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Residents brand Orihuela budget a sham A FTER WHAT THE FEDERATION of Associations of Orihuela Costa reportedly called a ‘total fiasco’ in relation to the budget of 2016, the municipal government (PP-Ciudadanos)has again launched a proposal for local residents to submit ideas and vote on schemes for the 2018 budget. They are presenting this as a generous, democratic initiative. However, according to local political party CLARO reading the details immediately makes it clear that this is not the case.

Orihuela citizens registered on the Padron are invited to make proposals equal to €660,000. Last year’s budget was some €85,000,000. On this basis, the initiative relates to 0.78 per cent of the prospective

budget for 2018. Hardly a ground breaking initiative and what is more, for this purpose, the €660,000 total is to be distributed in equal shares to the 11 districts which have been designated to cover the whole municipality. Therefore, €60,000 each district means locals are invited to consider directly 0.08 percent of the prospective budget.

Orihuela Costa with some 28,000 registered residents, equal to nearly 40 percent of the total registered population of Orihuela, has two of the 11 districts, 18 percent of the total of eleven.

Correspondingly its two districts will receive 18 percent of the €660,000. However, the real taxpaying population of the coast is probably nearer 50 percent of the total

population. It is obvious from these facts that discrimination against Orihuela Costa which contributes 60 per cent of the Town Hall income is inbuilt and institutionalised.

When it comes to real money, the discrimination against the coast is blatant. In 2017 the total amount available for investments was €12.8 million. Orihuela Costa will receive €2 million, less than 20 percent and this discrimination is historic. It is not surprising that Orihuela Costa has no cultural or social centre and no proper professionally staffed library, only a reading point with second hand books staffed by volunteers.

The city, on the other hand, has three Libraries which provide opportunities for study for young people as well as leisure reading. Recently, Orihuela Town Hall allocated €400,000 to revamp the abandoned bullring which will provide the city a third venue for cultural events, in

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addition to the Teatro Circo and the Lonja.

Other recent investment decisions benefiting the city include restoring the Rubalcaba palace (€1.9m), the Industrial Estate (€1.6m), and the Paseo Andennes (€0.8m). The city and the coast have more or less equal populations of registered residents but nowhere near an equal share of municipal facilities.

The big question on which the voice of Orihuela Costa residents should be heard is the distribution of the estimated €14.5 million which the Town Hall will obtain this year from the further sale of municipally owned land, mainly of course in Orihuela Costa. A CLARO spokesman said:“If the coast does not receive at least 40 percent of this sum, the failure to provide it with a fair and democratic allocation of the Town Hall’s

funds will be demonstrable and Orihuela Costa will be able to draw the appropriate political conclusions. The citizens’ participation exercise just launched will have little concrete importance. However, it provides a smoke-screen for the current PPCiudadanos (Citizens Party) government to hide the continuing, blatant discrimination against Orihuela Costa which they are perpetuating.”

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BITE SIZE NEWS:

Three year old claimed 14 hours after he goes missing

Blue flag for Cabo Cervera?

Torrevieja town hall is in the process of seeking once again the blue flag for the beach which they had until 2011. Blue flags are awarded to beaches that offer a specified level of service and cleanliness. Since losing the accolade for this beach in 2011 there have been attempts to recoup it. Now, Councillor Fanny Serrano has announced that she is taking advice from la Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor (Adeas) as to why the beach is still not recognised as being a blue flag one.

Other beaches in the area are designated as such including La Mata, Náufragos, Los Locos, El Cura and Piteras.

Winter programme announced It might seem a little late for the winter cultural programme to be announced.

However, it covers the first three months of the year and has a budget of around €70,000. The programme was announced by Domingo Pérez, the councillor for culture and includes more than 60 different events.

It brings together a number of different arts including theatre, cinema, music and the carnival activities.

February begins with a painting exhibition ‘Miradas que gritan’ or ‘Looks that scream’ by Alina Plamada.

In March there will be a chamber concert by a string quartet from Finland and on father’s day there will be a concert by la Unión Musical Continued on page 5

The Guardia Civil are filing a case of abandonment against the mother of a child who was handed in to the police. The British mother lost her three year old son on Wednesday 24th January on the sea front in Torrevieja. The child was only collected14 hours later after the police were first alerted and picked up the child from the sea front.

The delay in the mother’s arrival to retrieve her son was claimed to be because she knew that the child was with the local police.

It was an employee of a fast food outlet on Paseo Juan Aparicio who called the police at 8.30pm. He reported that from the shop he could see a three year old boy walking around apparently on his own. He was reported to be in his pyjamas and socks but without shoes. There was nothing to identify where he was from or who he was with.

No alerts had been received by the security services and there was no indication that anyone was missing a child of this age.

The child was supposed to be British, could not answer the questions of the police officers and just smiled.

When it was checked that no one in the area was looking for him, he was taken to Torrevieja hospital at around midnight and was tested in the child unit there. Once the child has been taken the employee who had reported the incident saw a woman who did appear to be looking for something at around 9.30pm in the same area. When he approached her she said that she had lost her son and he explained that he had been taken by the police.

However, following this it wasn’t until 12 hours later that she got in touch with the police to find out any more details about where her son had been taken. The 34 year old mother who is a resident of Torrevieja explained that she was out with friends when she lost track of where her son was.

When she was aware that her son was with the local police she knew he was safe.

The local police, however, are not in agreement with this. Investigating proceedings are now being opened for an alleged offense of the abandonment of a minor.

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BITE SIZE NEWS: More nest boxes Continued from page 3

Torrevejense.

To commemorate women’s day there will be an exhibition in the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre.

What to do with a wild animal in distress Councillors Carmen Morate and Fanny Serrano have recently released a publication to inform people about what they should do in the event that they discover an injured wild animal.

There is a procedure to follow. If you discover a sea turtle or dolphin then you should call 112 and also contact Torrevieja town hall. In other cases call the Local Police (092) or the Natural Park (679 19 58 88) or the wild animal recovery centre in Alicante (965 93 80 85).

If you are on the beach in the summer and spot an animal in distress, the lifeguard service has boxes available for collecting animals that are washed up on shore. They will then take further advice about what should be done.

If you encounter an animal outside of the times when services are available you should keep them in a card board box with holes for breathing and not try to give them any food or drink.

Replacing wooden slats in La Mata The councillor for beaches, Javier Manzanares, has announced that work will take place to fix different sections of the La Mata walkway due to the deterioration of some of the wood. ‘The intention is to improve access for walkers,’ explained the councillor. ‘In particular for those with reduced mobility. It isn’t the solution to the problem but it will prevent further deterioration.’ Ultimately the walkway is in need to being completely replaced but this is a large scale project that is not possible just yet. The current actions, however, are seen as a temporary measure that will provide a better experience for those using it.

Lighting repairs Work to repair lighting in Cala Dorada and Roció del Mar is currently underway again. The project was suspended in May when it had to be modified and now it should be completed in the first part of February.

Initially old lighting will continue in conjunction with the new system whilst tests are made.

The new lamps are all LED which means that provide greater energy efficiency in the area. There are also two new control panels for the lighting and more information will be available about consumption and incidents.

Changes to the initial project had to be carried out due to the age of the Continued on page 6

for the park On Thursday, 25th January a new nest box for birds was installed in La Mata natural park. The box had been constructed by Geoff Tunbridge who is one of the volunteers who gives his time to ensuring that the park continues to be a beautiful and protected local resource.

Geoff was joined by other volunteers and members of the public who came along to put up the large box that is intended to provide a home for owls. It was decided to place the box deep inside the

Below: Geoff Tunbridge and his nest box

park where the trees are taller. During the morning three smaller bird boxes were replaced and put into taller trees too. The birds are being encouraged to make their home in the park through the provision of these special facilities. The volunteers who support the park in this way are of different nationalities and contribute to a variety projects and park maintenance across the year.

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The volunteers meet to help with the bird boxes

Cinders misses the Deadwood Stage Sadly, due to so much ill health caused by the wretched ‘flu bug’ that is sweeping its way across Britain, the UK and Europe, The Deadwood Stage Company” has had to postpone its performances planned for February.

The production of Cinder Hella was due to be staged at The Madhouse in

February and its delay is a great disappointment to all concerned.

However, watch this space for details of “Cinder Hella” – which is not to be missed - coming later in the Spring.

The Company hopes that people are understanding of the situation and will continue to support their productions.

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Locked up and BITE SIZE left in La Mata NEWS: Continued from page 5

On Wednesday afternoon 24th January the local police had to attend the town hall in La Mata to release someone who had been locked in accidentally. On Wednesday afternoons the premises is used for rehearsals by a choir that mostly consists of pensioners. Between 4pm and 7pm they use a ground floor room without the presence of town hall staff.

The building is opened and closed for the choir by the local police themselves. This went ahead as usual on the 24th but, unknown to the police officer locking up, one member of the choir was still in the toilets. After making the usual checks the policeman went ahead and closed up.

When the man came out of the toilet it was to discover that everything was locked up and he was on his own. When he realised that there was no way out, he called the police to release him. The police came immediately and his temporary confinement ended. The local police have

been covering for town hall staff in order to continue to make public buildings accessible to those who wish to use them.

The town halls in the area have lost more than 60 workers as the central government

means that there is insufficient time for the run to take place in February as it usually does.

However, it’s not all bad news. The plan is that it will still happen in 2018, although we can’t be clear whether to expect it this side of the summer or not.

It will also include a new, shorter race with a 5K option being offered alongside the 10K and half marathon versions.

The councillor for sport, Victor Ferrández wants to see the race take place ‘in the best possible conditions’.

He says; ‘The contract has not been awarded yet. There have been many changes in the specifications and we had problems with the service last year leading to the company being sanctioned.’

It is promised that the race will take

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Keeping the streets public

place in 2018 according to the conditions of the new contract and next year it will return to its traditional date in February. ‘We want to make sure that we secure a contract that meets our requirements rather than one that’s rushed out in haste,’ added the councillor.

In some parts of the town local communities have been trying to restrict the use of the streets and paths to their own use. This has been noted in the paper Informacion where a community in Los Balcones has been highlighted as indicating that some streets are private property when this is not the case.

The town hall is keen to point out that these streets are used by their services to enable the community to function. This includes the passing of the refuse collection service, for example.

Signs have been placed by the local community on the road and make it look as though their privacy announcement is official and legal.

Residents claim that it is now private because they have paid themselves for some maintenance work including that of garden areas and clearance.

This isn’t the only area where a community has applied its own rules and prohibitions. In other parts of the town too, some signage goes back many years.

The council point out that they are not able to do much unless a formal complaint is made by a member of the public.

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has ordered that new personnel cannot be recruited. Once people retire or leave their positions they are not being replaced. The idea is to save public money. However, it also means that civic buildings such as the town hall are short of the necessary staff. It is arguable that the local police’s time should not be used for services such as this.

Suzanne O’Connell

The marathon has not been forgotten If you are a regular runner you may have noticed that no information has been circulated about the February half marathon in Torrevieja. This is because the run will not be taking place, or at least not in its usual slot.

The story is familiar. The town hall would like to change the way the half marathon is organised and are putting the contract for it out to tender. This

existing installations and proximity to water pipes.

Murcia gang selling drugs in the UK dismantled Six people have been arrested, and another two are under investigation for trafficking hashish and marihuana. The Guardia Civil of the Murcia Region, in collaboration with HM Revenue & Customs, has dismantled a gang of drug traffickers based in the provinces of Alicante and Murcia for trafficking narcotics to the UK. Six people are being held in custody of Spanish, Swedish and British nationalities on charges for the crimes of drug trafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation. Another two are under investigation for the same charges.

The officers confiscated 190 kilos of marihuana buds, three and a half kilos of hashish resin, two vehicles, 13,000 euros in cash, smartphones and copious amounts of documentation.

The operation, baptised ‘Artes’ started thanks to the interchange of information between the Guardia Civil and the British Customs Service, which revealed a group of people, based in Alicante and Murcia, supposedly trafficking drugs between Spain and the UK. The Guardia Civil started to keep watch on two industrial warehouses in the Murcia Region, where it was presumed the transfer of narcotic substances took places between lorries. The Armed Institute detected a car with the driver acting suspiciously near a warehouse in the Industrial Estate at Alcantarilla. A lorry was intercepted on the A-7 motorway while

driving near Lorca, found with a total of 190 kilos of vacuum packed marihuana buds which were confiscated. The driver was a Spanish man aged 52 and resident of Caniles (Granada), and the passenger a Swedish citizen, supposedly related to the hidden market sales.

During the investigation last November the detectives identifies a van which was then intercepted in Totana. Hidden inside were three and a half kilos of hashish resin, the driver was British and taken into custody for the presumed crime of drug trafficking.

The last phase of the operation, which recently developed, allowed for the identification of several homes related to the criminal gang in Orihuela, Murcia and Puerto Lumbreras. The Guardia Civil took three people into custody, two Spaniards and one Irish as supposed members of the criminal gang. Searching these three homes uncovered that the one in Murcia had a greenhouse of flowering wild cannabis plants.

The two women who remain under investigation are from Paraguay and Britain and face charges of collaborating with a criminal organisation.

Sources at the Guardia Civil underline the specialist nature of the criminal gang in trafficking drugs between Spain and the UK with operations based at Orihuela Costa and Murcia

Auto Fima celebrates 25 years with Kona launch Auto Fima hosted a joint celebration on Friday night – its own 25th anniversary, and the launch of the new Hyundai Kona.

The party was held at Auto Fima in Elche where guests enjoyed drinks and music, and the chance to enter a draw for a holiday to Kona, Hawaii.

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The Girl rescued council by fire brigade up for praise Torrevieja’s town council has been given an award by the regional Valencian government for its commitment to the environment and biodiversity. The department for the environment has been singled out for raising awareness of environmental issues and making the environment a priority in the town.

‘The exemplary Town Hall Award’ recognises the involvement of councillor Fanny Serrano as being key to a number of environmental projects and successes within the town. Some of these include the care and release of the loggerhead turtles in La Mata and the use and publicity around the natural parks.

The award was presented on Friday at the Environmental Education Centre of Sagunto. Other projects that the town is recognised for include the replanting of the endangered jarilla calbeza de gato along the coast line and the declaration of Cabo Cervera as a micro-reserve.

Initiatives have been launched against invasive species of vegetation and the sand dunes around the Molino del Agua have been cleaned up.

Other projects have included the protection of bats and the campaign to ring and track the Audoin seagull population. The establishment of a number of new tourist routes around the natural parks has continued to raise awareness of the natural flora and fauna in the area. A contract has now been awarded to continue these talks and rambles for the next four years.

The natural park has also been used as the setting for musical concerts, bringing new people to it and increasing recognition of it as an area of natural beauty. Work didn’t stop when it came to drawing attention to the environment during the summer. An educational programme took place on the beaches with the subject of the environment.

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The three year old girl’s head was trapped between the bars of a grill designed for security at her primary school. The grill was part of a door at the Inmaculada school and fire fighters had to use hydraulic equipment to release her.

She had become stuck at the end of the school day as the children were going home. For reasons unknown, her head became lodged between the bars and in spite of the efforts of teachers and other staff, they were not able to release her. The emergency services were called out to the school at around 1.40pm and attended the incident shortly after.

In less than ten minutes they had managed to extract the child who fortunately had remained calm throughout the whole process. This was in spite of the loud noise that the equipment made whilst separating the bars.

The girl was lodged at the bottom of

the gate and fire fighters placed themselves at either side and used the same processes as they do when releasing people after traffic accidents. During the rescue the girl was protected by her own coat and a cushion which was brought to make her more comfortable and protect her knees. She required medical assistance but was not seriously injured.

The incident caused some anxiety amongst parents who were arriving to collect their children at the same time as the fire brigade and other services. Not knowing the exact reason for their visit, there was concern that a more serious and wide spread incident had taken place.

The Inmaculada school is the oldest in the town and the doors and grills have been designed to protect the school against vandals and robbery.

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New charity shop opens its doors Local registered charity Para ti Mujer has opened its first comprehensive child support centre and needs 1,000 shop at Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre. The charity euros a month to ensure the children have the help they has been raising funds locally for a number of years but need to cope with the traumas they have witnessed or has never before had a premises, and so the new shop experienced in their young lives. Para Ti Mujer raises will now become the hub of the charities fund raising funds to help the refuge with daily running costs and to efforts. Para ti Mujer raises funds for Casa Cuna women’s help the women train to reintegrate back into the local refuge, Caritas and local individuals who need a little community, finding a safe home and employment. help. The shop houses a range of new and Caritas Orihuela Costa currently supports 22 nearly new clothes, shoes, handbags and local families and Para ti Mujer has raised other items for sale. New clothes are money to provide food and toiletries courtesy of Tula Moda which makes and presents for the children at a donation from the sales to the Christmas. In addition, Para ti Mujer charity. As does Scentsy, a modern helps local people in need. For alternative to traditional candles, example, hosting and paying for a which has a range of products on Christmas dinner for people living display for sale in the shop and on their own. Helping house-bound makes a donation from the profits elderly people with shopping, meals from those sales to the charity. or cleaning - either through direct In addition, Nadine and the team of support or linking them to local volunteers arrange and host a number of All for a good cause resources. Para ti Mujer also offers free legal local fundraising events to boost the advice (by appointment) and free coffers. The next event will be an open day and fashion mammogram test booking service. For further details show to celebrate the new shop. Held on the 9th call 602 675 873 or call into the shop, top floor, Playa February, visitors will receive cava and nibbles on arrival Flamenca Commercial Centre, above the Sports Bar. at 2pm as well as the opportunity to taste some of the snack foods that the shop will soon offer for sale, such as cakes and sausage rolls. The fashion show will be held down stairs at the Sports Bar with all welcome to join in the fun and enjoy an afternoon of live entertainment. The money raised on the day will go to Caritas to fund a day out at Terra Natura for the local under privileged.

Casa Cuna provides a home for abused women and their children who have experienced domestic violence. Like many similar organisations, the refuge does not receive any local or national government funding or monetary grants. Around 4,500e is needed each month to cover every day running costs such as food, health, utility bills, staff, training and insurance. In addition, the refuge has a

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Spain flight information checked against police databases

The Passenger Name Record (PNR) – one of the most controversial tools used by governments against Jihadist terrorism – is ready to take effect in Spain. Every day, the list will crossreference three million passenger data with police databases from the Intelligence Centre for CounterTerrorism and Organised Crime, the future home of the National Office for Passenger Information (ONIP). This centre will store and transfer the personal traveller information sent by the airline companies. The Data Protection Agency will audit the system.

Each passenger’s full name, telephone number, email, date flight is booked for, payment information, complete travel itinerary, frequency of travel, agency or flight operator, checkin confirmation, type of luggage, seat number, nationality, gender, date of birth and any change to these fields – all this information will be sent by approximately 1,000 air carriers in Spain to the ONIP. Here it will be processed, stored, handled and transferred by a computer system that has cost more than €4 million, and will remain visible for six months. After this period, it will be blacked out. And in five years, the information will be permanently deleted. The system will also be periodically audited by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, which will

release a statistical report each year for the European Commission. These are the instructions from the directive from the European Parliament on the PNR from 27th April, 2016.

Since its draft version was launched in Europe in 2012, the PNR system has overcome many stumbling blocks – particularly in relation to the use and protection of traveller information.

Support for the measure has also sadly surged following the terrorist attacks in London, Nice, Paris, Berlin and Barcelona.

But the European directive must first be adjusted to Spanish legal norms and passed as an organic law given that it affects fundamental rights and requires majority approval from parliamentary groups. Once this occurs, information that is regularly collected by air carriers to complete a flight booking and sale could be used by national and international police databases that are part of CITCO and that receive constant input from different police bodies. Fake documents will even be included in some of the databases.

This information will be used in investigations relating to a broad range of crimes including terrorism, organized crime, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, corruption, trafficking in organs, weapons and cultural assets, corruption, fraud, money laundering, cybercrimes, environmental crimes, rape and kidnapping among others.

According to the European directive, information can be solicited by law enforcement agencies, regional police forces, courts and customs officials in cases relating to 26 different crime categories.

A draft version of the law has already been approved by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, according to CITCO

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sources, but it still needs the green light from the relevant police and legal agencies. In theory, the system should be ready by 25 May, according to EU recommendations. Once the law is approved, air carriers will be obliged to send these details to the ONIP via a preestablished secure channel. The data transfer will take place in real time: between 24 and 48 hours before a flight’s departure and again as a confirmation following takeoff.

“The system has been designed so that everything is recorded; any information movement leaves an indelible trace,” said CITCO sources.

The project is already up and running in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The idea is to store the information of all passengers who enter or leave Spain or the European Union in order to cross-reference them if needed. This information could also be shared with both EU and non-EU countries, according to the directive, as long as the requests meet the established security goals.

The promoters of the system argue that the mastermind of the Barcelona and Cambrils terrorist attacks, Abdelbaki Es Satty, would have been detected by the program because the imam's criminal record would have been included in police databases. “He would have been a positive match,” they said.

The system will automatically log the information sent by air carriers and is also able to create profiles according to predetermined characteristics, for instance: woman, 30 years old, travelling to Turkey, French national. The program can also inversely collate information on an individual who has already been identified in a police investigation.

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Medieval Market returns to the streets of Orihuela The councillor for Festivities, Mariola Rocamora, has presented the outline for the Medieval Market of Orihuela, which in 2018 will celebrate its twentieth year, and will hit the streets of the municipality on 2nd, 3rd and 4th February.

The councillor also showed the video and promotional poster to the media, the poster made with the contribution of images from local photographers such as Rate Bas or Vicente Muñoz.

Talking about the poster the Councillor explained: “We wanted to reflect on everything that Orihuela is and what it becomes that weekend; full of crafts, history and fantastic medieval figures.

“The poster that has been made with a lot of love, trying to reflect those 20 years that have made this market one of the most anticipated and marked event on people´s calendars.”

This presentation was also attended

by Pepe Vegara, president of the Association of Moors and Christians, who wanted to thank the Department for "their work and effort in the preparation of this medieval market, and for making it increasingly large and interesting”.

The inauguration of the Medieval Market will take place on Friday, 2nd February at 11.30am, with the entrance of King Jaime I the Conqueror to the city by the esplanade of Santo Domingo accompanied by his courtiers, where the Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, will hand over the keys to the city.

The opening ceremony will be

Bigger and better event

attended by local dignitaries and 500 children from schools across the districts of Torremendo, Arneva, Hurchillo, La Matanza, La Campaneta, Molins, Raiguero de Bonanza and San Bartolomé, along with the two schools from Orihuela Costa.

Local residents are all invited too by the Departments of Festivities, Pedanías and Education, with 10 buses specially hired for the occassion.

On Saturday the 3rd February it will be the ‘Armengola’ who, from the balcony of the City Hall, will be in charge of carrying out the reading of the opening speech.

Travel Councillor Mariola Rocamora explained: “Throughout the market there will be food stalls, taverns and craft ports. There will be several travelling shows and also concerts on Friday and Saturday night in the Plaza de Villamanuel.”

The Councillor also highlighted "the participation of associations such as ADIEM, ADIS, Comercio Orusto Justo and

the Celiac Association, as well as the merchants who are on the itinerary and have also agreed their participation”.

Zones The market will be divided into three zones: The Medieval Zone will cover from Plaza del Carmen to Main Street, where visitors can enjoy a Medieval camp, with tents and soldiers staging their daily lives, children's tournaments, donkey rides, games and attractions, as well as traveling shows. In the Children and Leisure area, from the Calle Mayor to the Plaza de Santa Lucía, there will be attractions, board games, and theatrical performances for the little ones. The third zones will be the Arab area. This will stretch from the Courts to Santo Domingo and depict an Arab village where customs and daily life are recreated. There will be craft workshops, weapons positions, equipment, animal farms, a falconry exhibition and a medieval tournament, located in the Hernandiano Corner.

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE To share fourth place in the major currency league table might not look much of an achievement but the euro did have a fairly productive week. It added one and three quarter US cents and lost only two thirds of a cent to sterling, which led the field for a second week. Economic data from the euro zone were mostly on or above target. Investor, business and consumer sentiment improved in Germany and Euroland. The provisional purchasing managers' index readings pointed to stronger activity in all but the manufacturing sector.

Davos and a weaker US dollar policy?

The euro also received some help from the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at The World Economic Forum, when he publicly favoured a lower dollar, stating that “a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities." Mr Mnuchin was later contradicted by the president.

It was not the first time the US administration had expressed a preference for a weaker dollar but it was arguably the most blatant. A year ago Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that, “…our currency is too strong. And it’s killing us.”The comment marked a switch by the incoming president from criticising China's supposed currency manipulation to doing it himself. Since then the dollar has lost 15% to the euro, with its decline given further impetus by Mr Mnuchin.

The European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and investors in general were left with the impression that the Washington administration would like to see a weaker dollar boosting international trade.

ECB monetary policy

The euro jumped to a fresh three year high after ECB’s first meeting of 2018. The euro hit $1.25 early in the press conference held by ECB President Mario Draghi after the monetary policy was left unchanged. The euro dropped back below that level after Draghi aimed to pacify the currency surge.

"Recent volatility in the exchange rate represents a source of uncertainty which requires monitoring with regard to its possible implications for the medium-term outlook for price stability," Draghi said during his postannouncement press conference.

Wrapping up party talks Germany’s CDU party talks with the SPD to potentially seek a new alliance did little to affect currency concerned. This is despite a spike in the Far East this morning when it emerged that Chancellor Merkel is apparently within reach of striking a "grand coalition" deal with Martin Schulz's SPD. Investors would like to get excited about German political developments but, four months on from the inconclusive general election, they don't find it easy.

IMF & ZEW confidence The International Monetary Fund published its latest estimates of economic growth, foreseeing a global expansion of 3.9% in 2018, with Euroland predicted to grow by 2.2%.

Additionally, the United States will grow by 2.7% and Britain by 1.5%.

The German Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) surveys of German and Euroland investor confidence - in which Germany scored an eight-month high - and the EC's measure of consumer confidence all also came in stronger than expected.

Man arrested on charge of sexual assault The man (34 years old) had allegedly given the woman (28) a spiked drink following which he committed the crime. The man, who lives in Murcia, had made contact with the young woman through a website dating agency.

It is unknown whether he had committed the same offence with other women previously.

The investigation began last November when the victim, who is French, met the man through Tinder and after meeting a couple of times the woman invited him to dine at her house in Torrevieja. The date began as normal but the woman then began to feel unwell and dizzy.

The young woman had only

drunk a small beer during the evening and the man allegedly convinced her that this was the cause of her feeling disorientated.

After sexual relations, the woman’s condition worsened and she asked him to take her to the doctors.

Instead of doing this, he said he had to go and left her alone at which point she called 112 emergency services.

The woman was taken to Torrevieja hospital where she underwent tests and was found to have amphetamines in her system.

Returning home she noticed that the dinner glasses had been washed by her date but not the plates and cutlery. It was then that the woman decided to go to the

Guardia Civil to file her complaint.

The amphetamines in the woman’s body were identified as belonging to a particular drug that was more widely used in the 70s and is associated with removing barriers to sexual contact. The police managed to gather evidence against the suspect over a two-month period and then arrested him at his home in Murcia.

The man was found to have pornographic content on his mobile and is believed to have had access to various drugs. The investigators believe that there may have been more victims who have not yet stepped forward.

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Body of British woman found in Murcia drainage ditch A British woman's body has been found in a canal in the Region of Murcia and a burnt-out car was also discovered near the scene.

She is said to be 39 years old and her passport was found, proving her identity and nationality.

Police say they were alerted

by a passerby who saw her in a drainage ditch alongside a main road in Los Ramos, a tied hamlet of Murcia City, believing her to be unconscious.

But paramedics who rushed to the scene found she was already dead.

A charred vehicle was found a kilometre away, and may be related to the woman's death.

Police have not ruled out foul play, but at the moment are working on the basis of a possible traffic accident.

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The Caesalpinia pulcherrima is another stunning small tree/large shrub that thrives in warm climates or even the desert. Also known as‘Peacock flower’, ‘Mexican (or red) bird of paradise’ or ‘Pride of Barbados’, this tropical plant can reach heights of up to 15 feet (3 m).

PEACOCK FLOWER is the most widely cultivated species in the genus Caesalpinia. It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in domestic and public gardens. It is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae) and the species name pulcherrima translates to mean "very pretty". Like many other plants, Peacock flower has escaped cultivation and become established in warm climate regions throughout the world.

Native to the tropics and subtropics, it flourishes during summer when the weather is hottest and other vegetation fades. Peacock flower is an evergreen shrub or small tree in frost free climates, a deciduous to semi-deciduous shrub in areas with only occasional, slight frost, and a returning perennial in temperate climates with mild winters (down to 19°F (-7°C).

This exotic plant is used extensively for its extravagant, showy flowers and its incredible heat tolerance. The flowers are borne in terminal clusters 8-10" (20-25 cm) tall throughout most of the year in tropical climates and in late summer and fall where frosts occur. The most common colours are red and orange or a combination of red and yellow, but there are also forms with pure yellow flowers (often called yellow bird of paradise) and forms with flowers in shades of pink.

The inch-wide flowers have slightly ruffled petals and 10 long, red protruding stamens as accents (except the pure yellow form). As the inflorescence elongates, it produces new flowers at the top 1/3, and promptly sheds the lower old flowers. The pods form quickly at the bottom of the inflorescence, and the flower buds open a few at a

time, so that buds, flowers, and seed pods appear simultaneously. The fruits are legumes looking very much like pea pods, but they are poisonous. As they mature they turn hard and brown and when ripe they split open noisily releasing the brown beans.

CULTURE Peacock flower is very easy to grow in alkaline to acidic, well-drained soils. This is a fast growing plant and moderately tolerant of salty conditions.

Fertilizer application is hardly necessary, especially if it is grown in adequately mulched soils.

Light: This plant enjoys full sun to light shade and

loves heat. Best growth and flower production is in full sun. It gets leggy in shade and blooming is reduced.

Moisture: Peacock flower is drought tolerant once established, but performs best with regular irrigation while blooming Hardiness: Even under frost free conditions Peacock flower may lose some of its leaves when temperatures drop to 50-40°F (10-5°C), but it recovers quickly. It can also survive a yearly freeze.

Peacock flower dies to the ground following periods of mild frost, but it comes back reliable, albeit late, in middle spring. Don't give up on it!

Peacock flower has survived temperatures as low as 18°F (-7.8°C). It can be grown as an annual in colder climates.

Propagation: Peacock flower is easy to start from seeds. Germination will be speeded up if the seeds are nicked with a file before planting. Under good growing conditions, peacock flower will self sow or spread by root suckers (not invasive though).

Pruning: Peacock flower benefits from pruning, and can be shaped to tree form or shrubby bush form. It grows quickly before flowering, but while flowering

growth virtually stops. Prune to any desired height in late autumn or winter to control height and spread. To get a bushier, more compact shrub you can even cut Peacock flower to the ground in winter and will recover nicely. It flowers on new wood so do not prune in the spring as this could delay flowering until September, meaning four to five months of flowering loss.

USAGE The striking flowers are an attention grabber! Use peacock flower as a specimen or in a mixed shrub border. Also useful as a quick screen - a line of peacock flowers makes a showy fine-textured screen or informal hedge. Great for summer colour and a tropical effect. Marc Vijverberg

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WELCOME TO KHASAB (Oman) with Vivalia Travel

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HASAB is a city in an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates. It is the local capital of the Musandam peninsula and has frequently been dubbed the "Norway of Arabia" because of its extensive fjord-like craggy inlets and desolate mountainscapes.

Khasab is a small city when

compared to nearby cities of the United Arab Emirates. It has many residents who mostly live in mainland Oman and come to Khasab for vacations. There is a huge population of Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis just like mainland Oman who work in restaurants, grocery stores, supermarkets, tour operators

and many other places. The city has a Toyota Showroom.

Khasab also has a fort which is known as Khasab Fort. The people in the city are friendly to the tourists. The sea port is dominated by the superior dhows which take tourists for a cruise across the natural, dry "fjords" which is evidently the main reason for tourism in the city.

History The Portuguese built Khasab at the beginning of the 17th century, at the height of their naval presence in the region. The natural harbour gave shelter from rough seas. Unlike many forts, which were built on high ground for defensive purposes, Khasab was designed as a supply point for dates and water for Portuguese ships sailing through the strait.

Today, Khasab is protected from floods by three large dams.

Tourism Boats from Khasab take

tourists on trips to view the dolphins common in the waters around the Musandam, as well as to visit Telegraph Island, for a short time (between 1865 and 1868) the site of a manned telegraph repeater station on the cable section between Bahrain and Bombay.

Climate Khasab has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and mild winters.

Precipitation is low, and mostly falls from December to March.

Enjoy Khasab as part of our great 15 day all inclusive cruise in March 2019 travelling to Dubai and visiting Muscat and Salalah in Oman, Aqaba in Jordan, Suez Canal to finish in Athens. The cruise also includes flights to Dubai and from Athens. The best is the price. For only 799€ + tax and tips you will have the opportunity to enjoy this fantastic and unique 15 day trip.

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The comparsas prepare for Carnival ■ SUZANNE O’CONNELL suzanne@costablancapeople.com More than 35 comparsas will take part in Torrevieja’s annual carnival next month. A comparsa is a group whose role it is to take part in processions of this kind. Some that participate are representing dance schools and other organisations. There are also one or two primary schools in the town that have representatives at these types of events.

This year’s carnival will reach its peak on 17th February with the night time procession.

However, judging of the different groups will take place during the daytime procession on Sunday 11th February. It is expected that there will be 31 local comparsas taking part and half a dozen from elsewhere.

In the run up to the processions there are a number of individual events including the crowning of the carnival queens which takes place at the auditorium. This year María Grao from the comparsa ‘Blanca de Sal’ will be the infant queen and Cheyene Heredia from the comparsa ‘Y punto’ will be the adult queen.

On 2nd February there will be the Drag Queen gala and on Saturday 10th February is the Chirigotas competition, both are also being held

at the auditorium. Tickets for these events can be obtained from the theatre ticket office in Plaza Miguel Hernández from between 11am and 1pm and 5pm to 7pm.

On Saturday 3rd February there is a family day in the Plaza del Sagrado Corazón with bouncy castles, raffles and a paella for 120 people. This is free to attend. Overall, the carnival programme costs around €60,000 and prizes are given for the winning comparsas. The prizes for 2017 will now

be paid out although it is unlikely that the 2016 prizes will be honoured. This is due to the correct measures not being in place for council expenditure at the time.

Other events to note include on Friday 16th February when Habaneras shopping centre will host the carnival children’s dance. There will be a photograph competition on Instagram of pictures taken during the carnival season which lasts from 28th January until 25th February.

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Language assistants haven’t turned up With increasing urgency local schools are keen to have native English speaking teaching assistants in their schools. Some semi-private schools can employ their own staff, including native English teachers. However, for state schools this option is not available. The teachers teaching English will themselves have worked through the state system in Spain and have Spanish as their first language.

In a bid to increase children’s experience of listening to English spoken naturally, the Spanish government committed itself to a campaign to recruit assistants from other countries where English is spoken as a first language. The Valencia region was keen to ensure that there would be an English-speaking helper in every school. They would not be qualified teachers but would work alongside native Spanish speakers delivering conversation opportunities.

The young English-speakers would be invited from other countries to come and share their native English language having recently graduated from university in their own country.

One of the main countries targeted to provide this influx of English speakers being the Philippines.

Students from Philippine universities were encouraged to apply and offered the opportunity to teach English in Spain in primary and secondary schools or in the official language schools for an academic year. They were offered a scholarship to cover accommodation and catering expenses of €700 a month. They were also promised some training and medical insurance. Travel and administrative costs would not be paid for.

However, the scheme is not working as it should. It has been publicised in the local papers that 75% of these expected ‘auxiliaries’ have not

materialised. Of the 1,000 language assistants expected to be appointed, only 170 have been contracted leaving many schools without the necessary help.

The schools which are lucky enough to have received one of these assistants are required to help them find somewhere to live and to settle into the area. If one of these assistants should become ill there will be no cover for them and they cannot work unsupervised in class but must be supported by a qualified teacher.

The campaign to equip schools with language assistants was promised as part of the new drive towards trilingualism in the region. The intention is that students should be strong speakers of Valencian and English as well as Castellano.

However, the change in education legislation is coming into force without the necessary personnel being available in the quantities required.

The measures being taken so far are not proving to be sufficiently attractive and perhaps a revision of the package on offer is what’s needed to bring and keep the assistants in Spain.

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Is she punishing me?

It is a train

I left my wife and daughter when she was small, after only being married a few months. I have always taken care of them financially and tried my best to see her, which hasn't been easy when I moved abroad. My daughter is now grown and getting married. I have not been asked to give her away. She has asked her step-father. I am not even sitting on the table with the wedding group.

I am hurt but I suppose it’s understandable. I just hoped things would get better over time.

I have been looking after my elderly mother for two years now. Her physical health is failing and she is also senile. She only has me to rely on and I am finding the load hard to bear. There isn’t a lot of money, only her state pension and what the house is worth. I would love to bring in help to relieve things for me, and help my mother more, but mum can’t afford it. I fear her money will run out one day, and the situation feels hopeless. It is starting to affect my health with the worry of it all, and also my own home life is suffering. My children and my husband rarely see me.

It is possible your daughter feels her step-father has been more of a father to her. I am a great believer in not wasting one’s life and being happy, but you have to take the responsibility for possible hurt caused when you left your daughter and her mother. I would abide by her wishes.

Don’t ruin her big day. Attend the wedding, put a smile on your face, then put it all behind you.

I am sending you some information that might be useful. There is help available from the UK and your mother could also be entitled to some help here in Spain. And please, if anyone is in the same situation please get in touch and I can pass the same info on.

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Italian mafia boss hiding for decades caught in Alicante An Italian mafia boss who has been on the run for nearly 25 years has been caught in Alicante, according to National Police. Fausto Pellegrinetti had been living in a luxury penthouse apartment in an exclusive area of the Mediterranean city under an assumed name with a forged ID card.

It was here that he was arrested in a mammoth operation involving the Direzione Distrettuale Antimafia squad from Rome following two years of investigations.

Pellegrinetti, who also went by the first names of Franco and Enrico as well as Fausto, was a high-up member of the La Magliana mafia who escaped 'house' arrest at a private clinic in Rome in 1993 and went on the run.

Three international arrest warrants have failed to lead to his capture until now.

He had been sentenced to 13 years in jail for trafficking over half a tonne of cocaine and laundering six billion Italian lire (about €3.1 million) earned through drug-dealing.

Pellegrinetti's criminal career started in 1980 when he joined the Magliana clan after meeting with them in a restaurante in the Trastevere district of Rome, and he is known to have maintained close links with the famous Marsigliesi, Berenguer, Bellicini and Bergamelli clans.

Between them, the Magliana mafia members were involved in clandestine gambling, kidnapping, theft and blackmail.

Italian authorities were on his trail by 1992 after tracing the origin of funds earned by the clan to a mass drugsmuggling operation from North America to Europe and to Colombia and catching Pellegrinetti red-handed on the

Via Aurelia in Rome with over US$1.5 million (€1.23m) in cash on him.

After escaping a private medical clinic in Rome in October 1993, where he was under house arrest, Pellegrinetti fled the country.

He is now known to have continued with his mafia-style activities from the Costa del Sol – large quantities of cocaine, up to 500 tonnes, were delivered to Rome regularly over the years and at least US$55m (€45m) laundered by his organisation, of which Pellegrinetti became leader, with Primo Ferraresi as his 'right-hand man'.

Both men retained close ties to other mafia groups in Calabria.

But Pellegrinetti was never caught on the Costa del Sol, and eventually moved some 700 kilometres away to Alicante on the east coast to cover his tracks.

Getting ready for Easter

On Friday 2nd March there is Women’s World Day of Prayer at 4pm at La Siesta and Mothering Sunday will be celebrated at the usual service times on Sunday 11th March.

Sunday 25th March is Palm Sunday and there will be a blessing of the palms during the church’s normal service times. On Thursday 29th March it is Maundy Thursday with a 7pm service at La Siesta.

On Good Friday (30th March) Los Balcones church is holding a celebration of the passion of the Lord at 3pm and on Saturday 31st March there is an Easter vigil there at 7pm.

This Easter Vigil is followed by the Resurrection Party and lasts around one and a half hours. It is the

most important service of the Church year. On Sunday 1st April it is Easter Day and this will be celebrated during the church’s normal service times.

If you would like more general information on the working of the Chaplaincy and other planned activities and events then you should view their website:http://www.c-of-e-torrevieja.com/wp/ The complete list of Lent and Easter services can be found here. You can also follow them on their Facebook page facebook.com/anglicantorrevieja/ The Anglican Chaplaincy welcomes people from all denominations who live in or are visiting the area. Suzanne O’Connell

It might only seem like five minutes since it was Christmas but the Anglican Chaplaincy St Peter & St Paul, Torrevieja, is already preparing for its Lent and Eastertime services. The services begin on Wednesday 14th February which is Ash Wednesday. There will be a service at Lago Jardin at 11am and one at 6.30pm in La Siesta church.

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Buying or selling property in Spain, is very different to that of the U.K., and sometimes what a seller may think is standard procedure there, is not so, here.

When a home comes to the market for sale, you should always have an inventory list filled out ready to hand over to the buyer. It is much easier on everyone, if the items you are including in your sale, are clearly written down. You will be grateful you did this later, as there is a fine line between, what are classed as personal effects, to the regular items.

When selling a resale property here, it is customary to leave all white goods, i.e. fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, etc. together with all light fittings and ceiling fans, even if you are selling as “unfurnished.” Even if you have taken a dislike to your buyer, you can’t replace the fixtures for something else, “No likey, no lighty” will not work here!

If you have the intention of removing any fixtures, you should change them BEFORE you list your property for sale. That way the buyer won’t have any unpleasant surprises, on the day of completion.

Selling furnished? What you describe as personal items, and what your buyer classes as personal items, can be two different things entirely. I’ve been to some houses where the homeowners stated that they will leave the property fully

furnished, with the exception of personal effects. This sounds straight forward, but it can be messy if not written down and explained exactly which items they are categorizing as “personal.” When it came down to the crunch, they said the “dining table and chairs, were gifts, meaning they are personal!”

Well that may be so, but no buyer will automatically assume that a dining table would be something “personal” to the homeowner, unless it has been agreed in writing first.

If you have sold your property fully furnished, unless specifically agreed that the buyer would prefer the house to be empty at the time of reservation, you have no obligation to remove the furnishings that were to be included in the sale. If your buyer changes their mind between reservation and completion, and no longer wish to have the furniture, then your Real Estate Agent will make the buyer aware that they must be the ones to remove any unwanted items AFTER they take possession.

Even if the buyer doesn’t have the same taste in home furnishings, they will be grateful they have something to sit on and somewhere to sleep, when they move in. Statistics show that selling a property furnished will always achieve a quicker sale than one that is unfurnished.

So, as long as you have your inventory list ready, there will be no hard feelings when your completion day arrives. Everyone will be much happier knowing what will be included in their purchase. And remind them, if it’s not on the list, it won’t be staying!

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Franco’s grandson on trial Dictator General Franco's grandson could be jailed for up to six years for dangerous driving and causing injury to a police officer following a high-speed chase through the province of Teruel (Aragón) in April 2012.

Spain's State prosecution considers it proven that the accused, Francis Franco Martínez-Bordiú, and one of his employees, Silviu Nicolae, were both in the former's car on the N-234 near the village of Calamocha on the day in question and driving with their headlights off. They were pulled up by the Guardia Civil, but Francis Franco – who was driving – stepped on the gas and the pair fled the scene at high speed.

Police said Franco 'ignored traffic signals' and was driving 'dangerously', putting themselves and other road-users at serious risk.

A police chase through country lanes, along mountain passes and

through forest areas ensued, until the Guardia Civil managed to block off Franco's car on a woodland lane between Collados and Lagueruela.

But when officers surrounded them, Silviu Nicolae reportedly pointed a gun at them, whilst Franco reversed, apparently deliberately, into the Guardia Civil patrol car, dragging it several metres.

After this, Franco fled once again with Nicolae in the car through forested mountain passes, and their car was found dumped, without the keys, later that day in the village of Bea. One of the two Guardia Civil officers was injured when Franco crashed into their car.

Although Nicolae was not driving and cannot be held responsible for the car fleeing the scene, his pointing a gun at the police is enough for him to be charged with threatening an officer, and he and

Franco both face up to four years in jail for this offence.

Additionally, Franco is considered to be guilty of dangerous driving, injuring an officer and causing damage to a police vehicle, which would earn him two more years in prison on top of fines and compensation.

The injured officer has filed a private prosecution in which he calls for four-year sentences for both men for threatening a police official and a year on top for Franco for dangerous driving.

Defence lawyers are calling for acquittal.

Franco's solicitor says he was in Madrid on the day of the alleged offences, and that he has only been accused because of a contract hire agreement on the car in the name of a company owned by the FrancoMartínez-Bordiú family and that Francis Franco was the named driver.

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Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Coach Trip All Star Driving School Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Don't Tell the Bride Body Fixers

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Television: Weds. 31st January

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Britain's Brightest Family Coronation Street Girlfriends ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow Holiday Horrors: Caught on Camera Jackpot247 Tenable ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

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The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Monkey Life Meerkat Manor Meerkat Manor Road Wars Stargate Atlantis MacGyver NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama Futurama The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons A League of Their Own Strike Back Retribution Russell Howard's Hour The Force: Manchester Ross Kemp: Extreme World Hawaii Five-0 Hawaii Five-0 The Blacklist Stop Search Seize The Dog Whisperer

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Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Darling Buds of May The Darling Buds of May The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour Foyle's War Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Countdown 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Couples Come Dine with Me Posh Pawn Countdown Village of the Year with Penelope Keith A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Four in a Bed Extreme Cake Makers The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it Kiri 999: What's Your Emergency?

24 Hours in A and E Pokerstars Championship Cash Challenge The Supervet Win Win Coast v Country Location, Location, Location Draw it!

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The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams The Tube: An Underground History Top of the Pops: 1981 Top of the Pops: 1981 Six Wives with Lucy Worsley This is BBC Four

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The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars River Monsters The Gauntlet FYI Daily The Gauntlet Lethal Weapon The Americans The Sweeney Car Crash Global Teleshopping

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Food Unwrapped A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me The Secret Life of the Zoo The Supervet Grand Designs Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb Grand Designs 8 Out of 10 Cats

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Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Who's Doing the Dishes?

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has shocked the neighborhood of Otxarkoaga, where the couple were well-known and liked. Rafael died after receiving multiple blows to the head, while Lucía was stabbed in the heart. Both were badly beaten.

The Basque police force Ertzaintza has confirmed that the two minors also live in the Otxarkoaga neighbourhood. The first arrest was made last Sunday at 1:30pm in Balmaseda and the second hours later in Bilbao.

According to relatives of the victims, their home had been ransacked – possibly an attempted robbery.

Ertzaintza officials have said the case remains open.

The murder comes as Spain’s Basque country sees a spike in juvenile violence. In December, a minor was raped by a group of boys in the Barakaldo neighborhood. Two of the four individuals accused of the crime are underage.

That same month, a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old were accused of murdering former soccer player Ibon Urrengoetxea, while a youth lost an eye in a fight with another minor. Many of the adolescents are believed to be part of The Ghetto Family, a youth gang which police say are involved in 17 crimes since midNovember.

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Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Darling Buds of May The Darling Buds of May The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Foyle's War Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Two 14-year-olds held for murdering eldery couple Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested in Balmaseda and Bilbao for their alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly couple two weeks ago.

Both have a criminal record for robbery and aggravated robbery.

The 87-year-old couple Rafael and Lucía were stabbed and beaten to death in their home during an alleged robbery in Bilbao. The brutality of the murder

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Countdown 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Couples Come Dine with Me Posh Pawn Countdown Village of the Year with Penelope Keith A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Four in a Bed Extreme Cake Makers The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News George Clarke's Amazing Spaces Hunted Derry Girls The Undateables Katie Piper's Face to Face One Born Every Minute Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Can You Rebuild My Brain?

Location, Location, Location China Between Clouds and Dreams Craft It Yourself

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Beyond 100 Days Top of the Pops How We Got to Now with Steve Johnson Forces of Nature with Brian Cox Prehistoric Autopsy Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life Top of the Pops Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity How We Got to Now with Steve Johnson Forces of Nature with Brian Cox This is BBC Four

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Simon

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Digby Dragon

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Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun

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Special Needs Employment Agency

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The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase Thunderball FYI Daily Thunderball Assault on Precinct 13 FYI Daily Assault on Precinct 13 The Sweeney ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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BBC1 7.00am 10.15am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 4.00pm 4.45pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.25am 12.55am 1.15am 1.20am

Breakfast Food: Truth or Scare Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under A1: Britain’s Longest Road Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown Escape to the Country The Farmers' Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show A Question of Sport EastEnders Room 101 Requiem BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Graham Norton Show Witless The Celebrity Voicemail Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.00am 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 3.50pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.05am 1.40am 2.10am 2.40am 3.40am

ITV2 7.00am 7.55am 8.45am 9.50am 10.25am 11.10am 12.10pm 1.10pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 1.55am 2.25am 2.50am 3.15am 6.45am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Gold Two and a Half Men Superstore American Pie: The Wedding Family Guy American Dad! Two and a Half Men Superstore Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

One More Time

8.45am

Moana: Special

9.15am

Wakefield

11.15am

Fear Inc

1.00pm

King Arthur

3.10pm

Ghost in the Shell

5.10pm

Viceroy's House

7.10pm

One More Time

9.00pm

King Arthur

11.10pm

Ghost in the Shell

1.00am

Fear Inc

2.45am 4.30am

Cardboard Boxer The King's Choice

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.45am 4.00am 4.50am

7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans

8.30am

Live European Tour Golf

11.30am

Premier League Daily

12.00pm

Sky Sports Daily

1.00pm

Sky Sports News

3.00pm 3.15pm 8.30pm 11.30pm

Sporting Triumphs Live PGA Tour Golf-Featured Groups Live Super League Live PGA Tour Golf

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Live ICC U19 Wc Final

7.00am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.10am 3.15am 4.10am 5.25am 5.50am

Hollyoaks Coach Trip All Star Driving School Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Inbetweeners Movie The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox Tattoo Fixers First Dates Rude Tube Rude(Ish) Tube How I Met Your Mother

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street River Monsters Coronation Street Lethal Weapon ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Through the Keyhole Take Me Out Jackpot247 Alphabetical ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

Channel 5

7.00am

Countdown

7.00am

Puffin Rock

7.45am

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.10am

Poppy Cat

8.35am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.20am

Simon

9.30am

Frasier

7.25am

Bob the Builder

11.05am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

7.35am

Fireman Sam

12.00pm

Undercover Boss USA

7.50am

Thomas and Friends

1.00pm

Channel 4 News

8.00am

The Secret Life of Puppies

1.05pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

8.05am

Paw Patrol

2.05pm

Posh Pawn

8.20am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

8.35am

Peppa Pig

8.55am

Floogals

9.05am

Digby Dragon

9.20am

Rusty Rivets

9.35am

Shimmer and Shine

3.10pm

Countdown

4.00pm

Village of the Year with Penelope Keith

5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm

A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Four in a Bed Extreme Cake Makers

9.55am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

10.05am

Mofy

10.15am

The Wright Stuff

12.15pm

The Hotel Inspector

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

1.15pm

Cowboy Builders

2.15pm

Home and Away

2.45pm

Neighbours

3.15pm

Ncis: Deadly Assassins

4.15pm

My Daughter is Innocent

6.00pm

5 News at 5

7.00pm

The Simpsons

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

9.00pm

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast

10.00pm

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Sky 1

11.00pm

The Last Leg

7.00am

The Dog Whisperer

12.05am

First Dates Hotel

8.00am

Monkey Life

1.10am

This is 40

9.00am

Meerkat Manor

3.30am

Kiri

10.00am

Road Wars

4.25am

The Lie Detective

11.00am

Stargate Atlantis

5.05am

Coast v Country

6.30pm

Neighbours

6.00am

Location, Location, Location

7.00pm

Home and Away

6.55am

Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

The Wine Show

9.00pm

Celebrity Five Go Barging

10.00pm

Celebrity Big Brother

11.00pm

Will and Grace

11.30pm

Celebrity Big Brother

12.05am

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

1.00am

Super Casino

4.10am

Celebrity Big Brother

5.30am

Cruising with Jane McDonald

Sky Sports 1

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

My Life in Books Wanted Down Under Food: Truth or Scare MasterChef: The Professionals Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Monty Halls’ Great Escape Coast Australia A Place to Call Home This Wild Life The Hunt Flog It! Eggheads Great American Railroad Journeys Big Dreams Small Spaces Mastermind A Vicar’s Life Nigel Slater's Middle East: Lebanon QI Newsnight St. Stephen’s Night Calvary Panorama An Inside Out Special Inside the Factory This is BBC Two

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12.00pm

MacGyver

1.00pm

NCIS: Los Angeles

2.00pm

Hawaii Five-0

4.00pm

NCIS: Los Angeles

5.00pm

Stargate SG-1

6.00pm

The Simpsons

6.30pm

Futurama

7.30pm

The Simpsons

9.30pm

Modern Family

10.00pm

Football’s Funniest Moments

11.00pm

A League of Their Own

12.00am

The Russell Howard Hour

1.00am

Ross Kemp: Extreme World

2.00am

Hawaii Five-0

4.00am

The Blacklist

5.00am

Stop Search Seize

6.00am

The Dog Whisperer

7.00am

Classic Coronation Street

7.50am

Heartbeat

8.55am

The Royal

9.55am

Judge Judy

11.15am

The Darling Buds of May

1.35pm

The Royal

2.35pm

Heartbeat

3.40pm

Classic Coronation Street

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BBC 4 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.10pm 10.00pm

3.30am 4.30am

World News Today Top of the Pops The Good Old Days Hits, Hype and Hustle: An Insider’s Guide to the Music Business Biggest Band Breakups and Makeups Agnetha: Abba and After Top of the Pops Fleetwood Mac: Don’t Stop Hits, Hype and Hustle: An Insider’s Guide to the Music Business Biggest Band Breakups and Makeups This is BBC Four

9.55am

Food Unwrapped

10.35am

A Place in the Sun

11.30am

Four in a Bed

2.05pm

A Place in the Sun

4.15pm

Come Dine with Me

6.55pm

The Secret Life of the Zoo

7.55pm

The Supervet

11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 1.30am 2.30am

ITV3

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House Doctor

6.10am

The Great Artists

6.35am

HouseBusters

7.00am 7.50am 8.30am 9.25am 10.25am 11.35am 12.40pm 1.45pm 2.50pm 3.55pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.05pm 8.05pm 9.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 12.10am 1.10am 2.10am 2.15am 3.20am 3.45am 4.00am

The Chase Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers Pawn Stars Hornblower Exit Wounds FYI Daily Exit Wounds Green Street FYI Daily Green Street River Monsters ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

More 4

4.50pm

On the Buses

5.50pm

Rising Damp

6.20pm

George and Mildred

6.55pm

Heartbeat

8.55pm

Grand Designs

7.55pm

Murder, She Wrote

10.00pm

Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders

9.00pm

Rosemary and Thyme

11.00pm

Foyle’s War

11.00pm

24 Hours in A and E

1.00am

Inspector Morse

1.05am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

3.00am

Love and Marriage Ramsay’s Hotel Hell

3.50am

Evil Under the Sun

2.05am

5.50am

Richard Wilson on the Road

3.00am

Grand Designs

6.15am

Judge Judy

6.35am

ITV3 Nightscreen

4.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV4

Eu’s Brexit negotiator calms concerns on Madrid visit European Union special negotiator Michel Barnier arrived in Madrid recently for a jam-packed schedule of meetings all aimed at calming concerns over the impact of the United Kingdom’s exit from the union – a process commonly known as Brexit.

Barnier met with the Spanish government and with business leaders, sharing two key messages: the process has been complicated but it should be fast; and the United Kingdom will be worse off than the EU after it leaves, but both will be weakened.

On the thorny issue of Gibraltar, the contested UK overseas territory located in southern Spain, Barnier expressed his support for the position of the Spanish government.

Madrid is one stop on Barnier’s tour of European capital cities – an atypical tour that looks to update European leaders on the Brexit negotiations. Barnier – a former French minister with 20 years of experience in parliament, and who

was previously agriculture minister and European commissioner for the domestic market – has been tasked the onerous job of negotiating a Brexit resolution in the name of the 27 EU member countries – a role he is carrying out with unusual transparency compared to the typical secrecy of these deals.

Barnier regularly reports back to government heads in Brussels and has also paid personal visits to different countries and parliaments.

On his third meeting with the Spanish Parliament’s European Affairs Commission, Barnier lamented that Brexit would affect the EU’s standing in the global economy. GDP from the European Union, including the UK, makes up 16.9 per cent of the global total. Without the UK, this figure will drop to 14.5 per cent.

The EU negotiator showed a chart prepared by former UK Prime Minister David Cameron illustrating how the five European nations are falling behind with each passing decade and will soon be

left out of the top 10 world economies.

The chart predicts that by 2020 only Germany will remain on the list. The EU, however, will remain in the top four rankings – with or without Brexit – and according to Barnier, play a key role in maintaining global order.

During his presentation, Barnier argued that despite the complexity of the Brexit negotiations – which seek to undo 750 agreements that have been forged over 44 years of alliance in the space of just 24 months – and the tight schedule (two years from March 2017, according to the letter delivered by UK Prime Minister Theresa May), the process is going well – particularly for the EU. The negotiator avoided commenting on divisive national issues – not even when Republic Left of Catalonia (ERC) Senator Laura Castel complained about Spanish police and judicial abuses during the Catalan independence referendum, nor when he was asked what was his position on a hypothetical repeat Brexit

referendum or if Brexit was scrapped completely.

Barnier appeared in Spain’s Congress after meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, the special government team on Brexit, and Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis.

He later met with business leaders and announced he would hold another meeting with the unions. Barnier said he hoped the hands-on approach would reduce as much as possible “the anguish and uncertainty” caused by Brexit, especially for the 4.5 million people who will be most affected: the 3.3 million European citizens living in the UK, and the 1.2 million British citizens living in Europe, the majority of them in Spain.

More talks The EU negotiator said talks will resume on 20th January and will address the conditions of the transition period before the UK’s complete exit from the EU, a phase that will span from 20th March,

2019 to 31st December, 2020.

Many members of parliament asked Barnier how the negotiations will affect Spain’s relationship with Gibraltar. Barnier said the Rock will leave the EU at the same time as the UK and reaffirmed that any negotiations concerning the territory – particularly the rights of the more than 10,000 Spaniards who cross the border to work each day – must be approved by the Spanish and UK government.

In March last year, the EU offered Spain the right to veto any decision regarding Gibraltar in the transition period between and post-Brexit.

In a recent study coordinated by the European Committee of the Regions, Andalusia, Spain’s border region with Gibraltar, indicated that 58.7 per cent of Spanish workers in Gibraltar will be negatively affected by Brexit. The region also noted that British tourism contributes 1.2 per cent of its GDP.

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Channel 4

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Breakfast

7.00am

The Wonder of Animals

7.00am

Children’s programmes

11.00am

Saturday Kitchen Live

7.40am

Naomi’s Nightmares of Nature

10.25am

ITV News

12.30pm

Mary Berry Everyday

8.10am

The Pets Factor

10.30am

Saturday Morning with James Martin

1.00pm

Football Focus

8.30am

Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch

12.20pm

Dancing on Ice

2.00pm

BBC News

9.00am

The Dengineers

2.20pm

ITV Lunchtime News

2.10pm

Weather

9.30am

Deadly Top 10

9.55am

Frasier

Robot Wars

Evan Almighty

Six Nations Preview

10.00am

2.30pm

2.15pm

12.00pm

Homes Under the Hammer

4.15pm

Catchphrase

11.25am

The Big Bang Theory

1.00pm

Hairy Bikers Mediterranean Adventure

5.00pm

Tipping Point The Chase

The Simpsons

Tennis: Davis Cup Spain v GB

6.00pm

12.55pm

2.00pm 4.30pm

Nigel Slater’s Middle East: Lebanon

7.00pm

ITV News London

1.25pm

The Simpsons

5.30pm

Final Score

7.05pm

ITV News

6.15pm

Flog It!

2.25pm

Come Dine with Me

7.15pm

You've Been Framed!

7.00pm

Hugh’s Wild West

7.40pm

Take Me Out

3.25pm

Coast v Country

8.00pm

A House Through Time

9.00pm

The Voice UK

9.00pm

Dad’s Army

4.25pm

A Place in the Sun

10.30pm

Through the Keyhole

11.30pm

ITV News

5.30pm

The Secret Life of the Zoo

11.45pm

Lethal Weapon

6.35pm

The Supervet

7.30pm

Channel 4 News

8.00pm

Great Canal Journeys

9.00pm

Village of the Year with Penelope Keith

10.00pm

Suffragette

12.10am

About Time

2.45pm

Six Nations Rugby Union

8.00pm

BBC News

8.10pm

Regional News

8.13pm

Weather

8.15pm

All Together Now

9.20pm

Casualty

10.10pm

BBC News

10.25pm

Weather

10.30pm

Hard Sun

9.30pm

Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs

11.30pm

Match of the Day

10.00pm

QI XL

12.55am

The NFL Show

10.45pm

1.25am

Ill Manors

11.30pm

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1.40am

Jackpot247

3.20am

Weather for the Week Ahead

1.40am

Albatross

4.00am

Babushka

3.25am

BBC News

3.05am

ITV2 7.00am 7.25am 10.05am 1.00pm 2.15pm 3.20pm 4.20pm 4.25pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.05pm 6.45pm 7.50pm 7.55pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.00am 12.55am 1.55am 2.55am 3.50am 6.50am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out You’ve Been Framed! Gold Yogi Bear FYI Daily Yogi Bear Mr Bean’s Holiday FYI Daily Mr Bean’s Holiday The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey FYI Daily The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Hercules FYI Daily Hercules Family Guy American Dad! Release the Hounds Ibiza Weekender Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Live at the Apollo

This is BBC Two

4.50am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

9.45am

10.00am

11.00am

12.00pm

12.30pm

4.15pm

Live ICC U19 Wc

My Icon

Good Morning Sports Fans

To be Announced

To be Announced

Football

To be Announced

6.15pm

Football

8.40pm

Live Fight Night

12.30am

Live Rugby 7s: Hamilton

Sky Movies Premiere

ITV Nightscreen

Sky 1

7.15am

3rd Rock from the Sun

8.10am

King of Queens

9.00am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.00am

Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew

8.00am

Futurama

9.00am

The Simpsons

2.20am

The Last Leg

11.00am

Soccer A.M.

3.15am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

12.30pm

What’s Up TV

5.20am

Coast v Country

1.00pm

Futurama- Welcome to the World...

6.15am

Location, Location, Location

1.15pm

Hawaii Five-0

4.15pm

Gillette Soccer Saturday

6.30pm

Harry Hill’s Tea Time

Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean

9.00pm

Nature’s Miniature Miracles:

Futurama

7.30pm

The Simpsons

9.00pm

NCIS: Los Angeles

10.00pm

Strike Back

10.00pm

Spiral

11.00pm

Inside Man

12.05am

Top of the Pops

1.25am

A League of Their Own

1.10am

Elvis: That’s Alright Mama 60 Years on

3.25am

Russell Howard’s Hour

2.10am

Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean

4.25am

Hawaii Five-0

3.10am

Nature’s Miniature Miracles:

5.20am

Stargate Atlantis

Natural World

Natural World

ITV3

One More Time

7.00am

Rude(Ish) Tube

7.00am

Murder, She Wrote

9.55am

Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

8.45am

Cardboard Boxer

7.30am

Couples Come Dine with Me

9.50am

Lewis

10.30am

Food Unwrapped Diet Special

10.30am

Ghost in the Shell

12.20pm

King Arthur

11.50am

Foyle’s War

11.25am

A Place in the Sun

2.30pm

Chips

4.15pm

Wakefield

6.10pm

Ghost in the Shell

8.00pm

Don’t Tell the Bride

9.30am

Toy Story of Terror

10.00am

The Goldbergs

King Arthur

3.00pm

The Big Bang Theory

10.15pm

Chips

9.00pm

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

12.00am

One More Time

11.55pm

Gogglebox

2.05am

Naked Attraction

1.55am 3.45am

Fear, Inc Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing,

3.10am

Columbo: Dagger of the Mind

3.35pm

Four in a Bed

5.55pm

Midsomer Murders

6.15pm

Come Dine with Me

7.55pm

Midsomer Murders

8.55pm

London’s Lost Graveyard: The Crossrail Discovery

10.00pm

Midsomer Murders

12.00am

Foyle’s War

10.00pm

The Tallest Tower: Building the Shard

2.00am

On the Buses

11.00pm

Lee Mack

2.25am

On the Buses

12.00am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Rude Tube

Missouri: Special 4.05am

3.55pm Melissa and Joey

12.30pm

Gogglebox

4.05am

Viceroy’s House

6.10am

Top Ten Show, the 2018

5.00am

How I Met Your Mother

2.55am

6.30am

Moana: Special

5.45am

Rude(Ish) Tube

3.30am

ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7.00am

Milkshake!

11.05am

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

11.40am

Fail Army

12.05pm

Police Interceptors

2.00pm

The A-Team

4.00pm

Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

6.00pm

Rich House, Poor House

6.55pm

5 News

7.00pm

The Wonderful World of Puppies

8.00pm

Greatest Ever Celebrity Wind Ups

9.00pm

Blind Date

10.00pm

Football on 5

11.25pm

The X Files

1.05am

Super Casino

4.10am

Vampire Academy

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

The Great Artists

6.35am

HouseBusters

7.00am

The Protectors

More 4

7.00am

8.30am

Channel 5

BBC 4 8.00pm

7.00pm

E4

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The Imposter 8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV4 7.25am

The Professionals

10.30am

ITV Racing: The Opening Show

11.30am

Barcelona’s European Glory

11.40am

Pawn Stars

2.30pm

ITV Racing: Live from Sandown

5.00pm

Smokey and the Bandit

6.05pm

FYI Daily

6.10pm

Smokey and the Bandit

6.50pm

Storage Wars

7.45pm

World Boxing Super Series Live:

12.30am

Pale Rider

1.30am

FYI Daily

1.35am

Pale Rider

2.50am

The Professionals

3.55am

ITV4 Nightscreen

4.00am

Teleshopping

Gassiev v Dorticos

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Breakfast Match of the Day The Andrew Marr Show The Big Questions Sunday Politics Bargain Hunt BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead The Truth About Getting Fit Wonders of the Moon Escape to the Country Songs of Praise The Proposal BBC News Regional News Weather Countryfile Winter Special Still Open All Hours Call the Midwife Mcmafia BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day 2 Super Bowl Lii Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.05am 7.35am 8.05am 8.35am 9.30am 11.00am 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.10pm 4.45pm 5.45pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.00am 12.55am 1.25am 3.05am 4.05am 5.05am

ITV2 7.00am 7.15am 9.50am 12.40pm 2.00pm 3.30pm 4.30pm 4.35pm 5.10pm 6.10pm 6.15pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.30am 3.20am 6.50am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out The Voice UK Beethovens 2nd FYI Daily Beethovens 2nd Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore FYI Daily Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug FYI Daily The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Ibiza Weekender Family Guy American Dad! The Cleveland Show Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Coast The NFL Show Gardeners World Countryfile Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Tennis: Davis Cup Spain v GB Money for Nothing Orson Welles Talking Pictures Jane Eyre The Crane Gang Elise Christie: In From the Cold Ski Sunday Six Nations Rugby Special New York: America’s Busiest City Yellowstone Dragons’ Den The Mash Report Insert Name Here Cleverman Women’s Six Nations Highlights Yves Saint Laurent Question Time Holby City This is BBC Two

ITV1 Children’s programmes

10.25am

ITV News

7.10am

Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

10.30am

River Monsters

7.15am

King of Queens

11.00am

Peston on Sunday

12.00pm

The Martin Lewis Money Show

8.05am

Everybody Loves Raymond

12.30pm

The Voice UK

2.00pm

ITV Lunchtime News

2.10pm

Britain’s Brightest Family

2.40pm

The Cruise

3.15pm

Six Nations Live

6.30pm

ITV News London

6.40pm

ITV News

7.00pm

Dancing on Ice

9.00pm

Endeavour

11.00pm

ITV News

11.15pm

Peston on Sunday

12.15am

Next of Kin

1.15am

Great Art

9.15am

2.30pm

5.15pm

8.00pm

12.00am

Live Rugby 7’s: Hamilton

Cricket

Live Nissan Super Sunday

Live Nissan Super Sunday

Live PGA Tour Golf

Live NFL Super Bowl Lii

5.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Sky Sports News

Sky Movies Premiere

9.00am

Frasier

10.30am

Sunday Brunch

1.30pm

Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast

2.35pm

The Simpsons

3.35pm

Never Been Kissed

5.40pm

Shark Tale

7.30pm

Channel 4 News

8.00pm

Posh Pawn The Biggest Little Railway in the World

2.05am

Jackpot247

9.00pm

4.00am

Take on the Twisters

10.00pm

SAS: Who Dares Wins

4.50am

ITV Nightscreen 11.00pm

Maltese

12.15am

Elizabeth

2.25am

The World’s Most Expensive Food

3.20am

The Supervet

6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Channel 4

7.00am

The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am

The Hour of Power

8.00am

Harry Hill’s Tea Time

8.30am

Futurama

4.15am

Four Rooms with Sarah Beeny

9.00am

The Simpsons

5.10am

KOTV Boxing Weekly

12.00pm

WWE Raw

1.00pm

MacGyver

5.40am

Location, Location, Location

6.35am

Draw it!

2.00pm

Hawaii Five-0

3.00pm

Portrait Artist of the Year

4.00pm

Modern Family

7.00pm

The Simpsons

9.00pm

MacGyver

10.00pm

Hawaii Five-0

11.00pm

NCIS: Los Angeles

12.00am

The Blacklist

1.00am

The Force: North East

2.00am

Ross Kemp: Extreme World

3.00am

Brit Cops: Frontline Crime

4.00am

NCIS: Los Angeles

5.00am

Stargate Atlantis

E4

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Only Connect University Challenge Cuba with Simon Reeve Scotland’s Vital Spark: The Clyde Puffer Arena Stanley Spencer: The Colours of the Clyde The Story of Maths Cuba with Simon Reeve Art, Passion and Power: The Story of the Royal Collection

One More Time

7.00am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

7.00am

Murder, She Wrote

9.55am

Walks with My Dog

8.50am

Cardboard Boxer

9.25am

Coach Trip

8.50am

Heartbeat

11.00am

Location, Location, Location

10.35am

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find 12.00pm

The Crystal Maze

10.50am

Columbo: Dagger of the Mind

12.05pm

Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb

12.50pm

Lewis

1.05pm

Come Dine with Me

2.50pm

A Touch of Frost

3.45pm

Four in a Bed

2.05pm

Toy Story Toons

11.05am

My All American

1.15pm

King Arthur

2.15pm

The Big Bang Theory

4.50pm

Inspector Morse

6.25pm

Come Dine with Me

3.25pm

Chips

7.45pm

The Devil Wears Prada

7.00pm

Agatha Christie’s Marple

8.55pm

Grand Designs Australia

5.10pm

Ghost in the Shell 10.00pm

Celebs Go Dating

9.00pm

Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs

10.00pm

Father Ted

7.00pm

My All American This Means War

10.00pm

Tonight at the London Palladium

10.35pm

Father Ted

11.00pm

Birds of a Feather

11.05pm

The IT Crowd

12.00am

The Constant Gardener

12.05am

It Was Alright in the 1970’s

2.30am

Blue Murder

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

3.45am

George and Mildred

2.15am

Father Ted

5.10am

Road to Avonlea

3.20am

Car S.O.S

ITV3 Nightscreen

4.15am

8 Out of 10 Cats

9.00pm

King Arthur

11.00pm

11.10pm

Chips

1.00am

The Big Bang Theory

1.00am

Ghost in the Shell

2.00am

Celebs Go Dating

2.50am

One More Time

4.40am

Fear Inc

6.30am

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Special

3.00am

First Dates

4.00am

First Dates Abroad

4.25am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

6.50am

7.00am

Milkshake!

11.00am

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

11.35am

Football on 5

1.00pm

Police Interceptors

1.55pm

Police Interceptors: Deadly Pursuits

2.55pm

Johnny English Reborn

4.55pm

5 News

5.00pm

The Last Airbender

7.00pm

Bulletproof Monk

9.00pm

Batman Begins

11.50pm

The Punisher

2.05am

The X Files

3.00am

The X Files

3.45am

Super Casino

5.00am

Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

The Great Artists

6.35am

HouseBusters

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The Protectors The Sweeney The Car Chasers Storage Wars Pawn Stars Lonely are the Brave FYI Daily Lonely are the Brave Smokey and the Bandit FYI Daily Smokey and the Bandit Thunderball FYI Daily Thunderball Hornblower Source Code FYI Daily Source Code The Gauntlet FYI Daily The Gauntlet The Professionals Teleshopping

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Them: Special

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Breakfast Countryfile Winter Diaries Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under A1: Britain’s Longest Road Bargain Hunt BBC News Regional News Doctors Moving On Escape to the Country The Farmers’ Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News Regional News The One Show Inside Out EastEnders Panorama Silent Witness BBC News Regional News Weather Have I Got Old News for You The Graham Norton Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.00am 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 1.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 4.50pm 5.20pm 6.20pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.10am 12.15am 1.05am 1.45am 2.45am 3.45am

ITV2 7.00am 7.55am 8.45am 9.20am 10.25am 11.10am 12.10pm 1.10pm 1.45pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.30am 1.30am 1.55am 2.30am 2.55am 3.20am 6.50am

Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Who’s Doing the Dishes?

Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You’ve Been Framed! Gold Two and a Half Men Superstore Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy The Cleveland Show Timewasters Two and a Half Men Superstore Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Top Ten Show, the 2018

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Viceroy’s House

9.25am 11.10am

Cardboard Boxer My All American

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King Arthur

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One More Time

5.15pm

My All American

7.15pm

Chips

9.00pm

King Arthur

11.10pm

Frank and Lola

12.45am

Chips

2.30am

Fear Inc

4.15am

One More Time

6.10am

Top Ten Show, the 2018

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The Great Wall: Special

ITV1 7.00am 9.30am 10.25am 11.30am 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.55pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.35am 4.00am 4.55am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

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Good Morning Sports Fans

11.00am

Premier League Daily

12.00pm

Sky Sports Daily

1.00pm

Sky Sports News

2.00pm

Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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Sky Sports News

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SKY Sports News

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SKY Sports News

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Football

12.00am

Sky Sports News

1.00am

Sky Sports News

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Live WWE Late Night Raw

5.15am

My Icon

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My Icon

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My Icon

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Sky Sports News

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Hollyoaks Coach Trip All Star Driving School Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory Celebs Go Dating Naked Attraction The Big Bang Theory First Dates Celebs Go Dating Gogglebox Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube Rude(Ish) Tube How I Met Your Mother

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My Life in Books Wanted Down Under Food: Truth or Scare Antiques Roadshow Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Women’s Six Nations Highlights Coast Monty Halls’ Great Escape A Place to Call Home This Wild Life The Hunt Flog It! Eggheads Great American Railroad Journeys Big Dreams, Small Spaces Only Connect University Challenge Horizon Two Doors Down Newsnight Weather NFL Odyssey Countryfile Big Cats This is BBC Two

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street The Martin Lewis Money Show Coronation Street Next of Kin ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Death Row 2018 with Trevor McDonald Killer Women with Piers Morgan Jackpot247 The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 8.00am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.35am 1.35am 2.35am 4.25am 4.55am 5.10am 6.05am

The Dog Whisperer Monkey Life Meerkat Manor Road Wars MacGyver NCIS: Los Angeles Hawaii Five-0 NCIS: Los Angeles Stargate SG-1 The Simpsons Futurama The Simpsons David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies The Mask of Zorro The Force: Manchester Ross Kemp: Extreme World Hawaii Five-0 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo Pl Greats Stop Search Seize The Dog Whisperer

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Channel 4 7.00am

Countdown

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3rd Rock from the Sun

8.35am

Everybody Loves Raymond

9.30am

Frasier

11.05am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

12.00pm

Undercover Boss USA

1.00pm

Channel 4 News

1.05pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

2.05pm

Posh Pawn

3.10pm

Countdown

4.00pm

Village of the Year with Penelope Keith

5.00pm

A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

6.00pm

Four in a Bed

6.30pm

Extreme Cake Makers

7.00pm

The Simpsons

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

9.00pm

How to Lose Weight Well

10.00pm

The Bulger Killers: Was Justice Done?

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First Dates Hotel

12.05am

Derry Girls

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Hunted

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SAS: Who Dares Wins

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Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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How to Lose Weight Well

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The Lie Detective

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Coast v Country

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Location, Location, Location

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Jamie’s Comfort Food

BBC 4 8.00pm

Beyond 100 Days

8.30pm

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

9.00pm

Ultimate Swarms

10.00pm

Hull’s Headscarf Heroes

11.00pm

Last Days of the Liners

12.00am

Horizon

1.00am

Rule Britannia! Music, Mischief and Morals in the 18th Century

2.00am

Top of the Pops: 1981

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Hull’s Headscarf Heroes

Classic Coronation Street

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Supershoppers

7.55am

Heartbeat

10.30am

A Place in the Sun

8.55am

The Royal

10.00am

Judge Judy

11.30am

Four in a Bed A Place in the Sun

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Milkshake!

10.15am

The Wright Stuff

12.15pm

The Hotel Inspector

1.10pm

5 News

1.15pm

Cowboy Builders

2.10pm

Access

2.15pm

Home and Away

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Neighbours

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NCIS

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Killer Assistant

6.00pm

5 News

6.30pm

Neighbours

7.00pm

Home and Away

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5 News

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Anglo Welsh Cup Highlights

9.00pm

Police Interceptors

10.00pm

The X Files

11.00pm

The Silence of the Lambs

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Traffic Cops

2.15am

Super Casino

4.10am

Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

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Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

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House Doctor

6.10am

The Great Artists

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HouseBusters

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The Chase Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Car Chasers Pawn Stars River Monsters Green Zone FYI Daily Green Zone Car Crash Global Fifth Gear River Monsters ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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The Darling Buds of May

2.05pm

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Love Your Garden

4.10pm

Come Dine with Me

1.35pm

The Royal

6.55pm

The Secret Life of the Zoo

2.40pm

Heartbeat The Supervet

3.40pm

Classic Coronation Street

7.55pm

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On the Buses

8.55pm

Grand Designs

5.50pm

Rising Damp

10.00pm

Car S.O.S

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George and Mildred

6.55pm

Heartbeat

11.00pm

World’s Most Expensive Cars

8.00pm

Murder, She Wrote

12.00am

24 Hours in A and E

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Lewis

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Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares

11.00pm

Foyle’s War

1.00am

Inspector Morse

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Car S.O.S Grand Designs Revisited 8 Out of 10 Cats

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Catalan police under investigation over referendum The Catalan regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, is being investigated for allegedly providing protection to politicians responsible for organising the illegal independence referendum that took place in the region on 1st October. In a decision issued recently, High Court Judge Carmen Lamela demanded the Mossos hand over records relating to the creation of the so-called “TIC commission,” which was set up for the “security and protection” of regional government members, authorities from other institutions and other public figures.

The illegal independence referendum was the pretext for the unilateral declaration of independence passed by the Catalan parliament on 27th October.

The Spanish government responded by invoking Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which stripped Catalonia of its self-rule and gave the central government in Madrid emergency powers.

Lamela has called upon the Mossos to explain if in September and October the

so-called TIC commission was tasked with providing security measures to “specific individuals” – including those who were part of a security operation known as Ágora.

The judge has directed her request to the former Mossos chief of police, Josep Lluís Trapero and superintendent Teresa Laplana. Both police officers are under investigation for sedition. Laplana is being investigated for her role in the protests on 20th and 21st September outside the Barcelona building that houses the Catalan government’s department of economic affairs. The protest involved acts of vandalism against Civil Guard patrol cars, and hindered the work of officers who were inside the building in search of election material to confiscate.

Trapero, meanwhile, has been accused of directing the Mossos to support the independence movement in defiance of orders from the courts.

Judge Lamela has also called on Civil Guard Colonel Diego Pérez de los

Cabos, chief of the body tasked by the Spanish Interior Ministry to stop the 1st October referendum, to testify on 14th February. During the referendum, efforts by the National Police and Civil Guard to close voting centres ended in confrontations with regional police officers, who refused to follow orders and faced off against the state authorities.

As part of the sedition probe, Judge Lamela has asked the Catalan prosecutor’s office and regional prosecutors to provide copies of all reports and records presented by the Mossos, in accordance with the judicial instructions related to the 1st October referendum. In the decision, Lamela also demanded the Mossos Internal Affairs division hand over information on the investigations into Mossos police officers who defied the Civil Guard and National Police – instances that were captured in numerous videos. Lastly, the judge has asked the Mossos for information on the intervention of former Catalan Interior Minister Joaquim Forn on

14th September. In the lead-up to the referendum, Forn said that the Mossos would “ensure the people can vote with freedom and security.”The ousted minister is now serving pre-trial detention for charges of sedition.

Catalan government spied on PP The contents of 36 boxes of documents – which the Mossos d’Esquadra were planning to destroy – reveal that “various members of the PP (Popular Party) were put under surveillance and followed by members of the Mossos force.”

According to documents that have been seen by Spanish newsppaers, as well as sources close to the investigation, the operation was ordered by officials from the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) party.

An investigative report says the goal was to collect compromising information about the politicians’“movements, meetings and links in Catalonia,” which could then be used as leverage in potential negotiations with the Spanish government over the independence drive.

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31st January - 17th February 2018 Welcome to the Costa Blanca People Gig Guide! Your comprehensive guide to live entertainment on the southern Costa Blanca. Artists and venues, if you would like your live entertainment listed here for free, please email gigguide@costablancapeople.com and subject to space availability, we will include your live entertainment listings and gigs for FREE. Deadline for new listings is Thursday, 12 noon All information, times and dates are correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change or cancellation. Please check with the venue.

Wednesday 31st January La Herradura, Los Montesinos Chocolate Son 8.30pm

Thursday 1st February Laurel’s, Quesada Andy Winwood Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Mr Shifty 9.30pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Music by Klassicks

Friday 2nd February Coopers Arms, Quesada Sandi Fitz Diva Show 8.30pm Murphy’s Via Park II Mr Shifty 3pm Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Jacuzzi 9.30pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Music by Sandi Fitz

Saturday 3rd February The Club, Quesada Benidorm Tina Laurel’s, Quesada Andy Jones Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Steve Barry 9.30pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Music by Andy Maloney

Sunday 4th February Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Just Ollie 5pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Roz McQuillan 3pm-6pm

Wednesday 7th February Emerald Isle, La Florida Costa Blanca Legends 9pm (meal, 8pm) The Club, Quesada Andy Max

Thursday 8th February Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Just Ollie 9.30pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Music by Klassicks Laurel’s, Quesada Rob Roberts

Friday 9th February Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Jacuzzi 9.30pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Music by Sandi Fitz

Saturday 10th February Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Mark Farrow 9.30pm JRs Country Club, Quesada Music by Andy Maloney The Club, Quesada Maria O’Hara & Paul Michael Laurel’s, Quesada Bee Rumble

Sunday 11th February JRs Country Club, Quesada Roz McQuillan 3pm-6pm

Thursday 15th February Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Steve Clark 9.30pm

Saturday 17th February Wee Rock Cafe, Villamartin Matt Blackwood

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Zara, Movistar and Banco Santander are top Spanish brands Budget high-street fashion chain Zara is Spain’s most valuable brand for the first time ever, according to recent rankings, ahead of telecommunications company Movístar and financial entity Banco Santander, in that order.

The Best Spanish Brands 2017 (Mejores Marcas Españolas 2017) report, now in its seventh year, lists the top 30 names in the country, as well as five others which are causing major changes in their industries.

And the Inditex clothing empire’s most famous name, Zara, is at number one after its net worth increased in 2017 by 45 per cent, to just under €15.5 billion, making it the brand that showed the most growth last year. Movístar, formerly number one, shrank by 12 per cent and now holds a net worth of just less than €10.65bn. Banco Santander, worth nearly €5.6bn, its high-street rival, the BBVA bank, worth almost €4.7bn and another Inditex brand – Zara’s younger sister Bershka, worth €1.42bn and up 18 per cent - make up the top five and their positions are unchanged from the end of 2016. Zara and Banco Santander are the only two Spanish firms that are also present in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands report.

Inditex has three names in the top 10 – upper-end

high-street fashion brand Massimo Dutti is at number nine, having grown 29 per cent in the last year.

Five brands described as disruptive – although in a positive sense, meaning they have burst onto the market and changed the face of their sectors – are included and are named as RoomMate, El Ganso, Cabify, Glovo and Hawkers.

Second in Spain in terms of growth in 2017 is supermarket chain Mercadona, up by 31 per cent to just over €1.25bn, allowing it to rise two positions in the rankings to number eight.

Zara's main rival, low-cost international clothing chain Mango, fell in net worth by 39 per cent in 2017, dropping to number 18 in Spain, whilst State-owned financial entity Bankia dropped by 13 per cent.

Two new brands have entered the list this year – beer manufacturers Estrella Galicia, at number 27 and worth €288 million and private health insurers Sanitas, at number 29 and with a value of a quarter of a billion.

The majority of the top 30 most-valuable brands in Spain are well-known internationally, especially Zara, Banco Santander – currently the largest on British high streets – Mango, Movístar and the BBVA.

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ELEVEN SPANIARDS IN FORBES’ 30 UNDER 30 Eleven Spaniards feature in Forbes magazine’s list of the 30 most influential Europeans aged under 30, and include sports personalities, artists, designers and business entrepreneurs.

Mentioned in the art and culture category of the 30 Under 30 list are Lorenzo Arán and Clara Campo, both aged 29, who founded the Amarist design studio in Barcelona in 2014 and have done well enough to be able to donate US$7,000 (about €5,738) to the United Nations’ High Council for Refugees (UNHCR) in July.

Their funky furniture and household decorative elements, based upon modern art, wooden cubes and nature-inspired have been exhibited in New York, and 100 per cent of the proceeds of sale of their 24-carat-gold plated jewellery items – made from chunks of wire fencing aimed at keeping refugees out of eastern European countries – went to the UNHCR. In the training category, badminton superstar Carolina Marín, 24 is mentioned for being the first-ever non-

Asian player to earn any championship title in the women’s category.

She netted her third European Championship trophy on the trot in 2017 and an Olympic gold in 2016, among other major successes. Training and celebrities entry is Ricky Rubio, 27, an NBA basketball ace who plays for Utah Jazz and took the team silver in the Peking 2008 Olympics and two golds in the EuroBasket tournament, making him the only European to win medals in the two largest events on the planet before the age of 21. In law and politics, Eduardo Gómez Casado, 29, handles anti-monopoly cases for the European Commission, ensuring the business playing field on the continent is level and fair, protecting consumers from the high prices that would automatically come with services only available from one or two providers, and ensuring EU treaties on competition are complied with in every member State. Álex Huertas, 25 and Héctor Rey, 24, with just €6,000 in their back pockets, set

up the online firm Northweek Sunglasses, which allows customers to tailor their specs completely.

Now retailed worldwide, Northweek Sunglasses was bought out in 2016 by the corporate giant Play Hawkers, which reported net profits of over US$10 million (nearly €8.2m) in 2017 and whose acquisition of the firm made its young founders very wealthy indeed. Álex and Héctor join Yesika Aguilera Robles, 28, in the industry category – the co-founder, along with Carita Seppa, of the mobile energy firm Tespack, whose corporate partners include Vodafone and TomTom. Tespack produces solar-panel back-packs which can charge batteries in mobile phones and other portable technology whilst their owners are walking down the street – a move that has earnt its creators more than US$2.6m (€2.13m) to date. For the big money and retail section, Jaime Farres and Marc Soler, both 26, are included for having set up the first Social eCommerce firm specialising in

fashion, 21Buttons, in 2015.The company allows customers to buy clothing and accessories from photographs shared on social media and in less than three years, has expanded enough that it has been able to take on 30 employees and, in February 2017, reported an annual

Co-founders of Tespack

New equipment for Local Police will improve performance Alongside the recent renewal of the transport van and the addition of two new vehicles to the arsenal of Local Police of Orihuela a few weeks ago by the Department of Public Safety and Mobile Park, the agents now have 10 PDA teams.

These teams will optimise the management of traffic and traffic accidents and incidents on public roads. The equipment will mean the task of processing traffic reports and complaints will be considerably faster for officers.

“We continue to work to offer a better

service to citizens, covering equipment needs that are required by the Local Police and that have been requesting for many years,” said the Councillor for Citizen Security, Mariola Rocamora.

In addition, these devices allow for the taking and use of photographs and the consultation of vehicle data such as the ITV status or insurance documents.

The PDAs can also issue the fine or report on the spot thanks to the printers they incorporate. This is also automatically sent directly to the Sanctions

Bureau, reducing administrative procedures.

These devices constitute an improvement provided by SUMA, the company in charge of the collection and management of the fines of the municipality, and it is not ruled out that the number may be increased in the future.

The local police body will also soon be implementing the Gespol 7 computer program, a tool from which more than 30 databases can be consulted and from which the incident records can be

turnover of €3m. Finally, in the finance category, 29-year-old Andrew Wong is codirector of Fundie Ventures, which helps social-impact companies to set up by seeking funding, winning them contracts from blue-chip clients, and building financial and business models.

managed, the calls to the transmissions room or to the 112 can be accessed, or the entrance and exit of vehicles to and from the municipal depot monitored.

Officers are expected to receive training sessions for its use, provided that it is fully operational in two months.

In addition to all the above, Local Police have also taken delivery of 35 new portable communication terminals or walkie-talkies, which work with a high security digital network of the Generalitat Valenciana. These communication devices

will facilitate the communication between officers of the Local Police, as well as with other security bodies.

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Wine price hike Wine prices are to increase in Spain following a drop in harvest thanks to soaring temperatures. Spain’s production of wine for 2017 was down 20 percent compared to the year before, figures have shown.

The agriculture ministry has reported the total production of wine and must in the current 2017/18 vintage stands at 35.6 million hectolitres compares with 44 million in 2016 – a 19.6 percent drop.

Overall, production in 2017 is 19.6 percent lower than the previous season and 17.6 percent lower than the average of the previous six seasons.

“The declarations confirm, therefore, a campaign of relatively low production, which, together with the also low productions of the main producing countries of the community, has supposed a price increase in the wine market,” a statement from the ministry said.

The latest figures follow what has been a challenging year for producers throughout Europe, with late spring frosts, widespread drought and a

heatwave affecting large swathes of France, Spain and Italy.

It comes after the European Commission in October said it expected European production to be at a 36-year low with figures predicting at the time that Italy would suffer a 23 percent drop, France 19 percent and Spanish production 15 percent.

The latest figures from Spain ministry of agriculture, however, push that estimate to 19.6 percent.

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Nagel Dentist finds new home After 20 years of running his successful dental practice from La Zenia, Gerhard Nagel has relocated the clinic to Via Park V in Dream Hills. The main reason behind the move was purely to find a better, more central and more accessible location for his patients.

Gerhard said: “Twenty years ago La Zenia was completely different. The N332 was a single carriage way and much quieter. There was plenty of parking and the traffic was much lighter. Of course over the years things change. The N332 is now a very busy dual carriage way and the opening of Zenia Boulevard has increased the traffic flow past the clinic. Car parking spaces have been reduced to help with the traffic flow, but none of this has been better for the clinic.”

The new location boasts ample parking right outside the clinic.

The roads are less busy and so there are no traffic jams to contend with, even in the summer. It is centrally located and

therefore easily accessible for patients travelling from Torrevieja, San Miguel or other surrounding areas. The other benefit for patients is that this new location is directly accessible to

wheelchairs and the ramp can also be used by those who have difficulty climbing stairs, where as the La Zenia clinic was on the first floor.

Gerhard offers a full range of dental services such as fillings and extractions and specialises in implants, crowns and bridges. The practice can have bespoke plates made to solve any dental issue and has state-of-the-art panoramic X-ray equipment which gives perfect diagnostic images. His team also includes a professional hygienist for cleans and polishes.

Gerhard offers a high-tech teeth whitening treatment which provides instant results using a gel activated by a dental laser, which gives a super-star smile in just one treatment. The treatment is 299 euros and includes a checkup, clean, polish and the laser teeth whitening.

The new clinic can be found in Via Park V, (on the side of the building), Bajo Local 6, Calle Lagunas de Ruidera, Dream Hills and is open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 2pm. For further information visit: www.dentistspain.com or call 966 730 058.

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Brit arrested in Mallorca in holiday sickness scam One of the suspects accused of participating in a scam involving hotels on Mallorca for fake sicknesses, admitted in court that she had secured between 30 and 40 clients a week, and passed the information to a British lawyer’s office.

The alleged defrauder, Laura Cameron, denied encouraging British tourists to invent fake illnesses, but she recognised that she targeted clients on the island and also on Tenerife and Lanzarote.

The suspect was the first to declare before Instruction Court 1 in Inca, which began the process against the facts and was then handed to Instruction Court 2 in Palma. Her appearance came weeks after the Guardia Civil detained seven people on 7th September in the operation Claims, The suspect, defended by Javier Villalonga, admitted having worked for several months for the British company UK Holiday Claims, despite not signing a contract with them. It is believed that she was paid 100 pounds per client passed to the lawyers office, although she alleged that she had not been paid anything for eight months. She added that she had no idea how many of the tourists’ personal details that were sent back to the UK each week resulted

legal action against the hotels.

She said that her job was to inform the tourists of their rights after contracting any illness in a hotel.

The suspect has provided incriminating data against the criminal network, revealing their communications structure, SMS texts and emails, and the names of the fraudsters based in the UK who received the information on the targeted holidaymakers.

These frauds, according to the Guardia Civil, had been perpetrated in many tourism regions across Spain over the last three years, leading to more than 60 million euros in claims.

When the suspect declared in Inca, she was accompanied by the popular association Mallorca Hotels Federation, represented by Jaume Campaner.

One of the main hotel chains

affected was Club Mac of Alcúdia, which managed the hotels Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. This chain explained that during 2016 they had received 273 reclaims, from 797 supposedly affected people and amounting to 4.2 million euros. The scam later affected other hotel groups including Meliá Hotels – the largest Spanish hotel chain. The investigation is being developed by the Economic Crimes Group of the National Police, the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil and the Tax Office.

According to the detectives, the Mallorca clan was led by businesswoman Laura Cameron, who had recruited people for the scam. In the UK companies processing the illegal claims and lawyers offices are implicated, but some of the suspected have not yet been identified.

Laura Cameron and her mother

Spain summoned by EU over air pollution Nine European Union member States – including Spain and the UK – have been summoned to Brussels over air-pollution levels and will be expected to explain the steps they have taken to combat the problem.

The summit will 'offer member States the chance to show they will be taking the right extra steps to deal with their current

situation without delay and in compliance with European legislation', says commissioner for environmental affairs, Karmenu Vella.

Along with Spain and Britain, representatives from France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czechia and Slovakia have been called in, since all nine countries show air-pollution levels that exceed the stipulated safe maximum.

In the case of Spain, affected areas are the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, and the Llobregat area just outside Barcelona.

This atypical summons responds, according to Vella, to a 'need to protect European citizens' and 'clarify whether any improvements in air quality have been made' before applying 'legal consequences' to offenders.

The European Commission has been 'warning cities for a very long time' about the problem and has offered them 'advice and assistance' in tackling it.

All nine countries were told to confirm their presence by last Thursday, 25th January, at the latest, and the summit will be held today Tuesday, 30th January, explained a spokeswoman for the Commission, Mina Andreeva.

According to Commission data, around 400,000 people die every year in the EU as a direct result of air pollution.

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Environment Department removes Orihuela Costa rubbish dumps The Councillor for the Environment, Miguel Ángel Fernández, has announced the completion of the work to remove the three waste dumps that has been identified in Orihuela Costa. This programme of works began last week and consisted of “removing, transporting and depositing debris in the authorised manager,” said the Councillor.

These three dumps were illegal and located on municipal plots of land and damaged the image of the immediate surroundings and the coast in general. In total, some 200 tons of rubble have been removed, mostly construction material and composed of plastics, plant debris and some household items, which has had an approximate cost of 7,000 euros.

The councillor said that "with this action, the risks that could risk public health or were a fire risk are reduced", while reiterating the departments "commitment to protecting the landscape of the area and restoring the environment".

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New ambulance and home healthcare service at Quirónsalud Torrevieja The Health Premium Services card includes a limited flat-rate ambulance and home healthcare service for just 150 euros a year Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja is implementing a pioneering home healthcare service aimed especially to attend the needs of international residents in the Vega Baja. This service is offered by the Health Premium Services card and revolutionises private healthcare models as it offers exclusive, high quality assistance from Quirónsalud, the leading company in social and healthcare services in Spain and a benchmark company in Europe.

This new personalized service by an international medical team made up of an ambulance service, doctors, and nurses is delivered in the comfort of your home. It also includes the care of international health personnel who speak various languages, and priority service for medical appointments. Card holders will have access to all the benefits Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja offers, such as a whole range of medical specialities that assure the comprehensive treatment of each patient, and agreements with all national and international insurance and travel companies.

Limited flat-rate service The new medical Health Premium Services offers a limited annual flat-rate

charge for ambulance services, medical care and nurse care: • Ambulanceservice (12 transfers) • Home medical healthcare service (5 visits) • Home nursing care service (12 visits) • Priority service for medical appointments • 10% discount on all private medical and surgical services • Access to the prevention campaign program • Care of international health personnel who speak many languages • Free benefits • Management of appointments and digital Access to your clinical reports from the comfort of your home through the Patient Portal • Preferential admission service Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja has been recognised as the best hospital within the public and private network of the Alicante Province, and best private hospital in the Valencian Community for the second year running, by the Index of Hospital Excellence from the Spanish Coordenadas Institute. It also received recognition for being "Highly Recommended" in the category of Best International Hospital from all over the world at the IMTJ Medical Travel Awards 2017.

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HIV self-test kits on sale without prescription Home test kits for HIV are now available over the counter from today in high-street pharmacies without prescription in a bid to help those who may be at risk get a definite answer.

Embarrassment and fear are among the reasons that an estimated 18 percent of HIV sufferers do not know they are infected, but early diagnosis is crucial to enable the condition to be medicated successfully.

Nowadays, HIV can be kept at bay with medicines which have few, if any, sideeffects, meaning sufferers can lead a normal, healthy life and live as long as anyone who is not infected. Drugs are even available to prevent HIV spreading to sexual partners.

The down side to the over-the-counter test is that it is expensive – costing around €30 – but it is said to be as near to 100 percent reliable as can ever be guaranteed,

and whether or not the result is positive, it will still lead to peace of mind either through the person knowing they are not infected, or by having concrete evidence of the condition that can allow them to be treated immediately.

The test involves giving a saliva or blood sample – a finger-prick rather than a full blood test – and the results come through in 20 minutes.

According to the ministry of health, it

takes between two and eight weeks for a person to test positive for HIV after the virus has entered the system.

The ministry warns that the test only shows whether the user is HIV-positive or negative, and does not give results for any other sexually-transmitted diseases.

Latest figures show that between 140,000 and 145,000 people live with HIV, but nearly one in five do not know they have it.

Delays in diagnosis complicate treatment, since the virus may be resistant to medication and more powerful drugs in higher quantities may be needed, or ongoing 'experimentation' until medicines the patient responds to can be found.

Changes in health practice now mean that the HIV self-test kit can be advertised through mainstream channels to raise awareness of it and attempt to remove the stigma associated with the condition.

Council website more accessible for people with disabilities The Councillor responsible for the modernisation of administration, Miguel Ángel Fernández, has presented a new service that will facilitate the improvement of accessibility and usability of the City of Orihuela’s website.

The councillor explained: “Nine percent of people in our country, about 4 million, have some disability. From this Council, and working alongside the Department of Social Welfare, with accessibility forefront of mind, we thought it important to work so that this sector of society can have the same opportunities to reach all of the municipal services on our website.”

"The most appropriate platform to provide this service, both for quality, performance and price, was the InSUIT platform," Councillor Fernandez explained. "The issues that most interested us were firstly that it will not require a modification of the web page, and secondly the possibility of being used

from any computer and for free."

Technical assistance will be provided to those with decreased or lack of vision, difficulty in mobility of hands and arms, speech difficulties, or cognitive or intellectual disabilities. In addition, it will also facilitate navigation for the elderly, users with reading difficulties or with few digital capabilities.

The person using the website will only have to use the tab enabled in the website to activate this service, which will provide instant access to the set of tools needed for navigation, which allows the user to adapt the aids to their needs and preferences.

In addition, the website will be optimised for navigation for people with reduced visual capacity and will read the content to the user, can receive voice commands or any sound to navigate without using their hands, or will allow navigation through the keyboard and without the need for the use of the mouse.

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Glen via email asks: Hi Aunty, I have been using Skype for years to contact my family in Canada. I have never had a problem until last week after a cursed Windows update and now Skype won’t connect. I have an HP laptop with Windows 8.

Aunty Says: Hello Glen. First try the built-in Skype call test as this can sometimes help identify where the problem is. If you don’t see it on your Skype screen then type the word ECHO into the search box and you should get the option to call the free sound/test service.

Secondly make sure you have the very latest version of Skype and let me know how you get on.

Fred via email asks: Can you advice me on good safe site for downloading movies and DVDs? Aunty Says: Hi Fred. There are loads of ‘torrent’ sites out there but you access and download from them at you own risk. The legality of downloading copyrighted films and music is as about as complicates as it gets, so make sure you read up on the rules before you begin. The

Pirate Bay and isohunt still seem to be very popular websites to find downloads and you’ll need a downloader program such as Utorrent or Bitcomet to manage the files. Make sure your antivirus program is up to date and scan for spyware at least once a week as it can get a bit scary out there.

Les via email asks: Hi Aunty, I hope you can help

solve this mystery. I have Windows 10 but I use an Internet dongle because I move around. Windows will not update automatically as it is counted as metered, but there is no offer of a click for manual update. I contacted Windows but their helper did not know that Windows 10 had changed the Control Panel, and kept referring to the update panel without a means for a manual 'click'.

Some forums suggest I simply don't do any updating. Is this a sensible route to take?

Aunty Says: Hi Les. There is a manual update option in Win10 which I use so that I can have more control as to when the heavy updates kick in. Click on the start button and got to “Settings” “Update and Security” “Windows Updates” and here you have control over how and when updates are managed. As of mid November there are some huge new Windows 10 updates released so it is definitely worth keeping on top of what is downloading and installing.

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Spain’s King defends country's image following Catalan crisis King Felipe VI attempted to boost Spain's battered image at the Davos summit last week as the Catalan secession crisis simmers on, defending his home as "a great country" that draws investors and millions of tourists.

"How can we deny that Spain - no surprise - is a great country?", he asked fellow leaders at the World Economic Forum. "My intention this morning is to reinforce this idea, and help brush away the remaining doubts you may still have."

Highlighting Spain's tourism draw - it is expected to overtake the United States as the world's second most visited country - he also pointed to its economic recovery after a devastating financial crisis caused "decreased living standards" and "unemployment."

The king, who has been fiercely critical of Catalan leaders' failed attempt to break from Spain, also defended his country's democratic credentials.

Catalan separatist leaders have accused the Spanish government of democratic shortcomings in its handling of the crisis, even accusing it of acting like late dictator Francisco Franco, who ruled the country with an iron fist from

1939 to his death in 1975.

Felipe pointed to the latest annual index of the state of democracy in the world published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which ranked Spain as one of only 19 "full democracies."

"This speaks very highly of where we stand and illustrates how strong, how solid and how mature is our democracy," he said.

He added the Catalan secession crisis was "an attempt to undermine basic rules of our democratic system."

The crisis kicked off in earnest on 1 October, when Catalan leaders held an independence referendum despite a ban by the Constitutional Court.

"Spain's constitution, as you can well understand, is not a mere ornament. It is rather the very expression of the will of our citizens and the key pillar of our democratic co-existence," he said.

"As such it deserves the utmost respect from each and every one.

"Spaniards know well enough that the welfare and the progress of our people in the 21st century will not be obtained by or found in solitude and isolation or division."

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UK seeks closer military ties with Spain post-Brexit

RAF 100th Anniversary

As part of a charm offensive on the continent, British officials in Spain have vowed to cooperate more closely with Madrid on military collaboration and intelligence issues.

UK ambassador Simon Manley revealed the UK was looking at ways to work with the country on terror and cyber-security risks.

He said: “We are studying the various possibilities offered by military cooperation, such as exchanges, manoeuvres or sharing best practices, to identify new opportunities for collaboration.

“Among them, we could highlight the exchange of information, the fight against terrorism, the fight against mines, hybrid warfare and cyber warfare.

“I hope that this increased military cooperation reinforces an already broad and deep bilateral relationship.”

His comments came as the HMS Duncan, one of the UK’s most technological advanced destroyers, moored in the UK after first stopping at Malaga.

Spain’s chief of defence General Fernando Alejandre said that Madrid wants to ‘continue working together on issues that affect us beyond the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.’

The Royal Air Forces Association Costa Blanca (1359 branch) which is a fully registered charity operating in Costa Blanca South,supports RAF personnel and their families, resident in Spain, retired or serving, are celebrating the above event by holding a celebratory Centenary Dinner and Dance on 1 1st 2th April, at the La Laguna Hotel and Spa, located in Doña Pepa, just off the Lemon Tree road, Quesada.

The evening will be started at 18.30 with a reception, and the Dinner will commence at 19.15. The event is being attended by Association members from the three RAFA branches located in Spain, members from Gibraltar and also members from branches in France. There

also a small contingent from the UK attending.

The musical entertainment for the dance is being provided by the Posh Affair Dance Band, and by Terry Joughin during Big Band intervals. Free refreshments will be available throughout the entertainment period, which is expected to be 22.00ish to 01.00ish.

Any members of the RAF, either serving or retired , and not necessarily RAFA members, who have an interest in attending this once in a lifetime event, should contact the coordinator, Ken Booth (rafacbvicechair@gmail.com or phone 966712881) for details. Bookings close on 21st February

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Motorbikes - Pillion Passenger Rules As most seasoned riders will know, carrying a passenger on a motorbike poses a whole range of risks, as the dynamics of the bike change with the added weight and shape of the extra load, which subsequently changes the handling and ride from what the rider might be used to.

Carrying a pillion passenger in Spain is legal, but the law has recently changed and it is now more restrictive as to who can be carried and by whom.

Article 12 of the Reglamento General Circulación details with the rules for cycles, mopeds and motorcycles.

Point 2 explains that on mopeds and motorcycles, a passenger can be carried on a motorcycle, so long as that passenger is 12 years of age or older and that the rider has a full license for the vehicle and the vehicle itself is suitable for carrying passengers. Police motorcycles for example are professionally adapted as single seat vehicles. You can only carry one passenger if there is a seat available. The rider and passenger are both obliged to wear an approved crash helmet, with the straps securely fastened.

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professionally adapted as single seat vehicles.

The passenger is also required to straddle the vehicle and have both feet flat on the footrests and use the appropriate seat behind the driver. If the passenger´s feet don´t reach the footrests correctly, they cannot be carried. In no case is it permitted for a passenger to sit between the driver and the handlebars of the motorcycle or moped.

In no case is it permitted for a passenger to sit between the driver and the handlebars of the motorcycle or moped There is an exception to the

rule of age, as a child of 7 or above can rise as a passenger being driven by their parent, guardian or person authorised by them, provided all other requirements are met.

In any case, the rider has to be 18 years of age or above in order to be allowed to carry a pillion passenger, including children.

If the passenger´s feet don´t reach the footrests correctly, they cannot be carried.

Depending on your own insurance policy, you may also need additional cover in order to carry passengers, so check our policy before you do.

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Priorities of Signs and Signals

As we go about our way on the road network, we are fed a constant supply of information and instructions, designed to keep us safe and advise us about various features on the road and route.

Ordinarily, it is obligatory for road users to adhere to the instructions of traffic lights and road signs located immediately on your right, above the roadway or on top of your lane and, in the case of lanes where traffic can turn left or go straight ahead, those located immediately on your left.

However, sometimes some of the signs and signals can change and be replaced by alternatives, and so it´s important to know the priority in which we must adhere to instructions on the road.

The first priority is always the police, law enforcers and officials directing traffic.

If an instruction is given by one of these operatives, it overrules any other sign or signal that you can see. This is sometimes apparent when a police officer might instruct you to cross a junction without stopping, or to stop on a road where it is not normally allowed, for example.

Secondly are road works and diversion signs. To describe them another way, circumstantial signalling that modifies the normal operational status of the road and fixed signals. An example of this is when traffic is directed onto the opposite carriageway or during works where the speed limit is lowered. A temporary speed limit on the road will always take

precedence over the normal speed.

Third priority is traffic lights, these must always be adhered to at all times, remembering to stop when instructed, but they can sometimes be overruled by the previous two circumstances.

Vertical traffic signs are the next in our list of priorities, where we have a wide range of different mandatory and advisory instructions and warnings about road characteristics.

Finally, road markings are the next

priority on the list, although they too can be indicative of mandatory requirements for drivers and other road users.

Any signals normally apply to the entire width of the road but the application may be limited to one or more lanes defined by longitudinal road markings.

As a final note, if there is ever any confusion over situations where multiple signs or signals are present, the more restrictive type of sign will always take prevalence. For example, on a junction with a Give Way sign on a pole but Stop written on the road, the Stop instruction must be adhered to.

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The Rules Regarding A – Frames As the first half-term holidays in the UK are upon us, it won´t be long before summer holidays spring to the top of our plans, and so if you are thinking of driving a campervan to Spain and you want to carry your car with you, you have to be aware that A-Frames are forbidden in Spain, so you will need to put your car on a trailer.

The law which legislates in this matter is the "Reglamento General de Circulación", and applies to all vehicles that are in Spain. The same rule applies whether you are a resident or on holiday in Spain with a motorhome with a foreigner plate number.

INSTRUCTION 08/V-74.- Motorhome towing a Car. TRANSPORT OF AUXILIARY VEHICLES Very often, motorhomes carry auxiliary vehicles, usually bicycles, a moped or small motorcycle. This practice is authorized provided an approved bicycle rack or a platform for this purpose is used and, when projecting out from the usual

characteristics of the motorhome, the following requirements as provided in Article 15 of the Reglamento General de Circulación are met.

Protruding from the motorhome at the back, up to 10% of its length and if one vehicle (indivisible load), 15%. That all appropriate precautions are taken to prevent damage or danger to other users of public roads and should have extremities protected to lessen the effects of a possible friction or shock.

The protrusion must be visibly protected by the use of a V-20 sign as per Article 173 and whose characteristics are set out in Annex XI of the Reglamento General de Vehículos. This sign is placed at the rear end of the load so that it is constantly perpendicular to the vehicle axis.

After frequent questions regarding the possibility of a motorhome towing a car, this possibility is prohibited in Article 9.3 of the Reglamento General de Vehículos which prohibits the movement of a

motor vehicle towing another, unless there is an immediate risk of damage or injury and it cannot be dragged by another vehicle specifically designed for that purpose, in which case it is allowed only to the nearest place where it will not hinder traffic movement and provided that it is not on a motorway.

Notwithstanding the points already mentioned, a combination of vehicles consisting of a motor and a trailer or semitrailer on which another vehicle can be transported is permitted if the set qualifies for driving on public roads and is approved to Directives 70/156/CEE and 94/20/CEE and they do not exceed the maximum length allowed for these sets which is 18.75 meters and 16.50 meters in the case of a semi-trailer.

You can find more information about Instruction 08/V-74 directly from the website, http://n332.es/2015/05/23/motorhomeand-campervan-legislation/

The V-2 Signal – Flashing Orange Beacon Visibility during an emergency situation is vital in order to protect those involved from further collisions, impact or injury.

We featured the PAS system of dealing with incidents recently, something which should be committed to memory and most easily translated to Protect, Advise, Help in English, and as such we should also look at ways of protecting ourselves.

It is compulsory to carry two warning triangles and a high visibility vest in your vehicle in Spain; it is also advisory to carry a vest for every vehicle occupant, though not mandatory.

You are also permitted to use a flashing orange beacon in the event of an emergency, which, under the rules of the road in Spain, is officially referred to as a V-2, as all signs and signals have a code under the identification scheme.

Of course there are rules that must be followed, but these rules also provide the best possible options for visibility.

Flashing orange beacons are currently used for emergency service and priority vehicles such as fire, ambulance and tow trucks, potentially hazardous working vehicles such as garbage trucks, and slow moving

vehicles such as cranes or tractors.

The translation of the official rule tells us that drivers of private cars may use a rotating flashing device in their vehicle to effectively signal an emergency situation, such as an accident or a breakdown, and avoiding further accidents in the event of poor visibility.

The V-2 device may have one or several "yellow auto" coloured lights, yellow in this sense being the colour and shade of the front, rear and indicator lights on Spanish vehicles, which should be visible in all directions from a distance of 100 metres.

The V-2 can only be used in a position which puts it higher than the indicator lights, such as the roof or the parcel shelf (although some indicators are higher than the shelf, which means the V-2 will have to go higher still), and must not affect the driver's visibility or the vehicle’s structural protection.

In the event of any emergency situation the vehicle´s own hazard lights must be used, along with the warning triangles. The V-2 is a supplementary device which can be used to compliment the mandatory equipment.

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TRANSFER WINDOW PANIC ALERT KLAXON! It’s still almost a week to go until the transfer window SLAMS shut, but Antonio Conte has set the alarms off in Chelsea HQ. Minutes after his team crashed out of the Carra Bow Cup in true Jamie Carragher fashion – by scoring an own goal – the Italian put on his scruffiest coat, covered himself in a worn out blanket and placed a begging bowl on the desk. He then proceeded to bawl his eyes about Chelsea not getting him the players he wants. Cheer up, Antonio.

Don’t you know Chelsea are on the verge of completing the signings of Palmieri and Dzeko?

Oh, hang on. Word just came through, Chelsea have pulled out of signing Edin Dzeko over the length of his contract. And in a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, they’ve also pulled the plug on Palmieri’s move.

They’ve left the leftback back home and now laid their eyes on Layvin Kurzawa of PSG. The French club might be more willing to do business, considering they need to show UEFA that they’re trying to “balance the books”. Nudge nudge, wink wink. In more PSG news style icon and Edinson Cavani’s bete noire, Neymar, will not be leaving PSG anytime soon. The Brazilian was reportedly trying to use PSG as a pitstop on his way to Real Madrid, but it’s turned into a golden cage where he will have to settle for earning half a million quid every week while playing at 30% of his ability. Sad. But sadder still are Arsenal’s repeated faxes to Borussia Dortmund’s offices, each one containing a new figure they’re willing to pay for Aubameyang. Till the

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time of writing, the figure had reached £500,04,567 with the Gunners increasing the bid by £1 every hour.

Dortmund have now collected enough fax paper to meet the heating needs of the entire city for a month, were they to burn it. Dortmund were hoping to take Olivier Giroud in part-exchange, but were unwilling to pay for his entourage of hair dressers. And so, the faxes will continue.

Meanwhile, not content with being just 12 points ahead of second place, Manchester City are planning a move for Eric Laporte. Yeah, that’s right. The poor lad walked into the Bilbao dressing room on his first day and introduced himself as “I’m Eric Laporte” which somehow got misconstrued as Aymeric Laporte. The name has since stuck. I read it on Twitter, so it must be true. Anyway, lorries full of cash are on their way to pay the defender’s release clause.

Depending on traffic, the move should be completed by this weekend.

Also on the move is the surprisingly still young Lucas Moura, who saw his opportunities at PSG recede faster than his hairline. The Brazilian winger is wanted by Tottenham, who might take him on loan for the remainder of the season. Hell, they might even buy him outright if Levy is feeling a bit generous.

Or drunk.

Down in the lower reaches of the Premier League, Brighton and Crystal Palace are after one of the many Dembeles currently playing professional football. This one plays for Celtic and is rather good so he might have bigger things in mind than a relegation battle.

And speaking of bigger things, Olivier Giroud is the latest name linked with the vacant ‘Target Man’ position at Chelsea.

Antonio? Hey, Antonio? Are you okay, Antonio? Someone call an ambulance.

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Lo Crispin Golf Socety The Society played its 2nd main game of the year at Lo Romero, where this year we are holding our 2018 Eclectic Competition. The sun was shining, if a little cold, but there was little wind.

Fortunately these conditions prevailed throughout the day, except for becoming a little warmer, resulting in almost perfect golfing weather. The investment and work to maintain the Course in excellent condition was immediately and visibly apparent, as the all the water around the signature 18th. hole had been drained completely. We were informed by a member of the Course staff that, every 5 years or so the water is drained so that leaks can be detected and repaired, It was indicated by him also that the water level will be raised to make it even more visibly attractive. He also informed us interestingly that as many as 40k balls were cleared from the bottom of the water! When we started the round no balls were visible around the dried up 18th island green, but by the time my 4 ball reached it there was a good number of balls had clearly failed to stay on the putting surface.

After the game, as usual we went back to the Lo Crispin Tavern as usual, where as we treated to tapas and a warm welcome.

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The scoring and prize winners were as follows : Gold Division 1st. Place - Adrian Aspbury 33pts. off 11 2nd. Place - Harry Wilcock 31pts. off 15 3rd. Place - Ray Brown 30pts. off 11 Silver Division 1st. Place - Bill Acton 28pts.off 28 2nd. Place - Steve Harrington 27pts. off 22 (on count back) 3rd.Place - Ian Blincoe - 27pts.off 28 Guest Prize - T. White - 33pts. playing off 11 and there were no 2's on the day.

NTP's on Par 3s Hole 5 - Dicky Claeys Hole 7 - Dave Norton Hole 12 - Steve Harrington Hole 15 - Nobody was able to reach or stay on the putting surface.

It turned out to be quite a good day for Ian Blincoe, who also won the free game raffle draw. The next main game is at Altorreal on 7th. February and the 2nd interim game on 31st January at Font Del Llop. Anyone interested in joining a fair and friendly society, or fancy a round with us as a guest should contact any member of the Committee, whose contact details can be found on the Society website.

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Wild and Windy at La Finca !

Today the TPGS visited a very windy La Finca, the course was as usual in excellent condition but the weather made it very difficult to play. The best lady was won by Margaret Woodall with 15pts, the best guest was Tom Cornwall with 25pts and the worst score was Gordi who came in with 11pts as usual he gets to enjoy a fine bottle of wine. The NTP'S where won by Tony "Hi ho" Smale who also took the 2’s pot, Barry Lane, John Peters, Bib Price and Kev Adamson. The silver division was won

by Brian McFenty with 24pts. Ian Woodall and Bob Price came 2nd and 3rd. Kev Harmiston came 3rd with 27pts (pretty good of scratch!) Phil de Laceup continues his fine run of form with 30pts but Kevin O’Bird was a clear winner of the gold division with 32pts. Our next game is Captain's Day on Feb 9th at Villamartin which has completely sold out. Please check out our website www.theplazagolfsociety.com for future fixtures.

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This week’s 4th round of the Abbey Angling Cup was fished on the river Segura at Murcia on the 23rd January.

We thought that all the work had been completed on the weir and the road, unfortunately we were wrong, as three cherry pickers and two Lorries turned up and worked there way through the match stretch. As they progressed the fishermen had to move their poles and rollers to let them pass, they were putting trunking under the base of the balustrades for lights to be fitted.

The two top weights came from below the bridge away from the work and disturbance, both Neil the boy and Ian Brown caught a good Barbel each plus Carp to take 1st and 2nd place.

Mick Hill was the best above the bridge taking 3rd spot 1st Neil McBirnie with 14.760kgs fishing the pole and feeder using corn 2nd Ian Brown with 13.940kgs fishing the pole and feeder using corn 3rd Mick Hill with 12.140kgs fishing the feeder and wafter As anyone left behind a pole section at the El Bosquet Complex, if so give me a call to arrange to collect

We fished the 4th round of the Winter Series on the El Bosquet Complex on the 24th January.

It was a good turn out for the time of year, and the water temperature did rise by 2 degrees during the course of the day up to 12 degrees, but it did not make a lot of difference as the Carp are still off the feed with the Mullet making up most of the weight.

Dave Hutchinson fishing the pole with bread to take the top spot with just over 10kgs and Geff Tempest excelled again to take 2nd place with Ian Brown in at 3rd place.

1st Dave Hutchinson with 10.220kgs fishing the pole using bread 2nd G Tempest with 7.380kgs fishing the feeder using corn 3rd Ian Brown with 6.300kgs fishing the pole using corn There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Bill Reade on 966790416 TIGHT LINES Terry Screen

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There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our new website abbeyangling.es or from me on 965328368

Catch up time in the SABA Leagues after last week’s waterlogging. In the Enterprise Division the Apollos entertained Monte Mar Matadors and had a close win sharing the rinks but winning the points with a 111-100 scoreline, so 8 points to La Siesta. Wins for the home team came from Irene Laverick, Bill Jordan and Sue Jordan 28-11,Pat Moore,Pat Harman and Val Dalton 19-11 and Ramsey Sinclair,Irene Mangan and Alex Morrice 18-15.The Apollos followed up with a home win against San Miguel Pulsars by 110 shots to 100 therefore getting 10 points.Best winners were Dave Davies with Mike and Florence Edwards 24-8 whilst Dawn and John Taylor with Brian Fraser collected 13 shots on the last 5 ends to win 20 -14.Not to be outdone Ramsey Sinclair with Irene Mangan and Alex Morrice picked up 12 shots on the final 6 ends to win 20-14.

In the Voyager Division the Pioneers had a disappointing result away against the San Luis Vulcans losing the match by 104 shots to 95 with wins on two rinks from Barbara Cooper,Alan Ralph and Pat Reilly 19-12 and in a close rink Hilary Clarke,Trish Reilly and with an excellent performance from skip Vic Mahomet won 18-15.So 4 points to the Pioneers.Better news in the home match against Country Bowls Flamingos with a 12 points to 2 win by 102 shots to 76.Good wins for Gary Randall,Sid Gallup and John Porter 23-18 and Wendy Ralph,Joe Kocsis and Rab Logan 21-10.

In the The Fed 4’s the Hoopoes drew their match with a 4-4 point score.The shots score was always a close affair but La Siesta won by 51 shots to 46.

Good win for Barbara Coooper,Faye Beattie,Val Dalton and Bill Jordan 24-7 being the highlight for the Hoopoes.The Parakeets were away at San Luis Condors and lost 50 shots to 47 despite an excellent victory from the rink of Derek Smith,Tony Campbell, Irene Mangan and Alex Morrice who won by 29-8 collecting the 2 points for the Parakeets.

The Winter League team made the long journey to Javea Green and managed to win on the rink of Faye Beattie,Trish Reilly and Mike and Florence Edwards by 16-15 picking up 2 points for La Siesta. The overall shots being 118 to 61 to the home side.

The Blues were away at Greenlands Oaks in the B Division losing the match by 108 shots to 102 picking up 4 point to the Oaks 10.Winners for the Blues were Jo Elkin with Derek Biggs and Mike Edwards 23-12 and Joy and Brian Gardiner with Jean Cooper winning 22-18.

The Golds,in the C Division, stretched their winning run to 7 matches with a home victory against El Rancho Broncos by 133 shots to 77 taking 10 points to the Broncos 4.Three of the winning rinks had convincing wins.Dot and Joe Kocsis with RabLogan leading the way by 36-6 whilst Barbara Cooper,Tony Campbell and Johnnie Ryder won 31-10.Not to be outdone Wendy Ralph,Tom Heaslewood and Gordon Dall finished strongly to win 25-12.A closer affair was the rink of Hilary Clarke,Sheila Millward and Vic Mahomet who won the final two ends to record a 21-17 win.

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CLAPTON’S GOLF SOCIETY This month’s outing was at the GNK Saurines Golf Course. Everybody arrived at the course in time for coffee and to pay the green fees for a 9.58 first tee time. All the members were hoping for some good golf together with some reasonable weather. As it turned out the golf was difficult and the weather stayed cold and dank all day. The greens turned out to be too good for most of us but for others there were no problems. Congratulations to John Dodds on an excellent 38 in difficult conditions. With everybody finished we made out way back to the Clubhouse at The Club in Quesada, where a grand buffet was supplied by our hosts. The scores were then totted up for the winner to appear with 38 points.

Presentation followed and the results are below. Our thanks to our hosts John and Carolyn and the staff at The Club.

Overall Winner: John Dodds 38 points Gold Winner: Andy Trefry 31 points Gold Runner Up: Tony Stead 30 points Silver Winner: Kevin Williams 37 points Silver Runner Up: Chris Gridley 30 points Best Guest:Denny Newman 26 points Best Front Nine: Nicholls 15 points Best Back Nine: Duncan Williamson 15points on c/b Most Potential: Alex Flynn Nearest the Pins: Only two achieved: 10th Kevin Williams and 18th Gary Strowger Twos: Kevin Williams. Football Card: Rick Drake

Tales from the Top Flight ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

Alexis Sanchez. Manchester United.

Debut. £400k a week. How many times were these phrases said on Friday night? Probably as many times as Alexis managed to pass the ball to the opposition, at a guess. Still, he won man-of-the-match in United’s 40 over the “plucky underdogs” in what was, according to the excellent Yeovil Town’s Twitter account, “a commercial

Alex Sanchez

decision if there was ever one”. Of course it was, those “Sanchez 7” shirts won’t sell themselves in India, you know?

I have a question for the Liverpool fans. How VAR from winning a trophy this season do you now feel? Could it be more Liverpool to be the first team to beat Manchester City domestically

(within 90 minutes before all the Wolves fans pipe up) and then lose to the team bottom of the league in Swansea City and then, almost more hilariously, to Alan Pardew’s West Bromwich Albion at Anfield? Almost as bad as Liverpool’s display was their need for VAR to continuously bail them out and still lose. Someone clearly felt it would be hilarious to superglue Simon Mignolet to his goal line for 90 minutes and see what the end result would be. VAR actually got the key decisions correct, and we could go on about the length of time it took until we are blue in the face but nobody should be able to disagree on the fact that they should have let the video replay take the penalty instead of Bobby Firmino.

That way Liverpool would have been 2-2, rather than going in to half-time 3-1 down. At home. To a team managed by Alan Pardew. Having spent £75m on a centre back.

Harry Kane has already scored goals in his career against Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City. Now he can add Newport County to the list as the England hitman saved Tottenham Hotspur from being the biggest scalp of the FA Cup so far. That said, I am quietly confident that word went round the Newport side with a few minutes to go saying, “hang on lads, if we actually win this we don’t get to play at Wembley” so they went on to let Harry score, selfishly. Fair play to them, they don’t get to play there every other week unlike some.

County will also pick up about £700k

scoring terrible goals with various parts of his body. His winner, off his knee, saw Chris Hughton’s men get past Tony Pulis’ Middlesbrough.

Harry Kane

for the replay, and every little helps.

Just when David Moyes and West Ham United were starting to look credible, boom! There’s nothing to kneecap you quite like a 2-0 defeat to a League One side away from home and that’s the dish Wigan served up on Saturday. Will Grigg’s fire has been burning a little like a small tealight candle since Euro 2016 but someone must have poured a bucket load of turps on him before kick off. His double, enabled by Arthur Masuaku getting sent off for spitting, saw Wigan Athletic dump out a second Premier League side in a row. They’ve won the FA Cup in the last few years, just in case that didn’t get mentioned too often over the weekend.

One thing that had sailed past Tales during the week was Brighton’s Glenn Murray getting arrested for his alleged involvement in a suspected £1.1m fraud. Murray seemed to put that to one side to get back to doing what he does much better which is

Leicester City probably fancy a bit of a cup run and Claude Puel is no stranger to Wembley having taken Southampton there in the League Cup, last season. You know, before Southampton fans started moaning about being in a good league position and getting to cup finals because they wanted “entertaining”.

The Foxes saw off Peterborough 5-1, killing the game in the opening 30 minutes, a half hour that saw even Kelechi Iheanacho score two as he slowly starts to remind people that once upon a time he was going to be the heir to Sergio Aguero’s throne.

Things are that rubbish for Watford right now that they managed to lose to Southampton and have a fight with their own fans in the same afternoon.

Plus, somewhere, someone has definitely called their new manager Javi Garcia at least 100 times, rather than his actual name of Javi Gracia.

The oldest of old school managers Neil Warnock faced the newest of new school managers in Pep Guardiola in Sunday’s final game. It was probably nice of the Cardiff players to get to see their manager as, by all accounts, he doesn’t bother with turning up to training anymore. Unsurprisingly, City dominated against Cardiff and the chase of the quad continues. Oh, and Kevin de Bruyne you are a very cheeky man.

Neil Warnock You may have noticed that I try and point the finger-of-fun in this column and if you haven’t realised by now I am amazed you are still here. With Chelsea still chasing every single striker that can prove he is over sixfoot when standing there as naked as the day he was born, I question why when yet again Michy played and Michy scored. Don’t forget, this lad cost Chelsea £30m not too long ago.

Don’t try and pretend that Edin Dzeko (who now doesn’t want to live in London anyway), Peter Crouch (sorry Pete) or Andy Carroll (stop smirking) are better than the Belgian. Even touting Olivier Giroud is pushing it slightly. Anyway, one manager who would love to have the option of dropping someone as good as Batshuayi is Rafa Benitez. With days of the transfer window left all he has been given is an FA Cup kicking, a nose dive down the Premier League, a failed sale of the club and Kenedy.

That’s a bad, bad January.

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CROSSWORD

sudoku

logic puzzle Logic puzzles require the solver to deduce the relationships between different people, places and things based on a limited number of clues given in the puzzle.

quick ACROSS 1. Undertaking (4) 3. Scope (8) 8. Retain (4) 9. Rehearse (8) 11. Great surprise (12) 13. Fearful (6) 14. Pass (6) 17. Accidental (12)

5. Unfinished (10) 6. Alliance (5) 7. Paradise (4) 10. Unfaithfulness (10) 12. Periodic (8) 15. Make (7) 16. Tension (6) 18. Float free (5) 19. Fodder store (4)

20. Hostile (8) 21. Destruction (4) 22. Remote (8) 23. Experience (4) DOWN 1. Remove (4,4) 2. Refuge (7) 4. Transversely (6)

cryptic

Remember: every item on the board belongs to one and only one person, no item will ever be shared. Using only the clues provided and simple deductive logic and reasoning, fill in the grid with Xs and Os to determine the solution.

ACROSS 1 Spoils of war (4) 3. Exits in the open air (8) 8. One is entitled to be called it (4) 9. Suddenly burly Pat got reformed (8) 11. Makes a resounding comeback (12) 13. This club is much patronised by gymnasts (6) 14. Newspaperman ordered to ride (6) 17. Attractive perch on top of the world (8,4) 20. Possibly a tree-top entertainment (8)

21. Not an area of growing importance in Asia (4) 22. At this point, land appears (3-5) 23. Grasping what is meant by average (4) DOWN 1. Transporting system invented by a one-track mind (8) 2. Went to another house when ousted (7) 4. Not brought up to be rude (6) 5 He may go to pot (4,6)

6. Extravagant version of true love (5) 7. Where those for the ferry were always late (4) 10. In age erect as a relatively young woman (5,5) 12. It pushes up water rates in a reorganisation (8) 15. Most woe-begotten pair (7) 16. It often figures in art exhibitions (6) 18. Engagement ring? (5) 19. An outstanding leader of men (4)

SOLUTIONS 720 QUICK Across: 7 Sanctimonious; 8 Fearless; 9 Lake; 10 Delete; 12 Aspect; 14 Astute; 16 Tiring; 18 Stem; 20 Troubled; 22 Consideration.

Down: 1 Careless; 2 Scarce; 3 Dine; 4 Constant; 5 Fillip; 6 Luck; 11 Eventide; 13 Conveyor; 15 Utmost; 17 Rebate; 19 Tool; 21 Ogre.

CRYPTIC: Across: 7 Administrator; 8 Colander; 9 Bill; 10 Patent; 12 Engage; 14 Temple; 16 Sights; 18 Slur; 20 Tea-roses; 22 Distinguished.

Down: 1 Advocate; 2 Visage; 3 Find; 4 Starters; 5 Gas-bag; 6 Wool; 11 Treating; 13 Gatherer; 15 Parity; 17 Grouse; 19 Laid; 21 Arum.

Solution for Logic Puzzle Camille

3 min, 19 sec

Eric

3 min, 8 sec

Albert

3 min, 5 sec

Shelby

3 min, 2 sec

Emma

2 min, 59 sec

Princeton Duke Brown Dartmouth Amherst

Comedy Horror War Mystery Musical

Sudoku Solution 1. Of Albert and the Amherst graduate, one completed the race at 3 min, 5 sec and the other loves watching musical films.

2. The 5 people were the horror film buff, the runner who finished with a time of 3 min, 19 sec, Emma, the Dartmouth graduate, and the war film buff.

3. Shelby finished after the Amherst graduate.

4. Shelby finished before the Duke graduate.

5. The Princeton graduate finished after the mystery film buff.

6. The runner who finished with a time of 3 min, 5 sec graduted from Brown.

7. Either the Brown graduate or the Dartmouth graduate is Albert.

8. The horror film buff didn't graduate from Princeton.

9. The horror film buff is Eric.

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