Costa de Almeria 2 – 8 August 2012 Issue 1413

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MUCH AWARDED: La Romanilla Beach in Roquetas de Mar.

La Romanilla Beach picks up 4th award

LA ROMANILLA Beach has been awarded the first ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) quality flag to be raised in Roquetas de Mar. Roquetas is one of the most awarded areas in Spain for its beaches, and La Romanilla is no exception, as it has already won a Blue Flag, an Ecoplaya recognition and a Quality ‘Q’ for being a tourist and environmentally friendly beach.

The ISO certificate guarantees adequate infrastructures for the beach, safety, cleanliness, accessibility for all and environmental health. Several consultants and auditors have visited the beaches of Roquetas de Mar to rate the coastline, and to this date the town has earned six Blue Flags, six ‘Qs’, three Ecoplayas and two ISO flags.

The second ISO award will be given to La Bajadilla Beach for 2013.

The town hall has to invest money into keeping the beaches in perfect shape, and due to the present economic situation consulting agencies and maintenance work for the beaches may seem like a luxury.

However, according to the tourism and beach councillor, Angel Mollinedo, they are vital to tourism because visitors are increasingly seeking this type of rating for their beach holidays.

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GOVERNMENT workers union CSIF has complained about the ‘administrative chaos’ that reigns in Almeria health centres, due to staff cuts. However, the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) denies that any workers have been laid off.

Culture event ADRA’S fourth edition of the cultural event ‘Noche en vela’, was attended by thousands of people.

Many visited museums, churches, the town’s towers and attended live performances. The event will be repeated this month.

Eco scheme AN ENVIRONMENTAL volunteer programme, named ‘Mar de Alboran’ (Alboran Sea) will take place in August to improve the environmental health of Punta Entinas.

Moorish games PURCHENA youths recently participated in the annual ‘Moorish Games’ (Juegos Moriscos), which included sporting events and cultural competitions with music, singing and dance performances.

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Large botellon crowds affect local tourism ONCE again this summer, large ‘botellon’ (outdoor drinking) crowds are scaring away family tourism in Mojacar.

Young people from all over Andalucia, intending to have fun drinking in what has been called the ‘Andalucian Ibiza’ are harming local tourism and dirtying the beaches.

According to local residents, the crowds start to arrive at around 7pm almost every day of the week and fill the beaches with noise and alcohol, bothering the neighbours, holding up traffic, soiling the streets with human waste and leaving large amounts of rubbish behind.

Despite the amount of

visitors, locals businesses barely make any money at all, mostly due to the fact that ‘botellones’ are a way of young people saving money on alcohol.

The only businesses that are cashing in on the phenomenon are hotels and lodging complexes, which are renting accommodation to young tourists at very low prices.

Opposition leaders have suggested to Mayor Rosa Cano making a ‘botellon’ area, far from holidaymakers’ lodgings and the beaches, or bring in riot police to disperse the growing crowds.

However, according to Cano these options are

costly and ‘inadequate.’

Cano also affirmed that “we are all a part of the problem, including those who rent accommodation at any price, hotels and tourist complexes; and it’s

making family holidaymakers go away.”

The mayor also asked all citizens and business people to cooperate in keeping this kind of tourism out of Mojacar.

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Voluntary cut on salary BELEN CARNICER, the councillor of Vera Town Hall’s public works department, has announced her decision to lower her own salary 3 per cent as well as give up her Christmas bonus.

Poetry fest Las Norias has recently hosted the International Improvised Poetry (Trovo) Festival in honour of Miguel ‘Candiota’, a renowned troubadour, as a part of El Ejido’s cultural series of 2012.

Festival

The drugs were found on a vessel out at sea.

1.5 tons of hash confiscated in Murcia drug bust TWO men were arrested when Guardia Civil officers found 1.5 tons of hashish in the boat they were moving from Almeria to Murcia.

The arrests were made after some officers detected suspicious activity on a vessel captained by a man from Adra, who is also close to alleged drug traffickers.

The police placed discreet vigilance in the area, which noticed two men were participating in potentially suspicious behaviour.

Once the pair went out to sea, the Guardia Civil intercepted the vessel at the height of Manga del Mar Menor (Murcia), and found 154 hash packages inside.

The hashish, along with the boat, several phones and a GPS device were confiscated, while the men were arrested for alleged crimes against public health.

THE soprano Laura Moyano and Swiss guitarist, Estefan Gisbert performed Spanish and Latin American songs together in Oria, during the third edition of ‘Rincones de Musica y Palabra’ songwriter festival.

Celebration MORE than 3,500 tomato farmers and their families attended the San Isidro Agricultural Cooperative (CASI) endof-season celebration in Almeria.

Work training TWELVE unemployed people with disabilities have recently begun a year-long workshop in Almeria that will train them to work as carers of dependents.

CTAP award

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ANDALUCIA Stone Technology Centre Foundation (CTAP) in Almeria has recently been awarded the title of Advanced Technology Centre for its work in investigation and patents.

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Eight black flags for Almeria’s beaches EIGHT of Almeria’s beaches have been given black flags to reprimand the local government for the environmental damage done to the area.

The flags have been given out by ‘Ecologistas en Accion’ (Ecologists in action), which has evaluated the country’s beaches and coastline.

According to the ‘Black Flags of 2012 and Shamelessness’ report made by this group, Almeria’s local governments have been

favouring environmental degradation by allowing illegal buildings to be constructed and not protecting the coast from waste spillage.

“Resident protests and several nature preservation associations have impelled the Junta de Andalucia to open an investigation regarding water treatment and contamination that will cost the water supply company ‘Aqualia’ and Almeria Town Hall €12,000,” the association declared recently.

Sexist youth THE Andalucian Women’s Institute (IAM) made a report that showed that almost 70 per cent of Andalucian adolescents show sexist behaviour and beliefs.

Uzbekistan visits AN UZBEKISTANI councillor recently visited Almanzora to learn about the development of Andalucia’s natural stone industry, which is best known for its marble production.

Feria plans DESPITE negative predictions, Almeria’s de la Vega fairgrounds will have a total of 262 fair businesses, as the celebration will only lose one ‘caseta’ this year.

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MORE than 200 people attended a charity event organised by Mojacar’s Cancer Association, which has recently launched a skin cancer prevention campaign for the summer named ‘Protegete y vive’ (Protect yourself and live).

THE municipal IU party group in Roquetas de Mar Town Hall has petitioned the PP government team to reduce water supply costs for the unemployed and those on low income.

Accepted OLD NEW LOOK: Each of the lions has a different face.

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LHAMBRA PALACE is Spain’s most visited monument.

Last year more than 2.3 million visitors - an average of more than 6,300 every day of the year - flocked to Granada to see the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens in 2011.

And now, after 10 years of careful restoration, the Alhambra Palace has an added attraction: the famous Patio of Lions.

Restoration work most importantly focused on the 12 lions surrounding the fountain as well as archaeological digs.

The fountain is probably Andalucia’s most famous image, with visitors now able to walk on marble from Macael, in Almeria, similar to when it was first built under the orders of Sultan Muhammad V. During the lengthy renovation it was discovered that each of the lions has a different face.

Marihuana farmers caught Drug arrests growing and distributing in Roquetas A MAN was arrested for allegedly growing and distributing marihuana in Berja. The Guardia Civil have also pressed charges against four other people and have confiscated a total of 10 plants from all five people.

The plants yielded a total of 1,255 grammes of marihuana leaves, which were being grown inside several homes in Berja.

The accused are being held responsible for alleged crimes against public health due to growing and selling narcotics in small quantities, which according to the investigation, might have been sold to minors as well.

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EL EJIDO TOWN HALL intends to increase the area’s appeal for tourists by renovating several historical attractions.

So far, 1,200 have visited El Ejido, mostly to see the civil war bunkers and ‘Guardias Viejas’ castle.

THERE will be a free horse show on Vera Beach in front of Millionaire Bar near Laguna on Saturday at 8pm. There will be acrobatics, dressage, horseball and more.

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The report admonished the state of the beaches of Macenas, El Algarrobico, Villaricos, El Zapillo, Las Marinicas, Abengoa, Carboneras Port and the area of the Andarax delta, among others all over Spain.

According to the green association, many of the region’s nature reserves have been endangered by sewage spillage, industrial waste and urban planning crimes.

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Siestas are known worldwide, there must be a reason’

The Spanish Industrial Ministry in a campaign on microblogging site Twitter to promote Spain. The campaign is based on clichés for which Spain is known.

Hashtag: #PorAlgoSera

TWO men with criminal records were arrested in Roquetas de Mar and Huercal Overa on the same day for alleged drug related crimes. One man had allegedly been carrying hashish and the other was allegedly conducting a cocaine sale.

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million is the record fine which a court in Truro (Cornwall, England) has handed down to a company from Galicia for illegal fishing. The Marine Management Organisation sued Hijos de Vidal Bandin, their delegation in Britain and the captains of two boats.

AFTER a month of complaints, the six music students, who were not initially accepted into El Ejido Professional Music School due to cuts in education costs, have been guaranteed a place in school for next year.

Role-playing ALMERIA has recently hosted the XII edition of Role-playing days, which was named ‘The Empire strikes back,’ in honour of the 35th anniversary of the famous Stars Wars movies.

TriWhite Cup CARBONERAS will be one of the four towns to host the national triathlon circuit ‘TriWhite Cup’ in September. The town hall will also offer the participants free accommodation.

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FIREMEN in Zaragoza (northeastern Spain) discovered the decapitated body of a former soldier in an apartment, following complaints from neighbours about bad smells. Reports say that he is thought to have committed suicide using explosives some two weeks previously.

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Plastic waste recycling A PROJECT plan to boost plastic waste recycling in El Ejido is currently being considered by the Junta de Andalucia.

The initiative, which has been proposed by the company Demplastic Reciclados SL, also foresees creating up to 29 direct work positions. The head of the Environmental department in the Junta, Sonia Rodriguez, is studying the recycling company’s proposal to convert 24,000 tons of agricultural plastic waste into plastic ‘chips,’ which are used for plastic product production, including tubes, pots, rubbish bags, among others.

Demplastic Reciclados SL will invest â‚Ź3 million into modernising their infrastructures, for investigation regarding plastic waste recycling, improving energetic efficiency, and branching out commercially.

Nudists spend â‚Ź3m every year in Almeria NUDIST tourists spend approximately three million euros each summer in Almeria.

This year’s nudist tourism has suffered the effects of the economic crisis, along with other types of tourism.

However, nudists have not given up completely on Almeria’s beaches for the holiday season, and usually spend ₏60 per day.

Predictions for this year forecast a slight decrease in this year’s numbers, although it is not expected to be dramatic. These tourists tend to stay an

POPULAR: Almeria has 31 nudist beaches. average of 4.2 days, and because of the crisis,

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national destinations for the holidays.

The province of Almeria has a total of 31 beaches where it is legal to practice nudism throughout the province.

Andalucia’s Naturist Nudist Association (ANNA) has designed a map that shows the areas in which nudism is most common.

Several beaches in El Ejido, Carboneras and Mojacar are frequented by nudists and non-nudists alike, although the most renowned nudist-friendly area is in Vera.

Citymar hotel group investigation THE hotel group Citymar’s headquarters in Roquetas de Mar were searched by the Tax Office and Guardia Civil.

The hotel group, owned by the Catalonian businessman Miguel Rifa, is currently being investigated

concerning alleged crimes of fraud.

According to legal sources, the case is also under a secrecy order, although it is known that the business was searched last Monday.

Other business associations and businesspeople, which are known for

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working closely with Rifa, were also investigated for tax crimes that will apparently affect a network of several people.

No arrests have been made yet; however, the investigation is still underway.

LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson chopped off his shaggy locks before he carried the Olympic torch. “It’s less likely to catch fire,� said Rupert Adams, spokesman for William Hill, adding that his odds of setting himself on fire changed to 100-1 from 66-1.

Pumped up A CLASSIC doubledecker bus with arms can be seen doing pushups near to where the Czech team will be staying in London during the Olympics.

Crushed van RUBBISH-DUMP workers mistook a man’s parked van for rubbish. Ben Forrer parked his van at the Sita yard in Longford. In the meantime, the mechanical grabber crushed it beyond use.

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Electronic prescription system crashes ALMERIA’S electronic prescription system crashed, leaving chemists and doctors having to write up prescriptions by hand.

According to the head of Almeria’s Chemist Association, Pepita Ortega, the system has been failing from the start, working intermittently until it finally crashed last week. Ortega said: “This has happened all over Andalucia, affecting all of Almeria’s chemists.”

The organisation has also asked the Andalucian Health System for explanations, although the response was simply that the system failed due to a computer problem and that it is still being fixed.

The new system ‘Receta XXI’ was designed to allow doctors to produce prescriptions for patients with the program Diraya, which can also reissue repeat prescriptions. The program was implemented in 2011; however, each time the system has crashed, there have been information losses and other difficulties which have led both doctors and chemists to resort to writing up prescriptions the old-fashioned way.

Budget airlines unsettle port LOW-COST airlines have contributed to the decrease in passengers going through Almeria Port this year.

According to the head of the Port Authority, Trinidad Cabeo, the main reason why there are fewer passengers during this year’s ‘Operacion Paso del Estrecho’ (Strait Crossing Operation) is the economic crisis.

However, Cabeo also noted that the increasing

transport options for passengers to use from Spain to Morocco and back, including low-cost airlines and new ports have also affected people’s habits.

Almeria Port authorities organised an investigation to find the reasons behind this year’s setbacks.

The study revealed that low-cost airlines have been gaining ground on sea traffic,

with a 200 per cent increase in Nador, Oujda and Al Hoceima airports in the past five years.

Travellers from Brussels, Paris, Marseilles, Barcelona and Madrid are choosing airlines to cross the strait instead of the ferry.

Statistics also showed that Almeria is still the second most transited port in Spain surpassed only by Algeciras.

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Russian singer backs out RUSSIAN bassbaritone opera singer, Yevgeny Nikitin, decided not to perform at The Beyreuth Festival held in Northern Bavaria due to the controversial uproar caused by the swastika tattoo on his chest, which he covered with other motifs ‘in regret’.

Another leak POPE BENEDICT XVI has taken legal action to stop Frankfurtbased Titanic magazine from publishing pictures of him with yellow and brown stains on his cassock with a headline ‘Another leak is found!’.

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ON STAGE: The Catalan duo performed in Roquetas de Mar.

Estopa live in concert CATALAN brothers Estopa played live in Roquetas de Mar in front of a 4,000strong audience.

They performed hits from the 90s and new songs from their latest record ‘Estopa 2.0’.

The duo is made up of Jose and David Muñoz, two brothers from Cornella, Barcelona. The pair debuted with their record ‘Estopa’ in 1999, and since then have been making music infused with pop, rock, rumba and even flamenco.

Man loses €8,000 in ‘negative scam’ TWO men were arrested in Aguadulce for allegedly cheating an individual out of €8,000 with the popular ‘negative scam’.

The events occurred when two off-duty officers sighted a man carrying a bag being chased by two others.

Thinking he might have committed a crime, the officers stopped him and his pursuers to find out what had happened.

According to the pursuers, the man had scammed a friend of theirs by offering him a large amount of blackened €50 bills,

which he claimed could be chemically whitened, in exchange for a total of €8,000. When the victim opened the package the supposed money turned out to be black paper cut to the size of €50 bills.

When questioned, the accused and the victim declared that the crime was committed by several individuals who approached the victim on the street.

The police also detained another individual after the incident, and do not rule out making further arrests.

DRESDEN locals were reportedly ‘shocked’ by Hannig, Ahrent & Partners’ 37second advert of a woman who had apparently murdered her husband with a chainsaw, with the slogan ‘This wouldn’t have happened with a divorce lawyer’ above.

False alarm HOURS after a search started for a woman seen being kidnapped in the middle of the street in Borken, she came forward saying they had just been making a short film for friends called ‘the stolen wedding gift’.

Dr Voyeur A GYNAECOLOGIST has been sued by several patients in Dortmund for allegedly taking pictures of their genitals with cameras hidden in his wristwatch and pen while he was examining them.

Confused cull CONSERVATION groups and politicians were reportedly ‘baffled’ when Northern German fishermen and hunters proposed a large-scale cull of seals to prevent the mammals from dying from epidemics.

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Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Delivery 50 years late SWEDEN - A postcard was delivered to a man in Varberg 50 years late.

It was from his sister who sent the correspondence to their now deceased father from her summer camp back in 1962 when she was 10 years old.

It’s a miracle!

NORWAY - A beggar, who gained sympathy for his inability to walk, reportedly took a stroll to the store to buy a new battery for his wheelchair. Police in Haugesund found 10,000 kroner (€1,350) in his pockets.

‘Reel’ catch DENMARK - Two boys reeled in a human skull while fishing in Lyngby So, outside of Copenhagen. It must have been in the water for a ‘long time’ based on its lack of skin and hair said police who will continue investigations.

No ‘fun’ fair NORWAY- A man was impaled in his bottom with a tow-hitch on the back of a children’s car ride in a freak accident at a funfair in Gavle.

Sleepy drunk SWEDEN - -A drunk man hopped into the back of a police car which had stopped at traffic lights in Stockholm and told police to take him to a holding cell to sleep it off. Six hours later, he left the station.

Sea cows DENMARK - ‘Wading sea cows,’ or ‘vadehavsstude’ in Danish will be an EU protected geographical food name. The beef will come from the cows that graze along the west coast on the Wadden, or ‘wading’, Sea.

Europe helps out with cost of Lorca THE European Commission has sent Spain €21.1 million to help cover the cost of the Lorca earthquake.

The town was hit by an earthquake in May 2011 in which nine people died, dozens more were injured and many were made homeless.

Despite its relatively moderate 5.1 magnitude, the earthquake was only one kilometre from the surface and caused serious damage to private and public buildings as well as local infrastructure.

The grant from the European Solidarity Fund was announced last November and approved in March. It will not be distributed amongst

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private individuals but used to compensate rebuilding costs.

Main roads, urban streets, railway lines, the domestic water supply and sewage installations all needed repairs or rebuilding and €14,903,483 of the EU money will help to pay for these. Government expenditure on emergency public services, medical attention and schools will also be partly repaid.

The remainder €6,167,467 - will offset the outlay on temporarily re-housing around 10,000 residents. Tents or care centres had to be provided, together with food and basic necessities after their

Man arrested for insurance fraud A MAN was arrested for allegedly making false police reports, forging documents and insurance fraud in El Ejido. The events occurred when the 42year-old owner of a restaurant business reported a theft to the Guardia Civil.

According to the man, thieves had taken electronic image and sound devices, a computer, furniture, and a large number of soda bottles and alcohol. He also had very detailed receipts of both the missing drinks as well as the furniture, reaching a sum of more than €40,000 and raising police suspicions.

When investigators examined the receipts he had sent to his insurance company, they realised they had been forged. The accused has a previous record.

homes were damaged or destroyed.

The government also had to meet the cost of providing security to protect the provisional installations.

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Spain still proving a draw for foreign settlers

By Linda Hall SPAIN has 5.7 million foreign residents, the second-highest number in the European Union.

Only Germany with 7.2 million has more, according to the EU statistics office, Eurostat.

Germany and Spain also have more non-native EU residents, with 2.6 million and 2.3 million respectively.

Nevertheless, their impact is less marked than in other EU countries where the proportion of foreign residents is greater although they are numerically fewer. Spain’s 5.7 million foreign-born citizens make

DIVERSE: Spain has 5.7 million foreign residents. up only 12 per cent of the population, but Luxembourg’s

220,000 registered foreign residents represent 43 per cent.

Cyprus is next with a foreign population of 20 per cent, followed

by Latvia (17 per cent) and Estonia (16 per cent). Luxembourg again has the highest proportion of foreign-born EU citizens, with 37 per cent. Belgium comes next with 7 per cent, followed by Ireland (7 per cent), Spain (5 per cent) and Austria (4 per cent).

In all, 48.9 million foreign-born citizens - 9.7 per cent - were living in the EU in 2011, Eurostat said. Of these 16.5 million were born in a different EU country from the one where they lived, and 32.4 million were born outside the EU.

Feria survives the financial crisis ALMERIA’S fair (feria) will have 18.5 per cent more rides, performances, stalls and marquees this year.

According to Lola de Haro, the local festivity councillor, the feria has grown this year despite the economic crisis. De Haro also noted that 45 more fair workers will participate in the

revelry, which is in honour of the Virgin of the Sea and celebrated annually. Also, 20 per cent of the outdoor marquees (casetas) will be enlarged with new units that will be added on. The number of performances, both for adults as well as children will remain the same: 38 and 32

respectively, while food stalls have grown 28.8 per cent.

De Haro interpreted these numbers as proof of the interest citizens have in feria as well as a demonstration of how well the organisation for the event is going, despite negative predictions on behalf of the political opposition.

Almeria best Drought reduces grain harvest for bone marrow donors by 90 per cent ALMERIA is one of the best provinces in Spain for bone marrow donors.

Despite the overall low numbers in bone marrow donors on a national level, Almeria’s population has helped by adding 160 people to the list of donors since January.

The head of Almeria’s blood transfusion Centre, Aref Laarej, declared that donors are always needed and that bone marrow transplants cannot always be provided by family members, which is why society has to step in and save many lives. According to Laarej, donation organisations are constantly searching for donors and ‘people are responding very well’ in Almeria. He also noted that donations can save lives all over the world, given that: “We’ve been asked for donations from Australia, and we’ve asked the USA for donors as well.”

Inspired by the National Cord Plan, which began storing umbilical cord blood for transplanting in 2008, a similar National Bone Marrow Plan is currently being created with voluntary donors.

GRAIN production in Almeria has gone down 90 per cent this year due to this year’s drought.

The Young Almerian Farmer Association (Asaja) has declared that “the terrible consequences of the drought have taken the current crops, which have barely reached 9,700 tons, when last year 76,000 tons were harvested.”

According to Head of Asaja, Francisco Vargas, the greatest losses have been in oat crops, which have decreased by 89 per cent.

This year’s price for grains has gone up due to this lack of national production, worrying farmers further.

Farmers have only been able to gather 10 per cent of crops in the best of cases, while the rest was lost because of this year’s lack of rainfall.

This means that the harvest will not even cover seeds needed to produce next year’s crops.

Asaja representatives also pointed out that these negative outcomes is not only affecting farmers, but is also hurting stockbreeders, whose production costs are rising drastically.

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Cat guards THE three million works of art at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg have been recently known to be protected from rodents by 65 cats since 1745 when Empress Elizabeth decreed the felines be cared for in the museum basement.

Sewed up ARTIST Pytor Pavlensky sewed his mouth shut with red string and held a protest sign in front of the Kazan Orthodox Cathedral in St Petersburg to support punk band ‘Pussy Riot’, imprisoned for singing songs against President Vladimir Putin.

Advert ban THE government has recently banned alcohol adverts from television, public transport, radio and billboards due to health study results regarding alcohol abuse in the country.

Coffee art A MOSAIC titled ‘The Awakening’ made entirely out of coffee beans was unveiled in Gorky Park, Moscow.

The artist Arkadi Kim, used 180kg of roasted coffee beans to create the piece.

Park museum THE Museum of Everything creation ‘The Large Red Mobile Museum of Everything’ will be in Moscow’s Gorky Park from August 2-20. The museum is a space for unknown, contemporary and self-taught artists to be able to showcase their work.

New record THE world record for the number of people off jumping off a bridge with a nonelastic safety rope was recently made in Tver by 133 people.

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4x4 tours for natural park A COMPANY specialising in 4x4 tours has recently been authorised by the Junta de Andalucia to carry out guided tours through the Natural Park Punta Entinas-Sabinar in Almeria.

The dunes, which have traditionally been off limits for motorised vehicles, will be used for guided tours under a series of conditions set by the Junta.

The approved route will start in Puerto de los Cerrillos, passing through Salinas de los Cerrillos and ending in Torre de los Cerrillos, all of which are between the towns of Roquetas de Mar and El Ejido.

The first condition is that the vehicles will not be allowed to leave the established route, and the vehicles will also be limited to a 30km per hour speed limit in order to “insure the correct use and preservation of the nature reserve.�

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Having a beer is a ‘little luxury’ in hard times CRISIS or no crisis, 60 per cent of Spaniards have no intention of forgoing their beer.

Lack of funds has prompted 74 per cent to eliminate concerts and the theatre from their budgets while 63 per cent economise on cinema outings. Nevertheless, 60 per cent still find the wherewithal for a beer, found a recent survey for Spanish brewers’ association, Cerveceros de Espaùa.

This is most noticeable in the provinces of Badajoz and Caceres (Extremadura) where 77 per cent spare cash for a caĂąa, followed by the Basque Region (76 per cent).

In contrast, only 54 per cent in the Canary Islands and 52 per cent in Galicia are reluctant to cut down on beer money.

Although 24 per cent are happy to have a beer at home, 73 per cent like to go out for it, researchers found. Going out for a beer is the preferred paid-for leisure activity of 44 per cent of those asked, compared with 31 per cent who opt for weekend excursions or 29 per cent who dine out with family or friends.

Beer is also the most popular pre-meal aperitif for 94 per cent of Spaniards. It is usually drunk in the central hours of the day rather than at night, confirmed Jacobo Olalla, Director General of Cerveceros de EspaĂąa.

Unsurprisingly, more beer is consumed in the summer, above all by foreign tourists who

SALUD!: 60 per cent of Spaniards will not be giving up their beer.

account for almost 30 per cent of the total.

In moderation, beer traditionally helps people to cool down in the summer and share happy moments with family and friends while

providing ‘a little luxury’, according to Olalla.

But despite beer’s continuing popularity, brewers are also feeling the effects of the crisis, he admitted.

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The mausoleum reopened to the public in March of this year.

Franco earns cash CHARGING to visit Franco’s mausoleum in the

Valle de los Caidos (Madrid) will earn the government an annual €2 million.

Each year approximately half-a-million people visit the tomb of Francisco Franco, the dictator who controlled Spain between 1939 and his death in 1975.

After being closed to the public for almost three years, the mausoleum reopened in March. The

€5 entrance fee was announced last April and introduced on June 1.

The Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) was built on Franco’s orders as a monument to those who died in the 1936-1939 Civil War. When it closed for restoration in 2009, ultraconservatives claimed this was a pretext on the part of the Zapatero government to prevent access to Franco’s tomb.

Balerma homes to be sold soon A COMPLEX of state-subsidised homes in Balerma will be sold after three years.

The Junta de Andalucia, along with the municipal construction company ‘El Ejido urban development SL’ (DUE) have been renegotiating the prerequisites to buy one of the 13 remaining subsidised houses in Balerma.

One of the new measures to facilitate selling the homes will be to eliminate down payments for the apartments, and now buyers will pay up to €250 a month for their new home’s mortgage.

These houses have been problematic in the past, given that the down payments for them had been before the banks had approved a mortgage to finance them. When these people were rejected, the town hall had to give the down payments back. Eighty per cent has been paid after several years and the rest is expected to be given back soon.

A committee of experts, appointed to decide whether the late dictator’s remains should be exhumed and buried elsewhere, recommended re-burial, aware that the final decision remained with the incoming government.

As expected, Rajoy gave the order to reopen the mausoleum and Franco still lies where he was buried in 1975 – and the government will earn an extra €2 million a year.

Summer school A SUMMER school has been set up by the Red Cross for children of impoverished families in El Ejido.

Approximately 30 children will be attending the summer school, from age four to nine, to learn and develop abilities their homes can not offer them. Volunteers will be teaching the children during three weeks of August.

Almeria’s fruit and vegetable exports growth has soared FRUIT and vegetable exports from Almeria have soared by 22 per cent this year.

Approximately 225,220 tons of produce have been sold to other countries in the first five months at a price of €143.38 million. Most of the exported goods were sold to Germany, reaching 43.6 per cent of total sales that cost €971.3 million.

This growth is despite spring fruits’ decrease in sales, which has been buffered by a two per cent growth in vegetable consumption and 9.5 per cent growth in product value. Tomatoes are the most internationally demanded product, representing 24.3 per cent of all sales, closely followed by green peppers, which hold 20.1 per cent.

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Siquier exhibits PHOTGRAPHER Carlos Perez Siquier’s work on the ‘La Maestranza’ bullring in Sevilla has been recently unveiled at AM gallery in Roquetas de Mar. The month-long exhibit began during last week’s Santa Ana festivities, which revolve around bullfighting and local folklore.

The Maestranza organisation began as a knight’s horse school in 1670, initially dedicated to training war horses, although the collective’s activities expanded to bull fighting and bringing art and culture into the ring.

Perez earned the national photography award with this series of photos, depicting the art of bullfighting.

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Gang arrested in €120m fuel fraud SPANISH fuel oil stolen from the Mattheos I, a tanker intercepted by Somali pirates, was nearly re-sold to Spain.

The Guardia Civil’s crack UCO unit detected the manoeuvre months ago, while investigating two Spain-based gangs engaged in a €120 million fuel fraud. Both used Swiss TMS Group to launder money obtained through bogus invoices and the leaders of both bands – two Spaniards and two Pakistanis respectively - are now on remand.

UCO discovered that TMS wanted to acquire a cut-price cargo of oil from an African country. It soon became apparent that the oil came from the Mattheos I, owned by a Madrid-based shipping company.

The Mattheos I was hijacked last September by Somali pirates who transferred its 7,500-ton cargo of fuel oil to two unregistered ships, the captain revealed on his release.

The Guardia Civil discovered that the two Spaniards under investigation in the original case acted on behalf of the TMS Group. The deal foundered when the stolen cargo lacked sufficient paperwork to enter Spain,

Thief left ID at scene

The Mattheos I is owned by a Madrid based shipping company. although TMS allegedly intended to forge documentation.

The prospective purchaser was unaware of the oil’s origins, the UCO officers established.

The team then travelled to Switzerland, where they interviewed the head of TMS, a Venezuelan, who admitted that the investigation had damaged the structure of the group.

Unable to arrest him in Switzerland, he will be detained if he ever sets foot

in Spain, UCO explained.

The organisation, which planned to hire a Chinese supertanker, was associated to top-level finance bodies.

These went voluntarily to the Swiss authorities when they learnt of the UCO investigation and put TMS’ funds at their disposal.

TMS was “the oil in the machinery designed to transform an illicit activity into a legal one,” said sources close to the case.

A MAN was arrested for alleged theft in Almeria and Granada when officers found his ID at a crime scene.

The 22-year-old from Almeria was recently arrested when the police were able to connect him to the crimes of stealing from storage rooms in housing complexes and later selling the items on the black market.

The objects he would steal were usually bicycles and tools, which he would have sold by third parties, allowing him to get rid of the incriminating objects. The areas he allegedly stole from were residential complexes in El Zapillo, Avenida del Mediterraneo and Los Molinos, where he would go late at night and force entry to the storage rooms.

The accused admitted to the crimes upon his arrest.

A police investigation is still open to determine if more people were involved.

Mari Luz killer made to pay compensation A HUELVA court impounded almost €7,000 from the bank account of Santiago del Valle, convicted of murdering Mari Luz Cortes.

Del Valle, now serving a 22-year sentence, was directed to pay compensation of €122,000 to the five-yearold’s parents, and €22,000 to each of her brothers and sisters. He was also ordered to pay €19,000 for the family’s pain and suffering following Mari Luz’s disappearance from her Huelva home in January 2008 and the discovery of her body two months later.

Del Valle, declared insolvent, had his bank account frozen after failing to explain the origin of the €7,000. The money corresponds to a non-contributory pension, which he still receives, the courts believe.

MURDERED: Mari Luz Cortes.

Referendum call possible KING Juan Carlos’s voluntary pay cut was dismissed as 'a smokescreen' by a leading trade unionist.

Deducting €100,000 from the €8.3 million royal budget is a gesture that cannot disguise the

severity of government cuts, said CCOO leader, Ignacio Fernandez Toxo.

Many families would be reduced to poverty.

Mariano Rajoy’s programme is not what people voted for, he said, while dismissing PP

allegations that the socialist legacy was worse than suspected. They already governed most regional institutions, he pointed out.

Another general election would be too costly.

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School renovation RENOVATIONS to primary school Tierno Galvan in El Ejido are soon to be concluded, ahead of schedule.

The centre will now have four new classrooms and an improved playground.

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Band Festival CANTORIA and Zurgena have hosted the XVII Provincial Music Band Festival of Almeria, in which 36 bands took part from all over the province, to promote the work of Almerian musicians.

Back in time BALERMA hosted a medieval market with handmade items, food stands, play areas for children and workshops to teach visitors about work and life in the Middle Ages.

SIT-IN: Young people protested on the streets of Barcelona last year.

Spain’s youth do not want to leave home

By Linda Hall ALTHOUGH unemployment amongst the under-25s now stands at 52 per cent, three-quarters do not want to work outside Spain.

The economic crisis is prompting a growing number of Spaniards to seek employment abroad and 27,004 left

the country in the first three months of this year.

But although 72 per cent of under25s agreed that it is easier to find work outside Spain only 6.9 per cent in that age group have worked abroad, a European Commission study revealed. Fifteen per cent did

so in order to study but just 17 of every 1,000 students continue further studies outside the country.

Young Spaniards tend to travel less than their counterparts in other EU states, and 80 per cent of under-30s have never considered working abroad, researchers said.

LIFE expectancy of Spanish women is already one of the world’s highest but in Zamora they live longest of all.

The average lifespan for Spanish females is 85.18 and in Zamora they can hope to live until they are 86.77 years of age, according to Spain’s statistics office, INE. Women from Salamanca are close behind with 86.70 years, followed by Guadalajara (86.58).

There are a further 10 Spanish provinces where women outlive the national average: Navarra (86.42 years), Burgos (86.35), Madrid (86.28), Cuenca (86.25), Teruel (86.16), La Rioja (86.14), Alava (86.13), Segovia (86.08), Soria (86.06) and Guipuzcoa in the Basque Region (86.01).

The least long-lived come from Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, with 82.03 years.

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4.00pm midnight 5:00pm Olympics 2012 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

11:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

11:40pm Olympics Tonight Gabby Logan looks back on the day's events, in the company of star guests from the world of sport.

1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Holiday Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:00am BBC News

BBC3 6:00am British Olympic Dreams 6:30am Total Wipeout 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Don't Tell the Bride 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 1:30am Family Guy 1:55am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 2:35am American Dad! 3:00am Dead Boss

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4:10am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:05am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show Cartoon capers with Scooby Doo and the gang. 9:25am Tree Fu Tom Animated fantasy adventure show. 9:45am Justin's House 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Olympics 2012 2:45pm Escape to the Country 3:15pm Flog It!

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2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Olympics 2012

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5:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover Today Ann Hazell leads the team to Luton, where Mary and Will’s home is a DIY disaster area. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote

5:30am Countdown 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:50am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 2:35pm Channel 4 Racing

11:40pm Olympics Tonight

12:30am Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling 1:30am Engineering Giants 2:30am Panorama 3:00am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Alex Polizzi sets out to wage a one woman campaign to save Britain’s family businesses. 4:00am Natural World Wildlife and nature series. 5:00am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm BBC Proms 11:00pm The Story of Musicals 12:00am Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream 1:00am Nature’s Microworlds 1:30am Julia Bradbury’s Icelandic Walk 2:30am The Story of Musicals 3:30am Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream

5:45am Michaela’s Wild Challenge 6:10am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Little Princess 8:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Traders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

David Hyde Pierce & Kelsey Grammer

4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day The search continues.

4:30pm Copycats 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Roy 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 Sue Barker and Jake Humphrey present more action from around the Games on day six of competition.

8:00pm Helicopter Rescue Series profiling the work of Wales' RAF Search and Rescue crews.

8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight 10:00pm Amish: A Secret Life 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Emily Maitlis.

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4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders Conclusion.

6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Amy gets a shock when she visits her mum in hospital.

8:30pm Tonight You might think that the more you earn the better off you will be.

9:00pm Emmerdale Amy is worried to learn her mum has nowhere to go.

9:30pm Coronation Street Tyrone faces Kirsty’s wrath when his deal with Tommy is exposed.

10:00pm The Briefs First of a two-part documentary which looks at the cut-throat world of criminal law.

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm The Talent Show Story

12:35am Poms in Paradise 1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight You might think that the more you earn the better off you will be. 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

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5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me Karen Wood can’t wait to get her guests partying in her hot tub.

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Amy and Ally’s relationship reaches crisis point, but is this really the end?

8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv As London hosts the 2012 Olympic Games, 4thought.tv asks: What role does faith play in sport?

9:00pm The Churchills 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm 24 Hours in A and E

12:05am Undercover at the News of the World 1:05am Random Acts 1:10am Undercover Boss

9:50am Frasier

4:15pm Trust 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset’s Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Harold Shipman 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector Documentary series with hotelier Alex Polizzi.

Alex visits Eastbourne and the Mansion Lions Hotel.

11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

12:00am Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 5:00am Great Scientists 5:25am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela’s Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am The Glee Project 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 1:30pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Sinbad 10:00pm Mount Pleasant 11:00pm Road Wars 12:00am An Idiot Abroad 1:00am UK Border Force 2:00am Road Wars 2:55am The Diana Years 3:45am The Chicago Code 4:35am It's Me or the Dog 5:35am Airline

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 6:00am Dunston Checks In 7:30am Down to Earth 9:00am Sex and the City 2 11:30am House Arrest 1:30pm Down to Earth 3:00pm Arthur 5:00pm Beavis and Butt-head Do America 6:30pm Sex and the City 2 9:00pm Arthur 11:00pm Jackass: The Movie

12:35am Beavis and Butt-head Do America 2:05am White Men Can't Jump 4:05am Jackass: The Movie 5:40am House Arrest

6:00pm Superman 8:30pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 11:00pm Faster

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:35am Young Winston 7:00am Cleopatra 11:00am The Count of Monte Cristo 1:15pm Friends with Benefits 3:05pm Listen to Your Heart 4:50pm Dear Frankie 6:40pm Boy 7:00pm Burlesque 9:00pm How Do You Know 11:00pm Friends with Benefits 12:55am I Am You 2:50am Cyrus 4:25am The Butcher's Wife

12:40am The 13th Warrior 2:25am Fortress 4:05am Invasion U.S.A.

TCM 6:00am Pete Kelly’s Blues 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:40am The High Chaparral 9:40am Buffalo Bill 11:20am The Grapes of Wrath 1:45pm 6:30pm SMC

Sex and the City 2 Sarah Jessica Parker

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Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral

4:35am Avenging Force 6:30am X-Men: First Class Special 7:00am Superman 9:30am I Am Number Four 11:25am Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 1:45pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

4:00pm Western Union 5:50pm Spencer’s Mountain 8:05pm Advance to the Rear 10:00pm Navy Seals

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5,000 horses slaughtered every month due to crisis Animal lovers’ up-in-arms over Spanish breeders ‘barbaric’ cull as there is no market for selling.

By Benny Davis AS a direct result of the present financial crisis, it is estimated that around 5,000 Spanish owned horses are being slaughtered every month.

The hard facts are they are no longer viable assets to breeders as they are worth less than the cost of their upkeep. Slaughterhouse business increased by 31 per cent in the first four months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, to a total of 19,793.

Animal rescue centres have been inundated with requests to accept unwanted horses, but report they have waiting lists of several months to be able to handle the present demand.

Manuel Gonzalez, Secretary General of the Professional Association of Slaughterhouses and Meat-packing Companies, said “since there is no market for selling, renting or breaking-in horses at the moment, some breeders find themselves unable to afford the high cost of feeding the animals, estimated at an average of €300 each per month.”

UNWANTED: The upkeep of a horse for breeding is no longer viable.

He also made the point that in Spain there is scarcely any demand for horse meat, so it is either used for pet food or is exported to France, Italy, Belgium or Greece.

Gonzalez added that he was talking about young steeds, “not old or worn-out nags.”

Veterinarian Carlos Carreira of the agricultural organisation AsajaMalaga said he knows a number of breeders who “are sending all their stock to the slaughterhouses,” and that the “first to go are the mares as owners cannot get more than €150 for a mare, which ‘in bonanza

years’ would sell in the range of €6,000-€50,000.”

A spokesperson for a major animal rescue centre told the EWN the slaughter programme was both horrific and barbaric and that a special programme should be setup by the breeders, slaughterhouse association and the government to fund care centres for these animals. unfortunate animals.

“They freely take their immense profits in good times, so why not put some back in bad times.”

Statistics from ‘Two “Laws cannot be Circles.Net’. passed on this. Doing so is demagoguery,” he added.

Women’s groups and the PSOE and IU socialist parties also criticised RuizGallardon’s proposals.

“He is heading for criminalisation of abortion,” said IU’s Gaspar Llamazares.

Ruiz-Gallardon’s plans are “an attack on women,” warned PSOE Equality spokeswoman Purificacion Causapie.

“This could bring very serious problems to many women,” agreed Isabel Serrano, a gynaecologist and spokeswoman for Decidir Nos Hace Libres, a platform for 220 different women’s groups.

Justice Minister proposes tightening of abortion laws WOMEN expecting malformed babies will no longer be automatically allowed terminations under proposed amendments to existing laws.

He did not understand why abortion should be allowed merely because an unborn child was deformed or handicapped, Justice Minister Alberto RuizGallardon told an interviewer last weekend.

The same level of protection must be available to foetuses with handicaps as those without them, he insisted.

Only 2.5 per cent of 100,000 terminations carried out annually in Spain are prompted by foetal malformation, according to recent

statistics. Abortion on these grounds is not anticonstitutional, ruled the Tribunal Constitucional, equivalent to the Law Lords, in 1985.

Planned legislation will also dismantle other aspects of the former government’s law which allowed abortion on demand in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, Gallardon assured the Conservative Spanish newspaper, La Razon.

His revised law will allow abortion in determined circumstances, RuizGallardon continued, but would not be ‘exactly the same’ as the 1985 legislation.

This permitted abortion in the first 12 weeks following rape and up to 22 weeks in cases of

foetal malformation.

Terminations were available throughout pregnancy if the mother’s psychological or physical health was endangered, and this was the most commonly-used motive until 2010.

Ruiz-Gallardon’s pronouncements were “an historic advance,” according to Gador Joya, spokeswoman for Derecho a Vivir (Right to Life).

“The government is introducing legislation in a medical situation where a woman’s decision of whether or not to continue with pregnancy depends on professional advice,” objected Javier Martinez Salmean, head of Gynaecology at Madrid’s Severo Ochoa hospital.

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Lessons to be learnt PUPILS at schools in Castilla y Leon, Madrid and La Rioja get the best academic results in Spain.

The worst-performing pupils come from Ceuta and Melilla, the Canary Islands, Baleares and Andalucia.

Despite significant advances made since the 80s, the quality of education in Spain has not improved, revealed a recent study by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian research body IVIE. Investigators analysed the academic standards of 15-year-olds from 65 OECD countries, comparing them with pupils in 14 Spanish communities excluding Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura, which did not participate.

Standards vary enormously depending on region, investigators found, with such marked differences that there can be an 18-month time-lag in completing basic education.

The two worst problems are the failure rate, with 36.6 per cent of pupils repeating an academic year, compared with the OECD average of 17.4 per cent.

Equally problematic was an inadequate pursuit of excellence in education, said an investigator.

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Record number of holiday Brits in hospital in Spain

By Benny Davis ACCORDING to a report issued by the British Foreign Office, Spain has the highest number of hospitalised Brits worldwide.

The number is equivalent to 20 hospitalisations every week, and represents nearly a third of the total number of cases around the world.

Common causes are road accidents, balcony incidents and heart attacks.

Jeremy Browne, Minister for Consular Services, said: “Whilst the prospect of ending up in a foreign hospital may be the last thing on your mind as you head overseas for a summer break, sometimes things do go wrong on holiday and many people deeply regret not taking out comprehensive travel insurance.”

The report also reveals that nearly half (48 per

cent) of all also Brits fail to realise that without travel insurance they will have to pay their own medical bills if injured or taken ill abroad.

An emergency can be extremely expensive medical treatment can cost thousands of pounds, whilst medical repatriation to the UK can cost even more.

Consular staff in Spain have witnessed distressing cases involving families having to raise vast sums of money to pay hospital and repatriation bills.

The research also reveals that nearly four out of five (78 per cent) of people would lack the ready cash to pay £10,000 to cover the hospital bills of an uninsured loved one abroad.

For the cost of a restaurant meal, you can have private insurance and be fully covered against expensive bills.

Politicians forced to forego their holidays IT will be a long hot summer for government and politicians who forego extended holidays to deal with the economic crisis.

Mariano Rajoy, president of Spain’s government, has fixed Cabinet meetings for August 3, 24 and 31 - and there could be more, according to informed sources.

Ministers must be no further than an hour away by plane from Madrid, they have been told. “There will be time for holidays next year,” Rajoy said earlier this week.

Rajoy is due in Mallorca on August 14 for the traditional presidential briefing with King Juan Carlos at the Marivent Palace. With a full diary, the most he can hope for is a short visit to Galicia where his wife and sons are spending most of August.

Vice-president Soraya Saenz de Santamaria expects to make a short visit to Portugal, her husband’s birthplace, but Economy minister Luis de Guindos will spend some time at his Marbella home.

Cristobal Montoro, Treasury minister, will work “practically throughout the month,” insiders said.

Jose Ignacio Wert, minister of Education, Culture and Sport, has a ready-made excuse to go further afield to London if there are Spanish contenders for medals in the Olympic Games. He will also return for the closing ceremony.

Mariano Rajoy has insisted Ministers will have holiday time next year.

Opposition leader, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba also be devoting less leisure. Trips are listed

socialist will have time to for Rome

and Berlin although these will be working holidays. He hopes to spend some time with his wife in Asturias, party sources revealed.

Ban for ‘Contacts’ columns likely in Spanish newspapers THE ‘Contacts’ columns found in most Spanish newspapers could soon be a thing of the past.

Earlier attempts to outlaw classified advertisements for prostitution came to nothing despite the backing of all political groups.

Self-regulation within the industry itself has been ‘fruitless’ and ‘manifestly inadequate’ according to a 2010 report

by Spain’s Council of State.

The previous government’s plans to eliminate the newspaper advertisements were

halted by last November’s early election. The present government now intends an all-party parliamentary sub-committee to agree the terms of a ban.

Committee members will also have to decide whether to extend the ban to internet editions of newspapers carrying the

columns.

There will be ongoing dialogue to ensure “maximum consensus” with the media, said Marta Gonzalez, the PP’s Equality spokeswoman.

The sub-committee is expected to be created by December or January 2013 at the latest.

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Life’s a (temporary) beach in Madrid MADRID residents in search of a beach needed to go no further than the Agriculture, Food and Environment ministry last week.

They would have had to hurry, however, because minutes after Greenpeace installed sand, sun loungers, parasols and a bar in front of the ministry, it was dismantled by police.

“No to reform!” declared a banner, and question marks were added to the word ‘Environment’ on the ministry plaque.

The ‘beach’ was Greenpeace’s protest at proposed changes to the Coast Law. Modifications including a further 75 years’ grace for houses built on the shoreline were barbaric, declared Pilar Marcos of Greenpeace, before she and other activists in beachwear were moved on.

The rewritten Ley de Costas would also allow the central administration to suspend municipal bylaws opposed to the regulations and allow four-year concessions for chiringuito beach bars.

The scenario in front of the ministry was symbolic of the luxury beach that the Spanish coastline might become if the law goes ahead, Marcos said.

Land of great environmental and social value would be prey to speculation, she claimed, and public terrain handed over to private concessions.

“With the current economic situation and so many spending cuts it is absurd to waste public money on an unnecessary reform that would increase the cost of coastal upkeep,” Marcos said.

“It is mortgaging our future.”

More than half of holidaying Spaniards need a fortnight to wind down completely.

The elusive art of how to chillax for workers MORE than half of holidaying Spaniards need a fortnight to wind down completely.

Disconnecting is hardest for young professionals aged between 25 and 34, found a recent survey.

A total of 46 per cent take

between a week and a fortnight to relax and 11 per cent require even longer to shrug off workplace worries.

A further 38 per cent find it impossible to entirely forget about work while on holiday, compared

with 36.3 per cent two years ago.

More fortunate are the 43 per cent needing only one day to put routine aside and enjoy the summer break.

Women find it harder than men to forget about work – 39 per cent as opposed to 34 per cent – and 63 per cent of both sexes use a mobile to keep up to date with what is going on at work.

Residents from the Canary Islands take the longest to relax with 73 per cent requiring up to two weeks. At the other end of the scale, 34 per of Valencianos need just one day to put worries behind them, as do 45 per cent of Murcianos.

The area will also be used by three local taxi radio stations.

New facilities for taxi drivers in Almeria THE new ‘Ciudad de los Taxis’ was inaugurated by the Mayor of Almeria, Luis Rodriguez-Comendador.

The ‘city’ was designed exclusively for taxi drivers, and promotes “cohesion in

the area” because it “will improve drivers’ work conditions, which will also improve the service they give to the citizens and visitors of Almeria” said Rodriguez-Comendador at the opening event that was held on Monday.

The facilities include a petrol station, which will maintenance, kerb supply petrol to members reconstruction and for less, a washing roundabouts.

Also, centre, a mechanic shop Carmona confirmed the and parking. The area is town hall is planning to also intended to be used fix other areas needing by three local taxi radio attention. stations, which is expected to help.

Road improvement measures THE maintenance and renovation work on the streets of Roquetas de Mar has almost concluded.

According to the infra-structure and

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maintenance councillor, Luis Miguel Carmona, most of the work has been done on the roads, which required new paint, street lights, pavement

A BUTCHER destroyed his premises after the landlord refused to renew the lease.

First he removed his equipment and belongings from the shop in Leioa (Vizcaya). Then he set to work with a sledgehammer and did not stop until the facade was down.

The 10-year lease expired last winter and was renewable ‘by mutual consent’ although the butcher, named Carlos, learnt the owner wanted another €150 a month. “I would be paying €1,000 and the way things are now, that’s a lot,” Carlos said.

He talked it over with his wife and returned later, agreeing to the increase.

But because Carlos had not renewed the contract when it expired the owner changed his mind, saying the premises should be cleared by December 1.

Having ordered large quantities of meat for the Christmas period, Carlos asked to remain until his stock was sold. Despite receiving a refusal he did not vacate the shop, Carlos now admits, although he tried on three occasions to persuade the owner to change his mind.

The owner also turned down Carlos’ offer to sell the equipment, counters, refrigerators and other appliances.

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Stat of week ALMOST 46,560 families were evicted from their homes in the first four months of the year after failing to pay their mortgages, court figures show.

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City visits get cold shoulder Oh baby! A job for grandads SPAIN’S economic situation is forcing grandparents to sacrifice their own needs and pleasures for their grandchildren.

Interests and friends are being relegated as they shoulder more childcare responsibilities and help family finances.

“If grandparents can’t help out, a family’s socialeconomic rhythm is badly affected,” said Jose de las Heras Gayo, spokesman for Spain’s third-age association CEOMA. Making the comments on the recent Grandfather’s Day in Spain, De la Heras said he hoped the situation would eventually change, with grandparents called on only when strictly necessary.

Dirty truth of house-proud Brits

UNPOPULAR: Cleaning windows is not liked.

THERE is a dirty truth behind the fact that 75 per cent of Britons are reported as being house-proud.

For almost three in 10 households admit their windows hardly ever get cleaned, and 23 per cent rarely attempt to clean their ovens.

While research by Mintel, a leading global supplier of consumer, product and media intelligence, reveals that 24 per cent of Britons spend more than two hours every working day on household chores, three in 10 admit that their homes are a mess, Despite the recessionary squeeze on household budgets, business continues to boom for retailers of polishes and specialist cleaning products, with a 16 per cent sales increase in Britain between 2006 and last year.

LUXURY products group LVMH, owners of name brands including Moet Champagne and Louis Vuitton luggage, have reported a 26 per cent rise in sales for the first half of 2012. / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

(WTO) figures ranking the Top 10 most visited cities by international travellers in 2011 reveal that Spain is left out in the cold.

In the just released rankings, the French capital Paris is the most visited city by international travellers followed by London (UK), Antalya (Turkey), New York (US) and Singapore.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hong Kong, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Istanbul But the current situation (Turkey) and Bangkok is so difficult that (Thailand) make up the grandparents and their remaining Top 10. pensions are vital, Madrid, the Spanish particularly amongst the capital, plus Barcelona, middle-classes.

Valencia, Granada, Grandparents are Sevilla and other Spanish increasingly roped in for cities are nowhere to be childcare and it is common seen. to see an elderly man Other figures released pushing a pram or a by the WTO reveal that shopping trolley. last year, in total 56.7 This would have been million international unthinkable in my father’s tourists visited Spain, a day, De las Heras said, 7.6 per cent increase on lamenting that the ‘classic the 52.7 million in 2010. role’ of helping out This placed Spain occasionally or being asked fourth in the world league for advice no longer exists. table, behind France, the “Regardless of tastes or world’s favourite tourist needs, parents are sending destination with 79.5 their children without million visitors, followed asking. Today’s society asks by North America (62.3 too much of grandfathers,” million) and China (57.6 he added. million).

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SPAIN ranks fourth in the world for attracting international tourists. But despite its overall global popularity, when it comes to having cities with any wow appeal, Spain fails badly.

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GAUDI PARK: Ever popular with visitors to Barcelona.

Sunny sales SALES of sun umbrellas for men have tripled, according to a top Tokyo store.

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You and the Law in Spain

By David Searl

The bank advises it has paid €966.25. Can you tell us how this figure was worked out and will we have to pay the arrears of €456.88? The administrator also says that the community fiscal year runs from February 1 to January 31, and for the current year, Year 6, the fees are €350. If we complete our purchase this August, what proportion of the fees do we pay? Also, if there are any unpaid bills in respect of SUMA or utilities, do they become our responsibility?

D S (Torrevieja)

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Legally, the new purchaser can be held liable only for the unpaid community fees of last year and the current year. Also legally, the seller is required to pay community fees up to the date of sale. Properly, then, you would pay from your month of purchase.

If it is August and your fiscal year begins in February, this means you pay five-twelfths for 2012.

I cannot tell you exactly how the bank worked out its figure, but it looks like they are trying to get away with not paying last year’s fee. Have your lawyer make sure they pay up to date, and the current utilities as well.

David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers.

You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.

POORER pensioners pay more in tax - as much as 42 per cent than most households who average 29 per cent of income from direct and indirect taxation, according to annuity and insurance provider MetLife.

£££ THE average price for diesel mid-July was more than £1.37 (€1.75) a litre - of which 85p (€1.09) is tax - the world’s second most

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expensive, research for This is Money has revealed.

MOBILE phone firm O2’s turnover fell 5.7 per cent in the first half of this year to £2.2 billion (€2.8bn) despite a 2 per cent increase in the company’s customer base to 23.3 million.

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BSKYB’s annual profits increased 17 per cent to nearly £1.2 billion (€1.53bn), according to Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch, who says the company will spend more on quality drama programmes.

CENTRICA, owner of British Gas, reported an 18 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £737 million (€943.69m) on sales, up 4 per cent at £12 billion (€15.36bn).

A great alternative way to face Euro-nation woes AS many will know, I have often considered the ‘peripheral’ members of the Eurozone, and suggested means by which their problems might be resolved.

Most solutions have revolved around the impoverished southern countries voluntarily quitting the Euro instead of just passively waiting until a final economic collapse forces them out.

Now, however, Ambrose EvansPritchard, a leading financial correspondent, has come up with an intriguingly alternative plan.

Taking Spain’s predicament as a prime example of a bad situation mainly of the national banks’ own making - rendered even worse by political interference and incompetence, he suggests that the debt-ridden peripheral countries, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy and perhaps Ireland - should form their own bloc.

Then, using their joint ECB voting representation (against Germany’s two votes, plus a few from other ‘hard-core’ states) they should compel the European Central Bank (ECB) to comply with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty which obliges that entity to ‘contribute to the stability of the financial system’, thus forcing a showdown.

Of course, pointing as it might to ECB bond purchases, this would run contrary to Germany’s long-

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We intend to buy a repossessed house in Torrevieja from the bank and would like to clarify the position regarding outstanding community fees.

The house was originally sold by the builder in 2007 and subsequently repossessed by the bank 15 months ago without any community fees having been paid.

The community administrator has told us the outstanding fees are:

Poorer pensioners face big tax hit

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standing mistrust of anything that smacks of its own taxpayers being obliged to dig even deeper than they already do, to cover the undoubted costs of such a move.

It may also prove to be the proverbial last straw, leading to the hard core nations, led by Germany, storming out in protest. But if this were to happen, it might in fact be the best solution, the final cutting away of the wreckage, and leaving the path clear for a once-again prosperous Europe?

With the ‘hard core’ removed from the equation, the ‘Club Med’ countries would have the Eurozone to themselves, which would of course lead to the single currency being drastically devalued on international markets.

At first sight SPECSAVERS have used the London Olympics this might appear blunder of showing the South Korean rather a truly frightening than North Korean flag at an event for an prospect, but just advertisement, highlighting Games’ officials think about it for should have visited them for an eye test. a moment.

Spot the error

A devalued Euro would provide these nations with many of the advantages of reverting to their own currencies, but with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty providing backup from the ECB. Such a realignment would, following a settling-down period with the devalued Euro, allow these countries to recover their competitiveness while honouring their euro-debt contracts. There would be difficult times of course, but for the presently-desperate Eurozone citizens, a glimmer of light in the darkness, leading eventually to the clearing of debts and, should they wish, to making a new start with their own separate currencies.

Dearly as I would like to claim credit for these revolutionary ideas, it is Evans-Pritchard who must be awarded top spot on the podium, with a gold medal glinting in the sun.

Ideas are wonderful, capable of changing - sometimes quite drastically - the course of individuals and nations, but they need the will to bring them to fruition.

Perhaps it’s time the politicians of the peripheral states - those searching so desperately for rescue - considered such proposals.

They may, after all, contain the seeds of their salvation.

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www.euroweeklynews.com COUNTRIES across Europe have been stepping up their fight against tax evasion in order to make sure they receive all monies due from their taxpayers, including on capital held abroad. While European efforts against hidden offshore assets go back well over 10 years, the international crackdown intensified after the financial crisis hit in 2008, with the G20 declaring war on tax havens and banking secrecy.

Local tax authorities have been receiving increasing amounts of information on offshore bank accounts over recent years, and from a variety of sources including, controversially, stolen client data. Countries like the UK, Spain, France and Germany have been using the data to track down tax evaders and start to collect unpaid tax.

Now HM Revenue & Customs has had its most successful prosecution to date. A millionaire property developer from Berkshire, Michael Shanly, has been found guilty of using an undisclosed Swiss bank account to evade tax, and has been made to pay around £830,000 as a result.

The back tax amounted to £430,000, but on top of this he had to pay £400,000 in penalties and costs.

“He HMRC commented: thought [the bank account] was out of reach of HMRC and

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hoped we would never find it.

However, we discovered it, and he will pay a heavy penalty.”

Choosing not to declare offshore assets is very high risk these days, and this case is a lesson of what can – and does – go wrong. In some cases it can also include a prison sentence. Even if you somehow get away with it, your heirs will be left to face the consequences when they inherit your money. Blevins Franks believes that tax planning is an important part of protecting your wealth, and only recommends compliant and approved tax mitigation strategies. We take both the UK and local rules of Spain/France/Portugal/Cyprus /Malta into consideration when making our recommendations.

The UK revenue pointed out that it had offered disclosure facilities in 2008 and 2010,

where people with undeclared offshore assets could come forward and pay the tax due in return for leniency over penalties. Shanly did not take up either opportunity.

HMRC confirmed that Shanly’s Swiss bank account was discovered when it received information about UK taxpayers with HSBC Geneva accounts in 2010.

The data had been stolen by a former employee of HSBC Geneva and handed over to the French tax authorities, who in turn passed the names of UK taxpayers over to their British counterparts. This is part of the routine exchange of information we are seeing across Europe these days.

It is believed that there were 6,000 British names on the list and last year HMRC wrote to 1,000 of them, offering them an opportunity to come forward and disclose their tax liabilities.

HMRC has been waiting for a successful high profile tax evasion case to draw attention to the consequences of hiding money offshore. Shanly may not be as high profile as football manager Harry Rednapp, who was unsuccessfully tried earlier this year, but he is a successful businessman who features on

the Sunday Times Rich List.

This is not just a one-off warning to other tax evaders; Shanly is likely to just be the first on a list of court cases.

An HMRC statement confirmed that its criminal investigators are continuing to review the information they have already received and that further prosecutions are likely.

It receives information from various sources and works with partner agencies in the UK and abroad.

David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, said that the case “proves that the Government will track down and take action against those who try to get out of paying the tax they owe.” He added: “The message is clear: even if you try to hide money abroad, HMRC will find you.”

This is a common message around Europe.

France introduced new controls on tax evasion earlier this year.

German and French tax authorities have launched raids into Swiss bank clients and employees as part of their crackdown. They have both benefited from stolen client data, as has Spain.

It is believed that 3,000 Spanish taxpayers were on the HSBC Geneva list. Last year it was reported that Spain had

already collected €300m as a result, with some people choosing to come forward voluntarily.

Spain has also now launched a ‘voluntary disclosure facility’ which is running until November. Taxpayers will only need to pay a one-off 10% levy on the value of all their undeclared assets.

The government has promised to get tough on anyone who does not take this opportunity to regularise hidden offshore assets, and the UK case is an example of what the consequences can be.

Tax planning has become something of a minefield over recent years. It is often still possible to successfully lower your tax liabilities on your savings, investments, wealth and estate, but you do need to take professional advice from an experienced international tax advisory firm like Blevins Franks. They keep on top of all the frequent changes in tax regulations to ensure your tax planning is both as effective as it can be and fully legitimate.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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27.00

1.33

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AMEC PLC

1121.00

23.00

2.09

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Anglo American PLC

1918.50

24.50

1.29

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1088.50

19.00

1.78

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0.91

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Centrica PLC

321.00

2.92

0.92

3,717.67

Compass Group PLC

701.25

11.50

1.67

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CRH PLC

1217.00

13.00

1.08

Croda International PLC 2374.50

-9.00

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126.88

Diageo PLC

21.50

1.26

2,287.97

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Eurasian Nat Resources

403.05

18.50

4.81

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EVRAZ PLC

238.95

10.30

4.51

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Ashmore Group PLC

331.60

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445.32

6.60

1.50

18,359.92

Experian PLC

963.75

0.50

0.05

Associated Brit PLC

1257.00

8.00

0.64

373.38

British Am Tobacco PLC 3400.25

42.50

1.27

1,442.15

Fresnillo PLC

1452.00

34.00

2.40

397.29

AstraZeneca PLC

3000.75

49.50

1.68

1,961.29

British Land Co PLC

538.25

1.50

0.28

1,051.20

G4S PLC

247.20

1.90

0.77

2,001.44

Aviva PLC

299.60

13.12

4.58

11,389.04

British Sky Broad Gr.

713.75

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1,999.85

GKN PLC

210.70

2.70

1.30

4,047.65

Babcock Int Group

867.00

-6.50

-0.74

303.66

BT Group PLC

218.55

0.31

0.14

7,953.66

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

1469.75

27.00

1.87

4,086.92

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

313.80

2.50

0.80

4,169.65

Barclays PLC

171.40

4.40

2.63

43,999.96

BG Group PLC

1281.25

28.55

2.28

2,858.74

Capita PLC

723.75

7.00

BHP Billiton PLC

1883.75

33.50

1.81

5,022.60

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324.10

2.00

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1122.50

9.00

0.81

200.07

Glencore Int PLC

320.07

6.85

2.19

8,083.53

Burberry Group PLC

1299.00

15.00

1.17

601.98

Hammerson PLC

468.65

1.60

0.34

910.77

0.98

916.72

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 574.50

3.00

0.52

225.30

0.62

851.53

HSBC Holdings PLC

545.00

13.98

2.63

22,675.86

ICAP PLC

322.65

5.40

1.70

704.13

IMI PLC

824.00

11.39

1.40

490.61

Imperial Tobacco Gro

2486.50

18.00

0.73

901.91

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52.00

2.40

476.63

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24.00

3.43

1,183.45

Kingfisher PLC

268.45

3.00

1.13

3,871.92

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797.75

5.65

0.71

908.40

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129.65

2.60

2.05

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Lloyds Banking Group PLC 31.18

0.98

3.24

104,993.90

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337.15

4.70

1.41

3,026.11

Meggitt PLC

391.15

3.70

0.96

743.21

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3,998.45

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667.75

6.44

0.97

3,870.57

3236.00

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318.59

160.50

2.10

1.33

3,359.20

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3,247.17

773.00

13.00

1.71

728.74

1502.00

42.00

2.87

1,059.11

Polymetal Int PLC

887.75

12.00

1.37

189.47

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Pearson PLC Pennon Group PLC Petrofac Ltd

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65.00

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3528.50

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546.00

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THE mega-rich, including some from Spain, are hiding billions of euros in offshore bank accounts, which are protected by savvy banking professionals.

A new economic study reveals that an elite group of billionaires is using loopholes to hide border capital amounting to €15 billion, which is equivalent to the combined GDP of the US and Japan.

Compiled from data from various sources including the International Monetary Fund, the study suggests the equity capital that has left the borders of many developing nations could pay off what they owe to the world due to the present crisis.

The G20 vowed in 2008 that action would be taken against tax havens but many countries still do not provide that information.

A prominent workers’ rights group in the UK is pushing in favour of taking action against these tax loopholes used by multinational corporations and millionaires.

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“This one is on the blink,” she says.

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Are your conversations about money with your other half a little like driveby-shootings; passing jabs thrown around out of the blue in order to get a money-point across?

These hit and run comments do

Loose change

Oh Lord! A raunchy sign of the times A SMALL hotel in England’s Lake District has replaced Bibles in its rooms with copies of 50 Shades of Grey, which has shot to popularity, for its raunchiness. The hotelier, while identifying the move as a gimmick, feels placing Bibles in rooms in this day and age is not correct.

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Many couples will do everything in their power to avoid talking about money, or tip-toe around it. Ask yourself: When was the last time you had a serious conversation about finance with your partner?

Most times when financial issues arise both parties get defensive, bored and agitated and try to bring the discussions to an end quickly.

This, however, according to psychologists is very unhealthy. Like a

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Throwing them around only increases the chances of an explosion and someone getting hurt.

Experts give the following simple steps to avoid such an explosion: (1) Agree a time and place to meet specifically to talk about money matters.

Clear your diary and make an effort to listen to your other half.

(2) Sit as close together as possible and make sure there are no distractions including a mobile phone (switch it off) or television.

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Child’s play A TAIWANESE vegetable seller who has given away the equivalent of almost €190,000 to children’s charities, is among six winners of this year’s Asian equivalent of the Nobel prize.

Fuelled up THANKS to the strength of Sterling against the Euro, Britons driving abroad are saving 4.2p (5.5c) a litre on petrol and 21p (27c) on diesel compared to costs at home, a survey by the AA showed.

MI5 at a cost!

FORMER MI5 office, Clarges Estate, in London’s West End, is to be bought

by British Land for £129.6 million (€165.94m) and turned into an impressive office and residential complex.

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Euro remaining under pressure NOT a week or a day goes by without an avalanche of news and data confirming that the Eurozone is sinking deeper into trouble.

Whilst all eyes have temporarily been taken away from Greece, Spain has now become the centre of all attentions for all the wrong reasons. Despite bailouts from the EU aimed at supporting the Spanish banking system as well as numerous announcements from the Spanish Government of upcoming austerity measures to reduce the debt, investors remained seriously concerned about the country’s possible need for a full sovereign rescue package.

This comes as the cost of borrowing has rocketed to a record 7.5 per cent whilst a number of Spanish regions (Murcia and Valencia) have been asking for help from Madrid.

Spain’s financial woes have been spreading renewed unease throughout the Eurozone with the most significant effect being the widespread steady decline of the

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Euro across the board. We are now reaching levels against Sterling which we had not achieved for more than four years.

The single currency is not faring any better against the US dollar, losing more than 8 per cent in the last 90 days.

Whilst the Euro’s widespread weakness will in itself support exports outside the Eurozone by improving competitively, one cannot ignore the deep-rooted issues which have led to such a

decline and which could alarmingly point towards a widespread depression in Europe.

The Euro/GBP levels are already putting pressure on the UK’s export sector, damaging growth efforts and dampening the effects of austerity measures. The latest most significant sign that Britain is also suffering despite being outside of the Eurozone is the publication of the second quarter GDP figures which came out at -0.7 per cent whilst forecasters

were expecting a 0.3 per cent drop. High volatility has been hitting the British stock market, affecting investors’ portfolios and savings, whilst Spain decided to temporarily ban the short selling of shares to avoid heightened speculation adding unnecessary pressure on the markets.

Meanwhile, Germany is under threat of losing its AAA rating due to the very high uncertainty surrounding the Eurozone and its most fragile members.

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How writer and journalist nearly became circus clown Wanderlust has taken award-winning journalist, writer and blogger Karen McCann from her native California to more than 30 countries. Nicole Hallett reports.

How did you get into journalism?

I approached a local Ohio paper with an idea for an article which led to assignments, then jobs with regional magazines.

Volunteer work?

My husband and I volunteered with NGOs who needed help with microenterprises in the Republic of Georgia, Bosnia, Mexico, El Salvador and Kenya.

Other jobs?

Graphic design, marketing and public relations and setting-up volunteer fire department support team after 9/11.

Favourite places?

To live: Spain... To visit: Impoverished

Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan; it is so spiritual and like stepping back in time.

Strangest achievements?

Hitching a ride with the circus as a teenager and nearly becoming a clown. Eating fried flies in Thailand.

Taking part in a police stakeout of a crazed gunman in Ohio.

Proudest achievement?

Writing and publishing my book Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad.

Best way to enjoy living abroad?

Mentally unpack your bags. Embrace the way things are done in the new country of residence.

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Vital Statistics • Age: 60 • Status: Married • Lives: Sevilla • In Spain: Eight years • Hobbies: Painting, exploring Sevilla and global travel • Loves: Living abroad • Dislikes: Air travel • Best thing about Spain: Pace of life • Worst: Bureaucracy • Always in fridge: Chocolate

EWN COMMENT Smoke screen IT is common knowledge that restricting abortion does not produce fewer terminations. Women with sufficient means go abroad and women without them go to primitive backstreet practitioners. But while people criticise Justice Minister Alberto RuizGallardon for wanting to introduce abortion

regulations comparable to Ireland’s or Malta’s they aren’t criticising Mariano Rajoy. And they aren’t talking about ineffectual government, a carcrash economy and the spectre of sovereign bailout.

Delayed reaction MINISTERS still insist that Spain’s eroded economy is the fault of their Socialist predecessors. But the Valencian Community, the first region to need a bailout and where politicians’ vanities and whims led to bankruptcy, has been in PP hands for 17 years. So too has Murcia, next in line for rescue. Are we supposed to believe Rajoy had no inkling of what the autonomies had in store for him?

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Beach ashtrays a great idea even for non-smokers I THINK that the provision of ashtrays on Javea’s beaches is a great idea (Costa Blanca North, Issue 1311).

People who smoke are going to do it whether they have these ashtrays or not, so this is the lesser of two evils in my mind; at least the beaches will stay cleaner.

I hate it when I see cigarette butts in the sand.

On some beaches there seems to be hundreds scattered all over the place.

Some smokers do not see digging their cigarette butts into the sand as littering, but it is, and it is disgusting.

I know beach cleaners are employed to pick them up, but with hundreds of people on the beaches during the day, this is not always possible.

Alison Dawson, Javea (Alicante)

Woe from Wiggins WHILE Bradley Wiggins should be congratulated on being the first Brit to win the Tour de France, what a shame he let himself down so badly while speaking on the dais with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

Surely someone from his team should have explained that jokey remarks about the raffle or not drinking too much might go down well in his home town but not in front of the multi-national audience both there and in their homes watching TV. Better would have been, ‘I owe this victory to my mum for helping me, etc.’

Let us hope this young man will be able to repeat his victory and get it right next time. While on the subject, did anyone enjoy that horrendous version of ‘God Save The Queen’ or was it some kind of revenge by the French for not having won their own race in donkey’s years?

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Identify priorities SO, Almeria has lost out on an estimated €2.7 million by not having the Extreme Sailing Series Circuit (Issue 1411).

The excuse apparently is that there is a ‘lack of councillors’.

I thought that there were too many councillors getting paid high salaries.

Whatever the case, surely something that can bring in that much money should have been a priority.

Also, an event of that level helps raise the profile of the city.

Sophie Rainer, Almeria

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Blissful time in nature park

READING about the new train that connects Murcia and Zaragoza (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1412) brought back memories of a wonderful trip to see the waterfalls in the Monasterio de Piedra Nature Park in Zaragoza.

There are fabulous walking trails and bridges that take you through the lush, garden-like environment of waterfalls, lagoons, grottos, tiny ferns, mosses and rivulets.

The sound of the water and singing birds is blissful.

FALLING WATER: Trinidad waterfall in Zaragoza.

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Strange decision!

I THOUGHT it strange that Telefonica had renewed the Spanish King’s sonin-law Iñaki Urdangarin’s contract to work for them in the US on a salary of €1.5 million (Issue 1411).

What will they do if he is convicted and has to serve a prison sentence?

If they decide to sack him he will get €4.5 million compensation.

This does not seem to make good business sense to me; I must be missing something.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

J Wells, Nerja (Malaga)

Proof in pictures I WAS very surprised to read that fewer British tourists are taking cameras and camcorders on holiday with them (Finance, Issue 1411).

Also, digital camera sales have fallen by 29 per cent since 2006.

Instead people are using the cameras on their smartphone.

While the cameras on smart phones have got better over the years, they do not offer the quality photos that good cameras do.

However, they do offer the convenience of being small and nearly always with you.

Jack Fletcher, Mallorca

Alive and biting THE other night I was bitten by a centipede while asleep. Luckily it was only a young one, about four inches long, so no ill effects other than a panic attack.

I drowned the centipede in the toilet, took some antihistamine, put on an ice pack and waited for my leg to drop off.

Then I remembered that if you have to go to hospital you should take whatever has stung or bit you along.

So I fished out a waterlogged centipede and put it in a jar with a lid on it.

The next morning the centipede was very much alive, having dried out.

The only dead centipede is one that is in several pieces, so keep an eye out in swimming pools, etc, they are not dead, only dormant.

Carol, by email

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Delayed dismay I WAS disappointed to read that the renovation of the ‘Caminito del Rey’ (Walkway of Death) in Alora have been delayed (Costa del Sol, Issue 1412).

I was looking forward to returning to the gorge and walking the route once it was safe.

Maybe there are other projects that require the money in these difficult economic times.

However, this walk was popular with tourists in the past and could have served to boost tourism in the area for many years to come.

Jasmine Forrest, Estepona

Gobbledygook IN regards to Mike Walsh’s article about using Google translate (Issue 1411).

It might give the general gist of what you want to say, but a lot of the time it comes back as ‘gobbledygook’; at least when translating English into Spanish and vice versa.

At times it can turn out meaning something totally different to what you meant to say, or can be embarrassingly funny.

I have seen this many a time when friends have asked me to check a letter they want to send.

Apart from this, I recommend anyone to make the effort to learn Spanish as without it you lose 50 per cent of the wonderful experience of living here.

Mike Sissons, Estepona (Malaga)

€20,000 find THE cleaner who found €20,000 in a bag in Ciudad Quesada and returned it to its owner should be commended (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1411).

I wonder how many people would have done the same?

That amount of money would have probably helped her out a lot, especially considering she is separated with three children.

TJ, Torrevieja (Alicante)

Excellent show IT was great to see the horse show on Vera Beach put on by the Hipico Vera riding stables (Almeria, Issue 1411).

This was despite the fact that women and children were not allowed to joust at the Moors and Christians Festival this year.

All the acts were entertaining and the acrobatics’ performance was amazing.

Let us hope that next year jousting will again be allowed.

JC, Vera (Almeria)

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ON YOUR MARKS: British athletes need more encouragement. of the greatest scribes of all time; the chosen objective. Gorr! I’ve As I write, we are well immortal bard who wrote dated two athletes in my into the second Olympic so wisely: ‘Methinks thou life.

The first was day and have finally won dost protest too much.’ somewhat of a surprise, our first medal. Already I love athletics. when her Olympic diver’s there are long faces, where Particularly seeing the statuesque body turned out expected medals didn’t female participants. To me to be mostly muscle! The materialize. A couple of there’s nothing more sexy second was a sprinter who months ago I predicted than a finely tuned, fit unfortunately ultimately that most of our athletes female, straining every decided she preferred the were nowhere near world fibre to be the first in her ladies. C’est la vie. class. As the host nation,

this is not only unacceptable, but could also turn out to be extremely embarrassing.

I accept that the opening ceremony was nothing short of magnificent, but the most important part of the Olympics are the contestants themselves.

Nowhere near enough encouragement, facilities or investment are directed toward those who are somewhat less fortunate than the equestrian, sailing, tennis and other disciplines that only the more privileged of society can financially aspire to.

Let’s hope by the time you read this the medal situation will have improved; sadly, I doubt it.

Don’t forget to listen out for the new rap version of Little Arrows - I know, I know. Is nothing sacred?!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

ELEVEN days after being thrown on to a Florida highway when his cage accidentally opened, a Labrador mix was found alive. The dog was travelling in the back of an animal control pickup on his way back from an Adopta-thon.

Lame excuse “MY dog ate my ticket,” said US Olympic shooter Kim Rhode when she explained her difficulties in getting to London 2012 on time.

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EMARKABLY, although it was almost a month ago, I still find myself under attack from German colleagues for remarks I made in this column.

Oddly, none of my German friends (yes, I do have quite a number!) have taken umbrage at all. Probably because they know me better and realise that my observations are more ‘wind up’ than ‘put down’. Many of them find Monty Python’s ‘Don’t mention za vaar’ sketch hysterical. So, fear not, I can assure you the German sense of humour is still in good health, hovering just below the surface of bristling indignation.

For a final word on the subject I will refer all those scribing dissenters to one

Lucky dog escape

Croc hunting CROCODILE hunting may be allowed in Australia again if officials agree to lift a ban established in 1971.

Before then, Australia’s Northern Territory had only 5,000 crocs, but today the population is between 100,000 and 150,000.

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HE Olympics Opening Ceremony was watched by 27 million viewers in the UK at its peak last Friday night, early reports suggest.

Britain’s star-studded event, which featured appearances from Mr Bean and James Bond, shot to an astronomical high at 10.50pm (CET) on BBC One (26.9m) and in 3D on BBC HD (100k), Broadcast says. Nearly 90% of the viewing audience stuck with the ceremony as it reached its closing stages after midnight, signalling a record audience for that time of night.

Initial data from Attentional indicates that Danny Boyle’s live spectacular averaged 23.02m (82.7%) between 9pm and 12.50am. The figures do not account for those who watched online, on Eurosport, Sky Sports or on big screens.

Figures suggest that the Olympics Opening Ceremony may become one of the UK’s most-watched broadcasts of all time when official BARB data is released later this week.

• Geoffrey Hughes has died aged 68, it has been confirmed. The actor, who was well known for his roles in a number of British dramas, lost his battle with prostate cancer last week (July 27). Hughes played Eddie Yeats in Coronation Street and went

realised thriller on BBC Two; it is a wonderful addition to the channel’s rich landscape of drama. With fantastic writing from Jed Mercurio, great characterisation, tightly plotted detail and riveting performances from a stand-out cast, I’m thrilled that this complex, contemporary drama has captured the imagination of such a loyal and appreciative audience.”

Ben Stephenson, BBC Drama controller, added: “Jed Mercurio and World Productions have realised a brilliant series for BBC Two with Line of Duty that encapsulates my vision for bold, authored and utterly original drama on the channel.”

The first series of Line of Duty concluded on BBC Two last month (July 24).

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on to star as Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances, Twiggy in The Royle Family and Vernon Scripps in Heartbeat. Friend and colleague Ricky Tomlinson told ITV Granada: “Geoff wasn’t just an actor. He was my mate. I used to call him every few weeks but hadn’t spoken to him in about a fortnight. It’s such a loss.”

A Corrie spokesperson added: “We are very sad to hear of the death of Geoffrey Hughes. He created a legendary and iconic character in Eddie Yates who will always be part of Coronation Street. Everyone connected with the programme sends our sincerest condolences to his family and friends.”

The Wallasey-born actor had intensive radiotherapy in August 2010 after collapsing at his home on the Isle of Wight.

Hughes was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant for the island in 2009, providing the official link between the island and

VIRTUOSO? Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean. royalty at formal events.

• Line of Duty has been recommissioned for a second series by the BBC. The police thriller starring Lennie James, Martin Compston and Vicky McLure will shortly return to BBC Two, it has been confirmed.

Janice Hadlow, controller of the channel, said: “I’m so pleased to have this brilliantly

If you would like me to answer any questions you may have on satellite TV or to expand on anything I have written about please call me on 678 332 815 or email on richard@europa-digital.com. I look forward to your comments and questions. Don’t forget to listen to my radio show every weekday from 10am on Spectrum Radio (90.8fm), or listen online at costaalmeria.spectrumfm.net for the latest news and views from the world of satellite television.

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S this edition goes to press, we are approaching the hottest and sweatiest time of year; I hope you are keeping fit and active as best you can during the extreme heat, and have not succumbed to lazing on sunbeds drinking cocktails!

It IS possible to maintain fitness during the summer, as long as you avoid the peak hours of when the sun is at its strongest, and stay well hydrated.

Today I’m going to look at the best drinks to help with your activities and exercise plans, as there are so many different products available.There’s a wide variety of canned and bottled drinks on supermarket shelves now, and these are the three main types you’ll find: Hypotonic drinks are more dilute than your body fluids, which means they can be absorbed faster than plain water (squash or fruit juice

Isotonic means it is the same concentration as your body fluids.

These are ideal for both rehydration and refuelling, and include drinks like Aquarius and Lucozade Sport.

Finally, hypertonic drinks include those such as cola or pure fruit juice, which are more SUMMER FITNESS: It is concentrated vital to stay well hydrated than body and avoid the peak hours fluids and when the sun is at its thus strongest. absorbed

diluted with three parts water for example).

more slowly than plain water. These are better taken after exercise to replace energy rather than during exercise when fluid replacement is more important.

Are these special drinks really necessary, or is plain water OK? Depending on the type and location of the activity, plain water is usually

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adequate during swimming, aqua aerobics or exercise in a well ventilated area when the duration is less than an hour.

However, if you are participating in heavy exercise in direct sunlight, or enclosed, airless rooms, then isotonic drinks are always recommended as I have learnt from personal experience over the years, especially during the next few weeks.

It’s important to consider that if you are exercising for weight loss or to maintain weight, that these isotonic drinks contain calories from sugar… so they should be factored in to your daily sugar/calorie consumption if you plan to use them regularly.

They can, however, make a difference to your energy levels and in turn you may be able to put more effort into your workout.

Is it possible to drink too much?

Excessive water consumption is known as Hyponatraemia (meaning low blood sodium), and has become more common in recent years with the increase in popularity of bottled waters.

Too much water lowers the concentration of sodium in the blood, causing nausea and bloating; in extreme cases it can lead to brain seizure.

Inexperienced marathon runners or endurance athletes tend to be most at risk, women more so than men, as they are generally smaller and less muscular.

Alison has been the fitness writer for the Euro Weekly News since 2001, and is a member of the Register of Exercise Professionals.

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Lee Graham, aka EWN columnist Leapy Lee Spending money: buying new things gives me a rush.

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A mature holistic Spanish garden with great mountain views and sufficient shade to enjoy the 25th summer in Spain.

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Mateo Muñoz, 20, labourer Money.

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Angela Vidal , 27, psychologist Going out with family for meals (because they pay for it).

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2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote 4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal

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1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

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BBC3 6:00am White Van Man 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Pramface 1:00am Pramface 1:30am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 3:00am Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show 4:30am Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show 5:30am Deaf Teens: Hearing World

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4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 4:45pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Livingstone: Serious Explorers 6:00pm Newsround 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Helicopter Rescue 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

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2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Trash to Treasure 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Island

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5:45am Deal or No Deal 6:40am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Sainsbury's London 2012 1:10pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Jungle Book

2:15am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Abby’s Flying Fairy School 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Reza, Spice Prince of India 12:40pm Andy Bates Street Feast 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me Second to take the challenge on the Wirral is feminist and student Candida Darling.

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Drama series set in Chester, in the fictional borough of Hollyoaks.

8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv Sexuality has become a major battle ground for the world religions.

9:00pm Supersize Versus Superskinny Anorexia 10:00pm True Stories 11:00pm Lost Children

4:05pm Impact 6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset’s Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre.

7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 9:00pm World’s Tallest Towers 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas.

11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

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1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 5:30am Deaf Teens: Hearing World 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Pramface 1:30am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 3:00am Wilfred 5:10am Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 5:30am British Olympic Dreams

12:25am Weather The latest weather information. 12:30am Super League Show 1:15am Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 2:15am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Alex Polizzi sets out to wage a one woman campaign to save Britain's family businesses. 3:15am Britain's Heritage Heroes 3:45am Signzone

BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Talking Landscapes 9:00pm Venice 24/7 9:30pm Venice 24/7 10:00pm The Secret Life of the Motorway 11:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 12:00am Dive, Dive, Dive!

1:00am Wallander 2:15am Venice 24/7 2:45am Venice 24/7 3:15am The Secret Life of the Motorway 4:15am Talking Landscapes 4:50am Talking Landscapes

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2:00am Jackpot247 4:00am Golden Balls 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am Best of British (the Quadfather) 1:15am Best of British (Mind Game) 2:15am Pokerstars.Co.UK Caribbean Adventure 3:10am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:35am Sailing 4:00am FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour 4:55am Intelligent Sport UK Challenge

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad .

2:00am Super Casino

Satellite channels SKY1 5:40am Airline 6:10am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Don't Stop Me Now 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Bourne Legacy Special 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Angel 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

12:40am My Holiday Hostage Hell 1:40am Road Wars 2:40am Top Ten Show 2:50am Don't Stop Me Now 3:45am It's Me or the Dog 5:40am Airline

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Family Jewels 6:10am Dragnet 8:00am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 8:30am Best Defense 10:10am High Anxiety 11:50am The Stepford Wives 1:30pm You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 3:15pm Super 8 35mm Special 3:45pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 5:25pm The Dilemma

7:20pm The Stepford Wives 9:00pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 10:40pm The Dilemma

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9:00pm Sweet Home Alabama

12:35am Best Defense 2:15am A Night at the Roxbury 3:45am High Anxiety 5:25am Project: Alf

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:25am A Valentine's Date 7:00am Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 8:40am Scents and Sensibility 10:15am Mask 12:15pm Friends with Benefits 2:10pm Blonde Ambition 3:45pm 3 Men and a Baby 5:30pm 40 Days and 40 Nights 7:10pm Losing Isaiah 9:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 11:00pm Friends with Benefits 12:55am Bird on a Wire 2:50am The Kids are All Right 4:40am Young Winston

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:40am The Warrior's Way 6:30am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 7:00am The Longest Day 10:00am Sanctum 11:55am Van Helsing 2:10pm

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4:10pm Sucker Punch 6:05pm Superman 2 8:15pm The 13th Warrior 10:00pm Green Lantern 12:00am Sucker Punch 1:55am Van Helsing 4:10am American Ninja 2: The Confrontation 5:45am A Quest for Camelot

TCM 6:00am The Young Lions

8:55am Gunsmoke 10:00am The High Chaparral 11:05am Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 6:15pm Key Largo 8:10pm The Last Challenge 10:00pm Magnum Force 12:20am Ghosts of Mississippi 2:50am Randy Rides Alone 3:50am Teleshopping

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10-star quiz

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you looking for guidance? Maybe you are thinking that a recent acquaintance will be able to provide it. You ran something by a few friends and they are not so sure. That is because this is a situation where you need an expert, not a well-wisher. Best not to waste your time and jangle your nerves. Get that expert even if it costs a few pennies.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) It appears at times that you are in the middle of a play. The lights are on you, the mikeʼs wired, your audience awaits, then nothing. Not that you are lost for words. You know exactly what to say and do. What you are wondering is why you are there in the first place.

Maybe where you are was not intended.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Thereʼs a lot of buzzing going on in your head. No, it isnʼt tinnitus, itʼs something quite different. You know itʼs a great time to get ideas and act on them. However, trying to act on too many at once is causing some confusion.

Maybe thereʼs too much going on.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Youʼve been working hard, maybe in the dark some of the time. This week someone shines a torch on your situation and you see exactly where you are. Surprised? You shouldnʼt be.

Just joking A homeowner was delighted with the painter’s work on his house.

“You did a great job,” he said and handed the man a cheque. “Also, to thank you, here’s an extra €80 to take the missus out to dinner and a movie.”

Later that night, the doorbell rang and it was the painter.

The homeowner asked: “What’s the matter, did you forget something?”

“Nope,” replied the painter. “I’m just here to pick up your missus.”

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Make this week to build on friendships and stimulate relationships. Busy as you are, at the end of the day, your well-being is tied up with those close to you. Money is not everything.

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When Harry dies in strange circumstances, Margery does not know what to tell his family. His children want to evict her from the family home and the only weapon she

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

Getting a creative project started has opened your eyes to many things.

Perhaps you question why you did not do it before. The fact is that it doesnʼt matter. You are where you are right here and not because that was where you were heading. Enjoy the feeling, the praise and the satisfaction. .

Yours is a big ship. You are able to take a lot on board but you donʼt have to. In this special week, when you see things so clearly, be selective. Allow into your life only that which is valuable and worthwhile. This is not selfishness, it is providing a source of inspiration for the present and the future.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

That little bit of extra cash has made you realise something.

Not everything is as simple as you would wish it to be, and throwing money at a problem will not make it go away entirely. There are some things that you need to come to terms with. It is much easier to incorporate the uneasy into your life if you take a more relaxed attitude.

Just imagine for one day that you have achieved everything your heart has desired. When you wake up in the morning believe it is so. Feel how your spirits lift and your heart sings. Carry that feeling through the week and beyond. If you believe that you are a success you can be. Why stop when it feels so good?

Your old shoes are comfortable and still have a lot of wear in them but someone is suggesting that you should buy some new shoes and throw the old ones away. They are no longer shiny. They are no longer fashionable. They do, however, provide all that you need.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

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Someone needs to learn to stand on their own two feet. It isnʼt you, but itʼs close. Finding a balance between helping and idly standing by while mistakes are made is necessary. Itʼs not easy but it has to be done. You may break into a sweat this week and it wonʼt suit your nerves, but youʼll get through.

HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23)

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A way opens up before you that can bring wealth. Branching off from that is a path to certain happiness. Which will you take? If having that money means changing your nature (or trying to) is that going to make you happy? On the other hand, if you sidestep the money can you still be happy? Keep things simple.

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1. Which British swimmer won the Olympic 100 metres breaststroke gold medal in Moscow in 1980?

2. Where did Steve Redgrave win the first of his five Olympic rowing gold medals?

3. In which two track events did (Dame) Kelly Holmes win Olympic gold medals in Athens in 2004?

4. What were the names of the two brothers who, along with coxswain Garry Herbert, won the Olympic gold medal in the coxed pair event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona?

5. Who was the last British boxer to win an Olympic gold medal? He beat Cuban Emilio Correa to win the 2008 middleweight title.

6. Which Olympian became the first British woman ever to compete in two different sports at the Olympic Games when she won gold in the individual cycling pursuit in Beijing having won the silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics in the quadruple sculls?

7. In which team event did Britain win Olympic gold medals in 1920 in Antwerp and in 1988 in Seoul?

They also won silver in London in 1948 and bronze in Helsinki in 1952 and Los Angeles in 1984.

8. Name any two of the three British runners who have won Olympic gold medals in the men’s 100 metres?

9. In which event did Wilfred White, Douglas Stewart and Harry Llewellyn win Great Britain’s only gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics?

10. Which Scots-born competitor won the Olympic women’s modern pentathlon gold medal in Sydney in 2000?

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Sometimes, when we are making a journey, it is not the usual route that is best. Something has changed in your sphere and there is a need to adjust to it. There are other options that will bring the same result and maybe even a more convenient one. You will need to do two things. The first is to open your mind to the possibilities.

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Born August 2 1956 in Sevilla, Isabel (aka ʻLa Pantojaʼ) is a famous Spanish folk singer. She inherited her passion for singing from her father and grandfather, who were also Andalucian folk singers. Isabel made her singing debut in 1974 and has made 27 more records since. She is also known for being currently on trial for Malaya Case related crimes due to her relationship with the ex Mayor of Marbella, Julian Muñoz.

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JIRO ONO is considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. Sushi lovers around the world make repeated pilgrimages to his humble-looking yet Michelin awarded restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, in the Tokyo train station.

At the heart of this story is Jiro’s son Yoshikazu who struggles to live up to his full potential while in his father’s shadow.

1h21m Director: David Gelb Starring: Jiro Ono, Yoshikazu Ono, Takashi Ono, Masuhiro Yamamoto

FASHION designer Margery Kane has been too busy climbing the career ladder to sustain a long-term relationship, until she meets the charismatic Harry Wilkinson, and falls in love for the first time.

There’s only one problem: Harry is already married to Barbara, a stay-at-home wife and mother.

The close-knit Wilkinson family unit is blown apart when Harry leaves Barbara, deserting the

has against them is the fact she has recently discovered that, throughout their marriage, Harry and Barbara were keeping secrets from one another.

Now she has to decide whether to tell the truth or let the past lie.

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Move from the start word (RAIL) to the end word (ROAD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

RAIL RAID RAND REND READ ROAD

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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 Type of seabird. Youʼll find ʻem back in this south-west region (4) 4 A host injured by musketeer (5) 9 Mad Lear is one found in Tel Aviv (7) 10 Pancake student found in receptacle number one (5) 11 Disliked death, as it were (5) 12 Bean toy, used as a weapon (7) 13 Sweet German bread with middle missing is hot (6) 15 Gangster going around Turkey in souped-up car (3,3) 19 He will throw an earthenware vessel (7) 21 Joint mix up below (5) 23 Ray gets a letter from Greece (5) 24 Read with feeling (7) 25 A nest Iʼd find back in a hot place (5) 26 Irish countyʼs Lord Mayorʼs Show (4) Down 2 Tim returns with ruler, goodness (5) 3 Coax wheeled contraption (7) 4 A Kipling hero, unfinished boy, with hands on hips (6) 5 Copper initially swaps bottle opener for heroin as a sideline (5) 6 Cricketer DJ (7) 7 Comes down with something for the cat (6)

ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Enfermo (4) 3 Stage (in process) (5) 6 Faces (5) 8 Goodbye (5) 10 Cabbage (3) 11 Hedgehog (5) 12 Dejar (poner, soltar) (5) 13 Wave (in sea, lake) (3) 14 Dulce (postre, galleta, vino) (5) 15 Empinado (cuesta) (5) 16 Cap (hat) (5) 17 Lago (4)

Co d e B r e a ke r 8 Present head of Government if time (4) 14 Turkʼs seat (7) 16 Swimming stroke not used

by Chappell in infamous cricket match (4,3) 17 Wonder about depressing experience (6) 18 Attempts to contain British social divisions (6) 19 Call for part of a book (4) 20 Had or drunk reservoir (5) 22 Goatʼs club (5)

QUICK Across 1 Companionable (8) 5 Overtake (4) 9 Ecstasy (5) 10 Chief (7) 11 Unusual (3) 12 Deduce (5) 13 Frightening (5) 14 Chauvinist (5) 17 Twelve months (4) 19 Net (4) 21 Exhausted (5) 24 Sturdy (5) 25 Sustain (5) 27 Small bed (3) 28 Boat race meeting (7) 29 Concise (5) 30 Companion (4)

31 Daring (8) Down 1 Grant (7) 2 Boss (5) 3 Suck in (6) 4 Toady (6) 6 Stir violently (7) 7 Regretful (5) 8 Banquet (5) 15 Sprite (3) 16 Possess (3) 18 Amid (7) 20 Tackle (7) 21 Declare (5) 22 Get away (6) 23 Giggle (6) 24 Go away (5) 26 Cut up (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Demons, 8 Anodes, 9 Case, 10 Easterly, 11 Teacher, 13 Jaunt, 15 Jaded, 17 Factory, 20 Nominate, 21 Tool, 22 Fillip, 23 Nerves.

Down: 1 Relate, 2 Tome, 3 Ushered, 4 Lasso, 5 Tolerant, 6 Merlin, 12 Credible, 14 Taverns, 16 Adonis, 18 Rhodes, 19 Tampa, 21 Turn.

QUICK - Across: 1 Clarinet, 9 Lookout, 10 Adder, 11 Away, 12 Dead Sea, 15 Spoken, 16 Hassle, 19 Parsley, 21 Fret, 24 Guess, 25 Examine, 26 Side, 27 Strikers.

Down: 1 Collapse, 2 Avocado, 3/5 Iron Lady, 4 Esteem, 6 Addle, 7 Yard, 8 Cardiac, 13 Persist, 14 Restless, 17 Surmise, 18 Relent, 20 Ahead, 22 Ages, 23 Mali.

ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Beso, 3 Casas, 6 Trees, 8 Meals, 10 Oro, 11 Often, 12 Nuera, 13 Red, 14 Snore, 15 Snail, 16 Entre, 17 Wait.

Down: 1 Buttons, 2 Sweetcorn, 4 Almonds, 5 Ama de casa, 7 Sonreir, 9 Scarlet.

1. Unscramble the name of a famous American sprinter: I’M JAN, SCHOOL HEN 2. Unscramble the name of a large fish (two words): GRAB HANK’S SKI

Play on Words

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Answers: Tip top A backwards glance

Funagram

Down 1 Éxito (buen resultado) (7) 2 Butcher (9) 4 Towels (7) 5 Spring (season) (9) 7 Patinete (7) 9 Always (7))

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (ASHORE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Mary Ann Evans, aka George Eliot (1819-1880) was a leading English novelist of the Victorian era.

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 26 represents C and 22 represents Y, so fill in C every time the figure 26 appears and Y every time the figure 22 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares.

As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Arouse ASHORE(10) Barest Brooks Crease Dealer Floors Grains Header Killed Loosed Portal Purred Reader Reared Refute Roared Splash Tinker

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Desire, 2 Poised, 3 Thence, 4 Mapped, 5 Shouts, 6 Lather, 7 Metres, 8 Mother, 9 Massed, 10 Rumour, 11 Meteor, 12 Desert, 13 Normal, 14 Needed, 15 Rotund, 16 Nearby, 17 Doomed, 18 Coddle, 19 Orders

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. MICHAEL JOHNSON 2. BASKING SHARK

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2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

12:30pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

3:45am Signzone 7:00am Postman Pat Fun for the young with the postie and pals. 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time A spin off from the Shaun the Sheep animation. 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:20am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin's House 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Olympics 2012 2:45pm Escape to the Country 3:15pm Flog It!

4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.

2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

5:45am British F3 6:10am FIM Superbike World Championship 2012 6:40am Paralympics Extra 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Come Dine with Me 11:00am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm Rescue Remedies 1:45pm Jumbo

4.00pm - midnight

4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 4:45pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Jedward's Big Adventure 6:00pm Newsround 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Coast 9:00pm Restoration Home 10:00pm Vexed 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Lakes 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Dead Calm

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Drama series set in Chester, in the fictional borough of Hollyoaks.

8:00pm CH5 Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Secrets of the Pickpockets

5:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:35pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:40pm Olympics Tonight

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11:35pm Dead Calm Nicole Kidman & Billy Zane

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Girl, 9, launches charity Helping Hands UK NINE-YEAR-OLD Sian Medley from Southampton (UK) has helped launch the charity Helping Hands UK. Together with her mother July, Sian regularly visits the home of her grandmother in Aguilas and has seen firsthand the plight of so many abandoned, ill-treated and starving animals in Spain.

These experiences prompted Sian to join Helping Hands and she now raises funds for the charity by various means in her home

Sian (holding cheque) with some of the Helping Hands fundraising at the summer evening market on the paseo town. Her initial fundraising included six consecutive weeks of competitions,

mostly team events and three races which won her three gold medals. Finally

completing a gruelling Triathlon and selling goods at local Boot Fairs, Sian has already raised £500 (€640) for the charity.

“We are so very proud of Sian, she is an amazing young lady and such an asset for Helping Hands and the animals,” said a spokesman for Helping Hands.

“There is so much bad Press centred on the youth of today, it is wonderful to recognise the shining examples of young people such as Sian.”

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Doghouse play day THE Doghouse in Huercal Overa will be opening the new compound this Saturday with a ‘Play Day’ between 11am and 2pm.

They are encouraging as many people as possible to come along and walk, groom, play and socialize with the dogs. “The dogs absolutely love these days and get so much from them,” said Tracy Taylor.

Call 626766073.

(From left) Iris Hamilton (secretary), Etticut owner Beth Underhill, Gail Creasey (president) and Liz Morgan (treasurer).

€200 cheque THE Dames in Spain presented Beth, owner of Etticut Salon in Turre, with a cheque for €200.

This money will go towards taking the children of the Vera Orphanage to Mini Hollywood for some memories.

Etticut has been collecting since January and has now raised €370 towards their cause.

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AY AY CAPTAIN: The Mojacar branch just about to go on board.

Mojacar Branch take a trip to Balsica Harbor THE Mojacar branch of the Royal British Legion visited the lovely Balsica harbor in Villaricos on for an inaugural two hour boat ride in a brand new glass bottom boat.

Lathero the owner of the boat and the Balsica restaurant offered the group a chance to watch the Villaricos fish hover their fins away in the clear water and served them with a fabulous fish meal to end a lovely day out.

The Mojacar branch will now take a summer A ONE hour concert is recess and reopen the being held this usual meetings and trips Saturday at the plaza from Thursday September 6. in Bedar at 8pm to benefit and recognise You do not need to MACS Cancer have been in the forces Support Group. Only to join and further a donation will be information is available requested for entry. on the website: Pets and children www.britishlegion.org.uk/ welcome. Please go branches/mojacar/newsand show your events/, or by phoning support.

674 551 764

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N those bygone years, more people lived in the mountains than in the towns. All those now derelict farmhouses were occupied. It was a completely simple life, but they had their excitement.

It began in the middle of Friday night when they would load up the family donkey and set out for the Saturday morning street market in Vera. Men always rode the animal while the women trailed behind, holding on to the beast’s tail so as to not stumble in the dark.

If the man was atop, the wife knew he would always be brought back home even in the dead of night.

As far as the burros were concerned, the road was theirs. Driving a car then, a few hours before sunrise, was suicidal. However, if you were out at that hour, you were already half gone anyway.

Saturday was not just market day in Vera and your opportunity to haggle for five kilos of potatoes, soaked garbanzos or a homemade chorizo. It had delights like fresh fish, poultry and chops, all displayed in the open-air, covered with dark flies.

Freshly cut carnations, orange and olive saplings, and garlic still warm from the ground could be had.

One would return to the favourite vendor. They too recognised your familiarity and threw in an extra orange or two or some new spring onions you hadn’t asked for but deserved.

Purchases were added up on a torn-off piece of sack and paid for in ‘duros’ - the number of pesetas divided by five. But even

TRADITION: No matter how hot women wore black dresses down to their ankles.

Ric Polansky Ric Polansky moved to Mojacar in 1969 and became one of the pioneer developers. He reads extensively and travelled in South America panning gold and looking for El Dorado.

cars and houses were bought using ‘duros’ mathematics.

All important decisions were made that day and attested by the notario if need be. The only banks were located also in Vera.

Buying fruit, veg, and vital transactions were Saturday’s rule.

The donkeys could be seen lined up and tethered outside of the banks, and the streets were crowded with people selling their produce and arguing.

Friends one hadn’t seen in hours had to be warmly greeted and naturally a copa or two were shared. If you had lots of friends it turned into quite a party with the man usually being located, caught and reprimanded publicly and dragged out of the bar while everyone laughed and ordered more drinks, until their wives came in.

You learned to always wear boots on Saturdays as the donkeys enjoyed leaving traces of themselves wherever the largest crowds would congregate. It wasn’t until

years later when someone finally told the bar-keepers about tapas that any other food was served other than a piece of pork stuck on very dry bread with a toothpick in the centre.

I was on a banking mission. We had been saving up to buy a radio.

We desperately needed to hear some real music

The ‘lookylooky man’ would have made a killing instead of the ‘injury music’ my Spanish friends sang that always began with the refrain ‘AHEEEEE’. I called it the Eddy Yancey music as that’s what he screamed when stepping on a nail.

Going into the bank that day turned problematic. I had no sooner entered when all conversations stopped and the world turned to stare at me with perplexity and confusion.

I wish I had worn boots, spurs, Levis, chaps and a

10-gallon cowboy hat, but I didn’t. I had on shorts which must have sent a fashion shockwave through the clientele and directors.

I deposited my 500 pesetas (100 duros to you) and left. It was blazing hot outside and had been that way all summer. Yet, no one would break tradition’s dress code. Women wore black dresses down to their ankles. Men wore trousers no matter how dirty.

Back outside the burros were all talking to each other in their usual fashion and the rest of the populace continued to stare at brazen little ol’ me.

Stupid people, I thought, in this incredible blazing sun.

No one wore large sun hats, just tiny black berets that barely shadowed their eyebrows.

These people had a lot to learn about comfort, but I wasn’t the one to teach them. The ‘looky-looky man’ would have made a killing. No one had sunglasses, either. But, my Saturday commitments were over and off I went for cold beer and stale bread. If I didn’t stand, no one would notice.

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• CARERS SUPPORT G R O U P M o j a c a r, 1 1 a m a t Tu r r e E va n g e l i c a l C h u r c h .

Snacks, coffee and tea provided. Almeria Angels present to give help and support. Call 950 472 822 or 677 683 385.

• ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS Albox Information Centre and L i b ra r y 10am–1pm. 636 918 942 or www.almanzoragof.org.

• R B L Albox meet the first Thursday of the month for a coffee morning at 10.30am and the third Thursday of the month for their Branch Meeting at 11am, both at La Parrilla Restaurant. Call 630 562 618.

• RBL Mojacar meets at 11.30am on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Artisan Centre situated at the base of the pueblo.

Call 950 473 025.

• RBL Zurgena and District meet the first Thursday of the month at 11am at Latinos Bar in La Alfoquia. Call 690 9 5 8 844 or email: aligard57@ hotmail.com.

• ROYAL ACADEMY OF D A N C E B A L L E T Vera: Call 950 453 681.

Costa de Almeria’s best guide to local non-profit clubs, charities and societies Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.

Churches • ALBOX COMMUNITY CHURCH Sundays 11am in Christian Centre. Call 950 064 402 or see www.ftk-spain.net.

• ANTAS CHURCH Jauro village meet second and fourth Sunday of month in the community room by the village church at 11am, followed by coffee.

950 092 091 or www.antaschurch.com.

• LIVING WATER CHURCH

Sunday • ALBOX RUGBY CLUB training at 11am. Theresa 634 826 828.

• SOCIAL RUNNING Hash House Harriers: Second and fourth Sunday of month. Call 627 225 223 or 686 408 834.

Monday • MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB – Monday and Wednesday, 7pm in Torre – 950 437 100.

• REGENCY POOL LEAGUE Albox – three-man teams – Call 968 006 149.

Mojacar, Sundays 11am. The venue is located at the Red Cross roundabout opposite the pharmacy on Mojacar Playa. See www.living waterchurchmojacar.com or call 950 618 814.

• NEW VICTORY CHURCH Sundays 11am at Avda Guillermo Reynar, Huercal Overa.

• TURRE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, near the top of Aveni-

da de Almeria, on Sundays at 10.30am - 950 617 549 or www.turrechurch.com. On Fridays there is a Mums and Toddlers group 10am-12pm.

950 452 885/950 956 171.

• CHURCH OF ENGLAND: Mojacar Eucharist Sunday 11am; Albox Evensong second Sunday in month 6pm; Roquetas Eucharist third Thursday in month 11.30am. Priest 950 478 432; Warden 950 478 066; www.mojacarchurch.org.

• DAMES IN SPAIN, Mojacar meet third Monday of month at the New Kimrick, 11am.

Members and guests welcome. Call the chairman 950 472 225.

Others

site: www.macscancersupport .com.

•ARTISAN NIGHT MARKET in Vera Playa in front of the Zimbali Hotel open every night from 8pm until the first week of September.

Tuesday

•BOOK FAIR Friday and Saturday evenings in front of ELC in Vera.

• RBL Zurgena and District Branch offers members meetings, crib nights, coffee mornings, quiz and buffet nights, etc. See www.britishlegion.org.uk/ branches/zurgena for more details.

• ALMANZORA GROUP OF FRIENDS: Information Centre and Library in Albox from 10am to 1pm.

Call 636 918 942 or visit the website www.almanzoragof.org.

• APSA Animal Charity in Almanzora Valley needs dog beds, bedding and blankets. www. apsa.org.es or please call: 663 762 642.

• RBL Roquetas meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 3pm at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio. Call 950 333 243.

• BOAT MODEL BUILDING GROUP in Los Alcazares: Call 968 170 870 or email davidlees66@hotmail.com.

Wednesday

•ROSE SINGERS, Mojacar, welcome enquiries from top sopranos. 667 275 614.

• SEWING CIRCLE at Turre Evangelical Church, 10.30am–1pm. All welcome. Call 667 702 774.

• ALBOX FISHING CLUB meet fortnightly at The Bar Wassy. Call Squidly Sid 634 313 650.

• MOJACAR BRIDGE CLUB: Call 950 437 100.

• LIVING ALONE IN SPAIN? We are a 60+ group of friends who meet for lunch every Wednesday in the Mojacar area. Call 667 303 788.

• CLUB TAURINO Mojacar is a non-profit making social club for people interested in making friends and learning Spanish culture. Call 950 475 261 or www.club-taurinomojacar.com.

• MACS Mojacar Cancer Support Group: Helpline 634 656 555; General enquiries please call: 607 598 470; or send an email: macscancer support@live.co.uk; visit the web-

• THE VOICES OF ALMANZORA Albox: New members always welcome to join.

Call 950 432 333.

• THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION meets throughout the week: www.britishlegion.org.uk /counties/spain-north/ branches.

• WANTED: Dog beds, old bedding and blankets for the Animal Charity APSA in Almanzora Valley.

APSA shop call 663 762 642 - www. apsa.org.es.

• PAWS CORNER, Main shop 10.30am-1.30pm Tues, Wed, Thursday, Fri and Sat. Boutique: 10.30am1.30pm Thurs, Friday and Sat call 627 819 512.

•ROSE SINGERS, Mojacar, welcome enquiries from top sopranos for their future performances. 667 275 614.

C O N S U L AT E S British (Alicante) (+34) 965 216 022 British (Malaga) (+34) 952 352 300 Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356 German (+34) 914 199 100

EMBASSIES British Embassy German

917 008 200 914 199 100

FIRE BRIGADE Albox Almeria Ejido Turre

950 120 128 950 240 080 950 486 565 617 468 239

GUARDIA CIVIL Albox Almeria Cuevas del Almanzora Carboneras Garrucha Huercal Overa Turre/Mojacar Vera

950 023 200 950 256 122 950 458 094 950 454 082 950 617 079 950 471 112 950 468 222 950 390 027

H O S P I TA L S Huercal Overa Almeria

950 029 000 950 230 602 950 241 455

LOCAL POLICE Mojacar Vera Garrucha Roquetas de Mar

950 472 000 950 390 010 950 460 012 950 320 304

EMERGENCIES Major ermergencies Lesser emergencies Samaritans

061 / 112 112 902 883 535

CHEMISTS Cuevas del Almanzora Garrucha Mojacar Mojacar Playa Turre Vera

950 456 083 950 460 085 950 478 029 950 475 282 950 478 636 950 479 012 950 390 712 950 390 136

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Involuntary urine woes Hi Connie We have two bitches (sisters). They are just coming up to five years old. We had them both from three weeks and they have the run of a very large garden.

The problem began when the weather started to get very hot. One of them would lay on the settee in a deep sleep, and her back end was wet. We thought she was sweating on the leather,

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SISTERS: But one has developed a ‘leaky’ problem. but she was peeing and did not awake.

A few days later the same thing happened, and now it has progressed and she will start leaking wherever she is. When told off she puts her tail between legs.

They have always been clean dogs, ask to go out in the garden for the pee, morning and night and are never kept in all day.

My wife hates the thought of having a dirty dog.

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vet? You cannot punish a dog verbally to an extent that the poor darling puts her tail between her legs.

If she knew what she had done wrong she would not do it again.

This is a common problem with females who have been spayed and it is a hormone problem known as ‘involuntary urine’. Take her to the vet. Most will

prescribe Propaline Jarabe, which is a hormone liquid you insert with a small tube into the side of her mouth, normally twice a day.

Your vet will explain all.

This will stop the involuntary urine immediately.

Now give her a big cuddle.

Best wishes, Connie

Give the dog a clone THE puppies of cloned Labrador, Lancelot Encore, are being offered to the public.

He is the ‘first commercially cloned dog’.

The AKC registered Labrador retriever bitch, Scarlet, was artificially inseminated since the clone was neutered when young.

“We decided to clone our beloved Lancelot for a very easy reason: The technology was finally in place,” it says on their website, Labraclone.com.

A laboratory in South Korea created the clone from the frozen DNA of their beloved dog Sir Lancelot.

While the

DOG GONE: Lancelot Encore fathered eight pups like the ones pictured.

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Evolution meets emotion The technology behind tomorrow’s super sports car

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HE future is taking shape: with more than half of its development time completed, the Porsche 918 Spyder is firmly on course to become the super sports car of tomorrow.

As a plug-in hybrid vehicle, it logically combines a high-performance combustion engine with cutting-edge electric motors to deliver performance that is beyond extraordinary; the best of both worlds endows the 918 with the dynamics of a racing car packing more than 770hp of power accompanied by fuel consumption, which at approximately three litres per 100 kilometres is less than that of most modern compact cars.

Moreover, Porsche is breaking yet more new ground with the technology demonstrator with spectacular solutions like the full carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) body, fully adaptive aerodynamics, adaptive rearaxle steering and the upward-venting ‘top pipes’ exhaust system.

In the process, the 918 Spyder is offering a glimpse of what Porsche Intelligent Performance may be capable of in the future.

The 918 Spyder has been designed as a super sports car and the

faster, both in terms of acceleration and also performance on the racing circuit: less than three seconds from zero to 100km/h (Carrera GT: 3.9 seconds) and less than 7:22 minutes on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (Carrera GT: 7:32 minutes) is an unmistakable statement.

However, the uniqueness of the 918 Spyder is best represented by the union of outstanding performance with a level of efficiency never seen before in the super sports car sector.

Fuel consumption of approximately three litres per 100 kilometres and an electric range in excess of 25 kilometres are unprecedented.

ON COURSE: Porsche 918 Spyder. legitimate successor to the Carrera GT. As such, the first goal was obvious: improving yet again on the Carrera GT’s performance.

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VINTAGE: Models from all eras will be represented at the event in Harrogate.

International Citroën Car Club Rally FOUR years after the last meeting in Rome, the International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR) is making its grand return to the UK after a 28-year absence (1984).

A hymn to the double chevron brand, supported

by CITROËN HERITAGE, CITROËN UK, at this latest event, more than 1,800

Citroën vehicles from all eras will gather in the seaside resort of Harrogate from Thursday August 9 to Sunday 12, to celebrate the Citroën legend.

An unmissable event for Citroën enthusiasts worldwide.

Organised in cooperation with the Amicale Citroën Internationale (ACI), the International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR), set up in 1973, is inviting all collectors to celebrate the marque’s heritage through a unique event. The last meeting, which took place in Rome brought together more than 2,400 cars and 10,000 visitors.

In 2012, the UK is

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hosting this legendary event. This 15th edition is set to attract more than 1,800 cars from all sorts of backgrounds and almost 3,500 participants. The aim: to share a passion for Citroën with many other fans.

The three UK clubs organising the event aim to make the 2012 edition an unforgettable event, with: exhibitions of vehicles from 1919 to the present day including 11 cars from the Citroën Conservatoire Citroën. (heritage centre), beauty competition, driving events, excursions around Yorkshire in unique models, spare parts swap shop, concerts, fireworks and other local festivities.

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Let’s make the London 2012 Games Great, Britain!

Part 2 by Tony Matthews

GOING FOR GOLD: Andy Murray.

triumph here.

ROWING I’m confident that Marc Hunter and Zac Purchase (lightweight double skulls) and silver medallist at the last three Olympics, Kath Grainger, can triumph on the water.

SWIMMING We’ve already lost a few good swimmers but there are several more still going for gold, among them 800m freestyle champion Becky Adlington, already a bronze medal winner in the 400m race.

TENNIS Andy Murray (despite losing in the doubles with his brother Jamie) can go all the way to the final in the singles.

And good luck to Heather Watson and Laura Robson who both won their opening round games.

TRIATHLON Surely the Brownlee brothers – Jonathan and Alastair – can finish in the medals in this gruelling event.

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DIVING Having missed out in the synchronised event, expect Tom Daley to pull out all the stops in the 10m platform individual competition.

FOOTBALL Both our men’s and women’s teams have made excellent progress and given the breaks both can reach the semi-final stage at least!

GYMNASTICS Following a brilliant team bronze on Monday, GB’s male gymnasts (the first medal gained in this sport since 1912) will all be looking for individual glory with Louis Smith one of the favourites to win on the pommel horse.

HOCKEY Again our men’s and women’s hockey teams have a good chance of reaching the last four.

MODERN PENTATHLON Nick Woodbridge, Sam Weale and Mhairi Spence can all

Terrific start to the Olympics – now it’s time for more medals LONDON OLYMPICS DIARY A TOTAL of 26.9 million UK TV viewers - plus another one billion watching worldwide - witnessed a sublime opening ceremony last Friday. Some say it was the best ever. The whole ‘show’ cost £27m to stage; that’s about £1 per head terrific value for money, I’d say.

• The 2012 Games ‘officially’ started in earnest last Saturday when unfortunately GB’s cyclists (not helped by the negative tactics engaged by other teams) failed to get Mark Cavendish into a sprinting position in the 250km road race.

• GB’s brilliant men’s gymnastics team won the bronze medal on Monday their best achievement in 100 years.

• In the women’s ‘rainy’ road race, Emma Pooley and Nicole Cook both battled hard and long but it was their colleague Lizzie Armistead who took silver, behind Holland’s Mariene Vos to become GB’s first medal winner of 2012.

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A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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HERE are the Olympians who Tony expects (and hopes) to do well during the last 10 days of the Games.

BMX (biking) Liam Phillips and multiple world champion Shanaze Reade can reach the podium in their individual races.

CYCLING (track) Although we picked up only one medal in the road racing (a silver for Lizzie Armistead in the women’s event) there is a chance Bradley Wiggins can win the individual time trial race and no doubt we’ll collect a few at the velodrome with Messrs Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas and Steve Burke and women riders Joanna Rowsell, Danielle King and top-lass Vicky Pendleton.

• In swimming, the women’s 400m freestyle champion, GB’s Rebecca Adlington, took bronze and will now be aiming for gold in the 800m.

• Sailor Ben Ainslie, rowers Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, plus gymnasts Louis Smith (who was overcome with emotion after his brilliant performance on the pommel horse), Beth Tweddle and others all feel confident of success, but Paula Ratcliffe has pulled out of the marathon.

• Divers Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield missed out on an Olympic medal in the synchronised 10m platform event and finished fourth.

• GB’s football team beat New Zealand 1-0 in Cavendish lost out in the 250km road race.

the first event of London 2012, Steff Houghton scoring the decisive goal with a 65th minute freekick. Hope Powell’s lasses then clinched a quarterfinal place by easing past Cameroon 3-0.

• Meanwhile, Stuart Pearce’s GB men drew 1-1 with Senegal in their opening game and beat the UAE 3-1 in their second, putting them right on course to move into the last eight. However, shock, horror as the pretournament favourites Spain, are OUT. They lost their first two games, 1-0, to Japan and Honduras respectively.

• Track cycling starts today, followed by the field and track athletics events tomorrow, the Brownlee brothers go on the triathlon on Saturday, it’s wrestling on Sunday and synchronsied swimming and canoeing on Monday.

And of course you can also check out GB competitors in badminton, beach volleyball, equestrian, football, hockey and tennis, hopefully with Andy Murray making progress.

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Cortijo Grande Golf Report THE Cortijo Grande members are a tough lot, despite the hot weather they are turning in some good scores July 25 and our winner with 39 points John Wardley in second with 36 points David Baird and in third with 34 points Mike Picken.

No Ball sweep winner.

July 29 and again a close finish with good scores. In first place with 37 points “Captain” John Park and in second with 36 on a countback David Hardy and in third Lilly Pepper 36 points.

Again no ball sweep winners, so we are getting a nice number of balls in the sweep which will be worth winning.

Huercal Overa FC now looking ahead FOUR years after the reformation of the club, Huércal-Overa CF will play in the Tercera Division Group 13 after gaining promotion last year.

After being dissolved in 2006, the New Huercal Overa Club de Futbol was reborn into the Second Autonomous Division in the Murcia Federation in 2008. After two campaigns in this category the club gained its first promotion to the First Autonomous Division. In its first year in the First Autonomous Division the team, buoyed by success the previous season managed to gain promotion once again up to the Preferential Division. The club with great ambition was not going to stop there and with a fantastic season closing in on promotion the final game saw Huercal Overa CF face Sporting Club Aguileño at Home in front of a full house, 4-0 up by half time the game was over. Aguileno did get one back in the second half but it was never going to be enough to stop the promotion party.

With a new Coach coming into the Club, Alonso Parra will be

NEW COACH: Alsonso Parra will be looking to make a mark. looking to make a mark in the first season back in the Tercera. With very good experience in the Segunda B Division with Lorca Ateletico as Fitness Coach Alsonso has stepped up the pace during preseason and the players are going to see the benefit of the intense training once the season gets under way.

Alonso Parra has also brought into the setup three young talented footballers with plenty of ambition to give the team more edge and creativity with

experience in the Segunda B. More friendlies have been announced with a game against Almeria B at Desert Springs resort today (Thursday), then on Saturday another Away day in Mojacar with a 7pm kick off (The Expat Supporters Club will be in attendance) Then a home tie against CD Vera at ‘El Hornillo’ on August 21 this game is free entry for anyone who would like to come along.

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