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Puig appeals for ‘prudence’ over Christmas See Main Advert on page 26-27

President of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, stated on Monday that "mobility limitations, night curfew and capacity limitations will continue until January 15 in the Valencian Community.

If, in the course of the next few days, the

situation changes, we would take action.”

Puig has also appealed to the public for "the utmost prudence" over the Christmas season.

The head of the Valencian government has said that officials will be keeping an eye on the epidemiological situation of the Community in light of the festive season and if anything changes, restrictions may too change.

Specific measures for Christmas will be in force as of December 23 and, among some allowances for festive gatherings is that a maximum of 6 people are allowed at social gatherings unless they are relatives or close friends in which case, on some dates groups of 10 will be allowed.

Key dates for groups of 10 are: December 24, 25, 26 and 31, as well as January 1.

Over the course of this coming week, if the downward trend of the virus continues, the Valencian Community

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could see the current 'extreme risk' level lowered. A lot depends on hospital figures which on Friday saw ICU occupancy below 25% (23.99%).

Meanwhile it was confirmed this week that the borders of the Valencian Community will remain closed until January 15. However, cross border travel will be permitted on December 23, 24, 25, 31 and on January 1 for visits to relatives and close friends, known as allegados.

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Man finds squatters sitting on his sofa Squatting continues to be a hot topic nationally and also in Vega Baja. The Local Police of Callosa de Segura dealt with a case on behalf of a home owner

at around 10pm the other night.

The owner had be alerted by his neighbours that lights were being used

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in his house, when they knew the owner was not in the property on the main road through the Rafal.

The man went to see for himself and could tell that there were indeed people inside his house, it also looked like the door had been forced. Sensibly, rather than confront the occupants on his own, the home owner called the police.

The agents, accompanied by the owner, entered the house easily since the door had been forced and was without a lock. Inside they found two men and a woman sitting on the sofa and appearing to have made themselves quite at home.

The 'squatters' denied having forced the door and claimed they found it in that state. They claimed that they had been evicted from their home that same morning and believed that the home belonged to a bank. They thought that no-one would care if they took up residence in a bank repossession for a short while until they could get themselves sorted out.

The three people were formally identified by the police and left the house without any struggles and arguments.

HELP Vega Baja in San Miguel is a nonprofit organisation whose sole aim is to help people of all ages with all sorts of problems, assisting in all sorts of ways in times of crises, especially when the police or health authorities are involved.

When Entre Naranjos resident, Michelle Edwards, heard that they were short of people to help knit warm blankets and clothes for the homeless she got straight on the case and put the word out amongst the Entre Naranjos/Laguna Green urbanisation requesting residents to help knit for the needy.

There were no shortage of volunteers and, over just a few short weeks, Michelle has been able to donate to their office in San Miguel 17 blankets, over 15 pairs of mittens and scarves all in various thicknesses and colours, with lots more still to follow.

Such has been the interest and enthusiasm from the knitters that

Michelle decided to get the knitters together once a week on a Tuesday afternoon at the local Laguna Tavern for a Knit And Natter session where everyone can come along and help each other out with patterns and ideas for knitting and crocheting.

There is, of course, the occasional glass of wine that goes with the knitting and nattering! To date there are currently 30+ knitters helping out to make a difference to the needy.

There has also been a great deal of interest from those who cannot knit with over â‚Ź100 being donated for Michelle to buy wool and needles which has been gratefully received.

HELP Vega Vaja have been really delighted with these gifts for the needy which everyone hopes will keep them warm throughout the coming winter months.

Well done to all the kind hearted people and don’t forget... KEEP KNITTING.

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Local Police to Glue increase Christmas gang arrested covid checks Eight people have been arrested for committing around 15 robberies on homes in the Alicante region. The gang used glue filaments on doors of properties to establish whether or not anyone lived there. Using a glue gun, a line of glue was used to seal a door or gateway. Returning later, if the filament was unbroken, it was decided that no one was home and the robbery could proceed undisturbed.

National Police arrested eight people, seven of Georgian nationality and one Slovakian. Police say the gang members were highly specialized in this type of robbery and travelled throughout the Alicante province to target homes.

Investigations led officers to inspect a number of gold-buying establishments where it is believed the gang members sold on the stolen jewellery. Some was even melted down to prevent identification.

The Deputy Mayor of Orihuela, José Aix, the Councillor for Citizen Security, Ramón López and the representative of the Local Police, Ricardo Cánovas have reported on the measures to be adopted over Christmas across Orihuela.

“It will be an unusual Christmas due to the pandemic, so from the Departments of Urban Planning and Citizen Security area we have planned a series of preventative measures for commerce and restaurants with the aim of enjoying Christmas safely ”, Ramón López explained.

José Aix, added that “from the Urban area we are going to show generosity by responding to the requests that hoteliers send us to generate regulated and guarded spaces, but at the same time we will be firm in complying with the regulations against COVID- 19 ".

Police sources say the gang was highly organized and structured. Some identified the houses, and marked the doors or gates with a string of glue (usually around dawn) while others carried out the actual break in with specialised tools. Later, other gang members were charged with selling on jewellery and valuables.

From the Citizen Security area, it has been reported that the Local Police will reinforce its presence in the main commercial and leisure areas with special controls to guarantee citizen security and monitor compliance with the measures established against Covid-19.

In many of cases the owners did not notice the theft until they went to look for jewellery and realised it was no longer there.

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Currently investigators have not yet located all owners of the recovered jewellery, so if during the last few months you have been the victim of a break in at your home, and have had jewellery stolen in Alicante or Elche, it might be useful to get in touch with the Alicante Provincial Police Station in case your items are among those recovered. Proof of ownership would likely be required, as well as any paperwork pertaining to the initial police report on the robbery itself.

For the very first time the Royal British Legion Concert Band will be playing Christmas Carols in the main square at Pilar de la Horadada on Saturday December 19th at 12.30 pm. Everybody welcome.

The objective of the Local Police this Christmas "is not only to control compliance with the measures against COVID-19, but to collaborate with the establishments that need support," Ramón López stressed. Compliance with the use of the mask, social distancing, and control of the measures imposed on commercial and hospitality activities for the prevention of COVID19 will continue to be monitored.

“We are committed to the health of the residents of Orihuela and at the same time we support the economy.

With these two variables we believe that there is nothing better than enjoying Christmas in Orihuela with all the guarantees and in a safe way,” said José Aix, Deputy Mayor of Orihuela.

Police across the municipality will ensure that the community complies with the resolutions established on the 5th and 9th December in relation to gathering numbers, hotels, nightlife.

People are reminded that the beaches will be closed to large gatherings on Christmas day. Exceptions to the resolutions are only permitted for 24th to 26th December and 31st December with the curfew extended to 1.30am and no new orders after 12.30am.

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More tests now accepted for entry to Spain Travellers or returning residents to Spain can now show a blood test sample to prove they are Covidfree if they cannot get a PCR test and children under six are exempt, the health authority has announced.

All tests, however, must be taken less than 72 hours before arrival in the country – not 72 hours before boarding the plane – and results must be negative.

Although Spanish nationals, wherever they live, and residents in Spain of other nationalities cannot be denied entry, they are likely to be fined if they do not have proof of a negative test result. Also, until now, test results were required to be in either Spanish or English, but they can now also be in German or French.

The move comes after a handful of Spaniards living in Manchester, UK – a country where up to a quarter of a million Spanish nationals reside permanently – complained via the media that they were having to pay up to £250 for a test just to be able to spend Christmas with their families, and that results of tests carried out by the British National Health Service (NHS) in cases where they were thought to have

had contact with a 'positive', only gave their name and UK address and no identifying data such as a passport number or Spanish national ID. It is not clear whether a blood test result will prove to be a cheaper or more convenient alternative, since this will depend

upon availability in the traveller's country of departure.

But the exemption for kids under six will certainly save time and money for many families with small children.

The Spanish Health Ministry will also accept a negative coronavirus test known by its initials TMA from air travellers arriving in Spain, as well as the better-known PCR test.

Since 23rd November, a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival in the country’s airports has been a requirement from so-called “risk countries,” with

the threat of a fine of up to €6,000 for those who fail to produce one.

The Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) test has been developed by the multinational Grifols, which is of Spanish origin, and detects the presence of the coronavirus in an individual.

Samples are taken in a similar way as a PCR test, via a nasal swab.

Also like a PCR test, the process looks for genetic material from the coronavirus, amplifying it and measuring it. The difference in practice is that the results come back in around two hours, instead of four for a PCR test, and a TMA test is usually cheaper – just under €100 compared to above €100.

These two tests have been chosen by the ministry as requirements for entry into Spain given that they directly detect the coronavirus, and as such diagnose an active infection. Antigen tests, which are cheaper and faster, can sometimes pick up past infections, which is why the government has ruled them out for now.

These changes were announced by the Spanish government in a press release and became official after being published in the Official State Gazette (BOE).

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Brussels Spain urges to reform in return for EU funds The European Commission wants Spain to address its unresolved structural problems on three fronts – pensions, jobs and market unity – and it is demanding to see a credible and coherent plan setting out Madrid’s reform agenda as part of the deal to release a recently approved package of European stimulus aid.

Brussels, instead of seeking to impose reforms, is asking countries to approve structural changes in exchange for a flood of money included in Next Generation EU, a European recovery fund aimed at addressing the fallout of the coronavirus crisis that will allocate €750 million in total, half of it in grants. Spain has secured €140 billion of that amount, making it one of the biggest beneficiaries.

The European Commission wants to use this massive injection of funds to ensure that countries complete reforms that have only been partially addressed. In the case of Spain, Brussels wants the government to make commitments on three major issues: guaranteeing the sustainability of the pension system, producing new rules to reduce temporary contracts, and drafting a law that will unify market criteria and avoid the fragmentation of regional regulation.

The EU’s executive branch would also like to make some of

the recovery funds conditional to the actual implementation of those reforms, although Brussels and the IMF maintain that this could be an incentive if the aid is used to compensate for the shortterm costs of any in-depth reform.

Spain is now negotiating a package of measures with Brussels that it wants to present in January, coinciding with the announcement of the projects that the EU aid will fund. Brussels wants to approve the national recovery plans setting out member states’ reform and investment agendas by April, so it can issue European bonds before the summer.

According to the government’s plans, there will be some changes to the 2013 economic market unity law that was passed to reduce bureaucracy and bottlenecks derived from the various central and regional administrations involved in the process.

Meanwhile, Social Security Minister José Luis Escrivá has already drafted a pension reform plan, although the EU Commission is wary of the numbers. And on the jobs front, Economy Minister Nadia Calviño and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz are battling to impose their respective views of what labor reform should look like: the former would like to leave things essentially the way they are, while the latter wants to partially

repeal the 2012 labour law introduced by the conservative Popular Party (PP), which made firing cheaper.

The executive is working on all three areas, but declining to provide details about commitments that could potentially lead to confrontation with the unions and employer groups, with the political opposition, and even among coalition partners.

EU sources said that Spain is one of the countries requiring the most attention. European forecasts are predicting a 12.4 percent contraction of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and soaring debt levels. And the job market is largely stable thanks to a government retention scheme known as ERTE which is due to expire early next year.

The Commission is unhappy with the fact that Spanish pensions are tied to the consumer price index, and wants measures to guarantee that this expense will be covered without pushing up debt levels. Brussels is also expecting moves on the labor front, but does not want to see the 2012 law repealed.

The Commission is mostly interested in reducing Spain’s over-reliance on temporary contracts, and some sources said it also wants to see training programs for workers who will lose their jobs next year when the ERTE furlough scheme ends.

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Orihuela installs its AACC largest nativity scene continues The Orihuela nativity scene has surpassed all expectations this year with the installation of more than 2,000 figures and new biblical and traditional scenes can be found in the municipal Bethlehem that was inaugurated last Thursday in the Episcopal Palace and which is located in the centre of the patio, which was the only place large enough to accommodate it.

The protocols set by the health crisis are also met by having an entry route and an exit route. In the midst of the pandemic, safety and hygiene measures have been taken to the extreme for the visit to the nativity scene, with a limited capacity, hydroalcoholic gel points and signs on the ground to keep distances.

The Belen has two new scenes from the Bible, Grand opening such as the Massacre of the Innocents and the inscription in the registry of the Child Jesus, as well as other traditional ones from the Vega Baja garden.

The Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, officially opened the municipal nativity scene, together with

the councillor for Festivities, Mariola Rocamora, and the Councillor of Health, José Galiano. The event was also attended by the Hernández Cabrera family – creators of the Belen, and José Antonio Martínez, director of the Museum of Sacred Art. Councillor Rocamora explained that this year “we have a nativity scene that maintains the most traditional aspects and that has important new features. This Nativity scene is large and has been expanded with care and detail, with many hours of work to be completed with more than 2,000 figures”. The Councillor of Festivities has highlighted that figures from previous nativity scenes have been restored and incorporated with new figures that the City Council has acquired over recent years.

The Municipal Nativity Scene is located in the cloister of the Episcopal Palace, and can be visited from 10th December to 6th January, from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 9pm. On 24th, 31st December and 5th January, the hours will be until 8pm.

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The AACC volunteers continue to work hard to raise much needed funds to help in the fight against cancer and also to raise awareness for early detection in order to save as many live as possible in the local community.

Like all other charities, the AACC has struggled to raise funds but recently it has been able to boost the coffers from a number of local events. In October to mark International Breast Cancer Awareness the charity raised €2,000 thanks to Zenia Boulevard which supports the AACC throughout the year and have done so since it opened. These specific funds were raised because the management at the Boulevard paid a percentage of its customers’ receipts to us.

Maria Wilson said: “I would like to thank them so much for their continued support. Zenia Boulevard has always supported Maria and the Pink Ladies in its fundraising for local anti-cancer charities.”

Colin Philpot raised over €901

Colin Philpot a valued member of staff at CK1, at Via Park III, personally raised €901.60 by abstaining from alcohol and staying Sober for October. Of the money raised €200 was donated to Macmillan nurses in the UK and €701.60 to Maria and the Pink Ladies.

Finally, The Local at La Florida held a Christmas Fayre on Friday 4th December on behalf of Maria and the Pink Ladies, there was an array of Christmas stalls and live entertainment throughout the day. A much-needed €480 was raised on the day, even though the weather wasn´t very kind and didn’t encourage people out of the house.

The Local at La Florida raised €480

All of these funds will be passed directly to the AACC to help in the fight against cancer. Maria and the Pink Ladies has managed to keep its office open most of the time post lockdown and continues to arrange early detection appointments for residents of the local community.

These can be booked either by telephoning 965329841 or email: info@pinkladies.es or visiting our web site at www.pinkladies.es The office at Playa Flamenca will close for the festive season on Friday 11th December 2020 and reopen Monday 11th January 2021 but volunteers will still be arranging early detection appointments for Orihuela Costa locals during this period via the appointments page on its web site at www.pinkladies.es

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Four lions at Barcelona zoo test positive for coronavirus

Four lions at a Barcelona zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, officials have said. Three 16-yearold females, named Zala, Nima and Run Run and Kiumbe, a fouryear-old male, were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of the disease.

They are suffering symptoms similar to very mild flu, with no signs of difficulty in breathing and have been treated with antiinflammatories.

It's the second time big cats in a zoo are known to have contracted coronavirus, the first being at the Bronx Zoo in New York, where four tigers and three lions tested positive in April. All

the animals recovered.

The Veterinary Service of Barcelona contacted their colleagues in New York for advice on how to deal with the outbreak. Keepers carried out PCR tests on the lions in the same way as humans are tested as the animals are accustomed to contact with zoo staff, two of whom tested positive for coronavirus last month.

According to Spanish national newspaper El Pais, the staff at Zoo Barcelona worked with the lions, but the zoo has not confirmed this, and officials have launched an investigation into how the animals became

infected.

Barcelona zoo said in a statement: "The zoo has contacted and collaborated with international experts such as the Veterinary Service of the Bronx Zoo, the only one that has documented cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection in felines.

"The lions were given veterinary care for their mild clinical condition - similar to a very mild flu condition - through anti-inflammatory treatment and close monitoring, and the animals responded well."

The lions have had no contact with other animals at the zoo, which is open to visitors.

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Pilar gives gift vouchers to residents The people of Pilar de la Horadada are to receive the "gift voucher" of 30 euros to spend this Christmas in the bars, businesses and restaurants in the municipality with the aim of promoting the local economy in these difficult times.

Residents can collect their vouchers from the specially erected tent in Avenida Felipe VI until 16th December from 9am to 1pm and from 4pm to 7pm. The initiative is proving a big hit with local residents and considerable queues have been seen every day.

The City Council of Pilar de la Horadada will distribute a total of 300,000 euros during this campaign by issuing 10,000 consumer vouchers worth 30 euros to promote local spending and that can be used until 10th January. The vouchers are being given to those citizens, among its 21,000 residents, who were registered in Pilar de la Horadada prior to 14th March, 2020, when the first state of alarm began, and who are still registered as of 1st December on the register of inhabitants of the municipality, and of legal age. The establishments that are taking part in the campaign are published on the website: www.pilardelahoradada.org.

The consistory has arranged several service posts in the tent to make the handover of the vouchers more speedy, while the Civil Protection is ensuring compliance with safety and hygiene measures.

The vouchers must be spent in the same establishment and the participating premises are obliged to

accept them, unless the maximum number of exchangeable vouchers has been reached, which is 333 for each business.

The Councilor for Commerce of Pilar de la Horadada, José Antonio Martínez, explained that, with this initiative, it is intended “to support local commerce by promoting consumption in shops, services and hotels and, on the other, to allow Pilarean families deduct 30 euros from the Christmas purchases they make in local companies”.

This measure is part of the Impulse Plan for Economic Reactivation that the PP government team has been carrying out in recent months aimed at families, companies and the self-employed, in order to reduce the economic and social

impact that is being caused by the coronavirus health crisis. The local government has provided 1.5 million euros to fund this plan aimed at the business fabric of the municipality.

Among other measures to improve the situation of the local economy, the City Council of Pilar is going to distribute aid of half a million euros among local selfemployed, who can request aid of up to a thousand euros to counteract the losses caused to their businesses by the state of alarm and forced closure. In addition, the municipality will also give each of the 400 municipal employees two vouchers for an amount of 25 euros each that can be exchanged until 10th January at the 150 bars, restaurants, shops and businesses that are part of the campaign.

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Mystery monolith appears in Spain A forbidding Spanish hillside, a small German town and a muddy potato field in Belgium have become the latest places to discover a mysterious silver monolith in their midst, in a puzzling trend which has now spread to six countries.

One of the bleak silver columns appeared by the ruins of an old church in Ayllon, Spain, where local authorities warned people to steer clear of the dangerous slopes. Another showed up over the weekend in Sulzbach, Germany, overlooking a field near a shopping centre, while a third was spotted today in the Flemish village of Baasrode.

After a monolith first appeared in the Utah desert last month - sparking comparisons to the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey - similar structures have popped up in Colombia, Romania, Holland, the Isle of Wight and elsewhere in the US. The objects have sparked wild speculation about aliens and some of them have vanished soon after their appearance, adding to the intrigue.

In Spain, the town of Ayllon is no closer to knowing how its monolith got there, but mayor

Maria Jesus Sanz suspects it is meant as a 'joke'. The mayor was unimpressed with the craftsmanship of the item, saying it was made of three metal sheets which had already collapsed several times. However, local authorities warned people to

avoid the hillside which 'can be harmful and dangerous'. They also called for 'individual responsibility' in light of coronavirus, after some of the other monoliths attracted small crowds of visitors.

Another monolith was discovered at Compton Beach in the Isle of Wight, encouraging a few camera-wielding visitors to pose for pictures.

'The person who put it there knows what they're doing,' said Tom Dunford, who stumbled on the 7.5ft object as he walked his

dog one morning. 'It's someone playing a practical joke. I don't believe in any of these conspiracy theories,' he said.

The original monolith, a shiny pillar in the remote Utah desert, was first spotted on 18th November by baffled local officials counting bighorn sheep from the air. The discovery fired the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world.

Photographer Ross Bernards, who visited the monolith, described how four men suddenly appeared that night, pushed the object over and dismantled it before carrying it off in a wheelbarrow.

A community called 'The Most Famous Artist' founded by American artist Matty Mo has since claimed credit for the Utah monolith. The group is said to be selling three full-sized monoliths similar to the ones found in different parts of the world for $45,000 each.When Mo was asked if the group was claiming responsibility for the Isle of Wight stunt, he said: 'The monolith is out of my control at this point.

'Godspeed to all the aliens working hard around the globe to propagate the myth.'

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FITUR International Tourism Fair 2021 moved to May One of the planet's largest tourism industry trade fairs has already set its dates for 2021, but not in the usual month – instead of being held around the third week in January, FITUR will take place in May. The Feria Internacional de Turismo, which fills Madrid's huge IFEMA exhibition centre for five days, is – along with London's World Travel Market (WTM) – the one tourism trade fair practically no town in Spain wants to miss, even if it comes at a high cost to the local budget.

This is because Madrid's International Tourism Fair is among the world's biggest, is a place where literally hundreds of deals are struck between local councils and tour operators – among other key industry businesses – and where local, national and regional authorities in countries on every inhabited continent can gain a clear picture of a municipality's or province's main attractions for visitors.

FITUR attendance is an investment rather than an expense, and there are very few other chances for travel agencies based in, for example, Gabon, South Korea, Niger and Papua New Guinea to see footage of ski resorts in Aragón, mineral mud-bath beaches in

Formentera, or local cuisine or country breaks in Alicante or Málaga, under the same roof.

As a result, the FITUR organising committee and IFEMA's management consider the fair to be 'absolutely essential' for the recovery of Spain's and the rest of the world's ailing tourism industries, nearly all of which ground to a halt this year because of the pandemic.

But in January, when it always takes place, the Covid-19 crisis will still be unresolved, as only a few countries will have started vaccinating their populations and, in these, only the most vulnerable and highly-exposed residents.

By the spring, it is hoped that the vaccination efforts will have started to bear fruit and that most of the world, with the exception of young, otherwisehealthy adults, will be

immunised.

To this end, the organisers plan to stage the FITUR between 19th and 23rd May, 2021.

Every year, FITUR sees over 11,000 companies from around 165 countries and representatives from local and national governments in almost every nation on earth gather together in one venue. The fair typically brings in about €330 million in one hit for Madrid and for Spain as a whole.

This January, before the word 'Coronavirus' had even entered the ordinary civilian's vocabulary, FITUR representatives reported that holidaymaker numbers in Spain had topped 83 million per annum – nearly double the nation's year-round population of 47.1 million – and that, collectively, visitors to the country spent a total of €92 billion annually.

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We need a deal, says Spain’s foreign minister With Brexit negotiators now under orders to turn matters over to their political bosses, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya offered a pointed message: "We need a deal."

Among EU27 countries, Spain maintains some of the closest relations with the UK, with more than 365,000 UK citizens registered to live in the country, extensive economic and trading ties, and the British territory of Gibraltar attached as a tiny appendage to Spanish soil.

In a recent interview, González Laya said of Brexit: "What it has shown at the heart of it is ... the illusion of independence and the need to manage interdependence — and this is why we need a deal, because we need to manage our interdependence."

Spain's desire for an agreement reflects the shades of differences on Brexit among the EU27. While all of the EU national leaders have said that a bad deal would be worse than no deal, some capitals clearly dread the prospect of a nodeal scenario more than others.

Despite such differences, there is no indication the bloc is prepared to shift its negotiating mandate or brightest red lines on outstanding

issues like the so-called level playing field to maintain fair competition and governance of any final agreement.

"It's OK to insist on the dream of independence. It's fine," González Laya said, using the coronavirus pandemic as an example. "But when you look at reality every day, you know that the vaccine is

going to be invented somewhere; is going to be bottled somewhere else; is going to be shipped around the world. And until all of this happens, you are not going to be safe and your citizens will not be safe. I'm taking this as an example. I could take many others."

"From a very pragmatic Spain," she said, "we have always maintained that a deal was more desirable than breaking up without a deal."

González Laya warned that no deal would have a terrible impact on people and businesses. "We

looked at the consequences of what this no deal would mean," she said. "In Spain it’s pretty clear: there will be a border — in Gibraltar ... this will become the external border of the European Union and this will have an impact for Gibraltarians as well as for Spaniards in the region."

"We know what it will mean for shipments of fruits and vegetables. We know what it will mean for the activities of banks and automobile factories. And because we know all of this — it's called interdependence — our obligation is to find a deal.

Now that's not a deal at any cost," she added.

Based on her experience in trade negotiations, González Laya said only a fair result would be acceptable, and that it would likely reflect the UK's limited willingness to remain bound to EU rules.

"We need to find a deal that is balanced," she said. "We know that it will be less ambitious than what we had hoped for because the appetite is simply not there. Fine.

But at the end of the day, let's find a deal. We owe it to our businesses and we owe it to our people today.

Adding more turbulence to the current extremely volatile economic and social environment will only make matters worse."

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How to Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful "We simply attempt to be fearful when to make your move. You may be tempted others are greedy and to be greedy only to hoard cash, but that is the fearful way. when others are fearful." This quote from the Oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffett) is repeated 2. Review your current investments often, or at least part of it is. But saying Many people think, my investments have something is a lot easier than doing it. worked in the past and now is not the time to change anything. Nothing could be As stock markets crash around the world, further from the truth. What looked good fear is widespread and contagious. However, last year, may well have taken a bigger hit there are three steps you can take to make and now is the time to look at different the most of the opportunity to make your funds. money work harder for you.

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Spain takes part in global breast cancer research A ground-breaking study that could change treatment for breast cancer for the first time in 30 years has included a major contribution

by Spanish researchers. Working with scientists from the USA and South Korea, the team concluded that a third of patients in Spain who would otherwise have been treated with chemotherapy may not, in fact, need it.

A total of 792 women, via 21 Spanish hospitals, made up nearly 20 percent of the 5,083 patients studied worldwide in trials conducted by Canada's NCIC CTG, France's Unicancer hospital network, the National Cancer Centre-Korea, the US-based groups ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, NRG Oncology and The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, and Spain's Breast Cancer Research Group (GEICAM).

Women who have gone through the menopause and whose breast cancer is HER2negative with positive hormone receptors (RH+), with one to three lymph nodes affected and a recurrence score of 25 or less – on a scale of 0 to 100 – make up a third of patients in Spain with breast cancer and, like everywhere else in the world since around 1980, have been treated with chemotherapy and hormone therapy, typically by taking

Tamoxifen or similar for five to 10 years after surgery.

But the RxPONDER project has found that the prognosis for this patient typology is just the same with hormone therapy only as it is with both.

About 8,000 women a year in Spain fall into the category of patients studied, he says.

A genomic test, 'Oncotype DX', was used for the trials – a predictive tool created by Exact Sciences and distributed in Spain, exclusively, by Palex Medical – examines 21 genes in the tumour and indicates whether or not the cancer is likely to return, and whether the patient would benefit from chemotherapy.

The 'Oncotype DX' test was carried out on 5,083 patients worldwide, of whom two-thirds were post-menopausal and the rest pre-menopausal; those with a recurrence score of 25 or lower were split into randomly-selected groups to be given either hormone treatment and chemotherapy or just hormone treatment.

They were monitored for five years, says Spain's chief researcher involved, Dr Emilio Alba, and it was found that where they had between one and three affected lymph nodes – a situation that arises in about 5,300 women

annually in Spain – their prognosis was no worse without chemotherapy than for those who were given it.

Among the pre-menopausal patients, though, chemotherapy is still strongly advised to prevent a recurrence; post-five year survival rates, which is a cautious way of referring to a complete cure, rose by 5.2 percentage points where both types of treatment were given.

Patients who had not yet gone through the menopause were alive and cancer-free after five years in 94.2 percent of cases, compared with 89 percent of those who only had hormone treatment and no chemotherapy.

The research showed that prognosis for all groups was 'excellent', even where they had up to three affected lymph nodes, with a post-cancer five-year survival rate averaging over 90 percent.

It will mean a huge weight off the shoulders of thousands of women in Spain and beyond every year, since often, knowing they have to go through chemotherapy is every bit as devastating as a cancer diagnosis in itself, given the unpleasant sideeffects and, particularly, the knowledge that their hair would fall out.

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Costa Blanca People Web Services Costa Blanca People is driving a new business approach to ‘Supporting Local Business’ that will help advertisers to gain more exposure and customers, by adding digital marketing support to the distribution and media mix of the Costa Blanca People newspaper and its services.

By working with CBWS (Costa Blanca Web Services),Costa Blanca People is offering client help and support by adding digital online/internet marketing to help grow a sustainable business during these exceedingly difficult times.

Below you will find a range of FREE support services advertisers will have access to along with several additional services that do require a small investment.

product literature, property listings & fliers Positive customer perception of your business can be made by simply making sure the quality of the items you present look professional and are easily accessible and downloadable online.

Costa Blanca People & CBWS are uniquely positioned to support your business in these areas, with years of experience in producing these items in a format and size that is easily sent in digital formats.

1. How good is your website?

• If you have a website, when was the last time you tested it to see if it was secure, fast, being found, and optimised? Never? Hardly Ever?

• 70% of small business websites lack a CTA (call to action) • 94% of first impressions are design related. Websites are often found to be too complex, busy and lacking in navigation aids. (Ref Sweor.com) • With 51.3% of internet users worldwide doing so by mobile phones or tablets it is business critical that your website is Mobile Friendly – is yours mobile friendly? If not you are losing traffic and revenue.

CBWS will conduct a FREE online assessment of your website if you have one, both technical and visual so that you can make an informed choice on actions you may want to take going forward.

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Email marketing Findings from ‘OptinMonster’ studies report that 58% of people check their email first during any given day before anything else, including social media profiles and app notifications.

If you don’t have an email list you should start to build one. If you do have an email list we can help you maximise its return by helping you manage the whole process through a free email provider.

Almost everyone who has internet access has an email address.

It is convenient, personal, instant and inexpensive!

Email newsletters to improve content marketing.

• 35% of marketers choose to send three-to-five emails per week to their customers. (HubSpot, 2020) • From a study of 1,000 small business owners, email marketing was ranked as the second most effective medium for building brand awareness.

(Campaign Monitor, 2019) • Email marketing has the highest return on investment for small businesses. (Campaign Monitor, 2019)

2. Digital PDFs, brochures, menus,

4. Logos

For a small fee we can design and provide a logo that makes your business stand out from the crowd.

We are also able to create a video stinger/animation of your logo that ‘POPS’ can be used on Facebook, YouTube, or any video you create.

5. Video production A video of your business allows an audience to see the genuine nature of ‘how you do what you do’. It can have a powerful impact that builds customer confidence and increases the likelihood they will buy from you or visit your business.

• Video is one of the top shared pieces of content on social media, 81% of businesses use video as a marketing tool - up from 63% over the last year.

(Hubspot) • Over 80% of all traffic will consist of video by 2021 (Cisco) • 90% of consumers claim a video will help them make a purchasing decision. (Social Media Today) • 84% of people say that they’ve been convinced to buy a product or service by watching a brand’s video. (Wyzowl, 2020) • YouTube and Facebook are the most widely used platforms among video marketers - used by 85% and 79%, respectively. (Wyzowl, 2020) 6. Professional photography ‘A picture paints a thousand words good or bad!’

Professional photography is nowhere near as expensive as most people think, yet it can pay for itself over and over if you get great shots of your business, products, food, and people.

Aerial photography and videography are breathing new life into marketing

campaigns. So much more can be achieved and used when you opt for a drone type video.

7. Rebranding your business A great way for you to stimulate growth, expand, increase profits, gain a competitive advantage and maybe ‘start again’.

It’s not costly and can be phased in as a partial rebrand. If your customers are changing, or there is a lack of them maybe it’s time to change, both physically and emotionally.

8. Social media management So many businesses owners work ‘in their business’ that they do not have the time to work ‘on their business’. The truth is that ‘Social Media Marketing’ takes time and lots of it!

That is where Costa Blanca People and CBWS will be able to help you manage all your social activities, from customer response handling, adding menus, making announcements, designing content, uploading images, planning posts and managing complaints.

For a small monthly fee, everything could be managed for you.

9. Facebook marketing Combined with hard copy advertising it becomes a major benefit as the two routes to market feed one another.

Costa Blanca People provide your business with the vehicle to become widely known across all types of prospects/people whereas Facebook provides you with ability to reach an exact audience and build on the awareness already gained from hard copy advertising.

Facebook allows you to sell online, interact with customers, get to your

customers on mobile devices, pass on information, show videos etc.

Many small business owners do not use it to its full potential, but a dual marketing process can increase your prospects, increase your audience, and increase your sales.

• As of Q1 2020, there are 2.6 billion monthly active Facebook users.

(Statista, 2020) • Facebook is the primary content distribution channel for marketers today. (HubSpot, 2020) • As of April 2020, 35% of global Instagram audiences were between the ages of 25 and 34. (Statista, 2020) 10. General IT Support Businesses today need technology. It plays an essential role in any business, big or small. If your technology fails, the effects on your business can be catastrophic. We can provide you with online support both preventive and problem solving.

We do not fix computers, we fix what happens with them when they run slowly, or have been hacked, or lack SSL Security checks 11. WordPress websites If you have a WordPress site and it’s not running as it should then there are problems, it could be anything that requires a security audit, through firewall installation, caching and out of date plugins to image sizing and deadlinks.

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This Week´s Movie Picks Geostorm

The Grinch

Geostorm is a 2017 American science fiction disaster film directed, cowritten, and co-produced by Dean Devlin in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Abbie Cornish, Richard Schiff, Alexandra Maria Lara, Robert Sheehan, Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez, and Andy García. The plot follows a satellite designer who tries to save the world from a storm of epic proportions caused by malfunctioning climate-controlling satellites.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Based on Dr. Seuss's 1957 book of the same name, it was the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film.

The film is narrated by Anthony Hopkins and stars Jim Carrey in the title role along with Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin and Molly Shannon in supporting roles, as well as Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who. Because the film is based on a children's picture book, many additions were made to the storyline in order to bring it up to feature-length, including some information about the backstory of the title character and reworking the story's minor character Cindy Lou Who as a main character.

Saturday 19th December – Channel 5, 7.10 pm

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Tuesday 15th December 02:20 BBC News 02:30 Click 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Monday in Parliament 04:00 BBC News 04:30 The Travel Show 05:00 BBC News 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC World News 06:30 World Business Report 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Morning Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Animal Park 12:45 Saved On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 BBC London News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Impossible 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 20:50 Holby City 21:30 My Family 22:00 MasterChef: The Professionals 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:45 We Are Who We Are

00:25 BBC Weather 00:30 New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr 01:30 Viceroy's House 03:10 Countryfile 04:10 My Family, The Holocaust and Me 05:10 MasterChef: The Professionals 06:10 This Is BBC TWO 07:30 Animal Park 08:15 Antiques Road Trip 09:00 DIY SOS 10:00 BBC News 11:00 BBC News 13:15 Politics Live 14:00 Head Hunters 14:45 King of Kings 17:20 Snow Wolf Family and Me 18:20 Flog It! 19:00 Richard Osman's House of Games 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Inside the Factory 21:00 Great British Menu 22:00 QI XS 22:15 Industry 23:05 TOTP 2 23:45 Newsnight

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Wednesday 16th December 02:30 Global Questions 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Tuesday in Parliament 04:00 BBC News 04:30 100 Women Extra 05:00 BBC News 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC World News 06:30 World Business Report 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Morning Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:55 Animal Park 12:45 Saved On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 BBC London News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Impossible 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure 21:00 The Repair Shop 22:00 MasterChef: The Professionals 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:45 Match of the Day

00:25 BBC Weather 00:30 Hospital 01:30 Their Finest 03:20 Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley 04:20 MasterChef: The Professionals 05:20 This Is BBC TWO 07:30 Animal Park 08:15 Antiques Road Trip 09:00 Our Lives 09:30 A Special School 10:00 BBC News 11:00 BBC News 12:15 Politics Live 14:00 Head Hunters 14:45 Nigel Slater's 12 Tastes of Christmas 15:15 Talking Pictures 15:50 Holiday Affair 17:15 The Polar Bear Family & Me 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Richard Osman's House of Games 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Inside the Factory 21:00 Great British Menu 22:00 The King's Speech 23:50 Newsnight

00:00 ITV News London 00:15 Queens of the Street 01:10 Ideal World Timepieces 04:00 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 Judge Rinder 07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:00 Lorraine 11:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News London 15:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:00 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Gordon, Gino and Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa 23:15 ITV News 23:45 ITV News London

06:00 Fifteen to One 06:50 Countdown 07:30 Young Sheldon 07:50 Young Sheldon 08:10 Young Sheldon 08:30 Cheers 09:00 Cheers 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Channel 4 News 12:30 Junior Bake Off 13:30 Steph's Packed Lunch 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 Chef vs Corner Shop 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Sarah Beeny's New Life in the Country 22:00 Christmas at Highclere Castle 23:00 First Dates

07:20 Blue's Clues & You! 07:45 Milkshake Monkey 07:50 Thomas & Friends 08:00 Fireman Sam 08:10 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:25 Peppa Pig 08:30 Peppa Pig 08:40 Ricky Zoom 09:00 PAW Patrol 09:15 Go Green With The Grimwades 09:30 The Adventures of Paddington 09:45 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:55 Pirata & Capitano 10:10 Sunny Bunnies 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 The Christmas Calendar 13:55 5 News at Lunchtime 14:00 Neighbours 14:30 Cooking Up Christmas 16:20 Forever Christmas 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Friends 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Winter Road Rescue 21:00 Filthy House SOS 22:00 The Man Who Killed Suzy Lamplugh?

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00:25 American Dad! 00:55 American Dad! 01:25 The Cleveland Show 01:50 The Cleveland Show 02:20 Two and a Half Men 02:50 Two and a Half Men 03:15 Two and a Half Men 03:40 CelebAbility 04:20 ITV2 Nightscreen 04:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Teleshopping 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 You've Been Framed!

10:25 Superstore 10:55 Superstore 11:25 Dress to Impress 12:25 Love Bites 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Catchphrase 15:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:55 Supermarket Sweep 16:55 Dress to Impress 17:55 Dress to Impress 19:00 Love Bites 20:00 You've Been Framed!

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21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 Hey Tracey

00:00 A Touch of Frost

00:00 Reporting Coronavirus 00:35 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:30 Ideal World 04:00 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 Judge Rinder 07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:00 Lorraine 11:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:55 ITV News London 15:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:00 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News London 19:30 ITV Evening News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 The Martin Lewis Money Show Live 22:00 The Savoy 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:30 ITV News London 23:45 Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer

02:30 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 03:20 Serena 05:10 Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 06:00 Fifteen to One 06:50 Countdown 07:30 Young Sheldon 07:50 Young Sheldon 08:10 Young Sheldon 08:30 Cheers 09:00 Cheers 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30 Frasier 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Channel 4 News 12:30 Junior Bake Off 13:30 Steph's Packed Lunch 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 Chef vs Corner Shop 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Snackmasters 22:00 Taskmaster 23:00 The Crystal Maze

07:05 Peppa Pig 07:10 Peppa Pig 07:15 Mya Go 07:20 Blue's Clues & You! 07:45 Milkshake Monkey 07:50 Thomas & Friends 08:00 Fireman Sam 08:10 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:25 Peppa Pig 08:30 Peppa Pig 08:40 Ricky Zoom 09:00 PAW Patrol 09:15 Go Green With The Grimwades 09:30 The Adventures of Paddington 09:45 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:55 Pirata & Capitano 10:10 Sunny Bunnies 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Snowed Inn Christmas 13:55 5 News at Lunchtime 14:00 Neighbours 14:30 Merry & Bright 16:20 The Christmas Chalet 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Friends 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Secrets of Your Supermarket Food 21:00 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 22:00 Inside Lidl At Christmas 23:00 A&E After Dark

01:25 American Dad! 01:55 Shopping with Keith Lemon 02:25 The Cleveland Show 02:50 Two and a Half Men 03:15 Two and a Half Men 03:40 Two and a Half Men 04:05 The Stand Up Sketch Show 04:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Teleshopping 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Coronation Street 10:25 Superstore 10:55 Superstore 11:25 Dress to Impress 12:25 Love Bites 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 14:30 Coronation Street 15:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:55 Supermarket Sweep 16:55 Dress to Impress 17:55 Dress to Impress 19:00 Love Bites 20:00 You've Been Framed!

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21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell's Kitchen USA 23:00 Celebrity Juice

00:10 A Touch of Frost

02:20 Cheat 03:15 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Emmerdale 08:25 Emmerdale 09:00 Heartbeat 10:00 Bless This House 10:35 Bless This House 11:05 Outside Edge 11:35 Agatha Christie's Marple 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Lewis 18:55 Agatha Christie's Marple 21:00 Agatha Christie's Poirot 23:10 Beecham House

Thursday 17th December 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Wednesday in Parliament 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Click 05:00 BBC News 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC World News 06:30 World Business Report 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Morning Live 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Animal Park 12:45 Saved On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 BBC London News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Impossible 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:35 EastEnders 21:00 Nadiya's American Adventure 22:00 MasterChef: The Professionals 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:45 Blackadder II

00:30 BBC Weather 00:35 Reputations 01:35 The Duchess 03:15 Saving Britain's Pubs with Tom Kerridge 04:15 Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis 05:15 MasterChef: The Professionals 06:15 This Is BBC TWO 07:30 Animal Park 08:15 Antiques Road Trip 09:00 12 Puppies and Us 10:00 BBC News 11:00 BBC News 13:15 Politics Live 14:00 Head Hunters 14:45 Talking Pictures 15:30 The Bishop's Wife 17:15 The Polar Bear Family & Me 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Richard Osman's House of Games 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Inside the Factory 21:00 12 Puppies and Us 22:00 New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr 23:00 QI XL 23:45 Newsnight

02:30 Cheat 03:20 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Emmerdale 08:25 Emmerdale 09:00 Heartbeat 10:00 Bless This House 10:30 Bless This House 11:00 Outside Edge 11:35 Agatha Christie's Marple 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Lewis 18:55 Agatha Christie's Marple 21:00 Victoria 23:00 Beecham House

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Friday 18th December 03:00 BBC News 03:30 The Week in Parliament 04:00 BBC News 04:30 The Travel Show 05:00 BBC News 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC World News 06:30 World Business Report 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Morning Live 11:15 Homes Under the Hammer 12:15 Animal Park 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 BBC London News 14:45 Father Brown 15:30 Impossible 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:35 A Question of Sport 21:05 Richard Osman's House of Games Night 21:35 EastEnders 22:00 Have I Got News for You 22:30 Mrs Brown's Boys 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:45 The Graham Norton Show

00:25 BBC Weather 00:30 The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 01:30 An Education 03:05 The Noughties 03:50 Great British Menu 04:50 Great British Menu 05:50 This Is BBC TWO 07:30 Animal Park 08:15 Antiques Road Trip 09:00 The Repair Shop 10:00 BBC News 11:00 BBC News 14:00 Head Hunters 14:45 The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 15:30 The Hairy Bakers 15:45 The Importance of Being Earnest 17:15 The Polar Bear Family & Me 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Simply Nigella 21:00 Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis 22:00 The Happy Prince 23:35 Corin Redgrave: De Profundis 23:45 Newsnight

00:40 Who Wants to Be a

02:50 A Cure for Wellness

Millionaire?: The Million Pound 05:20 Fifteen to One 06:10 Work on the Wild Side Question 06:35 Kirstie's Vintage Gems 01:35 Ideal World GX Pillows 06:50 Countdown 07:30 Young Sheldon 04:00 Tonight 07:50 Young Sheldon 08:10 Young Sheldon 04:25 ITV Nightscreen 08:30 Cheers 06:05 Judge Rinder 09:00 Cheers 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Lorraine 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 This Morning 10:30 Frasier 13:30 Loose Women 11:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay's Kitchen 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News Nightmares USA 14:55 ITV News London 12:25 Channel 4 News 12:30 Junior Bake Off 15:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 13:30 Steph's Packed Lunch 16:00 Tenable 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 Tipping Point 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 The Chase 18:00 Come Dine with Me 18:30 Chef vs Corner Shop 19:00 ITV News London 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 ITV Evening News 19:30 The Simpsons 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Dispatches 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 21:30 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Celebrity Gogglebox 23:20 ITV News 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 23:50 ITV News London

07:20 Blue's Clues & You! 07:45 Milkshake Monkey 07:50 Thomas & Friends 08:00 Fireman Sam 08:10 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:25 Peppa Pig 08:30 Peppa Pig 08:40 Ricky Zoom 09:00 PAW Patrol 09:15 Go Green With The Grimwades 09:30 The Adventures of Paddington 09:45 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:55 Pirata & Capitano 10:10 Sunny Bunnies 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 My Christmas Love 13:55 5 News at Lunchtime 14:00 Neighbours 14:30 A Storybook Christmas 16:15 To Be Announced 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Friends 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Inside The Steam Train Museum 21:00 Walking Britain's Lost Railways 22:00 Cruising with Jane McDonald 23:30 Live: BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title Boxing

00:00 Family Guy 00:30 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad! 01:30 American Dad! 02:00 Hey Tracey 03:00 Two and a Half Men 03:25 Two and a Half Men 03:50 Family Guy 04:20 ITV2 Nightscreen 04:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Teleshopping 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Emmerdale 10:00 You've Been Framed!

10:25 Superstore 10:55 Superstore 11:25 Dress to Impress 12:25 Love Bites 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Emmerdale 14:30 You've Been Framed!

15:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:55 Supermarket Sweep 16:55 Dress to Impress 17:55 Dress to Impress 19:00 Love Bites 20:00 You've Been Framed!

20:30 You've Been Framed!

21:00 The Holiday 23:45 Family Guy

00:00 A Touch of Frost 02:20 Cheat 03:15 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Emmerdale 08:25 Emmerdale 09:00 Heartbeat 10:00 Bless This House 10:30 Outside Edge 11:35 Agatha Christie's Marple 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Lewis 18:55 Agatha Christie's Marple 21:00 Dad's Army 23:00 Beecham House

Saturday 19th December 08:05 Thomas & Friends 00:15 Family Guy 00:35 The Royle Family 00:15 BBC Weather 07:35 Thunderbirds Are Go 02:45 The Simpsons 00:00 Beecham House 08:15 Fireman Sam 08:00 Dare Master at Home 03:10 The Simpsons 01:15 What We Did on Our 00:45 Family Guy 00:20 The Importance of 08:05 Mr Bean 03:35 The Simpsons Holiday 08:25 Pirata & Capitano 01:10 American Dad! 01:05 Victoria 08:20 Mr Bean 04:00 The Simpsons 02:45 Weather for the Week Being Oscar 08:35 Daisy & Ollie 01:40 American Dad! 01:45 Battlestar Galactica 08:30 Scrambled!

04:25 Come Dine with Me Ahead 08:45 Peppa Pig 02:10 Shopping with Keith 03:00 Bless This House 08:35 The Tom and Jerry 04:50 Come Dine with Me 02:50 BBC News 02:30 Battlestar Galactica 08:55 Peppa Pig Lemon Show 05:20 Come Dine with Me 03:00 BBC News 09:05 Ben & Holly's Little 03:15 Panorama 02:40 The Cleveland Show 08:50 Hotel Transylvania 05:45 Come Dine with Me 03:30 The Week in Parliament 03:25 ITV3 Nightscreen Kingdom 04:15 New Elizabethans with 09:10 Craig of the Creek 03:05 The Cleveland Show 06:15 Come Dine with Me 04:00 BBC News 09:25 Butterbean's Café 03:35 Two and a Half Men Andrew Marr 09:30 How 06:40 Kirstie's Vintage Gems 09:40 Little Princess 04:30 Click 03:30 Teleshopping 04:00 Two and a Half Men 10:05 Teen Titans Go! 06:55 The Simpsons 04:45 Newswatch 05:15 This Is BBC TWO 09:50 Abby Hatcher 04:25 ITV2 Nightscreen 10:25 ITV News 07:20 The Simpsons 05:00 BBC News 07:25 Wild & Weird 10:05 Wissper 10:30 James Martin's Saturday 07:45 Escape From Planet 05:30 Guatemala's Lost World 04:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Agatha Christie's 07:40 All Over the Place 10:15 PAW Patrol Morning Earth 06:00 BBC News 07:00 Teleshopping 10:40 The World According To 08:10 The Dengineers 12:40 John and Lisa's 09:15 Heineken Champions 06:30 The Travel Show 08:00 Totally Bonkers Marple Grandpa Weekend Kitchen Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle 07:00 Breakfast 08:40 Blue Peter Guinness World Records 10:50 Peppa Pig 13:40 James Martin's 10:20 The Bear 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 09:10 Natural World 08:35 The Ellen DeGeneres American Adventure 10:55 We're Going on a Bear 10:55 Peppa Pig 12:30 Nigella: Cook, Eat, 09:05 Coronation Street 10:00 The Greatest Story Ever 14:10 ITV Lunchtime News 11:00 SpongeBob SquarePants Show Hunt Repeat 09:20 The Ellen DeGeneres Told 14:20 Midsomer Murders 11:30 Junior Bake Off 13:00 Football Focus 11:15 Access Omnibus Show 16:15 Minions 12:30 World Chase Tag - USA 11:20 Friends 14:00 BBC Weekend News 13:05 The Hairy Bikers' 10:10 The Ellen DeGeneres 18:00 The Masked Singer: The 13:30 Live: European Rugby 14:15 Bargain Hunt 11:50 Friends Christmas Party 12:00 Carry on Camping Show Story So Far Champions Cup 14:55 Money for Nothing 12:20 Friends 14:05 Around the World in 80 19:00 ITV Evening News 16:15 Jamie's Easy Christmas 12:50 Friends 15:55 Wreck-It Ralph 11:05 You've Been Framed!

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Sunday 20th December 02:55 BBC News 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Dateline London 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Guatemala's Lost World 05:00 BBC News 05:30 Click 06:00 BBC News 06:30 The Week in Parliament 07:00 Breakfast 09:00 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 A Very Country Christmas 12:00 Sunday Worship 12:30 Fern Britton Meets...

13:30 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:15 Songs of Praise 15:00 Lifeline 15:10 Money for Nothing 15:40 Hammy's Boomerang Adventure 15:45 Maleficent 17:15 Blue Planet II 18:15 BBC Weekend News 18:30 BBC London News 18:40 Countryfile 19:40 Antiques Roadshow 20:10 His Dark Materials 21:00 BBC Sports Personality of the Year 23:00 BBC Weekend News 23:20 BBC London News 23:30 Match of the Day 2

01:30 Great Expectations

07:20 Mr. Magoo 01:10 Carrie 07:25 Mr. Magoo 03:00 The Simpsons 03:30 This Is BBC TWO 07:35 Thunderbirds Are Go 08:00 Dare Master at Home 03:25 The Simpsons 07:45 Animal Park 08:05 Mr Bean 03:50 Kirstie's Handmade 08:20 Mr Bean Christmas 08:30 Countryfile 08:30 Scrambled!

04:40 Hollyoaks Omnibus 08:35 The Tom and Jerry 09:30 Landward Show 06:20 Work on the Wild Side 08:50 Hotel Transylvania 10:00 Natural World 06:45 The Simpsons 09:10 DC Super Hero Girls 07:10 The Simpsons 09:30 How 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best 10:05 Craig of the Creek 07:35 The Simpsons Bites 10:25 ITV News 08:05 The Simpsons 10:30 Best Walks with a View 12:30 Nigellissima 08:30 Epic with Julia Bradbury 11:00 Love Your Weekend with 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Nature's Weirdest Alan Titchmarsh 13:30 The Simpsons 12:55 All Around Britain Events 14:00 The Simpsons 13:50 Countrywise 14:20 John and Lisa's 14:30 The Simpsons 14:00 Life in the Snow Weekend Kitchen 15:00 The Simpsons 15:20 ITV Lunchtime News 15:00 Talking Pictures 15:30 White Christmas 15:30 Shrek 2 15:45 Shadowlands 17:15 ITV Evening News 17:55 The Man Who Invented 17:30 ITV News London 17:50 Chris and Michaela: 17:40 Diamonds Are Forever Christmas 19:55 Channel 4 News 20:00 Who Wants to Be a Under the Christmas Sky Millionaire?: The Million Pound 20:00 Luxury Cruises: From Question 18:50 Catch Me if You Can Boom to Bust?

21:00 The Cube 21:00 Michael Palin: Travels of 22:15 Bradley Walsh's How to 21:00 Royal Antiques Revived Win a Game Show 22:00 Devon and Cornwall at 23:15 ITV News a Lifetime 23:35 Gordon, Gino and Fred: Christmas Desperately Seeking Santa 23:00 Celebrity Gogglebox 22:30 The Death of Stalin

07:40 Shane the Chef 07:50 Thomas & Friends 08:15 Fireman Sam 08:25 Pirata & Capitano 08:35 Daisy & Ollie 08:50 Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas 09:05 Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom 09:20 Butterbean's Café 09:40 Little Princess 09:50 Abby Hatcher 10:00 Wissper 10:10 PAW Patrol 10:35 The World According To Grandpa 10:55 Peppa Pig 11:00 SpongeBob SquarePants 11:15 Ryan's Mystery Playdate 11:25 Access 11:30 NFL End Zone 12:00 WWE Raw: Highlights 13:00 Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey?

15:15 The Karate Kid 17:50 Inside Harrods At Christmas 18:50 Inside Lidl At Christmas 19:35 5 News Update 19:40 Our Yorkshire Farm 21:00 Our Yorkshire Farm 22:00 Victoria Wood: In Her Own Words 23:55 Britain's Favourite Christmas Adverts

00:05 Family Guy 00:30 Family Guy 01:00 Family Guy 01:30 Family Guy 02:00 American Dad! 02:25 American Dad! 02:55 The Cleveland Show 03:25 Through the Keyhole 04:20 ITV2 Nightscreen 04:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Teleshopping 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 08:55 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:45 Dress to Impress 10:45 I'm a Celebrity... A Castle Story 11:50 The Masked Singer: The Story So Far 12:50 Catchphrase 13:55 Shrek the Halls 14:25 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure 16:15 Jack Frost 18:20 The Grinch 20:00 Uncle Buck 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Family Guy 23:00 Shopping with Keith Lemon

00:05 Lewis

07:25 Blue's Clues & You! 07:50 Milkshake Monkey 07:55 Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!

08:05 Fireman Sam 08:15 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:25 Peppa Pig 08:30 Peppa Pig 08:40 Ricky Zoom 09:00 The Adventures of Paddington 09:15 PAW Patrol 09:45 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:55 Pirata & Capitano 10:05 Peppa Pig 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

13:10 Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

14:05 5 News at Lunchtime 14:15 Neighbours 14:45 Dances With Wolves 15:45 5 News Update 15:50 Dances With Wolves 18:20 5 News Tonight 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Friends 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 UK's Strongest Man 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star 23:30 When Classic Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong

00:00 Family Guy 00:30 Family Guy 00:55 Family Guy 01:25 Family Guy 01:50 American Dad! 02:20 American Dad! 02:45 American Dad! 03:15 The Cleveland Show 03:40 The Cleveland Show 04:05 The Cleveland Show 04:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Teleshopping 07:25 Catchphrase 08:00 You've Been Framed!

08:40 Emmerdale 09:05 Coronation Street 10:05 Shark Tale 11:55 You've Been Framed!

12:20 I'm a Celebrity: Surviving the Jungle 13:25 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Catchphrase 16:00 You've Been Framed!

16:35 You've Been Framed!

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17:35 Happy Feet 19:45 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 Crossing Swords 23:30 Crossing Swords

00:05 Midsomer Murders

02:10 Bless This House 02:40 Bless This House 03:10 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Bless This House 07:25 Coronation Street Omnibus 10:15 Emmerdale Omnibus 13:15 Agatha Christie's Poirot 15:25 Agatha Christie's Marple 17:30 Anne: The Princess Royal at 70 19:00 The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom 20:00 Dad's Army 22:00 The Good Karma Hospital 23:00 The Good Karma Hospital

Monday 21st December 01:10 The Big Sick 03:10 A Question of Sport 03:40 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:45 BBC News 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Dateline London 05:00 BBC News 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC World News 06:30 World Business Report 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast 11:25 The Muppets 13:00 Snow Animals 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 BBC London News 14:45 Oz the Great and Powerful 16:50 Worzel Gummidge 17:50 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out 18:15 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain's Children 21:00 EastEnders 21:20 The Vicar of Dibley 21:50 The Vicar of Dibley 22:00 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:45 Mission: Impossible

00:10 The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 01:10 Heroes 01:55 Heroes 02:40 Holby City 03:20 Great British Menu 04:20 Great British Menu 05:20 This Is BBC TWO 07:20 Mountain Vets 07:50 Mary Berry's Simple Comforts 08:20 The Week in Parliament 08:50 Race Across the World 09:50 12 Puppies and Us 10:50 Wild Tales from the Village 11:50 Viva Las Vegas 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Nature's Weirdest Events 14:10 Doctor Zhivago 17:15 A Very Country Christmas 18:15 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 19:00 Butterflies 19:30 Inside the Factory 20:30 Mastermind 21:00 Only Connect 21:30 Christmas University Challenge 22:00 Upstart Crow 22:30 Inside No. 9 23:00 Mock the Week 23:35 The Revenant

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Gordon Ramsay's daughter prefers mum's cooking to chef dad's Gordon Ramsay may be one of the most well-known chefs on the planet – but that doesn’t mean he’s without a couple of critics.

The Hell's Kitchen star’s daughter Tilly isn’t the biggest fan of his food, and much prefers her mum’s cooking.

Aspiring chef Tilly, 19, shared the shock revelation during a candid challenge with her famous Dad. The father-daughter duo competed against one another in the 'This or That' challenge which saw them answer truthfully to an array of rather controversial questions.

Gordon and Tilly recreated the viral TikTok challenge as they danced around to Run DMC's 'It's Tricky' from their home in Cornwall.

Sporting matching black outfits, the giddy pair said they both preferred going out to staying in while Tilly admitted she likes her mum’s cooking more than her dad’s famous dishes.

After fans questioned her revelation, she later revealed that she much prefers plain food over spicy food, and this is the reason why she’s not a huge fan of Gordon’s cooking.

"That makes sense, just

because her dad is a chef doesn’t mean she has to love everything he makes," defended one fan in the comment section.

"Bit weird having a dad as a chef and not liking his food.

Everyone else could only dream of that!" another debated.

While a third added: "Tilly how

could you not enjoy your dad’s cooking? That’s crazy!"

Gordon shares five children with his wife Tana, 46, who has written several cookery books.

The happily married couple share Jack and Holly, 20, Megan, 22, Tilly, 19, and 18-month-old Oscar.

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Common Causes of Road Rage For the majority of motorists, driving in a courteous manner is the most natural way to progress, however, even though it is the season to be jolly, there are occasions when a normally calm driver sees red and is transformed into a monster. Road rage can affect everybody, but most of the time the most frustrating causes of an increase in stress levels are caused by other people,

often unintentionally, but sometimes by those few drivers whose selfish and almost bullying attitude poses a risk to everybody on the road.

Amongst the most common bad habits is “aggressive driving”, defined as “any ways that directly or indirectly affect both pedestrians and drivers and cause, harm or damage to other people moving at the

same time where traffic flows”.

In high-traffic situations, when there are many drivers who interact at the same time, there is often an increase in aggressive behaviour by some, but this is not necessarily a new phenomenon as it has been present almost as long as roads and cars themselves have existed.

Social factors largely determine this aggressiveness.

Haste, noisy environments, many people in a confined space, stress that accompanies our daily lives, are all situations that increase our aggressiveness behind the wheel, according to a recent report by LegalCar. Their report offers two main reasons why this aggressiveness increases. When driving a car without being aware of the many psychophysiological mechanisms that will be useful to strengthen the capacity to react in time to adversity when we are driving, and the increase caused by drivers being seemingly unpunished for their actions.

Many of the elements that influence the violent reactions behind the wheel have to do with stereotypes. For example, some people react aggressively on the grounds of sex against women, against novice and older drivers. In addition, racism and even a person´s clothing can cause an increase in driver aggression.

Other driver´s actions such as seeing a driver using a mobile phone or carrying out a seemingly dangerous or unnecessary manoeuvre, or speeding, can all increase the stresses of driving.

Many of these factors are illegal, as they can all be extremely dangerous, and so we will look at some of the most common mistakes, in the hope that if we are aware of some of the factors that can cause road rage, we can avoid creating the situation

ourselves, either unintentionally or otherwise.

Some of the most common avoidable “mistakes” that can lead to road rage include blocking junctions, such as a vehicle stopping in the middle of a crossroads when their exit wasn´t clear, thus blocking the flow of traffic across the junction when the priority changes.

Centre-lane hogging on motorways, or even, in some cases, remaining in the lefthand lane on a motorway. In Spain we drive on the right, in fact as far right as possible, according to the law, and although multiple lanes exist for overtaking, a vehicle must return to the right-hand lane once the move is complete, subject to instructions from signs and signals.

Weaving in and out of lanes in a traffic jam causes frustrations, largely as this impedes the flow of the lane that the vehicle is joining and can amplify delays for everybody waiting.

Dazzling oncoming vehicles because our headlights are not set correctly or we may have them on full beam unnecessarily. The same applies for fog lights, which should only be used in the case of a severe reduction in visibility.

Having alight out is also a frustration for many, and a dangerous and illegal situation too. At night, a car with only one headlight may be confused for a motorcycle. Having a back light or brake light missing can not only cause confusion, it is extremely dangerous, which is why it is illegal.

Stealing parking spaces is high on the list of frustrations for many drivers. When you wait patiently for a vehicle to vacate, and another car sneaks in the gap before you can be one of the most frustrating

conditions that drivers find.

Trying to sneak past traffic cues by using the hard shoulder or slip road is equally frustrating for many.

At these same slip roads, some drivers will actively accelerate in order to prevent a vehicle from joining the main carriageway. This increase in speed also means that your vehicle is heading faster towards a potential collision situation. It is far better to take the courteous option, if possible, and back-off to allow vehicles to join the flow of traffic with you.

The same applies for overtaking. A vehicle is only allowed to overtake if it can return to the flow of traffic safely in front of the vehicle it wants to pass. However, if that, or any other vehicle prevents its safe return by perhaps increasing speed, then the situation becomes extremely dangerous.

Failing to maintain the correct distance from the vehicle in front is a very dangerous and illegal move, and it is one of the biggest frustrations for many.

Maintaining a safe distance is crucial at all times.

However, the biggest cause of aggressive behaviour and the biggest frustration for many road users is failing to use indicators. Remember, indicators are there to “indicate” our intentions to other road users. They should be used BEFORE a manoeuvre is carried out. Always remember the basics, Mirror – Signal – Manoeuvre. If you don´t indicate, or if you indicate too late, you are not telling other road users of your intention, creating a potentially dangerous situation, and for that reason you face a fine. The same applies to cancelling your indicators.

Make sure they have been cancelled once the move is complete.

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Elche CF, Rocket or Slide?

On Sunday Elche played at home in the empty 33,500 seater Martinez Valero Stadium. Their opponents were 7th placed Granada who had just returned from their Thursday night Europa League match in Greece against Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstantinopolitón or PAOK for short. Granada have 1 more game to play in their Europa League group E, but they have already qualified for the next stage.

Monday’s ‘Bowmaker’ (Don’t forget that’s the best three scores out of four to count) was won by Nigel Price, Reg Akehurst, Yvonne Phipps and Dave Pulling. With a very impressive 122 points they were just six short of the record set back in 2018.

With all eyes looking forward to Wednesday’s ‘Pairs Club Championship’ it was pure coincidence that Lindsay Forbes and I were drawn out once again to partner each other, having only just recently won the ‘Pairs Matchplay Trophy’. Starting as firm favourites it was rumoured that Ladbrookes were refusing to accept any more bets on our winning this time out!

Alas it was not to be. With a total of 40 points we didn’t even make it into the top three places.

A good outside bet though would have been on Alan Douglas and Mike Mahony as

they took the title with a sparkling 47 points. Behind them were Olga Douglas and Dave Pullingon 45 and in third place, with 43 points, it was Nigel Price and Nora Betts.

Friday and it was 2 from 4 to count with all on the par 5’s. I certainly had a game of 2 halves; 23 points going out and only 7 coming back! Winning, with 99 points were Bryen Neal, John Shervell, Petina Murray and Nick Campbell. Just one point behind them were Lindsay Forbes, Mike Mahony, Andrea Martin and (making his first appearance on the leader board) John Halliday.

Apparently Heinz Lei said to his caddy, ‘I’m going to drown myself in the lake’. To which the reply was, ‘Think you can keep your head down that long?

Pues hasta la semana que viene Peter Reffell

This was a pivotal match for Elche CF, a win would see them rocket to 7th place and a defeat would see them slide to 13th place. Unfortunately the visiting Andaulsian team was the clear dominator. They played with more intent than the home team, although both lacked real goal opportunities.

Granada had their first chance after 6 minutes with a great header from Rangel Herrera. He powered the ball to the bottom corner, but Badia was not to be beaten and once again his secured hands made a sensational save. Then it was Elche's turn. From a corner kick, Verdú had an unbeatable chance as he controlled the ball first with his chest before forcefully volleying. The visiting goalie was equally alert and made a magnificent move to repel the shot. As the first half progressed,

Elche looked more comfortable, but they still did not worry the Andalusians.

The first and only goal of the game came on the 42nd minute.

Darwin Machis charged down the right wing leaving his Franjiverde defender in his wake and sent a pin point accurate pass to Luis Suárez who slotted the ball in at the near post.

The half time score of 0-1 did not change as the game lost rhythm and momentum, with continuous interruptions. Both teams had a couple of chances, the most memorable one coming

from Granada's former Real Madrid player, Roberto Soldado.

Elche CF will take on 2nd place Atletico Madrid on Saturday the 19th December at 14:00 in the Wanda Metropolitano. They have two more games left this year, against Osasuna and Real Madrid.

As soon as spectators are allowed back into the stadiums, EuroTourGuide will once again be offering Coach Tours with Match Tickets to support Elche CF. Please sign up to receive your free newsletter on www.eurotourguide.com

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