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Spain prepares for no-deal Brexit S

panish president Pedro Sánchez has revealed that he has been working since November on contingency plans for four key areas in case of a 'hard Brexit', in which the UK leaves the European Union without a deal on 29th March this year.

British expats living in Spain have

been worried about their future since the referendum results were announced, but Sánchez has them uppermost in his mind – an estimated 750,000 UK nationals live in Spain, his government says, and in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the president is ready to pass a law immediately to prevent them becoming

'illegal immigrants' and to continue to be able to access the national health service, pensions, State benefits such as dole money, and to live and work.

Parliamentary spokeswoman Isabel Celáa says the law will come into force in February if the UK continues without a Continued on page 8

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Constitution books presented

The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón and the councillor for education, José Hurtado, announced on 9th January that the town hall would distribute 45 books about democracy and the ‘Día de la Constitución’ to the schools in the town.

Altogether there are 12 public primary schools, a semi-private school (concertado), five secondary schools, an adult education centre, ALPE (the centre for special needs) and three public libraries. Each one of these will receive two copies of the book.

The idea is that the books will help educate young people in the town about the transition from dictatorship to democracy and help them understand the values that accompany the constitution. The cost of presenting the 45 books comes to €931.

The book has been published in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Spanish constitution. It is written for children and young people and features the main events and people in each decade since the constitution was formed.

Prizes given to young entrepreneurs On 8th January the mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, and the councillor for development and employment, Víctor Ferrández, handed out plaques to the winners of the ‘Young Entrepreneurs Award 2018’. The winners were Oscar Continued on page 5

Five local police officers who were employed on a temporary basis have had their contracts terminated. After only a month and a half the town hall has let the ‘interinos’ go. They were originally employed to help cover the deficit in the permanent police force in Torrevieja. It has been claimed for a long time that the numbers of police officers do not reflect the size of the town.

There are two reasons given for this.

Firstly a cap that was placed on the number of permanent officers that could be employed and secondly a reduction in the age of retirement to 59 years old. The employment of the five officers came as part of a campaign to increase the force by 20 over a period of six months ending on 31st December. However, the employment process took longer than expected and finally only five officers were selected and then much later then anticipated, not until October.

Now the contract has come to a close and the town is left with only 70 regular

police officers and 47 ‘interinos’ who are not allowed to carry weapons. Of these, nine are expected to retire shortly and another 16 are required only to do limited duties that exclude patrolling the streets.

In addition to this you have those who are on sick leave which can be as much as 10% of the work force.

The result of the shortfall of officers can be seen on the streets. For example, during the recent three kings processions, with thousands of people congregated into Torrevieja, there were only six officers on duty.

This comprised of four regular officers, an inspector and the head of police.

The overtime offered had not been attractive to the police force, according to the unions. The majority of local police officers do not live in Torrevieja and aren’t recompensed by a fixed amount. They are only paid for the actual hours they do, unlike in some other towns. For many, it isn’t worth working just four or five hours extra.

The Kings’ procession on Saturday was staffed by the regular quotient of officers, just like on a normal evening. Nobody took up the overtime on offer. However, the security of the event was backed up by the attendance of the Guardia Civil and the voluntary Civil Protection Unit.

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BITE SIZE Dique de Levante NEWS: needs repairs Continued from page 3

Pina Escribano with a first prize of €7,000 followed by, in second place, María José Berná Poquis with €3,500 and in third place, Pedro Vicente Quesada Tomás who won €1,500. Seven people applied for the award and the money has already been presented. Councillor Ferrández congratulated the winners and acknowledged them as role models having had the courage to start a business during difficult times. ‘The idea behind this award is to encourage other young people to start new initiatives,’ explained the councillor.

The Dique de Levante is the promenade that extends from Torrevieja’s sea front out into the Mediterranean sea. It’s a favourite ‘paseo’ for many people who choose to walk the 1,440 metres to its end and back again. Its position, out into the sea, means that it takes a battering every time there is a storm and, not surprisingly, the wooden planks that deck it are showing their age.

Holes have appeared in the wooden floor and barriers have been put up to prevent people from tripping. Some of the holes are large, causing concern that not only might they cause someone to fall

of 6,200 square metres of flooring which would cost more than 1.2 million euros. A cost that neither previous local governments or the one at present are keen to pick up.

In August 2016 the current mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón, did announce his commitment to the renovation of the pier. The proposal was that the first 200 metres of the walkway be replaced. This would be the area between the entrance to the dique at the Hombre del Mar until the first steps from the Marina Salinas. This would then leave some wooden boards available to patch

but are big enough for someone’s foot to be caught in them too.

The dique is also a popular venue for runners and they, in particular, are unlikely to spot raised areas or holes in the wooden planks. The local government is finding it difficult to keep up with the necessarywooden replacements and has now run out of them altogether.A better material should have been chosen initially and now it would be preferableto replace the decking with an alternative.

The dique was constructed in the year 2000 and in 2013 it was proposed that the wood be replaced by another material.

However, it would need altogether a total

up the rest of the dique. However, the work has not taken place yet.

The deterioration of the wooden floor isn’t surprising given its exposure to salt, wind and humidity. It’s the same problem that the paseo in La Mata has experienced. It’s also a very well used promenade. The views from it are spectacular and countless numbers of tourists and residents enjoy leisurely walks there, adding to its wear and tear. It’s hoped that something can be done to at least patch up this popular venue before the summer season begins.

Civil protection assists in search for Henry Torrevieja’s Civil Protection Unit is one of the groups assisting those searching for the missing young man in Orihuela Costa. Henry Alejandro Jiménez, is 20 years old and disappeared on 1st January. The Guardia Civil, Local Police and Civil Protection have been searching the area of Cabo Roig. Along with many other volunteers, Torrevieja’s Civil Protection Unit are collaborating with colleagues in Orihuela Costa in the search.

If you have any information about his disappearance you can call 642 650 775 or 649 952 957 or use the email sosdesaparecidos@sosdesaparecidos.es

Accumulated rubbish on protected land Concerns have been raised about an accumulation of rubbish that there is in the area adjacent to the salt lakes in Torrevieja.

Piles of rubble, wood, plastic and other waste can be found between Torreta Florida and the old chemical factory.

Some of the rubbish that has been dumped there goes back to the eighties when changing methods of salt extraction meant some materials were removed and other used in their place. At this time there was possibly less concern about the environmental impact of waste removal and storage and consequently the area became something of a dump.

The area is not generally accessible to the public. However, it is expected that the Vuelta Ciclista a España may begin from the salt works in August. The current salt extraction business is managed by Salins who have the contract for it until 2030. It is hoped that they might see it as part of their environmental obligations to help clean it up.

Cold front warnings The councillor for safety issued a warning about the cold weather to the people of Torrevieja. Three nights of below freezing temperatures were expected as a result of a wave of polar air hitting the region on the 11th, 12th and 13th January.

Minimum temperatures were forecast to be as low as 3 to 4 degrees. An unusual lower limit even at this time of year.

The councillor was particularly concerned about those people who are living on the streets and a ‘civil protection point’ was opened where those sleeping rough could obtain hot milk, coffee, muffins and cookies. A request went out for spare blankets to be donated too.

Donation to AFECÁNCER La Asociación de Familiares y Enfermos de Cáncer received a donation from Help Vega Baja that will enable them to keep Continued on page 6

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Quesada British expat discovers El Niño win A British pensioner who does not speak Spanish found out almost by accident that he had won €75,000 on the El Niño lottery, which was drawn on Sunday, 6th January.

Gary, in his late 60s and living on the urbanisation Ciudad Quesada in Rojales, was reportedly waiting patiently in the queue to find out if his most recent lottery ticket had won anything – as he often did – and started seeing that the number 61.776 appeared on several posters.

Shop owner Inmaculada Giménez Ortega says: “He went yellow, then white...then nearly fainted! “He didn't know when the draw was, and had no idea whether he'd won anything,” Inmaculada reveals.

To help him out, as he does not speak the language, Inmaculada took Gary to the nearest bank, a branch of Banco Sabadell.

Once there, she left him with the

woman in charge, who speaks fluent English, so she could explain it all to him.

Ciudad Quesada along with neighbouring urbanisations are extremely popular with tourists, holiday home owners and expatriates, the vast majority of whom are British or Irish and its nearest lottery shop in the town has sold winning tickets before, so Gary is not the first. Exactly a year ago in the last El Niño draw, Inmaculada sold a full ticket, or 10 décimos, which won the second prize of €750,000 – a décimo, such as Gary bought, being worth €75,000 for the second prize.

Last year's winner found out they had netted the €750,000 prize whilst in church – having forgotten to turn off or silence their mobile phone beforehand, the winner was mildly embarrassed when this started to 'ping' constantly during mass due to a flood of WhatsApp messages coming through.

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BITE SIZE It might be cold but Grants for music festivals NEWS: it’s good for business Continued from page 5 their stock of wigs available. The problem of hair loss during chemotherapy is one that affects those receiving treatment psychologically. Volunteers at AFECÄNCER assist patients to choose a wig and explain how they should be worn and looked after.

The loan service is one of those offered by the charity to cancer patients along with breast prostheses. Those interested can find out more at the organisation’s headquarters on 9 Los Molinos Street between the hours of 10.30am and 1.30pm. Alternatively you can call 965 074 375.

The temperatures have certainly dropped in the last few days, but cold as it might be it’s good news for the salt works in Torrevieja. With the decrease in temperatures it’s anticipated that there will be an increase in demand for salt on Spanish roads and those of other European countries.

More than 175,000 tons of salt has left Torrevieja’s salt works in the last few days destined for countries such as the UK,

lorries every day.

However, this is not in fact as great a number as is usual at this time of year. In previous years there have been between 40 to 50 lorries transporting the salt. This is because until recently and over the Christmas period, the weather has been mild. Now with warnings about a wave of polar air, an increase in orders is expected.

In anticipation of this, the Torrevieja salt works has been building up its salt

Oslo exhibition For the third year running, Torrevieja has been represented at the tourist fair in Oslo, Norway. The fair took place over the weekend of 12th and 13th January. The event was attended by Councillor Fanny Serrano and a local administrator.

Torrevieja took its place on the ‘Region of Valencia’ stand and one of the key features on show this year were the newly established visits to Las Salinas, the salt works and lake. Councillor Serrano was also handing out salt to those stopping by the stand.

Norway is one of the growing tourism markets for Torrevieja. In 2018 almost 19% of the tourists in the tourist information centres were from Norway.

Norwegian visitors enjoy coming to Spain not only in the summer season but throughout the year.

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Norway, Sweden and other northern European countries. Salt is also needed on the Spanish roads, particularly in the north of the country where temperature have dropped recently.

Torrevieja is the biggest producer of salt in Spain and one of the biggest in Europe. Around forty ships haverecently collected salt from the dyke where it’s brought by the conveyer built from the salt lakes and factory. Around 25% of the total amount of salt produced is transported to other parts of Spain. This amounts to around 44,000 tons of salt.

This salt has been transported by 10 to 12

stores in order to cater for anticipated demand throughout January, February and into March. Although the orders haven’t started rolling in yet, the salt company expects that if the cold weather continues they will do.

The salt industry in Torrevieja produces around 600,000 tons of salt annually. It’s used for de-icing the roads but also some of it is used in the food production industry for salting meat, bread, pasta and sausages. Some of the salt is also destined for other industrial use.

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The tourism department of the Comunidad Valenciana has announced a new programme of grants worth €9 million. As part of the initiative, €1 million has been set aside for the development and support of music festivals in the region. Festivals have been identified as an important niche in the tourism market and this is the first time that a specific programme has been introduced specifically for music festivals. Up until

now, festivals fell under the heading of sporting and cultural activities.

Up until February 15th, grants can be applied for by ‘companies that organize musical activities of tourist interest to be held in the Valencian Community’. Grants can then be used to promote the festivals nationally and internationally. It will also be possible to subsidize part of the expenses of organising the event.

Two arrested for 007style pen gun and seven kilos of cocaine Two men carr ying a James Bondstyle pen gun and seven k ilos of cocaine have been arrested in Malaga. The Spaniards, aged 34 and 39 years old, were held on charges of drug traffick ing and the possession of illegal weapons.

National Police agents also seized a taser, an air pistol, another gun with ammunition, a bulletproof vest, 108 grams of hash and €11,000. Sean Conner y ’s Bond uses a similar 9mm rocketfiring pen gun in the film Never Say Never Again (1983).

Cops began their investigations on 4th December in Calle Eresma when a car was seen fleeing from Malaga’s

northern district. A chase ensued and police arrested the two drug suspects round the corner on Calle Cabriel, where they seized the vehicle. The drugs and guns were found hidden in compar tments under the car ’s dashboard, including the 007inspired gun pen.

I t comes as the La Palmilla district and its surrounding streets witnessed a New Year ’s Day shootout involving a submachine gun. In the fire -fight a 79-year- old widow cheated death when her curtain stopped a bullet that was fired through her window and heading straight for her.

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Continued from page 1 concrete deal with the required backing.

Where this leaves holiday home owners, present and future, who are not full-time residents in Spain, is not clear, but Sánchez intends to allow Brits to travel freely between the UK and Spain without a visa, and will authorise flights between the two countries straight away, meaning expats will still be able to return for trips to see their families and UK residents will not be cut off from their homes in the sun.

Given that foreign buyers, of whom Brits make up a significant number, are helping the housing market to recover – and boost the economy by spending in Spain on their holidays – it seems likely Sánchez will ensure no extra hurdles apply to purchasing homes on Spanish territory, or for those who already own second properties to live in them permanently in the future when they retire.

Sánchez announced he thrashed out the details of how to protect the 200,000-plus Spaniards living in the UK at a meeting last Friday with foreign affairs minister Josep Borrell – although this issue could be more difficult for Spain to give guarantees on, given that these residents are in the hands of British immigration policies, unlike UK-born expats in Spain to whom national policy, which Sánchez is able to control, will apply.

Urgent talks with Spanish firms at home in and in the UK Sánchez has been in talks with Spanish companies based in Britain since November – among others, Banco Santander, clothing chains Zara and Mango, plus holdings of Iberia and

Telefónica – to help devise plans for how to carry on their businesses if the UK crashes out of the bloc without a deal.

Also, according to ICEX data in 2017, the UK was Spain's third-largest destination for exports of goods and services – in fact, just a year ago, Britain went through a highly-publicised 'lettuce crisis' because harsh winter weather in Spain had reduced the usual crop yield and left Pedro Sánchez it unable to export more than a bare minimum to the UK. Exports to the UK from Spain have been gradually reducing since the referendum result anyway, and in a worst-case scenario, could even grind to a halt if no agreement between France and Britain is reached over border controls.

Goods transported from Spain to Britain by land go through the port of Dover, and without a deal, border controls in place could delay shipping, meaning perishable goods would go off – including lettuce, and also oranges, of which the overwhelming majority in British supermarkets are grown in the Valencia region on Spain's east coast.

Air travel issues under discussion Sánchez is also working hard on how to deal with transport issues – without a deal, airlines based in or travelling from the UK whose majority share capital is from non-EU countries will be unable to operate in the European Union, since the existing legal framework covering air travel between Britain and the continent will cease to apply overnight and no other regulatory system will be in place in time.

Given that Iberia is owned by a jointventure firm along with British Airways,

its situation could be seriously compromised.

Josep Borrell says a no-deal Brexit 'is not going to be positive' for Spain, and he and Sánchez will be working together very closely over the next few weeks to put as many systems in place as they can to limit the collateral damage.

But it seems as though the easiest issue to resolve for Spain's government will be that of safeguarding the existing EU-based rights of British nationals living in the country.

British MPs to vote on Mrs May’s deal UK prime minister Theresa May is due to hold another Parliamentary vote today, 15th January, on her proposed deal, which is more restrictive than the existing one enjoyed as an EU member but not 'out' enough to satisfy her staunchly pro-Brexit back-benchers, and which has points in common with a socalled 'Norway agreement' – including still having to pay membership but not having a say at the top table, and a transition period running until December 2020 but which could, in theory, be extended if the entire EU-27 agrees.

Mrs May says her deal is the best achievable as a third country, and the EU has approved it in principle, although she continues to rule out remaining in the bloc or the options of either a People's Vote or a second referendum.

It is expected that UK MPs will vote her deal down on January 15, leaving Britain with just two-and-a-half months to decide its next step.

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Child injured on fairground ride A young child was seriously injured on a ride at the Alicante Christmas funfair on Sunday evening.

The “Torrente” fairground attraction was reopened on Monday morning after a 4 year old boy suffered two severely crushed toes. The attraction had been sealed off by police just after the incident but was reopened on Monday after an inspection by officers.

Details on how the injury occurred are as yet unclear. It appears that at around 8pm on Sunday evening, the child’s foot became trapped in a mechanism of the Torrente ride. Witnesses reported that the child’s foot was caught in a step that should move up and down. The child was trapped for around ten minutes while his parents along with two other families tried to open the mechanism with a screwdriver to free the child’s foot.

Eyewitnesses told the press that when they freed the child, his big toe and second toe were severely crushed and “practically hanging off”. The parents brought the child straight to Alicante General Hospital in their own car. He underwent surgery on Monday morning.

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Town hall Dutch couple snap ordered to leave up Spanish village the Prop office The town hall workers are being evicted from the Prop office in Torrevieja for non payment of rent and the town hall has been ordered to pay €63,200 to the owners of the property. The case came to court as the owner claimed that therent had not been paid for 20 months. The town hall intend to appeal against the court order.

The owner of the property says that he tried to negotiate with the town hall but did not receive any response to communications. The contract for renting the property finished in June 2017 and was never renewed. There had been controversy over the rent charged for the premises whichwas increased from €2,497 a month to €4,500 last year: a 121% hike.

The Prop staff must leave before 28th January or an eviction can take place. The town hall will now move the facility to a property of their own where no rent will need to be paid. The new location will be next to the town hall itself and this building will also house the padrón office.

The townhall maintain that they did not renew the contract for the premises because they were intending to relocate and thought that this was imminent.

However, the building was not completed at the time expected and is only now becoming ready for occupation. The town hall accountants returned the invoices for the rent unpaid because no contract was in place to pay the €4,500 which was being demanded.

The prop office is currently based in calleBazán and was opened here in 2009.

The building does not belong to the town hall who has rented it since then.

Altogether around €68,000 has been invested in the property to make it suitable for carrying out town hall business. Now this investment will be lost.

The prop office is an important building in town hall administration. This is where local people must go to register home improvements, obtain licences and communicate on general matters with the town hall. It’s often the cause of frustration due to long queues and insufficient staffing. It’s to be hoped that its new location will help the office run more smoothly Suzanne O’Connell

When Gwyneth Paltrow included a deserted Spanish village on her Christmas wish list last year, the Hollywood actress turned ‘influencer’ was tapping into an already booming market. But Santa disappointed the eccentric star who included an abandoned hamlet in Lugo, Galicia in her ‘Ridiculous but Awesome Christmas Gift Guide’ on her website Goop.

However, the village has been snapped up for peanuts by a Dutch couple – and for the incredible price of under €150,000 they get the village, a 360m2 house, two haylofts, a granary and a number of other buildings scattered around the Eo Valley.

The couple are among a slew of investors looking to make a quick buck out of abandoned pueblos across the countryside whose populations have deserted them for the cities and coast.

There are now more than 3,000 scattered across Spain and although only a few hundred are currently for sale due to a lack of paperwork, Spaniards are coming forward everyday to lay claim to the towns and their properties.

In fact, although 70 percent of clients come from abroad and tend to be British, Belgian and French, an increasing number of Spaniards are buying into the dream, according to Aldeas Abandonadas, a real estate agent managing the sale of dozens of villages.

One Malaga couple has just bought a Galician hamlet for €60,000, the agency revealed.

It comes not only with six cottages and

15,000m2 of land but the bonus of a €200,000 grant from the EU for doing it up as a rural tourism business.

The bullish market is seeing at least 20 Spaniards coming forward every month to prove they own a stake in the abandoned villages, while prices have risen by around 5-10 percent in just one year.

Aldeas Abandonadas has 110 villages available – average price between €200,000 and €450,000 – although there are some going for between €2.5 million and €7 million – the latter being a village in Huelva.

However if you’re looking to invest, be prepared for things to take time and try to avoid villages with more than 10 property owners, as it can prove ‘almost impossible’ to reach an agreement that suits every party involved.

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Fundraising event for house collapse victims Hearts went out to the owners of several houses in Playa Flamenca last September when their homes mysteriously collapsed, rendering them dangerous and uninhabitable. The incident happened in Calle Limon, urbanisation Laguna III, directly opposite the Citrus Centre. And although there were four houses directly affected, a row of 15 properties were evacuated by the emergency services.

According to witnesses, the ground opened up creating a sinkhole which swallowed up part of the property’s facade. The first floor of one of the properties collapsed onto a wall and patio area bringing down with it a conservatory and other adjoining walls. Two adjoining houses were split in two, with one practically demolished, with serious material damage to two others.

Since the tragedy there has been little good news for the eight homes owners directly affected. The original developer is no longer is business and the more than 10 year time lapse renders a law suit impossible anyway. Those whose homes are insured are being told that unless the insurers are given proof that the collapse is due to certain factors then the policies cannot be actioned.

The owners now need to raise 50,000 euros in order to hire a demolition team and a Civil Engineeer and are pinning their hopes on the Engineer analysing the bricks and structure and proving the collapse was due to water undermining the foundations.

Of course, this is just the start of their journey as once the cause is identified,

then the battle begins in trying to get costs recovered from those responsible.

The 8 families have lost everything including clothes, furniture and everything of sentimental value. All are now reliant on the goodwill of family, friends and neighbours to assist them as they are homeless. The families

top floor, Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre from 1pm and will include stalls, prize raffle, tombola and an afternoon of great entertainment. Andy Maloney, Russ Stevens, Jojo, Melissa Fanning, Shannon Campbell and Elvis Tribute Nigel Burchill will all be on hand to entertain the crowds.

Donations can be made on the day or

desperately need financial assistance to resolve this situation.

through the Go Fund me page for Laguna III (laguna-iii-8-collapsed-homes-fund). At time of writing this pot stood at 799 euros.

As the owners are being helped and supported by local charity Para ti Mujere, it has been agreed that should the insurers pay up or are successful in a court case, any money that is in the fund pot will be redirected to the homeless charities in the local area.

Event The owners, aided by local charity Para ti Mujere, are hosting a fundraising event this week on Friday (18th January) and are calling on local people to help and support them as much as possible. The event will take place at the Sea View Cafe,

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WEEKLY EURO UPDATE Once again, Brexit is the dominating It did hold steady against the euro off force behind the highs and lows of the news that Labour leader Jeremy sterling. The pound spiked against the Corbyn issued a fresh call for a general euro on Friday after Cabinet ministers election,

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in 24 hours. Two amendments were production. Orders were down by passed by the Commons; one restricts 4.3% on the year and industrial output government spending on a no-deal was 4.7% lower. The 1.1% annual rise Brexit, the other obliges the prime in German retail sales looked alright minister to come up with a Plan B but Germany's fortunes rely in making within three days if next Tuesday's things, not shopping. vote goes against her. Both defeats

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could prevent a ‘hard’ Brexit, and are picture was hardly any brighter. therefore theoretically positive news Sentiment surveys by Sentix and the for the pound, but they also increase European Commission found investor and extend uncertainty. Investors confidence at a four-year low and were not totally convinced and they economic confidence at a two-year marked down the pound on most low. Inflation missed target too, with fronts, with sterling losing an average the headline rate slowing to a of 0.6% to the other major currencies. provisional 1.6%.

Orihuela Queen Tribute night in aid of AECC The Councillor for Culture, Mar Ezcurra, has released activities of our city and collaborate and support with details of a charity performance at the city’s theatre in as many charitable causes as possible. To meet this aid of the AECC. The show will be performed by second objective "part of the proceeds from this internationally acclaimed Queen Tribute act MOMO concert will go to the AECC in Orihuela." and has been organised by Mora Mora and the Nazari Tickets can be purchased at the Circus Theatre Moors in collaboration with the Department of Culture ticket office, in all Vegafibra stores and at the Orihuela and will take place at the Teatro Circo on Friday 8th headquarters of the AECC. The price of the early March. purchased tickets is just 16 euros, while at the box The Councillor was keen to encourage all citizens to ‘come and enjoy what promises to be a fantastic night with this tribute to Queen and especially to participate with the festivities of Moors and Christians and in aid of the AECC’.

Mora representative, Dominique Jiménez, said: "The first major event that will celebrate the occasion of the Embassy 2019, so we are talking about the best tribute to Queen, for me the best rock band of all time, made by the band MOMO ".

This band is internationally known and Bryan May himself Officially endorsed Queen tribute comes to Orihuela said that Freddie Mercury “would be proud of this tribute". The group, which is office the tickets on the night will be priced at 20 euros. currently on tour, comes direct from filling stadiums The president of the Spanish Association Against across Spain in major cities such as Seville, Malaga, Cancer of Orihuela, Irene Celdrán, wanted to "thank the Madrid and now Orihuela."

City Council, and the Department of Culture for their Dominique Jiménez continued: “We have made a support," in addition to thanking the Nazarene Moors great effort to bring this acclaimed band to the city, “because they have thought of us is very important, knowing that the people deserve it. Thos year to mark since investing money in this disease is essential for the festival of Moors and Christians we have set two further research”. Finally Celdrán said she hoped that clear objectives: to try to boost the social and cultural the “theatre will be filled and you will all join us".

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Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is a popular garden plant, grown for its scented flowers and for its groundcovering abilities in shady locations. They have clusters of small, white, bell-shaped flowers that hang from a strong reedy stalk.

3. Before planting, soak your pips in lukewarm water for a couple of hours.

Just take them out of their bag and put them in a bucket or your sink. The pips will absorb water and should swell a bit and become hard. They are now ready to start growing almost immediately.

4. Before planting them up, if your pips have roots, snip off the root tips by about a 1/2 inch (1.25 cm). This will activate the roots, encourage moisture uptake and jump start the growing process.

5. Planting your Lily of the Valley Cover the roots with mix until just the tips of the pips show, and plant them about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) apart.

6. After planting, water liberally, soaking the soil. The plants will start to push new growth very quickly, usually in just a week. Keep the soil evenly moist since Lily of the Valley grow so rapidly

Many people do not realize how easy it is to grow Lily of the Valley indoors. Like paperwhites, Lily of the Valley can be grown in just 3 to 4 weeks indoors for much-needed middle of the winter fragrance, colour, and gardening enjoyment.

They do not need any cold treatment or special care - just plant them and enjoy the flowers in a couple of weeks´ time.

Plus, not only is growing Lily of the Valley indoors rewarding, but you can plant them up in 3-week intervals all winter and enjoy wonderfully fragrant

flowers continually throughout the cold months.

How to grow Lily of the Valley indoors: 1. Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) come as dormant rhizomes also called "pips". When you purchase them each division should have at least one "pip" - a pinkish-white growing tip that looks like the eye of a potato.

2. Find a container that is at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) or more deep. Add high quality planting medium that will hold moisture well, but dry out a bit in between waterings.

they need water to keep up the fast pace of growth.

7. Place your pot in a cool area, 16° to 18° C is ideal, and make sure it gets lots of indirect sunlight.

8. When the plants flower, feel free to cut them for bouquets; it will not hurt the plants.

9. After the plants have flowered, leave the foliage in place - do not cut it off. If you want, you can transplant the plants to a shady area outdoors when the weather is mild.

Lily of the Valley in the garden Lilies of the Valley are easy to grow under most conditions, though they do best in partial shade. Once they are well rooted they will spread indefinitely by means of the underground rhizomes.

They are an excellent ground cover that lasts until frost sets in.

Their outstanding feature is their sweet fragrance; their scent has even inspired perfumes. There may be a dozen or more blossoms per plant. The best way to appreciate the fragrance is to plant Lilies of the Valley along a walkway or in raised containers which you regularly pass by.

Once they are well established, they will form large clumps that need almost no care and live for many years.

Garden catalogues and nurseries will either sell a complete potted plant, or a package of pips, from which you can start new plants. Use the second alternative, pips, if possible, as they are much cheaper.

All parts of the plant, including the berries, are highly poisonous. If the plant is touched or handled, hands should be washed before doing anything else.

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Cakes, fun and praise for Age Concern Huntington’s Association celebrates Three The Huntington’s Disease Association members, their families and friends, recently enjoyed lots of fun during one of their regular fund raising events. At Café Vienna, in Almoradi,

Heather receives certificate of thanks from Margaret Tozer, Association Treasurer

the group enjoyed a mouth-watering afternoon of cakes, tea and chat when bar owner, Heather hosted an Afternoon Tea. More than 200 euros was raised altogether and added to this 65 euros was amassed through collection tins left at Café Vienna and neighbouring Restaurante Giovanni’s.

Previously, 85 enthusiasts took on

the challenge of solving the ever popular Christmas Quiz sheet and a further 170 euros was raised through this. The winning recipients, Jeannie and Geoff Cooper were delighted to receive this year's prize of a beautiful hamper.

Praise was received from a couple in La Marina after they were awarded a grant from HDA Costa Blanca, towards a special bed. HD sufferer, Irene Hallett was delighted with her new bed, which has a remote control which will allow her to sit up un-aided, whenever she wishes.

Irene who has had Huntington's Disease for several years now, recently had a fall that broke her upper arm and twisted her leg, which required emergency corrective surgery.

Doug, her husband, who is Irene's main carer said: “I cannot thank the Association enough for coming to our rescue and giving us a grant towards Irene’s bed. It now means that both of us can enjoy a much better sleep at night. What a lovely Christmas present.”

The couple received a grant earlier in the year to help pay for emergency care for Irene, when Doug was struggling to cope, following an accident.

Huntington’s Disease Association is the sole charity in the Costa Blanca area and offers support to families

who have a member suffering with this progressive and degenerative disease. The group holds a variety of different functions and events in order to raise funds for much needed support.

A support group meets weekly, on a Friday, at O'Briens Bar in El Raso from 2pm to 4pm and this gathering gives both HD sufferers and their partners the opportunity to sit, chat and exchange ideas and information in a friendly comfortable atmosphere.

The next organised event is a Quiz Night at The Pines Restaurant in Benijofar on 26th January, starting at 7pm. Tickets are priced at 10 Euros, which also includes supper. For tickets, please contact Marion Smith 634905249, or email: marion.smith@hda.org.es.

On 23rd March there will be a Murder Mystery evening to be held at AJ's Country Club in Quesada. For further details contact margaret.tozer@hda.org.es If you know anyone in the Costa Blanca area effected by Huntington's disease, or you would like to hold your own fundraising event for this worthwhile cause, please contact the Association President, Marion Smith on the contacts above and for further details on HD, please visit www.hda.org.es.

Stagestruck proud to present donations Local theatre company, Stagestruck, were delighted to be able to present 500 euros to Paradise Rescue Kennels,

and 4000 euros to the Torrevieja Alzheimer’s Society from the proceeds of their Christmas Pantomime, Robin Hood and the Babes

in the Wood. A further 500 euros will be donated to the San Fulgencio Ayuntamiento to give to a charity of their choice.

Pictured are Leigh Humphries, Mary-Anne Dunning and Suzanne Stokes (Director of Stagestruck) and in the second picture, representatives of Stagestruck with staff from the Alzheimer’s Society.

Kings

On Saturday 5th January a party to celebrate the Three Kings was held at Age Concern’s Day Centre in La Siesta.

Beneficiaries and volunteers met at 2pm to sit down together and enjoy a buffet prepared by Cakes ‘n Bakes in Rioja near Villamartin.

The buffet included a range of sandwiches, pork pie, sausage rolls, victoria sponge, lemon drizzle cake, scones and jam, quiche and mince pies and was rounded off with a glass of cava.

Entertainment was provided by the choir ‘Dawn Chorus’ which was led by Dawn Ritch.

The choir sang a selection of Christmas carols followed by a few songs from Abba, Karen Carpenter, Susan Maugham and others. Dawn Chorus is a newly formed choir and on 5th January they got the audience participating and singing

along. Their final song was Feliz Navidad.

The celebration of the Three Kings is a very important part of the Spanish Christmas tradition and extends Christmas well beyond that usually experienced in the UK. It can seem unusual for British residents in Spain to see Christmas decorations, carols sung and salutations continue well past the 25th December.

Age Concern also took the opportunity to hold a raffle for a huge hamper of goods donated by the manager (Wilma) and volunteers of the Torrevieja charity shop. The hamper was won by Margaret Dumbleton from La Siesta.

Age Concern would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone and to wish them a happy, peaceful and healthy New Year.

Civil Protection launches cold care campaign for the homeless

The Councillor for Emergencies, Víctor Valverde, has announced the start of a special Civil Protection campaign, with the collaboration of the Local Police and the Red Cross, to help the homeless of Orihuela through the cold weather.

"The forecasts say that temperatures are going to drop drastically and we have to think about those who can suffer the most," Valverde said.

The workers deployed during the device will search for the homeless "to offer them hot coffee and pastries,

warm clothes, gloves, scarves and blankets," explained the Councillor for Emergencies.

According to the State Meteorological Agency, the worst hours of the cold wave in Orihuela was experienced on Friday and Saturday where it reached a minimum of -4º.

However, the cold snap may linger into this week or return as Europe sees the return of the Beast from the East.

In case of emergency the telephone number 96 530 02 04 can be used to report any homeless person in need.

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WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES with Vivalia Travel Los Angeles is often billed as the "Creative Capital of the World", because one in every six of its residents works in a creative industry and there are more artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in history

Los Angeles officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California.The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country. Los Angeles is the center of the historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of

Zone" of entertainment headquarters in Southern California.

Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the western United States. The contiguous ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together comprise the fifth-busiest port in the world and the most significant port in the Western Hemisphere and is vital to trade within the Pacific Rim.

Culture Los Angeles is often billed as the "Creative Capital of the World", because one in every six of its residents works in a creative industry and there are more artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in history.

Movies and the performing arts

California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city.

Nicknamed the "City of Angels" in part because of how its name translates from the Spanish, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, and sprawling metropolis. The city is also one of the most substantial economic engines within the nation, with a diverse economy in a broad range of professional and cultural fields. Los Angeles is also famous as the home of Hollywood, a major center of the world entertainment industry.

Economy The economy of Los Angeles is driven by international trade, entertainment (television, motion pictures, video games, music recording, and production), aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. Other significant industries include finance, telecommunications, law, healthcare, and transportation. In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index, Los Angeles was ranked as having the 19th most competitive financial center in the world, and sixth most competitive in United Three of the six major film studios--Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Universal Pictures—are located within the city limits, their locations being part of the so-called "Thirty-Mile

The city's Hollywood neighborhood has become recognized as the center of the motion picture industry. Los Angeles plays host to the annual Academy Awards and is the site of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the oldest film school in the United States. The performing arts play a major role in Los Angeles' cultural identity. According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, "there are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week." The Los Angeles Music Center is "one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation", with more than 1.3 million visitors per year. The Walt Disney Concert

Hall, centerpiece of the Music Center, is home to the prestigious Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Museums and galleries There are 841 museums and art galleries in Los Angeles County.

In fact, Los Angeles has more museums per capita than any other city in the world. Some of the notable museums are the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (the largest art museum in the Western United States]), the Getty Center (part of the larger J. Paul Getty Trust, the world's wealthiest art institution), the Battleship Iowa, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. A significant number of art galleries are located on Gallery Row, and tens of thousands attend the monthly Downtown Art Walk there.

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Hairspray causes explosion Following the breakout of a fire in a flat in calle Diego Ramírez, Torrevieja, cans of hairspray and other aerosols exploded. The incident took place on 10th January at 9.40am when, it is believed, cables in the bathroom ignited and set off a series of incidents that led to the explosion.

Two fire engines from Torrevieja and Almoradi were called to the flat and the road was closed off for an hour to traffic.

Altogether 30 local residents were evacuated from their homes but no one was injured. The owner of the property was treated for shock and a baby for inhalation of fumes but neither needed hospital treatment.

The Guardia Civil are investigating the origin of the fire but it is thought that it started due to an electrical fault caused by overloaded wires in the bathroom ceiling. The fire then ignited a pile of towels but was slow to spread at this point causing a great deal of smoke

throughout the property. This alerted neighbours who called out the emergency services.

The smoke and noise frightened the owner’s cat who then escaped from the flat with her in pursuit. It was at this time that some aerosol cans in the bathroom were damaged by the fire and it’s thought that the gases, accumulating from the cans of hairspray and air freshener, led to the explosion.

The explosion destroyed the bathroom ceiling and caused a lot of damage in the bathroom but no one was injured. Other rooms in the property were affected by smoke but the fire did not spread to neighbouring apartments. A thirty year old woman living in the property, was attended to by an ambulance for a panic attack but appeared to have suffered no major injury.

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Orihuela Costa Police Station gets a makeover

Controversy over Kings’ procession

It’s not the first time that there have been complaints about theCabalgata de los Reyes Magos or the Three Kings procession in Torrevieja. This special event, which attracts families on 5th January, continues to court controversy.

This time it’s the priest of the parish, Pedro Payá who has been speaking out.

It is traditional that when the Three Kings arrive at the church of La Inmaculada they pay homage to the infant Jesus and present their gifts of gold, incense and myrrh. However, this year, this part of the Christmas story seemed to be omitted, much to the displeasure of the priest. ‘If they don’t pay their respects to Jesus then it is better that they don’t come at all,’ he said in his address to the congregation.

The epiphany story is taken from Matthew (2, 1-12) and Pedro Payá went on to criticise the omissions that he claims are not only evident in the

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procession in Torrevieja but other parts of the country too. In a video that was widely spread, he drew attention to what he saw as a lack of respect for the Christian tradition.

In Torrevieja, it is traditional for two children to be waiting for the Three Kings to arrive holding the baby Jesus in the entrance to the church. The Kings are then expected to pay homage to the child and present their gifts. However, according to a family member, the waiting group were ignored. Without this adoration taking place, Pedro Payá claims that the procession and ritual has little meaning.

However, the excited children on the streets of Torrevieja would probably not agree with the vicar on this point. For these children, keenly anticipating the kings dropping presents off at their home, it’s unlikely they noticed the difference at all. Suzanne O’Connell

The Department of Infrastructure directed by the Deputy Mayor, Juan Ignacio López Bas, is carrying out a programme of works to adapt and improve the police facilities in Orihuela Costa.

The Councillor reported that "following a claim made by the police union in the plenary session about two months ago, a site visit found that it was indeed necessary to intervene to repair some of the infrastructure of the local police offices in Orihuela Costa".

López Bas, explained that "the works have consisted mainly in improving the showers of the changing rooms by replacing the tile floor with a non-slip surface and the wooden doors that were in bad condition for aluminium ones. The garage has been painted and the leaks have been repaired and the ceilings have been repainted, and various other plumbing and masonry jobs are being carried out”.

Luisa Boné, the Councillor responsible for the services on the coast, said: “These refurbishment works were necessary actions and requested by the police to improve the facilities and I think it is important and necessary that the Police offices are adjusted so that the municipal personnel are able to work in the best possible conditions with the facilities they need."

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Staying for my son

He called it off

My marriage is on the rocks. My wife and I have slept in separate rooms since our son was 4. He’s now 10, and I don’t think I can live life this way any longer. The only light in my life is my son, (and our dog). My parents know how miserable I am, as I confided in them recently. They said I should leave if I am that unhappy. They said I could go there, and bring the dog. My son asked me the other day, why I am always sad. It broke my heart.

My boyfriend called off our wedding and ended our relationship two months before the big day. He is Asian his parents have never been keen on me. In the beginning he used to stand up for us, and defy them, and say that he would stay with me and they’d better get used to the idea.

They threatened to cut him off totally, to never see him again and exclude him from their Will. It looks like they got to him in the end. I am utterly heartbroken. How do I get over this?

Life is too short to be miserable, and you owe it to your son to be the best dad you can be. It is possible to be a good parent, and separate from your partner. Marriages break down all the time. Not sleeping together for six years is not normal. That’s not a happy marriage, it’s just a living arrangement. Have a good talk to your wife. You might find she isn’t entirely happy either.

Having the disapproval of your parents can be a giant problem for most people, and it would take a very strong and determined couple to endure it. Your boyfriend may have felt thre pressure and gave in to his parents demands. It is better to find out now, than have to go through an unhappy marriage and divorce later. Try and surround yourself with your friends, and go out and enjoy yourself. It will take time, but you will get over it.

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National Police warn of email phishing scam

Scams and cons in Spain, as in all countries, are nothing new and come in all shapes and sizes. Some are seasonal, especially around Summer as the tourists flock to the sun and others rely on technology. Emails, mobile phones and even cash points can be used to part you from your hard earned money.

National Police in Spain have just warned of a new email scam claiming the recipient is required to appear before the Ministry of the Interior for an interrogation, or court hearing. Both use what appears to be an authentic ministry logo, and purport to have been sent from the police or from the national post office, Correos.

The email is designed to shock the recipient into opening the message instantly and once opened, the messages infect the user's phone or computer with a virus which gives hackers access to their personal data, stealing online banking PIN codes and other sensitive information.

In turn, this then opens the door to the opportunity of identity theft and

can result in fraudulent financial transactions carried out by the authors of the virus. Once they have all your personal information and passwords, the criminals can wreak havoc stealing all your money and making extravagant purchases in your name.

Several users have already reported problems of this type just by opening the emails – without even clicking on any links in them – making this specific scam particularly dangerous and highly effective.

The Police are keen to remind people that a summons for court hearings would never be sent by email, and are warning the public not to open any messages that have been sent from: policia@gobierno.es or asesorjuridico@dian.gov.org, nor any apparently sent from the state national mail carrier the Correos.

To help people further identify the scam email the Police have posted a picture of the logo which is used on the message on the National Police Twitter site, @Policía, under the hashtag #NoPiques ('Don't fall for it').

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Connections Team opens more doors In July last year HELP Vega Baja launched the Connections Team – a 24-hour confidential, emotional support helpline, providing what is believed to have been the only 24-hour support helpline in the area for some time. The service has gone from strength to strength with the helpline receiving over 100 calls a month on their dedicated phone line 965 021 552 plus many emails from people seeking support at support@helpvegabaja.com. The team of trained and experienced listeners has also been offering the chance for people to meet them face-to-face over a cup of tea at the San Miguel Centre of the charity.

In order to reach out to more people, further “meeting places” have now been set up. If you would like to meet a member of the Connections Team, you can pop along to any of the venues below and be sure of a warm welcome and a listening ear.

Co-ordinator of the Connections Team, Jane Troubridge said: “Since we established the Connections Team, we have been delighted that people have helped to raise awareness of the service we provide. This has enabled us to support a large number of people through some very difficult times in their lives. As the service is part of HELP Vega Baja, we have also been able to offer practical support to people which has proved extremely beneficial. I have been helping people for many years through listening and watching the recovery through this combination of listening and practical support has been far more than I could have possibly expected.”

President of HELP Vega Baja, Michele Masson added: “We would like to thank the other charities such as Cruz Roja and the AECC who have been a great support to us by offering their facilities for the team to use. This gives people

MONDAY: HELP Vega Baja San Miguel Centre (2pm – 5pm) TUESDAY: Cruz Roja Social Centre, La Marina, Calle Berna (10am – 1pm) WEDNESDAY: HELP Vega Baja San Miguel Centre (2pm – 5pm) THURSDAY: Hope Christian Fellowship Church, La Marina (10am – 1.30pm) opposite Market site FRIDAY: A.E.C.C, lower floor, Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre (10am – 1.30 pm)

much greater choice in where to meet our volunteers and the opportunity to support people in a friendly and of course, confidential environment.

Working alongside the rest of the charity and in particular our Welfare Officer, the Connections Team is now very well established within the charity and a huge benefit to those people who are struggling and in need of support.”

Jane is also the trainer for the Connections Team volunteers and is about to start the latest training course for new listeners. If you are interested in finding out about volunteering with Connections, the training and ongoing support, or if you are interested in volunteering in any other area of HELP Vega Baja, contact the charity on 966 723 733 or email office@helpvegabaja.com

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La Coronelita waits for sign off Caught

The hold up is in the area known as La Coronelita which is a plot of 300,000 m2 with a capacity for 1,200 homes.

The infrastructure needed for the opening of this new urbanisation is now complete with lighting, asphalting, accessibility, sanitation, water supplies, pavements and roads in place. The technician who was needed to sign it off had days remaining from his holiday entitlement that he must take or lose them and so, the development waits.

The system of holidays being allowed to build can lead to a staffing shortage at this time of the year. Staff must take their allocated leave before the new year begins and if they haven’t they lose it. The result of this system is that outstanding leave tends

to be taken all at once leaving some offices at the town hall, for example, understaffed.

The technician whose signature was needed to indicate completion of the works around La Coronelita has been on holiday. Consequently the opening has been delayed until his return. The delay has caused difficulties for some people who have already bought their properties in the area but are having problems accessing them. The new roads will also allow vehicles to avoid the busy roads and junctions of the CV-95 around Los Balcones and Torrevieja hospital.

However, in some respects, this delay should be celebrated. It is at least evidence of the fact that urbanisations and developments can

no longer hobble through the process of being occupied but must properly be signed off with all works completed.

Around the town there are urbanisations where the official sign off was not completed as rigorously.

This has led to numerous problems in subsequent years as can be seen with the disputes surrounding the condition of Torreta III and the parks in la Siesta.

All developers are required to demonstrate not only what properties will be built and the suitability of the area for the development but also the placement of green areas and the infrastructure to support it.

Unfortunately the completion of these aspects of urbanisations has not always been seen through and checks on the standard of the building work have not always been completed.

It should also be the case that the provision of services such as lighting, refuse collection and the opening of roads should not take place until technicians have satisfied themselves that the builders have carried out all their obligations and have met the necessary standards required.

However, pressure in past years during the housing boom has meant services have operated before this has happened. This has caused confusion as to whether urbanisations have been properly signed off or not.

At least in this case, although the opening might be delayed, it looks as though the proper procedures are being followed.

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in the act

Two men were caught in the act, trying to break in to two buildings in Orihuela.

A neighbouring resident discovered the two men in the act of breaking and entering and followed them, while at the same time alerting the police.

The National Police arrived to the scene and arrested the men as they were trying to force open the door of a property.

The incident occurred on Friday 4th January when the man discovered two suspected burglars trying to force a lock on the access door to a building. Having been disturbed, the thieves fled, but unbeknownst to them, they were followed closely by the man who called police while in pursuit. He was able to provide officers with a description of both men as well as a blow by blow account of the route they were taking to their next crime.

Officers identified the two alleged thieves as they tried to force the access door of another building. The two tried to flee from police and a chase on foot ensued, but ended with two arrests.

Officers also confiscated a series of tools which it is believed are used to force open doors and windows to gain access to buildings.

Both men, of Romanian nationality and aged 30 and 34, were accused of attempted robbery and were due to appear in court in Orihuela last week.

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Flat fire in Pilar affects 20 residents A fire that was reported in a block in Pilar de la Horadada at about 8:20am on Saturday forced the evacuation of a score of tenants, confirmed the Provincial Fire Consortium.

The flat where the blaze began was located on the third floor of a threestorey building on Calle 12 de Octubre.

The whole block was affected and has suffered fire and smoke damage, while the stairwell has been affected by smoke.

It took three fire crews and vehicles to extinguish the flames, each focusing on a different area of the fire, and a total of nine fire-fighters from the Torrevieja Fire Station were in attendance. The firemen managed to put out the flames after a couple of hours and the crews left the scene around 10.20am.

In addition to the block of flats itself, the blaze also caused further disruption to the town centre as the fire engines blocked roads and caused traffic diversions.

The cause of the fires is under investigation, although given the cold snap and therefore the increased need for heating, Fire-fighters have indicated that it may have been caused by an electrical component in a faulty heater.

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Buying a home in Spain with a mortgage

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Buying a home, whether here in Spain or any other country, will be one of the biggest investments you can make in your life. If you’re thinking of purchasing with a mortgage, then now is definitely the time to buy!

For years, the Spanish banks have been charging a small fortune to set up your mortgage, not forgetting the taxes, valuations and general administration fees.

But no longer my amigos! Since November last year, Spain have had to stop passing these fees on to the property purchaser, which now means you’ll be saving an incredible amount of money when you buy!

If you’re currently on the hunt to buy a home here, and need either a full mortgage or just a top up loan to be able to increase your overall budget, the local banks are offering some amazing deals right now.

In plain terms, this means when you purchase a property with cash or a mortgage, the legal costs are the same! Incredible right? I know! Even I didn’t think this would ever happen, and it did!

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All Energy Performance Certificates must be registered to be legally valid in Spain. The registration process is done at the Regional Governments after paying a registration tax. This way the government checks if the property has had an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) issued, therefore saving a knock on one's door or asking for the document.

They can just search for any advertised property within their records of registered certificates. The reference used to identify a property is called the cadastral reference and is the same used in the property council tax and it’s the owner of the property who is responsible for having the certificate registered.

Martinez de la Casa undertakes the owner’s responsibility to have the certificate registered and they complete the registration process

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Picardo blasts attempts from Spain to question Gibraltar sovereignty Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has rejected talk of Spain sharing sovereignty of the tiny territory with Britain after Brexit, saying the concept was “as dead as a dodo”.

Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in November that Madrid would seek a discussion over joint sovereignty of Gibraltar, a British territory since 1713, once Britain leaves the European Union on 29th March.

Spanish conservative parties have also called on Madrid to use Britain’s looming departure from the bloc to push its claims over Gibraltar, a small peninsula attached to Spain which has long been a major point of contention in Anglo-Spanish relations. Spain has long claimed sovereignty over the territory, which is home to around 30,000 people.

“If anyone in Spain, in any part of the political spectrum, believes that we will ever compromise on our sovereignty they are wrong. The concept of joint sovereignty or any dilution of our sovereignty is a dead duck,” Picardo said in a televised New Year’s address.

“It’s as dead as a dodo. If anyone seriously thinks they can advance the concept of joint sovereignty, they are flogging a dead horse. They should not waste breath talking such nonsense.

They should not waste ink writing such nonsense. Neither through threats nor inducements will we ever waiver. Brexit changes nothing in this respect.”

Picardo’s strong words come after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, appeared to reopen the subject of Gibraltar’s sovereignty during Brexit negotiations.

The idea of joint sovereignty is not new and such a proposal was etched out between Britain and Spain in 2001 and 2002. But it was binned after Gibraltarians rejected it in a November 2002 referendum.

“The Rock”, as Gibraltar known by locals, is due to leave the EU along with Britain.

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Coronation Street's Sean Ward reveals he contemplated suicide and would fall asleep 'sobbing into a bottle of vodka' during battle with depression and drink, drug and porn addictions The actor, 30, who played villain Callum Logan in the popular soap until 2015, told his fans in an Instagram video last week he had to quit his vices in a bid to overcome his mental health problems The brave star said he had an 'addictive personality' and had previously been self-medicating to deal

with his depression .

Sean told MailOnline: 'Due to the recent rise in male suicide I felt a strong need to be frank about my own experiences in the hope of encouraging men to speak about their own emotions and everyday challenges' Sean's character, drug dealer Callum Logan was first introduced in 2014, but was killed by Kylie Platt the following year He was previously in a relationship with actress Georgia May-Foote, with the pair splitting after she appeared on the 2015 series of Strictly Come Dancing Sean Ward has revealed he was driven to the brink of suicide as he battled depression, addictions to drink, drugs and pornography and the trauma of being out of work.

The former Coronation Street actor, 30, admitted he survived on two hours of sleep a night for six months, and would fall asleep 'sobbing into a bottle of vodka', after a vicious cycle of smoking cannabis and watching sex online.

Speaking to The Mirror, he said: 'I nearly took my own life – I'd think about it every day. I did actually plan how I was going to do it but I suppose I was too scared.'

Sean said his life began to spiral out of control around a year ago, when he returned home from filming Our Girl, and was rejected from around 50 auditionsrendering him out of work for nine months.

Hitting rock bottom, he wrote a letter alluding to his death, which was discovered by his then girlfriend. His family then staged an intervention and the actor has now been sober for three months, and believes he is finally on a path to happiness.

He said: 'It wasn't a suicide note but there were a few quotes in it that made her sit up and alarm bells were ringing,' he says. 'I had written that if people won't celebrate me in life, then maybe they will in death.'

Ex-Radio 1 presenter and mother-oftwo Dianne Oxberry dies from cancer aged 51 - as 'devastated' former costar Simon Mayo pays tribute to 'wonderful, joyous' colleague Married mother-of-two worked with Steve Wright and Simon Mayo on Radio 1 She became BBC North West's weather presenter in 1994 until her death Husband Ian said: 'Children and I will miss her more than anyone can imagine' Simon Mayo and Dan Walker lead tributes to the much-loved broadcaster Loved by fans including Peter Kay who once crawled on his knees to get near her BBC presenter Dianne Oxberry has

died suddenly at the age of 51 after recently being diagnosed with cancer, it was revealed today.

The married mother-of-two, who found fame as a sidekick for Steve Wright and Simon Mayo on Radio 1, retrained as a meteorologist and became BBC North West's weather presenter in 1994.

She was also famously adored by comedian Peter Kay, who once crawled on his hands and knees to get close to her as she gave a forecast on live TV. Hugging her he then declared: 'God love Dianne Oxberry. You made it sunshine for everyone'.

Ms Oxberry lived in Manchester with her husband Ian Hindle, a cameraman, and their two young children.

He said today: 'Dianne was an amazing wife and mother who embraced life to the full. The children and I will miss her more than anyone can imagine.

She was an inspiration to all who knew and loved her but also to the people who watched and welcomed her into their homes each night as if she were part of their family too.

'She will leave a massive void in our lives but because of the remarkable person she was she will forever live on in

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Live New York @ Washington

11.30pm

Live PGA Tour Golf

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Sky Sports News

3.00am

NBA Action

3.30am

Live NBA

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am 7.25am 7.55am 9.00am 10.00am 10.25am 10.55am 11.25am 11.55am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.35pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.50pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 3.00am 3.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders DCI Banks DCI Banks Lewis ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

E4

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Channel 4

Channel 5

6.40am 6.50am 7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.15am 9.45am 10.15am 10.45am 11.10am 12.05pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.35pm 12.30am 1.30am 2.20am 3.15am 4.10am 4.35am 5.30am 5.55am 6.50am

Jamie's Comfort Food Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown A Place in the Sun The £100k Drop Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of the Zoo 24 Hours in A&E Catastrophe The River Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA How to Lose Weight Well 24 Hours Inside Your Body Food Unwrapped Come Dine with Me Embarrassing Pets The £100k Drop Countdown

7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am 5.00am

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days Weird Nature The Incredible Human Journey Rome Unpacked Wild West: America's Great Frontier The Plantagenets Metalworks!

Genius of the Modern World The Incredible Human Journey Rome Unpacked This is BBC Four

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

11.00am

A Place in the Sun

12.05pm

Car S.O.S

1.05pm

Time Team

2.10pm

Time Team

3.15pm

Come Dine with Me

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

4.20pm

Come Dine with Me

4.50pm

Come Dine with Me

BBC 4

ITV3

6.10am 6.35am 7.00am 7.05am 7.10am 7.20am 7.25am 7.35am 7.45am 7.55am 8.10am 8.20am 8.30am 8.40am 8.55am 9.05am 9.20am 9.40am 9.55am 10.05am 10.15am 12.15pm 1.10pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.05am 2.00am 4.00am 4.10am 5.00am 5.45am 6.10am 6.35am

The Great Artists Wildlife SOS Peppa Pig Peppa Pig The Day Henry Met The Secret Life of Puppies Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wissper Noddy: Toyland Detective Thomas and Friends Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Top Wing Paw Patrol Digby Dragon Floogals Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine The Secret Life of Puppies Jeremy Vine GPs: Behind Closed Doors 5 News Lunchtime The Yorkshire Vet Home and Away Neighbours A Murderer Upstairs Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Humpback Whale: Birth of a Giant Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild The Secret Life of the Holiday Resort Hotel Inspector: Checking in, Checking Out The Murder of Rhys Jones Teleshopping Access GPs: Behind Closed Doors Tribal Teens... Here Comes Trouble House Doctor The Great Artists Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.20am 8.20am 9.10am 10.15am 11.20am 12.25pm 1.30pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.55pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 12.05am 1.20am 2.20am 3.15am 3.45am 4.00am 4.30am

Pawn Stars The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special Bad Move Bad Move Benidorm Demolition Man FYI Daily Demolition Man Car Crash Global Lethal Weapon The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen

More 4

5.20pm

Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

A Place in the Sun

6.55pm

The Supervet

7.55pm

Car S.O.S

8.55pm

Grand Designs

ITV4

10.00pm

Animal Airport

11.00pm

999: What's Your Emergency?

12.05am

24 Hours in A&E

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.15am

999: What's Your Emergency?

3.15am

Animal Airport

4.20am

Food Unwrapped

SOAP watch

Eastenders - Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

Emmerdale - Lydia makes a confession.

Graham has an unexpected visitor.

Priya's suspicions are aroused.

Hollyoaks - Mercedes is nowhere to be found after a wild night out. Lisa decides to tell Liam how she really feels, but ends up humiliated. There's a horrible surprise in store when a mysterious robber breaks in to The Loft.

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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 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.15am 1.15am 1.20am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown I Escaped to the Country The Farmers' Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Match of the Day Live BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather A Question of Sport Michael Mcintyre's Big Show Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 12.15pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.05am 3.05am 3.35am 4.35am 5.20am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 7.45am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 10.25am 11.20am 11.50am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 4.40pm 5.50pm 6.55pm 7.00pm 7.10pm 8.20pm 8.25pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.50pm 12.20am 12.50am 1.20am 1.45am

The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Minions Minions Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 FYI Daily Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Hell's Kitchen Celebrity Juice Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show

A Wizard's Tale

8.50am

The Senator

10.50am

Jeune Femme

12.40pm

Top Ten Show, the 2019

1.00pm

Red Sparrow

3.25pm

A Wizard's Tale

5.15pm

Breaking Brooklyn

7.00pm

The Senator

9.00pm

Red Sparrow

11.25pm

Jeune Femme

1.10am

The Last Witness

2.55am

Freak Show

4.35am

Breaking Brooklyn

6.30am

Aquaman: Special

Wanted Down Under The Farmers' Country Showdown See Hear on Tour Great British Menu BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Masters Snooker Coast Flog It! Eggheads Great Canadian Railroad Journeys Politics Live Special Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start The Twinstitute Revolution in Ruins: The Hugo Chavez Story Insert Name Here Newsnight Masters Snooker Highlights Masters Snooker Extra See Hear on Tour Cities: Nature's New Wild The Farmers' Country Showdown This is BBC Two

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 7.25pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.10am 4.00am 4.45am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1 7.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 4.30am 5.00am 6.00am

Live European Tour Golf Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Sky Sports News Live European Tour Golf Sky Sports News The Story of NFL Europe Shaq: The Big Conversation NBA: Gametime NBA: The Starters Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports Tonight Sky Sports Tonight The Debate - Live Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live NBA: Toronto @ Boston Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12.20am

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Extreme Cake Makers Mike and Molly Mike and Molly Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory 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 Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Heat The Big Bang Theory

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Television: Wed 16th Jan

CostaBlancaPeople 15th - 21st January 2019

Channel 4

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder's Crime Stories Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London Party Political Broadcast ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad Coronation Street Cleaning Up ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Peston The Cruise: Shanghai to Sydney Jackpot247 Lethal Weapon ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1 7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 9.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise Live European Tour Golf

4.00pm

Football Centre

5.00pm

To be Announced

8.00pm

Football

11.15pm

The Debate - Live

12.15am

Live PGA Tour Golf

King of Queens

7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.55am

King of Queens

7.05am

Peppa Pig

8.20am

King of Queens

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

8.45am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.20am

The Secret Life of Puppies

9.15am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.25am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.45am

Frasier

7.35am

Wissper

10.15am

Frasier

7.45am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

10.45am

Frasier

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

11.10am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

8.10am

Shane the Chef

12.05pm

Undercover Boss USA

8.20am

Peppa Pig

1.00pm

Channel 4 News

8.30am

Peppa Pig

1.05pm

Sun, Sea and Selling Houses

8.40am

Top Wing

2.05pm

Find it, Fix it, Flog it

8.55am

Paw Patrol

3.10pm

Countdown

9.05am

Digby Dragon

4.00pm

A Place in the Sun

9.20am

Floogals

5.00pm

The £100k Drop

9.40am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

6.00pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

7.00pm

The Simpsons

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

9.00pm

Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it

10.00pm

The Undateables

11.00pm

Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People

12.00am

Prison

1.20am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

2.10am

Beasts of the Southern Wild

3.45am

Best of Both Worlds

4.40am

Come Dine with Me

5.35am

The £100k Drop

6.30am

Kirstie's Handmade Treasures

6.50am

Countdown

BBC 4 7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Live NBA

4.30am

Live Fight Night International

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am 7.25am 7.55am 8.55am 10.00am 10.25am 10.55am 11.25am 11.55am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 6.50pm 7.50pm 8.55pm 11.00pm 1.00am 2.05am 3.00am 3.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Poirot Vera Law and Order: UK Law and Order: UK ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

E4

Channel 5

7.30am

5.00am

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days Weird Nature Armada: 12 Days to Save England Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain Life on Air - David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television Life on Earth Pop Go the Sixties Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher How the Celts Saved Britain Armada: 12 Days to Save England Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain This is BBC Four

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

11.00am

A Place in the Sun

12.05pm

Car S.O.S

1.05pm

Time Team

2.10pm

Time Team

3.15pm

Come Dine with Me

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

4.20pm

Come Dine with Me

4.50pm

Come Dine with Me

11.00pm 1.00am

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12.00am 12.55am 1.00am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am

ITV3

12.15pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

1.15pm

The Yorkshire Vet

2.15pm

Home and Away

2.45pm

Neighbours

3.15pm

Deadly Departure

5.00pm

Friends

5.30pm

Friends

6.00pm

5 News at 5

6.30pm

Neighbours

7.00pm

Home and Away

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Police Interceptors

9.00pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

10.00pm

Red Arrows: Kings of the Sky

11.00pm

Celebrity 5 Go Camping

12.05am

Celeb Trolls: We're Coming to Get You

1.05am

Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords

2.05am

Teleshopping

4.05am

Access

4.10am

The Yorkshire Vet

5.00am

Britain's Greatest Bridges

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Great Scientists

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.20am 8.20am 9.15am 10.20am 11.20am 12.30pm 1.35pm 2.40pm 3.40pm 4.45pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 7.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.05pm 11.10pm 12.30am 1.35am 1.40am 2.40am 3.35am 4.00am 4.30am

Pawn Stars The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers Tomorrow Never Dies FYI Daily Tomorrow Never Dies Green Zone FYI Daily Green Zone Lethal Weapon Pawn Stars Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen

More 4

5.20pm

Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

A Place in the Sun

6.55pm

The Supervet

7.55pm

Car S.O.S

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

£4Million Restoration

11.00pm

Phil Spencer's Stately Homes

12.05am

24 Hours in A&E

1.10am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.15am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

3.10am

£4Million Restoration

4.15am

8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV4

SOAP watch

Emmerdale - Tracy decides to raise the stakes. Maya comes under scrutiny. Moira attempts to play peacemaker.

Coronation Street - An unexpected visitor spells trouble for Nick. Daniel introduces his baby son to grandad Ken. Mary warns Tracy against toying with Steve. Nick makes Leanne feel guilty.

Sally suffers a terrifying encounter in prison. Daniel shelters Sinead from the truth about their son's health.

Hollyoaks - Grace and Lisa go on a hunt to find the hooded bandit. Louis wants to write a letter to his true love, and Mercedes conceals her hangover as she spends time with Sylver.

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Television: Thur 17th Jan 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 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12.45am 1.30am 1.35am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown I Escaped to the Country The Farmers' Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show EastEnders DIY SOS the Big Build Death in Paradise BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Question Time This Week Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.30pm 12.15am 1.05am 3.05am 4.05am 5.05am 5.35am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 7.45am 8.10am 9.00am 9.25am 9.55am 10.25am 11.20am 11.50am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 4.40pm 5.50pm 6.55pm 7.25pm 8.25pm 8.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.10am 12.35am 1.05am

The Planet's Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show You've Been Framed! Gold Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 FYI Daily Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Ted FYI Daily Ted Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!

The Senator

8.50am

A Wizard's Tale

10.30am

Mary Queen of Scots: Special

11.00am

Red Sparrow

1.25pm

A Crooked Somebody

3.25pm

Breaking Brooklyn

5.10pm

The Senator

7.10pm

A Wizard's Tale

9.00pm

Red Sparrow

11.25pm

A Crooked Somebody

1.15am

The Last Witness

3.00am

Freak Show

4.40am

Jeune Femme

6.30am

Moana: Special

Wanted Down Under The Farmers' Country Showdown MasterChef: The Professionals BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Masters Snooker Coast Flog It! Eggheads Great Canadian Railroad Journeys Politics Live Special Back in Time for School Hospital Better Things The Archiveologists Newsnight Masters Snooker Highlights Masters Snooker Extra Britain's Fat Fight: The Battle Continues Back in Time for School Trust Me, I'm a Doctor This is BBC Two

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 12.10am 1.10am 2.00am 4.00am 4.25am 6.05am

Sky Sports 1

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder's Crime Stories Dickinson's Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Trouble on the Tracks - Tonight Emmerdale The Cruise: Shanghai to Sydney The Paras: Men of War ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London The Late Debate Pothole Wars Grantchester Jackpot247 Trouble on the Tracks - Tonight ITV Nightscreen The Jeremy Kyle Show

Sky 1

7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

7.00am

7.30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize

8.00am

Sky Sports News To be Announced

8.00am

Live European Tour Golf

12.30pm

2.00pm

Sky Sports News

4.15pm

Cricket

3.00pm

Sky Sports News

6.15pm

Football

4.00pm

Sky Sports News

9.00pm

Today's Goals Now

5.30pm

Live PGA Tour Featured Groups

9.30pm

Live NBA: Oklahoma @ Philadelphia

9.00pm

Live New York @ Washington

12.00am

Live PGA Tour Golf

Football

Channel 5

7.30am

King of Queens

7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.55am

King of Queens

7.05am

Peppa Pig

8.20am

King of Queens

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

8.45am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.20am

The Secret Life of Puppies

9.15am

Everybody Loves Raymond

7.25am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.45am

Frasier

7.35am

Wissper

10.15am

Frasier

7.45am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

11.10am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

12.05pm

Undercover Boss USA

8.10am

Shane the Chef

1.00pm

Channel 4 News

8.20am

Peppa Pig

1.05pm

Sun, Sea and Selling Houses

8.30am

Peppa Pig

2.05pm

Find it, Fix it, Flog it

8.40am

Top Wing

3.10pm

Countdown

8.55am

Paw Patrol

4.00pm

A Place in the Sun

9.05am

Digby Dragon

5.00pm

The £100k Drop

9.20am

Floogals

6.00pm

Couples Come Dine with Me

9.40am

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

7.00pm

The Simpsons

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

7.30pm

Hollyoaks

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

8.00pm

Channel 4 News

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

9.00pm

The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds

12.15pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

10.00pm

Hunted

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

11.00pm

Flirty Dancing

1.15pm

The Yorkshire Vet

11.55pm

24 Hours in A&E

2.15pm

Home and Away

1.00am

The Undateables

2.45pm

Neighbours

1.55am

Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

3.15pm

Watching Over You

2.50am

Brexit: The Uncivil War

5.00pm

Friends

4.30am

Come Dine with Me

5.30pm

Friends

5.30am

Embarrassing Pets

6.00pm

5 News at 5

5.55am

The £100k Drop

6.30pm

Neighbours

6.50am

Countdown

7.00pm

Home and Away

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

BBC 4

11.30pm

Live PGA Tour Golf

1.00am

Sky Sports News

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Sky Sports News

3.00am

Sky Sports News

3.00am

NBA Action

4.00am

Sky Sports News

3.30am

Live NBA

5.00am

Sky Sports News

11.00pm 12.00am 1.30am 2.00am 3.00am 4.00am

6.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Sky Sports News

5.00am

7.00am 7.30am 8.00am 8.30am 9.00am 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm

Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Extreme Cake Makers Mike and Molly Mike and Molly Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory 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 Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Good Place The Good Place

7.00am 7.25am 7.55am 8.55am 10.00am 10.25am 10.55am 11.25am 11.55am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.35pm 2.40pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.50pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 2.10am 3.00am 3.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Vera Law and Order: UK Law and Order: UK Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

11.00am

A Place in the Sun

12.05pm

Car S.O.S

1.05pm

Time Team

2.10pm

Time Team

3.15pm

Come Dine with Me

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

4.20pm

Come Dine with Me

4.50pm

Come Dine with Me

E4

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Channel 4

This is BBC Four Beyond 100 Days The Sky at Night Wonders of Life American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley Light and Dark Spider House Inside No 9 The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide Wonders of Life American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley This is BBC Four

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

CostaBlancaPeople 15th - 21st January 2019

7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 10.00pm

ITV3

8.00pm

The Dog Rescuers: Best in Show

9.00pm

Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun

10.00pm

The Secret Life of the Holiday Resort

11.00pm

Bad Girls Behind Bars

12.00am

Horrible Bosses

2.05am

Teleshopping

4.05am

Access

4.10am

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

5.00am

Britain's Greatest Bridges

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Great Scientists

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

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Pawn Stars The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special Bear's Mission with Warwick Davis The World is Not Enough FYI Daily The World is Not Enough 8 Mile FYI Daily 8 Mile Better Late Than Never ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen

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Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

A Place in the Sun

6.55pm

The Supervet

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7.55pm

Car S.O.S

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

The Monuments Men

12.20am

Nazi Treasure Hunters

1.25am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2.30am

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

3.30am

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

4.30am

Food Unwrapped

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Maya is floored by an ultimatum.

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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 10.30pm 11.00pm 11.25pm 11.35pm 12.25am 12.50am 2.20am 2.25am

Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Wanted Down Under Caught Red Handed Bargain Hunt BBC News at One Regional News and Weather Doctors Father Brown I Escaped to the Country The Farmers’ Country Showdown Antiques Road Trip Pointless BBC News at Six Regional News and Weather The One Show Celebrity Mastermind EastEnders A Question of Sport Would I Lie to You? Mrs. Brown’s Boys BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather The Graham Norton Show Cuckoo The Double Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

BBC2 7.30am 8.15am 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.15pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.30pm 12.05am 12.45am 1.35am 3.35am 4.05am 5.25am

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 8.10am 9.00am 9.55am 10.25am 11.20am 12.15pm 1.15pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.35pm 7.00pm 7.55pm 8.55pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.30am 3.25am 6.55am

The Planet’s Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Dress to Impress Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale You’ve Been Framed! Gold The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show You’ve Been Framed! Gold Wrath of the Titans FYI Daily Wrath of the Titans American Pie: The Wedding Family Guy American Dad! The Cleveland Show Release the Hounds Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

A Wizard’s Tale

8.45am

Freak Show

10.30am

Red Sparrow

1.00pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

3.20pm

A Wizard’s Tale

5.10pm 7.00pm

Breaking Brooklyn The Senator

9.00pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

11.20pm

Red Sparrow

1.45am

A Crooked Somebody

3.35am 5.15am

The Last Witness Freak Show

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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

Sky Sports 1 7.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise

7.30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise

8.00am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise

9.00am

Live European Tour Golf

4.00pm

Football Centre

5.00pm

To be Announced

8.00pm

Football

11.15pm 12.15am

The Debate - Live Live PGA Tour Golf

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Live NBA

4.30am

Live Fight Night International

6.00am

Sky Sports News

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 12.00am 2.05am 3.00am 3.55am 4.50am 5.30am 6.15am

Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Extreme Cake Makers Mike and Molly Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory Ride Along The Inbetweeners The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox Tattoo Fixers The Big Bang Theory Mike and Molly How I Met Your Mother

Sky Movies Premiere 7.00am

Wanted Down Under The Farmers’ Country Showdown Antiques Roadshow BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Masters Snooker Coast Flog It! Eggheads Great Canadian Railroad Journeys Masters Snooker Mastermind Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts QI Newsnight Front Row Late Masters Snooker Highlights Masters Snooker Extra Panorama Imagine ...

This is BBC Two

Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories Dickinson’s Real Deal Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers Coronation Street Grantchester ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Through the Keyhole Take Me Out Jackpot247 Celebrity Squares ITV Nightscreen

Sky 1 7.00am

Monkey Life

8.00am

Animal 999

9.00am

Road Wars

10.00am

Babylon 5

11.00am

Stargate SG-1

12.00pm

NCIS: Los Angeles

1.00pm

Road Wars

2.00pm

Hawaii Five-0

4.00pm

S.W.A.T.

5.00pm

Modern Family

6.00pm

The Simpsons

6.30pm

Futurama

7.30pm

The Simpsons

9.00pm

Modern Family

10.00pm

Delicious

11.00pm

The Late Late Show

12.00am

A League of Their Own

1.00am

Just Another Immigrant

2.10am

Living the Dream

3.10am

Hawaii Five-0

5.00am

Babylon 5

6.00am

Futurama

7.00am 7.25am 7.55am 8.55am 10.00am 10.25am 10.50am 11.20am 11.50am 12.25pm 12.55pm 1.30pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 6.55pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.05am 3.00am 3.55am 4.50am 5.40am 6.30am

Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Agatha Christie’s Poirot Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Doc Martin Unforgotten Unforgotten Lewis Liverpool 1 Bette Midler: One Night Only Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea ITV3 Nightscreen

E4

Channel 4 7.30am 7.55am 8.20am 8.45am 9.15am 9.45am 10.15am 10.45am 11.10am 12.05pm 1.00pm 1.05pm 2.05pm 3.10pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 12.05am 1.10am 2.30am 3.00am 3.55am 4.50am 5.45am 6.40am 6.50am

BBC 4 7.58pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm

3.30am

This is BBC Four World News Today Top of the Pops 1987 The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven On Bass ... Tina Weymouth!

Forever Young: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Grew Up Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the South AC/DC and the Story of Aussie Rock Top of the Pops 1987 The Everly Brothers: Harmonies From Heaven On Bass ... Tina Weymouth!

9.55am

A Place in the Sun

11.00am

A Place in the Sun

12.05pm

Car S.O.S

1.05pm

Time Team

2.10pm

Time Team

3.15pm

Come Dine with Me

3.50pm

Come Dine with Me

4.20pm

Come Dine with Me

4.50pm

Come Dine with Me

10.00pm 11.00pm 12.00am 1.00am 2.00am 2.30am

ITV3

GRAHAM NORTON SHOW GRAND TOURS OF SCOTLAND’S LOCHS BBC 1 11.35pm

BBC 2 9.30pm

Graham is joined by Laura Linney, returning to the London stage in the critically-acclaimed My Name is Lucy Barton, Saoirse Ronan who plays the title role in Mary Queen of Scots and Timothee Chalamet talks about the addiction drama Beautiful Boy.

The series where Paul visits some of the most beautiful and remote spots in Britain, meeting the people who live there and discovering more about Scotland’s best-kept secrets.

In this episode, he visits the low-lying islands that face the full might of the Atlantic Ocean.

King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown A Place in the Sun The £100K Drop Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Gogglebox Naked Attraction The Sitter Catastrophe Indian Summers Food Unwrapped Come Dine with Me The £100K Drop Jamie’s Comfort Food Triathlon

Channel 5 7.00am

Peppa Pig

7.05am

Peppa Pig

7.10am

The Day Henry Met

7.20am

The Secret Life of Puppies

7.25am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

7.35am

Wissper

7.45am

Noddy: Toyland Detective

7.55am

Thomas and Friends

8.10am

Shane the Chef

8.20am

Peppa Pig

8.30am

Peppa Pig

8.40am

Top Wing

8.55am

Paw Patrol

9.05am

Digby Dragon

9.20am

Floogals

9.40am

Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom

9.55am

Shimmer and Shine

10.05am

The Secret Life of Puppies

10.15am

Jeremy Vine

12.15pm

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

1.10pm

5 News Lunchtime

1.15pm

The Yorkshire Vet

2.15pm

Home and Away

2.45pm

Neighbours

3.15pm

Killer Mom

5.00pm

Friends

5.30pm

Friends

6.00pm

5 News at 5

6.30pm

Neighbours

7.00pm

Home and Away

7.30pm

5 News Tonight

8.00pm

Digging Up Britain

9.00pm

Celebrity 5 Go Camping

10.00pm

Jane McDonald: Cruising Down Under

11.15pm

Come Dine with Me

5.55pm

A Place in the Sun

6.55pm

The Supervet

7.55pm

Car S.O.S

8.55pm

Grand Designs

10.00pm

The Crimson Rivers

11.00pm

24 Hours in A&E

12.05am

24 Hours in A&E

1.10am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

2.05am

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

3.00am

24 Hours in A&E

4.05am

8 Out of 10 Cats

Freddie Mercury: A Bohemian Rhapsody

1.15am

The Best of Bad TV

2.10am

Teleshopping

4.10am

GPs: Behind Closed Doors

5.00am

The Yorkshire Vet

5.45am

House Doctor

6.10am

Great Scientists

6.35am

Wildlife SOS

7.00am 7.20am 8.20am 9.10am 10.15am 11.25am 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.40pm 5.50pm 6.50pm 8.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.35am 1.35am 1.40am 2.40am 3.25am 3.45am 4.00am 4.30am 5.30am

Pawn Stars The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase: Celebrity Special Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow The Krays FYI Daily The Krays Swordfish FYI Daily Swordfish Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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All Over the Place Asia

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Children’s programmes

Channel 4

11.00am

Saturday Kitchen Live

8.15am

Wild and Weird 2

10.25am

ITV News

7.45am

Everybody Loves Raymond

12.30pm

Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start

8.30am

All Over the Workplace

10.30am

Saturday Morning with James Martin

8.10am

Everybody Loves Raymond

1.00pm

Football Focus

9.00am

Show Me What You’re Made of

12.40pm

Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers

8.40am

Everybody Loves Raymond

1.05pm

ITV Lunchtime News

9.05am

The Big Bang Theory

2.00pm

BBC News

9.30am

The Dog Ate My Homework

2.15pm

Masters Snooker

10.00am

Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds

5.30pm

Final Score

11.00am

The Wild Places of Essex

1.15pm

Dancing on Ice

3.15pm

St. Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold

9.35am

The Big Bang Theory

10.05am

The Big Bang Theory

6.20pm

The Time it Takes

12.00pm

Homes Under the Hammer

5.15pm

Tipping Point

10.30am

The Simpsons

6.55pm

BBC News

1.00pm

Food and Drink

6.15pm

The Chase

11.00am

The Simpsons

7.05pm

Regional News and Weather

1.30pm

Best Bakes Ever

7.15pm

ITV Evening News

11.30am

Heineken Champions Cup Rugby

7.10pm

Pointless

2.00pm

Money for Nothing

7.25pm

ITV News London

12.30pm

The Simpsons

12.55pm

The Simpsons

8.00pm

Michael Mcintyre’s Big Surprises

3.00pm

Back in Time for School

9.00pm

The Greatest Dancer

4.00pm

Tennis

10.10pm

Casualty

5.30pm

Masters Snooker

11.00pm

BBC News

6.30pm

Yorkshire Wolds Way

11.20pm

Match of the Day

7.00pm

Cities: Nature’s New Wild

7.30pm

You’ve Been Framed!

8.00pm

Celebrity Catchphrase

9.00pm

The Voice UK

10.30pm

Through the Keyhole

11.30pm

ITV News

11.45pm

Rambo III

1.25pm

Four in a Bed

2.00pm

Four in a Bed

2.30pm

Four in a Bed

3.00pm

Four in a Bed

12.50am

The NFL Show

8.00pm

Masters Snooker

1.35am

WOS Wrestling

3.30pm

Four in a Bed

1.20am

Ill Manors

12.00am

Stockholm, My Love

2.25am

Jackpot247

4.00pm

A Place in the Sun

3.15am

Weather for the Week Ahead

1.25am

Masters Snooker Extra

4.00am

Long Lost Family

4.30pm

Location, Location, Location

3.20am

BBC News

3.25am

This is BBC Two

4.50am

ITV Nightscreen

5.35pm

Channel 4 News

6.05pm

Heineken Champions Cup Rugby

ITV2 7.00am 7.20am 7.35am 10.15am 1.10pm 2.15pm 3.10pm 4.15pm 5.15pm 5.20pm 6.55pm 7.55pm 8.00pm 10.00pm 11.00pm 11.05pm 12.05am 1.30am 2.25am 3.25am 3.50am 6.50am

The Planet’s Funniest Animals Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Celebrity Catchphrase Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule You’ve Been Framed!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix FYI Daily Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince FYI Daily Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Wrath of the Titans FYI Daily Wrath of the Titans Family Guy American Dad! Ibiza Weekender Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen

Sky Sports 1

A Wizard’s Tale

8.40am

Top Ten Show, the 2019

9.00am

The Wedding Guest

1.20pm

Solo: A Star Wars Story

3.40pm

Guy Martin: The World’s Fastest Van?

10.00pm

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

10.00am

The Simpsons

12.00am

Identity Thief

11.00am

Live - Soccer Am

2.05am

The Crystal Maze

12.30pm

Live Premier League

3.00am

Hollyoaks Omnibus

S.W.A.T.

5.05am

Food Unwrapped

8.00am

To be Announced

12.30pm

Football

4.15pm

Cricket

1.30pm

6.15pm

Football

9.00pm

Today’s Goals Now

9.30pm

Live NBA: Oklahoma @ Philadelphia

12.00am

Live PGA Tour Golf

1.00am

Sky Sports News

2.00am

Sky Sports News

3.00am

Sky Sports News

4.00am

Sky Sports News

5.00am

Sky Sports News

6.00am

Sky Sports News

7.00am

Rude(ish) Tube Shorts

7.10am

3.30pm

Modern Family

6.00am

Come Dine with Me

4.00pm

Futurama

6.55am

King of Queens

4.15pm

Gillette Soccer Saturday

6.15pm

Premier League Greatest Games

6.30pm

The Simpsons

7.58pm

This is BBC Four

8.00pm

MacGyver

8.00pm

Hidden Kingdoms

9.00pm

Hawaii Five-0

9.00pm

Wild Arabia Black Lake

10.00pm

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

10.00pm

12.10am

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After recovering from a serious injury gained on service in Afghanistan, former US marine Jack Ryan is recruited by CIA official Thomas Harper as a covert operative. Ryan poses as a Wall Street economist, keeping an eye out for anomalous financial activity. When he spots a market irregularity that could indicate a hostile attack on the US financial system, Ryan discovers that Russian tycoon Viktor Cherevin is behind it.

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Police in Alicante seek more victims of rape gang Police are investigating whether more women may have been sexually assaulted by a group of men from Alicante, after they were caught earlier this month attacking a 19-year old girl.

The suspects, who were arrested on 1st January, have been dubbed “la manada de Callosa d’En Sarrià,” the latter a reference to their home town, and la manada meaning “the wolf pack” – echoing the name of the group of men involved in the Running of the Bulls sexual assault, a 2016 case that shocked Spain.

Running of the bulls case At a time when gender violence is at the centre of political debate in Spain, and in the wake of the sexual assault and murder of 26-year-old Laura Luelmo, this latest case of sexual assault has echoes of the 2016 Running of the Bulls sexual assault case. A group of five men were found guilty of sexually abusing an 18-year-old at the 2016 Sanfermines fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain. The defendants were tried for sexual assault (rape)

but were found guilty of the lesser charge of sexual abuse, and handed nine-year prison sentences and a €50,000 fine.

The case became known as La Manada (The Wolf Pack) after the name of the WhatsApp chat group used by the five men and other friends of theirs. One of the defendants was a member of the armed forces while another was a Civil Guard.

The four members of the Alicante gang were well known and feared in the seaside resort city of Benidorm, located around 20 kilometers from their homes.

They are reported to have acted with impunity, committing a number of violent and sexual assaults. Such was their sense of being beyond the law that they took their latest victim to one of their homes, where they recorded the entire ordeal on their mobile phones.

But it seems that even their own families had had enough of them, and it was the sister of one of the gang who reported them to the authorities. Since the arrests, the police and Civil Guard are hoping that more victims will come

forward, given that the gang is suspected of other assaults.

The girl who alerted the police was in the upper floor of the house where the assault allegedly took place, according to Civil Guard sources. At one point, she descended into the basement and found her brother and three of his friends – all aged between 19 and 24 years old – surrounding the victim, who was naked from the waist down. She immediately called the police, telling them what she had seen. On entering the property, the Civil Guard caught the men in the act – one of them was on top of the young woman, while another one was pulling up his pants as the officers arrived.

The four were arrested on 1st January, and three days later a judge ordered them to be jailed, accusing them of one count of sexual assault and another two of sexual abuse. One of the suspects already has a criminal record for gender violence and sexually abusing a minor.

During the arrest, officers found that the attackers had recorded the assault on

their mobile phones. The videos show that the victim tried to escape the attack, but the state in which she was found – under the effects of alcohol, and possibly some kind of inhibitory drug – meant that she was unable to defend herself.

The police investigating the case have requested a complete toxicology report to confirm these suspicions, given that the victim did not remember what had happened and was clearly disoriented.

“She could barely walk,” the investigators explained in a report. The results of these tests could take one or two months to arrive.

Police in nearby Villajoyosa and Callosa d’En Sarrià suspect that there are at least two more cases of sexual assaults carried out by the same individuals, given that they had similar characteristics. They are not ruling out more coming to light, given that possible victims may feel safer now that the suspects are behind bars.

One rape every four hours In Spain, a total of 1,305 assaults with

penetration were reported between January and September 2018, according to data from the Interior Ministry. That works out at five rapes a day, one ever four hours or so, representing a 23 per cent increase on 2017.

Even so, Eurostat places Spain among the European countries with the lowest number of reports of rape. Of 32 countries analysed by the European Union’s statistics office, it is 25th on the list. While in Sweden there were 56.8 rape reports for every 100,000 inhabitants in 2015, in Spain there were 2.65 reports, 20 times less.

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Channel 4 News

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How to Lose Weight Well

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A Year of British Murder

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Home and Away

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Love, Again

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World’s Busiest Hotel

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Another exclusive for David’s Coachtrips SL A 2 day, 1 night stay in the wonderful city of Valencia, with an evening visit to the world famous Cirque de Soleil.

Staying 3* City Centre Expo hotel, close to all amenities continues to be popular with our customers. It is very comfortable and offers excellent facilities including Wifi.

Well located for access to - Tourist bus - Metro taxis - and bus services, there is plenty of time to visit the Cathedral, bullring, Ceramic museum or just enjoy the many pavement cafes where you can people watch till your heart is content whilst enjoying lunch, or better still relax at the Hotels rooftop swimming pool with a cocktail or 2.

With an introductory City tour on arrival, you will arrive at your Hotel approximately 1.30pm. (There is a comfort stop en route). You will then have the rest of the day free to explore this beautiful city.

You will be collected from your Hotel by coach early evening for your show The World famous Cirque de Soleil - Show Kooza.

A return to its origins, KOOZA combines acrobatic performance and the art of clowning, while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power. The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with comic characters from an electrifying world full of surprises, thrills, audacity and total involvement.

This is a show that blends, almost to perfection, its subcontinental sounds, its stunning lighting and costumes with theatrical ingenuity and acrobatic wonder.

Nothing about it is big or flashy, yet it is Cirque, maybe even circus, at its most spellbinding There is a conscious attempt to take circus arts back to their beginning in its direction.

Kooza “rekindles the memories and emotions associated with circuses of old, and brings together two centuryold circus traditions” according to the programme. The show delivers and then exceeds the standards it sets for itself with two hours of edge-of-the-seat entertainment that has the audience, on several occasions, audibly gasping.

If circus fans are drawn to high stakes

danger, they find it here in a double tightrope act in which four men walk, jump, skip, sword-fight and cycle high up with no net or safety ropes for part of the set.

More dizzying is the ‘wheel of death’ act in which two super-athletic performers run, jump and somersault on giant, fast-moving wheels; it has to be seen to be believed and appears to be the closest thing to flying without wings.

On return to the hotel there will still be time to enjoy a cocktail or two at the hotels Piano bar, or a stroll through the streets of Valencia enjoying the warm balmy evening.

As the coach does not depart until 3.30pm the following day there will still be time for more sightseeing before departure. 5th-6th June. 2 days 1 night.

3* City Hotel, bed & breakfast. ONLY 125€ p.p. (single 146€). (Price includes ticket to Cirque).

Bookings may be made online using our website www.coachtripsonline.com or by calling our office on 00 34 966 785 910. Monday-Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-2.00pm.

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Vox does deal with Andalucian conservatives Cuidadanos for brokering a deal with the far right. “This government will remain vigilant and will not yield to the conquest of rights and freedoms,” one source said.

Irene Montero, a leading member of the far-left Podemos party, criticised the “pact of reactionary triplets.”

Health authorities in Spain have warned of an undeclared presence of nuts in strawberry ice-cream cones from the UK distributed in shops in the Comunidad Valenciana.

According to the Spanish Consumer, Food Safety and Nutrition Agency (AECOSAN), part of the ministry of health, the product – branded Ice King – does not carry a warning label that it may contain nuts, but traces have since been picked up.

AECOSAN has urged anyone with a peanut allergy to avoid consuming it and if they have it in their house, to return it to the point of sale.

Manufactured in Britain and sold in the UK, Ireland and the eastern region of Spain, among other locations, the Ice King strawberry ice-cream batch in question carries a sell-by date of November 2020.

British consumer authorities raised

the alarm, which was immediately passed onto their counterparts across the European Union thanks to its rapidalert system, RASFF, covering human and animal foodstuffs.

Once AECOSAN received the alert, it triggered Spain’s inter-regional version, the National Food Alert Network (SCIRI), sending an immediate warning to all health and consumer authorities in every one of the country’s 17 autonomouslygoverned regions.

The ice-cream is safe to eat for anyone who does not have a peanut or general nut allergy, but those who do should avoid doing so.

It is likely to be sold in British-style or British-run supermarkets and corner stores in expatriate belts and may also be on the shelves in mainstream Spanish supermarkets.

Tiny far-right party Vox, which sent shockwaves through Spain after winning a surprise 12 seats in Andalusia last month, has announced it would vote in favour of forming a conservative government in the southern region.

Conservative Popular Party (PP) and centre-right Ciudadanos, which together have 47 seats in the 109-seat regional Andalusia assembly after a 2nd December vote, needed Vox to form a coalition government and oust the Socialists from power in the region after 36 years.

“We have reached an agreement with the PP,” Vox secretary general Javier Ortega Smith told reporters in Seville. “We are very pleased ... Today oppressive laws, illegal immigration, corruption have lost.”

The vote in the regional parliament on the formation of a new government could take place on 16th January.

Vox’s performance last month in Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region, was the first time a far-right party has won representation in a Spanish regional

parliament since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

The party, formed in late 2013 and led by former PP member Santiago Abascal, was energised by its tough opposition to Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s handling of Catalonia’s separatist push and a surge in the arrival of migrants.

It wants to end regional governments in order to save money, defend national unity and ban separatist parties. Vox also calls for the national health service to cease paying for abortions.

“Today begins the change in Andalusia,” the head of the PP in Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno, told a separate news conference.

Under a deal between the PP and Ciudadanos, Moreno would become the new leader of the regional government of Andalusia.

Sources in the Sanchez government lamented the “radicalisation” of PP and

Gender violence law row Vox had said it would refuse to back a PP-Ciudadanos coalition government unless the two parties pulled their support for a domestic violence law which it argues favours false complaints by women, but in the end it dropped this condition.

Vox leader Santiago Abascal said the 400,000 people who voted for his party in Andalusia will now have a head of the regional government who has “agreed to put in place an important part of Vox’s programme”.

“Our 12 lawmakers will continue to defend Vox’s programme until the last comma,” he added in a tweet.

Vox’s agreement with the PP and Ciudadanos comes ahead of a busy electoral year in Spain, with municipal, regional and European elections in May and perhaps even an early general election.

Vox would capture 12.9 percent of the vote if a national election were held now, entering the national parliament with 43-45 seats, according to a poll published last week in centre-right daily El Mundo.

If the PP, Ciudadanos and Vox joined forces they would have an absolute majority in the 350-seat parliament of up to 189 seats, according to the poll.

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The Original Jacksons, Eras de la Sal Torrevieja Friday 9th August Legendary music family, ‘70s pop sensation and long-time accusers of the boogie, The Jacksons, have announced they’re coming to Spain this August! With the stunning worldwide success of their last tour, the family are bringing their once-in-a-lifetime 50th anniversary show to Spain.

Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito Jackson will arrive in Torrevieja in August to perform their hits and to pay special tribute to their late brother Michael. Throughout their four-decade long career, the group revolutionised music and pop culture, and

were warmly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. The Jackson 5 were the fi rst group to have their fi rst four major label singles, “I Want You Back”, “ABC”, “The Love

You Save”, and “I’ll Be There” reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Beloved by millions

worldwide for their soulful, playful collection of hits, the Jacksons fi rst achieved international superstar-dom with their brother Michael, and many worldwide will forever be grateful to the group for instilling that sense of belief when it came to recalling the alphabet. The Jacksons play the Eras de la Sal in Torrevieja on Friday 9th August. Tickets are on sale now so don’t miss out! Tickets are available to buy online from www.heatwavepromotions.com, from Ticketmaster or El Corte Inglés or you can call the ticket hotline (+34) 629 056 720.

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Unions call off Ryanair strikes after reaching late-night deal with airline

freezer dinners If you have time to batch cook at the weekend, it makes it so much easier to take a dinner from the freezer during the week and simply reheat, rather than come home after a busy day and start from scratch.

Here are some of our favourite ‘freezer’ dinners ...

Strikes planned for January by Spanish cabin crew for Ryanair have been called off, after unions and the low-cost airline reached a deal.

The agreement, which was signed between SITCPLA and USO labour unions and the Irish carrier after talks lasting more than 14 hours, will have to be ratified at meetings of cabin crew staff and if approved, will set “the foundations” for the normalisation of the labour relations between employees and the airline under the framework of Spanish law.

Until now, Ryanair cabin crew in Spain had been employed under Irish labour contracts.

A series of strikes were held last year in a bid to get the company to sign new agreements that were drawn up under the local legislation of each employee.

The deal reached with Ryanair includes the commitment to immediately start negotiating the first collective agreement for cabin crew, something that, unions said, would have

been “unthinkable” just a few months ago.

“The completion of the deal reached in the early hours of this morning is the result of a long 18 months of fighting and coordinated union actions, both on a national level and within the framework of the European Union,” the unions stated.

“As a consequence of the signing of the deal we will immediately call off the strikes that we had planned for January 2019.”

Over the next few days, the unions will hold a number of assemblies to explain how the deal will affect each worker.

For the unions, one of the main achievements of the deal is the guarantee of work stability as well as an improvement of labour conditions, together with the main demand of the cabin crew: the application of Spanish legislation. “We are convinced that soon all Ryanair employees in Spain will be able to fully enjoy all of their rights as citizens of the European Union,” they concluded.

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Brilliant Bolognese Batch Jamie Oliver says, “The secret to a seriously good Bolognese is to make a big batch and cook it low and slow. I like to make it at the weekend when I have a bit more time, then pop it into the freezer in batches for amazing midweek meals.

Enjoy it with your favourite pasta, in a cottage pie or as the base for a smoky chilli.”

Ingredients 2 rashers smoked streaky bacon ½ a bunch of fresh rosemary (15g) olive oil 6 cloves of garlic 3 onions 4 carrots 500g mushrooms 500g quality lean minced beef 500g lean minced pork 200g dried green lentils 4 x 400g tins of quality peeled plum tomatoes Method Finely slice the bacon and pick and finely chop the rosemary, then place in a large pan with 1 tbsp oil over a medium heat.

Peel and finely chop the garlic, onions and carrots, then finely slice the mushrooms,

2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp grated ginger ½ tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp mild chilli powder 500g bag frozen butternut squash chunks 2 carrots, cut into small dice 1 courgette, cut into small dice 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 1 x 400g can chickpeas, drained adding them to the pan as you go (or finely chop everything together in a food processor).

When it is time to serve the Tagine, do so with cooked couscous or rice

Cook for 15 mins, or until softened, stirring regularly.

Method Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan, then slowly cook the onions for around 10 mins until starting to caramelise.

Add the beef and pork mince, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon, then stir in the lentils. Season with black pepper and cook for a further 15 mins.

Stir in the garlic, ginger and spices and cook for a further 2 mins.

Scrunch in the tomatoes, along with 4 tins worth of water. Bring to the boil, then simmer on a low heat for 2 hrs, or until thickened and reduced.

Taste and season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, then serve straight away, or leave to cool, batch up and freeze for another day.

Butternut Squash and Chickpea Tagine Double or triple this recipe depending on how much space you have in your freezer.

Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 1 red onion, finely chopped

Add the vegetables and canned tomatoes and bring to a simmer.

Put the lid on and simmer for around 15 mins or until all the veg are tender.

Stir in the chickpeas, heat through and serve with couscous or rice.

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€500 notes to be withdrawn from circulation

Central banks in Eurozone countries will start to withdraw €500 notes from circulation from 27th January, except for Germany and Austria.

The large denomination notes will remain legal tender, even though the Central European Bank (BCE) stopped minting them from the end of 2018, but if banks on the high street receive any, they are required to send them to the main bank of the country which will return them to base.

Until a few years ago, Spain was the country with the most €500 notes in circulation in the Eurozone, but they have become extremely rare – in fact, they now represent just 2.4 per cent of all the banknotes in use worldwide.

The €500 note was colloquially known as the Bin Laden – meaning everyone knew they existed, but very few had ever seen them – albeit in Spain, sightings until around a decade ago were very frequent indeed. €100 and €200 notes – green and yellow respectively – were also a regular sight in Spain and often even handed

over by bank branches when ordinary residents plundered their savings accounts.

But these have also become more rare, partly because it has always been extremely difficult to use them except when buying goods or services of at least their denomination, given that shops and petrol stations often put up signs warning they could not guarantee being able to give change for payments made with them.

The BCE will release the new design of €100 and €200 notes from 28th May this year, following the same format as the new €5, €10, €20 and €50 notes.

Despite the apparently infrequent sighting of €100 notes in Spain, they represent a quarter of all the euro banknotes in circulation – or around 23 per cent - and are the second-most common denomination in existence after the €50 note.

Yet €200 banknotes represent only 1 per cent of all the euro notes in existence, or 4 per cent of the total value of euros in cash.

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Madrid mummy is found to be a pharaoh’s eye doctor In the middle of the night on 6th June, 2016, an enormous refrigerated trailer with a two-vehicle escort parked in front of the Emergency Unit at Quirónsalud University Hospital in Pozuelo, outside Madrid.

An extensive team of doctors was waiting there to examine the four bodies travelling within – three Egyptians and a male from the Canary Islands.

The specialists had just 15 hours to carry out a project dubbed CT Mummy Operation: visitors to the National Archaeology Museum were not meant to notice that the four bodies had spent the night elsewhere, while hospital patients were not to suspect that they were sharing state-of-the-art medical resources with humans who had lived more than 2,000 years ago.

Now, two years later, the museum has released the results of that examination. And it turns out that one of the mummies, which was covered in jewels and charms beneath its bandages, was the priest Nespamedu, the personal eye doctor of Pharaoh Ptolemy II, and perhaps also Ptolemy III (although the jury is still out on this latter claim).

His Spanish odyssey began in 1925, when the steamship C. López y López docked in the port of Barcelona with an unusual cargo: a mummy that had been bought in Cairo by the scholar Ignacio Bauer with scarcely any documentation, according to a report by Esther Pons Mellado, a specialist at the National Archaeology Museum. In fact, at first it was thought to be the body of a woman.

Thanks to the tomography analysis, it has now been established that Nespamedu was a priest who lived between 300 BC and 200 BC and who worked at the Imhotep- Asclepius clinic in Serapeum of Saqqara (Memphis) or else in Alexandria as well as being doctor to the king, according to another report by archaeologists María del Carmen Pérez Die and Dr Javier Carrascoso.

The information gleaned from the scan reveals

that Nespamedu was a high-ranking official with enough money to have his body prepared for the journey to the afterlife.

According to experts, it is the charms and plaques stored within his bandages that are the most revealing.

Two groups of eight plaques have shown up on different parts of the mummy in which the four sons of the deity Horus are represented.

Another two plaques feature the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, while representations of the mummification of the corpse together with the god Anubis were found at the top of Nespamedu’s legs.

There are also two plaques featuring the god Thoth and the Eye of Horus, symbolising magic, protection and purification together with a solar symbol that stands for cosmic stability. Thoth is the god of ophthalmologists, as it was he who put Horus’

eye back after he lost it in his battle with Set. This has led specialists to conclude that Nespamedu chose this god on account of his own profession.

“There is nothing casual about the iconography and it is clear that he wanted to register his beliefs and the responsibilities that had elevated him to the upper echelons of society,” states a report published in the last National Archaeology Museum’s bulletin.

“The fact that he was the pharaoh’s doctor makes us think that part of his life was lived in Alexandria, where Ptolemy had his court.”

A third report written by Andrés Carretero Pérez, director of the National Archaeology Museum, points out that “mummies are cultural assets that are very vulnerable to changes in the environment and it should be a priority to avoid manipulation and movement as far as possible because there is

no such thing as zero risk.”

The mummies are closely monitored, conserved behind glass with air-renewal systems and tightly controlled temperature, humidity and light levels.

Such is the fragility of the mummies that the expert Teresa Gómez Espinosa notes how a highly specialised transportation company was chosen to transfer the bodies to the hospital for the scans.

Two alternative routes were planned in case of unforeseen circumstances, and the trip took place on a night when the air was dry and the temperature mild.

If there had been rain or an increase in humidity levels, the operation would have been called off immediately.

After arriving at the hospital, Nespamedu and the other mummies were carefully introduced into the CT scanner.

Nespamedu had 2,739 images taken of his body, which was virtually undressed, allowing the charms and plaques to show up.

The headband he was wearing was a winged Scarab charm with a solar disc that also featured the god Khepri, symbol of resurrection and rebirth.

Nespamedu also wore a Usekh collar, particular to the Egyptian elite – one of the most typical pieces of Egyptian jewelry, which normally features a falcon’s head and is supported by the shoulders with a counterweight on the back.

It is known that priests and doctors were trained in the temple where Nespamedu attended to patients.

In fact, a chapel dedicated to health was built In Imhotep’s honour and people came there from the most remote regions of Egypt in search of miracle cures.

Its god was Thoth, deity of science and medicine, the forefather of ophthalmologists.

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The 2019 Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards Costa Blanca restaurants are once more in line to receive a prized accolade which celebrates all that is good about the dining scene in Spain. The 2019 Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards recognize excellence in the local dining industry, offering restaurateurs a standard to strive for, and diners a gauge by which to choose their eatery.

Fresh ingredients, imaginative recipes and mouth watering menus from around the world are available to diners in the Costa Blanca region. We are spoiled for choice when it comes to lunch menus, evening meals and even a quick and tasty snack. With so much on offer, it can be a minefield choosing a restaurant or café that suits your needs. The Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards are a mark of excellence which diners can rely upon to guide them to a quality restaurant.

Managing Director of the Costa Blanca People, Claire Richards, said “Last year’s Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards were a runaway success with hundreds of nominations received for restaurants and chefs up and down the Costa Blanca. The atmosphere the awards ceremony created was

electric – people were cheering and clapping and up on their feet for our winners, the attitude was positive and uplifting and everyone had a good night.

2019’s Awards will serve as a great platform for bar and restaurant suppliers and servicers to promote themselves directly to restaurant owners in a friendly and upbeat environment.”

Claire continued, “We feel that

having such a benchmark will really help consumers in choosing excellent restaurants.

For restaurateurs, the winning of a Culinary Award will boost morale for staff and owners, and will offer restaurants a tangible ‘seal of approval’ which they can strive to win again and again as the years go on.”

The 2019 Costa Blanca People Culinary Awards are broken into

a number of categories: Best Newcomer (open less than 12 months) Best Indian Restaurant Best European/International Restaurant Best Cafe/Bar Best Sunday Roast Best Coffee Shop Best Gourmet Restaurant Best Chef Front of House Award for Outstanding Service Once nominations have been processed and the finalists chosen, a panel of judges will begin reviewing each restaurant in secret before a grand gala dinner where the winners will be announced.

If you think your favourite restaurant should be in the running too, then get nominating! It couldn’t be easier – simply log on to www.costablancapeople.com and fill in the online form, or download a printable version of the form to distribute to your clients and encourage them to nominate you. If you do not have internet access, we are delighted to take nominations by phone on 966 70 10 60.

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Look to the skies in 2019 This year will offer star-gazers a range of spectacular events - with two lunar and three solar eclipses, some of which (although not many) will be visible from Spain. The National Geographic Institute (IGN), part of the Ministry of Development, has published a calendar of events which are literally out of this world, with five eclipses, two of the moon and three of the sun.

Although the first eclipse might not have been anything to get excited over in Spain – a partial solar eclipse on 5th and 6th January, which was visible in north eastern Asia and the northern Pacific - the second certainly will be. This will be a total eclipse of the moon on Monday 21st January, and will be visible in Western Asia, America, Africa and Europe, including Spain.

The beginning of the penumbra eclipse will take place at 3:35am in Spain. The eclipse will be partially visible from 3:32am, and totally eclipsed at 5:39am in Spain. This will be visible in the western half of Africa, Europe and America, and will end at 6:40am in Spain, having lasted for 1 hour and 1 minute, with the shadow of the eclipse ending at 07:44 UTC. Now, although we may have missed out on the first eclipse, this second one will only be visible in all of its phases in Western Europe, America and the Pacific Ocean, and Spain will be one of the few European countries that can see the phenomenon in its entirety, although there is some bad news as this will not be the whole country. According to the IGN, the best places for observation will be those located to the west, so, sadly, here in the eastern half of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands we will not see

all of the phases, since the moon will be hidden before the end of the phenomenon.

In July, there will be a total solar eclipse on Tuesday, 2nd July, which will be visible in the South Pacific and South America, so not

Spain.

This eclipse will begin at 5:55pm Spanish peninsular time at a point in the Pacific Ocean south of French Polynesia. The end of the eclipse will occur at 21:50 UTC at a point

southeast of San Pablo de Lípez, in the area of Potosí

(Bolivia). The total duration of the phenomenon will be 295 minutes (slightly less than 5 hours).

The total eclipse will start at 6:02pm at a point in the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand; It will cross the Pacific from west to east, it will enter Chile through the regions of Coquimbo and Atacama, it will pass through Argentina through the province of San Juan, continuing through La Rioja, San Luis, Córdoba and Santa Fe, until ending in the province of Buenos Aires. The total eclipse will end at 20:43 UTC at a point southeast of the city of Chacomús (Argentina). The total duration of the phenomenon will be 161 minutes (slightly less than 2 hours and 45 minutes).

Luckily, there will be a partial lunar eclipse on 16th and 17th July which will be visible from Spain. On Tuesday 16th

July, the beginning of the penumbral eclipse will take place at 6:44pm UTC and will be visible in Oceania, Asia, East and Central Africa and Eastern Europe.

The partial eclipse will begin at 8:02pm UTC, reaching its maximum at 9:31pm UTC, and ending at 10:59pm UTC, being visible in Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa and South America.

The eclipse will end on Wednesday 17th July at 1:17am UTC, and may be seen in its final phases in Western Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and the Far East of North America.

The next event will be on Boxing Day, with an annular solar eclipse. It will be visible as a partial eclipse in the extreme east of Africa, Asia and in the northern half of Oceania and will start at 2:30am UTC in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Oman, and end at 8:06am UTC at a point of the Pacific Ocean south of the island of Guam. The total duration of the phenomenon will be 336 minutes (just over 5 and a half hours).

The annular eclipse will start at 3:36am northwest of Al-Hofuf (Saudi Arabia). It will cross Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, cross the Arabian Sea and return to land in southern India and northern Sri Lanka. It will then enter Southeast Asia through the island of Sumatra (Indonesia), Singapore and the island of Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia) to finally enter the Pacific Ocean across the island of Guam (United States).

The annular eclipse will end at 6:59am at a latitude at a point in the Pacific Ocean west of Wake Island (United States).

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10 biggest mistakes that will ruin your New Year weight loss plan As soon as January hits, the majority of us want to curl up in a ball in complete denial that we've gained over half a stone from copious amounts of mince pies, endless turkey dinners and a cocktails of alcoholic drinks....and yes Bailey’s in your coffee does count. Failing that, there's always the option of throwing out the old scales in a desperate hope the new ones will tell us something marginally more hopeful.

But if - like us - you're your own worst enemy when it comes to dieting, we reveal the most common diet mistakes (that we're all guilty of making) that can throw your diet plans into total disarray.

If you can avoid some (or even better most) of these, then you stand a good chance of losing a few of those Christmas calories.

1. Setting yourself unobtainable goals Telling yourself you're going to the gym five times a week or cutting out carbs completely will only set yourself up for failure, because when something inevitably does crop up or you find yourself tucking into a towering ham and cheese sandwich, you'll beat yourself up about not sticking to your original plan.

Instead, start by setting yourself small and achievable targets. Aim to lose one or two pounds per week, or stick to a specific calorie count that won't leave you too hungry – that way you'll stop yourself reaching for the biscuit tin during your mid-afternoon hunger slump!

Another handy trick: instead of telling yourself 'Lose weight', try telling yourself

to 'eat a healthy, balanced diet', 'exercise more' or 'stick to one piece of chocolate' instead of your usual bar. These are positive goals that are manageable and easy to stick to.

The same applies to your fitness regime; don't overdo it. Set yourself realistic targets that you know you can conquer – and fit into your schedule – that way you can always increase your exercise frequency when you feel you are able. Start by setting an exercise goal of working out three times a week. This could be in a group class, with a trainer or at the gym. Chose a type of exercise you enjoy – don’t sign up for anything too intensive to begin with.

2. Skipping meals Despite the claims made about intermittent fasting, scrimping on breakfast or skipping lunch won't do your body any favours. Unless you are used to fasting as a weight loss strategy, missing breakfast is more likely to make you hungrier, so try to eat a balance of healthier meals that will fill you up instead, that way you'll feel satisfied and less likely to snack on sugary or fatty treats when the hunger pangs hit.

Fill up on a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs or an omelette, to keep your body fully fuelled for the day ahead.

If you do need to snack, chose healthy options such as fruit or a handful of nuts.

3. Eating salads Whilst eating salads can be a healthy meal option, when trying to lose weight it's best to give your body all the nutrients it needs, especially if you're exercising regularly. If you starve your body of essential nutrients you're more

likely to feel hungrier and risk falling at the first hurdle.

So instead of plain salads, try a balanced diet full of protein and fibre to keep you full. Add meats, fish, vegetables and pulses to your leaves to bulk out your salad. Incorporating ingredients such as lentils, beans, beetroot, seeds and avocado will keep you healthy and satisfied.

Lowering carbs always helps if you want to shed a few pounds, but you don't have to cut them out altogether.

Opt for high-fibre, unprocessed carbs like quinoa, brown rice or buckwheat noodles instead of white processed carbs.

4. Being a slave to the scales There are really no benefits to weighing yourself on a daily basis. Your weight can fluctuate so much when you're actively losing weight, so you could lose a little one day then gain a few pounds the next. Hormones, water retention and even tiredness can all affect the number on the scales on a dily basis. So, to avoid any disappointment, weigh yourself weekly instead. It takes time to reach your set diet goals, and if you do have a relapse, just try again the week after until you reach your goal.

5. Eating diet meals Contrary to popular belief, diet meals can actually contain high levels of salt and sugar that can leave you feeling hungry after you've finished your meal.

Try cooking from scratch instead, using fresh, healthy ingredients. That way you know what you're putting into your meal and can control your salt and sugar intake. Foods like grilled fish, meats,

vegetables and unprocessed carbohydrates such as sweet potato, brown rice and quinoa are all great dietfriendly foods to stock up on.

Using websites with healthy meal plans and recipes listed are also good ways to get inspired to cook healthy and to keep meal times diverse and interesting. Weight Watchers and the BBC both have a good selection...or ask Goole or Alexa!

6. Drinking booze You may think the odd glass of wine won't make much difference, but when a large glass of your favourite vino can contain up to a shocking 280 calories – that's more calories than a McDonald's cheeseburger – a glass or two every night can really pile up the calorie count.

Try a few low-calorie wines instead or diet-friendly cocktails to keep your calorie count to a bare minimum. Adding soda water to your wine will make your glass last longer, so you'll trick yourself into drinking less.

7. Not snacking If you're hungry, your body is telling you it needs to eat. But to avoid snacking on unhealthy nibbles like chocolate and crisps, stock up your snack drawer with nuts, dried fruits and popcorn instead.

This way you can satisfy your hunger cravings without piling on any excess pounds.

8. Avoiding fats Ok, we're not saying tuck into a cheeseburger and chips every night, but healthy fats such as oily fish, nuts, seeds, avocados and oils – including coconut and extra virgin olive oil – can actually help with weight loss and will also keep B U S I N E S S

your body healthy and fighting fit too.

Just remember to eat in moderation, as eating too much can cause you to gain weight.

9. Sugar spikes If you're feeling a low mid-afternoon slump, your body may feel like it's craving sugar to give it a boost of energy, but sugary drinks and snacks will spike insulin levels and cause your blood sugar to crash immediately afterwards.

Fizzy drinks and fruit juices are culprits when it comes to gaining calories, so swap to fizzy water instead flavoured with natural fruits, and try to use healthier sweet alternatives like coconut, vanilla, honey and cinnamon to add an extra hint of natural sweetness.

10. Flying solo If no one else knows about your healthy living plan, it can be even harder to stick to – essentially you're your own boss and so not only are you making the rules, bt you can break them too!

If you want some support to help you stick to your diet and fitness plan, tell your partner or a close friend, ask them to join in, or even sign up to a charity sport event, this will push you and encourage you to succeed. Losing weight with a friend adds supports but also a bit of friendly competition and its surprising how much you’ll want to be the one losing more weight at the weekly weigh in.

Partnering up is also motivational when it comes to exercise. Working out can be more enjoyable in company and you’ll be less likely to skip class if your know you’ll let you frind down.

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enowned for providing ex-pats with a professional and friendly GP, nursing and dental service for over a decade, Medcare is also highly regarded for aesthetics treatments and cosmetic surgery. As well as being a superb GP, Doctor Hussain is a talented Aesthetics doctor. She always makes sure she knows about the latest anti-ageing techniques and products and as one patient, Ms D said this week, “she really knows her stuff”!

If you are not sure where to begin but know that you want to do something to try and reverse the ageing process, the first step is a free consultation with the doctor. She will assess your skin and talk through the different options available to you. There is a huge range of non-surgical treatments to choose from, including Botox and fillers, rehydration therapy, medical peels and medical resurfacing (Dermapen), which is excellent for removing fine lines, pigmentation and scarring. Dr Hussain can also prescribe medical grade skin care products from ZO Skin Health and help you choose from the cruelty-free range of highly effective skin products from GLO Skin Beauty.

Why not try the GLO Clear Complexion Pads?! These cleansing pads are formulated with 5% Salicylic Acid to penetrate and exfoliate acne skin and refine its texture.

Infused with antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to treat acne spots, congested skin and dermatitis. Acne skin appears calmer, clearer, more balanced

and shine-free.

Alternatively you may decide to have a free consultation with the cosmetics surgeon to discuss weight loss surgery or a facelift.

Medcare is very lucky to work with one of the country’s leading surgeons. Mrs C was thrilled with the results of her tummy tuck and said, “Dr Teresa put me at ease, and nothing was too much trouble”.

In January, we often prioritise our health, revise our habits and decide to make positive changes. At Medcare you can get all the help you need! From nutrition and weight loss advice to alcohol and obesity awareness, the doctor and nurse team can assist in your journey to better health. And as the team at Medcare considers your health and wellbeing to be so important, this month the Health Check is at a special discounted price of just 220 euros (usually 310 euros). This comprehensive set of blood tests and checks includes well man and well women cancer checks, heart and kidney blood tests, ECG and more. This year for the first time Medcare has also released two more basic tests for diabetes and cholesterol from just 25 euros.

There really is no excuse not to do anything!

So, why not book yourself in at Medcare.

Make an appointment for your free skin consultation with the doctor and get your health check blood tests done with the nurse.

Start the year by prioritising your health, and wellbeing and look younger in the process!

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Five children in intensive care, 50 more admitted Five children were taken into ICU and 50 more were admitted across the Alicante province for bronchiolitis. A significant increase has been noted in hospitalisations of children under two years of age in hospitals across the Alicante province. Paediatricians noted that this year’s strain of virus is especially virulent with younger children, those under six months of age, which has caused more hospitalisations than recent years. In fact, four of the young children suffering the virus had to be taken into intensive care at Alicante General Hospital and one other child was taken to ICU in Elche.

Another infant remains isolated in a neonatal unit at the Hospital de Sant Joan because it is only a few weeks old.

Mercedes Juste, Head of Pediatrics at the Hospital de Sant Joan, explained that bronchiolitis is a disease caused by a virus, which causes inflammation of part of the bronchi and affects the entire respiratory system. "The main symptoms are that the child has a hard time breathing and coughs.�

Experts said that that bronchiolitis does not have a specific treatment and medical staff can only treat the symptoms. "Cough medicines are not indicated in these cases because they only mask the disease," says Antonio Redondo, pediatrician at the Vithas Medimar International hospital. The intense cough in cases of bronchiolitis "is a symptom that the child has mucus in the bronchi and needs to expel it." Neither mucolytics nor antibiotics should be administered.

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5 dermatologist tips for winter skincare Conquer winter itch with dermatologist tips (BPT) - The chill, the dryness, the itch: As temperatures drop, winter can wreak havoc on your skin. Fortunately, you can fight winter's wrath by taking a few smart, proactive steps.

Winter skin woes are common, with 83 percent of people saying their skin feels differently during the winter than it does the rest of the year, according to a recent survey conducted online among 2,000 adults by Harris Poll on behalf of CeraVe. More specifically, 77 percent say their skin feels dry in winter and 41 percent even describe it as itchy.

"Winter weather can affect all skin types," says board-certified dermatologist Dr. Shari Marchbein. "Even though people are aware that their skin is dry, they often unknowingly make mistakes that can cause their skin to feel worse. Being mindful of how you're treating your skin and adapting your skincare routine are two essential ways to help ease the skin discomforts that often come with the season."

To help fight dry and itchy skin brought on by winter, Dr. Marchbein suggests five simple skincare tips: 1. Stay warm, not hot Everyone loves a long, hot shower in the winter. In fact, the survey found 50 percent of people take more hot showers during the winter. Unfortunately, hot water strips the skin of natural moisture that keeps it healthy, hydrated and protected. Take a short, lukewarm shower instead to avoid irritating the skin. Find that warm comfort by cozying up in a blanket afterward instead.

2. Fix the winter itch That winter itch is most commonly caused by severely dry skin, so be sure to moisturize daily with products that contain ceramides to maintain hydration and fight dryness. Ceramides are naturally found in skin but can be regularly disrupted by factors like the environment and daily activities, leading to dry skin.

Keep a tub of a ceramide-rich cream in your bathroom to slather on while your

skin is still wet after showering to really seal in moisture and help restore the skin's protective barrier. For added moisture and protection, use an ointment like CeraVe Healing Ointment, which contains ceramides and helps to heal dry, chapped skin, and immediately slip on socks, gloves and comfortable clothes to help it soak in.

3. Dress smart When you're heading outside, be sure to bundle up! Always wear gear that protects your skin from the elements, like hats, scarves and gloves. Additionally,

while winter makes us more inclined to bundle up in cozy sweaters, avoid any materials that may irritate your skin. If you feel itchy under your favorite wool sweater, wear a breathable shirt underneath or consider swapping it for a different material, like fleece or cashmere.

4. Maximize moisture The colder winter air pulls moisture from the skin leaving it dry, itchy and lacklustre, and heading indoors isn't helping. The rising thermostat in your house causes dry air that sucks hydration from your skin. Use a humidifier to add moisture back into the air in main spaces, like your bedroom. You should also be sure to adapt your skincare routine for the winter just like you would your wardrobe.

Swap your light creams out for richer products that will add the extra moisturisation needed during the winter and be sure to use them twice daily.

5. Drink up However, adding moisture back into the air isn't the only way to hydrate yourself. You should also be moisturizing yourself from the inside out by drinking plenty of water throughout the day.

Water has a wide array of health benefits and the quality of your skin is one of them - especially during the winter months when we tend to lose moisture more often. Warm tea is another great way to get hydrated while comforting yourself during the colder months.

"Winter doesn't have to mean dry, itchy and uncomfortable skin," says Marchbein.

"A few proactive steps and adjustments to your daily routine can help ease some of those winter worries so you can enjoy all the fun the season has to offer."

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Omega-3s: Do you really know what they are, and if you are getting enough?

(BPT) - Each day we are bombarded with heaping helpings of health headlines the latest, must-know, must-do health advice. Sometimes the tips seem obvious; but often, it's quite difficult to understand what will produce health benefits especially when headlines and social media can make legitimate advice seem irrelevant in a moment.

Over the years, we've seen more conflicting advice around omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA).

Thousands of published scientific studies have shown the benefits, and we know that the human body needs them to function but can't create them on its own.

Among their numerous benefits, EPA and DHA have been associated with overall heart health and improving eye, brain and joint performance.

Yet most are confused Unlike many other important measures of health, most people have no awareness of their omega-3 levels.

Omega-3s are found in fatty fish such as salmon, sardines and mackerel. But the reality is, many people have difficulty achieving optimal levels with diet alone.

And according to one recent study, even among people who believed they were

eating a balanced diet, 98 percent had levels of omega-3s that were below the optimal level.

"I had heard fish oil was critical to a balanced diet," said Schnelle "Nellie" Acevedo, a fitness blogger and mom of three. "As an avid runner and working mom, making smart choices about my health is really important to me. As I learned more about omega-3s and their

health benefits, I started worrying that I could be omega-3 deficient and wondering what kind of toll that could be taking on my health."

What we can do Today, there are resources available to help us get an answer on where our levels stand - the Omega-3 Index test is a simple blood test that unveils what percentage of red blood cells contain EPA and DHA. There's also a brief quiz online that

provides a general guide for individual omega-3 scores. The five-question quiz at www.knowyouromega3s.com was launched by MegaRed, an omega-3 supplement brand dedicated to helping support overall health. By answering the simple questions, you can determine if your levels might be low, and learn helpful tips and actions to ensure you are getting enough omega-3s.

When it comes to health, knowledge is just the first step Every health journey is unique, so regardless of the latest trend, it's key to act to determine where you stand and the changes that work for you.

Like understanding your cholesterol or blood pressure levels, knowing your omega-3 levels is an important marker of health.

"It's tough to be sure of your health and fitness choices, but I got an answer when it comes to omega-3s. Last year, I sent in a test to check my omega-3 levels. When I got my results, my numbers were not nearly where I want to be. I needed to supplement my diet to get my numbers up!" said Acevedo. "It's important for you to know whether or not you are getting enough omega-3s, and what you can do to fix it!"

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Jack via email asks: Hi Aunty, I have a Hyundai AT 10 tablet. My problem is that whenever I turn it on it gives me the message "unfortunately set-up wizard has stopped". Is this something I can fix myself or will I have to take it in to a shop for repair?

Aunty Says: Hi Jack. I think this is quite a serious Android problem and may need a factory reset which unfortunately may result in you losing all of your personal stuff. If you can still get to your settings app, you may be able to temporarily stop some apps which may fix the problem. Let me know how you get on and I can recommend where to take it for repair.

Steve via email asks: Dear Aunty. Is there any way to recover from a Windows 10 update failure which happened without warning? I was using my HP laptop wirelessly at the time when it began the update process and I could not stop the programme running but it then displayed a warning “bios update failed” and the laptop will not boot up. The only sign of life is the caps lock keeps flashing but I cannot get any screen to display and none of the F-keys respond either.

Aunty Says: Hi Steve. This problem can happen with Windows updates or BIOS updates and unfortunately a failed BIOS update can result in a dead computer, but try this quick fix before we get to deep into it; unplug the laptop from the mains, remove the battery and wait 10 minutes and you may be lucky. If this fails then I’m afraid it is a pretty complicated

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process to “flash” a new BIOS file so let me know how you get on.

Pat via email asks: I hope you are able to help me.

Last evening I was downloading a film when a pop-up appeared which I was unable to close. I stupidly ignored it until the film had finished downloading and I now find all my docs & photos etc are blank and I have to pay a website to unencrypted my files. Is there anything I can do to restore my files, and most importantly are my bank accounts etc now exposed? Thank you for any help you are able to give Aunty Says: Oh dear Pat this is not good. This kind of “ransom-ware” has taken viruses to a whole new and nasty level.

Your personal files and photos have been locked/encrypted so that only the unlock code will let you get them back, and you will need to pay these robbers stupid money to get the code.

If you have a backup then DO NOT try a restore as the virus will almost certainly encrypt the backup copy.

This kind of infection doesn’t normally target your Internet banking etc but you don’t know what other infections you may have picked up. I strongly recommend a full scan with your

antivirus program and Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware. I will investigate if any of the antivirus companies have developed a cure.

Dennis via email asks: Hi Aunty. I‘m getting my wife a new Acer laptop and I want to transfer all of personal stuff from my old computer before I donate it to a neighbour’s son. How do I do this so that on my old computer, no one can access my photos and documents etc, or access internet information like emails and web surfing?

Aunty Says: Hi Dennis. Transferring your photos & docs from one computer to the other is pretty easy but it will depend on how well organised your files and folders are, and how much stuff you have. You can buy a 32GB USB flash memory stick for under €10 and use this to copy/paste everything from one machine to the other. On your old computer, right click on a folder and from the menu that pops up choose ‘copy’ and then right click on the USB stick and choose ‘paste’. The USB stick should appear after plugging it in as a new drive in My Computer or File Manager. Once you have double checked that you have everything from your old computer you should really physically destroy the hard disk in the old one as it isn’t difficult to retrieve data even after the computer has been wiped. Give Phil at eNET Computers a call on 687362844 and get some advice on the best way forward.

Well that’ll do for another week, email you questions to auntyvirus@costablancapeople.com and I will see what I can do.

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The UK’s top ‘ What is the clearance light? searched’ cars red lights on the back of the vehicle. These lights are installed in the upper and outer part of the vehicle, and must be installed on all vehicles over 2.10 metres wide, and are also optional for vehicles with a width greater than 1.80 metres. They are prohibited on vehicles narrower than this.

From the explanation, we see an almost contradiction, as although the clearance lights are often known as height lights, and are positioned at the highest points, it is the width of the vehicle which determines their requirement.

According to the General Specifications, vehicles of

categories M, N and O of more than 2.10 metres in width must be equipped with: -Two approved clearance lights, in white, visible to the front.

-Two approved clearance lights, in red, visible from behind.

There are other optical signalling devices that indicate the presence of the vehicle, such as the retroreflectors and the contour marking signal on vehicles (sign V23). However, although they also indicate the presence of the vehicle, the clearance lights serve as a complement to the position lights of the vehicle.

According to data from CarGurus, an online automotive marketplace, the cars with the biggest increase in searches during 2018’s festive season were sports coupes – the Audi TT and the VW Scirocco.

The Audi TT registered a more than doubling in search queries in December compared to November. The VW Scirocco is not far behind, as the table (below) shows.

The wet British winter and the prospect of icy and muddy roads might also be behind a rise in search activity for SUVs and pickup trucks. The UK was blasted by snowstorms in the early part of 2018 and it seems

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British drivers are perhaps preparing themselves for a repeat performance with the BMW X1, the Nissan XTrail and the Mitsubishi L200 all appearing on the list of most popular searches.

The most searched for cars on CarGurus are as follows – based on figures for November to December 2018: 1 Audi TT Coupe +154% 2 Volkswagen Scirocco +132% 3 Vauxhall Zafira +88% 4 BMW X1 +83% 5 Peugeot 207 +79% 6 Audi A6 +69% 7 BMW 3 Series +51% 8 Nissan X-Trail +44% 9 Mercedes-Benz E-Class +41%

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10 Mitsubishi L200 +38% Predictably enough, roadsters (excluding TT convertibles presumably) are absent from the top of the charts and, for bargain hunters, the winter is traditionally a good time to source something interesting for the summer months.

In terms of the Audi TT, there is a vast range of possible options to go for, as the model has been in continuous production for 20 years now with a variety of versions to choose from and with some of the older models coming in at less than €2000 second hand in the UK.

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Clearance lights, sometimes (somewhat incorrectly) known as height lights, are affixed to certain vehicles and, where applicable, have mandatory requirements.

The lights are designed to highlight the width and height of a vehicle, and can assist in speed estimation, distance and the overall dimension of the vehicle.

When installed, they must be illuminated under the same conditions as the main vehicle lights, from dusk until dawn and during reduced visibility, but what vehicles have to have them?

The clearance lights consist of two white lights on the front and two

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Where do road signs come from?

Spain is about to undergo the first major reform for some time that is aimed at significantly reducing road casualties, as the maximum permitted speed limit on some roads is set to reduce, and although we will cover that in more detail in another article, one question that is seldom answered, if ever, is where do road signs come from?

The maximum permitted speed on around 10,000 kilometres of Spain’s roads is set to be reduced to 90 kilometres per hour. Although this sounds like a lot, it is after all a quarter of the earth’s circumference, it is in fact just 6% of the network.

That aid, resigning a quarter of the globe is still no mean feat, and so the question still remains, where do the signs come from?

On this occasion, we can thank the French for their efforts, much in the same way as we did when the motorway speed limit was reduced during the fuel crisis of 2011. What do you mean you didn’t thank the French?

It was a French company that provided the signs then, and it is that some company who are ready and set to provide the same service once again, largely because they have a stock of road signs ready to be installed.

Whilst we are thanking our European neighbours, and you can stop your mind wandering toward Brexit, we must also praise Austria for hosting the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, where (mostly) standardisation was agreed. It isn’t just the fact that a

French company has a stockpile of Spanish road signals, it is that it has a stock of European standard signs.

The company providing most, if not all of the signs for this change, are Lacroix Señalización, which are part of the Lacroix Group, involved since 1965 in the creation and supply of road signs in France, and Spain, inaugurating their new Spanish office and factory in Madrid in June, 2017, and through its subsidiaries and distributors in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

The company dates back to 1936, when, in the French town of Nantes, a city on the Loire River in the Upper Brittany region of western France , Mr. Lacroix created a trade business specialised in selling equipment to Public Works and Highways companies.

To upgrade the roads of Spain and make the changes in the unusually short time available, just one month compared to the three months normally applied to legislative changes, Signaling Lacroix launched a special service that they guaranteed the necessary stock and immediate delivery would meet demand swiftly. According to the company’s director, Bernard Canoen: "The owners of the roads have little time to make the change and we have stock and material ready and have the capacity to deliver orders."

The company isn’t just involved in providing road signs however. In their 5,000 square metre facility, they also house a Research and Development

section, which has already worked on such innovations as signals that can absorb shocks in the case of collision, and connected devices that detect and protect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, while improving the fluidity of hazardous areas. This connected equipment can improve safety on all types of roads, intercity and urban (near schools, roundabouts and intersections), which goes along fully with the Spanish Government’s commitment to “truly modernize infrastructure with intelligent signalling", says Canoen.

The latest development is the ‘Smart Road’, which, according to Canoen, will allow the road itself to determine speed limit signs displays based on different information such as traffic density, conditions, pollution and climate, and connected to other equipment such as lighting. Modulation speed and lighting makes the road and its surroundings are more fluid and secure. "Smart roads open up a complementary and essential security solution. This is the next stage."

So next time you look at one of those circular signs on the road, or any of the road signs for that matter, think not only of what it means to you at that moment, but how it got there and how experts in that little realised field are working with us to try to keep us safer on the roads, even though, as a speed limit is so often a reminder, much of the effort still lies with each and every one of us to realise that the roads are dangerous places, and that signs and signals are there for a reason, not to be ignored, but respected in every way, as a means towards the ultimate road to zero fatalities.

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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. Adorn (4) 3. Candidate (8) 8. Identical (4) 9. Front rank (8) 11. Peerless (12) 13. Visitor (6) 14. Fine fabric (6) 17. Disobedient (12)

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Insinuate (10) Benefit (5) Neat (4) Obligatory (10) Uneasy (8) Post (7) Charge (6) Mistake (5) Work (4)

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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.

1. The person who drank white tea is the Scorpio.

2. Of Aiden and Allen, one is the Scorpio and the other earns $162,000 per year.

ACROSS 1 Is it housed in a suit-case? (4) 3. Spotter’s unusual objections (8) 8. Waterproofs used by painters (4) 9. Fish operator holding turbot’s head (8) 11.Doing too long a stretch (12) 13.Advertisement tout back in pleasant surroundings (6) 14.Naive politician embroiled in shocking lies (6) 17.“Rum Lad” has the opportunity to be very much the favourite... (4-2,6)

20....but you could get us to ride just the opposite! (8) 21.Saucy ingredient yet to be licked! (4) 22.Additional explanation of what the organ pedal produces (8) 23.Round the north we would shortly go (4) DOWN 1. Put forward a case in favour of sterling (8) 2. Come together for prayer (7) 4. Cane to beat the traitor first (6) 5 and 10Dn. Moving spectacle organised

with burning enthusiasm? (5-5,10) 6. Southern water-bird is back (5) 7. Decline a piece of kitchen equipment (4) 10.See 5 Down 12.Left the rest to be revised in the documents (8) 15.Thoughtful writers I have briefly recorded (7) 16.Requisition goods in a depression (6) 18.Said in French to become the same (5) 19.Show no inclination to work for bread (4)

SOLUTIONS 769 QUICK Across: 1 Manufacture; 9 Release; 10 Paste; 11 Extra; 12 Succour; 13 Indeed; 15 Egress; 18 Incline; 20 Moron; 22 Usage; 23 Twaddle; 24 Destination.

Down: 2 Allot; 3 Unaware; 4 Averse; 5 Topic; 6 Restore; 7 Irreligious; 8 Represented; 14 Declare; 16 Gymnast; 17 Beaten; 19 Inert; 21 Radio.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Punctuality; 9 Upstart; 10 Stole; 11 Rates; 12 Durable; 13 Expose; 15 Appear; 18 Stepson; 20 Edict; 22 Mouse; 23 Written; 24 Temperature.

Down: 2 Upset; 3 Classes; 4 Untidy; 5 Loser; 6 Trouble; 7 Quarrelsome; 8 Penetrating; 14 Presume; 16 Predict; 17 Answer; 19 Sheep; 21 Inter.

3. The employee with the $87,000 salary is not Rylie.

4. The person who drank black tea earns more than the Taurus.

5. The Cancer didn't drink oolong tea or puer tea.

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6. Either the employee with the $162,000 salary or the employee with the

Allen Brendan

$102,000

Aiden

$87,000

Rylie

$49,000

Taurus Cancer Scorpio Libra

Puer tea Green tea White tea Oolong tea

10. Allen earns less than the Leo.

$162,000

9. The person who drank black tea is Aubree.

Black tea

8. Brendan earns more than the person who drank oolong tea.

Leo

the person who drank oolong tea, and the Taurus.

Aubree

7. The 5 people were the Leo, Aiden, the employee with the $102,000 salary,

$246,000

$246,000 salary is the Taurus.

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Get Sacked in the morning ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

Did you know, Premier League leaders Liverpool FC are not the Harlem Globetrotters? And David de Gea is very, very good at saving shots that are hit straight at him?

It caught me out too. The revelation from Jurgen Klopp that he manages a football team and not a group of basketball entertainers shocked me to the core. And that a Premier League goalkeeper is able to save shots with both his hands AND his feet totally blew me away.

King Klopp was making the point that

and one man only. Remember that goalkeeper in decline? No, not Hugo Lloris. The other one. David de Gea. He made forty-three brilliant saves in the second half at Wembley and 42 of them were with his feet. They are facts, deal with them.

Mind you, an idea for the Tottenham players might have been not to keep shooting straight at him. There was no doubt who was getting called in for the random drug test at the final whistle.

Is it too soon to just give to Ole? It was great to see yet another top English talent do the business at the Athletics Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Declan Rice, who might still be Irish as he hasn't made up his mind officially, scored West Ham's winning goal against Arsenal.

West Ham are actually starting to look, play and sound like a proper football club which makes the likely disappearing act of Marko Arnautovic to China even more odd. Well, it's not that odd.

His bleached blonde head has been turned by the millions on offeri

a strange decision, even by Chelsea's standards.

Eden Hazard was back in the middle as Chelsea managed to pick up all three points against Benitez's side who, as a result, find themselves back in the relegation zone.

But, according to Richard Keys (the sexist one that used to be on Sky), Newcastle need not be in the bottom three because he has a solution all worked out. Rather than keep talking about the lack of transfer budget, Keys has suggested that Rafa should put his money where his mouth is and dip into Mrs Benitez's housekeeping to bring in a couple of players. You know what, Keysey?

I'm not really sure that's how it works.

If Rafa was the waiter in a tapas bar, for example (it is almost believable), and he wasn't making enough on tips each night, it wouldn't really be up to Rafa to spend his wage on putting a few adverts in the

Sure, it was solid and unspectacular but when you have Mohamed Salah capable of brainbending defenders into doing daft things in the penalty area then you are likely to nick a goal in the most tight of matches.

That Salah, what a one season wonder, eh?

Michail Antonio Michail Antonio confirmed that 'we all know Marko wants to leave' meaning that the potential of Hammers fans seeing Samir Nasri form a partnership with the Austrian won't even get off the ground.

As for Arsenal, hands up if you could identify what Unai Emery's style of play is supposed to be. No? Nobody? Nope, me neither. Having had the last decade of a

The other thing we learned from the match, other than the sport at which Liverpool currently excel, was that Fabinho is a much better centre-back after one game than Dejan Lovren who plays there every week.

Rafa Benitez local paper and put up a few posters.

Especially when he knows the owner has a pretty big pot of money that he could spend on local advertising.

Still, if he did do it then maybe Mike Ashley could pop down and take a couple of training sessions?

One of Everton's main shareholders opened his mouth in the press during the week, suggesting the team's league position isn't good enough. Marco Silva could well be under pressure already, pressure that might have been slightly alleviated given they beat Bournemouth at Goodison Park on Sunday. What's that?

Everyone beats Bournemouth at the moment? Fair point.

Over at Wembley, it was great to see former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane pick up the Sky Sports Football tongue in a matter of minutes. Every player Keane mentioned was a 'top, top player' and both teams were 'top, top teams' meaning we didn't really miss Jamie Redknapp too much.

One thing that wasn't 'top, top' was the Wembley pitch. What was 'top, top' was watching Graeme Souness having to give Paul Pogba a dollop of praise for his firsthalf pass to Marcus Rashford. Rashford now has nine more goals than a certain Cristiano Ronaldo had for Man United after 150 games. That's not too bad, really.

Pogba and Rashford, supported by Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard played the first 45 minutes with the kind of attacking freedom most United fans believed was possible. I wonder what was holding them back all that time?

The second half belonged to one man

But then what do Everton's owners really expect? Top six? Well, that's not going to happen. The best they can really hope for is fisticuffs with the likes of Wolves, West Ham, Watford and Leicester for that seventh place finish and even that comes with a bit of a curse attached to it; Europa League qualifying.

It's been a while since Fulham have scored three goals without reply but they managed it against Burnley. The only problem was that they put two of them into their own net meaning Burnley's post-Jonah Hart revival continues.

It was all a bit too much for Vice Chairman Tony Khan who told a fan, via Twitter (because you say things on Twitter you'd never be brave enough to say to someone's face), to 'go to hell' after the Fulham fan asked Khan to 'get out of my club'.

There were 'Puel Out' banners at the King Power Stadium meaning Southampton felt right at home for their trip to play Leicester. And, well, they won.

Once again Leicester's French manager finds himself having to defend himself more than his players seem to manage on the field and, frankly, he seems to put in as much effort as they do if you judge him by his Match of the Day interview. Not bothered is our Claude.

Klopp his Liverpool side cannot go out and blitz teams every week; especially when Liverpool headed down to Brighton off the back of their first league defeat of the season and then being dumped out of the FA Cup by Wolves.

But the Premier League leaders widened the gap to seven points with their 'mature' 1-0 win against Chris Hughton's team.

prove me wrong.

Not many weeks go by where the words 'Crystal Palace' and 'missed opportunities' aren't comfortable bedfellows and this weekend was no different. Palace managed to miss chance after chance against Watford and were, obviously, punished by it. Watford's Craig Cathcart had even felt sorry for Palace's inability in front of goal by putting the home team ahead but made amends by equalising before Tom Cleverley volleyed home the kind of goal good enough to win a match far, far better than this.

Wilfried Zaha, incidentally; no goals or assists in the last 13 matches. Maybe he should go back to falling over in the area more often?

Wilfried Zaha Huddersfield really, really needed to beat Cardiff but to win football matches you need the ability to score goals. And that is one thing Huddersfield are not very good at. More frustrating than fact for David Wagner was the fact his team were awarded a penalty and then the referee changed his mind.

Emery team with no identity it seems a bit daft that Arsenal seem to find themselves in exactly the same position once again.

But it's Ozil who's the problem, OK? Apparently, Chelsea turned down a £35m bid during the week. No, not for Callum Hudson-Odoi, the talented teenager keen to chance his arm with Bayern Munich, but Willian. £35m for a player who is clearly past his best, despite the match-winning performance against Newcastle, when you have a homegrown replacement chomping at the bit and an overpriced American on the way in? That's

Marco Silva Still, it would be good for Silva to last the season at Everton for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the long drawn out process to get him and secondly, it would be good to know what he is like given a whole season in charge of a club. My gut feeling on that one is not actually that great but at least give him a chance to

The match will be best remembered for Neil Warnock's thoughts on Brexit, happily reminding those of us not of a pensionable age how those that won't have to live with the future created it with their vote. The best bit of that press conference? The fact it was done under a 'Visit Malaysia' banner, a banner put there by the man from Malaysia who pays his wages.

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Your week in Sport ■ CHRIS DARWEN chris@costablancapeople.com

2019 is barely a fortnight old and we already know of one British sporting great who’s career will not make it to 2020.

Sir Andy Murray of Tennis tearfully told the press box ahead of the Australian Open that he will be calling it a day and, realistically, his first round match in the tournament could well be his last match ever.

Murray had hoped to quit after Wimbledon, which would have made sense, but his body is in so much pain at the age of 31 that he probably won’t make it that far. In fact, he almost certainly won’t according to his surgeon.

It is a sad way for Murray to end his career. Surely he could make it on to court and lose in the first round of SW19 just so we can all remember what Great British tennis used to be like before he turned up?

People are calling Murray Britain’s greatest ever sportsman. Personally, I am not even sure he is Scotland’s greatest ever but this is not the time to go into all that.

Murray dragged British tennis out of a “Henman made it OK to be a loser” era which was better than the era of “how daft is it that we pin all our hopes on Jeremy Bates?”

I hope his hip recovers enough for him to be able to have the same level of mobility that the majority of amateur sportsmen have in their mid-to-late thirties, Don’t worry, Andy, you’ll get used to hobbling up and down the stairs.

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We fished our 1st round of the Abbey Angling Cup at the Mercadona Stretch on the 8th January.

It was a good turn out considering the venue, and there was a steady flow even though it was such a cold day, the reeds are also beginning to take over very bad.

Bill Reade came out on top after persevering with different methods to bag 7.740kgs, pushing him hard on the next peg was Richard King to take 2nd place with 7.040kgs, and Ian Brown pegged up against the road ended up with a headache from the traffic noise the fumes and tricky Dickie but managed to come in third with 5.700kgs 1st Bill Reade with 7.740kgs 2nd Richard King with 7.040kgs 3rd Ian Brown with 5.700kgs All fishing the pole using feeder and corn There are still some vacancies available for membership at the club All details are available on our website www.abbeyangling.es or from me on 965328368

Our 2nd round of the winter championship was fished at the El Bosquet Complex A Section on the 9th January.

It was a bitterly cold day and the water temperature is now down to 8 degrees, but it was a good turn out with a few dry nets on the day, which is to be expected at this time of the year.

Taking the top spot with a very good weight of 26.380kgs was Neil McBirnie and coming in second was Bill Cannon with 17.640kgs and in the third place was John Waples with 11.450kgs 1st Neil McBirnie with 26.380kgs fishing the pole using bread 2nd Bill Cannon with 17.640kgs fishing the pole using pellet 3rd John Waples with 11.450kgs fishing the pole using bread and paste There are still some vacancies at the Club and if anyone is interested in joining please contact Richard Wood on 611451423.

Tight Lines TERRY SCREEN

The Plaza GS at La Finca 40 hardy members turned up in very cold conditions to pit themselves against La Finca which proved difficult with the additional problem of strong winds not helping!

All this proved too much for one player, Chris Bellman,who was advised to head straight for the practice ground having posted just 15 pts.

For the 2nd time in 3 events the 2's pot went unclaimed which showed how tricky the greens were playing - the pot now rolls over to our next game in two weeks time.

Nearest the pins sponsored by our host bar The Ale House saw Matt Taylor winning 2, Kenny McPhearson and Joost Boelhouwer 1 each followed by Liz Sully who managed 1 as well as finishing the day as the Best Lady player scoring 27 pts off handicap 15.

The guest players on the day saw

Russell Bond 3rd scoring 24pts off 19, Steve Hart 2nd with 25pts off 18 and winning with 28pts off 18 was our latest recruit Nigel Arthur.

On to our Members categories starting with Silver Liz added to her tally of wins with 3rd place just behind Darrell Rose 2nd scoring 28pts off 15 missing out on 1st place on count back to Barry 'the loudest golfer' Mitchell also 28pts off 15.

Gold section saw some better scores with Russell Bailey again on the podium with 30pts off handicap 11, Joost Boelhouwer 2nd with 31 off 9, headed by the ever popular Tony Smale shooting 33pts off his mark of 7.

Well done to all players and on to Vistabella on the 25th January where there are still some available places so log onto our website www.theplazagolfsociety.com and join us.

This was the first time we have played for this cup with the day sponsored by Tony Whyatt.

We had a great turnout for the first competition in 2019 at Font Del Llop; we had a very cold start but as soon as the sun got to work the day was perfect for golf at a pleasant 70o. We played a new format which had four players in a team scoring with the better ball Stableford points.

Winners of the Los Amigos cup was Martin Gadney, Steve Day, Mo Chaplin and Alan Ralph with 89 points, runners up were Chris Baillie, Dave Sanders, Phil Ward, and Tom Goulden with 87 points. Nearest the pins were won, hole 3, Chris Baillie, hole 8, Andy Godfrey, holes 12 and 17 “Happy Hacker” Alan Martin and the Longest Drive on hole 4 went to “Player of the Year 2018” Martin Gadney.

The football card was won by “Keep it in the Family” Alan Ralph with Leicester City winning €40 and raising €40 for this year’s charities.

We would like to say a special thank you to Café Bar Hogar Parroquial with Juan and his family making it a special day with their lovely welcome, fantastic hospitality and of course great food.

Photo shows Tony Whyatt presenting the Cup to Martin Gadney, Steve Day, Mo Chaplin and Alan Ralph.

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Greenlands Bowls Club Fancy Dress Winners Picture shows this year's winners of the Fancy Dress competition held at the club each year on 6th January. The winners are Stuart Hamill and Ann Eagle.

Gran Alacant Oldies Quesada Walking Football Bowls 14 players and a referee turned up for the session on January 10th of the Gran Alacant Oldies Walking Football.

It is so gratifying to see the numbers we are achieving during this winter. On this date last year we were having attendances of around 8 players.

Sitting in the elevated stand area at the Gran Alacant Sports Centre, it was very noticeable the improved standard of the players over recent sessions. Yet another newbie attended this week, and yet again, the comments were, “I did not expect it to be like this” saying how quick our players are at these weekly sessions.

The expansion of our club, continued the next day, with an away fixture at Rojales playing against a team from Quesada. This was our fourth away game at an opponents ground.

The picture shows our players at the Quesada fixture, which was a bit of a mis match. Some of our players were very

much older than the opposition and we had no substitutes, whereas the home side could bring on substitutes as needed with fresher legs during the game. We will learn from this.

On the 21stof January another big step forward for the club is to be taken, when they play their first home competitive fixture against Hondon at their new home venue in Santa Pola. This venue will only be used for our home competitive fixtures.

All Thursday sessions will remain at the Gran Alacant Sports Centre.

We thank our 6 shirt sponsors GA Properties GA Homefinder GA Advertiser Hispania La Paletta B.Smith builder

Las Ramblas Golf Society After another delayed start due to frost on the course, we started our week with a ‘Bowmaker’, that is the three best scores out of four to count on each hole. Our winners, with an excellent 110 points, were Peter Wickham, Mike Mahony, Joyce McClusky and the fictional Albert. Peter scoring 4 points on each of two holes certainly helped their cause!

Without naming names (but he teaches art when not playing golf), a member of my team reminded me of a quote by a certain Henry Beard who said, ‘Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks – No thanks by R.K.Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S.Howard’s excellent Tennis for Beginners’.

Onto Wednesday’s Stableford competition; this time with a difference.

Each player could nominate beforehand two holes where the points scored were doubled. Our leader of the pack, with 43 points, was John Drakesmith. He was followed with 42 by Joyce McClusky and Annemarie Weisheit took the bronze with 41 points.

Friday’s ‘Texas Scramble’ welcomed a new member to ‘the hole in one club’ with Ellen Drakesmith getting an ace on the 14th (her first ever)! With a clear five point lead and a nett score of 60.75, our winners were Terry Field, Mike Mahony and guess who (me).

Por ultimo, ‘A gimme can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers, neither of whom can putt very well.’

Pues, hasta la semana que viene Peter Reffell

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Report by Dee Stephenson The week started with mixed fortunes for our teams in the South Alicante Winter League. Quesada Diamonds played Vistabella Drivers who unfortunately could only field 4 teams, so the Diamonds started the day 10 points to 2. However, they won on 3 rinks and only lost by one shot on the fourth rink. So the shots were Diamonds 100 and Vistabella Drivers 47. A really good start to the season by the Diamonds - well done!

Meanwhile, the Pearls played Vistabella Albatross and the match was drawn 6 points each. Pearls took the shots 116 to 78. Currently in 4th place in the league with 80 points, there are only 3 points between them and 2nd placed Emerald Isle Titans with 83 points, so theres still a lot to play for this season.

Rubies didnt have a very good day when they played away to Mazarron Miners. They lost 12-0 and the shots were Mazarron Miners 108, Rubies 56.

Onwards and upwards Rubies!

In the Southern League, Quesada Swallows played La Marina Ospreys at home and in a close match won 8 points to 4 and 85 shots to 72.

On Friday Quesada Swans hosted Quesada Swifts at home. A lovely sunny afternoon, the match, as always, was played in good spirits. However, the Swifts won the match 10 points to 2 and the shots were 108 to 70. This performance means that the Swifts maintain their 2nd position in the league.

Meanwhile on Wednesday Quesada played San Luis in the winter league.

They won the match 10 points to 2 and the shots by 93 to 70.

Overall, a good start to the season for our squads - well done!

Contact our membership secretary Angie Goddard newleaf2014@hotmail.co.uk

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