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One journalist is killed every four-and-a-half days as a result of their work according to a shocking report released by UNESCO.

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NESCO claims that during the last decade, at least 827 journalists have been killed. The worst hit areas were Arab States including Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya. Latin America is the next worst affected region.

Unsurprisingly, most deaths 59 percent over the last two years of the 2006-2015 report happened in conflict zones. During that period, 78 of the 213 journalists killed (36.5 percent) were in Arab States.

Perhaps most alarming was the increase in journalist deaths in Western Europe and North America, up from zero in 2014 to 11 last year.

The report also showed that 2015 was one of the most deadliest years so far with 115 journalists killed.

Local journalists are far more at risk than foreign journalists, accounting for 90 percent of the victims, but as conflicts around the world continue there was a huge spike in foreign journalist deaths in 2014 with 17 killed compared to an average of four in previous years.

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Print media journalists were not the only targets. Last year also saw a massive increase in online journalists being killed, with 21 compared to two in 2014. Almost half of those were Syrian bloggers. The report also found that more than 10 times as many men are killed than women - 195 to 18 in 2014/15 - while television journalists have overtaken print hacks as the most vulnerable.

The report also highlighted that death is not the only harm jour-

nalists are exposed to. “The extent of the risks faced by journalists is demonstrated by the 827 killings recorded by UNESCO over the course of ten years,” said the report. “To this, one needs to add the countless other violations endured by journalists, which include kidnappings, arbitrary detention, torture, intimidation and harassment, both offline and online, and seizure or destruction of material.”

What is most shocking is that 7% of cases involving crimes against journalists are resolved and less that one crime out of 10 is ever fully investigated, despite many of the 39 countries named in the report showing a willingness to stop the murder of journalists.

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POPPIES ARE A POLITICAL SYMBOL - both on and off the football pitch

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HEN Canadian military doctor John McCrae sat down to write a poem on the edge of a battlefield in May 1915, he could have had no idea how far the echoes of his words would spread. What he wrote – the now legendary In Flanders Fields – fashioned a symbol of remembrance for his fellow soldiers, felled in war.

Until then, the poppy was more associated with the opium trade. Thereafter, it came to represent those lost in war, far from the basic comforts of life, love, and happiness.

Today, more than a century later, the poppy lies at the centre of another conflict, played out largely on the borders of football fields.

SURPRISED FIFA has announced, once again, that it considers the poppy to be a political symbol (see our story on page 72). And its rules prohibit players from wearing symbols for political, religious, commercial, or personal statements. The football associations of England and Scotland have vowed to defy the ruling and will send players onto the pitch on Armistice Day wearing black armbands with poppy emblems.

Even though few could argue that the poppy is not worn as a personal statement of remembrance, many people in England especially appear to be surprised that the poppy is seen as political.

Across the water in Ireland, though, the debate over its symbolism has been raging for decades. Many Northern Irish unionists see the poppy as theirs, representing those who died for their freedom. Many nationalists see the poppy as representing the army that denied them independence in the 1920s and that returned in the late 1960s, bringing with it such events as Bloody Sunday.

AUTHOR: PAUL BREEN For them and others, the poppy is not a universal or unifying symbol. It is seen as a celebration and remembrance of Britain’s dead, Britain’s victories, and Britain’s freedom.

As long as that British nationalism is attached to the poppy, it will remain a divisive symbol. If the poppy solely represented remembrance of the two great wars then it could more easily be detached from contemporary politics. Of course it would still be a personal statement, as it should be because for the vast majority of British people the wearing of a poppy is deeply entwined with family memories, and recalling the sacrifice of fallen ancestors.

For that reason, nobody should be put under pressure to wear a poppy – as happens today in football and in the broadcast media. The men who died in World War I, and especially the battalions made up of footballers, could never have believed in the present day practice of pressuring players to wear the poppy on their shirts. This reduces the power of the flower as a symbol of remembrance, and is a distraction from what the poppy is supposed to represent – a deep and considered moment of reflection about the horrors of war, and the suffering that comes from seeing friends and comrades sacrificed. The act of wearing a poppy should be a voluntary gesture.

As people don their poppies at this time of year, there is very little mention of the ambitions of the original First World War veterans – to fight the war that would end all wars. Today that phrase is almost absent from discussions about whether or not the poppy is a political symbol. The historical context has been drowned out in nationalistic clamour.

Even if it were more widely debated, wearing a poppy would still be political. The belief in ending all wars is as much a political belief as accepting war as a natural condition of our human existence. You need only look at the hostility some people face for wearing a white poppy – a mark of pacifist remembrance.

POLITICAL FOOTBALL There are more layers to this poppy issue than simply red or white, political or apolitical, remembrance or celebration of war. Perhaps from a cultural perspective, the problem is not so much what poppies themselves denote, but the connotations that different groups of people attach to them. I believe that each person’s wearing of a poppy is a personal act, and unfortunately because it is so personal it is not allowed in sporting competition under the existing set of laws.

Whether the rules around political symbolism in sport need to change is a whole other debate. That has been going on since the raised fists of the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, which still resonates today and has directly influenced many of the activities around the Black Lives Matter movement.

Unlike that debate, which has been going on for decades and seems set to continue, the contention over poppies in football seems to fade once November passes.

Perhaps that’s the real tragedy of this whole discussion, because we seem to have forgotten what started the tradition of wearing poppies in the first place, and how John McCrae’s words were intended to echo down through the generations – not just for a few vitriolic weeks each year. I believe that the poppy should be worn with true conviction on one day of the year, when everyone recalls that aspiration of an end to all wars.

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CAMPAIGNERS in London have sent a rallying cry to Americans to get out and vote in the forthcoming presidential election and avoid getting “Brexited”.

Dressed in hard hats and high-visibility vests to symbolise danger, activists gathered outside the British parliament to issue a warning to US citizens: “vote or regret it”, drawing parallels with Britain’s referendum on leaving the European Union.

“We really want to make sure that Americans don’t wake up on November 9 with election regrets having not turned out to vote,” said Bert Wander, a campaign director for the Avaaz activist group.

Campaigners insisted they were not telling Americans how to vote, though many were vocal in their op-

position to Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Saskia McCulloch, a New Zealand citizen living in London, said she could not register in time to vote in the EU referendum - residents from Commonwealth countries had the right to vote - and “felt distraught” at the result.

“Brexit came down to a million votes.

If I had known it would be that tight I would have done everything I possibly could to be registered and voting,” she said.

Meredith Alexander, a joint US-British citizen living in London, and a campaign director for Avaaz, said: “If you look at the fear and hatred that Donald Trump trades on, a lot of those same messages were used here in the UK” during the Brexit campaign.

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THE British government has confirmed said it will appeal the shock High Court ruling that parliament, and not the government, must approve the start of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.

“We will appeal this judgment,” said a statement from Prime Minister Theresa May’s office. “The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by Act of Parliament.”

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HIGH COURT RULES UK PARLIAMENT MUST VOTE ON BREXIT

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HREE senior judges said Prime Minister Theresa May’s government does not have the power itself to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, the formal notification of Britain’s intention to leave the bloc.

“We hold that the secretary of state does not have power under the crown’s prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50... for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union,” the judgement said.

May’s Downing Street office said it was “disappointed” at the decision and would appeal, with the case now expected to be heard in the Supreme Court in early December.

“The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by act of parliament,” a spokesman said.

“And the government is determined to respect the result of the referendum. We will appeal this judgement.”

Most members of parliament’s lower House of Commons wanted Britain to stay in the EU in the June referendum, and there is speculation they could push for a softer break with the bloc or even try to prevent it altogether.

The pound rallied against the dollar and euro after the High Court ruling, jumping above $1.24 after weeks of tumbling to multi-year low points against its main rivals.

May intends to trigger Article 50 between the New Year and the end of March, a move welcomed by EU leaders who are pressing for a swift divorce to limit uncertainty over the future of Britain and the rest of the bloc.

But the timetable may be derailed by the case, which challenged her right to use “historic prerogative powers” - a type of executive privilege - to make that decision.

Article 50 notification begins a maximum two-year countdown to withdrawal and lawmakers are now likely to demand more information - and more of a say - on the government’s negotiating strategy before giving their approval.

PUBLIC ANGER May previously accused those behind the legal challenge of seeking to frustrate the Brexit process, saying: “They’re trying to kill it by delaying it.”

But the claimants - including an investment fund manager, a hairdresser and an expatriate living in France - argue that Britain was taken into the EU by parliament, and only parliament can make the decision to leave.

“I am grateful to the court for the result. This is a victory for parliamentary democracy,” said hairdresser Deir Dos Santos, in a statement read outside court by his lawyer David Greene.

Dos Santos - who voted for Brexit - condemned the prime

The High Court has ruled that the British government cannot start the process of leaving the EU without the approval of parliament, in a landmark judgement that could delay Brexit.

Anti clockwise from top left: Chief Justice John Thomas and Master of the Rolls Terence Etherton - and Philip Sales, an appeal court judge

minister for her “unwarranted and irresponsible attack” on the case.

“I now hope everyone will respect the court’s decision,” he said.

But Nigel Farage, the interim leader of the UK Independence Party who campaigned vocally for Brexit, warned there would be public outrage if the referendum result was not implemented.

“I worry that a betrayal may be near at hand,” he said.

“I now fear that every attempt will be made to block or delay the triggering of Article 50. If this is so, they have no idea of the level of public anger they will provoke.”

During three days of hearings in October, May conceded that parliament would likely have a vote on the final deal negotiated with the bloc.

The case was heard by England’s two top judges - Lord Chief Justice John Thomas and Master of the Rolls Terence Etherton - and Philip Sales, an appeal court judge.

Cardinal apologises for post-wwii church adoptions in UK THE head of the Roman Catholic Church in England has apologised to young unmarried mothers who were pressured into giving up their children for adoption following World War II. His comments a reaction to allegations made in an ITV television programme, “Britain’s Adoption Scandal: Breaking The Silence”, which is due to air on November 9th, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, said sorry for the “hurt” caused by adoption agencies acting in the church’s name.

Nichols apologises in the documentary, in which women speak of their experiences having their babies adopted via the Catholic Church, the Church of England and the Salvation Army charity.

“The Catholic Church understands and acknowledges the grief and pain caused by the giving up of a child through adoption,” Nichols said.

“The practices of all adoption agencies reflected the social values at that time and were sometimes lacking in care and sensitivity. We apologise for the hurt caused by agencies acting in the name of the Catholic Church.”

Lawyers investigating the issue are calling on Amber Rudd, the interior minister, to launch a public inquiry.

“These women were told not to speak about what had happened to them,” said lawyer Carolynn Gallwey.

“But now they’re entitled to have their experiences recognised and the only way to do that is through a public inquiry.”

The law changed in 1976, giving local authorities responsibility for handling adoptions in Britain.

In the three decades before, half a million adoptions took place, mostly of babies born to young unmarried mothers. The majority were overseen by voluntary organisations, which were mostly religious.

In 2014, neighbouring Ireland launched a full-scale investigation into controversial Catholic homes for unmarried mothers, following revelations that up to 800 infants died in one such institution over a 35year period.

Thousands of pregnant women were sent to many such homes in 20th century Ireland as the conservative Catholic society at the time ostracised women who became pregnant outside marriage.

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ROUGH • SMOOTH SOFT • HARD We need better words if Brexit is going to work A

S a country seeks to tackle a deeply complex issue, it is falling back on simplistic, populist language and imagery, which is preventing the kind of agile, creative thinking urgently required to get us out of the mess we’re in.

It all begins with the ugly but hashtagfriendly portmanteau word itself, Brexit.

It initially sounded unusual and vaguely corporate, like the name of a new brand of painkiller, or a UK business specialising in IT. Now it is everywhere, and impossible to dissociate from tension and turmoil. It has spawned a series of further neologisms: Brexiters, Brexiteers, Bremoaners.

Then, clarifying adjectives started to be applied to the original term – most notably “soft” and “hard” Brexit. Arriving to meet her EU counterparts in Brussels, Theresa May introduced a new variety – the “smooth” Brexit. Angela Merkel’s response suggested she immediately understood the binary pattern: “It is going to be rough going, I think”.

Soft, hard, smooth, rough. It sounds as if we’re in smutty joke territory, or descending into the murky psychosexual underbelly of political posturing, the verbal counterpart of May’s kitten heels or thigh-high patent leather boots.

Reading reports of the build-up to EU negotiations, the unsavoury Brexit foreplay, can be like dipping into a pulp erotic novel.

Here’s François Hollande’s response to May’s tough-talking at the Summit: “I said very firmly: Theresa May wants a hard Brexit? The negotiation will be hard.”

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BRITAIN’S decision to exit the EU has brought with it an ubiquitous lexicon of new terms. But closer examination reveals that their novelty is deceptive. of new clarifying adjectives being adopted.

The right-wing press yearn for a quick Brexit, a “snap” Brexit, or (political S&M alert) a “short, sharp” Brexit. Would it take much to imagine a rich or poor Brexit? A happy or sad one? A wet or dry one?

Can I interest you in a slightly crispy Brexit?

EPA/Ian Langsdon But aside from sado-masochistic posturing, the familiar language of Brexit – its Brexicon, if you will – reveals one of the most distinctive and disturbing qualities of this entire saga.

The fact is, the debate has been unable to move beyond the simplistic “yes/no” level at which it started. If this continues, it’s likely to lead to disastrous consequences. We live now in a simplistic Gulliver’s Travels world of Bremoaners versus Brexiteers. Except that this is not satire, but real.

PLEASURE IN PAIN It’s no accident that “hard Brexit” is the most used phrase, and not simply because this denotes the type of exit favoured by the most vociferous leavers. What is presumably meant by “hard Brexit” is a “clean break”. A hard Brexit means a decisive, irreversible shift, the UK breaking off from Europe like snapping a stick of seaside rock.

This outcome is deemed preferable to the “soft” equivalent – a messy tearing-off, as

with a piece of toffee or nougat. The ideal of a hard departure is that nothing would be left behind, barely any evidence of shared history, nothing but a clean, broken edge, a reminder to the rest of the continent that Britain acted decisively, and left it behind.

It’s a fantasy, of course, and one which taps into prevailing right-wing thinking about the value of hardness, of difficulty. This is hard as in: not messy or weak but tough. Don’t mess with hard Britain.

The idea of hard-nosed, right-leaning politicians – straight-talking, authoritative, unafraid to make tough decisions or to tell it like it is – in sneering opposition to soft, bleeding heart counterparts on the left is longstanding in British politics. And the implication is that, yes, this is going to be hard – on the devious migrants, the freeloading, non-contributing EU expats, the lily-livered, soft-bellied, wimpy liberals, the Bremoaners. It may even be hard on everyone, but it’s necessary. The faintly S&M dimensions of Brexit-talk may be explained by this corrective impulse.

In wider society, it is relatively uncommon for someone to insist on the value of anything “hard” – apart from perhaps teachers and personal trainers. In everyday speech, too, “hard” tends to denote something negative or unwelcome. Hard-hearted. Hard of

hearing. Hard skin. Hard stools.

This article was originally published on theconversation.com The impoverished language may draw on the hard/soft imagery of the right wing, but the unwillingness or inability of political leaders across the spectrum to elevate the debate above the basic level is blocking progress to a workable solution. It impedes productive discussion of a vital, complex issue.

The discourse of the EU Summit shows clearly that insisting on a “hard” or a “smooth” Brexit as a starting position in any negotiation is going to get us nowhere, for it traps responses in its simplistic, binaristic logic. This immovable discursive position is indeed something unpleasant clogging up the body politic.

What is required is a dose of laxative, so the nation can expel this unproductive element and the system can start to function once more. Ironically, what is needed are proremain politicians and leaders to continue with the hard-hitting counter-argument which has begun to flow in recent weeks. It’s complex and nuanced and that’s just what is needed.

A hard rain is falling on Europe, but sustaining a rich counter-debate is the best hope of softening its impact.

British tycoon warned over pensions proceedings BRITISH retail tycoon Philip Green (left) could be forced to pay towards pensions of former employees of the collapsed BHS department store chain after a regulator issued a formal warning.

The Pensions Regulator announced it was launching enforcement action to “seek redress on behalf of the BHS pension schemes”.

Formal warning notices have been sent to Green and his holding company Taveta, as well as businessman Dominic Chappell and his retail company, the regulator said in a statement.

Green sold the clothing and homeware chain in 2015 to Chappell, who had no retail experience and had previously been declared bankrupt.

BHS collapsed in June with debts of more than £1.3 billion (1.44 billion euros, $1.6 billion), including a £571-million deficit in its pension fund.

The retail chain failed to keep pace with traditional rivals such as Marks & Spencer and online giants like Amazon, resulting in a major loss of market share.

The 88-year-old company had 163 stores and 74 franchise operations across 18 countries.

Warning notices issued by the regulator set out why it believes “the respondent should be liable to support the BHS pension schemes”.

They detail how it could demand “a specified sum of money” and “put ongoing support in place for a pensions scheme” affecting the 20,000 former employees.

Green told Sky News he had given the regulator a “credible and substantial proposal with evidence and bank confirmation of cash availability” to prevent the pension scheme from requiring official protection.

The regulator’s announcement comes after lawmakers last month called on Green to be stripped of his knighthood.

MPs unanimously backed the non-binding motion and called on Green to “urgently” address the pension fund shortfalls.

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BREXIT negotiations between Britain and the EU could turn “vicious”, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has warned during a meeting with politicians and business leaders to discuss the divorce.

Kenny said Britain’s decision to leave the EU was the “most significant economic and social challenge of the past 50 years” for Ireland but that “Europe risks losing the plot” over what deal to offer Britain, adding that talks threatened to become “quite vicious”.

Kenny said Ireland was the EU state with most to fear from Brexit and that it was already suffering despite the British government not yet triggering the formal separation process, citing the economic effects of the near 20 percent drop in the value of sterling.

“I am very conscious that for some sectors, Brexit is not a distant prospect but a present reality as the sterling depreciation creates many challenges for Irish exporters,” he said.

SERIOUS THREAT Opposition Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams also warned that the Northern Ireland peace process was “under very serious threat” due to the potential upheaval to cultural and social relations arising from a loss of EU funding and a return to a “hard” border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

“There is also very real concern in the North, where the prospect of inflation and an increase in the cost of living is likely,” he said.

“Jobs are at risk, investment is under threat and our agricultural community faces systemic complications. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.”

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A sense of kinship has emerged between British eurosceptics and Donald Trump supporters who are united in their efforts to unseat - and shock - the establishment, despite being separated by an ocean.

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HE self-declared “biggest fan of Trump in the UK” is a 46-year-old IT professional, who goes by the initials CT. He also voted for Britain to leave the European Union in the country’s June 23 referendum - “for independence”.

Preferring to remain anonymous, CT is convinced the Republican will win. To show his support he runs the @UKforTrump Twitter account, although it has only attracted several hundred followers.

Finding someone who will openly identify as a Trump supporter in the UK is no easy task.

When Channel 4 organised a TV debate on the presidential election, “they literary flew someone over” from the US to give the proTrump perspective, according to Brian Klaas, one of the guests and a specialist in US politics at the London School of Economics.

Britain is also where some of the strongest opposition has been voiced to the American billionaire’s policy proposal to ban Muslims from the US. Foreign minister Boris Johnson, one of those who championed Brexit, said he would stay away from certain New York neighbourhoods to avoid the risk of bumping into Trump.

FARAGE’S MAGIC Admirers of Hillary Clinton’s rival are most likely found within the ranks of the antiimmigrant UK Independence Party (UKIP), a key driving force behind Brexit.

Invigorated by the vote, UKIP’s co-founder and interim leader Nigel Farage has been spending ample time in the US recently, warming up the crowds at Trump rallies.

“The parallels are there,” Farage told Trump supporters as he recalled his UK referendum success.

He believes American voters are also facing a historic opportunity to “beat the pollsters,

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the commentators and Washington”.

It is of little importance that few in the US have heard of Farage.

“Trump was drawn to the fact that Farage beat the odds and beat the establishment.

He wanted to sort of bring that magic, as it were, to his campaign,” he said.

FROM ROCHDALE TO THE RUST BELT Although Trump and Farage are addressing different electorates, Klaas said they appeal to the same voters: “white men without college degrees.”

Those left behind by globalisation, whether they live in post-industrial areas of northern England and Wales or in the American “Rust Belt”, are drawn to the politics and polemic rhetoric of Farage and Trump.

“They are both tapping into this global moment of fear, not just economic fear but also fear of terrorism and extremism,” said Klaas.

Jon Stanley, a commentator for the rightleaning think tank The Bow Group, agreed there are parallels between the two supporter groups. “There are effectively three things: anti-globalisation, anti-uncontrolled immigration, and anti-establishment,” he said.

TRUMP WILL WIN Within UKIP, many are convinced Trump can repeat the shock outcome of the British referendum, when experts and pollsters were proven wrong, and beat Clinton to the presidency.

“I do believe that Donald Trump will win,” said David Coburn, an MEP representing UKIP. Speaking to Business Insider UK, Coburn said his party has in many ways “helped start a revolution in the United States”.

The British party’s chief financier, millionaire Aaron Banks, likened Trump supporters to anti-EU voters in the UK and said they were

“much more motivated” than their rivals.

But not all UKIP members have been charmed by Trump, with two of the party’s

MEPs openly criticising Farage for backing the bombastic billionaire.

“Trump’s sexist and derogatory comments have unequivocally proven he is totally unfit to be president of the United States, and Nigel Farage should think very carefully about defending him,” said MEP Jane Collins.

UKIP member Pete Durnell, an unsuccessful candidate in last year’s election, also distanced himself from Farage’s US strategy.

“Trump has made some really stupid and very offensive comments about Mexicans, Syrians, certain women, war veterans,” he said.

While Trump critics remain vocal, his backers often prefer to remain discreet after being vilified in the press and by the elite. That is until they head to the polls, en masse, aiming to prompt another political earthquake.

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Spain’s Rajoy forms new EU-looking government Spain’s leader Mariano Rajoy, who kicks off a second term after months of political paralysis, formed a new cabinet Thursday that looks set to maintain controversial economic reforms and cement EU ties.

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T the helm of a minority conservative government with little parliamentary support, Rajoy faces a daunting task as Spain grapples with separatism in Catalonia, seeks to consolidate its economic recovery and reduce its deficit under EU scrutiny.

Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, a stalwart of Rajoy’s Popular Party (PP), left government and was replaced by Alfonso Dastis, 61, until now Spain’s permanent representative to the European Union.

An experienced diplomat, Dastis was already in Brussels in 2012 when the EU decided to rescue Spain’s financial sector at the height of the crisis, thus avoiding a full sovereign debt bailout.

ECONOMIC ‘CONTINUITY In a move likely to reassure the markets, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos remained in his post, according to a government statement.

The 56-year-old helped lift the country out of the economic crisis with sweeping spending cuts that met with criticism and mass protests.

He has stressed that more efforts will be required to reduce Spain’s deficit as required by Brussels.

Labour Minister Fatima Banez, who oversaw the implementation of much-criticised labour reforms, also remains in her post.

The PP credits the reforms for helping reduce unemployment, which came close to 27 percent in 2013 and now stands at 18.9 percent - still the second highest rate in the European Union after Greece.

The reforms reduced the amount of compensation companies must pay workers they fire and created a new open-ended contract with a one-year trial period.

But the opposition says most of the jobs created are temporary and unstable.

“We have opted for continuity on the economic team... a team that was crucial in reversing the economic situation that Spain was going through five years ago,” Rafael Hernando, parliamentary spokesman for the PP, told reporters.

Opposition parties, though, were quick to criticise the new government, which they said was more of the same and would prove inca-

pable of negotiation.

“Those who keep portfolios dealing with some of the most important issues have more than demonstrated that they have zero capacity for dialogue,” said Socialist party spokesman Mario Jimenez.

GIBRALTAR, CATALONIA Rajoy kicks off his second term after 10 months of political limbo marked by two elections that produced no clear winner as two upstart centrist and far-left groupings upset the traditional two-party system.

During that time, Rajoy - whose PP won both elections but without an absolute majority remained at the helm of a caretaker government with very limited powers.

His comeback was only made possible after the Socialist party decided to abstain in a crunch parliamentary confidence vote last Saturday, instead of voting against him.

But unlike in 2011 when he came to power with an absolute majority, the PP only has 137 out of 350 MPs, meaning Rajoy will have to negotiate every bill with the opposition.

Altogether, six new ministers make their appearance in Rajoy’s government, with the foreign, interior and defence portfolios all changing hands.

As foreign minister, Garcia-Margallo had sparked regular spats with Gibraltar due to his vocal desire to see the British overseas territory returned to Spain, and it is unclear how much his successor will focus on the ongoing sovereignty row.

Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz, who had been criticised over a new public security law that slaps hefty fines on unauthorised protests, is replaced by Juan Ignacio Zoido, former mayor of the southern city of Seville.

Meanwhile Maria Dolores de Cospedal, until now secretary General of the PP, takes up the defence portfolio.

Rajoy’s Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria remains in her post, and also becomes minister for the regions.

The 45-year-old will have the delicate task of managing Madrid’s relations with Spain’s 17 semi-autonomous regions, including Catalonia, where an independence drive is in full swing.

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UK GOVT LOSES HIGH COURT CASE ON AIR POLLUTION E

NVIRONMENTAL campaigners in Britain have won a High Court legal battle over the government’s failure to tackle air pollution to meet European standards.

The ClientEarth non-governmental organisation (NGO) argued that Britain’s environment minister had failed to take action to comply with European Union law on levels of nitrogen dioxide “as soon as possible”.

A judge ruled in favour of the group’s case, declaring that the government’s Air Quality Plan was unlawful and “must be quashed” and rewritten.

The defeat is a blow for the government as it seeks to demonstrate its commitment to the global climate change deal struck in Paris last year.

PREMATURE DEATH ClientEarth’s case focused on claims that ministers prioritised costs over health implications when drawing up plans to cut emissions.

The government’s own data estimates that air pollution causes more than 40,000 premature deaths a year in Britain.

In his ruling, judge Neil Garnham said the government’s goal of complying with EU targets nationally by 2020 and in London by 2025 were too distant and its model for future emissions “too optimistic”.

Limits for nitrogen dioxide were introduced by EU law in

1999, and were to be achieved by 2010.

ClientEarth says that 37 out of 43 zones across Britain remain in breach of legal limits.

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Responding in parliament to Wednesday’s ruling, May said the government had taken action on air quality but added: “there’s more to do and we will do it”.

This case is the second the British government has lost in two years on its failure to clean up air pollution.

ClientEarth won a Supreme Court case on the same issue in April 2015, when ministers were ordered to draw up a plan to reduce air pollution. That plan has now been found to be legally flawed.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who backed the NGO’s case, said the government had “let down millions of people”.

“Today’s High Court ruling brings sharply into focus the scale of the country’s air pollution crisis and lays the blame at the door of the government for its complacency in failing to tackle the problem quickly and credibly,” he said.

ClientEarth chief executive James Thornton welcomed the ruling and urged May to “take immediate action now to deal with illegal levels of pollution and prevent tens of thousands of additional early deaths in the UK.”

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OUR Afghan policemen and two of their Spanish counterparts were killed in December last year when Taliban insurgents burst into the embassy after a car bomb blew off the gate of the compound, sparking a shootout inside.

Relatives of one of the Spanish policemen who died and seven others who were injured filed a complaint accusing Ambassador Emilio Perez de Agreda (above left) and his then deputy Oriol Sola of involuntary manslaughter.

According to court papers published on Wednesday, the plaintiffs allege the ambassador failed to act on warnings of security flaws at the embassy.

WARNINGS Since it was built in 2008, there had been warnings about flimsy sentry boxes, or doors that were only made out of wood, which were later reinforced, according to the papers.

The building is outside the secure “green zone” in the Afghan capital, where many other Western embassies are located.

The ambassador, though, had his home in the “green zone” as his predecessor had “refused to live in the embassy due to the potential danger,” the writ said.

When the attack happened, Perez de Agreda was on holiday in Spain, and Sola was in charge.

He “didn’t respect any security measure either,” the plaintiffs alleged, according to the papers.

“On the contrary, he constantly put the building at risk, letting traders into the embassy, allowing cars, vans and trucks in with jewels, carpets and other items without giving security

Spain ambassador to Afghanistan probed over embassy attack Spain’s National Court has confirmed it will investigate the country’s ambassador to Afghanistan and his former deputy for alleged security flaws after an attack on the Kabul embassy last year that left six dead. teams enough advance warning to check people and products”, it added.

On December 11, 2015 - the day of the attack - French intelligence services warned of the risk of an attack against the Spanish embassy, but no special security measures were taken, the writ further alleges.

According to judge Santiago Pedraz, the allegations could be a “penal offence,” and will be investigated.

A spokesman for the foreign ministry said Perez de Agreda is still ambassador in Afghanistan, but Sola has since left due to “normal staff rotation.”

He said both the ministry and ambassador were “fully available to collaborate with judicial authorities in clarifying the facts.”

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Opposition grows to Spain’s migrant detention centres

PPOSITION to Spain’s controversial migrant detention centres dubbed CIEs in Spanish is growing, with the left-wing mayors of Madrid and Barcelona leading calls to close the facilities, which have been likened to prisons.

The debate has been fuelled by a series of riots and escape attempts in recent months at the seven centres which are used to hold people caught living in Spain illegally while officials decide whether or not they will be deported.

The latest incident happened only this week when about 40 migrants tried in vain to flee a migrant detention centre in Barcelona during dinner time.

After their aborted escape attempt, some 70 migrants rioted at the centre before police were able to end their protest without violence, a local police spokesman said.

Last month 73 migrants escaped from a detention centre in the southeastern province of Murcia, in two separate incidents.

One of the most serious episodes happened at the centre in the southern Madrid district of Aluche on October 18, when dozens of migrants climbed onto the roof of the former prison where they spent the night and unfurled a banner reading “freedom”.

After this incident some migrants at the centre suffered violence at the hands of police, according to anti-racism organisation SOS Racismo.

Last year, Europe saw an influx of more than one million migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and poverty in its worst such crisis since World War II, and many countries have struggled to cope with the newcomers. Spain’s two largest cities Madrid and Barcelona, which have been governed since June 2015 by citizens’ platforms backed by far-left party Podemos, both want their migrant centres to be closed.

“It makes no sense to deprive of their liberty people who have not committed a crime and are waiting to be deported,” said Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena, a former judge, critics claim that the steep public spending cuts imposed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government have also worsened conditions at the centres.

But Rafael Merino, a lawmaker with the ruling Popular Party, rejected the criticisms.

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OR many parents, the thought of letting their offspring walk to school alone is source of much angst. But the Spanish city of Pontevedra has decided to advocate giving children their space.

Launched in 2010, the “Road to School” programme has been taken up by seven establishments in the northwestern city which believe that far from being in danger, children as young as six actually thrive going to school without adults, developing strong self-confidence.

Dragging their wheeled schoolbags across a pedestrian crossing, brothers Pablo and Jorge Pazos, 8 and 10, are just one example of an initiative based on research by Italian educational psychologist Francesco Tonucci, who believes in giving kids autonomy.

“We talk about our stuff, our games, nothing important but things that adults don’t really understand,” says Pablo, 8.

“It’s not necessary for adults to be with us all the time,” he adds politely.

“They bother us a little, they talk all the time, ask ‘how is school?’.”

Pablo prefers wandering around his district, buying bread before going home and “sometimes, being a little silly, like the other day when we hid behind a tree to scare a friend.”

Children that walk to school without adults have to look after one another, they also arrive more awake and fresher, and hyperactive or fidgety children are calmer because they have released their adrenalin

PLAYING OUTSIDE, NO SCREENS According to city statistics, 25 percent of students aged six to 12 from the seven establishments who encourage the initiative walked to school alone last year.

They are registered as such, and if they don’t arrive at school as usual, staff call their parents.

In some cases, adults stand at the most dangerous road crossings to help children across, but otherwise, they are on their own.

Tonucci, now 76, has long advocated letting children develop without excessive amounts of adult interference as part of Italy’s National Research Council.

“When I was a kid, we played in the streets, where we

would discover the world,” he tells AFP in Pontevedra, an 83,000-strong city in Galicia.

“Now, we have to rebuild this normality.”

His ideas have inspired some 20 cities in Spain, as well as schools in Italy, Latin America, Turkey and Lebanon.

Adamantly against “computer games made to keep children at home for a long time,” Tonucci tells parents to let them out and “invent their own games”.

“It feels like a form of abandon but it’s a way of loving them: I leave you alone because I trust you.”

He believes that “the presence of an adult deprives children of surprise, of discovering things on their own, of risk-taking, which is an essential part of playing.”

Pilar Lores, principal at one of the schools that has adopted his ideas, says the act of letting children walk alone builds their self-confidence.

“They have to look after one another, they also arrive more awake, fresher, and hyperactive or fidgety children are calmer because they have released their adrenalin,” she says.

Pontevedra, an 83,000-strong city in Galicia and inset: Miguel Anxo Fernandez, mayor of Pontevedra

LESS ACCIDENTS Tonucci, meanwhile, has a response for every parent’s

anxious queries.

“The desire for transgression increases in children who cannot be a little naughty when they need to, and explodes in teenage years in a much more dangerous manner,” he says.

In Italy, he estimates that only around seven percent of six- to 11-year-olds go to school alone, and blames the media for creating panic, particularly “with television programmes that analyse the most horrible crimes committed on children.”

But after years of research, Tonucci says sexual abuse, for instance, is often committed by people close to the children, and not by strangers in the street.

Paradoxically, accidents also often happen when an adult is present.

Miguel Anxo Fernandez, who has been mayor of Pontevedra for 17 years, is a fan of Tonucci’s ideas - so much so that he had one of his books translated into Galician, the regional dialect.

Generally speaking, he has been a strong advocate of centering the city around its people - adults and children - reducing car traffic and creating more pedestrian and cycling areas.

This earned Pontevedra a UN Habitat prize in 2015, which aims to reward individuals or institutions for improving living conditions in urban centres.

The reduction of car traffic, for one, has had concrete results.

Since February 2011, there have been no deaths related to traffic accidents in the city, says Daniel Macenlle, Pontevedra police chief.

And the “Road to School” programme has contributed to this, he says, by reducing the risk of accidents near schools, which are often due to the influx of parents droppings off their kids.

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Two new detainees held for Gary Hutch Murder OFFICERS from the Civil Guard have arrested a man and a woman for their alleged involvement in the murder of Gary Hutch, whose death sparked an unprecedented war between Irish clans both here in Spain and in Ireland.

Two people have been arrested in Estepona for their alleged involvement in the murder of Irishman Gary Hutch who was shot dead near his flat in Miraflores, Fuengirola over two years ago.

An Irishman and his partner of Romanian origin were captured earlier this week during a planned house

Spanish town takes its streets back

MISLATA, a small town just outside of Valencia has had enough of dog owners not cleaning up after the pets, so the local council has decided to embark upon a bold plan and is giving residents until the end of this year to take their canine friends to the vet to collect a blood sample.

The blood sampling is part of an elaborate plan that will enable the council to be able to analyse dog poop left in public spaces and track it back to the offending animal and owner, according to a statement on the council’s website.

An image on the council website says, “Never forget to pick up your pet droppings” Interestingly, the council of Mislata isn’t the only Spanish municipality to get tough on dog poop. In 2013, the council of Brunete, west of Madrid, launched an aggressive week long campaign that involved mailing faeces left on the streets back to guilty owners.

While, in Colmenar Viejo, a dog detective was hired last year to film offending owners in the act and refer them to the local police.

search in an operation which involved both Spanish and Irish police. Searches of several other properties also took place.

Murder suspect James Quinn, 34, is currently being detained for the murder but has not yet been charged.

It is not clear at this stage who the new suspects are and for what they are being held for as following the bloodshed a secrecy order has been placed over the case by the investigating judge, preventing public officials from making any comment.

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SPAIN’S TEARFUL, EX-SOCIALIST CHIEF QUITS AS LAWMAKER S PAIN’S former Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez, who was ousted in a party rebellion this month, quit as lawmaker just hours before his conservative rival was voted back in power.

“I am appearing here in this press room to announce my resignation as MP,” the 44-year-old said in an emotional declaration during which he emphasised “how painful the decision was” before breaking down and choking back tears.

But he maintained he was not quitting politics altogether, leaving his options open for an upcoming leadership contest that promises to be acrimonious as the Socialist party remains in disarray.

At the head of the Socialists since July 2014 when he won the first ever primaries organised by the party, Sanchez was a staunch opponent of conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, blasting the corruption scandals and spending cuts that

marked his first term.

Throughout Spain’s protracted political crisis, which saw parties unable to reach any viable coalition deal following two inconclusive elections, he steadfastly refused to back Rajoy’s Popular Party, which came first in both polls but without enough seats to govern alone.

But as election-weary Spain faced the prospect of yet more polls, the Socialists grew divided among those who wanted to break the deadlock and let Rajoy rule, and others like Sanchez who refused.

Sanchez eventually lost the fight and was forced out on October 1.

CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE NEEDED With him out of the way, the Socialists opted to abstain in a crux parliamentary confidence vote, which gave Rajoy enough traction to see him through and

once again lead Spain, if at the head of a minority government.

As a lawmaker, Sanchez had the choice between going against his principles and abstaining, or going against his party and voting no to Rajoy. So he opted out entirely.

“I am convinced that the majority of voters and militants don’t elect the Socialist party to then support what they want to change,” he told reporters.

“Spain needs a credible alternative to the Popular Party’s policies,” he said, adding he believed Rajoy’s new government would be more of the same.

From Monday, he said, the Socialists’ interim executive should set a date and place for an extraordinary congress to reelect a party chief.

And while he remained mum on whether he would present himself again, he stressed he would be attending the primaries.

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85% of Spanish Education Sector attended the strike following reforms they believe will exclude many under-privileged students from education.

Professors and students in over 40 Spanish cities went on strike for the second time to protest against the government’s education reform aimed at privatizing the public sector.

According to the unions who organized the strike, there was an 85 percent participation rate. High schools reached 90 percent participation around the country, according to a statement by unions Workers Commissions (CCOO), FETE-UGT, the Independent Central of State Officials (CSIF)

and Students of Spain in Movement.

According to the statement, the general strike aimed to “address the repeated assaults via executive orders that claim to reform public university through the back door, mocking the participation of the educational community and setting up a model that leaves behind under privileged families.”

The protests specifically targeted executive order 3+2 that will reduce undergraduate degrees from four years to three, but increase masters from one year to two.

The reform also significantly reduces grants and makes it harder to access them.

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Spanish parents go on strike

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HILDREN have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against their offspring’s school load for the whole month of November.

Called by the Spanish Alliance of Parents’ Associations (CEAPA), a network that covers some 12,000 state schools across the country, the strike targets weekend homework for primary and high school students.

Jose Luis Pazos, president of the CEAPA, said parents had launched the unprecedented initiative due to “the absolute certainty that homework is detrimental” to children, damaging their extra-curricular development.

According to a 2012 PISA education report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Spain was the fifth nation with the most homework after Russia, Italy, Ireland and Poland out of 38 countries

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studied, with 6.5 hours a week compared to an average of 4.9.

The workload does not necessarily translate in better results for Spanish students, whom the PISA report traditionally gives low scores in maths, reading and science.

By contrast, in Finland and South Korea - two of the countries with best student performances according to PISA - the average time spent on homework every week was less than three hours.

Pazos said that education in Spain was still very reliant on the traditional method of rote-learning - memorising work.

Pointing to the availability of information in current society, he said that “what we have to teach children isn’t to memorise everything, but how to manage information, to be critical, to select what is worth it and what isn’t.”

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ITH a minority government, Spain will have limited room for manoeuvre to confront the economic challenges casting a cloud over its attempt return to growth, starting with the deficit and unemployment.

BUDGET, DEFICIT After winning a parliamentary confidence vote, conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is back in power after Spain experienced 10 months without a fully-functioning government following two inconclusive general elections.

First and foremost, the premier will need to get a 2017 budget approved by parliament, a key move that has been delayed by Spain’s political deadlock.

Under EU scrutiny, Spain must reduce its deficit to 4.6 percent of its GDP this year, and 3.1 percent in 2017.

But the outgoing economy minister predicts this is optimistic, saying Spain will only manage 3.6 percent next year without spending cuts.

It is estimated at least five billion euros ($5.5 billion) in spending cuts will be needed to bring the deficit down to 3.1 percent.

But with just 137 lawmakers out of 350 in the lower house, it will be hard for Rajoy’s Popular Party to win approval for austerity measures.

The Socialists would rather increase spending, as would far-left Podemos.

Even centrists Ciudadanos condition their support on the implementation of social measures such as salary add-ons for the poorest families.

UNEMPLOYMENT, JOB MARKET Reducing unemployment is still one of the main challenges of the new government, as Spain remains the second-worst performer in the European Union after Greece.

After coming close to 27 percent unemployment in early 2013, Spain came back down to 18.9 percent in the third quarter of the year - its lowest rate in six years.

Rajoy’s conservatives say this is due to a labour law reform adopted in 2012.

This reduced severance pay and introduced a new permanent contract with a one-year trial period.

This flexibility helped boost the car industry in Spain - the second carmaker in Europe after Germany - as well as jobs, with one million posts created in 2014 and 2015.

But these are in the large majority shortterm and unstable contracts.

Part of the drop in unemployment is also down to a fall in the working-age population, with the departure of immigrants and

young Spaniards fleeing the crisis and looking for a better life elsewhere.

The opposition wants to modify the labour law reform.

But while declaring himself open to dialogue, Rajoy is unlikely to want to change one of his flagship laws.

MAINTAINING GROWTH Spain’s 10-month political blockage appears to have had a limited effect on economic growth, which remains one of the most dynamic in the eurozone, after the country emerged from five years of on-and-off recession in 2014.

The central bank predicts the economy will grow 3.2 percent this year, but the caretaker government was a little less optimistic, banking on 2.9 percent.

Spain has benefited greatly from a drop in the prices of petrol and interest rates and the depreciation of the euro.

But the central bank warns that these may all rise again next year, and that household and company spending, as well as exports, could dwindle.

The anti-deficit measures that the new government is set to take may also weigh on growth, analysts say.

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Residents bring colourful new life to old Tangiers

WALLpaintings, colourful facades and flowery alleyways are brightening up the centuries-old Tangiers medina as residents bring new life to the neglected streets of the Moroccan port’s old city.

Standing on a hill overlooking the port and the Strait of Gibraltar - one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways - the old city of Tangiers has few green spaces.

But residents of 13 neighbourhoods have launched a campaign to spruce it up.

“The initiative came from the residents, without any intervention from political parties or associations,” said Rafih al-Kanfaoui, 33, of the old city’s Ibn Battouta neighbourhood.

“The neighbourhood has taken on a beauty that nobody imagined.”

Along the old city’s winding alleys, house fronts are decked out in different colours and pots of flowers sit outside doors and in windows.

The walls of Ibn Battouta - named after the 14th century explorer who was the city’s most famous son - have been daubed green and purple, and a wheelchair ramp has been fitted.

“We all worked together, men and women, children, young people, old people, to make the neighbourhood beautiful,” said Soufyane Abdel-Mottalib, 30.

The operation was funded by the residents themselves and now four neighbourhoods in Tangiers have won awards from Morocco’s Observatory for Environmental and Historical Monuments.

Proud of long history It is one of several citizens’ initiatives launched as Morocco hosts the COP22 climate talks in

Marrakesh from November 7 to 18. Mohammed Salmoun, a local civil society activist, said the project had changed the face of several marginalised parts of the city.

“This kind of initiative has shown its potential to make districts stand out both locally and nationally,” he said.

Inspired by pictures of the project on Facebook, inhabitants of other Moroccan cities including Casablanca have launched similar projects.

Tangiers residents are proud of their city’s long history, particularly the story of Ibn Battouta, who left Tangiers in 1325 at the age of 21.

He crossed North Africa and travelled as far east as China. Defying distance, hardship and the Black Death, he later returned to his home city and wrote a book about his travels.

Because it overlooks one of the world’s top maritime routes, Tangiers was the theatre of bitter rivalry between European powers in the 19th century.

Between 1923 and 1956, the region was a neutral international zone that attracted all types from spies and adventurers to authors like Tennessee Williams.

Tangiers, like much of Morocco’s north, was neglected under the late king Hassan II. The city dwindled slowly and turned to smuggling and hashish as many young, unemployed locals chose to migrate to Europe.

But the city has experienced a revival since King Mohammed VI launched an ambitious four-year $1 billion (700 million euro) redevelopment plan in September 2013.

The waterfront now shines with new buildings and the city centre has been transformed, with wide avenues and white painted sidewalks.

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AMERICANS WORN OUT BY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Kerry says ‘embarrassing’ US election has made job harder

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HE US presidential election is only a few days away, but for most Americans worn out by the vicious campaign, the vote can’t come soon enough.

“People are always somewhat stressed during elections but I’ve never seen it this extreme,” said Judi Bloom, a Los Angeles-area psychologist.

According to a recent Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association (APA), more than half of Americans are stressed out by one of the most adversarial contests in recent history.

For months, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate vying for the White House, has hammered away at President Barack Obama’s policies on health care, Syria or trade, denouncing them as a “disaster” and warning that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would lead the country to “catastrophe.”

He has also warned that hordes of migrants, described as “rapists” and “criminals,” are seeking to slip into the United States through the border with Mexico - where he wants to build a wall - and that jihadists are hiding among Syrian refugees.

Clinton for her part has also gone for the jugular, denouncing her rival as “unstable” and capable of unleashing nuclear war “just because somebody got under his very thin skin.”

She has lashed out at him over allegations of groping women and sexual assaults - charg-

es he has denied.

“It’s a very negative campaign, with candidates accusing each other of lying, saying the election is rigged and it generates a sense of hopelessness, of ‘this is the end my friend,’” Bloom said.

“I get a lot of ‘I’ll move to Canada.’”

Robert Bright, a psychiatrist in the western state of Arizona, said not since the September 11, 2001 attacks or the financial crisis has he seen this level of anxiety among Americans.

“Just yesterday, I saw a woman who had trouble sleeping at night,” he told AFP. “Another patient who is very ill joked that the good thing about dying is that he will not have to watch any more political commercials.”

Rather than using campaign slogans such as Obama’s rallying cry of “Yes We Can,” the 2016 frontrunners in the race have played up the Fear Factor which has increased voter angst.

STOP CATASTROPHIZING “People fear for their financial safety, for the national security, terrorist attacks, there’s a fear of the ‘other,’” Bright said.

He added that Republicans especially are concerned about the future makeup of the US Supreme Court, where the next president will potentially appoint three or more new justices to lifetime seats.

Added to that, Republicans are also fearful of losing control of both houses of Congress and are fretting over the future of their party, which has been left in tatters.

The campaign has meanwhile often sunk below the belt amid lurid sex scandals and hyperbole.

Trump has repeatedly labeled Clinton “crooked” and appeared with women who have accused his rival’s husband - former president Bill Clinton - of sexual assault.

He has also talked about the size of his penis and, in a lewd 2005 recording that upended the campaign, bragged about grabbing women’s genitals and making unwanted advances.

“Those words, images, created a feel of lack of safety for women in general,” Bright said.

“And for those having had sex aggression, it absolutely triggered things, reactivated traumas, gave them nightmares.”

But despite all the gloom and doom of the campaign, the APA noted that whatever the outcome of the November 8 vote, “life will go on.”

“Out political system and the three branches of government mean that we can expect a significant degree of stability immediately after a major transition of government,” it said.

“Avoid catastrophizing, and maintain a balanced perspective.”

US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that he had found parts of this year’s race for the White House “downright embarrassing”, adding it had made his job more difficult. “I must tell you bluntly. This election has been difficult for our country’s perception abroad,” he told students at an event with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan during a visit to Britain.

“There are moments when it is downright embarrassing. There are times when it steps out of any norm that I’ve known - and I ran for president in 2004.

“I could never imagine debates that were not focused on real issues, so it’s been a real change.

The race for the White House has turned increasingly toxic, with Donald Trump fuelling wild conspiracy theories about vote “rigging” and Hillary Clinton warning that the provocative billionaire was straying into authoritarianism.

Kerry said: “And the way it’s made it difficult for me is that, you know, when you sit down with some foreign minister in another country, or a prime minister of another country, and you say ‘hey, you know we really want you to move more authoritatively towards democracy’, they look at you.

“They’re polite but you can see the question in their head and in their eyes and in their expression. It’s hard,” he added.

Kerry was in London to accept an international diplomatic prize from the Chatham House think tank, which he was jointly awarded with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for their part in the Iranian nuclear deal.

He also co-hosted a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Libya, attended by the Libyan prime minister and representatives of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

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KREMLIN SAYS BRITISH SPY CHIEF’S CLAIMS OF RUSSIAN THREAT ‘UNFOUNDED’ T HE Kremlin has dismissed baseless claims by a British intelligence agency chief that Russia is acting in “increasingly aggressive ways” and using new technologies against the West.

The head of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency Andrew Parker (right), had said that Russia is “using its whole range of state organs and powers to push its foreign policy abroad in increasingly aggressive ways - involving propaganda, espionage, subversion and cyber-attacks.” but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded stating that Russia “could not agree” with Parker’s claims.

“We have repeatedly commented on cyberattacks: as long as someone does not provide evidence, any statements - be they by the head of MI5, the president of the United States and other decision-makers - we will consider unfounded and baseless,” Peskov said.

“We cannot take any of these unfounded allegations into account.”

BENEFIAIAL RELATIONS Peskov added that Russia is using methods to “promote and defend its interests abroad” but they were in line with international law and focused on building “good and mutually beneficial relations with all partners”.

Parker’s claims in the Guardian newspaper come after British warships last month shadowed a Russian aircraft carrier battle group

through the North Sea, which was en route to the eastern Mediterranean and thought to be sent to support Russia’s military campaign in Syria.

Britain’s Defence Minister Michael Fallon said the Russian naval deployment was “clearly designed to test” British and broader NATO capabilities.

The remarks also come after Washington last month formally accused the Russian government of trying to “interfere” in the 2016 White House race by hacking US political institutions, charges the Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed.

President Vladimir Putin has vehemently rejected the accusations, saying they are meant to divert US voters’ attention from domestic problems.

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GENEVA prosecutors have opened a money laundering probe targeting the son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader, accused of plundering his country to buy luxuries including a private jet and Michael Jackson memorabilia.

As part of the investigation against Teodorin Obiang, authorities in the Swiss city have seized 11 cars, among them were a Porsche 918 Spyder, valued at more than 750,000 euros and a Bugatti Veyron which sells for in excess two million euros, and a crystal-encrusted glove from Michael Jackson’s “Bad” tour, for which he reportedly paid nearly half-a-million dollars said Vincent Derouand, spokesman for prosecutors in Geneva’s cantonal government.

Obiang, 47 was promoted by his authoritarian father Teodoro Obiang Nguema to be vice president of the oil-rich west African nation and is already set to face trial in France next year on corruption and embezzlement charges, although he is not expected to appear in court. Obiang’s father seized power in Equatorial Guinea in 1979, making him Africa’s longest serving ruler, just ahead of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe.

The country, Africa’s only Spanish speaking nation, has become the continent’s number three oil producer but experts say the vast majority of the population has not benefitted from the energy revenue boom.

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S the global population grows and ages, the highest toll will be among women in poor and middle-income countries, it said, and much of it from cancers which are largely preventable.

“Most of the deaths occur in young- and middle-aged adults,”, placing a heavy burden on families and national economies, said Sally Cowal, senior vice president of global health at the American Cancer Society, which compiled the report with pharmaceutical company Merck.

The review “highlights the large geographic inequality in availability of resources and preventive measures and treatment to combat the growing burden of cancer,” she said.

Cancer is already killing one in seven women around the world, said the report - the second highest cause of death after cardiovascular disease.

All four of the deadliest cancers - breast, colorectal, lung and cervical cancer - are mostly preventable or can be detected early, when treatment is more successful.

In poorer countries, a much smaller proportion of cancer cases are diagnosed and treated than in rich ones, while a much bigger group dies.

The relative burden is growing for developing countries as people live longer due to better basic healthcare.

Women in these countries are also increasingly exposed to known cancer risk factors “associated with rapid economic transition,” said Cowal, “such as physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, obesity, and reproductive factors” such as postponing motherhood.

“Due to these changes, cancers that were

Cancer to kill 5.5m women a year by 2030 Cancer will kill 5.5 million women - about the population of Denmark - per year by 2030, a near 60-percent increase in less than two decades, a report undertaken by the American Cancer Society predicts. once common only in high-income countries are becoming more prevalent,” said the report entitled “The Global Burden of Cancer in Women.”

The report was presented at the World Cancer Congress in Paris. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, there were 6.7 million new cancer cases and 3.5 million deaths among women worldwide in 2012.

Of these, 56 percent of cases and 64 percent of deaths were in less developed countries.

“These numbers are expected to increase to 9.9 million cases and 5.5 million deaths among females annually by 2030 as a result of the growth and ageing of the population,” said the new report.

- Regional differences The biggest concentration is in eastern Asia, with 1.7 million cases and a million deaths in 2012, mainly in China.

The report said the highest ratio of cancer cases per population group are still reported in high-income countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia, but this was partly due to better access to screening and detection.

Deaths, however, were proportionally much higher in low- and middle-income countries with reduced access to diagnosis and treatment. The countries with the highest death rate were Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea.

Breast and lung cancer are the two most common types in both rich and poor nations, with colorectal cancer the number three killer in developed countries, and cervical cancer in less developed ones.

Cervical cancer can be staved off by vaccination against the cancer-causing Human papillomavirus (HPV), and can be easily detected through regular Papanicolaou (pap) test screens.

“Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in 140 countries worldwide and cervical cancer is the most common in 39 countries, all of which are LMICs (low- and medium-income countries),” said the report.

It said the global economic burden of cancer for both genders was about $286 billion (261 billion euros) in 2009, including costs for treatment and care, and loss of workforce productivity.

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DUTCHMAN behind a 2013 cyberattack, dubbed “the man who almost broke the internet”, knew the consequences of his actions when he ordered cohorts to “take down” a spam-tracking group, say prosecutors.

Sven Olaf Kamphuis, 39, was absent from his one-day trial in the southern Dutch city of Dordrecht more than three years after what was said at the time to be the biggest attack in cyber history.

He is charged with carrying out several distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against a group called Spamhaus and its partners in the United States, the Netherlands and Britain, as well as having hacked into an IP address and taking part in a criminal organisation.

“The suspect knew what the consequences would be,” of the March 2013 attack on Spamhaus, a British non-profit group based in Geneva and London that tracks spam and related cyber threats, prosecutors said.

The group publishes blacklists of spammers used by networks and corporations to filter out unwanted email. It said on its website that it is currently protecting more than 1.7 billion mailboxes, and works closely with law enforcement agencies to help probe phishing and malware operations.

Spamhaus blamed the Dutch web-hosting service Cyberbunker for the 2013 attack, which came just after it blacklisted the Dutch service.

Kamphuis, also called the “Prince of Spam”

by Dutch media, was at the time said to be

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Cyberbunker’s spokesman.

Defence lawyer Marcel van Gessel said Kamphuis believed Spamhaus “needlessly

censures, blackmails and abuses” its role.

And he insisted there had been no coordination on the length and duration of

the attack.

Arrested in Spain, Kamphuis was eventually extradited to The Netherlands, where he was remanded for two months in May 2013.

Kamphuis - who says he is living in Spain and refers to himself as the “minister of telecommunications of the Cyberbunker republic” - told the AD daily newspaper the charges against him were “absurd.”

The prosecution said Kamphuis gave the orders to a young British hacker, known only as “Narco,” to “take it down”, referring to Spamhaus.

But the defence said it was the British teenager, who has already been sentenced to 240 hours of community service by a British court, who was the real author of the attack.

So-called DDoS attacks essentially bombard websites with traffic from various sources in order to disrupt or block servers.

The prosecution has called for essentially a one-year suspended sentence for Kamphuis, noting that he has already spent 55 days in prison. A verdict will be handed down on November 14.

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Bruised by refugee crisis, Merkel faces tough election year W

HEN her Bavarian allies the CSU kick off the 2017 campaign season with a party congress, Merkel, for the first time in her 16 years at the helm of the ruling CDU party, won’t be on the guest list.

Merkel’s absence is a sign of the lingering rancour over her open-door migrant policy that brought almost 900,000 asylum seekers to Europe’s top economy last year, most of them passing through Bavaria.

At the height of the influx, Merkel endured a humiliating, almost 15-minute dressing down on the stage of the CSU congress by its leader, Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer.

While Merkel’s welcome to refugees won her many plaudits, it also stoked deep anxieties and boosted a new party to the right of the arch-conservative CSU - the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Railing openly against migrants, Islam and the establishment parties, the AfD is the dark horse in the September 2017 election and currently polling at around 12 percent.

It only narrowly missed Germany’s five-percent hurdle for entry into parliament in 2013 and has since won opposition seats in 10 of Germany’s 16 state assemblies.

The CSU, not to be outdone in talking tough on immigration, wants Germany to favour migrants from the “Christian-occidental cultural sphere”, ban full-face Islamic veils and set an upper limit of 200,000 refugees a year - a demand Merkel has consistently rejected.

STILL IN FRONT Merkel has not yet officially declared her candidacy but is expected to do so at a CDU congress in December, after which the CSU is likely to bury the hatchet and throw its weight behind her for a fourth term.

The traditional sister parties have “more similarities than differences”, CDU secretary

Germany’s mass refugee influx may have abated, but the fears and tensions it stoked loom large as a weakened Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to lead her party into a tough election year.

Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer

general Peter Tauber insisted Wednesday.

“Mutti” (Mummy) Merkel’s long stellar poll ratings took a heavy hit amid the backlash against the refugee influx - especially as sexual crimes committed by North African men and jihadist attacks by Syrians stoked deep popular fears.

However, support for Merkel has nudged back up as migrant numbers have fallen and Germany has tightened asylum rules, with some 300,000 arrivals projected for all of this year.

Merkel’s approval rating, which had plummeted to a five-year low in September, this month bounced back nine points to 54 percent, according to a survey by DeutschlandTrend.

“Merkel is weakened but still in front, with no

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serious challengers in her own conservative ranks” or dangerous rivals in the opposition camp, said Oskar Niedermayer of Berlin’s Free University.

On current trends - as the refugee crisis gradually loses its urgency in voters’ minds - her CDU again looks set to be the strongest party, the political scientist said, warning however that a lot can happen in a year.

Red-red-green Among the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), leading figures still fear that going head-to-head with Merkel is a political suicide mission.

The last man who tried, gaffe-prone former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck, suffered a stinging defeat in 2013. He gave his farewell speech to parliament last month, with plans

Vatican to open its doors to 1,000 prisoners ONE thousand prisoners - including some lifers - will take part in a special event at the Vatican this weekend, along with 3,000 family members, prison staff and volunteers.

The prisoners from 12 countries will have the opportunity on Saturday to confess and walk through the “Holy Door” at Saint Peter’s Basilica, a Jubilee tradition by which Catholics can ask forgiveness for their sins.

On Sunday, they will attend a mass lead by Pope Francis. The Argentine pontiff regularly meets prisoners - both in Italy and on his trips abroad - but this is the first time so many inmates will be received at the Vatican.

The convicts are expected to come from Britain, Italy, Latvia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, the US, South Africa, Sweden and Portugal.

While some are on probation, others are currently under house arrest or are serving life sentences and will be escorted by security details, the Vatican said.

At the mass, they will hear the stories of four people - including one inmate who converted and will speak alongside their victim, the brother of someone who was murdered and had to learn forgiveness, and a prison guard.

The service will be accompanied by the dulcet tones of a choir of prisoners from Bologna, while the communion wafers will be special ones made by detainees in a lockup in Milan.

Next weekend the pope will hold a similar event for the “socially marginalised” and homeless. It will be the last before the Jubilee winds up. “Holy Doors” around the world close on November 13 and the pontiff will officially declare the year over on November 20.

CDU secretary general Peter Tauber

to work as a consultant for a large bank.

The next SPD candidate for Germany’s top job is expected to be Sigmar Gabriel, currently Merkel’s vice chancellor and economy minister in a right-left ‘grand coalition’.

Like Merkel, Gabriel is yet to declare his candidacy on behalf of the SPD, which is polling in the low 20-percent range, and European parliament president Martin Schulz has also been mentioned as a possible candidate.

The SPD - facing the threat of opposition, or of again playing second fiddle to Merkel’s conservatives in a loveless grand coalition has started flirting with the idea of joining forces with other leftist parties instead.

Party members of the SPD, far-left Linke and ecologist Greens party have met to sound out a “red-red-green” alliance. The Linke has also signalled it may back an SPD candidate in a separate political contest, for the symbolic but prestigious federal presidency.

However, huge policy hurdles remain - the Linke, successors to the East German communists, for example have a eurosceptic and strictly pacifist platform that opposes even peacekeeping missions and Germany’s NATO membership.

So far a left-wing coalition remains theoretical - a recent Emnid poll says red-red-green would garner just 44 percent of the vote.

But however unlikely, the scenario has become a useful tool to reunite the estranged CDU-CSU camp. Seehofer warned that the key mission for their union in 2017, as the refugee issue fades, must be to “prevent a leftist front” from taking power in Germany.

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ALCOHOLISM Asked about his own faith, Gibson looked uncomfortable and responded simply that he was “imperfect” and a “poor practitioner” who could take a leaf out of Doss’s book.

If Gibson’s return to the director’s chair is as successful as reviews of “Hacksaw Ridge” suggest it ought to be, he may have to get used to answering awkward questions about his private life again.

“Hacksaw Ridge” is Gibson’s first directing effort since the critically-acclaimed “Apocalypto” in 2006 - the year of his antiSemitic rant at a US sheriff’s deputy.

During the high-profile arrest in Malibu, north of Los Angeles, Gibson said Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world.

He later apologized, blaming alcoholism, but he had already been facing accusations of anti-Semitism following the release of his controversial 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ.”

Gibson and his wife of 26 years Robyn Moore split up soon after, and there were no more starring roles on the big screen until the lackluster thriller “Edge of Darkness.”

Even after his acting comeback, the controversies surrounding the star were far from over.

Gibson was spared jail in 2011 when he decided not to contest domestic violence charges pressed by Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva, the mother of his seven-year-old daughter Lucia.

‘DIRECTORIAL CHOPS’ Gibson - who is expecting a ninth child later this year with 26-year-old girlfriend Rosalind Ross - was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to attend domestic violence counseling.

He won critical acclaim for his role in close friend Jodie Foster’s “The Beaver,” but the 2011 film was a commercial flop, with

‘IT’S TIME HOLLYWOOD FORGAVE ME’ He was one of the most sought-after names in Hollywood at the height of his career, but for the last decade Oscar-winning Mel Gibson has been a pariah in the filmmaking community.

Entertainment Weekly concluding that audiences had stayed away because of Gibson.

He has since faced further accusations of anti-Semitic and aggressive behavior, which he has strenuously denied.

In a recent podcast with Variety magazine, Gibson said he was trying to put the 2006 incident behind him, and found it “annoying” that people were still bringing it up.

“Ten years have gone by. I’m feeling good. I’m sober, all of that kind of stuff, and for me it’s a dim thing in the past,” he said.

By Monday next week, the opening box office figures for

“Hacksaw Ridge” will indicate whether the public has forgiven him.

“I think, (with) all directors who have touched greatness before, Hollywood, and audiences in general, have a willingness to take a chance on them again,” said Jeff Bock, a senior analyst at industry monitor Exhibitor Relations.

“Gibson has proven that he has directorial chops that transcend the often mediocre multiplex offerings. With ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ he seems to have the critical support as well, so that bodes well for playability through the holiday season.”

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STRACIZED by Tinseltown after an anti-Semitic tirade captured on tape during a 2006 drunk-driving arrest, the actor-director has since had to make do with a handful of parts in obscure or poorly received films.

It is a far cry from the adulation he enjoyed as the “Mad Max” and “Lethal Weapon” films established him as a star, before he went on to win Academy Awards for producing and directing 1996’s “Braveheart.”

As he unveils his new faith-based World War II drama “Hacksaw Ridge”, the 60-year-old devout Catholic will be hoping cinemagoers have shorter memories than movie executives.

The film tells the true story of Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield, who enlists and is determined to save lives on the front line as a medic, but refuses to carry a gun on moral grounds.

“It highlights what it means for a man of conviction and of faith to go into a situation that is hellish... and in the midst of that maelstrom, this man is able to hone his spirituality and achieve something higher,” Gibson told a recent news conference in Beverly Hills.

He had been asked to comment on the film’s brutal violence but could have been describing his own baptism of fire back in the glare of the Hollywood press pack.

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WO of China’s secretive J-20 warplanes swept over a gasping crowd at the Zhuhai air show earlier this week a potent symbols of Beijing’s aspirations to become a military might.

The fighters were not announced on the schedule and appeared in the sky just after a colourful aerobatics show by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

HEAVILY ARMED With no fanfare but an abrupt announcement by the master of ceremonies, the dark, powerful jets rumbled side by side over the sun-baked spectators. Two minutes later one blasted vertically into the sky and the jets were gone.

Swift and heavily armed, the warplanes represent a leap forward in China’s ability to project power in Asia and compete in capabilities with the United States.

Beijing is seeking to modernise and upgrade its military both to protect its borders and project power into regions such as the South China Sea, a resource-rich strategic waterway where it has disputes with several neighbours.

This year’s Zhuhai exhibition, the largest ever, features an array of new made-in-China military technology including assault vehicles, anti-aircraft missile systems, drones and fighter jets.

Two huge exhibition rooms showcased the latest sea, land, and drone-based defense systems on giant screens, with enemy ships and aircraft as targets.

Tourists posed next to missile launchers and atomic clocks used

to control the country’s homegrown Beidou satellite navigation system. www.savejeffwood.com China’s only international aerospace expo, the Zhuhai event serves as a stage for Beijing to flex its muscles before an audience of cheering citizens and foreign guests from 42 countries including Russia, Pakistan and Britain.

It has also become a key platform for top global aerospace firms to hawk their wares for a share of the booming aircraft market in the world’s second-largest economy.

China is projected to become the world’s largest aviation market by 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Boeing and Airbus are in a heated competition to win Chinese customers for their aircraft, while homegrown national champions COMAC and AVIC aim to capture market share for Chinese firms.

President Xi Jinping has declared aerospace one of the target industries for his “Made in China 2025” plan to make the country’s firms capable of dethroning foreign competitors in high-value manufacturing and services.

TOURISM FEARS FOR QUAKE HIT ITALY THE number of people living in temporary shelter due to a series of earthquakes in Italy has risen to 26,000, officials confirm as fears mount for the economic future of the worst-hit areas.

Farmers’ organisation Coldiretti warned that tourism, a key sector in the rugged mountain areas, is A man walks among the facing collapse as nacentral Italy ture and food-loving visitors are put off by the scenes of devastation broadcast around the world.

Coldiretti said tourists would normally spend a total of 220,000 nights a year in the quake zone, providing a financial lifeline for scores of farm B and B’s, hotels and restaurants, as well as a key market for local artisanal food producers.

“The risk is that this will be wiped out completely by the earthquakes,” the organisation said, citing a survey of operators which found “tourists fleeing, reservations being cancelled, occupancy rates at virtually zero and disastrous expectations for the Christmas holiday period”.

“If we are to avoid the area being permanently abandoned there has to be support for reconstruction and for people to resume their occupations,” the organisation said.

“A lot of farms are in danger of being forced

rubble following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto,

to close.”

The government has vowed to rebuild all the damaged buildings and has announced plans to use converted shipping containers as temporary accommodation while reconstruction is completed.

More than 40,000 people are estimated to have been forced out of their homes as a result of the damage done by the August 24, October 26 and October 30 quakes, and by thousands of powerful aftershocks, the latest of which was a 4.8 magnitude tremor.

Of the total, 26,000 are being put up in public buildings, hotels and tents, the national civil protection agency said.

Around 17,000 of them have opted to stay close to their homes and dozens are still sleeping in their cars. The government has pledged the containers will be in place by Christmas.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Police officer jailed for murdering and cutting up man he met on cannibal website to be retried · PinkNews

DETLEV Guenzel, 58, was last year sentenced to eight years and six months in jail by a regional court in the eastern city of Dresden, which found him guilty of killing Polish-born Wojciech Stempniewicz in 2013.

Guenzel had cut the body into small pieces in a slaughter chamber he built in his cellar, before burying them in his garden, the court found. There was no evidence that he ate any part of his victim.

But the Federal Court of Justice overturned the verdict, arguing that the regional court had failed to sufficiently probe whether the victim had actually killed himself through strangulation - as the accused had claimed.

It also disputed the sentence imposed by the Dresden court as too lenient for a murder conviction, and ordered a retrial.

The Dresden court had taken into account the death wish of the victim and imposed a sentence that is just above half of the maximum 15 years for murder.

The victim’s wish “did not open the possibility to reduce the penalty”, said the appeal court.

A verdict of the retrial is expected in January at the earliest.

German ex-cop in cannibalism website killing back in dock The trial of a German ex-police officer convicted of murdering a willing victim he met on a website for cannibalism fetishists has began again after the verdict against him was overturned on appeal.

S&M SLAUGHTER STUDIO Guenzel, a three-decade veteran of the police force, had met Stempniewicz in October 2013 on a website for slaughter and cannibalism fantasies billed as the “#1 site for exotic meat” and boasting more than 3,000 registered members.

His defence team argued that Stempniewicz had hanged himself in Guenzel’s custom-designed “S&M studio” before Guenzel took a knife, then an electric saw, to the gaggedand-bound man.

Soon after the death, Guenzel admitted to detectives that he killed the victim by cutting his throat. But he later retracted his confession.

Investigators had testified in the first trial that they could not definitively determine the cause of death due to the state of the corpse.

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Their emails bore the title “Schlachtfest”, the German word for a country feast after the slaughter of a pig. Guenzel called himself “Caligula 31”, Stempniewicz logged on as “HeszlaLongpig”.

A 50-minute video Guenzel made was played during the trial and showed him at one point covered in blood as he mutilated the corpse, muttering, “I never thought I would sink so low.”

The presiding judge at the Dresden court had said that the expression of faint regret seen in the video made it unlikely Guenzel would repeat such an act.

She said this differed from the infamous case of German cannibal Armin Meiwes, who admitted to killing, mutilating and eating the flesh of a lover in 2001 after meeting him on the Internet via an advertisement looking for a “slaughter victim”.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2006.

‘RARE’ ANNE FRANK POEM TO BE AUCTIONED AN “extremely rare” handwritten poem by Anne Frank, penned shortly before she went into hiding from the Nazis, is to be auctioned and could fetch up to 50,000 euros ($55,000),.

The poem was written in the friendship book of the older sister of Anne’s best friend, and is signed by the Jewish teenager and dated March 28, 1942, auctioneers Bubb Kuyper said.

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“The Diary of a Young Girl,” which Frank wrote while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic from June 1942 to August 1944, has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into 67 languages.

She died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany in early 1945 less than a year after the Nazis found her and her family members.

“Autographs by Anne Frank are excessively rare and have come onto the market only sporadically in the past 35 years,” the auctioneers

said in a statement, estimating it could sell for between 30,000 to 50,000 euros.

A series of letters between Anne and her sister Margot with American penpals were sold for $165,000 in 1988. And a 1925 edition of Grimm’s fairy tales, with both girls’ names written on the title page, went for $62,500 in May in a New York auction - fetching twice the estimated price.

The poem, which had been written into the book belonging to “Cricri” van Maarsen, the oldest sister of Frank’s friend Jacqueline, is “a typically edifying poem of the sort that was often written” into friendship books, the auctioneers said.

The first four lines were probably copied from a 1938 periodical, but the following four lines have so far not been traced to another source.

Frank was to die of typhoid in the concentration camp at the age of 15, just months before World War II ended. The house in which she and her family hid has long been a museum.

While it is not planning to bid for the poem at the auction on November 23, the museum said “it is extraordinary to find an unknown manuscript after so many years,” NRC added.

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UN CLIMATE TALKS FEEL THE HEAT OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS

Only days after the landmark Paris Agreement enters into force, diplomats from 196 nations have gathered in Marrakesh to translate the climate pact’s planet-saving promise into action.

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T is a tall order, even if the UN talks are still riding the political momentum that carried the deal - decades in the making - across the ratification finish line in record time.

Greenhouse gas emissions pushing the planet into the red zone of dangerous warming continue to climb, putting newly ambitious goals for capping rising temperatures potentially out of reach.

Discussions on how to disburse €90billion euros a year to poor, climate-vulnerable nations remain contentious, even as a major report estimates that the level of annual investment needed over the next 15 years in developing nations is 20 to 30 times that amount.

And hanging over the whole proceedings is the shadow of climate denier Donald Trump, whose improbable run at the White House is gathering momentum in the campaign’s final days.

“The US presidential election will loom large over the COP,” said Liz Gallagher, senior advisor at climate thinktank E3G, using the acronym for the annual Conference of the Parties climate meet.

A Trump victory, most analysts agree, could cripple the Paris deal, which the Republican candidate has said he would “cancel”.

A victory by his opponent Hillary Clinton - a vocal proponent of action on climate change - would surely trigger a huge, collective sigh of relief on Day Two of the 12-day conference, allowing the 15,000 attendees to get on with business.

THE BATTLE IS NOT WON After the dramatic breakthrough in Paris last December, diplomats and experts are keen to lower expectations a year later.

far by 1.0 C (1.8F) - enough to lift sea levels, trigger deadly storm surges, and unleash life-disrupting havoc on weather patterns.

“We have to plug that gap,” said Tubiana.

“The big battle of the next two years is how to get countries to increase their ambition.”

“The battle is not won,” she added.

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“This is a catalytic COP, not a huge leap forward,” said Alden Meyer, a veteran climate analyst with the Washington-based Union of Concerned Scientists. For Laurence Tubiana (pictured above), France’s top climate negotiator for the Paris talks, “what is mainly at stake is setting a date for finishing the rulebook,” she said.

Sweeping in scope, the Paris Agreement left more than 100 thorny issues to be worked out in nitty-gritty negotiations, from accounting methods for tracking cuts in CO2 emissions, to transparency in financing, to how to assess compensation for “loss and damages” from climate impacts.

By informal consensus, 2018 is the target for working out those rules.

More broadly, 2018 is the next critical rendez-vous in the ongoing talks.

National carbon-cutting pledges that go into effect in 2020 fall seriously short of what is needed to cap global warming under two degrees Celsius (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) compared to pre-industrial era levels, the target set in Paris.

Average global temperatures have risen so

Recent news from climate scientists is not comforting.

After two successive record-breaking years, 2016 is shaping up to be the hottest ever recorded.

And concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are still climbing, having passed a critical - if symbolic - threshold of 400 parts per million in 2015.

In two years’ time - armed with a special report from the UN’s climate science panel due in August 2018 - nations will take again take stock of the problem, and their capacity to react.

By that time, most big greenhouse gas emitters will have likely presented mid-century strategies for scrubbing carbon from their national economies - a critical exercise that could help avoid bad decisions in future.

“We could be investing hundreds of billions of dollars in very expensive gas infrastructure that will get us to our goals for 2025 or 2030, but then will make the more important goals of 2050 impossible,” said Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute.

The good news is that renewable energy has surged faster and become cheaper than almost anyone imagined possible only a decade ago, accounting for 23 percent of energy production and attracting nearly $300 billion (260 billion euros) in investment in 2015.

Much of that growth has taken place in China and India, with Africa laying plans to “leapfrog” over dirty energy sources to solar.

“Developing countries need to see Marrakesh as the ‘Renewables COP’,” said Mohamed Adow, the top climate expert at ChristianAid.

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EIRUT’S National Museum has opened its basement of ancient treasures for the first time in four decades to show the public its stunning array of funerary art, including the world’s largest collection of anthropoid sarcophogi.

The new exhibition’s 520 pieces range from the Paleolithic period to the Ottoman Empire. They include Phoenician stelae and rare medieval Christian mummies along with the anthropoid coffins, which display a human face on the sarcophogus and were long a standard for the elite.

Some of the items have never before been on public display.

Other pieces have not been shown since the 1970s, when the museum was forced to shut down because it sat on the frontline that ran through the city during Lebanon’s 19751990 civil war.

“This is a lesson in courage and hope because 41 years after the museum was closed in 1975, we today are able to receive visitors on three floors,” says museum director AnneMarie Maila Afeiche.

The archaeological museum was renovated after the years of fighting and shelling damaged its building and exhibits, and reopened in the 1990s.

But the current exhibit is the first time its basement has been open since the civil war.

Among the treasures of often-breathtaking beauty is a fragment of a Roman sarcophagus found in Beirut that depicts the myth of Icarus, who is shown alongside his father Daedalus, making his ill-fated wings.

Another gem is an extraordinary hypogeum - an underground tomb - accidentally discovered by a farmer in the Tyre region in 1937.

It is covered with restored frescoes inspired

by Greek mythology, including a scene of Priam on bended knee begging Achilles to return the body of Hector.

BELONGS TO HUMANITY “It was essential to show the public this heritage, which belongs to Lebanon and humanity, that was lying in our storage,” said Afeiche.

Lebanon’s national museum reveals longhidden treasures

A view shows sarcophagi during the official inauguration ceremony of the basement section of Beirut’s National Museum, Lebanon October 7, 2016.

All of the exhibits on display in the museum were excavated across Lebanon, which is rich with historical sites and artifacts.

They include a premolar from 70,000 BC belonging to the first known example of a homo sapiens in Lebanon, and stretch through to an 1830 Ottoman stele adorned

with a turban.

Among the collection’s flagship displays is a series of Phoenician sarcophagi dating from between the sixth and fourth century BC that were found in the southern region of Sidon.

“We’re exhibiting 31 of these sarcophagi at the moment,” which mix Greek and Egyptian

Morocco king to cover star’s legal fees in French rape case MOROCCO’S King Mohammed VI will cover the legal fees of pop singer Saad Lamjarred, imprisoned in France and charged with “aggravated rape”, the official MAP news agency has reported.

Rabat’s embassy in Paris confirmed the information.

MAP said the king had told Lamjarred’s family that French lawyer Eric Dupond Moretti, known for securing his clients’ acquittals, “can defend the singer”.

The king “decided to cover the corresponding costs”, MAP said, sourcing its information to Rabat’s embassy in Paris.

The embassy said that: “This is a favourable response to a request from the family of the singer who sought his majesty’s intervention, and with respect for the presumption of innocence”.

Lamjarred, 31, is a star in Morocco and the

Saad being honored by King Mohammed VI of Morocco. (Facebook)

wider Arab world and his internet videos have received hundreds of millions of hits.

Earlier this month he was charged in France with “aggravated rape” and “aggravated voluntary violence” after a 20-year-old woman filed a complaint against him.

She claimed that the star had assaulted her in his hotel room near the Champs Elysees in Paris.

According to initial results of the inquiry, Lamjarred was said to be under the influence of both alcohol and drugs at the time of the alleged offences.

Lamjarred, who had been due to perform in Paris, was arrested and placed in custody.

His detention was greeted with consternation in his home country where he had been decorated in August last year by the king himself.

Dupond Moretti had acted for the king last year after two French investigative journalists were charged with blackmail for demanding two million euros not to bring out a book purportedly containing damaging revelations about the monarch.

styles, said Afeiche, noting that some of the sarcophagi found in Sidon are currently displayed in the Louvre.

This is “the largest collection of anthropoid sarcophagi in the world,” she added.

But perhaps the most striking part of the exhibit is the unprecedented display of three mummies found in 1989 by cavers in the Qadisha Valley.

The area is a UNESCO World Heritage site and its cave-pocked sheer rock faces provided refuge for Maronite Christians persecuted during the Mamluk and Byzantine eras.

“They were discovered in a cave along with eight naturally mummified bodies” wearing the clothes of of women and children, in some cases the 13th-century silk embroidery still intact.

MORE TREASURES TO DISPLAY Around them were nuts, onion skins, ceramics, bronze tools and documents written in Arabic and Syriac.

“They were psalms and liturgical chants that showed that these were Christians who had taken refuge in this cave,” said Afeiche.

The three mummified bodies are particularly rare as Lebanon does not have a tradition of mummification, according to Marco Samadelli, director of the EURAC centre in Italy, who offered his expertise to help conserve the unique mummies.

Italy contributed 1.02 million euros ($1.1 million) to the project of restoring the museum’s basement and collection, along with the expertise of leading archeologists including Antonio Giannarusti.

Even with the basement now open, the museum’s storage areas contain plenty of undisplayed pieces and the culture ministry has plans for a new history museum in Beirut as well as museums in both Sidon and Tyre.

The new exhibition provides a timeline of burial techniques, from a 6000 BC Neolithic cradle tomb to a 4BC Chalcolithic burial jar found in Byblos.

Phoenician urns holding cremated remains are exhibited alongside a Byzantine-era tomb decorated with the face of the Virgin Mary from 440 AD. “We believe this is the oldest representation of the Virgin discovered to date in Lebanon,” said Afeiche.

The largest is the hypogeum from Tyre, with frescos reminiscent of Pompeii. One of its sides features an inscription: “Be brave, no one is immortal.”

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KENYA FIGHTS DEADLY STIGMA WITH ALBINO BEAUTY PAGEANT

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ILLED by organisers as the first pageant of its kind, young albino men and women competed for the title of Miss and Mr Albinism Kenya.

“People with albinism are not seen as beautiful and handsome so it is very rare to find those two words in the same sentence,” said Isaac Mwaura, Kenya’s first albino lawmaker and organiser of the pageant.

“We want to show our talent, we want to confront stigma and discrimination, we want to change our narrative to show that actually, yes it is possible to have people with albinism who are beautiful, who are confident,” he said.

Albinism is a genetic condition that results in a reduction of pigment in the hair, skin, and eyes, and can also affect vision. “In Africa people are dark. When someone white is brought into the family, when a mother delivers a baby with albinism they say it is a curse,” said Nancy Njeri Kariuki, 24, from central Kenya, who took part in the pageant.

“There are a lot of challenges, even your fellow children when you are young they are so scared of you.”

However Kariuki, with a brown wig and sparkling green eyes, bursts with confidence as she struts her stuff on the stage in front of a crowd including Deputy President William Ruto.

In many parts of Africa albinos are stigmatised or hunted for their body parts, but for one night in Kenya those with the condition took to the catwalk to show off their unique beauty.

GROW A TOUGH SKIN Contestants dress up as their chosen profession - fisherman, cook, a female rugby player and a soldier - in one segment to highlight that they too can be part of the workforce.

Educating and finding employment for people with albinism is still a massive challenge, says Mwuara.

Sarah Wanjohi, 21 - who dresses up as what she is, the only albino skateboarder she knows - wants Kenyans to learn “that we are beautiful ... we can love, we can catwalk ... we can do what we are perceived not to do.

“It has been very hard for me, you know skateboarders don’t wear heels and stuff.”

The models, chosen in a countrywide selection process, were put through a gruelling bootcamp to teach them how to walk and put on a show.

Michael Ogochi, 21 , said the process worked wonders for his self-confidence.

“Growing up for me was a tough journey since everyone calls you a name and no one wants to be with you. You need to work on your self-esteem and grow a tough skin.”

While albino sufferers’ pale complexion and features such as white eyelashes and red-

Last ‘Jungle’ children bussed to shelters around France

Jarius Ongetta, left, is named Mr Albino alongside Loise Lihanda, pictured right, who was crowned Miss Albino in the beauty pageant in Nairobi, KenyaOngetta, left, named Mr Albino in the beauty pageant in Nairobi, Kenya

toned hair can lead to rejection from their communities, in recent years there has been a rise in albino models in fashion magazines and on catwalks.

GRISLY ATTACKS ON ALBINOS However in eastern and southern African countries, such as Tanzania, Malawi, Burundi and Mozambique, it is more often grisly attacks on albinos, including children, that make headlines.

Albinos are kidnapped and their body parts hacked off for use as charms and magical potions in the belief that they bring wealth and

good luck.

While such attacks are rare in Kenya, Mwaura said his Albinism Society of Kenya has had to step in and rescue children and adults from ritual killings, and one albino died in an attack last year.

At one point in the pageant, the rowdy crowd falls silent as Mwaura includes a bloody picture of albino body parts from a Tanzanian attack in a slideshow.

Canadian charity Under The Same Sun (UTSS) has documented 161 attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania in recent years, including 76 murders, more than anywhere else in Africa.

OVER 1,600 unaccompanied minors left in Calais after the demolition of the infamous “Jungle” migrant camp have been bussed to shelters across France, even as many still hoped to be admitted to Britain.

Two days after the last makeshift shelters in the camp were destroyed, buses took 1,616 children, mainly teenagers, away from the container housing where they had slept for the past week.

The first bus carrying 43 minors headed for the town of Carcassonne, around 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from Calais in southern France.

Another was bound for Sainte-Mariela-Mer, near the Spanish border.

The closure of the container housing is one of the last acts in a major French operation to clear Calais of migrants who have long used the area as a staging post for attempts to sneak into Britain, stowed away on trucks or trains crossing the Channel.

French authorities have said that Britain, which has taken around 300 child refugees from Calais since midOctober and promised to take more, will continue to review applications from minors seeking to be transferred there.

The plight of the “Jungle children” has been a sticking point between France and Britain.

France expects Britain to take in the lion’s share of the youngsters who have travelled alone to Calais hoping to reach family or friends in England but Britain has blamed France for the initial delays in the transfers while Amnesty International has said the spat between the two European neighbours sent “an appalling signal to other countries”.

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Chief Minister’s Meetings in London The Chief Minister of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, meet with trade union and private sector representatives with Minister in the Department for Exiting the European Union, Robin Walker MP.

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HE first meeting was attended by representatives of Unite the Union led by District Officer Victor Ochello together with Christian Duo and Frederick Martin.

The meeting allowed the Unite representatives to explain directly to Minister Walker the concerns that their membership have in relation to the social and industrial issues that Brexit can cause for Gibraltar.

The Unite team also raised with the Minister concerns related to the recent announcements by the Ministry of Defence to seek voluntary redundancies in permanent establishment of Locally Employed Civilians employed in the operation of the Gibraltar Forward Mounting Base.

The second meeting was with representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, the Gibraltar Finance Centre Council and the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association.

The delegation from the private sector included George Desoiza and Peter Isola for the Chamber of Commerce, Stephen Reyes, Peter Montegriffo and James Lasry for the GFCC and Peter Howitt and Michael Leadbeater for the GBGA. A submission was received from the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses, who were invited but were unable to attend.

This meeting allowed the Chamber, the GFCC and the GBGA to make the case directly to Minister Walker about the essential requirements which Gibraltar is looking for from the United Kingdom’s negotiation of Brexit.

The issues raised included references to access to the single market, fluidity at the frontier and other concerns which Her Majesty’s

Government of Gibraltar has already pursued with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union but which the Chief Minister thought should also be put directly by the affected stakeholders who represent industry sectors.

The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, said: “These meetings have been a hugely important opportunity for stakeholders to put their concerns directly to Minister Walker and to highlight the nuances which are most important to them.

FRIENDLY The meetings were constructive and friendly and I think they have impressed on Robin Walker the things that matter to working people and to business and commerce in Gibraltar as we move towards the triggering of Article 50 negotiations for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar to leave the European Union.

In the past forty eight hours we have made great progress in the statements we have had from Secretary of State Liam Fox and in the approach from Minister Walker. Gibraltar is being fully involved in the preparation for the Brexit negotiations which we did not choose but which we are determined to make a success of for Gibraltar.”

Whilst in London the Chief Minister also met with Rt Hon Lord Hague of Richmond, the former Foreign Secretary and a long term friend of Gibraltar, who is taking a keen interest on how Brexit is likely to affect the Gibraltarian Community.

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The centre will offer children the chance to play, learn and develop in a fun, stimulating and safe environment.

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JAEN, the natural heart of Andalusia HERE in Andulcian the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Nature Park is a stunning display of nature at its finest.

Towering rock walls and deep valleys mix with luxuriant forests of Corsican pine, waterfalls, lakes, and mountain trails.

Located northeast of the province of Jaen, The Sierras de Cazorla is an ideal place to enjoy a wide variety of flora and fauna. It is the largest forest in Spain, with one of the greatest biodiversity in Europe, as in its nearly 210,000 hectares the Natural Park is the largest protected area in Spain and the second in Europe. This nature area is also famous for its hunting tradition. In 1960 it was designated Cazorla-Segura National Hunting Reserve, and many people continue to practise this activity, hunting mountain goat, deer, buck, mouflon and boar. You can also enjoy these species in a different way at the Collado del Almendral Wildlife Park, close to Coto Ríos this nature reserve is home to a wide variety of vertebrates. There are some 36 species of mammals, 130 species of breeding birds, 21 species of reptiles, 12 species of amphibians and 11 species of fish, including the endemic Cabrera’s vole, squirrels, a subspecies also present in the

As the landscape around us changes and autumn descends into winter the colours of nature are never more beautiful with various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown seen as far as the eye can see.

Sierra de Alcaraz, the Spanish Moon Moth and Spanish algyroides (a species of lizard), which are only found in these mountains.

Other attractions of this area are its birds which are easy to spot. Up above the rocks you can see the golden eagle and Griffon vulture in flight.

The Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Nature Park is more

than just countryside Wildlife Park. Settlements by different civilisations such as the Iberians, Romans and Moors have left their mark on its villages, which are well worth visiting.

Special mention should be made of the squares and narrow streets of Cazorla, sheltered by the Halcones Mountains, La Iruela Castle, the Toya Iberian Necropolis in Peal de Becerro and the Roman town of Bruñel.

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the pleasure the park can offer this season Rutting Season Fighting, chasing does and mating are the main concerns of stags at the onset of autumn. In forest clearings they gather to clash with one another and show off their strength in front of the females and vanquished males: the unmistakable sounds of the bellowing of the stags and the clashing of their antlers resound throughout the valleys of the park. Observing these displays requires respect and discretion to ensure the animals do not feel forced to seek other, more isolated spots. The area around the Tranco reservoir is a good place to hear them, as are the mountains around the village of Onsares, in the municipality of Villarodrigo.

Hiking in the Natural Park The landscape is aflame with yellows, reds and oranges: it is time for the lush trees to array their branches with colour and cover the ground with their leaves, little by little. Walnut trees, elms, ash, terebinth and maples delight us with their vibrant tones whilst the fruits of many other species of tree become ripe, not only providing colour but also nourishment for the multitude of birds that have migrated from northern

Europe to spend winter in the park. The valleys through which the rivers and streams pass are ideal places to go walking in autumn, although it is also extremely gratifying to view the park from on high by taking a flight in a paramotor or paraglider, either alone (for those already versed in the sport) or in tandem.

The Villages Trail In the same way that the forests and animals prepare themselves for the hard winter months ahead, the park’s residents gather the last fruits of the harvest to make tomato preserves, prepare delicious roasted dishes and create strings of peppers, which decorate the front of their homes. They also gather walnuts, figs and grapes to make aguardiente (literally, “firewater”), a strong spirit that is used to create delicious liquors.

The villages of the Zumeta and Segura valleys represent the perfect places to discover more about this activity.

Mushroom-picking These magical fruits of the soil, which add such flavour to dishes from the region, appear after the first rains, when the temperatures are still mild. A wide variety of mushrooms grow in the park, but the star is the milk-cap (Lactarius deliciosus) or guíscano as it is called by the locals, representing the best known and most prized fungus. It grows under the blankets of pine needles in large stretches of pine forest and it is important to learn the correct way of picking this mushroom. Grilled, served with garlic or as a component of ajo de harina (a thick stew made with flour, garlic and other vegetables), they are a real delicacy.

Transhumance GR 144 This route allows walkers to become better acquainted with the tradition of transhumance, the seasonal migration of people and their livestock. Some shepherds still observe this practice every year, travelling with thousands of sheep of the breed endemic to the Segura Mountains.

In autumn, the animals are moved from the high mountain pastures, where they graze throughout the summer, to the warmer areas around the mountains of the Sierra Morena.

You can choose to follow the route yourself or take part in an organised excursion with the shepherds and their flocks: in recent years specialised companies have began organising walks accompanying the shepherds.

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Spain’s oil giant Repsol have reported that it has swung back into profit in the third quarter as the company reduced costs Last Prev.

High Low Chg. % Vol. to adapt to a slump in oil prices which has hit production 56.34 55.15 57.55 54.66 +2.16% 175.48M revenues.

218.25 218.50 219.43 216.90 -0.11% 44.48M The company posted a net profit of 481 million euros ($$535 186.30 182.05 190.07 180.45 +2.33% 35.50M million) in the July-September period, compared to a net loss 241.88 246.95 245.25 239.40 -2.05% 35.06M of 221 million euros in the same year-ago period.

195.000 182.700 197.050 181.100 +6.73% 29.52M The result was higher than forecast by analysts polled by 147.60 145.70 150.60 140.90 +1.30% 27.82M Factset who predicted the company would table a net profit 451.80 457.30 462.75 451.30 -1.20% 26.16M of 308 million euros.

171.70 168.80 173.40 167.40 +1.72% 23.71M “The efficiency and savings measures implemented by Repsol throughout the year improved earnings and bolstered 597.950 604.200 607.500 596.200 -1.03% 22.98M the company’s resilience to the current environment of 224.10 221.30 227.60 220.80 +1.26% 18.23M depressed crude oil and gas prices,” the company said in a statement.

Repsol in October 2015 unveiled an ambitious cost-cutting Top Gainers Top Losers programme outlined in October 2015 which involves slashing Name Last Chg. Chg. % Name Last Chg. Chg. % billions from capital spending by 2020 and slashing 1,500 s RBS PLC t Randgold Resources 7,145.00 -440.00 -5.80% 195.000 +12.300 +6.73% jobs by 2018. s Dixons Carphone 340.40 +14.00 +4.29% t Fresnillo 1,717.00 -63.00 -3.54% The company said lower spending on exploration helped it s British Land Compan. 609.50 t GlaxoSmithKline +24.50 +4.19% 1,555.0 -51.5 -3.21% to drastically reduce its loss in its upstream operations to 28 s Legal & General 215.100 +7.400 +3.56% t Johnson Matthey 3,271.01 -97.00 -2.88% million euros from 395 million euros in the third quarter of 2015 despite the slump in oil and gas prices. s Marks & Spencer 352.00 +11.70 +3.44% t Diageo 2,073.00 -59.50 -2.79% In its downstream operations, which includes refining, earnings fell 42 percent in the third quarter to 395 million euros from a year earlier due to lower margins, the company said.

During the first nine months of the year Repol’s posted a net profit of 1.12 billion euros, a 35 percent increase over the same time last year.

Oil prices have recovered to around $50 a barrel since producers cartel OPEC agreed at the end of September to cap output in a bid to tackle an oversupply that has hammered prices.

Nevertheless, crude prices are still only about half their mid2014 levels.

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High Low Chg. % Vol. 0.934 0.935 0.955 0.926 -0.11% 37.33M 4.368 4.310 4.388 4.280 +1.35% 28.51M 1.199 1.171 1.200 1.163 +2.39% 18.41M 6.284 6.181 6.343 6.189 +1.67% 15.75M 0.792 0.790 0.800 0.786 +0.25% 12.17M 2.737 2.667 2.759 2.664 +2.62% 10.66M 6.046 6.100 6.080 6.032 -0.89% 7.77M 5.060 4.877 5.117 4.854 +3.75% 7.38M The 100 richest Spaniards, according to Forbes have an 9.027 9.013 9.049 8.937 +0.16% 7.04M accumulated fortune of 198,425 million euros, 4.8% more than in 2015.

12.545 12.355 12.617 12.105 +1.54% 4.31M Yet again, the founder of the empire Inditex, Amancio Ortega , is placed at the top of the list, with a fortune of 71,000 Top Gainers Top Losers million euros. Some way back in second place is Juan Roig Name Last Chg. Chg. % Name Last Chg. Chg. % founder of Mercadona who has a joint fortune with his wife s IAG 5.063 +0.186 +3.81% t Gamesa 19.668 -0.477 -2.37% Hortensia Herrero of 8,000 million and to complete the top s Caixabank 2.740 +0.073 +2.74% t Amadeus 40.995 -0.885 -2.11% tier Rafeal del Pino the president of Ferrovial is placed in third s B. Sabadell 1.199 +0.028 +2.39% t Aena 130.05 -2.15 -1.63% place along with his brother with a combined fortune of 7.650million euros. s Bankinter 6.968 +0.127 +1.86% t Mediaset 9.677 -0.126 -1.28% Only one women makes the top ten listing and she is Sandra s Acciona 69.250 +1.250 +1.84% t Gas Natural 17.160 -0.220 -1.27% Ortega daughter to Amancio Ortego with a fotune listed at 7,600million the rest of the top ten is completed by Isak Euro exchange rates Andic (Mango, 4.200 million), Sol Daurella (Coca Cola Iberian Partners, 3.700 million), Francisco and Jon Riberas Mera 9.06 Norwegian Krone 7.44 Danish Krone 1.45 Australian Dollars (Gestamp, 3,000 million), Families Herráiz Mahou and Gervás 9.91 Swedish Krona 8.61 Hong Kong Dollar 0.89 British Pounds (Mahou San Miguel, 2.750 million ), Juan Miguel Villar Mir 4.08 UAE Dirham 114.36 Japanese Yen 1.49 Canadian Dollars (OHL 2,600 million) and Grifols (2,500 million) family.

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BANK OF ENGLAND BOSS CARNEY TO STAY UNTIL 2019

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ANK of England governor Mark Carney has put an end to speculation over his future by announcing he would extend his contract for one year to 2019 to help secure an “orderly transition” to Brexit.

The Canadian will not take up his option to leave in 2018, but at the same time has declined to serve the full eight-year term that would have seen him stay on at the British central bank until 2021.

“I would be honoured to extend my time of service as governor for an additional year to the end of June 2019,” he wrote in a letter to finance minister Philip Hammond.

“By taking my term in office beyond the expected period of the Article 50 process, this should help contribute to securing an orderly transition to the UK’s new relationship with Europe.”

Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty by the end of March, starting a two-year exit process that would see Britain leave the European Union by early 2019.

Carney has been strongly criticised by members of May’s Conservative party over his warnings about the impact of Brexit before the June referendum, while there was speculation about tensions with the government over policy.

In his reply to the governor’s letter, Hammond said he was “very pleased” with Carney’s decision to stay until 2019.

“This will enable you to continue your highly effective leadership of the bank through a critical period for the British economy as we negotiate our exit from the European Union,” Hammond wrote.

“I am grateful for your contribution to both monetary and financial stability to date, and I look forward to your continuing contribution in the future.”

‘MUCH NEEDED CLARIFICATION’ Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the House of Commons Treasury committee, welcomed the “much needed clarification”, saying: “The less

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However, he said it went against the agreed timetable of eight years, adding: “The decision requires a good deal of examination and explanation.”

Carney began his tenure in 2013, stressing his intention to serve only five years of an eightyear term for personal reasons, meaning he would step down in 2018.

But in late 2015, he refused to rule out staying for the full eight years in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.

Amid intense speculation in the media, PM May offered her full stating that Carney was “absolutely” the right person for the job.

Upon Carneys announcement to stay a spokesman for the PM said “The prime minister welcomes the governor’s decision to stay on beyond his initial five-year term. This is good news for the UK.” Under Carney’s leadership, the bank had warned repeatedly over the potential impact of Britain’s possible departure from the European Union.

The central bank had argued in July that Britain could fall into recession as businesses delay investment decisions because of the shock June 23 vote to exit the EU. May also stoked speculation in October at the Conservative party’s annual conference, when she argued the bank’s ultra-loose monetary policy under Carney had hurt the poor and helped the rich.

Last week Carney said any decision on the length of his term would be “entirely personal”, saying “no one should read anything into that decision about government policy”.

He has previously stated his desire to return to Canada for the education of his four daughters.

NY Times sees digital gains, but profit evaporates THE New York Times Co. saw profits evaporate in the third quarter due to one-time costs and a steep drop in print advertising revenues, results showed Wednesday.

The prestigious US daily publisher reported a profit of $406,000 - down 96 percent from the $9.4 million profit in the same period a year ago.

Overall revenues fell one percent in the quarter to $363.5 million.

The company, struggling to transition to digital, said online ad revenues grew 21.5 percent and now account for more than 35 percent of its advertising receipts.

But that increase failed to offset an 18.5 percent drop in print ad revenues - a situation faced by most traditional newspaper publishers.

REVENUE LIFTED The Times added 129,000 paid digital-only subscribers in the quarter, helping lift revenue for that segment by around three percent.

“This quarter proved yet again that the New York Times has a very compelling digital revenue story to tell,” said Mark Thompson, president and chief executive officer, in a statement.

“We saw exceptional gains in our digital consumer business... more than twice as many as the same quarter last year and far more than any quarter since the pay model launched in 2011.”

Thompson added that the company also faced “real pressure on print advertising both for us and for the rest of the industry.”

“We expect print advertising to remain challenged in the fourth quarter and while we will continue innovating and investing where we think it makes sense, we will remain focused on our cost structure and on rapidly growing our digital business,” he said.

The results were hit by one-time costs that included a $2.9 million charge for the closing of its Paris editing and prepress operations and $13 million in severance costs.

The Times this year began a review of its newsroom of 1,300 to realign for the digital era, with a plan expected in the coming weeks.

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HE Bank of England has hiked its economic growth forecast for next year, as it froze its key interest rate at a record-low 0.25 percent and left stimulus unchanged.

The BoE raised its prediction for 2017 GDP expansion to 1.4 percent from 0.8 percent, although the improved outlook since August has been clouded by Thursday’s High Court decision to order a parliamentary vote on Brexit.

ABOVE EXPECTATIONS “In the three months since (August), indicators of activity and business sentiment have recovered from their lows immediately following the referendum and the preliminary estimate of GDP growth in the third quarter was above expectations,” the central bank said in a statement.

“These data suggest that the near-term out-

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Bank of England raises UK growth forecast, holds rate look for activity is stronger than expected three months ago.”

It added that household spending had grown faster than expected in August, while the housing market had been more resilient.

The announcement came two hours after a ruling that parliament, not the government, must approve the start of Britain’s withdraw-

al from the European Union, in a landmark decision that could delay Brexit.

Three senior judges ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May did not have the right to use her executive power to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon treaty, which begins a twoyear countdown to leaving the bloc.

Thursday’s BoE rate decision - which was widely expected by markets - was unveiled

Eurozone unemployment holds steady at 10 percent Unemployment in the eurozone held steady at 10 percent in September, official data show, as the recovery in the European jobs market continued to haltingly improve.

The rate fell in with analyst forecasts as the eurozone continues a painfully slow recovery after unemployment hit record highs during the worst of the debt crisis.

The Eurostat statistics agency said unemployment in the 19-nation eurozone matched the lowest level since June 2011 as it also revised its figure for August from 10.1 percent to the same amount.

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percent and Spain with 19.3 percent, but the rates were down in both those countries.

Unemployment in the full 28-nation EU was also unchanged at 8.5 percent in September, Eurostat said.

Unemployment in the single currency bloc hit a record high of 12.1 percent during the worst of the debt crisis.

Joblessness has dropped slowly since that peak, with eurozone governments putting the priority on slashing public spending rather than more spending to stimulate jobs.

The European Central Bank has launched a massive stimulus programme in early 2015 to boost demand but to little apparent effect.

after governor Mark Carney put an end to speculation over his future on Monday by announcing he would extend his contract for one year to 2019 to aid an “orderly transition” to Brexit.

The BoE had already slashed rates to the current level in August, as part of a post-referendum stimulus package worth up to £170 billion ($212 billion, 191 billion euros).

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HSBC SHOULD STAND TRIAL IN TAX FRAUD CASE A FRENCH prosecutor has called for British banking giant HSBC to stand trial for aiding large-scale tax fraud in France, a source close to the investigation said Thursday.

If the case goes to trial, HSBC would face charges that its Swiss unit HSBC Private Banking offered its customers several ways of hiding assets from the French taxman, notably via the use of offshore tax havens.

The case began when French authorities in late 2008 received files stolen by Herve Falciani, a former HSBC employee, whose disclosures sparked the so-called “Swissleaks” scandal on bank-supported tax evasion.

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PAIN’S growth slowed but remained firm in the third quarter, official data show, just as the country emerges from 10 months of political crisis with the conservatives set to head up a minority government. The Ine statistics agency said that GDP expanded by 0.7 percent compared to the previous three months, which had registered 0.8 percent growth.

Compared to the same period in 2015, the economy rose 3.2 percent from July to September, the same rate as in the second quarter.

This is well above the eurozone average of 1.6 percent in the second quarter - the latest figures published by statistics agency Eurostat.

The GDP figure for the third quarter is the same as that predicted last month by the central bank, which pointed to a slight fall in exports compared to the previous three months.

But the central bank had said that household and company spending remained strong, as unemployment drops and interest rates remain low.

For 2016, the government predicts growth of 2.9 percent, while the central bank thinks it will be higher, at 3.2 percent.

The growth figure comes a day after the Ine agency said unemployment dropped to its lowest rate in six years at 18.9 percent in the third quarter, thanks in large part to the services sector during a bountiful summer season for tourism.

PRECARIOUS But far from welcoming the news, UGT, one of Spain’s most influential unions, said many of the new jobs created were temporary and precarious.

Still, the drop was good news for acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is poised to re-take power at the head of a minority government, ending 10 months of political limbo following two inconclusive elections.

Rajoy, who first came to power in 2011, has long vaunted Spain’s return to growth and drop in unemployment under his watch after a crisis that brought the country to the brink of economic collapse.

But opposition parties and other critics blast his sweeping spending cuts and say many of the jobs created are just short-term - with some lasting as little as a week - and very unstable.

BP says quarterly net profit surges to $1.6bn BP has announced that net profits rocketed in the third quarter, aided partly by cost-cutting, and announced further spending cuts in response to low oil prices.

Earnings after tax soared to $1.6 billion (1.5 billion euros) in the three months to September, compared with just $46 million in the same period a year earlier, BP said in a results statement.

Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary added BP was making “good progress” in adapting to a “challenging” oil price environment.

The company meanwhile cut 2016 capital expenditure to $16 billion, compared with the previous guidance of $17-19 billion.

BP added that profit, adjusted for exception-

al items and oil inventory changes, dropped to $933 million in the reporting period from $1.8 billion a year earlier, as underlying earnings took a hit from low oil prices.

That did however beat market expectations of $719.2 million, according to analysts polled by Bloomberg.

BP also warned oil refining margins would continue to take a hit in the final three months of the year, but it added it expects production to increase slightly in the fourth quarter.

The group is slashing costs in the face of weak oil global oil prices and sliding refining margins, with the cost of crude at around $46 per barrel in the third quarter compared with $50 a year ago.

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RYOTHERAPY has been shown to improved post-surgery recovery by up to 40%, reduce pain and inflammation and improve circulation to facilitate healing and the removal of toxins.

The outer surface of the skin is lowered to nearly 1.5°C for 2-3 minutes by way of a -140°C Nitrogen mist. When you expose your body to these temperatures for short periods, it goes into fight or flight mode and self-healing mechanisms are triggered.

The Cochrane Review1 studied the effects of cryotherapy on patients with osteoarthritis after a total knee replacement and saw that people who received cryotherapy had on average 225ml less blood loss than people who did not have cryotherapy, they reported less pain day on the second day after surgery, and were able to bend their knee 11 degrees more at the time of discharge from hospital.

REDUCTION OF INFLAMMATION Dr. Kelly Powers, a podiatric surgeon at Stamford Hospital was interviewed by Fox News2 about the treatment. “We always equate cold therapy (ice) with reduction of inflammation, and cryotherapy is used every day in some form or another. ‘Cryo-’ meaning ‘cold,’ has been harnessed in liquid nitrogen and is used as routine medical and surgical techniques.” Many doctors use ice compacts and ice machines post-op to decrease local inflammation and expedite healing. Powers has never tried whole-body cryotherapy, but she sees the potential for its use in post-surgery care and would be open to recommending it to patients. “Not only does it stimulate and expedite the healing process, but it eliminates the discomfort that

Following on from last issue’s feature on cryotherapy, we wanted to look at how it helps with rehabilitation and recovery from surgery or illness.

can prevent you from proper rehabilitation in tissue strengthening after muscle damage,” Powers said.

Another common rehabilitation use for cryotherapy is to speed up healing after cosmetic surgery procedures, leaving patients looking and feeling better quicker by reducing inflammation, pain, bruising and the formation of scar tissue. It has another benefit for image conscious patients, as it can also improve skin tone, reduce cellulite and blemishes.

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MOVEMBER For 30days champion the moustache and raise funds DURING Movember (the month formerly known as November), men around the globe grow moustaches while raising money for men’s health issues. Let’s face it men are known to be more indifferent towards their health, especially when compared to the efforts of women, who proactively and publicly address their health issues. As a result, today the levels of awareness, understanding and funding for support of male health issues, like prostate cancer & testicular cancer lag significantly behind causes such as breast cancer.

The reasons for the poor state of men’s health around the world are numerous and complex and this is primarily due to a lack of awareness of the health issues men face and this can largely be attributed to the reluctance in men openly discussing the subject due to longstanding traditions, coupled with an ‘it’ll be alright’ attitude. Statistics sadly show that, on average, men die at a younger age than women – the average life expectancy for men is four years less than women. That said, despite trailing the women’s health movement, things are beginning to change, but much more progress needs to be made to close the gap between the state of men and women’s health.

The Movember journey began in 2003 with a few mates in a pub in Melbourne, Australia. The goal was simple – to create a campaign promoting the growth of the moustache among like-minded people and have fun along the way.

The movement is about real men growing real moustaches, talking about real issues to help change the face of men’s health.

Since its inception a global army of over 5 million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas have grown the Movember Foundation spans the globe across 21 countries and to date more than £56.9million has been raised globally and over 1000 men’s health projects have been funded.

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Your light bulbs could be playing havoc with your health – here’s why melatonin.

Since then, different studies have confirmed the effect light colour temperature can have on our circadian rhythms, but there is still a long way to go to fully understand the effects so that consumers can make informed choices when buying bulbs.

AUTHOR: MARISELA MENDOZA

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NEWSPAPER article published in the TIMES under the headline “High street eye test can provide early indication of dementia” highlighted yet another complex connection between the eye and the brain.

This important eye-brain interface is still being researched and many disciplines are now working together to make fresh findings. But while most of us know that regular physical activity and eating healthily can help maintain or improve our well-being, few are aware of the importance of feeding our eyes with the right kind of light. Indeed, not experiencing the right quality and quantity of light could have adverse effects on hormonal changes, sleep patterns and may even be linked to obesity.

Our knowledge of how the light bulbs we use can help feed our eyes with the right light is rudimentary at best. We know that different light bulbs are cheaper, brighter, more energy efficient or more recyclable, but we know much less about how they can impact our well-being.

LIGHT OF YOUR LIFE Light bulb packaging also includes technical values for the bulb’s colour rendering index

YELLOW OR BLUE?

(CRI) and colour temperature – but very few people really know what these numbers mean.

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvins (K) and generally speaking gives us an idea of how yellow or blue the light will appear.

A light bulb with a colour temperature of 2,700K produces light which appears yellowish. If this value is increased to 5,000K, it will appear blueish.

But colour temperature values can also have an impact on our well-being. Our circadian rhythm is synchronised with the 24-hour cycle and triggered by natural periods of light and dark. In response to this important cycle,

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the brain produces different hormones and drives other bodily functions.

One of the hormones produced is melatonin, which is released at night in the absence of light and makes us feel sleepy. But overexposure of our eyes to light can prevent melatonin secretion and can have unfavourable effects on other bodily functions, too.

In 2001, a group of researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and supported by NASA discovered that the colour (wavelength) of light – as well as its intensity – plays an important role in the release/suppression of melatonin. Blue light in particular was found to be a strong suppressor of

Some lighting companies have developed white lights that emit a higher amount of blue light. These are mostly used in offices with the intention of making people more alert and active.

But blue light’s not much use if you’re trying to wind down. Indeed, some electronic device manufacturers have tried to solve this problem, for example by creating phones that change the type of light they emit over the course of the day.

Most of us are unaware of the quality of artificial light we are exposed to at work and at home, and the effect that these lights can have on our sleep. Think of caffeine. It’s great in the morning to give you a boost of energy and attention, but can play havoc with your sleep at night. Light can be caffeine to our eyes. Reducing our exposure to high intensity blueish light a couple of hours before going to sleep and keeping our night lights dimmed and on the warm or yellowish side of the spectrum could improve our sleep.

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N 1959, Peter Tripp, a popular New York DJ, pledged to stay awake for 200 hours for charity while continuing to host his radio show.

Studies into sleep deprivation were rare at the time so no one knew what to expect. This made it a major event, not only for Tripp’s millions of listeners, but also for the scientific community.

The subsequent impact of the “wakeathon” on Tripp’s mind was far more dramatic than anyone had expected. The personality of a man normally described as cheerful and upbeat appeared to significantly change as time went by. By the third day he had become highly irritable, cursing and insulting even his closest friends.

Towards the end of his endeavour, he began to hallucinate and exhibit paranoid behaviours.

But despite the concerns of the doctors monitoring him (and with the help of the stimulants they gave him), he persisted and finally went to bed after 201 hours of continuous wake time.

Modern laboratory studies have replicated some of the behaviours seen in Tripp as a consequence of sleep loss. Sleep deprivation or prolonged restricted sleep results in increasing irritability, worsening mood, and feelings of depression, anger, and anxiety. Some argue that sleep loss leads to heightened emotional reactivity.

TIRED AND EMOTIONAL Much like Tripp, who lashed out at his friends at the smallest inconvenience, sleep deprived people experience greater stress and anger than rested control persons when asked to complete a simple cognitive test.

Brain imaging methods reveal why sleep deprivation can lead to irrational emotional responses. The amygdala, an area deep in the brain, is our emotional control centre. When sleep deprived participants were shown emotionally negative images, activity levels in the amygdala were as much as 60% higher than levels in those who were rested.

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FEELING SLEEPY?

How a lack of sleep affects your brain – and personality SLEEPLESS IN LAS VEGAS

SLEEPING TO LEARN

Casino owners have known for years that tired gamblers make risky decisions. The bright lights, noise, and lack of windows are designed to stop you from noticing the passage of time.

In 2011, researchers at Duke University asked participants in a gambling experiment to improve each of several gambles. They could choose to do this by increasing the size of the highest possible gain, decreasing the size of the worst loss, or improving the probability of winning. When participants had been deprived of sleep for just one night, they started do make fewer decisions that avoided loss, and more decisions that maximised potential gain. In other words, sleep deprivation made their gambles riskier and more optimistic. This change in risk taking behaviour was accompanied by changes in activity in brain areas that evaluate negative and positive outcomes.

Sleep deprivation also effects the hippocampus. This is a region critical for the storing of new memories. When people are deprived of sleep for even one night, their ability to memorise new information drops significantly. This was shown in one study to be due to an impairment in the hippocampus caused by sleep deprivation.

When memorising a set of pictures, sleep deprived participants showed less activation in the hippocampus compared to rested participants. This deficit in the hippocampus could be caused by sleep deprivation reducing its ability to write in new information.

Alternatively, the hippocampus may need sleep to move new information to be stored in other areas of the brain. In this case, lack of sleep may cause the storage capacity of hippocampus to fill up, preventing new information from being stored.

LESSONS FROM THE WAKEATHON The story of Tripp has an unhappy ending. Shortly after his wakeathon his marriage broke down, and he eventually lost his job and career in radio. In 1964 his record was broken by Randy Gardner, a high school student from San Diego, who managed to remain awake for 264 hours.

Tripp’s later troubles however are unlikely to be connected to his sleep deprivation as Gardner and others who later tried to beat the record did not report similar long-term detrimental effects. Nonetheless, there are lessons to be learned from Tripp’s experience and from the latest discoveries in sleep science.

Many people aren’t getting enough sleep as people sacrifice rest time to work, especially on devices which emit blue light. This light makes falling asleep more difficult, further eroding the quantity and quality of sleep.

We need to rediscover the value of sleep and appreciate the benefits it brings to our brains. Time spent sleeping is an essential investment towards being smarter, making better decisions, and leading a happier life. So get snoozing.

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SEASONAL FOODS:

Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn - within each issue we will look at what fruits and vegetables are in season

A TASTE OF THE WHITE STUFF It is that time of year again when our favourite pasta dishes are perfumed with the earthy aroma of the white truffle. For just a few short months in the year these delicate rare mushrooms appear and the food world falls head of heals for them.

TRUFFLES are a gourmet delicacy, one of the most expensive and desired in the world.

Foodies swoon over them and international top chefs search them out and bid extortionate prices for them at auction. Truffles are without a doubt one of the priciest and most precious food stuffs on the planet So, what’s all the fuss?

Truffles have been found in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America, but only three species are commercially important.

Historically, these musky, aromatic members of the mushroom family, irregular and knobby in shape, have been prized for their aphrodisiac and medicinal qualities, and as a delicacy. Truffles have been known to

fetch upwards of several thousand dollars a pound and are best consumed raw within three days of harvesting. Truffles grow slowly about a foot underground and in symbiosis with host trees (either oak or hazelnut), so you can’t find them with the naked eye. They often require years to reach full maturity and their harvesting necessitates the assistance of pigs (historically) and dogs, more recently, who sniff out the best ones. (Pigs are more difficult to work with since they often will not only find, but also eat the truffle.)

To enjoy the wonderfulness of the variously described pleasure of dining on truffles, you must eat fresh, uncooked specimens shortly after they have been harvested.

Seared scallops on shrimp and truffle risotto INGREDIENTS 3 8-ounce bottles clam juice 1 cup low-salt chicken broth 3 tablespoons olive oil 6 uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, diced 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 garlic clove, minced 1 cup arborio rice 1/4 cup dry white wine 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6 large sea scallops Truffle oil* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives PREPARATION 1. Bring clam juice and broth to simmer in medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low; cover to keep warm. Heat olive oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; sauté 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer to bowl. Add onion to pan; sauté until translucent, about 1 minute. Add garlic; sauté 15 seconds. Add rice; stir 1 minute. Add wine; simmer until absorbed, about 1 minute. Add 1 cup clam juice mixture to rice; simmer until liquid is absorbed, stirring often. Continue adding liquid 1 cup at a time and stirring often, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding next, until rice is tender but still firm to bite, about 20 minutes. Stir in butter and shrimp. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Heat vegetable oil in heavy medium skillet over high heat. Sear scallops until golden brown and just opaque in center, about 1 minute per side. Divide risotto among 6 plates. Place 1 scallop atop risotto on each plate, drizzle lightly with truffle oil, sprinkle with chives, and serve.

Cracked pepper focaccia with truffle oil Truffle oil adds an earthy nuance, but using olive oil will also result in a delicious bread.

INGREDIENTS 2 cups lukewarm water (85°F to 95°F) 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (for do-ahead version) or quick-rising dry yeast (for same-day version) 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons white or black truffle oil* or olive oil 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper 2 teaspoons salt 4 3/4 cups (about) bread flour 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt

PREPARATION 1. Stir 2 cups lukewarm water and yeast in large bowl to blend. Mix in 3 tablespoons olive oil, truffle oil, cracked pepper, and 2 teaspoons salt. Add 1 cup flour. Using wood spoon, stir vigorously until well incorporated. Add enough of remaining 3 3/4 cups flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, to form dough that is soft, sticky and not completely smooth, stirring vigorously until well incorporated. Oil large bowl. Scrape dough into oiled bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. For do-ahead version: Chill dough overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature in warm draft-free area before proceeding. For same-day version: Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes (do not punch down dough).

2. Lightly oil 15x10x1-inch baking sheet. Slide out dough onto prepared baking sheet (dough will be soft and will easily slide out onto sheet; do not punch down dough or knead dough). Gently pull and stretch dough so that dough almost covers baking sheet. Press fingertips all over top of dough to form indentations. Brush top of focaccia with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle with thyme, rosemary and coarse salt. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm draft-free area until puffed, about 30 minutes for refrigerated dough and about 15 minutes for room-temperature dough.

3. Meanwhile, position rack in center of oven and preheat to 450°F. Bake focaccia until deep golden brown, about 30 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.

GET THE FLAVOURWITHOUT THE HIGH COST Truffle oil is a modern culinary ingredient used to impart the flavor and aroma of truffles to a dish. The ingredient is commonly used as a finishing oil in a variety of dishes, including, pasta dishes, pizzas, and puréed foods such as mashed potatoes and deviled eggs. Truffle oil is generally available in all seasons and relatively steady in price. It is popular with chefs, home cooks, and diners because it is significantly less expensive than fresh truffles. This has also led to a market growth in the product and an increase in the availability of truffle-flavored foods.

Truffle oil is controversial as a flavoring ingredient, as some truffle oil is artificially produced and may lack the complex flavors and aromas of fresh truffles.

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ONDON distiller Sipsmith has been commissioned to create a bespoke gin for the House of Commons, marking the first such commission from the house.

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F nuts aren’t in your regular snack rotation, you’re missing out on major disease-fighting nutrients that protect your heart, boost brainpower, and more.

Nuts are underrated as nutritious snacks particularly raw tree nuts, such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, and more, which have been linked to lower cholesterol, better heart health, weight control, and even a lower cancer risk.

Unfortunately, too few of us eat nuts regularly: They account for less than eight percent of daily antioxidant intake. “That may be because people are afraid of the fat and calories in nuts, or they find plain nuts boring,” says Joy Bauer, Today Show nutritionist and bestselling author. “That’s a shame, because a small handful can pack your diet with filling protein, fiber, unsaturated fats, and important vitamins and minerals.”

Here’s how your health benefits each time you nosh on a handful of nuts.

WALNUTS: Inflammation fighters

In addition to containing the most antioxidants of all nuts, which help protect your body from the cellular damage that contributes to heart disease, cancer, and premature aging, “walnuts are also the richest in omega-3 fatty acids, which fight inflammation,” says Bauer. They’re an especially great way to get these healthy unsaturated fats if you’re not a fan of fish, where these types of fats are predominantly found. A walnut snack may also turn around a bad day during that time of the month: The manganese they contain may reduce PMS symptoms.

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Why you should go nuts for nuts decrease compared to a control group who didn’t eat them. Almonds may even safeguard your gut: A test-tube study (funded by the Almond Board of California) found that the nuts raised levels of good bacteria that bolster the body’s immune system.

Serving info: About 23 nuts = 170 calories | 15 grams fat CASHEWS: Brain boosters

Cashews are particularly rich in iron and zinc.

“Iron helps deliver oxygen to all of your cells, which can prevent anemia, and zinc is critical to immune health and healthy vision,” says Bauer. Cashews are also a good source of magnesium: One ounce provides almost 25 percent of your daily need. Magnesium may help improve memory and protect against age-related memory loss, according to a study in the journal Neuron.

Serving info: About 18 nuts = 165 calories | 13 grams fat

Just one Brazil nut packs more than 100 percent of the daily value for the mineral selenium, which may help prevent certain cancers, including bone, prostate, and breast cancer.

A recent study in the Journal of Medicinal Food suggests that the selenium found in Brazil nuts, along with soy, may help fight prostate cancer by inhibiting the growth of cancerous cells. However, don’t overdo it on Brazil nuts: High levels of selenium can be harmful, so stick to a serving or less.

Serving info: 5 to 6 nuts = 185 cals | 18 grams fat MACADAMIA NUTS: The most MUFAs

PISTACHIOS: The skinniest nut

Pistachios are the most slimming nuts, with less than four calories each. Their shells make them especially dieting-friendly: “Eating them in the shell automatically slows down your pace so the snack lasts longer and you eat less overall,” says Bauer. They may also help you breathe easier: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers found that eating two ounces of pistachios daily may reduce lung cancer risk. Pistachios are rich in the antioxidant gamma-tocopherol, a form of cancer-fighting vitamin E. Pistachios are also packed with potassium, a mineral essential for a healthy nervous system and muscles, and are a good source of vitamin B6, which can lift your mood, fortify your immune system, and more.

Serving info: About 50 nuts = 160 cals | 14 grams fat HAZELNUTS: More than just a coffee flavouring

An all-around healthy nut, hazelnuts are notable for their high levels of monounsaturated fats, which can improve cardiovascular health and help to manage type 2 diabetes, according to Bauer. They’re also rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, which may prevent cataracts and macular degeneration, maintain healthy skin, and reduce risk of dementia.

Serving info: About 21 nuts = 180 cals | 17 grams fat

PECANS: Artery defenders

ALMONDS: Good for your gut

Almonds contain the most fiber — about three grams per ounce — compared to other nuts, and are richest in vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant. Almonds may even help you slip into those skinny jeans: In one International Journal of Obesity study, when two groups of obese adults followed low-calorie diets for six months, those who included almonds in their weight loss plans lost more weight than those who ate more complex carbohydrates. Other research shows that almonds are especially healthy for people worried about their blood sugar: Those who ate about 20 percent of their calories from almonds for four months saw their bad LDL cholesterol drop and their insulin resistance

BRAZIL NUTS: Potent cancer protector

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Pecans aren’t just for making tasty pies, they can also help improve your heart health. “Pecans are among the most antioxidant-rich nuts,” says Bauer. “They may help prevent plaque formation in your arteries.” In fact, a Journal of Nutrition study (funded partly by the National Pecan Shellers Association) found that consuming pecans can help lower LDL cholesterol levels by as much as 33 percent. Pecans may also buffer your brain health, according to an animal study from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The vitamin E found in the nuts could delay progression of degenerative neurological diseases like amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Serving info: About 18 halves = 200 calories | 21 grams fat

Although ounce for ounce they’re one of the most calorie-dense nuts, macadamia nuts contain the greatest amount of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat (MUFA) per serving. “This ‘good fat’ lowers LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol levels and blood pressure,” says Bauer.

A Pennsylvania State University study (funded partly by the Hershey Company, which owns the Mauna Loa Macademia company) found that people who added macadamia nuts to their diets reduced their triglyceride levels, total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol by nearly 10 percent.

Serving info: About 10 nuts = 200 cals | 22 grams fat

Source: www.everydayhealth.com Words by Rachel Grumman Bender

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Vegetables - the new dessert

VEGETABLE yogurt are set to become a food trend for 2017, replacing traditional sweet flavoured delights according to Waitrose.

Varieties such as carrot, beetroot and sweet potato have proved an unexpected hit in the US and will soon be making their way across the pond and hitting our supermarket in Europe it said in its annual food and drink trends report.

Whilst eating natural yogurt with cucumber, tomato or even garlic is considered normal across mainland Europe having a range with flavours such as butternut squash, tomato or even muller crunch corner style yogurts with separate spicy dip to mix-in, instead of sweet is something quite new.

Chobani, a popular brand in the US offers an array of sweet and spicy flavours from Chipotle Pineapple and Sriracha Mango to pumpkin harvest and for those who are little more adventurous Haagen Dazs has unveiled vegetable flavoured ice creams .

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The remaining letters spell an additional word from the Phonetic Alphabet.

Solution to puzzle from issue 23

The hidden message is: SUMMER VACATION

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ance of an explicit film on a major thoroughfare has raised quite a few questions.

How did it get there? Was it intentional? Or could it have been an accident, when someone was watching the video and streamed it unintentionally?

Drivers were confronted with graphic porn on a gigantic billboard as they drove through Jakarta.

Porn is illegal in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, so the appear-

CODEWORD Codewords are like crossword puzzles - but have no clues! Instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number! To start you off, we reveal the codes for two or three letters.

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At least 11 cows have died after they wandered onto railway tracks and were struck by a Great Northern train travelling southbound near Peterborough.

The incident caused chaos for passengers, with all services passing through the area delayed or cancelled as a result of the crash.

One of the delayed services was carrying a group of Arsenal supporters to the club’s Premier League game at Burnley, with many football fans missing the game as a result of the crash.

A spokesman said: ‘I can confirm that a train struck some cows between Huntington and Peterborough and sadly 11 were confirmed dead. There was some damage to the train but the driver and passengers were all fine.

The train in question had to be evacuated and then moved away to be repaired.

safely yesterday with no reported injuries to those inside.

It is not clear exactly what species of bird was involved, but its hooked talons and wide wing suggest it was a large bird of prey, possibly a black hawk eagle which is found throughout South America.

Bird strikes are not uncommon and the Civil Aviation Authority, which oversees aviation in the UK, dealt with more than 1,535 reports of birds in plane engines in 2013.

This can be dangerous, particularly if the bird is caught up in the rotor blades.

One of the most notorious bird strikes in recent history was when heroic Captain Sullenberger landed a US Airways plane on the Hudson River after it hit a flock of Canada geese. He managed to save everyone on board.

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The main theory is that hackers took over the 24 square metre LED billboard near the South Jakarta mayor’s office.

It took five minutes before the city administration shut off power to the billboard, switching off the video.

Not before dozens of drivers in heavy traffic sat through the unexpected trailer.

According to the Jakarta Post, police are treating it as intentional.

Adrian Wiedarta, manager of the billboard, told Kompas (in Indonesian) that the system had been hacked due to a virus.

He claimed staff were locked out when the hacker changed the access password.

People on social media found the incident hilarious, with people discussing whether it could have been an accident or was done by hackers.

Pete Cronin, the USAID Education Foreign Service Officer working in Indonesia, wrote: ‘Oh Jakarta, you never cease to amaze me.’

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THE PUNISHED ONE Jose Mourinho is facing yet again a touchline ban after being charged with misconduct for the second time in less than a week by the English Football Association following allegations of abuse towards officials at half-time during Manchester United’s goalless draw against Burnley at Old Trafford.

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ERE, the WEEKEND WORLD NEWSPAPER takes a looks at some of the ‘special one’s’ most notable brushes with authorities.

DIRTY LAUNDRY

Back in 2005, less than a year after he had joined Chelsea after leading Porto to the Champions League, Mourinho allegedly hid in a laundry basket in order to pass on halftime instructions during a Champions League encounter against Bayern Munich. Match observers suggested assistant Rui Faria was using an earpiece under a woollen hat to communicate with Mourinho. Mourinho was serving a twomatch UEFA touchline ban after he alleged then-Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard influenced referee Anders Frisk (above) during a Champions League match at the Camp Nou. Frisk later received death threats and promptly retired.

DOCTORS ORDERS For many, the beginning of the end at Chelsea second time round was when Mourinho publicly criticised club doctor Eva Carneiro (below) for coming onto the pitch to treat a player he did not think was injured. Chelsea, the defending champions, had made a poor start to the 2015-6 season and would fail to pull out of their nosedive, leading to Mourinho’s sacking last December after a loss at Leicester City. Carneiro would ultimately win a compensation settlement weeks before Mourinho pitched up at Old Trafford - but the issue was widely seen as being the moment he lost the dressing room at Stamford Bridge.

ONE IN THE EYE Mourinho had several contretemps while in charge of Real Madrid in Spain - notably when he poked then Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova in the eye in 2011.

Mourinho jabbed Vilanova (right), who shoved him back, during a touchline fracas in a Spanish Super Cup encounter. The Spanish Football Federation waived punishment for both men as part of a 2012 amnesty. Mourinho later apologised for his behaviour.

REAL HARD TIMES A further spat at Real in 2011 saw Mourinho earn a five-match UEFA ban, later reduced, and a fine for his sending-off and comments suggesting the game’s hierarchy favoured Barcelona. The scenario was only one of several. A ban and fine resulted in 2010 while he was in charge at Inter Milan, while following his return to Chelsea other bans and fines followed, including last year after he refused to leave the referee’s dressing room at West Ham United, pushing his misconduct charges in England alone to the $200,000 mark before his second Chelsea sacking.

UNITED WOES Mourinho faces a potential two - four-match touchline ban having been sent to the stands during Manchester United’s goalless stalemate at home to Burnley for loudly protesting a penalty claim to earn a misconduct charge. It was his second in barely a week after he made disparaging comments about referee Anthony Taylor prior to another goalless draw away to Liverpool.

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Sky Bet Championship Table P Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Newcastle 15 11 1 3 32 12 20 34 2 Brighton 15 9 4 2 23 9 14 31 3 Huddersfield 15 9 1 5 16 17 -1 28 4 Norwich 15 8 3 4 26 24 2 27 5 Reading 15 7 4 4 17 18 -1 25 6 Bristol City 15 7 3 5 23 17 6 24 7 Birmingham 15 6 6 3 20 17 3 24 8 Sheff Wed 15 7 3 5 16 17 -1 24 9 Leeds 15 7 2 6 16 15 1 23 10 Brentford 15 6 4 5 21 14 7 22 11 Fulham 15 5 6 4 21 18 3 21 12 Barnsley 15 6 2 7 27 24 3 20 13 Preston 15 6 2 7 19 19 0 20 14 QPR 15 5 4 6 16 21 -5 19 15 Aston Villa 15 3 9 3 15 15 0 18 16 Ipswich 15 4 6 5 12 14 -2 18 17 Wolves 15 4 5 6 17 18 -1 17 18 Burton 15 4 5 6 18 20 -2 17 19 Derby 15 4 5 6 9 11 -2 17 20 Nottm Forest 15 4 3 8 24 29 -5 15 21 Cardiff 15 4 3 8 13 23 -10 15 22 Wigan 15 3 5 7 14 16 -2 14 23 Blackburn 15 3 4 8 15 23 -8 13 24 Rotherham 15 1 4 10 16 35 -19 7

Spanish BBVA La Liga Table P Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Real Madrid 10 7 3 0 28 10 18 24 2 Barcelona 10 7 1 2 30 12 18 22 3 Atl Madrid 10 6 3 1 25 6 19 21 4 Sevilla 10 6 3 1 18 13 5 21 5 Villarreal 10 5 4 1 17 7 10 19 6 Real Sociedad 10 5 1 4 16 12 4 16 7 Ath Bilbao 10 5 1 4 15 13 2 16 8 Eibar 10 4 3 3 16 14 2 15 9 Celta Vigo 10 4 2 4 16 20 -4 14 10 Las Palmas 10 3 4 3 20 18 2 13 11 Malaga 10 3 3 4 14 14 0 12 12 Espanyol 10 2 5 3 13 17 -4 11 13 Real Betis 10 3 2 5 11 20 -9 11 14 Valencia 10 3 1 6 14 19 -5 10 15 Alavés 10 2 4 4 10 15 -5 10 16 Leganés 10 3 1 6 9 19 -10 10 17 Dep. Coruña 10 2 3 5 7 15 -8 9 18 Sporting Gijón 10 2 3 5 8 19 -11 9 19 Osasuna 10 1 4 5 12 20 -8 7 20 Granada 10 0 3 7 8 24 -16 3

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British PM savages ‘outrageous’ FIFA poppy rejection W

HILE FIFA maintained its rejection, the prime minister said FIFA should sort its own affairs out rather than interfere in tributes to a country’s war dead.

“It is utterly outrageous,” May said when asked about the matter in parliament.

“Our football players want to recognise those who gave their lives for our security.

“It is absolutely right that they should be able to do so.

“A clear message is going from this house before they (FIFA) start telling us what to do they jolly well ought to sort their own house out.”

FIFA was linked with scandal that led to its president Sepp Blatter being ousted in December. A new regime is now in place.

The English and Scottish football associations have been negotiating with the world body, which bans political, commercial and religious symbols on team outfits during matches. A FIFA statement issued Wednesday reiterated the stance.

“FIFA fully respects the significance of commemorating Remembrance Day on November 11 each year,” it said.

“The laws of the game are overseen by the International Football Association Board (composed of the four British FAs and FIFA) and applicable to all 211 member associations.

“The relevant Law 4, para. 4, clearly states that the players equipment should not carry any political, religious or commercial messages.

“The laws are applied uniformly in the event of similar requests by any member association to commemorate similar historical events.”

British Prime Minister Theresa May has branded FIFA’s opposition to England and Scotland players wearing poppies on their shirts for a World Cup qualifier on Armistice Day as “outrageous”

Prime Minister Teresa May branded the FIFA poppy ban as ‘utterly outrageous’

However, FA chairman Greg Clarke - whom it is believed will meet with FIFA secretarygeneral Fatma Samoura in London later Wednesday - said it was inconceivable poppies would not be worn.

“My personal opinion and actually the same opinion I hold as Chair of the FA is of course we should wear poppies,” he told ITV. “We are commemorating millions of people who gave their lives in wars over the last hundred years and they deserve that.

“The people who lost relatives deserve that.

That’s our plan.

“We’ll be wearing poppies at Wembley.

“We’re negotiating in good faith with FIFA to

try and find a solution. But there will be poppies at Wembley.”

POPPY PETITION England play Scotland in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley on November 11, the day when Britain traditionally remembers its war dead.

Many Britons wear red poppies as a tribute to those who have died in conflicts which have involved the country.

In 2011, FIFA agreed to let England wear a poppy symbol on black armbands when they played Spain in a friendly on November 11.

The strength of feeling against FIFA was re-

flected when by Wednesday nearly 200,000 people had signed a petition urging a rethink.

The petition was launched by former RAF navigator John Nichol - who was shot down with pilot John Peters and taken prisoner during the first Gulf War with Iraq in 1991.

“The poppy is not a political statement at all.

It could not be further from a political statement,” said Nichol, who along with Peters was tortured while being held prisoner.

Conservative lawmaker Damian Collins, chairman of the Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee, told the BBC FIFA were playing a double game where the rule was good for one but not for another.

“Someone has shared with me on social media an Ireland football shirt that has a special embroidery on marking the centenary of the Easter Rising,” said the 42-year-old, a cofounder of ‘New FIFA Now’ group campaigning for reform of the world body.

“FIFA allow that, so I think people will find it astonishing that the poppy’s not allowed.”

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor puts end to speculation of retirement CONOR McGregor has categorically denied claims that he is set to retire from the UFC after his fight with Eddie Alvarez on November 12. The fight billed as the first champion versus champion super-fight in the UFC since Georges St-Pierre and B.J. Penn memorably locked horns in 2009 will if won by McGregor cement his place as a legend of the UFC by with his announcement that he has “ a massive

announcement is on the horizon” speculation has been rife.

Alvarez, 32, a grizzled veteran of the fight game is a tough, no nonsense scrapper and has only been stopped once over the course of his 14-year career so an easy win is not on the cards nonetheless, McGregor believes the damage Alvarez has sustained during his long thought career will ultimately work against him.

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MEET ‘MINI MOURINHO’, BUNDESLIGA’S YOUNGEST BOSS AT 29 At 29, Julian Nagelsmann is the youngest coach in Bundesliga history and insists his highflying Hoffenheim can topple league leaders Bayern Munich - the club he turned down.

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YEBROWS were raised in February when Nagelsmann, then aged just 28, was made head coach of Hoffenheim. The appointment was a “a crazy idea”, mused the Frankfurter Rundschau daily, while Hoffenheim’s local paper branded it a “PR gag”.

His only previous experience as a head coach had been of the club’s under-19 side, whom he led to the 2014 German age-group title, even though he was less than 10 years older than his players.

But after predecessor Huub Stevens walked away due to heart problems, a drastic remedy was needed for Hoffenheim’s position in Germany’s top flight - 17th and second from bottom.

Nagelsmann secured a point in his first game with a 1-1 draw at Bremen and kept Hoffenheim up by the skins of their collective teeth last season.

After nine league games they are unbeaten, third in the table and only four points behind the mighty Bayern.

Now Nagelsmann, the youngest coach in Europe’s top leagues, is confident of Hoffenheim’s first win over Bayern - after 16 failed attempts - at Munich’s Allianz Arena this weekend.

“They are the best team in the football league but we are going to be successful against them,” said Nagelsmann.

“The preparation for the match against the best German team is very complex. But on the other hand, the football community in Germany doesn’t expect much from us, which can be beneficial psychologically.

“We’re not going to go to look at the scoreboard and just not let ourselves be slaughtered.”

COOL UNDER PRESSURE At 1.90 metres the former defender cuts an imposing figure on the sidelines.

When Bayer Leverkusen’s coach Roger Schmidt, 49, berated Nagelsmann during Hoffenheim’s 3-0 win a fortnight ago, the younger man kept his head while the elder one lost his.

“What sort of a nutter are you?” Sky microphones in the technical area caught Schmidt yelling at Nagelsmann, earning the Leverkusen coach a two-match ban.

“Kiss my arse. Do you think you invented football?”

What Nagelsmann has invented is a winning formula for Hoffenheim.

He does not shy from taking risks.

With Hoffenheim leading 1-0 against Hertha Berlin last Sunday, Nagelsmann turned to his bench in the last five minutes.

He opted not to protect the slender lead, but to try to double it with a three-man attack, swapping striker Adam Szalai for a midfielder.

The gamble paid off, Hoffenheim won 1-0 to leapfrog Hertha into third.

A knee injury in 2008 while playing for Augsburg’s reserves ended Nagelsmann’s playing career aged 20 before it really

got going.

Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel, who trained Augsburg’s junior side at the time, saw his potential and had Nagelsmann scout opposing teams before giving him a job as assistant coach to the youth team.

“I am very grateful to him for giving me the idea to become a coach,” Nagelsmann said of his mentor.

“But he was not my father, our relationship was too pragmatic for that.”

MINI MOURINHO Stints coaching the youth teams at 1860 Munich and Hoffenheim followed.

Nagelsmann led Hoffenheim’s U19s to the 2013-14 German championship title, and the final the following year, which put him on Bayern Munich’s radar.

Bayern made him an offer to coach one of their junior teams, but he turned them down, preferring to continue learning at Hoffenheim rather than the pressurised environment of Bayern, who demand success.

Comparisons have been made to Jose Mourinho, who received his first break aged 29, working with en-England coach Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, and Nagelsmann has been nicknamed “Mini Mourinho”.

Having studied business administration before switching to graduate with a degree in sports science, Nagelsmann qualified with the highest possible mark when earning his German FA (DFB) coaching licence.

His success this season has come with a squad which lost Germany’s Kevin Volland to Leverkusen, but signed Darmstadt’s proven goal-scorer Sandro Wanger and uncompromising midfielder Kerem Demirbay from Duesseldorf.

Nagelsmann is part of a new generation of German coaches who have adopted the “gegenpressing” tactics - high, intense pressing of the opposition when they have the ball - that are Jurgen Klopp’s signature.

During the second-half against Hertha, Berlin’s Per Skjelbred was presurised into losing possession three times by Hoffenheim midfielders near the halfway line and the ball was quickly moved forward.

However, Bayern’s star-studded midfield will provide a far tougher test and not succumb so easily to Hoffenheim’s hard work in the middle.

“There’s a hint of Champions League in the air,” magazine Kicker wrote last week.

But any Hoffenheim fans dreaming of Europe need only think back to 2008/09, when their team finished the first half of the season top, only to end up seventh in the table.

And club backer Dietmar Hopp is aware Hoffenheim may not keep Nagelsmann past 2019, when his contract expires.

“It looks as, for such a huge coaching talent, the time will come when Hoffenheim will become too small for him,” said the 76-year-old billionaire software entrepeneur.

CANADIAN TEEN STROLL JOINS WILLIAMS LINE-UP CANADIAN teenager Lance Stroll, who turned 18 last week, will replace veteran Felipe Massa in Williams’s driver line-up for the 2017 season, the British team announced on Thursday.

Stroll, who doesn’t yet have a driving licence, will line up alongside Finland’s Valtteri Bottas, who will be entering his fifth successive year with Williams.

He will become the sport’s youngest driver since Dutchman Max Verstappen made his debut aged 17 in 2015.

“To be racing in Formula One in 2017 is incredible,” Stroll said after the announcement at the Williams base in Oxfordshire, west of London.

“I can’t thank Williams enough for showing faith in my ability. Racing in F1 was something I dreamt about as a young kid.

“When I began karting seriously, F1 was then the ultimate goal and especially when I started racing cars in 2014.”

Stroll will be the first Canadian to take to the grid since Jacques Villeneuve, who won the last of Williams’s seven Drivers’ Championships in 1997.

The driver from Montreal cruised to victory in this year’s Formula Three championship, winning by over 100 points.

“2017 is going to be a big learning curve for me, but I’m eager to absorb everything Williams can share with me so that I improve,” he added.

“I’ll be taking things on a race-by-race, lap-by-lap basis and hopefully progress with experience like I did when I entered Formula Four and then Formula Three.”

Massa, 35, is calling time on his F1 career at the end of the season and deputy team principal Claire Williams said Stroll would make for an exciting replacement.

“Lance joined the Williams Young Driver Programme at the end of 2015 and has impressed our engineers with his maturity, talent and enthusiasm,” she said.

“He is still young, and we looking forward to seeing him develop as a driver. Williams has a great record of introducing young drivers to Formula One, who have achieved great results.

“We hope this will be the start of a long successful career for Lance as well.”

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MARATHON MAN: Hong Kong dad runs from obesity into record

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WEIGHING in at 120 kilogrammes (265 pounds), a smoker and drinker revelling in Hong Kong’s hedonistic expat scene, David Gething was heading for a heart attack by his 40th birthday.

He could so easily have ended up a health statistic, another casualty of the city’s excesses, he says. Instead he funnelled his energy into sport - and ran right into the record books.

Aged 41, Gething has two world marathon records under his belt and has just released a book about his racing adventures, Relentless.

Gething, now a lithe 67 kilos, pinpoints the moment his life changed, crediting his wife with sitting him down ahead of their first child’s birth and delivering some brutal, but necessary home truths.

He recalls: “She asked me if this was what I wanted my daughter to look up to and emulate? “With those few words, that wall of self-denial came crashing down. I was 32, I’d seen myself as a fun, party guy, but with my wife’s honest assessment I saw I was more like the guy well on his way to a heart attack.”

He stopped smoking and the next day signed up for a 250 kilometre (155 mile) six-day ultramarathon in the Gobi Desert.

“I’d never run five kilometres before, never mind a marathon. It sounded ludicrous, but I needed something that would scare me enough to make sure I didn’t get lazy or give up,” he adds.

A vet by day, he had a year to train, and started cycling before building up to running.

To his astonishment he not only completed the ultramarathon, he enjoyed it and cast about for a fresh challenge, taking on triathlons, marathons and Iron Man competitions around the world.

Last year he took on the World Marathon Challenge, running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. He lost part of his toes to frostbite running in Antarctica and suffered a fractured ankle racing in Africa, but went on to beat the 11 other competitors to win the overall title.

Instead of a heart attack before his 40th, he set a new world record for the fastest marathon in Antarctica with a time of 3.21:35 secs, and another for his cumulative time of 25.36:03 across the races.

Gething believes success at long distance or endurance races is largely down to mental toughness and mind games and often wonders what might have happened if he 1. focused on sports earlier.

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CURSES FOILED: Cubs manager says burden lifted

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T long last, for the first time since 1908, the Chicago Cubs are World Series champions.

So say goodbye to the “Curse of the Billy Goat,” Cubs fans. No more worrying about black cats crossing in front of the dugout like in 1969 at New York. And forget about Steve Bartman, the unfortunate fan who foiled Cubs outfielder Moises Alou’s attempt to grab a key foul ball in the 2003 National League championship series.

That was the message from Cubs manager Joe Maddon after Chicago edged the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings early Thursday morning to capture Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven final 4-3, ending America’s record-longest title drought.

“It has nothing to do with curses, superstition. That has nothing to do with what’s happening today, nothing,” Maddon said. “If you want to believe in that kind of stuff, it’s going to hold you back for a long time.

“I love tradition. I think tradition is worth time mentally and tradition is worth being upheld, but curses and superstitions are not.”

EPSTEIN THE CURSE KILLER For decades, the Cubs have been known as “Lovable Losers” and nothing symbolized it better than the “Billy Goat” curse. Tavern owner Bill Sianis and his pet goat (right) were ejected from a 1945 World Series game and he vowed the Cubs wouldn’t win again.

Even after a goat was allowed back into Wrigley Field years later, the Cubs hadn’t made it back to the World Series. Until this year, when Maddon made ending the hoodoo and embracing the challenge a focus from pre-season workouts.

“There has been a lot of burden placed, and I think, quite frankly, it’s misplaced,” Maddon said. “The fact is that it’s today. It’s now. It’s present tense. And I totally respect what has happened in the past and I totally respect our fan base. But if you just want to carry the

burden with you all the time, tonight would never happen.

“So for me, it was about in spring training trying to define this whole thing.

That’s where really running towards expectations and pressure was really important as opposed to running away from it.”

It doesn’t hurt that the Cubs have their own “Curse Killer” in baseball operations president Theo Epstein. He was the Boston Red Sox general manager when they won the 2004 World Series to end an 86-year title drought some say was caused by the “Curse of the Bambino” - the trading of beloved Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees.

Now we can move forward It’s time for some of the Cubs fans who by the thousands stayed to cheer in the stands after the victory, even in a heavy downpour, to let go of history and embrace a young team that might win a few more titles.

“The burden has been lifted,” Maddon said.

“It should have never been there in the first place, I don’t think, but now we can move

forward.

“It’s really great for our entire Cub-dom to get beyond that moment and continue to move forward, because now based on the young players we have in this organization, we have an opportunity to be good for a long time, and without any constraints, without any of the negative dialogue.”

The Cubs didn’t make it easy on fans, squandering a 5-1 lead and being taken to extra innings by a Cleveland squad that would have matched the greatest game seven comeback in World Series history had they won.

“Everybody was waiting for the other shoe to drop. And you’ve got to expect something good to happen as opposed to that,” Maddon said. “I know even tonight, I’m certain people would be doubtful the way it all played out, but that’s baseball.”

Indians fans might take Maddon’s words to heart. With the Cubs winning, the burden of baseball’s longest title drought now falls upon their team.

Cleveland last won the World Series in 1948.

Frampton announces Vegas rematch with Santa Cruz BRITAIN’S Carl Frampton will defend his WBA world featherweight title in a Las Vegas rematch with Mexican Leo Santa Cruz on January 28, he has revealed.

Frampton, 29, defeated Santa Cruz via majority decision at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in July to become Northern Ireland’s first two-weight world champion.

The pair will face off again at the MGM Grand after Frampton announced the news on Twitter with a video of him singing the Elvis Presley song ‘Viva Las Vegas’.

“It’s official!” Frampton wrote. “The rematch vs @leosantacruz2 is set for @MGMGrand Las Vegas, January 28th. WE’RE BRINGING AN ARMY #AndStill.”

Frampton won his first world title when he beat Spain’s Kiko Martinez on points in an IBF super bantamweight bout in September 2014.

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With the new new management in place and fully operational All Sports will continue to evolve into one of the leading sports bars in the Costa Del Sol. The new Golf simulator is undergoing final updates to the software and we will be the first place in Costa that can boast a 19th hole actually attached to where you swing the club. We will be having an inaugural evening soon with a happy hour to suit all all ages so you can come and swing a golf club at our club.

We cover all sports and ensure we show all of the major sporting events and will continue to cover Rugby league and Union, the Cricket season and football in all countries. We also show major tennis tournaments and with Wimbledon starting soon we will be showing that also for the tennis enthusiasts.

There are exciting times coming up this year in All Sports especially the European international championship football starting on 10th June 2016. We will ensure we do our best to give all our European Nations maximum coverage and with 5 TV’s installed we will continue to attempt to meet all your sporting preferences.

We also have the Olympics in Rio starting on August 5th 2016 and will cover as many of the events as possible and adjust our opening times to suit.

Then we have the glorious Ryder Cup in Hazeltine USA starting on September 30th 2016 so lots of reasons to come and visit us here and spend some quality time enjoying your favourite sport and sipping your favourite Tipple. We have good beers and ciders on Draught and 2 expert Cocktail makers who will entice you to sample some of your favourites and more. We are family friendly and have Smoothies and Mocktails for the children.

Our good pub food now being served will enhance your stay with us.

So Les and the team look forward to see you soon.

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Vettel escapes sanctions for Mexico Grand Prix rant The FIA Formula One governing body has let off Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel with a warning for an expletive-filled rant against the race director at the Mexico Grand Prix.

FIA president Jean Todt decided “on an exceptional basis” not to charge Vettel after he made an apology to race director Charlie Whiting and wrote contrite letters to Todt and Whiting, said a statement.

The German four time world champion, furious over the driving of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, repeatedly swore at Whiting during the closing stages of Sunday’s race.

The tirade was captured on the team radio and broadcast around the world on live television.

Todt ordered a special report on the incident into what the FIA statement called “foul language” directed at Whiting and Verstappen.

But it added: “Immediately following this incident, Sebastian Vettel spontaneously sought out Charlie Whiting to express his regrets for his behaviour in person.

“He then, again on his own initiative, sent letters to each of the FIA president Jean Todt and Charlie Whiting, in which he apologised profusely for his actions.

“He also indicated that he would likewise be contacting Max Verstappen and vowed that such an incident would never occur again.

“In the light of this sincere apology and strong commitment, the FIA president has decided, on an exceptional

basis, not to take disciplinary action against Mr Vettel by bringing this matter before the FIA international tribunal.”

But it added that “in the event of any future incident similar to the one that occurred in Mexico” Vettel would go before the tribunal.

The FIA said it would always “condemn the use of offensive language” especially directed at race officials and other competitors.

Vettel was reminded that the governing body “expects all participants in its championships to be respectful and mindful of the example they set for the public and the younger generation in particular.

The driver said after the race that his F-word outburst had been a heat-of-the-moment explosion at the end of a fraught race.

The ex-champion was already penalised 10 seconds for blocking Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, dropping him from third to fifth in the final race standings.

Vettel had been promoted to third provisionally, replacing Verstappen, immediately after the Dutch teenager was given a five seconds penalty.

Vettel was penalised for moving under braking as he defended fourth place at a turn against Ricciardo in the penultimate lap of the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

The pair banged wheels and Vettel retained his position.

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Britain’s Louis Smith gets twomonth ban over Islam ‘mockery’

Olympic medallist Louis Smith has been given a two-month ban by British Gymnastics for appearing to mock Islam. mined a cumulative penalty was appropriate and ordered a two-month period of suspension.”

Carson was given a reprimand.

British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen added: “It is regrettable that following a historic summer of achievement, the organisation finds itself in this difficult position with two high profile members in breach of our standards of conduct.

“Whilst both individuals showed remorse following the incident, we hope in the future they use their profile to have a positive impact on sport and communities.”

Smith, 27, is unlikely to miss any major competitions as a result of the ban. He had previously indicated his intention to take time out from the sport and the only event from which

he is now excluded before the end of the year is the British Club Team Championships in Basildon, east of London, in December.

Following his mosque visits, Smith wrote on his Facebook page: “I accepted the offer to learn more about the Muslim community and Islam.

“The people and the community where so understanding and inviting. We discussed my actions and they showed me what they learn and the true meaning behind their religion of peace.”

He added: “The community work they do for various charities is actually crazy and the money raised each year would blow your mind.”

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NLINE footage that appeared last month showed Smith, 27, and former gymnast Luke Carson laughing whilst pretending to pray and shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is great).

This year’s Olympic Games in Rio saw Smith win a silver medal on the pommel horse, with British team-mate Max Whitlock taking gold.

Smith has since apologised for his conduct, with the fourtime medallist also visiting mosques rather than taking part in the London victory parade and subsequent Buckingham Palace reception for Britain’s Rio medallists that took place last month.

“Louis Smith admitted his behaviour was a breach of the Standards of Conduct,” said a British Gymnastics statement.

“The (disciplinary) panel upheld the allegation and taking into account a previous breach of the Standards of Conduct heard in June this year (where it also was made clear to Louis the consequences of any further breach), the panel deter-

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Round the world race tests stomach and stress levels Sebastien Josse, one of the most brilliant sailors of his generation, will be at the controls of a boat equipped like a jetliner when he starts the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo race on 6th November.

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HE 41-year-old Frenchman, one of the race favourites, will also be fuelled by a Michelin star chef for one of the most severe physical and psychological endurance tests in sport.

Julien Gatillon has prepared the dried meals that Josse will prepare in the 10 square metres (107 square feet) where he will spend most of the next 80 days or so battling mind-numbing exhaustion in mountainous waves on his monohull prison the ‘Edmond de Rothschild’.

Everything is done - including the use of carbon and ultra-strong fibres - to make the 18.5 metre (60 feet) vessel go faster. That means it is not comfortable.

“The materials have improved so much and become so stiff that maybe they have reached their limits for skippers,” Josse said.

“There is no flexibility so it is the body that takes the shock.” The shock of the sea hits hard.

Josse makes two hot meals a day on small rings on gimbal mounts that move with the waves so they are always flat - in theory. He has a sleeping berth on each side of the cabin so he can choose where to rest depending on which way the boat is leaning.

In the middle is his control panel, which Josse can move to the left or right side of his confined space, again depending on how the weather is treating him.

Chef Julien Gatillon

SLEEP RATIONING There are dozens of buttons, switches and radar, GPS, speed, weather and power indicator screens. Josse estimates that he spends little more than an hour each day at the wheel. But it is still a life that few humans can put up with.

“I do little siestas of 20 to 40 minutes about five or six times a day,” he said.

“There is a very loud alarm on board but I am usually awake before it goes off. During a race you are in permanent stress, listening to the boat. You feel guilty falling asleep.”

Onboard manoeuvres, such as moving the sails from one side to another, require supreme effort and coordination. Tacking the

Sailor Sebastien Josse

sails to catch the wind takes about half an hour on a good day.

All the sail sacks have to be moved from one side of the boat to the other. The skippers finish with their legs near exhaustion and their hearts beating at near danger levels.

The dangers are why each team has medical backup alongside the Vendee Globe’s official doctor, Jean-Yves Chauve.

“You have to be at 100 percent capacity all the time. When you are dehydrated you lose 20 percent of your physical capacity,” Chauve said.

Fabrice Amedeo, one of the 29 competitors who is not among the favourites, has set up a small corner of his cabin for a gas bottle and his dish and cutlery.

He has worked with a nutritionist to prepare 90 dehydrated meals in plastic bags from the first to the last day - the menu worked out according to which region of the world he is in.

Most competitors are planning to eat up to three times their normal 2,000 calories a day.

According to Amedeo you need fewer calories in the southern Oceans than around the equator. “You have to get it right otherwise you lose weight and muscle mass. It means you could be weaker, but also less attentive.”

But that does not mean there is no dietary flexibility. Most of the Globe competitors take small bottles of champagne to mark symbolic stages such as passing Cape Horn.

“When I get close to the finish line, I have a dream about a beef steak with fries, a salad, a beer and a chocolate pudding,” Amedeo said with a smile.

THE GIANT BOLSTER RETIRED CHELTENHAM favourite, The Giant Bolster, who competed in seven festivals in a row, has been retired.

Trained by David Bridgwater, The Giant Bolster attracted a cult following through his performances in the Cheltenham three Gold Cup appearances which included a second to Synchronised in 2012, a fourth behind Bobs Worth in 2013 and a close third to Lord Windermere in 2014.

The ‘nearly winner’ Giant Bolster surprisingly only won £373,000 during his 11-year career which amounted to over 40 races.

Stoute ‘takes a punt’ with Ulysses

SIR MICHAEL STOUTE, is the undisputed king of the Breeders Cup - he has saddled six winners from a total of 36 starters but admits his runner Ulysses in this year’s race represents a major punt.

“People might think I’ve gone crazy, that I’m getting reckless,” he added. “We’re taking a punt with Ulysses but he’s beautifully bred horse and the experience is going to do him an awful lot of good for the future as well.”

Ulysses, sired by Derby Winner Galileo out of Light Shift has wonderful pedigree and represents a 12-1 shot fourth favourite for the Turf.

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‘Encouraging signs’ from Schumacher MICHAEL Schumacher is making “encouraging signs” in his recovery from a serious skiing accident, former Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said in a BBC interview on Thursday.

Seven-time world champion Schumacher sustained serious head injuries in the accident in 2013, which left him in a coma for six months and unable to walk.

His current condition is not known, but Brawn, who worked with Schumacher on all seven of his world titles, expressed hope the 47-year-old German will one day recover from his injuries.

“The family have chosen to conduct Michael’s convalescence in private and I must respect that,” he said.

“There are encouraging signs and we are all praying every day that we see more of them. So it is difficult for me to say very much and respect the family’s privacy.

“All I would say is there is a lot of speculation about Michael’s condition.

“Most of it’s wrong and we just pray and hope every day that we continue to see some progress and that one day we can see Michael out and about and recovered from his terrible injuries.”

Schumacher fell and hit his head against a rock while skiing in the French Alps with his family in December 2013.

He spent time in hospital in Grenoble and Lausanne before being brought to his home in Switzerland in September 2014 to continue his rehabilitation.

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FORMER CHELSEA BOSS, AVB, REPLACES ERIKSSON AT SHANGHAI SIPG FORMER Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has replaced Sven-Goran Eriksson as the manager of Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG in a deal understood to be worth £11million-a-year.

The well-regarded Portuguese manager, nicknamed ‘AVB’, appeared in front of media in Shanghai shortly after bigspending SIPG announced the end of Eriksson’s two-year reign after he failed to deliver any silverware during his tenure despite considerable investment in players such as the Brazilian international Hulk.

Villas-Boas, 39, was only 33 when he won the Europa League with Porto in 2011, before spells at Chelsea and Spurs and his two-year stint at Zenit St. Petersburg.

He is notably much younger than his foreign peers including Evergrande’s Luiz Felipe Scolari (67), Hebei China Fortune’s Manuel Pellegrini (63) and Shandong Luneng’s Felix Magath (63) and represents a fresh young face for foreign managers in the Chinese Super League, whose riches have become a magnet for top coaches and players.