Costa Blanca North 21 - 27 Feb 2013 Issue 1442

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21 - 27 FEBRUARY 2013

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Javea to be a star studded attraction

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By EWN reporter Sarah Farrell JAVEA residents and holidaymakers could be brushing shoulders with the stars if a campaign to lure more movie-makers to the resort pays off.

The town has strengthened its ties with the film industry by promoting itself as an ideal location for film productions. If successful, the move could boost tourism as well as improve the local economy by creating employment.

The town council has joined forces with the Cuidad de la Luz film studios in Alicante, where blockbuster films and television programmes

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Benidorm’s still got it MORE than 94 per cent of tourists would return to Benidorm, says a Department of Tourism report. Tourism continues to drive the local economy.

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Forest fires FIRE CREWS were called to eight forest fires in Planes and Beniarres in just two weeks. The fires were set legally on farmland but got out of control.

STAR-GAZING: Javea wants to attract more blockbuster movies. have been produced.

Mayor JosĂŠ Chulvi and Tourism Councillor Antonio Miragall have signed a partnership agreement with the Cuidad de la Luz directorTurn to Page 4

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Letters CRUISING: Alicante and Denia hope to become top ports-of-call.

Alicante to cash in on cruise ships

THE bustling resorts of Alicante and Denia are campaigning to become top ports-of-call for cruise-ship passengers.

Alicante Port President JosĂŠ JoaquĂ­n Ripoll wants to increase the number of cruise passengers to 250,000 compared to 78,825 last year.

Hosbec hotel association President Toni Mayor said they would need to put together a quality guide to restaurants in the city, to include regional specialities like tapas and rice dishes.

Denia is also keen to promote itself as a top destination for cruise passengers.

It said the town had a number of top attractions including its gastronomy, hiking in the Montgo Natural Park, water sports and historical tours of its castle and museums.

Alicante traders have also thrown their weight behind the campaign and are willing to open on Sundays and bank holidays if they coincide with the arrival of cruise ships.

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Cracking up is no laughing matter PARENTS are concerned after cracks appeared in the Nou Paternina school in Calpe, which was built four years ago.

They also complain that a corridor connecting classrooms has an open lattice which lets in the wind and rain.

Equine fever THOUSANDS of horse lovers are heading to Oliva Nova for the second Mediterranean Equestrian Tour.

Top international showjumpers, including Peter Charles from Great Britain and world champion Philippe Lejeune will be competing at the event.

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Fighting to feed children CASH-STRAPPED families are struggling to feed their children every day, the Red Cross has revealed.

About 20,000 children are registered on food distribution lists in Alicante Province. Of these, 27 per cent are babies less than six months old. The Red Cross and Caritas organisations said many families are having to

choose whether to feed their children or pay the mortgage. They are overwhelmed with requests to help families with food, clothing and medicine.

The soaring cost of electricity bills has also played its part in their economic downfall, with the Red Cross paying out €12,000 last year to prevent families being left without power.

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is handing out food parcels to help to combat poverty. Regional head of the Combat Poverty programme Sagrario Sampere said that families can then pay rent or electricity bills if they are getting help with food.

But Sampere warned that demand continues to grow every day.

Caritas volunteer Bienvenida Morales said that 99 per cent of problems concern electricity cuts and mortgage arrears.

Bike rally BIKERS will be scrambling over challenging terrain for the first Busot MTB Rally 2013. They will complete over five timed special stages covering 46 kilometres.

MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY: Promotes linguistic and cultural diversity, and multi-lingualism.

Today is so special for all tongue-twisting thoughts

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ODAY (Thursday) is International Mother Language Day. Held annually since its 1999 launch by UNESCO, its aim is to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multi-lingualism.

And as a cosmopolitan arena many expatriates may believe it is all about speaking English, German or perhaps Romanian or Norwegian.

Well think again!

Today is when the spotlight

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Clampdown on cabs TIGHTER controls are to be enforced at El Altet Airport to ensure taxidrivers have the correct licence. Drivers have also asked for a barrier to be installed so that only licensed vehicles can access the passenger pick-up area.

Lives saved

Green fingers

PEOPLE have been queuing around the block for the caravanning and camping show at the IFA exhibition centre in Alicante. The show continues this weekend from Friday to Sunday.

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FLU cases grew by 22 per cent in a week to reach ‘epidemic proportions’. Health Ministry sources said 236 people in every 100,000 in the Valencia Region had been affected.

BENISSA is hosting a gastronomy fair from March 1 to 10 when various bars and restaurants will be cooking up special treats for food lovers.

Events will include wine-tasting and cocktail-making.

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Food fair

STUDENTS have been sprucing up Benidorm’s public gardens to make the resort look even more colourful. It is part of a council initiative costing €23,800 to provide training for unemployed people with disabilities.

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Almost every time we have had primary elections we have got it wrong’

Former head of parliament, Jose Bono, on the subject of elections within the PSOE Socialist Party to choose their next candidate for Prime Minister of Spain.

turns nationally on Spain as a multi-lingual country. Though Castilian (castellano) is the official Spanish language, the constitution establishes all other languages of Spain will also be official within respective autonomous communities.

They are Basque (euskera) in the Basque Country and Navarra; Catalan (català) in Cataluña; the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community (where the variant is called

Valencià); and Galician (galego) in Galicia.

In Cataluña, Aranese, a local variety of the Occitan language, has been declared co-official, and is spoken only in the Comarca of Val d’Aran by about 6,700 people.

Other minority languages, though not official, with special recognition, include Bable (Asturian) in Asturias, Leonese in Castilla y Leon, and Aragonese in Aragon.

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per cent of positions in the Spanish Supreme Court are filled by women, despite the percentage of women working in the legal system amounting to 50.23 per cent. All the Regional Supreme Courts of Justice have all-male judges except Valencia.

DOCTORS at Elche General Hospital have performed nine kidney transplants on patients in five months. The centre performs heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and cornea transplants.

Cycle plan CYCLISTS could soon have a new cycle path from Oliva through the Pego marshes to Denia.

Big win ONE Benidorm resident may have won a €600,000 lottery prize. Benidorm was one of eight Spanish towns to have sold the winning National Lottery ticket with the number 44.586.

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APPROXIMATELY 30 towns and cities in Spain joined in the One Billion Rising movement against gender violence. It was marked in 184 countries worldwide and got thousands of people together, showing their support for the billion victims in the world by dancing.

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POPULAR: Benidorm beaches still attracting tourists.

Benidorm still hot for Spanish

BENIDORM is still the fourth most popular destination for Spanish tourists.

Benidorm Hotels Association HOSBEC said the resort remains the undisputed leader in Valencia Province with more than 10 million overnight stays by Spanish visitors last year.

Only Madrid, Barcelona and San Bartolome de Tirajana in Gran Canaria

are more popular. Figures also show that two-thirds of hotel bookings by Spanish visitors are for rooms in Benidorm and other Costa Blanca resorts. Of the 9.7 million overnight stays by foreigners, nearly half were in Benidorm and 71 per cent were in Alicante Province.

The annual average occupancy for hotels was 78.6 per cent in Benidorm and 72.2 per cent in the

Costa Blanca compared to 48.3 per cent in Valencia.

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As part of the deal, Javea will open a new film office in the tourist information office building in the old town.

Being a location for the production of films and television programmes can generate business for hotels and restaurants in the town as well as creating employment for those involved in the support side of the industry, including set decoration, lighting, make-up and catering.

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JOBS BOOST: Alfaz del Pi Mayor Vicente Arques (second from left) signing the agreement with Aldi representatives to provide local jobs

Supermarket chain to boost local jobs ALDI supermarket, set to move into Alfaz del Pi, has vowed to provide local jobs for local people.

Alfaz del Pi Mayor Vicente Arques has signed an agreement to provide local

jobs with Aldi Retail Director Ramon Greshake.

The fact that Aldi supermarket is to open in the town brings two lots of good news. The first is that it will create about 10 much-needed jobs.

The second is that a new business is opening in the town during the recession.

According to the new agreement, all employees at the new Aldi must be The fight broke out in an registered in Alfaz del Pi. alley near the Palace of The supermarket is due Justice in Alicante City in to open in the summer in the early evening. Police time for the busy holiday believe it was the result of a season. feud between two gangs.

Aldi has 288 centres in It is not known whether Spain already and anyone was injured employs 2,800 people. In although the emergency the Valencia Region, there services were not needed. are 89 Aldi supermarkets One resident said: “My with 700 employees. daughter was running scared. I thought they were firecrackers but she told me they were shooting.”

National Police surrounded the scene and cordoned off a large area around Calle Dominguez Margarit where they found evidence of firearms and bullet marks in buildings.

The gunmen are still at large.

Gunfight terror in Alicante City SHOCKED witnesses said they were ‘running scared’ after a gunfight in an Alicante street.

Several people called the police after hearing shots in the district of José Antonio.

Crematorium ‘risk to health’ A CREMATORIUM planned in Sant Joan D’Alacant is a potential ‘time bomb’ which could put people’s health at risk, according to Alicante University experts, but owners ASV have refuted the claims.

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Exotic birds fly into Benidorm EXOTIC birds, dolphins and sea lions are among the main attractions this year at Mundomar sealife and animal park.

Mundomar has reopened for the season with new shows and animals.

The dolphins and sea lions are usually among the most popular attractions.

The new sea lion show will feature swashbuckling pirates and a treasure map, designed to take spectators on a seafaring adventure.

The park’s parrots will star in a show called The King of the Forest, about a time when their kingdom was taken from them and their efforts to recover it.

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Dangerous toys alert as children put at risk CHILDREN could be seriously harmed or poisoned by dangerous toys being sold in Alicante shops.

Many of them are bought cheaply in Chinese bazaars as

parents try to economise. However, their cost-cutting attempts could have serious consequences for their children.

Alicante Consumer Affairs

Officers and Local Police seized 17,570 toys last year, which have now been destroyed. These included 11,128 bubble guns, 530 toy police guns and missiles with

suction cups, 128 magnetic fishing games, 1,752 hunting sets and 4,032 plastic trumpets. Some of the toys could have suffocated children if small pieces were swallowed, injured them or contained dangerous toxins.

Director General of Trade and Consumer Affairs, Silvia Ordiñaga said the Valencia Government had strict controls on the toy market. She added: “It is fundamental to make consumers aware of the need to buy only safe toys, preferably in specialist stores, without are bemused by Denia’s controversial traffic policies. being influenced only by the price.”

Many of the affected roundabout was put in at been dubbed the ‘deathproducts are believed to the junction of Calle trap bar’ by locals who sit have been produced in Diana and Avenida Joan and watch near-misses Asian countries.

Fuster. A nearby bar has every day.

Rows rage over accident black spot DENIA residents have been left shocked after two crashes at a controversial traffic black spot.

They witnessed two accidents in two hours at the accident hot spot at the junction of Avenida Joan Fuster and Cami de Sant Joan. The first accident involved two cars crashing in the middle of the afternoon.

Two hours later a car collided with a

TRAFFIC WOES: Residents motorcyclist, who was injured.

The area is well-known as a black spot since a

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Fines are just the ticket for Benidorm BENIDORM is raking in about €400 a day in a clampdown on drivers parking illegally in the old town.

For three years, Benidorm City Council had turned a blind eye on cars travelling or parking in the controlled area of the old town without authorisation.

At the start of this year, it began to fine drivers who violated the restrictions. To date, 440 drivers have been caught.

Traffic consultant Jose Bañuls said there were about 3,200 fewer vehicles in the restricted area compared to the same period last year. Data collected by the Local Police showed the number of cars in the restricted old town area had dropped by just over 70 cars a day.

Bañuls said the reduction in the number of vehicles improved the environment, reduced pollution and made it easier for pedestrians to get around.

The traffic clampdown has also brought a welcome boost to council coffers. The fine for traffic offences is €80, reduced to €40 if paid promptly, raking in €17,600 so far.

Accusation of boost to healthcare profits

HEALTH cards belonging to people who have died are being given to tourists, alleged Denia politicians.

Mireia Mollà and Fran Ferri of the Compromis party have called for the Department of Health to freeze fees paid to Marina Salud, which manages healthcare in

the Marina Alta, until the allegation is cleared up.

They argue that SIP health cards are being passed on to other health departments or tourists who are not registered.

The Ministry of Health pays an annual fee of €670 for every resident with a SIP card.

The fraudulent use of the health cards is costing taxpayers thousands of euros every year.

Molla and Ferri said Marina Salud is getting funding for which it is not eligible by failing to cancel SIP cards for people who have died or moved out of the region.

Benissa Playa : Information at your fingertips.

The Compromis spokespeople also revealed overnight emergency surgeries at Gata, Pedreguer, El Verger and Ondara have been cut to A TOUCH screen at the area, plus information on save money. Marina Benissa Playa tourist office beaches and local Salud continues to provides a 24-hour transport. Places of interest receive the same amount are listed as well as restaurinformation service. of government funds As well as Spanish and ants, leisure activities and even though the centres Valenciano, information is forthcoming events. are now closed. available in English, French and German.

The service has been available at the town since A MAN, aged 76, has died after a blaze broke out 2011. As at Benissa Playa, in his social housing block. Another 70 the town hall aims to pensioners had to be rescued by firefighters. provide details of everyThe fire started in the second floor of a social thing visitors want or need housing apartment block in Calle Sindic de to know.

Greuges, Altea.

This includes details of accommodation in the

Tourist office makes it easy at all hours

Pensioner dies in house fire

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Cars going underground in Benidorm AN underground car park could be built in the centre of Benidorm.

Benidorm Council engineers are carrying out a study for a car park with 250 spaces under Avenida de Mediterranean, close to the Old Town.

The main road could then be given a facelift with new paths, trees and street lighting.

Complaints over noise HUNDREDS of homeowners are up in arms about the noise and pollution from Muchamiel aerodrome. Rio Park Residents’ Association has filed an official complaint.

Neighbours say more aircraft are flying into the aerodrome increasing noise levels, fumes and pollution.

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Gandia’s tourist fight runs into trouble from Greens GANDIA is hoping to compete with bigger resorts such as Benidorm in the fight for tourists.

But plans to ‘develop’ L’Ahuir beach have run into political trouble with the Greens.

The town has launched two initiatives to entice more people to its beaches. The first is a competition to find the best way to develop L’Ahuir beach. The second is to put on more activities for older

people. Gandia mayor Arturo Turro announced a national competition for entrants to come up with ways of improving L’Ahuir so it attracts more visitors. An exhibition will be held so the projects can be rated by

Sports centre works on track MORAIRA’S €900,000 sports centre will be open in time for the summer season.

Town Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu said work should be completed in about three months.

He made his announcement during a tour of the site with fellow councillors.

The sports centre will have a small football pitch with artificial turf, running tracks, sports courts suitable for basketball, handball, tennis and football, three padel courts, changing rooms, toilets and offices.

INSPECTED: Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu inspects work on a new sports centre.

the public with a prize for the winning idea.

He said the project would have to be sustainable and to fit with Gandia’s aim of being a ‘pioneering city with quality tourism’.

But Bloc-Verds Compromís (Greens) spokesperson Lorena Milvaques said it is a natural park with an ecosystem of incalculable ecological value, which should not be developed.

Socialist Party councillor Liduvina Gil shared this concern and regretted that the mayor has “offered L’Ahuir Beach for sale, which is one of the few remaining wilderness areas on the Valencian coast.”

Another scheme is to provide more activities for older tourists between February and May. Councillor for Gandia Beaches Pepe Just and Head of Tourism Carlos Bolta unveiled the programme of daily activities in the city.

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PLAN CHANGE: Supermarkets can now move into Alicante City centre.

Major supermarkets to sweep into city centre MORE large department stores and supermarkets could move into Alicante City centre, making it an

even greater magnet for shoppers.

Following requests by stores for permission to move to the city, Alicante

MEETING: Teulada town councillors discuss measures with police.

Police stepping up security POLICE are looking at ways of stepping up security for residents and tourists in Teulada.

Town councillors and police chiefs held a meeting to look at ways of improving public safety. This is a hot topic for Costa Blanca coastal regions which see their populations soar in the summer months because of the large number of tourists who visit.

Teulada Town Council is considering implementing the Politur project to improve police services relating to tourism. Mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu said they will work to improve services for residents and tourists, which would include boosting the number of police officers who speak English.

He said the aim is to be awarded the ‘Q’ mark for quality tourism.

Council’s planners have changed the General Plan to meet their demands.

Until now, large stores, supermarkets and shopping centres were restricted to existing commercial areas or along major roads like Avenida de Denia and Via Parque.

The new rules will almost double the number of streets where larger stores can move to, including Benito Pérez Galdós, Salamanca, Doctor Rico and Historiador Vicente Ramos.

Disaster survivor gets Big Brother A YOUNG Alicante hairdresser, who survived the Costa Concordia cruise ship tragedy, has entered the Spanish Big Brother house.

Miriam Cuesta Haro convinced the judge with her dramatic presentation.

“Last year I was on the point of dying,” she said. It is not the first time she has told how she battled against the odds when the cruise ship ran aground with the loss of 32 lives.

“Thanks to seeing the Titanic film, we saved ourselves,” she said previously.

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Radio switch-off CALPE COUNCIL has switched off its radio station saving €145,000. The money will be used to keep the children’s nursery open.

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Fast track to open temples NEW speedy passes are being issued to allow temples and other places of worship to open in Alicante.

Alicante City Council is simplifying its licensing system which will make it much easier and faster for churches to register for business. Temples and

other places of worship will need to sign the register of religious activities at the Ministry of Justice. They will also be allowed to open in residential buildings.

Until now, it took nine months for places of worship to open because they needed to go through several checks to

PASSENGER numbers at El Altet Airport have risen by 5.7 per cent to 151,490 travellers at the start of the year.

Hawk dies A MIGRATING hawk has been found dead near the Principe de Asturias road in Calpe. It had suffered various injuries.

Information from its tag suggests the male bird came from Germany.

Water charges TWO men, aged 31 and 35, have been arrested for allegedly stealing about €12,860 from elderly people. They are said to have posed as waterboard officials to gain entry to their Alicante homes.

Feed the needy JAVEA residents can drop off non-perishable food for needy families at collection points including Iceland, Fiesta Crafts, Quick Save, XIC, High Street Heaven and Benitatxell Arts Centre.

obtain the necessary paperwork. By cutting the amount of red tape, they could open within two weeks.

The aim of the new speedy licences is to allow businesses to open more quickly than before and thus boost the local economy.

Budding actors sought

Disease control MORE than 80 per cent of people receiving treatment for HIV have succeeded in controlling the disease, said the Marina Baixa Health Department, due to the effectiveness of new medicines.

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CULTURAL: Artists in the Metamorphosis exhibition.

Artists paint a united front A GROUP of Benissa artists (GAB) has unveiled an exhibition in which seven artists worked together on the paintings.

The exhibition called Metamorphosis is being held in Benissa Cultural Centre and shows how the paintings evolved after passing through the hands of all seven artists. GAB members who worked on the project are Antonio Cuesta, Teresa Iborra, Patricia and Ecky Ropohl, Sala Rosa, José María Soler and Jose Vidal Porres.

Tongue twister STUDENTS are being offered the chance to learn Russian and Chinese.

Altea Youth Centre is offering the language courses because of the growing importance that the two countries have on tourism in the region.

The classes are held twice a week over 18 months.

Youth Councillor Sebastian Gomez said:

“Learning these languages gives young people a better chance in the job market. Both Russia and China are emerging markets and to learn their language also opens the possibility of finding work or doing business in those countries.”

The courses are open to people of all ages with classes being held by native teachers. The cost is €30 per month.

BUDDING actors who fancy treading the boards are invited to take part in a regional theatre festival.

Teulada has agreed to host the festival in October to try to encourage students to go on to drama school and also for would-be actors to share their

experiences with other theatre groups in the region.

The idea evolved after a meeting between Teulada Youth Councillor Antonio Reig, representatives of the municipal theatre school and regional theatre school associations.

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Medical mistakes cause loss

VISIT: The major, second right, lends his support.

Centre owed €1.5 million A CENTRE which trains and employs people with disabilities is struggling to survive after cashstrapped councils failed to provide funding.

The Doble Amor (Double Love) Centre in Benidorm, which is owed €1.5 million by government bodies, is fighting to continue helping people with disabilities. The centre provides workshops,

training, an employment centre and industrial laundry, which employs 45 people.

During a visit to the centre, Alfaz del Pi Mayor Vicente Arques spoke of his concerns over the debt.

His council has provided €12,000 to support the association’s work, which is essential for dozens of families in the region.

THE Catalan Health Service will pay more than €800,000 to a woman who had all her fingers and toes amputated due to medical error.

The 58-year-old woman was admitted for an operation for gall stones at the Santa Tecla Hospital in Tarragona in July 2011.

During the operation an internal organ was damaged but doctors failed to follow up her case and her admittance to the Intensive Care Unit was delayed.

She suffered an infection and was given high doses of norepinephrine to save her life.

But the infection spread to her fingers and toes which had to be amputated. Now she needs help with all her daily life.

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Heart-warming technologies TEULADA is using new technologies to save heart patients from having to visit the health centre to see the doctor. They can now hold consultations online.

Highway fight THE fight to improve access from Benissa and Calpe to the AP7 toll road has been reignited by Socialist councillors. They want funding to be made available to provide direct access to the main road.

Addiction aid DENIA has contributed €31,000 towards the town’s day centre for people with addictions.

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Film-set hospital flops AN empty Madrid hospital used only for filming costs an annual €875,000 in upkeep.

When the Puerta de Hierro Hospital was moved to a new building in upmarket Majadahonda in 2008, Madrid’s regional government had planned to use the former installation as a hospice.

The onset of the economic crisis prevented the regional government from embarking on the project, explained the Health Department.

Meanwhile, maintaining the hospital has absorbed €897,000 of each annual Madrid Community budget.

Municipal taxes account for 60 per cent of this amount while the remainder goes on security and

ON LOCATION: The empty Madrid hospital costs €875,000 a year. maintenance, said Regional Health Chief Javier Fernandez-Lasquetty.

Wife on porn killing charge A SPANISH woman was arrested in Pennsylvania (USA) for allegedly killing her husband after she caught him watching porn.

The woman has been remanded in custody for allegedly stabbing her husband, former basketball player Matthew White, to death, in their home while he slept. She claimed she saw him watching a porn video with young girls in it, went to the kitchen for a knife and stabbed him in the neck. She has been charged with first degree murder for killing White, who formerly played for CB Valladolid.

The hospital has been hired by 25 film units since 2010. Productions include the popular television series Cuentame, the film Intruders and a videoclip for the Maldita Nerea group.

But earnings have not compensated for outgoings as the regional government has received fees of only €101,614 in all this time.

The sums raised are donated to the Biomedical Investigation Foundation at the Puerta de HierroMajadahonda Hospital, Lasquetty explained.

Prestige spill still in Galicia CRUDE oil from the Prestige disaster continues to reach Galicia’s beaches.

The ship sank off Galicia in November 2002, spilling 77,000 tons of oil and polluting thousands of kilometres of coastline in Spain, France and Portugal.

Investigators led by Professor Ana Bernabeu from the University of Vigo, are now compiling the findings of yearly inspections carried out between 2004 and 2011.

They visited two of the worst-affected beaches - Nemiña in Muxia and O Rostro in Risterra.

A study of prevailing currents would also enable experts to predict which areas were most at risk, Bernabeu said.

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T is some time since I have written an update on the PCN Charity.

2012 saw many changes and a very difficult time with the Social Security (more about that below), all of which has taken time away from doing what we need to do, fundraising.

To enable us to continue with our ‘Nursing Care for Terminal Patients,’ we do need to be able to pay our very highly qualified nurses a wage as well as supply various nursing aids that are required.

At this moment in time, this care is sadly only available in the Torrevieja area and surrounds. At some time in the future I would like to be able to offer this care in the northern Costa Blanca.

The three charity shops – La Marina, Ciudad Quesada and Playa Flamenca beach – are doing extremely well and I am so grateful for all the wonderful donations we receive and a thank you to all the hard working volunteers, who give their time so freely to run them. Why don’t you call in and visit them, there is always a good quality bargain to be purchased.

The nursing care given, as many will testify, is both ongoing and very caring, the nurses help to support the family through a traumatic time with endless patience and understanding, this is vital in this sad time for all.

Furthermore there is a 24 hour call service. The nurses are all fully regulated both in

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Fundraising is so important HELP US: To maintain a very much needed service.

By Jennifer Cunningham

Spain and the UK and they are trained in palliative care, and if the gentlemen prefer, Paul would be able to attend them.

Many people have asked us frequently if we did private nursing. This has now been set up and I am delighted to advise you that the same teams of nurses are now available to nurse everyday illnesses and to be able to offer post operative care.

The crisis just goes on and on and I like many others see

no end to the situation.

Therefore, I have set up an S.L. company that will work hand in hand with the charity and we have looked at a minimum charge to make it viable.

Any profits, however, after costs, will be allocated to the charity. The S.L. is fully independent and is necessary as the charity is unable to charge any direct fees, only donations.

An extremely difficult situation to control.

There is a separate website and Tracy, who runs the S.L. company, is available to visit you to explain the functions of the charity, the private nursing and the Diabetic Clinic, at a meeting in your club or association.

If an association, club or bar would be interested in

sponsoring or holding an event, please let us know.

In the near future a new website will be set up, mentioning the sponsors and all the event dates and situations. Maybe an idea would be a collection tin, perhaps you would advise us if you are interested.

Ladies who lunch, are very generous in sponsoring PCN on an ongoing basis and have kindly donated an amount towards the new website, I am still searching for further sponsors to fund the website.

To help raise funds at this very difficult time we have introduced a direct debit scheme.

This means you can pay a monthly or yearly amount to the charity. I do hope it works for us, as fundraising as we used to know is now becoming more difficult.

Please think about how you can help us to maintain a very much needed service to those of us who have a terminal illness. One day it could be you or a member of your family and PCN will be there for you.

For further information, please check out our website www.paulcunningham nurses.com or contact Tracey at the PCN office on telephone 966 797 016 mornings or by email traceypcn.s.l@gmail.com

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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom

Charge threat in meat scandal DAVID CAMERON has said those responsible for passing off horsemeat as beef could face criminal charges. The scandal continues to shock the nation as new cases are exposed.

Choir arrest A PAEDOPHILE was allowed to continue working with children

after his arrest for sexual abuse claims. The 68-year-old Durham choirmaster continued to work with members of a choir during the investigation into his alleged abuse.

Police taunt A CRIMINAL was arrested after posting a string of videos of himself breaking the law in a bid to taunt police. The photos of the 24-year-old man from Wales included one of him urinating on a police car.

German lasagne AUTHORITIES were investigating whether a shipment of frozen lasagne contained horsemeat, following a tip-off. It is Germany’s first suspected case of horsemeat in a product labelled as beef.

Gay refuge SAME-SEX couples are choosing to live in Germany, because it’s one of just 16 countries in the world which grant rights to same-sex partners for legal immigration purposes.

AN investigation into a leaked photo of Jon Venables, the murderer of James Bulger, is under way after the photo was reported to be circulating on the social networking site Twitter.

Outback find A BRITISH teenager who went missing in the Australian outback has

GERMAN PRESS Stories making headlines from Germany

Muslim plan MUSLIM plans to convert a former Lutheran church in the city of Hamburg into a mosque are generating controversy across Germany. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the country.

Pulling out GERMAN do-it-yourself chain

RUSSIAN PRESS Safe haven RUSSIA is offering the hope of a secure future to a significant number of Egypt’s Coptic Christian population.

Gun trade MILITARY hardware and light weapons are still being supplied to the governments of Syria and Mali as Russia expands arms’ sales.

Oil deal IRAN’S Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi boosted ties by

Gold rose in value.

Photo leak

Praktiker AG is closing its stores in Turkey and withdrawing from the country after failing to sell the nine stores it operates there.

Helping hand VIETNAM’S Ha Long Bay is known for its breathtaking beauty.

Environmental awareness campaigns and a German project are helping to preserve that beauty

Gold prices RUSSIA and Kazakhstan expanded their gold holdings, seeking to diversify their reserves as the metal’s value rose for the 12th year in a row.

Serious neglect

Neo Nazis

Royal storm

Bear returns

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Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Friendly face

Off the shelf

SWEDEN - According to a recent survey, Swedes are friendlier than Britons despite their reputation for being aloof.

SWEDEN - Stores are removing all products made by Comigel, the French firm that produced the Findus lasagne sold in the UK found to contain 100 per cent horsemeat.

Talk down

YOUTUBE is challenging Russia’s right to block its service. The firm has launched an appeal against the banning of a video that apparently showed how to put on Halloween make-up.

NORWAY - Two years ago, Norwegians’ English skills were ranked highest in the world amongst countries whose first language is not English. Now Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Finland are ahead.

Rules flaunted

Child shortage

A SIX-YEAR enquiry into an explosion at the Ulyanovskaya coal mine in Western Siberia on March 19, 2007, killing 110, reports the accident was caused by violations of safety rules.

DENMARK - Fewer women of childbearing age, couples waiting longer to start families, and low sperm quality in Danish men means that low birth rates are ‘approaching epidemic’ levels.

Ban challenge

been found alive. The 18-year-old from London had not returned to his Queensland accommodation after going out for a run.

THIRTEEN nurses are facing the sack and being banned from work after an investigation into from the pollution of tourism and serious neglect allegamining. tions at a hospital in Stafford, where 1,200 people died in three years.

RIGHT-WING extremists group the ‘Immortals’ are wearing masks and posting videos on YouTube to attract young new PHOTOS of supporters. pregnant Kate Middleton in a bikini on a public beach in Mustique have been BERLIN ZOO’S famous polar published in an Italian bear Knut, who died two years magazine, causing an ago, will be stuffed and put on outcry from the Royal display at the city’s natural history Family. museum until March 15.

Stories making headlines from Russia

signing a deal with the Russian Energy Minister for more cooperation in oil and gas exploration.

HORSEMEAT SCANDAL: Cameron on the case.

Top names NORWAY Nora and Lucas were the most popular first names in Norway in 2012. Both have been in the Top 10 for the last 12 and five years respectively.

Not enough births.

Food trail

DENMARK - Flexi Food Ltd, a meat distributor in the United Kingdom owned by the Danish firm Flexi Food Holding ApS, is suspected

by British food authorities of selling horsemeat.

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Nuclear authority gets tough THE Garoña nuclear power station closed last year but must still observe all regulations.

The Santa Maria de Garoña installation in Valle de Tobalina is the oldest nuclear plant in Spain and its licence, which expired this year, was due to be extended until 2019.

Instead Nuclenor - jointly owned by Iberdrola and Endesa – said it was unable to apply for an extension as the plant would be unviable owing to the government’s new energy tax.

The plant was disconnected from the national grid last year and the nuclear fuel unloaded and transferred to a storage pool.

Spain’s Nuclear Security Council (CSN) has ruled until the closure is officially confirmed by the ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, the shutdown announcement is not legal.

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Kitchen worker accused of poisoning 14 colleagues A KITCHEN assistant, 55, was arrested accused of attempting to poison 14 colleagues at the restaurant where he worked in Gijon.

He was remanded in custody by a judge on suspicion of committing the crime due to arguments with his colleagues.

He is charged with 14 counts of attempted manslaughter.

The investigation began in October. He was suspected because the only two people not to fall ill were he and his partner, who also worked at the restaurant.

He allegedly put drops of a pharmaceutical product used to create an adverse reaction to alcohol in his colleagues’ food. It causes sweating, fever, migraine and a super-fast heart rate when combined with alcohol.

In May 2011, the owner of the restaurant died of a heart

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ATTEMPTED POISON: Kitchen workers fell ill after ingesting large quantities of poison. attack.

A post mortem examination was not carried out and the body was cremated.

However, the 14 people had been suffering the symptoms described for up to seven years.

They provided the police with a bottle which they found in his belongings which contained a hazardous chemical, He refused to testify before a judge.

Evidence claims in question JOSE BRETON’S defence counsel has questioned the authenticity of bone fragments produced as evidence against him.

Breton is accused of murdering his children Ruth and Jose, aged six and two.

They disappeared from the Cruz Conde park in Cordoba on October 8, 2011.

Charred bones found on land belonging to Breton’s family shortly after their disappearance were originally identified as belonging to rodents.

A second analysis in August 2012 established that they belonged to two young children.

Breton committed no crime, according to lawyer Jose Maria Sanchez de Puerta. The case should be annulled because his human rights were violated and he is not guaranteed a fair trial.

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Energy drive TEULADA is looking at ways to save energy on street lighting, traffic lights and buildings.

The Ferroser-Ferrovial company has been awarded a 10-year contract to improve energy efficiency.

CORVERA AIRPORT: The €266m project is yet to open following its completion one year ago.

Another flying white elephant

THE airports of Castellon, Ciudad Real and Huesca have a worthy rival in Murcia.

The first has never seen an aircraft and the other two are closed while Corvera Airport - the ‘International Airport of the Murcia Region’ - has yet to be opened.

The €266 million project was finished a

year ago and, like Castellon, was intended to receive streams of tourists.

The regional government approved the Corvera project in 2006. It was built by a consortium headed by Sacyr Vallehermoso, which found itself in financial difficulties in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis.

The regional government has had to guarantee a €200 million loan, a daunting prospect for an autonomy which had to LIKE many loving husbands, Barack Obama took his request a €527 million wife out to dinner on February 14.

And the eatery he chose for their St Valentine’s bailout from the central Day tryst was the Minibar Restaurant in Washington government last year.

Meanwhile, Corvera is whose owner-chef, Jose Andres, is Spanish. denied its grand opening, Born in Asturias and raised in Barcelona, Jose and no regional or national Andres has spent the last 15 years in the US. politician is rushing to be Jaleo, another of his restaurants, which is also in Washington, is acclaimed as the first tapas associated with what, like Castellon, is an expensive restaurant to enjoy both commercial success and white elephant. praise from food critics.

The Obamas go Spanish

Weather plan ALTEA is putting together a plan of action to warn parents when schools are to close due to bad weather.

The warning will be posted on www. altea.es and announced on Radio Altea.

Free courses WORKERS are invited to take part in a free course called ‘Selfemployment in the time of crisis’ on March 7.

Anyone interested needs to register at the CREAMA offices.

Lines erased CYCLE lanes painted on some Alicante streets have virtually disappeared despite €1.5 million investment, says Councillor Gabriel Moreno.

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Rafal winners in the money

News from our editions

THE campaign ‘From Rafal with love’ organised by local businesses in the town saw more than 4,000 entries and over €1,000 in prizes being handed out to winners.

Breath tests A WEEKEND crackdown on drink-driving across Murcia Province saw police conduct 2,326 breath tests, of which 109 were positive.

Romantic prize TEN couples, prize-winners in the ‘Fall in love with Torrevieja’ campaign, were treated to dinner after watching the Tribute to U2 show in the town.

El Clot to open ELCHE’S Miguel Hernández University (UMH) will open the doors of its 26,000 square-metre sports complex, El Clot, next month.

Car scam POLICE have arrested four men accused of operating a car scam, selling luxury cars through the internet which were never delivered to buyers. Complaints were received in Murcia and Barcelona.

ALMERIA

Record year THE Almanzora Valley produced almost half of all the fruit and vegetables exported from Andalucia last year, 9.2 per cent up on 2011.

Quarry tragedy A 33-YEAR-OLD local resident has been crushed by stone in a mine near Fines.

Emergency services were unable to revive him at the scene and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Rustlers caught THE Guardia Civil have caught the gang responsible for the theft of 134 pigs. The thieves are accused of 10 different offences which began last November and were carried out in the region around Huércal Overa.

Flamenco legend dies A KEY figure in the nation’s flamenco society, Almeria-born Diaz Benete, has died aged 89.

Seeing wood for trees AROUND 400 pine trees have been planted in the La Torreta II Urbanisation in Torrevieja.

Mayor Eduardo Dolón was accompanied by the Councillor for the Environment, Francisco Moreno, Councillor for Education and Youth, Rosario Martinez

Students stay home ONLY 604 students in the Almeria region have applied for the 959 government assisted places at universities outside Spain.

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Broken bones A MAN, 49, broke several bones after falling three metres down a service lift shaft at the Plaza Mayor shopping centre in Malaga while he was working there.

Sofa fire THREE people were injured after a sofa caught fire at the home of one of them in Malaga. Firemen believe a faulty heater was the cause of the blaze.

Pools register MIJAS TOWN HALL has created a municipal register of community pools.

This comes 14 years after the Andalucian law which requires the register came into effect.

Cold meals ONLY 15 per cent of schools in Malaga Province still have kitchens for school lunches while the rest depend on meals from outside catering companies.

Local improvements ESTEPONA COUNCIL will invest €1

Chazarra, and Councillor of Parks and Gardens, Carmen Gomez Candel, in planting the trees which were donated by the Ministry of Environment and Valencian Government. Local students also attended as part of their environmental and gardening studies.

million in 20 projects to improve the town’s urbanisations. Local residents will decide what should be done.

AXARQUIA

Cleaning up MAYOR of Torre del Mar Emilio Martín has announced that the first phase of work to tidy up the neighbourhood has begun. The second phase could commence before summer.

Shorter contracts FRIGILIANA has decided to cut temporary work contracts from three months to one-and-a-half to give the 150 registered unemployed in the town more opportunity to work.

Tight squeeze

MALLORCA

53 families out SINCE January, 53 homeowners have been evicted from their properties in Palma along with 38 people who rent property, according to this week’s figures published by the Balearics’ Justice Department.

Pot in Pilarlí AFTER a co-ordinated effort by the Mallorcan drug enforcement agency and Local and National Police, officers seized 300 marijuana plants at a farmhouse in Es Pilarlí on the outskirts of Palma.

Flood of CVs

A NICHE in Motril’s cemetery was too narrow for the coffin to fit inside so instead a bigger one nearby had to used.

SOON-TO-OPEN home improvement superstore Bauhaus has received 4,000 job applications in less than a month of advertising the vacancies.

Tragic memorial

Pachá to return?

A MONUMENT has been erected in Salobreña to the 20,000 victims of the Spanish Civil War who lost their lives along what is today the N-340 between Malaga and Almeria.

OWNERS of the nightclub Pachá are close to reaching an agreement with Cursach Ocio to bring the nightclub back to Palma’s Paseo Marítimo before the summer season begins.

Council request

Salom ready

NERJA COUNCIL has approved a motion requesting the Junta de Andalucia to begin work on the new health centre and install a lift in the existing one.

MALLORCA’S Luis Salom has concluded his first IRTA test of the 2013 Moto3 category. This year Luis will be racing with Team Red Bull KTM Ajo Sport.

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Stat of week Power company Iberdrola reported a net profit of €2,840.7 million last year, 1.3 per cent more than in 2011.

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Consumption down prices up Basic product sales dip but takings on the rise FOR the first time in decades, consumption of basic home products has fallen.

Sales of food, cleaning items and toiletries experienced a 0.6 per cent dip last year - the economic crisis, a reduction in the immigrant population and rising prices - were cited by market research experts, Nielsen.

Although consumption was reduced, Spanish families spent €70,700 million - or 0.6 per cent more - than in

Jobs boost as promise kept TELEFONICA created 5,000 direct and indirect jobs in Spain last year.

“At a time when backing Spain looked complicated, that is what we have done,” said Telefonica president Luis Miguel Gilperez.

The multinational provided direct employment for 450 people in 2012 as well as work experience for 555 interns through its Talentum programme.

The majority will “probably” join the company when their probationary period was over, Gilperez said.

Regarding indirect jobs, a call centre that recently opened in Las Palmas would provide employment for approximately 2,000

people over the next two years, the president added.

Another 4,000 jobs have been generated by Telefonica’s fibre optic network.

The company has taken to heart criticism from users, and intends to reduce outsourcing, Gilperez said.

At present, 50 per cent of calls to Telefonica’s customer care centres are answered in Spain.

By the end of this year, this should have increased to 100 per cent.

Gilperez defended the 2011-2013 redundancy plan for 6,500 Telefonica workers.

This had helped the company to increase efficiency, he insisted.

2012. Average price increases of 1.2 per cent were responsible for the apparent anomaly.

Packaged food and fresh products were respectively responsible for 41 and 34 per cent of family spending in 2012, Nielsen found.

CLEAN UP: Cleaning products account for 14 per cent of family spending.

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THE Catholic Church in Spain was once notoriously rich and still manages to get by.

Every Spanish income tax declaration has a box that taxpayers tick if they wish 0.7 per cent of their taxes to go to the Church.

Although 78.5 per cent of the Spanish say they are Catholics, only 33.4 per cent of them tick that particular box.

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Peugeot losses PEUGEOT CITROEN reported losses of €5 billion for 2012, its worstever result. It has now built the foundations for recovery with a tough restructuring plan, the carmaker insisted.

Beer bubble HEINEKEN had net profits of €2,949 million, almost double the €1,430 million reported in 2011.

Markets in Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific compensated for a weaker European market, Heineken said.

‘Tithe’ keeps church tills filled This donation was originally 0.5 per cent but was increased in 2006 by the Zapatero government. In return the Church relinquished its annual allocation from the state budget.

Years back, the Church announced its intention of becoming selfsufficient but made little progress.

For this to be feasible every Catholic in the land would need to pay 50 cents each time they went to Mass.

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Still confused about driving licence medical certificate Q: I AM hoping that you can explain exactly what David Searl meant in his column two weeks ago regarding the medical certificate for driving licences. We have read his answer several times and it You and the remains a puzzle.

We have had our medicals Law in Spain

By David Searl and carry them with our UK driving licences but David Searl says confusion arises because the certificate says it is valid for three months.

We cannot find this anywhere on our certificates. The most worrying thing is that he said if one does not apply for a licence or a renewal within three months, then you may have to get a new certificate. As our driving licences have not expired we have not either applied or renewed them so we really do not understand. Perhaps there is something we have not done.

We do not want to change to a Spanish driving licence but is David Searl saying we now need to do this?

LM (Costa Blanca) A: No, you do not need to change your UK licence until it expires. Then you must change it for a Spanish licence as you cannot renew your UK licence because you are not resident in the UK. 1. Your medical certificate you carry with your UK licence does not expire in three months. It is valid for 10 years.

Unless you are over 70 years of age, in which case it is valid for only two years.

2. Now, if, and only if, you are applying for a Spanish driving licence, or the renewal of one, then the medical certificate is only good for three months. That is, if you do not complete your application within three months, you must obtain a new certificate.

3. It does not matter whether your certificate states it is valid for three months or not. All such documents are valid for only three months, as noted in paragraph 2 above.

I hope this helps to clarify the situation.

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.

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Half of PPI claims are ‘illegitimate’ FORMER CEO of Lloyds, Eric Daniels, said he believed around half of PPI claims were ‘completely illegitimate’. He said false claims were pushing up compensation bills for banks’ mis-selling of payment protection insurance.

£££ AS Derby-based engine-maker Rolls-Royce faces a corruption enquiry, it has appointed a new chairman, Ian Davis. The former

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£££ BIG SIX energy company EDF said it is selling gas and electricity at a

loss to households and businesses.

It claimed a 25 per cent profits rise is down to its nuclear power generation division’s best performance in seven years.

£££ A PROPOSED merger between Britvic and AG Barr has been referred to the Competition Commission. The soft drinks firms have vowed to keep the £1.6 billion (€1.86 billion) deal alive.

Industrial base is absolutely essential for Spanish hopes READERS might recall that in a previous article I set out the idea that, to have a stable and successful future, Spain had to forget the old times of property bubbles and floods of tourists.

Instead it should concentrate upon establishing an industrial bedrock to underpin the economy, a manufacturing base to develop, not only full employment, but also a profitmaking ethic capable of financing it.

The present level of unemployment in Spain, particularly with that for young people (under 25s) running at more than 51 per cent, should be seen for what it is: the result of successive governments, both Socialist and Conservative, having focused only upon day-today topics leading up to the next election.

Problems have been left to fester until they have become almost incurable ulcers in the body politic. This laissez-faire attitude has proven itself to be dangerous, and once confronted and overcome – which must be the case if Spain is to have a viable future – should never be allowed to show its face again.

Spain must break away from the old, seductive comfort zones.

They have gone; the damage has been done, and future governments must ensure that such short-sighted cupidity never again infests the national mind.

Let us imagine for a moment what Spain might come to if nothing is done to correct past mistakes. It is doubtful that the

BAD IDEA: Mechanised megafarms not good news for Spaniards.

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‘property bubble’ would ever be re-inflated, not for a very long time anyway, seeing that just about every square metre of the Mediterranean coastline already lies beneath bricks, mortar and concrete.

But suppose some powerful group of international financiers should look upon Spain with a different money-making plan in mind? Instead of apartment blocks and villas, what if they saw the potential for vast profit if the

present co-operatives and privately-owned farms and smallholdings, stretching from Cataluña, through Valencia, Murcia, Castilla la Mancha, into Andalucia and Extremadura, were bought up and turned into huge farming factories?

Highly mechanised and with their own transport and storage facilities they might have their own shops and supermarkets, operating throughout Europe and spreading the gospel of low prices.

Sounds good, eh? But such vast tracts, planned to maximise profits, would require far fewer people. The others? Well, what would a few more added to the roll of the unemployed matter?

Then Spain really would become that which I forecast earlier, that is the food-producing reservoir of low-paid, unskilled labour that highly-developed industrial groups have always required.

You think I’m seeing the world, not through rose-tinted glasses but through cobwebs? Well, it has happened in the past, and will again. It occurred in Great Britain as the 19th century Industrial Revolution gathered pace, and in Germany a few years later.

The commercial rivalry between these two great powers was the true fuse that set off the conflagration of the Second World War and brought the United States of America into the equation. Now, while 21st century China and India endure their own industrial revolutions, the world teeters.

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www.euroweeklynews.com UK inheritance tax bills could rise, and more families dragged into the inheritance tax net, over the next six years. We have warned for some time that increasing longevity will lead to higher taxes, and the UK government has now taken the step to increase revenue as part of its reform of the cost of social care for the elderly.

On 11th February Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed speculation that the inheritance tax nil rate band – the amount of your estate your heirs can inherit tax free – will be frozen for several more years. This is effectively a tax rise in real terms because of inflation.

The move is quite a contrast to the Conservative Party’s preelection promise to raise the threshold to £1 million per individual.

If you are a British domicile, UK inheritance tax is charged on your worldwide estate at the time of your death, plus any assets you gave away as gifts over the last seven years. Since it is based on domicile rather than residence, British expatriates with estates above the threshold continue to be liable for this tax, unless they have successfully adopted a domicile of choice in their new country of residence. UK assets are always liable to inheritance tax regardless of domicile.

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by Bill Blevins, Financia l Correspondent, Blevins Franks

Changing your domicile is hard, but not impossible if you intend to live in your new country of residence permanently and cut ties with the UK. You need professional guidance because getting it wrong could be very costly for your heirs.

You should also consider how any local inheritance tax rules interact with the UK rules, and a specialist firm like Blevins Franks will guide you through the rules in both countries and how to lower your tax liabilities.

The current nil rate band is £325,000 per individual. Spouses and civil partners have a potential combined threshold of £650,000.

The tax rate is then a fixed 40%.

In the past, this threshold increased each year with inflation.

It has however been frozen since April 2009, an austerity measure introduced by the then Labour administration. The coalition government confirmed in the 2012 budget that there would be no change until at least April 2015.

As part of the Autumn Statement last December, Chancellor George Osborne announced that the threshold would increase by 1%, rounded up to £329,000, from 2015. 1% was lower than the rate of inflation, but it was better than nothing.

Just a couple of months later, however, this has been overturned.

The threshold will now remain frozen until at least 2019 - that will be 10 years with no change.

This was announced as part of the government’s plans for funding care for the elderly. It proposes that from 2017 a cap of £75,000 will be introduced on the costs people pay for care. After this the state will take over the costs.

The inheritance tax freeze will fund around 20% of the costs.

Changes to pensions and National Insurance are also expected to contribute to the funding.

It is calculated that freezing the threshold until 2019 will bring an

extra 5,000 estates into the inheritance tax net, earning the Treasury an extra £1 billion tax revenues each year.

If the threshold increased with inflation, it would reach £420,000 by 2019. This means that families could lose an extra £95,000 from their inherited estates in 2019.

The government argues that this is a fair system as people will not be forced to sell their home and/or use all of their savings to pay for care.

Many more people will gain from it than lose from it, it claims.

On the other hand, the Chief Executive of the Taxpayer’s Alliance, Matthew Sinclair, commented: “This sleight of hand from the Chancellor is unfairly punishing families who simply want to leave something to their relatives when they pass on.

“Inheritance tax is a double tax on assets and income that the taxman has already taken his cut of many times over.”

He agreed that the government needs to address the future cost of social care, but said this should not be by going back on its word and introducing higher taxes “by the back door”.

Longevity will continue to be a headache for governments, here in Spain as well as in the UK. It will remain an issue long after the economic crisis is behind us. This means that the government may still have to increase tax revenue even when the need for austerity measures is over.

For advice on tax planning for today and the future, on your estate as well as on your savings and investments, seek expert professional advice from a firm like Blevins Franks which has decades of experience advising British expatriates on effective tax mitigation and wealth management strategies.

The tax rates, scope and relief 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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Most Declined LogMein, Inc. Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. eHealth, Inc. Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. IPG Photonics Corporation Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Fuel Tech, Inc. Elbit Imaging Ltd. Icahn Enterprises L.P.

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Croda International PLC 2515.00 -33.00 Diageo PLC 1923.25 -9.91 Eurasian Nat Resources ... 391.65 -10.90 EVRAZ PLC 284.75 -4.80 Experian PLC 1079.50 -5.29 Fresnillo PLC 1532.00 -19.00 G4S PLC 285.40 0.56 GKN PLC 257.20 0.00 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1470.25 -1.09 Glencore Intnal PLC 390.50 -1.55 Hammerson PLC 495.20 7.80 Hargreaves Lansdown 846.50 -1.50 HSBC Holdings PLC 726.00 -0.40 IMI PLC 1169.00 9.00 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2352.50 35.00 InterContinental Hotels 1999.50 15.00 International Consldtd 223.20 -4.70 Intertek Group PLC 3267.00 -9.00 ITV PLC 120.25 3.28 Johnson Matthey PLC 2274.50 -19.00 Kazakhmys PLC 733.50 -13.50 Kingfisher PLC 270.95 -1.60 Land Securities Grp PLC 837.00 1.50 Legal & General Grp PLC 151.05 -0.20 Lloyds Banking Grp PLC 54.49 -0.18 Marks & Spencer Grp PLC 383.25 -3.96 Meggitt PLC 449.60 -1.70 Melrose Industries PLC 238.40 0.29 National Grid PLC 692.75 10.50 Next PLC 4163.00 -12.00 Old Mutual PLC 197.90 1.32 Pearson PLC 1193.50 9.00 Petrofac Ltd 1634.00 -9.00 Polymetal Intl PLC 1002.00 3.50 Prudential PLC 948.75 3.56 Randgold Resources Ltd 5572.50 -10.00 Reckitt Benckiser Grp 4486.00 7.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 694.25 0.50 Resolution Ltd 261.35 -1.20 REXAM PLC 471.70 2.84 Rio Tinto PLC 3698.00 -35.92 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1008.50 0.00 Royal Bank of Scotland 340.25 -4.03 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2152.75 1.50 RSA Insurance Group PLC 131.75 -0.40 SABMiller PLC 3194.25 7.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 334.75 -3.20 Sainsbury (J) PLC 332.45 1.54 Schroders PLC 1964.50 8.00 Serco Group PLC 563.25 -2.95 Severn Trent PLC 1602.00 18.00 Shire PLC 2046.50 -14.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 696.50 -5.00 Smiths Group PLC 1229.50 -8.00 SSE PLC 1409.50 1.10 Standard Chartered PLC 1729.00 11.00 Standard Life PLC 336.20 -0.10 Tate & Lyle PLC 785.50 1.00 Tesco PLC 366.60 1.85 TUI Travel PLC 316.10 -3.00 Tullow Oil PLC 1247.00 -16.00 Unilever PLC 2563.00 -1.28 United Utilities Group 722.75 2.56 Vedanta Resources PLC 1277.00 -21.00 Vodafone Group PLC 167.12 -0.70 Weir Group PLC 2172.00 -9.00 Whitbread PLC 2663.50 -8.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 262.80 1.60 Wolseley PLC 3069.00 -8.00 Wood Group (John) PLC 800.50 -5.50 WPP PLC 1040.50 -7.00 Xstrata PLC 1172.75 -8.00

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MENU FOR SUCCESS : Many Spaniards are opening their own businesses.

Create your own job SPANIARDS are becoming their own bosses in an effort to escape the economic crisis.

Between 2008 and 2011 more than 625,000 self-employed had to give up, according to government figures. But last year, as the unemployment rate climbed above 26 per cent, 53,000 newly registered

self-employed made their numbers rise rather than fall for the first time since 2008.

These entrepreneurs created 72,000 jobs, said Lorenzo Amor, President of the small entrepreneurs’ association ATA. “For the next few months it is going to be easier to create your own job than to find one,” Amor said. He added that in Spain 67 people an hour register as self-employed.

But in these tough times it is hard to keep a new business going.

THE number of people who used planes to travel Just half of new within Spain fell by 12.5 per cent in 2012, while train businesses are still passengers fell by 2 per cent, according to the running after three National Institute of Statistics. years.

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The death of the teenage odd job means a shock in the real world AS a kid, my brother had a paper round from the age of 11. I used to babysit for neighbours from the age of 14. My friend packed bags at the cashier of a local supermarket at the age of 16, while nearly every friend I have worked parttime in a café or restaurant during their college years to make a few extra quid.

In our home, apart from keeping our bedrooms clean, my brother’s job was to load A look and empty the at finance dishwasher, while I was for females the queen of ironing, which I enjoyed because Jane Plunkett it’s a job where you can jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. watch TV at the same com time.

That’s why it always surprises me how little many Spanish kids do around the house, or how unaccustomed they are to dreaming up small jobs in their neighbourhood that could enable WORK: Odd jobs to make money. them to earn a few Euros.

Just last week, I was speaking to a group of together to spend at the weekends?” I asked. teens about pocket money and odd jobs. “So “Que?” was the unanimous reply from blank and what do you have to do to get a bit of money confused young faces.

From the looks of things, the concept of working doesn’t enter their minds until they finish studying and start looking for a job. Having surveyed five separate classes of Spanish kids between the ages of 10 and 17, regardless of receiving pocket money each week, about 80 per cent do not have to do any small chore in their homes in return. The girls among the classes definitely admitted to doing more jobs around the home, but the boys blatantly confessed that ‘mama’ didn’t ask anything of them in exchange for their pocket money.

Earning a bit of money as a kid is an important start to lessons in finance and managing money.

If a child thinks money just appears on a silver plate for doing nothing, it’s some shock they are going to get when they enter the real world.

Kids need to dream up silly jobs to earn some money. Even if it’s picking flowers from gardens, mixing the petals with water and selling it door to door as perfume.

This is the start of entrepreneurialism and creative thinking that could make a person rich in the future. A child that doesn’t begin to understand the value of money early in life is in for a tough lesson on dealing with finances in the future.

Mystery shoppers shop Santander SPANISH banking giant Santander’s UK division is suspected of providing clients with flawed investment advice, according to internet rumours.

The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has ordered an in-depth investigation of Santander UK, claim industry sources.

Between March and September last year, ‘mystery shoppers’ from the FSA paid 1,231 visits to six banks and building societies, posing as potential customers.

“A major high street bank” was referred to its enforcement division, the FSA announced. It could face a fine or licence changes preventing it from providing these services in future.

But as yet the FSA has refused to reveal which bank is involved. Santander

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Last December, Santander UK suspended its investment advice service.

There were concerns that employees would be unable to meet new FSA rules arising from its Retail Distribution Review (RDR) introduced at the end of 2012.

SPAIN exported 75,000 tons of garlic worth €130 million in 2012.

The average price per kilo last year fell to €1.80, compared with €2.40 in 2011.

Less beauty TURNOVER for Spain’s 78,000 hairdressers and 11,000 beauty salons fell by 7.5 per cent last year. While some independent establishments struggle, chains continued to increase their share of the market.

Lines cut SPAIN lost 2.7 million mobile lines – one in 20 - in 2012 owing to the crisis, fewer handset offers and purging of inactive lines. Further reductions are predicted for 2013.

High price A THIRD of children in Spain have been pushed to the brink of poverty by austerity measures.

Charity Caritas said Spain and other countries that have had EU loans, are raising poorly fed children with few job prospects.

More cash SAREB, Spain’s ‘bad bank’ has increased its capital for the third time. Iberdrola has bought €2.5m shares and Banco Camino another €800,000, increasing Sareb’s capital to €1,200 million.

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Time to learn a lesson in honest politics I’VE lost track of the corruption cases involving Spanish politicians or other public servants.

The worst is that the average Spaniard on the street is now so used to it that they almost automatically accept their daily dose of political scandal with resignation.

The word ‘transparency’ recently coined by Barack Obama enjoyed a certain amount of popularity here until Spain’s voters discovered that their political representatives were economical with the truth.

So much so that the word transparency might as well be eliminated from the Spanish dictionary.

It would be worthy of a Marx Brothers’ movie if it were not so tragic.

I humbly but urgently suggest that Spain’s politicians take an example from Obama’s honesty before its irate voters abandon the polling stations like rats from a sinking ship.

Richard M McBride, Benidorm (Alicante)

Quiet anticipation I RELISH the opportunity for quiet discourse and relaxation in public bars that the rumoured upcoming disappearance of British television from Spain will bring.

The chance to enjoy a quiet drink without having to yield to the almost daily onslaught of football fanatics who are generally capable of volubly expressing ‘qualified’ opinions; the inane audible hum of analysis of soap operas; the discussion of vapid televised talent.

Karl Marx may now be inclined to state that ‘Vacuous televised entertainment is the opium of the people.’

British televisions’ entertainment output is as appalling as that of Central and South America and even ranks lower than that of Nigeria and Tanzania given, at least, that the latter output is made more amusing by the introduction of witchcraft.

C S, Mijas Costa (Malaga)

Gulag justice BRITISH people living in Spain probably remember the Birmingham Six and similar cases of unjust

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Six phone calls later (all to different numbers!) I was told that as the demand was sent by certified post I could not pay by phone! Neither the banks listed on the bill nor the post office would let me pay with my card.

I had to get €800 in cash out and pay at the post office. I do not like walking the streets with that amount of money in my pocket.

Jack Andrews, Fuengirola (Malaga)

Fuming at waste SO 10,000 inspections were carried out to make sure no smoking laws are being followed in Murcia (More ignore no smoking laws, EWN, Costa Blanca South, Issue 1441). Result? Just 711 complaints reported. What a waste of time and money in the middle of an economic crisis!

Sheila Quinnell, Orihuela (Alicante)

In or out?

All this sun and sangria makes my head swell, so I am resting in Paloma Park, Benalmadena. I think I need to see a shrink!

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imprisonment. The same thing happens here.

Take the case of Jose Maria Zaragoza Berenguer, a popular garage owner from Polop, who for the last 16 months has been languishing in Fontcalent Prison (Alicante).

The reason for his unjust imprisonment is that in 2011 his garage assistant allegedly killed two people. Yet Jose Maria, although innocent, has not been liberated. This is obviously an injustice that should be corrected ASAP. We are not in the Gulag Archipeligo.

Name supplied, Polop (Alicante)

Weevil solution THERE is a simple, safe and cheap preventative measure against red palm weevils which has been tried with some success in Castellon.

It’s to spray a diluted mixture of turpentine (aguaras) on the fronds, top centre and at the base of plants

likely to get infected. The weevil is killing palms, and the black version, agaves, yuccas and aloes.

This application doesn’t cure infected plants, it apparently keeps the bugs away because they hate the odour. The turps should be diluted about one part to five of warm water.

How often the spray should be used I don’t know. Probably every month or so or after heavy rain.

Chuck (by email)

SINCE the no smoking in public places law was introduced, there has been a dramatic increase of terrace coverings, with gas heaters and in some cases a door fitted to enter the premises. This covers entirely all tables and chairs placed outside some restaurants and cafés. This forces the non-smoker to go inside. Is this area classified as inside or as an outside smoking area?

Don Ralph, Benijofa (Alicante)r Editor’s note: Terraces where smoking is permitted should have a minimum of two sides open under Spanish Law.

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THERE are lots of advertisements on TV asking for donations for the African children as they cannot drink the water.

I have lived in El Galan for 10 years and during that time I have spent thousands of euros on bottled water as the tapwater was unfit to drink.

Will anyone send me money to compensate for all those years as I am only a hard-up pensioner?

Deirdre Drayton, San Miguel de Salinas (Alicante)

WE received a visit from two alleged gas inspectors. They insisted that they had right of access and if we refused then we would be denounced and face a €2,000 fine.

They were told to depart and off they went with many glowers and muttered threats.

A few days later, we heard gravel crunching and the sounds of conversation. There was a loud bang and on reaching the lounge we found a piece of firewood protruding into the room between the door and frame. My wife shouted, and we heard footsteps running. By the time we got out of the cottage there was nothing to be seen except slashed fly screens front and rear.

We called the police who were with us in 15 minutes. Excellent service.

Dr/Colonel Bob & Sandra Lyons, Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia)

Card blues WHY does the Endesa electricity company make it so hard to pay a bill by card? I had a big bill to pay for my business, and following the instructions on the letter I phoned their help-line.

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4:35pm Kingdom of Heaven 7:00pm Killer Elite 9:00pm Sahara 11:10pm Safe House 1:10am Death Warrant 2:45am Broken Arrow 4:40am Braddock: Missing in Action 3

TCM 6:00am Taras Bulba 8:10am Gunsmoke 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:10am Return of the Seven 12:05pm Day of the Evil Gun 1:55pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fort Utah 5:35pm Take the High Ground!

7:30pm The Pride and the Passion 10:00pm U.S. Marshals 12:30am The Jacket 2:25am U.S. Marshals 4:35am Fort Utah

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BBC1

BBC2

2:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Wanted Down Under Revisited 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt The red and blue teams go hunting and haggling in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Only Fools and Horses 3:45pm Only Fools and Horses

4.00pm - midnight 4:15pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 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 If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show.

8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Room 101 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show

12:25am Pretty Woman Romantic comedy reworking of the Pygmalion theme, set in modern-day America. 2:20am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:25am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8:15pm Doctor Who Sci-fi drama series.

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm World's Craziest Fools 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Come Fly with Me 11:30pm EastEnders The atmosphere in the Brannings is extremely strained.

12:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 1:00am Family Guy 1:25am Family Guy James Woods returns to seek revenge against Peter.

1:45am Being Human Supernatural comedy-drama series about a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire.

2:45am Pramface 3:15am Way to Go 3:45am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:45am Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel

ITV

Channel 4

Channel 5

6:05am What Makes Me, Me? 6:10am What Makes Me, Me? 6:15am What Makes Me, Me? 6:25am What Makes Me, Me? 6:30am In My Shoes 6:40am Joey's First Fight 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Saints and Scroungers 8:45am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:15am Show Me the Monet 10:00am Antiques Roadshow 11:00am Question Time 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm Animal Park 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Mastermind 3:45pm Reel History of Britain

4:50am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Dinner Date

5:50am Countdown 6:35am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:00am The Treacle People 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Kirstie's Vintage Gems 1:15pm Distant Drums 3:15pm Face the Clock 3:40pm Countdown

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 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Milkshake Monkey 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Being Liverpool 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Person of Interest

4:15pm Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes 5:15pm Cycling 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog it! Trade Secrets Paul Martin and a host of regular experts offer tips and advice on antiques and collectibles.

8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Mastermind John Humphrys presents the first semi-final as five contenders vie for a place in the grand final.

9:30pm Sea City The second in a three-part documentary series about the Port of Southampton.

10:00pm Wild Arabia Few places on earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia.

11:00pm QI Comedy quiz. Stephen Fry looks at the quite interesting side of jobs.

11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Eddie Mair.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Wild Britain with Ray Mears 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Three Kings

4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Can Darren hide the truth as Nancy gets more suspicious?

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

8:55pm 4thought.tv Recent surveys suggest that Britons have never been more secular.

9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 10:30pm The Last Leg 11:20pm Paddy's TV Guide

4:15pm Stolen Innocence Crime drama.

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

6:30pm Neighbours Tash offers Sonya a genuine apology.

7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Winter Road Rescue Documentary series following the work of snowplough drivers and patrols.

9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 10:00pm The Mentalist American crime drama.

11:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime drama.

11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime drama. The brutal murder of a family leads to three separate confessions.

12:00am The Review Show Oscars Special 12:50am Southern Comfort 2:30am Question Time David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from St Paul's Cathedral in London.

1:40am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Coogan's Bluff Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan, a tough Arizona cop, travels to New York to collect a wanted man. 5:35am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

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

8:30pm Masterworks Exploring orchestral works of the 20th century.

10:00pm The Swing Thing 11:30pm ... Sings the Great American Songbook 12:30am Frank Sinatra 2:05am The Swing Thing Documentary telling the story of swing, an obscure form of jazz that became the first worldwide pop phenomenon, inspired the first ever youth culture revolution and became a byword for sexual liberation and teenage excess well before the Swinging Sixties.

3:35am Masterworks Exploring orchestral works of the 20th century.

SMD

SATELLITE CHANNELS

12:10am Hot Shots!

1:45am Random Acts

11:15pm War Horse

12:55am Inside Hollywood 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am Motorsport Mundial The latest motor racing action from around the world. 5:25am House Doctor 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am John Bishop's Only Joking 10:30am John Bishop's Only Joking 11:00am Modern Family 11:30am Modern Family 12:00pm The Middle 12:30pm The Middle 1:00pm Modern Family 1:30pm Modern Family 2:00pm The Middle 2:30pm The Middle 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad

12:00am Spartacus: War of the Damned 1:15am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 2:15am Road Wars 3:10am Road Wars 4:05am Terra Nova 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:35am Prom 7:20am Tommy Boy 9:00am 30 Minutes or Less 10:25am Sweet Home Alabama 12:15pm Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 12:45pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 2:35pm The Sitter 4:05pm Road Trip 5:40pm Sweet Home Alabama 7:35pm 30 Minutes or Less 9:00pm The Sitter 10:30pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 12:10am Road Trip 1:45am Boat Trip 3:25am Wild Cherry 5:05am Evolution

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

1:30pm Fantastic Four 3:20pm Contraband

5:25am Lucky Christmas 7:00am The Fighting Temptations 9:10am Beautiful Wave 10:50am Mean Girls 2 12:35pm The Stepford Wives 2:15pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin

5:20pm Collateral Damage 7:15pm Your Highness 9:00pm Fantastic Four 11:00pm Contraband

4:30pm Country Strong 6:30pm Les Miserables Special 7:00pm Footloose 9:00pm Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 11:15pm War Horse 1:45am The Adjustment Bureau 3:35am Girl, Interrupted 5:50am The Fighting Temptations

SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:30am The Avengers Special 7:00am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 7:30am Sanctum 9:25am Paycheck 11:30am Battle: Los Angeles

1:00am A Man Apart 3:00am Death Wish

TCM 6:00am The Pride and the Passion 8:20am Gunsmoke 9:20am Gunsmoke 10:20am Take the High Ground! 12:15pm Fort Utah 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Firecreek 5:55pm Billy Two Hats 7:50pm In Like Flint 10:00pm Hard to Kill 11:55pm Poltergeist 2:05am Hard to Kill 3:45am Poltergeist

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BBC2

2:25am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking Food writer Nigel Slater rustles up inspiring yet achievable meals.

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

1:05pm Regional News All the latest local news. 1:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:15pm Football Focus 2:00pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 3:00pm Six Nations Rugby Union

4.00pm - midnight 5:25pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

5:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

5:33pm Weather The latest weather information.

5:35pm Six Nations Rugby Union Action from the Six Nations Trophy.

8:00pm Let's Dance for Comic Relief Celebrity-packed dance show in conjunction with Comic Relief.

9:25pm National Lottery Saturday Draws 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day

Channel 5

5:35am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham 12:25pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 1:25pm Countrywise Paul Heiney presents a series with memorable scenes drawn from the best of the ITV regions. 1:40pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:45pm Carry on Up the Jungle 3:30pm Celebrity Chase

5:55am Countdown 6:40am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:05am Sali Mali When autumn comes, Jackdaw tries to stick the leaves back on the trees. 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Will and Grace 8:25am Freesports on 4 8:55am The Morning Line 9:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:50am Frasier 11:20am Frasier 11:50am The Big Bang Theory 12:20pm The Big Bang Theory 12:45pm The Simpsons 1:10pm The Simpsons 1:40pm The Secret Millionaire 2:45pm Channel 4 Racing

7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Power Rangers Samurai 11:35am Batman - The Brave and the Bold 12:10pm Looney Tunes 12:20pm Looney Tunes 12:25pm Monkey Life 12:55pm Police Interceptors Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Essex. 1:55pm I Dream of Murder 3:40pm Corrina, Corrina

4:50pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast.

5:00pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm Cycling Coverage of a cycling event.

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 Dad's Army 9:30pm Natural World Special 10:30pm Howard Goodall's Story of Music 11:30pm Funny Business Documentary revealing how top comedians can earn fortunes through various gigs.

4:30pm Midsomer Murders 6:30pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

6:45pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

7:00pm Totally You've Been Framed!

8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway 9:20pm Take Me Out 10:50pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:50pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

5:05pm Come Dine with Me This competition from Portsmouth begins with Allison Hampshire first to host.

5:35pm Come Dine with Me It's the turn of sociology lecturer Will Dixon to host in Portsmouth.

6:05pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:10pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm The Queen's Mother in Law The late Queen Mother was one of Britain's most instantly recognisable figures.

9:00pm Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home 10:00pm Terminator Salvation

5:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:00pm Columbo 7:55pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series.

8:40pm NCIS 9:35pm NCIS 10:30pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Drama series about an elite force based in New York which investigates sexually oriented crimes.

11:30pm Law and Order: Criminal Intent

10:00pm - Terminator Salvation Christian Bale & Sam Worthington

12:30am The Men Who Stare at Goats

BBC4

12:05am Gauntlet 2:05am Jackpot247 4:00am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

Nicolas Cage 9:35pm National Treasure: Book of Secrets

8:00pm Britain's Natural World 8:50pm Britain's Natural World Wild Summer River.

9:00pm Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's 10:00pm Spiral 4: State of Terror 10:50pm Spiral 4: State of Terror 11:45pm Joy of the Single 12:45am Country at the BBC 2:15am Top of the Pops 1978 2:50am Prince - Purple Reign 3:50am Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

12:10am Rising Sun 2:35am Southland Tang and Cooper's past physical problems are put to the test when they are attacked on the street.

3:15am Hollyoaks Omnibus As Will's dark fascination with Texas continues, what lengths will he be driven to? 5:20am Deal or No Deal

12:25am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas. 1:15am Super Casino

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

Ralph Special 7:00am The Avengers Special 7:30am Fortress 9:15am Twister 11:15am Spider-Man 1:20pm Spider-Man 2 3:35pm Daylight

Satellite channels SKY1

BBC3

8:00pm Merlin 8:45pm Doctor Who 9:35pm National Treasure: Book of Secrets 11:30pm World's Craziest Fools 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Way to Go 3:00am Pramface Comedy series about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with parenthood.

3:30am World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world.

4:00am Being Human Supernatural comedy-drama series about a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire.

Channel 4

7:00am Preview 8:30am Great British Menu 9:00am Great British Menu 9:30am Great British Menu 10:00am Great British Menu 10:30am Great British Menu 11:00am A History of Britain 12:00pm Meet the Ancestors 12:30pm Map Man, Martin Hotine's Ordnance Survey 1:00pm Indian Food Made Easy 1:30pm Mastermind Classic quiz show. 2:00pm University Challenge 2:30pm Talking Pictures: Tony Curtis 3:15pm The Black Shield of Falworth

12:40am The Football League Show 1:55am Weatherview 2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

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6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am John Bishop's Only Joking 7:30am John Bishop's Only Joking 8:00am Futurama: Bender's Big Score 9:50am Futurama 10:00am World Wrestling 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Got to Dance 1:30pm Got to Dance 2:00pm Got to Dance 2:30pm Got to Dance 3:00pm Got to Dance 3:30pm Got to Dance 5:00pm Treasure Island 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 9:00pm An Idiot Abroad 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Frantic 1:20am Miami SWAT 2:20am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:10am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate

Forces 4:05am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 5:00am Crash Test Dummies

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:05am Evolution 7:00am Top Secret 8:35am Argo: Sky Movies Special 8:55am Little Nicky 10:30am Jack and Jill 12:15pm Oscar Nominations 2013 Special 12:30pm 50 First Dates 2:15pm Shanghai Noon 4:15pm Shanghai Knights 6:15pm Junior 8:15pm Jack and Jill 10:00pm 50 First Dates 11:45pm Little Nicky 1:20am Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3:05am Love and Other Drugs 5:10am Good Burger

5:50am The Fighting Temptations 8:00am Take Me Home 9:45am A Valentine's Date 11:15am Shakespeare in Love 1:25pm I Don't Know How She Does it 3:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 5:00pm Flashdance 6:45pm Shakespeare in Love 9:00pm I Don't Know How She Does it 10:35pm Romeo and Juliet 12:40am Just Married 2:20am That Thing You Do! 4:15am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 4:45am The Tempest

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:45am American Ninja 2: The Confrontation 6:30am Wreck-it

5:40pm Spider-Man 7:45pm Spider-Man 2 10:00pm First Blood 11:40pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 1:20am Rambo III 3:05am 22 Bullets 5:05am Twister

TCM 6:00am In Like Flint 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am Gone with the Wind 2:20pm Ben-Hur 6:20pm The Longest Day 10:00pm The Fugitive 12:30am The Matrix 3:05am Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

5:10am Gunsmoke

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BBC2

2:00am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 8:35am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts. 11:00am The Big Questions A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues.

12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1:10pm Countryfile 2:05pm Bargain Hunt 2:30pm Six Nations Rugby Union

5:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

5:30pm Songs of Praise 6:05pm Penguins - Spy in the Huddle 7:05pm Deadly 60 on a Mission 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Ripper Street 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

8:00pm Let's Dance for Comic Relief 2013 9:10pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 11:00pm Being Human Contemporary supernatural drama about George and Mitchell, a pair of perennial outsiders.

12:00am People Like Us 1:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about US family life.

1:20am Family Guy US animated comedy series about family life. Brian meets the girl of his dreams, Carolyn.

1:40am Being Human Contemporary supernatural drama about George and Mitchell, a pair of perennial outsiders.

2:40am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:40am People Like Us 4:40am Great Movie Mistakes 2011

Channel 5

7:00am Preview 7:20am Once Upon a Honeymoon 9:15am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein Plantswoman Carol Klein shares with us a year in her garden at Glebe Cottage in North Devon. 9:45am A to Z of TV Gardening. 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Cycling Coverage of a cycling event. 3:05pm EastEnders Omnibus A roundup of the week's events from Albert Square.

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

12:25pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them? 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:30pm Carry on Henry 3:15pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

5:20am Deal or No Deal 6:15am Countdown 7:00am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:20am The Hoobs 7:45am The Hoobs 8:10am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier Maris uses Niles' feelings for Daphne as ammunition in the divorce. 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:10pm The Big Bang Theory Penny's break-up spurs Leonard to summon the courage to ask her out. 1:40pm The Big Bang Theory 2:10pm The Simpsons 2:40pm The Simpsons 3:10pm The Wedding Planner

1:15am Super Casino 7:00am Milkshake!

11:00am Power Rangers Samurai 11:35am Batman - The Brave and the Bold 12:10pm Disney Shorts Bone Bandit. 12:15pm Looney Tunes 12:20pm Once Upon a Time 1:15pm Cowboy Builders 2:20pm Winnie the Pooh's Spring Time with Roo 3:35pm Stuart Little 2 More charming episodes in the life of dapper mouse Stuart Little in this delightful sequel.

5:00pm The Lions' Roar 5:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

6:15pm Restoration Home 7:15pm Food and Drink 7:45pm Ski Sunday Coverage of winter sports events.

8:30pm Open All Hours 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Wonders of Life 11:05pm Dancing on the Edge

4:15pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:15pm You've Been Framed!

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

6:45pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

7:00pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 9:30pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pm Mr Selfridge New drama series telling the story of Harry Selfridge who arrived in London from Chicago in 1908 with a grand plan to open the finest department store in the world in just one year.

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:15pm Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury

5:20pm Time Team 6:20pm Deal or No Deal 7:20pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

7:50pm The Political Slot Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and her deputy Will Duckworth look at ways to help the jobless.

7:55pm 4thought.tv Recent surveys suggest that Britons have never been more secular.

8:00pm Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Feast 9:00pm A Great British Air Disaster 10:00pm Unstoppable 11:50pm Runaway Jury

5:05pm To Hell and Back 7:10pm Beat the Ancestors 8:05pm Mosquito Squadron 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Person of Interest 11:00pm Saw: The Final Chapter

12:25am The League Cup Show 1:05am The Apprentice USA 1:50am The Apprentice USA 2:30am Weatherview 2:35am BBC News

BBC3

Channel 4

CH4

4.00pm - midnight

ITV

12:05am Six Nations Highlights 12:50am 10 Rillington Place 2:40am Holby City 3:40am Being Eileen

BBC4 BBC3

9:10pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Jake Weird 8:00pm The Story of British Pathe 9:00pm Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern 10:00pm Madness on Wheels: Paris to Dakar Rally 11:00pm Time Shift 12:00am The Swing Thing 1:30am ... Sings the Great American Songbook 2:30am Sounds of the 70s 3:00am The Story of British Pathe 4:00am Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

3:10pm - The Wedding Planner Jennifer Lopez & Matthew McConaughey

12:15am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 1:15am The Store 3:15am Monk Crime drama series about a private police consultant with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 4:00am ITV Nightscreen

2:10am My Funniest Year Comedian Chris Addison shares his funniest year with his audience at the Hackney Empire. 4:00am 4funnies: Brian Gittins 4:30am Eating for Two Craft-based animated film developed through Channel 4's Animation in Residence scheme.

4:35am St. Elsewhere 5:20am Deal or No Deal

12:50am The True Story Documentary exploring the real-life incident that inspired the 1973 film 'The Exorcist'. 1:50am Super Casino

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Luton Airport 8:30am Luton Airport 9:00am Lion Man 9:30am John Bishop's Only Joking 10:00am Road Wars 11:00am World Wrestling 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm John Bishop's Only Joking 1:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 2:00pm Andre Rieu:Live in Maastricht VI 4:30pm Raising Hope 5:00pm Raising Hope 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Glee 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:00am Miami SWAT 2:00am

Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 5:00am Crash Test Dummies

6:50pm Anonymous 9:00pm The Vow 10:45pm Coach Carter

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

5:10am Good Burger 7:00am Crazy, Stupid, Love 9:00am Ice Age 10:25am American Pie 2 12:15pm The Dictator 1:45pm The Terminal 3:55pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

7:00am Like Dandelion Dust 8:45am I.Q. 10:25am The Vow 12:15pm Coach Carter 2:35pm Moneyball

5:35pm Ice Age 7:00pm Crazy, Stupid, Love 9:00pm The Dictator 10:30pm American Pie 12:10am American Pie 2 1:55am The Dilemma 8:45am I.Q. 10:25am The Vow 12:15pm Coach Carter 2:35pm Moneyball 4:50pm Life as We Know it

1:05am Sisters and Brothers

4:50pm Life as We Know it 6:50pm Anonymous 9:00pm The Vow 10:45pm Coach Carter 1:05am Sisters and Brothers 2:35am The Conspirator

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:05am Twister 7:00am Batman 8:50am Batman 11:00am Batman

Returns 1:10pm Batman Begins 3:30pm Batman and Robin 5:40pm Batman 7:50pm Batman Returns 10:00pm Batman Begins 12:25am Batman and Robin 2:35am Batman Forever 4:40am Batman

TCM 6:00am A Lion is in the Streets 7:45am The Longest Day 11:25am Cleopatra 4:00pm Sam Whiskey 5:50pm The Horse Soldiers 8:10pm Gunfighters of Casa Grande 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:00pm Hell on Wheels 12:00am City Heat 1:50am The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 3:35am City Heat 5:15am Off Set

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Advertising feature

Be clever with money: pay your financial adviser a fee

M

Y firm’s head office is in Belfast but I own a property in Altea and have been advising clients in the Costa Blanca for ten years.

It saddens me each time I visit to see how the Spanish are struggling with the economic circumstances they find themselves in.

Much of it may be down to the global situation, but poor decisions, sometimes made for selfish reasons, by local and regional governments and town halls, have made it worse. As a result, tens of thousands of young people continue to leave the country. Many of them have made their way to London, believing that their work prospects are far better in the UK. Maybe, but the UK has plenty of problems of its own.

Those kids have taken advantage of the rules that

By Steve Laird Senior partner of Carrington Wealth allow EU citizens to move freely between member countries.

It’s one of the most tangible benefits of EU membership.

You may not know it, but firms of financial advisers can do this too; my own, for example, is authorised in the UK by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and we have permission from them to ‘passport’ our services to other countries in the EU, including Spain.

Since the beginning of 2013, investment and pension advisers in the UK have had to be qualified to a much higher level than before and also have to charge their clients fees for their advice, i.e. they’re no longer allowed to receive commission. The FSA did this to remove ‘commission bias’, where some unscrupulous advisers would recommend products to their clients simply because they paid them the most commission!

This new situation in the UK contrasts sharply with Spain, where there are two main regulators whose processes and adviser qualification requirements, in my experience, are nowhere near as robust as the FSA’s.

Commission has not been banned here and indeed there are cases where local firms of advisers will take up to 10 per cent of your hard-earned cash for their services! You don’t write a cheque for it, it comes out of the charges on your investments.

So, using a UK-based adviser – whose fees could be one third of the commission paid to a Spain based adviser – makes sense, especially given that they’re also likely to be betterqualified and better-placed to help you if you move between the UK and Spain or have

financial interests in both countries, as many of my own clients do.

Charges on commission-free investments tend to be much lower too.

One final word of warning; some advisers in Spain who are authorised by the FSA haven’t made the switch to fees here, they can get away with this as the local regulators’ rules take precedence over the FSA’s.

This means they can still take huge commissions when you invest money through them.

Confused?

It’s understandable, so make sure you use a UK-regulated Chartered or Certified Financial Planner and pay them a fee.

It’s time to be clever with money!

Carrington Wealth 965 063 089 info@carringtonwealth.com

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7:00am Preview 7:10am Homes Under the Hammer 8:10am Saints and Scroungers 8:55am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:25am Show Me the Monet 10:10am Great British Menu 10:40am Countryfile 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm Six Nations Rugby Highlights All the action from the Six Nations tournament. 3:15pm Coast 3:20pm Mastermind Classic quiz show. 3:50pm Britain's Heritage Heroes 4:20pm Great British Food Revival

4:00am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

5:20am Deal or No Deal 6:15am Countdown 7:00am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am According to Jim 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Secret Millionaire USA 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown

1:50am Super Casino 7:00am Milkshake!

10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Being Liverpool 2:15pm Home and Away Brax trusts Kyle to help out as they concoct a plan to get to Adam by snatching Jamie. 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS

4:15pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

5:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Penguins - Spy in the Huddle 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:30pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:35pm Being Eileen

5:20pm Living Planet 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:30pm Great British Menu The country's top chefs compete for the opportunity to cook a banquet at London's Gherkin building. Every week, two chefs representing one of seven British regions will compete to make a starter, a fish course, a main course and a dessert for the judges.

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 Food and Drink 10:00pm Dancing on the Edge Drama set in the early 1930s, following a black jazz band in London at a time of extraordinary change.

11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Cornwall with Caroline Quentin 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Agenda

4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Wild Things 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm Black Mirror

4:10pm Ladies of the House Drama in which three strong-willed women rebuild a run-down house.

6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Brax trusts Kyle to help out as they concoct a plan to get to Adam by snatching Jamie.

7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Beat the Ancestors 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 11:00pm Horsemeat and Other Food Shockers

12:05am Have I Got Old News for You Awardwinning comedy quiz show in which celebrity contestants are grilled on the week's news.

12:35am The Graham Norton Show 1:20am The Apprentice USA 2:00am Weatherview 2:05am BBC News

12:30am Weather The latest weather information. 12:35am Wonders of Life 1:35am Film 2013 2:05am Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00am Made of Money 5:30am The World My Stuff and Me

2:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Operation Hospital Food 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:58am BBC News and Weather 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:13pm BBC News and Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:15pm Only Fools and Horses

4.00pm - midnight

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Junior Doctors 10:00pm Year of Making Love 11:00pm World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world.

11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world.

2:00am Year of Making Love 3:00am People Like Us 3:55am Junior Doctors

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm Decisive Weapons Jumping Jet Flash.

9:30pm Britain on A Woman's Place 10:00pm Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War 11:00pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.

12:25am Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War 1:25am Britain on A Woman's Place 1:55am Art of America 2:55am John Steinbeck: Voice of America 4:00am Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

12:05am Monk 1:00am Jackpot247 4:00am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:25am ITV Nightscreen

Satellite channels

SMD

7:20pm - The Decoy Bride

Kelly MacDonald, David Tennant & Alice Eve

12:05am My Social Network Stalker 1:15am Random Acts 1:20am The Shooting Gallery 2:15am Scandal 2:55am Get Your House in Order 3:50am The Renovation 4:45am How to Look Good Naked 5:40am Deal or No Deal

12:00am Striking Distance Fast-moving thriller about a cop hunting for his father's murderer.

1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am Modern Family 11:30am Modern Family 12:00pm The Middle 12:30pm The Middle 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Spartacus: War of the Damned

12:15am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:15am Glee 2:15am Road Wars 3:05am Road Wars 4:00am Terra Nova 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:30am Prom 7:15am Swingers 8:55am Wild Hogs 10:40am Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 12:25pm Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2:10pm Bad Teacher 3:55pm Arthur 5:45pm Swinging with the Finkels 7:20pm Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 9:00pm Bad Teacher 10:40pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 12:15am Arthur 2:05am Fright Night 3:55am Cedar Rapids 5:25am House Arrest

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

Motor City 10:50am Priest 12:25pm Ironclad 2:30pm Haywire

5:15am I.Q. 7:00am The Candidate 9:00am Stay Cool 10:40am War Horse Sky Movies Special 11:10am The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 1:20pm What's Your Number? 3:15pm Conviction

4:10pm White Men Can't Jump 6:10pm Rush Hour 8:00pm Hanna 10:00pm Haywire 11:40pm The Delta Force

5:10pm Jane Eyre 7:20pm The Decoy Bride 9:00pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:10pm What's Your Number?

1:00am Beginners 2:50am The Hours 4:50am X-Men: First Class Special 5:20am Cupid, Inc

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:40am Batman 6:30am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Bunraku 9:10am Street Kings 2:

1:50am Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

TCM 7:50am The Horse 10:10am Gunfighters Grande 12:00pm Sam 1:50pm Gunsmoke Gunsmoke

Soldiers of Casa Whiskey 2:55pm

4:00pm A Thunder of Drums 5:50pm Guns for San Sebastian 7:55pm The Furies 10:00pm The Lost Boys 11:50pm Broadcast News 2:15am The Lost Boys

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Useful information All foreigners who wish to reside in Spain will be issued with a unique identity number or NIE. This number will be used on all official documents in the person’s name.

To obtain this, you will need to present the EX-15 form (www.interior.gob.es/file/ 58/58421/58421.pdf), full passport original and copy at the Foreigners’ Office. You must also take proof of having paid the fee, which is €9.18. Other documents may also be requested.

ENTERING SPAIN: Citizens from many non-EU countries need to obtain a visa if they wish to live in the country.

Non EU family wanting to live with you in Spain GETTING a Foreign Residents Card as a relative of an EU Citizen, when the applicant is from outside the EU, requires a different process to the one covered in the last issue.

Citizens from many countries will need to obtain a visa from the Spanish Consulate in their country of origin or place of residence in order to join their partner, spouse or relative here.

See here which countries require visas: http://www.maec.es/es/ MenuPpal/Consulares/Servicios Consulares/Informaciona Extranjeros/Visados/Documents /2011listadopaisessomentidos visado.pdf

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A weekly focus aimed at keeping expatriate readers informed on various aspects of Life in Spain

By Gabrielle Devon Within three months of their arrival in Spain, they must request a Foreign Residents Card as a Relative

of an EU Citizen. To do so, they need to visit the Foreigners’ Office in the capital city of the province where they plan to reside or their nearest National Police station with a Foreigners’ Department.

They will receive proof of having requested the card which will make them legal residents in Spain until the card is issued.

They need the EX-19 form, which can be downloaded here: www.interior.gob.es/ file/58/58403/58403.pdf plus originals and copies of a full valid passport, proof of their relationship with the EU citizen who they are joining in Spain, copy of the EU

GETTING TOWED: If you are caught drinkdriving or refuse to take a breath test, police can impound your car.

cause an accident. If you are with someone else who has a valid

driving licence, they can drive your car for you if tests show they

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citizen’s Foreigners Central Registration Form (green document), the EU citizen’s passport or ID card, three recent photos, proof of having paid the fee.

You can download the payment form from the following website: https:// sede.mpt.gob.es/tasasPDF/ prepareProvincia?idModelo= 790&idTasa=052# Please note that other documents may also be requested and different documents will be required depending on whether the non-EU citizen joining their EU

When police impound your car If you test positive for alcohol in a breath or blood test, the officers who stopped you can immobilise your vehicle or remove it to a vehicle impound if it is blocking the road.

Your vehicle may also be immobilised if you refuse the tests.

This is so you cannot

Did you know?

have not consumed alcohol. The cost of immobilising the vehicle, moving it or taking it to a pound, must be paid by the driver.

relative in Spain is their spouse or partner, descendant or ascendant.

In the case of your non-EU spouse joining you in Spain, please visit the following site to find out more about the recognition of foreign marriage certificates in Spain. http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk /en/help-for-britishnationals/living-inspain/births-deathsmarriages/marriage/foreignmarriage

Useful words to know are: Copas – drinks Prueba de alcoholemia – Alcohol test Coche – car Aire – air Sangre – blood ¿Has bebido? – Have you been drinking?

Multa – fine Cárcel – prison Vino – wine Cerveza – beer Nivel – level

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2:05am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Operation Hospital Food 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 11:58am BBC News and Weather 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:15pm Only Fools and Horses 3:45pm Perfection

4.00pm - midnight 4:30pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Death in Paradise Detective drama series.

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

11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:30pm Weather, Followed by the National Lottery Update 11:35pm My New Hand

12:35am Who Do You Think You Are? USA 1:15am Then She Found Me 2:50am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:55am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Total Wipeout 9:00pm Year of Making Love 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Impractical Jokers 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 2:30am Way to Go 3:00am World's Craziest Fools 3:30am Impractical Jokers 4:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

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Channel 4

Channel 5

6:00am History Hunt 6:55am Primary Maths Promo 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:05am Saints and Scroungers 8:50am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:20am Show Me the Monet 10:05am Great British Menu 10:35am Natural World 11:35am HARDtalk Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics Political show examining the latest news, views and moves in the world of politics. 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Super League Show 3:15pm Coast 3:20pm Mastermind 3:50pm Britain's Heritage Heroes

4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

5:40am Deal or No Deal 6:35am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:00am Kirsty's Handmade Britain 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier Frasier dates Cassandra, with whom he had a confusing time on Valentine's Day. 11:00am Secret Millionaire USA 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown

1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff Lively magazine show in which Matthew Wright and guests discuss the topical issues of the day.

12:10pm Trisha Join in the chat with Trisha and her guests. 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 1:15pm Dirty Great Machines Documentary series revealing the demon diggers burrowing below our cities.

2:15pm Home and Away Adam meets with Brax at Angelo's. 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS

4:20pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce.

5:20pm Living Planet 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Alex Polizzi sets out to wage a one woman campaign to save Britain's family businesses.

10:00pm The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track 11:00pm Heading Out 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm FA Cup 5th Round Replay 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm FA Cup

4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed The second B&B is Pitlessie House in Fife, Scotland, owned by German-born Kristin Grantham.

6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks As tension mounts, can Leanne resolve the chaos she's caused before it's too late?

8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm Secrets of the Pickpockets 11:00pm Shameless

4:10pm Looney Tunes 4:20pm Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part Mystery spy thriller about a housewife who leads a double life as an undercover government agent.

6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Monkey Life Series about Monkey World in Dorset, the world's largest ape rescue centre.

8:30pm Highland Emergency 9:00pm Benidorm ER 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas.

11:00pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series.

11:55pm Dallas Epic soap saga following the lives and loves of the Lone Star State millionaires.

12:20am Murder on the Victorian Railway 1:20am The Brain Doctors 4:55am Tips for Young Composers 5:30am Children at Work Two hundred million children around the world go to work every day.

12:40am Piers Morgan's Life Stories 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music 11:00pm Good Italy, Bad Italy: Girlfriend in a Coma 12:30am Rick Stein's Taste of Italian Opera 1:30am Bob Servant Independent 2:00am Art of America 3:00am America in Pictures: The Story of Life Magazine 4:00am The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music

Satellite channels

5:40pm The Adjustment Bureau

SMD

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12:05am Derek 12:35am Random Acts 12:40am One Born Every Minute 1:45am Pokerstars.co.uk and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final It's the final table of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final. 2:40am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:05am Sailing 3:35am Freesports on 4 4:00am Inside Nature's Giants 4:55am Great Migrations 5:45am Wild Things

12:55am CSI: Miami US drama series focusing on the work of the Miami forensics department.

1:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Frantic 1:20am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:20am Road Wars 3:10am Road Wars 4:05am Terra Nova

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am House Arrest 7:15am We're No Angels 9:05am The Muppets Sky Movies Special 9:35am Hall Pass 11:25am Love and Other Drugs 1:25pm Johnny English Reborn 3:15pm Cloud Atlas Exclusive 3:30pm Wanderlust 5:10pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 7:10pm Hall Pass 9:00pm Johnny English Reborn 10:45pm Wanderlust 12:25am The 40 Year Old Virgin 2:25am The Pool Boys 3:55am Planes, Trains and Automobiles 5:35am Dunston Checks In

Meroux 10:20am The Butcher's Wife 12:10pm Friends with Benefits 2:10pm The Art of Getting by 3:40pm Welcome to the Rileys 5:40pm The Adjustment Bureau 7:30pm The Art of Getting by 9:00pm The Help 11:30pm Friends with Benefits 1:30am It's Kind of a Funny Story 3:15am Legends of the Fall 5:35am Lucky Christmas

SKY MOVIES ACTION

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

5:45am Fantastic Voyage 7:30am Cloud Atlas Exclusive 7:50am Tomorrow, When the War Began A group of Aussie teens get home 9:40am K-19: The Widowmaker 12:00pm Immortals 2:00pm Daylight

5:20am Cupid, Inc 6:50am The Top Ten Show 2013 7:10am 4 Wedding Planners 8:40am The Chateau

4:00pm The Recruit 6:00pm Your Highness

8:00pm Immortals 10:00pm Bloodsport 11:40pm Cyborg 009 1:10am Death Warrant 2:45am Broken Arrow 4:40am Avenging Force

TCM 6:00am The Furies 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 9:55am A Thunder of Drums 11:45am Guns for San Sebastian 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Man with the Gun 5:40pm Vengeance Valley 7:15pm Elmer Gantry 10:00pm Dead Calm 11:50pm Every Which Way But Loose 2:00am Dead Calm 3:40am Every Which Way But Loose 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

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Still all talk and no action from our clueless, leading politicians

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initiatives at all to prevent Britain’s core of rottenness and indecision expanding unchecked, until it totally engulfs the once beautiful country so many of our forefathers fought and died for. Sorry, Dad! My piece on the alleged cache of weapons stored under Buckingham Palace caused quite a stir last week. One gentleman, who didn’t want his name published as he is still bound by the Official Secrets Act, assured me there are actually no weapons stored directly under the palace. He suggests my friend was probably in the basement of Wellington Barracks, some 500 metres away.

Thank you, sir, for that information. It did strike me, though, that if a cache of weaponry and explosives of that magnitude is not exactly under the palace, at only 500 metres from the royal abode, it may as well be!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

SOME 3,500 identicallydressed couples from 70 countries have tied the knot in a ‘Moonie’ mass wedding in South Korea.

They were all members of the Unification Church.

Furry fiends CARS parked at Denver International Airport, US, have suffered thousands of dollars’ worth of damage by wild rabbits eating spark plugs and other wiring.

ENDS COLUM

THE problem with the UK’s ‘esteemed’ political leaders is that they’re all talk.

Most of us are fully aware of this pathetic trait among those who are supposed to be guiding Britain to a better future, but since they’ve finally begun to listen to those who voted them in, it’s got decidedly worse.

The whole bunch are now falling over each EAPY EE other to voice their agreement with prevSAYS IT iously taboo subjects CARING FOR ELDERLY: MPs have no answers.

OTHERS THINK IT that have concerned the British public for How are they What they are actually doing is years. The problem is none of them going to achieve that? Nada. “We endeavouring to make all the right seems to have a single idea as to have to make sure our elderly are noises simply to get their sorry what to do about any of it. properly looked after in our hides re-elected and that’s about it.

“Oh, yes,” they declare grandly, hospitals and care facilities.” What Don’t ask me what the solutions “it is totally wrong for child benefits can they do about it? No idea. “We are. I’m only an old pop-singing to be sent out of the country to have to cap immigrant numbers.” hack. What I do know is that Britain provide for children who don’t even Fine, er... any ideas? Not a clue. desperately needs a bunch of live here.” Solution? Zilch.

“We must pull ourselves free from leaders with some ‘cajones’. This “We have to make sure we only the yolk of Brussels’ law-makers.” limp-wristed ‘all mouth and no trousers’ brigade appears totally let in those who want to work and Any bulbs lit up? Nope. incapable of coming up with any not those simply here for benefits.”

And so it goes on.

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2:55am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Operation Hospital Food 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:10pm Only Fools and Horses

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

4:45pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

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

8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 9:00pm Holiday Hit Squad 10:00pm Child of Our Time 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:30pm Weather, Followed by the National Lottery Update 11:35pm A Question of Sport 12:05am Film 2013 12:40am The Mothman Prophecies An adaptation of the strange events that occured in Point Pleasant in the mid-1960s. 2:35am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm People Like Us 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.

12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am People Like Us 2:30am Junior Doctors 3:25am Way to Go 3:55am Year of Making Love

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6:00am Your Paintings 6:30am Your Paintings 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:00am Saints and Scroungers 8:45am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:15am Show Me the Monet 10:00am Great British Menu 10:30am Food and Drink 11:00am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:30am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community. 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed

by Weather. 12:30pm The Daily Politics Political show examining the latest news, views and moves in the world of politics. 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Mastermind 3:45pm Britain's Heritage Heroes

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

4:15pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce.

5:15pm Living Planet 6:10pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats A Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets 10:00pm Masterchef Professionals Uncovered 11:00pm The Culture Show Topical magazine programme which features the best arts and culture stories of the last week.

11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British.

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

7:25pm Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats A Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats.

7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Food Glorious Food 10:00pm Lightfields 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm From Romania with Love

Channel 5 2:15am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.com.

7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Dirty Great Machines 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS

5:45am Wild Things 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am Sali Mali Jackdaw gets taught a lesson by Sali Mali for making everyone jump. 7:10am The Hoobs The biggest hoobynut loaf ever made contained 230 hoobynuts. 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond Debra's upper class parents come to visit. 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray decides to ignore his dad's poker advice, to prove he doesn't need any help.

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4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks How will the Osbornes cope with the consequences of the previous night?

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

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Derek 11:35pm The Making of Derek

1:00pm Looney Tunes 4:15pm Tenth Circle 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 9:00pm Myra Hindley 10:00pm NCIS 11:00pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas.

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Jessica Lange 12:20am The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track 1:20am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community. 1:50am The World's Most Dangerous Roads 5:00am Bringing Books to Life

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.

9:00pm Sissinghurst 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Johnny Kingdom and the Bears of Alaska 11:00pm Bob Servant Independent 11:30pm Andy Stewart - The Man Behind the Kilt 12:00am Michael Wood on Beowulf 1:00am Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's 2:00am Art of America 3:00am Nature's Microworlds 3:30am Bob Servant Independent 4:00am Johnny Kingdom and the Bears of Alaska

12:35am Safari Vet School 1:00am Jackpot247 3:40am King Kong Derided at the time, largely because it was produced by the then king of schlock Dino De Laurentiis, John Guillermin's remake of the 1933 classic actually has a lot going for it.

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5:35am Dunston Checks In 7:05am Rio Special 7:35am Crazy, Stupid, Love 9:45am Shanghai Noon 11:50am This Means War 1:30pm The Top Ten Show 2013 1:50pm Bridesmaids 3:55pm Junior 5:50pm 30 Minutes or Less 7:15pm Analyze This 9:00pm Bridesmaids 11:10pm This Means War 12:50am Crazy, Stupid, Love 3:00am Shanghai Noon 5:00am Junior

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You May Not Kiss the Bride 8:55am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 9:25am The Magic of Belle Isle 11:25am Albatross 1:00pm My Week with Marilyn 2:45pm Mother and Child 5:00pm Romeo and Juliet 7:05pm One Day 9:00pm My Week with Marilyn 10:45pm Shakespeare in Love 12:50am The Company Men 2:45am Purple Rain 4:40am The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special 5:10am The Magic of Belle Isle

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TCM 6:00am Elmer Gantry 8:35am Gunsmoke 9:35am Gunsmoke 10:35am Vengeance Valley 12:10pm Man with the Gun 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Comanche 5:40pm The Hallelujah Trail 8:25pm Man From Del Rio 10:00pm Navy Seals 12:05am Hell on Wheels 1:10am A Fistful of Dynamite 3:55am Navy Seals

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www.euroweeklynews.com FEBRUARY is, this year, a month that brings about uncertainty.

The joys of Christmas and New Year are long gone.

January – one of the longest months of the year – is finally over.

The dreaded Valentine’s Day has thankfully passed.

I took a two-day hiatus on all social media to avoid seeing any flowers, presents and romantic dinners being enjoyed by all the couples in the world, making it as painless as possible.

And now my birthday is a little over two weeks away, I have to start thinking about how I’m going to celebrate. Each year, my family throws a huge party in my honour and fly all of my friends to Marbella. We always rent out a different discotheque each year, exclusively for my party.

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will soon be upon us. However, it just reminds me about everything Ana Jefferson-Smith takes an irreverent look at life as a I don’t have. ‘rich child’ singleton expat in Spain My mother and father – who are never able to attend – are practically living separate lives in different parts of the MAN OR CATS: What will fill the empty hole? world.

My sister – eight years my younger – is virtually a stranger to me. And I have no-one special to share my birthday with.

My friends are my life, but they just don’t fill the hole that a man can. I know I said last week that I was loving single life, but growing older and spending endless nights alone are starting to take effect. As my mother constantly reminds me, I’m not getting any younger. presents, selecting the location, occasion. And Daddy never bats I’m a firm believer in fate. I just enjoying lavish dinners. an eyelid about treating my friends hope someone is around the Of course, money is no object, to everything they want. corner waiting for me, because at so my friends and I are treated I am so lucky to have been the end of the day, that’s all that with the utmost respect given the life I have, to have everybody is searching for. everywhere we go. We all need a everything I desire without a Hopefully I won’t end up an old whole new wardrobe so we are thought. So you would think with spinster, living alone with only my appropriately dressed for the all that, I’d be happy that March 10 pet cats for company.

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Little swimmer A TURTLE left disabled after a shark attack has been fitted with prosthetic flippers at a Japanese aquarium. The new limbs allow the turtle to swim without any problems.

Hula-hooping A NEW Guinness World Record has been broken in Thailand for a hula-hoop dancing record. Five thousand people participated in the seven-minute hula-hoop swinging challenge.

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AN American man has been charged with firstdegree assault after biting off and swallowing his cousin’s ear in a fight over loud music.

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St Delia of The Stove finally hangs up her television apron N

EWS that after four decades, doyenne of the kitchen Delia Smith is turning her back on TV cookery shows – fed up with having to ‘entertain’ rather than teach people to cook – to launch her own cookery school online came as no surprise.

Telly’s now crammed with ‘edgy’ so-called chefs and shouty attention-seekers.

Accomplished classic cookery teacher that she undoubtedly is, I suspect the main reason for hanging up her TV pinny has less to do with her professed dislike of TV as ‘entertainment’ or even her age (after all, she’s six years younger than the ubiquitous Mary Berry) but because she’s been refused TV work by the BBC. On the one hand, she chose to stay off TV for years between series in order to concentrate on highly paid commercial work and deals with leading supermarkets.

like Nigella or Jamie (unless you have massive cleavage or a mockney accent, the BBC aren’t interested, apparently!). Rare is the programme aimed at serious cooks who want to see more complicated techniques, more esoteric ingredients but without today’s TV whizz-bang production values that worship style over content.

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And on the other, she badly damaged her brand and reputation for good, classic British cooking with her dreadful ‘cheats’ series where she championed tinned and packet food.

Here she badly misjudged her audience.

People who aren’t cooking food from scratch buy it pre-prepared (and why not?) they don’t ‘cheat’ at real cooking. People who cook

Delia Smith - the Fanny Craddock HANGING UP APRON: Delia Smith retiring from TV cookery scene. seriously don’t buy Aunt Bessie’s frozen mash or M&S tinned minced lamb. Moreover, you don’t need Delia to tell you how to cook that stuff. It says so on the packet. That series, too, included snippets of her personal life and religious philosophy, turning many people off.

Basically, TV cookery shows broadly fall into three categories.

Those that cater to people who are clueless about cooking. Delia is for this group. (She was quite right to begin with how to boil an egg!)

Celebrity chefs who do restaurant food; interesting but impractical for home cooks to copy. (Blast chillers and vacuum sealers, anyone?)

Finally, those with a gimmick,

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CHILDREN who learn to play a musical instrument at a young age could be smarter in later life.

Research shows that there is a special window of learning in a child’s brain between the ages of six and eight, when musical training boosts the development of the motor skills regions of the brain.

Concordia University in Montreal (Canada) carried out a study on the brains of 36 musicians, all of whom had played for around the same number of years.

They were split into two groups, those who started

SMART MUSIC: Studies show children who learn a musical instrument could be smarter.

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monitored as they carried out non-musical tests of their motor skills. The findings were then

compared with test results from those who had received little or no formal musical training.

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SINCE last June, diabetes treatment and focus have changed and now a new patient-centred approach has taken place in the doctor’s mind.

But let us start with some basics: What is diabetes?

Who has it and why? What can I do and what can my doctor do?

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I am Dr Pablo Parrondo and I’ll try to answer these questions.

‘Diabetes is a sugar problem.’ That is the usual answer and a truly wrong one. Diabetes is an impaired pancreas function that causes a poor carbohydrate (CH) metabolism due to the lack of insulin.

Genes and lifestyle are the main causes of its appearance; if you have Type I diabetes, you have a genetic disease which

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If you have Type II diabetes your genes are not the main cause but lifestyle; obesity, bad diet and lack of exercise.

Obesity causes a peripheral insulin resistance and you have to ‘squeeze’ your pancreas to overcome it, and it will dry out little by little. Bad diet will cause an over-intake of CH which our tired pancreas will not be able to cope with, and exercise will help us to burn off the extra CH from our meals and our poor metabolism.

So by saying all this you might have been able to recognise what you have to do to try to prevent diabetes: be slim, be active

DR PABLO PARRONDO: Can advise on diabetes and its treatments.

and eat healthily. But if your genetics are predisposed to it, diabetes will appear sooner or later.

But if you do things the right way then it may be later rather than sooner.

If you happen to have diabetes already, there is a wide range of treatments that your doctor will try to find the one that suits you.

We have tablets or insulin - there are new non-insulin treatments that are

injected, but let’s simplify.

Two kind of tablets, one that ‘squeezes’ your pancreas to produce extra amounts of insulin when needed, when programmed or for the whole day through (sulfonylureas, glinides and DPP-4 inhibitors), and another kind that improves the effect of the insulin in the bloodstream without extra ‘squeezing’ of your pancreas (metformin and

glitazones).

In Type II diabetes, metformin is the one drug you should always be on unless you have an intolerance to it. Then insulin - fast, short-acting one - useful before meals and not to be injected if no food is going to be taken, and the slow, long- acting one, which can be used out of meals, are slowly released through-out the day.

Your doctor will advise you when you need a treatment, which one you will eventually need and when to change from one to the other.

Remember diet and exercise are still the basics of the treatment, avoid obesity and if you are being treated for diabetes be aware that hypo-glycemias are your worst enemy.

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Researchers found that Americans who lived well above sea level were less likely to be obese than those in low-lying areas.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way. Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is…talk. Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily. Humour will not help.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn't it? Or is it more?

This is something only you can answer. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now it seems that circumstances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace. Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you.

The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you.

Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Detain, 2 Fences, 3 Enable, 4 Castle, 5 Cinder, 6 Barely, 7 Litter, 8 Header, 9 Paltry, 10 Leaped, 11 Chaste, 12 Riddle, 13 Specks, 14 Yelled, 15 Desire, 16 Reeked, 17 Killed, 18 Bruise, 19 Rusted

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: The months ahead now are all about playing games: mind games, physically challenging games, whatever takes your fancy. Indulge your intellect and your body to find balance.

February 21 - Alan Rickman (1946) English actor and former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company February 22 – George Washington (1732) America’s first president February 23 – Emily Blunt (1983) British actress best known for her role in The Devil Wears Prada and The Young Victoria February 24 – Bill Bailey (1964)

not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear. Show others that you are firmly taking the lead in your future.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting.

Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace. What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being

Your Stars

This week in history 1594 – Henry IV was crowned King of France at a Catholic ceremony in the Cathedral of Chartres.

1925 – The first issue of The New Yorker newspaper was published.

1956 – Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with his track ‘Heartbreak Hotel.’

1981 – Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Price Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

1993 – Six people are killed and more than a thousand are injured after a car bomb exploded under the World Trade Center in New York.

1998 – Tornadoes in Florida killed 42 people and damage and destroyed 2,600 homes and businesses.

2009 – 750 people are arrested for drug trafficking in ‘Operation Xcellerator’ investigation in one of the biggest organised crimes in American history.

Popular British stand-up comedian February 25 – George Harrison (1943) Lead guitarist of the Beatles Jose Maria Aznar Born February 25, 1953, he was Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004.

He is the grandson of Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, a prominent journalist during the Franco era, and both his father and grandfather held governmental positions under Franco. He graduated in law from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1975. He became a Tax Inspector in 1976. As a teenager, he was a member of the Frente de Estudiantes Sindicalistas (FES), a Student Union supporting the Falange, Francoʼs one-party fascist organisation.

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unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple.

Perhaps, by being too easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person.

An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves

February 26 –Johnny Cash (1932) Influential American singer and songwrite

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February 27 – Elizabeth Taylor (1932) American supermodel and actress

someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this. They say that forewarned is forearmed.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question.

The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.

hero, hoer, hole, holt, holy, hone, horn, loth, then, they, ethyl, helot, henry, heron, holly, honey, horny, hotel, hotly, north, other, thole, thorn, throe, hornet, theory, thorny, throne, helotry, heronry, norther, NORTHERLY

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

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

You must only change one letter at a time.

FACT FAST MAST MOST MOOT MOOD

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

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Across 1 Commissioned work? (5) 4 Dossiers? No sir! Medical units (5) 7 Blackberries turn cars around (8) 8 Take care of seat (4) 9 Bring round rude apes by mistake (8) 11 Trail from the Carpathian Mountains (4) 12 Is put off by the bad end, which is silly (6) 14 Mass is the place where one gets help (6) 16 Unfermented wine is essential (4) 18 The Spanish notice changes of appointment (8) 20 Hanker after a coniferous tree (4) 21 Example of epic men's makeup (8) 23 The kitchen features are drops in the ocean (5) 24 Trials for important matches (5) Down 1 Learner damaged Ted's nut (7) 2 Ancient instruments discovered in famous family residence (5) 3 Sounds like a star issue (3)

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Across 1 Cuellos (5) 4 Pala (para cavar) (5) 7 Airports (11) 8 Preguntar (3) 9 To see (3) 14 Stepbrother (11) 15 Pueblos (5) 16 Wide (street, river, trousers) (5)

4 Pestered a poor frightened person in need of help (9) 5 Bands' trip to England in a ship (7) 6 It's shrewd to reverse street cars (5) 10 Postal information lectures (9)

QUICK Across 1 Begrudge (6) 4 Extremely (5) 8 Louisiana marsh (5) 9 Parcel of land (7) 10 Sports ground (7) 11 Drill a hole (4) 12 Young dog (3) 14 Gull-like seabird (4) 15 Reign (4) 18 Permit (3) 21 Above (4) 23 Substitute (7) 25 Debts (7) 26 Kitchen stove (5) 27 Filthy (5) 28 Crossbreed (6)

13 Design net trap (7) 15 Floors fresh oysters (7) 17 Battalions' learning blocks (5) 19 Dogs in a tailspin (5) 22 Enact odd swallow (3)

Down 1 Cerca (indicando proximidad) (4) 2 Sacacorcho (9) 3 Toad (4) 4 Estofado (4) 5 Auténtico (legítimo) (9) 6 Este (costa) (4) 10 ¿Qué? (interrogativo) (4) 11 Sierras (herramientas) (4) 12 Pope (4) 13 Well (for water) (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS Down 1 Full-bodied (6) 2 Small songbird (7) 3 Concerning navigation, sailors or the sea (8) 4 Classify (4) 5 Keyboard instrument (5) 6 Athlete (6) 7 Part of wicket (5) 13 Real estate (8) 16 Apprentice (7) 17 Central European country (6) 19 Faith (5) 20 Guard (6) 22 Mistake (5) 24 Simple (4)

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Hengist, 5 Pass, 8 Inlay, 9 Laconic, 11 Oars, 12 Nagasaki, 15 Fiend, 16 Acres, 1 9 Anglican, 21 Undo, 23 Account, 25 Dense, 26 Deed, 27 Bassist.

Down: 2 Enlarging, 3 Guys, 4 Sultan, 5 Pro, 6 Skink, 7 Pilot, 10 Chance, 13 Apennines, 14 In lieu, 17 Mantra, 18 Money, 20 Nacre, 22 Odds, 24 Old.

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Down: 1 Sequel, 2 Imitate, 3 Hospital, 4 Seek, 5 Drama, 6 Yellow, 7 Honey, 13 Sri Lanka, 16 Spaniel, 17 Laptop, 19 Trust, 20 Depend, 22 Adder, 24 Copy.

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ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Torre, 4 Ataud, 7 Ice, 8 Puppies, 9 Raindrops, 13 Earring, 15 Arm, 16 Entre, 17 Spear.

Down: 1 Twin, 2 Rueda, 3 Expensive, 4 Asparagus, 5 Ahi, 6 Desk, 10 Peace, 11 Jefe, 12 Amar, 14 Rat.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents H and 4 represents Z, so fill in H every time the figure 10 appears and Z every time the figure 4 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.

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After a human skeleton is

discovered in the ruins of a tower block she demolishes, Kat turns detective, determined to both solve the mystery and bring in the project on time, but soon finds that a little amateur sleuthing can seriously

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4 Biffy Clyro – Opposites

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. Opposites is the band’s sixth album and experiments with a diverse range of musical style and instruments. Their music influences include Nirvana and Metallica

5 Les Miserables – Motion Picture Cast Recording Les Misérables is a sung-through play based on the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo.

This album is a collection of music from the recent motion picture.

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Evaporated Milk!

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As former soccer star and alcoholic Paul Gascoigne undergoes rehab in the US, England footballers and the FA have paid €48,000 towards treatment, also

being financed by Piers Morgan and friends. Could this money perhaps be better spent?

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Gascoigne’s alcohol rehab cash wasted or well spent?

OSE LUIS GONZALEZ, a 56-year-old salesman from Madrid visiting family in Altea thinks it’s a waste of money to pay for more rehab, but also considers footballers can afford it. “Since footballers are so ridiculously overpaid they’re not likely to miss the money, are they?” he said.

Spanish resident Sito Fabrega Navarro who is the president of Albox Football Club, said: “Footballers can spend their money where they like. If they want to drink themselves to death it’s their choice.”

Recently retired Oria resident Wilhelmina Rice said: “George Best was given a new liver and it didn’t stop him. These footballers should be like Alan Sugar and give their money to Great Ormond St Children’s Hospital.”

Roger Davies, a retired mechanic from Benalmadena was surprised to hear the news.

“Where is his family when he needs help? Maybe they have given up on him after all these years of abusing himself.”

Meanwhile Tony Quintero from La Marina felt that Paul Gascoigne has made enough money over the years to pay for his own rehab. “It would be nice to

know a few famous people who would be willing to pay for their mistakes.” He added: “I do hope he gets sorted out, but I think the money could have been better spent going to charity.”

Alicia Pico, a student at Alicante University, had never heard of Paul Gascoigne. Once the Euro Weekly News briefed her on the troubled footballer’s career and his failed attempts at rehabilitation, Alicia felt compassion towards him. “Everyone deserves a second chance,” she said.

But Terry Matthews a resident of La Marina feels Gascoigne should pay for his own rehabilitation. “He should take responsibility and sort himself out, it is not down to anyone else.”

Fuengirola resident Simon Canales believes there is no hope left for Gascoigne. “After hearing that he was drinking two litres of gin every day and his massive drug binges, I don’t think he can ever recover mentally or physically.”

PAUL GASCOIGNE: Undergoing rehab.

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Taxing times as authorities seek to know about every last cent…

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RE you sitting comfortably? Taken the daily Valium? Good, then I will begin.

Life for us expats in Spain, it seems, is about to become a whole lot more complicated and perilous within the next couple of months.

If you’ve been reading the financial comments here in the Euro Weekly News or recent emails from your diligent tax advisor you know what I am talking about.

In case you have been on the moon or in denial, let me sum it up in a simple, nonfinancial advisor sort of way: before the end of April you have to tot up all your savings, flats, houses or shares you happen to own outside of Spain and jot them all down online on the relevant parts of the Tax Agency Form 720. Because this government wants a cut.

Sounds easy enough? Think again… because if you missed something - maybe the inheritance from dear Aunty Ethel - you will have to pay 150 per cent of what you failed to declare as a fine. And yes, that means you will have to give away the whole inheritance plus half again from some other pocket to clear the ‘multa’, a

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.

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Spanish word we risk becoming all too familiar with.

Oh and remember when you followed the UK government advice and invested in tax-free Personal Equity Plans or Individual Savings Accounts back in Blighty? You have to declare those, too, because here in Spain they are taxed. And although it is not strictly related, never give any money to your spouse, because that too could be taxed at 7 per cent. In fact, there are very few parts of life that are not taxing.

Of course, taxes are a necessary evil and we do live in this country so it is only fair that we pull our weight. It’s just that these latest measures seem a tad Draconian.

The new law is not intended to target expats specifically, rather the wealthy

WISE WORDS: Nothing in life is certain except death and taxes.

Spaniards who have tucked away nest eggs in distant tax havens. But since many expats still have a property or a savings account outside Spain, we are the ones who have to be particularly careful, especially since we’re unlikely to enlist the top tax gurus to guide us. Mistakes can be more than costly, they can be ruinous, so it may be worth seeking advice after all.

Unemployment may well run at 26 per cent but at the tax advisors’ they’re working around the clock, it’s a real bonanza year for this lot.

In fact, with the swings and roundabouts in this sector, every year is a good year.

Benjamin Franklin was spot on when he said that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes.

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It’s chilly here but soaring temperatures in the UK THE winter weather on the Costa coastlines has not been anything to write home about. My fleece has not been off my back. With night-time temperatures at just 10c, I became something of a recluse.

According to Spanish media, it has been the windiest winter for 20 years. Considering the wind - chill factor, we can presume it has hardly been the warmest.

I had a right to feel sorry for myself.

That was until I read the headline of a UK newspaper. ‘Temperatures set to soar to 10c’. I suppose it is a matter of expectations and perspectives.

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Rattling swords WITH increasing rancour between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, one hopes that Brits abroad will be the most conciliatory ambassadors imaginable.

Occasionally swords cross over Spanish naval incursions in disputed territorial seas off

WRAP UP: Spain has had the windiest winter for 20 years, but is incomparable to the UK. Gibraltar. It is easy for those whose umbilical cords are tied to mother countries to be passionately defensive.

On such issues, I think the less said the

better. There has not been much progress if over 300 years politicians cannot reach amicable compromise so we all share and benefit.

A rum bunch ONE very famous Spaniard who did like the British was Jorge Juan y Santalices (17131773).

His achievements in natural science, humanitarianism, exploration and naval expertise, are far too numerous to mention here.

He liked the British foe so much that he spied against them on behalf of the Spanish Crown.

The wily chap coveted Britain’s shipbuilding expertise.

Such was his chutzpah that he recruited British shipbuilders to design and build Spanish ships later used against the British Crown forces.

Because the French did not follow his example, they lost the Battle of Trafalgar, so it is said.

What a rum bunch we all are.

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ROMWELL is back. He took up residence in my head sometime around midnight last night.

Granted I had been drinking a varied mixture of spirit and grape and waxing lyrical about the British versus American education system at full volume in the completely arrogant assertion that I was not only witty and urbane, but utterly correct.

At some point during the afternoon/evening/early morning Cromwell was joined

by John Knox and they sat happily discussing my lack of self-control and vaguely libertine view on life.

Knox was a little harder to listen to as his accent was so thick and his constant riposte of ‘burn the papist heretical witch’ was beginning to get on my nerves. Cromwell, on the other hand, took the high road and talked about the suitability of educating women. The devil was not in my body but in the detail, the detail being that I was too clever for my own good and should get me to a nunnery henceforth. They argued a bit, hurled a few insults (Cromwell: “You child-snatching windbag!”

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OLIVER CROMWELL: Appeared in my head last night discussing my lack of self-control.

Knox: “Wart face lame brain,” which was disconcerting to say the least, but on the whole were in complete agreement about the entropic nature of my life.

The cause of which, they asserted, was my refusal to find a good puritan man to share it with. (Knox offered himself at one point which was flattering

but a little scary as he has been dead several hundred years and exists as a disembodied voice in my poor hungover brain.)

That women have been living their own lives - and happily making their way in the world for over a century now did little to change the dour duo’s mind.

I’m not sure if it was the alcohol

or the chocolate liqueurs that finally did for me, but at some point Cromwell walked away in disgust and Knox looked on with fiery eyes full of damnation (and something that looked a little like regret but I can’t be sure as his face was covered in beard).

It has always been the nature of those with a puritanical bent

to try to mould others into facsimiles of themselves, a bit like Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Imagine if somewhere beneath the Houses of Parliament a vast gallery of puritan pods lays waiting, ready to suck out all the joy, music, art and chaos that is the human condition and replace it with silent prayer and a pinched look of disapproval.

Actually I’m not really much of a libertine, the Marquis de Sade would find me deathly dull; most evenings I’m more than content to curl up with a good book and a nice cup of tea. Unbridled passion is a little messy for me and if I’m honest I really can’t be bothered with all that grunting and groaning.

So while not a puritan, I do lead a simple, rather uncomplicated, life (except for being sole carer of a sullen teenager) and as such am probably more Cromwell than say Catherine de Medici.

And as for being too clever for my own good I think the last 10 years of my life have probably disproved that one.

So leave your pod at the door, Master Knox, and join me for a wee dram!

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‘Fortunes’ toned down after parents complain Japan’s ‘dirty’ dinners ONE Japanese restaurant is spearheading a new filthy food fad as it launches a menu of dishes cooked with dirt.

Ne Quittez Pas restaurant in Tokyo’s Gotanda district uses eco-friendly compost made from coffee grounds and palm fibre which is safe for human consumption.

The menu includes potato starch and dirt soup, dirt risotto and sautéed sea bass, and for dessert there’s dirt ice cream and dirt mint tea.

Sampling this dirty menu isn’t cheap and you’ll have to fork out around €81 and make a reservation at least a week in advance.

removed certain messages and replaced them with milder ‘fortunes’ after parents said they were concerned that the ‘words of wisdom’ were unsuitable for children.

The company produces five million cookies every day.

Benefits of tomato juice INSTEAD of reaching for energy drinks after a workout, try tomato juice.

Research suggests it could be better than energy drinks at helping the body recover from exercise.

Experts say tomatoes have vital chemicals that can help muscles recover and blood levels return to normal after being stretched and strained.

Health institutions in Greece spent two months carrying out tests on 15 athletes.

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MESSAGES REMOVED: People have complained about the romantic messages provided in some fortune cookies.

THE world’s largest manufacturer of fortune cookies has removed romantic messages after complaints by parents.

Wonton Food, based in New York, said it had

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MUSCLE BOOST: Taking tomato juice They looked at vital after exercise speeds up recovery. signs before, during and after those drinking tomato exercise. Nine of the juice had quicker levels athletes drank tomato of muscle recovery and juice after exercise and their glucose levels to normal six consumed their returned regular energy drink. faster after strenuous The results showed that exercise.

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Mould-free future for food RESEARCHERS have developed a technology that stops bread from going mouldy without the use of preservatives.

The new MicroZap technology, produced at Texas Tech University in the US, has been made with the aim to reduce outbreaks of food-borne illnesses by sterilising and extending the shelf-life of different food.

And the university claims it does not affect the bread’s taste.

Along with bread, food including turkey, herbs and jalapeĂąo peppers was also tested.

The bread treated with the MicroZap technology showed no mould growth up to 60 days after being tested, providing the evidence that the bread was suitably sterilised by the method.

The technology uses microwave frequency pulses to pasteurise the food but the process does not cook or damage food as regular microwaves do.

The technology is claimed by

MOULD-FREE: The MicroZap technology is a breakthrough. the makers to be more effective at killing the E Coli virus and salmonella than older

methods. The company is also promoting it as a way to eliminate the drug-resistant

MRSA virus, which has become a major problem in hospitals worldwide.

Sweet trends CAKE was once considered a luxury treat but now it is much more affordable and more common.

During the 1960s, cheap and simple cakes were made as part of afternoon tea but expensive cakes like chocolate were a rarity. Today, we see cake reaching new levels of popularity.

The cupcake has become a fashionable phenomenon in the cake industry, with trends in unusual combinations in flavours and styles becoming hugely popular.

Cupcake bakeries and shops can be found worldwide as the fashionable delicacy continues to grow in popularity.

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EVIDENCE reveals that cheese was first made 8,000 years ago by prehistoric people in Northern Europe. It is thought the types of cheese produced were similar to ricotta or fromage frais using a similar process to DATED DAIRY: Cheese-making process has been how we make it today. The around for thousands of years. research, carried out by the University of Bristol discovered fatty acids were present in pottery vessels thought to carry dairy products.

Milk residues found on sieves thought to have been used as cheese-strainers are the earliest evidence of the cheese-making process. The results offer an insight into the ancient human diet and food development.

Charity auction JALON VALLEY HELP are holding a fundraising auction at El Cid Restaurant, Benidoleig, tomorrow (Friday) at 1pm.

They are appealing for any unwanted goods to sell and raise money for the charity including books, kitchenware, furniture, musical instruments, toys, electrical goods and general bric-a-brac. The charity is run by volunteers

who provide emergency assistance to people in need around the local community.

All items can be left at HELP shops in Jalon or Alcalali.

For more information contact 659 624 643. www.jalonvalleyhelp.com

SUPPORT: The volunteers can provide emergency assistance.

GENEROUS: Members of the choir and Caritas charity.

Hitting the right notes A DONATION from the Montgo Chorale choir of â‚Ź2,450 was given to Caritas, the Loreto church charity in Javea Port. The money was raised at a concert held at the church.

A framed plaque from the Caritas committee was given to the choir as a thank-you gift for their support.

The money will help towards feeding more than 80 families in the Javea Port area who have been affected by the financial crisis.

Their next fundraising event is a piano recital on April 13 at Orba Casa de Cultura, followed by a concert on May 5 at Pedreguer Church.

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T is 32 years on Saturday - when democracy was just two years’ old in the new Spanish constitution since a civil guard coup attempt failed in Madrid.

On February 23, 1981, Spanish television viewers were treated to a few minutes of high drama.

As 220 heavily armed civil guards took control of the Cortes (parliament) in Madrid their leader, LieutenantColonel Antonio Tejero made his way to the central parliamentary chamber and, waving his pistol in the air, informed the deputies that their ‘ineffectual’ services to the country were no longer required.

He and a number of civil guard officers and King Juan Carlos with military generals would restoring the rule of law now be taking control of and the democratic A new monthly Iberian history column. the country to save it process to a briefly Bruce - a former UK career linguist has studied national history and culture from terrorism, most shaken nation through for years. A Spanish resident for two notably Basque stout leadership, with his decades, he lives in Alfaz del Pi, near Benidorm. separatism. televised address to a It appeared that transfixed population a

by Bruce Walbran Spain’s fledgling twofine example of the year democracy had power of rhetoric. ended in gunfire; an ominous echo He stated unequivocally that the from the Civil War 40 years earlier. monarchy, being the symbol of Spanish And when General Milans de Bosch unity, would not tolerate any threat to ordered tanks onto the streets it the democratic process that was part seemed that the coup was complete. of the constitution, voted for by the But then it all started to fall Spanish people. apart.

But the conspirators themselves History has, more or less, credited actually ensured the coup would fail

Victorious day for democracy

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SAVIOUR: Current King of Spain Juan Carlos has been credited with restoring the rule of law and democracy when a civil guard coup attempt failed in Madrid 32 years ago.

through rushing and not securing support from enough officers and units beforehand. They gambled that their actions would galvanise a nationwide revolt.

But most of the army sided with the king.

Civil guard units were stood down; the people demanded an end to the madness, and in all the coup bid lasted just eight hours.

And what of Tejero? He is the most remembered of the conspirators, mainly because unlike many conspirators who distanced themselves from the plot, he remained true to the objective, believing Spain needed a strong

patriarchal hand, in the form of a military junta.

He finally stood down the following day and spent the next 15 years behind bars.

Now approaching 80 and living a sedate lifestyle, he enjoys painting and strolling.

One wonders if, between brush strokes or during tranquil strolls, he contemplates his actions of 32 years ago when he stormed into the parliamentary chamber to ‘save Spain from terrorism’.

It appears so far, through a more peaceful parliamentary process, that Spain is saving itself.

Divorce is stressful for family dogs too DIVORCE is a sad fact of life. These human problems can cause stress to dogs. A dog is a social animal bonded to a family routine and way of life that relies on us for their mental, physical and emotional welfare.

Dogs of course are frequently denied consideration when it comes to difficulties in relationships. When couples shout and argue with each other this will indeed affect the dog (and also the cat). Nervous behaviour is often caused by the owner’s actions.

Whenever I am called to a home where owners have a howling, barking, destructive, digging, housesoiling dog, or one showing symptoms of an anxiety-related behaviour, I always ask if there has been a death, separation or indeed a divorce which could have triggered the problems. This behaviour is a typical expression of canine anxiety.

Another extreme behaviour pattern is dogs going to the bottom of the garden and staying close to walls, which is often seen when a dog’s instinct tells it that it is dying. In the

SEPARATION: Divorce can be hard on pets as well.

wild, dogs leave their packs and go away to die. I always ask the owner of the house if there are any known medical problems. If none are known and a separation has taken place, then these behaviour patterns must be considered as an expression of extreme canine anxiety.

Dogs are creatures of habit and function to our timetable - wake-up time, meal-time, bedtime, playtime,

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etc. Some dogs find it harder to accept a change of routine than others and it is especially hard for the older dog, who may go downhill rapidly when faced with the upheaval that accompanies divorce.

Next week I shall return to this subject and look at therapy to help pets get through these difficult times.

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No guarantee in the book world but there is money to be made!

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CYNIC asks a newspaper columnist if aspiring authors actually make money from selling their books.

They do, and the chances of recouping their outlay are far higher than returns offered by many other investments.

There are no guarantees that a book, film or television series will be successful.

Like new fashions or newspapers, they are acts of faith. Wilbur Smith and Jeffrey Archer cross their fingers when their latest title rolls off the printing press.

Amazon-Kindle and e-books have provided a level playing field. New authors, who in the past would have received wads of rejection slips, now collect wads of banknotes whilst well-known authors fail.

Most people spend on indulgences like photography, painting, learning a language, horse riding; taking on a pet for life. Do cynics ask, “Do you actually make money from that?”

Of course not, but writing a book costs considerably less. It is a feat, most authors recover their outlay and many do well out of their book’s success. When introduced as an author there is always the ‘Wow Factor’ response. Tell them instead you

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S one of your New Year’s resolutions to stay in touch with friends and family back home more regularly, but do you worry about the costs when phoning from your mobile? Would you like to have access to Internet the moment your plane touches down in Spain, but haven’t got a landline or ADSL? MÁSMÓV!L is here to help.

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READ IT AND WEEP?: E-readers have boosted interest in books.

By Mike Walsh Costa Blanca

vwww.michaelwalsh.es Mike Walsh. Based in Mijas Costa, international journalist, author and professional writer: exbusiness assessment executive Guild of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio.

just spent time and money on a skiing holiday and watch eyes glaze over.

Most authors are philosophical. If their only reason for writing was to make money, you can guarantee two things.

They would never get round to it and if they did it would fail. Good books are written with passion. If it were otherwise, it would be as fruitless as attempting to sell a product you do not understand or have a belief in.

Writing a book, painting a picture or creating a sculpture are triumphs that bring out the best in us. Such achievements are therapeutic and nothing

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quite matches the feeling you get when you see your accomplishment in its completed form.

When you spend money on a sport or holiday, all you have to show for it are photographs and memories. An expensive piece of jewellery is someone else’s gift, not yours. These are personal indulgences.

The author, sculptor or artist shares their achievements with others. Their works are enduring.

Today we get pleasure from books, movies and we enjoy listening to beautiful music; we marvel at works of art that were created by paupers who, at the time,

laboured under passionate self-belief.

Yesterday’s libraries and art galleries are stuffed with biographies and pictures of famous, but boring people. Because of advances in publishing, posterity can now look forward to sharing the lives of today’s not so famous, but who lived lives that are far more interesting.

Imagine if today we could read first hand accounts of servants who lived ‘under the stairs’ of stately homes, travellers who journeyed steerage, soldiers who served in the Peninsular Wars. This is the legacy that today’s authors leave to the world. What will you leave to posterity?

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Croc croaks THE world’s largest crocodile has died in captivity in the Philippine town of Bunwan. The six metrelong, 50-year-old animal named Lolong, weighed in at one ton.

Mobile cheat AN Italian mafia suspect was arrested after handing out hundreds of mobile phones in order to gather more votes for his daughter who was taking part in a TV talent show.

Fizzy death A MOTHER of eight from New Zealand suffered a heart attack and died after drinking 10 litres of Coca-Cola a day.

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Grow your own plants and save money with an interesting hobby THE self growing or propagation of plants is an economic way of producing new plants and can be an interesting and fascinating hobby.

Luckily the warmer Spanish climate makes some propagation easier than in Northern Europe and in many areas without the need of a greenhouse.

Much of our garden was planted from our own plants raised from cuttings or seeds from our own or a friend’s garden.

The cost of buying each plant from a garden centre would have been astronomic and we have some plants that are often not readily available on sale.

This month we therefore

Gardening Corner

By Clodagh and Dick Handscombe

Spain’s best known gardening authors who have lived and gardened in Spain for 25 years. www.gardenspain.com.

review a number of practical ways of propagating and indicate what can be produced with relative ease by each method.

Splitting of mature root balls: The easiest propagating method is to split large root clumps in the autumn or spring. This can be done with a wide range of perennials including

EXPENSIVE: Garden centres can be pricey. herbs, vegetables, bulbs and flowering plants.

Often pots of the latter are already root bound when purchased from a garden centre.

We therefore carefully remove the plant from its pot and prise the roots apart to produce up to a dozen or more good plantlets from a

single purchased plant.

Root cuttings: New herbs such as mint and ginger and rhizomes such as irises can be produced by cutting off and planting up a short length of a healthy strong root.

Leaf cuttings: Pot plants can be easily raised this way. Remove any healthy young leaf and pin the leaf down on the surface of the soil or sink one edge of the leaf into the soil.

Stem cuttings: This is probably the most popular method used by both amateur gardeners and commercial growers for the reproduction of shrubs.

The cuttings can be rooted by planting up in pots or directly into a flower bed or special nursery corner of the garden.

Rooting can be stimulated by dipping

CUTTING: Propagating plants can save a fortune. the cut ends of cuttings in rooting powder before inserting them into the potting compost.

For roses a useful Spanish trick is to cut a two centimetre slit in the end of each cutting and insert a dried sweet corn seed in the slit before planting.

Removing runners or baby plants: Some plants develop runners with small rooted plants on the ends.

Strawberries, rasp-berries, spider plants and aloes are easily multiplied in this way.

Next week we will give more tips on propagating plants.

©Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com February 2013

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House prices stabilising

SPANISH property prices remained the same during January making this the first month without a decrease in three years according to new research by the IESE Business School.

This news shows a positive indication that stability may be returning after the property market plummeting since 2008.

Figures show that while the decline for last year stood at 9.9 per cent, property in the capital Madrid saw an increase in value by 0.3 per cent.

Improvements in other areas of Spain’s property sector are also revealed.

The rise in prices of second-hand housing in Valencia, Murcia, Canary Islands and Ontario have been reported.

These results offer optimistic hope for the future of the Spanish housing market.

SNAP UP A BARGAIN: Now may be a good time to buy.

A good time to buy?

THERE has been a surge of interest in Spain’s property market over the past year with the cost of Spanish property continuing to fall.

Buyers from abroad are using Spain’s current financial situation as an opportunity to acquire bargain properties. Many experts feel that investors should take advantage of the current market situation. Due to the euro dropping, Spain’s banks

are offering high load to value mortgages with some banks offering 75 to 100 per cent loans to Britons looking to buy here.

Spain’s economic problems have left properties struggling to sell across the whole of the country.

Despite the slump in value since the financial crisis hit, last year overseas mortgage specialist Conti saw a 33 per cent increase in

Spanish mortgage enquiries compared to previous years.

But there is much debate over whether now is the right time to step onto the property ladder due to the current unstable situation of Spain’s economy and its unpredictable future.

In 2012, foreigners invested over €4.5 million into the Spanish property market.

NORTHERN SPAIN: Popular with investors.

Increase in demand for northern Spain ACCORDING to a luxury real estate agency, property in Catalonia, northern Spain are the target of increased demand amongst property investors.

In 2012, real estate agency Lucas Fox International Properties

sold three times more properties than the previous year. Many of the sales were to foreign investors along the Costa Brava, Balearic Islands, Mallorca and Barcelona.

With the price drop in Spanish property prices

over the last few years, there are many bargain properties attracting investors from all over the world.

The Costa Brava is set to become a popular investment spot for 2013, with medium and long term properties.

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•AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: 966 723 401.

•AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP Benidorm – don’t suffer alone through another person drinking – 634 758 539.

•DENIA RUGBY CLUB: 8pm on beach outside Oasis Hotel.

•HELP INTERNATIONAL Benidorm meetings. www.helpbenidorm.com.

•PIETER SWINNEN Painting Club in Calpe: 965 835 212.

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

•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY Sunday ServicesHoly Communion.

Eight locations. www.costablanca-anglicanchaplaincy.org •BENITACHELL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Benitachell: 966 494 036 or 966 470 303.

•CALPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Perlamar, Sundays 11am. 965 835 502 or www.calpechristianfellowship.org.

•CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY CHURCH. Sundays 10.30am at the Europa Building, Avda del Pino.

•ERMITA CHURCH, Javea – Warden Colin D Welch – 965 771 792.

•HOLY EUCHARIST at Nuestra Senora de la Merced Church, Calpe. Sundays 10.30am. 678

•RBL Benidorm and district branch covers from Polop to Villajoyosa at different locations for social meetings, day trips, excursions or meals. 695 605 129

S AT U R D AY

•XABIA RUGBY CLUB: Juniors meet at 7pm Seniors at 8pm. 688 640 092.

•EL VERGER MARKET at The Polygon 9am-1.30pm.

•ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION meets for lunch on second Thursday of month at various restaurants between Altea and Oliva and the Jalon Valley.

966 474 532.

•THE Valleys International Bridge and Social Club meet 2pm at El Cid at Benidoleig.

966 408 296.

•CREATIVE TEXTILES GROUP cross-stitch, embroidery, crochet, quilting, knitting – in Javea, 10am-1pm. 966 472 049 or artcentrejavea@ yahoo.com.

•SPANGLES LADIES HARMONY CHORUS meet at Las Claras Centre, Los Narejos, Murcia 10am-1pm. 968 334 527. info@spangleschorus.com

FRIDAY

•AUCTIONS FOR AECC. Items for donation wanted. 965 319 929 / 688 238 879.

•UFO and World Mysteries Discussion Group in Javea meet first Friday of the month at The Social Club and Bar in Javea Old Town at 10am. 966 459 976.

•ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Costa Blanca North weekly lunch meeting at Los Leones restaurant 1.15pm.

Call 965 795 421 the Wednesday before. www.rotary costablanca.wiki.dot.com.

•TENNIS GROUP meets Tuesday and Friday mornings at Toscamar, Javea. 966 473 301.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs. 965 795 458.

•COMPUTER CLUB in Alfaz del Pi. 965 889 187.

•GUARDIAN ANGELS Dropin/Coffee and Chat at Help Centre, La Jara 10.30am- 12.30pm.

616 977 639.

•AUCTION 1.30pm at the Jacaranda Restaurant Bar Moraira with auctioneer Mr Bob Gingell. First and third Saturday of each month. Phone to book your items 965 743 292.

•COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS Cabo San Antonio & watchtower, Javea. 14km walk. 965 583 637. www.cbmwalkers.org.

•ALFAS DEL PI MUSIC SOCIETY presents Nexo Tango. 8pm. Casa de Cultura, Alfas. €10. www.alfas musica.com

SUNDAY •AECC BOUTIQUE in San Isidro: 966 723 401.

•ALMOND BLOSSOM WALK February 17, Tourist Office, Jalon, 10am. Jalon Valley Help & Orba Lions charity. 659 624 643

MONDAY

•COSTA BLANCA SAMARITANS: www.costa blancasamaritans.com.

•DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs start 4pm. 965 785 387.

•JALON VALLEY MUMS & TOTS CLUB at town hall 10.15am-12noon. 676 441 758.

•JAVEA STAMPS & POSTCARD CLUB meets second and

Church services 787 509 or bill.ingram@angliac3.demon.co.uk.

•JAVEA EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Pastor Clive Read 669 386 702.

•JAVEA INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH, Pastor John Hansford, Sundays 10.30am at Calle Favara 8, Javea Pueblo (near Plaza de la Constitucion Espanola, where the Thursday open market is held) 965 794 624. www.javeabaptist .com •MOSIAC COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday 12pm Multicultural Service; Wednesday 8pm Intercessory Prayer; Last Thursday of month 1.30pm community lunch. 678 066 222.

fourth Monday of month at L’Ancora Tennis Club at 10am.

965 795 499 / 608 765 245.

•ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION in Pedreguer meets the second Monday of month. 966 430 215 or www.rafa-ncb.org.

•U3A Marina Baixa meets fourth Monday of month at 10.30am at Alfaz del Pi Casa de Cultura.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB ‘No Fear’ pairs. 965 795 458.

•JALON VALLEY HELP SHOP Jalon Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm. 659 624 643.

Useful numbers C O N S U L AT E S British 96 521 6022 Emergency consular assistance 902 109 356

ALICANTE Airport 96 691 9000 Guardia Civil 96 592 1100 Municipal Police 96 510 7200 Red Cross 96 525 2525

A L FA Z D E L P I Municipal Police 96 588 7100

ALTEA Guardia Civil 96 584 0525 Municipal Police 96 584 5511

TUESDAY

•AUCTIONS FOR AECC (donations welcome): 965 319 929 / 688 238 879.

•BERNIA BABIES international group meets 10.30am12noon at Sierra Bernia School, Alfaz del Pi: 966 875 149.

•BSAC Marina Alta SCUBA Diving Club. 966 470 163 or www.bsacmarinaalta.co.uk.

•CANCER CARE CENTRE Javea park. 965 796 846.

•DENIA RUGBY CLUB SENIORS 8pm on beach outside the Oasis Hotel.

•MALE VOICE CHOIR (no experience required) Teulada. 965 744 577.

•MONTGO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION JAVEA meets for coffee morning on first Tuesday of the month. www.montgoresidents.com.

•RAF Costa Blanca. Third Tuesday of month. 965 724 256 or nwhancox@hotmail.com.

•ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Denia meets first and third Tuesday of month at 1.30pm. Call 965 748 909 by the Sunday prior to meeting.

BENIDORM Guardia Civil 96 585 0330 Municipal Police 96 680 7766 Red Cross 96 680 8934 Bus Station 96 683 0014

BENISSA Guardia Civil 96 573 0722 Municipal Police 96 573 0733

CALPE Guardia Civil 96 583 0080 Municipal Police 96 583 0812 Red Cross 96 583 1616

DENIA Guardia Civil 96 578 0036 Municipal Police 96 578 0190 Red Cross 96 578 1358

EL CAMPELLO Guardia Civil 96 563 0418 Municipal Police 96 563 7099

JAVEA Guardia Civil 062 Municipal Police 092 Red Cross 96 579 1961

MORAIRA Red Cross 96 574 0950 British Embassy: www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com

•WORDS OF LIGHT: 662 688 865.

•XABIA RUGBY CLUB ( ju-

•NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Oliva on C/Constitution 6, near the town hall, Sundays 11.30am. 607 470 221.

•PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH. Sunday Service 11am; Thursday 5pm Bible study and prayer; home groups during week.

966 769 300 or 650 509 606.

•ALFAZ SPIRITUALIST CHURCH Tuesday Circle and Thursday Service and Clairvoyance 6.30pm. 966 878 469. All welcome.

•THE KINGS CHURCH Benissa English Sunday service, 11am: www.thekingschurch.net.

•VALLEY FELLOWSHIP, Jalon – Pastor Barbara Chadwick. 966 481 108.

niors and seniors): 688 640 092.

at 7.30pm. 681 328 692 or www.gransolcalpe.com.

•JAVEA BRIDGE CLUB competitive Duplicate. 965 795 458.

OTHERS

•JAVEA ASSOCIATION OF MODEL MAKERS meet second Tuesday of month. gaw@wworkshop.net.

WEDNESDAY

•41 CLUB, Javea meets the first Wednesday of the month. www.costablanca41club.org.

•ALICANTE BUSINESS CLUB meets the third Wednesday of month in San Juan. 650 489 625 or www.alicantebusiness club.org.

•BENIDORM INTERNATIONAL SINGLES CLUB: 642 363 811.

•DENIA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Pairs start 4pm. 965 785 387.

•GARDENING CIRCLE: first Wednesday of month in Moraira. 966 498 681.

•PERKY PENSIONERS Jalon, 2.30pm-4.30pm. 652 584 272.

•RBL JAVEA: Second and fourth Tuesday of month. 965 790 123.

•SPIRITUAL FRIENDS (Moraira) meet at Los Leones Restaurant, Sol Park at 2.30pm. www.spiritual friends.com.

•QUIZ NIGHT and buffet last Wednesday of month at Restaurant Paraiso in Parcent to raise funds for Emaus children’s home in Altea. davidreeley@ hotmail.com.

•FREE informal group that shares the understanding the three principles for innate well being every first and third Wednesday 7pm-8.30pm in Alfaz del Pi. 616 762 131 or sheela@sheelamasand.com.

•SKITTLES fun matches at Restaurant/Bar GranSol Calpe

•CALPE ROTARY FELLOWSHIP La Fustera. www.calpe-rotary.org.uk.

•LA NUCIA SPARTANS American Football team welcomes new players for their sub 16, over 16s and female teams. www.lanuciaspartans.com.

•MASK FOR MABS children’s menu at El Paraiso Restaurant in Parcent. €1 donated to charity.

•MORAIRA CHARITY SHOP on Avenida del Portet Road, opens Monday-Saturday 10am1pm and Tuesday and Thursday 4pm-7pm. 666 625 856.

•STAMP CLUB Javea: 965 795 499.

•WALKING GROUP Castalla.

965 630 009 / 607 434 732.

•COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS – Saturdays and Wednesdays – different difficulty walks. www.cbmwalkers.org.

•GANDIA AREA ACTIVITIES: Thursday social club dinners and golf, Friday and Monday petanca. 962 852 828.

Saturday walking group. 962 808 601.

•NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: www.nhwinspain.com or 620 417 777.

•U3A VALL DEL POP. www.u3avalldelpop.com.

•ARENAL School of Bridge and Social Club play duplicates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2.15pm at the Arenal Clubhouse in Javea. Tuesdays are for beginners. 965 770 509.

•THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant meets on the first Monday of the month, 7pm at Bar Sioux Restaurant.

966 695 423 or 639 917 971.

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Floor Polishing FLOOR POLISHING, all marble types. Excellent professional, excellent service. Free estimates.

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TREE SPECIALIST, cut and removal of palm/pine trees. Size not a problem. Also dangerous & difficult work. Garden cleaning and gravelling. Free estimates. 627 103 412 (209363)

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SUPERCAR: Inspired by Formula One engineering.

McLaren to showcase new P1 supercar in Geneva THE new McLaren P1 supercar will be making its official debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

Photos from its Middle

East launch in front of VIPs in Bahrain show the ‘mean street racing car’ concept of the British company’s team of designers. It will use the twin-turbocharged 3.8L V8 used in the smaller MP412C. But with a state of the art KERS energy storage system power will be boosted to more 800 horsepower.

That should see the successor to the F1 accelerate from 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds and from 0100mph in just 5.5

seconds.

Even the P1’s steering wheel has been designed for performance, with its diameter determined by McLaren’s extensive experience in Formula One racing.

With this much attention to detail, the P1 is bound to be exceptional to drive on the track, even if it won’t be the most comfortable ride.

A McLaren spokesman said: “It is designed with one aim in mind, to simply be the best driver’s car in

Audi puts on style for Black Edition AUDI has revealed its Amplified Black package on TT Coupé Black Edition models. It adds distinctive black exterior styling features to the sporty high-end Black Edition. It also includes 19-inch ‘five-arm rotor’ design black alloys.

The package is available in combination with a choice of four exterior paint finishes: Misano red, Daytona grey, Glacier white, or Samoa orange normally only available on TTS. In the UK it will add €840 to the list price, on top of the Black Edition cost.

Specification (in addition to Black Edition) • 19-inch x 9J five-arm rotor-design black alloy wheels with 255/35 R19 R tyres • Black exterior design elements: fixed rear spoiler, front spoiler, door mirrors, exhaust tailpipes • Three-spoke multifunction steering wheel with a more contoured rim • Metallic paint (choice of four colours) • Samoa orange inlays.

the world, on road and track. The McLaren P1 is one of the decade’s most highly anticipated cars.

“Inspired by Formula One engineering, it will offer exceptional aerodynamics, amazing performance and bespoke design for every owner.”

Only 500 will be built, at a price tag expected to be approach €1 million.

McLaren calls the cabin ‘minimalist’ in its design, and the carbon fibre used throughout the interior is there for function as well as to look good.

You’d be hard-pressed to find anything that isn’t necessary for performance.

There’s no wood trim, no metallic accents and no leather-wrapped dash.

In fact, spartan may be a better word to describe the interior than minimalist, and the full-on race-car-forthe-street look probably won’t appeal to all potential buyers. While the driver is surrounded by everything he needs and nothing he doesn’t, the passenger is left looking at a vast expanse of carbon fibre.

To save weight, the P1 forgoes interior sound deadening and makes lightweight carpeting an available option.

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FOOTBALL ROUND UP Last week, it was two wins, two draws and two defeats for six British clubs in Europe.

In the Champions League, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in Spain while Celtic crashed 3-0 to Juventus at Parkhead.

In the first legs of the knockout stage in the Europa League, Tottenham were ‘Baled out’ again

by Gareth who scored both goals from free-kicks in a 2-1 win over Lyon… Oscar hit Chelsea’s winner against Sparta Prague to give them an away goal advantage…

Newcastle drew with Metalist Kharkiv… and Liverpool lost 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg. The return legs take place this evening.

As predicted, there were shocks in the FA Cup, the biggest coming FA CUP 6TH ROUND DRAW: Everton/Oldham v Wigan Athletic Manchester City v Barnsley Manchester Utd v Middlesbrough/Chelsea Millwall v Blackburn Rovers Ties to be played on March 9/10.

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.

Serena top at 31 TENNIS - Serena Williams (aged 31), the oldest woman ever to top the world rankings, taking over from Chris Evert (30), was beaten in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha by former number one Victoria Azarenka.

And Rafael Nadal defeated David Nalbandian to win the Brazil Open, his first singles success in 10 months. at The Emirates where Arsenal, who haven’t won a trophy since 2005, were KO’d 1-0 by Blackburn and Oldham scored a dramatic late equaliser to hold Everton 2-2.

Unfortunately, it’s all over for non-League Luton, beaten 3-0 at home by Millwall; MK Dons lost 31 to Barnsley, Brentford and Leeds both suffered 4-0 defeats at Chelsea (with Frank Lampard’s 199th goal) and Manchester City respectively, Wigan beat Huddersfield 4-1, while Manchester United ousted Reading 2-1 on Monday.

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SPORTS SCENE NEAL

SIX NATIONS rugby is back this weekend with unbeaten England playing France and Italy meeting Wales on Saturday, followed by Scotland against Ireland on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, around 70,000 fans will watch Premiership side Swansea City contest their firstever major cup final when they play underdogs Bradford City in the League Cup. Bradford’s last final appearance was in the FA Cup back in 1911.

The Welsh club lost 5-0 at Liverpool in a Premiership match five days ago!

Elsewhere, there’s a full Premiership programme which includes Manchester City versus Chelsea, QPR against Manchester United, a London derby between West Ham and Spurs, and a bottom of the table clash involving Reading and Wigan.

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Rugby returns and a cup final at Wembley WORLD NO. 1: Serena Williams is oldest woman to top rankings.

• Coventry City FC has been told to ‘pay up or shut up’ and leave the Ricoh Arena unless rent arrears of £1.3 million (€1.51 million) are paid sooner rather than later.

• Paul Ince is Blackpool’s new manager, Mark Robins has left Coventry to take charge of Huddersfield and Paolo Di Canio has quit as boss of Swindon.

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS • CRICKET England’s women finished third in the World Cup in India, while their male counterparts thrashed New Zealand by 10 wickets in the third 20/20 game to win the series 2-1, openers Michael Lumb and Alex Hales scoring a record 143 off just 76 balls. However, the Kiwis won the first ODI by three wickets.

• GOLF - 15 year-old Lydia Ko hit a 10 under par 63 in the first round of the Canberra Open in Australia.

• CYCLING - Chris Froome stormed to victory in the Tour of Qatar and will now be GB’s top man in this year’s Tour de France.

• ATHLETICS - Double Olympic champion Mo Farah won his first race of 2013, taking the 3,000 metres title in Birmingham last Saturday.

And we all know about the South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius - The Blade Runner who has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He denies the charges.

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Tough test for BBC in League BENITACHELL BOWLS CLUB Winter League team had stiff opposition against Quesada so were very pleased to get four points.

The Berleen teams won one and lost the other.

All three BBC Northern League teams had an excellent week. Jaguars welcomed El Cid Spears to Benitachell where they won six points to four on shot difference. The Challengers also won.

The Lions were away to Finca Guila Swallows where they took eight points.

Their Challengers won their match in a tight finish.

The Tigers had a home game against El Cid Javelins gaining nine points then a day later were away to Javea Quartz where they gained another eight points.

Tigers Challengers team won against El Cid but lost 14-16 to Javea Quartz.

BBC International Ladies Mary Cockell and Maggie Lawley competed against players from Malaga Province where Mary won two out of her four matches and Maggie won all three of hers.

Visit www.benitachell bowlsclub.com.

Olympic brothers train in La Nucia WORLD champions and Olympic medallists Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have been making the most of the Costa Blanca climate for pre-season training.

Triathletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee ended their pre-season stage at the Camilo Cano sports centre in La Nucia. Alistair, aged 24, and his brother

Jonathan, aged 22, chose the La Nucia centre for its excellent facilities.

The three triathlete sports are swimming, running and cycling.

The mild winter climate saw the Brownlee brothers swap their usual preseason stage in the Canary Islands for La Nucia.

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Roy is Warblers’ Valentine THE strong winds abated just in time for the Orba Warblers Golf Society as they gathered at Bonalba for the ‘Valentines Cup’ their first ‘major’ of the year.

The society reported that the golf course is returning to its former glory with a lot of lot of work being carried out on the course.

The club was playing a medal competition which, organisers said, ‘concentrates the mind’ as players try to keep big scores off their card. The cup winning score of 69 off 20.4 was shot by Roy Booth.

In second position, and carding the lowest gross score of the day, 83, was Jim Rodgers (net 72), third was Glynn Braidley (net 74) just beating Graham Bush on count back. Next was Barbara Pollitt (net 76), beating Glyn Walters on count back and rounding off the prizes were Arthur Sullivan and Chris Field both with 77, with Arthur edging the place on countback. Nearest the pin was won by Roy Booth.

Calpe lick wounds after Swifts get their revenge FINCA Gula Swifts got their revenge for an 8 - 2 loss at Calpe with a resounding 10 - 0 win at

home. But it wasn’t as easy at it looks.

After 12 ends Calpe BC were in

front and may have harboured hopes of eight points.

The team of Alan Edwards,

IN DEFENCE: La Vila in action earlier in the season.

Alison Edwards and Sheila Garnham had a poor start.

It was the seventh end before they got on the board to trail 1 - 11.

After that they were by far the better side and won nine of the last 12 ends to push the Swifts all the way before finally losing 12 - 18.

The team of Liz Griffiths, Geoff Pack and Tony Sayers led 10 - 7 at the half-way stage but the Swifts found their second wind to surge through in the second half, taking seven of the last nine ends to win 13 - 20.

Stan Walmsley, Eileen Whitmore and Paul Brown did well in the early stages, when the high winds were unsettling the Swifts, and led most of the match until the 16th years can enter for free when the Swifts took a with special vouchers short lead. They extended available to all schools their advantage to win 18 and clubs in the Alicante - 12. area.

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As in the other games For further information the Swifts came back as regarding the club the wind subsided and promotions contact scored nine without reply secretaria@rugbylavila.net. to win 21 - 19.

La Vila at home against VRAC THE Honour Division returns to the Villajoyosa rugby stadium on Sunday.

La Vila will play the first of two encounters on

consecutive weekends against VRAC Cheese Entrepreneurs at 12.30pm.

The same teams meet again at the La Vila

ground in the Copa Del Rey on March 3.

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A fairwayz scramble TWENTY SIX members from Fairwayz played a Texas Scramble for their Valentine’s Day competition at Font Del Llop.

Winning team with 73pts, one over par, was Norman Padmore.

Terry Rogers, Tony McMillan and Dave Titchen. In second with 74 points came Dave Freeman, Les

Hops, Bill Howie and Alex Goslan.

Nearest the pins were Colin Pepperday and Tony McMillan, with Terry Rogers and Tony McMillan taking the longest drive prizes.

Next week the society has a two day trip to Benidorm. More information: Tony on 966 785 781 or at Fairwayz Bar, Dolores.