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Issue 994 3rd March - 9th March 2017

DRAG ACT HAS LEFT SPANISH STUNNED

CANARY Islands’ Bishop Francisco Cases has accused Gran Canaria’s Carnival Drag Queen Gala winner of causing “frivolous blasphemy” after being reduced to tears. And, it seems, most of Roman Catholic Spain has joined in the criticism.

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Cabildo chief wades in!

Continued from Front Page Even Tenerife Cabildo President Carlos Alonso posted on his facebook account that Monday night’s transition, in Las Palmas, of drag artiste Sethlas, from the Virgin Mary to Jesus Christ on the cross, was “offensive”.

And a few hours after showing the video on its website, IRTVE (radio and television Española) withdrew the controversial Drag Queen Gala from its website, despite what was, for the station, a huge audience rating of 5.5%, numbering 785,000 spectators.

Bishop Cases added in a statement that Monday was the “saddest day” of his stay in the Canary Islands because “frivolous blasphemy triumphed into

votes and applause from a “fired-up crowd”.

The Bishop said his eyes “filled with tears” as he

watched the video of the gala “with deep sadness and pain”, especially when he recalled the processions

and religious acts held in different neighbourhoods of the Canaries.

What sparked great anger from all quarters was drag artiste Sethlas, aka Borja Casilla, entering the Las Palmas stage with an act entitled: “My heavens! I don’t grant miracles, that’s up to God”.

It began with Sethlas dressed up like the Virgin Mary, and Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” blaring out. Then, a few minutes into his act, he reappeared on a “crucifix” with a crown of thorns!

The provocative performance, which obviously wowed the public, who voted in their thousands, had repercussions on social media from politicians, and religious institutions.

Tenerife chief Alonso posted on his Facebook

account: “The Carnival transgression: The liberal freedom is incredible, but it should never be used to offend people’s values.

“Yesterday, at the Drag Queen Gala in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, during the stellar moment, that wasn’t Carnival or liberal - it was just offensive!”

Respected daily EL PAIS summarised the Sethlas act as “a transgressive number that ignited the public, on the contest’s 20th anniversary, which will not leave anyone indifferent, due to its religious references to the Virgin and the crucifixion of Christ.”

And newspaper El Mundo headlined the smutty event: “The Las Palmas Carnival crowns a provocative virgin, Drag Sethlas”.

Meanwhile, Tenerife’s magnificent Santa Cruz Carnival goes from strength to strength, with Tuesday’s Coso Parade attracting as many as 50,000 spectators to Santa Cruz. Full story: Pages 10-11 PABLO Ráez, a 20-year-old Spanish athlete who died at the end of February when his leukaemia returned after a period of remission, has left a remarkable legacy.

The 20-year-old Marbella athlete, renowned for his #retounmillón campaign on social networks, launched it last September in the hope of encouraging more people to become bone-marrow donors.

When his treatment began in October 2015 at Malaga’s Carlos Haya Regional University Hospital, he began a daily blog, describing the ins and outs of being a leukaemia patient.

One year later, he began his campaign on social networks to find one million donors, saying: “I want to

Pablo’s bone-marrow quest touches millions

raise awareness, I want to be of use, I want to make people feel better… and it’s possible, with your help.”

Even when Ráez began his mission, he had nearly 225,000 followers on Facebook and more than 330,000 on Instagram.

Five months later, each of his social network accounts had an additional 100,000 people. And his followers took heed, particularly in the Malaga province, where bone-marrow donors shot up by 1,400% in the last four months of 2016.

The Health Ministry and the National Organisation of Transplants said there were 230,000 bone-marrow

donors in Spain before Ráez went into action, from a global count of 28 million.

In his blogs, Ráez focused on the importance of such donations. “There is a lot of information available on Google on how to do it,” he wrote in an Instagram post.

“And I’m going to keep

saying it - not just for Pablo Ráez but for the thousands of children who need a donor, because there are thousands with the disease and because you, yourself, could need that help at any time.”

Ráez campaigned with enthusiasm and optimism,

striking poses with his muscles flexed, as seen from his picture, which became a sort of logo.

As his Facebook and Instagram posts reflected, he loved sport and had such a positive attitude to life. In one of his last posts on Instagram, he wrote: “I don’t know what will become of me, but then, I have never known.

What I do know is that I am finishing one fight to start another, but I will not give up. I am Pablo Ráez Martínez and I’m not a quitter.”

And boy, did he prove that. Right to the end, and beyond!

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British MPs ignore the expats in Spain

BRITS in Spain are “out of sight, out of mind” to MPs in the UK regarding Brexit negotiations.

That’s the belief of Anne Hernandez, a “Brexpats In Spain” co-founder, who has been lobbying Spanish politicians in her battle to retain the rights of British expats living in Spain.

The university lecturer, who has lived in Spain for more than 30 years, said: “Most politicians want us to remain and want to do everything to support us.

But, sadly, we are getting more support from the Spanish than the British.”

Ms Hernandez, speaking after a key meeting in La Cala, Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, added: “Our first instinct was to talk with the Spanish.

“We have been up and down the coast and everyone is supporting us. And we have also had some promising replies from the House of Lords, mostly from Lib Dems.”

She was adamant she did not want to return to the “dark days”, before we joined the Common Market.

“When I first came to Spain, I had to go to the police station every three months to prove I had enough money to stay for another three months and get a stamp allowing me to stay,” she recalled.

“And I was not permitted to work.”

Brexpats in Spain describes itself as a “nonpolitically biased” body, which aims to “gather and impart relevant information” to Brit residents Mijas Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado also promised to fight for expats along

the coast.

“No one realises your importance more than us,” he said. “There are 11,000 official British expats in Mijas alone, and we really value them.”

Health was, understandably, a major topic at the meeting, with Hernandez revealing insurance could cost as much as 157 euros a month for people over 65, if free healthcare ends as a result of Brexit.

Madrid-based expats Richard and Jean Appleyard, both 70, have lived in Spain for more than 30 years.

“We are worried about the national health and our right to stay,” said Richard. “It is a thing of big concern, a lifechanging thing that could happen.”

Football-lover Richard, who has a season-ticket at Real Madrid, added: “We are integrated here. We speak Spanish and all our friends are Spanish. The idea that someone could be using us as pawns in a game is very worrying.”

That apart, his wife needs regular health check-ups for Crohn’s disease and other issues.

Another couple, Barry and Phyllis Lissner, both 71, are also concerned about healthcare, having lived in Mijas for seven years.

“The medical side of things here is second-tonone,” said Barry. “In July 2013, I had a heart attack and an ambulance came.

They put a stent in (to treat weak arteries), and they followed it up.

“When I collect my medication from the pharmacy, I have about seven different tablets. It costs about eight euros, which lasts for months and is very reasonable.

But I am worried this could all come to an end.”

Dog-fight statement from Adeje Council

FOLLOWING the news which emerged last week of the illegal dog-fights taking place in Güímar, this Council expresses its total and absolute repugnance of this type of activity.

It is an insult to human dignity and an abuse of animals, and we will support whatever measures are deemed necessary to ensure that this kind of activity never takes place again in any part of this island, or in the Canaries in general.

This local government, having received the official information regarding

the events, and the court proceedings regarding the detention of a member of the local police from this borough, has taken the following two measures, bearing in mind current legislation and the disciplinary procedures already in place regarding local security forces.

1. Provisional suspension of the agent in question from all his duties, and suspension of his salary as long as he remains in prison and is the subject of a court proceeding.

2. Instigate disciplinary action following relevant administrative procedures which could, in this case, run concurrently with the court case.

Adeje Council, as must be the case, will always act in accordance with the law, and apply the presumption of innocence and not interfere with the court proceedings underway in the respective tribunals. We may also impose internal disciplinary actions.

Councillors reiterate their absolute condemnation of the reported actions, and insist that all possible assistance be given to the police and judicial authorities to ensure that such abominable practices are never tolerated in our society.

It is a society that respects justice and dignity, and respects and protects the rights of all living beings who form part of that society.

Social employment plans for the needy

ADEJE Council has opened the first phase of its new social employment programme, designed to address those in economic and/or social difficulties.

It is also aimed at helping groups which, traditionally, have problems accessing the labour market.

The programme, part of a two-year social project, is a borough initiative

in partnership with the Canarian Employment Service (SEC) and the Canarian Federation of Boroughs (FECAM), to develop programmes to encourage re-emergence into society.

The main objectives are available online at www. adeje.es - where there are

conditions for selection of programme candidates, which are also open to those with special needs.

The programme is run across a number of departments: social welfare, economic development and employment, and good government, under Councillors Epifanio Díaz Hernández, Isabel Fernández González and Manuel Luis Méndez Martín.

The plan runs for a year, divided into sub-projects, with job experience included.

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Police probe into robbers pays off

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Rato given 4½ years after credit runs out

A GANG of thieves have been caught breaking into industrial warehouses and gas stations in Tenerife, following investigations by Guardia Civil and the police since last November.

The operation started after a tobacco-packing company, on the Güímar industrial estate, denounced a robbery in which the criminals got away with tobacco worth 40,000 euros.

The first police investigation enabled them to identify a criminal gang, comprising four Spaniards, who specialised in robberies with force.

They were in contact with like-minded people from Eastern European countries, living in Tenerife, with criminal records.

The group were highlyspecialised in this type of crime, preventing and

disarming alarms and motion sensors in the premises where they broke in.

They were also trained to avoid police detection while they conducted their illegal activities.

Last month, Guardia Civil investigators, who noticed that the group had moved down to the South of Tenerife, suspected they were planning to rob the Chayofa petrol station in Arona.

Although the four accused men did everything possible

to avoid being intercepted, they were finally arrested near the filling station with all the stolen items in their possession.

Police seized more than 1,250 packets of tobacco, along with dark clothes, gloves and balaclavas.

They also found a radial saw, used to open safes, and diverse tools like sledge-hammers, axes, crowbars and walkietalkies, which the gang used to communicate with the look-outs to avoid being detected.

FORMER IMF chief Rodrigo Rato has been jailed for 4½ years after being found guilty of misappropriation of funds, using credit cards.

Rato, chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2004 to 2007, former Partido Popular finance minister and an ex-chairman of Caja Madrid, is one of 65 officials found guilty because of their use of complimentary credit cards.

Between 1999 and 2012, high-ranking officials at Caja Madrid, which later merged to form Bankia, were given credit cards with access to a bank fund.

The cards were used to spend an astonishing 15.5m euros on personal expenses, which did not show up on bank documents, job contracts or tax returns.

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ETA terrorist is found, with just a month left

A FORMER member of the Basque terrorist cell ETA has been arrested in México after nearly four decades in hiding… just weeks before his crimes were set to be wiped out under the statute of limitations. Ángel María Tellería Uriarte, 60, was directly involved in the murder of police inspector María Josefa García in June 1981.

He and two other ETA members, José Luis Eciolaza Galán and Antonio Goicoechea Elorriaga, fled after Eciolaza shot the policewoman with a machine gun in an apartment in Zarauz in the Basque Country, where she was held hostage, hurling grenades at the building as they ran.

They were placed under an Interpol Red Card arrest warrant, but Tellería has been missing ever since.

Now, nearly 36 years later, he has been found in

IÑAKI Urdangarin, brother-in law of Spain’s King Felipe, will not have to post bail, and can even remain free while he appeals his sentence, a court has decided.

the town of León, in the central Mexican State of Guanajuato.

Tellería, using various aliases, including “Antxoka”, “Koldo” and“Gotzon”, has been living in México illegally for all that time.

His offences of “accessory to murder, unlawful possession of firearms and membership of a terrorist organisation” would have expired this month, so even if he had been found after then and declared guilty, he could not be forced to serve a sentence.

He was taken in handcuffs

to the National Migration Institute (INM) in México DF before being deported to Spain for trial.

“The detainee was living illegally in Mexico since the 1980s, and the crimes for what was sought would have prescribed (terminated) in March,” said the statement from the PGR (Attorney General’s Office).

According to the Spanish press, the detainee nown as “Antxoka” would have belonged to ETA’s “old school” Haizea command.

Last-gasp chance over air-pollution SPANISH authorities have received a final warning by Brussels about its repeated air-pollution infractions.

The European Commission says the country could

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face legal action and hefty fines if it does not reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in the next two months.

Every year, more than 400,000 Europeans die because of poor air quality.

Madrid and Barcelona are Spain’s most badly-affect-

ed, with pollution levels of up to 53 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide, which is 33% over the EU’s legal limit. Granada has the highest levels of pollution in Andalucia, in the Granada Norte station, while Germany, France, Italy and the UK have also been warned.

Urdangarin, married to Felipe’s sister, Cristina, was jailed for six years and three months, and fined 512,000 euros, for abuse of authority, misuse of public funds, administrative fraud, influence-peddling and two counts of tax fraud.

Palma de Mallorca court’s decision came after prosecutors requested

that Urdangarin should pay 200,000 euros for bail if he wanted to avoid going straight to prison.

The judges ruled against the move, and, further, allowed him to return to Switzerland to be with his family while the defence prepared their appeal against the verdict.

But Urdangarin must check in with the nearest Swiss court on the first day of every month.

The former Duke of Palma was jeered by angry protesters as he left the courtroom, and Pablo Iglesias, left-wing Podemos party leader, was furious, tweeting: “Is justice the same for all?”

Plane’s near-miss crash with drone

A PLANE, attempting to land at Tenerife South airport on Sunday, almost crashed into a drone.

It was forced to perform an unexpected manoeuvre to avoid a collision, and, fortunately, landed without any damage.

The airport’s control tower has started a probe with the Civil Aviation Accident Commission because these small devices are banned from flying close to airport facilities.

A Ryanair flight from London was scheduled to land at the time, although airport authorities have yet to confirm which aircraft was affected.

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Vital drugs’ bust halts supply line F I S H E R M E N searching the high seas for tuna, supposedly, were caught with a haul of 1,500 kilos of hashish after being reeled in by patient Guardia Civil officers.

Four men from Morocco and three from the fishing boat’s base, on La Palma, were arrested after being intercepted heading for that island on Sunday.

It was believed that they were returning there in the hope of selling their load at Monday´s Los Indianos celebrations.

The Askana Primero boat

Moroccans’ licence con

A GANG faking residence permits and enabling Moroccan driving licences to be exchanged for Spanish ones, has been been taken apart in a joint Guardia Civil-National Police operation in Almeria.

So far, 29 people have been arrested, suspected of forming part of the gang which charged between 1,500-2,000 euros to provide fake permits.

The probe began in January, when Almeria Traffic Department requested further information from the Foreigners’ Office about a number of these certificates, which had been tampered with.

All the people named on the documents were Moroccan and had applied to swap their driving licences for Spanish versions.

And for these, applicants must prove they obtained their licence before their permission to live in Spain.

Investigations continue, and further arrests have not been ruled out.

was built in Mogan, Gran Canaria, in 1997, and the owner had one of the highlysought-after licences to catch valuable red tuna.

There are just 245 Canarian boats with this privilege, which allows them to patrol

the more-remote fishing grounds.

But for several months, authorities had been suspicious of the craft, which met up with a boat from Morocco on Saturday near Fuerteventura.

Later, the crew were intercepted heading for La Palma and escorted into Los Cristianos on Sunday morning.

There was an anxious wait for the go-ahead to search the vessel, and then, just before 3pm, the officers were able to uncover the mystery cargo.

Part of the port was sealed as officers raided the boat, moored at the pontoon nearest the old beach. The drug haul was brought off the boat on large brown bags and taken, initially, to the port office on the quayside.

Much of the rest of the port went about its normal business, and a small, luxury, cruise ship was moored on the same quayside.

Just beyond the pontoons, other fishermen were unloading their tuna catches under the watchful eyes of the port authorities, who check tuna against weight and quota allowances.

A police source said the officers had been investigating the drugsmuggling group for some time, and were waiting for the right time to pounce.

This was one of the biggest drug hauls in recent years in Tenerife, and one of the most important drug-busts made in the Canary Islands.

Morocco had long been a source for hashish making its way to the Canaries and beyond. But this major supply route for drugs has now been halted.

Amarilla Golf hit by three-car blaze SAN Miguel firefighters were called to extinguish three vehicles which were on fire in Amarilla Golf in the early hours of last Sunday.

The incident in front of Augusta Park, involved a Ford Tourneo van and a Fiat Punto, which were burnt-out. The third motor, a Seat Ibiza, was damaged on the side adjacent to the blaze.

It provided a huge shock for local resident David Thomas, when he was awoken at 3.45am by a police officer.

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“I own the van, but I’d just sold it. The chap was coming over to collect it soon, and I even had the

money in my safe. But, fortunately, I’m insured.”

He added: “It seems as though the car next to mine, the Fiat, had been torched, and the blaze had spread to both sides of the car.

“The Seat was damaged

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SPAIN’S ongoing war against domestic violence has led to Guardia Civil officers trawling through lists of convicted abusers systematically to interview them, in an attempt to understand their mindset.

The Interior Ministry has called gender violence a “national emergency” after figures showed that 16 killings, by current or former partners or spouses, have already been reported this year.

That’s as many as in 2016 overall, says Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido, making it the worst year on record.

In four cases, the victims had previously reported their killers for violence, and at least two had applied, successfully, for injunctions preventing the aggressors from approaching them.

Six children have been orphaned, and a baby was killed when her father threw himself off a balcony holding her in his arms to “get back at” her mother.

The latest three deaths occurred on the east coast, in the Comunidad Valenciana.

Incredibly, a 79-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her 86-year-old husband at the nursing home in El Campello (Alicante province), where the two Brits lived. And last Tuesday, two men were arrested over the deaths of their former girlfriends.

One victim was an earlyretired, 47-year-old Guardia Civil officer, found dead in an empty bath with a plastic bag tied over her head in Gandia, southern Valencia province, and a former boyfriend was arrested in Móstoles (Madrid).

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Domestic-violence: Abusers may start to ‘See The Light’ Valencia city, but an exboyfriend was later arrested for her murder.

Guardia Civil officers have already started their exhausting task of getting into the minds of attackers and killers, having carried out full interviews with 30 convicted criminals across the country. They have another 28 to get through soon, and, in total, they plan to quiz at least 200.

The¡ aim is to ascertain the signs to watch out for, in terms of attitude, psychiatric and psychological traits, and behaviour.

They will then set up two permanent prevention-andresponse units, to evaluate injunctions and other protection measures for actual or potential victims.

The officers will reinforce safety networks for children caught in the crossfire, and look into the amount of funding assigned to town councils, ministries and regional governments.

Their immediate intention is to tackle what is becoming one of the country’s major causes of preventable death.

Interviews apart, police will also carry out research in the victim’s immediate circle and collect eyewitness testimonies, as well as examining the site of the crime.

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violence departments, Meanwhile, a group of eight women have been staging a hunger strike in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square in protest over the government’s “inaction” about the increasing domestic violence.

Gloria, Martina, Patricia, Marian, Susana, Sara, Sonia and Celia, who all belong to the Ve-la-luz (“See The Light”) Association, say they will not cease their protest until the Government calls a crisis committee together.

They want this special group to include their 25 proposals for tackling domestic violence in a “State Pact”, or at least agree an immediatelyeffective action plan.

The women had been on a hunger-strike since 9th February. But after 15 days, Celia was admitted to hospital last Friday because her health was starting to suffer severely.

Spanish law has been amended only recently to separate domestic violence from other forms of assault and murder.

And records of those killed by current or former partners, as opposed to murders in general, have been kept since 2006 only.

The overwhelming majority of deaths in relationships or committed by former partners are perpetrated by men against women, although a small handful of murders have been reported

in the last two years involving men killing their boyfriends or husbands, or women doing likewise.

So far, however, no fatal crime has been recorded of a female victim dying at the hands of her wife or girlfriend.

Statistically, the majority of victims of domestic violence are female and attackers are male, although the number of male victims - at the hands of either female or male partners - may be far higher than assumed.

That’s because men continue to suffer greater stigma and shame and might not report their ordeal.

In Spain, technically, “domestic” violence is where the victim and perpetrator is a family member (parent, child or sibling), or, in the case of relationships, where the victim is male.

Aggression in relationships or by ex-partners in which the victim is female, is known as “gender violence” or “sexist violence”.

This was illustrated a few weeks ago when a warring excouple were arrested in Ontinyent (Valencia province) at the woman’s home.

She and her former boyfriend ended up in a mutual fistfight during a row, and the woman also inflicted stabwounds on her ex.

Both were charged and subjected to injunctions, preventing them from approaching each other.

The ex-boyfriend was found guilty of “gender violence” and the ex-girlfriend of “domestic violence”.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Crane man crushed

A CRANE operator died on Monday in Gran Canaria after the crane truck he was operating overturned on a building site in Carmen Quintana.

The incident occurred when the crane was lifting metal sheets. The ground gave way under two of the supporting legs, causing the vehicle to overturn and crush the victim against a wall.

A heavy-load crane was called in to remove the truck before his body could be removed and taken for an autopsy.

Yet the Town Hall gave assurances that the site complied with the correct safety regulations.

The 38-year-old Columbian crane operator, who died instantly, leaves a wife and two children.

Bull-runner hurt

A MAN taking part in a traditional bull-running festival was left in a critical condition after being gored up the backside and knocked unconscious.

He was stabbed, brutally, in his buttocks and legs by a bull before being thrown around a street in the small Salamanca town of Rodrigo, in the Castile and Leon region.

The 56-year-old was taken to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering severe muscle damage, and a perforated organ.

A further seven people were injured during the festival, known as the Carnival of the Bull.

Teen’s train death

A TEENAGER from France was electrocuted in the Catalonia town of Tarragona after climbing on to a train carriage roof.

The 15-year-old, who was waiting for a train to Barcelona with a group of friends, suddenly decided to scale a parked freight train.

Emergency services rushed to the Les Borges del Camp station and revived him, but he later died during the journey to hospital.

Barranco hiker rescued

A WOMAN was air-lifted to hospital on Tuesday after falling while hiking in La Laguna.

Emergency services were notified that she had fallen in barranco Tomadero, and couldn’t continue because she had injured a injured leg.

A helicopter was dispatched to rescue her because she was in an area hard to access by road.

She was airlifted to Los Rodeos airport, and then transferred to La Laguna University Hospital, in a stable condition

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Coso Parade huge crowd FACES painted, tunics fastened, wigs adjusted … all was ready for Tuesday’s Santa Cruz Carnival’s Coso Parade. And, thanks to a few tweaks to the organisation, more people than ever experienced a close-up view.

According to the Town Hall, 50,000 people gathered along the avenues Francisco La Roche and Marítima to witness one of carnival’s the most prominent events.

Yet the numbers were considerably lower than other years, possibly because of the bad weather.

Even so, thousands enjoyed the show, whether standing or in one of the 7,500 seats set out by the Council along the route.

A new innovation was the tiered stand opposite the Plaza de España, which held a further 1,500 spectators.

And some 100 buses carried 5,000 tourists into the capital for the mighty show.

It’s a huge operation to get the floats and bands in place for the start, and small groups were gathering early in back streets to piece together bulky costumes, and to practise their dance moves.

Avenida de Anaga gradually filled up with the participating groups in their running order. And, releasing them a section at a time, got the parade moving pretty much on time.

The Caribbean theme of this year’s Carnival provided plenty of inspiration, while others added little variations

to old standards, all with a cheeky sense of humour.

Judit Lopez Garcia, this year’s Carnival Queen, was glowing with pride in her vibrant, orange costume, while many in heavier costumes were glad of the cloud that cooled the temperature.

For the very youngest participants, everything was a magical whirl. Second and third generations of Carnival families were carrying on the fine traditions, and there was always a guiding hand to help those with a touch of stage fright.

The tiered seating proved to be a big hit, and vantage points in the street were snapped up very early. And those raised up with their backs to the port not only got the clear view but also commentary, information, and encouragement to join in with the clapping and Mexican waves, which swept along the seating.

This service was provided in several languages because Santa Cruz is extremely keen to look after the many nationalities flocking to THE Carnival.

The parade made its way along the coastal promenade to the fun-fair, where participants disrobed and slipped into something more comfortable for the evening’s partying.

Full marks to the Titsa bus service for easing the congestion with its extradirect buses linking to the southern resorts.

Some of the crowd overflow climbed aboard the service that calls at the South Airport, so it must have been quite an eye-opener for passengers arriving to see so many colourful animals,

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cartoon characters, and superheroes come into view.

It could also have been a bit of an eye-opener for medics in the make-shift hospital at General GutiĂŠrrez Mellado square, where they treated no fewer than 147 people, nearly 50% because of booze.

Fifteen people suffered injuries and falls during the evening, while various others, needing X-rays and further treatment, were transferred to hospitals.

A total of 17 patients needed further treatment and were transferred to hospitals.

The Local Police minor unit registered 17 minors, who had to be treated at the Carnival hospital, 12 because of alcohol consumption.

A 28-year-old Czech man, who fell from avenue Francisco La Roche on to the port road, suffered a severe head injury. Paramedics managed to stabilise the man and took him to the Candelaria hospital for further treatment. But tragically he died the following day.

All in all, though, Tenerife Carnival is all about spectacle, especially its main parade, and next year can’t come soon enough!

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The killer caterpillar

Another happy winner...

A LETHAL caterpillar, which poses a major health threat to humans and is capable of killing pets throughout Europe, has returned to Spain.

The Pine Processionary variety, viewed as a major risk to children and adults, causes dermatitis, eye damage and severe, allergic reactions.

The caterpillar is black and grey with reddish/orange hairs on the outside, known as trichomes, which give off a stinging toxin that can be fatal to dogs.

The poison can induce breathing difficulties, vomiting and foaming at the mouth, and pets showing such symptoms should be taken to the vet immediately.

The caterpillars, which abound in the spring, are

covered with tiny barbed hairs, containing a protein called thaumetopoein, and, having swamped Europe, are now at large in the UK as well.

And dogs are mainly at risk because they can pick up the hairs in their paws, which they then lick when

they become irritated.

Thus, appallingly, amputations of the tongue or nose can be necessary to prevent the poison reaching the throat and causing suffocation.

Pine forests, or areas with pine trees, are the most atrisk locations.

Drama as girl, five, is rescued from 7th floor

Oasis Fm’s Brightest Breakfast Giveaway competition’s winner Leesa Holloway got the news of winning the two night stay in the Hard Rock Hotel with Breakfast from Jenny T last Friday courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife.

The competition continued this week with a 7” Android tablet from Kriplus.

Next week you could be in with a chance of winning a 4hr quad trip to Mount Teide for 4 people. If you want to get involved, listen into OasisFm’s Brightest Breakfast Show, weekdays from 8am.

Cutting-edge Costa Adeje TENERIFE has been chosen to stage an important, international, scientific conference in November, at Costa Adeje’s Hotel Iberostar Anthelia.

Experts from around the world will converge on the hotel for “SHIFT 2017”, a cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary platform for presentations and discussions of recent achievements by leading researchers of light, in renewable energy and biomedical applications.

SHIFT is an acronym for “Spectral Shaping for Biomedical and Energy Applications”, and the conference, from 13th17th November, is being organised by the University of La Laguna, supported by Tenerife Cabildo and the Department for Innovation Tenerife 2030.

Never mind superstars… here’s a Spanish sex tsar THE Spanish Government’s Senate has appointed a “sex tsar” to help boost the country’s “catastrophicallylow” birth rate.

A YOUNGSTER aged five was rescued from a seventh-floor apartment in Alicante … and her mother was arrested!

It was 10.15pm when people in the neighbourhood saw the girl hanging, literally, from the aluminium window frame of the

seventh-floor apartment, with her full body outside!

The little girl had woken up and was scared being on her own. Her mother had, apparently, left minutes before to collect her partner from his gym.

After climbing on a stool, the youngsters opened a window facing the street and climbed outside, on to a small ledge.

One of the onlookers, not

believing what he was seeing, notified firefighters, who, minutes later rescue the girl with their extending ladder.

The mother was later found by the local police and arrested. She told police she had left her daughter to collect her partner.

The child’s biological father is taking care of the minor, while her mum will face police consequences.

Young couples have, reportedly, blamed the decrease on being “too tired” after a full day at work and “late nights”.

So, faced with a rapidlydeclining population, the Senate has handed over the problem to demographic expert Edelmira Barreira.

The move came after the country reported a higher number of deaths than births for the first time, in

2015. Statistics revealed that Spanish women between 18-49 had an average of 1.3 children in 2015, which was below the European Union’s figure of 1.58.

While many European countries are experiencing a decline in birth rates, Spain’s figures means it has one of the lowest in the developed world

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ADEJE’S Abinque prize for 2017 has been awarded to cheese-maker Ángeles Nieves Garcia Rodríguez, who is also co-owner of leading dairy Quesería Artesanal Montesdeoca.

The Abinque award, for women who stand out for their contribution to equality, and to the life of Adeje municipality, will be presented to Ángeles tomorrow (Saturday),

by Mayor José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga.

The prize is also seen as a homage to rural businesswomen throughout the borough, who, like Ángeles, are building its future.

Rodríguez Fraga said: “One of the pillars of the history of Adeje is our agriculture, and the huge implication of women in its development.

“This prize recognises the many years of work of Ángeles Nieves Garcia Rodríguez, synonymous with the respect we have for all the women who work in rural settings - farming as well as caring for home and family.” Ángeles Nieves said: “Being awarded this prize is a huge honour. I have also been

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made to feel so welcome by everyone here, and I am delighted to accept this on behalf of all the women in the field.

“The Abinque means a lot because it is the first time my work has been recognised in this way. I wasn’t expecting this, and there are many

other women out there just as deserving.”

The prize-winning cheesemaker, originally from La Palma, moved to Adeje over 20 years ago, and, with her family, set up a company which has become one of the most valued in the sector.

In addition, the Quesería

Artesanal Montesdeoca, in Tijoco, has already claimed a host of national and international prizes, including top honours at the World Cheese Awards in consecutive years, from 2010 to 2015.

The dairy was also granted the Tenerife Cabildo Rural Award in 2015 for being “an

innovate and sustainable rural business innovation”.

The award scheme, for female high-achievers who contribute to equality and to the life of the Adeje municipality, has been running since 2004.

And Brigitte Gypen, who founded the extremelysuccessful Walk for Life charity, is a two-time winner. Ángeles, who succeeds 2016 winner Alexandra Rinder, the youngest person to win the Abinque award at 16, says she was interested in cheese-making from an early age.

“I learned the basics from my family and neighbours, who made their own cheeses,” she said.

And people can discover why her company’s cheeses are so popular by buying them at Adeje Farmers’ Market on Saturdays and Sundays, (8am-1.30pm) and Wednesdays (3-7pm).

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Bikers on sex-wheels

Lotto millionaire gets a drink-drive lifeline

THE case against a Lotto millionaire, charged with drinkdriving, has been turned upside down TWO motorbikers because vital CCTV caught speeding have evidence has been attracted police in destroyed.

Encarnacion, south- Jane Park, 21, who claimed eastern Paraguay, for the Lotto win had “ruined her life”, is accused of being not wearing helmets. three times over the alcohol Oh, and they were also having sex as they sped along, catching the attention of at least on eyeboggled motorist.

He captured the semi-naked couple on camera, and the cops, who are looking into the affair, have launched an investigation after the viewing the footage online.

The “witness”, using a smartphone, could not believe his eyes when he spotted what was going on.

The woman was lying back on the petrol tank. with her short skirt hitched up and her legs either side of the male rider’s waist.

Unsurprisingly, the video, which went viral rapidly, has provoked a lively debate on internet forums across South America, and around the world!

limit while driving her BMW in Edinburgh on 3rd October last year.

But alleged evidence of the incident at a McDonald’s drive-through has been wiped out.

Miss Park, who won £1m in 2013 when she was 17, wrote on Twitter that she got

“melted” while on holiday in Tenerife before the court case, at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last Friday.

She told followers she missed her flight after watching her beloved Hibernian FC’s beat Hearts in the Edinburgh derby.

She wrote: “Went out n got melted n missed my flight Hahahahahhaha mon eh hibs.”

The Daily Record newspaper said her defence lawyer, Stephen Mannifield, informed the court: “The CCTV has been destroyed.

“It will require some further time in terms of getting the details of the person who destroyed the CCTV. I’m confident that can be done.”

The case will be recalled

Brexit bombshell for Britain’s PM

Batista’s in for 37 years

DAVID Batista (above), who murdered ex-girlfriend Laura González by setting her on fire in 2015, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison by the Santa Cruz Provincial Courts.

He was given 25 years for murder, with treachery and cruelty, and 12 years for arson, threatening the lives of people in the building at the time.

As well as this, he must also pay 300,000 euros in compensation to his former partner’s parents.

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THE House of Lords has voted overwhelmingly to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in Britain, which is a huge Brexit setback for Prime Minister Theresa May’s Government.

Peers are now insisting she agrees the guarantee, within three months of triggering Article 50.

The bill will now go back to the House of Commons for MPs’ consideration before, finally, passing through

the House of Lords, whose members voted 358 to 256 for the amendment.

“We are disappointed the Lords have chosen to amend a bill that the House of Commons passed without amendment,” said a Government spokesperson from the Department for Exiting the EU. “The bill has a straightforward purpose: to enact the referendum result and allow the Government to get on with negotiations.

“Our position on EU nationals has repeatedly been made clear. We want to guarantee the rights of EU citizens already living

in Britain, and the rights of British nationals living in other member states, as early as we can.”

The Government had previously argued against sanctioning the rights of EU nationals until British expats in Europe are given the same assurances.

The House of Commons must now decide whether to accept the new amendment, or vote against it. If MPs choose the latter, it will go back to the House of Lords in a process known as “pingpong”.

And Peers have hinted that they are unlikely to vote against it at the second time of asking.

Drug ‘colleague’ killed after coke deal backfires A DRUG trafficker shot dead a fellow dealer, then turned his gun on the man’s wife in front of their baby daughter.

Police believe the killing, in a garage in Cartagena, Murcia, was the result of a cocaine deal which turned sour.

The cops said the men, who had known each other for some years, were linked to “small- scale’”drugtrafficking in the Jose Maria de Lapuerta neighbourhood.

The killer later surrendered to National Police officers, as he said he would, but only with a particular officer present.

Police believe the meeting between the dealers had been called to pay off a drug debt involving around half-akilo of cocaine.

The murderer, who has a wife and two children, is said to have lured the man to a garage on the pretext of sorting out the deal.

Instead, he shot dead his ‘colleague’, who had recently completed a prison sentence for drugrelated offences.

The gunman also shot the man’s wife, named in reports as Josefina, who worked in a perfumery store, although she survived her injuries.

The couple’s baby, in the back of their car, was unharmed.

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Bare-faced cheek!

F E M I N I S T groups are up in arms over a nightclub offering free entry, drinks and 100 euros to women who “go commando”.

Barcelona’s Bailodromo Caña Dulce has been called degrading and sexist after its

lucrative deal for females, who can prove they are wearing no underwear.

Dones Juristes, a local group promoting rights for women and children, said it was considering lodging a formal complaint with authorities over the contents of a poster plugging the offer.

There have even been Facebook calls to

boycott the club, but a club spokesman said the offer was merely

a publicity stunt.

“If you’re not talked about, you don’t

exist,” he said. “This is nothing more than a joke in a very familyorientated place, where everyone knows each other.

“It all began one night when a woman, who was about to get married, decided to do a striptease. It gave me the idea for publicising the nightclub in a new way.”

Only two women took up the offer, which

applied on Saturday nights throughout February, with one reportedly asking her husband’s permission before proving she was going “al fresco”.

Dones Juristes lawyer Marisa Fernandez said the proposal was “humiliating”, adding: “It’s one of the worst things we’ve seen. Its message is insulting and humiliating towards women.”

Drones could be the solution to immigrants

UNMANNED drones could soon be used to patrol Spain’s borders with Morocco at Ceuta and Melilla, to help repel desperate migrants.

Jose Antonio Nieto, Interior Ministry’s Security Secretary, has confirmed interest in introducing airborne surveillance along the borders of the Spanish enclaves.

The idea came just days after hundreds of migrants stormed into the country from Morocco by scaling the border fences.

Last month, one border officer lost an eye when a 1,100-strong group attacked the fences.

Nieto has since visited Aeorum, a leading dronedeveloper in Spain, to discuss future plans.

The drones would be equipped with heatdetecting cameras, to issue early warnings of groups gathering to mount a border offence.

Despite the country’s recently-installed high fences, topped with razor and barbed wire, they are still being scaled by migrants, who will do anything to reach European soil.

Around 850 managed to enter the country last month, proving the necessity for Spain to take further, defensive action.

Yet the country has been criticised by leading human rights groups for its treatment

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Municipal Plusvalia tax By mariano zunino siri

Registered lawyer at the tenerife bar association

THE Constitutional Court (TC) has annulled several articles of the Guipuzcoan foral law, regarding the increase of the value of urban land (Municipal Plusvalisa Tax).

It assumes that it is against the principle of economic taxation capacity when the sale of the property has been made with losses (if it were sold at a lower value than when purchased).

The ruling refers to the foral (regional) rules, but does not enter into the unconstitutional Local Entities Taxation Law (LRHL), even though

the articles of the law are identical to those of the LRHL (articles 104 and 107).

This would force the legislative power to modify the law to match it to the Constitution, because if the articles of the law are unconstitutional, then logically, it should be the LRHL. According to article 104 LRHL, the Municipal Plusvalia calculation is based on the cadastral value of the property, and the time elapsed in the possession of the seller or donor or deceased.

In the case of a sale, the surplus value must be paid by the seller, but not in the case of a donation or succession in which the recipient, or the inheritor, must pay.

In this way, those who lose out would be exempt of payment.

In another Plusvalia Tax blog at http://www. abogadosmadridtenerife. com/english/blog/plusvaluetax-the-deed-of-purchaseand-the-deed-of-sale-mayprove-the-depreciation/), I wrote: “It is important to note that the increase

in the value of the land is objectively fixed because this fact has been questioned by the contentious justiceadministrative, in this case the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community.

“That is, if the increase in the value of the land has not actually occurred, there is no taxable event. The problem in these cases is to prove that such an increase has not occurred.”

Now the TC has picked up this position, contradicting that of the State Attorney, which considered that the increase should be based on the cadastral value (objectively calculated by the City Halls and always increasing, based on the improvements made in the area of the Property by municipalities) and not in the real value.

In cases of losses, you need firstly to submit a letter requesting rectification and the return of improper income to the Town Hall (stating, if applicable, the amount paid).

At this time, the administrative way is opened and the municipal authority must answer, one

Leading Spanish economist is predicting gloom and doom

‘Our 50-year debt’

R O B E R T O Centeno, a leading Spanish economist, claims that the country has been “ruined for 50 years”.

The former adviser to US President Donald Trump’s election team, on Hispanic issues, said that Spain had borrowed 603 billion euros “which it cannot conceivably pay back”.

In a blog post, Centeno (above) wrote: “Spain is moving steadily towards the suspension of payments, which is the result of out-of-control public waste, financed with the largest debt bubble in our history, supported by the European Central Bank, with its crazy policy of zero-interest rateexpansion, and without any supervision.”

He added: “It will lead to the ruin of several generations of Spaniards over the next 50 years.”

Centeno went on to say: “We have a Third-World production model of speculators and waiters,

way or another (probably refusing the return).

Then, once the administrative route is finished, the contentiousadministrative route is opened, with more guarantees to be heard properly.

Of course, before acting in front of the contentiousadministrative Courts, it is advisable to consider whether it is worth doing it, taking into account the possibilities that we have and the expenses that must be incurred.

In any case, it is understood that we have to pay and then claim the return,which is how the administrative procedure works.

As for the contentiousadministrative procedure, the deadline to sue is two months from the final decision in administrative proceedings.

As I have said in previous blogs, there are more and more sentences that annul the tax settlements (plusvalia tax included), even if a second instance (appeal) has to be reached.

It is likely that as a consequence of the TC’s

ruling, it will generate a large number of refund requests.

Don’t forget, it is the citizen who has the burden of proof to prove that there has been a depreciation. In this sense, the jurisprudence of the High Courts of Justice (as in the case of the Valencian Community) have already been acknowledging that the Deeds are sufficient evidence of depreciation.

Hence, this is an important advantage in this regard.

The ruling of the TC does not refer to the retro-activity of its effects.

But the logical thing would be to think of it being applicable when the liquidations practised are not firm because they have been appealed at the time.

Or, if it is a question of self-assessments, which have not mentioned the possibility of urging rectification for more than four years from the end of the submission deadline.

Those who have paid municipal capital gains in the last four years could ask for a tax refund if the conditions are fulfilled.

Let’s see what happens in the near future.

Opel and Vauxhall could be snapped up by the French

GENERAL Motors (GM), owner of the Opel and Vauxhall car brands, is clearly aware that both companies have produced regular losses over the years.

with a labour market where the majority of jobs created are temporary, and, with remunerations of 600 euros, the largest wage-decline in living memory.

“And all this was completed with a broken pension system and an insolvent financial system.”

Yet the rant appears illtimed, coming after Spain’s 13 consecutive quarters of growth in February, which was much stronger than that of any of its neighbouring countries.

The economy also defied expectations after GDP growth for 2016 reached 3.2%.

Yet there is a possibility that a French group may be interested in taking them over.

The PSA Group, makers of Citroen and Peugeot cars, and working with GM on a number of projects in Europe, is now the third-largest manufacturer there, behind Volkswagen and Renault-Nissan, which has recently recorded increased sales.

Vauxhall employs 4,500 staff in the UK, but unions estimate that there are a further 30,000 people working in occupations connected with Vauxhall and its vehicles.

The French company is partly owned by the state, but also has investment from the Peugeot group, as well as a Chinese vehicle manufacturer.

And should a sale be agreed, the new company would become Europe’s No.2 vehicle producers.

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Let’s Sing and Dance For Comic Relief Saturday 4th March, BBC1, 18.45

Red Nose Day is back on Friday 24 March 2017, and it’s all about your power to make the world a better place, simply by having a great time.

All the money raised through Red Nose Day will help to change countless lives, both here in the UK and across Africa. To get involved and make your laugh matter, go to rednoseday.com

BBC One presents more celebrities donning fantastic outfits and learning iconic dance routines for Comic Relief, but this time the brave celebrities will be facing double the challenge - dancing and singing!

Let’s Dance For Comic Relief is back for Red Nose Day 2017, now bigger and better than ever before, as it’s been supersized into Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief.

The brand new series starts on Saturday 4 March at 6.45pm and will be hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, marking their return to BBC One. The pair bring their own formidable and comic double-act to the show, with access-all-areas to the celebrities backstage.

In addition to the live studio performances, the show will hit the streets to enlist the help of the great British public in some of the biggest dance-offs ever. And with some surprise special guests in store, Saturday nights will be jam-packed of performances from some of the nation’s favourite faces.

The celebrity performers will face three live heats before a live grand final on Saturday 25 March. Together, the viewers at home and the judging panel will decide who makes it through to the final and the public vote to crown their winner, all in aid of Comic Relief.

In episode one, Mel and Sue are joined by TV Presenter and Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson, stargazer Russell Grant, funny girl Sara Pascoe, DJ’s Rickie and Melvin and Absolutely Fabulous actresses Helen Lederer and Harriet Thorpe. Comedy royalty Paul O’Grady, Jo Brand and Frank Skinner are on the judging panel, plus there will be some very special guests.

Sit back and let us sing, dance and entertain you!

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5 Gold Rings

Sunday 5th March, ITV1, 18.40

Phillip Schofield hosts a brand new interactive game show 5 Gold Rings where every pixel counts.

The format sees two teams go head to head over five rounds. One team will be walking away with up to £25,000 whilst the other will leave with nothing. Who wins and who loses is decided in a unique way… using five gold rings.

Phillip Schofield said: “I love the whole concept of this show. It’s such a simple idea. The longer you stay in the game, the smaller the rings get. It looks amazing and anyone of any age can play. I can’t wait to get started!”

The teams will have to battle it out against the clock to answer questions by placing gold rings onto a supersized image displayed beneath their feet on a huge circular LED floor. For example, the picture might be a map of the world and teams will attempt the question, ‘Where is the highest mountain on earth?’ by placing a gold ring on the image where they think the answer is.

If the contestant correctly encircles the answer, they move onto the next round and more money but if they’re wrong they lose that ring forever.

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Sunday 5th March, BBC2, 20.00

For the first episode of Top Gear Series 24 we begin with the astonishing, ultra-exclusive Ferrari FXX K, tested to the max by Chris Harris at the Daytona circuit in Florida.

Matt, Chris and Rory then race across Kazakhstan in three high-mileage cars: a Mercedes saloon, a Volvo estate and a London taxi, all of which have done at least 480,000 miles, the equivalent distance of going to the moon and back.

Actor James McAvoy guest stars in the studio and on the famous Top Gear test track.

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Brexit: Britain’s Biggest Deal Thursday 9th March, BBC2, 21.00

With the Government poised to fire the starting gun for negotiations on Brexit, the BBC’s Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg investigates what is likely to be the biggest challenge we have faced since the Second World War. Will doing a Brexit deal be an impossibly complex and all-consuming process which will bog down the whole of Whitehall for years? Or could a quick and clean break be much easier than we think?

Talking to key players on all sides, Laura Kuenssberg maps out the key issues facing Britain and Europe in the coming years, the political minefield Theresa May’s government needs to navigate - and why Brexit matters to us all.

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Wednesday 8th March, ITV1, 21.00 Joyce is set to make a speech in Spanish and solicits Mateo’s help. Joey thinks he’s signed up to an Ibiza trip whilst Kenneth inadvertently starts a mini-cab business.

Sheron’s mother, Loretta turns up, and she’s already made

an impression.

The Dawson’s arrive for a new holiday that doesn’t get off to a great start and when Sheron’s Mum Loretta (Kate Fitzgerald) joins them – Benidorm will never be the same again!

Guest stars in the new series include Nigel Havers, John Challis, Jason Manford, Uri Geller, Amanda Barrie, George Shelley, Madness and Dame Joan Collins.

W W C C choice choice 1066: A Year To Conquer England Tues 7th Mar, BBC2, 21.00 Combining both documentary and drama, Dan Snow examines the personal decisions behind the battle, bringing to life the behind-thescenes story of the Norman Conquest.

In this second episode, King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. First, his brother Tostig attacks the south coast. He is repelled, but there is more to come. Later that same year, a vast Viking invasion force, led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway (Clive Russell), lands in the north of England. Harold rushes to Stamford Bridge to fight for his kingdom and for his life.

Meanwhile, Duke William of Normandy (Ed Stoppard) prepares to invade also, but storms keep his invasion fleet trapped in port.

Prime Suspect 1973 Thursday 9th March, ITV1, 21.00

Having discovered that Eddie was menacing Julie Ann before her murder, Jane seeks out Bradfield to tell him. Finding him drowning his sorrows in a local pub though, Jane sees her superior let down his guard and the pair bond.

The team also establishes that Julie Ann was last seen getting into a red Jaguar and Jane assists colleague, Kath Morgan, in tracking down the car. This leads them to Homerton Hospital Drug Unit where they interview receptionist, Teresa O’Duncie.

In prison, Clifford Bentley attacks a fellow inmate, risking the wrath of Clay Whitely and his son John Bentley starts carrying out their robbery plan by tunnelling from a local café towards the British Savings Bank.

Meanwhile, with the name “Oz” keeping coming up in the investigation, the team start looking into who this mystery man is and how he fits into the case.

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

06:00........ The World’s Most Photographed

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

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

06:30 ............... Heir Hunters

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

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

07:15 ...................Big Dreams Small Spaces

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

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

11:00 ............... Heir Hunters

08:15 ....................... Athletics

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

11:45 ...... Dom on the Spot

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

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

09:15 ................ The Housing Enforcers

12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:30.... BBC London News 13:45......................... Doctors 14:15................ The Coroner 15:00............... Escape to the Country 15:45 .................The Farmers’ Country Showdown 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30 .BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 .........A Question of Sport 20:00 ............ EastEnders 20:30.............. Room 101

01:15...... Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20............... BBC News

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

07:10............ Ice Road Truckers

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

07:00 .......................... Road Wars

08:10............. American Pickers

10:25 ....... Come Dine with Me

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

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

10:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

09:00..... Police Force Australia

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

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

10:00......... Nothing to Declare

10:00 .............American Pickers

12:00 ....... Come Dine with Me

10:30......... Nothing to Declare

11:00............. American Pickers

12:35 .............................A Place in the Sun

11:00 .... A Town Called Eureka

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

13:35 .............................A Place in the Sun

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

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

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

14:00........................... Room 101

10:05 ....Undercover Boss USA 11:00 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News

13:30 .............Beat the Brain

13:55 ..... ITV News London

13:05..........Find it, Fix it, Flog it

14:00 .............Natural World

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

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

15:00 ....................... Athletics

15:00........The Home Game

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

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

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

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

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

21:00.......The Secrets of Your Food Michael Mosley and James Wong reveal the delicious physics, chemistry and biology hidden inside our food. Michael heads to Spain to search for some of the most powerful tastes on the planet, whilst James travels high in the Peruvian Andes to discover how a bitter potato - a cousin of the humble spud - has been tamed to help the inhabitants survive the extreme altitude. Using the latest imaging techniques to take us inside our food, right down to the molecular level, Michael and James offer us a whole new way of thinking about taste: far more than being just delicious, it’s actually a matter of survival.

22:00 ... BBC News at Ten

23:25...Meet the Fockers

08:55 ..............................Car S.O.S

09:05 ..................................Frasier

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

21:30...... Tracey Ullman’s Show

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

06:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:25................ Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:15.............................. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 09:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

09:35.................................... Psych 10:25............................. Scorpion 11:25................ Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25 ........................ Emmerdale 13:30...... You’ve Been Framed!

14:00 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50 ...The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00 .....................Judge Rinder 18:00................. You’ve Been Framed!

20:00....Two and a Half Men 20:30....Two and a Half Men 21:00...............American Pie 23:00.................. Family Guy 23:55............ American Dad! 00:55....Two and a Half Men 01:25.........Ibiza Weekender

13:00 ................... Two Tribes

21:00....... Not Going Out

22:25. BBC London News

00:55......... Zero Dark Thirty

06:00.......................Children’s TV 08:50................................ Wissper 09:00.... Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 ..........GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ..............Ice Chaos: Winter Road Rescue 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:20 ......................................NCIS 15:20 ............................The Front 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ......... Happy Campers: Caravanning 20:00...... Celebrity Carry on Barging 21:00.......Cruising with Jane McDonald 22:00................... The Best of Bad TV: The 70s 00:00...............Super Casino

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

22:00........................... QI 22:30............. Newsnight 23:05.............. Imagine...

00:05..................... Taboo 01:00.......... Further Back in Time for Dinner

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

18:30 ........... ITV Evening News

12:05 .... A New Life in the Sun

16:00............ A Place in the Sun 17:00 ....... Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30.................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00...... Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast

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

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

19:30 .............Coronation Street

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

20:00.............. Schofield’s South African Adventure

23:55................... Rude Tube

23:05.......... 8 Out of 10 Cats

20:30............ Coronation Street 21:00...... Lethal Weapon

14:40 ...........................................QI

14:40 .......... Time Team Special

14:00..................... Hawaii Five-0

15:50 .......... Time Team Special

15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

22:00............ The Nightly how with David Walliams

16:55 ......................... Great Canal Journeys

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

17:55 ..............................Car S.O.S

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

22:30................ ITV News

18:55.............. The Supervet

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

23:00 ................ ITV News London

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

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

21:00 .................... The Team

20:30............Modern Family

23:15 .................... Play to the Whistle

22:20 ......................24 Hours in A and E

20:00 ..............Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

21:00....Stan Lee’s Lucky Man

21:00.............. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

23:20...................... 24 Hours in A and E

22:00............... The Blacklist

23:10........... Mock the Week

23:00 .Ross Kemp on Gangs

23:50..... Would I Lie to You?

00:30 ........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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

00:30................................. QI

01:25............ Grand Designs

01:00................... Road Wars

01:40...... Last Man on Earth

00:15 ............ The Nightly Show with David Walliams 00:40 ........... Jackpot247

16:30 ................. Modern Family

15:20.......... Would I Lie to You? 16:00 ............................. Top Gear 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 .......American Pickers

01:10.......... 8 Out of 10 Cats

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Saturday 4th march

TV Guide

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06:00...................... Breakfast 10:00........ Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30.................... Mary Berry Everyday 12:00............ Football Focus 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 14:15.......................... My Life 14:45... Monsters vs Aliens 16:10 ...................Final Score 17:10 ........................Celebrity Mastermind 17:40.................... BBC News 17:50 ....BBC London News 18:00................ Pointless 18:45......Let’s Sing and W C Dance for choice Comic Relief 20:00 ....Who Dares Wins 20:40................ Casualty 21:30. Mrs. Brown’s Boys 22:00 .............. BBC News 22:20 .. Match of the Day 23:45.......... This Country 00:10....... Papadopoulos and Sons 01:55.............Weather for the Week Ahead

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choice

06:25 ................... North West Frontier

06:00................Children’s TV

06:20 ................ King of Queens

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

08:30 ....................... Athletics

07:30.................. Scrambled!

07:35........................ Mr. Bean

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

09:45 ..................Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

06:00.................. Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

07:50 ...............Horrid Henry

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

09:55................ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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

08:10 .......... Teen Titans Go!

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

10:30.................................. Access

08:30.... Bear Grylls Survival School

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

10:35 .................Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

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

09:05..........Adventure Time

10:00............. Natural World 11:00...... Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 ..................Two Greedy Italians: Still Hungry

10:55 ................... The Simpsons

13:00 .............The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo

09:25................ Alphabetical

12:00 ...........Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast

10:20......................Guess This House

13:00 ....... Come Dine with Me 15:30 ........... A Place in the Sun

13:30................Escape to the Country

11:20.............. ITV News and Weather

16:35............Location, Location, Location

14:15.........................Celebrity Mastermind

11:25 ...............The Voice UK

15:15.......................University Challenge

13:30 .......... ITV Racing: Live from Doncaster

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

18:10........... Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

17:45 ......................Kindergarten Cop

19:00............... Escape to the Chateau

19:05...... NCIS: Los Angeles

20:00 .....................Scorpion

20:00............................ NCIS

20:00........ Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service

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

21:00 .....................American Pie 2

21:00 ..............Football on 5

23:10 ................. Family Guy

22:30 ........Conspiracy: Pearl Harbor Cover-Up

23:35 ................. Family Guy

23:30.........Criminals Caught on Camera

00:35 .....................American Dad!

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

01:05 ....................... Wanted

08:55.......................... Come Dine with Me

06:00 ................ Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old Yr1

07:10 ...........................Deadly 60

11:35.......... Location, Location, Location

07:00 ............................Futurama

08:00........................... Deadly 60

12:35................ Coast v Country

08:45 ................Fantasy Football Club 2016/17

17:35...................Grand Designs

16:15 ....................... Athletics

16:30 ..... ITV News London

21:00 ............The Wolverine

20:15........... Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands

17:00 ........Despicable Me 2

23:25 ....... Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

21:15......................Live at the Apollo 22:00.....Martin Scorsese: True Confessions

CoiWce 20:30.......The Voice UK ch

12:40 ...................... Take Me Out 13:55 ..................... The Voice UK

15:45............... Only Connect

20:45 ............Dad’s Army

16:15................... The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

11:10......................Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

17:15 ..................Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away: Final Demand

16:00.................. You’ve Been Framed!

19:00..........Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

13:30..................... Dance Moms

01:20.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

15:55 ............................ Paul Blart: Mall Cop

00:05 ................. Family Guy

21:45..........ITV News and Weather

22:30..........Mean Streets

22:00.......Lethal Weapon

00:20..................... Taboo

22:55..............First Blood

01:20..................... Taboo

00:40............ Jackpot247

The Voice UK ITV1, 20.30

It’s the first of the live knockout shows on The Voice UK and tonight performing for a place in the quarterfinal is Team JHud. Jennifer Hudson’s six remaining acts will become three as they sing for her and fellow coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Gavin Rossdale.

The coaches can only watch and give their opinion though as tonight it is down to the public vote and the two acts with the most votes will go through to the quarter-final leaving Jennifer to save one other act.

The three acts that make it through will be one step closer to the chance of winning a recording contract with Polydor Records. Sir Tom Jones will also be performing live in the studio.

13:40........................... Rivers with Jeremy Paxman 14:45..................... Four in a Bed

07:50 ..................... The Big Spell

09:45......................... Soccer A.M. 2016/17

07:35........................... Deadly 60 08:30 ...........................Deadly 60 09:00 ...........................Deadly 60 09:30 ...........................Deadly 60 10:00 ............................. Top Gear

11:30...................Live Pl Football Man U v Bournemouth

11:00............................. Top Gear

17:25........ Come Dine with Me 18:25....................Come Dine with Me

12:30............Football’s Funniest Moments

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

13:00................. Portrait Artist of the Year 2017

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

19:25....................Come Dine with Me

12:00 ............... Motorway Cops 14:00............................... Dragnet

14:00 ................. Modern Family

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

15:00 ................... Gillette Soccer Saturday

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

21:00............ Iceman Murder Mystery

17:15 .............................Supergirl

21:00 .......... Mock the Week

22:00........................The Year Britain Froze

18:15.................... The Flash

21:40........... Mock the Week

19:15.................... MacGyver

22:20........... Mock the Week

20:15...Star Wars: Episode II

23:00................. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

20:00........First Humans: The Cave Discovery

23:05...................24 Hours in A and E 00:10................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

23:00 ......NCIS: Los Angeles 00:00 ............... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo

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

01:00.................. A League of Their Own

01:40.......................Last Man on Earth

01:00 ............Not Going Out

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Sunday 5th march

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06:00 ...................... Breakfast 07:30 ...... Match of the Day 09:00.................. The Andrew Marr Show 10:00..... The Big Questions 11:00 .......... Sunday Politics 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 .....................BBC News 13:15 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 14:15 ...........................Flog It! 15:15 ...............Escape to the Country 16:00 .......... Songs of Praise 16:35 .....Shop Well for Less 17:35 .....................BBC News 17:50.....BBC London News

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

06:00............. The Aquabats!

Super Show!

06:15 ................ King of Queens

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

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

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

06:10 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

07:15 .........An Island Parish

06:25.......... Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

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

09:50 ................Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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

10:25..................... Football on 5 11:50............ The Fifth Element

09:10 .............Coronation Street Omnibus

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

14:10..................... Spies Like Us

11:45..................... The Voice UK

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

15:30................................. 5 News

13:00......................... 2awesome

15:35 ..................... Spies Like Us

13:05............................ Guidance

16:10....Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh

13:40......................... Fame High

17:10 ............Cruising with Jane McDonald

14:15....................... Third Wheel

07:45................... Around the World in 80 Gardens 08:45 .................. Countryfile

06:35 ..........Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 06:45 .............................Sooty

09:45........ Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

06:55 .............. Share a Story

11:15 ................Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day

07:05 ...............Thunderbirds are Go

11:45................ Nigellissima 12:15.............. MOTD2 Extra 13:00........... Triathlon World Series 14:30 ....................... Athletics 19:00............ Robot Wars

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07:00 ......................Oddbods

07:30 ..................Scrambled!

07:35 ....................... Mr. Bean 07:50........................ Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors 08:20 ...............Horrid Henry 08:45 .......... Teen Titans Go!

09:00 ..................................Frasier 09:30................. Sunday Brunch 12:30................... The Simpsons 14:00.................. George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 15:00............Location, Location, Location 16:00 ...............Channel 4 News 16:30 ................... Fantastic Four

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

18:30.................... The Jump

21:00..................... The Bruce Forsyth Story

09:05 .........Adventure Time 09:25...................... ITV News

21:00................... Homeland

19:00.............Countryfile

09:30............... Countrywise

22:00.................. Gogglebox

20:00.... Call the Midwife

10:00 .....Peston on Sunday

23:00........... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

18:00.....The Big Painting Challenge

21:00..Special Forces

21:00......................SS-GB 22:00............... BBC News 22:20............ BBC London News 22:30..................Match of the Day 2

23:35................ American High School 00:20................. Celebrity Apprentice USA 01:45............... BBC News

22:00........ London Road 23:30................. Papillon 01:55 .................... Taboo

22:30........ An Audience with Bruce Forsyth

14:05....................... Third Wheel 14:30............................ L.A. Story 14:50 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

15:50..................... Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 17:25.......................... King Kong 21:00........ Ibiza Weekender 22:00 ................. Family Guy 22:30................. Family Guy 23:00................. Family Guy

23:35............ Bruce Forsyth’s Comedy Heroes

23:30 ........... American Dad! 00:30...The Cleveland Show

00:00................. Broken City

00:35.............. Peter Kay: The Early Years

08:55 ............... Coast v Country

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

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

10:00 ........ Building the Dream

07:00............................ Futurama

11:00 ...................Vet on the Hill

07:50 ............................Futurama

12:00 ....... Come Dine with Me

08:40 ............................Futurama

09:50..................... Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

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

09:05 .............................Supergirl

16:50 ..............Tipping Point

13:05........ Come Dine with Me

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

17:50..... ITV News London

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

11:00 ............................Futurama

18:00......... ITV News and Weather

14:10 ....... Come Dine with Me

11:30 ................. WWE Raw 2017 - 1 Hour

18:15.....Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule

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

18:40.......5 Gold Rings

16:20......................Four in a Bed

10:55 ................ Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy SASR - Australia. After ten days of blood, sweat and tears under the direction of five other former Special Forces experts, the remaining seven recruits face the final Special Forces veteran - Jason Falla, a former member of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, otherwise known as the SASR. Starting with some authentic strength and fitness drills, Jason puts them trough Iron Bar PT, an exercise designed to break recruits and test those that have prepared themselves physically for the selection course. Following this, they are put through tactical questioning, an interrogation test that shows which recruit is really switched on mentally.

If they can survive Jason and his exacting standards, then maybe they will get through to the final lone warrior challenge, a tough endurance race involving weighted rucksacks and mental tests.

19:00... Inside Windsor Castle 20:00.....Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

20:00...... Rivers with Jeremy Paxman

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

18:05... Inside Windsor Castle

06:35 .....Emmerdale Omnibus

00:00 ........... American Dad! 01:25.........Ibiza Weekender

11:25 .........Chopping Block 12:25 .........Who’s Doing the Dishes?

13:30............... ITV News and Weather 13:35............... The Voice UK 14:50 ...........Little Big Shots 15:50.................... The Chase

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19:45......... The Voice UK

21:00.... The Good Karma Hospital 22:00......... ITV News and Weather 22:20 ............ The Nightly Show Best Bits 22:50................Peston on Sunday 23:50..................... Rugby 00:40............ Jackpot247

14:40 .....................Four in a Bed 15:50......................Four in a Bed 16:50......................Four in a Bed 17:20........ Come Dine with Me 20:00.... Nazi Megastructures 21:00 .................. Father Ted 21:35 .................. Father Ted 22:05.................. Man Down 22:35.................. Man Down 23:05.... 24 Hours in A and E 00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:15...................Man Down 01:45...................Man Down

12:30 ............. Live Nissan Super Sunday 13:30 ................. Modern Family 14:30 ................. Modern Family 15:30 ................. Modern Family 16:30................. Modern Family

10:40........................ Traffic Cops 11:40............................. Jay Leno’s Garage 12:40............................. Jay Leno’s Garage 13:45............................. Top Gear 14:50 ............................. Top Gear 15:50 ................................Red Bull Soapbox Race 17:20............................. Top Gear 20:00 ................ Traffic Cops

17:30................. Modern Family

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

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

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

19:00 .............The Simpsons

23:00............. Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish

20:00 .............The Simpsons 21:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0 22:00 ......NCIS: Los Angeles

00:00................. Crackanory

00:00........ Force: Essex, the

00:30.................... Have I Got a Bit More News for You

01:00...... Air Ambulance ER

01:30............................ Suits

23:00................... MacGyver

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monday 6th march

TV Guide

25 CW

06:00 ...................... Breakfast 09:15................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00 ..............Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ............... Heir Hunters 11:45....... Dom on the Spot 12:15.............. Bargain Hunt 13:00...... BBC News at One 13:30.... BBC London News 13:45......................... Doctors 14:15 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:15 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45 ..................... Money for Nothing 16:30........................... Flog It!

06:00 ........The World’s Most Photographed

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

06:30 ............... Heir Hunters

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

07:15 .................The Farmers’ Country Showdown

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

08:00 ...................... The Great Interior Design Challenge

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

09:00 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 ...........BBC Newsroom Live

10:30 .............. This Morning 13:30 .............ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00....... The Home Game

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

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

13:00 ................... Two Tribes 13:30 .............Beat the Brain

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

14:00 .......... Building Dream Homes

18:30............ ITV Evening News

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

14:30 ........... Channel Patrol

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

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

15:15 .......... Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

19:30 .............Coronation Street

18:30........... BBC London News

16:15 ................ Madagascar

20:00 ........ The Kyle Files

17:15.............. Bargain Hunt

20:30 .............Coronation Street

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

19:00 .......The One Show

18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30................ The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 19:00 ................Top Gear

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 ................ King of Queens 08:00 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00.................................. Frasier 10:05.... Undercover Boss USA 11:00 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 .... A New Life in the Sun 13:05......... Find it, Fix it, Flog it 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ...................Fifteen to One 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00 .........Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00....... Food Unwrapped 20:30.................. Travel Man 21:00......................... Mutiny 22:00..............How’d You Get So Rich?

22:50............... Tattoo Fixers 23:50 ..................... Gap Year 00:45.... A Very British Hotel

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

08:55............................. Car S.O.S

06:00.......................... Road Wars

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

08:00........................... Police Ten

10:25....... Come Dine with Me

09:00....................... Monkey Life

10:55....... Come Dine with Me

10:00 .......................... Nothing to Declare

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

19:30.............. Inside Out 20:00............ EastEnders 20:30...............Panorama 21:00 ...........Crimewatch 22:00 ............... BBC News at Ten 22:30............ BBC London News 22:45.............. Imagine...

00:05........... The Graham Norton Show

20:00............... University Challenge

21:00.......... Broadchurch

12:00....... Come Dine with Me

22:00............. The Nightly Show with John Bishop

12:35............................. A Place in the Sun

09:15 ...............The Wright Stuff 11:15 ..........GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 .................. The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45........................ Neighbours 14:15.......................................NCIS 15:20.................... Her Dark Past 17:00......................... 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00.....The Cars That Made Britain Great 20:00... Winter Road Rescue 21:00.................The Railway 22:05...........Britain’s Biggest Cash Grab 23:05..................G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 01:10...............Super Casino

11:00 ..................................A Town Called Eureka 12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

13:35............................. A Place in the Sun

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

20:30..............Mary Berry Everyday

14:40 .......... Time Team Special

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

15:50 .......... Time Team Special

21:00........................ Meet the Lords

16:30 ................. Modern Family

16:55 ......................... Great Canal Journeys

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

22:00......................Cradle to Grave

17:55 ..............................Car S.O.S

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

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

23:15............. The Secrets of Your Food

00:50...... Weather for the Week Ahead

00:15................Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Casebook

00:55............... BBC News

01:15.............Countryfile

18:55.............. The Supervet

22:30................ ITV News 23:00................ ITV News London 23:15.............. The Chase 00:15............. The Nightly Show with John Bishop

21:00............. Vet on the Hill 22:00...................... 24 Hours in A and E 23:05 .......... Britain’s Benefit Tenants 00:10.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:10............. Vet on the Hill

15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles

18:00.....................Futurama 18:30 .............The Simpsons 19:00............. The Simpsons 19:30..............The Simpsons 20:00..................... Star Wars: Episode III 22:40 ...............The Blacklist 23:40 ....................The Force: Manchester 00:40................... Road Wars 01:40....... Stop Search Seize

06:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:25 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:15 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 08:30 ............Coronation Street 09:35 ....................................Psych 10:25 ............................. Scorpion 11:25................ Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25 ........................ Emmerdale 12:55............ Coronation Street 14:00....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50 ...The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00 .....................Judge Rinder 18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00....Two and a Half Men 20:30....Two and a Half Men 21:00.................. Family Guy 21:30.......The Great Indoors 22:00............ American Dad! 23:00.................. Family Guy 23:55............ American Dad! 00:25...The Cleveland Show

07:10............ Ice Road Truckers 08:10 .............American Pickers 09:00............... Storage Hunters: Heavy D 10:00 .............American Pickers 11:00 .............American Pickers 12:00 ............................. Top Gear 13:00 ............................. Top Gear 14:00 ...........................................QI 14:40 ...........................................QI 15:20 ................................. Would I Lie to You? 16:00 ............................. Top Gear 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 .......American Pickers 20:00 ................... Room 101 20:40 ................... Room 101 21:20 .......... Mock the Week 22:00 ........................... QI XL 23:00 .......... Mock the Week 23:40 .......... Mock the Week 00:20 ................................ QI 01:00...... Last Man on Earth 01:30...... Last Man on Earth

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TV Guide

tuesday 7th march

06:00...................... Breakfast 09:15................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00....... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ............... Heir Hunters 11:45...... Dom on the Spot 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:15 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45... Money for Nothing 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 18:30... BBC London News 19:00 .......The One Show 19:30 ............ EastEnders 20:00 ............. Holby City 21:00 . The Replacement 22:00.... BBC News at Ten 22:30............ BBC London News 22:45...............Panorama 23:25.....The Big Painting Challenge 00:25............... BBC News

06:00.......... The World’s Most Photographed 06:30 .................. Heir Hunters 07:15 ....................The Farmers’ Country Showdown 08:00 ............The Big Painting Challenge 09:00......Victoria Derbyshire 11:00.. BBC Newsroom Live 12:00.......... The Daily Politics 13:00 ........The Super League Show 13:45 ..................... Countryfile 14:00............. Building Dream Homes 14:30.............. Channel Patrol 15:15....................... Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones 16:15................... Madagascar 17:15................. Bargain Hunt 18:00................. Eggheads 18:30 ......The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 19:00.. Antiques Road Trip 20:00........... Kate Humble Back to the Land CoiWce 21:00......................1066 ch 22:00................Inside No 9 22:30................ Newsnight 23:15..................Imagine...

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06:00 ............ Good Morning Britain 08:30 ........................ Lorraine 09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30.............. This Morning 12:30............ Loose Women 13:30............. ITV Lunchtime News 13:55..... ITV News London 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00....... The Home Game 16:00.............. Tipping Point 17:00.................... The Chase 18:00.. ITV News London 18:30..ITV Evening News 19:00............ Emmerdale 19:30......Britain’s Busiest Motorway 20:00..... The Secret Chef 21:00..................... Play to the Whistle 22:00...The Nightly Show with John Bishop 22:30..................ITV New 23:00.. ITV News London 23:15........ Prime Suspect 1973 00:15...The Nightly Show with John Bishop 00:40............ Jackpot247

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45 ................ King of Queens 08:00 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 ..................................Frasier 10:05 ....Undercover Boss USA 11:00 ..............Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05 .... A New Life in the Sun 13:05 .........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ...................Fifteen to One 16:00 ........... A Place in the Sun 17:00 .........Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 19:55........ The Political Slot 20:00............. The Secret Life of the Zoo 21:00 ........................ Mutiny 22:00............... Catastrophe 22:35................... This is Us4 23:30.................. Gogglebox 00:30 ........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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

08:55............................. Car S.O.S

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 07:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 08:00 ........................... Police Ten 08:30 ........................... Police Ten 09:00 .......................Monkey Life 09:30 .......................Monkey Life 10:00 .........Nothing to Declare 10:30 .........Nothing to Declare 11:00.................... A Town Called Eureka 12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00............................ Futurama 16:30................. Modern Family 17:30............................ Futurama 18:00.................... Futurama 18:30............. The Simpsons 20:00..................... Supergirl 21:00 .................... The Flash 22:00 ............. Hawaii Five-0 23:00........... Air Ambulance 00:00.....................The Force: Manchester 01:00................... Road Wars

09:55 ..........................Come Dine with Me 12:35 .............................A Place in the Sun 13:35 .............................A Place in the Sun 14:45 ..........................Time Team 15:50 ..........................Time Team 16:55 ......................... Great Canal Journeys 17:55 ..............................Car S.O.S 18:55.............. The Supervet 19:55........... Grand Designs 21:00........................Building the Dream 22:00.................... Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 23:10........................ 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:10............... Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 01:15........................Building the Dream

08:50 ............................... Wissper 09:00 ....Toot the Tiny Tugboat 09:15............... The Wright Stuff 11:15...........GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ......... Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:15.............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:15 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 15:15....................... Shoot to Kill 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00 .........Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00... Winter Road Rescue 20:00... Inside Windsor Castle 21:00............... Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh 22:00..............Adolf and Eva 00:05....The Hunt for Hitler’s Missing Millions

06:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:25 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:15 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30............ Coronation Street 09:35 ....................................Psych 10:25 ............................. Scorpion 11:25................ Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25........................ Emmerdale 12:55............ Coronation Street 14:00....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50.......................... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00 .....................Judge Rinder 18:00................. You’ve Been Framed!

20:00... Two and a Half Men 21:00 ............. Hell’s Kitchen 22:00 ...........................Plebs 22:30 ................. Family Guy 23:30........... American Dad! 00:30 ...Two and a Half Men

07:10............ Ice Road Truckers 08:10 .............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 10:00 .............American Pickers 11:00 .............American Pickers 12:00 ............................. Top Gear 13:00 ............................. Top Gear 14:00 ...........................................QI 14:40 ...........................................QI 15:20 ......... Would I Lie to You? 16:00 ............................. Top Gear 17:00............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00....... American Pickers 20:00................... Scrappers 20:30 .................... Bin There, Dump That 21:00 ........................... QI XL 22:00 ................ Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 23:00 .......... Mock the Week 00:20 ................................ QI 01:00 ..... Last Man on Earth 01:30 ..... Last Man on Earth

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06:00....................... Breakfast 09:15 ................ The Housing Enforcers 10:00...... Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 ............... Heir Hunters 11:45 ...... Dom on the Spot 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ...... BBC News at One 13:45......................... Doctors 14:15 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:15............... Escape to the Country 15:45 .. Money for Nothing 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15....................... Pointless 18:00 .... BBC News at Six 19:00 .......The One Show 20:00 ........... Who Do You Think You Are? 21:00.................. The Real Marigold Hotel 22:00 ... BBC News at Ten 22:45 .......Peter Kay’s Car Share 23:15 .............A Question of Sport 23:45.......Beti and David: Lost for Words 00:55............... BBC News

06:00 ........The World’s Most Photographed 06:30 ............... Heir Hunters 07:15 ..................... Money for Nothing 08:00 ..............Sicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean 09:00 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00....BBC Newsroom Live 11:30 ................. The Budget 15:30 ........... Channel Patrol 16:15................ Madagascar 17:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 18:00.............. Eggheads 18:30.... The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 19:00................. Antiques Road Trip 20:00...... The House That £100k Built 21:00 ...............Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Casebook 22:00..... Mock the Week 22:30 .............Newsnight 23:15 ..... Meet the Lords 00:15 ...................... 1066 01:15 ................ Trust Me, I’m a Doctor

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

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

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

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

09:25 ......... The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 .............. This Morning 12:20 .........The Chancellor’s Budget 2017 14:00.............. Judge Rinder 15:00........The Home Game

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

09:05.................................. Frasier 10:05.... Undercover Boss USA 11:00.............. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 ...............Channel 4 News 12:05.... A New Life in the Sun 13:05......... Find it, Fix it, Flog it

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

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

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

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

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

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

18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30. Coronation Street 20:00..... Little Big Shots 21:00............Benidorm

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22:00...The Nightly Show with John Bishop 22:30................ ITV News

17:00 .........Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 20:00.... Hidden Restaurants with Michel Roux Jr 21:00 .................... The Royal House of Windsor 22:00... A Killing in My Family 23:05.... 24 Hours in A and E

06:00.......................Children’s TV 09:15............... The Wright Stuff 11:15 .........................GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10 ..........5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ............... The Great British Benefits Handout 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:20 ......................................NCIS 15:20 ...................... Two Wrongs 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30.......... 5 News Tonight 19:00 ........ Killer Landslides 20:00................. GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00................ Climbing the Property Ladder 22:00............Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

23:05.....Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 00:05...........Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

06:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

06:25 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

07:15....... The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:00 ........................ Emmerdale 08:30 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

09:35 ....................................Psych 10:25 ............................. Scorpion 11:25 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25 ........................ Emmerdale 12:55 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

14:00 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50... The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00..................... Judge Rinder 18:00. You’ve Been Framed!

20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00..... Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber 23:20................. Family Guy 00:25........... American Dad! 01:20....Two and a Half Men

23:00................. ITV News London 23:15....UEFA Champions League Highlights 00:15............. The Nightly Show with John Bishop

08:55 ..............................Car S.O.S

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

07:10............ Ice Road Truckers

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

07:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0

08:10............. American Pickers

10:25 ....... Come Dine with Me

08:00 ........................... Police Ten

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

00:45............ Jackpot247

10:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

09:00 ................... Animal House

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

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

10:00 .......................... Nothing to Declare

10:00 .............American Pickers

12:35........... A Place in the Sun

11:00 ..................................A Town Called Eureka

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

13:35............ A Place in the Sun

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

14:45 ..........................Time Team

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

15:50 ..........................Time Team

15:00 .......................... Road Wars

16:55 ......................... Great Canal Journeys

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

17:55............................. Car S.O.S

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

18:55 ............. The Supervet

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

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

19:00............. The Simpsons

21:00 ..................The Family

19:30............. The Simpsons

23:15................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

20:00................... MacGyver

22:00................ Unspun with Matt Forde

00:15................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

22:00.......NCIS: Los Angeles 23:00 ....................The Force: Manchester

23:00............. Mock the Wee 23:40........... Mock the Week

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

00:20................................. QI

12:00 ....... Come Dine with Me

01:20.........Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

16:30 ................. Modern Family

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

01:00................... Road Wars

11:00 .............American Pickers 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00........................................... QI 14:40 ...........................................QI 15:20 ......... Would I Lie to You? 16:00 ............................. Top Gear 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00..................... Top Gear 19:00 .......American Pickers 20:00 ...... Jay Leno’s Garage 21:00........... Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You

01:00................ Unspun with Matt Forde

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

06:00 ............................ Flog it!

Trade Secrets

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

06:30 ............... Heir Hunters

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

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

07:15 ..................... Money for Nothing

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

11:00 ............... Heir Hunters

08:00 ....................... An Island Parish

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

08:30 .................Great British Railway Journeys

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

09:15 ................ The Housing Enforcers

11:45...... Dom on the Spot 12:15 .............. Bargain Hunt 13:00 ......................BBC News at One 13:30 .................BBC London News 13:45 .........................Doctors 14:15 ....... The Doctor Blake Mysteries 15:15 ...............Escape to the Country 15:45..................... Money for Nothing 16:30 ...........................Flog It! 17:15 .......................Pointless

09:00 .......................... Victoria Derbyshire 11:00 ...........BBC Newsroom Live 12:00 .......The Daily Politics 13:00 ................... Two Tribes 13:30 .............Beat the Brain 14:00 .......... Building Dream Homes 14:30........... Channel Patrol 15:15.......... Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

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

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

13:55....................... ITV News London 14:00 .............. Judge Rinder 15:00 .......The Home Game 16:00 ..............Tipping Point 17:00 ....................The Chase 18:00 ................ ITV News London 18:30............ ITV Evening News 19:00 ........... Emmerdale 19:30........Buy Today, Pay Tomorrow?

Tonight

06:00 ....................... Countdown 06:45................ King of Queens 08:00 .............. Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 ..................................Frasier 10:05.....Undercover Boss USA 11:05.............. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00............... Channel 4 News 12:05 .... A New Life in the Sun 13:05 .........Find it, Fix it, Flog it 14:10 ....................... Countdown 15:00 ...................Fifteen to One 16:00 ........................ Crufts 2017 17:00 .........Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 .............The Simpsons 18:30 ................... Hollyoaks 19:00 ......... Channel 4 News 19:55 ........The Political Slot 20:00 ................ Crufts 2017 21:00 ... A Very British Hotel 22:00 ....................Extremely British Muslims : Boys to Men 23:05......................Rich Dog, Poor Dog

06:00.......................Children’s TV 09:15............... The Wright Stuff 11:15......................... GPs: Behind Closed Doors 12:10.......... 5 News Lunchtime 12:15 ......... Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:15 .............. Home and Away 13:45 ....................... Neighbours 14:20 ......................................NCIS 15:15 .........................Perfect Life, Perfect Lies 17:00 ........................ 5 News at 5 17:30 ....................... Neighbours 18:00......... Home and Away 18:30 .......... 5 News Tonight 19:00................... Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 20:00 ............The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 21:00 .....................The Great British Benefits Handout 22:00.......................Celebrity Sex Pod 23:05.............. 100% Hotter!

06:00...... You’ve Been Framed!

08:55 ....... Come Dine with Me

06:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 07:00 .................... Hawaii Five-0 08:00 ........................... Police Ten 08:30 ........................... Police Ten 09:00 ................... Animal House 09:30 ................... Animal House 10:00......... Nothing to Declare 10:30......... Nothing to Declare 11:00.... A Town Called Eureka 12:00 ............NCIS: Los Angeles 13:00..................... Hawaii Five-0 14:00.................... Hawaii Five-0 15:00............ NCIS: Los Angeles 16:00 ............................Futurama 16:30 ................. Modern Family 17:00 ................. Modern Family 17:30 ............................Futurama 18:00.................... Futurama 18:30..............The Simpsons 20:00............... Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 21:00.......................... Arrow 22:00 .................... Stan Lee’s Lucky Man 23:00.................. A League of Their Own

07:10............................... Ice Road Truckers

20:00 ...................Would I Lie to You?

09:35 ....... Come Dine with Me 10:00 ....... Come Dine with Me 10:30 ....... Come Dine with Me 11:05 ....... Come Dine with Me 11:35 .............................A Place in the Sun

16:15...................... The Hunt

12:35 .............................A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

17:15............... Bargain Hunt 18:00.............. Eggheads

13:45.......................... Time Team

18:30 ............... The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food

22:00 ............... BBC News at Ten 22:30 ........... BBC London News 22:45 ...... Question Time 23:45 ..............This Week

08:00........................ Emmerdale 08:30 ............Coronation Street 09:00 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

09:35.................................... Psych 10:25 ............................. Scorpion 11:25 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

12:25........................ Emmerdale 12:55............ Coronation Street 13:30 ..... You’ve Been Framed!

14:00 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:50 ...The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:00 .....................Judge Rinder 18:00..You’ve Been Framed!

20:00....Two and a Half Men 21:00... Release the Hounds 22:00................. Family Guy 23:30............ American Dad!

20:30.............. Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule

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

21:00......... Britain on the Fiddle

07:15 .......The Ellen DeGeneres Show

20:00............ Emmerdale

19:00 .......The One Show

20:30 ............ EastEnders

06:25 ............... Who’s Doing the Dishes?

14:45.......................... Time Team

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19:00 ................ Antiques Road Trip

21:00...................Prime Suspect 1973

20:00................ The Great Pottery Throw Down

22:00............. The Nightly Show with John Bishop

21:00...Brexit: Britain’s Biggest Deal

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22:00..................Match of the Day 22:30..............Newsnight 23:15.................Top Gear

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22:30................ ITV News 23:00................. ITV News London 23:15...........UEFA Europa League Highlights

15:50 ......................... Great Canal Journeys 16:55 ............... World’s Weirdest Homes 18:30 ................ Crufts 2017 20:00........... Grand Designs 21:00....................Walks with My Dog 22:10 ......................24 Hours in A and E 23:10................... 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

08:10 .............American Pickers 09:00 ...............Storage Hunters 09:30............... Storage Hunters 10:00............. American Pickers 11:00 .............American Pickers 12:00 ............................. Top Gear 13:00............................. Top Gear 14:00 ...........................................QI 14:40 ...........................................QI 15:20 ................................. Would I Lie to You? 16:00 ............................. Top Gear 17:00 ............................. Top Gear 18:00 .....................Top Gear 19:00..................... American Pickers 20:00 ........................... QI XL 21:00............ Not Going Out 21:40............ Not Going Out 22:20........... Mock the Week 23:00................ Unspun with Matt Forde

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This weekend

march

2nd Canarian Red Tuna Festival

For the second successive year, and themes on sustainable fisheries, we welcome Canary Island potatoes, the Tenerife Cheese Fair and the 3rd Gourmet Barbecue Fair. Accompanying them will be an exquisite and select offering of tapas made by the most prestigious chefs in the Canaries, who compete to produce creations that give centre stage to fish and to pay tribute to a sector that is greatly appreciated by people from the Canaries and beyond.

17th - 19th March Tegueste www.festivalpatudocanario.es

March

Pink Floyd Project LT

This Lithuanian band are widely regarded as the best Pink Floyd tribute band around; not just for their music but also the lavish stage show. Tickets range from 25 euros to 100 euros, from www.tenerifemagma.com

April

I Love Music festival

Four stages will feature techno deep, drum & bass, eclectic, and the main stage mix. Among the 25 artists this year are Maxim, of The Prodigy, Shy FX, and Quartero. Tickets start at 55 euros and are on sale at Jack & Jones shops or on the I Love Music Facebook page.

There will be a shuttle bus linking Magma and La Caleta to the festival.

18th march, 21.30

14th April, 3pm

magma, Las Americas

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April

march

Canarias Folk Fest

On Wednesdays and Thursdays from 16:00 h onwards, the Plaza de La Pescadora ( F i s h e r w o m a n’ s Square) in Los Cristianos hosts Canarias Folk Fest Arona, which includes a crafts and food market, and also features performances by folk groups from the Arona area, among them the municipal School of Folk and the Verodal, I´Gara, Amigos de Punta Rasca and Herederos de Chasna folk groups.

March

Los Cristianos Carnival

The 2017 Los Cristianos International Carnival, with Las Vegas as its theme, is packed with magic, music, luxury, entertainment and fun, a vision reflected by designer Luis Marrero in the official Carnival poster, which also mirrors the eternal battle between good and evil typical of these days around Lent. Outdoor dances, satirical singing groups, parades, junior and adult Carnival Queen Contests, Drag Queen Contest, fancy dress competitions … these are just a few of the events that make up what has become an iconic celebration in the South Tenerife town.

Until 23rd march Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos

17th - 27th march

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Los Cristianos

march

From head to tail!

Tenerife Danza Lab, the resident dance company at the island’s Auditorium, premieres ¡De cabo a rabo!, a show designed with the whole family in mind. Inspired by the poem-cum-story by Gloria Fuertes, El erizo y la eriza, the work portrays the imaginary journey of its very unconventional characters with all the magic of a courageous adenture.

25th march Tenerife Auditorium, Santa Cruz www.auditoriodetenerife.com

march

Ocean Lava Triathlon

The Ocean Lava Tenerife 2017 triathlon takes place in the island’s capital on 12 March, and this year features two formats: Olympic and Half Endurance.

Nicky Jam

The Boston-born singer-songwriter will be bringing his reggaeton style to town. Tickets range from 35 euros to 125 euros for the VIP zone, with free bar, and can be bought from Jack & Jones clothes shops, or at nickyjam.es 8th/9th April, 21.00

12th march

Santa Cruz Port

Santa cruz

www.nickyjam.es

oceanlavatenerife.org

12th march, 19.00 Siam Mall, Las Americas

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The Naked Truth

By Carl

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By Carl Pattison LAST Sunday evening’s 2017 Oscars didn’t fail to surprise us, with some of the most stunning gowns ever to be walked down that famous red carpet.

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But introduce a few pops of colour through accessories, and your room can come alive.

Moveable objects, such as cushions and throws, or a vase or picture, can change your environment completely with the use of colour and contrast, giving each area its own specific purpose.

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Kids’ childcare stress

By Val Sainsbury FOR many working mothers, putting a young child into a crèche isn’t always a matter of choice.

Sometimes, there really is no alternative, especially with bills to be paid.

But a recent study has shown that small children, who spend too long in childcare, suffer from stress, and that

could make them feel more shy when they get older.

The stress levels of toddlers in crèches are around onethird higher than those who stay at home. And while youngsters at home with a parent become more relaxed over the course of the day, those in childcare grow more anxious.

Those who spend more than eight hours in childcare are the most stressed, based on saliva samples taken by researchers and tested for the stress hormone cortisol.

The study suggests that this is because they miss their parents, and have upsetting conflicts with other children.

Stress at such a young age can alter the way toddlers’ brains develop, making them more shy, with less selfcontrol. But the good news for working parents is that they can reverse some of the ill-effects by spending quality time with their children, after picking them up.

The study, by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, looked at 112 young children, aged around one year to 18 months.

Lead author Professor Mary Britt Drugli said: “Young children, who are not very competent socially, and don’t have good language skills, suffer stress in childcare.

They miss their parents, and dislike being separated from them, and it is hard for them in day-care, as it would be with a baby-sitter.

“We don’t know if the stress they suffer is harmful, but parents can mitigate it by spending time with their children during afternoons and weekends.

“They should make meals together, sit together and read books, so the children get the contact they have missed while in childcare.”

The youngsters studied had all been in day-care for fiveto-six months, and their saliva was measured for cortisol in the morning and

mid-afternoon. The stress hormone is a marker of emotional reactions, and rises when demands on children exceed their ability to cope.

Readings were 32% higher in children who attended daycare than those at home.

Cortisol normally follows the same rhythm, reaching its highest level about 30 minutes after waking, then falling during the day and evening.

But Professor Drugli said: “We saw that stress levels rose during the day in childcare, while they fell at home where the environment remained stable.”

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Wine and Dine

3rd March - 9th March 2017

Adeje Chicken in Buzanada

The Swan

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.

Now doing Southern Fried Chicken Kentucky style!

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. Bookings advisable.

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!

Buzanada Roundabout, Buzanada.

In front of Margarita Apartments, Los Cristianos

Open: Tues-Sun 9.30am-10.30pm, kitchen closes 4pm-6pm. Closed Mondays.

Open: 10am - Late. Food until 8pm

Call: 603 164 862

Call: 922 728 290 / 629 331 124

James’ Place

Gorilla Grill

The only British bar and the jewel in the crown in La Caleta. Something for all the family with stylish dining area, sun drenched terrace, games room, all your Live Sport and a fantastic menu.

Freshly beer-battered fish and home to ‘The Best’ Sunday Roast in the area!

1pm-6pm James’s Place - Where we just haven’t met you yet!

Gorilla Grill is a fantastic all day family pub & kitchen serving fine quality gourmet meals at affordable prices.

The menu has been carefully prepared so suit everyone’s taste and including a range of breakfasts, pizzas & pasta, fancy sandwiches, gourmet burgers (including the 16oz King Kong burger), salads and an extensive grill section. There are also fantastic drink prices and promotions.

La Caleta

Open: Food served Mon-Sat: 10am - 10pm.

Sun: 10am - 6pm. Open til late.

Centro Comercial La Niña.

On the walkway down to the beach in Torviscas.

Call: 922 168 139

Open: 09.00 – 23.59

Alejandra Alejandra is a gem of a restaurant in Costa del Silencio.

All our food is freshly prepared from scratch and served by our friendly staff. Try our breakfast, lunch or dinner menu, including homemade fish pie with salmon, prawn and haddock.

Sunday Lunch: 4 meats to choose from; beef, lamb, chicken and pork. Haggis, neeps & tatties also available on Sundays. Homemade desserts including Victoria sponge, Baileys cheesecake.

Bookings advisable to avoid disappointment.

Sit outside on our heated terrace

Call: 922 712 836

Calle Chasna 2, Local 3, Residencial Costa Sol, Costa Del Silencio Open: Mon - Thurs, 9am - 9pm. Closed Fridays.

Sat, 9am - 9pm. Sun, 9am - 4pm.

Tel: 922 734 802

Live sports shown

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Food review: Adeje Chicken Restaurant

It just gets tastier!

WE had a fabulous welcome from the family who run Adeje’s Chicken Restaurant in the heart of Buzanada, and that was just the start of our superb, lunchtime visit.

Mum Chemy is in the kitchen, at the helm of her fresh, homecooked, secret recipes, while son Bryan and his wife, Camila, who gave birth to their second son just a month ago, provide the bar and waiter service.

Chemy has now added an excellent selection of meats to the menu, but she still retains her delicious chicken dishes, complete with all flavours of sauces

- honey, garlic and spicy - as well as plain, grilled-chicken breast.

In other words, the same, exceptionallytasty dishes. But now, with lots more to sample!

We ordered our CocaCola and water and began perusing the new, extensive menu. After a while

of choosing and then changing our minds because the selections were so convincing, we finally came to a decision.

We started with garlic prawns (succulent prawns, soaked in garlic and herbs with a slight spicy kick) and fried cheese, in cranberry sauce and

gooey, slightly-salted melted cheese. These proved to be wise choices because both dishes were delicious!

For the main course, we went for something new. My colleague had the chicken Cordon Bleu, stuffed with ham and cheese, and accompanied by Canarian potatoes, and

The Reef Fish & Chip Shop Serving cod, haddock & chip shop classics all cooked with our secret recipe beer batter.

Full restaurant menu serving a wide selection & daily specials.

Free delivery in Golf Del Sur area on orders over 10 euros.

The Reef, the plaice to be!

166 Golf Park, Calle JM Galvan Bello, Golf del Sur Open: Tues - Sat, 5pm - midnight. Sun, 5pm - 10pm

Call: 922 691 599

mojo sauces, served with salad.

I selected the delicious chicken goulash with creamy mushroom sauce. It also included peppers, onions, bacon, and, for a change, served with rice.

By the time we’d cleared our plates, we really were full, but we couldn’t leave without trying Chemy’s homemade Tiramasu.

Words fail me, except to say that it was amazing!

Other main courses include mixed grill, lasagna, rabbit in Canarian-style sauce, goat, fish and rice dishes … there is so much from which to choose.

And if you just fancy a snack, Chemy also offers burgers, hot dogs and fajitas. So, if you are looking for something typical, then Adeje chicken in Buzanada is the place to go. But arrive early as it is always full because the food is excellent, and at a reasonable price. A pint of beer is only one euro!

Give it a try. We can highly recommend a visit.

You’ll find the restaurant on the roundabout in the centre of Buzanada. It does not open on Mondays, and if you are eating, the kitchen is closed from 4-6pm. But the bar remains open for snacks.

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Wine and Dine

3rd March - 9th March 2017

Coral Bar Come down to Coral Mar Square and see us at the Coral Bar with a full menu all day, every day, you don’t want to miss out.

We have our fabulous carvery on Sundays 12pm - 6pm, with a choice of 3 hand-carved meats, and help yourself to homemade Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, fresh vegetables, stuffing and roast meat gravy, all for only 8.95 euros. Book in advance and we will give you a free glass of wine to go with your carvery.

Coral Mar Square, Costa Del Silencio Open: 10am - 10pm. Food until 9.30pm

Tel: 634 395 548

Nutters Full English breakfasts, traditional home-cooked food, homemade chips, freshly-prepared sandwiches and baguettes, children’s menu, variety of cakes, ice-cream, Drinkers welcome! - Lavazza coffee, branded spirits, Dorada.

Food served all day, takeaway available.

Middle Square, San Blas, near taxi rank

Open: Sun-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Sat, 9am-4pm

Our gourmet burgers are 2nd to none Come and join us on our new sunny terrace and enjoy a cocktail or two... Food served all day. Full English breakfasts, burgers, toasties, plus full evening menu including; sirloin steak, Canarian style chicken and American rib rack. Sunday Roast served all day.

All major sports shown live. Happy Hour: 6pm - 7pm

Castle Harbour, Los Cristianos Open: 9am - 11pm, kitchen open, 9am - 10pm

Tel: 922 750 949

Smokeys Beer Garden Come and enjoy a drink, brunch, lunch or dinner at Smokey’s beer garden & enjoy the views overlooking Puerto Colon and La Gomera.

Well known for ribs, burger and gourmet street food. With live entertainment starting at 3pm every day, the Smokey’s team welcomes you.

Plus kids under 12 eat for free.

Look out for our special offers on drinks and food, follow us on Facebook and instagram.

You’ll find us street level, opposite the lifts in Teranova shopping center, Puerto Colon

Call: 634 811 930 Ted’s Grill Formerly Fernando’s, with same succulent Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken on the menu, however we have now introduced the Ted’s Tower 100% Beef Burger, or you can build your own. Also, try our amazing Giant BBQ Honey Glazed Ribs, Sunday lunches, Breakfasts, Homemade Italian Pasta including Veggie Dishes, or why not Grill your own steak to your liking at your table?

Ted´s Bar & Grill 100% the resident’s choice.

Bring this advert to get a 10% discount (or quote code: FGF10)

Las Veronicas, next to O’Neill’s Bar Open: 11am - 2am

Lupita Parque de la Reina has a secret - Lupita restaurant is fast becoming the place to eat, and it has a well-deserved reputation. All the usual Mexican specialities are on offer, but from midday until 4pm, check out its 3.95-euro menu. You can have a bowl of soup or garlic bread, main meal (selection of 20) and ice cream or coffee to finish, which is excellent value for money. Also, evening and weekend menus are available from 4.95-euros. Now open Mondays!

Cañada Blanca 2, Parque de la Reina Open: 12noon - 11pm. Closed Tuesdays

Call: 922 739 250

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Community News

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After 100 years, Lions are still roaring loudly WHEN you walk into one of the many Lions’ charity shops in Tenerife, you may not be aware of the sheer size of the worldwide organisation, or the number of lives the members touch with their good works.

This year is the 100th anniversary of its founding

by Melvin Jones in Illinois, America.

“We Serve” is their proud motto, and President Norman Goodall has done that for 30 years with Tenerife Isla Sur Lions, through its fund-raising activities, including shops in the Apolo Centre, Los Cristianos, and Las Gaviotas, Costa del Silencio.

This branch of the Lions, formed by 15 like-minded business owners, was set up as a social group, driven by good intentions.

It is now one of Tenerife’s 11 Lions clubs and is run by 16 volunteer members, all giving their time freely.

In fact, all our Lions’ clubs here are extremely generous with their time and help, and many youngsters and their carers in the UK have much for which to thank them.

A small cog, perhaps, but,

as part of the 1.5 million members in 240 countries, these clubs operate under the same guiding principles of helping those in need.

“Our first big project was to buy a lifeboat from the UK for Los Cristianos - the first of its kind, incidentally - get it over here with the help of Fred Olsen, and, after many years good use, we even managed to sell the old boat to fund further projects” recalled Norman.

“One of our big annual causes is to send sociallydisadvantaged Tenerife children on holiday. It used to be to England,

but in recent years we have changed that to Torremolinos, in mainland Spain.

“With carers to look after them, the group is usually between 30 and 40-strong.

We also run a university scholarship scheme for bright, deserving young people who would otherwise miss out for financial reasons.”

These are just some of the reasons why, in 2010, Norman received an MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.

The Lions work closely with the social services and schools. But, said Norman: “The financial crisis has

meant big cut-backs, so our help is more important than ever.

“We have furnished orphanages in Arona and Adeje, supported victims of domestic violence, and helped people with hearing and visual needs. “We never know, from day to day, what new challenges we might have to deal with.”

A good marker for how much all the Lions do is that they were voted the leading nongovernment organisation in the world, eclipsing giants such as Oxfam, Children In Need, Red Cross and the RSPCA. And it’s not just their direct intervention that makes

the difference; the Lions’ Christmas treat for orphans involves Wingate School pupils, who look after the children on a visit to a local theme park, and provide presents for them as well.

Our Lions Clubs are always looking for new members, and the minimum commitment is usually to attend one meeting a month, or, perhaps, offer a few hours unpaid work in their charity shops.

If you want to get involved with Isla Sur Lions, check out the website w w w. t e n e r i f e s u r l i o n s . org or contact Norman at normangoodall@gmail.com or call 629 487 090.

K9 Animal News

Walk the K9 wonder-dogs Our dogs love their time out walking; the exercise, the company, the fun and, best of all, the sniffing! But it’s not just the dogs who enjoy it, our dog walkers love it, too!

Volunteer dog-walker Pauline Crooks spends her winters on the island, and visits the refuge two or three mornings a week to walk her canine chums.

Pauline says: “It’s a great way to spend a few hours, and all the dogs are gorgeous. They love treats and going for walks, so they are always happy to see us.

With fresh air and exercise

all round, it’s definitely a win-win situation.”

If you have some spare weekday mornings (any time between 9-1pm) and love dogs and the outdoors, why not pop by and take some of our guys for a walk?

They’d love to show you their favourite haunts. It makes no difference if you have 20 minutes or two hours to spare, or if you prefer to walk only small, or large, dogs.

They will appreciate your time and attention, and, in return, you’ll enjoy fresh air, exercise and good company. You’ll be sure to leave with a smile on your face!

Meet our dogs We have many dogs, in all shapes and sizes, waiting

patiently for their loving, safe-and-secure, forever homes. You can see them all, their stories and pictures, on our website at www.k9tenerife.com Go to “K9 dogs/Dogs waiting for homes”.

Why not visit us at K9 Refuge on Calle Chimbesque between Las Chafiras and Las Zocas any day of the week between 10-2pm?

Alternatively, you can get in touch by telephoning us on 667 638 468, or emailing info@ k9tenerife.com You will also find stories of our dogs, their antics and heart-warming rehomings on Facebook by following Diary of a K9 Tenerife Dogwalker and also K9 Tenerife.

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Community News

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Green Parrot Tourism

TLK 2017 started with a bang last week at the Penny Farthing in Los Cristianos. The winner was Katarzyna Bloch.

Join us for the next heat at the Theatre bar, San Eugenio on Thursday 9th March. Call 822 14 15 17 or pop into the bar if you would like to enter.

Live Arico News

Dog of the week - Ko

Green Parrot Tourism is a new excursion and car hire office in Costa Adeje.

You can visit their spacious office to organise a car or an excursion, or to spend a little more time planning a daily itinerary for your holiday in comfortable surroundings without the usual clutter.

The business is owned and run by a team dedicated to giving honest advice along with professional service and aftersales. And because

they are longtime residents and have been involved with Tenerife’s tourism industry for many years, they can offer you discounted prices on services offered by a wide range of excursion and car hire providers, with special prices for residents. They even have loyalty cards that when completed give you a free meal for two in a wellknown Canarian restaurant!

Apart from internationally known attractions such as the Loro Parque and Siam Park, they book for a multitude of smaller businesses and have diverse activities on offer to make your holiday special. There are shared and private motor boat and yacht

charters, and fishing trips covering all fishing types such as bottom fishing, jigging and even trolling for big game like wahoo, bigeye tuna and, depending on the time of year, blue marlin.

If you like getting wet there’s a selection of water sports to get your adrenaline flowing including parascending, jet ski safaris, BOB diving and scuba diving. Not a diver?

No problem; book a try dive and see if diving’s for you!

Land lubbers can get out and about on Jeep Safaris, electric bike and Segway tours, or jump on a guided full island tour or a trip to Mount Teide, Santa Cruz, Masca, Icod de los Vinos or Taganana.

If you’re a night owl you have plenty of choice too, with evening shows such as the Medieval Adventure dinner show, Carmen Mota’s unique Spanish dance show, ‘Antología’ and two British run shows; Showtime’s Sound of Musicals and the hilarious, internationally performed comedy drag show at the Music Hall Tavern.

So, whatever takes your fancy get down to Green Parrot Tourism and make some memories that will last a lifetime.

Phone: +34 922 172 890 Mobile: +34 681 030 543 W: greenparrot-tourism.com

Ko is a two-year-old, male Shar Pei. Yes, pedigrees are abandoned too, sadly.

He probably cost a small fortune, and now finds himself in the refuge.

Shar Peis need people who understand them.

They are strong dogs, yet loyal and well-behaved in the right hands. Can you give him the perfect home for the rest of his life? For more information call Sue on 629 388102.

Fundraiser for the dogs rescued from the dogfighting ring As you will have read, a dog-fighting ring in Guimar was busted, recently. The story made world news and rocked the island as the sinister truth emerged.

Many dogs were rescued and placed in various refuges, and Live Arico have four of them. We are arranging a benefit afternoon to raise funds for their care, so come and join us at Amanda’s Bar, San Eugenio, on Saturday, 18th March from 2pm.

Hosted by Derek Lynes, and featuring the best of the island’s entertainers, the line-up will be announced next week.

Hope you can make it.

We need raffle prizes!

Fundraising is an ongoing effort as we host regular benefit events to help finance the rescues that we make. We are always in need of raffle prizes, and, even better, auction items.

Do you have an unwanted gift: an unopened bottle of brandy or perfume, or a toiletry set? Anything.

If it is new and unopened, we can use it. Please consider donating to us at any of our charity shops,

or call Sue on 629 388102, and we can collect.

Businesses, could you donate a voucher for your restaurant or beauty salon, or an excursion? We will thank you publicly, to enhance your profile.

Please think about us.

If we don’t have enough prizes we have to buy them, which defeats the object. Thank you so much.

Live Arico Shops: Charity-shop chic at its best Come and bag a bargain at any of our three shops: San Eugenio - opposite Hotel La Nina, at Las Carabelas, near Amanda’s Bar. Open every day (104pm).

Los Cristianos - Calle Revron, near Thistle and Dragon Bar and playpark. Open daily (104pm) Golf del Sur - Golf Park, just before the lottery kiosk. Open MondayFriday (10-6pm), Saturday (10-4pm), Sunday (10-3pm) Don’t throw things away!

Call us on 629 388102, and we’ll sell your unwanted items to help the dogs.

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Cats Welfare News

Cat or kitten: which is better for you?

WHEN people think about adding a cat to their lives, they automatically think “kitten.”

A kitten seems to make perfect sense; a little fluff-ball who’ll grow into your household and your heart. For some people, though, an adult cat is a better option.

Everyone loves kittens!

Maybe it’s those large eyes, oversized ears or their playfulness that everyone loves.

Kittens can be a lot of work and expense, though.

Injections, neutering and microchipping all add up to a lot of expense in the first year.

Then there’s the training, from the litter tray to helping your kitten learn to stay off the kitchen worktops. You also need to either kitten-

proof your home, or spend months picking your little baby off the curtains, the kids, the back of the sofa or your slippers.

Kittens are fragile, and may accidentally be hurt by young children who don’t understand the concept of “gentle.” Similarly, a kitten isn’t the best choice for people who are a little unsteady on their feet, or aren’t able to chase, or otherwise keep up with, an

energetic feline baby.

On the other hand, a kitten can be perfect for a family with older, more-responsible children, or a source of delightful amusement to an active, older adult.

You just need to look carefully at your living situation, and consider the problems and pleasures a kitten will bring.

Cat considerations Adult cats offer some compelling advantages and few

disadvantages. If you adopt an adult cat, you know exactly what you’re getting. Laidback or active, quiet or vocal, cuddly or demanding, an adult cat has already settled into his own persona.

If you want to make sure you’re getting, say, a mellow pet, choose a cat beyond the ants-in-his-pants kitten stage. An adult cat’s personality may be set, but his affections aren’t.

Adult cats bond with you just as tightly as a kitten does.

Through Cats Welfare, all adult cats have been neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped free of charge, so they are definitely the cheaper option. And they go on trial so you can be sure you’ve made the right decision.

Most people still choose a kitten over a cat; such is the power of packaging. Look at kittens, of course, but check out the cats, too. Strike a blow against ageism!

Molly needs a home Molly is a beautiful, black, young adult who was abandoned last year when her owners left the island.

We need a kind, caring home for her.

She’s frightened at first with new people, but she settles when shown love and attention.

To ask questions, or meet her with no obligation, ring or Whatsapp Maria on 646629129 (seven days a week 9-6pm), message us on Facebook or contact us on our website w w w. c a t s - w e l f a r e tenerife.com. All our

adult cats awaiting adoption can be seen on our website at w w w. c a t s - w e l f a r e tenerife.com/pets.

New and improved shop We’ve made big changes to our shop - we think you’ll like them. There are even more chances to find a bargain.

Donations Items in good condition can be dropped into the shop on San Blas in Golf del Sur (behind Hiperdino). It is open seven days a week, 10-6pm, Saturdays 104pm.

If you don’t have transport, or have large, bulky items such as furniture and household effects to donate, please ring Mark on 636590557, and he will arrange collection from you.

Accion del Sol News

Four little sisters need homes!

THIS little girl, along with her three sisters, was found abandoned with her eyes not even open.

They have been keeping us very busy with their never-ending demands for milk formula, of which we are always in desperate need.

Dangerous-dog licences Accion Del Sol would like to remind you all that, as well as registering your dog at your local Ayuntamiento, regardless of breed or size, that the following dogs do require an additional dangerous-dog licence: Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier,

American Staffordshire Terrier, Rottweiler, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Tosa Inu and Akita Inu. Getting your dangerous dog legalised involves a lot of red tape and some rather unusual processes, but it is, quite simply, the law.

Please don´t let the complexities put you off. If you truly love your dog you will want to protect and safeguard its future, as well as do everything within your power to avoid any sort of tragedy.

The information was kindly supplied by Marion of the Accion del Sol dogs’ refuge at Grana-

dilla. She would be happy to explain anything you don´t understand if you phone, visit or email.

You will see from our list which breeds are classified as potentially dangerous and need a special licence. They are subject to strict controls such as needing to be muzzled when being walked (and only one at a time), and only being owned by someone over 18 without a police record.

You might think you would never be stopped, but the police everywhere are being more vigilant about this problem, and do conduct spot checks.

You first step is to go to the SAC office at your local town hall, and request a form known as Solicitud de Inscripcion en el Censo de Animales Domesticos Y/O Potencialmente Peligrosos.

You will need various papers such as your NIE and passport, as well as your dog´s microchipping evidence etc. The document is in Spanish.

Next, surprisingly, you have to take yourself to your local Centro Medico and have a medical. This will determine whether you are fit to keep a potentially-dangerous dog (eyesight, blood pressure, reactions etc), and why you want one.

You will also be asked to complete a questionnaire with 60 questions. This is the main expense involved, and costs 53 euros.

A visit to the Mapfre building in Santa Cruz is also necessary to obtain a certificate which will eventually be returned to you, confirming you have no criminal record. If you do, you will not be allowed to get a licence.

You also need to take out a dog insurance with a minimum cover of 120,000 euros (on your house insurance or a separate policy), and to sign and complete another form from the SAC (Peticion de Antecedentes Penales de Registro Central de Penados y Rebeldes).

Eventually, you take all the papers (microchipping document, inoculation verifications etc) back to the SAC, and you will receive a

preliminary certificate.

Subject to all the paperwork being correct, your licence will be issued a month or so later.

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Backstage with...

3rd March - 9th March 2017 Interview by Val Sainsbury

KIMBERLEY Adshead

A special kind of love...

KIMBERLEY Adshead absolutely loves her life here in Tenerife. She loves her role in The Sound of Musicals, and she loves working in her partner’s bar.

Yet Kim, as she is known, is a special kind of person with this one remaining desire: to care for handicapped children. “But, at the minute, I take every day as it comes,” she said.

The 34-year-old was born in the South African city of Benoni, near Johannesburg.

But, at the tender age of four months, she and older brother Rikki were taken by their parents, Bev and Gary, to their South Yorkshire home town of Sheffield.

She added: “Mum was homesick in South Africa, and wanted to return to England. She had two small children, and wanted all her family around her.”

Bev has been an ice-skating instructor in Sheffield for many years, and took part in competitions as a youngster.

Kim and Lee, her partner of 12 years, are proud parents of 10-year-old daughter Kaci, who is following in her talented Mum’s footsteps.

“She goes to Estrella’s Theatre School to study dancing, singing and drama,” she said, “and she’s taught by my fellow-cast-member, Tracey Cutting.

“I’ve always been interested in dancing, and I was only three years old when I went to the Sharon Berry School of Theatre and Dance in Sheffield. I wasn’t very good at sport, but dancing’s different!”

She once performed at Her

Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, and, after leaving school at 16, had various dancing jobs.

“When I was 17, I left Sharon Berry’s and went to Phil Winston’s Dance and Theatre College in Blackpool for three years, during which time I was in a pantomime in Somerset,” she recalled.

“I spent three days each week in Blackpool, and went home for the rest of the time. I studied at the college for my modern and ballet teaching exams, and I’ve got all my teaching qualifications.”

She also reached the finals of the theatre-dance competition for girls, Miss Dance of Great Britain, held annually at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

She added: “When I left college I kept dancing, and performed in clubs.

“I also worked for a radio station, and whenever they did a live broadcast from a park, for example, we would put on a dance display for everyone to watch.”

Just before her 21st birthday, Kim spotted an advert in The Stage, the popular, weekly paper covering the entertainment industry.

“There was a small article about some auditions being held in Tenerife for a dancer to work in a hotel for eight months,” she said. “I made contact, got the job and came straight over, 14 years ago.”

Since then, she has performed in several dance groups, including Hot Ice with sisters Tracey Cutting and Mandy Scott, the latter forming the troupe several years earlier.

“Tracey suggested auditioning for The Sound of Musicals, and I have been with them for five years,” she said. “We all get on so well and have a laugh backstage, and I really look forward to the three nights a week when we perform.

“I also work in Lee’s bar, the Britannia Inn, Playa Paraiso.

I enjoy both jobs, because I get to meet a variety of people. Even though I have been dancing for many years, I love working in the bar, chatting with customers of different nationalities.

“But I do miss my family, and I try to go back to England once a year. But they’re always over here anyway! It’s a different lifestyle in Tenerife; all the people are friendly and they always say hello as they go past. But in England you don’t always get that.”

Kim added: “I get a little bit nervous when we’re performing something new, or if my boyfriend is watching. I don’t know why, because he’s seen me dance hundreds of times!

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“I also had singing lessons at the dance school in Sheffield, and then at college in Blackpool a few years later.”

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All done and dusted!

APART from a few fixtures still to be played, the Direct Telecom Pool League 2016/2017 has come to an end, with all the important positions decided.

In Division One Gaffers A, crowned champions a few weeks ago, finished their season against old foes Tenerife Hammers A at Palms Bar. Hammers, bidding to be the only club to inflict defeat on the champions, started well enough over the early frames, but Gaffers A kept pace and it was honours-even at the halfway point. Over the second period, the visitors sneaked into a lead, and, at 6-4, they looked likely to succeed.

But Hammers A dug deep and took the final two frames for a point.

The last few weeks had seen a battle for second place, and, with two games played on Tuesday night, Palms A are probably still celebrating now after clinching the coveted spot with two fine wins.

The former league champions have enjoyed a resurgence this season and, with all players chipping in, they have proved hard to beat. First up for them was what seemed a regulation match with already-relegated Bluebell A. Palms pinged the traps and were soon 5-0 up, thanks to a couple of

seven-ball wins. Yet there is a feeling that Bluebell are better than the league table suggests, and this could be true.

The Los Cristianos crew found some steel as they sneaked a couple of frames. But at 6-2 there still looked to be only one winner.

Fortune favours the brave, however, and the Bluebell boys went for broke … 6-3 became 6-4 and then 6-5. The comeback was on!

Or so it seemed. Chris, who has been ultra-consistent this year, got the job done for Palms A to seal a vital 7-5 win.

This meant they would scoop second place with a game to spare if they could beat Dreamers.

But the visitors, in sparkling form, have made a late charge up the table. They also spanked Palms 11-1 earlier in the season and they were soon 2-0 ahead. The Dreamers lads had a confident swagger, but, as is often the case in this league, the comeback was just around the corner.

Palms raised their game and some fine finishes levelled the contest at 2-2. This eased any nerves, and they started to dominate. Dean put Palms in front, and when Simon, then Chris and Roscoe, all rolled in blacks, the game was up. At 6-2, JT had a

division 1 ResultS

Bluebell A Gaffers B Palms Bar A Rewind A Tenerife Hammers A Terrace Bantams Treehouse A Palms Bar A

8-4 Terrace Roosters 6 - 6 Phoenix Potters 9 - 3 Dreamers A 4 - 8 Rewind Rewired 6 - 6 Gaffers A 8 - 4 Exiles A 7 - 5 Palms Elite 7-5 Bluebell A

division 1 Table Table

P W D L F

A +- PTS

1 Gaffers A

26 20

6

0 206 106 100 66

2 Palms Bar A

25 13

8

4 159 141 18

47

3 Dreamers A

25 12

5

8 161 139 22

41

4 Treehouse A

24 11

7

6 161 127 34

40

5 Tenerife Hammers A

25 12

4

9 163 137 26

40

6 Phoenix Potters

25 12

4

9 160 140 20

40

7 Palms Elite

26 11

6

9 167 145 22

39

8 Terrace Bantams

26 11

5

10 160 152

38

9 Rewind Rewired

26

8

9

9 151 161 -10 33

10 Gaffers B

26

7

11

8 154 158 -4

11 Exiles A

26

8

4

14 146 167 -21 28

8

32

12 Rewind A

26

7

4

15 139 174 -35 25

13 Terrace Roosters

26

4

4

18 110 202 -92 16

14 Bluebell A

26

2

5

19 112 200 -88 11

chance to seal the deal, only for Gav to keep the contest alive.

But it was a brief stay because Simon took the next frame to give Palms the win which secured their return to the big time.

Treehouse A were tipped as potential league winners, but a mid-season dip in form saw them fall off the pace. However, they can still finish third by winning their two outstanding games.

They were in fine form this week against Palms Elite, and they needed to be because the visitors are a tough team to beat.

It was a cagey affair, with both sides looking to take a foothold.

Eventually, Treehouse A opened a slight lead, and, once ahead, they defended it well and got over the line for a hard-fought win.

Phoenix Potters still have a chance to improve their current sixth position because they have a game remaining.

But they also need results to go

for them because the teams above them also have catch-up games.

They were away against Gaffers B, and over the first six frames, the teams were level. The home side then put their foot down and took a couple of frames to lead 5-3. Potters grabbed one back but Gaffers B then moved 6-4 ahead and had a point.

But hopes of turning it into three faded as the visitors dug deep and secured a draw by winning the final two frames.

Bluebell A were relegated last week after Terrace Roosters picked up a win against Phoenix Potters. But they gained a little revenge by beating Roosters 8-4. True, it’s not much consolation, but at least they ended the season on a high.

Elsewhere, Terrace Bantams finished with a home win against Exiles A, and Rewind Rewired took bar-bragging rights as they finished their season with a win against Rewind

division 2 ResultS Exiles B Hoppys A Splash Bar Yates Bar

4-8 9 - 3 7-5 12 - 0

Picasso’s A Bluebell B James Hammers C The Crown

division 2 Table Table

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1 James Hammers C

27 16

5

6 183 141 42 53

2 Yates Bar

27 15

6

6 192 132

3 Picasso’s A

27 15

5

7 186 138 48 50

4 Bluebell B

26 13

8

5 173 139 34 47

5 Palms Rebels

26 12

3

11 155 157

-2 39

6 Splash Bar

27 10

4

13 159 165

-6 34

7 Exiles B

27

9

3

15 143 181 -38 30

8 The Crown

27

9

3

15 119 205 -86 30

9 Hoppys A

26

6

3

17 148 164 -16 21

10 Treehouse B

26

5

6

15 138 174 -36 21

A. The Division Two title race was still to be decided, and James Hammers C just needed a win to be crowned champions.

The only other side still in the running were Bluebell B, who had two games to play.

They needed Hammers C to lose and then to win their remaining games to become champs!

Hammers C, away at Splash Bar, were nervy from the start. It was a close match, and, over the first two sessions, neither team could make a breakthrough. The score was 4-4, which didn’t help the Hammers C nerves. Chris beat Ken to put Splash into the lead, only to see Macaroni hit straight back against Clive.

This was heading for a draw - a result which wouldn’t help Hammers C Craig then beat Ken H to ensure a draw for Splash, which left Martin against James, the latter really needing the win.

But the pressure proved too much for James. And when Martin rolled in the black, Splash had won, and attention now turned to Bluebell B’s game!

They were at Hoppy’s A, who were after points to ensure they

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A

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didn’t end up with the wooden spoon! The home team were certainly up for the game and raced into a 3-1 lead. Bluebell B had their work cut out, but they have made a name for themselves with their famous comebacks.

However, what followed was carnage as Hoppy’s Moysey, Kev, Roy and Jason all won their frames to give the home side the points,to avoid the dreaded spoon.

It stopped Bluebell B’s title charge ,and, despite a loss, James Hammers C were Division Two champions!

In the night’s final games, Exiles B hosted Picasso’s A, who had led the league for much of the season.

But a form decline saw them fall away in recent weeks.

The visitors got off to better start, and, once in the lead, they never looked back, easing over the line to end the season on a high.

Well done to all the teams in what has, again, been a good season, with a massive improvement in our pool standards.

Congratulations to Gaffers A and James Hammers C on their title wins, and good luck to all the teams in our forthcoming cup finals.

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Gaffers hold their Nadas!

WITH a few of the guys from Scruffy Macs looking on, Gaffers’ home tie with Pas O Nadas A became a real tussle, and an important one.

The Nadas were hoping to narrow the gap at the top of Division 1, but Gaffers’ skipper Terry fired in his fifth maximum, while Richard notched his 24th as the visitors held the trebles leg to seal a hard-fought draw.

Scruffys have another free week tonight (Friday) and will, no doubt, be heading to Phoenix Bar as they

host Pas O Nadas in what looks like being a crucial match!

Elsewhere, there were wins for Boothen and Exiles, while the Playboys earned a creditable draw with Spear Chuckers.

Big winners in Division 2 were Bar 180 as Wayne notched his second 180 during a whitewash win over local rivals Emerald Lounge.

The result could well cement their place in the top four,and possible promotion. We shall see!

The Tavern, however, were pushed all the

division 1 ResultS

division 2 ResultS

Gaffers Ourplace Playboys Palms Sports Bar Sandys Reborn

4-4 Pas O Nadas A 4-4 Spear Chuckers 2-6 Boothen 3-5 Exiles

division 1 Table P W D L F A +- PTS

1 Scruffy Macs

28 17 8

3 151 73 78

151

2 Pas O Nadas A

27 19 7

1 145 71 74

145

3 The Pub

27 16 3

8 128 88 40

128

Table

P W D L F A +- PTS

4 Spear Chuckers

28 15

6 7 128 96 32

128

1 The Tavern

29 22 5

2 157 75 82

5 Gaffers

26 15 4

7 124 84 40

124

2 Palms Pool Bar

28 20 5

3 143 81

6 Phoenix Bar

26 13 5

8 123 85 38

123

3 Picassos

29 15

7 Boothen

28 12 3 13 119 105 14

119

4 Bar 180 B

28 17 5

8 Exiles

26 9

division 2 Table 157

62 143

7 7 137 95 42

137

6 131 93 38

131

2 15 86 122 -36

86

5 Sundowners Bar 28 11 10 7 123 101 22

123

9 Ourplace Playboys 26 2

5

19 63 145 -82

63

6 Waterfall B

29 11 9

9 122 110 12

122

10 Palms Sports Bar 27

3

2 22 57 159 -102

57

7 Emerald Lounge

28 13

6 9 120 104 16

120

25 2

3 20 52 148 -96

52

8 Clouseaus

29 12 7 10 116 116 0

116

9 Rood

29 8 13 8 116 116 0

116

10 Bar Leones

29

7

9 13 109 123 -14 109

11 Pas O Nadas B

28 9

5 14 104 120 -16 104

12 Legends

28 5 11 12 102 122 -20 102

way to a baconsaving trebles leg at Sundowners to square the match, while Palms Pool Bar narrowed the gap a bit with a 7-1 drubbing of Marilyns B. Two more teams were in seventh heaven, Picassos putting seven past Nauta Nomads

and Pas O Nadas B doing likewise to Ourplace Playgirls.

Waterfall moved up to sixth with a 6-2 success over Marilyns A, and last-leg deciders came at Bar Leones, as Clouseaus held on for a tight 5-3 win, and Rood took the last point to tie with Legends.

Basketball

On top of the tree!

order. But Tenerife have shown that, on their day, they can beat anyone.

Tomorrow (Saturday), they welcome Real Madrid to La Laguna for a 6pm tip-off. And a full-

8-0 Emerald Lounge 3-5 Clouseaus 4-4 Rood 1-7 Picassos 7-1 Marilyns B 7-1 Ourplace Playgirls 4-4 The Tavern 6-2 Marilyns A

Table

11 Sandys Reborn

LOOKING down on the rest of the Liga Endesa is a nice feeling for Iberostar Tenerife, who took over the leadership of Spain’s elite basketball league with a crushing 85-61 victory at Montakit Fuenlabrada.

It started fairly evenly, but Tenerife crushed the home side in the second quarter 29-3, which must surely be one of their all-time best returns for one period.

Scoring was solid throughout, with some unexpected names claiming the top honours. Will Hanley scored 11 points, just behind Tim Abromaitis, on 12.

Keeping the powerful Real Madrid and Barcelona teams below them will be a tall

Bar 180 Bar Leones Legends Nauta Nomads Palms Pool Bar Pas O Nadas B Sundowners Bar Waterfall B

house, 5,000 crowd, will be hoping it is Tenerife’s time again.

Only the bravest of punters would have considered backing them for two trophies.

But they gave themselves a great chance of progressing from the European Champions League quarter-finals with just a 69-66 deficit from Tuesday’s away leg at PAOK Salonica, in Greece.

It was looking ominous when the hosts built a strong lead in the first three quarters. And, at times in the final quarter, the gap was 10 points.

But a stubborn fightback left Tenerife with just three points to overhaul in the home leg in La Laguna on Wednesday (8th March).

Scoring in Greece was led by Aaron Doornekamp (19 points), well-supported

by Marius Grigonis (12).

13 Naughty Nautas 28 7

9 12 102 122 -20 102

14 Marilyns A

28 11 3

15 Marilyns B

28

6 14 98 126 -28

98

16 Nauta Nomads

29 1

9 19 83 149 -66

83

17 Ourplace Playgirls 27 3

3 21 65 151 -86

65

8

14 100 124 -24

100

Ladies Football

Woeful, winless weekend

A POINT between the two Tenerife teams in Spain´s Primera division showed how tough it is at the top level.

Egatesa Granadilla Tenerife brought back a point from a 1-1 draw at Espanyol, after going behind in the first minute.

The women hung in and were rewarded with an equaliser after 60 minutes, Slivia Doblado firing in a fierce shot from outside the box.

But poor Tacuense continued their slide with a 5-0 home drubbing by Valencia.

That leaves them rockbottom, and, isolated with few remaining games, relegation is looming large.

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Goal-crazy at last

By Colin Kirby FORGET the softly-softly approach to promotion …

Tenerife kicked the doors in at Mallorca, overturning a 1-0 deficit with a superb four-goal spree.

The home side were asking for trouble when they changed their usual redand-black for yellow shirts and blue shorts, the colours of Tenerife arch-rivals Las Palmas.

A hint of mind games, perhaps, but with longserving Mallorca player Pep Marti now in charge of Tenerife, it made the win even more delightful.

There was an element of good fortune about the winning margin, but the harder you work the luckier you get. And this Tenerife squad have a massive work ethic.

Raul Camara missed the game with injury, so Edu Oriol took over at rightback and put in a good performance.

Midfielder Vitolo was at fault for Mallorca´s sixthminute opener, intending to head clear a dangerous ball, but, instead, flicked it across the goal to

Mallorca 1 CD Tenerife 4

Dominguez, who headed home. Now it was a test of character for Tenerife, who went about their natural game, forcing a corner. The ball broke to Oriol, but his shot was high. Dominguez

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was sniffing around for a second goal, but Jorge took the ball off him with a clinical intervention.

Amath and Choco Lozano linked well up front, but the end-ball from Choco

wasn’t quite good enough.

Yet Aaron almost scored a spectacular leveller, curling in a corner that was dipping under the bar until the home keeper punched it away.

Tenerife are not used to trailing, but they kept calm and saw out the first half with Jorge mopping up any half-chances that came Mallorca´s way.

Coach Marti pulled a master-stroke at the start of the second half, bringing on Tayron and Aitor Sanz for Omar and Oriol. And the payback was instant.

Tayron drilled in a cross from the left, Choco put pressure on defender Raillo, who turned the ball into his own net.

Four minutes later Aaron hit one of the goals of the season, cutting in from the wing and curling a perfect shot over three defenders and into the top corner of the net for a 2-1 lead.

Tenerife were now purring, spreading the play to carve open their opponents.

Jorge showed his attacking skills to send in a cross

from the right, which was headed down and into the goal by Amath.

There was only going to be one winner now!

Choco´s hesitant touch in front of goal spared Mallorca, and he then went off with cramp as Carlos Ruiz joined the party.

The fourth goal was a bit of a gift. Vitolo was in the penalty box when he got a tickle from a defender. His dive was pure theatre, but the ref bought it and Aaron stroked the ball home from the spot.

Mallorca fans, who were streaming out of the stadium, missed their sides three sturdy shots in the latter part of the game.

Keeper Dani Hernandez dealt with the efforts calmly, and the last word came from Amath, who made a strong run before shooting wide.

It will get harder now, because Tenerife are the inform side and everyone will want to burst their bubble.

Tonight (Friday) could be the biggest party so far as Mirandes visit Santa Cruz at 8pm … with the Carnival in full swing!

Boxing

Mauling for Marino Boxers’ superb night of action Santa Brigida 3 CD Marino 0

IT couldn’t have been much worse for CD Marino, their short journey to Adeje ending in a comprehensive defeat, with plenty of problems thrown in.

They knew it was always going to be tough against the second-placed team in Group 12 of the Tercera Division.

But after the previous week’s home win over Lanzarote, Marino were hoping to claw back a few points towards the top-four, play-off places.

Santa Brigida took control with goals in the 22nd minute from Alvaro, and three minutes later from Santi, before a crazy second

half. Marino’s Bamba was sent off just after the restart for a second booking, Santa Brigida taking advantage to add a third goal before one of their players was given a straight red.

With both sides back to level numbers, there was always a chance of a Marino fightback. But with time running out, Josemi was also red-carded.

The defeat drops Marino down to eighth spot in the division. But tomorrow, they have a chance to make partial amends in a rare Saturday home game, against Fuerteventura’s Cotillo, at Noon.

BOXING is thriving in Tenerife, as a crowd of around 500 demonstrated at Los Cristianos sports hall on Saturday night.

Nine amateur bouts of three rounds and two pro fights over six rounds were filled with skill, determination, and a refreshing respect for the sport and opponents.

First up was Pablo Luis, who survived an early tumble to grind down Joel over the three rounds for victory. The second match-up saw Raul narrowly defeat Adrian of home club Real Boxing.

Each winner was awarded a trophy, with a medal for the runner-up, as well as appreciative applause from the crowd.

The next contest didn’t get beyond the first round, Chiky launching straight into opponent Sandro and decking him with a fierce combination of punches.

Sandro, clearly dazed, recovered in time to collect his medal, and a consoling hug from Chiky.

Head protectors were worn in the next fight as both fighters were under 18, and Kilian, a late substitute, saw off Diego Medina after a tight contest.

One of the closest and hardest-fought bouts brought together home favourite Mihail, of Real Boxing, and Alberto Arley.

These two really slugged it out and either would have been a worthy winner. But Mihail just shaded it.

Saul and Cotu also gave their all before Saul got the nod to lift his trophy after a little wobble from Cotu.

Everyone loves a showman, and Jerday played to the crowd when he entered the ring for the next fight. He showed he was made of stern stuff, surviving a small cut above the eye to clinch the contest.

Melissa Tudge and Patri showed they could match the men with their skill and all-action style. It was a very even bout, with Patri just getting home.

The two big professional fights featured fighters in the heavier weight brackets and the contests were so different.

First on was Jacobo (Caco) Barreto, from Anaza, against Romanian Siliviu Costea. It was a short contest because Caco floored Siliviu in the first round with a thunderous punch.

The final clash went the sixround distance as Adasat (Toro) Rojas took on late replacement Ullrich, of Cameroon. Ulrich was a bit slower than Adasat, but he was tough and solid and took everything thrown at him.

Adasat wasn’t sure what to make of him at first and had to use all his ring-craft to alternate tiring body punches with head shots, which, he hoped would bring a knockout.

At the finish, both fighters had been pushed all the way, but Adasat clinched it because of his higher workrate and more adventurous approach.

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