions are heavy on apartments and lower star hotels.

Of more concern is that between 2010 and 2014, the number of employees has declined in eight of the Archipelago’s 47 regions.

Gran Canaria’s Puerto de Mogan in has seen the labour occupation halved (from 16.6 to eight jobs). It has also fallen sharply in Costa del Silencio (from 29.4 to 18.3).

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Canarian car rentals hit by 28.8% slump THE Canaries vehicle rental sector is not having a good time, it seems. During July there were officially just 556 leases, representing a year-on-year fall of 28.8%.

23 years on, and another clue to Lawrence murder?

CCTV footage of a man they believe may have witnessed the murder of Stephen Lawrence has been released

by London’s Met Police - 23 years after the tragic event.

A six-man gang stabbed the 18-year-old to death in a racially-motivated attack in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.

Gary Dobson, 37, and David Norris, 36, were found guilty of the attack and jailed for life in 2012, but the others involved have not been found.

But newly-released CCTV footage shows a man wearing a Vemblem jacket, about which the police appealed for information previously.

The video was captured in an off-licence, two hours before the attack, and 330 yards from the bus stop on Well Hall Road, where Stephen died from stab wounds to his collarbone and left shoulder.

Eye witnesses reported seeing a man in a Vemblem jacket on Well Hall Road roundabout, around the time Stephen was killed, said Met Police.

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Le Pere said: “We are appealing for this man to come forward so that we can speak to him to establish if he can assist with our inquiries, or if we can eliminate this strand of the investigation.

“He was seen in the offlicence at 8pm, and then again later that night, not far from where Stephen was attacked. It is important that we speak with him.”

After being stabbed twice Stephen managed to escape his attackers and run 130 yards before collapsing.

He was taken to Brook Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

Met Police said the digitally-enhanced CCTV images were recently obtained during a review of the murder case.

And DCI Le Pere confirmed: “The investigation remains open. Two individuals were found guilty of murder, but officers continue to follow lines of inquiry.

“We are hoping that, over the passage of time, allegiances may have changed, and people may have moved away and feel more confident coming forward.”

Anyone with information should contact the Met Police on 0208 785 8310, or Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.

Last month in Spain, car-leasing companies registered the highest growth in the sector with an increase of 20.3%, to 14,356 units, as reported by the Spanish Association of Leasing and Renting (AELR).

But so far this year, the overall increase has to-

talled 18.7%, representing 11,887 units leased.

Truck rentals have fallen 22%, yet in the full year from January, this section recorded an increase of 26.7%, to 1,133 units.

Meanwhile, van hire fell 18.7% last month and 5.8% since January, with a cumulative total of 17,147 units. Renting ATVs also fell 11.2% in July.

Since January, the total vehicle rentals grew by 14.8%, to 130,167 units, compared with 113,358 in the same period last year.

Purchases or leases by companies over the first seven months of this year have totalled 440,760 vehicles - 12.3%

more than in the same 2015 period - which also accounts for 50.3% of the 876,861 total of registrations up to the end of July.

The most-rented make of car during the last month was Seat, with 1,720 units - up 260.6%.

It was followed by Opel, with 1,328 leases and a 47% increase, and Volkswagen, with 1,277 leases and a 24.4% drop.

By region, Madrid led the registration rankings in July with 36,334 vehicles, of which 14,041 were made via leasing.

This represented a 9.9% increase of total enrolment over the same 2015 month, and a 19.8% leasing operations’ increase.

It was followed by Cataluña, with 21,678 units registered - a 1.8% decrease - and 2,375 leasing operations recorded, representing a 22.1% fall.

Notably, operations increased 515% in Aragon, with 406 leases, compared with 66 the previous year. In Murcia the increase was 240%, but just 17 operations were recorded, compared with the five in July last year.

Regions with fewer operations have been Castilla-La Mancha, with eight leases compared with 52 a year earlier - a fall of 84.6% - and Asturias, with a 19.1% drop and 55 rental operations, compared with 68 last July.

Anti-smoking battle takes to the beaches TOBACCO is the leading cause of preventable death in the Archipelago, which is why the Canarian Government’s Public Health chief has prioritised his fight against smoking.

Ricardo Redondas has launched a new strategy, which includes a new message aimed at secondary-school students.

He also wants to create a network of healthy beaches for those who do not smoke.

The initiative, similar to one launched recently in the Galicia community, would not need a change of law, or increased restrictions, mainly because the beaches are open spaces where you can smoke.

But, said Redondas: “The main objective is to promote a life without tobacco. Let’s make non-consumption normal, reinforce the positive role for families - and promote beaches with respect and care for the environment.

“For example, a cigar stub takes 10 years to

degrade at sea, and bears the imprint of the thousands of chemical compounds it contains, such as nicotine or tar, which are too toxic for marine life.”

Redondas believes this action will be rewarded “with a Blue Flag for all those municipalities with smoke-free coastal areas”.

And the Public Health

chief doesn’t stop there. “In addition to improving cleanliness, it would help to raise awareness of healthy habits,” he added. “The Gran Canarian port of Mogan has areas of smokeless beaches. We do not claim that municipalities within the framework of its powers prohibit smoking, but we believe that social

consciousness helps.

“With good information and the right campaign, people would stop smoking on beaches.”

The project is still in its infant stage. But municipalities participating in the programme would have only to commit to place a relative beach sign only, and distribute a number of brochures.

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Big shake-up in banks should help customers RADICAL reforms designed to “shake-up” the banking industry will enable customers to manage their money, and compare products from different banks, in a single digital app.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled a package of measures which, it says, should help customers shop around to get a better deal, and allow smaller and newer banks to grow.

Under the changes, banks will have to publish trustworthy and objective information on quality of service on their websites and in branches, allowing customers to see how they stack up against the competition.

Alasdair Smith, chairman of the CMA’s retail banking investigation, said: “We are breaking down the barriers which have made it too easy for established banks to hold on to their customers.

“Nearly six out of 10 people have stayed with the same bank for over a decade, but our reforms will increase innovation and competition in a sector whose performance is crucial for the UK economy.”

In the future, people and small businesses will be able to manage accounts held with different providers in a single digital app.

The watchdog says this will help customers take more control of their

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Banks will have to put this “open banking” measure into place by early 2018, said the CMA, which added: “Many people are paying more than they should and are not benefiting from new services.”

Banks will also have to: *Send out suitable “prompts”, such as regarding the closure of a local branch or an increase in charges, to remind customers to review whether they are getting the best value and switch banks if not. *Send alerts to customers going into an unarranged overdraft, and inform them of a grace period, to avoid charges.

Banks will also have to set a monthly cap on unarranged charges, and tell customers. *Provide financial backing and technical support to independent charity Nesta, to make it easier for small businesses to get a better deal. A range of measures targeted at small businesses will include a loan-eligibility tool.

At the moment, only 3% of personal and 4% of business customers each year leave their old bank and switch.

The CMA said someone could save £92 a year on average by switching to a deal better suited to their needs. Small businesses could save around £80 a year.

People who are often overdrawn could also benefit from the changes. Someone overdrawn for one or two weeks every month could save £180 per year on average, said the CMA. But Alex Neill, Which? director of policy and campaigns, is sceptical of the reforms making a big difference.

“It is disappointing that the monthly charge cap is not actually a cap and that banks will be allowed to continue to charge exorbitant fees for socalled unauthorised overdrafts, rather than protect those customers who have been identified as among the most vulnerable,” he said.

“The Financial Conduct Authority must now test these remedies and decide if they measure up, and deliver muchneeded improvements in banking.

“The regulator should review unarranged overdraft charges in comparison with other forms of credit, and crackdown on punitive fees.”

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Brit home-owners fearing demolition BULLDOZERS have begun d e m o l i s h i n g 214 homes which were built illegally on Spain’s northern coastline of Cantabria.

And the action has left hundreds of Brits worried about their own homes in Spain, which have also been deemed unlawful.

The flats, apartments and chalets, on a mountain called el Alto del Cuco were built in 2004, at the height of the Spanish housing boom, when town halls frequently reclassified protected land to allow construction.

The demolitions, which began last Friday, are expected to take six

months. And, said Carlos Garcia, spokesman for the Cantabrian environmental association ARCA: “Finally, it is clear that anything built breaking the law gets knocked down.”

Overall, there are 600,000 demolition orders against homes in Spain, according to Spanish daily newspaper El Pais.

Environmentalists and Cantabria’s regional government argued that the illegal buildings, which overlooked the coastline and sand dunes, ruined the landscape. The Supreme Court agreed and ordered their demolition.

In fact, the homes, which were never occupied, had deteriorated after Fadesa, the company responsible for

building them, filed for bankruptcy.

But other homes subject to demolition orders are inhabited by families who have spent years worrying about whether the bulldozers will arrive - and whether, in that event, they will be compensated fully.

Last year, an amendment to Spain’s penal code gave judges the power to postpone demolition orders until compensation had been provided to the property owners, as long as they could demonstrate that they bought the homes in good faith.

Many foreign buyers complain that estate agents, and even townhall officials, failed to inform them of the legal situation during the purchase process.

Chinese homing in on house bargains SPAIN’S still-recovering housing market even now offers relatively low purchases, which are proving increasingly attractive to China’s burgeoning middle classes.

“And Spain’s appeal is growing rapidly among Chinese investors because of the good opportunities there,” says Jan Kot, of Chinese property website juwai.com He pinpoints the most popular areas as Barcelona, Madrid, Alicante, Valencia, and Marbella.

Hu Ning, a Chinese businessman, has just bought a property in Barcelona, where his wife has found work. He intends to move to Spain later this year when he has finalised the paperwork - a debatable issue. And his daughter starts at one of the city’s international schools in September.

On the Juwai website alone, there are some 15,000 Spanish properties for sale - most of them homes, but also hotels, office-blocks and even wineries.

Hu Ning says he looked at Canada, the US and the UK before deciding on Spain, largely because

of its lower prices. “The most important thing for me was return on investment,” he says. “Prices are low in Spain, but starting to pick up, and this will be a safe investment.

“I might need seven or eight years. But after that, the property will make me the profit I’m looking for.”

Jan Kot also highlights the importance of Spain’s so-called golden-visa system, which gives people from anywhere in the world, prepared to invest more than 500,000 euros, immediate residency and access throughout the Schengen Area.

This features 26 European countries which have abolished passport and any other type of border control at their mutual borders. It mostly functions as a single country for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy.

“Spain is very flexible,” he says.

“Also, it gives immediate access to free health and education.”

The US, Australia and Canada have recently toughened their immigrant investment policies, boosting interest in Europe.

On Juwai alone there are some

15,000 properties for sales in Spain, most of them homes, but also hotels, office blocks, and even wineries.

But Jan Kot says Spain needs to do more to pull in Chinese investors, and points out that for now, they make up barely 0.5% of property sales.

“Spain needs to increase the number of flights with China, because many investors choose Spain after they have visited the country,” says Kot Hu, who has flown to Spain several times.

He complains that he is having problems with the paperwork he needs to complete to set up his business. He also says that legislation on property needs to be translated into Mandarin, as well as pointing out the “lack of transparency” of many estate agents in a market he describes as “not well-regulated.”

He adds: “People have to be patient and see that there will be some misunderstandings during the purchase of a property, largely through cultural misunderstandings. “It takes time. It’s not just about selling a house, but also about building a relationship and winning trust.”

Gem of a capture BARCELONA police have arrested five alleged members of the notorious jewel thieves, known as the “Pink Panther” gang.

Police swooped last Friday as they attempted a getaway from an upmarket jewellers, and all five thieves were found to be of Serbian origin.

It took the gang under than a minute to rob the store of jewels, worth 400,000 euros, before the police pounced!

They had been tipped off by their German counterparts that one of the thieves was travelling from Belgrade to Barcelona.

According to Interpol, the Pink Panther gang stole jewels worth a staggering 334m euros from 380 armed robberies between 1999 and 2015.

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By Carol Schleisman of Currencies Direct

LAST week saw mixed reactions for the Pound. It gained against the Dollar as a result of poor data from the US, but lost against the Euro as the markets prepared for Super Thursday - and their belief that the Bank of England would cut the interest rate.

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Cash in on Canaries pect growth in the UK to stagnate for the next quarter.

As expected, Thursday saw the central bank reduce the cost of borrowing from 0.50% to 0.25% - the first UK interest rate cut since March 2009.

This, together with the Bank of England upping the existing QE (Quantitative Easing) programme to £425bn - an increase of £60bn - caused sterling to weaken further.

It was not an easy decision, but, with poor data in the construction and manufacturing industry, investors feared a strong possibility of a recession in the next months.

So this cut, and the QE increase, is aimed at boosting the postBrexit economy, amid concerns that the UK property markets may

not perform as well as previously.

Potential and current property investors are looking at other options, including the foreign property market.

With the interest-rate cut, this makes it far more attractive to look at properties abroad, offering the potential to achieve a better return on investment.

Spain remains the most popular destination for British buyers, and the Canary Islands still offer properties at affordable prices.

The UK government, in an effort to increase the number of firsttime buyers, has “penalised” buy-to-let owners with a huge tax increase.

That means foreign property will be a more attractive investment prospect than the UK offerings. So while Brit-

ish buyers in the Canaries are not getting as many euros for their pounds, the Islands could be a safe haven in the face of a potential recession. Whether you’re moving to Spain or transferring money overseas, keep on top of the currency market.

The friendly experts at Currencies Direct are only a phone call away whenever you need them.

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1999, they have 12 offices across the country, including one in Tenerife. And Currencies are set to open more Spanish offices soon.

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Spain to be hit by Brexit A MAJOR new survey suggests that the Canaries will be among the hardest hit by the UK’s Brexit decision - because of the importance the British market has in tourism on the Islands.

Research by the BBVA has put a figure on this impact. It suggests that the gross domestic product (GDP) of the region could fall by up to 0.5% as a result of the impending departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

This forecast is included in the company’s progress report of the third quarter of 2016, in which the financial institution’s research department analyses the impact of the Brexit on the country’s economy.

In the short term, the effect of the decision by the British referendum will result in declines in the GDP of between 0.3 and 0.4 points in 2017.

The fact that the tourism sector is one of the most vulnerable to the

Brexit consequences, along with food production, chemical sales and automobile sales, explains why the Canaries are in the group of communities, “that will be exposed”, along with Baleares, Valencia, La Rioja, Murcia and

Navarra.

The report says, in particular: “The expected fall in UK demand, and the depreciation of the Pound against the Euro, will mean a drag on export growth in the coming months.

“On the other hand,

the Brexit has opened a new episode of volatility in the financial market.”

Spanish exports to the UK account for around 3.1% of Spain’s GDP, with a relative similarity between the goods and services (1.5% and

1.6% respectively).

This distribution contrasts with that observed in the EU, where exports of goods reached just 2.3% and services 0.8%.

The difference is down to the weight of tourism within the Spanish

market, and the preference shown by the British to destinations in Spain.

Visitors to this country in 2015 accounted for 17% of total overnight stays in Spain, and 28% in the Canary Islands and the Balearics.

Cristobal de la Rosa, the Canarian Government’s Deputy Tourism Minister, this week downplayed the impact of the Brexit on the Islands.

De la Rosa said: “The reservations of British tourists are growing in the Canary Islands as a destination above all others. So we could see a big boost!”

The increase in reservations by UK tourists, said the Deputy Tourism Minister, may be through the “urgency of the citizens of the UK to book their vacation before the leaving of the European Union is in progress.

“But the truth is, the increase in booking

by Brits is more pronounced in the Canary Islands than in other destinations, which, in my view, confirms the preference of the British for the Archipelago.”

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Fri 12th Aug 06:00..........................Olympic Breakfast

06:00................. Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution

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

09:15.................. Countryside 999

06:45....... Homes Under the Hammer

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

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

07:45................. The Housing Enforcers

11:00..............Wanted Down Under

08:15..........Eat Well for Less 09:15.............Olympics 2016 Replay

11:45................. The Housing Enforcers

13:00............Olympics 2016

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

13:45....................... Red Rock

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

14:30.......................The Edge 15:15................Escape to the Country

13:30..................BBC London News 13:45...............Olympics 2016

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18:00................ BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News

16:00.... The Great Antiques Map of Britain 16:30............................Flog It! 17:15........................Pointless 18:00.......Olympics 2016 19:00............... Eggheads

19:00................. Olympics 2016

19:30........... Mastermind

20:00............. EastEnders

20:30...Gardeners’ World

20:30................. Olympics 2016

21:00.............. Highlands

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

22:00.......Olympics 2016

22:25............ BBC London News 22:35................. Olympics 2016 00:00.......Olympics 2016

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20:00.......Olympics 2016

CW - Scotland’s Wild Heart choice 22:35..............Newsnight 23:10............Flying Blind 00:40........The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Ear 01:40..... Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30............... This Morning 12:30............. Loose Women 13:30..............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00............ Secret Dealers 16:00.............. Tipping Point 17:00............. Cash Trapped 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..............Coronation Street 20:00...........Gino’s Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun 20:30..............Coronation Street 21:00............. Doc Martin 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30.. ITV News London 22:40........... A Fish Called Wanda 00:45............ Jackpot247

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- Scotland’s Wild Heart BBC TWO - 9.15am

For the animals of the Highlands, the summer season is a race to raise offspring before the days shorten and the storms of autumn arrive. As this second episode, Summer - The Greatest Race, reveals, each animal behaves differently - some working together in pairs, others single mothers fishing and hunting ceaselessly.

Seabirds flock to the dramatic Island of Handa off the Sutherland Coast. An internationally important site 30,000 pairs of guillemots breed here each summer. The island is also the location for a spectacular wild drama ending with the tiny chicks, known as jumplings, leaping for their lives from the towering 400 feet cliffs.

Further down the coast a family of otters are revealed hunting and playing along the shore’s edge.

Macro cameras also reveal life in the great Northern wilderness of the Flow Country. Here lies one of the most precious habitats in the entire world - the blanket peat bog, which stores more carbon than all of the forests in the entire UK.

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W C choice 06:15...............3rd Rock from the Sun

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

06:40...............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20 .Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:05.........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:40..................... Peppa Pig

07:30.........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:05............................ Frasier 08:35............................ Frasier 09:05............................ Frasier 09:35............................The Big Bang Theory 10:05............................The Big Bang Theory 10:35..............The Simpsons 11:00..............The Simpsons 11:30..............The Simpsons 12:00.......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05..............The Simpsons 12:35.................... Come Dine with Me 13:05.................... Come Dine with Me 13:35.................... Come Dine with Me 14:05.................... Come Dine with Me 14:35.................... Come Dine with Me

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet 06:30 .............. Fireman Sam 06:45.......... Bob the Builder 07:00 ............. Little Princess 07:10 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:25 .................Thomas and Friends 07:40 .......... Noddy: Toyland Detective 07:50 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:05 .........................Wissper 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35 ....................Paw Patrol 08:50................ Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:00 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff

06:00 ........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ................ Dinner Date 07:10 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ..................Emmerdale 09:00.................. You’ve Been Framed!

09:30 ............................. Psych 10:20 .................. Royal Pains 11:15 ................ Dinner Date 12:15 ..................Emmerdale 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 ................Take Me Out 18:35............ You’ve Been Framed!

19:00..........Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 20:00................Two and a Half Men 21:00...............The Matrix Reloaded

06:10 ...................MasterChef Australia 08:00.... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 09:00 .......My Dream Home 10:00 .......................... The Bill 11:00.............. Tipping Point 13:00................. Judge Faith 14:00.................. Traffic Cops 14:40 ... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 15:40 .......My Dream Home 17:40 ..............Tipping Point 18:40 ..................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 19:40 ................ Celebrity MasterChef 21:00................. Dynamo: Magician Impossible 22:00............. EastEnders 22:40...... The Bucket List 00:40............. EastEnders 01:15...................Atlantis

08:55.......Food Unwrapped

06:00...................... Supergirl

07:00 .. The Indestructibles 07:20 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 08:10........Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing 10:00 ...... American Pickers 11:00........ Storage Hunters 12:00 .......................Top Gear 13:00....... American Pickers 15:00................ World’s Most Dangerous Roads 16:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 .......Red Bull Soapbox Race 18:00.................Top Gear 19:00...American Pickers 20:00....................... QI XL 21:00.. Would I Lie to You? 21:40........ Mock the Week 22:20............................... QI 23:40.. Would I Lie to You? 00:20...... Mock the Week

06:00............. Football Gold 07:00 .......WWE Main Event 08:00 .....Efl Cup Highlights 08:30 .......... Premier League Match Pack 09:00 ..................The Premier League Years 11:00 ............ Great Sporting Moments 11:30 .......... Premier League Match Pack 12:00 .........Barclays Premier League World 12:30 .....Efl Cup Highlights 13:00 ............. Football Gold 14:00 .........Barclays Premier League World 14:30 .......... Premier League Match Pack 15:00 ..................The Premier League Years 17:00..........Barclays Premier League World 18:00............ The Fantasy Football Club 19:00..................Football 22:15...............Sky Sports Originals

12:15 ................ Celebrity Big Brother 13:15 ........Home and Away 13:45 .................Neighbours

07:00...................... The Flash 09:00 ..................... Futurama 09:30 ..................... Futurama

16:00............. Three in a Bed

15:15 ........Against the Wild

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

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

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

18:00 ... Home and Away

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

18:30..... 5 News Tonight

19:00..... Channel 4 News

19:00........... Cricket on 5

20:00.... Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year

20:00....................Ancient Mysteries

21:00...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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

18:00............... Futurama

22:00............Friday Night Dinner

22:00..............It’s Not Me, It’s You

20:00...... Modern Family

22:35..............First Dates

22:30...........Celebrity Big Brother

00:35..... Scott Pilgrim vs.

The World

10:55........................... Titanic 12:55 ...................Time Team 14:00....................Time Team 15:05......A Place in the Sun 16:10......A Place in the Sun 17:15 ...............Four in a Bed 17:50............... Four in a Bed 18:20 .........Four in a Bed 18:55......... Four in a Bed 19:25 .........Four in a Bed 19:55....... Grand Designs 21:00........ The Out-Laws 22:10......It Was Alright in the 1970’s 23:15............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:20... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:20.............. Love Child

12:10.....5 News Lunchtime

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

00:05....A Granny’s Guide to the Modern World

10:30 ...River Cottage Bites

11:15........ Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

15:10..................Countdown

23:40..............Man Down

09:35......A Place in the Sun

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

23:05...........Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:05..........Super Casino

10:00 .............. Ninja Warrior 11:00 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00 ..............Hawaii Five-0 13:00 ...................... Supergirl 14:00 ......................The Flash 16:00........... Modern Family 17:00............. The Simpsons 17:30..................... Futurama 18:30 ....... The Simpsons 21:00 ............A League of Their Own 22:00............ The Premier League Years 00:00 ............... Football’s Funniest Moments 01:00......................... Zoo

Rio 2016 BBC 1 - 13.45

Hazel Irvine begins live coverage of day seven of the 2016 Olympics from Brazil.

London 2012 poster girl Jessica Ennis-Hill begins the bid to defend her Olympic heptathlon title with the 100m hurdles.

From 1900 Clare Balding leads as Great Britain looks to make it back-to-back gold medals in the equestrian’s team dressage competition.

Then as Mark Chapman joins Clare all eyes will be on the velodrome with defending champions Great Britain – led by Sir Bradley Wiggins – hoping to be in action in the team pursuit semi-finals.

Jason Mohammad takes to the helm from 0000 when, in the swimming pool, Britain’s World Championship bronze medallist Jazz Carlin will attempt to secure a spot on the Olympic 800m freestyle podium.

Coverage begins on BBC Two from 1300 before moving to BBC One from 1345. Coverage moves to BBC Two from 1800 to 1900, 2000 to 2030 and 2200 to 2230

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Sat 13th Aug 06:00..........................Olympic Breakfast

06:10 ............. Two Tickets to Broadway

06:00................... Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge

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

07:50 ............... The 39 Steps

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

09:15 ............Olympics 2016 Replay

06:35 ......................Dino Dan

11:30 ............................. Home Cooking Made Easy 12:00 .....................BBC News 12:10.........................

CW Football choice Focus 12:45....................... Olympics 2016 17:00.................... BBC News 17:10..................BBC London News 17:20........................Olympics 2016 19:00................ Olympics 2016

12:45 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:45...... Homes Under the Hammer

06:45 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:55.............. Share a Story 07:00 .............................Sooty

14:45 ...............Escape to the Country

07:15 ......................... Super 4

15:30 ...... Gardeners’ World

07:35 ...............Thunderbirds are Go

16:00 ...................Final Score 17:15 ......Full Steam Ahead 18:15 ............Dad’s Army 18:50...................... Proms Extra 2016 19:30 ... BBC Proms 2016 21:30...............Edinburgh Nights

08:00.................Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes 08:25...................... ITV News 08:30 ......................Weekend 09:25 .......................... Murder, She Wrote 10:25 .......................... Murder, She Wrote

22:10 .............. BBC News

22:00........... The National Lottery Live

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

22:10.......Olympics 2016 23:55................Versailles

23:55 ................ Olympics 2016

13:25 .............. ITV News and Weather

00:55............The Kid with a Bike

13:30 ................. Wild Animal Reunions

11:25 ......................Columbo

14:30 .................. Doc Martin

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Football Focus

15:30 ................................River Monsters

BBC ONE - 12.10

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

Eilidh guests look ahead to the ball, which sees the start mier League season. All former Bayern Munich and Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, whose first league game as Manchester City manager comes against Sunderland.

New Everton boss Ronald Koeman faces a tricky first match against Tottenham, while champions Leicester visit newlypromoted Hull City.

Barbour and weekend’s footof the new Preeyes will be on

16:00 ............... The Mummy 18:15................ ITV News London

18:45 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

19:15 ..........Catchphrase 20:00 ..........................The CW Nation’s choice Favourite 80s Number One 21:30............. The Bourne CW Identity choice

23:00................ ITV News and Weather 23:15............. The Bourne Identity 00:00............ Jackpot247

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06:15 ............Shipping Wars 06:40 .............. Gillette World Sport 07:05 .................Armoy Road Races

06:00 ..........................Bob the Builder 06:10 ...................Wanda and the Alien 06:20 ................................ Pets

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

06:00............ Dynamo Top 10

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

06:10............................. DIY SOS The Big Build

09:15....... Coronation Street Omnibus

07:00............................. DIY SOS The Big Build

08:55.......... Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 09:15.... Location, Location, Location 10:15....Come Dine with Me

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

06:25 ....................... Noddy in Toyland

11:45 ........Ninja Warrior UK

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

11:20....Come Dine with Me

12:45............... Catchphrase

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

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

12:25....Come Dine with Me

06:40.................... Paw Patrol

13:35............... Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold

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

12:55................Four in a Bed

13:10....................... EastEnders Omnibus

14:00 ...............Four in a Bed

15:40..... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

15:40 .................. Great Canal Journeys

16:40..... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

18:55................ Location, Location, Location

17:40 ..... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

20:00....... Grand Designs

09:00 ..... The Morning Line 10:00 ........................... Frasier 10:30........................... Frasier 11:05........................... The Big Bang Theory 11:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 12:00 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 12:30 .............The Simpsons 13:00 .............The Simpsons 13:30..............The Simpsons 14:00 ..................... Channel 4 Racing 16:30 .............Couples Come Dine with Me 17:15 .............Couples Come Dine with Me

06:50............. Little Princess 07:05 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:20 ...............Blaze and the Monster Machines 07:50........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:05....................... Shimmer and Shine 09:00 ............... The Saturday Show Live 11:00 ............The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 12:00.............The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 13:00.............The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:00 ..............................Police Interceptors 15:00 ..............................Police Interceptors 16:00 ..............................Police Interceptors 17:00 ........... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

18:00.......Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

18:00.................. Channel 4 News 18:20.................... Men in Black II 20:00............... Rise of the Planet of the Apes 22:00................Gladiator 00:55................. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:50................Hollyoaks Omnibus

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19:00........... Cricket on 5 20:00 .......................NCIS: Los Angeles 20:55.....................5 News Weekend 21:00 .........Football on 5 22:00......... Football on 5 22:30.......... Celebrity Big Brother 23:30..............Impractical Jokers UK 00:05..........Super Casino

14:35.................. The Smurfs 16:40 ................The X Factor 17:45 ............The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 21:00.............. The Matrix Revolutions 23:25 ............ Family Guy 23:55............ Family Guy 00:25 ............ Family Guy 00:55.......American Dad! 01:25.......American Dad! 01:55.........The Cleveland Show

06:00... The Dog Whisperer 07:00 ............. Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 08:00.............. Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew 09:00...................The Fantasy Football Club 10:00.................. Soccer A.M. 11:30................... What’s Up? 12:00.................... Guitar Star 13:00...................... Futurama 16:00...................Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family 18:00...... Modern Family 19:00...... Modern Family 20:00...... Modern Family 21:00...............Gone in 60 Seconds 23:15.............A League of Their Own 00:15...... Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 01:15......... The Last Ship

The Bourne Identity ITV - 9:30pm

Action-packed espionage thriller. A government assassin wakes up with amnesia and goes on a mission to piece together his identity while trying to evade the dangerous people on his tail. He flees from Zurich with a young woman in tow but soon realises that her involvement in his escape has placed her life in danger. Based on the best-selling novel by Robert Ludlum. With Matt Damon (Jason Bourne), Franka Potente (Marie Helena Kreutz), Chris Cooper (Conklin), Clive Owen (The Professor), Brian Cox (Ward Abbott), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Nykwana Wombosi), Gabriel Mann (Zorn), Josh Hamilton (Research Tech), Julia Stiles (Nicolette) and Tim Dutton (Eamon).

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19:35 .........Outnumbered 20:20 .........Outnumbered 21:00 .......Jonathan Creek 22:10 ...................Sherlock 00:10 ..............Traffic Cops 01:10......................Atlantis

07:00.. The Indestructibles 07:20.......... Sin City Motors 08:10....................... Top Gear 09:00 ........ Storage Hunters 10:00 ........ Storage Hunters 11:00 .......................Top Gear 13:00....................... Top Gear 15:00....................... Top Gear 16:00........ Storage Hunters: Best Arguments 18:00.... Storage Hunters: Best Arguments 19:00................. Dynamo: Magician Impossible 20:00....................... QI XL 21:00...Gavin and Stacey 23:00........ Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish 00:00............Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 01:00................. Dynamo: Magician Impossible

15:05............... Four in a Bed

21:00...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:05...Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2015 - Best Bits 23:55.............. Father Ted 00:30.............. Father Ted 01:00...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 .........Barclays Premier League Preview 07:30..Sky Sports Originals 08:30......... Barclays Premier League Preview 09:00.................. The Fantasy Football Club 10:00................. Soccer A.M. 11:30........................ Football 15:00 .............Gillette Soccer Saturday 17:15 ........................ Football 20:00............... EFL Goals 20:30...... Nissan Game of the Day 22:30.......... Nissan Match Choice 23:30..................Football 00:00...... Premier League Highlights 01:30...... Premier League Highlights

The Nation’s Favourite 80s

Number One

ITV - 8:00pm

The popular series turns its spotlight back 30 years, counting down the results of an ITV poll revealing which 80s number one is the most popular.

Narrated by Zoe Ball, the show tells the stories behind some chart classics that have truly stood the test of time, including Don’t You Want Me, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Tainted Love, Billie Jean, Don’t Leave Me This Way and Come On Eileen. The show looks at how 80s fashions took things to the extreme and recalls how the MTV explosion changed the face of music for ever.

Contributors include Spandau Ballet, Bonnie Tyler, Madness, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Communards and Jason Donovan.

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The documentary going behind the scenes at London Zoo in Regent’s Park and its sister zoo at Whipsnade in Bedfordshire returns for a new series. This episode follows the journey of three Sumatran tiger cubs, who are filmed from birth to the last time they can be handled before they become too dangerous. The zoo’s breeding programme for the endangered Humboldt penguin records its first success. Vets continue with a pygmy hippo’s lifesaving cancer treatment and try to save a Goeldi’s monkey which has lost its appetite. On the other side of the zoo, keeper Dan Simmonds reveals what it is like to work with gorillas as he revamps the gym.

06:00..... Olympic Breakfast

06:15...... Gardeners’ World

07:35 ...... Match of the Day

06:45.................. Countryfile

09:00......................BBC News

07:45 ........Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

10:00 ........ Sunday Morning Live 11:00...... Homes Under the Hammer 12:00.............. Bargain Hunt 12:45.................... BBC News 13:00 ...........Olympics 2016 17:00 .....................BBC News 17:20 ....BBC London News 17:30 .................. Countryfile 18:30 ......Olympics 2016 22:00.............. BBC News 22:20 ........... BBC London News 22:30 .................Match of the Day 2 23:35 ......Olympics 2016 00:00 ......Olympics 2016

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09:15............ Olympics 2016 Replay 13:00 ............The Prisoner of Zenda

06:00 .................. Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 06:25............... Pat and Stan 06:35.......... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:55.............. Share a Story

14:40........................... Flog It!

07:00............................. Sooty

15:25 ...................Highlands Scotland’s Wild Heart

07:15.......................... Super 4

16:25 .......... Songs of Praise

07:35............... Thunderbirds are Go

18:30............. Megamind

08:00......................... Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes

20:00............ Robot Wars

08:25...................... ITV News

17:00........... Olympics 2016

21:00 ........ Dragons’ Den 22:00.......Olympics 2016 23:25............ Mister John 00:55 ............Countryfile 01:50 ............. Holby City

08:30 ......................Weekend 09:25.......................... Murder, She Wrote 10:25 .......................... Murder, She Wrote 11:25 ......................Columbo

Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh ITV - 5:30pm

Series hosted by Alan Titchmarsh in which teams try to uncover the most rare and valuable pieces in a stately home. Today’s stately home is Firle Place in Sussex.

13:15.............. ITV News and Weather 13:25............................... Long Lost Family 14:25 ....................The Chase 15:25...................... Peter Pan 17:30 ................. Masterpiece CW with Alan choice Titchmarsh 18:30................. ITV News London 18:45................ ITV News and Weather 19:00 .................

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20:00............... Midsomer Murders 22:00......... ITV News and Weather 22:15............... Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys-Jones 23:15....................Tipping Point 00:15 ........... Jackpot247

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august

06:05 ...... London Triathlon

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

07:00 ..................Motorsport 07:25 .......... Dare to Believe

06:05......... Toby’s Travelling Circus

07:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:15 ........................Angelina Ballerina

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

06:30.......................... Bob the Builder

08:25........................... Frasier

06:45 ........... Wanda and the Alien

12:45................ Take Me Out

06:55 .........Zack and Quack

15:45 ................The X Factor

07:05 ................................ Pets

16:50................The Smurfs 2

07:10....................... Noddy in Toyland

18:55......The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

07:25.................... Paw Patrol

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

07:40............. Little Princess

23:00............. Family Guy

07:55 ......................Pip Ahoy!

23:30.......American Dad!

08:10....................... Blaze and the Monster Machines

23:55.......American Dad!

08:55........................... Frasier 09:30 .......... Sunday Brunch 12:30 .............The Simpsons 13:00 .............The Simpsons 13:30............. The Simpsons 14:00 .............The Simpsons 14:30 .............The Simpsons 15:00............. The Simpsons 15:30 .............The Simpsons 16:00 .............The Simpsons

08:35 ......................... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:50....................... Shimmer and Shine

06:00 ........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ...................Emmerdale Omnibus 09:20...... Coronation Street Omnibus 11:45................ The X Factor 13:55..... Mr Bean’s Holiday

00:30........... Bordertown 00:55.........The Cleveland Show 01:50...... Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

06:05 ...........Passport Patrol 06:30 ..............Bondi Rescue 07:30 ..............Bondi Rescue 08:30.....................EastEnders Omnibus 11:00.........My Dream Home 13:00........My Dream Home 15:00................. Doctor Who 16:00................. Doctor Who 17:40................. Doctor Who 18:40........Outnumbered 19:20........Outnumbered 20:00....... Beauty and the Beast 21:00................. Sherlock 23:00............ Who Do You Think You Are? 00:00............ Traffic Cops 01:00.......................Being Human USA 01:45............ Who Do You Think You Are? USA

08:55.......... Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 09:25...... Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 09:50... Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 10:55............... Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes 11:55.. Come Dine with Me 14:40................Four in a Bed 17:15.. Come Dine with Me 18:25.............. Come Dine with Me 19:30.............. Come Dine with Me 20:00.... Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year 21:00.............. Father Ted 22:05......Jon Richardson: Nidiot 23:10...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:15............. 24 Hours in A and E

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00.......... Premier League Highlights 07:30........... Premier League Highlights 08:30 .......... Premier League Highlights 09:00.................. The Sunday Supplement 10:30........................ Goals on Sunday 12:30....... Live Nissan Super Sunday 15:30 .......Live Nissan Super Sunday 19:00.............. Sky Sports Originals 20:00............... EFL Goals 20:30........ Football Gold 20:55........... Live Spanish Super Cup 23:00.............. Sky Sports Originals 00:05.................MLS Live

09:15................... Jelly Jamm 09:30 ...............Children’s TV 13:35 .............. Drillbit Taylor 15:35 ......................Paul Blart: Mall Cop

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

07:10 .................Trawlermen

17:15 ....................... The Time Machine

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

10:00....................... Top Gear

19:00 ...........Cricket on 5

09:00..................... Futurama

11:00.......................... Red Bull Soapbox Race

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

12:00 .........Motorway Cops

12:00............ Suicide Squad: Special

13:00......... Motorway Cops

12:30............... Ninja Warrior

16:00....... American Pickers

16:30 ....Location, Location, Location 17:30 ...................... A Place in the Sun

08:00........... Modern Family

18:30 .... Channel 4 News

13:00 ...Don’t Tell the Bride

18:55 ..... Dare to Believe

14:00 .......... Four Weddings

19:00 .................Flying to the Ends of the Earth

15:00... Battle of the Brides 16:00 ...........Modern Family

20:00....Captain America: The First Avenger

20:00.............. Now That’s Funny!

22:30............ Cuban Fury

20:55 ....................5 News Weekend

00:15................. Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 01:05............Friday Night Dinner 01:35............ Walking the Himalayas

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

14:00....... American Pickers 17:00 .......................Top Gear 19:00 ................Top Gear 20:00 ................Top Gear

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

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

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

22:00........................Suits

21:00......................... Zoo

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

22:00 ............ Ross Kemp: Extreme World 23:00... Stop, Search Seize

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

CW 22:00 ...........Pulp Fiction

00:00............... The Force: Manchester

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

00:50 .........Super Casino

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

01:40...... Mock the Week

21:00 ..........Celebrity Big Brother choice

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Channel 5 - 20.00 A series of interlinked stories about the Los Angeles underworld. A hitman plays minder to his boss’s wife, and he and his partner deal with a dead body following a mishap with a gun.

Meanwhile, a washed-up boxer goes on the run after refusing to throw a fight, and two lovers plot a hold-up in a diner.

Quentin Tarantino’s crime drama, starring John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer.

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ITV - 9:00pm

Joyce becomes suspicious when Blow and Go appears very busy, as the comedy drama series set in the Solana Resort in Spain’s tourist mecca continues. Joyce confronts Kenneth, who is forced to offer her free botox sessions to avoid his secret being reported to head office. Still annoyed at his dad, Tiger hides the news that Auntie Terri is on her way to The Solana. Her arrival proves dramatic, not least for Mateo. Lesley is having trouble attracting interest in his darts quiz - until The Oracle and his mum return to town. Joyce arrives at Blow and Go just as supplies of botox run out, so Kenneth and Liam try out a new product on her.

06:00 .........................Olympic Breakfast 09:15................. Countryside 999 10:00.............. Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 .............Wanted Down Under 11:45 ................ The Housing Enforcers 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ......................BBC News at One 13:30..................BBC London News 13:45........................Olympics CW choice 2016 18:00................ BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News 19:00................. Olympics 2016 20:00............. EastEnders 20:30................. Olympics 2016 22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:30 ........... BBC London News 22:45................. Olympics 2016 00:00.......Olympics 2016

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Rio 2016 BBC ONE - 1.45pm

Swimmer Keri-anne Payne of Great Britain begins her bid for an Olympic title in the women’s 10km open water marathon, while newly-crowned Dina Asher-Smith is in action on the track over 200m.

From 1345 there is live coverage from the Equestrian Centre as Olympic and world champion Charlotte Dujardin goes for individual dressage gold again on her horse Valegro. Hazel Irvine introduces live artistic gymnastics from 1800,

with the lord of the rings decided at the Rio Olympic Arena.

From 2000 Clare Balding presents the latest action with cyclist Mark Cavendish competing in the flying lap, the penultimate event of the omnium. There is live coverage of the closing stages of the men’s omnium and it is then the turn of the women, with Britain’s defending Olympic champion Laura Trott competing in her favoured elimination race.

From 2230 Clare Balding and Mark Chapman introduce the night’s boxing finals, including in the men’s heavyweight category.Athletics is the focus in the early hours, with two titles to be decided on the track and another in the field.

06:00 ................ Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 06:45 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 07:45 ................ The Housing Enforcers 08:15............. Natural World 09:15.............Olympics 2016 Replay 12:50 ...........Olympics 2016 13:45...................... Red Rock 14:30.......................The Edge 15:15............... Escape to the Country 16:00.... The Great Antiques Map of Britain 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00...... Olympics 2016 19:00 .............. Eggheads 19:30............... University Challenge 20:00.......Olympics 2016 20:30......... Only Connect 21:00....Kate Humble, My Sheepdog and Me 22:00.......Olympics 2016 22:45..............Newsnight 23:20.............Robot Wars 00:20................The Super League Show 01:00.... Full Steam Ahead

06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ......................... Lorraine 09:25.......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 11:00.............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00............ Secret Dealers 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ............... Alphabetical 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00 ....Wild France with Ray Mears 20:30..Coronation Street CW Benidorm 21:00............... choice 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30.. ITV News London 22:40 ..............The Chase 23:40.................Britain as CW choice Seen on ITV 00:10............ Jackpot247

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12th August - 18th August 2016

1 5 th

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

06:40 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:30........ Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00........................... Frasier 08:30........................... Frasier 09:00........................... The Big Bang Theory

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

06:30 .............. Fireman Sam 06:40 .....................Peppa Pig 06:45 ..........Bob the Builder 06:55............. Little Princess 07:05...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:25................. Thomas and Friends

09:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory

07:40........... Noddy: Toyland Detective

10:00............. The Simpsons

07:50 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

10:30 .............The Simpsons 11:00 .............The Simpsons 11:30 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 ................... Come Dine with Me 12:35................... Come Dine with Me 13:05 ................... Come Dine with Me 13:35................... Come Dine with Me 14:10 ......................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 15:10 .................Countdown

08:05 .........................Wissper 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35 ....................Paw Patrol 08:50................ Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:00.................... Bananas in Pajamas

12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime 12:15................ Celebrity Big Brother 13:15 ........Home and Away 13:45 .................Neighbours

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

15:15 ...... The Ultimate Gift 17:00.................. 5 News at 5

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

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

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

18:00.... Home and Away

19:00..... Channel 4 News

18:30..... 5 News Tonight

20:00 ............ Dispatches

19:00 ...........Cricket on 5

20:30..... Superfoods: The Real Story

20:00 ......................Police Interceptors: Unleashed

23:35 ..........Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 00:35........ Bodyshockers 01:30.........The Three Day Nanny

06:05......................... DIY SOS 06:30... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 08:20....... My Dream Home 09:20 .......................... The Bill 10:20 ..............Tipping Point 12:20 ................. Judge Faith 13:20 .........................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 15:10 .......My Dream Home 17:10... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 19:00 ................ Celebrity MasterChef 21:00...... Cherry Healey’s Property Virgins 22:00............. EastEnders 22:40.................Don’t Tell the Bride 23:40.... Russell Howard’s Good News 00:40............. EastEnders 01:20............Doctor Who

08:55.......Food Unwrapped

06:00 ..........................Supergirl

07:00... The Indestructibles 07:20 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 08:10.......................... Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00..... Lizard Lick Towing 10:00....... American Pickers 11:00.... Storage Hunters UK 12:00....................... Top Gear 13:00 ...... American Pickers 15:00 ................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 16:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 ......................... Red Bull Soapbox Race 18:00................ Top Gear 19:00.. American Pickers 20:00 ...................... QI XL 21:00.. Would I Lie to You? 21:40...... Mock the Week 22:20............................ QI 23:00............................ QI 23:40.. Would I Lie to You? 00:20...... Mock the Week

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00..................... WWE Raw 08:00....... Goals on Sunday 09:00........................ Football 10:00 ............. Football Gold 10:30 ............ Great Sporting Moments 11:00 .......... Premier League Legends 11:30............. Football Gold 12:30 ........................ Football 13:30.......... Premier League Legends 14:00 ..................The Premier League Years 16:00........................ Football 17:00 ... Sporting Triumphs 17:30 ................. Soccer A.M. 19:00 .................Football 23:00 .....SPFL Round Up 23:30 ........ Super League Fulltime 00:00..................Football

09:35 .....A Place in the Sun 10:35 ...River Cottage Bites 10:55 ...........The Lost World 12:55 ...................Time Team 15:05......A Place in the Sun 16:10 .....A Place in the Sun 17:15 ...............Four in a Bed 18:20......... Four in a Bed 18:55 .........Four in a Bed 19:25 .........Four in a Bed 19:55 ...... Grand Designs 21:00........The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds 22:00............. 16 Kids and Counting 23:05............. 24 Hours in A and E 00:10... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:10............... The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds

11:15 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

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

22:30......................Naked Attraction

06:00........ Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20................ Dinner Date 07:10 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00.................. Emmerdale 08:30 .....Coronation Street 09:30............................. Psych 10:20 .................. Royal Pains 11:15 ................ Dinner Date 12:15.................. Emmerdale 12:45 .....Coronation Street 13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35.......... 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 22:00.......American Dad! 23:00............. Family Guy

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

16:00............ Three in a Bed

21:00..... The Big Fat Quiz of Everything

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06:15.............. 3rd Rock from the Sun

07:05........ Everybody Loves Raymond

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21:00...........Celebrity Big Brother 22:00.. Celeb Trolls: We’re Coming to Get You

07:00......................... The Flash 09:00 .........................Futurama 10:00................. Ninja Warrior 11:00........ NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00................. Hawaii Five-0 13:00.......................... Supergirl 14:00 ......................... The Flash 16:00............. Modern Family 17:00................ The Simpsons 17:30 .........................Futurama 18:30...........The Simpsons 19:00 ..........The Simpsons 19:30 ..........The Simpsons 20:00......................... David Attenborough Conquest of the Skies

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

21:00.. Enemy of the State

01:00..........Super Casino

01:30....................Limitless

23:30 ...NCIS: Los Angeles 00:30............Hawaii Five-0

Britain As Seen On ITV ITV - 11:40pm In celebration of 60 years of ITV, six decades of British life are recalled through archive footage, telling the story of the nation in a mosaic of clips from news programmes and documentaries.

Today’s episode features a search for budding new singers in Wales in the 1960s, long before Simon Cowell. It also reveals how the man, woman and teenager on the street felt the career of the Fab Four may have peaked too soon, as well as the moment in time in the 1970s when Britain turned disco.

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Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across choice America ITV from 10:40pm Billy Connolly embarks on a spectacular journey around the United States, riding the magic carpet made of steel that is America’s rail network. The first episode sees Billy travel across six states, from Chicago to Seattle. He stops off to witness a true slice of Americana at the Minnesota State Fair. He tackles a Juicy Lucy burger in Saint Paul before skirting the badlands of North Dakota to experience the highs and lows of an oil boom town. He marvels at the thousands of acres of prairieland before seeing small-town America in all its glory at Glasgow, Montana. Finally, Billy visits a tent city, Seattle’s own answer to homelessness.

12th August - 18th August 2016

T uesday 06:00 .........................Olympic Breakfast 09:15 ................. Countryside 999 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00............. Wanted Down Under 11:45................. The Housing Enforcers 12:15........................... Bargain Hunt 13:00.......................BBC News at One 13:30..................BBC London News 13:45........................Olympics 2016 18:00................ BBC News at Six 18:30............ BBC London News 19:00................. Olympics 2016 22:00................ BBC News at Ten 22:30............ BBC London News 22:45................. Olympics 2016 00:00................. Olympics 2016

Secret Dealers ITV - 3:00pm Antiques challenge series. In house one, Robert and James have built up an extensive collection of items from jewellery to modern art, but are now ready to de-clutter for the right price. Dealers Mike Melody, Christopher Selkirk and Simon Schneider show interest in a 1913 sovereign on a 9 carat gold chain, but it is the modern art pieces that really set off the bidding war. Karen Dalmeny and David Ford join Christopher in the second house, where some ancient weaponry ensures homeowner Neil gets a lot of bang for his buck.

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06:00................. Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 06:45....... Homes Under the Hammer 07:45 ................ The Housing Enforcers 08:15............Now You See It 08:45....... The Hairy Builder 09:15.............Olympics 2016 Replay 12:50............Olympics 2016 13:45....................... Red Rock 14:30.......................The Edge 15:15................Escape to the Country 16:00....................... The Great Antiques Map of Britain 16:30............................Flog It! 17:15........................Pointless 18:00.......Olympics 2016 19:00............... Eggheads 19:30........Grand Tours of Scotland CW 20:00................ choice Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made 21:00..... An Hour to Save Your Life 22:00.......Olympics 2016 22:45..............Newsnight 23:20......... Dragons’ Den 00:20............ Exodus: Our Journey to Europe 01:20.............The Somme 1916 - From Both Sides of the Wire

Endeavour ITV - 8:00pm

The body of a seedy journalist is found on the railway tracks, in this episode of the police drama series featuring the young DC Endeavour Morse. Eric Patterson was last seen arguing with a council official about a plan to redevel-

06:00............ Good Morning Britain 08:30........................ Lorraine 09:25 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30............... This Morning 11:00 .............. This Morning 12:30.............................. Loose Women 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55....................... ITV News London 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 ..C ..........Secret Dealers W choice

16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00................ Alphabetical 18:00................. ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 20:00............. Endeavour 22:00................. ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30................. ITV News London

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op the site of Blenheim Vale, a disused correctional facility for boys. When a petty criminal, also with a connection to Blenheim, absconds from an open prison, a chain of events is set in motion which threatens to exhume secrets that many would rather have remained buried. As the investigation deepens, Endeavour and Thursday uncover layers of corruption extending to the highest echelons of Oxford society.

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1 6 th 06:15...............3rd Rock from the Sun

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

06:40...............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:05 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

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

07:30 ........Everybody Loves Raymond

06:45 ..........Bob the Builder

08:00........................... Frasier 08:30........................... Frasier 09:00........................... The Big Bang Theory 09:30........................... The Big Bang Theory 10:00............. The Simpsons 10:30 .............The Simpsons 11:00 .............The Simpsons 11:30................... Come Dine with Me 12:00.......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05.................... Come Dine with Me 12:35.................... Come Dine with Me

06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

06:40 .....................Peppa Pig 06:55 ............. Little Princess 07:05 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:25 .................Thomas and Friends 07:40.......... Noddy: Toyland Detective 07:50............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:05 .........................Wissper 08:15 .....................Peppa Pig 08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:35 ....................Paw Patrol 08:50 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:00.....................Bananas in Pajamas 11:15 .......Cowboy Builders

13:40.................... Come Dine with Me

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

15:10..................Countdown 16:00................Four in a Bed 17:00..............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30 .............. Hollyoaks 19:00 .... Channel 4 News 20:00................ Location, Location, Location 21:00.................Heroes of Helmand 22:00..............First Dates 23:05..... 999: What’s Your Emergency?

00:10.......... How the Rich Get Hitched 01:05...........KOTV Boxing Weekly 01:30..................... Armoy Road Races

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

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00 ...................... Mom 22:00 ...... Celebrity Juice 22:50............. Family Guy 23:45.......American Dad! 00:45................Two and a Half Men

06:00 .........................DIY SOS 06:25................... MasterChef Australia 07:10.... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 09:00........My Dream Home 10:00........................... The Bill 11:00...............Tipping Point 13:00.................. Judge Faith 14:00.... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 15:50........My Dream Home 17:50.... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 19:40................. Celebrity MasterChef 21:00...... One Born Every Minute 22:00...... The Bucket List 00:00........ Derren Brown: Messiah 01:00............Doctor Who 01:25...Being Human USA

08:55...... Food Unwrapped 09:35..... A Place in the Sun 10:30...... Food Unwrapped 11:05............. Hugh’s 3 Good Things 11:25 ....Comanche Station 12:55....................Time Team 14:00 ...................Time Team 15:05 .....A Place in the Sun 17:15 ...............Four in a Bed 18:20......... Four in a Bed 19:25......... Four in a Bed 19:55...... Grand Designs 21:00........ Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes 22:00................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 23:10...... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:15... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:15................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

06:00 ..........................Supergirl

07:00....................... Rocket City Rednecks 07:20.........................Scrapheap Challenge 08:10..............................Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00........Lizard Lick Towing 10:00 .........American Pickers 11:00 ...........Storage Hunters 12:00.......................... Top Gear 13:00 .........American Pickers 15:00................... World’s Most Dangerous Roads 16:00....... Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 .........Red Bull Soapbox Race 18:00................... Top Gear 19:00 ....American Pickers 20:00 .............................. QI 21:20.. Would I Lie to You? 22:00 ..............Taskmaster 23:00 ....... Mock the Week 23:40 .............................. QI

06:00................ Football Gold 07:00 .... WWE SmackDown!

08:00............................ Football 09:30 .....................The Premier League Years 11:30 ................ Football Gold 12:00 ............ SPFL Round Up 12:30 ............................Football 14:00 .....................The Premier League Years 16:00.............................Football 17:30 ......Sporting Triumphs 18:00........SPFL Round-Up 18:30........ Premier League Review 19:30...........Gillette Soccer Special 22:00............La Liga World 22:30........ Premier League Review 23:30........ SPFL Round Up 00:00............La Liga World 00:30........ Premier League Review

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

13:05.................... Come Dine with Me

14:10.......................Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

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12:10 ....5 News Lunchtime

13:15 ........Home and Away 13:45 .................Neighbours 14:15................................ NCIS 15:15 ............Buried Secrets 17:00 ..................5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00.... Home and Away 18:30..... 5 News Tonight 19:00......Conspiracy: The Cold War Files

07:00......................... The Flash 09:00 .........................Futurama 10:00................. Ninja Warrior 11:00........ NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00................. Hawaii Five-0 13:00 ..........................Supergirl 14:00 ......................... The Flash 16:00 ............. Modern Family 17:00 ............... The Simpsons 17:30......................... Futurama

20:00...The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies

18:00 ................. Futurama

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

19:30 ..........The Simpsons

22:00..............Borderline

21:00 .....Carpool Karaoke

22:30..............Impractical Jokers UK 23:00...........Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:00...........Celebrity Big Brother

18:30.......... The Simpsons 20:00.. Stop, Search, Seize 22:00 ...................Don’t Tell the Bride 23:00 .............. A League of Their Own 00:00....NCIS: Los Angeles 01:00............Hawaii Five-0

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W C choice Inside The Factory: Bicycles BBC2 - 20.00 Brompton’s bicycle factory in West London is the largest in Britain, producing 150 of its distinctive folding bicycles every 24 hours. In the fourth episode of Inside the Factory Gregg joins a multi-stage manual production line to make his very own bike. He’ll learn how to put together 1200 individual parts. He’ll also attempt to braze a bike frame together using extreme heat of a thousand degrees, a skill that takes years to master.

He’ll visit a leather saddle maker in Birmingham that’s been making saddles for 150 years and discover how they use cowhide from UK and Ireland cows because the cold weather means they have thicker skins.

Meanwhile, Cherry Healey gets some tips from Cycling Team GB to help us all improve our pedal power. She also learns how to paint a bike frame fit for the British weather using an electro-static charge and a 180 degree hot oven.

Cherry also investigates why cyclists and trucks are such a deadly combination: in London alone there have been 66 fatalities since 2011 and half of them were collisions with a truck.

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Long Lost Family

12th August - 18th August 2016

Wed 17th Aug

ITV - 9:00pm

Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present more remarkable and moving stories of people anxious to find long-lost relatives. Mother and daughter Val and Marisa Moorhouse from Yorkshire are searching for their missing son and brother.

When she gave birth to her second child, Stephen, Val could not afford to give him the life he deserved and made the heart-breaking decision to have him adopted. Today, Val and Marisa are desperate to find Stephen and have him back in their lives. The second story features Sam Cashmore who was adopted as a baby and has a life many people would envy, but her path to happiness has been overshadowed by the absence of two important women in her life - her birth mother and her sister. Ever since she learned that her birth mother was forced to give up a younger daughter for adoption as well, Sam has been desperate to contact her and hope that her search will also uncover the sister she has never met.

06:00 .........................Olympic Breakfast 09:15 ........Countryside 999 10:00.............. Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 .............Wanted Down Under 11:45................ The Housing Enforcers 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ......................BBC News at One 13:30 .................BBC London News 13:45....................... Olympics 2016 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30 ........... BBC London News 19:00 ................ Olympics 2016 20:00............ EastEnders 20:30 ................ Olympics 2016 22:00 ............... BBC News at Ten 22:30 ........... BBC London News 22:45 ................ Olympics 2016 00:00................ Olympics 2016

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Hell’s Kitchen ITV2 - 9:00pm

US cooking competition hosted by Gordon Ramsay. A reshuffled blue team go up against the red team after losing two chefs in a row. The twelve remaining chefs face a shopping-related challenge, with the winning team enjoying an eventful stunt plane flight over Los Angeles and the losers being forced to peel apples, coconuts and grapes for a Spanish sangria. Dinner sees the teams serving octopus, steak and lobster, but lacklustre performances from both teams leave Gordon far from impressed. Which team member will take the fall this time as the notoriously fiery Mr Ramsay lets rip and kicks one chef out of the running for good?

06:00................ Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 06:45 ...... Homes Under the Hammer 07:45 ................ The Housing Enforcers 08:10...... Gardeners’ World 08:45...... The Hairy Builder 09:15 ............Olympics 2016 Replay 13:00........... Olympics 2016 13:45...................... Red Rock 14:30...................... The Edge 15:15................Escape to the Country 16:00... The Great Antiques Map of Britain 16:30........................... Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00 ......Olympics 2016 19:00 .............. Eggheads 19:30 .......Grand Tours of Scotland 20:00........Olympics 2016 20:30.... The Hairy Bikers’ Bake-ation 21:00............ Skies Above Britain 22:00.......Olympics 2016 22:45..............Newsnight 23:20. Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made 00:20............ Exodus: Our Journey to Europe

06:00............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 11:00 .............. This Morning 12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55...... ITV News London 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 ............Secret Dealers 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ............... Alphabetical 18:00................ ITV News London 18:30 .ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30..Coronation Street 20:00.......... Countrywise

21:00... Long Lost Family CW

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

22:30................. ITV News London 22:40....UEFA Champions League Highlights 23:40................... Murder, She Wrote 00:35............ Jackpot247

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W C choice

06:00 ........Planet’s Funniest Animals 06:20 ................ Dinner Date 07:10 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ..................Emmerdale 09:00 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

09:30 ............................. Psych 10:20 .................. Royal Pains 11:15 ................ Dinner Date 12:15 ..................Emmerdale 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35 ...................The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 ................Take Me Out 19:00............ You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men W Hell’s Kitchen C 21:00 ........ choice 22:00 .......... The Vampire CW Diaries choice 22:55.......................

Sonic Underground 23:25............. Family Guy 23:55.......American Dad!

06:05............ MasterChef Australia

00:45............. EastEnders

01:10........Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

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

06:00 ..........................Supergirl

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

09:00......................... Futurama

07:00 ................... Rocket City Rednecks 07:20 .................... Scrapheap Challenge 08:10 .......Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00 .... Lizard Lick Towing 10:00...... American Pickers 11:00 ........ Storage Hunters 12:00....................... Top Gear 13:00 ...... American Pickers 15:00 ................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 16:00.... Lizard Lick Towing 17:00 .......Red Bull Soapbox Race 18:00 ................Top Gear 19:00...American Pickers 20:00 ...................... QI XL 21:00 .Would I Lie to You? 21:40 ....... Mock the Week 22:20 .............................. QI 23:40.. Would I Lie to You? 00:20 ..... Mock the Week 01:00 ........................... QI

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 .......WWE Experience 08:00........... Premier League 100 Club 08:30.................. The Premier League Years 10:30 ............ Great Sporting Moments 11:00 .......... Premier League Review 13:00............. Football Gold 14:00 ..................The Premier League Years 16:00 .......... Premier League Review 17:00... Sporting Triumphs 18:00 ..... Premier League Legends 19:00.... Barclays Premier League World 19:30........ Gillette Soccer Special 22:00........... Live Spanish Super Cup 00:05.........Football Gold

06:15...............3rd Rock from the Sun

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

06:40...............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20 ...........Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:05.................... Everybody Loves Raymond

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

07:35..................... Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00........................... Frasier 08:30........................... Frasier 09:00 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 09:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory 10:00............. The Simpsons 10:30............. The Simpsons 11:00............. The Simpsons 11:30................... Come Dine with Me 12:00.......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05................... Come Dine with Me 12:35.................... Come Dine with Me 13:05................... Come Dine with Me 13:35 ..................... Channel 4 Racing 16:00............... Four in a Bed 17:00 .............Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 ....... The Simpsons 18:30.............. Hollyoaks 19:00 .... Channel 4 News 20:00............. Great Canal Journeys 21:00...... Britain’s Benefit Tenants 22:00..............Man Down 22:30...............A Granny’s Guide to the Modern World 23:05..............First Dates 00:05................ Live From Abbey Road Classics 00:40...................The Last Exorcism

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06:10 .............Chloe’s Closet

06:40 .....................Peppa Pig 06:45 ..........Bob the Builder 06:55............. Little Princess 07:05...................... Pip Ahoy!

07:25 .................Thomas and Friends 07:40 .......... Noddy: Toyland Detective 07:50 ........... Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 08:05 .........................Wissper 08:15..................... Peppa Pig 08:35 ....................Paw Patrol 08:50 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:00 ....................Bananas in Pajamas 09:15 ........ The Wright Stuff

06:50.................. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 08:40... My Dream Home

08:55 ......Food Unwrapped 09:35 .....A Place in the Sun 10:35 .......... Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free

09:40 .................. The Bill

10:50........... A Challenge for Robin Hood

10:40........ Tipping Point

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

12:40 ........... Traffic Cops

15:05 .....A Place in the Sun

13:20 ..................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

17:15............... Four in a Bed

15:10.................. DIY SOS 16:10... My Dream Home 17:10 ..................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 19:00................. Celebrity MasterChef 21:00..............In the Club 22:05............. EastEnders 22:45.................Don’t Tell the Bride 23:45.... Russell Howard’s Good News

18:20 .........Four in a Bed 18:55 .........Four in a Bed 19:25 .........Four in a Bed 19:55 ...... Grand Designs 21:00 .......Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 22:00..... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:05....... Bodyshockers 00:10... Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

13:45 .................Neighbours 14:15 ..... NCIS: Los Angeles 15:15 ...............Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong 17:00.................. 5 News at 5 17:30 .................Neighbours 18:00.... Home and Away 18:30...... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ............... Secrets of Underground Britain 20:00............ GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00...........Celebrity Big Brother 22:00..........Suspects: The Enemy Within 23:00...........Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00..........Super Casino

10:00 ................. Ninja Warrior 11:00 ........NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00 .................Hawaii Five-0 13:00 ..........................Supergirl 14:00 ......................... The Flash 16:00 ............. Modern Family 17:00 ............... The Simpsons 17:30......................... Futurama 18:30 ..........The Simpsons 19:30.......... The Simpsons 20:00.. Don’t Tell the Bride 21:00..Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 22:00................Ross Kemp: Extreme World 23:00............... A League of Their Own 00:00....NCIS: Los Angeles 01:00............Hawaii Five-0

ITV2 - 10:00pm

17:50............... Four in a Bed

11:15 ........Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

07:00 ......................... The Flash

The Vampire Diaries

US supernatural drama series.

When Enzo’s efforts to protect Bonnie end up putting her life in jeopardy, it is learned that Rayna may hold the key to her survival. When Stefan travels to Dallas and comes faceto-face with Alaric, tensions escalate and they are forced to confront the fallout from Stefan’s absence in Caroline’s life.

Finally, Enzo learns The Armory’s true motives behind their search for Bonnie.

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W With Ranvir Singh C choice Real Stories ITV from 7:30pm

Series telling the personal stories of people involved in extraordinary events which have changed their lives, presented by Ranvir Singh with reporter Michael Underwood. In this edition, Ranvir meets Melissa Tennant who lost her twin sister Nicole to cystic fibrosis two years ago when she was just 21. The evening before Nicole’s funeral Melissa found a bucket list on her sister’s laptop. Since then she has ticked off almost every task on the list as a tribute. There is just one special thing now left to do... get married. The programme follow Melissa as she prepares for her wedding and complete Nicole’s final wish.

12th August - 18th August 2016

T hursday 06:00 .........................Olympic Breakfast

06:00 ................ Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution

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

09:15 ................. Countryside 999

06:45 ...... Homes Under the Hammer

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

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

07:45 ................ The Housing Enforcers

11:00 .............Wanted Down Under

08:15............... New Zealand: Earths Mythical Islands

11:45 ................ The Housing Enforcers 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt

12:30 ............ Loose Women 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London

13:45...................... Red Rock

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

14:30...................... The Edge

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

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15:10 Escape to the Country

16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ............... Alphabetical

16:00 ... The Great Antiques Map of Britain

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

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

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

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

19:30.... Real Stories with CW Ranvir Singh

18:30 ........... BBC London News 19:00 ................ Olympics 2016 19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00................ Olympics 2016

The documentary series that follows the crew who live and work on board the cruise ship Regal Princess for up to nine months at a time continues. Captain Ed Perrin is given permission to sail his vessel all the way into Stockholm, through its stunning archipelago. This is no task for the faint-hearted, for there are thousands of tiny islands to avoid and any mistake could prove extremely costly. A member of the entertainment team is injured an hour before Dulcie’s big show and she is paired with a new recruit who does not know the routines. On the excursions desk, Timothy’s ambition is tested on a trial tour of the rooftops of Stockholm.

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

13:00 ...........Olympics 2016

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

ITV - 8:30pm

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

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

13:45....................... Olympics 2016

The Cruise

09:15.............Olympics 2016 Replay

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

18:00...... Olympics 2016 19:00 .............. Eggheads 19:30...... Olympics 2016 20:00.............. Full Steam Ahead

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

21:00........... The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

22:30............ BBC London News

22:00.......Olympics 2016 22:45..............Newsnight

22:45 ................ Olympics 2016

23:20.............. An Hour to Save Your Life

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

choice

20:00............ Emmerdale

CW The Cruise 20:30.............. choice

21:00........ Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 22:00...... ITV News at Ten and Weather 22:30................. ITV News London 22:45.......................Drive 23:45...Murder, She Wrote

Take Me Out ITV2 - 5:50pm

Another hilarious edition of the madcap show that’s a 21st century version of Blind Date, but with Paddy McGuinness instead of Cilla. Hoping to impress Paddy’s 30 single ladies today are a dreadlocked Greenpeace campaigner from London, a semi-professional footballer from Belfast, a 1950sobsessed musician and a male model from Weston-super-Mare with a dubious dating history. We also find out how last week’s couples got on when they went for their dates on the (possibly fictional) Isle of Fernando’s.

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1 8 th 06:10.............. 3rd Rock from the Sun

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

06:40 ..............3rd Rock from the Sun

06:20........... Lily’s Driftwood Bay

07:05........ Everybody Loves Raymond

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

07:35 ........Everybody Loves Raymond 08:00 ........................... Frasier 08:30 ........................... Frasier 09:00 ............... The Big Bang Theory 09:30 ...........................The Big Bang Theory

06:10............. Chloe’s Closet

06:40 .....................Peppa Pig 06:45 ..........Bob the Builder 06:55.............. Little Princess 07:05 ......................Pip Ahoy!

07:25 .................Thomas and Friends 07:40........... Noddy: Toyland Detective

10:00............. The Simpsons

07:50............ Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

10:30............. The Simpsons

08:05 .........................Wissper

11:00 .............The Simpsons

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

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

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

12:00 ......... Channel 4 News Summary 12:05................... Come Dine with Me 12:35 ................... Come Dine with Me 13:05 ................... Come Dine with Me 13:35 ..................... Channel 4 Racing

08:25 .....................Peppa Pig 08:50 ................Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:00.................... Bananas in Pajamas

A ugust 08:55 ......Food Unwrapped

06:10 ...................MasterChef Australia

09:35 .....A Place in the Sun

07:00.... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

11:05 ............ Hugh’s 3 Good Things

ITV - 3:00pm

09:50........................... The Bill

11:15 ...... Drums Across the River

10:50 ..............Tipping Point

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

12:50 ................. Judge Faith

14:00................... Time Team

13:50.................. Traffic Cops

15:05 .....A Place in the Sun

14:20.... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

16:10......A Place in the Sun

06:00...................... Supergirl

07:00....................... Rocket City Rednecks

Antiques challenge series.

Chrissie has inherited a formidable collection of gold and silver trinkets and old glassware, and she knows she is sitting on a goldmine.

Dealers Christopher Selkirk, Karen Dalmeny and Alison Chapman are interested in an 18 carat gold and sapphire bracelet which belonged to Chrissie’s great aunt. The piece sets off a bidding war, but can Chrissie bear to part with it?

David Ford and Mike Melody join Karen in the next house, where the bids on an entire cabinet of over thirty pieces of modern Doulton Flambe go through the roof.

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

10:00 .............. Ninja Warrior

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

10:30 .............. Ninja Warrior

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

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

15:15 .......Expecting Amish

12:00.............. Hawaii Five-0

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

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

13:00...................... Supergirl

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

14:00 ......................The Flash

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

18:00.......................Home and Away

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

18:30 ..... 5 News Tonight

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

19:00.................. Channel 4 News 20:00......... The Supervet 21:00............. 999: What’s Your Emergency?

22:00.................... Secrets of a Police Marksman 23:05................. Ramsay’s Hotel Hell

08:50 .......My Dream Home

16:10........My Dream Home 17:10...............Tipping Point 18:10...................Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 20:00.........Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck

10:30 ......Food Unwrapped

17:15 ...............Four in a Bed 17:50............... Four in a Bed 18:20..........Four in a Bed 18:55..........Four in a Bed 19:25..........Four in a Bed 19:55....... Grand Designs

21:00.........Stacey Dooley in the USA

21:00.............. The Secret World of Lego

22:00............. EastEnders

22:00............. 24 Hours in A and E

22:40.................Don’t Tell the Bride

23:05.............. Love Child

11:15........ Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs

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

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

19:00 ............... Secrets of Underground Britain

09:00 ..................... Futurama

16:30 ...........Modern Family 17:30 ..................... Futurama

07:20.Scrapheap Challenge 08:10..............................Red Bull Soapbox Race 09:00........Lizard Lick Towing 10:00 .........American Pickers 11:00 ...........Storage Hunters 12:00 ..........................Top Gear 13:00 .........American Pickers 15:00 ...................World’s Most Dangerous Roads 16:00........Lizard Lick Towing

18:00 .............. Futurama

17:00 .............................Red Bull Soapbox Race

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

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

20:00 ..... Modern Family

19:00.....American Pickers

20:30 ....... Modern Famil

20:00 ......................... QI XL

22:00...............My Perfect Instagram Body

21:00.......... Don’t Tell the Bride

21:00 .Would I Lie to You?

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

22:00 ....... The Simpsons

20:00............ On Benefits 21:00 ..........Celebrity Big Brother

Secret Dealers

06:00 ......... Dynamo Top 10

07:00 ......................The Flash

16:00............................ Four in a Bed

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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 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

09:30............................. Psych 10:20 .................. Royal Pains 11:15................ Dinner Date 12:15 ..................Emmerdale 12:45......Coronation Street 13:15 ................. You’ve Been Framed!

13:45 ....................... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:35 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show W C 17:50 ................Take Me Out choice 19:00 ........... You’ve Been Framed!

20:00 ...............Two and a Half Men 21:00.............. The Matrix Reloaded 23:45 ............ Family Guy

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

12:10 ........................... 5 News Lunchtime

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23:00 ............A League of Their Own

21:40 ....... Mock the Week 22:20 .............................. QI 23:40 .Would I Lie to You?

06:00 ............. Football Gold 07:00 ...WWE SmackDown!

08:00 .........Barclays Premier League World 08:30 ..................The Premier League Years 10:30 ............ Great Sporting Moments 11:00........... Premier League 100 Club 11:30.............. Football Gold 12:00 .......... Premier League 100 Club 13:00............... BPL Legends 14:00 ..................The Premier League Years 16:00 ............. Football Gold 17:00 .Motorsport Mundial 17:30... Sporting Triumphs 18:00.... Barclays Premier League World 18:30...... Premier League 100 Club 19:30.Live Super League 22:30..........La Liga Show 23:00.... Barclays Premier League World

W You’ve Been Framed! Gold: A-Z C choice ITV2 - 19.00

Starting with A for accidents, B for bikes and C for CCTV, Harry Hill works his way through the You’ve Been Framed! alphabet to showcase some of the funniest clips from the collection.

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12th August - 18th August 2016

Tuesday Treat at Showtime!

Monje wine tour 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.

Treat the kids, treat the family, treat yourself with this special show on Tuesday. For the kids..... meet Olaf and the cast of Frozen and have your photo taken with them. Kids get free kids cocktails also 2 adults = 1 child FREE. Special offer for Residents SHOW ONLY ticket: 25 euros (kids 10 euros) Show & Meal: 30 euros (kids 15 euros) Show, meal & drinks: 36 euros (kids 20 euros) Gold VIP (includes local spirits): 42 euros (kids 25 euros) When: Tuesday 26th July Where: Showtime, Karting Las Americas More info: showtimetenerife.com or 669 622 622

Summer Art Exhibition ‘Summer Exhibition’ brings together pieces of more than 90 young artists, a selection of works of contemporary art that have in common the summer as a theme and will bring colour and freshness to ‘Círculo de Bellas Artes’.

Dorada Brewery Tour

The local beer company opens its doors to unveil the manufacturing process of Dorada beer, from the collection of raw materials to bottling. It’s a guided tour through the facilities, explaining each stage of the brewing process. And at the end of the visit you will be invited to a Dorada or two in the Tasting Room.

Booking is highly recommended.

When: from July 4 to September 7 Where: Círculo de Bellas Artes in Santa Cruz Info: Tel.: +34 922 246 496

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 Tuesday Where: Avenida de Ángel Romero in Santa Cruz More info: doradatour.es

When: Every Day More Info www.tegueste.org

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12th August - 18th August 2016

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Katrina to make TV waves

THE makers of American Crime Story’s Emmynominated drama about OJ Simpson’s murder trial, are planning a big follow-up.

They have now turned their attention to the horrific impact made by Hurricane Katrina and, said Executive Producer Brad Simpson, the second season of the FX series will be “even more massive and more sprawling” than its predecessor.

More than 1,800 people were killed when the hurricane hit the Gulf coast in August 2005, flooding 80% of New Orleans.

It was the costliest disaster in US history,

causing estimated economic losses of $125bn (£95.7bn). Scripts are currently being written for the Katrina drama, which will have its premiere next year.

American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson, dramatised the arrest, trial and subsequent acquittal of the former American football star.

Simpson had been accused of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, on 12th June 1994.

The series received 22 Emmy nominations last month, with six of them going to members of its cast. Producer Brad Simpson said he would probably cast some of the show’s actors in its follow-up, but only “if there are roles for them”.

Not a Gaye day for Ed! ED SHEERAN is being sued over claims that he copied the core elements of Marvin Gaye classic Let’s Get It On for his own hit song, Thinking Out Loud.

According to the lawsuit, Sheeran lifted the “heart” out of the 1973 track, which he wrote with Welsh musician Amy Wadge, and won two Grammy Awards for the song.

It has been alleged that key elements of Sheeran’s song are “strikingly similar” to 1973 hit.

The heirs of Ed Townsend, who cowrote Let’s Get It On with Gaye, have filed the copyright motion and asked for damages to be assessed in a trial by jury.

They claim the harmonic progressions, melodic and rhythmic elements central to Let’s Get It On formed the structure of Sheeran’s track.

Thinking Out Loud topped the UK chart in November 2014 and,

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later, became the first song to spend a full year in the Top 40.

It won Sheeran two Grammy awards and has been viewed more than 1.2 billion times on YouTube.

The lawsuit states: “The defendants copied the ‘heart’ of ‘Let’s’ and repeated it continuously throughout ‘Thinking’.”

It adds: “The melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of ‘Thinking’ are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of ‘Let’s’.”

Sheeran, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Atlantic Records have not

commented on the legal motion.

The lawsuit comes two months after musicians Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard sued Sheeran for $20m (£15.3m) over his hit song Photograph.

Harrington and Leonard claim the track has a similar structure to their song, Amazing.

Gaye’s family last year successfully sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement over hit song Blurred Lines.

Thicke and Williams were ordered to pay Gaye’s three children $7.4m (£5.6m).

E N T E R TA I N MENT One, the UK-listed Canadian company which owns children’s global TV favourite Peppa Pig, has rejected an ITV bid of around £100 billion.

A statement from the company said its board had decided, unanimously, to turn down a proposal valuing it at 236p a share which, it added: “Fundamentally undervalues the company and its prospects.”

The firm had a market value of about £930m at the start of trading on Wednesday. The offer would take this to £1.03bn, and shares rose 7% after the takeover bid was disclosed.

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One statement, in response to reports which had sent its shares 10% higher on Tuesday, confirmed that it had received a “preliminary proposal”.

It was later confirmed

by ITV that it was behind the offer, and pointed out that it was at a “significant premium” to the share price, prior to the bid speculation.

The television company added: “ITV believes that the proposed combination with eOne has strong, strategic rationale and would further accelerate ITV’s rebalancing of the business.”

But it remained silent on plans for any higher offer, saying only that it “reserves the right to withdraw, vary or amend the proposal”.

Entertainment One owns the rights to TV shows, including global children’s hit Peppa

Pig, as well as more than 40,000 film and television titles, including the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight.

Its Amblin Partners’ venture with Stephen Spielberg is behind this summer’s film, The BFG, based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book. And Entertainment One also owns around 40,000 music tracks.

A takeover deal would help ITV broaden its business, continuing its strategy of acquiring companies making TV content as it seeks to offset pressure on its traditional, advertisingrevenue income.

ITV said last month that it would slash £25m in costs as it warned that ad revenue was set to dip 1% in the nine months to the end of September, amid the fall-out from the UK vote to quit the EU.

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By Vanessa Vee

Adventure park hits the heights

THIS week we are taking you to the fun-filled, PortAventura resort in the south of Barcelona on the Costa Dorada.

It attracts around four million visitors a year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most-visited in Europe!

The resort also includes a quartet of 4-star hotels: PortAventura, Caribe, El Paso and Gold River.

The park features five theme areas, based on historic civilisations, plus a dedicated area for children, and I will detail each area.

Mediterrània is the main entrance area of the park, featuring three rides and several restaurants and shops, reproducing a typical Catalonia coastal town.

In this section of the park you have the roll-

er-coaster Furius Baco. which has a top speed of 135km/hr.

Other points of interest here are the FiestaAventura when, during the summer months, the lake becomes the site of an amazing fireworks display. It also has a display of floats, representing all the various park areas.

Themed as an old

western town, the Far West area features many buildings and sculptures. The area boasts nine attractions which makes it the biggest part of the park. It is perfect for those who love the thrill-seeking rides.

Here you will find The Stampida, which is a wooden roller-coaster and the park’s third-

largest. We also have the Grand Canyon Rapids, where you can enjoy a white-water raft adventure along the Grand Canyon.

This can also be fun for the people watching because there are plenty of water cannons along the way which can be aimed at those in the boats - prepare to get drenched!

The Mexico area is themed exclusively on the country’s pre-Columbian times. It features temples, statues and a Great Pyramid which is the entrance to the Gran Teatro Maya, the park’s biggest show zone.

In this area you will also discover the Hurakan Condor ride, which, at an impressive 330ft tall, is one of the highest in the world.

It is operated by a cable lift, which provides a fantastic view of the park before you are sent free falling to the bottom of the ride. A must for adrenaline-seekers!

Next we come to China, one of the biggest theme lands there. This area includes a wonderful buffet restaurant with a good range of Chinese dishes available. The main path through the area is themed in the same style as the Great

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Wall of China, giving you a truly authentic feel of the Orient.

The Shambhala, Europe’s fastest and highest roller-coaster, can be found in this area.

The Polynesian area, much smaller and more laid-back, includes a pirate ship, a 4D cinema and water rides for young and old alike.

Finally we come to the area dedicated to the younger clientele - Sesame Street. It contains 11 attractions, including a roller-coaster, water ride and monorail. I’m sure that some of the big kids around us will enjoy these rides, too!

With daily direct flights to Barcelona and something to suit all ages, PortAventura really is the perfect place to take the family for a fun-filled break. Tenerife Sunshine have packages available, starting from 1,855 euros for a family of four, including flights, transfers, hotel in the park for four nights and unlimited access to the park.

For more information, call the Tenerife Sunshine Travel Team on 922 751 867 ext 1-1 or email travel@tenerifesunshine.com

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Wine and Dine

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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!

Adeje Chicken in Buzanada Adeje chicken in Buzanada has re-opened its doors with the new owners Bryan and his mum Chemy in the kitchen. You can still enjoy her home chicken recipes of fried, spicy, garlic, home made honey or even plain chicken breast together with her BBQ and special Canarian sauces. Now they also have meat and fish dishes available and much more. They have a menu of the day for only 6.80 euros plus a drink (Tues - Fri, 1pm - 4pm). A pint of beer for 1 euro and now offering sorbets of lemon, coco, cherry and mango.

Buzanada Roundabout, Buzanada.

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Open: Tues-Sun 9.30am-10.30pm, kitchen closes 4pm-5pm. Closed Mondays.

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 922 728 290 / 629 331 124

Call: 602 601 634

The Crown Dine in with the supersize American style portions, homemade burgers, ribs chicken, sunday dinners and much more or maybe try a fabulous cocktail, plus checkout the kids meals including food, drink and a toy.

You´ll never be stuck for something to do at The Crown American sports bar, with pool tables, darts and all major sporting events shown live.

Go to The Crown Valle San Lorenzo on facebook for happy hours, offers and events.

Valle San Lorenzo, just down the hill on the road to Buzanada.

Open: 4pm - midnight everyday. Closed Weds.

Call: 922 766 276

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, 9am-5pm.

Sat & Sun, 9am-4pm

Recently Refurbished !

Thai Botanico Experience contemporary Oriental dining at it’s finest. Ingredients are delicately and skilfully prepared and presented in gourmet dishes that embody the colours and tastes of Thailand. The colourful menu is more than complimented by the cool surroundings.

The stunning botanical dining terrace is filled with a rich mixture of beautiful plants and decorated with authentic imported artefacts from the Eastern regions giving you the feeling of being in a restaurant perched on a hillside in Thailand.

Roy’s Pizza Indian and Tandoori Looking for the best pizza restaurant in Las Americas? Roys is the best option for takeaway and deliveries.

Now celebrating 24 years in the business, Roy’s Pizza offers the largest selection of food delivery options in Tenerife South, and has many unique dishes to offer for your pleasure.

Whether its delicious currys or fabulous American pizzas, our food always hits the spot.

Just give us a call and we can deliver to your home or hotel.

Las Americas

San Eugenio Alto, Costa Adeje

Open: Mon - Sat, 1.30pm - 11.30pm. Sun, 6pm - 11pm

Open: Everyday, 12pm - 2am

Call: 922 797 759

Tel: 922 71 41 83

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Manchester LOVES Spain!

THE first weekend in September will again see Spain taking over Manchester!

Yes, Festejar, the Spanish Festival, returns there for a third year - and promises to be the biggest and best yet.

Many brands will be showcased, including popular wine label Marques de Caceres, which will be a big player at the festival.

Its UK agent, Halewood Wines & Spirits, is the main Festejar sponsor, and the festival, which includes Spanish soul with a Manchester heart, has a line-up featuring the best in Spanish music, culture, food and drinks.

Festejar will take over the city’s Albert Square for four days, kicking off on 1st September with a one-off performance from one of the world’s leading Spanish tribute acts, The Andalus

Band, who will delight the crowds with their flamenco guitar flames.

The following night, the chilled-out vibe of Ibiza will come to Festejar via celebrated DJ Miguel Manzano, who presents a unique, electronic, musical story.

It traces the story of dance music on Ibiza, and the hypnotic spell it has cast upon the world, as guests enjoy a range of Iberian-inspired cocktails.

Then, over the course of the festival, activities will include Spanish dance lessons, crafts, food and drink stalls and live music and entertainment daily.

Halewood will be showcasing its Marques de Caceres wines range on every day of the festival, including the Crianza, Rose, White and higherend Reserva labels.

Andrew Turner, director of wine at Halewood, said in a press release: “Marques de Caceres is the wine that real Spaniards drink, and Festejar promises to be four days of authentic Spanish culture like no other.

We are delighted to be sponsoring the event.”

Festejar organiser Patrick Marmion said: “Festejar keeps getting bigger and better, and this year’s events promise four days that will transport Manchester’s

residents direct to the heart of modern Spanish culture.

“No matter what the Manchester weather throws at us, this will be one part of the city where the sun will always be shining.”

The Waterfall Live Entertainment every Thursday and Sunday. Come and see our poster boards to find out who’s on.

Full-size snooker table, pool tables and dart boards.

Restaurant open 11am, all day to 9pm.

Pint of beer and large wine from 2 euros.

A lovely place to be!

Las Adelfas 2 complex, Golf del Sur

Open: All day everyday

Call: 922 737 779

Manhattan’s Cocktail Lounge Start your day off with one of our great British Breakfasts, read the Free daily Newspapers or catch up with family and friends via our Free WiFi. The bar offers a wide range of drinks, or why not just chill out with a refreshing Cocktail on our large sunny terrace? Our kitchen’s extensive menu caters for most tastes including: Homemade Burgers, our AwardWinning Manhattan Pie or you might just like to share one of our famous Manhattan BBQ Platters for 2. With 9 HDTVs and a large projector screen, we have all the Live Sport covered, and we also offer regular Live entertainment in the evenings.

Manhattan’s Cocktail Lounge The Place to be Seen!

C.C. Passarela, Los Cristianos Open: 10am - late. Food until 10pm

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Lifestyle

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Sun screen - a

burning issue

By Carl Pattison

DON’T FADE AWAY

By Val Sainsbury A NEW study warns that sunscreen may not prevent skin cancer, which means it could be unethical to test its effectiveness on randomlyassigned people in clinical trials.

WHEN it comes down to the No.1 problem, here in Tenerife with hair colouring, it’s always going to be colour fading.

From reds to oranges and browns - and, even more so, blondes - maintaining hair colour is so much more difficult.

Even when your normal colour is applied, then passed through to refresh the colour, fading is still going to happen because of the extreme sunlight.

So, what can you do at home to protect your colour? As long as you are using a decent shampoo and conditioner, you have your basic defences.

Your next best line of defence is to cover it with whatever suits you best.

Even while walking around in the day, you can catch the rays, which start to wash out your precious colour.

Allowing your hair to become dried out won’t help, either.

Keep it moisturised with the regular use of masques.

Prevention is better than cure. Trying to replace the colour - and maintaining it -

isn’t always easy. Every time your colour is passed through the ends, it creates more fading as it “opens” the cuticles, and they never fully close again.

Once in a while, try going slightly darker on the final combthrough, so that it doesn’t lighten too much between salon visits. If you’re blonde, add some gold to the end colour to replace the lost tone, and to prevent it looking too ashen.

You can’t take your stylist home. But in the meantime, what you can do is help by keeping your hair covered and hydrated.

Your colour will then be true, always!

Researchers, at Colombia’s Instituto de Evaluacion Technoloica, said the findings should not change health guidelines and we should still wear sunscreen.

But they stressed that scientists should be more cautious about how they survey the products.

Doctors Ingrid ArevaloRodriguez and Guillermo Sanchez, the lead authors, said in a statement: “Lack of highquality, experimental evidence should not be equated with evidence that such interventions are ineffective.

“It is important that patients and consumers do not stop protecting their skin until betterquality evidence emerges.”

Dr Laura Ferris, a University of Pittsburgh dermatologist not involved in the research review, pointed out that it was difficult to measure the effect of sun protection on the prevention of skin cancer, “particularly because it is not ethical or practical to randomise the population”.

She added: “One could not, for example, tell one group to seek shade, wear a hat, and use sunscreen, and another to sit in the direct sun and abstain from use of sunscreen.

“So lack of evidence does not mean that sun

protection has no impact on the risk of skin cancer; just that the impact is difficult to measure.”

Arevalo-Rodriguez and Sanchez, together with their colleagues, set out to assess how much we already know about whether sunscreen and other protective measures, such as staying in the shade, prevent skin cancer.

They focused on what is known as “basal cell” and “cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas”, which make up the majority of skin-cancer cases.

Their analysis did not even consider melanoma, which is a rare and much more deadly type of skin cancer.

The researchers were concerned only with looking at trials that randomly-assigned some people to use sunscreen or other protection - and they found just one study that met their criteria.

This study, carried out in Australia, monitored about 1,600 people for more than four years.

But it failed to find a meaningful difference in the number of new cancer cases detected, based on whether people used sunscreen every day - or only occasionally.

That period might not have been long enough to follow patients to see if sunscreen does prevent skin cancer, be-

cause it can take several years after sun exposure to detect skin abnormalities.

But the authors believed it suggested that more high-quality research was required.

They added: “In the meantime, patients and consumers in general should consult health professionals to obtain advice about the need of specific, preventive measures, according to their age, skin colour, occupation and presence of other risk factors for skin cancer.”

But Dr David Leffell, a skin-cancer researcher at Yale School of Medicine who wasn’t involved in the research review, has other views.

He is convinced that even without more studies, there is already plenty of proof that exposure to ultra-violet rays from the sun does cause skin cancer and melanoma.

“The scientific facts are inescapable,” said Dr Leffell. “Regular use of sun protection reduces skin cancer and cancer precursors.

“The benefits of sun protection, and the incontrovertible evidence of sunburn and chronic sun exposure as a cause of about 60% of melanomas, should inspire people to continue applying reasonable sun protection if they fit into the moderate-to-high risk groups - and even if they don’t!”

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Business or Pleasure? things. Consider making an office space in your home that meets your needs.

Think whether you have any unused space in your house that might be suitable. For example, you could use the space under the stairs, or fit a narrow desk in front of a window. Work friendly spaces can emerge in small areas, and you can use floating shelves (where you can´t see the fixtures) to store your reference books or supplies.

If you work from home and spend hours at your desk, you will need to invest in a decent chair, and make sure the lighting is adequate. If you are an occasional user, so you just need

By Miruna Voicu Lifestyles have changed so much in the last decade, that nearly everyone could make use of a small office at home.

Whereas before the desktop computer used to be located in a corner of the lounge or in the spare room, nowadays you can work or surf from anywhere. This isn´t necessarily healthy or advisable though, because of poor posture and lighting amongst other

to spend an hour or so now and again checking bank statements etc, you can get away with less investment.

But it doesn´t always have to be business or pleasure.

There are ways of incorporating your home office into your house without it looking like an afterthought. Most people use laptops now, so you only need a relatively small space and maybe room for a printer.

Try to ensure that you have enough storage so that paper and stationery supplies can be kept out of sight. Use cable tidies to ensure that there isn´t a tangle of wires on view. For the things that are visible, try to co-ordinate

with your interior design scheme so that the area looks like it is part of an overall plan.

Add a splash of toning colour to draw the office area into the room, so if you have bright blue accent colour in your lounge, and your home office is in the corner, use a matching bright blue wastepaper bin or penholder to link the areas. Remember with accent colours, less is more, and too much can look overdone!

Technology is a big part of our lives, and this is unlikely to change in the future, so adapting our surroundings to how we live and what we need is an important aspect of interior design.

Bury’s salute to Victoria Wood

VICTORIA Wood, the late, muchloved comedian, is to have a memorial statue built in her home town of Bury, Lancashire.

A site for the tribute to Victoria, who died in April at the age of 62, has been chosen in the town centre Her brother, Chris Foote Wood, met Bury Council leader Rishi Shori to discuss plans for the statue, which will be located in Library Gardens.

He plans to raise the £20,000 needed to build it with an online appeal, saying: “I thought, since she died, that I would like something perma-

nent for her. I class myself as one of her biggest fans - I’m in awe of her achievements.”

He said fans would be able to choose the statue from a number of designs, with suggestions ranging from Wood sitting at the piano performing Let’s Do It, to “Kimberley’s friend” in a beret and raincoat, or her character, Bren, from Dinnerladies.

Mr Foote Wood said he was “astonished” by the public’s reaction to her death. “I knew she was well liked, but I had no idea how much,” he added.

“I didn’t realise people who first saw her 30 or 40 years ago would still be

singing her praises now.”

Victoria’s brother said he hoped fans would visit the statue and enjoy posing for selfies with it, as they do with fellowLancastrian comedian Eric Morecambe’s seafront statue in the town from where he took his name.

And while Bury Council will not pay for the sculpture, it will help with its upkeep. Rishi Shori said: “Victoria was a national treasure and a major talent in a variety of areas - actor, writer, comedian and singersongwriter.

“We feel it’s only right that there should be a fitting tribute to her in the borough in which she was born.”

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Brit tourists flood Arona THE Brits are still coming here to the South of Tenerife, and many are choosing to relax in Arona, as shown by the latest figures.

In the first half of the year, 18.4% of all visitors to Arona were Brits, and the Dutch are also flocking there. They now take up 17.9% of the total, while German market is 14.1%, Italian (10.2%), and the Irish a healthy 13.5%.

Foreign tourism increased 11.8% in the region,against the same period last year.

Overall, Arona recorded a first half-year a growth of 10.1%, which means 763,173 tourists stayed, according to the statistics released by the Cabildo’s Tourism ministry.

And these “good results” are mirrored across the board. Hotels welcomed 398,992 customers, which was 16% more than in the first half of 2015. Nonhotel establishments hosted 364,191 tourists a 4.3% rise.

Registered overnightstays in Arona accommodation places increased 7% to 6,045,826 for an average of 7.92 days per person now. The Arona accommodation establishments recorded an average occupancy of 72.6%, which was 7.5% higher than 2015. And hotel figures are up to 81.4%, representing a 6, 2% growth. The non-

hotel places reached 65.5% occupancy (+8.1%).

Meanwhile, tourist dwellings in Puerto de la Cruz closed the first half of the year with 16.1% more customers than in 2015, according to the Receptive Tourism Council of Tenerife statistics. In total, the town housed 407,395 tourists, with increases in both tourists who stayed in hotels (16%) and those in non-hotel dwellings (16.4%).

Puerto de la Cruz recorded 3,070,704 overnight stays in that period, which was 16.2% more than in the previous year.

Of these, 2,237,235 were in hotels, which increased their figures by 16.9%, while in the non-hotel sector, a total of 833,469 overnight stays - 14.3% more than in 2015 - was achieved.

Daily figures for tourists staying in the town remained at an average of 7.54 days, the same as last year’s number.

The average occupancy rate of accommodation places in the area was 72.8%, some 18.9% higher than in the same period last year, which is one of the highest in many years.

Hotel dwellings.

The Spanish market, the main source of Puerto de la Cruz tourists, with a share of 45.2%, recorded an increase of 10.3% compared with the first half of 2015 - a total of 184,313 domestic customers. Meanwhile, international tourism increased with a

21.3% influx, totalling 223,082.

German tourism now has a 26.2% share of the sector, its 106,875 visitors giving them an 18.1%, increase.

The British market, which accounts for 8.3% of all tourists, increased by 49.1% for a total of 33,705 British tourists.

Tourism Minister Alberto Bernabe said: “The figures again showed how much progress we have made. The figures for the first half of this year are excellent.”

Live Arico news

Our Square’s tip-top!

WE had a fantastic And a special thank- Website in progress to Ian, from Welcome to our new night on the Top you Arcadia, who allowed website www.livearico.

Square at San us to auction him as com for Live Arico Blas, raising over a personal BBQ chef, Pet Animal Welfare another 60 euros. Supporters! Over the 1,100 euros after raising But the night’s huge next few weeks and kicking of with surprise came from the months, we will be 250 euros from the auction of a tiramisu adding more items. donated by singer sale of “I LOVE cake, Roberto and his wife, Charity Shops T E N E R I F E ” which was auctioned for There are plenty of wristbands by a staggering 200 euros! bargains for all, so have a good root around at Steve and Arlene Racing at The Cube any of our three shops: Cooke.

Next Saturday (13th *San Eugenio, opposite She then sold many more around the Square, which got us off to good start, so thank you both.

Suzy Q hosted a quality night’s entertainment from Lisa (a volunteer at the kennels), Roberto Graist, Tanya Tevaro, Nik Page, Slam, Uproar and Colin Stevens. A big thanks to all who gave their time.

Prizes were donated by the Emerald Lounge, Old Fashioned 1986, Arcadia, JRs/Country Kitchen, The Beauty Lounge, Golf del Sur Mini Golf and the Beauty Room.

August), we will be doing something a little different at The Cube, in Pueblo Canario.

Apart from live entertainment from Suzy Q, Gordon King, Suzie Moore, Ken Sharrat, Typsey Kings, Trent Walking, Dominic James, David J Cocker, Chrissy Dean, Paul Monroe, Cara and Ray Evens, there will be some filmed horseracing thrown in.

So come along, back your favourites and help the dogs as well.

Also stalls from Tenerife Chilli Farm, Bear in a Box and more.

Hotel La Nina, at las Carabelas near Amandas Bar. Open Monday-Saturday (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 MondayFriday (10am-to 6pm), Saturday (10am-4pm), 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.

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Cats Welfare

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Who’ll care for your pet?

Accion del Sol news

Just pamper these pooches

GOING on holiday?

Business trip?

Extended hospital stay?

What about your cat?

The choice depends on its own personality, and your circumstances, but leaving it until the last minute will almost certainly be a problem.

Cat sitter.

For most cats, a sitter is the best solution - a friend, neighbour or relative you and your cat know, and who can be trusted to come in at least twice a day to feed and look after your cat.

Who do you know is cat-savvy enough to spot any problems that will enable your pet to stay where he/she will be happiest and most confident?

Losing its primary carer, especially for the first time, and particularly for a rehomed cat which may already have experienced abandonment, can be traumatic for a pet.

But retaining its territory and being stroked and fed by a friendly, familiar hand - and keeping his litter tray clean - is the best solution for most cats.

The best candidates are those who have, or have had, their own cat, and whose cat-keeping standards are similar to your own.

If this doesn’t ring a bell, then please contact us because we know

house-sitters who may be able to help you.

Before you disappear.

Please make sure of the following: *Leave a contact number - a mobile or home number for emergencies *Leave the contact number for your vet *Tell your vet the carer will be acting on your behalf during the period *If your cat is on medication, ensure the carer is confident of giving the medication, and that there is enough to cover the period; put the medication in a labelled box with the dosage, etc, written clearly on top *Make sure there is enough food to cover the period, plus a bit extra *Be sure there is enough cat-litter to clean the litter tray for the whole period Cattery If cat home-care is not be possible, start looking for a good cattery in plenty of time. There are some catteries here in Tenerife which are booked up rapidly, so contact them as soon as you can. Personal recommendation is obviously best, and your vet may be able to come up with one.

A good cattery, with professional, caring and

responsible staff, and emergency planning, is the best solution.

Visit the intended cattery several times, ask lots of questions about daily routine and listen to their response.

Check that the cat pens are clean and look comfortable enough for your pet.

Make sure the cattery owner understands any medication needs and you must agree, in writing, to provide that medication. Likewise, agree on what kind of food your cat will be given, and which vet will be used in the event of an emergency.

Most catteries are responsible and caring, but they are businesses after all, and you need to have the same level of information and signed agreements.

Foster care You might think it a good idea to have your cat stay with a friend or relative while you are away. But this puts a huge responsibility on them, and it will disrupt their own lives hugely. If they have their own cat or cats, they will have to be kept separate, but this will cause stress all round, and is really not recommended for long periods.

Home alone Finally, NEVER leave your cat at home during your holiday

with “plenty of food and water”. Suppose it gets sick? No one will know. Suppose it kicks over the water bowl early on and has no more? Suppose there is a house fire? Suppose a burglar gets in and your cat escapes?

Not to mention the amount of damage a bored cat could do while left unattended for two weeks.

Owners taking a chance have returned home to dead cats, or sick ones, which they’ve had to rush to the vet. So please, never leave your pets alone for more than 24 hours - 36 at the very most.

And ask yourself: if you can’t make proper arrangements for it while you are away, should you actually have a cat?

Your donations Do you have anything to donate to help us raise funds? Items can be dropped into the shop at San Blas, on Golf del Sur (behind HiperDino). It is open seven days a week, 10am-6pm (Saturdays 11am-4pm).

If you don’t have transport, or have large, bulky items to offer us - such as furniture and household effects - please ring Mark on 636 590 557, and he will arrange collection from you.

WE are holding another Walk and Bath Day with our dogs at the refuge next Saturday (20th August), and we’re seeking volunteers among our supporters and friends to join in the fun.

We are meeting at the refuge at 1pm and you will be given a suitable dog for a gentle stroll down to the nearby beach, where they can have a paddle or swim in the sea, followed by a nice bath when we get back to the refuge Our last such event was a huge success and we managed to get every dog washed, walked and pampered, much to their delight.

If you would like to make a dog extremely happy, please come along.

To “reserve” your dog, please call 922 778 630, or be at the refuge on the day.

There will be a collection point for those willing

to donate a tin or two of dog-meat for our elderly and sick dogs, which would be very much appreciated.

Refreshments of cold drinks and cakes will also be available on the day.

Your help needed Please call the refuge, also on 922 778 630, if you can lend a hand in any way. We always need tinned dog-food for our older animals, plus blankets, towels, sheets, dog toys, collars and leads. You can call into the Accion refuge on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2-5pm, and Saturdays between 1-4pm.

Find us here Accion del Sol is situated directly under the Ecological Park (exit 52) on the north-bound TF-1.

Head for the giant windmills, and you’ll find us in the buildings on the right-hand side.

Email the refuge at teneriffa@aktiontier.org or, for further details, visit our Facebook page: action tier Accion del SOL.

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Godoku!

This week’s letters: A C D E L O R T W This week’s mystery clue: An earthquake devastates the west coast of the US in this sci-fi thriller by Jeff Rovin (9 letters).

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Sudoku X...

Just enter the numbers 1 - 9 once in each row, column and 3 x 3 square within the sudoku X puzzle grid. In addition to standard sudoku, the numbers must only occur once in each side of the ‘X’ that is marked on the grid.

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30-Second Brain Training

What better way to train your brain. Starting at the left with the number provided, work across each of these lines applying the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don´t reach for the calculator - that´s cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. Aim to complete each round in about 30 seconds.

Good Luck!

Beginner Starter Number

1

2

13

+17

x5

6

7

8

3

÷25

-29

14

1

2

3

squared

+48

÷4

6

7

9

+783

8

2/5

-76

÷4

-4

x118

8 7 9 4 1 6 2 6 7

1 5 2 And 2 normal sudokus for you as well...

of this

4

-24

x6

Answer

-389 x12

Top ______________________

Last Issue's Answers:

CW Crossword

ACROSS. 1 WEE, 3 MEGAPHONE, 8 ADHERED, 9 THERE, 10 EACH, 11 RETREATS, 13 TUBING, 15 WANTON, 18 HIGHWAYS, 19 PANG, 22 LLAMA, 23 HARVEST, 24 SWELLINGS, 25 TED. DOWN. 1 WEAKEST, 2 ETHIC, 3 MARK, 4 GADGET, 5 PATERNAL, 6 OVERACT, 7 EVENS, 12 SNOWBALL, 14 BAGGAGE, 16 NEGATED, 17 PYTHON, 18 HILLS, 20 ALERT, 21 IRIS.

78

1

2

3

2/3

of this

-37

squared

6

7

8

-488

Can you name the three famous faces in this picture?

5

Advanced Starter Number

Face Mix

Bottom ______________________

Intermediate Starter Number

by Trevor Kirton

Middle ______________________

Answer

9

squared

5

4

2 7 3 1 8

ACROSS 1 Simulated (7) 5 Homeless children (5) 8 Map book (5) 9 Springs forward (7) 11 Beer barrels (4) 12 Sitting rooms (8) 16 Engraved (6) 17 Motive, cause (6) 19 Contingent on (2,4,2) 21 Bung, stopper (4) 23 Violin player (7) 25 In arrears (5) 26 Signs, warnings (5) 27 Coax, inveigle (7) DOWN 1 Candour (9) 2 Senseless (9) 3 Food (4) 4 Texas city (6) 6 “Simple as –“ (1.1.1) 7 Less restricted (5) 10 Depends on (6) 13 Pure, clean (9) 14 Place of worship (9) 15 Springlike (6) 18 Mia -, actress (6) 20 Poppy drug (5) 22 Any, not all (4) 24 Lair (3)

L

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47 CW

÷8

9

x6

4

+87

5

x8

Answer

2/3

of this

6 3 8 9

2 6 9 7 3

2 1 7 8 5

4 3 2 9

6 4 9

7

6 7 8 3 1

Word Scramble: 1. fiesta 2. candelaria 3. la caleta 4. fishing 5. island Brain Training: Beginner: 92 Intermediate: 102 Advanced: 288 Godoku:

Face Mix: Mo Farah Jessica Ennis Greg Rutherford Sudoku X:

5 9 6 3 4 1 2 7 8

7

2 7 4 9 8 5 3 1 6

8 3 1 2 7 6 4 9 5

4

6

5 6 1 9

5 2

5 1 7

7 5 2 4 8

5 3 4 1 9 1 8 6 4 2 8 7 3

1 5 6

1

8 3 5 1 4

7 2 9 4 5 3 8 6 1

4 8 5 1 6 9 7 3 2

1 6 3 7 2 8 5 4 9

6 1 2 8 3 4 9 5 7

3 5 8 6 9 7 1 2 4

9 4 7 5 1 2 6 8 3

Sudoku:

9 2 8 7 6 5 4 1 3

7 4 5 9 3 1 2 8 6

5 3 1 8 4 9 7 2 6

8 1 3 5 2 6 4 9 7

7 4 6 1 3 2 9 8 5

2 6 9 4 8 7 3 5 1

6 5 2 9 7 1 3 4 8

5 2 4 6 9 3 1 7 8

8 7 3 5 2 4 6 9 1

1 8 7 2 5 4 6 3 9

1 9 4 6 8 3 2 5 7

9 3 6 7 1 8 5 2 4

3 8 9 2 5 7 1 6 4

3 7 2 1 4 9 8 6 5

2 6 7 4 1 8 5 3 9

6 5 1 8 7 2 9 4 3

4 1 5 3 9 6 8 7 2

4 9 8 3 6 5 7 1 2

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Champs win thriller JUST a few weeks into the new season of the Direct Telecom pool league, and the fixture computer threw up an early Clash of the Titans!

On Tuesday, defending champions Gaffers A took on long-standing foes Tenerife Hammers A, last season’s runnersup who are desperate to restore former glories.

The home team took the first two frames, but Hammers roared back in fine fashion. Wez took two frames, Fritzel and Del got vital wins and then Paul despatched Dan with one of the clearances of the season to make it 5-2.

Hammers captain Paul said: “At that point, I thought they would just

break. Most sides, when they lose five straight frames, fold.”

But the champions are made of stern stuff. Lee got it back to 5-3. Neil’s eight-ball clearance pulled another frame back, and Kev stunned Paul to level the score at 5-5. It was game on!

Wez fancied his chances against Top Six Dave, but the latter had stayed off the Smirnoff this week and took the frame for Gaffers to lead for the first time.

So it was Lee against Del, and what a close frame it was. However, Lady Luck was on Gaffers’ side as Del knocked

the black in too early to give Lee the frame and Gaffers A the points.

Both sides agreed that it was the best league match they had ever played.

Gaffers celebrated long into the night and, as the picture shows, Neil and Lee were still going deep into the early hours.

Just behind Gaffers in the table are the Phoenix Potters … I just hope the old boys aren’t suffering with nose-bleeds, being that high up!

They had a home game against Treehouse A, who have title ambitions. But the Potters are strong at home, and they pulled off a fine win to keep their excellent start to the season going.

Palms A struggled last season and finished in the bottom half of the table, but this time around they have start-

ed strongly, and, after three games, are still unbeaten. Rewind Rewired were their opponents on Tuesday, and what a humdinger! There was little between the two sides all night. The visitors also fielded two new French players, who both won frames!

Michael, who looks a good stick, got the better of Darren. And poor old Dazzler must hate the French as he also lost to Sis, pictured, who we believe is the first female Gaul to win a frame in the Direct Telecom Pool League!

Magnifique!

But it was in vain for the

division 1 ResultS Bluebell A Dreamers A Gaffers A Palms Bar A Phoenix Potters Rewind Rewired Terrace Roosters

6-6 8-4 7-5 7-5 8-4 6-6 6-6

Palms Elite Terrace Bantams Tenerife Hammers A Rewind A Treehouse A Gaffers B Exiles A

division 1 Table A +- PTS

division 2 ResultS Exiles B James Hammers C Palms Rebels Treehouse B Yates Bar

6-6 3-9 3-9 3-9 8-4

Bluebell B Picasso’s A The Crown Hoppys A Splash Bar

division 2 Table Table

P

W D

L

F

A

+- PTS

1 Picasso’s A

4

3

1

0

36

12

24 10

2 James Hammers C

4

2

0

2

24

24

0

6

1

2

0

19

17

2

5

Table

P W D L F

1Gaffers A

3

2 Phoenix Potters

4 4 0 0 36 12 24 12 3 Bluebell B 4 3 0 1 28 20 8 9 4 Yates Bar

3 Tenerife Hammers A

4

2

1

1

30

18

12

7

4

4 Palms Elite

3

2

1

0

21

15

6

7

6 Treehouse B

4 1 1 2 21 27 -6 4

5 Palms Bar A

3

2

1

0

20

16

4

7

7 Exiles B

4

6 Rewind Rewired

4

2

1

1

25

23

2

7

5 Palms Rebels

8 Exiles A

8 The Crown 3 2 0 1 24 12 12 6 9 Hoppys A 4 1 1 2 24 24 0 4 10 Splash Bar

9 Dreamers A

4

1

1

2

18

30 -12

4

10 Terrace Bantams

3

1

0

2

17

19

-2

3

11 Bluebell A

3

0

2

1

14

22

-8

2

12 Gaffers B

4

0

1

3

17

31 -14

1

13 Terrace Roosters

4

0

1

3

16

32

-16

1

14 Rewind A

3

0

0

3

10

26 -16

0

7 Treehouse A

visitors. Palms A finished like a train and birthday boy JT sunk the last black to take the spoils 7-5.

Dreamers A, who have had a horror start, welcomed Terrace Bantams to Los Cristianos.

The home side made the better start, moving into an early lead, which they never lost.

Frames were close, but Dreamers A enjoyed a little luck, especially Gav, or “Fluke”, as he is now known! All jokes aside, the home team played well and deserved their first win.

Wednesday night saw Bluebell A take on Palms Elite in what was another close game.

The first two sessions were shared and the score was poised at 4-4.

Palms Elite then struck first to take a slight lead, but Al then got Bluebell A back on level terms. Nothing could separate them, and it eventually finished allsquare.

It was a week for draws as the final two games of the week both fin-

ished that way. Rewind Rewired were at home to Gaffers B, who made the early running and moved into a 3-1 lead.

The home side took the next session by the same scoreline and it was level at 4-4.

Harry restored Gaffers B lead, only for Victor and Gary to take the next two to give Rewired at least a draw - and that is how it finished after Wilson beat Tim to grab a point for Gaffers B. Down on Amarilla Golf, Terrace Roosters were looking for their first points against Exiles A. And it was another one of those games where nobody could really get their noses in front.

Frames were traded between the two sides, but neither could make a breakthrough and the draw ensued.

In Division Two, Picasso’s A are leading the way and are yet to be beaten. They were away at James Hammers C, who have some good, experienced players, and this looked like

4 1 2 1 23 25 -2 5 1 1

1 1

2 2

22 17

26 31

-4

4

-14 4

2 1 0 1 14 10 4 3 2

1

0

1

12

12

0

3

3

1

0

2

16

20

-4

3

a test for Picasso’s A. They showed their title credentials, though, as they came through with a very strong win, even after being heckled by Bobby Baker!

Bluebell B, who are also nicely placed, had an away trip to Silencio against Exiles B. It’s never an easy place to play, and the home side made the better start by taking a 3-1 lead. However, Bluebell came back in the second session to level the score at 4-4.

The final session was back and forth, but Exiles led 6-5 going into the final frame, which was a tight affair. But Grant just got past Jason to force a draw.

Splash Bar fancy themselves for a good season, and this week

they had an away game against Division Two new boys Yates Bar. Across the first session it was 2-2 each, but the home side found an extra gear and took the first three games of session two, moving into a 5-3 lead. Craig then beat Lee to get it back to 5-4, but Terry, Chris and then Ross all won to claim a win for Yates Bar. Hoppy’s A were looking for their first points of the season as they travelled to Chayofa to tackle Treehouse B. The away side played well and, despite a good fight from Treehouse B, Hoppy’s were too strong, coming away with a superb result and a welcome three points.

Palms Rebels, another new side in this division, have already picked up points. But they had a tricky fixture against The Crown, who have some experienced league players.

The frames were close, but experience won the day. The Crown were always in control, but the Rebels will take a lot from a match in which they learnt a ton! They will be a threat to all sides in the division this season.

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Boothen stoke it up!

WE can probably forgive Ourplace Playboys for being a bit rusty because they had been out of action for a couple of weeks.

But they will be nursing their bruises after a crushing 8-0 drubbing by the Boothen boys last Friday. It was so bad that Fluff has hit the Jager again!

The result moved Boothen up to fifth place, just six points behind leaders Pas O Nadas A, for whom Richard was in cracking form.

He struck three maximums during his sides 7-1 romp at Sandys

International, whose Tommy notching up his first 180.

Second-place Gaffers enjoyed a fine 6-2 victory at Spear Chuckers, with Graham’s third 180, while draw specialists Scruffy Macs put six past The Pub, including a fifth maximum from Tom. Interestingly, those results prompted a fair selection of friendly banter, and a few wagers on the league’s Facebook page.

I couldn’t possibly comment!

It seems that every time I look at the Division 2 table, the top six teams are in a different order, and this week is no exception.

And, as in previous weeks, we have a new

division 1 ResultS

division 2 ResultS

Boothen

8-0 Ourplace Playboys

Bar Leones

7-1

Legends

Phoenix Bar

5-3

Palms Sports Bar

BYE

B-B

Clouseaus

Sandys International 1-7

Pas O Nadas A

Marilyns B

4-4

Bar 180

Scruffy Macs

6-2

The Pub

Naughty Nautas

4-4

Picassos

Spear Chuckers

2-6

Gaffers

Ourplace Playgirls 7-1

Emerald Lounge

division 1 Table

Palms Pool Bar

6-2

Marilyns A

The Tavern

5-3

Sundowners Bar

P W D L F A +- PTS

1 Pas O Nadas A

11 6

4

1 57 31 26

57

2 Gaffers

11 7

1

3 54 34 20

54

division 2 Table

3 Scruffy Macs

11 5

5

1 53 35 18

53

Table

P W D L F A +- PTS 10 8

1

1 50 30 20

50

4 The Pub

11 7

1

3 51 37 14

51

1 The Tavern

5 Boothen

11 6

1

4 51 37 14

51

2 Sundowners Bar 11 4

4

3 48 40

8

48

10 5

2

3 47 33 14

47

6 Spearchuckers

11 6

2

3 48 40

8

48

3 Picassos

7 Phoenix Bar

10 5

2

3 45 35 10

45

4 Rood

11 3

5

3 47 41

6

47

8 Palms Sports Bar 10 4

2

4 40 40

40

5 Marilyns B

11 4

4

3 45 43

2

45

9

6

1

2 44 28 16

44

11 3

4

4 43 45 -2

43

0

9 Exiles

10 3

2

5 34 46 -12

34

6 Emerald Lounge

10 Sandys Reborn

9

0

1

8 17 55 -38

17

7 Bar Leones

11 Ourplace Playboys 7

0

1

6 16 40 -24

16

8 Bar 180

9

5

3

1 42 30 12

42

13

9 Clouseaus

10 4

1

5 39 41 -2

39

10 Waterfall B

9

2

4

3 35 37 -2

35

11 Pas O Nadas B

9

3

1

5 32 40 -8

32

12 Nauta Nomads

9

0

4

5 29 43 -14

29

13 Legends

8

1

3

4 27 37 -10

27

14 Naughty Nautas 7

1

3

3 26 30 -4

26

15 Marilyns A

9

3

0

6 25 47 -22

25

16 Palms Pool Bar

5

3

2

0 23 17

23

17 Ourplace Playgirls 8

1

1 6 22 42 -20

12 Sandys INT.

8

0

0

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Lounge, who flattened the Playgirls 7-1, while fourth- place Picassos drew at Naughty Nautas.

Rood put in a fine Friday night shift to beat Marilyns A, but Marilyns B lost the trebles to finish all-square with Bar 180 B. Palms Pool Bar, still with millions of games in hand, lost the trebles but won a tight match at Pas O Nadas

Arona salute to sporting heroes Mayor José Julián Mena and Sports Councillor Juan Sebastián Roque received and congratulated Arona’s athletes, who have served the area with pride.

Those honoured were: Chloe Bunnet: Runner-up in World Surfing Championships’ Veteran category,

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leader after the top two clashed at The Tavern, who entertained last week’s table-toppers Sundowners.

As expected, the match went down to the wire, and The Tavern emerged victorious, taking the trebles leg to seal a hardfought win.

Sundowners, who dropped to third, were replaced by Emerald

ARONA Council this week recognised some of the municipality’s athletes who have triumphed in various championships in Spain and around the world.

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and fourth in the Seniors, in Portugal.

Moritz Berg: Struck gold in Spanish Swimming Championships’ 100m freestyle with a time of 49.96secs.

Adrian Ceollo: Third in the National Junior Swimming Championships’ 50m freestyle.

Melissa González Tudge: Won gold in the National Young Women’s Boxing Championships at light-welterweight.

Miranda Reverón Rodriguez: Scooped gold in the Junior section, also at lightwelterweight.

Yassine Benzirar: Bagged silver in the Junior 75kg category.

B, while Bar Leones are putting a decent run of form together.

Their latest result harvested seven points

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It means that we will surely have a new Division 2 leader next week … probably!

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Who follows the Foxes?

THE wait is finally over, and we can all return to some normality as the Premier League kicks off this weekend for what looks like being one of the most exciting seasons yet!

By Adi Benson

Arsenal: In one respect, last season represented an 11-year high for Arsenal because, for the first time since 2005, they finished second. However, it was an opportunity missed - their best chance to reclaim the title for, perhaps, the last time under Arsene Wenger. The manager has been criticised for his transfer inactivity of late. He seemed to signal a change by signing Granit Xhaka in May and trying to conclude a deal for Jamie Vardy.

Bournemouth: Eddie Howe felt that staying up was the greatest achievement in Bournemouth’s history.

Certainly, a club who almost dropped out of the Football League as recently as 2009 had memorable moments aplenty, with wins over Chelsea and Manchester United the stand-out results. The question is, how Bournemouth top that? They should benefit, too, from the presence of three key players whose campaigns were destroyed by injury. Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel, the 2015 signings, were both hurt last August, while striker Callum Wilson was sidelined a month later.

Burnley: Last season was a triumph of resolve and resourcefulness as Burnley responded to relegation by winning the Championship, ending the campaign unbeaten in 23 games. This season presents the same test as 2014-15: can a club with the smallest budget in the division, and who struggle to sign Premier League players, stay up?

Chelsea: After the worst title defence mounted

by any Premier League champions, Antonio Conte can take Chelsea in only one direction. Conte has a group who have proved they can win the title. He has the benefit of not competing in Europe, which gives him more time to make his team formidably fit. The Italian seems determined to play 4-4-2, with one new signing, Michy Batshuayi, in attack and another, N’Golo Kante, in the heart of the midfield.

Crystal Palace: Last year, Palace experienced boom and bust in the space of one campaign. They were level on points with Tottenham Hotspur in December - and in danger of relegation in April! They won nine of their first 17 games and only two of the last 21. Alan Pardew has recognised Palace’s clearest shortcoming when no one scored more than five league goals. Dwight Gayle and Emmanuel Adebayor have gone. Christian Benteke and Saido Berahino seem possible attacking recruits.

Everton: In Ronald Koeman, they have a manager with passing principles but, crucially, one whose Southampton side had a better defensive record. Everton have the biggest transfer budget in their history. John Stones has gone, and will Romelu Lukaku also leave? But in Ashley Williams, they could have the signing of the summer.

Hull: They booked an immediate return to the Premier League, but the summer has been a disaster for them. Steve Bruce has departed, there have been no signings and, as I write ,they have just 13 fit players.

They could be down by Christmas!

Leicester: We all know what happened last time! Champions League football is on the menu this season. Jamie Vardy has stayed and Claudio Ranieri appears to have

recruited well. Club-record buy Ahmed Musa looks a real player and, if they can hang on to Mahrez, they will have had an excellent summer. The champions are ready for a few more surprises.

Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp’s first full season at Anfield will be one to watch. Liverpool used 39 players last season; now Klopp has the chance to focus on HIS starting 11. Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum have come in for £55 million, and I doubt the deals have finished yet.

Man City: They have their dream appointment in Pep Guardiola and now, we shall see if he can exert the impact they imagined. They have a fresh look, with new boys Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, John Stones and the excellent Leroy Sane. City are worthy title favourites.

Man Utd: After three wasted years, United have Jose Mourinho as manager. They have not finished in the top three since Alex Ferguson retired, and boy, are they hoping to change that Mourinho has been decisive in his dealings, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and

Henrikh Mkhitaryan all signing up for a crack at the title.

Middlesbrough: Back after a seven-year absence, Boro’s promotion under Aitor Karanka was expected. Dutch midfielder Maarten de Roon, at £12m, is their biggest summer buy, but Spaniards Victor Valdes and Alvaro Negredo catch the eye.

Look out for young defender, Ben Gibson, nephew of club owner Steve. He is mustard.

Southampton: Another summer, another selloff. The annual exodus at St Mary’s has seen manager Ronald Koeman, striker Graziano Pelle, winger Sadio Mane and midfielder Victor Wanyama go, and around £55m arrive in exchange. In Claude Puel, who took Nice to fourth in Ligue 1 on comparatively limited resources, they look to have hired the right sort of manager. Nathan Redmond brings pace, and Saints will hope their January buy, Charlie Austin, starts to fire.

Stoke: Nine, nine, nine!

Rather than denoting an emergency, Stoke’s league finishes under Mark Hughes are an indication of consistency.

It is no mean feat. January’s club-record sign-

ing of Giannelli Imbula has been followed by the £13m acquisition of Joe Allen to complete an expensive, new-look midfield. Star man Marko Arnautovic has signed a new deal, which is a massive moment for the club.

Sunderland: Managers here tend to do two things - stay up and then get fired when they are in danger of the drop the following year.

Enter David Moyes, offering the promise of greater longevity and a long-term strategy. The Scot could be a good fit.

Swansea: Francesco Guidolin kept Swansea City up last season, but the Italian finds himself with a rebuilding job.

Swansea have lost legend Ashley Williams and talisman Andre Ayew but brought in Fernando Llorente and Borja Baston. They could be top-10 … or bottom three!

Tottenham: At times, Spurs looked the best team in the league. A third-place finish secured direct qualification for the Champions League, and the arrival of Vincent Janssen means they finally have a striking alternative to Harry Kane. And Victor Wanyama’s move from Southampton means

the similarly-overworked defensive midfielder Eric Dier may get a rest every now and again. That said, they still lack a marquee signing and a big-name star.

Watford: The Hornets go through managers like Leeds United! Walter Mazzarri, an ambitious appointment, inherits a cosmopolitan group. Watford were hugely reliant on strikers Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney last season, and they finished like a relegation side. No stand-out signing, and they could be in trouble.

West Brom: Baggies had a very Tony Pulis “season” last term. For the eighth consecutive campaign, he finished between 11th and 14th, but reliability came at the expense of excitement. So will 2016-17 be any different? Probably not. Salomon Rondon remains their big player, which sums them up in so many ways.

West Ham: Slaven Bilic’s hugely-encouraging first year in charge brings expectation. The Olympic Stadium will be bursting at the seams, but will it actually help the players, who are so far away from the fans?

Andy Carroll could be a big player this season.

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