Costa de Almeria 29 November - 5 December 2012 Issue 1430

ISSUE NO. 1430

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Carers plead guilty in acid-death case TWO care-home workers have pleaded guilty to involuntary homicide charges following the

death of two elderly patients.

The manager of the Nicolas Salmeron care home in Alhama

de Almeria and a cleaning lady were accused of negligence after four patients drank hydrochloric acid that had been stored in a plastic water bottle.

The pair were sentenced to six months in jail suspended in lieu of fines of €540 each.

The tragedy occurred five years ago when the acid was mixed with water in a bottle, which was ‘forgotten’ about in a toilet after an emergency call.

Six days later, another staff member picked up the bottle and used it to quench the thirst of four patients.

CLASSIC MODELS: A reminder of the golden age of motoring.

The four immediately became ill and a day later a 75-year-old woman died.

The second victim, a 91-year-old man, passed away a month after the THE small town of Abla roared tourists admired and took photos incident. into life thanks to the buzz of of the cars which evoked the The insurance the engines of dozens of classic golden age of motoring. company will have to cars.

Classic models of Mercedes, pay out a total of They drove around the town Rolls-Royces, Alfa Romeos and €143,000 in compenbefore parking in the Plaza Hispano-Suizas packed the plaza sation to the victims’ Mayor, where curious locals and for the annual event. relatives.

Classic cars are talk of the town as they roll into Abla

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Mayor gone THE mayor of Somotin has resigned after being barred from office for seven years and nine months. A judge ruled that Ramon Rueda had authorised that water be provided to the illegal home of his father-in-law.

Rueda also quit his seat as a provincial deputy.

Star returns THE second star on Almeria’s Walk of Fame will bear the name of Omar Sharif, the Hollywood legend who made his name in Lawrence Of Arabia, which was shot in Almeria’s Tabernas desert 50 years ago. Sharif will attend the unveiling of the 116kg star on December 4.

Hospital wait PATIENTS are having to wait more than six hours to be treated at A&E in Almeria because of a strike by specialists.

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AUTHORITIES claim they are almost powerless to prevent the growing problem of so-called pirate vendors at street markets.

The pirates are legitimately there as they have sub-let the spot from the licensed vendor but the process involves social security fraud. Councils are also losing out on revenue as the pirates pay as much as five times more than the €200 licence.

According to authorities the vendor registers the pirate with Social Security as

an employee for just a few hours, thus legitimising the use of the stall when police inspect it. But they make no social security contributions.

Checking up on this involves a huge amount of manpower and time, and when police visit the stalls the paperwork appears to be in order.

Meanwhile, Almeria City Council is studying the future of the Friday street market at the bull ring as forthcoming road works will seriously affect access.

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Last ditch AS MANY as 60 families in La Chanca have been left ‘isolated’ by torrential rains that damaged the road linking them to the capital on November 11, a councillor has claimed. He has called on the regional government to channel a creek to prevent the area’s flooding.

Market plans THE Almeria Christmas market will have 79 stalls, nine more than last year.

The council received 95 applications for the annual event on Rambla Federico García Lorca.

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Good Samaritan fleeced by guest who was friend A WOMAN who took in a friend in need suffered the ultimate betrayal when she discovered her guest was stealing from her.

In an act of generosity the woman had allowed her friend, who was in a difficult situation because of personal problems, to stay in her house.

But soon the woman began to notice items were missing. She eventually contacted the Guardia Civil to report the loss of a gold ring, €500, an Mp3 player and a savings account paying-in book.

The victim told the Guardia Civil in Almeria she saw no sign of a

forced entry and the only person with access to her home was her friend.

Following a trawl of nearby pawn shops, officers found a gold ring that matched the description given by the victim. Officers quizzed the guest and discovered she would steal the goods when her host left the house.

Step backward GREENPEACE has described as “madness and a step backwards” a Supreme Court decision to grant planning permission for 150 homes at La Fabriquilla in the Cabo de Gata. It said there was no need for more properties.

Printing money ROQUETAS DE MAR Council plans to save €80,000 off photocopying and printing costs next year. Staff will have access to 22 new photocopiers, 14 colour laser printers and 118 black and white laser printers that use cheaper ink cartridges.

Stolen babies THE regional government has called on the bishop of Almeria to co-operate with the investigation into how many newborn babies were stolen from mothers and adopted. An estimated 300,000 babies were stolen nationally.

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POLICE and firefighter unions have accused Almeria City Council of “wastefulness” after it cut their salaries by 6 per cent while “spending €12 million on a park for children and millions on the city hall”.

Health step TOGETHERNESS: Andres Valencoso, the new face of Mango Men, and Kylie (inset), his actress, singer girlfriend.

Fashionable Mango chooses Andres as latest eye candy

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NDRES VALENCOSO has been chosen as eye candy by Mango, the Spanish clothing giant.

Spanish male model Andre - whose girlfriend is singer and actress Kylie Minogue - had an earlier professional claim to fame when he appeared in the 2003 Louis Vuitton campaign with Jennifer Lopez.

Ninona Vila, PR Director for Mango, said Andres’s success and professionalism defines the type of man to whom the firm wants to promote their

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Endless road THE central government has admitted it cannot put a date to the completion of construction work on the A7 motorway between Nerja and Adra. The situation is “very complex” and a date is “not possible,” it said.

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There are indeed families who were in need of urgent help, but then they bought an LCD television or used the money [from public grants] for inappropriate things.’

PP party member of the Valencia Parliament Pilar Sol, during a meeting on social policies.

male clothing collection.

Now at a turning point in his career, he appeared in his first film ‘Fin’ (End) which was released just days ago.

Meanwhile, girlfriend Kylie is to star with Bond girl Gemma Arterton in the upcoming musical in which a mother and daughter fall in love with the same man while on holiday in Spain.

Walking On Sunshine is currently in pre-production and said to feature a long list of hits from the 1980s in its soundtrack.

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more will be given to the €23 billion Spanish regions in 2013 as bailout.

The State Government had already allocated €18 billion, out of which 87 per cent went to Cataluña, Andalucia, Valencia, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha and the Canaries.

VISITORS to Adra Council offices are being encouraged to walk up and down the stairs rather than using the lift as part of a health drive.

Climbing steps is seen as helping prevent type two diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension and obesity.

Police attack TWO local policemen were kicked and punched after they tried to break up a street brawl in broad daylight in Almeria. The row broke out between three women and spread to include their relatives.

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THE Spanish National Weather Agency (Aemet) has begun to charge for some of the services and data provided through its website. The measure does not include the weekly weather forecast by town, so far.

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800 measures to reinvent tourism in the next 10 years TOP of the list of measures to boost tourism are bigger efforts on diversity and more international flight routes to the region.

A pack of more than 800 measures was produced during the 1st Tourism Strategies Conference in Torremolinos.

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Bars curbed ALMERIA will have no more than 50 beach bars available on 75year leases, according to new plans drawn up by the central government.

General consensus on which should be the guidelines of Andalucian tourism in the forthcoming years was putting more efforts on diversity and opening more international flying routes.

More than 200 tourism professionals and public authorities discussed the new ways for the tourism business in its different areas. Hence, some of the conclusions included promoting tourism by each segment specifically (culture, cruises, beach & sun, gastronomy, etc.) while complementing all together, but also creating specific brands linked to Andalucia.

LANDMARK SUMMIT: More than 200 of the main players in Andalucian tourism gathered in Torremolinos.

Staff training was also on the spotlight, as it was regarded as a way to enhance quality on service.

This was repeatedly brought to discussion at the cruise ship and sailing workshop. And further cooperation between public

authorities and private companies was also a main topic.

Despite there being currently 155 flight connections with the six airports in the region, dependency on low-cost airlines – and Ryanair was

ANDALUCIA is responsible for almost 40 per cent of all healthcare waste products in Spain.

Almeria, meanwhile, used 99,000 tonnes of the products last year.

INSPECTORS have fined 35 ‘Oriental bazaars’ as a result of more than 300 inspections of such outlets in the province.

Flood repairs EMERGENCY repairs to four sets of flood defences in the Levante region have finished, with another four works continuing. Among the projects finalised are the cleaning of the Cuevas del Almanzora reservoir, where debris including the bodies of animals have been removed.

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Oh no, no, no MARTIN CLUNES has been dropped from a car insurance campaign after being disqualified from driving and notching up 12 points on his licence for speeding.

The Men Behaving Badly star had featured in Churchill Insurance’s television adverts.

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actually brought to the table as it is the leading flight operator in Andalucia – was regarded by participants as an aspect to improve.

“It makes us vulnerable, since we depend on the trading and strategy decisions of a single company,” Market Research and Statistics director at the Andalucian Tourism Board, Inmaculada Gallego, said.

Russian to talk PLANTS: Home grown.

Almeria agricultural exports keep growing

PLANT it and it will grow seems to be the maxim among Almeria farmers.

September figures for agricultural exports show astonishing growth in every facet, so much so the province now accounts for 40 per cent of all Spanish

vegetable sales abroad. The biggest overseas client is Germany, which buys 28 per cent of vegetables, while Britain was the fourth best, with 12 per cent.

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RUSSIAN journalist Alexei Sokolov, who was tortured by prison guards for his role in a ‘robbery’, will speak in Almeria tomorrow of his ordeal.

Many believe his two year sentence in a Siberian prison was revenge for a documentary he made on human rights abuses and tortures at a prison in Ekaterinburg, where he lived with his wife and daughter.

Text for police help RESIDENTS will soon be able to contact the Local Police via text message as part of a pioneering project launched by Almeria City Council.

If it is a success, it could be rolled out to other municipalities in the province.

The council has invested €12,000

in the technology, which is initially aimed at helping deaf citizens.

But it also hopes that it can be used to help residents communicate with the council in all areas.

Ana Martínez Labella, the news technologies councillor, said the council hopes to provide information on cultural events and

tourist activities through the medium.

But the biggest benefit for citizens will be the possibility of contacting the police in case of emergencies.

The council has to finalise an agreement with an operator to run the service.

TROOPS at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan were taken by surprise when 007 star Daniel Craig dropped in on their base. The actor met 800 soldiers, airmen and sailors just before they watched the new Bond film, Skyfall.

Two honours ACTRESS Kate Winslet and Take That singer Gary Barlow have received honours from the Queen. The Oscarwinning actress was awarded a CBE for services to drama, and Barlow an OBE for his involvement in the Diamond Jubilee.

Dig deep IN a break with tradition, people will be charged to enter the gardens of Queen Elizabeth’s London residence where a trade fair and series of concerts will be held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of her 1953 coronation.

Festive vest CELEBRITIES have backed a Christmas Jumper Day campaign for the charity Save the Children aimed at making ‘the world better with a sweater’. People are encouraged to wear festive tops on December 14 with a £1 (€1.25) donation to raise money for the charity.

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Christmas jobs UP TO 2,000 temporary jobs are expected to be created in the province over the festive period.

There are 143,000 unemployed in Almeria.

Fatal fall

Tribute to tragic women in Eljido EVENTS were held all over the province to remember the women victims of domestic violence.

A WORKER has died following a fall in a greenhouse in El Ejido.

The 42-year-old man fell five metres and was transferred to hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Beach bar ADRA Council has put out to tender the licence for a second beach bar at Pago del Lugar. The first one opened this summer and has proved a success.

Library moves THE public library at El Ejido has moved location to the auditorium on Calle Colombia. The council spent €20,000 refurbishing the theatre.

HUMAN CHAIN: Calls to protect park.

In Eljido flameco singer Angela Cuenca and dancer Ana Guadalupe performed on the patio of the town hall.

In Vera locals gathered in the Plaza Mayor and recalled the victims.

Meanwhile, in Roquetas de Mar, white balloons in memory of the victims were released by Socialist members outside the party’s offices.

So far this year, 43 women have died in Spain from domestic violence.

Park plan provokes protest

CONSERVATIONISTS claim Almeria City Council’s plan for the La Molineta Park will hit the environment.

They claim the plan will ‘destroy’ La Molineta, a hilly area with ruined fortifications, and have already collected 10,000 signatures in a petition objecting. To protest they formed a human chain across the park. The council’s urban plan proposes building residences in parts of the park.

Illegal dumps OPPOSITION councillors in Turre have claimed that a number of illegal dumps have sprung up in the municipality.

The United Left (IU) party claims the council is doing nothing about the problem.

Sports blitz THE council at Huercal Overa has organised a sports blitz for Christmas.

There will be basketball, cycling, seven-a-side football, a marathon and pigeon racing over the festive period.

Budget plans THE Provincial Council has announced a budget of €182 million for next year, an increase of €12 million.

Once other provincial agencies are added, there will be a total spend of €203 million.

EMBLEMATIC: The Cable Ingles.

Landmark exhibition

ONE of Almeria’s most emblematic landmarks is the subject of a photographic exhibition at the Archaeological Museum.

The 108-year-old Cable Ingles is an iron structure that was used for loading

minerals onto ships. It was recently renovated and this project is the focus of the exhibition.

Photographer Carlos de Paz studied the €3 million project with his lens and the results can be seen until March.

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Women of domestic violence receive statue

SCULPTURE: In Fines.

WOMEN who have been the victims of domestic violence will be honoured with a sculpture in Fines.

The white Macael marble monument will be sculpted by Andres García Ibanez and has been motivated by the death last year of local woman Rosa Galera, a 28-year-old mother of one. Her ex-husband has been charged with her murder.

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Boat migrants THREE boats carrying 69 people have been intercepted off Almeria’s coast in the past week.

The Red Cross has treated the migrants, all of whom were men of north African origin. One required hospitalisation for dialysis.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ferrari on eBay CRISTIANO RONALDO’S smashedup Ferrari is now up for sale on eBay. The Real Madrid football player

reportedly crashed the sports car into a wall in the UK in January 2009 during his time with Manchester United. He was on his

STUDENTS at the Vícar Language School have been asked to enter a competition for Christmas cards in English and French. These will then be exhibited, with the winner chosen as the school’s official Christmas card.

Noisy protest TRADE unions staged a noisy protest outside Almeria city hall in protest following the breakdown of talks after the council’s decision to cut salaries.

Angry workers blew whistles to raise awareness of their plight.

CONNECTED: The brand-new Andalucia

way to Carrington football ground for a training session at the time when he veered off the motorway.

Although the front part is badly damaged, the Portuguese footballer escaped unharmed.

Its starting bid on the internet auction site is €50,000. Its seller is a specialist in top-of-therange car parts based in Duppigheim, eastern France.

It says it is completely repairable and would be roadworthy again once the necessary work was carried out. It has 3,099km on the clock. in United Kingdom Facebook profile.

Photos on eBay show the car from several angles as well as of the Germany, Italy, Portugal and the Nordic vehicle registration countries. document bearing Updated information will be uploaded Cristiano Ronaldo’s daily to these new Facebook profiles. name.

Networking targets tourists SIX new Facebook fan websites have been launched by the Andalucian Board of Tourism. They are addressed to six different target markets: Britain,

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Padron online RESIDENTS in Roquetas de Mar could soon be able to register for the padron certificate online, if a United Left motion is passed by the council.

The party argues it would improve citizens’ relationship with the council and reduce its workload.

Ring of fire FIREFIGHTERS were called to a heath centre at Mojacar Playa to cut a ring off the finger of an elderly lady.

The woman’s finger was badly swollen and health care workers had no way to remove the ring.

Cocaine bust A HUSBAND and wife have been jailed for five years for selling cocaine. When police raided the middle-aged couple’s home in Berja, they found more than 30 grams of the drug, worth €1,400.

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DRUGS HAUL: The hashish recovered by police (right).

RECOVERED: The speedboat that sank was refloated (above).

Sinking feeling for drug smugglers TWO drug smugglers were arrested after they were forced to abandon ship after they overloaded it with contraband.

The speedboat began to sink because of the 730kg of hash. In any case the smugglers were likely to be arrested as National Police and customs officers from Almeria had been tracking them after the load was transferred from a larger boat to the launch.

As the boat began to sink, the men jumped on to a third boat moored close to the shore and were caught off the coast of Motril.

A CAFE owner faces a €2,000 fine over allegations he made sexual advances and harassed an employee.

He is said to have tried to ‘hug and kiss her, and touch parts of her body’ while she cleaned a cupboard.

She wriggled free and ran out of the cafe.

Extra virgin FAMOUS for its almonds, Almanzora has switched to olive oil in recent years because of better prices. And this year’s harvest has come up trumps, with 90 per cent of the oil produced being classified as extra virgin.

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Iberia pilots earn half of those in BA it’s claimed IBERIA pilots earn half of those in British Airways, claims The Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (SEPLA).

This is in response to Sunday’s Daily Telegraph

which claimed Iberia pilots are paid double of those in British Airways. SEPLA says that the Telegraph piece is a “lie” and that Spanish pilots have the lowest

wages when compared to other large European companies. Air France, KLM and Lufthansa pilots on average earn more than those in Iberia.

SIERRA NEVADA: The resort is ready.

Ski resort to open two days early SIERRA NEVADA will open two days ahead of schedule for its 2012/2013 season. In the presence of the top two Spanish snow athletes; snowboarder Regino Hernandez and ski racer Maria Jose Rienda at the Andalucían Institute of Sport, The Minister of Culture and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía revealed the ski resort will open on Thursday November 29. These two days will be offered to the public at a discounted rate of €30 for a ski pass.

Also, from March 18 to 26, Sierra Nevada will host the Snowboard World Cup and Freestyle, for which 25 channels from around the world have bought the television rights to. There have been many improvements to the slopes and lifts in anticipation for the event.

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Plain sailing for wind farms THE Andalucian government has given the go ahead to two wind farms in the province.

One will be located at Oria and the other at Chirivel. The facility at Oria will have nine windmills that

will produce 27 megawatts while that at Chirivel will produce 24 megawatts.

In order to create less noise pollution, they will operate only at night.

The piece in the Telegraph was reportedly based on a statement from the Iberia management in which it assured the SEPLA union was mounting a campaign of “repeated lies”.

SEPLA is calling for a break in the merger agreement with British Airways, saying it has amounted to an AngloSaxon takeover of the weaker partner.

They accuse BA and International Airlines Group of a “flagrant disregard” of Spanish interests. They plan to start a legal challenge against the merger, which they say is stacked in BA’s favour.

“We want to break the merger and go it alone,” said SEPLA boss Justo Peral.

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Stories making headlines from Germany

Fake tickets A 30-YEAR-OLD bus driver in Munich admitted in court he made at least €244,000 from selling forged monthly public transport passes.

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STOLEN: Police believe the boy was the ringleader.

Young thieves FOUR men aged 18 to 29 and a boy aged under 18 were held by the National Police in Almeria as suspects of 19 robberies. They had been stealing mobile phones from students in different Primary and Secondary Schools for two months. They had allegedly threatened them with knives.

SALES ALREADY: Prices lowered to attract Christmas shoppers.

Price war in hope of peaceful Xmas BARGAINS buys are already being made by shoppers ahead of the Christmas rush as traders reduce prices.

This will be the first Christmas in decades that public employees in Almeria

will not get extra pay in December and, as a result, retailers are seeking out strategies to counter the effects.

Traditionally workers have enjoyed double pay in December, but this year in a bid to reduce expenditure during the tough economic climate, bonuses have been curtailed by many council’s throughout the country.

Traders and retailers who rely on the holiday season boost are worried at the uncertainty caused by this blow and, in response, have begun a bidding war and

aggressive campaigns to prevent falling sales.

Department store El Corte Ingles started its campaigns two months before the Christmas season with deals including 15 per cent discounts on toys.

“We trust that the possible drop in consumption by the loss of the extra payment is offset by the desire of people to spend a happy Christmas,” the company’s provincial Communications and External Affairs department has said.

Bank charges ‘not fair’ THE Almeria Consumers’ Union has denounced the frequency with which banks are ‘unfairly’ increasing charges.

It pointed out that BBVA has recently written to clients to advise that as of December 15, a string of transfers and services would be subject to charges ranging from €2.25 to €15.

For example, providing incorrect information on a transfer, such as a number missing from the bank account, will be penalised

with a €15 charge.

The consumers’ group said: “It’s unfair that we give them our savings and year after year they keep increasing maintenance charges on accounts. In the case of BBVA charges will, from December 15, be €36 if the average amount lodged is not greater that €999.99.” The union called for the creation of an EU based financial market that was “fairer, ethical and more respectful of the rights of consumers”.

REGISTRATION of the nearly six million legally-held guns in the country will be made online instead of on paper starting next year, the Home Office said.

Job forecast NEARLY 28 per cent of 2,300 surveyed German companies said they would likely be cutting jobs in the coming year, said the Cologne Institute for Economic Research.

Child missing A CHILD aged 11 disappeared after stealing his foster parent’s minivan. The vehicle was found by Hamburg police parked near a municipal cemetery, but he was missing.

Property rise BUILDING permit applications in Germany increased 6.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2012 to 178,100, the Federal Statistics Office said.

Road hazard MORE than 700 shots have been fired at car transporters on German roads since 2008, federal authorities said when announcing a €100,000 reward to find a carriageway shooter.

Porn teacher A TEACHER at the Richard-Müller school in Fulda was suspended and moved to a different school after students found he had starred in two online porn films.

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Visitor numbers take a plunge FIVE years ago, 91,000 tourists visited Almeria in October. Last month, there were less than 60,000 tourists to the province.

The loss of 31,000 visitors is

just another example of how the crisis has hit a province with an unemployment rate of 38 per cent.

When compared to October of last year, the drop is of

7,700 visitors.

And not only are there fewer tourists but they are staying shorter periods. Whereas in 2008 they stayed an average of 3.37 days, they are now

staying for 3.1 days.

Foreigners account for about one in five visitors, with 13,600 arrivals last month.

Five years ago, there were 19,770.

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SWEDEN – Children with one or both parents born outside Sweden have more chances of developing illnesses than those with Swedish parents, a study said.

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NORWAY – Eight unions reached agreements with SAS airline as the company announced salary and pension cuts and raised working hours for their staff.

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Flu jabs back on course THE flu vaccination campaign is getting back on track after a threeweek hold-up in supplies.

Flu jabs are being distributed again in health centres, pharmacies and clinics throughout Andalucia after stocks of the vaccination were withdrawn due to a health scare.

The annual campaign had been put on hold nationwide after investigations by the National Drugs Agency found certain ‘irregularities’ in a

batch of flu jabs branded Chiromas and Chiroflu provided by Italian laboratory Novartis.

In Andalucia 20,000 units were withdrawn from health centres and an order of 40,000 units was cancelled before distribution as a precaution.

No cases of adverse reactions have been reported so far. The authorities said it was a quality issue and not a safety problem.

But now more jabs are on the way, sources from

Rubbish art wins IF YOUR bins are now prize-winning works of art, it’s thanks to the efforts of young El Ejido artist Raul Moreno Lopez, alias Nauni, and Cuevas del Almazora artist Ismael Motos Dí az. They won first and second place in an Almeria art competition aimed at raising awareness about recycling.

the Andalucian Health Service told the Euro Weekly News.

People with priority are being informed by phone by the health authorities, but anyone holding a Spanish Health Card can apply for vaccination.

In order to do this, they can go straight to their health centre or call the Salud Responde service on 902 505 060 to book an appointment.

English translation is provided on the phone.

The health services give priority to people with chronic diseases including heart and breathing problems, as well as people aged over 65.

As a consequence of the vaccine’s withdrawal supplies had run out in many towns, both in public centres and private clinics.

Christmas gift for sick boy COUNCILLORS at Huercal de Almeria are donating their Christmas pay to help save the life of a local three-year-old boy who is suffering from leukaemia.

Little Jesus suffers from chronic myelogenous leukaemia and has already had aggressive treatment and a transplant but has relapsed.

The council hopes to donate more than €12,000.

A bank account has been set up for donations: Targo Bank Sonia Sánchez Ruí z 02 16 315170070 3299040.

DENMARK – A 21year-old law student was stabbed to death in a Copenhagen nightclub.

Police have launched a murder investigation.

Too late SWEDEN – The appendix of a nine-yearold burst after he was made to wait more than 20 hours for surgery at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Stockholm.

Boss quits NORWAY - Police director Ingelin Killengren resigned as the government refused to invest in modern data and communication equipment for the force.

Fewer bangs DENMARK – Traffic accidents dropped 56 per cent in Denmark since 2000, saving 59 billion krones (€7.9 billion), a study by the Technical University said.

Child dead SWEDEN – A man aged 53 killed his 11year-old son and himself, police believe, as they were found dead in an apartment in Stockholm’s Ostermalm area.

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Barca chant leads to death A MAN of 40 has been found guilty of murdering a 25-yearold football fan after the Spanish cup final.

The victim had driven to Benidorm with a friend when his chanting of long live Barca offended the older man.

After an argument the

attacker went home, grabbed a kitchen knife and returned to the scene at 4.45am, on April 21, 2011.

There he stabbed the young fan, from Pedreuger, Marina Alta, leaving him to bleed to death from a 20 centimetre wound.

During the trial the accused, who has a police record, told the court the two younger men attacked him first as he went to buy cigarettes. He knew nothing about football, he claimed, although he watched the match in a bar with his wife.

He had also drunk “a lot of beer”

he said but returned with the knife to protect his daughter who was due to go home.

A jury rejected his story, finding him guilty of murder with the extenuating circumstances he was drunk. He has yet to be sentenced but the public prosecutor recommended a 17-year prison term.

TV show tunes in to horse rescue centre THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) in Rojales, Alicante is to feature on Spanish prime time television.

A crew from Canal 9’s top rated television show, Guamipi, arrived at the centre to learn more about the work the team do in rescuing and caring for abandoned and neglected horses, ponies and donkeys.

Speaking after filming, presenter Ana Biosca Albalat said she was amazed at the work they were doing and had never heard of the rescue centre.

But that will change once the show airs as it is the most popular programme on Canal 9.

Easy Horse Care will soon feature in a five to 10 minute segment of the half hour Sunday

VOLUNTEERS: A fantastic chance to raise our profile. night show. “It is just fantastic and will raise our profile,” said

Sue Weeding, co-founder of EHCRC.

“We have always worked with the Spanish and had a lot of help from them and the local councils, so to be recognised and featured on such a big show can only help in our cause,” she added.

“The crew are all animal lovers and we got on exceptionally well with them.

They had no idea of what happens and the state of the horses we rescue. This is what we must do, highlight the problems, but not criticise.”

Canal 9 was first made aware of the Rescue Centre by the San Vicente Veterinary Hospital in Alicante. They work closely with the charity and even share the same farrier and thought it was important to feature them.

Bleak prospect for tourism TOURISM across the Costa Blanca is facing a bleak winter as the number of Spanish tourists drop.

The off season normally welcomes national visitors of pension age who enjoy discounted holidays through the Imserso programme.

However, hoteliers are warning that retired visitors are not making bookings and are using their financial resources saved for winter travel to help their families during tough economic times.

“The winter will be hard but luckily the English visitors continue to respond well” noted a veteran hotelier who has lived through many crises and confesses openly that this is already the worst in its intensity and length in time.

“The November data will not be good and it is only hoped that Christmas and New Year campaigns are acceptable and will compensate for the current lack of customers.”

The National Statistics Institute has revealed that tourism on the Costa Blanca in October was down 15 per cent on the number of Spanish tourists. There were 254,085 tourists, of which more than half were foreigners.

Benidorm, which closed the first half of this month with an average occupancy of 76 per cent, escaped relatively lightly with a seven per cent fall from 2011.

British tourists represented 50.8 per cent of the market share.

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Keen students THERE was a large turnout for the first lecture in a course on Science, Society and Experience for mature students at Almeria University.

Three in every four of the 392 enrolled students were women.

Food share A TECHNOLOGY company based at Almeria University has signed an agreement with the education ministry of the Dominican Republic to share its expertise on agrifood technology.

Tax robbers PROPERTY tax rises in Albox are little more than “armed robbery,” an opposition councillor has claimed. The PP’s Inmaculada del Aguila said residents were being ‘choked’ by 500 per cent increases over the past three years.

Prize writing A PRIMARY schoolgirl from Almeria and a secondary schoolboy from Seron have won the provincial prizes for essays on ‘Solidarity in writing’.

They join students from the seven other provinces to determine the allAndalucian winners.

Dance centre THE new art and dance centre in Adra has opened at the site of an old vinegar factory. The mayor and leading councillors attended the launch of the venue, which boasts a 65 square metre dance floor.

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People smuggling criminal network SPANISH and UK law enforcement authorities successfully dismantled a major international criminal network involved in smuggling Iranian migrants into the EU. During house searches a substantial amount of evidential material was seized.

The Guardia Civil’s investigation MARLO focused on an organised crime group involved in facilitating illegal immigration from Iran to the EU and North America. The criminal group was composed of mainly Iranian nationals living in Spain and other EU countries, who recruited Iranian nationals.

The illegal immigrants were brought by car to Turkey and then continued to Greece or other countries within the Schengen area, taking advantage of the lack of border controls. The illegal migrants stayed in the transit countries until they were provided with false documents so they could continue to their final destinations, in most cases the UK or Canada. The clients were paying the organised crime group large amounts of money (around €18,000) to be smuggled.

Europol supported the investigation by facilitating information exchange and providing analysis. During the action day Europol deployed one mobile office to Madrid to support the operation with on-thespot analysis.

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More Russian tourists are flocking to Spain THE number of Russian tourists visiting Spain has doubled over the past two years, making Spain their third favourite holiday destination.

In October this year, 5.1 million foreign tourists visited Spain, 3.2 per cent fewer than the same month in 2011 according to the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.

However, the number of Russian tourists increased by 63 per cent compared to last year, and they also have

greater spending power.

Since January this year, 1.12 million Russian tourists have visited Spain, out of a total of 52 million foreign tourists.

Compared to the 12.5 million from the UK, Spain’s main market, and the 8.4 million and 8.04 million German and French tourists who have visited Spain since January, the number of Russian tourists is still low, but Spain is encouraged by the increasing numbers.

There have also been 3.24 million Italian visitors, 3.24 per cent fewer than over the same period last year.

The Russian tourists who have visited Spain so far this year, have generated €1.33 billion, and spend an average of €1,500 per person, which is 50 per cent more than average visitors.

SPENDING POWER: The Russians spend more when they are on holiday.

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Reporter arrested in Sevilla A REPORTER for Spanish TV channel La Sexta claims to have been the victim of police violence in Sevilla.

The camerawoman for La Sexta News, Ana Garcia, claims she spent a night in jail in Sevilla after getting involved in an altercation which occurred during a protest against evictions. She was filming when the police charged and several people were injured.

She was amongst several arrested and was released the following day, allegedly after her camera and the scenes she had recorded had been confiscated.

Complaints have been heard from the media sector saying police reacted violently and acted against freedom of speech.

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Cemetery restoration EXPATRIATES hope to restore a British cemetery in Valencia to its former glory.

The International Women’s Club of Valencia (IWC) has launched a campaign after Bonnie Hinzpeter, who came up with the idea, died of cancer earlier this year.

As well as gardening and cleaning graves there are plans to restore the chapel to allow services to be held.

The burial ground was established more than 150 years ago as the final resting place for nonCatholic foreigners.

Owned by the British Embassy, the cemetery is in need of restoration following a spate of thefts and vandalism in recent years.

The embassy confirmed it had so far approved repairs to the site’s fence and gate, while a Garden of Remembrance is also being considered.

Election result leaves independence in doubt

WHILE Catalan separatists won regional elections, they failed to get a resounding mandate for a referendum on independence.

Voters in the region gave a majority to parties seeking Catalan independence. But Catalan President Artur Mas – who called the early

SALTY SIGHT: White mounds in Torrevieja.

election and pushed for independence – lost seats. His centre-right CiU won 50 seats out of 135, which is down from 62 last time, but keeps it as the largest bloc.

This will make it difficult for Mas to lead a united drive to hold a referendum in defiance of the constitution and the central government in Madrid.

Mas recognised he had lost ground and though CiU is still the largest group in the Catalan parliament, said he would need the support of another party to govern.

"We’ve fallen well short of the majority we had.

We’ve been ruling for two years under very tough circumstances," he said.

Voters gave almost twothirds of the 135-seat local parliament to four different separatist parties who all want to hold a referendum the unusual on independence from environment and the Spain. organisms that live The left-wing separatist there.

ERC won 21 seats, the Torrevieja salt second biggest presence in works are the largest the Catalan parliament. operating salt lakes The Socialists took 20 in Europe and employ seats. And Rajoy’s centre150 people. right People’s Party won 19.

Salt lakes preserved TORREVIEJA’S salt industry is set to become a tourist attraction after its future was guaranteed for 20 years.

The salt lakes are to be preserved and

developed following a new agreement and 20-year lease extension with the Salinas operating company.

A tourist area will be created as well as an area for studying

Bomb found in scrap yard AGENTS from the National Police explosive ordnance disposal unit (EOD) have removed what they believe could be an aerial bomb.

They were called to a scrap metal company in Elche after it bought a job lot of junk. Owner Juan Ignacio Sanchez, who initially did not know that within the pile of material he had bought was a

bomb, said he paid ‘no great attention’ to it when he first saw it. It was only later when a fellow trader saw it that the police were called and they ordered the premises to be evacuated.

It is unknown if the bomb, believed to be from the Civil War, could have exploded and it is being inspected by the specialist bomb squad.

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New TV show rekindles Benidorm grudge BENIDORM’S old grudge about a reality TV show has been rekindled.

There was nothing real about the programme when Benidorm Bastards first aired in Belgium in 2010, the council protested.

A hidden camera comedy programme first shown on the Flemish television channel 2BE, it featured senior citizens and amateur actors who roamed Benidorm’s streets and tricked the young.

The creators of the show made fools of unsuspecting residents and visitors, and gave Benidorm a bad image, claimed the mayor, who threatened legal proceedings. He also demanded the removal of ‘Bastards’ from the title.

The storm blew over but the recent news that Spain’s Antena 3 plans a Spanish version was received with caution. The format will be closer to the original American version Off Their Rockers, said television sources, with no reference to locality.

Wrap up this weekend as Arctic blast expected to hit the province

ARCTIC air is arriving in the province with temperatures this weekend expected to drop to as low as 6º Celsius compared to 13º last weekend.

The mass of cold air is moving down the coast with the meteorology department saying there is also the chance of snow on high peaks and mountains.

Jorge Olcina, Director of the Laboratory of Climatology at the University of Alicante said although it has been a rainy autumn, there have been mild temperatures.

“This is not a cold snap, but the first time similar to those of typical days of the winter months. It will be cold until Sunday, especially in the inland districts,” he reported.

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their property in Vigo (Galicia) in exchange for wiping out the mortgage debt entirely, they will be allowed to carry on living in their house for a very low rent.

The owners took out a mortgage in 2004, but by April 2010 they could no longer pay the mortgage and put their house up for sale.

But it did not sell, which left them in arrears.

One of the couple’s three children is very ill and would not have survived on the street.

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AN anonymous donor saved a family from having to live on the street.

The €8,500 payment came from a kind benefactor who had seen on TV that their house was about to be repossessed.

As well as repossession

by Novagalicia Bank, they also had to pay off their outstanding IBI property tax and expenses for the community of owners.

This means that although they will have to hand over the keys to

RUSSIAN

Illegal casino A CASINO in Moscow’s Novy Arbat Avenue has been closed by local police, as gambling is legal only in certain designated areas outside the capital.

Army time MILITARY service in Russia should be lengthened from one year to 18 months, a lawmaker in the State Duma’s Defence Committee said.

Gas explosion PARADISE: Located in Girona is presently the biggest.

Largest brothel to be in Vienna VIENNA, in Austria, is to become home to Europe’s largest brothel.

Until now, the largest brothel was the Paradise, located in La Jonquera, Girona, on the border with France.

The FunMotel, due to open in 2014, will have room for 1,000 guests, 150 working girls and a 350-space car park which will even be big enough for buses.

The Paradise, in La Jonquera, has 80 rooms and 160 women work there.

It will be surrounded by a threemetre wall in order to guarantee the

privacy of clients, and as well as sexual services, will have restaurants, a gym and shops.

The exact location of the €15 million project has not been revealed to avoid alarming local residents, but the man in charge of making it happen, Peter Laskaris, has said it will not annoy anyone, and they will have “affordable prices”.

The idea is being supported by the local City Hall as it is seen as a measure towards getting prostitutes off the streets.

Court fines Ryanair A COURT in Valencia has sentenced Ryanair for perverting the course of justice.

The airline has been sentenced to pay legal costs and a fine of €600.

In September, the court sentenced the company to pay €930.21 after it prevented a Spanish child, aged six, who did not have ID, from embarking on a flight from Valencia to Sevilla, despite the fact that he

was accompanied by his parents, who were carrying ID, as well as the ‘Libro de Familia’ which is proof of family ties.

However, a month later, Ryanair asked for the case and sentence to be annulled as they claimed they had not been notified in Ireland, the only place they consider a valid headquarters.

The company refused to accept communications sent to its base

in Valencia and Ryanair staff refused to receive subpoenas.

However, Spanish law allows communications to be sent to the place where a person or company carries out professional business on a regular basis.

Therefore, the court has considered that the case and sentence were valid and that the airline was wrong for illegally refusing to receive notifications in Valencia.

A GAS tanker exploded after a fire broke out in a car park in the city of Tver. No casualties were reported.

To declare AN American aged 63 faces five years in prison for allegedly evading custom duties when he attempted to pass €62,000 worth of jewellery through Domodedovo Airport.

Mystery shot A WEAPON designer at a Ministry of Defence company was found dead with a shot to his head in the city of Tula.

No potential motives or suspects were reported.

Car struck A 17-YEAR-OLD youth died after he was hit by a car driven by a district council deputy on the KaliningradPolessk carriageway.

The deputy faces up to five years in jail.

World Cup ST PETERSBURG’S city hall has been urged

by Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko to finish the construction of a new football stadium one year before the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Youth held for sex abuse A YOUTH was arrested in Alicante for the alleged sexual abuse of children who were in the care of his mother.

He alleged uploaded pictures of the children on the internet, having connected to the net thanks to his neighbours’ Wi-Fi signal.

He has been handed over by the Guardia Civil to the Minors’ Prosecutor in Alicante and interned at an educational centre as a preventive measure.

The investigation began when the US Department of National Security informed of a user in Spain who had uploaded images of children to a Russian server, claiming he had abused them.

The apartment block where the detainee lived was located and 10 hard drives containing photos and videos of abused children were seized.

Guardia Civil are still identifying the victims.

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Spain’s castles in the air FORTY-NINE per cent of Spaniards dream of the chance to travel.

More time in which to relax or spend with their families takes first place on their wish-list for 37 per cent and 25 per cent aspire to finding a job.

A recent study by credit finance company Cofidis and GFK market consultants set out to evaluate the emotional state of the Spanish.

Hopes, dreams, motivations and aims were measured and found positive for 59 per cent of those participating in the study.

The Basques had most of their illusions intact, with a 72 per cent score.

Not far behind came residents in Aragon with 66 per cent and Valencianos with 65 per cent.

Lagging behind were Andalucia on 53 per cent, Castilla-La Mancha (52 per cent) and Extremadura (49

WISH LIST: 49 per cent want to travel. per cent).

Men and women are made happy by noticeably different things, the survey found. Women dream of controlling their diet, redecorating the home,

having something fashionable to wear, doing charity work and having more time to themselves.

Men are more inspired by the prospect of a new car, enjoying their jobs,

managing to stop smoking, practising sport, falling in love or starting their own business.

Marital status plays a varying role in realising hopes and dreams.

Sixty per cent of single men and 59 per cent of married men felt positive in this respect, compared to 57 per cent of single women and 60 per cent of married.

Sephardim rights Renault’s new plan DESCENDANTS of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 will again be granted Spanish nationality.

The right was introduced by Felipe Gonzalez’s government in 1988 and implemented regularly but not massively until 2009.

The measure then fell into disuse under the presidency of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

This has changed with the arrival of Mariano Rajoy. So far this year, 120 people of different nationalities have been granted Spanish nationality because they had proof their forebears were Sephardic Jews who lived in Spain until 1492.

Several hundred more applicants are waiting for a decision from the

ministry of Justice.

Spain’s Foreign ministry has now issued instructions to embassies and consulates where there is a Sephardic community to smooth the way for those wanting to apply for Spanish nationality.

This can be granted on the strength of surnames, old documents, books or objects and community

references to a family’s former Spanish existence.

There is a strong Sephardic presence in western European as well as Turkey, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina and many communities have retained their Spanish heritage including Ladino, a language still recognisable as Spanish.

PROOF: Can be granted on strength of old papers.

RENAULT has decided to assign the Palencia plant with two new vehicle platforms, one a derivative of the other, and shared with Nissan.

The new platforms cover four vehicle bodies in all, annual production of which will total up to 280,000 units.

Over the 2014-2015 period, production at the engine and gearbox plants will rise to approach 1.3 to 1.4 million units per year, assuming present-day market conditions, the company forecaste.

The Valladolid body assembly plant, assigned with production of the Twizy model in the previous plan, along with launchphase production of a small B-segment vehicle, will benefit from the recent workforce negotiations.

The announcement at

PALENCIA PLANT: Will safeguard present jobs. the Palencia plant was attended by the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the Ministry of Industry Jose Manuel Soria, and the president of the Castilla y Leon regional government Juan Vicente Herrera. All expressed their full support for the new plan, which they expect will safeguard the future of Renault’s Spanish plants and create around 1,300 new jobs.

“I want to thank all the Renault personnel and the union representatives, for today is an important day for the future of Renault in Spain. The sense of responsibility shown by Renault in our country brings welcome proof of the lasting key positions held by Renault’s industrial sites in Spain, alongside those in France,” Renault Spain chairman Jose Vicente de los Mozos said.

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Celebrating a starry golden era THE Marbella Club Hotel has over the years been a meeting place for royalty, the international jet set, aristocrats, business leaders, global celebrities and sports stars. And for the last 50 years The Grill has played a major role in hosting thousands of the world’s wealthiest and most discerning diners as they have visited and frequently holidayed in Spain’s most famous resort.

GOLDEN: The final night of celebrations.

To mark The Grill’s own Golden Anniversary, the red carpet was once more rolled out to welcome a Who’s Who of Marbella society and social circuit to a night to remember the past, and to look Guests enjoying ahead to an exciting future. the anniversary event.

Part of The Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa set amid exuberant decided to turn the clock back for garden and beach-side settings on the three special nights by offering Golden Mile, The Grill has for 50 years four courses for €10, the price been offering world-famous, classic diners would have paid in 1962.

Menus changed each night, and cuisine and a selection of fine wines. classics including Expanding over the decades from its featured early days as a restaurant without walls Escoffier Consommé, Cheese and and just seven tables, it now provides Sweetcorn Soufflé, Flame-Grilled Fillet the best of fine dining for almost 100 Steak with Mexican potatoes and guests amid its famously romantic Marbella Club’s signature dessert atmosphere.

Chocolate Mousse.

To celebrate the last five decades with “It was wonderful to be able to give each as part of Marbella’s own history, something back to our loyal customers the team from The Grill looked back who have kept the restaurant busy over through menus from the past and the last 50 years,” said Corporate Director of Food and Beverage, John Thomson.

“It also allowed newcomers to try The Grill for the first time, ensuring a bright future for the next 50 years!”

On the final night, West End Star Shona White and Musical Director Christopher Hamilton gave a gala concert in the glamorous Champagne Room, performing classics from the Founding Marbella Club General Manager best Broadway and West End musicals, and adding a sprinkling of theatre magic Count Rudi von Schönburg (centre) with into the proceedings. guests.

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EWN Publishers Michel and Steven Euesden with Nicki Burgess (left) and Lady Tenant.

Leading Marbella real estate agent Kristina Szekely.

The King family and John Thomson (left).

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Song and dance

Crash simulation

THE Municipal Conservatory of Music and Dance in Catral has been inaugurated and officially opened by the mayor.

THREE vehicles were set on fire after crashing at the Nerja to Torrox road tunnel yesterday (Wednesday), as part of a simulation by the safety authorities.

Traffic was diverted to N-340 during the morning.

Million visits SHOPPING centre Zenia Boulevard on the Orihuela Costa recorded more than a million visitors in its first month of trading.

News from our editions

Tapas route

Local taxes frozen

THE Tapas Route of Torrevieja has a record 78 eateries taking part, producing more than 300 tapas dishes. The event continues until Sunday.

Selfless baker THE Diego Ramirez family bakery business has won recognition in Torrevieja for its selfless work with local charities Mudopan and Food Solidarity.

Just the ticket TRADERS at farmers’ markets in Elche have donated 158 tickets to take part in a draw for Christmas food baskets for needy families.

ORIENTAL FLAVOUR: Japanese troubadours bring colour to the streets.

Sun rises in Valencia

JAPAN WEEK is under way in Valencia.

In its 37th year, this is the first time the city has been chosen for this carnival and trade fair.

Troubadours typical of the Land of the Rising Sun, have been marching through the city centre in traditional make-up, brightly-coloured silk gowns and playing oriental musical instruments.

There are sushi-tastings and special

menus, stalls selling traditional arts, crafts, decorative items, souvenirs and other typical produce from the country.

Art exhibitions of origami - a thousandyear-old and highly painstaking paperfolding art - martial arts demonstrations, Japanese music concerts at the Palau de la Música and displays of Japanese calligraphy, and Asian rock are also part of the week.

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Fingers crossed

Medal winners

Just in time

EACH resident in the Valencian Community will spend an average €78.54 on the Christmas Lottery, the biggest draw of the year.

TWO Benidorm-based former government ministers, Eduardo Zaplana (PP) and Leire Pajin (PSOE) received the Municipal Medal in recognition of their links to the town.

A GIRL was rescued by the Local Police off a Fuengirola beach. She was found unconscious, floating in the water, and was taken to Marbella’s Costa del Sol Hospital.

Honest town JAVEA’S 2012 crime rate of 23 offences for every thousand residents is lower than the province’s average of 25.3 per thousand citizens.

Costume drama A VALENCIA judge threw out an appeal from a police officer who sued the Interior Ministry. The policeman had wanted the ministry to pay for clothes worn whilst on plain-clothes duty.

Pay out soon The regional government now owes 200,000 pensioners almost €5 million for payments on doctors’ prescriptions. Affected pensioners will soon be paid, the government has promised.

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A-7 crash TWO people were injured after a collision on the A-7 carriageway near Torremolinos - involving three cars.

Traffic fines AROUND €820,000 will be collected in 2013 by Estepona Town Hall in traffic fines, it estimates. This would make €300,000 more than this year.

Better premises GUARDIA CIVIL headquarters in Coin, Marbella, Velez and Ronda will be repaired following an overall €1 million investment by the Malaga provincial government.

Tragic ending A FIREMAN aged 42 died as he jumped out of a window at the Clinico Universitario Hospital in Malaga.

MALLORCA

Hotel prize MALLORCA hotel giant Meliá has been awarded a Tourism Merit Award for public-private partnership for the modernisation of mature destinations because of its efforts to regenerate Magaluf.

Growth industry INDUSTRIAL prices in the Balearics increased by 4.2 per cent in October, which was above the national average. So far this year, they have

gone up by 3.4 per cent, the same as the rest of the country.

Legal queues MASSIVE queues formed outside courthouses throughout the island as residents sought to avoid the new charges for civil actions, in which plaintiffs have to pay up to €1,200 irrespective of the outcome of the case.

Tourism boost THE Balearics received 10.2 million tourists up to the end of October.

The figure represents an increase of 3.3 per cent on the same period last year. It means that the islands host one in five of all visitors to Spain, with only Cataluña more popular.

Hall debt MORE than €580,000 is added to the debt of the half-built conference hall in Palma for every month that the works are stalled. So far, the developer has spent €75 million on it and needs to spend a further €33 million.

NO local taxes will be increased in Rincon de la Victoria for 2013 and the budget for Welfare will grow for a total €1.5 million, the town hall said.

Briton attacked A MAN aged 25 was sentenced to four years in jail and to pay €450 in compensation for attacking a British resident in Frigiliana, as he was trying to burgle his rural house.

Restore water plea THE inland towns of El Borge and Almachar have no drinking water supply since the recent storms. The town halls has asked the government for a €2.5 million grant to repair the infrastructure.

IBI payment instalments NERJA residents will receive a letter asking if they wish to pay the IBI property tax for 2013 either in two, three or 11 instalments.

Applications must be sent before the end of the year to the Local Tax Office.

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50 per cent of exports from Catalonia to other parts of Spain would cease if it became an independent country, an Economic Studies Institute study has revealed.

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€23,000 wedding bliss

Spanish marriages give GDP and jobs a boost SPAIN’S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) benefits by 0.34 per cent thanks to people getting married.

Weddings also provide direct employment for 87,897 people. The average cost of a Spanish wedding hovers around €23,000. This drops to €20,300 for a civil ceremony but rises to €25,000 for a church wedding with a nuptial mass and sermon. Much of the outlay for a

Revealed! The pay-day secrets THIRTY per cent of women and the under-25s earn less than €1,008 a month.

And regardless of gender or age, the average earnings of all employees remain below a pre-tax €1,218, according to latest statistics from the official INE agency.

For the first time INE divided last year’s 15,096,100 registered employees into three wage bands.

The first bracketed 4,528,830 people - 30 per cent of the total - who earned less than €1,282 a month. The majority - six million - fell into the second, earning between €1,218 and €2,071.

The third wage band consisted of 4.5 million employees earning more than €2,071 a month.

Just over 43 per cent of women earned less than €1,218 a month, and 30 per cent less than €1,008, compared to 18 and 10 per cent of males, the statistics revealed.

The tendency of women to work part-time was the principal reason for the disparity, according to INE analysts.

Whether they worked full or part-time, men occupied 35.5 per cent of the third and highest wage band, compared with 23.8 per cent of women.

Best-payers in 2011 were the finance and insurance sectors where 72 per cent of workers earned salaries of more than €2,071.

The lowest-paid were domestic employees, where 84 per cent came into the first wage band.

Spanish wedding goes on the reception, which works out at around €100 to €150 per guest, according to the IE Business School’s White Paper study on Weddings.

The bride’s dress sets the couple back anywhere up to €1,800 and the honeymoon costs approximately €3,000. A total of €3,615.7 million is spent each year on weddings, the study revealed.

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Annuities definition for Spanish Tax Agency

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CAN you provide a definition of ‘annuities’ in Spanish tax law?

In my particular case, the Spanish Tax Agency agrees that payments from The Prudential are accepted as annuities but because the document uses the word ‘pension’ they say it is a taxable payment from a company and not from an insurer. Any help would be much appreciated K.G. (by email)

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THE basic definition of ‘annuity’ is a financial Law in Spain

By David Searl product purchased with savings in exchange for the guarantee of a lifetime income at a fixed rate.

In Spanish this is called ‘Renta Vitalicia’.

In your case, if you have a contract with The Prudential declaring you have purchased an annuity for a set amount, this should be sufficient for the tax agency.

You do not say what document contains the word ‘pension.’ If you had a pension plan operated by The Prudential, into which you made regular payments during your working life, this would not be an ‘annuity’.’If the word ‘pension’ appears only on your bank statements, this is because they do not differentiate between annuities and pensions. For the tax agency it is an important difference.

Income from a ‘pension’ is taxed in the same way as any other working income, at normal income tax rates.

This is because contributions to a pension plan have been free of tax previously, so are taxed now. This is at a tax rate of 24.75 per cent for an income up to €17,000, or 30 per cent up to €33,000.

Income from an ‘annuity’ is taxed at less because it is supposed the money to buy it has already been taxed. If you start receiving payments aged 60-65, tax is 24 per cent of income. This percentage varies with age.

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.

WH Smith hits Russia with love trail RETAILER WH Smith plans to open its first stores in Russia next year as part of its broader global expansion plans. The company operates more than 1,100 stores, mostly in Britain.

£££ GERMAN retailer Aldi has posted a 200 per cent increase in UK profits, with national business profit levels after tax of £57.8 million (€72.25) in 2011, having made a loss of £56 million (€70m) the previous year.

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Husband Colin MacDougall meanwhile faces court sentencing after admitting breaking health and safety laws.

£££ THE world’s second biggest brewing company, SABMiller, has slammed soaring UK beer duty taxes that are reported to have added 47 pence (69 cents) to an average pint since it was introduced in 2008.

Big question mark remains over where Cataluña is really heading IT looks as though Artur Mas’ bid to be re-elected to Cataluña’s presidency might have peaked a little early, according to various polls.

In fact, he might now find it difficult to achieve the overall majority he says he needs if he is to go for a referendum on Catalan independence.

It could be that some of those who, though in favour of Cataluña separating from Spain, are now beginning to have second thoughts, wondering just what such a move might mean.

Mas has been doing some presidential-style travelling to Russia where, although not meeting the top powerwielders, he used the occasion to demonstrate to those back home that he was already looking to expand Cataluña’s postseparation trade abroad.

He has also twice visited Brussels where he had hoped to discuss with the European Commission what Cataluña’s position would be, should secession take place.

Might it be, for instance, accepted into the European Union (EU) and the Eurozone?

It seems however, that on both occasions the response from the commission’s advisers

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PICTURESQUE: But the future picture is not clear for Cataluña. was a resounding ’No’. Of course, being the politician he is, Mas, expecting this refusal, may have been looking even further should Cataluña secede from Spain.

If it should successfully break away, but not become a member of the EU, the new nation would be forced to establish its own free-floating currency, liberating it from EU financial constraints and the European Central Bank (ECB), not to mention the often unreasonable demands of the commission.

The new Catalan Government would have the use of a valuable fiscal tool lost to Spain and the other Eurozone

countries, the power to manage its own financial affairs and to adjust its currency’s value up or down to match the demands of international markets, both fiscal and trade-orientated.

This may all sound rather far-fetched, but remember Mas is an astute politician not given to making rash errors of judgement. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out.

And don’t forget, as mentioned in my Scottish Independence article a while back, the Catalan footballers at present playing for the Spanish national team, together with those earning big money in La Liga, could find themselves ‘foreigners’, coming under

the ‘two-per-team’ rules of the European Football Association and banished from the Spanish squad forever.

On a totally different topic, one British newspaper reported that a Labour politician, an exMinister for Europe, upon being found guilty of falsifying his expenses to the tune of £30,000 (€37,500), has been banned from the Commons for a year and sacked as a Labour Party member.

He’s apologised, of course, and has repaid the money, but would this have been enough to save him from prosecution and prison if he had been an ordinary fraudster?

I really do doubt it.

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www.euroweeklynews.com Domicile is a very important issue for British expatriates. You remain liable to UK inheritance tax on your worldwide assets for as long as you are domiciled or deemed domiciled in the UK. While changing your domicile is not impossible, it depends on your circumstances and intentions and needs to be a carefully considered and planned process.

The basic rule is that a person is domiciled in the country in which they have their home permanently or indefinitely - the country you regard as your ‘homeland’, frequently described as the place where you intend to die.

You can live in Spain for many years and remain domiciled in the UK. The major tax effect is that domiciles (or deemed domiciles) of the UK are fully liable for UK inheritance tax on their worldwide assets. The tax rate is 40%, above a threshold of £325,000 per individual. Transfers between couples are exempt, unless the receiving spouse/partner is a non-UK domicile.

If you have set up a permanent home here in Spain and intend to live here until death, and ideally even to be buried here, there is a good chance that you can acquire a ‘domicile of choice’ here in Spain. In this case you would no longer be liable to UK inheritance tax on your non-UK assets, though note it takes at least three years to shed UK domicile for inheritance tax purposes.

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by Bill Blevins, Financia l Correspondent, Blevins Franks

It is essential to take professional advice in this complex matter. A firm like Blevins Franks specialises in domicile determination, as well as on how UK and Spanish tax interact, and can guide you through the process.

If you believe you have shaken off your UK domicile but HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) determine otherwise, your heirs will face an unexpected tax bill. In practice HMRC will not consider domicile until it becomes relevant for some tax purpose, so you cannot normally ask them for confirmation in advance.

HMRC’s manual on Domicile: Enquiries into domicile status: Schedule of useful information and documents lists the types of information that may be requested during an enquiry. Some of them are obvious, others less so.

The list is not comprehensive so you may need to provide other items.

Likewise you may not need everything on the list.

The list includes the following: • Date and place and nationality at birth • Parents’ full names and marital status • Details of siblings • Details of marriages/civil partnerships, divorce and long-term cohabitation • Information on your children – names, dates of birth, nationalities, place of education, current locations and any other relevant background • Locations of members of the extended family, with descriptions of your relationship to them • List of residences from birth to date of enquiry • Details of transfers of property • Detailed summary of properties that have been available for your use (excluding short-term holiday lettings) • Summary of educational background • Information regarding any exercise of political rights in any territory, memberships of political parties and extent of your activities • Professional qualifications and memberships of professional bodies

• Summary of membership of clubs, societies, associations, organisations etc, and level of participation • Details of religious, cultural and social connections, including degree of participation and ability to speak, read and write the relevant languages • Location of personal papers and any items of financial, sentimental or other value • Details of any wills and the local law they are governed by • Summary of any deeds, declarations, etc, created, including those relating to dependants • Summary of your professional and personal advisers, their services and location • Summary of any other connections you have with various territories – when, what form, how long, and the reason for being there • Explanation of your intentions for the future. Have you made plans?

What contingencies have been taken into account?

What may cause you to change residence?

What provision have you made for the future?

What have you actually done that provides evidence for your answers to these questions?

You will need to provide

documentary evidence, from items like birth certificates, to insurance policies, to wills and perhaps personal correspondence, photos, electronic records, etc, relating to your background, lifestyle and intentions.

Remember you may not be dealing with this yourself. It may be your heirs and/or executor who have to prove to HMRC that your estate should not be liable to UK inheritance tax. You would therefore want to leave all your paperwork in order for them.

I cannot stress enough the importance to taking professional advice here; do-it-yourself domicile determination is not an option if you want to avoid leaving your heirs any unexpected tax bills and headaches.

Blevins Franks is highly experienced in this area and would review your situation and advise on the way forward.

The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change.

Tax information has been summarised; an individual should take personalised advice.

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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Spanish politicians in mass move to boardrooms

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Feminine touch GOLDMAN SACHS has estimated that Japan’s GDP could jump 15 per cent if female participation (currently 60 per cent) in the workforce was to match that of men (80 per cent).

A sorry state INDUSTRY PLAYERS: Politicians (from left) Gonzales, Aznar, Solbes, Salgado and Acebes have all moved to the boardroom.

TWO former Spanish presidents and 20 ex-ministers now work for leading national companies.

Felipe Gonzalez - President of successive Socialist governments between 1982 and 1996 - plus Conservative Jose Maria Aznar who followed him until 2004, work for energy firms Gas Natural and Endesa respectively.

Aznar is also on the board of Rupert Murdoch’s News

Corporation. Ministers under both these presidents as well as Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero have also benefited on leaving office.

Despite their PSOE backgrounds, Pedro Solbes and Elena Salgado - both of whom were ministers of Economy and Finance - keep Aznar company on the Endesa board.

Energy companies clearly

either prefer politicians or politicians prefer them, as so many now sit on their boards.

These include former PP minister Angel Acebes (Iberdrola) while the partly stateowned REE boasts PSOE politicians Miguel Boyer and Maria Angeles Amador. HC Energia has both former PP Foreign Minister Ana Palacio and Socialist Luis Martinez Noval,

Minister of Labour in the early 90s. They and other former colleagues are often chosen by leading companies for the wrong reasons, declared Juan Santalo, of the FEDEA economic studies foundation. Apart from their personal contribution of knowledge and experience, they are also regarded as granting privileged access to the corridor of power, he said.

ONGOING economic woes in Greece means it is facing a humanitarian crisis and growing racism, the World Council of Churches and Conference of European Churches has said.

Tequila cheer MEXICAN tequila makers celebrated Australia’s decision to recognise the South American nation as the only place in the world that can use the drink’s name.

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Essential good service is sadly so often lacking in Andalucia DON’T get me wrong, I love living in Spain.

I definitely don’t like to nit-pick about Spanish life and culture, but like everywhere in the world, there are certain things that A look could be improved. at finance After living in for females various places including America, Jane Plunkett Australia and the jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.

PAYING UP: But poor service does United Arab com Emirates, the one splash out. thing all these places have in common is at the cashier’s desk the continuing to chat to her excellent service. two staff behind the pal. She only looked at me In Andalucia good counter chatted away. to say the price. Then she service does not seem such They didn’t acknowledge proceeded to continue her a high priority. my presence, even though conversation. This type of A common occurrence I was the only customer, thing happens a lot.

In restaurants, too, around where I shop is and continued talking. being ignored by staff.

When I put my item on clients can frequently find The other day I bought the counter one staff themselves almost gagging an item and while waiting member took it to scan, through thirst before the

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not encourage people to glass of water requested arrives at the table. And the whole concept of asking if everything is OK seems alien to most waiters. It is almost as if staff do not want to know if more gravy would be a bonus, or to sell another bottle of wine!

Good service should not only be a principal structure of all business, but also during an economic crisis it is vital.

People are not as flush these days, and are already hesitant about spending, so if customers are additionally left to feel frustrated at poor service or ignored, then it is obvious they will think twice about returning.

That said, of course there are many hardworking people in Andalucia. I know plenty who try extremely hard and enjoy successful businesses and repeat customers.

But, as a whole, service could be massively improved, and maybe then there would be more cash in the coffers.

Fruit and veg sales just grow and grow EXPORTS of fruit and vegetables from Almeria Province grew 15.7 per cent to 48,200 tonnes, latest figures show Vegetables exports in September were worth €42.7 million, while fruit worth €4.4 million was sold.

Although fresh fruit is a secondary market in the Almeria cultivation industry, the latest production

numbers totalled more than 8,000 tonnes.

In the first nine months of the year, the fruit and vegetable farmers of Almeria exported nearly 1.5 million tonnes for a 12.5 per cent rise on last year to €1,300 million worth.

Out of these overall export numbers, 1.1 million were vegetables and more than 300,000 tonnes were

SALES GROWTH: Tomatoes biggest crop in Almeria. fruit. Exports increased 13 and 3.6 per cent, respectively.

Around 40 per cent of all

the fruit and vegetables exported from Spain are produced in Almeria, followed by Murcia (24.2

Car sales in Spain hit a crash barrier SPAIN made 8.5 per cent fewer cars in October.

Over the course of 2012, so far production throughout the country’s motor industry has dropped 18 per cent to 1.7 million

vehicles, according to latest figures. In the first 10 moths of the year 1.3 million cars, 47,954 fourwheel drives and 325,574 vans and lorries were built in Spain.

Heavy vehicle production was

down 42 per cent.

The only ray of light was off-road cars where there was a 25 per cent rise in production, said a report by Anfac, the Spanish motor trade organisation.

per cent). Nine out of the best-selling products coming from Almeria are vegetables and fruits. Only concrete materials get into the top 10, ranking fifth.

Tomatoes were the biggest crop in Almeria, accounting for 21.7 per cent of production in the first half of 2012, yielding €343 million.

Next were peppers (16.8 per cent) and cucumbers (8.9).

Volunteers as bank pay-offs finalised MOST lay-offs by CAM bank owner, Sabadell, will be voluntary.

There would be 1,750 redundancies, Sabadell warned last year on acquiring nationalised CAM for €1.

Following negotiations with the unions, this was reduced to 1,250 and redundancy terms have now been agreed.

A total of 963 people have so far agreed to take early retirement or redundancy.

The latter will receive 35 days’ pay per year worked, between a €30,000 minimum and a maximum of €150,000.

Employees on more than €30,000 a year will also get an ex-gratia payment of €10,000.

Remaining CAM workers who reject the redundancy or early retirement packages will be relocated to branches elsewhere in the Sabadell network.

Employees declining transfers will be paid off at rates agreed with the unions.

The redundancies involve CAM employees although those from Alicante Province where the bank is based are less likely to be affected.

The bank’s Risk and IT departments are based there, as well as the divisions handling the savings bank’s real estate and toxic assets divisions.

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COMMENT Hobson’s choice BRAZIL’S president Dilma Roussef told Mariano Rajoy that ‘exaggerated’ austerity is self-defeating. This blighted Latin America in the past, she said, and noone would contradict her.

However, Brazil has enormous resources on which to base growth but, apart from tourism, Spain’s pre-2008 resources were bricks, mortar and speculation. Following the property implosion it must look elsewhere and until it finds a formula, austerity is forced upon it, not chosen.

Sell-off HOW much does a residence permit cost on the black market? How much must a non-EU national pay to benefit from the advantages of living in a country like Spain? If we didn’t know before, we do now: €160,000. And how is that sum arrived at? It is the minimum price for property in Spain that the government is offering prospective purchasers in exchange for a residence permit.

As I see it...

Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a singleton expat in Spain

Having not dated in a while, I donned my most expensive frock, Versace, of course; my highest heels, not the Louboutins but ones of a similar calibre; I even shaved my legs.

Well, you never know how the evening is going to go.

Back to the date itself; I chose to meet him at the

She’s the one from last week; one half of Mr and Mrs Been-Together-Forever. And wanting for me what she has, she set me up with a friend of her husband.

I’m not overly thrilled that I’m the charity case, the one who is pitied, but she certainly knows what I look for in a man, and she chose well.

ON a pre-Christmas visit to the Costa del Sol from Coventry, Maurice Ward has not yet started shopping.

“Each year I vow to organise myself and start early, but with every passing Christmas, nothing changes.”

Belgian-born Jan de Groote, who lives in El Toro, Mallorca, hasn’t thought about Christmas either. “One of the things I like about living in Spain is that Christmas is not as commercialised as it is Belgium. The other day I was in Ikea and it was full of decorations.

The contrast with other shops was incredible.”

Also, Jaume Salom from the Balearics has purchased nothing. “My wife usually buys the presents a few days before the Three Kings in January. I will give her some money and tell her to look after the grandchildren.”

Carol Dawson from the Costa Blanca also feels under prepared, but has bought her Christmas cards, which is a start. “We are celebrating Christmas early this year as my step-daughter Charlotte is coming over from the UK on December 15, so we really need to get a move on.”

Joan Carty from Altea is halfway there, but is resigned to the usual last-minute rush.

“That’s what happened last year and what happens most

Ready for Xmas is a big question

STREET TALK

EWSFLASH! I went on a date...with a real man.

As blind dates go, it wasn’t half bad.

But in reality, he wasn’t specifically my type.

More Brad Pitt than George Clooney, but who am I to complain? My new Bestie has taken it upon herself to rule my love life, or lack thereof.

With 27 days remaining, are you ready for Christmas? Have all the presents been bought and neatly wrapped, or do you leave it to a last-minute panic buy? Laura-Jane Bruce and other EWN reporters went out and about to find out.

FROM LEFT: Carol Dawson, Jan de Groote and Maurice Ward.

years.”

Friends Connor Menon and Ben del Grosso, aged 15, from La Marina on the Costa Blanca, have few preparations to do but Connor is already ahead of the game. “I have got Ben a Blackberry and I am going to the UK soon so will get my gifts then.”

Cafeteria owner Esperanza Fuster from Altea isn’t too worried about Christmas this year. “Presents will be modest – just a little something – thanks to the crisis and now the children are grown-up.”

Jerry Woodcock from Benalmadena shares this

restaurant rather than have him pick me up as with a traditional rendezvous.

That way, I could arrive fashionably late, and not liking what I saw, could exit without him knowing and send him a text with my excuses.

That may sound harsh, but when you’ve encountered as many disastrous blind dates as I have, you will understand.

Thankfully, our date location - Marbella’s Puente Romano Hotel - instantly put him in good stead.

For those who don’t know, the swish hotel has hosted Audrey Hepburn, and too many other global stars to list.

Back to us. We were both a little apprehensive at first, but as the evening progressed, we relaxed into each other’s company.

The conversation and Champagne flowed, the latter a must. I don’t dress up like this to drink bubbly water or a bottle of plonk all night.

He even took me for a stroll along the beach, before bidding me goodnight and planting a kiss on my cheek.

Such a gentleman.

Sounds like a perfect date, doesn’t it?

All the ingredients were there; looks, charm, money... stop judging me...

But were there fireworks?

Butterflies? Chemistry?

Sadly, no.

But there’s always next week. And another date. And another man.

alternative approach to Christmas shopping. “All our children and grandchildren have grown up, so they prefer to receive money from us rather than gifts.

“I guess it’s a little sad as we used to love the pleasure of searching for presents for them, but as times change, we have to adapt.”

And me?

A quick dash around my local shopping TWO brown pelicans blown to Rhode centre after Island, USA, by the winds of Hurricane work on Sandy will be flown in a private plane Christmas Eve back to their natural habitat in Florida. will have to suffice.

Just fancy that...

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4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

4:05pm Deadly 60 Wildlife series.

4:35pm Sadie J 5:00pm Prank Patrol Down Under Comedy prank series.

5:30pm Vip People 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:15pm Pointless 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 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Young Apprentice 10:00pm Goodnight Britain 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time

12:35am This Week A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo and guests. 1:20am Holiday Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

1:25am Panorama 1:55am Countryfile 2:40am Planet Earth Live Gremlin is a nineweek-old baby toque macaque. 3:40am Antiques Roadshow 4:40am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 5:25am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don’t Tell the Bride 10:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 10:30pm Impractical Jokers 11:00pm World’s Craziest Fools 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:25am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of a strange American family.

12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard’s Good News 2:00am Impractical Jokers 2:30am Some Girls 3:00am Dying for Clear Skin In 2011 24-year-old Jesse Jones went missing.

4:00am Inside the Body Beautiful

Channel 4

7:00am Zigby 7:10am Finley the Fire Engine 7:20am Little Robots 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:45am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am School of Silence 8:30am Pet Squad 8:40am Eliot Kid 8:55am Newsround 9:00am What’s New Scooby-Doo? 9:25am Mister Maker Comes to Town 9:45am I Can Cook with You 10:00am ZingZillas 10:15am Baby Jake 10:25am Dipdap 10:30am Wibbly Pig 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Big and Small 11:05am Big Barn Farm 11:20am Charlie and Lola 11:30am 3rd and Bird 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Royal Upstairs Downstairs 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link

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 Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Sue Hill asks for help to solve more crimes. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. Sue Hill asks for help to solve more crimes. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories

5:50am Countdown 6:35am Make Do and Mend 7:00am BT and Channel 4 Present... 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs Groove’s been looking for sticks on Hoobnet and ended up with a load of old bamboo. 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss 12:00pm Secret Removers 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 3:40pm Countdown

4:00pm Real Rescues Nick Knowles and Louise Minchin present dramatic events from the day-to-day work of the emergency services. The RNLI is called out to rescue Poppy, a springer spaniel who has chased a bird and fallen 300 feet from the cliff top.

4:45pm Flog It! Antiques series.

5:30pm Breakaway Hosted by Nick Hancock, Breakaway is a race to the finish line with up to 10,000 pounds to be won.

6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts travel across the UK as they compete to make the most money at auction.

9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals The competition to crown Britain’s next culinary superstar continues.

10:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 11:00pm Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at some proper jobs.

11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Gavin Esler.

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale Due to Katie’s shock accident Declan and Megan start to rebuild their relationship.

8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale A distraught Declan is wracked with guilt.

9:30pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know Comedian Sandi Toksvig hosts Channel 4’s brand new general knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Kirstie’s Vintage Home This time Kirstie takes on one of life’s most important events: a wedding.

10:00pm The Aristocrats 11:00pm True Stories

12:20am Dara O Briain’s Science Club 1:20am The Culture Show 1:50am An Island Parish Series following the community on the tiny crown dependency of Sark in the Channel Islands.

2:20am BBC News 5:00am Joey’s First Fight 5:15am Lilly the Magnificent Lilly desperately wants to prove herself as a magician in her class talent contest. 5:30am Making Media

12:05am Dirty Britain 1:05am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly.

4:00am Tonight 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Textbased information service. 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

12:25am The Curious Case of the Clark Brothers 1:25am Random Acts 1:30am Embarrassing Fat Bodies 2:25am BT and Channel 4 Present...

2:30am Geordies Overboard 3:25am Unreported World 3:50am Dispatches David Cameron backs increasing British aid to Rwanda to nearly £100m a year by 2015. 4:20am Time Team 5:15am Deal or No Deal

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Kenny Everett - Top of the Pops: 1977 9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm The Secret Life of Rubbish 11:00pm The Dark Ages: An Age of Light 12:00am Treasures of the Anglo Saxons Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art.

1:00am The Toilet: An Unspoken History 2:00am Horizon 3:00am Kenny Everett - Top of the Pops: 1977 3:30am The Secret Life of Rubbish

CH4

Channel 5 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Shark

CH5 10:00am Tickety Toc

4:15pm Christmas Returns to Canaan Seasonal drama.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Dex is mortified by the awkwardness with April.

John goes to speak to Marilyn about the attempted kiss. Bianca and Heath decide to get their own place, but for the moment will move into the Braxton home. Heath’s mother then arrives at the house. Sasha and Marilyn muse about the nature of relationships.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Rolf's Animal Clinic Documentary series presented by Rolf Harris.

9:00pm World’s Strongest Man 2012 The second qualifying round of the 2012 World's Strongest Man competition is in Tampere, Finland.

10:00pm Cowboy Builders 11:00pm Pineapple Express Comedy.

7:00pm The Simpsons 1:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

4:55am HouseBusters 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:45am Divine Designs Paul Binski examines religious art in Britain.

Satellite channels SKY1 9:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Raising Hope

7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Middle 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Flintoff: From Lord’s to the Ring 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am An Idiot Abroad 1:00am Spy 1:30am A League of Their Own

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 9:30am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 11:20am Bridesmaids 1:25pm Hall Pass 3:15pm Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 3:45pm Eurotrip

SMC

5:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors Emma finds out how far a teenage daughter’s concern for her widowed father will go. 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which buyers are helped to find their dream homes.

ITV

Renée Zellweger.

BBC1

9:30am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

5:25pm It’s Kind of a Funny Story 7:10pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 9:00pm Bridesmaids 11:10pm Hall Pass 1:00am Eurotrip 2:40am It’s Kind of a Funny Story 4:30am Women in Trouble

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:45am Lady Jane 7:10am You May Not Kiss the Bride 8:50am Take Me Home 10:30am Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 12:15pm The Fighter 2:15pm The Help 4:45pm Burlesque 6:45pm The Bodyguard 9:00pm War Horse 11:30pm The Help 2:00am The Fighter 4:00am Rabbit Hole 5:35am The Lamp

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:45am Thunderbirds 7:25am Real Steel 9:35am Déjà Vu 11:45am Haywire 1:30pm Crimson Tide 3:30pm K-19: The Widowmaker 5:50pm Rush Hour 7:50pm Real Steel 10:00pm Haywire 11:45pm Rambo III 1:30am Rush Hour 3:15am Species

TCM 12:30pm Wagons West 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Horse Soldiers 6:20pm The Big Trail 8:40pm Cattle Town 10:00pm Legally Blonde 11:50pm A Perfect Murder 1:50am Legally Blonde

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The rich diversity of scenic Spain SPAIN has a rich scenic diversity and vast areas of the country remain wild, rugged and sparsely populated.

Not only that, but large parts of the country are protected.

Within Europe, Spain leads the way in the conservation of its heritage. There are many categories of protection including National Parks, Natural Parks and Biosphere Reserves.

Almeria A Biosphere Robert is an English writer of travel Reserve is an books. He has lived in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria) with wife Diane since international 2003. conservation http://bob.robertbovington.net/spain/home designation given

by UNESCO. To achieve this status it must not only be ecologically diverse but also must demonstrate a CABO DE GATA. balanced relationship between human beings and the Spain has a proportionately environment. higher number of biosphere The World Network of reserves compared with other Biosphere Reserves is the European countries with 33. collection of all 482 biosphere These include the spectacular reserves in 102 countries (as of Ordesa National Park in the mid-2005).

Pyrenees, the lowland

Robert Bovington

SIERRA DE GRAZALEMA.

wilderness of the Doñana National Park in western Andalucía, the beautiful Sierra de Grazalema and the snowcapped heights of the Picos de Europa in Cantabria.

There are two biosphere

reserves close to my heart and close to where I live - the Sierra Nevada and the Cabo de Gata-Nijar.

The Sierra Nevada contains the Iberian Peninsula’s highest mountains.

They are the spectacular backdrop to the magnificent

city of Granada and the Alhambra Palace and their southern slopes are sprinkled with the little white villages of the Alpujarras.

Just a few miles from Almeria, is the pristine coastline of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park.

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5:25am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt It’s an all-female line-up; a youthful blue team pit their skills against a more mature red team. 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which buyers are helped to find their dream homes.

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

4:05pm Deadly 60 Wildlife series.

4:35pm Sadie J 5:00pm Blue Peter 5:30pm Vip People 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm The One Show Chris Evans and Alex Jones present the stories that matter from across the country.

8:30pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Outnumbered 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm John Bishop’s Big Year 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:20am The National Lottery Friday Night Draws The National Lottery Friday night draws presented by Matt Johnson. 12:30am Live at the Apollo Welsh comic Rhod Gilbert introduces stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. 1:00am EastEnders Omnibus 2:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:00am Fake or Fortune?

4:00am Question Time 5:00am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Merlin Fantasy drama series.

8:45pm Doctor Who Science fiction drama.

9:35pm Great Movie Mistakes 10:00pm World’s Craziest Fools 10:30pm Russell Howard’s Good News 11:00pm Impractical Jokers 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Some Girls 12:30am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:55am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

1:15am American Dad! 1:40am American Dad! 2:00am Impractical Jokers 2:30am Him and Her 3:00am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:30am Some Girls 4:00am Dying for Clear Skin In 2011 24-year-old Jesse Jones went missing.

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Channel 4

7:00am Zigby 7:10am Finley the Fire Engine 7:20am Little Robots 7:30am 64 Zoo Lane 7:45am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am School of Silence 8:30am Pet Squad 8:40am Eliot Kid 8:55am Newsround 9:00am What’s New Scooby-Doo? 9:25am Mister Maker Comes to Town 9:45am I Can Cook with You 10:00am ZingZillas 10:15am Baby Jake 10:25am Dipdap 10:30am Wibbly Pig 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am Big and Small 11:05am Big Barn Farm 11:20am Charlie and Lola 11:30am 3rd and Bird 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Royal Upstairs Downstairs 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Daybreak Daybreak deliver the stories that matter to viewers in the world of news and entertainment. 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 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 Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories

4:00pm Real Rescues 4:45pm Flog It! Antiques series. Flog It! comes from Cheshire’s Tatton Park.

5:30pm Breakaway Hosted by Nick Hancock, Breakaway is a race to the finish line with up to 10,000 pounds to be won.

6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts travel across the UK as they compete to make the most money at auction.

9:00pm Mastermind John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair.

9:30pm An Island Parish Bolt from the Blue. Series following the community on the tiny crown dependency of Sark in the Channel Islands.

11:00pm QI Comedy quiz show.

11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Gavin Esler.

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Mark Austin and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale Cain and Moira find it difficult to keep playing hard to get.

8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Island Hospital 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pm ITV News and Weather Mark Austin and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.

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BBC1

12:00am The Review Show Kirsty Wark and guests discuss the cultural highlights of the week.

12:50am Later... with Jools Holland 1:55am The Counterfeiters Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, an artist and expert forger who was arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. 3:30am BBC News

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Sacred Music 9:30pm Sounds of the 70s Musical documentary series. Disco was all pervasive in the mid and early 70s.

10:00pm The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again 10:55pm The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth 12:05am Legends Dennis Wilson, the drummer in the Beach Boys, was the real Beach Boy. 1:05am Guitar Heroes at the BBC Series featuring legendary guitarists performing at the BBC studios.

2:05am The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again 3:05am The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth

5:15am Deal or No Deal 6:10am Countdown 6:55am The Treacle People 7:05am BT and Channel 4 Present... 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss 12:00pm Secret Removers 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 3:40pm Countdown

6:10am Wildlife SOS 6:35am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm Lee Evans 11:10pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

4:15pm The Christmas Pageant Charlene Amoia, Candice Azzara, Kate Flannery, Gloria Gifford (I). Seasonal comedy.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours Summer burns her bridges with Susan when she hands in her resignation at the newspaper.

7:00pm Home and Away Heath’s mother Cheryl invades Bianca and Heath’s privacy when she comes to stay with them.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Cowboy Builders 9:00pm Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan Dominic Monaghan travels in search of weird creatures.

10:00pm The Mentalist American crime drama.

11:00pm Castle Quirky US crime drama series about a bestselling author who teams up with a young New York detective to solve murders, gaining inspiration for his books along the way. When a museum curator’s death is linked to an archaeological expedition to the tomb of a legendary Mayan king, Castle believes that he could be the next victim of the mummy’s curse.

12:05am - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mel Gibson.

12:05am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 1:50am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Deep Blue Sea 5:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Channel 5

12:15am 4funnies: The Rubberbandits 12:40am 8 Out of 10 Cats 1:30am Random Acts 1:35am Full English Meet the Johnson family in Channel 4’s brand new animated satirical sitcom. 2:05am The Ricky Gervais Show 2:30am My Name is Earl 2:55am My Name is Earl 3:15am Bob’s Burgers 3:40am Bob’s Burgers 4:00am Glory Daze 4:45am 90210 5:25am Deal or No Deal

12:00am Law and Order: Criminal Intent 12:55am Inside Hollywood 1:00am Super Casino 4:55am Motorsport Mundial The latest motor racing action from around the world.

5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series with Californian interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:45am Divine Designs Art historian Dr Paul Binski examines some of Britain’s most fascinating works of religious art.

Satellite channels SKY1 5:10am Stargate SG-1 6:05am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Raising Hope 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Middle 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Spy 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm A League of Their Own 12:00am Flintoff: From Lords to the

Ring 1:00am Don’t Sit in the Front Row 1:30am Road Wars 2:25am Border Invasion USA 3:25am Border Invasion USA 4:20am Road Wars 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:30am Women in Trouble 6:15am A Nanny for Christmas 7:55am Blackball 9:40am White Men Can’t Jump 11:40am Harry Potter: The Magic Lives On 12:10pm Cyrus 1:50pm Tower Heist 3:40pm Friends with Benefits 5:40pm The Stepford Wives 7:20pm Cyrus 9:00pm Tower Heist 10:45pm Friends with Benefits 12:45am The Pool Boys 2:20am White Men Can’t Jump 4:20am The Stepford Wives

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:35am The Lamp 7:15am Mask 9:15am Like Dandelion Dust 11:00am Conviction 12:50pm A Little Bit of Heaven 2:40pm Shakespeare in Love 4:45pm The Age of Innocence 7:05pm Conviction 9:00pm A Little Bit of Heaven 11:00pm Shakespeare in Love 1:10am Albatross 2:45am Cherrybomb 4:20am The Descendants Special 4:35am The Age of Innocence

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:10am Small Soldiers 7:05am Hanna 9:00am The Eagle 11:00am Jaws 2 1:00pm Braveheart 4:00pm Shanghai Noon

6:00pm Shanghai Knights 8:00pm Hanna 10:00pm Braveheart 1:00am The Eagle 3:00am Species II 4:40am Machete

TCM 6:00am The Horse Soldiers 8:05am Gunsmoke 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:15am The Big Trail 12:30pm Cattle Town 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Charge at Feather River 5:50pm Son of a Gunfighter 7:30pm Union Station 9:00pm Riders of Destiny 10:00pm The Glimmer Man 11:45pm Executive Action 1:30am Training Day 3:40am Zorba the Greek

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Free rides not being fair to expat pensioners

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I FIND it despicable how some people try to find loopholes in the law to get free rides while other people in the same country pay their way.

I am a pensioner and my government (the Dutch) deducts €40 a month from my State pension and pays this to the Spanish government.

I don’t think it very hard to figure out that if freeloading parasites get in the system the rates for the correctly paying foreigners will go up.

G Rietveld, Cantonia, Almeria

Recycle more I CANNOT believe people are so lazy with their rubbish disposal.

I see people pulling up in their cars and throwing glass, plastic and paper in the normal bins and then drive past the recycling skips!

Is it so difficult if you are already in your car to drive to a spot where there are bins for recycling?

We all live on this planet and should be responsible for helping towards its future.

I am not a campaigner, but I do believe in doing my little bit to help recycle.

So please, everyone, try to recycle, it is not that difficult.

J L, Mojacar (Almeria)

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Costa de Almería takes to re-invigorate the Spanish economy. Feeding the hungry is a short-term imperative, but creating employment by bringing forward labour-intensive restoration projects such as at the Torrox church, represents a meaningful stimulus to the local economy.

Individuals can also join in the crusade of bringing this sun-kissed land back to prosperity. Start that home improvement project you have been agonising about for so long!

Michael Gill, Fuengirola (Malaga)

Biker offer

I live in Huerta Nueva and I love the wildlife around this and the surrounding area. Thought you may wish to share some photos taken from Cabo de Gata, Maria and local areas with readers.

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Praiseworthy jobs NORMA from Competa probably felt a great sense of relief when she unburdened herself of that bottled-up anti-Catholic negativity (Religious joke Issue 1428).

It could be called her cathartic moment.

However, when she re-engages with the rational world, she may observe that the Catholic Church has a very sophisticated understanding of what it

A climate change article (Issue 1428) sent some temperatures soaring.

Here are just two of the views received.

Pure propaganda WHEN will people like Jane Plunkett stop spouting propaganda that they are fed on climate change when it suits various governments to increase taxes?

Her column was truly idiotic!

Let me give you some facts you may have missed.

First the changes in temperature have nothing to do with humans. Earth has been changing its own temperature for the last four million years or more.

Second are you aware the BBC told all of its reporters 10 years ago not to report on any scientist that disagreed with climate change? Why would they do that? Because it was rubbish.

However, people like Plunkett took it as fact. Don’t believe all you hear or read.

So whilst Plunkett is entitled to be conned and even walk around talking

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Save the planet and then save those expensive material items

disaster strikes suddenly people are bout the world around them and their sessions. ct recent example is Hurricane Sandy mount of concern people are showing devastation left in its wake. p l l

I WAS saddened, though not entirely surprised, to note the comments of Brenda and Eddie Westwick about the Harley Davidson meeting in Guardarman (Issue 1428).

I have met thousands of bikers of various nationalities in numerous countries.

Most have displayed no element of elitism and many have become lifelong friends.

But the world of the biker is no more immune to snobbery than any other part of society and you will encounter the occasional misguided view.

Unfortunately, that’s life!

If Brenda and Eddie wish to ride with like-minded folk or just talk bikes, there is a group of riders that meets every Thursday at the Sunset Cafe in Cabo Roig at 10.30am.

Or they can contact me via: mollyandbaileybassett@hotmail.com Rob, Harley rider (Alicante)

driving extreme weather, which will only lead t more intense storms like Hurricane Sandy, a well as droughts, frequent flooding and wildfires.

According to Greenpeace, the world’s ocean h

rubbish if she wishes, she should not put it in a newspaper where young minds can be brainwashed as she was. My nan used to say if you can’t say something truthful or useful, shut up, and this article was neither.

Antony (By email) Jane Plunkett replies: It saddens me to think people don’t care about the planet. The same way we clean up our houses, we should look after the earth. It’s a fact that cars, aeroplanes, industry and much more ARE contributing to climate change. In my column I talked

about overfishing and mass deforestation and the horrific consequences of both.

My information is from experts at Greenpeace. And it is solid research.

Say right thing THANK you so much for saying the right thing about the environment in your article.

It really is all about cause and effect.

Unfortunately, this is not on top of most people’s agenda right now, at least not on the political scene.

We need to pay the price for the environmental damage in the end. And that is true for all of us.

Mats Wikberg, Santa Ponsa (Mallorca)

WALKING my dog near Villa Rocos I noticed a car turn off the main road onto the footpath.

When I got nearer a man was standing by a bush. Then he exposed himself.

When I got home I dialled 121 and spoke to an operator who told me to dial a 62 number, but they told me to phone 121!

This incident has unnerved me and I am afraid this could happen to someone else or to children.

J G, Garrucha, (Almeria)

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5:00am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live James Martin hosts the cooking show, and is joined by Michelin-starred chef Phil Howard and Chris Evans. Alfie Boe faces his food heaven or food hell and expert Olly Smith chooses the wine to match the studio dishes.

There is a chance to enjoy some classic moments from Rick Stein, Great British Menu and Rachel Khoo'’s Little Paris Kitchen.

12:30pm Baking Made Easy 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 1:10pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

1:15pm Football Focus 2:00pm Snooker 3:00pm Rugby Union

4.00pm - midnight 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 6:20pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

6:30pm A Question of Sport 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm Strictly Come Dancing Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host another action-packed Strictly Come Dancing.

9:00pm Merlin Fantasy drama series.

9:45pm The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws The National Lottery Saturday night draws presented by John Partridge.

9:55pm Casualty 10:45pm Live at the Apollo Glaswegian comic Kevin Bridges introduces stand-up from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo.

11:15pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:05am The Football League Show 1:45am Westworld 3:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:15am BBC News BBC One joins the BBC’s rolling news channel for a night of news, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.

BBC3 8:00pm Rugby Union 9:00pm Top Gear Motoring show.

10:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 10:45pm Pretty Woman Romantic comedy reworking of the Pygmalion theme, set in modern-day America.

12:40am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

1:05am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

1:25am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:50am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

2:10am Impractical Jokers 2:40am Him and Her 3:05am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:50am Britain’s Biggest Beauty Queens

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7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie 8:25am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Baby Jake 10:10am Big Barn Farm 10:25am Mr Bloom's Nursery 10:45am Something Special 11:05am Zingzillas Zingbop 11:10am Get Squiggling 11:30am Get Well Soon 11:45am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 12:00pm Justin’s House 12:25pm I Can Cook on the Go 12:40pm Mister Maker Comes to Town 1:00pm Coast 1:05pm Animal Park 2:05pm The Gay Divorce 3:45pm Houseguest

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7:30am The Mr Men Show 7:45am Olive the Ostrich 7:50am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:00am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:05am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:20am Animal Antics 8:25am Noddy in Toyland 8:35am City of Friends 8:50am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Super Samurai 11:35am ThunderCats 12:00pm The All New Gadget Show 12:55pm Cowboy Builders 1:55pm Superman

5:30pm Snooker: UK Championships 6:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

7:30pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce.

8:30pm Dad’s Army 9:00pm Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild Episode to be Announced.

10:00pm QI XL Quiz show. Stephen Fry looks at people whose names start with J. 10:45pm Bad 25

4:30pm The Unforgettable...

5:00pm Jonathan and Charlotte 6:00pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather.

6:15pm ITV News and Weather Charlene White with the latest headlines from around the world.

6:30pm The Golden Rules of Tv 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed!

7:30pm Take Me Out 9:00pm The X Factor 10:30pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pm ITV News and Weather Charlene White with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:45pm FA Cup Highlights Matt Smith presents highlights of all the day’s FA Cup secondround ties.

4:55pm The Simpsons 5:20pm Come Dine with Me 5:55pm Come Dine with Me 6:25pm Come Dine with Me 6:55pm Come Dine with Me 7:25pm Come Dine with Me 7:55pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:25pm 4thought.tv 8:30pm Heston’s Fantastical Food 9:30pm Stephen Fry: Gadget Man Stephen Fry shares his passion for gadgets and new tech, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

10:00pm Star Trek

4:35pm The Christmas Gift Dean Cain, Jean Louisa Kelly, Alexei Zubarev, Mimi Kennedy, Donovan Scott, Reginald Vel Johnson. Feelgood family drama. Three orphaned young boys stay with a kind childless couple in their perfect home over the Christmas period. When they overhear that the couple intends to adopt just one of them, the lads compete for attention and affection in order to win a place in the house.

6:20pm Our First Christmas A newlywed couple with children from previous marriages attempt to bring their families together at Christmas, but the kids are somewhat reluctant to embrace their new siblings.

8:10pm Catwoman Adventure spin-off from the Batman comic franchise. A shy graphic designer at a cosmetics company is murdered by her employer after stumbling on a corporate conspiracy. Resurrected by a psychic Egyptian cat, she is transformed into a leather-clad superhero complete with feline agility, and she sets out for revenge.

9:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.

10:00pm International Boxing Boxing action from Belfast’s Odyssey Arena.

BBC2

8:30pm Dad’s Army Classic wartime sitcom about a group of men - not able to take up active service due to their age - who set up their town’s Home Guard in the Second World War.

1:00am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 1:50am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place.

BBC4 8:00pm Metalworks!

9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm The Killing The third and last season of the Danish thriller sees Inspector Sarah Lund back for one last case.

11:00pm The Killing The third and last season of the Danish thriller sees Inspector Sarah Lund back for one last case.

12:00am More Old Jews Telling Jokes More old Jews tell their favourite jokes.

12:30am Kenny Everett - Top of the Pops: 1977 1:00am Motown at the BBC 2:00am Metalworks!

3:00am Horizon Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is predicted that this century might see ten times as many deaths. Yet when an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise.

12:45am Serenity Government weapons’ researchers have been manipulating the intelligence of some very bright teenagers, until one of them, River, escapes - complete with a head full of potentially damaging secrets. 2:45am The Store 4:00am In Plain Sight 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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10:00pm Star Trek

12:25am The X Files: I Want to Believe 2:25am Steel Magnolias 4:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus

12:00am BAMMA 11: Alex Reid Returns Mixed martial arts action. 1:15am Super Casino 5:05am Michaela's Wild Challenge Michaela Strachan and colleagues undertake a range of wildlife-related dares in exotic locations. 5:25am The Great Artists 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK's most scenic counties.

Satellite channels SKY1 7:00am Lion Man 7:30am Lion Man 8:00am UK Border Force 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Diversity 2:00pm Little Crackers 2:15pm Little Crackers 2:30pm Little Crackers 2:45pm Little Crackers 3:00pm Little Crackers 3:15pm Little Crackers 3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Futurama 4:30pm Futurama 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Michael Buble Home for the Holidays 8:00pm Hawaii Five-0 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm From Hell 1:20am Road Wars 2:20am Inside Gatwick 3:15am Road Wars 4:05am

Caribbean Cops 5:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics

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SKY MOVIES DRAMA 7:00am Stay Cool 8:40am Our

Family Wedding 10:30am Trouble with the Curve: Sky Movies Special 10:50am That Thing You Do! 12:50pm The Adjustment Bureau 2:40pm I Don't Know How She Does it 4:15pm The Avengers Special 4:45pm Honey 2 6:45pm The Terminal 9:00pm I Don’t Know How She Does it 10:35pm The Adjustment Bureau 12:25am Purple Rain 2:25am Casino Jack 4:15am 4 Wedding Planners

SKY MOVIES ACTION 7:00am The Warrior’s Way 8:50am Spy Kids 10:30am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 12:20pm Daylight 2:20pm X-Men: First Class 4:35pm First Blood

6:15pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 8:00pm Daylight 10:00pm X-Men: First Class 12:15am First Blood 1:55am Rambo: First Blood Part II 3:35am Skyline 5:15am X-Men: First Class Special 5:45am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

TCM 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:45am Gunsmoke 9:50am Riders of Destiny 10:50am Union Station 12:25pm Son of a Gunfighter 2:10pm The Charge at Feather River 4:00pm A Thunder of Drums 5:50pm The Fighting Lawman 7:10pm The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 10:00pm Collateral Damage 12:05am Super Troopers 2:00am Broadcast News 4:20am Super Troopers

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When care seems to be issue of race The main issues were schooling and, almost unbelievably, diet. The department insisted that instead of my friends enrolling the lad in a local, highly-respected private school, they wanted him driven more than an hour away to a public school, predominantly attended by Muslim children. The final nail came when they declared he must have an Halal diet and insisted the couple’s whole kitchen be ‘cleansed’ to accommodate it.

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT The last they heard this young lad was still in the children’s home.

The care home case I experienced was when my dear Mum, then 90, was in a home in the South of England. It soon became clear she was not happy.

Although racism was not

Monkey murder A 22-YEAR-OLD man is due in court in Idaho, USA over the death of a patas monkey at a local zoo. Michael J Watkins faces at least two charges for allegedly abducting the monkey and beating it so severely that it later died.

Truth pays LUCRATIVE BUSINESS: Care homes. even in her vocabulary, the fact that there were no Caucasian people working there made her feel confused and out of place.

One day I turned up unexpectedly and found the residents were unkempt, the place was mucky and reeked of urine and curry! I decided to move her. Over the next couple of weeks every

home I visited was run by people of ethnic origin. It was a lucrative racket.

Often the large ‘family’ occupy the biggest part of the house and outnumber the actual residents, who are simply regarded as a means to an end, and often treated accordingly.

Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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OCIAL SERVICES’ decision to bar a white couple from fostering a black baby in the UK didn’t surprise me.

These departments are awash with staff, who are themselves of ethnic origin, and often emerge as the worst racists of all.

I wonder what sort of outcry there would have been, had they denied a white child from a black family on similar grounds.

A large majority of care homes also fall into the same ethnic category.

Before you accuse me of talking tripe, I’ll cite you a couple of personal experiences.

The first concerns two married friends of mine who had already adopted and fostered a number of children. They applied to adopt an eight-year-old boy of Mid-East origin. To cut a long and frustrating story short, they had to finally give up on the idea. They simply could not comply with all the rules and stipulations the authorities confronted them with.

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A TAXI DRIVER in Singapore has been praised for his honesty after handing in one million Singapore dollars (€638,000) found in the back of his cab. Sia Ka Tian, aged 70, had just dropped off a couple from Thailand who were holidaying in the city when he discovered the cash.

They paid him a reward.

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3:15am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Fern Britton Meets... 12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil and Tim Donovan with the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:20pm Countryfile Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury explore Somerset’s countryside and coastline. 2:00pm Bargain Hunt Antiques challenge. 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Call the Midwife Drama about a newly-trained midwife in 1950s London.

5:45pm Songs of Praise 6:20pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day Cookery series.

6:50pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team.

7:10pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

7:20pm Countryfile 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow Aberystwyth Arts Centre welcomes Fiona Bruce and the team of experts.

10:00pm The Secret of Crickley Hall 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

11:15pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

11:25pm Match of the Day 2

12:15am The Graham Norton Show 1:00am The Sky at Night 1:20am The Two Mr. Kissels 2:45am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:50am Film 2012 3:20am Holby City 4:20am Operation Iceberg 5:20am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 9:00pm Gavin and Stacey 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Him and Her 11:30pm American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

11:55pm American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

12:15am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of a strange American family.

12:40am Family Guy 1:00am Some Girls 1:30am Him and Her 2:00am Gavin and Stacey 3:00am Dying for Clear Skin 4:00am Inside the Body Beautiful Documentary looking at the physiological and psychological changes that happen to young people as they strive to alter their appearance.

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7:00am Tikkabilla 7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola Animation following a boy’s efforts to get his stubborn little sister to try new things. 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie Rosie lives in a playhouse with her colourful group of friends. 8:25am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Baby Jake 10:10am Big Barn Farm 10:25am Mr Bloom’s Nursery 10:45am Something Special 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Great British Bake Off 1:30pm Rugby Union 2:30pm Snooker: UK Championships

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Engie Benjy 7:10am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7:25am Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7:35am Signed Stories 7:45am Canimals 7:55am Canimals 8:00am Matt Hatter Chronicles 8:25am Almost Naked Animals 8:35am Almost Naked Animals 8:50am Almost Naked Animals 9:00am Big Time Rush 9:30am Good Luck Charlie 10:00am Good Luck Charlie 10:25am There's No Taste Like Home 11:20am Carry on Cruising 1:00pm ITV News and Weather 1:05pm FA Cup 2nd Round Live: MK Dons v AFC Wimbledon

4:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 6:30am Countdown 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Sailing 8:35am North Face Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc 9:05am Will and Grace 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:05pm The Big Bang Theory 1:35pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things Hugh's three-ingredient competition continues, with this week focusing on fish. 3:05pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 3:35pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things

8:00am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:10am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:20am Animal Antics 8:25am Noddy in Toyland 8:40am City of Friends 8:50am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:15am Mio Mao 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Castle Farm 10:15am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:45am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Power Rangers: Super Samurai 11:35am ThunderCats 12:10pm Chinese Food in Minutes 12:25pm The Singing Friar 12:55pm Rolf's Animal Clinic 1:55pm Road to Christmas 3:40pm Jack Frost

6:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

7:30pm Fawlty Towers Prepare for a stay at the famous Torquay hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Fawlty and his overbearing wife, Sybil, in what most rightthinking people would agree is the world’s finest sitcom. Basil tries to conceal the body of a dead guest while worrying about the out-of-date kippers served that morning. Very fishy!

8:00pm Top Gear Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older ‘classic’ models and news in the motoring world.

9:00pm Return to Forgotten Britain 10:00pm Dragons’ Den Series in which budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to multimillionaires.

11:00pm Harry and Paul Two of the biggest comedy names in Britain, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are back with a whole new range of characters in a new series of their sketch show.

11:30pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks Irreverent pop quiz, with guest competitors from the worlds of music, TV and comedy.

4:00pm Farewell Jack 4:30pm The X Factor 6:00pm The Nation’s Favourite Number 1 Single 7:30pm London Tonight Regional news update for the capital and the South East, plus local weather.

7:45pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 10:00pm Steppin’ Out with Katherine Jenkins 11:15pm ITV News and Weather James Mates with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:30pm FA Cup Highlights

4:05pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 4:35pm Hugh’s 3 Good Things 5:10pm Deal or No Deal 6:10pm Miracle on 34th Street 8:20pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:50pm 4thought.tv 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Alien Investigations 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Peep Show 11:30pm British Comedy Awards Nominations Show 2012

5:35pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.

5:40pm Rush Hour 2 7:30pm Superman 2 Entertaining, special effects-filled sequel to Superman.

10:00pm Magnum Force The second action thriller in the Dirty Harry series sees the maverick cop investigating the slaying of some of the West Coast’s most powerful criminals. Dismissing the theory that the murders are the result of underworld squabbling, Callahan learns that each of the victims was killed by a slug from a.357 Magnum - the most powerful handgun in the world, and a weapon widely used within the San Francisco Police Dept.

12:00am I’ve Never Seen Star Wars 12:30am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 1:20am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 3:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather.

12:30am Rugby Highlights The pick of the highlights from the top flight of English rugby.

1:25am Grimefighters Series following the daily lives of Britain’s clean-up teams. 1:55am The Store 3:55am Motorsport UK 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

BBC4 8:00pm A Child’s Christmases in Wales 9:00pm Love Me Do: The Beatles ‘62 On October 5th 1962 the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. 10:00pm Why Poverty?

11:00pm The Big Picture Paul Exben is a success story - a great job, a glamorous wife and two wonderful sons.

12:50am Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 On October 5th 1962 the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. 1:50am The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again 2:45am The Beach Boys: Live at Knebworth On a cold and rainy summer night in June 1980, the Beach Boys played to a capacity crowd at a rock festival in England - a rocking, stomping show that got people up on their feet and brought a bit of California sunshine to the thousands of British fans who packed the show.

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10:00pm Steppin’ Out with Katherine Jenkins.

Katherine Jenkins stars in a TV special with a difference.

Katherine Jenkins.

12:35am Rude Tube Animals take centre stage in this show as Rude Zoo explores the online jungle. 1:30am Fishing for Trouble 2:00am American Football Live 5:45am Grudge Match Humorous tales of longstanding rivalry in the world of sport and competition. 5:55am Countdown

12:30am Road House 2: Last Call 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:05am House Doctor 5:30am House Doctor 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK’s most scenic counties.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am UK Border Force 9:00am UK Border Force 10:00am The Glee Project 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm André Rieu 3:35pm The Middle 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm The Middle 6:00pm The Middle 6:30pm The Middle 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Raising Hope 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am Road Wars 2:25am Road Wars 3:20am Road

Wars 4:15am Caribbean Cops 5:10am Lion Man 5:35am Lion Man

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:15am Ramona and Beezus 7:00am The Dilemma 9:00am The Cat in the Hat 10:35am Dunston Checks In 12:15pm Little Fockers 2:00pm Johnny English Reborn 3:45pm The Change-Up 5:45pm The Cat in the Hat 7:15pm Little Fockers 9:00pm Johnny English Reborn 10:45pm The Change-Up 12:40am The Dilemma 2:35am Swingers 4:15am Stan Helsing 5:50am Dunston Checks In

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:45am Prom 7:30am Lucky Christmas 9:00am An Affair to

Remember 11:00am War Horse 1:30pm Moneyball 3:45pm Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 5:35pm The Art of Getting by 7:00pm War Horse 9:30pm Moneyball 11:45pm Burlesque 1:45am Alfie 3:35am Just Go with it 5:35am Lucky Christmas

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:45am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 7:30am Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Special 8:00am Real Steel 10:10am Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 12:35pm Sahara 2:45pm Twister 4:45pm The Chronicles of Riddick 6:50pm Real Steel 9:00pm Sahara 11:10pm The Tourist

1:00am Rambo III 2:45am Déjà Vu 4:55am Justin Timberlake 5:15am Thunderbirds

TCM 6:00am Another Time, Another Place 7:40am The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 10:35am The Fighting Lawman 11:55am A Thunder of Drums 1:45pm Scrooge 4:00pm Gunsight Ridge 5:35pm The Hallelujah Trail 8:30pm Rider on a Dead Horse 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 10:55pm Hell on Wheels 11:50pm The Jacket 1:45am A Fistful of Dynamite 4:20am The Jacket

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ord McAlpine’s action in identifying for litigation 1,000 original tweets and 9,000 retweets wrongly linking him with the North Wales care home child abuse scandal, is the start of a process which will inevitably go a long way to moderate and regulate social networking sites like Twitter.

Basically, Twitter is just another form of communication, but like all forms of communication – sending emails, writing letters, chatting on the phone or in the supermarket checkout queue the problems start from those doing the communicating.

Some are daft, some touchy, some downright nasty. And their messages can range from the highly perceptive to the totally boring. Twitter incorporates all that. Probably three-quarters of all tweets come under the three ‘B’s heading (bragging, boring or banal). The remainder may constitute biting wit, earnest discussion or just keeping in contact with people.

In a world where, nowadays, many work from home, Twitter provides a way of reproducing the workplace banter that’s been lost over the years. And in an age when more and more people live

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A peer’s legal battle to end ‘trial by Twitter’ Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in Nora’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/norajohnson

alone, being able to interact via Twitter with likeminded individuals while all watching the same football match or TV reality show is in a way, I suppose, akin to recreating a sort of family life.

It’s regrettable many live such isolated lives, but Twitter, Facebook and other social media undeniably do help make it a bit more bearable.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with using any form of communication like Twitter. There is everything wrong, though, in

COMMUNICATION: We are all responsible for what we say or write. using it to libel, intimidate or bully.

Twitter-users should give it some thought before they tweet or retweet.

If the message is libelous and their tweet (or retweet) repeats the libel, then it’s still libel.

We are all responsible for what we say or write. That includes the Twitterati. They can’t simply libel someone with impunity. Tweeting

is an act of publishing. Passing on chitchat or gossip over the garden fence is one thing, making unsubstantiated innuendos to thousands of followers is another.

It’s time for Twits to grow up and take responsibility. They could always try phoning their workmates, or meeting them in the pub for a chat. More fun, less chance of being prosecuted.

They could even speak to somebody - you know – face-toface, perhaps even make *real* friends ….

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Soul Stealer’ & ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca

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5:20am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

4:05pm School for Stars 2 4:30pm Science Fiction 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher Animation. Dennis lives in Beanotown with Mum, Dad, little sister Bea and his pet dog Gnasher.

4:45pm The League of Super Evil 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5:30pm Pet School 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12:20am Duplex Black comedy. 1:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

1:45am Richard Hammond’s Miracles of Nature 2:45am Operation Iceberg 3:45am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 4:30am Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:30am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

9:00pm Britain's Biggest Beauty Queens 10:00pm Junior Doctors 11:00pm Russell Howard’s Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life.

12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Junior Doctors 2:30am Inside the Body Beautiful 3:25am Russell Howard’s Good News 3:55am Britain’s Biggest Beauty Queens A programme exploring Britain's only plussize beauty pageant.

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7:00am Tikkabilla 7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie 8:25am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Numtums 10:05am Abadas 10:15am Alphablocks 10:20am The Rhyme Rocket 10:35am The Lingo Show 10:45am Something Special: We’re All Friends 11:05am Show Me Show Me 11:35am Let’s Play 11:55am I Can Cook on the Go 12:10pm Mister Maker Comes to Town 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker: UK Championships

4:45am 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 Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories A case of hit and run leaves a cyclist fighting for his life in intensive care.

5:55am Countdown 6:40am Make Do and Mend Simon Wright feeds some fussy kids for less than a fiver. 7:05am Sali Mali Sali Mali and Jackdaw are excited about Christmas. 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 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 Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:35pm The Comancheros Western starring John Wayne as Texas Ranger Jake Cutter.

3:40pm Countdown

7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Mio Mao 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake Monkey 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: NY

7:00pm Eggheads General knowledge quiz in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the formidable ‘Eggheads’, who have all been winners on other quiz shows.

7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two All the latest news and gossip from behind the scenes of Strictly Come Dancing.

8:00pm Ricks Stein’s Christmas Odyssey 9:00pm University Challenge Cult student quiz show where two rival university teams battle it out to see who has the most superior intellects.

9:30pm MasterChef: The Professionals Ambitious young chefs put their skills to the test in an attempt to make it to the top of the culinary world.

10:00pm Inside Claridges 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks Irreverent pop quiz, with guest competitors from the worlds of music, TV and comedy.

11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day’s important national and international news stories.

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Brett makes a move on Rhona while Paddy is away.

8:30pm The Royal Variety Performance 11:05pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Agenda

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know Comedian Sandi Toksvig hosts Channel 4’s brand new general knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Sinead is faced with a monumental decision, while it's time for Mitzeee to face Mercedes again.

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

8:25pm 4thought.tv 8:30pm Turner Prize 2012 The Turner Prize returns to Channel 4, broadcasting live from Tate Britain in London.

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Stephen Fry: Gadget Man Stephen has a look at how gadgets can make work easier and, most importantly, more enjoyable.

10:00pm The Real Man’s Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West 11:00pm The Fear

4:15pm Love’s Christmas Journey First instalment of a two-part festive drama. The saga of Love Comes Softly continues as recently widowed Ellie King visits her brother Aaron Davis and his children for Christmas.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours Susan pushes Priya to confide in her and Priya admits that she is having an affair.

7:00pm Home and Away Natalie and Brax take Casey to the hospital.

The police arrive and arrest Casey for missing his court date. Gina confronts Marilyn about her kiss with John. Bianca leaves Heath to go stay at Irene’s. With Bianca gone, Heath breaks down and Brax comforts him.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan Dominic Monaghan travels in search of weird creatures.

9:00pm The All New Gadget Show Entertainment show.

10:00pm XIII: The Conspiracy Tense thriller charting the fall-out from the assassination of the USA’s first female president.

12:05am Full English 12:40am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 1:45am Secret State 2:40am The Good Wife 3:25am The Good Wife 4:10am Challenge to Lassie 5:25am Supernanny US

12:45am Shops, Robbers and Videotape 1:45am Highland Emergency Documentary series. A dramatic rescue is needed for an elderly walker in agonising pain. 2:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am Nick’s Quest 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series with Californian interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:45am Divine Designs

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12:10am State of Play Russell Crowe.

12:20am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 1:10am Dragons’ Den 2:10am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 4:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

5:00am Welcome to the World 5:30am Writing for Walford

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Nature’s Microworlds 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough 11:00pm Attenborough and the Giant Egg 12:00am Mark Lawson Talks to...

12:30am The Killing 1:30am Nature’s Microworlds 2:00am Only Connect 2:30am Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough 3:30am Attenborough and the Giant Egg David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest.

12:10am State of Play 2:20am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:25am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Best of Oops TV 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Raising Hope 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm Flintoff: From Lord’s to the Ring 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Fringe 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am Road Wars 3:15am Road Wars 4:15am

Little Crackers 4:30am Little Crackers 4:45am Little Crackers 5:00am Futurama

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:50am Dunston Checks In 7:20am White Men Can’t Jump 9:20am Chalet Girl 11:00am The Truth About Cats and Dogs 12:40pm Snow Dogs 2:25pm Horrible Bosses 4:10pm Little Nicky 5:45pm Chalet Girl 7:25pm Cyrus 9:00pm Horrible Bosses 10:40pm Little Nicky 12:15am White Men Can’t Jump 2:10am The Truth About Cats and Dogs 3:50am Cyrus

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:35am Lucky Christmas 7:10am

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 9:10am Something Borrowed 11:10am Anonymous 1:25pm What’s Your Number? 3:15pm Mother and Child 5:30pm Something Borrowed 7:25pm Like Crazy 9:00pm Anonymous 11:15pm What's Your Number?

1:10am Stolen Lives 2:50am The Butcher’s Wife 4:45am The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special 5:15am The 5th Quarter

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:15am Thunderbirds 7:00am Flight of the Phoenix 9:00am Batman and Robin 11:10am Spider-Man 3:25pm Independence Day 5:50pm Batman and Robin 7:55pm Spider-Man

12:10am Independence Day 2:40am Battle: Los Angeles 4:40am Priest

TCM 6:00am Gunsight Ridge 7:25am Scrooge 9:30am The Hallelujah Trail 12:25pm Rider on a Dead Horse 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Vengeance Valley 5:30pm Valley of The Kings 7:05pm The Spider Woman 8:15pm A Christmas Story 10:00pm Showdown in Little Tokyo 11:30pm The Challenge 1:30am Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3:45am The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

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Hair today, gone tomorrow…?

H

AVE you noticed how many Tom Selleck doppelgängers there seem to be of late - in the last few weeks to be precise? If you look carefully, even some British Airways, Qantas and Virgin airplanes have a Charles Bronson look about them at the moment.

No need to scour the pages of Vogue para Hombre for details of a new trend, or resort to a stick-on until you can sprout one of your own. It is, of course, ‘Movember’ - a portmanteau word from moustache and November - the month so-called ‘Mo Bros’ have to complete their hirsute task.

The term was coined in Australia in 2004 to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer as well as other health issues for men. It has since snowballed into a global phenomenon raising $174 million to spread the word of preventing unnecessary deaths by early detection of cancer through annual check-ups and adopting a healthy lifestyle.

It is a well-known fact that women are far quicker off the mark in consulting a MOUSTACHES: Not so popular in the 21st century.

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks.

To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ ulrica-marshall

ULRICA MARSHALL ulrica @euroweeklynews.com

doctor than men - especially when the nether regions are concerned - so any effort to encourage them is laudable. It does make me wonder, though, why this once treasured piece of pogonotrophy is so rare once our brothers, husbands and fathers have bee-lined it to the barbers or the bathroom sink come midnight on December 1?

Back in the 70s, every bloke worth his testosterone donned a fine specimen of Fu Manchu (long, downward pointing ends) or Walrus (bushy, covering the lip) or other fine artistry. It was also a trademark for the Village People and once regarded as a gay calling sign. But today it is hard to think of many people in the public eye who cultivate a ‘tache’ - beards more so, three-day stubble or goatees quite frequently, but the upper lip seems to be a relatively hair-free zone in the 21st century.

This is a sad fate to befall a style that can be traced back to 300 BC, with the portrait of an otherwise shaved Iranian horseman. But with ardent followers like Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein, it is perhaps no surprise that it has largely fallen out of favour over time. Less so, perhaps, here in Spain where men seem to favour ‘more is more’ when it comes to hair in general.

In the Western world - in contrast with some Arab cultures where it is associated with power - women shun prospective partners with a moustache. According to a survey by an online dating website, Match.com, only 8 per cent of the fairer sex go for this prickly look.

Until the tide of facial hair fashion turns again, all those with a secret yearning for some upper lip decoration, Movember is the perfect and noble excuse to channel your inner Salvador Dali (whose moustache was so distinguished it has its own category, the Dali).

And if you are sold on the retro charms of the moustache, why not head for the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where the National Beard and Moustache Championships have just taken place with 340 whiskered competitors fighting it out across 18 categories and a total of 54 medals.

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5:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Scotland welcomes Bargain Hunt for another round of the antiques gameshow. 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

4:05pm School for Stars 2 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher 4:45pm The League of Super Evil 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5:30pm Pet School 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm The One Show Matt Baker and Alex Jones present the stories that matter from across the country.

8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Last Tango in Halifax 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

11:35pm Imagine...

12:55am Transsiberian Thriller. 2:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:45am Vikings Neil Oliver reveals the truth behind the legend of the Vikings. 3:45am Pound Shop Wars 4:45am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution Paul Martin travels to Newlyn in Cornwall, to celebrate its handmade tradition of metal working. 5:30am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm All New Celebrity Total Wipeout 9:00pm Junior Doctors 10:00pm Inside the Body Beautiful 11:00pm Some Girls 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life.

12:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life.

12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am Some Girls 2:00am Inside the Body Beautiful 3:00am Him and Her 3:30am Impractical Jokers 4:00am Junior Doctors

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6:00am In My Shoes 7:00am Tikkabilla 7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie 8:25am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Numtums 10:05am Abadas 10:15am Alphablocks 10:20am The Rhyme Rocket 10:35am The Lingo Show 10:45am Something Special: We're All Friends 11:05am Show Me Show Me 11:35am Let’s Play 11:55am I Can Cook on the Go 12:10pm Mister Maker Comes to Town 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker: UK Championships

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 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 Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Nina Hossain with the latest headlines from around the world.

3:00pm Crime Stories

5:25am Supernanny US 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sali Mali 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:35pm Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 1:45pm The Enemy Below 3:40pm Countdown

7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Mio Mao 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake Monkey 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Shark

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Dara O Briain’s Science Club 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh.

7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather Alastair Stewart and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.

8:00pm Emmerdale Chas is forced to reconsider her chances of walking free.

8:30pm UEFA Champions League Live 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm UEFA Champions League

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know Comedian Sandi Toksvig hosts Channel 4's brand new general knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks ‘Are Jews still persecuted in Britain today?’

9:00pm A Superscrimpers’ Merry Christmas 10:00pm Heston’s Fantastical Food Heston tries to rekindle our love for the traditional pub food.

11:00pm The Fear Peter Mullan stars as Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur Richie Beckett in Richard Cottan’s powerful new four-part drama that chronicles the disintegration of a criminal mind. In episode two, as the Becketts come under increasing pressure, Richie’s mind deteriorates and he seeks help from former adversary and now respectable plastic surgeon Dr Seb Whiting. Fearful of Richie’s reappearance in his life, Seb shares his concerns with Richie’s semi-estranged wife, Jo.

4:15pm Love’s Christmas Journey Concluding slice of a two-part festive drama.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours Andrew has an epileptic fit and Tash is forced to watch on.

7:00pm Home and Away Heath struggles to make sense of everything.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Highland Emergency 8:30pm Highland Emergency 9:00pm Murder Files Documentary series about murderers and their crimes.

10:00pm Body of Proof US mystery series. Crime-solving medical examiner Megan Hunt has difficulty establishing the cause of death after a popular high-school student is found dead outside a rave. Todd has a shock announcement for Megan, Kate and Lacey.

11:00pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series.

11:55pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series.

12:05am Homeland 1:10am Pokerstars.Co.UK and Monte-Carlo Casino Ept Grand Final 2:10am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:35am Sailing A look behind the scenes at the America's Cup World Series. 3:05am Extreme Sailing Series 3:35am Beach Volleyball This edition catches up with the stars of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

4:30am North Face Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc 4:55am Best of British 5:50am Freesports on 4

12:50am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1:50am Highland Emergency 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 4:55am Nick's Quest 5:20am House Doctor Home improvement series with Californian interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:45am Divine Designs Paul Binski presents the series examining the history of religious art in Britain.

11:00pm The Sarah Millican Show

Sarah Millican.

12:20am Snooker 1:10am Inside Claridges 2:10am Snooker 4:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather. 5:00am Inside the Body Beautiful 5:30am Little Alien 5:45am Life Stories

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Britain on Film 10:00pm The Dark Ages: An Age of Light The Dark Ages have been misunderstood.

11:00pm Why Poverty?

12:00am The Killing The third and last season of the Danish thriller sees Inspector Sarah Lund back for one last case.

1:00am Time Shift 2:00am Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury 2:30am Britain on Film 3:00am The Dark Ages: An Age of Light The Dark Ages have been misunderstood.

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12:35am Take Me Out 1:35am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly.

4:00am Loose Women 4:50am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Satellite channels SKY1 5:10am Stargate SG-1 6:05am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Little Crackers 6:15pm Little Crackers 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Last Resort 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm From Hell 1:20am Road Wars 2:20am Road Wars 3:15am Road Wars 3:40am

Road Wars 4:10am Cop Squad 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am Snow Dogs 7:05am Take Me Home Tonight 8:55am The Fighting Temptations 11:10am Dark Knight Rises 11:40am National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1:30pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 3:40pm The Hangover Part II 5:30pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 7:20pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 9:00pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 11:00pm The Hangover Part II 12:45am Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2:35am Beavis and Butthead Do America 4:00am The Top Ten Show 2012 4:15am Blackball 5:55am The Fighting Temptations

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 8:45am Life as We Know it 10:45am Trouble with the Curve: Sky Movies Special 11:00am Shakespeare in Love 1:10pm Just Go with it 3:10pm Captain Corelli’s Mandolin 5:25pm Albatross 7:00pm Life as We Know it 9:00pm Shakespeare in Love 11:10pm Just Go with it 1:10am Boys Don’t Cry 3:15am XMen: First Class Special 3:45am The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special 4:15am Losing Control

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:40am Priest 6:10am Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 6:40am The Top Ten Show 2012 7:00am Bunraku 9:15am Spy Kids 10:55am Spy Kids 2: The

Island of Lost Dreams 12:45pm Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2:45pm Paycheck 4:50pm Batman 7:00pm The Eagle 9:00pm Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 11:00pm The Recruit 1:00am Batman 3:10am Skyline

TCM 9:40am The Trail Beyond 10:45am Valley of The Kings 12:20pm Vengeance Valley 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Catlow 5:55pm Rawhide 7:30pm The Pride and the Passion 10:00pm Murder at 1600 12:00am Badlands 1:50am Murder at 1600 3:35am Badlands 5:10am Gunsmoke

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A lighter outlook I

WONDER if Spain would be a far happier place without some of its daily newspapers? I am sure it would.

Burying one’s head in the sand is probably not the answer, either.

Browsing national frontpage news stories can be pretty depressing stuff.

I recall a globetrotting adventurer remarking on what a relief it was to reach his home town. He found his newspaper’s main story was over a local bicycle thief. Yes,

Images of Spain

By Mike Walsh www.michaelwalsh.es To comment on any of the issues raised in Mike’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com /columnists/mike-walsh

ignorance is bliss. Thank goodness for our lighter looks at local life; the better sides of human nature and a minimum of doom-saying.

The price of residency COME to think about it the only note of optimism is Spain’s property market.

Its unpopular government is considering granting residency to encourage more Chinese and Russian property buyers.

It is an indication of what our residency status is valued at. Maybe there will be less moaning as we jump through hoops to get ours.

I am peeved at the proposal’s exclusion of those buyers wishing to purchase property valued less than €160,000. This will draw interest away from the cheaper end of the market.

When in the real estate trade I recall a client returning empty-handed.

He had taken a viewing trip expecting the hard-sell but had learnt his lesson.

Although he had £80,000 in his pocket there wasn’t a single resale available.

Oh, those were the days, my friend

The good news, cash is king ACTUALLY there is some good news and for the Costas too. Homes are being sold at demolition prices. Brigitte Castaño is exuberant: “We’re starting to sell again.”

Brigitte is a representative of real estate agent Remax at its Alicante office. The lady who knows is on a high when passionately enthusing about incoming buyers.

These are mainly made up of Russians, Scandinavians,

French, and her personal favourite the Belgians. The latter are the ones from a country that doesn’t have a working government. Makes you wonder if we need one. Good news for some; even the banks are being cold-shouldered: stuff your mortgages; your threats and your evictions. Cash is king. It is said that 90 per cent of buyers on the Costa del Sol are non-Spanish.

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5:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC’s Breakfast team. 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Watchdog Daily 12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series looking at whether household junk could be worth a small fortune. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Escape to the Country

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm School for Stars 2 4:30pm Science Fiction 4:35pm Dennis and Gnasher 4:45pm The League of Super Evil 5:00pm Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Animated adventures with Scooby and the gang.

5:30pm Pet School 6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:15pm Pointless 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 The One Show 9:00pm Supersized Earth 10:00pm War on Britain’s Roads 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 11:45pm Would I Lie to You? 12:15am Film 2012 12:45am The Daisy Chain Horror drama. 2:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am See Hear 2:45am Ian Hislop’s Stiff Upper Lip: An Emotional History of Britain 3:45am Great British Food Revival 4:45am Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 5:30am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Young Apprentice 9:00pm Gavin and Stacey 10:00pm Die Hard with a Vengeance Third in the series of high-speed action thrillers about maverick New York cop John McClane.

12:05am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life.

12:25am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of American family life.

12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am Impractical Jokers 2:00am Russell Howard’s Good News 2:30am Gavin and Stacey Special festive edition of the hit sitcom.

3:35am Snog, Marry, Avoid?

4:00am Him and Her 4:30am Some Girls

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6:00am William Whiskerson 1: Island, Farm, City 6:25am Curious Cat 6:55am Primary Maths Promo 7:00am Tikkabilla 7:30am Balamory 7:50am Charlie and Lola 8:05am Cloudbabies 8:15am Everything’s Rosie 8:25am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 8:35am Chuggington 8:45am Octonauts 9:00am Tilly and Friends 9:10am Woolly and Tig 9:15am Mike the Knight 9:30am Timmy Time 9:40am Tweenies 10:00am Numtums 10:05am Abadas 10:15am Alphablocks 10:20am The Rhyme Rocket 10:35am The Lingo Show 10:45am Something Special: We're All Friends 11:05am Show Me Show Me 11:35am Let's Play 11:55am Dipdap 12:00pm See Hear 12:30pm Autumn Statement 2012

4:50am 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 Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. 1:30pm Loose Women Former Loose Woman Sarah Millican joins Carol Vorderman, Carol McGiffin and Jane McDonald today. 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Crime Stories

5:50am Freesports on 4 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 Everybody Loves Raymond When Debra takes the kids to visit her parents, Ray can’t get to sleep alone at home. 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me Perfectionist Chris Slater tries his hardest to add a touch of class to the week. 12:30pm Come Dine with Me Chelsea Symcox is preparing a Mediterranean menu for her guests. 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:35pm Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 1:45pm Sink the Bismarck! 3:40pm Countdown

7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Removal Men 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Build a New Life in the Country 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Shark

4:30pm Snooker: UK Championships 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two All the latest news and gossip from behind the scenes of Strictly Come Dancing.

8:00pm Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Hour 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 5:00pm Britain’s Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 10:00pm The Town 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Inside Man

4:30pm 1001 Things You Should Know 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm The Fear

4:15pm Farewell Mr. Kringle Drama.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours The pressure mounts on Andrew to the point where he has a fit in front of his father.

7:00pm Home and Away When he and Dex open up at a therapy session, Sid realises how strong his son really is.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm World's Strongest Man 2012 9:00pm Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle Documentary. The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most enduring enigmas of modern times.

10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways 11:00pm Untraceable Crime thriller.

11:35pm Inside Man - Heist thriller with a twist as a calculating gang carry out ITV

1:55am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Columbo 5:35am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:20am Snooker 1:10am Great Continental Railway Journeys 2:10am BBC News 5:00am Rock Types at Great Heights 5:50am William Whiskerson

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea 10:00pm Rome 11:00pm More Old Jews Telling Jokes Yet another slice of senior citizen silliness. Old Jews cracking old gags what's not to like?

11:30pm Why Poverty?

12:30am The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea 1:30am Great British Railway Journeys 2:00am More Old Jews Telling Jokes 2:30am The Cricklewood Greats 3:15am Rome

what their leader describes as the perfect bank robbery. As the drama unfolds, a tough policeman and the bank president’s 'fixer' pit themselves against the criminal mastermind leader.

12:05am True Stories 1:25am Abbey Road Studios: In Session with VW Beetle Established and upcoming acts play at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in north London. 1:55am Spotlight 2:10am Mother 4:20am St. Elsewhere 5:05am Deal or No Deal

1:05am World’s Craziest Police Pursuits 2:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

5:00am Nick’s Quest Roving naturalist Nick Baker journeys around the world in search of rare and endangered species. 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:45am Divine Designs

Satellite channels SKY1 5:10am Stargate SG-1 6:05am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Airline 7:30am Airline 8:00am The Middle 8:30am The Middle 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Little Crackers 6:15pm Little Crackers 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Glee Project 10:00pm Last Resort 11:00pm Fringe 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am A League of Their Own 2:00am Road

Wars 2:55am Road Wars 3:45am Road Wars 4:10am Cop Squad 5:10am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:55am The Fighting Temptations 8:00am It’s Kind of a Funny Story 9:55am Taxi 11:45am Just Wright 1:40pm Friends with Benefits 3:40pm Eurotrip 5:15pm Arthur 7:15pm Taxi 9:00pm Friends with Benefits 10:50pm Eurotrip 12:25am Arthur 2:15am 41 Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About it 3:40am It's Kind of a Funny Story

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:50am Cupid, Inc

7:20am Stepping Out 9:20am An Affair to Remember 11:20am Shallow Hal 1:20pm Going the Distance 3:10pm The Age of Innocence 5:30pm Lucky Christmas 7:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 9:00pm Going the Distance 10:45pm Shallow Hal 12:45am Just Married 2:25am Flesh and Bone 4:40am Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 5:10am Listen to Your Heart

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:20am Spy Kids 7:00am Sanctum 8:50am The Chronicles of Riddick 10:50am I, Robot 12:50pm Green Lantern 2:50pm Daylight 4:50pm Batman Returns 7:00pm I, Robot 2035 Chicago: Homicide cop

Spooner doesn’t trust the robots that are part of human society.

9:00pm Green Lantern 10:55pm Daylight 12:50am Batman Returns 3:00am The One 4:30am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special

TCM 8:15am Gunsmoke 9:20am Gunsmoke 10:25am Catlow 12:15pm Rawhide 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Vera Cruz 5:45pm Rocky Mountain 7:20pm The Young and the Brave 9:00pm Paradise Canyon 10:00pm Breakdown 11:45pm Hell on Wheels 12:40am Hell on Wheels 1:35am Border Shootout 3:20am Breakdown 4:55am Gunsmoke

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‘Downton Abbey’ fourth series, 2013 Christmas special confirmed by ITV

By Richard Shanley DOWNTON ABBEY has been picked up for a fourth series. The Emmy-winning period drama will return to ITV1 in autumn 2013 with eight new episodes.

A special extended episode will also air at Christmas 2013, with filming set to begin in February next year. Gareth Neame - exec producer - said: “Viewers can look forward to more drama, comedy, love, hatred, jealousy, rivalry, ambition, despair and romance.”

Laura Mackie, Director of Drama at ITV, added: “We’re thrilled to welcome back a drama series that has become a much anticipated part of all our lives every autumn and achieved success around the globe.”

Downton Abbey will also return to ITV1 this Christmas for a two-hour festive special, to air on December 25 at 10pm (CET). “As ever, Downton will take its audience through a whole range of emotions. All of life’s experiences will feature in this episode. This is one episode you will want to see live with millions of others - and best have the tissues ready.”

DISHING THE DIRT

By Richard Shanley Of Europa Digital

BBC One has announced five new drama series. New shows from Spooks’ creator David Wolstencroft and Scott & Bailey’s Sally Wainwright are among the commissions. Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson said: “2012 has been a recordbreaking and award-winning year for BBC Drama and our new 31 hours of programming illustrates our sheer dedication to British Drama.

“The BBC commissions more drama than any other broadcaster with over 450 hours of drama a year delivering a range of high quality, creative, ambitious television.”

Wolstencroft’s The Escape Artist will run for three hour-long episodes and will focus on Will Burton, a talented and charming barrister who uses his legal expertise to acquit the notorious prime suspect in a murder case, with shocking consequences.

DRAMA: Has already won an Emmy.

The six-part Happy Valley is written by Wainwright and follows police officer Catherine Crowther as she is drawn into a murky world of kidnap and revenge. Other commissions include The Great Train Robbery - a two-part serial telling the story of the most infamous heist in British history.

Writer Chris Chibnall and director James Strong will reunite on the project, having previously collaborated on BBC Two’s acclaimed drama United. What Remains is a four-part series from Inside Men writer Tony Basgallop - the crime drama is described as a ‘state-of-the-nation whodunit’ that focuses on the discovery of

a young woman’s corpse and the lives of those connected to the victim. The final new drama is By Any Means - a six-episode thriller from Hustle’s Tony Jordan that follows a clandestine police department run by maverick cop Jack Quinn.

Britain’s Got Talent and BBC drama Call the Midwife are among the shows competing for gongs at the 2013 Broadcast Awards. The industry event’s full list of nominations were announced this week and also include Line of Duty, This is England 88 and Celebrity Juice. The Broadcast Awards take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on January 30, 2013.

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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CANNING local media I am impressed by the choice of tempting short break holidays on offer. Up for grabs are three days in Valencia for €95 and just €15 more for similar in Madrid. I hope we won’t hear criticisms of tour companies that offer such good value for money.

In the UK 29 per cent of homes have only one person resident; a total Mike Walsh of 7.6 million. Why would it be different on the vwww.michaelwalsh.es Costas? I wonder if International Journalism Europe Broadcaster Commentator International Radio convention excludes Awarded ‘Writer of the Year’ many thousands of Mobile 0034 662 067 490 To comment on any of the issues raised in singles from taking Mike’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ advantage of these mike-walsh offers. Being single but not unsociable I am envious of those who, with their armcandy, occasionally take advantage of such breaks, nights out and restaurant tête-àtête. Try it on your own. company of skirt but Of course there are many singles whose had no wish to change my single status. I status is not necessarily by choice; signed up to a holiday for a singles online widowed, divorced, plain, ugly or plain service. When setting out my profile I told ugly; maybe known to be cantankerous on no lies. What you see is what you get. I occasion. They still deserve and need even used a recent photograph of myself. company. Why can’t they be loved, too?

There are cheats (we know who you are) Several years ago I missed occasional who are economical with the truth by using

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photographs taken before they put on 15 kilos or 15 years earlier.

I recall one lady who, when questioned, admitted she used her daughter’s photograph; otherwise she found it difficult to get a date. With morals like that she might have made up for it in other ways;

her date wasn’t interested in finding out.

The holidays for singles are a wonderful idea and gave us singles the best of both worlds. When writing out my profile I made it clear that I wanted a shared holiday, not a shared life. The dilemma was the delicate subject of sleeping arrangements. No problem for me; after a day’s touring all I want to do is sleep.

But if you book single rooms the costs soar. Anyway, the loneliness of separate rooms after a day’s togetherness seemed to go against the spirit of the venture. I couldn’t see a problem sharing a room though not necessarily the bed. Leaving hanky-panky aside it is nice to have company, someone to natter with at lights out.

We are all adults; if we can’t be trusted to stay in our own beds we can’t be trusted to share a coach seat. All I could do was run it up the flag pole and see if anyone saluted.

I did and was surprised at the number of ladies who found the suggestion accommodating. One at a time, I presume.

Maybe these tour operators should try a little matchmaking; it could pay dividends.

It’s not a dating site we need; it is a ‘Travel Date’ solution.

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I’m ready for my close-up I

MAGINE if life was like a TV show (hopefully not EastEnders) and at the end of an hour the credits would roll and you could pause and relax before the next showing.

As the main character, all the action would revolve around you and any peripheral characters would come and go with barely a second thought. Scripts would be agreed beforehand and spoilers would alert you to any nastiness or unpleasant interludes, such as relationship break-ups or queuing at the post office. You could nip to the kitchen at that point and make a cup of tea, or fast forward to a more agreeable period of time.

Repeat showings would guarantee longevity and enable you to enjoy events in your life time and time again a bit like a wedding video only with more audience participation. Of course the downside would be repeating the bad times ad infinitum and living with actors.

As the show’s star you would have final say over costume,

Suzanne Manners Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character). To comment on any of the issues raised in Suzanne Manners’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/suzanne-manners.

location and script. Of course that does kind of sum life up, except for the spoilers and script control.

At times it feels as though I’m stuck in my own filmic loop constantly making the same mistakes and walking the same

A TV LIFE: At the end of one show, you could pause and relax. long, unending path (like a French film). No matter how many times I fall into the same pattern of behaviour I still cannot see the twist in the tale.

Like ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’, or ‘Spartacus’, I still hope

the ending will be different, but no, Jesus gets crucified, Spartacus ends his days as a bloody stop sign on the Appian Way and I always underestimate a peripheral character’s ability to ruin my day.

The audience is hiding behind its hands screaming: “Don’t go down the cellar!” But do I listen?

No. There is a reason why that new person in my life reminds me of someone else, it is a subconscious warning they are very likely to cause the same mayhem as that someone long ago excised from my life. But, like real TV shows, there are only so many character types to choose from.

How great would it be to timetable in commercial breaks? I could advertise Prada or Dior; sell my life to the highest bidder. Midway through a difficult scene life would stop and turn black and white and be populated with beautiful, chisel-jawed men wearing nothing but white boxers and a ‘come hither’ smile.

And my own TV show? I like to think it’s sassy and sharp like ‘Ally McBeal’ but suspect it’s more like ‘Lost’, the same confusion and frustration but without Sawyer.

Anyway, as Woody Allen said: “Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.”

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Holidays mark the day Spain changed I

dictatorship. On that day in 1978, the nation’s Constitution was approved by more than 88 per cent of votes.

The period following Franco’s death is known in Spain as the Transition (la Transicion).

A weekly focus aimed People who were in their 20s and at keeping expatriate readers 30s at the time - many now retired informed on various aspects of remember it with nostalgia. They lived Life in Spain in new-found freedom. Everything seemed to be possible back then.

By Raul Candela If you have the chance to FLASHBACK: Queues at Congress last year. But not this year. raul@euroweeklynews.com chat with your Spanish friends or acquaintances about it, ask them what they were doing on the day the Constitution was signed. I am sure they will tell you many good memories and stories that are worth a listen.

If you still have no Spanish MANY expatriates in Spain do not HMRC and the new friends (what are you waiting sign on the municipal register. www.gov.uk websites for?) and you are interested British Consul in Alicante Paul can provide really useful in the topic, lots of Rodwell explains why you should information.

Anyone documentaries and special sign up to the padron. living unregistered in television programmes will What is your experience of Spain could end up with be broadcast that day. the padron?

Traditionally it was the worst of both When I arrived in Spain - at worlds: no access possible to take a free that time I did not work for the to Spanish ser- guided tour of Congress in consulate - I was surprised to vices, yet Madrid on Constitution Day. hear that I needed to register on probably not However, this year it won’t the municipal register or padron considered to be a be possible to do so. as an equivalent does not exist in UK resident. It The government says it is the UK. could end up due to works being carried When I realised there could be costing them a lot out on the building, but ADVICE: “Get registered as soon as you move to Spain,” says Paul Rodwell. something in it for me, I nipped more in the long many believe that they are down to my local padron office, school to accessing local services from their local Social Services. A run. afraid someone will use the did the usual queue, filled out the like free or reduced-cost Spanish lot of benefits can only be What benefits have you opportunity to stage a classes. The padron is the one accessed if you’ve been on the been reported as most protest. paperwork and was signed on.

The British Consulate has document that will always be padron for a couple of years or valued by British nationals?

On December 8 we been promoting registration asked for. Registering will make more. The consulate often comes A lot of British register with the celebrate Immaculate on the padron among sure that expatriates don’t miss across cases of extremely padron for a specific reason, such Conception Day. Why do we expatriates. Why? out on anything they might be vulnerable British nationals who as signing up with a doctor, and still celebrate a religious act need care but can’t access it then find out later the other as a national holiday, if The padron is key to being able entitled to. to access many local services.

Also as people get older and because they never registered in benefits that registration holds, Spain is officially a secular From registering with a doctor develop care needs, they can get the first place. Often by the time which could be as simple as state? That I do not know. and getting your children into the help and support they need we hear of their situation it’s too getting a reduction on their bus My guess is that Spanish late. pass or being able to sign up to society is still deeply rooted The key is to plan ahead and free or reduced-price activities. in Catholic beliefs, and get registered as soon as you It also opens up their right to traditions die hard. move to Spain, which is the vote and play an active part in Anyway, for most of us Question: I have been living in Spain for several years message we give out during our the decisions that are made at Spaniards what really now and last signed on the padron in May 2010. Please events. the town hall. There are now a matters is that we have the could you tell me... is it necessary to sign on each year?

Why do you think some number of British councillors at longest weekend of the year Answer: If you registered with your passport, you should sign expatriates fear they will local town halls, which is a great ahead. every two years. If you registered with the residence certificate, lose British rights (e.g. fiscal example of integration and the So, remember, from next then it is five years. residence, taxes) if they importance of the padron.

Thursday to Sunday many And, remember, in those cases when you need to produce the register?

How can expatriates get people will not be available padron (for example, registering your car’s number plate, You can’t choose where you informed? at their offices and some registering with a doctor), the certificate (nota de padron) is are resident; generally speaking, They can visit our website businesses and public valid for three months, but you do not have to do all the you are resident where you www.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk. But buildings will be closed. registration again. Simply go to your town hall and ask them to spend most of your time. It can there is no better place to get But, of course, you will still renew your nota de padron. sometimes be complicated for information about the padron be able to get your free copy Send your questions to: raul@euroweeklynews.com people in terms of taxation and and its benefits than from the of the Euro Weekly News as usual! other issues, but that’s where the town hall itself.

Life in Spain

F you are working in Spain, you should know by now that a long weekend is coming.

Next Thursday and Saturday (December 6 and 8) are national holidays, but what are we celebrating?

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Good news is bad for the evicted T

HE present battle between banks and borrowers over evictions reminds me of a scene from an old movie about good news and bad news.

The Government says to the people.

“There is good news and bad news. The people say: “OK, tell us.”

The Government explains: “Well, we are increasing taxes and lowering your salaries and pensions. We are www.pfieldman.blogspot.com planning to privatise London-born journalist and hospitals, schools and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid. utility companies. We His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ intend to hand over the available on Amazon or ABANDONED: A common www.1066TheConquest.com autovias to private companies so they can become autopistas with tolls. We are going The Government somewhat perplexed to charge you for going to court. We shall says. “That was the good news.” make it easier to sack employees and To be fair the Government, which has reduce redundancy payments. been dragging its heels for two years, has “We shall allow the banks to put all their finally begun to make a move to end the bad assets in a ‘Banco Malo’ and offer immoral and unjust eviction of families. foreigners residence permits if they buy a But it took the tragic suicide of 53-yearproperty. We let the banks evict you from old Amaya Egana to finally convince your home if you owe them €100,000. politicians that the laws need changing. An There is too much corruption and waste of ex-councillor from Oviedo who was public funds which goes unpunished.” unemployed with three children, she The people reply: “So give us the good jumped from her fourth floor flat when the news.” bailiffs arrived. It has shocked and shamed

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In contrast the Government does nothing about the major real estate and construction companies who owe the banks €40 billion for whom it is business as usual.

There is, though, a pocket of resistance.

Together with his lawyer, a Moroccan immigrant, Mohamed Aziz, whose lender was charging massive interest rates for overdue payments, is bringing his case to

the European court. He argues clauses in the small print which enable the banks to hike up interest rates and charges on unpaid mortgage payments to 20 per cent plus, are against consumers’ interests.

If judgement is given in his favour it will do more to redress the balance than the Spanish Government has done since the crisis began five years ago.

In the current recession the Government will be forced to assist families who are on the street and find them accommodation.

For both Government and banks it makes economic sense to leave families in their homes, lower the monthly repayments and/or extend the loan period. If properties are repossessed the lenders can charge occupiers a fair rent until such time as the market improves.

There will have to be some control to avoid abuse by people who simply stop paying believing they can cheat the system, to prevent the exploitation by mafia operators who buy up repossessed properties at auction at knock down prices or the dramatic situation which has arisen in a deprived Madrid suburb where unauthorised families are literally taking over properties and squatting illegally.

However, a change of mentality is beginning to show, eviction notices are stopping and courts are now prepared to help.

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Breast-feeding on rise MORE new mothers are breastfeeding their babies.

Some 81 per cent now start their babies on breast milk compared with just 66 per cent in the mid-90s.

Figures show that older mothers are also more likely to breast-feed as well as those living in the least deprived areas, and women working in professional or managerial jobs. While 87 per cent of mothers over 30 breast-feed just 58 per cent of teenage mums and 90 per cent of women in managerial or professional roles start breast-feeding compared with 74 per cent in routine or manual occupations.

However, despite the rise, only one in 100 are obeying guidelines that they should exclusively breast-feed for the first six months with many also using formula milk and introducing PREFERRED: Most mothers now breast-feed. food.

Put best foot forward to keep the doctor at bay TO halt the mid-life spread, all one needs to do is walk 6,000 steps a day.

It normally takes oneand-a-half steps to cover one metre, therefore, 15 steps would cover 10 metres and 1,500 steps one kiliometre, so 6,000 steps could be achieved by walking around four kilometres.

Not only will this help weight loss and that dreaded spare tyre, but that number of steps can lower the risk of conditions associated with menopause, including diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

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aged between 45 and 72 in Passo Fundo, Brazil, recorded their daily steps and were given health checks by researchers.

Those that recorded 6,000 steps per day on their pedometers were considered active and those that took fewer inactive.

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Banish your wobbly tummy WE all have body hangups and with Christmas just around the corner it is time to think about those quick-fix solutions.

If your stomach looks fat and/or bloated most of the time and even when you lose weight everywhere else it remains rounded, it could be that you are stressed.

When stressed, cortisol is released from the adrenal glands and this causes the body to lay down fat around the stomach, explaining why even slim women can have excess abdominal fat if they regularly feel stressed.

The good news is you don’t have to pound the treadmill for hours to get rid of your belly.

Stomach fat can also be caused by imbalanced gut bacteria so avoid eating sugar and grains such as bread and pasta.

Try cutting out citrus fruits also as they can sometimes cause bloating.

Foods that can restore cortisol balance and help flatten your stomach, include lean protein, including chicken and fish, green vegetables, sweet potatoes, beetroot, olives and avocados.

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Parents’ phones risk children CHILDREN are having more accidents because their parents are too busy checking their mobile phones to supervise them properly,

researchers warn.

The number of children being admitted to hospital having fallen from playground equipment in the UK has risen by a third in the last five years, according to NHS data.

Parenting experts and doctors specialising in emergency departments HAVING a job you hate is as bad for your believe the rise is partly mental health as being unemployed, fuelled by the growing Australian researchers have claimed. use of smartphones and They say that people with poor working BlackBerries. conditions suffer just as much as those They also point out out of work. that children are more The study’s author, associate inclined to take risks or professor Peter Butterworth, said that misbehave when they people unhappy in their jobs were just know their parents’ as likely to have mental health issues attention is diverted. as those without a job at all.

Job misery

BREEDING GROUND: Sponges harbour germs.

Sponges: A germ haven THE average kitchen sponge is 200,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat.

The news may shock some cleanliness freaks, but the sponge is one of the dirtiest places in the home and experts have even linked the germs found on sponges, cloths and chopping boards, with bacteria that can cause paralysis.

A study which swabbed and tested various household

items found that there are around 10 million bacteria per square inch on a kitchen sponge and a million per square inch on a dishcloth.

All cloths, sponges and towels should be washed above 60 degrees Celsius to kill germs or they should be disinfected regularly.

Better still, use disposable cleaning wipes, advises the Health Council study.

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Cycling therapy CYCLING could help ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, scientists believe.

The exercise improved connections between brain regions linked to the disease and boosted patients’ co-ordination and balance, research has shown. Exercising on a bike is ‘an effective, low-cost therapy for the disease’, one researcher said.

Jay Alberts of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Ohio, set up the research, after noticing improvements in his companion, a Parkinson’s patient, following a long-distance tandem ride across Iowa.

Liver disease increases THE number of people suffering from liver disease across Europe is falling, but cases in the UK are rising.

Health experts say obesity, undiagnosed hepatitis infections and alcohol use are among the causes for the increase of disease across Britain.

Between 2000 and 2009, deaths from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in the under 65s increased by around 20 per cent while falling by the same amount in most EU countries.

The UK’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said local

Smoking may damage brain A NEW study has found that smoking could also age the brain.

Scientists from Kings College London, who carried out the research on 8,800 people over 50, discovered smoking can damage memory, learning and reading skills and make people more vulnerable to dementia.

High blood pressure and being overweight also affect the brain, but to a lesser extent.

People needed to be aware that lifestyles could damage the mind as well as the body, the scientists said.

health authorities need to prioritise preventing,

identifying and treating liver disease.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly,

the mountainside vineyards of Germany, the baked red earth of Australia, and the shady verandahs of Niagara, as well as to scenic, offbeat locations in Southern Italy, the Mediterranean, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, all in search of the best value bottles the world has to offer.

seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin

Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when.

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) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

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Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others.

You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.

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Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over.

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This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental wellbeing. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

Just joking Three old ladies are sitting on a park bench when a flasher comes by and opens his trench coat right in front of them. The first old lady has a stroke, the second old lady has a stroke, but the third old lady can’t reach that far.

Send your joke to jokes@ euroweeklynews.com.

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2. What was the name of the extreme left-wing terrorist organisation based in Italy, which from the early 1970s was responsible for carrying out kidnappings, murders, and acts of sabotage?

3. What name is shared by an ‘international insurance document for motorists’ and a ‘permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the US’?

4. In astronomy, what name is given to a small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet? It is formed when a lowmass star has exhausted all its central nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers as a planetary nebula.

5. What is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories in Canada, on the north shore of the Great Slave Lake?

6. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here were all hugely successful albums by which English psychedelic rock band?

7. What name was given to the independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa?

8. What name was given to the great epidemic of a disease thought to be bubonic plague, which killed a large proportion of the population of Europe in the mid 14th century?

9. By what nickname was the American boxer, born Joseph Louis Barrow, usually known as? He was heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to 1949, defending his title 25 times during that period?

10. Originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu’s private secretary and alter ego Père Joseph, what nickname is often given to someone exercising power in the background?

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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 1 Peer so aroused to state of quiet restfulness (6) 4 Misquote for headgear (5) 8 Actor David as the leader of Argonauts (5) 9 Admire Isolde, I find (7) 10 New campaign, not one for staying outdoors (7) 11 A pair in a Tokyo kebab shop (4) 12 May cooked sweet potato (3) 14 Firearms being returned, we are feeling very cosy and secure (4) 15 ʻMorning Britainʼ, cry from pulpit (4) 18 Go after sheltered fool (3) 21 Blow pipe you hear very loud (4) 23 Light metal ignited him outside the university (7) 25 Beat writer first with an old club (7) 26 Rocking stone along for a change (5) 27 Minor modification to raw edge in hard wood (5) 28 Sailors at American birthplace of Saint Paul (6) Down 1 Throw away badly written Crete journal (6) 2 Man of letters who calls regularly (7) 3 Sea god in accommodation in California (3,5) 4 Strode in during introduction (4) 5 Go round capital (5) 6 View allowed through this? (6)

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Across 1 By way of (3) 3 Confess (5) 6 Peaked hat (3) 8 Innate (7) 9 Mournful song (5) 10 Blockade (5) 11 Going on foot (7) 12 Half-asleep (6) 14 Brief trip (6) 17 City in southern Spain (7) 19 Reddish brown (5) 21 Slow speech pattern (5) 22 Get rid of (7) 23 Timid (3) 24 Avoid (5)

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

Across 1 Ghosts (9) 8 Fall (accident) (5) 9 Pork (5) 10 Mares (4) 11 Eight (4) 15 Sand (5) 17 Después de (tras un hecho concreto) (5) 18 Forward (in position) (9)

Co d e B r e a ke r 7 Miserly cocktail of my gin (5) 13 A man at the cash register with a Spanish scarf (8) 16 Joins brides with groomsʼ capital (7) 17 Backbone by Tory leader - itʼs played on (6)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS 25 Failure (3) Down 1 Planet (5) 2 Style of design popular in the 1920s and 1930s (3,4) 3 Concur (5) 4 African country (6) 5 Young child (7) 6 Welsh breed of dog (5) 7 Promised (7) 12 Deciphers (7) 13 Ruined (7) 15 Practical (7) 16 Risk (6) 18 Prepared (5) 19 Range (5) 20 Small bug (5)

Play on Words SWEAR IS

BUMP

Answers: Swear black is white, Bump into

Funagram

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

In this week’s puzzle, 18 represents M and 20 represents Q, so fill in M every time the figure 18 appears and Q every time the figure 20 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.

19 French Apostle has a stroke of luck (5) 20 Compensation for a thousand goals (6) 22 Make-up brief work out (5) 24 Single out the digging tool (4)

CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Regime, 8 Alison, 9 Bali, 10 Clincher, 11 Destine, 13 House, 15 Latex, 17 Pale ale, 20 Catch out, 21 Aery, 22 Miners, 23 Agaric. .Down: 1 Beware, 2 Kiwi, 3 De-icing, 4 Tacit, 5 Disclose, 6 Loners, 12 Trencher, 14 Partial, 16 Arabic, 18 Larkin, 19 Holst, 21 Alas.

QUICK - Across: 1 Cheap, 4 Uses, 9 Arrange, 10 Eject, 11 Rue, 12 Egypt, 14 Patio, 15 Axial, 16 Fail, 18 Easy, 20 Kiwis, 22 Osaka, 23 Swede, 25 Tie, 26 Sushi, 27 Ensnare, 29 Shed, 30 Dregs.

Down: 1 Chapel, 2 Early, 3 Pan, 5 Sleepless, 6 Sleuths, 7 Ferris wheel, 8 Stoop, 13 Talkative, 17 Amasses, 19 Boast, 21 Defers, 24 Evade, 28 Sad. ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Cola, 3 Peach, 6 Lobos, 8 Garza, 10 Oil, 11 Again, 12 Amiga, 13 Ron, 14 Shine, 15 Dueño, 16 Snore, 17 Boca.

Down: 1 Collars, 2 Librarian, 4 England, 5 Carnicero, 7 Sonreir, 9 Amapola.

1. Unscramble the name of a popular Italian dish (two words): ABOLISHING POET’S GATE 2. Unscramble the name of a famous British Olympian: NICE JEANS SIS

Down 2 Friend (f) (5) 3 Equipo (4) 4 Enfermo (4) 5 Aire (3) 6 To put to bed (7) 7 Colores (7) 12 To quote (5) 13 Tin can (4) 14 Último (final) (4) 16 Ojo (3)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter 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 (WAITER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ABASES ANGLES ASLEEP ASSERT BUGLES CREASE DESERT

Quote If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

‘

Dolly Parton (1946- ) American singersongwriter, actress, author and philanthropist.

METRES MILLET RAILED RIDDLE SEEING SHINES SNARLS

TESTED THEIRS TRADES WAITER(10) WEARER

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Assert, 2 Senses, 3 Priest, 4 Gander, 5 Asters, 6 Design, 7 Header, 8 Tested, 9 Feared, 10 Hedges, 11 Darted, 12 Barest, 13 Singer, 14 Dreams, 15 Stench, 16 Avoids, 17 Thumbs, 18 Placid, 19 Thanks

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1. SPAGHETTI BOLOGNAISE 2. JESSICA ENNIS

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A secret mission gone wrong “benefits” Mojacar! - (Part I) HE blew into town without fanfare or acknowledge-

ment. He was one of the men that would change

Mojacar from a forgotten and lost hilltop village, displaying but a dash of cubic influence, into a beacon name for the entire eastern half of Almeria.

He didn’t arrive in a motorcade nor was he welcomed by the Mayor Don Jacinto at the foot of the hill. He was a thing of destiny brought by the wind and travelling the 18 hours nonstop from Madrid on a nine year old beat-up scooter.

He arrived unnoticed to anyone but the goat herders roaming the barren hills. Yet within hours, he was the most talked about person in the village. Curly golden hair and the chiselled features of a

Ric Polansky Looks back to when he first 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.

Mojacar 1970: village photo taken back then.

Hollywood movie star, he attracted immediate attention.

Everywhere he went he was asking questions. Who owns this land? How much is it? No fashionable hotel suite was part of his wardrobe of camouflage nor answering other’s questions concerning himself. He was mysterious.

Worse yet, he was an American, which sent up the hackles in that pure British bastion of decorum, dignity, and the right way of doing things. He was an enigma, and that upset everyone. People just had to have more information, know his background.

What was he really up to?

Rumours swept through the village he was a CIA agent investigating the lost A-bombs of Palomares. Or he was at least an FBI man, although no one could link the two institutions so the riddle became more perplexing.

Finally, the noisiest of the English lot decided he couldn’t be anybody. He wasn’t trying to impress anyone nor was he buying anything - just asking.

Nevertheless, he was suspiciously watched and anyone he spoke to was interrogated in vivid detail about his enquiries and references.

He slept alone in a deserted farmhouse with-

Fuente plus donkey: The village then in the early 70s (late 60s). out windows or doors “remaining still at night so the scorpions wouldn’t bite him” he liked to say.

He arose early each day and went about his job constantly asking, enquiring, collecting information about the town, how it worked, were there carpenters? Electricians?

Whether the strangely dressed people could be trusted – in short, whether ‘business’ could be done.

He was on a secret mission but nobody knew it. His name was Paul J. Polansky and he had sped down from Madrid.

Throughout his two decade stay here, he became known as ‘Palankey’ and remained the most talked about personage with his every move and motive questioned and analysed well into the long drinking nights by the bar stool observers.

Future biographers of those times will insist what

he was actually up to was a well guarded family secret.

It wasn’t. Paul enjoyed talking about those early days and the set of sad circumstances that turned him from a writer of guide books (concerning Madrid, Bullfighting, Flamenco) into a ‘business man’ further bringing the area of Mojacar to the general attention of Europe.

An American football star in high school, he went to the Jesuit University of Marquette, Wisconsin, and took a few Spanish courses to keep him close to his great idol, Ernest Hemingway. His teacher, Doctor Soto Ruiz, a most learned man, was most ‘simpatico’ to Paul’s yearnings for world adventure.

But, no one ever knew much about him. Paul had plans, and they needed to remain secretive. He had entered a contest to leave Madrid, forget his writing, and move to Mojacar.

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There will be an exhibition and tasting of products from the area, such as salads, cheeses, cold meats, ham, honey, olive oil, sweets, cheesecake, a giant paella and our best wines.

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ROBOT CHEF: Cooks 350 burgers an hour.

The robot restaurant SAN FRANCISCO (USA) is all set to welcome the world’s first fast-food chain where all the cooking is done by robots.

Momentum Machines says its burger making machine can cook around 350 burgers per hour. It can slice tomatoes, add sauces and toppings and even put the burger in a bag for takeaway.

The company claims their method is more efficient than having employees.

Nutritional recession THE amount of fruit and vegetables we eat has dropped over the last two years.

Consumers are shunning their ‘five a day’ in favour of cheaper, fatty foods that appear more filling. A hike in the price of food in the UK, up 32 per cent over five years, has resulted in lowincome families having to stretch their budgets and buying more frozen and processed foods at the expense of fresh meat, fruit and vegetables.

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www.euroweeklynews.com EVERY time we give a talk or have a question and answer stand at a show, a good number of questions are related to orange trees that are not doing well.

This is not a new phenomenon and is the reason our popular book ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain – From oranges to strawberries and watermelons’ has more pages related to oranges than any other fruit.

Unfortunately the problems are widespread and they start with the buying of the orange tree and continue until it dies.

We therefore highlight 10 common problems.

Know what you buy – Unfortunately many orange trees are poorly labelled.

Ask whether you are buying an early, mid season or late season fruit ripening variety.

Chose a suitable planting spot – Not on top of a large rock or in the shade of spreading trees.

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BE PATIENT: For the first three years enjoy the blossom and remove the young fruit. before refilling the hole.

Ensure you spread the roots out when you plant, especially if you buy a tree in a tall plastic tube. If you don’t, entwined roots could

strangle the tree within a few years.

Don’t be hasty with pruning – New trees will need pruning to shape but it is best to leave a first pruning to the end of the second or third year so that you have a choice of branches to retain or cut out.

Care with watering – Aim to keep the deepest roots damp with a thorough watering twice a

week rather than a shallow daily watering. As the tree matures, wean it off watering until it is happy with a deep watering just once or twice a month. Do not water against the trunk which causes rotting, but from day one water below the widest leaves, that is on the drip line.

Don’t burn the roots – If you improve the soil in a large planting hole you will not need to feed for two years.

Spray regularly – Unfortunately attacks by the minero fly that eats holes in leaves and causes leaves to curl has become widespread in the last 25 years. Again as with the geranium and palm problems, it was imported and soon spread! Also black sooty leaves and

scale can be common problems. Our solution is to cut off affected leaves on young trees and spray all trees with a mix of Neem oil or a Neem oil based insecticide.

Be patient with the tree – For the first three years enjoy the blossom and remove the young fruit.

Replant or change the tree - If you have obviously wrongly planted a tree in the last year or two, especially if you have left the roots intertwined, dig it up carefully and replant. If the tree is showing signs of being stunted, especially if branches are dying back, the wisest thing is often to dig it out and replace it .

Harvest sensibly – Once you are getting good crops of oranges don’t harvest them before they are ripe. Use your tree to store them until fully ripe.

So first harvest from the outside of the lowest branches on the south facing side that have been ripened by both direct sunlight and reflected heat from the surface of the earth.

If you want to eat sweet juicy oranges you will be able to do this over several months. How do you know if they are fully ripe? There is only one fool proof way.

Try one!

If you take such steps you will maximise your enjoyment of fresh oranges, orange juice and marmalades made with gluts.

By the way ‘Growing Healthy Fruit in Spain’ covers some 70 fruits and fruit trees can be grown in tubs on apartment terraces.

(C) Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain. com November 2012.

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NOW in their fifteenth year of trading and supplying manufactured showroom goods in Spain and Europe.

Starting on December 1 is The Pink House’s annual Christmas Bonanza sale of surplus stock, now in it’s 10th year, this year’s will be bigger and better than ever. Originally the sale was for one week only but due to popular demand this been extended

to two weeks. This gives them more opportunities to re-stock with new lines.

Sam and all the staff have been busy getting the shop ready. Pink House has over 300 square metres of floor space, something for everyone.

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Celebrate that special occasion NOT just a card shop, Occasions has an array of something for everybody.

Anji who opened Occasions 18 months ago has gone from strength to strength always striving to improve on her success. Occasions has now had a facelift to improve the card displays and to fit even more in if possible.

Now that Christmas is on its way you can find a super range of cards, one-offs or boxes. A fantastic array of

gift ideas for children and adults, jewellery, Yankee candles, ornaments, books and toys galore. Christmas does not end there, there are also crackers, wrapping, table decorations, Santa sacks, etc. It is also party time, never to be outdone, there is everything to make your party swing, party poppers, balloons etc.

Also don’t forget Occasions are the only legal supplier of Helium balloons in the area, nothing looks

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Don’t forget if Occasions doesn’t have what you are looking for Anji will endeavour to get it for you, notice is required.

You can find Occasions on Mojacar Playa just between Viva and next to Sunflower in Plaza Estrella, telephone 950 478 539

Please note Occasions will be closed Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Make your party go with a swing.

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If you need that special painting / photo in a superb frame, go no further, there are endless frames to choose from, ask Sam for that special discount. There is also a wide range of paintings, for that special gift.

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Tired of all that shopping then treat yourself to a hot/cold drink, a homemade baguette filled with a filling of your choice, then for a special delight, homemade delicious cakes.

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It’s a dog’s life ALMANZORA Charitable Theatre (ACT) will present their first production ‘It’s a Dog’s Life’ on Friday at Bar Parilla in Albox.

There will also be a performance on Sunday at The

Tennis Club in Huerca Overa, commencing 7.30pm. €12.50 tickets include a three-course meal, with proceeds donated to APSA and The Dog House.

More information: 950 064 484.

European collections lead rare wine sale BONHAMS Fine and Rare Wine Sale on December 6 will feature some of Spain’s finest wines, from 1925 to

1982. The auction in London will incorporate rare Riojas comprising of Castillo Ygay 1925, Marques de Riscal 1946, 1950, 1964 and 1982, Viña Tondonia 1961, 1964 and 1970 as well as Vega Sicilia from 1953, 1964, 1966 and Reserva Especial.

A case of Castillo Ygay Reserva Especial from 1925 is estimated to sell for £3,000 – £3,600 (€3,700 €4,400).

Richard Harvey, International Director of

Bonhams Wine department said “Our December Fine and Rare Wine sale follows on the heels of a successful sale in Hong Kong.

“It is always a pleasure to offer such an exciting and varied selection of fine wines from around the world, with some particularly remarkable European collections in this sale.”

Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques.

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Passive smoking can harm your pet PASSIVE SMOKING is a real danger to cats and dogs, scientists have found.

Second hand, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is clearly associated with cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular disease in humans, but it also can affect our pets.

Dr Timothy Fan, veterinary oncologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, USA, explains that although associations between ETS and diseases in animals have not been as extensively researched, a handful of studies show a correlation between ETS and certain forms of cancer in pets.

A Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine study found a strong correlation between ETS and an oral cancer in cats.

Why mouth cancer?

Since cats groom themselves quite diligently, cats in smoking households can lick up carcinogens that have been deposited on their fur.

Daily grooming over a long period of time can expose the delicate skin in the mouth to hazardous amounts of carcinogens.

The University of Massachusetts in Amherst also found that cats exposed to ETS have a slightly higher risk of developing malignant lymphoma, or cancer of the lymph nodes. Since

the lymph nodes filter the blood, inhaled or ingested carcinogens can build up in these structures.

In dogs, ETS is significantly associated with nasal sinus cancer and weakly associated with lung cancer. A study at Colorado State found a higher incidence of nasal cavity tumours in dogs exposed to ETS than in dogs that live in nonsmoking households.

This higher incidence was specifically found amongst long nosed breed dogs such as Collies, and there was no significant increase in nasal tumours amongst short to medium nosed dogs exposed to ETS. Dr Fan explains that longer nosed dogs may have a higher incidence of ETS induced tumours because their nasal passages have a greater

surface area on which carcinogens may be deposited before reaching the lungs.

As the human and animal bond becomes stronger we share more of our lives, our leisure time and our living space with our companion animals, and they become exposed to the same environmental hazards that we do.

Many of our habits, including smoking, can affect our pets as they would affect any other member of our household.

Designating a smoking area outside or in a separate room of the house may be a way to minimise ETS exposure for pets and other nonsmoking family members.

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Samson, Delilah and Tiger

Feline family FOUR-MONTH-OLD kittens, ginger Samson and Delilah and tabby Tiger, with mum Missy. Two of their brothers and sisters have already been rehomed, and can you blame them?

Mick Scarles, Javea TOO CUTE: A basin full of mischief.

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JOB HUNTING: A specialised skill?

It’s sour grapes T

HE crisis has affected the way people view work, I'm sure.

I thought that given the number of people on the dole in Spain that it would make them more KERRY SASTRIAS aware that a job is Kerry Sastrias is a director at something of a luxury www.espanglish.net language and a good job would be school in Vera, Almeria. Read more on: the winning number. But, elbloginglesespanol.blogspot.com.es alas, I am mistaken.

Contented they must be queuing up outside the INEM, filling in form less than you would on after form, going from the dole and probably appointment to appoint- doing something that is ment, one interview to not well - gratifying another to receive what - then why bother at all. must be - a good sum of At the end of the day, money at the end of you can still do that the month. same job in the Hard work black and Will you earn no doubt continue less working and well receiving rewarded your dole! than what you as it only It's a no receive on the needs to be brainer. dole? done once What if you every certain were offered a job period, unlike real work as an ‘autonomo’ (legal where you must get up freelancer) to do hourly early every day and work where your actually go to do a full expenses would be day’s work. covered and you would Don’t get me wrong I still have some over to am not implying that supplement your income, everyone is lazy, but but you didn’t want to merely expressing that pay it because you’d the problem the govern- rather get the full ment has is quite a deep amount in black or be an one. Look here, if you employee full time. are going to work The other circumsomewhere for a stance is when you are minimum wage to earn actually looking for a job

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and you have no experience. What do you then? How will you get experience if you would rather get the dole? Is this confusing or is it just me? It must be me.

Maybe a subject at school and university should be ‘unemployment 101’ wherein they would teach you what forms to fill in, what benefits you will be allowed to claim, how to avoid the dreaded courses you will be obliged to take, or accept a job where you will be earning less than you would on the dole.

Another subject would be to start studying for the ‘oposiciones’ (exams to work in the public sector).

One of my personal favourites is when having a ‘normal’ job you resign to study for the ‘oposiciones’ in the hope of getting a lifetime job as a government official in local administration or school.

Thus enjoying all the benefits therein, among them the very rare occurrence of ever being fired or losing your job even if you are, well, inept!

Yes, you are right. The column should be called sour grapes rather than south of the border!

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All new Seat Leon THE third generation of the Seat Leon is an all new car developed from the ground

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that the new Seat Leon continues. Prices start at €19.450.

Like its predecessor, the new Leon is also built at the Martorell factory near Barcelona.

Since the premiere of the first-generation in 1999 Seat has sold 1.2m vehicles from this range.

The five door features many high end technologies, both in its infotainment, assistance systems, running gear and drive. The highlight is the Leon 1.6 TDI with start/ stop system, with an average fuel consumption of 3.8 litres per 100 kms, equating to 99 grams of CO2 per kilometre. That is 22 per cent more efficient than its predecessor.

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LED lights front and rear.”

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New Leon features powerful and fuel-efficient TDI and TSI power units ranging from 1.2 to 2.0 litres displacement. All engines have direct injection with turbo-charging.

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Bid for the Bolt Gold Nissan GT-R sports car A UNIQUE ‘Bolt Gold’ GT-R sports car will go to the highest bidder in a global online charity auction held on eBay from November 22 to December 2.

The highest bidder in the charity auction will become the owner of the

one-of-a-kind ‘Bolt Gold' GT-R, a 2013 model year Nissan GT-R painted the same gold colour that left a lasting impression on Olympic champion Usain Bolt at a fan appreciation event hosted by Nissan in Yokohama.

Parents in control THE new Ford Fiesta will be the first car in Europe to feature Ford’s MyKey technology.

It enables parents to place restrictions on younger drivers to promote safety.

The new Fiesta will cost from €12,100 when it goes on sale later this year.

MyKey technology enables owners to programme a key – usually for younger drivers – that restricts the top speed of the Fiesta, reduces the maximum volume of the audio system, and disables the audio system

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The car will feature a gold plate embossed with Bolt’s signature and his autograph.

It will be built to the performance specifications conforming to regulations in the winning bidder's country of residence.

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Derby games ahead as Vettel makes it three F1 wins in row

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(just) but Manchester City are out, for the second season running.

Through to the knockout stage are four Spanish clubs, Barcelona, Malaga, Real Madrid and Valencia, three from Germany, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke plus Arsenal (for the 13th season in a row), Manchester United, AC Milan, PSG and Porto.

• Newcastle has qualified for the last 32 of the Europa League but Spurs and Liverpool require results in their final games to join them.

• Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac arrest playing for Bolton earlier this year, will compete in BBC’s TV Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.

MAXISPORT

AFTER the recent furore of European, Premiership and League football, managerial sackings and gossip, hopefully things will get back to normality this weekend.

There are derbies at Fulham (v Spurs), West Ham (v Chelsea) and WBA (v Stoke).

And there are intriguing tussles at Manchester City (v Everton), Reading (v Manchester United) and lowly QPR (v Aston Villa).

Crystal Palace play Brighton in the Championship and there are 16 second round FA Cup-ties, including MK Dons (formerly Wimbledon) v AFC Wimbledon while nonLeaguers Alfreton, Chelmsford and Hereford will be aiming to progress and draw one of the big boys in round three.

In the Scottish Cup underdogs Arbroath visit Celtic.

Don’t forget that Lionel Messi will be hoping to score again as he closes in on Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals in a calendar year.

The Barcelona star netted twice in a 4-0 win over Levante last Sunday and now needs just four in six games to beat Muller’s feat of 1972.

On Saturday, England meet the All Blacks and Wales take on Australia at Rugby; the USA/PGA World Challenge takes place in California and Freddie Flintoff enters the boxing ring for the first time when he fights American Richard Dawson in Manchester.

SUPER STARS: Sebastian Vettel and Lionel Messi both at top of their game.

SPORTS SCENE

By Tony Matthews 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.

Tyson Fury is also in action on Saturday.

SOCCER SHORTS • It’s now Manchester United first, Manchester City second and WBA third in the PL. The Baggies have made their best start to a season since 1953; QPR their worst! And last week in Scotland it was ‘Super Cally are fantastic, Celtic

are atrocious’ after Inverness had won 1-0 at Parkhead!

• Everton keeper Tim Howard has set a record 197 consecutive PL appearances.

• It’s the old brigade of managers in the Premiership following the appointment of Harry Redknapp, aged 65, by QPR. He’s the London club’s 20th manager since 1985, their 34th in 60 years, and joins Sir Alex Ferguson (70), Arsene Wenger (63) and Martin

O’Neill (60) as senior campaigners.

• Still on managers…

Chelsea has Rafael Benitez (52) as caretaker-boss until the end of the season. He’s the club’s 12th foreigner in 16 years and the ninth in nine. The last Brit to manage the Blues was Glenn Hoddle.

And former Manchester United chief Dave Sexton has died, aged 82.

• Meanwhile, Celtic and Chelsea remain in the Champions League

ROUND-UP • Sebastian Vettel is the 2012 F1 World champion despite not winning the final race of the season in Brazil (that honour went to Jensen Button).

• Jockey Frankie Dettori has been suspended by the French Horse Racing Authoring pending a disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test. If found guilty of taking an illegal substance, he could face a worldwide ban.

• Australian Michael Clarke has set a benchmark in Test Cricket that surpasses even Bradman, Lara and Tendulkar, by scoring four double centuries in a calendar year: 210 and 329 v India, 224 and 259 v South Africa.

• In last week’s rugby internationals, England, Wales and Scotland lost to South Africa, New Zealand and Tonga respectively but Ireland comfortably beat Argentina.

• By winning the Dubai Open, Rory McIlroy has now banked £5m in prize money in 2012.

• Boxer Ricky Hatton has retired again after being knocked out in his comeback fight.

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ARCELONA and Argentina footballer supreme, Lionel Messi, is now in striking distance of breaking Gerd Muller’s record for most goals scored in a calendar year at competitive level.

The little man needs to find the back of the net just four times in six games to beat the German striker’s world record haul of 85 goals, which was set 40 years ago in 1972.

Muller, who won the European Cup, four Bundesliga titles and the World Cup during his career with Bayern Munich and West Germany, played in just 60 games for club and country to achieve his record.

If Messi scores his 86th goal of 2012 in Barcelona’s final La Liga game of the year versus Real Valladolid at the Nou Camp on December 22, his appearance tally will be 70.

But as the 25-year-old Messi closes in on Muller’s record is it fair to ask whose achievement is greater?

The number of appearances alone fails to prove that Muller’s achievement was the more impressive, particularly because 12 of his goals came in an obscure and short-lived competition, the DFBLigapokal, the now defunct German League Cup. With Munich staging the summer Olympics the start of the 1972-73 Bundesliga season was delayed until mid-September, so a League Cup competition was created to bridge the gap and ensure that all teams played matches to help generate income.

At first, Bayern Munich did not take the competition seriously, sending out an understrength team in its opening away tie, Muller being an absentee. This enraged the home supporters, who had paid good money to watch Bayern’s celebrated firstteam players.

A photographer even filed a fraud lawsuit against the Munich club.

Thereafter, Bayern fielded their first team and Muller went on to bag 12 goals in five games, including four against struggling Second Division Regional League team, FC Hof. Strength of schedule is one factor in the difference between the respective appearance and scoring totals of Messi and Muller.

But there is also the issue of the globalisation of the top European Leagues.

While Muller netted 13 goals at international level and 11 in various European club matches, 42 of his 85 strikes in 1972 came in 34 Bundesliga matches at a time when the top soccer talent was spread a lot more thinly

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MASTER STRIKER: Lionel Messi looking to overtake Gerd Muller. across Europe and, indeed, the world. Champions League, three in the Copa So far this year, Messi has del Rey and two in the Spanish scored 52 goals in 34 La Liga Super Cup. As games and while being However, I feel - having assisted by two brilliant been involved in Messi closes midfielders in Andres football for many years in on Muller’s Iniesta and Xavi that drawing Hernandez, he comparisons between record is it fair to regularly faces the eras is never an exact ask whose game’s best science. Suffice to achievement is defenders. This was say, Messrs Messi and not so when Muller was Muller have a great deal greater? around. in common, that is their Of Messi’s other 28 goals ability to score goals and do so far this year, 12 have come with so often.

Argentina, including a hat-trick Both have been the leading scorer against Brazil in New Jersey, 11 in the in the European Cup/Champions

League on four occasions and earlier this year (in March) Messi joined Muller as the 11th player to have netted five times in a single European Cup/Champions League match.

That five-goal haul, which Messi claimed in a 7-1 drubbing of Bayer Leverkusen, came in the middle of an 18-goal scoring run, spread over eight games, during which time he also netted four against Valencia and a hat-trick versus Granada.

Despite his lack of bulk (he’s only 5ft 7in tall and weighs barely 11 stone) Messi riles defenders with his grace, darting pace and unrivalled close control of the ball, which at times seems to be glued to his feet. He’s won more than 30 penalties during his Barcelona days and has picked himself up to score 28 of them.

In contrast, Muller was a squat and powerful fivefoot-nine poacher who simply hung around the penalty area waiting to pick up the pieces, which he did to perfection.

The cleverness of Messi’s play is matched by a lethal accuracy in front of the goal.

Surprisingly, he netted only once in his first 14 outings for Barcelona, but now he’s shattering all sorts of scoring records.

In addition to his five Spanish championships, three Champions Leagues’ titles and numerous individual awards, Messi smashed Muller’s record of 67 goals in a single European season by scoring 73 times in 2011-12.

He’s now by far Barcelona’s champion marksman of all-time with 279 goals to his credit in 349 senior appearances, plus another 31 in 76 games for Argentina.

His coach at the Nou Camp, Tito Vilanova, said: “His goal tally is spectacular. There’s no doubt about that.

“It takes other great players seven or eight seasons to score the amount of goals he nets in one season,” Vilanova added.

But for all the records in football, there are more to be broken, and the next big one is up for grabs.

So, with six more games remaining in 2012, Messi - or King Leo (as his fans call him) - needs just four goals to become the world’s master marksman in a single calendar year.

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A rare hole in three WHEN is a hole in one not a hole in one? When the player puts his tee shot in the water and then tees up again and holes his next shot.

A pretty rare occurrence, but it happened to Forum’s Pat Garrigan when playing the 10th hole in the Society’s Team Competition at Aguilon.

A mixed blessing, because if it had been holed with his initial tee shot Forum would have bought all 40 of the day’s competitors a drink.

The competition was a Team One, Two, Three Cha Cha Cha, with the winners being the team of Phil Elam, Malcolm Sibbons, John Mills and Roy Barker on 86 points, two better than second placed Anne Holder, Ann Lawrence, Graham Doel and Des Riley, with John Holder, Bill Nicol, Bob Bardill and Derick Oldfield third with 81 points.

The Albox society’s upcoming fixtures are tomorrow (Friday), Double Par Medal at For more Lorca. information: Phil Elam 666 847 840, philjelam@yahoo.co.uk, or www.forumgolf society.webs.com.

Boxing clever at Alto Real BOXERS golf travelled to Alto Real for an individual stableford competition.

Winner of division one was Dave France with 36 points, with Tony Harwin (33) second. Club captain Derek Leonard (31) came third.

Division two had a runaway winner in Adrian Ball whose 41 also gave him the overall winner’s prize and a handicap cut. Eddie Vaughan (29) was second followed by Maxine Mayhew (25).

Alf Walker took the first prize in division three with 27 points whilst John Kinch (24) was runner up.

Nearest the pin prizes were won

by Steve Peete on the fourth, Eddie Vaughan on the fifth and Tony Harwin on the 17th.

Next match will be at Roda on

STABLEFORD: The members travelled to Alto Real for this individual competition.

Tuesday (December 4).

Boxers Golf Society meet every

Saturday morning at the Why Not bar in Albox between 10 am and

11 am. More information: email peterstooks@avired.com.

Good scoring for Badgers GOOD scores were the order of the day for Badgers GS members in their weekly competitions.

Last Wednesday’s top spot at Macenas was taken by Greg Knight

with 42 points. Second was Jan Page (36) and third Paul Adams (34).

Saturday’s competition at the same course was won by Lynn Sefton with 40 points from Derick Dale (36).

The society is playing at Macenas on Saturday and then again next Wednesday (December 5).

Badgers Golf is holding a Boxing Day competition at Macenas

Golf, with visitors welcome to join.

To enter, or play in the weekly competitions, contact Richard at Badgers restaurant, Mojacar, on 950 478 525.

Desert trek for 19th Hole GS EL CUCADOR’S 19th Hole Golf Society played the Desert Springs

course in near perfect weather conditions.

But the scores did not quite match up to the pristine course.

Al Hewitt came top of the 26 strong field with 33 points. Mark Danson was second and Alan Greenfield third. Top lady golfer was Ann Clough.

The 19th hole GS plays third was Park (36). weekly at various courses Sunday’s winner in the area. Home course, was Frank McGovern played fortnightly, is (35), second Cathal Aguilon.

Higgins (33) and To join the society third Carol Hardy phone 610 340 653, or (33). gs19thhole@hotmail.co.uk.

Measuring up for Green Jacket at Cortijo Grande competition WINNER of Cortijo Grande GS Green Jacket competition was Julie Oliver who managed to fight off several others by one point over two days.

Last Wednesday’s weekly match winner with 40 points, which included three twos, was Harry Lenturn.

Second was Peter Jackson (40) and

Thriller in Almeria ALMERIA has taken back second place in Division two after defeating local rivals Murcia in a five goal thriller.

The race for promotion is still on for the club after the 3-2 win. Almeria was on top for most of the first half, with Real Murcia barely making it out of their own half.

But it was all change in the second period as Murcia went on the attack.

Valle del Este low scores GOOD golf was played by the Valle del Este Golf Society after green keepers worked extra hard to get the course in top condition after the recent rain.

Winners of the weekly team competition were Linda Bawden, Kevin Burten, Ray McHale, and John Patterson with 117 points (best three scores count).

In Friday’s main competition Bryan Brown was first with 39 points, followed

by Ray McHale with 38 points and Patrick Vickery was third, also with 38.

This weekend the society has a competition starting Friday and finishing on Sunday for the Patricia Townsend memorial trophy with proceeds going to charity. On Sunday there is a meal at the Vera, Almeria club.